This * uses the most logical element of the tube, and can only perform simple calculations to select the target. Cooling this simple brain is just as laborious as getting it to its target.

In fact, this is also the reason why the first experiment, the use of radar over-the-horizon to find targets, was bound to fail. In principle, it must also rely on visual vision, limiting the target to a small area in order for * to recognize it.

The pilot struggled to slow down and keep his balance, which was no easy task for an aircraft with such a heavy thing on board. And it is not possible to maintain speed by reducing the altitude, because the angle of entry and the altitude are strictly limited, and the slightest change may cause the target to dislock.

In order to cooperate with the test, the target position is determined in advance, and the sea state is also determined after observation, and the most ideal is determined. The pilot arrives from a direction perpendicular to the side of the target ship, which makes full use of the width of the superstructure and minimizes its hiding in the clutter of the waves. In real combat, of course, there will not be such an ideal situation.

Finally, * recognized the target. The freighter began to track automatically, and the plane jolted, causing some scan deviations, and it was able to retrieve itself and then maintain the tracking direction. The earliest active-seeking weapon in this time and space was born in industrially backward Japan.

After confirming the lock, the operator began to release the launch insurance while reporting to the ground, first starting its own power supply, of course, before the rocket engine ignited, this set of lead-acid battery power supply can only provide the power for the gyroscope and rudder surface to rotate. Then it is to manually open the retracted wing.

According to the procedures established by Makino, he checked that the electrical equipment was working properly, but the resistance measured by the ignition coil was a little large.

The operator decides not to do anything about this, and follows the procedure to move on to the final step – delivery. The transmitter modified from a deep mountain aircraft has not been tested, not even a simulated bomb.

The Japanese Navy only had a few copies of this large bomber/transport aircraft from the American B17, and it was not until last month that Onishi Takijiro got one for experiments, but unfortunately it was stopped in Kagoshima just in time for Makino to be imprisoned.

The bomber's belly is simply equipped with a detachable pylons designed by the Army Ordnance Bureau, and the Army has been carrying suicide planes on bombers, so there are some technical reserves.

The pilots continued to keep the course steady, ordering the operators to let go*. He held the joystick tightly, ready for possible loss of control after the center of gravity changed, but he did not wait for the plane to light up and rise rapidly. Operator reports, *Ignition failed.

Makino was on the ground, waiting for a report from the air, which seemed to be flawed, which made him anxious.

Sure enough, piling up too many immature technologies together, there will always be problems. But he was well aware that the plane could not return home with bombs, and if the test failed, it could only be thrown *, which meant a huge setback for the whole program.

Makino's plan is very tight, and the time nodes that must be caught up with important technical upgrades have been marked on the calendar. This failure means that the whole project will be delayed for at least a month, and the next * miniaturization is already on the agenda, and it is inevitable to stop.

"What's the current state of the rocket?" He asked, holding the phone.

"The pilot reported that the insurance had been lifted. * Stay on the pylon, it may fall off at any time. On the other end of the line, someone reported to him.

Makino knew the design of the launcher, the locking was released, and according to the principle, the minimal reasoning provided by the rocket engine, pushed * away from the bomber, and then * in the process of disengagement, in the form of pulse ignition, gradually increasing the speed.

The whole test shot stopped at the place where it was not up or down. The safest way to do this is for the operator to climb out of the magazine, cut the connecting cables, and then dive over 20° and let the Earth's gravity carry the * away and let it fall into the sea.

"Tell the pilot, go around one more time and do a second ignition."

"Yes."

He's not one who relies on luck, but he's going to take a gamble today.

Although this * does not have the ability to turn the tide of battle, it represents the right technical direction. The rest of the belligerents are still on the threshold of guided weapons, trying and making mistakes with a hammer in the east and a mallet in the west, completely unaware of what path is feasible.

Once this * is successful, it means that the guided weapon, which relies solely on radio command control, will become obsolete in an instant. Japan will be ahead of Germany by 2 generations, the United States and the United Kingdom, and 2.5 generations in the entire field of technology. And on the basis of this weapon, three promising development directions will be quickly derived - over-the-horizon, miniaturization, and supersonic speed.

The plane began to turn slowly, and in order to avoid a depression angle of more than 5 °, which would cause * to fall off, it was also not possible to increase the elevation angle too much. Because of the flawed design of the liquid engine fuel valve, the elevation angle can lead to the back-up of liquid oxygen, causing an explosion.

The bomber cautiously circled the bow of the target and left, and the operator on the bomber re-examined all the instruments on one side. Confirm that most of the devices are still reliable. Of course, it is difficult for him to guarantee whether the radar will still be able to bite the target after the second entry. The average life of Toshiba's new magnetron is less than 400 seconds, and the locking just now has consumed a lot of time, and it is difficult to say whether the radar will still work normally the next time it is powered on. In addition, the voltage of the *battery also starts to drop, which is also a potential problem.

Makino waited anxiously in the command room. The plane went back and forth, and it took about an hour. He turned on the radio in frustration.

Behind the majestic military music is the war news released by the base camp. The first was the battle in Australia, where Yamashita Fumi's army slammed along the coastline to the south, and once again won a great victory. The Imperial Navy pursued the American fleet to New Zealand, and had already dropped leaflets in New Zealand, asking the local people to consider surrendering.

Makino wasn't much interested in the news, but lately he was interested in the invincible Chu Tingchang in northern Myanmar. He was very sure that this person with a strange origin was one of the Chinese traversers. This man was a window into his understanding of that nuclear submarine.

Now the window has become a nightmare, and Pavilion Chief Chu's attack seems to be invincible, and I don't know how many army generals who can fight well have been defeated by him.

After a lot of news of the victory, an obituary appeared from the military headquarters, and in the great victory in Chiang Mai, the loyal and courageous Lieutenant General Kengo Noda, unfortunately died.

It looks like Chiang Mai is out of order. Makino has already had a thought about the base camp and knows where the doorway is. The news only mentions how many tanks were destroyed, killing more than 10,000 people under the fierce general Zhou Youfu, Lieutenant General Noda personally went to the front line to see the field, unfortunately was hit by the Chinese spies lurking in the village, and the officers and men of the 14th Division are currently pursuing the fleeing enemy with fierce hatred, and turned to Lampang to prepare for the next battle.

Lampang is south of Chiang Mai, that is, the transportation hub of the entire northern part of Thailand, which has fallen into the hands of Chu Tingchang. A few days ago, Ishihara had said that what he was most worried about was Chu Tingchang's capture of Chiang Mai, so that the whole Burma game would be dead, and the enemy's gateway from South Asia to Indochina would be opened.

When Iida occupied the entire territory of Burma with an unstoppable momentum, Ishihara felt that it was not a strategic victory. Sure enough, everything was as Ishihara Suo expected, and only 4 divisions were used to occupy Burma, but the 10 divisions below the Burmese Front could not hold Burma. This is a direct consequence of strategic short-sightedness. In order to defend Myanmar, the construction of the railway at the expense of manpower and material resources has also become the biggest strategic disaster. The offensive launched by Chu Tingchang from northern Thailand took away the railway in one fell swoop, and maybe in a month or two, the battlefield would be in Vietnam.

The more Makino thought about it, the more worried he became, for fear that if he couldn't even tear up the calendar in his hand, Japan would collapse.

The worst-case scenario that Ishihara foresaw - Japan conceded defeat in time before * arrived, and sought to survive and regain strength in the struggle for hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union. But if the final victory is led by the Chinese army, then even this worst-case scenario may not be contested.

"Report, bombers re-enter the attack route." On the side, someone reminded him to wake Makino from his worries.

"Great. Immediately carry out a second attack. ”

"Yes."

On the bomber, the operator again carried out aiming, while cooling the radar and electrical parts of *. After a lot of work just now, he had already climbed out of the magazine and replaced a coil at the end of the ignition cable, confirming that it was the ignition failure caused by the rust of this thing. Obviously, it was designed without taking into account the corrosive nature of the fuel.

* After locking the target, the operator twists the launch handle.

The plane trembled violently, and the * broke away from the pylon.

* Slowly lost altitude with minimal thrust, but maintained a stable attitude. This is a mature technology accumulated after countless failures in the past six months. The stabilization of the attitude led to the fact that the radar did not lose its target. The magnetron is still working normally and is approaching the upper limit of its average lifespan.

The liquid engine, which constantly increases its speed with pulse ignition, maintains the speed required to provide lift from a very small wing surface.

A companion Zero, which provides observation, catches up with the * at top speed, but is quickly left behind as the speed of the * increases.

The anchored target ship quietly awaited its fate. Even if there is no charge on the *, it still has enough fuel for this 10,000-ton ship to drink a pot.

* Lowering the altitude, the speed increases to a monstrous 800 km, but unfortunately the accuracy of the deployed coastal radar is not enough to detect such a small low-altitude target, and it is impossible to calculate its speed.

But the pilot of the Zero fighter who accompanied the flight, through his estimates, reported to the ground * speed, which exceeded 1200 kilometers, according to him: very close to the speed of sound.

In addition to being stunned, people will inevitably make exaggerated judgments, and Makino naturally knows that it is not so fast, because the ideal speed on paper will not exceed 820.

This one*, under the watchful eyes of the pilots, accurately hit the target. The kinetic energy brought by the enormous speed made it possible for the uncharged* to penetrate the hull and stop near the main boiler, and the hull began to burn after the explosion of the remaining fuel.

Makino stood up trembling amid the cheers of the crowd around him, already with tears in his eyes. He ordered, and at the same time sent telegrams to Fumiro Konoe and Yamamoto in New Guinea, informing them of the success of the new weapon experiment. It's a pity that Kagesashi Zhenzhao can't get it, he is already on the plane to Thailand.