Chapter 814: Hot Launch vs. Cold Launch

Although the second group of test firing was tense, there was no suspense, and the three new air defense missiles that undertook the test launch completed the launch, climbing, and deflecting until the final fuel ran out and fell to the ground in an extremely perfect attitude.

Needless to say, the results of the test shot speak for themselves, and they also prove the correctness of Lu Jiadong's thinking from another side; on the one hand, Liu Wenzheng and Liao Yongchen have nothing to say about such a result, so they can only bow their heads and admit it, but they are not discouraged.

Because in his final summary speech, Lu Jiadong still affirmed the automation and large-scale industrial development advocated by Liao Yongchen, and decided to make the newly introduced casting production line of the first aerospace factory a part of the industrial upgrading of small and medium-sized factories, and handed it over to the foundry to solve ~~ and put forward the development path of modern and traditional crafts side by side and complementing each other, so that the battle for the air defense missile body could end happily...........

In this way, the project of the new air defense missile, which solves the technical problems of the missile body, has naturally entered the end of the development, and after the improvement and perfection of several small projects have been completed one after another, the new air defense missile has been officially assembled and rolled off the assembly line, and then it has entered the stage of performance testing..........

"Bang~~~Boom~~~~"

With a deafening roar, a gray-black smoke screen rose from the six-mounted vertical launch vehicle produced by a six-wheeled truck of the Yunnan Special Vehicle Factory, and a new type of air defense missile pierced the sky with a piercing roar, in the integrated control room not far away.

The scene of the missile launch, presented on the big screen through several high-definition cameras, made the audience feel as if they were there, especially the members of the Saudi military delegation who provided a lot of money for the project, stared intently at the big screen and whispered.........

"This way of launching is special!"

Seeing the missile leap out of the square vertical launch module, Prince Khalid, as the head of the Saudi military delegation, nodded meaningfully, and now Prince Khalid has long taken off the ignorant naivety of the past, covered with a layer of mature temperament, with a rich black beard and a delicate and beautiful face, so that the innate nobility and stability, exuding vividly. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Of course, if you don't look at the hands of this air defense missile system, it is a genius Lu, not to mention anything else, this launch method alone is comparable to the Soviet S-300 air defense missile, even compared with the MK-41 vertical launch system that the US Navy has just equipped, it is not much better, and as for the US Army's 'Patriot' system, there is no comparison!"

As soon as Prince Khalid finished speaking, Musharraf, chief of the Pakistani General Staff, who was side by side, explained proudly that as an important partner of the new air defense missile system, Musharraf was extremely satisfied with this air defense missile system.

Prince Khalid didn't show much excitement after hearing this, his noble and calm face was still unfazed, just nodded slightly, Musharraf didn't have too much surprise when he saw Prince Khalid react like this, you must know that Prince Khalid today is not an ignorant teenager a few years ago;

With his father Prince Khalid officially taking over the leadership of Saudi Arabia **** and Prime Minister, Prince Khalid's status is naturally rising, first serving as the private secretary of his father Prince Khalid, and then throwing pen into the army from Rong, in just a few years, from an ordinary officer, to become the commander of the Saudi Air Force, awarded the rank of lieutenant general of the Air Force, and may even go one step further and become the next Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia.......

It is precisely because of this that Prince Khalid's vision and insight have long been different from what they used to be, especially in the past few years when he has been in charge of the Saudi Air Force, purchasing a large number of advanced military equipment from the United States, France, Britain and other military powers.

Therefore, when he saw the six-pack vertical launch system ejecting the missile body into the launch module in a cold launch mode, he couldn't help frowning, but he had seen the US Navy's MK-41 vertical launch system, and the firing rate of one shot at a time made him simply amazed.

Therefore, he always hoped that the new air defense missile would also be able to perform like the MK-41 and provide sufficient air defense firepower density by means of direct ignition thermal launch........

Musharraf is so eye-catching, although Prince Khalid demonstrated very well, but still saw the clues, so he glanced meaningfully at Lu Jiadong on the other side, as for Lu Jiadong early in the morning to see Prince Khalid's thoughts, for the world's top rich ~~ second generation and official ~~ second generation, Lu Jiadong still has a good impression, after all, his support for this air defense missile system in recent years is obvious to all, and the personal relationship between the two is not bad.

It can be said that Prince Khalid can be regarded as the leader of the younger generation in terms of personality, conduct and ability, but his unattainable vision makes anyone know what is good, including Lu Jiadong, who is a traverser, but this can't be helped, who makes the family a Saudi prince who is rich in the world? Who makes the family associate with not seeking the best but the most expensive from birth?

"Of course, hot launch has incomparable advantages, but cold launch also has its own unique advantages, as for how to choose, it still depends on the specific combat environment!"

A burst of fluent Arabic resounded from Lu Jiadong's lips without any obstacles, Prince Khalid was slightly stunned, seeing that it was Lu Jiadong, the noble face that did not smile finally flashed a soft smile, Lu Jiadong is his old friend, over the years to give him a lot of help and guidance, so that his position as commander of the Air Force is more and more stable, and because of this, for this young Chinese, Prince Khalid not only appreciates but also admires, but even so, on some specific issues, the upright Prince Khalid is still outspoken:

"Dear Lu, with your cleverness, you should be able to know how fast the rate of thermal launch is, almost one shot per second, when the enemy plane is attacking, if you can have such an anti-aircraft fire density, it is enough to form a canopy in front of the incoming target, and the success rate of interception is bound to increase exponentially, I don't believe that you don't know this, and I don't believe that you can build a vertical launch system similar to MK-41 with your ability!"

Prince Khalid has always been a character of saying and talking, no matter when and where, and no matter who he treats, even in the face of a strict father or even the high-ranking Saudi king, Lu Jiadong and Musharraf, who have a close personal relationship with him, know this very well, but the others present do not know, especially the members of the development team of the new air defense missile system present, after learning the meaning of Prince Khalid through the translator, they all changed color slightly, and their apprehension was even more overflowing, and their nervous eyes continued to sweep away Lu Jiadong。

Lu Jiadong didn't care, in addition to knowing Prince Khalid's character, more importantly, there was enough reason to use the cold launch method, so he smiled indifferently and said:

"The thermal launch method is good, but as a land-based air defense launch system, it has a fatal shortcoming!"

When Prince Khalid heard Lu Jiadong's words, he suddenly became interested, and his eagle-like eyes couldn't help but widen slightly: "What shortcomings?"

"Too much heat radiation!"

Lu Jiadong's voice was extremely slow, but each syllable was bitten very hard, and Prince Khalid suddenly closed his eyebrows like steel wires when he heard this, as if he had thought of something, but before he could speak, Lu Jiadong's voice rang in his ears:

"The thermal launch device adopts the ignition method in the missile device, so that the high-temperature tail flame of the missile is concentrated in the device, so that the infrared thermal radiation characteristics of the entire launch vehicle are extremely obvious, if it is placed on the warship, the automatic spray of seawater can also alleviate this thermal radiation characteristics, but if it is not so convenient on land, especially in the desert areas of the Middle East, water resources are comparable to gold, and it is impossible to use it for spray cooling........."

Hearing this, Prince Khalid changed color slightly, he knew very well what the infrared thermal radiation signature means in modern warfare, you must know that the infrared guided missiles of all countries in the world are not ornaments, even the temperature emitted by the engine of the tank armored vehicle can be captured, and the high-temperature signal source such as the missile tail flame is simply a bright light in the dark, and it is difficult to see it.

It is precisely because of this that the target with high thermal radiation characteristics has a very low survival rate in modern warfare, as an air defense missile system with extremely high value, this aspect has to be considered, although he knows this, but Prince Khalid is a little unwilling, and asked:

"Isn't it okay to use air-cooled equipment?"

Lu Jiadong shook his head: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, do you know how high the temperature of the missile's tail smoke is? It can be thousands of degrees Celsius at will, and the small air-cooled equipment cannot meet it at all, and as for the large-scale air-cooled equipment weighing tens of tons, how big do you think it can be carried by the launch vehicle? At that time, not to mention the characteristics of the target, the maneuverability will also be greatly limited, so that the high-mobility index we have specified will be like child's play..........." )