Chapter 885 Aircraft Missiles (3)
At 11 o'clock in the afternoon, Basil and others built a launch stand in a launch position selected by Zhang Chi and hoisted the "Caiser" to the launch stand to prepare for launch.
Speaking of which, this thing is quite troublesome. It is large and weighs 2.7 tons. It must be filled with fuel and installed with batteries before launching. This is because the fuel is very unstable and corrosive, and it is easy to cause various accidents when added too early.
In addition, in order to install it, a construction vehicle was specially adjusted, which is a big target for the enemy. If it weren't for the long range, it would indeed not be of great value on the battlefield... No wonder countries around the world were not optimistic about the development of this weapon at the beginning.
There was still some time before the launch, and Basil organized his men to test each device again, and after that, he even conducted a simulated launch.
Zhang Chi expressed his approval of Basil's meticulous and serious spirit. He needed someone like him to do research!
Everything was ready, and Basil reported to Zhang Chi: "General, you are all ready!"
"Yes!" After looking at the watch, Zhang Chi said to Basil: "Authorize launch!"
"yes!"
Then there was a countdown to a countdown, which made Zhang Chi feel a bit like watching the Rockets take off... But then again, didn't the Rockets develop this thing?
As time goes by, Zhang Chi becomes a little nervous: If this missile can be successfully launched and hit the target accurately, it should be the first accurate guidance weapon in history. The flaw is that its guidance is done manually. However, everything has to be done step by step.
Just as I was thinking, I heard Basil shouting: "Start!"
With a "swish", the missile was ejected. Almost at the same time, a red flame emerged from the pulse engine at the tail, and then it flew into the air with a "swish" sound and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
Several assistants wearing protective clothing went up to clean the launcher. As mentioned earlier, the fuel is corrosive and toxic, and if it is not cleaned in time, it may cause an accident.
Zhang Chi turned his gaze to the black and white TV... Its display was flashing rapidly through the trees, buildings and high ground on the ground, and the pilot was operating the steering wheel and carefully adjusting the missile's posture.
Seeing this, Zhang Chi understood why Basil needed two pilots to take over the operation.
This operation seems to be as complicated as playing a game, but its difficulty is even greater than flying a fighter... When flying a fighter, the line of sight is good, and the pilot can more easily judge what the aircraft is in. However, there is only one camera on "Caesar" and it cannot be rotated. The picture you see is still flat. If the pilot does not have rich flight experience, he will not know how to adjust it.
When the pilot was controlling the missile to advance, an assistant kept comparing the map, calculating where the missile was moving according to the speed of the missile.
If this is in modern times, it is done by the positioning system... A highlight will clearly show the location of the missile at this moment.
About ten minutes later, the assistant reported: "Twenty kilometers away from the target!"
"Reduce the speed!" Brazilmo ordered.
"Reduce the speed!" The pilot repeated Brazilian's instructions and made a series of movements in his hands.
"It will make it difficult for the operator to identify the target!" Liu Zhenguo, who was standing next to Zhang Chi, explained: "And the operator should also lower the altitude of the missile at this time. If the speed is too fast, the missile will directly hit the ground or an obstacle if it is not careful!"
Zhang Chi nodded to express his understanding. There are many things that seem easy in normal times, but if it were a speed of several hundred kilometers per hour... that would be completely different.
At this time, I heard the pilot say with a little excitement: "Railway!"
Sure enough, a railway track appeared faintly on the TV screen. If you don’t look carefully, it would be really difficult to find it... Then the missile followed the railway tracks and the critical situation was that a mountain suddenly appeared in front of you, and the railway tracks passed through the Sui Road.
Fortunately, the pilot responded quickly and immediately pulled the missile high and almost crossed the top of the mountain.
Then everyone saw that there was a train station at the foot of the mountain, because there were still several long trains parked there.
"Discover the target!" the pilot shouted excitedly.
Brazil nervously compared the photos and ordered: "There is an open space across two rows of houses, and the warehouse is on the other side of the open space!"
"yes!"
Then before Zhang Chi and others could see clearly what was going on, the image on the display suddenly turned into a pile of snowflakes after passing through a mess of things.
"Has it hit?" asked Basil.
"It must have hit it!" The pilot replied: "I'm not sure, the missile speed is still too fast, and I didn't have time to see clearly!"
This is another problem with this missile. The accuracy of guidance in this method is not high, and there is no way to know whether there is a target hit or not.
However, Zhang Chi was naturally prepared. He had arranged reconnaissance personnel in Rome, and all he had to do is wait.
"It's a very cumbersome procedure, right?" Basil walked to Zhang Chi and handed Zhang Chi a cigarette.
"Yes!" Zhang Chi said: "And the operation is very difficult!"
"So many people are not optimistic about it!" Basil said: "They said it's better to study a cannon or a tank than to study this thing!"
"What do you think?" Zhang Chi asked: "I heard you have been persevering!"
"Yes!" Basil nodded: "Fortunately with your support... I think these tedious programs will eventually be simplified, just like when the steam engine was first invented, it was not recognized by others!"
Zhang Chi nodded, and it can be seen that Basil is a visionary and visionary scientist... This is very important for a scientist because it determines whether his research direction is correct.
"General!" At this time, the communications soldier excitedly shouted with the telegram: "We hit it, hit the enemy's ammunition warehouse... The violent explosion from the railway station could be heard several miles away!"
Everyone cheered in an instant, and several scientists hugged each other excitedly.
Only Basil and Zhang Chi didn't speak.
Basil may be thinking about whether this explosion killed many innocent people.
Chapter completed!