The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"We..." Qin Chuan paused and said, "Let's call it a proximity fuse shell!"

"Proximity fuse shell?" The officers looked confused because no one had heard of this kind of shell.

"Let's put it this way!" Qin Chuan said: "Other parts of this kind of artillery shell are no different from ordinary artillery shells. The difference lies in the fuze... To put it simply, the fuze will automatically explode when it is close to the target!"

The officers still looked confused, because they did not realize the significance of this "automatic explosion".

Leidel was a little disapproving at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he looked at Qin Chuan with wide eyes: "You mean, this kind of shell does not need to adjust the delay time?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Will it automatically detonate when it is closest to the target?" Reidel asked again.

"Yes, sir!"

Only then did the officers realize the power of this. You must know that the artillery shells with delayed fuses require manual calculation of time and then manual adjustment of the duration. This is not only slow and easy to lose fighters, but also frequently makes mistakes due to the tense state of the battlefield.

If there is a kind of artillery shell that does not need to calculate the delay time and does not need to be adjusted, it will greatly increase the hit rate of the anti-aircraft gun and also increase the rate of fire of the anti-aircraft gun (note: it saves the time of calculation and adjustment) ), which is undoubtedly a qualitative improvement in the improvement of anti-aircraft air defense capabilities.

Historical facts have also proved that this kind of proximity fuse artillery shell is very useful... Historically, it was the United States that produced this kind of artillery shell two years later and used it in the Pacific battlefield.

And statistics show that it takes an average of 2,000 rounds for ordinary artillery shells to destroy an enemy aircraft, while only 500 rounds are needed for proximity fuses.

Regardless of the fact that this will reduce the pressure on logistical supplies, being able to quickly destroy enemy aircraft on the battlefield means that the pressure will be reduced. Under the ebb and flow of one another, the balance of victory will soon pour towards one's own side.

"How can it be done?" Reidel asked.

"This is a bit like our radar!" Qin Chuan said: "I rescued an injured radar soldier, and learned during the conversation... The reason why radar can detect enemy aircraft is because it emits a There are no invisible or inaudible ultrasonic waves. This ultrasonic wave will be reflected back when it hits the enemy aircraft, so we can calculate its distance and direction and know its location. So I thought... why can't we install it in the fuze? The last micro radar, this radar is constantly emitting ultrasonic waves to detect the distance between itself and the target. You can imagine... this distance is constantly decreasing, decreasing, and then 'expands' at the moment when the distance changes from decreasing to increasing... …”

Qin Chuan made an explosive gesture.

The officers looked at Qin Chuan blankly. No one expected that a lieutenant would have such an incredible idea.

"This sounds...technically feasible!" Reidel said: "Because we have radar technology and can also build artillery shells!"

"But our radars are very big!" Major General Oakster said.

"That is a radar used to monitor targets at long distances, that is, tens or hundreds of kilometers away!" Redl said: "If it is only a dozen kilometers, a few kilometers, or even a few hundred meters... it is entirely possible to do it. Very small!”

Then Leidel glanced at Qin Chuan again and said, "Of course, this is only possible. We have to ask the R\u0026D department for the specific situation!"

Then Redel became interested. He couldn't even wait to ask his staff to ask, and went to the signal corps to contact Germany in person.

At this moment, Colonel Slaine lowered his voice and said, "Marshal Redl and Colonel Conrad are comrades in arms. I think it was Colonel Conrad he contacted!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but say "Oh". No wonder Colonel Slaine mentioned Conrad just now.

Colonel Slain's guess was correct, the person Redel contacted was Conrad.

"Colonel!" Raeder said, "I met a man here. His name is Frick. He is a lieutenant. Have you heard of him?"

"You mean 'Legendary Sergeant'?" Conrad said, "Yes, of course, but the last time I saw him he was a second lieutenant!"

"Well!" Redl said, "He was promoted because he captured a French warship!"

"Wow!" Conrad said: "He actually captured the French warships. How many did he capture?"

"To be precise..." Redel replied: "A whole fleet, 78 ships!"

Conrad on the other end of the phone was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

"Are you kidding me, Marshal?" Conrad said.

"That's why I'm in this hellish place in Africa. Do you think I'm joking?" Redl said: "But the head of state has not publicized it to the outside world for the time being. You know, over-stimulating the French is not good for us!"

"I understand!" Conrad laughed on the other end: "This 'Legendary Sergeant' is really surprising. But Marshal, you didn't contact me just to tell me this, right?"

"No!" Redl said: "He has an idea about innovation in artillery shells..."

"Awesome!" Conrad on the other end of the phone exclaimed excitedly: "What kind of innovation? Tell me!"

"You haven't even heard me finish!" Reidel asked doubtfully, "And you think it's 'awesome'!"

"Please, Marshal!" Colonel Conrad said: "That guy is a genius. My phone is open for him 24 hours a day. I even arranged for three people to take turns guarding it because I was worried about missing his call, but he never Never called!”

Redel was so surprised that he didn't close his mouth for a long time. After a while, he answered: "Well, he is talking about the proximity fuse shell. I want to know if it is feasible. If it is feasible, how long will it take for mass production? How much is the production cost..."

Ten minutes later, Redel returned to the headquarters.

Seeing Redl's serious expression, the officers thought things were running into difficulties. Unexpectedly, Redl said: "Lieutenant, they said you solved a long-standing problem. The R\u0026D department has always wanted to develop a method like what you said. For this kind of proximity fuze, they thought of light, sound, magnetism, etc., but the results were not ideal. Because the experimental results were not good, they were not put into actual combat. The working method you mentioned... they thought it was a good one. The idea needs to be verified to see if it is feasible!”

The officers couldn't help but cheered, which basically confirmed Qin Chuan's statement.

"Well done, Lieutenant!" Colonel Slain patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder.

"Because we're not sure if it's feasible!" Redl said, "So we can't put too much hope in it!"

"Yes, Marshal!" the officers responded one after another.

However, Qinchuan knew that it was feasible, because it would be a reality in the near future. With Germany's industrial capabilities, it would not be difficult to turn it into reality after knowing this idea.