Chapter 182: Thermobaric Bomb
"Five, four, three, two, one!
"Bang~~Boom~~!" With the command of the commander, a slight explosion sounded in the center of the test field, and then a small cloud of dazzling mushrooms rose
Watching the bright mushroom cloud gradually expand, grow larger and then dissipate with the wind, Lu Jiadong, who was standing in the safety zone, put down the telescope in his hand, and said with a smile to Hu Qinghua behind him:
"Looking at the shape of this explosion, it should be said that the general direction of the potion formula developed this time is not wrong, but" Lu Jiadong said, he couldn't help but pick up the data of the preliminary test and look at it, and then a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then his brows furrowed slightly:
"It's just that, judging from the data of these proportional test explosions, this thermobaric agent is not stable enough, and there is no constant value for the power of the drug!"
Listening to Lu Jiadong's words, Hu Qinghua's brows couldn't help but wrinkle into a word "Sichuan", and his emaciated cheeks flashed a little tired. It is recommended to read the novel for the first time
For a long time, he was originally of average stature, but now he has become thinner, but even so, he still puts his whole mind on the development of thermobaric bombs, although there are certain research results, but his views are the same as Lu Jiadong, and he is still a little dissatisfied with this potion:
"After exploring and experimenting with nearly 1,000 kinds of agents, this formula was finally determined, and from the theoretical calculation, this set of ammonium nitrate with metal aluminum powder viscous explosive shape is the most in line with the current technical and tactical indicators of the reasonable value!"
But as he spoke, Hu Qinghua's face showed a faint helplessness: "Through the proportional explosion test, although this agent can achieve the effect of thermobaric bombs, there is still a certain gap from the power value specified by our technical and tactical indicators, and not only that, the stability of this agent is also insufficient."
"But no matter what, we have the general direction right!" Before Hu Qinghua finished speaking, Guo Qingshan, who was standing next to Lu Jiadong, also put down the telescope in his hand, although his face was full of joy at the success of the first attempt. Encouraging Lu Jiadong and Hu Qinghua beside him:
"Although I don't know much about the technology, according to my eyes, this ammunition already has high tactical value and application prospects. It would be better if the performance could be stabilized and the power increased, if not, even if this set of thermobaric potions was applied to the front line, it would be enough for a monkey to drink a pot!"
Guo Qingshan's words are right. From the point of view of tactical application, although this agent is lacking in stability and power, it does not affect its power beyond the same quality and level of ammunition, let alone its application on the battlefield.
But even so, Lu Jiadong was still a little dissatisfied with the power of this potion, for no other reason than those Vietnamese troops who did not learn monkeys and marmots on the Sino-Vietnamese border. Thinking of this, Lu Jiadong's brows leaned towards the middle a few times:
"It is natural to use this thermobaric agent to deal with the shallow tunnels, civil fortifications, and observation posts of the Vietnamese army, but the lethality of the Vietnamese army in the depths of the tunnel is somewhat insufficient, in other words, the high temperature and high pressure formed by the explosion cannot reach the deepest part of the tunnel, and it is impossible for the oxygen to be exhausted, and in the end it still does not achieve the purpose of our attack!"
Although Guo Qingshan didn't know much about the principle, he also knew that what Lu Jiadong said was not just talking, but the ultimate goal of the portable rocket launcher, an infantry tactical weapon system, that he was currently developing. It is to strike at the Vietnamese army in the depths of the tunnel.
If this purpose is not achieved, then this portable rocket weapon system will not be successful at all, and because of this, Guo Qingshan listened to Lu Jiadong's words. The originally happy smile also sank instantly, and Lu Jiadong turned his head to Hu Qinghua's side, flipped through the test report and continued:
"Qinghua, I think your train of thought is still a little wrong!" Listening to Lu Jiadong's words, Hu Qinghua's fair and thin face couldn't help but be stunned, but Lu Jiadong ignored this, but continued:
"Look at these numbers. You have indeed figured out the path of the thermobaric bomb, whether it is thermal killing or combustion, it is ideal, but Qinghua, you focus on thermal killing and oxygen consumption while ignoring another killing effect!"
"Chief Master Lu, do you mean the shock wave?" Hu Qinghua is worthy of being an expert in ammunition, and after Lu Jiadong said this, he immediately replied, and Lu Jiadong couldn't help but nod after listening to Hu Qinghua's words:
There are three main characteristics of thermobaric bombs: the initial anaerobic explosion reaction determines its high-pressure performance and its ability to penetrate solid targets; the anaerobic natural winding reaction after the explosion determines its medium-pressure performance and its ability to penetrate walls and fortifications; and the aerobic combustion reaction after the explosion determines the high-pressure impact and thermal performance, as well as the ability to damage personnel and equipment.
Judging from the characteristics of the above thermobaric bombs, the killing effect of thermobaric bombs is mainly reflected in the high-pressure shock wave and thermal killing effect, this time it is the debris generated when the shock wave interacts with the building, as well as the suffocation caused by toxic gases and smoke. Of all these lethal effects, nothing is more lethal to personnel than the shock wave!"
"Shock wave?" Hearing Lu Jiadong's words, Guo Qingshan, who was standing next to him, couldn't help frowning suspiciously, and then his eyes couldn't help but light up:
"Speaking of this, I remembered, during the Battle of Liangshan, our artillery fire was extremely fierce, our division accompanied the artillery fire coordination, launched an attack on the Vietnamese army, and there was a very dangerous position of the hidden fort blocked in our attack route, after several rounds of artillery fire covered.
This bunker is still intact, we were about to storm at that time, but the soldiers who went up rushed over to see, the Vietnamese troops inside had long since died, and what was even more strange was that they had no external injuries at all.
Unexpectedly, as reported by the soldiers, the corpses of the Vietnamese soldiers were not only very complete, but there was not even a single external injury on the body, at that time, we only knew that these Vietnamese soldiers were shocked to death by our fierce artillery fire, until we talked to the artillery about it after the victory, and we knew that the material that killed them was called Shock Wave!"
Although Guo Qingshan is not very proficient in technology, as the head of the army, he has rich battlefield experience, and in his combat career, he has seen many things like being stunned by explosions and being killed by shells, so he has a more intuitive understanding of the killing effect of shock waves than ordinary people:
"If we can increase the shock wave effect of the thermobaric bomb, I think that no matter how deep the tunnel is, it will also be like the dark bunker I have seen before, and they will be shocked to death!"
"Chief of Staff Guo is right!" As soon as Guo Qingshan's voice fell, Lu Jiadong nodded approvingly: "What's more, the lethal effect of thermobaric bombs is very different when used in open spaces and closed spaces, although thermobaric bombs can also be used as high-powered ammunition in open spaces, the overall effectiveness is much inferior compared with closed spaces."
"Chief Master Lu, do you mean to say" Without waiting for Lu Jiadong to finish speaking, Hu Qinghua, who was standing beside him, seemed to have figured out something, and the gloomy face also showed a slight smile:
"The fireball and shock wave after the explosion of the thermobaric bomb propagated along the pit and into places that ordinary bomb fragments could not reach. Fragments of a normal bomb may be blocked by tunnel bunkers, sandbags, walls, or other protective devices, while shock waves can be reinforced by reflections from walls and other surfaces of the tunnel. ”
As he spoke, Hu Qinghua's face couldn't help but show excitement, and his tone gradually became excited: "In this way, at the same distance, the personnel in the closed space will suffer a much stronger shock wave compared to the open space, so as to completely wipe out the enemy hidden in the depths of the tunnel!"
Hu Qinghua is worthy of being a genius in military technology, Lu Jiadong and Guo Qingshan just pointed out the shock wave and its killing efficiency, Hu Qinghua immediately understood the importance and basic principle of the shock wave in the thermobaric bomb, this strong understanding and comprehension ability of ordinary people, even Lu Jiadong, who came from later generations, couldn't help but cast a approving look at Hu Qinghua:
"That's right! This is the core of the thermobaric bomb! Qinghua, in fact, among the many potion tests you have done, there are also many ratios that can increase the thermobaric effect!" As he spoke, Lu Jiadong picked up the stack of thermobaric bomb technical data beside him again, and after flipping through it twice, he found a medicine ratio table, and then followed Hu Qinghua to continue:
"For example, this one, you have applied black sokin as the base explosive, with polystyrene as solid fuel, in fact, this is a good idea, but the explosive strength of black sorkin is slightly lower, the chemical properties are unstable, if you change to Octojin, in combination with the powder of metal aluminum and magnesium, and then add polystyrene"
"Octo, mix aluminum and magnesium powder?" Before Lu Jiadong finished speaking, Hu Qinghua felt as if he had discovered a new world, and his whole body was in high spirits, his eyes were even wider, and his muttering was even more inexplicably excited, and he couldn't help but slap his thighs fiercely:
"That's right! Octo, mix aluminum and magnesium powder! Why didn't I think of this idea, the power of this potion is simply " said, Hu Qinghua patted his head with a look of excitement and remorse:
"Oh, look at my head! I can't even think of such a good potion, oops."
But Hu Qinghua didn't finish his sentence, so he hurriedly ran to the temporary office in the test field, Guo Qingshan was very puzzled when he saw this, and just wanted to ask, but was stopped by Lu Jiadong on the side, and his tone was even more confident and said:
"I think that beautiful and brilliant mushroom cloud is not far from the time when it will bloom rapidly!" (To be continued.) )