Chapter 339 The shock of the battalion commander, the magic of drones
The shock of the 339th Battalion Commander and the wonderful use of drones
Chen Fei spoke seriously, and Li Ming listened attentively.
"Wait! Company Commander Chen, wait!" When Chen Fei finished talking about how they used drones to calibrate the tank company, Li Ming suddenly stood up, with a loud voice and a flushed face: "Captain Chen, you just said, you guys
The drone flew over the Blue Army..."
"Yes." Chen Fei nodded.
"I understand! I understand!" Li Ming's eyes sparkled, he pumped his fists excitedly, and almost jumped with excitement.
He keenly grasped the key point, which was that Chen Fei used a drone to help the tank company calibrate and shoot Zhu Yuan.
Chen Fei actually didn't elaborate on this matter, he just mentioned it in a few words. He did it on purpose. He just wanted to test the level of the battalion commander of this artillery battalion.
Others may only think of Chen Fei using drones for reconnaissance, but Li Ming immediately grasped the key, which is drone calibration. This is the core, this is the key.
Or, to be more precise, for artillery, this is the most critical thing.
"Drone calibration! Haha, I understand!" Li Ming slapped his hand on the table, his excitement palpable.
This Li Ming is a bit awesome, and he has found the key to the artillery revolution.
Chen Fei had to admire the other party.
The combination of drones and artillery is called the artillery revolution. This statement was only widely spread in 2022. Although this statement is exaggerated, there is no doubt that the summary is quite insightful.
Traditional artillery sends artillery scouts to penetrate into the target area to perform reconnaissance and measurement, and then transmits the results back to the artillery command center. The commander issues the firing elements. After the test firing, artillery scouts conduct observations and calculate corrections.
Then the relevant information is transmitted back to the artillery command center for adjustment again and again, which is complicated and complicated, and the OODA cycle is very long.
Therefore, traditional artillery requires an excellent artillery scout team. It can even be said that to the extent that the scouts are excellent, the artillery unit will be as excellent.
These scouts must not only be able to carry out armed reconnaissance and infiltration, but also must have powerful computing capabilities. Artillery scouts must be able to quickly measure the coordinates of a distant one based on nearby coordinates, and then calculate the shooting elements.
However, no matter how good the artillery scout is, he has a ceiling, so this model naturally has shortcomings.
But the use of drones changed everything.
If artillery wants to show its power, the combination of information and fire is very critical. Fire refers to firepower equipment such as barrel artillery and rocket launchers, while information refers to improving the situational awareness of firepower equipment through information technology and shortening the OODA cycle;
The artillery reconnaissance drone is an important means to improve the informatization capabilities of artillery, and it is even a revolutionary means.
In the original trajectory, our army's dedicated artillery reconnaissance drones were equipment only available to the artillery brigade of the group army; and the brigade artillery unit of the combined brigade did not have drone equipment itself. If the artillery unit of the combined brigade was in need, it would not
Man-machine provides target reconnaissance, precise strike instructions and calibration, as well as damage effect assessment and confirmation. UAVs from the brigade's reconnaissance battalion or combat support battalion need to be seconded for use;
There is no doubt that this lengthens the OODA loop and reduces the attack efficiency.
Our army has noticed the role of drones a long time ago, but it has never distributed drones to the battalion level. This is not because our army is incompetent, but because there is no solution.
The main force of our army’s reconnaissance and school-launched drones in the past was the JWP-02, which is a vehicle-mounted medium-sized drone that requires specialized maintenance support and control forces, as well as related auxiliary personnel;
This kind of thing has exceeded the support capabilities of the combined brigade artillery battalion itself, and it cannot be used well if it is decentralized. Moreover, the range and stay time of the dedicated fixed-wing artillery reconnaissance drone are too redundant for the brigade artillery.
Therefore, for a long time, it has become the norm for brigade artillerymen to go to the brigade headquarters to apply for coordination if they want to use drones, taking all aspects into consideration.
but--
Li Ming was keenly aware that the four-rotor drone used by the Red Third Company was completely different.
It overcomes the shortcomings of all medium-sized drones and integrates perfectly with grassroots units such as artillery battalions.
This new UAV is essentially a large four-axis drone. It does not require special support vehicles, nor special personnel and equipment. Maintenance is also much simpler and cheaper than traditional artillery reconnaissance aircraft.
There is no doubt that this new UAV, which takes off and lands vertically and does not require a dedicated launch vehicle and recovery device for deployment, will certainly significantly improve the level of the combination of signal and fire of our army's artillery;
Li Mingcai listened to Chen Fei's general explanation and immediately understood the key point. He grabbed Chen Fei's hand excitedly and said: "Company Commander Chen, can you let me see your drone?"
"Of course!" Chen Fei replied with a smile, then turned around and shouted to a soldier from the third squad: "Yang Bin, come here with your drone!"
"Yes -" the soldier agreed loudly, then took something and trotted over.
"Yang Bin, show Battalion Commander Li your drone!"
"yes!"
Yang Bin showed the drones one by one.
"Oh my God -" Li Ming's eyes widened and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. After coming to his senses, he grabbed Chen Fei's hand and said, "Company Commander Chen, can you give me one?"
"Captain Li, this is the property of the army. Even if I want to give it away, I can't do it! Moreover, our drone is too small and can only search for shallow depth targets within 10 kilometers of the battlefield and carry out fire guidance strikes. For
Deep targets hidden at greater distances lack effective search and fire guidance means."
Li Ming chuckled and scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Battle Commander Li, our drones can be used occasionally, but long-term... they are not suitable for your artillery battalion. However, if Battalion Commander Li is interested, I can introduce a suitable drone to him."
Your drone, and I can also ask the technicians from their manufacturer to debug the appropriate program for you."
"Really?" Li Ming's eyes lit up.
Chen Fei nodded.
At this time, drones had just begun to develop. Although the military's factories had developed a large number of products, they were still in the exploratory stage and had not yet been used by the army. The reason why the Red Third Company was able to take the lead in using it was because of the support given by superiors.
The special status of Hongsanlian, on the other hand, is due to Chen Fei's request. Of course, another important point is that he is very familiar with the manufacturer and can customize it directly.
"Battle Commander Li, I know a kind of drone that is a little larger than ours, but still very small and even inconspicuous, but it may become a force multiplier for you."
"Really? Captain Chen, tell me first?" Li Ming became more and more interested.
“The length of this UAV is 1.2 meters, the wingspan is 3.1 meters, the endurance time can be up to 25 hours, and the endurance distance can reach 1,500 kilometers;
Moreover, it is equipped with advanced visible light and infrared cameras, as well as a laser illumination indicating system, and its communication control distance can reach 100 kilometers, which is enough to cover most targets on the front line of the war zone."
Chen Fei said that Li Ming was even more excited. Finally, he held Chen Fei's hand tightly: "Chen Fei, I won't call you Company Commander Chen. That seems too harsh. I will call you Chen Fei. From now on, you are me."
My brother, Chen Fei, my good brother, when the exercise is over, you must do this favor for me, okay? I beg you. As long as you do this favor for me, what do you want from me?
Just like that, I will go up to the mountain of swords and go down to the sea of fire, and I will not give up even if I die!"
Li Ming grabbed Chen Fei's hand and held it tightly.
"Captain Li..."
"Don't call me Battalion Commander Li, call me Brother Li!" Li Ming still held Chen Fei's hand: "Chen Fei, you must do this for me, okay, please?"