Chapter 234 Give Chijian-73 The whole twin brother

Gao Zhendong listened to the designers' report, his mind full of thoughts.

This project started in 58, so it has been going on for quite some time. We have even made a prototype that can fly without any control and basically without any problems.

It sounds okay, but to be frank it is still an uncontrolled rocket for the time being.

It sounds quite shabby, but it was already a relatively outstanding achievement. In that era, the industrial foundation was really too weak.

Now, we have obtained a small batch of SS.11 full-system live ammunition, as well as a complete set of parameters, usage and service instructions. For the developers of a generation of anti-tank missiles, this is like a rare treasure falling from the sky.

The Gallic roosters are so generous. In addition to responding to the export conditions of DJS-59, they may also be saying "take a look, want to buy some?" This is also a way for them to get their money back for the money they have spent on imported computers.

However, Gao Zhendong really had no interest in this thing. The first generation of wire-controlled anti-tank missiles generally adopted three-point guidance. Its guidance method relied on sighting and control by hands. It was nothing more than adding a telescope to allow the shooter to see more clearly.

Although the hit rate of this method does not depend on luck, it does depend on the person, and it really tests the shooter's technique and mentality.

In addition, the missile is flying slowly at this time. Once the missile is launched, the launch point will be exposed to the threat of enemy fire for a long time.

However, this kind of completely "man-operated" missile must be precisely controlled by humans from launch to hit, and the missile operator cannot move at all. This puts a great test on the shooter's mentality and luck.

Moreover, SS.11 has a design flaw. There is a problem with the control law. After the missile is controlled to correct its course, returning to center depends entirely on human intervention based on experience. In actual combat, the missile's course basically always forms an angle with the aiming line, so it is naturally inaccurate.

Whether the Gallic rooster is used by oneself or on others, the hit rate is shockingly low.

Moreover, although the SS.11's wings are much smaller than those of the SS.10, they are still huge, making its transportation, servicing, and deployment extremely inconvenient. It can basically only be mounted on a vehicle, and its actual effectiveness is worrying if it is operated by a single soldier or a group.

Having said that, the wings of this generation of anti-tank missiles are all the same, in one word: big!
However, this thing is not completely useless. Its range and armor-piercing capabilities are far superior to the Russians' first-generation heavy anti-tank missile "Hornet".

Thinking of this, Gao Zhendong couldn't help but secretly curse himself for talking without any pain. He thought this thing was bad, but he was looking at it from the perspective of the next few decades. In this era, this thing is really an absolutely advanced weapon, of course, putting aside that stupid control law.

How stupid is this control law? Although the old Russian "Hornet" is also lame, its actual combat hit rate in the Middle East is about 1/4. However, when the SS.11 participated in actual combat, it was basically heard that it had no results.

What Gao Zhendong wanted was a missile similar to the Chijian-73. Although it had various problems, the Chijian-73 had two advantages.

First, it is cheap. A bullet is not necessarily more expensive than a 152mm shell. Even if you are a little cruel and use it to hit people, killing one person will break even, and the rest is pure profit.

Interestingly, many of the first combat results of anti-tank missiles were not against tanks, but against people or fortifications.

For example, the Gallic AS.11 and our Red Sword-73.

The first victory of the Red Sword-73 was achieved in 85 during the Two Mountains Battle. Four bullets decapitated the enemy's front-line command post, and 4 enemy command personnel below the battalion and company level were taken away in one wave. It was a huge profit!
If we change it into that famous brain teaser, there are 17 monkeys on the tree, and 4 rocks are thrown at them. How many monkeys are left?

Secondly, the entire system is lightweight and compact, making it easy to port and adapt to installation. Although it does not have a launch tube, it can be used anywhere because of this.

Speaking of which, the launch tube is a high-tech thing even now. The development of the Red Sword-8 suffered a lot in the launch tube, such as the high and low pressure generators needed to launch missiles, the reliable rear ejection of the launch tube, etc.

It’s better to keep it simple. You can still go out in wind and rain without a launch tube. At worst, you just don’t need to reload the ammunition.

Even if the sensor problem temporarily prevents the development of the later model of the Chijian-73 with infrared angle measurement and line of sight semi-automatic command guidance, as long as we can develop a missile with combat performance comparable to the basic model of the Chijian-73, it will be a definite tank nemesis in this era.

Gallic chicken, how about you buy some more? Good stuff for tanks~~~~~~
Thinking of this, Gao Zhendong made a decision in his head and did it! All the technologies needed by the Red Sword-73 were either available on the SS.11 or in his head!
Give the entire twin brother of Chijian-73 first.

At this time, the meeting entered the discussion stage. Generally speaking, opinions tended to imitate it based on SS.11.

As for improvements, it is hard to say. In fact, at that time, most of the imitations could not reach the performance of the originals. Generally speaking, there were only improvements in human-machine efficiency, localized use, and service performance, but in terms of core performance, there were not many imitation projects that could make progress.

Imitation of SS.11, this cannot be said to be a bad vision, after all, the performance of SS.11 on paper is still very good, without a large number of live ammunition, no one knows that there is such a big pit behind this thing. It was Gao Zhendong's turn to speak. The leaders of the Defense Work Committee and some people who knew him looked at Gao Zhendong with a little expectation, wanting to see what this increasingly famous "cannon" could say.

Gao Zhendong's first words shocked everyone: "This bullet won't work!"

When everyone heard this, they all looked sideways and then whispered to each other.

"Sure enough, Gao Dapao is the one who speaks wildly."

"Not necessarily. He is really capable. Maybe in his opinion, this thing has some flaws."

"No one has ever done this before. Where does he get the confidence from?"

"That's right, if we can tell whether something is good or not just by looking at its appearance, then what do we need to do?"

However, unlike others, the leader of the Defense Work Committee instantly became alert when he heard these words.

Gao Dapao is a person who never makes empty promises and always has reasons and evidence. This can be seen from his performance in all the similar meetings he has attended before.

Since he could say this with such certainty, he must have something to rely on.

Gao Zhendong saw everyone's reaction but didn't care. He continued, "I'm not saying that a specific technical indicator of this bullet is not good, but the overall performance is not good. In terms of specific indicators, this bullet still has some highlights."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and said, "Comrade Zhendong, please be more specific."

Gao Zhendong nodded: "From my personal tactical assumptions, anti-tank missiles must be light and portable enough, with low technical barriers to use and low shooter training costs, so that our large number of light infantry units can use them. This missile is too big."

The SS.11 missile itself is more than one meter long and weighs 30 kg, which is quite difficult for infantry units to carry.

Some people disagree with this statement: "Anti-tank missiles can be installed on vehicles. We want to achieve motorization or even mechanization, so portability is not a big problem. Moreover, our rocket engine technology may not necessarily support the technical requirements of miniaturization."

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Yes, we are working hard in this direction, but in the short term, production capacity and cost issues are a major difficulty that bothers us. There is still a large practical demand for shoulder-carrying and back-carrying. Moreover, our infantry penetration is also an old tradition. During the infantry penetration, there is still a need for accompanying precise anti-armor firepower."

Then he added: "As for rocket engine technology, we can communicate with missile research units and it should be possible to solve it."

Gao Zhendong almost blurted out something, that is, both armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles are still in their infancy.

As for rocket engine technology, Gao Zhendong can actually solve it. No matter how high the flying speed of this thing is, it can't go very far. Rocket engines are not that troublesome, but it's not easy to say this now, so he has to ask them to communicate with the Research Institute.

Some comrades laughed and said, "Why would the light infantry go head-on to confront the enemy's armored forces? That's just crazy."

Gao Zhendong shook his head. "It's not just anti-armor. It's a very good way to attack enemy fortifications. The light infantry that are infiltrating lack this. Recoilless guns are not so easy to carry. As for rocket launchers, their accuracy is not good enough. But they can be used in conjunction with this thing."

The leaders of the Defense Working Committee and the representatives of the users' eyes flickered when they heard this. Regardless of whether the whole idea of ​​the high-altitude cannon was correct or not, at least it was really based on the actual combat perspective and actual conditions.

Gao Zhendong raised another problem with this missile: its flying speed is not fast, only about 150 meters per second in actual combat.

Although it is much faster than the SS.10's approximately 80 m/s, its range of 3000 m still requires about 20 seconds to fly. This time is enough for the tank or its accompanying firepower to fire a shot. The tank gun generally has an effective range of 2000 meters, which is for armor-piercing shells. When using grenades instead, it is still no problem to hit 3000 meters.

"The flight speed of this missile is relatively slow, which brings two problems. First, the slow flight speed does not provide enough lift, so the large wings are used to make up for it, which is one of the reasons why it is so large. Second, the slow flight time is long, and the shooter is prone to enemy fire counterattacks."

This is a practical problem. The researcher said: "There is nothing we can do about it. First, there is a problem with the rocket engine. Second, if the speed is too fast, the shooter will not be able to react in time."

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Indeed, this leads to another flaw I want to talk about. This manual control method can be used as a backup method, but as a main control method, it is too difficult to use. The reaction speed is slow and the shooter's skills are high."

(End of this chapter)