With the breakthrough of difficulties, the rocket launcher has entered the final finalization. Compared with the previous exercises, it is not only faster. The rocket launcher had a flight of less than 700 kilometers. Compared with ordinary weapons, it is considered fast, but the distance of 70 kilometers requires 6 minutes to fly, which is too slow. Now the speed has increased by more than 3 times, up to 2 minutes, or even one and a half minutes of flight time, which greatly increases the power and defense breaking performance of the rocket launcher.

After the aerodynamic structure was solved, there was no difficulty in the research and development of rocket launchers. It was certain to create rocket launchers. The key was the cost. In terms of the power of rocket launchers, they were generally higher than those of high-explosive bombs of the same caliber. Although there was no clear weapon that was stronger and weak, the destructive power reached a certain level. This weapon was already necessary to be manufactured. This is a weapon that can increase the strength of the Chinese team.

When the price of rocket shells was reduced to about 20 times that of mortar shells of the same caliber, that is, 4 times that of artillery of the same caliber, rocket shells had the possibility of being manufactured, not to mention that the price continued to decrease, and eventually reached 5 times that of mortar shells of the same caliber, which was a little higher than that of high-explosive shells of the same caliber, but brought about lethality and coverage, which was completely different.

During the experiment, the smallest rocket shells were 107 mm, and the largest one even reached 450 mm. However, in the end, those over 400 mm were transferred to the rocket department. After all, only a larger caliber can have a longer range. However, for army operations, more than 100 kilometers away, strikes have no meaning for land operations. It has exceeded the range of the war zone. It is better to use more accurate air force bombing than using rocket shells.

In the end, the institute started with the caliber selection from 107. The largest ones were 307, 107 and 207. It was the first to determine. 307 has been hesitating. Although the cost of 307 is a little more expensive, its power is far greater than that of 207. In the end, considering the actual situation on the battlefield, 107 and 207 are the most commonly used. Although 307 is powerful, its cost is also high. Compared with long-range strategic artillery fire, especially 155 artillery, there is no absolute advantage. Both sides have their own advantages. Even under certain circumstances, the domestic 155 will have the upper hand. Finally, two 107mm rocket launchers and 207mm rocket launchers were determined.

Both calibers can be launched as multi-barrel rocket launchers. In some cases, 107 is easier to achieve. After all, it is smaller, but in fact, 107 is rarely launched in the form of multiple tubes. More commonly, it is used as a guerrilla artifact. It is mainly equipped below special forces and battalions. It is not flexibly divided into different components without 12 tubes.

Rocket launchers are not like other artillery, and continuous firing does not require cooling of the barrel. Ordinary artillery requires special steel and excellent technology to ensure shooting accuracy and range. 107 fire does not require it. The rocket engine of 107 fire is sprayed obliquely and will spin after being fired. Therefore, even if there is no barrel, it means shooting wherever it is. It is a very simple weapon to operate.

The most important thing is that after China's modification and simplification, even in harsh environments, it can be fired with stones and fired with a few batteries. This fluidity is better than mortar shells. Mortars cannot only be fired with shells casually, or even elite mortars. They cannot be trained simply. Professional personnel must be fired. After all, mortars are curved cannons. To grasp the landing point, they not only require proficient operation skills, but also certain research on curve data. Either they learn mathematics well or operate countless times, they have formed the instinct of the body.

But rockets are not curved guns, they are inertial guidance. That is to say, as long as the angle is correct, it is a slightly straight aiming process. A simple caliper can support the launch of rocket launchers. As long as there is a little training, knowing three points and one line, and figuring out how to support the shells to a certain angle, you can use the mortar to attack, which is quite powerful. Even because the 107 rocket launcher is relatively light in weight, it can flexibly and variably load many motor vehicles, such as Jeeps and light armored vehicles. A four-by-four rocket bay is enough to load 16 gun barrels. After loading at one time, it can be launched in a short time.

The 107mm rocket launcher is a conventional weapon. In addition to the equipment of special forces, it will also be equipped with combat troops below the battalion. As an important supplement to conventional firepower and mortars, this will also be the largest sales among rocket launchers, because the price of 107 is already the price of 100mm high-explosive howitzer, but it is more flexible when used. The rocket launcher and the barrel are a little heavier than the 120 mortar, but it is far below the 100mm howitzer. However, the instantaneous firepower is equivalent to the 100mm howitzer, with three consecutive shots, or even five consecutive shots.

If the 107 rocket launcher is a volatility, then the 207 howitzer is a strategic force, not equipped at the grassroots level, but the size of the army. Because when the rocket launcher is launched, the flames soar into the sky, it is not suitable for being arranged in places where both sides are intertwined. The enemy's artillery covers the scope of the enemy's artillery. It is the effect of strategic suppression, reducing casualties of the occupying army, or sneak attacks around without any artillery covering the advance base, airport, or even infantry gathering ground. In 10 seconds, dozens of rocket launchers with huge power can be fired in 20 seconds. This speed and firepower projection ability are first-class.

The combat area of ​​the 207 rocket launcher is as high as 55 kilograms, and the power of the explosion is terrible. Once it forms a scale, the attack power will be very huge. Even special bombs will be developed in the future, which will not be just high-explosive bombs. A rocket launcher has 12-16 rocket launchers. Although the rocket launcher cannot be launched simultaneously continuously, it will easily ignite the rocket launcher, but one round after another. According to the procedure, 16 rockets are enough to complete all the launches in less than 20 seconds.

When firing, the rocket launcher will accelerate continuously in the middle at an initial speed of about 80 meters per second, and the final speed will exceed Mach 1.7, which means it will exceed 550 meters per second. This will take less than 2 minutes to fly over a 55-70 kilometers area, and then concentrate on a radius of 300 meters to explode, with a total of 600 kilograms of *******, and a large amount of residual fuel that explodes within a range of 300 meters. The powerful ones are absolutely much larger than those of the heavy artillery.

The power of heavy artillery lies in accuracy and unit power. Even a large-scale heavy artillery is always at a gap when it is aimed at a target for a salvo. It is difficult to ensure that dozens of heavy artillery hit the same area within a certain period of time, which is more difficult than training an elite gunner, but for rocket launchers, this is no problem.

Rocket launchers are all inertial guidance. When aiming at the same direction to attack, they are themselves covered attacks. Especially when the accuracy is aimed at within 300 meters, rockets are fired every less than one second, and the difference when landing is almost negligible. Without considering other issues, with the help of gun barrels and launch adjustments, the error when landing can be ensured that the error when landing does not exceed 10 seconds.

What can I do in 10 seconds? A car with a speed of 50 kilometers per hour can only run more than 100 meters in 10 seconds. The limit of a person is about the same. 10 seconds and 100 meters is already a world record in the end of the 20th century. Only in the later period did someone run within 10 seconds. However, during this time, vehicles, no one could escape the attack range of 300 meters. As long as you aim and the rocket hit you, there is no other way except to resist.

The most important thing is that the range of the 207 rocket launcher can exceed 50 kilometers, and the 207 reaches 90 kilometers. Even with the premise of ensuring accuracy, it can reach 70 kilometers, which is far beyond the range of ordinary artillery.

Even if China has improved its artillery technology, the range of the general 155 heavy artillery has exceeded 25 kilometers, or even 30 kilometers, but compared with the maximum range of 75 kilometers, it is really not a little bit. Even 155 cannot compare to the United States. Unless the 155 has completely completed the self-tightening of the pipe and the bottom emptying of the bullet, even if it is modified in this way, the range of the 155 is only about 60, which is 10 kilometers away from the shortest range of 70 kilometers of 207.

In the Air Force and the Navy, the distance of 10 kilometers is a long distance, not to mention the Army. If soldiers only use their legs, it will take more than an hour to run. However, for the Rockets, the fastest time is only 20 seconds, which is a very long distance for anyone.

Especially with the help of reconnaissance aircraft, as long as there is a sufficient number of rocket launchers in the motor vehicle chassis, the rocket launchers will cover them in less than half a minute. This power is beyond imagination.

Rocket launchers may have the disadvantage of winning this way. Like Cheng Yaojin, they only have three axes, or to be precise, only one axe. After the loading is completed, the rocket launcher must be transferred. He does not have the ability to continue to fight, and his protection is relatively fragile. Once he encounters a blow from counterattack artillery fire, he will easily lose it.

The advantages are huge, the disadvantages are also obvious, but overall, the advantages are greater than the disadvantages. After preliminary experiments, Yang Yuanzhao learned about the performance of the rocket launcher and was very satisfied with it. This has basically reached and exceeded the power of Katyusha in the Soviet Union in World War II. The reason why Katyusha has such great power is that in a sudden attack, it raided a German transfer station. In just 10 seconds, all the trains and guards were at the station. The German army suffered a devastating blow. This is the power of the rocket launcher.

At present, China's rocket launcher production may be similar to Katyusha in terms of speed. In fact, most rocket launchers are similar. The excessive pursuit of speed will eventually increase by one tenth of a second, or even one hundredth of a second. This does not have much benefit in actual combat. Instead of putting the target on this, it is better to increase the power of the rocket launcher.

This is what Yang Yuanzhao thought at present. The power of the rocket launcher comes from the combat warhead. On the 207mm rocket launcher, it has a combat location of 55 kilograms. Even if it is loaded with China's most advanced explosives, it is not enough to increase its power. 207 is much more expensive than 107. It is just used as a conventional one, which is not enough to exert its power.

But what warhead should be made? Nuclear weapons are definitely not possible. Let’s not talk about the fact that nuclear weapons cannot be reduced to such a small level. The suitcase nuclear bomb developed by the Soviet Union in later generations was enough, but the system must be as big as a suitcase, which has exceeded the 207mm rocket shell. Although it can be adjusted, at present, when China’s nuclear technology is still accumulated in the initial aspects, it has not even been made of a light water and graphite reactor. Even whether nuclear energy can be used is an unknown time. Suitcase nuclear bomb, which is the most cutting-edge technology even in later generations, is simply impossible.

Then, if the warhead is small enough, light enough, and has enough power, only incendiary bombs can be used. Compared with ordinary explosives, solidification **** and the like have higher energy, which is generally several times that of ordinary explosives. However, China's solidification **** is quite huge. Only by reaching a sufficient volume can the critical point of explosion be reached. China only seeks to solidify **** and does not consider the issue of miniaturization. Now, when we mention the agenda, Yang Yuanzhao also took the initiative to provide them with two directions: aluminum thermal agent and temperature-pressure bombs, and the project has been established.

In later generations, the combination of rocket launchers and second-generation air bombs was proposed only at the end of the 20th century. After all, the latter appeared in the Vietnam War and developed unexpectedly. The second-generation technology was gradually matured until the late 1980s and even the 1990s. Although the combination of air bombs and rocket launchers was a perfect match to a certain extent, the missiles in later generations were already mature enough. The combination of strategic missiles and nuclear weapons was the biggest killer. The projection method of solidification was mostly airdrops, so there was no need to spend any effort to study it.

It has to be said that many things were born at the wrong time, such as turboprops. If they were in the era of piston engines, they could change the world. Just like China now, they directly crossed the piston engine and moved towards turboprops. China's outstanding materials science almost cut off the possibility of copying by others. This can not only ensure advantages but also be equipped on a large scale, why not do it?

The combination of solidification *******, air bombs, rockets, and even rocket launchers will be a new highlight. As long as this is completed, missiles in the prototype state will also have the possibility of actual combat. After all, air bombs have huge coverage and great power. In order to carry such a weapon, an expensive missile is still acceptable. (To be continued.)
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