The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Von Braun was the inventor of the German V-series missiles, the developer of the launch vehicle for the first moon landing, and the inventor of the space shuttle.

Qin Chuan was not surprised to meet von Braun. After all, this was a V1 missile, and Braun was certainly indispensable in the research and development team. He was just surprised that Braun was still so young.

Later, thinking about it, I felt that it was a bit of a fuss. Qin Chuan himself was also very young when he was a professor in modern times.

"Captain!" Von Braun and Qin Chuan said as they walked: "The moment the colonel told me the idea, I couldn't believe it... We have been troubled by this problem for so many years, but the solution is so simple. Let a pilot go up and try it. It's a perfect idea, Captain!" Colonel Conrad interrupted and said: "Professor, you didn't say that when you first heard this suggestion!" Colonel Conrad approached Qin Chuan and asked: "Do you want to know what the professor said at that moment?" "What did he say?" Von Braun began to beg for mercy: "Please, Colonel..." But Conrad ignored von Braun's pleading eyes and continued: "The professor got angry, yes. He cursed, 'Fuck, what have we been doing these years!' Then, he smashed all the phones!" Conrad laughed. Von Braun spread his hands awkwardly: "Forgive me, Captain! You know, it is very difficult to invent something that does not exist in this world. Sometimes it is very simple, but the important thing is to be able to think of it, just like the egg that Columbus stood up!" This is a story about creativity. Some people say that Columbus' discovery of the New World is nothing. As long as you go out to sea by boat, anyone can find that land. Columbus held an egg and asked back: "Can you stand this egg up?" Of course, no one can do this. Columbus picked up the egg and smashed it on the table, then said to everyone: "Look, this is nothing great, you can do it, but the point is... I am the first!" "Professor!" Conrad said: "I completely agree with this, but I have a feeling... It doesn't seem difficult for the captain to do this. He always has unexpected but practical ideas! The suggestion about the "target aircraft" is just one of them!" "I totally believe this!" Von Braun shook Qin Chuan's hand again and said: "So, we believe that our future cooperation will be very pleasant!" Qin Chuan couldn't help but smile awkwardly. The idea of ​​using pilots to correct data was actually von Braun's idea. Qin Chuan just brought it forward by two years. The researchers started working as soon as they arrived at the destination. They chose a place to build a steel frame... The steel frame was transported in sections by trucks, and then spliced ​​and welded together. Its length surprised Qin Chuan a little. It was 48 meters in total. After it was built, it looked like a cannon with an upward angle. Then the researchers installed a piston groove on the launcher, installed a dumbbell-like piston in the piston groove, and performed a sliding test on it.

"This is the launcher!" Colonel Conrad said, "Because our equipment is positioned as cheap and mass-produced equipment. You know, what is most needed on the battlefield is this kind of equipment that can be produced quickly and in large quantities. Therefore, we chose a pulse engine for the "target aircraft". It is low-cost but also has the disadvantage of insufficient thrust, so we must eject the "target aircraft" like a slingshot. When the "target aircraft" flies into the air, the thrust of the pulse engine is enough for it to fly!"

Qin Chuan nodded to show his understanding.

In fact, he already knew this before, but when the real launcher was placed in front of him, he was still a little shocked... It is hard to imagine that modern missiles and steam catapults evolved in this way, simple and primitive, but useful.

The researchers worked until the evening. Qin Chuan originally thought that they should rest at night, but this was not the case... After dark, they changed a group of people to continue working.

"We can't waste any time!" Braun, who was wearing a helmet and had a dark face, explained while eating bread and potatoes: "Because any time we gain may change the outcome of the war!" Qin Chuan was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't believe that these words came from von Braun's mouth. The reason why von Braun could become a rocket expert and send humans to the moon after the war was because he found an opportunity to surrender to the United States at the end of the war. However, this is understandable to Europeans... In the case of being unable to change the outcome of the war, choosing to surrender is not a shameful thing for them. This is very different from the concept of "better to die than to live in disgrace" in the Asian Confucian cultural circle. "Can we shorten the launch pad?" Qin Chuan opened a can of beef and handed it to von Braun. "Thank you, Captain!" Von Braun scooped a spoonful of minced beef into his mouth, nodded and raised his thumb to indicate that it tasted good, and replied vaguely: "Of course, as long as the thrust of the catapult is increased, the length of the launcher can be shortened exponentially. But this doesn't make any sense, does it? We are looking for a cheap equipment that can attack the enemy on a large scale!"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "But you have to know, professor, we use it to fight. Fixed launchers like this can easily be detected by enemy reconnaissance planes. When the enemy comes to bomb, we will also There is no way to hide. Moreover, when our battle line moves forward or backward... we have to cut up the launcher to take it away, and then splice it to another place, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources! "

Braun couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan blankly and said, "What do you mean..."

"I mean, can we get a vehicle-mounted launcher!" Qin Chuan replied: "Shorten the launcher to the length of an extended truck, or design a retractable launcher so that we can carry it with us Launcher maneuver!"

Braun couldn't help but stop the movement of his hands. He looked at Qin Chuan, and then at Conrad.

Conrad couldn't help but laughed "haha" proudly, and stretched out his hand to Braun: "10 marks, thank you!"

"What 10 marks!" Qin Chuan asked doubtfully.

"I made a bet with the professor!" Conrad explained: "Let's see which one of you is the one who will erect the next egg!"

"This is unfair!" Qin Chuan said angrily: "I should have my share too!"