"Let's take a look at how automated combat systems work. ”

"The 'software' version currently running is V0.15, which is the fifth improved version of the first version of the prototype method. The main function to be achieved in the current version is to integrate the independent subsystems of the nine warship divisions. The purpose of this exercise is to simulate the warship's operational intelligence center and find out what needs of the current version can still be explored. ”

Hu Wenhai sat at the back of a rather large classroom, and next to him was Pan Jingfu, the chief teacher of 052, who had traveled thousands of miles back not long after leaving.

Pan Jingfu smiled wryly and slapped her thigh: "Mr. Hu's idea is not bad, using paper to simulate the results of software operation." This kind of simulation is also very instructive for our whole ship design. It's just that it's really inconvenient to put it in Dagang, and I haven't been around for less than a week, so I have to run back again. ”

Hu Wenhai touched his nose and said with an embarrassed smile: "If Chief Master Pan finds it troublesome, why don't you move the 701 Institute from Jiangcheng to Dagang? If the 701 Institute comes, I will pay for the relocation! I can afford the work, schooling, and logistics of my family!"

Pan Jingfu, who said Hu Wenhai's words, was stunned, and waved her hand again and again: "I don't count this, there are still directors and secretaries in the institute." I just complained casually, and Mr. Hu didn't hear it......"

Hu Wenhai smacked his lips with some regret, so he had to nod.

The 701 Institute is inseparable from Jiangcheng, and the 701 Institute where Pan Jingfu is located is the overall ship design institute, and he alone cannot get the entire 052 ship design. In fact, Jiangcheng has six ship design and research institutes, including 701, 719, 712, 722, 717 and 709, as well as the Ninth Research Institute of Aerospace Science and Industry. My Dajiangcheng has a deep foundation in this regard, and I am really sorry for myself.

If it is only 701, then leaving Jiangcheng is a fish leaving the water. If you want to package back the six institutes and the ninth research institute in Jiangcheng, then the whole of Jiangcheng has to go to the state/council/institute to fight a lawsuit.

Sitting in the back row were not only Hu Wenhai and Pan Jingfu, but also Zhu Hanting and other leaders of the North Sea Fleet in Dagang, who also ran over as long as they had time.

The concept of regional air defense ships is still relatively clear to some leaders of the middle and high-ranking ranks of the domestic navy. But how to command such a battleship, it is only a pig running and not eating pork.

"Mr. Hu, can you introduce the current arrangement?"

Zhu Hanting looked at the "equipment" arranged in the large classroom with some curiosity, and waited for Hu Wenhai's introduction with some curiosity.

"This is the combat command center we envisioned, which is mainly composed of multi-functional control, display system modules, ship monitoring systems and communication systems. It provides a total of 21 operating positions, each of which can control any system of the warship, and the control and display system modules should be modularized and generalized as much as possible, which not only facilitates the selection of the functions of the system, but also increases the indestructibility of the system. The ship monitoring system is composed of a network and various monitoring and sensors throughout the ship, which can display the operation and damage of the ship in a timely and accurate manner. Its communication system is a low-speed LAN with a total of four redundant systems. In addition to the operational command center, which will be located under the bridge of the battleship, the battleship will have two additional sets of spare command centers......"

At the time Hu Wenhai spoke, all the personnel of the combat command center were already in place. Except for the rear of the classroom, five display consoles are placed against the wall on each side of the other three directions. The remaining six seats are arranged in the middle of the classroom, facing the observation leadership seat at the back of the classroom. These are arranged in the classroom, but they are "real" display consoles. In addition to the display screen, other operating keyboards and joysticks, telephones, headsets and cabinets are all available. If it weren't for the fact that the screen couldn't shine, turn off the lights and close the curtains, it would definitely be full of sci-fi.

"Oh, it's kind of like that......"

Zhu Hanting was looking at it with great interest, but Pan Jingfu was a little hesitant about such an arrangement.

"Mr. Hu, why didn't you see a three-person station in this combat command center?"

Hu Wenhai smiled and nodded: "Chief Pan is talking about the SADOC/IPN tactical data processing system in Italy, right? The centralized command platform they use is the three people sitting in front of a desktop monitor to command. However, in previous versions of the simulation, we found that the three-person approach was not very suitable for the command style of regional air defense ships and integrated all-electric propulsion warships. It can realistically have too little real-time data, and often can only display information from radars, surveillance missiles, and other relatively important systems, and the display of the battlefield situation is not perfect, and the situation of various departments in the ship is easy to ignore. To put it simply, the command method of the three-person station is good for the point defense of destroyers with relatively single command functions. However, if it is used for regional air defense, there is a problem of insufficient information that can be provided. ”

Pan Jingfu nodded, then shook her head and said, "The information display ability of the three-person station is insufficient, but I have no opinion on this." However, with an arrangement like yours now, the arms adjutant and the intelligence adjutant only have a multi-functional display console to use, and there is not even a display console in front of the captain, isn't it lower than the information display ability of the three-person station?"

"Hehe, Master Pan, look at the wall behind you, what is that?" Hu Wenhai turned around and pointed to the two huge drawings hanging on the wall at the back of the classroom.

Two drawings of about half a square meter, one of which depicts a long, complex and rugged coastline, and the other of which depicts a radar image that seems to be refreshing.

If Hu Wenhai didn't say it, these two drawings were subconsciously regarded as the background and decoration of the exercise.

"With such a large area, it won't be a display screen, right?" Pan Jingfu shook her head: "I see that if these two drawings are screens, they are almost forty inches, where can I find such a large display." ”

"Mr. Pan probably forgot what I did. Hu Wenhai pointed to his nose and said with a smile: "The construction of the new 052 ship will take seven years soon, and at least ten years slowly." For such a long time, I give you a military order. I couldn't get a 40-inch monitor, so I ate the keyboard in front of everyone. ”

"In fact, if I only provide these large screens for the 052 ship, without considering mass production, I already have a plan to realize it now. ”

Pan Jingfu looked Hu Wenhai up and down, and finally nodded suspiciously. When others said this, he just thought he was drinking and drinking stupidly. But since it was Hu Wenhai who said it, of course the weight is different. At the very least, people are rich, very rich, and have enough money. As long as there is money, there are few things in this world that cannot be done.

"Since Mr. Hu said so, then I'll wait and see. ”

"Chief Master Pan, rest assured, you will at least be able to see the prototype of this system by this time next year. Hu Wenhai said confidently.

"Okay, Mr. Hu, let's get started, shall we?" asked Zhu Hanting inquiringly.

Hu Wenhai nodded: "Let's start." ”

"The drill begins!"

"The captain is in place!"

Bai Quanyi, the oldest captain among the cadets, is now sitting in the captain's seat. To say that Hu Wenhai is quite expensive in this simulation exercise, under the ass of this virtual captain, he is sitting in the professional driver's seat imported from Mercedes-Benz. Not only the captain's seat, but also the other operators' buttocks, all seats are quite chic Mercedes-Benz driver's seats.

After all, it's rare to have such an interesting game to play, and Hu Wenhai is quite dedicated. If it were like the 052 ship operation center in history, everyone would sit on a folding stool to command the operation, and the combat effectiveness would be guaranteed, but Mr. Hu always felt that it was a little incompatible with the Arleigh Burke CIC of COS.

However, at this moment, facing a group of leaders of the North Sea Fleet and Navy, Bai Quanyi couldn't make him feel much more comfortable even if he did a pile of gold under his buttocks.

Obviously, as soon as he lowered his head, he could make eye contact with a group of leaders, but he just wanted to let himself stare intently at the chart that pretended to be driving in the South China Sea.

"Combat Systems Coordinator, report on the power status of the ship. ”

As he spoke, in front of the fourth display console on the left, someone immediately replaced a drawing.

"The diesel engine is running at 80% power, and the electric propulsion pod is running normally. ”

"Start the gas turbine, start the air and sea search radar, pay attention to the power supply. ”

"The Sea Tiger radar is ready to start, the power supply is normal, the gas turbine is starting to supply power, and the radar is starting!"

The radar operator sitting next to the coordinator of the combat system waited for a while, and someone replaced his display and control console with another drawing, so he hurriedly shouted: "The Haihu air-to-air and sea-to-sea search radar is starting normally!"

"Target recognizer, marking radar targets. ”

"The target is being labeled. ”

"Display the information on the big screen. ”

After a few moments, when the target recognizer responded to the order, someone hurriedly went over and rehung the "big screen" on the back wall with the new topographic map that had been marked.

As Bai Quanyi's orders were issued, the entire "operational command center" seemed to wake up from its sleep. All kinds of battlefield dynamic information and battleship operation information began to appear on the display console in front of the operator.

On paper, when Bai Quanyi's order was issued, the Sea Phoenix missile simulated taking off to meet the air-to-ship missile found from 120 kilometers away, and the highlight of this simulation finally arrived. After intercepting the enemy's air-to-ship missiles in a simulated naval battle, the Sea Phoenix played its old role again, shooting two fighter jets down the opponent in two rounds. Then it ordered the launch of C-802 missiles to counterattack sea targets, then ordered the launch of cruise missiles to attack a certain land target, and finally even simulated the use of naval guns to carry out escort anti-piracy and close-in weapon systems to intercept missiles on the last line of defense.

The leaders of the North Sea Fleet who watched a series of drills can be described as dizzying, although they are only "playing at home" drawn on the drawings, but when they think of one day being able to command such a powerful warship, there is not a single naval officer who is not excited.

The officers of the fleet were deeply shocked by the unique command and combat methods of the operational command center.

Although the navy did not lack an understanding of regional air defense operations in the past, few people had a specific concept of how such operations were realized. After all, not every naval officer is like Zhang Shaozhong, who has "boarded" many ships in his life and has seen a lot. Not to mention the officers of the Chinese Navy, even the first-class people of the US imperialists have never seen Arleigh Burke's CIC now.

The layout of Arleigh Burke's CIC copied by Hu Wenhai from "Super Battleship" can definitely be regarded as tall. At least one point, after Hu Wenhai asked the officers of the North Sea Fleet and Pan Jingfu to try the driver's seat of the Mercedes-Benz, presumably the future 052 at least no longer has to sit on office chairs and folding stools.

Of course, since it is a simulation exercise, there will always be a lot of problems. The next seats were all experienced naval officers, and some were fleet leaders. These people did not participate in the early development of the version, but they were able to see a lot of blind spots that they had not discovered before.

Although he was just sitting in a chair and giving orders, when the drill was over, Bai Quanyi was still sweating profusely. Anyone who faces a group of their own top bosses, with only a blank sheet of paper in front of them, but they are like shooting down enemy planes, sinking enemy ships, and bombing important enemy targets on the battlefield, without a little shame, they really can't play such a "middle two" atmosphere of the activity.

"Come on, Bai Quanyi, you're doing well!" Zhu Hanting beckoned and called Bai Quanyi over: "Let's talk about it, how do you feel about commanding such a battleship?"

"Report to the chief of staff, my heart is too chaotic, and I don't feel anything now!"

Bai Quanyi stood up and replied loudly.

"Haha, don't be nervous. Zhu Hanting smiled, waved his hand and said, "Calm down first, and then tell me what you think." ”

"Yes!"

Bai Quanyi swallowed his saliva, was silent for a moment, and then said, "Report to the Chief of Staff, I have thought about it." ”

"Let's talk about it. Zhu Hanting nodded.

"Over-the-horizon warfare has increased the ability to obtain information to a very important degree, which means that the entire form of warfare has changed. In terms of offensive capability, our army is no worse than the mainstream level of the world. But in terms of defensive means, it is inevitably a little lackluster. And now it seems that a fleet without regional air defense ships will attack a fleet with regional air defense ships, and before breaking the opponent's regional air defense, it will only be forced to withstand the enemy's attacking firepower. The regional air defense ship is the culmination of information operations, and its command method is different from any other ship of our army at the present stage. Not only the regional air defense ship itself, but also the entire system that supports its operation. For the commanders and fighters who operate it, regional air defense ships have put forward more demanding technical requirements. In the future war, if you don't understand computers, you won't even be able to press a button!"

"It's just that those two big screens are really convenient to use. All kinds of information can be displayed in a composite manner, and the way of information combination can be freely selected, which is really important for commanders to understand the situation on the battlefield and ships. However, I was also a little worried about whether these features would be implemented in the end. In order to be able to truly operate such warships in the future, our naval officers and men need to study harder. ”

"That's right!" Zhu Hanting sighed: "If we don't step up our studies, we really won't even know how to press the button in the future." ”

After sighing, Zhu Hanting turned his head to look at Hu Wenhai again, and said with a smile: "Mr. Hu's system looks really good, and I hope to see it become a reality as soon as possible! To be honest, the functions that this software has seen now are enough to make people covetous, and the key lies in whether it can be truly realized." ”

Hu Wenhai's software engineering literacy class during this period was not done for nothing, and Zhu Hanting and Bai Quanyi had a basic concept of the operation of software systems. However, compared with the current level of software development, the software on the drawings in this exercise is a bit too sci-fi.

"It's this graphical interface, and the function of information overlay, which is really convenient. But this operating system, data interface, transmission specification ...... Hey, I'm playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong. Zhu Hanting said with a smile: "But Mr. Hu, you give us a truth, how long will it take for this combat system to be developed?"

Hu Wenhai scratched his head, thought for a while and said: "The version of the software is constantly evolving, if it is fully developed, the system may continue to develop in ten or twenty years." But when it comes to the first version that can be used, it will be about the same time in a year or two. ”

"Oh, there will be an official version to use in a year or two?" Zhu Hanting was a little surprised.

"Almost, if the resources are in place and everything goes well. Hu Wenhai nodded.

"Wow, our navy will definitely support you!"

The summary of the exercise lasted two days, and then the researchers and Navy officers and sailors were back to work. The paper software version of the combat system has finally evolved to V0.20, which seems to be one step closer to V1.0.

However, with the continuous clarification of requirements, the development of combat systems has gradually become formalized. For Hu Wenhai, there is not much work that needs to be done. The first task is to ensure that R&D funds are in place. Of course, there is no problem with this, and starving no one will let this project of the Navy run out of food. Another job that Hu Wenhai wants to do is the research and development of the system architecture of the combat system, which is really his own.

The 052's combat center hardware has two parts, one is a multi-function display console, and the other is a low-speed LAN dedicated to warships. The low-speed LAN with a transmission rate of less than 10M/s uses the VME bus technology which is high-tech for the armies of various countries in this era, but for Hu Wenhai, it is outdated knowledge.

The switch developed based on VME bus technology is actually already in the development sequence of ST for a long time. This general-purpose computer bus technology, which is commonly used in industrial control, is sold quite happily by IBM. As for military applications, just adding a conduction cooling module to its backsheet is complete.

As for the display console, except for the touch LCD large-screen display that Hu Wenhai expected, the other parts are actually a military computer. Happily, even in the 90s, the vast majority of warships still use 68000 series CPUs. With Hu Wenhai's supply level as if he didn't need money in his hand now, he could use it openly.

The hardware is not a big problem, and the software requirements are highlighted. It was not until Hu Wenhai finished writing the entire software architecture of the first version and determined the standard and data interface mode of the software that the work at hand came to an end.

The next job is to hand over to Fan Xiaohong and believe in Fan Xiaohong. The problem of software writing does not need to be solved by Hu Wenhai. Fan Xiaohong will lead the researchers to implement this system step by step. In fact, determining the software architecture is equivalent to a house with the beams set up, and the next work just needs to solve various programming problems step by step, and there will not be much groundbreaking work.

In short, when the work has reached this stage, his rare leisure time is about to come to an end. That's right, the pure development work during this period was like a relaxing trip for him. No matter how hard it is at work, but the heart is simple and fulfilling.

"I'm glad to be able to work with you all during this time, and if you have any difficulties in the follow-up work, you can always come to me to solve them. Hu Wenhai hugged and shook hands with his colleagues in the research group with some emotion: "It's not just research problems, as I said, I can also help you solve any things in life." A lot of things may be just a matter of words to me, and nothing compares to the experience and relationship we have worked together. ”

"Hey, if the capitalists were like Mr. Hu, I would be a little skeptical about why the capitalists were brought down back then. Fan Xiaohong laughed and ridiculed: "It's a pity that 99.99 percent of the capitalists in the world are reactionaries like Jiang Song, Kong, and Chen! Even the capitalists in the United States seem to be good to the workers, but that is because of the existence of the Soviet Union!"

"Sister Fan is right, I, a capitalist, are not good at roots. What did we learn when we were in school, and I was sugar-coated by capitalism for a few years. To tell the truth, I just paid for these technologies out of my own pocket, and no matter how much I invested, I couldn't lose money. On the contrary, if we get our hands on the civilian market of some key technologies of our system, we will make tens of hundreds, or even tens of thousands of times the profits!"

"That's what you're capable of, right?"

"That's right!" The crowd who came to see off Mr. Hu suddenly erupted into a cheerful shout.

"Alright, it's time for me to go. Hu Wenhai shook hands with people one by one and said his last goodbye.

When he arrived at Bai Quanyi, the captain who said strange things when he first saw Hu Wenhai was now a five-body admirer of him.

"Mr. Hu, I want to thank you for myself and my comrades-in-arms!" Bai Quanyi was a little excited: "When this system is completed, I hope that my battleship can also carry it!"

"Oh, that's right!" Hu Wenhai suddenly said: "I've been working together for so long, and I don't know if Captain Bai is the captain of that battleship! Look at my memory, after leaving the battleship for so long, Captain Bai won't be complained by the crew, right?"

"My ship, what a coincidence!" Bai Quanyi said with a smile: "Dagang, now it is undergoing mid-term transformation in our Dagang, otherwise how can I be willing to leave it for so long!"

"The flagship of the North Sea Fleet!" Hu Wenhai heard this, and a flash of lightning suddenly flashed through his mind. (To be continued.) )