Chapter 251: Force Multiplier
"System warfare?" Listening to Lu Jiadong's words, Guo Qingshan's eyes couldn't help but light up, and then flashed a subtle look of joy, although Guo Qingshan's excitement was fleeting, but still did not escape Wang Chuanchen's eyes, you must know that Wang Chuanchen has served in the General Staff Department, the core department of the army, and has long been trained to have a pair of fiery eyes, just heard Guo Qingshan's words, he felt that something was wrong, and now when he heard Lu Jiadong's words, he looked like this, Wang Chuanchen didn't know that Guo Qingshan's sudden visit to the new artillery test site this time was something else!
After figuring out this joint, Wang Chuanchen pointed at Qian Aimin and instructed Hu Qinghua with the smile of the past: "Xiao Hu, this Comrade Xiao Qian wants to visit our newly developed artillery, then please take him to the position to have a look!"
"Really?" As soon as Wang Chuanchen's words fell, Qian Aimin's eyes instantly completed two crescents, but soon he came back to his senses, turned his head to look at his leader Guo Qingshan, and asked softly:
"Chief"
"Go!" Guo Qingshan didn't know what Wang Chuanchen meant, so he didn't wait for Qian Aimin to finish speaking, so he nodded slightly: "But you must pay attention to the discipline of the test site, you can only visit it at close range, but you can't go up to manipulate it!"
As soon as Guo Qingshan finished speaking, Qian Aimin stood up without hesitation: "Yes!"
And Hu Qinghua also got Lu Jiadong's approval at this time, so Qian Aimin followed Hu Qinghua happily towards the launch position of the new artillery test, and when he saw the two walking away, the smile on Wang Chuanchen's face was immediately replaced by a serious and serious look, and then said to Guo Qingshan and Lu Jiadong:
"Chief of Staff Guo, Xiao Lu, let's go to my barracks and say, it's more convenient there!"
Guo Qingshan nodded with satisfaction, and Lu Jiadong was even more sure that the purpose of Guo Qingshan's trip was not as simple as simply understanding the performance of the new artillery, and in fact it was true, Guo Qingshan did come from Yangcheng, where the headquarters of the G Military Region was stationed, but before coming from Yangcheng, Guo Qingshan had just attended an operational summary meeting of the Battle of Fakashan in May this year in Beijing.
The battle summary meeting on this battle has been held many times, large and small. However, this time it was different, and the summary meeting was organized by the General Staff Department, and the commanders and chiefs of staff of various military regions and the deputy chiefs of staff in charge of operations were all in attendance.
And that's not all. The current summing up meeting also changed the previous practice of only talking about successes and not about shortcomings, and spread all the desirable experiences and mistakes and shortcomings on the table; everyone should study and carry forward the good aspects, and find out the reasons for mistakes and shortcomings. Learn from the experience and avoid similar things happening again in the future!
Guo Qingshan's old comrade-in-arms, Xu Yuan, as the actual commander of the entire campaign, gave a detailed account of the campaign determination, implementation methods and combat process to the participants at the meeting.
Although the whole implementation process of this battle can be called a classic, there are still many shortcomings, such as the lack of experience in infantry demining, the difficulty of interspersing mountains and jungles with insufficient preparation, and the excessive physical exertion caused by the soldiers carrying too many combat materials.
The biggest problem in this battle was that when our army had a strong artillery force, it did not destroy the Vietnamese artillery on the opposite side. In particular, the artillery positions of the Vietnamese army hidden on the anti-slope of the back slope have been extremely effective fire support for the Vietnamese troops on the Faka Mountain from the beginning of the battle to the end of the battle, while our artillery observation posts have been unable to confirm their accurate positions due to their low position, and the artillery fire of the counterattack can only roughly judge the direction according to the landing point, and then carry out a firepower covering strike, but the effect is very unsatisfactory!
It is precisely because of this hidden artillery position of the Vietnamese army that it has had a great impact on the attacking troops of our army, and not only that. After our army captured the Pha Kha Mountain, the retaliatory artillery fire of the Vietnamese army was also sent out from this position, although the Vietnamese artillery position was later eliminated by using scouts, but throughout the campaign. The Vietnamese army's artillery positions on the back slope and anti-slope are like roundworms burrowed into the stomach, making the artillery units with powerful artillery strike capabilities at a loss!
"Because of this, the issue of artillery hitting hidden targets became a topic during the discussion, although there were also many comrades from artillery at the meeting who put forward some suggestions. But in general, it is still a symptom rather than a cure!" Lu Jiadong, Guo Qingshan and Wang Chuanchen, who had already come to the barracks, were sitting around a desk at this time, listening to Guo Qingshan's narration, and Guo Qingshan also stopped after saying this, picked up the water glass in front of him, took a sip and moistened his throat, and then raised his head to look at Lu Jiadong beside him and said eagerly:
"So Lao Xu learned from the equipment department that Xiao Lu is developing a new type of artillery, so he asked me to come over and ask if there is a possible way to solve this problem from the technical considerations of weapons and equipment, and what is the system operation you are talking about at the test site, is it possible to solve this problem through technology?"
"That's right!" As soon as Guo Qingshan's voice fell, Lu Jiadong nodded affirmatively: "By integrating the supporting support and support equipment of the equipment, a powerful combat system of reconnaissance, communication, and command will be formed, so that the combat of our artillery units will be greatly improved."
"Oh?" Before Lu Jiadong finished speaking, Guo Qingshan frowned twice: "Integrate the supporting support equipment?"
As soon as Guo Qingshan's words fell, Wang Chuanchen, who was sitting opposite him, took over the conversation: "Yes, Xiaolu, can it be that simple integration can improve the overall combat effectiveness of the artillery?"
In the face of Guo Qingshan and Wang Chuanchen's doubts, Lu Jiadong did not flinch, because in the process of developing the 52 times caliber 155mm artillery, Lu Jiadong sketched out in his mind a combat system that supported the command, reconnaissance, and strike of the new artillery operation, but the new artillery was in the stage of attacking fortified positions at that time.
Therefore, Lu Jiadong did not rush to raise this problem, but left a reserved position for platform modification in the corresponding position of the artillery, thinking that after the successful test firing of the new artillery, he would put forward his ideas at the right time, but what he didn't expect was that Guo Qingshan's question just hit the combat system in Lu Jiadong's mind, because of this, in the face of the puzzled looks of the two senior military officials, Lu Jiadong neither looked nervous nor relaxed, but said slowly with his faint smile as always:
"In fact, the improvement of the combat effectiveness of our artillery is not only reflected in the artillery itself, but also in all aspects of the entire artillery.
In order to give full play to the combat effectiveness of artillery, it is necessary to coordinate target search and detection, data processing, artillery shells, and firing technology.
As he spoke, Lu Jiadong took a sip of the water cup in front of him, and then continued: "This truth is like the wooden barrel we are familiar with, the water is not to look at the longest plank, but to stare at the shortest target, because of this, improving the weakest link represents the improvement of artillery effectiveness!"
As soon as Lu Jiadong's voice fell, Wang Chuanchen couldn't wait to ask, "Then what is the weak link of our artillery?"
"Target Detection Capability!"
"How to change?" Guo Qingshan asked.
"Equip and use artillery reconnaissance school firing radar!"
"Artillery reconnaissance school firing radar?" After hearing this somewhat unfamiliar term, Wang Chuanchen, who was sitting next to Lu Jiadong, first paused, and then couldn't help nodding slightly, while Guo Qingshan, who was sitting opposite him, asked Wang Chuanchen curiously:
"Director Wang, how come you also know about the artillery reconnaissance school firing radar?"
"I don't know much! I've just read it in foreign-related materials before!" Wang Chuanchen lit a cigarette, took two puffs, and then continued:
"The data show that in order to improve the combat effectiveness of artillery, Western countries have generally developed and equipped artillery reconnaissance and calibration radars for target search and artillery calibration, because this equipment can quickly judge the position of the enemy's artillery positions through the trajectory of local artillery shells, so it is extremely effective in counter-battery operations, and can be called the clairvoyance and ears of artillery!"
"Director Wang is right!" As soon as Wang Chuanchen's voice fell, Lu Jiadong spoke: "If we have the artillery reconnaissance and firing radar, we can use it as the core to build a command and control and firing command system that can exchange data between firepower, reconnaissance, and command units, so that the artillery can have more accurate accuracy. With a faster reaction time and a higher initial hit rate, it can be said that with the artillery reconnaissance and school firing radar, the potential of the artillery can be tapped to the maximum, and the combat effectiveness will be increased exponentially.
"Power multiplier!" As soon as Lu Jiadong finished speaking, Guo Qingshan stood up suddenly, with a meaningful smile on his face (to be continued. )