Within the weapons design department of the Datang Group, several young engineers were studying the design drawings of a brand new weapon obtained from the mysterious senior department.
They have encountered this kind of thing several times. It is said that the design department is led by His Majesty the Emperor himself and leads the entire world's weapon design.
I heard that the emperor is the real reincarnation of a god. He controls technology and war, and represents wisdom and happiness. He is the greatest god in the world, superior to other gods.
As for why the indescribable attributes of happiness, wisdom, technology, and war can be gathered into one god, that is not something they should think about.
Because His Majesty the Emperor has indeed brought happiness to the people of the Tang Dynasty, he is full of wisdom, possesses powerful technology, and is invincible. Therefore, he represents these gods, a great god!
"I heard that the aerospace department is thinking of ways to use satellites to provide positioning functions for weapons! If successful, future weapons will have terrifying strike accuracy." A staff member looked at the design drawings of the new missile in front of him and said to himself
said the companion.
What was in front of him was the famous Tomahawk cruise missile. Its technology was not actually that advanced. It was basically a cheap replacement version of the ballistic missile.
Whether it is Scud missiles or other tactical ballistic missiles, their cost is too expensive. The high price limits the number of missiles deployed, which will seriously affect the use of weapons in war.
The wealthy Tang Empire could naturally purchase hundreds of Scud ballistic missiles, but the quantities purchased by other countries were obviously less.
In addition, this missile only has a range of about 300 kilometers and its accuracy is really poor. Therefore, Tang State itself also hopes to obtain a replacement product for ballistic missiles as soon as possible.
As a result, the cheap Tomahawk cruise missile came into being: its technology is actually cheaper, sacrificing flight speed and ballistics to achieve lower price and attack accuracy.
To use an inappropriate metaphor, this is probably equivalent to replacing a rocket with an airplane, and the price will naturally be reduced a lot.
As long as the Beidou navigation system is built, the aircraft and missiles of the Tang Empire will become more powerful. This is not that one plus one equals two, but one plus one equals one hundred!
Another engineer also nodded and said: "Yes, once the coordinates of the target are fixed and the weapon itself can determine its own position, then it will truly have precision strike capabilities!"
Regrettably, the Beidou navigation project has not yet been fully established, and the GPS system of the Tang Empire is still far away.
However, it is not that there are no other alternatives. Another weapons research and development department of Datang Group is developing a new type of bomb, which can provide more precise strike capabilities for the -6 attack aircraft.
This precise strike capability comes from lasers. As long as there is laser guidance from the ground, bombs dropped from aircraft can accurately hit the target.
In experiments, the effect of this guidance method is quite amazing. The bomb can easily hit the target, eliminating the need for dangerous steps such as dive bombing by aircraft.
The brand-new bomb can even be dropped ten kilometers away from the target area, which can completely ensure the safety of the aircraft.
The problem is that this new technology is not invulnerable: its biggest problem is that it has relatively high environmental requirements on the battlefield: soldiers must first illuminate the target with guided lasers, and there cannot be too dense a cover near the target.
To put it bluntly, the goal is to allow the laser seeker on the bomb to "see" the end of the beam, which is more demanding in a complex battlefield environment.
Another point is that the troops of the Tang Empire are accustomed to using various smoke on the battlefield, and these smokes will also block similar laser beams... Therefore, the tactics of the Datang Empire will also need to be changed in the future.
At this stage, technical issues are no longer a problem. The main problem with this new guided bomb is still its high price: the price of the laser guidance device is still high. Datang Group needs to develop processing technology to turn this device into a
The price is down.
Although it seems that the Tang Empire is entering the missile age in an all-round and rapid manner, due to the immaturity of the technology itself, everything does not look as good as imagined.
The "Infrared Guided Combat Missile" project, which had high hopes, could not be deployed because the heat source of the enemy's aircraft was too small. The originally advanced missile became a spare ammunition that could only be placed in the warehouse.
This is a typical case of moving too fast and suffocating one's own advanced weapons: because the opponent does not have jet fighters, the air-to-air missiles have been unable to be installed...
Due to insufficient quantities and technical limitations, the Beidou navigation system can only be deployed slowly. It currently has no way to provide navigation for weapons, but it has a bright future in civil aviation.
The price of laser-guided bombs remains high. The Tang Empire is rich and has purchased a batch to equip -6 attack aircraft. The problem is that -6 attack aircraft are still on the production line, and the aircraft carriers that can eject -6 attack aircraft are still on the production line.
In the dock, the guided bomb matter can't get started any faster.
The turbofan engine technology and guidance issues in cruise missiles are immature, making it impossible for such cruise missiles to be fielded in a short time.
However, because Tang Mo was confident, some missile parts had already begun to be produced: this kind of time-saving operation is probably only possible by the Datang Group.
What the Air Force is most anxious about is actually the "Future Attack Aircraft" plan. The performance of the Stuka and IL attack aircraft is lagging behind, but it has not been able to find an alternative, which makes the Air Force anxious.
Their requirements are also very simple: they can carry future advanced ammunition, have a powerful aircraft cannon to clean the ground, and use jet engines at the same time...
These requirements are basically in line with the Navy-6 attack aircraft, except that they cannot carry anti-ship missiles! In addition, the Air Force also has its own glorious tradition, and they also have their own stubbornness and persistence.
Yes, they require that the new attack aircraft must have close support capabilities: dive and fire, suppress the ground, sweep everything... This is the requirement of the army generals for attack aircraft. They feel that this can improve the morale of the Tang Empire Army.
When it comes to performance, Tang Mo actually still has a lot of choices: he can definitely achieve the top five, but the tactical performance indicators of the top five are really not very good.
It is basically a fighter jet that is too fast to effectively suppress ground targets. Therefore, Tang Mo prefers two other famous attack aircraft: -10 and su-25 attack aircraft.
Both aircraft have their own merits, and both seem to be good choices. Looking at the service time of the two, the su-25 was born more than ten years later than the -10. However, in terms of technical indicators... there is actually not much difference.
Since the army generals hoped to have an aircraft that could swoop in and attack, wash the ground with cannons, and at least visually improve morale, Tang Mo decided to give the -10 attack aircraft a chance.
When the Warthog is attacking the ground, the 30mm cannon is really shocking. It can be said to be the perfect substitute for Stuka dive bombing.
The heart-rending howl was replaced by the terrifying roar of the 30mm cannon, and the enemy could still only live in fear and trembling.
However, after taking out the -10 attack aircraft, the Datang Air Force became a bit different: its fighters and bombers were both Soviet-style, but the attack aircraft followed the American route.
In terms of technology, the J-6 and J-7, which were born in the 1950s and 1960s, seem to be much older than the Warthog-10, which was born in the 1970s.
Using the J-6 and the J-7 currently in mass production to cover the future Warthog attack aircraft... looks quite magical.
In fact, the other aspect is equally magical: in the future, the Air Force of the Datang Empire will use -10 attack aircraft to cover main battle tanks such as 59 and 64 to attack the enemy.
That's right, the tank designers of the Tang Empire did not regard the 59 tank as the end of the tank. They began to try to install more updated technologies on the tank to make it look more powerful.
The Lighthouse Air Force covers the Soviet revisionist steel torrent. This can be regarded as the strongest configuration of Zhu Rihe in the Tang Empire version.
In short, in the eyes of Datang Group's technology research and development team, which is gradually entering the level of the Cold War, future wars have completely changed.
This is an era of Cold War hegemony between the Soviet Union and the United States. During this period, the speed of technological development is unprecedented. Soon a series of advanced weapons will be put into use, and the tactical changes of the Tang Empire will once again shock the world.
"The new project is called Tomahawk? It sounds really good." After seeing the name on the design drawings, the two technicians were very interested in the name.
After all, the name of this thing is much better than the name of a laser-guided bomb such as "Paveway". They don't know yet that the future second-generation cruise missile will have a better name: Long Sword!
"The maximum flight speed is 1,000 kilometers per hour? The range is 1,500 kilometers? Good guy! Is it similar to the Dongfeng missile?" When they saw the specific performance of this missile, both of them were shocked by the advancement of technology.
The two of them are related professionals themselves, and of course they know how rapidly the Tang Empire's missile technology has progressed in the past two years: the earlier secret weapon Dongfeng 3 missile had a range of only about 2,000 kilometers, but now a cheap missile can actually hit
1500 kilometers.
Although they know that the nature of the two is completely different, and the difficulty of interception is not at the same level, but... the new missile is really too cheap.
When a weapon is so cheap that it can be installed in large quantities and 10,000 pieces can be purchased at one time, all its shortcomings will basically be no longer shortcomings! Its advantages will be infinitely magnified, and it will become the most shining star on the battlefield.
