Chapter 937: Cruise Missiles and Air-to-Surface Missiles
But the achievements and glory are here, and the work of the entire R&D team has come to a standstill. The pen fun pavilion www.biquge.info anti-aircraft missile R&D team still has this chasing wind C, and there may be chasing the wind D in the future, or even continue to do so. And this also corresponds to a change in the use of anti-aircraft missiles from small to large, from near to far. At present, Jiang Chen and they have only made short-range low-altitude anti-aircraft missiles, and in the future, there will be this medium-range anti-aircraft missile, as well as long-range high-altitude anti-aircraft missiles, and even the last anti-satellite and anti-missile missiles are also a major category of anti-aircraft missiles. As long as this R&D team can go step by step, then there is no fear of not being able to achieve results. However, what about the anti-tank missile research and development team, where will they go next, this has become a matter of worry for the entire research and development team.
Of course, Jiang Chen was also thinking hard about it, where is the way out for this R&D team, could it be broken here, and then give up directly and integrate the team into the air defense missile R&D team? Jiang Chen shook his head, this is too wasteful, this R&D team has finally achieved such results, if it is broken, if it is broken, if it is picked up in the future, it will have to start from scratch. But where do you start?
To attack ground targets, in addition to anti-tank missiles, of course, there are rocket launchers, and the rest are rockets, of course, this is divided into two ways: short-range and long-range, guided and unguided. However, Jiang Chen didn't want to interfere in rocket artillery, because our country seems to be very good in this regard, and Jiang Chen's intervention won't change anything, so it's better to let him develop along the original trajectory. In terms of missiles, ballistic missiles should be the first thing that comes to mind for ground attacks. Ballistic missiles, this Jiang Chen must not be touched, this is a national heavy weapon that not just anyone can touch, and Jiang Chen does not have the ability to do this, and he does not want to fall into the trouble of Dao, it is not a good thing to know too much, not to mention this ultimate killing weapon.
So what is left, Jiang Chen focused his attention on these two terms, the first is called anti-ship missile, and the second is called cruise missile. In fact, the principle of anti-ship missiles is similar to that of anti-tank missiles, except that one is large in size and the other is small, one is attacking ships and the other is attacking tank armored vehicles. But it can't just be said that this anti-ship missile is simple, you must know that the increase in volume, and it is several times, the difficulty of which is dozens of times higher, whether in terms of materials, ah in terms of related technology. In addition, there are many differences in this guidance. It seems that this is not something that Jiang Chen and they can involve now, but there will definitely be one in the future, because Jiang Chen has already set his sights on an advanced anti-ship missile in the north, and when the time is ripe, Jiang Chen will send someone to get it back, and then develop our own advanced anti-ship missile.
Cruise missiles, Jiang Chen thought about it, but still shook his head. This missile is more demanding, it can be said to be a system engineering, not only the missile part. According to the definition and requirements of various countries for cruise missiles, the range of this missile must be more than 600 kilometers, and in later generations, this range gate was stuck at more than 1,000 kilometers. So such a long range means that the flight time of the missile is extended, which prompts the missile body material to meet the standard. There are also missile engines, which must not only increase the thrust of the engine, but also withstand the intense high temperatures in the combustion chamber of the engine. This technical difficulty is even more difficult than that of a launch vehicle that launches a satellite.
In terms of guidance technology, the guidance technology of cruise missiles includes inertial guidance, which is a very traditional guidance method, and it is also the most reliable and anti-interference guidance method. However, this inertial guidance method also has its disadvantages, first of all, the preparation time is too long, because inertial guidance is through mathematical calculations, various data are input into the missile, and then the missile is controlled to fly along the set course program. Therefore, the money for the launch needs to be calculated responsibly, and then entered into the missile, so that the preparation time is too long, delaying the fighter. Moreover, this method is easily affected by various reasons, such as changes in missile speed, wind speed, humidity, and other sudden variability factors, so the accuracy is not high.
Next up is the TV remote control guide. The missile is controlled by the personnel in the rear, which controls the missile to deliver precision strikes on the target. However, cruise missiles are not connected by wires than anti-tank missiles, and the control of cruise missiles mainly relies on radio waves to transmit command control, so the anti-jamming performance is very poor. It is precisely because of these shortcomings that scientific researchers from various countries have added a terrain matching guidance system to this basis, and use the different terrain under the missile's flight path to locate the missile. It sounds very high, but in fact, to put it bluntly, the missile emits electromagnetic waves to the terrain below, scans the terrain fluctuations, and then matches the terrain change information stored in the missile body, so as to determine the bearing and modify the bearing. Of course, this is only a terrain matching modification guidance system, which needs to be used in conjunction with inertial guidance. And some countries that do not have a global positioning system usually use cruise missiles with this guidance method. In order for the missile to be accurately positioned, it is necessary to grasp the terrain and ground data of the missile flight area in advance. Due to the uncontrollable nature of the war, who will know in which direction and in which region the war will break out. Therefore, in order to be able to use cruise missiles with this guidance method to attack in war, it is necessary to do a good job of mapping the relevant terrain in advance. This is a very complex and heavy work, and the amount of work is even all the topographic data of the earth's surface.
Then there's this satellite positioning system, which is a state-of-the-art way of positioning. Of course, the most advanced must be the United States, which has been engaged in global networking since the sixties. Since the beginning of the new century, our development has not been slow, and we have also possessed our own satellite positioning and navigation system. The cruise missile that uses this navigation method has greatly improved its hitting accuracy. There was even a joke in later generations that you remember to close the window, otherwise the missile will fly in through the window. This guidance method can even be accurate to the meter level, so it is unmatched by any other guidance method. However, this is a huge project, a national strategic project, and it is far from being something that Jiang Chen can have. Moreover, now that the country is in a period of development, it is impossible to immediately develop its own positioning system. Maybe in the future, Jiang Chen can participate in it, offer suggestions and suggestions, and let our navigation system be carried out a few years in advance, but at this time, Jiang Chen can only be yy.
So all of that combined, it's not feasible either. For a while, Jiang Chen was in chaos, everything he should think of had been vetoed by him, how could this be good. After thinking about it for several days, Jiang Chen suddenly had a flash of inspiration, why didn't he think that he could start with this air-to-ground missile. He suddenly remembered that they had already introduced the old American Little Bird helicopter, and all the work was currently going smoothly, and it would be mass-produced soon. So why didn't Jiang Chen let the R&D team develop an air-to-ground missile that could be mounted on a helicopter and used to attack ground targets. This is currently the most practical, and it is also a relatively easy project with relatively easy technical difficulty. It can fully adapt to the development needs of the current anti-tank missile R&D team, and open up new design and R&D ideas for the entire R&D team. Moreover, in the future, it can be exported together with the Bird helicopter to form a complete set of weapons and equipment system with anti-tank missiles to increase the competitiveness of the market. As soon as he thought of this, Jiang Chen immediately became excited, he couldn't control the excitement in his heart, and he couldn't wait to explain the plan in his mind. (To be continued.) )