Chapter 445 The most difficult thing is the parachute

The terminal-sensitive munitions use multiple precise points to kill and achieve area strikes. This evaluation may sound unremarkable at first, but it is terrifying if you think about it carefully.

If the same weight of ammunition can accurately hit every target that needs to be hit, then compared to bombing a large area, the range that can be controlled by precise strikes is definitely wider. The reason is simple. Average distribution will result in greater waste and is definitely not as good as focusing on key areas.

Gao Zhendong began to introduce the terminal-guided bomb to everyone and answered questions while introducing it.

"In other words, this type of ammunition can rely on different carriers to achieve any range?"

"Yes, the ammunition itself is relatively small, but don't underestimate it. Each submunition actually has a large control area. With the right dispersal technology, multiple ammunition in a mother munition can control a very large range, and each submunition strikes very accurately."

This is a relatively new concept and a weapon that Gao Zhendong has never come into contact with before, so he is very patient.

"How small can it be? How dense can it be when delivering firepower?"

This is what people care about most. If it is just a big, black and thick one, then everything I said just now is empty. First of all, it is too heavy to hit, and secondly, it is too expensive to afford.

Gao Zhendong drew a diagram on the blackboard: "In order to ensure the power, the caliber of the ammunition I am temporarily planning is 130~140 mm. Taking our 152 caliber mm gun as an example, it can hold two sub-munitions. If it is a rocket launcher of the same caliber, the number that can be loaded will be more. A single rocket can hold more than 2! It’s just that there are some requirements for the caliber and length of the rocket launcher."

"Hiss~~~~~"

Except for the people from Beijing University of Technology, everyone present here has fought for many years. Gao Zhendong's description sounds simple, but everyone is aware of the murderous intent contained therein.

No need for precise positioning, long-range dispersion, large number of ammunition, automatic homing, high hit rate, through appropriate dispersion technology, whether it is a wide front or a large depth, a large group or a small cluster, it can be dealt with, just add pipes.

And most importantly, it doesn’t sound too big or expensive!

If all this is true, it would be a real nightmare for the armored cluster.

One rocket launcher has 5 shells. The rocket launcher under development has 19 tubes. This rocket launcher alone has nearly a hundred shells. Even if a battalion of such rocket launchers has only a 30% hit rate when firing at the same time, considering other factors, it is possible to directly paralyze armored units above the regiment level!

No, the current rocket launcher is 130mm, which can't hold this thing, and the length is not enough, and the range of about 10 kilometers in the research is too wasteful for this new ammunition, right?
This thing hasn't even been put into production yet, but the comrades in the artillery are already so excited that they want to make major changes to the equipment under development.

No, no, we can't just look at the grass on the other side and think that the grass is greener. We don't even know if this thing will work. Stay calm! Stay calm!

"Let's talk about how to hit the target first. How do you ensure that this ammunition can hit the target? We understand the most basic principle. This mechanism of automatically searching for the enemy by parachuting is very clever. From launching, spreading, to searching for the enemy, it sounds like there is no problem. Then let's talk about the details. Infrared equipment seems to be relatively expensive, and there is still room for improvement in performance."

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "All armored vehicles, once started, will become a huge heat source, with a large temperature difference from the surrounding environment. The maximum search distance of this ammunition is about a few hundred meters. At this distance, it does not even require cooling to meet the sensitivity requirements."

"In this way, the problem of infrared sensitivity is solved, but what about the price?"

Gao Zhendong was confident: "My initial idea is to try the relatively mature and cheap lead sulfide first. If it doesn't work, we can add compressed gas refrigeration. If there are still problems, we can use a new infrared sensitive material I just developed. The performance of this material is far superior to lead sulfide. It is just a little more expensive, but we have already had a small batch of trial production, and the price is still acceptable."

No one would have thought that this comrade actually had a new material in his hands. No wonder he seemed so confident in infrared detection.

However, there are a few people who know Gao Zhendong and know that this is Gao Zhendong's style. The suggestions he makes are never castles in the air.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and said, "As for this new material, I know that it has indeed been trial-produced in small batches and tested in batches. The performance is indeed good, and a part of it has been provided to relevant units for research on other equipment systems."

With his endorsement, the comrades in the army were completely relieved. It seemed that there was no need to worry about the problem of sighting and aiming, at least in terms of the principle route.

"That's great! I wonder if this material can be used in other places." The comrade from the armored troops said expectantly.

We are getting off topic, we are getting off topic. We are talking about attacking your armored targets.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee laughed and said, "Old X, let's discuss this matter separately later, haha."

"Oh, oh! Good! Good!" The armored comrade understood what he meant. It looked like he had the goods! The army comrade asked another question that he was concerned about: "Okay, if there is no problem with the principle of accurate shooting, then how can we ensure that the shot is deadly? For a tank, a direct hit from a 152mm heavy gun may not cause fatal damage, not to mention that you only have half a round of gunpowder."

A 152mm round contains two submunitions, and about half of each submunition is used for the parachute and the homing system, so there is not much remaining charge.

Gao Zhendong said: "Leader, this ammunition does not explode on impact, but detonates at an altitude of about 100 meters in the air, using a similar principle to armor-piercing to damage the top armor or engine of the tank. These two parts are relatively fragile and are easy to hit."

Everyone present knew how vulnerable these two places were. If they were hit, the tank's combat effectiveness would be basically destroyed. At least within a battle, it would be unlikely for the tank to be able to be used in combat.

If you talk about this, I won't be sleepy anymore. The armored comrade became alert: "That's not right, Comrade Xiao Gao, our shaped charge armor-piercing shells have an optimal explosion height. You are more than 100 meters away, so no matter how good the shaped charge armor-piercing warhead is, it will be useless."

The leader of the Defense Committee shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Comrade Zhendong made a disposable rocket launcher not long ago, and its armor penetration depth is more than 600 mm."

The armored soldiers also shook their heads: "I know that, it is indeed amazing, it turned out to be Comrade Xiao Gao's work? Talented! But no matter how deep the penetration is, it can't change the problem of the principle. The armor-piercing device can't reach that far."

When the disposable rocket launcher was being finalized, the armored troops did not participate. They were the ones being targeted, so it would be a bit awkward to ask you to come. Therefore, he was not aware of the detail that Gao Zhendong was the main person responsible for completing the project.

Gao Zhendong nodded and said, "Leader, you are right. However, we have developed a new ammunition. Its principle is similar to that of shaped charge armor-piercing warheads, but it is different from shaped charge armor-piercing warheads. Generally speaking, its penetration depth is not as good as that of shaped charge armor-piercing warheads of the same caliber, but its optimal explosion height range is very large."

The whole audience was shocked. You finally finished all the subsystems and then came to start the project, right?

"Hmm? There is such a principle? What is the armor-piercing capability and blast height range?"

"We call it self-forged fragments or explosively formed warheads. In terms of armor penetration capability, we have achieved 35mm vertical static armor penetration with a 65mm caliber grenade. In terms of explosion height, its optimal explosion height range is from impact explosion to more than a thousand times the caliber!"

This is the correct way to use the self-forged fragmentation warhead with a super-large explosive height. It is tailor-made for the terminal-sensitive bomb.

Comrade Lu Jun suddenly realized: "So the gun-mounted grenade launcher that was recently put into small-scale trials was made by you? No, I remember it was made by Beijing University of Technology, right?"

Professor Luo finally had a chance to speak: "Hello, leader. I am from Beijing University of Technology, and I am responsible for the research of rifle-mounted grenades. All the principles and designs of rifle-mounted grenades were completed by Comrade Gao Zhendong. We are mainly responsible for the specific implementation and testing."

"So this principle has been verified. Great! That's great!" The 35mm grenade has achieved a penetration-to-caliber ratio of almost 2.0, so even if there is a discount, the penetration of the 130mm caliber ammunition will not be bad.

The leaders of the Defense Work Committee looked very pleased. Gao Zhendong always had a plan in mind when he proposed it. This time, he had even completed the principle tests of various subsystems of the new equipment while studying other equipment.

It really has both theory and practice, as well as technology. It is very convincing and brings honor to our defense system!

In the eyes of the leaders of the Defense Work Committee, Gao Zhendong was a member of the Defense Work Committee, but his salary was paid by the 17th Ministry of Machine Building.

Seventeenth Ministry of Machinery: Don’t go too far, I’m going to need him soon!

As the meeting continued, Gao Zhendong gave a detailed explanation and introduction of all aspects of the terminal-sensitive bomb. The comrades attending the meeting also raised questions from time to time regarding the areas of interest to them.

With the reports and Q&A sessions, everyone’s understanding of this new ammunition became deeper and deeper, and they became more and more excited.

If this thing is used well, it is really possible to paralyze the enemy's armored cluster in an organized manner at once. At the very least, it can delay the enemy's attack and affect the enemy's mobility.

With such a thing that could take away the armored group at any time, who wouldn't be nervous when assembling and maneuvering? Once you have to deal with it, trouble will come.

Seeing that things were becoming clearer, the leader of the Defense Work Committee showed up at the right time and said, "Everyone, what do you think? Do you want to do this or not? If not, I will arrange other work for Comrade Zhendong."

Stop dawdling and hurry up. I don’t believe you can hold back!

After saying that, he even made a joke: "Now it seems that the most difficult thing about this thing is probably the parachute."

(End of this chapter)