Spark

"What the hell, they crashed into our drone?"

Looking at the report in front of him, Chen Nian asked in surprise.

He couldn't believe it, such a wide sea, such a small target, how did you collide with it?

Good guy, Vietnamese monkeys touch porcelain, you also come to touch porcelain, right?

But isn't the price a bit too high?

Losing one FA-18 and crashing several drones that cost less than 20,000 yuan, what do you think?

Chen Guo on the opposite side was also full of helplessness, he shook his head and said:

"Judging from the situation at the scene, it should be that they wanted to penetrate and provoke at a low altitude, and happened to meet our drone group, because the radar reflection area was too small, and they did not avoid it in time."

"It can't be considered that it didn't avoid it. In fact, the lead plane still avoided it, but its speed was too fast, and the drone was blown away."

"The rear wingman intake sucked in fragments of parts and shut down the engine straight away"

"...Then they are really out of luck."

Chen Nian replied speechlessly.

"Who said it wasn't? Now it is said that the flight training on the Ronald Reagan has been suspended."

"They may think that the drone swarm is used in this way, and it's a slap in the face."

Hearing Chen Guo's words, Chen Nian shook his head dumbfounded.

In fact, how can drone swarms be so useful!

In a real air combat duel, they cannot play any role, because they are too small, too slow, and do not have the ability to attack beyond visual range.

If it is a serious war, an electronic jammer can directly paralyze the entire drone group.

But the problem is that the Reagan is obviously in a wait-and-see state now. They just want to use air pressure to test their own bottom line, but they didn't expect that they were really bad luck and hit a "minefield" in the air .

Originally, what this incident exposed was our own lack of radar early warning, and what exposed was our own weakness.

But the final result is completely opposite?

Chen Nian sighed and said:

"This is completely a coincidence. It can only be said that it is good luck to be able to take advantage of this."

"However, we should also pay attention to the problems reflected in it."

"Our maritime radar system is so poor that we didn't really enter the combat state when the opponent rushed into the line of sight at low altitude."

"Fortunately, they were just provoking. If it was an offensive action, our several warships would have been wiped out in one encounter."

Chen Guo nodded solemnly, and said in agreement:

"For laymen to watch the fun, for experts to watch the doorway, we really showed our cowardice this time."

"They will react soon. I estimate that this process will not exceed 3 days."

"Once we react, then we are tantamount to showing nothing, and the situation will be even more difficult."

Hearing this, Chen Nian nodded helplessly.

"In short, the situation on the sea will be difficult for a long time to come."

"There is not much we can do, we can only maintain the status quo for the time being."

"However, the progress of DF-17 is not bad. I can only hope that this big killer will be released as soon as possible."

Chen Guo also sighed, his eyes turned to the window, there was both worry and expectation in his eyes

While the two were discussing the progress on the sea, on the other side, in the CALT Institute, Zhu Xuejun was nervously arranging the trial production of DF-17.

In the past few weeks, according to the technology provided by Chen Nian, the research and development of DF-17 has been progressing at a rapid pace.

The first thing to be done was the manufacture of the missile body, and thanks to the detailed and standardized drawings, the design of the launch layout hardly encountered any difficulties.

From the model design, to the completion of the wind tunnel test, to the one-to-one physical manufacturing, the whole process only took two weeks.

All the tests were passed at the first time. Due to the support of new materials, there is no problem whether it is the strength test or the heat resistance test.

This surprised Zhu Xuejun.

She never thought that the development of a new piece of equipment could go so smoothly.

Even, she was still a little uncertain about the comprehensive heat dissipation design of heat circulation, but it was easily solved because of the capillary cooling effect of the projectile material itself.

As Chen Nian said, "If you can't figure it out, let me do it."

He didn't directly participate in it, but what he left behind was playing a role all the time.

In addition, the improvement progress of the high-combustion ramjet engine can also be called a miracle.

On the basis of the original DF-15 engine, the engineers replaced the key components, modified the key design, used new high-temperature resistant materials, and fully upgraded the already old engine.

In terms of performance, the new engine can theoretically support the DF-17 missile to reach a range of more than 1,200 kilometers, and the terminal penetration speed has reached an astonishing Mach 8.

What is this concept?

You know, the speed of Mach 5 can already tear through the "absolute defense" of the Aegis system, while Mach 8 means that the aircraft carrier is really just a target.

As long as it is discovered, it is destroyed!

This series of progress has greatly boosted the morale of the engineers involved in the project, and each of them has seen an extremely bright future.

Now, the assembly of DF-17 has come to an end, as long as the final inspection is completed, fuel can be started and the first test launch can be carried out.

Zhu Hongjun stood beside the No. 01 experimental bomb, subconsciously reached out to caress the cold metal bomb, and asked the engineer beside him:

"Has the missile body flaw detection been completed? Is there any problem?"

"It's done, no problem."

"In addition, the solid fuel is also ready, and the assembly will begin immediately."

"We have checked everything, and now it can be said that everything is ready, and we only owe the east wind."

Hearing this answer, Zhu Hongjun breathed a sigh of relief.

There were bursts of unspeakable emotions in her heart.

What is DF-17 to her?

Is that really just a missile?

Obviously, no.

This missile carries a kind of hope.

A hope that can overcome the embarrassing situation of so-called "asymmetrical competition", the tragic strategy of "destroying each other", and enter the "counterpoint competition" and enter the table of open and square duels.

Even the other DF series project she had on hand at this time didn't give her this feeling.

Because of the nature of the project, we still have to find a way to ensure that after the outbreak of the hot war, our own side has the ability to die together.

And what about DF-17?

Its goal is not to die together, but to destroy it at a fixed point!

Its appearance has made one's own combat methods more possible.

Aren't you going to fight?

OK, then play it the way you expect.

I just want to let you know that even in the field of "small-scale warfare" that you are good at, we are definitely not vulnerable!

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The era of domineering by relying on an aircraft carrier formation may be far from over, but at least the death knell has sounded.

Thinking of this, Zhu Xuejun let out a long sigh of relief.

With this breath, she spit out all the lumps that had been pent up in her heart for a long time.

Then, a smile appeared on her face.

She opened her mouth and said:

"If everything is ready, then report to the superior and prepare to start the test."

"Our neighbors have been waiting too long."

"They are making waves in the sea, and we should also make waves."

A few days later.

A dazzling flame pierced the sky, dragging out a soul-stirring zigzag trajectory.

The starting point of the trajectory is Jiuquan, and the landing point points directly to the depths of the Inner Mongolia grassland.

Chen Nian, who was far away in Xigong University, did not see this trajectory with his own eyes, but the moment he received the news, he clearly realized one thing.

The era when the east wind blows the stars like rain is really coming.

One chapter has been reviewed and is being processed, you can watch it tomorrow