Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

"Your Highness, Dr. Obert is here."

The day after returning from England, Anne led Dr. Obert into the office.

Yannick greeted him enthusiastically. "Dr. Obert, it's been a long time. I see that you have lost a lot of weight. You should pay attention to your health while you are busy with research work. The body is the capital of struggle, and your health is the wealth of the empire. Miss Anne, build one immediately A-level medical team stationed at Area 51. Each scientist will undergo a comprehensive examination at least once a month."

Yannick, a man who has contributed to the empire, has never been stingy with his enthusiasm and care, and the results are good.

Dr. Obert was so moved by his words that he almost burst into tears. "Thank you for your concern, His Highness. We will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations." After expressing his gratitude, he said the reason for this trip. "This time I am here to report the research results to you."

Yannick couldn't help but feel happy. "Oh? The development of large rockets has been completed?"

"Yes, fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. We have successfully researched a large rocket with a range of 320 kilometers. We have also developed another missile. Although the range is slightly inferior to the large rocket, its cost is very low. It only costs 5,000 German marks and is easy to mass produce. Here are the detailed information, please take a look."

After taking a look at the black and white photo in the folder, it turned out to be the V1 missile from the original space and time. "Thank you for your hard work. Dr. Obert, how accurate can this missile be?" Yannick asked with a hint of luck.

Obert lowered his head in shame. "Well, I'm very sorry, Your Highness. I really can't guarantee the accuracy of this kind of missile. Because it will be affected by wind and atmospheric pressure during flight, the deviation may be several kilometers, so it can only be used to attack city-sized targets. . Large rockets also cannot guarantee accuracy due to the same problem."

"..." Sure enough, he is still the same as the original time and space. After complaining in his mind, Yannick smiled disapprovingly and comforted him. "Don't be discouraged, Dr. Obert. After all, we are pioneers, and the journey of pioneers is always bumpy. I believe that one day in the future, this kind of missile will be accurate enough to hit a window." His words were not empty bragging, no. In the distant future, with the advancement of high technologies such as microelectronics, small aero engines, and satellites, cruise missiles will become more intelligent. They can use inertial guidance plus terrain matching or satellite global positioning correction guidance during navigation, and can automatically adjust altitude and speed for high-speed navigation. Attack, hit the target with precision.

In the later Gulf War, the US military's Tomahawk missiles were used to destroy the main engines of Iraq's hydroelectric power stations and cut off the power supply to its large cities. This task is very difficult: once the missile misses, it will blow up the dam next to the power station, and the resulting flood will cause huge casualties to innocent people nearby and bring huge public pressure to the US military. The outer wall of the power station is made of thick concrete defense and reinforced steel plates. A tomahawk cannot penetrate it at all. Even if it penetrates, its energy has been exhausted and it cannot destroy the core facilities inside.

The Americans’ final solution was to launch two Tomahawk missiles at intervals. The first one first made a large hole in the outer wall of the hydropower station, and the second Tomahawk missile that followed passed through the hole accurately, and then in There was an explosion inside the hydropower station! That such a crazy plan ultimately succeeded is a living advertisement for the accuracy of the Tomahawk.

Now, as the first generation of cruise missiles, V1 missiles are not used for precision strikes. They rely on large-scale bombing. When the number is large, there is no need to consider accuracy. The biggest role of V2 is psychological deterrence, because there is no warning and the attack is very sudden, which will give people psychological fear.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness." Obert was really relieved.

"Victory, the first type of missile is called the V1 cruise missile. From now on, all missiles that rely on the thrust of the jet engine and the aerodynamic lift of the missile wings and mainly fly in the dense atmosphere in a cruising state will be collectively called cruise missiles. The second type of missile will be called cruise missiles. Large rockets are called V2 ballistic missiles. Large rockets that rely on the thrust of the rocket engine to fly according to a predetermined program and fly in a free projectile trajectory after shutting down are collectively called ballistic missiles. What do you think, Dr. Obert?"

Obert sighed from the bottom of his heart. "It's a very appropriate title. Your Highness is indeed knowledgeable."

Yannick knows the performance data of V1 and V2 of the original space and time quite well, and there is no need to look at the documents in his hand. Now that these gadgets can be built, it’s time to move on to the next step. "I just talked about accuracy. If you let people control it, wouldn't it be able to improve the accuracy?"

Obert was confused. "Let people control it? Put people into missiles and control them?"

That wouldn't be a suicide missile. The Japanese can do such a thing. "How is it possible? I mean, for example, connecting wires to the missile, allowing specialized operators to continuously track the target through the guidance station on the ground, and transmit instructions to the missile through wires to control the flight trajectory and make it hit the target. "

"..." This was the first time Obert heard such an imaginative design. He opened his mouth and was stunned for a long time before he recovered. "Your Highness, how should I install the thread?"

Yannick explained casually. "Dr. Obert, if you have ever flown a kite or fished with a sea pole, it will be very easy to understand. The line is just wrapped around the inside of the missile or the spool on the missile launch pad. Of course. , you can also install wires on both sides, and release the wires at the same time after launching. This is nothing more than a question of the winding process. It is necessary to ensure that there will be no tangles, breaks, etc. when the wire is released at high speed, and it must be able to easily Let go. It shouldn’t be too tight or too loose. If you want to store it for a long time, you may need to dehydrate and strengthen it.”

Obert quickly took out his notebook and wrote down this passage, then asked again. "Your Highness, how can we avoid interfering with the flames ejected from the engine? You also know that the temperature of the flames ejected by the engine is very high, and the wires will not be burned out?"

Later generations had two solutions to his problem. Anti-tank missiles such as Arrow 8 and Holt are rotating missiles. The tail engine nozzle is equipped with a vector control rudder, which causes the missile to rotate and is controlled to maintain a stable speed with each revolution. The wire is laid out from the periphery of the engine nozzle. In this way, the tail flame of the missile engine is ejected straight from the center, and the peripheral wires are thrown away as the missile body rotates, just like when we were children when we jumped on the big rope, avoiding the flame of the engine.

The other type is non-rotating stable bullets, such as Tao type. "We can place the spool in the center of the tail of the bomb, and make the engine nozzles into several symmetrically inclined ones. In this way, when launching, the wires are emitted straight from the tail, while the engine flames are ejected diagonally to the rear without interfering with each other."