Chapter 12: One is the Eastern Great Power Rocket Launcher, the other is...
“Fire!”
“Swish, swish, swish, swish!....”
The firing of the Guardian’s new rocket launcher, which had been standing quietly all along, was unexpected.
It startled everyone present.
And when the rocket, blazing with fire, soared into the sky, rushing towards the storm, everyone present went blank.
Launching towards the storm’s center, what kind of operation was this?
Testing the reliability of the rocket launcher in extreme weather conditions?
While others were still guessing in their hearts, Old Zhong couldn’t sit still anymore. He got up and walked towards the test command center.
As soon as he moved, everyone behind him followed suit.
“Leader, this is a black storm, the intensity is too great. If we want to reach the center of the cloud, we need to cross a storm belt about 400 kilometers long and 1100 kilometers wide from north to south!”
“Moreover, won’t the sand walls formed by the sand swirling in the air be too much of a disturbance to us?”
As Old Zhong's impressive group entered the test command center, they heard a weather bureau comrade reporting to Chen Jinchao.
Suddenly, gasps of surprise echoed through the room.
They had guessed that this rocket launcher test firing towards the storm wouldn’t be simple.
But they didn’t expect the difficulty of the test mission to be so exaggerated, to actually want the rocket to cross the storm’s center!
The test plan was completely exposed at this moment, and everyone present was filled with shock.
In the Gobi Desert of the Great Power, it is common to see dozens, even hundreds of tornadoes appearing at the same time. These ‘buildings’, tens of meters in diameter and hundreds of meters high, rotate and move independently, forming a giant storm, a spectacular sight.
Everyone present, being military personnel, was familiar with this.
But no one had ever imagined that one day, someone would use this spectacular sight to test a missile!
“Observation point No. 1 reports, the rocket has entered the storm, condition good, data normal.”
“Observation point No. 2 reports, the rocket has successfully ignited for the second time, guidance system normal, real-time correction, target accurate...”
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The observation points set up in front were constantly transmitting various test data.
The successful second ignition and the normal activation of the guidance system made Zhong Xianchao, standing aside, excitedly perform a set of military exercises in the air.
This time, even Old Zhong and Chief of Staff Gong’s expressions changed.
The storm is moving.
But this rocket can follow the moving target’s position, maneuver and change trajectory, and automatically calibrate.
It’s hard to imagine how accurate the Guardian’s new rocket launcher is!
The data in the report is theoretically true, not only true but also conservative!
Old Zhong and Chief of Staff Gong exchanged glances, both seeing shock in each other’s eyes.
If this were on the battlefield...
In an instant, Old Zhong finally understood why the storm was chosen for this experiment.
What could be more representative of a rocket launcher’s range, accuracy, and stability... than crossing the storm's center?
Chief of Staff Gong walked to the window, looking at the distant yellow sand billowing in the sky and the dark clouds pressing down, imagining a rocket howling as it darts through the storm. His heart couldn't help but feel excited.
Just like the Eastern Great Power's most powerful military strength, its show of force is never a parade.
Instead, it is every time a natural disaster strikes, that incredible organizational power, all kinds of military equipment with a high level of technology, and the miraculous ‘bombing’ ability of various engineering factories...
The Eastern Great Power never boasts to ‘humans’, it only strives against ‘Heaven’!
This rocket launcher experiment has a similar feel, and it will surely leave an unforgettable impression on everyone present!
“What is the range of the newest 03-type 300mm wheeled long-range rocket launcher produced by Northern Heavy Industries?”
“Maximum range of 70 kilometers, minimum range of 20 kilometers, modified type can reach up to 150 kilometers.”
“Does it have guidance capability?”
“It has a simple guidance function, the warhead has four small wings that can correct the trajectory and improve shooting accuracy. It only corrects the flight vector of the initial active flight segment, but does not perform other control.”
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Chief of Staff Gong had just finished questioning his subordinate when he heard excited cheers coming from nearby.
“Success!”
“Success!”
“The rocket has successfully passed through the center of the storm! The weather bureau comrades have real-time detected the structural strength data of the storm’s center!”
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As soon as the shouts fell, the entire test command center was filled with thunderous applause, and roars were endless.
That’s right, this experiment never carried a warhead, instead, it carried the weather bureau’s detection equipment.
“Specific data, what is the specific data?”
Zhong Xianchao didn’t know where his glasses went after celebrating the success, but he still excitedly squeezed beside Chen Jinchao and asked.
“Range 430 kilometers, error about 97 meters.”
“If it were carrying a warhead, it would be about 350 kilometers.”
Chen Jinchao laughed.
But before Zhong Xianchao could exclaim, Chief of Staff Gong let out a sound of teeth grinding first.
Hiss! ~
From now on, there are only two types of rocket launchers in the world?
One is called the Eastern Great Power rocket launcher, the other is everything else?
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ps: Parameter cases, taken from reality, not exaggerated science fiction, I even weakened it.