Chapter 795: ME63
It's even late today, and if it's too late, the third watch will be after 12 o'clock. Ask for a monthly pass again!
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Perhaps because his wish came true, Conrad called the next day.
"Lieutenant Colonel!" Conrad said excitedly on the phone: "You should come here to see, you can't imagine what we have accomplished!" β
"ME163 succeeded?" This was Qin Chuan's first reaction.
"Wrong answer!" Conrad replied: "Remember what you said earlier about wire-controlled anti-tank equipment? Of course, we're only doing it, and there's still room for improvement! β
So Qin Chuan understood that Conrad had made wired guided anti-tank missiles.
The technical level of this thing is relatively low, all you have to do is to combine the adjustment technology of V1 with the rocket, add a wire and operate it, a bit like a high-end toy, so the production cycle is relatively short.
"Lieutenant Colonel!" Conrad asked Qin Chuan, "Why do I feel that you seem to be disappointed!" β
"No, of course not!" Qin Chuan replied: "It's just ...... ME163 is needed here, Colonel! β
"You mean the Maginot Line?" Conrad asked.
"Yes!"
"I don't think it's suitable for the defensive line!" Conrad replied, "Because it has a problem that has not been solved, which is why we have been delaying until now!" β
"What's the problem?" Qin Chuan asked.
"Uh......" Conrad said, "I think we need an interview!" β
"No problem!" Qin Chuan said: "I'll be there soon, and at the same time, I also want to see that new equipment!" β
So Qin Chuan made a special trip to Fort Kinov...... That's good to have air supremacy, and you can fly around by plane if you need to. But Qin Chuan knew that such a day would probably not last long.
To Qin Chuan's surprise, when Qin Chuan rushed to the helicopter base at Fort Kinov, he found that Marshal Manstein was also there and was discussing something with Colonel Conrad.
Seeing Qin Chuan coming in, Marshal Manstein happily shook Qin Chuan's hand and said, "Lieutenant Colonel, long time no see!" β
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Qin Chuan replied, and at the same time glanced at Conrad suspiciously.
"The marshal is here to see our ME63!" Conrad explained.
βME63οΌβ Qin Chuan only knows that there is ME163, when will there be ME63?!
"Oh!" Conrad replied: "I forgot to tell you, it's a wire-guided anti-tank rocket, we gave it a number!" β
As he spoke, he gave up a position and introduced the equipment behind him: "This is it...... It is composed of a warhead and a control unit, and the two parts are usually carried separately, and are connected together by a quick hook when they need to fight. β
Conrad said as he demonstrated: "That's it, and then when the rocket in the warhead is fired, the control department can use these buttons to control the rocket!" β
"Have you experimented?" Qin Chuan asked.
"Yes!" Conrad replied, "It works pretty well, you know...... If the wind deflection of the rocket is large, it will seriously deviate from the target that is far away, but if it is adjusted with the control system, it can be adjusted continuously. The problem is that the control hand is not very familiar with the degree of adjustment, but this is just a matter of training! β
Qin Chuan looked at the controllable rocket, it was like a single-track Katyusha, but it would be larger, and the tail was also lengthened and widened, obviously for better control.
Manstein asked Qin Chuan with some confusion: "I heard that you designed it, but you don't seem to know anything about it!" β
"Yes, Marshal!" Qin Chuan replied: "Because it's also the first time I've seen it!" β
"That's how many things are!" Conrad replied with some reluctance: "This is easy to explain, Your Excellency Marshal. The lieutenant colonel is the brain, he comes up with the idea, and then we do it...... But I seem to have a lot of fun. Because lo and behold, what the lieutenant colonel came up with is fantastic! β
"That's true!" Marshal Manstein replied: "I heard that it has a range of up to two kilometers?" AND CAN PENETRATE 150MM THICK INCLINED ARMOR? β
"Yes!"
"Are you sure?"
"Of course!" Conrad replied: "Its warhead is actually the same as a bazooka, but because it is larger, we can put much more explosives in the warhead, and the metal jet it shoots has a higher temperature, speed and pressure, so the thickness of the armor that can be penetrated is increased by a step!" β
Manstein crouched down and looked at the rocket, a little incredulous that the gadget could be so powerful.
After thinking about it, he said to Conrad, "Colonel, I think you should show us a demonstration!" β
"Yes, Your Excellency. But we should go outside...... You can't find a distance of two kilometers in this house! β
"You don't need two thousand meters, try one thousand meters!"
"Yes!" Conrad answered, beckoning to his side, and several German soldiers walked up to pack the ME63 back into the box and followed the officers outside.
"In general!" "I think it's supposed to be run by eight people: two people in charge of the remote control, you know...... These two are key to what ME63 can hit, so we need to have someone ready to replace. Two were responsible for setting up and carrying another ME63 at the same time, and the other four were responsible for covering, and they were better equipped with STG44s to suppress enemy fire, for the simple reason that the controller had to ...... 15 seconds after the rocket was fired I mean it takes 15 seconds if the target is a thousand meters away, during which time it has to watch through the telescope in the control department and continuously control the rocket, which means it will be a good target for the enemy. And once he is killed or wounded by the enemy, then ME63 will lose its target! β
As Conrad spoke, the German soldiers set up ME63 on the range towards a target a kilometer away.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Marshal!" "THE STEEL PLATE ON THE OTHER SIDE IS 100MM, DO I NEED TO CHANGE IT?" β
"No, you don't need to!" MANSTEIN REPLIED: "THERE'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 100MM AND 150MM!" β
MANSTEIN IS RIGHT, AT PRESENT, THE FRONT ARMOR OF THE MAIN TANK T34 OF THE SOVIET ARMY IS ONLY 75MM, SO WHETHER IT IS 150MM OR 100MM ARMOR-PIERCING ABILITY, IT CAN EASILY PENETRATE IT, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER.
As he spoke, the shooter reported to Conrad: "We are ready, Colonel!" β
"Ready!" Conradra gave a long voice, then ordered, "Fire!" β
As soon as the operator pressed the button, the rocket "chirped" and flew towards the opposite steel plate.
This is not surprising, as everyone present has seen a lot of rocket launches.
The key part is...... As the controller controls it, the rocket will adjust in a curved motion as it advances.