All these researchers believe that this weapon may be a high-quality and high-priced product. After a certain amount of technical accumulation, it can only be left behind. Unlike these researchers, Yang Yuanzhao was very surprised. The research results far exceeded his imagination. The current high price of rockets is mainly electronic components and guidance departments. This is also the fundamental reason for the high prices of missiles in later generations. Whether it is aviation kerosene or missile shell, the prices are not high. The excellent performance of missiles all comes from chipsets. They can be guided according to some external situations, either wired or wireless, and are more in semiconductor calculations and guidance.

The same is true for missiles in the current prototype state, because semiconductors are still in the prototype state and have not even been involved in many technologies. To achieve initial control, semiconductor components need to be very large, and this part accounts for almost 60% of the entire missile price. In the future, with the deepening and improvement of control, the proportion of semiconductors in all components will increase significantly.

The reason why researchers were disappointed is that because the accuracy of control increases, the required semiconductor materials will rise wildly, and will even reach an unbearable level, which will also cause a further surge in rocket prices. This growth is even more endless. However, Yang Yuanzhao knows that the speed of semiconductor improvement is much stronger than the growth in this area.

This part can be gradually reduced through semiconductor processing and technology. No one knows better than Yang Yuanzhao. The reduction in semiconductor prices. In terms of semiconductors, because the cost of raw materials is almost zero, as long as the processing and technology are improved, the reduction is very obvious when the theory and technology accumulate sufficiently. Even when Yang Yuanzhao pulls seedlings and promotes growth, China has been upgraded to the level of large-scale integrated circuits. Except for the first five years, China needs to digest and absorb large-scale integrated circuits to bring progressive results. The semiconductor industry is developing slowly. After 1913, China basically digests and absorbs the previous large-scale integrated circuits, and this development speed begins to increase. From 1913 to 1916, it basically conforms to later Moore's Law. Every 18 months, the performance of semiconductors is doubled, but the cost is doubled.

The semiconductor industry is developing rapidly and is also loved by experts in semiconductors, but no one knows how long this development can last. After all, some industries will develop very quickly at the beginning, making people unable to see where the end of the future is. However, after the development reaches a certain level, they will soon enter the platform period and will develop slowly until they break through this platform period. They are naturally artificial, and semiconductors will be like this. Perhaps now, even half a year later, or even half a year later, but one year later, two years later, it will consume huge investment and invest money and energy in an uncertain project, which is destined to be unprofitable.

But Yang Yuanzhao really understood that the semiconductor revolution emerged in later generations from the 1970s and 1980s. Moore's Law even in the 21st century could have effect. In the 200s and 30 years of development, there have been earth-shaking changes in speed, but it still has not entered the platform period, and it seems that development has never ended. Based on computers and semiconductors, not only did it develop large-scale and fast microelectronic computers, and eventually, it changed the world and entered the information era.

At present, the entire China has entered the development speed of Moore's Law. Yang Yuanzhao estimated that at most, 4 and a half years, that is, according to Moore's Law, the density of semiconductor materials doubles every 18 months, but the corresponding price doubles. When the performance of semiconductors is increased by 8 times and the price is reduced to one-eighth of the current level, the performance and price of this missile basically meet the needs. The missiles during the prototype can even reach the technical level of later generations in the 1950s and 1960s, and may even surpass them in some performance.

This is the most gratifying thing. The current controllable rockets can only make rough modifications through long-range radio signals at most. They cannot be as flexible as missiles in later generations. At most, fine-tuning is performed under large errors. This process is quite fast. Fortunately, the current level of automation is relatively high. As long as the program is written, the computer can automatically react according to the program. This speed is faster than the operation and use of the human brain. In this case, the performance of the missile will be further improved. The general development direction of the future missile is to continuously strengthen algorithms, strengthen reaction speed, increase flexibility and prevent getting rid of it. This requires the rapid progress of semiconductor technology, and other aspects are secondary.

The missile field is a long-term vision. Just like China focuses on nuclear technology, even in a certain sense, nuclear weapons and missiles are standard configurations, nuclear weapons represent this power, and missiles represent this range. On the premise that the two are completely combined, it is the nuclear intimidation that covers the world. Only when the world is in a state of turmoil, the world finally reached a relatively delicate balance.

Missiles are expensive weapons, especially long-range missiles over 500 kilometers. Such expensive prices cannot be proportional to the power of the missile itself. This is why conventional missiles rarely exceed 300 kilometers. We must consider the range and power, cost and power. Fortunately, China has embarked on the right path. Four and a half years later, rockets with the prototype of missiles will be launched. In the future, China's semiconductors will develop rapidly like wings. Maybe in 20 years, they will catch up with the advanced level of the 21st century in the future. After all, China's starting point is much higher than that of the US military in later World War II.

The US military in World War II made an electronic computer that was made to crack the code at that time, and its running speed was only 5,000 times per second, which was enough to be called a killer by the US military. However, China's ultra-large integrated circuit-based computers had a speed of at least 10 million per second, which was more than 200 times that of the US military in World War II. Based on this, the computer system developed has saved at least 12 years compared to the US military. This is how computer systems are. The better the foundation, the greater the height of the future. It really gives China 20 years to devote itself to its development. When all projects have reached the level of the 21st century in the future, the final result is so terrible.

After all, the vision is a long-term vision, and it can only be thought about. What can really solve the current problem is the rocket launcher project. This will replace part of the strategic artillery and become the real killer weapon. In the unit time, the intensity of firepower is comparable to heavy artillery. To a certain extent, it is best to use rocket launchers in a short time. For a long time, it is best to use long-range artillery fire. As long as you recognize its characteristics, you can pay attention to missiles in the future. However, now, you can only put it aside as a technical reserve for the vision and continue to study it.

China's huge productivity and industrial strength accumulated from this quickly decomposed the rocket launcher. The initial 45 kilometers and the combat area was only 30 kilograms, but the price was no longer low. It was consumed and improved again and again. With at least 17 research institutes and 52 test sites, it was experimentally studied at the same time. Soon, under the premise of intensive experiments, it finally went through 17,000 experiments, spending about 400 million Northwest yuan in funding. The preliminary rocket launcher has been finalized.

In the end, the rocket launcher was divided into different calibers. The largest combat position was 55 kilograms, with a total weight of about 500 kilograms. With the launcher, it should not exceed 570 kilograms. After all, the rocket is a continuous acceleration weapon. The initial speed of flying out of the rocket launcher does not need to be as high as the artillery, and the conditions for the launcher are not high. The general material is enough, as long as it can play its role smoothly.

Sometimes, it is not even completely closed, which is easy to load. The simplified rocket launcher looks very simple, but it is just a shell of ordinary synthetic steel. When the bottom fire is launched, the rocket engine will rotate sideways and then push the rocket forward quickly. In this way, the gun barrel and other things do not have much effect, and there is no need to be directed. As long as the position is set, the rocket itself can be directed.

Cost is the biggest problem. Rocket launchers use inertial guidance, and there is no appropriate adjustment or radio adjustment. In this case, rocket engines have become the highest price among rocket launchers. If you want to reduce the price of rocket launchers, in addition to the shell and aerodynamic form, the one that saves the most cost is the rocket engine.

Considering the direct use of this rocket engine is for self-use, after the rocket is fired, it is impossible to apply the parts in it unless it does not explode and is intact. With the savings as much as possible, the rocket engine also adopts the simplest one, just 10 minutes. This is everywhere in Chinese materials, and the construction method is changed as much as possible, using semi-finished products and finishing methods to reduce costs. The final cost is reduced to one-fifth of the previous level, and the accuracy has not been greatly reduced.

After all, better materials are mainly reflected in large thrust and long range. However, if it is reduced to a certain level, it does not reduce according to the price reduction, but maintains a smooth curve, and finally reduces to twice the level of artillery of the same caliber. However, the power of rocket shells is larger than that of ordinary artillery of the same caliber. If it is not the best range, it will even add fuel to explosions, and the ultimate power is greater.
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