Chapter 570: The first generation, but very durable
"This missile is simple, cheap, easy to use, and can be mass-produced. There is no need for major changes in a short period of time."

Gao Zhendong determined the improvement in a short period of time with just one sentence, and he has the confidence to do so.

Twenty years from now, this missile will be a serious threat to any tank. Even if the front of a tank is equipped with composite armor in the future, it is possible to penetrate it. As for the sides and rear, they are simply fragile.

But Gao Zhendong also left a loophole: "If you really want to say it, you can consider making a semi-armor-piercing grenade warhead to hit soft targets, but it doesn't make much sense. The shock wave of the shaped charge warhead is enough to hit soft targets. Anyway, it depends on the needs. There is no technical difficulty."

Everyone then remembered that the warhead of this thing can be directly removed and replaced. It is connected to the engine and guidance part with just a few solid bolts. Apart from that, there is no functional connection of any electrical or mechanical nature. Replacing the warhead is very easy.

This design is brilliant. As a low-cost bullet, if it falls behind, you can just replace the warhead and it will be back to full health.

As for the infrared angle measurement guidance method, Gao Zhendong knew it well. As long as the target was accurate enough, it would not become obsolete. On the contrary, because the missile body was simple and cheap, and the system was easy to use, it would have a very long service life.

"Well, this suggestion can be considered. The comrades from the Long Sword Factory can do some preliminary work. It may not be used, but it is still possible to build up some technical reserves."

Mr. Luo was delighted and agreed repeatedly. This has just been finalized, and there is work again? Even if it is not very formal, as long as there is new work, it is good.

As for its usage, Gao Zhendong does have some ideas.

"As for usage, I won't talk about individual anti-tank and firepower point attacks, let's talk about other things."

Sure enough, Gao Zhendong has a lot of ideas.

"First, we can use our armored personnel carrier chassis to modify it to produce a multi-mounted anti-tank missile launcher. This usage is actually the same as the usage of SS.11 and 3M6."

In fact, the Russian "Baby" anti-tank missile, which is very similar to the Type 61, also has a launch vehicle version.

When Gao Zhendong said this, although he didn't mention anything else, everyone realized that this was a death sentence for the imitation of SS.11.

Chief Engineer Gao is not targeting anyone, but the aftermath alone can affect the life and death of others.

The key is that this suggestion is impeccable, its indicators are better than yours, and its ammunition load is more than yours.

"As for the second one, we can install it on our infantry fighting vehicles. We don't need too many. We can use a single rail launcher with multiple missiles inside. This way, even if we face enemy tanks, we will not be completely defenseless."

When the comrades in the army heard this suggestion, they said, "Yes, this is a good idea."

If they had any regrets about infantry fighting vehicles, it was that when they were forced into a corner, they still couldn't fight the enemy tanks head-on.

The 25mm gun was fine for firing from the side or rear, but it was not powerful enough for firing from the front, which made the army very unhappy.

It is true that infantry fighting vehicles are not meant to fight tanks head-on, and they will not be used in this way. But I can do without it, so it is better to have this capability.

People are always greedy.

With this thing, the infantry fighting vehicle will really dare to fight against the tank when necessary, and hit the tank in the face with a missile, and it is a missile with a range of up to 3000 meters and extremely powerful.

At a range of 3000 meters, the hit rate of current tanks is quite average, and with the speed of current mainstream artillery firing armor-piercing shells, to put it bluntly, at a distance of 3000 meters, with the mobility of infantry fighting vehicles, they will have enough time to run away as soon as they see the enemy firing.

The key is that the structure of this bullet is quite simple, the cost is really not high, and it is not a big deal to assemble it.

Even if you don't use it to attack tanks, carrying a few more rounds can be very useful when supporting infantry and destroying fortifications.

Gao Zhendong's suggestion came from what he had seen in his previous life: the Chijian-73 was being installed everywhere, and even the Chijian-8, which was theoretically better than it, had been discontinued, but it was still being installed. There was no other reason for it, just that it was cheap and enough.

In a large-scale war, high-tech and sophisticated equipment may not be as useful as this thing.

Gao Zhendong had not finished speaking yet.

"If you have a helicopter, you can load a few rounds on it to support the airborne infantry. It doesn't have to hit tanks, you can also hit fortifications."

Gao Zhendong's words sound familiar! I feel like I've heard them somewhere before.

This reminded the army chief that just in the past few days, the Air Force had approached him to discuss developing an armed version of the V-4 based on the Mi-5 copy V-5.

The Air Force used this thing for search and rescue suppression, and only required it to be equipped with rockets and machine gun pods. However, for him, the idea of ​​installing missiles on it suddenly opened the door to a new world for him.

"Comrade Zhendong, you were also at the Defense Work Committee meeting a few days ago, right?" He said his guess with a smile. Gao Zhendong nodded and said nothing more.

Sure enough! Hey, I took some time to talk to Comrade Zhendong. I always think this Chui-5 armed type is a bit interesting.

Gao Zhendong actually didn't want to make an armed helicopter, mainly because it was too delicate and not cost-effective. The helicopter production capacity was limited, so he just wanted to make some armed transport helicopters to suppress the enemy during the landing.

Here, "delicate" and "expensive" are mentioned separately, representing two different characteristics.

In theory, the production quantity of V-5 is more than 500, but compared with our needs, it is not enough. It is a bit too advanced to be used as an armed helicopter and we cannot afford it.

However, Gao Zhendong's not wanting was different from the army's not wanting to do so. There were not many people in the army whose eyes would not light up when they heard the word "firepower"!
Regardless of what his army comrades were thinking, Gao Zhendong laughed and complained about himself: "In fact, my thoughts on usage can be summed up in three words - install everywhere."

"Hahaha……"

All the comrades present burst into laughter. This summary was really on point.

Infantry, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, helicopters... then...

When the army comrades heard this, they began to think: "Then on the tanks..."

Oh shit, I knew this would happen. When it comes to stacking firepower, everyone is pretty much the same, but there's no need to put this firepower on tanks.

"No, as someone who has participated in some of the work on second-generation tanks, I can say responsibly that you should not install it now, at least not within the next 40 years. The use and guidance logic of this thing are inconsistent with tanks that are mainly used for assault. It is enough to install it on infantry fighting vehicles and anti-tank missile launchers. As for tanks, there are many things worth installing on them, but anti-tank missiles are not one of them. Instead of installing this set of things, it is better to stack two more pieces of armor."

The Defense Work Committee and the Army understood that "participating in the work of the second-generation tanks" meant being the deputy chief designer of the second-generation tanks.

Gao Zhendong quickly brought out his identity as the deputy chief designer of the second-generation tank and emphasized this matter, saying that this was a fucking evil path.

Fortunately, the comrades in the army still adhered to science and listened to advice: "Is that so? Well, let's forget about it for now."

Gao Zhendong wiped a cold sweat in his heart. It was a close call. He almost destroyed the second-generation tank.

Hearing the word "temporarily", Gao Zhendong, who was not quite sure about it, quickly added: "If the tanks really want to use missiles, they can use gun-launched missiles. There is no need to install missiles specifically."

Hearing that there was an alternative plan, the army comrades nodded in satisfaction and gave up completely. Then they added: "Then it should be okay to install it on the armored personnel carrier, right?"

He was still willing to listen to Gao Zhendong's opinions.

"As long as the cost is not a problem and there is enough space, I personally think there is no problem." Gao Zhendong breathed a sigh of relief. Just don't install it on the tank, you can do whatever you want with the rest.

In fact, it is just using the armored personnel carrier as a youth version of the infantry fighting vehicle. This is not a big deal. There are many such situations in actual use.

When the armored forces are short of infantry fighting vehicles, they can use equipment and transportation to temporarily fill the organization. This configuration can, on the contrary, enhance the ability of equipment and transportation to carry out infantry combat missions in this situation.

"What about fixed-wing aircraft?" The Army remembered that the Air Force had the Il-10, and was also interested in improving the latest light bomber into a dedicated ground attack aircraft.

If these planes were equipped with this thing...it would be so great.

However, Gao Zhendong's words dashed their hopes: "This thing uses infrared angle measurement and wire guidance, so it's not suitable to be installed on a fixed-wing aircraft."

The structure is simple and cheap, but of course it has its disadvantages. This kind of guidance method cannot be used on fixed-wing aircraft, and something else has to be used.

In a peaceful atmosphere, the Chijian-61 anti-tank missile was finally finalized. Except for Gao Zhendong, no one at the meeting expected that the missile would have such an incredible lifespan.

In the 60st century, there was an exclusive interview titled "61 Years of Anti-Tank Missiles". The interviewee was the chief engineer of the Changjian Machinery Factory. When talking about the Chijian- individual anti-tank missile, he expressed a long sigh.

"The seniors who attended the meeting at that time could not imagine that this type of missile could accompany our army for 60 years. As the first generation of anti-tank missiles of our army, every time we wanted to replace it, we found that as long as we made some changes, such as changing the warhead, propellant, and guidance system, we could meet the needs of updating at a very low cost. All this is thanks to Comrade Gao Zhendong, the earliest missile architecture designer. He designed an extremely excellent structure. Under the technical conditions at that time, he took into account cost, expansion, and performance, so that this missile could outlast its countless descendants and remain active in the front line of equipment."

After that, he gave the reporter an example.

"In the early 80s, we were eager to find export possibilities. During a target shooting test, no one could have imagined that the band-selective infrared angle measurement system designed by Mr. Gao Zhendong years ago could meet the foreign party's requirements for anti-interference of infrared guidance systems. It was not affected by multiple fires deliberately set up on the flight path and hit the target in one fell swoop. In the end, we won the bid with our low price and good comprehensive performance, and our factory's life became better again."

(End of this chapter)