Chapter 237: MANPADS are really difficult
Of course, these were not enough, Jiang Chen also added some catalysts to them. First of all, through Smith's connections, he collected a lot of publicly released academic reports and technical materials about this integrated circuit from the United States and Western countries. Of course, the rest is difficult to do, after all, Jiang Chen and Smith's identities are relatively special (Jiang Chen is the technical director of an arms development factory, and Smith is a shareholder of one of the top weapons retail companies in the old United States, so the two people come and go, and the relevant departments of the two countries are still more concerned.) Although we are now in the honeymoon period with the West, we are still very cautious about the relevant technical information. Of course, Jiang Chen can't dig up technology so directly, he can only buy some new electronic products that have come out for these technicians and experts to disassemble and study, in order to develop and manufacture our own electronic components.
Of course, in addition, Jiang Chen also used some conventional means. Through several cooperation with Deputy Director Yu, a good foundation for cooperation between the two families has been laid, so after Jiang Chen and they met some of Deputy Director Yu's conditions. Jiang Chen and the others got their wish to get some live-fire samples of individual missiles (anti-tank missiles and individual air defense missiles), which made these technicians and veteran experts very excited. They were all happy and didn't sleep for several nights, and they all looked around these things, hoping to see what came out. Of course, in the end, there is still no way to study and study, because there are some things that they know the principle or structure, but they can't produce them. Again, the problem, the problem of materials and components. So all this has returned to the starting point, accelerating the progress of component research and development. If the materials and components are not up to standard, everything is in vain.
But fortunately, the Commission of Science and Technology attaches great importance to Jiang Chen's research project. In addition to helping Jiang Chen and them contact relevant experts and scholars, they also organized multiple expert groups in the system to come to guide in person. Jiang Chen was also transferred and seconded from the relevant factories to help the project team overcome difficulties. However, compared with this individual missile system, the Science and Technology Commission paid more attention to Jiang Chen's research work in microelectronics. And I would like to set up a relevant laboratory at the national level on this basis. But in the end, it was over. This first one is Jiang Chen's disagreement with them, and the shelf was finally built, and now I want to pick up ready-made, are you embarrassed. The second one is the issue of funding. The Commission of Science, Technology and Industry also has no money, and once they start, they will have to invest a lot of money, which they will definitely not be able to bear. In the end, he had no choice but to die. It's better to put it in the hands of the B17 factory for the time being, let them keep it first, and wait until there are results.
However, Jiang Chen and a few old foxes in the B17 factory were able to make them get their wish. Although it is all national, amount, partial. But in this mountain-lined system, everyone still takes care of each other. When it was so difficult in the factory, I didn't see much help, and the order for the life-saving 105 rockets was still begged for by the factory leaders. It's the same with this lab there, and it's the same with us. It's all about serving the people.
Of course, Jiang Chen has not seen the Red Arrow 73 produced by ourselves and the Red Arrow 8 being developed. However, there is still a certain gap between this and the man-portable anti-tank missile in Jiang Chen's heart, so this is also the reason why he started from scratch. Another is that Jiang Chen's missiles are mainly aimed at overseas, so they must successfully develop a new type of individual missile system to occupy the market according to international standards. Moreover, Jiang Chen believed that the individual missile system they developed was definitely no worse than the Red Arrow family at this time. When the time comes, you can form a high and low match with the Red Arrow family to jointly equip the whole army.
Speaking of the development of this individual missile system, we have to talk about this optical research laboratory. Since Cheng Peng came over, the optical research laboratory and production workshop have developed rapidly. In addition, Jiang Chen also spared no effort to collect this information and production and research equipment for him from abroad. This made Cheng Peng like a fish in water, and he made outstanding results in a short period of time. The optical sights produced have also changed from a single type in the past. It became the present variety. However, this is not enough, because they are now only researching and producing a single optical instrument with a simple structure. More advanced and complex ones will not work. For example, the launch sight of the individual missile that they imitated and the focal plane thermal imaging seeker inside the glass cover of the warhead cone were blinded by the fact that once they came into contact with the electronic components. In response to this problem, Jiang Chen also tried to find a way. On the one hand, he used his connections to recruit high-tech talents in this field for this laboratory. On the one hand, I brought them relevant technical samples, so that they could start from the simplest imitation, and then eat it little by little. But through hard work. It's only recently that some results have come to fruition. The first thermal imaging observer they produced through imitation was finally developed. Jiang Chen went to see it, it was still very backward, the technology was not mature, and the process was very rough, but at least they produced it. Jiang Chen believes that with this successful beginning. Then there will be a good result.
There is also a technical problem with the projectile. This is actually divided into two problems, the first is the control of the projectile. It is not enough to have a homing head, but also to have the 'limbs' to control the movement of the missile. Although the researchers sent by the Aviation Academy are responsible for this problem, their research and development work is not easy. They have all said before that they will develop launch vehicles, although they are also controllable. However, this is different from missiles, and the technical difficulty of condensing such a small individual missile is even higher. There is also the issue of materials, although this aspect has been overcome in the development of 80mm rocket launchers before. But that one is uncontrollable, and missiles are controllable, so its requirements are higher and the process is more complicated. However, in response to this problem, Jiang Chen has organized them to meet with the materials laboratory to help them solve this problem. However, judging from the current situation, this is progressing well, and it seems that there should be results soon.
Because this project is too complex and involves too many units and personnel, it will be difficult to sort out for a while. Jiang Chen didn't want to delay the other people's time too much, so he asked them to stop the discussion in this area and wait until they had time to organize a special meeting to discuss. Now it is necessary to do it within the R&D center, so it is better to deal with the problems that arise in this part of the work first. (To be continued.) )