Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry

#398 - Stirring up a hornet's nest! CNMD anti-missile system activated!

In the Bering Sea, the damage control team on the Norfolk managed to keep the forward section of the hull from flooding, allowing the Norfolk to hold out until the rescue team arrived. Aside from the twenty-plus Rogue Eagle officers and soldiers who died directly in the torpedo explosion, the majority were rescued and returned to base.

The Norfolk was also towed back to base for detailed study.

However, they probably won't find any direct evidence proving who was behind the attack. According to Lieutenant Commander Smith's testimony, they were chasing when the opponent suddenly launched a sneak attack, completely lacking in martial ethics!

But two aspects of Lieutenant Commander Smith's testimony filled the Rogue Eagle Navy with dread.

The first was that it was definitely a submarine with a speed of 30 knots.

This marked the first time a submarine with a speed of 30 knots had appeared on the Blue Star of the Bright Sword world.

The second key point was that the opponent's torpedo speed exceeded 40 knots and had a terminal acceleration function.

The performance parameters indicated by these two key pieces of testimony left the Rogue Eagle's submarine and torpedo technology far behind!

You have to know that the Rogue Eagle had painstakingly harvested talent and technology from all sides during World War II, and they had only just begun to believe they had established a technological high ground for naval equipment when a new and powerful opponent suddenly emerged.

Although it was not yet clear who attacked the Norfolk.

However, the Rogue Eagle leadership basically defaulted to the Great Bear as the prime suspect.

After all, it was their biggest opponent since the war. In terms of technology, the Great Bear was slightly behind, but they also gained a lot of war dividends after World War II, extracting some good things from the hands of the Three Virtues.

Basically, the Great Bear got a copy of everything the Rogue Eagle took.

The Rogue Eagle wouldn't be surprised if they had made breakthroughs in this area.

Therefore, after a brief assessment, the Rogue Eagle launched a serious diplomatic protest, demanding that the Great Bear explain the matter and take responsibility for it!

However, this time the Great Bear was truly innocent.

But they would not simply deny it, but rather retorted strongly, expressing incomprehension at the Rogue Eagle's unreasonable demands, because if the Rogue Eagle had conclusive evidence, they would have already presented it.

This matter was both a disadvantage and an advantage for the Great Bear, so they adopted an ambiguous approach, leaving the Rogue Eagle unclear as to whether they had done it or not.

From the perspective of the result, the Great Bear would never openly admit to the attack, because this was a matter of moral contention. Even if both sides were prepared, even if the Great Bear had really attacked the Rogue Eagle's destroyer, it would not have triggered a major war between the two sides.

But the Great Bear wasn't so stupid as to take the blame for something they didn't do.

However, on the other hand, there was a mysterious submarine that could successfully launch a surprise attack on the Rogue Eagle's newly commissioned advanced anti-submarine destroyer without any precautions.

Obviously, this submarine already had a strong advantage in terms of technology. For the Great Bear, they were happy to let the Rogue Eagle misjudge their strength.

In order to gain an advantage in international strategic games!

While the two sides were arguing back and forth, the instigator, Liu Wensheng, had already passed through the Bering Strait ahead of the Rogue Eagle fleet and entered the depths of the Beaufort Sea.

By the time the Rogue Eagle's task force, consisting of more than a dozen anti-submarine destroyers, was conducting a dragnet search in the Bering Sea, Liu Wensheng and the 001 nuclear submarine had already drifted far away.

The command center received the briefing, and everyone was stunned for a while before bursting into cheers!

Although Liu Wensheng's sneak attack was a bit unethical, the powerful combat capabilities demonstrated by the 001 nuclear submarine, as well as its hit-and-run tactics that left no trace, made everyone very gratified!

So this time, when they met on a narrow road, Liu Wensheng gave the Rogue Eagle a sudden stab, and everyone didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Even if it was exposed, so what? Now the Eastern Power doesn't lack chess pieces to plan. On this big chessboard of Blue Star, the Eastern Power's chess skills are enough for even superpowers to listen carefully.

The Dongfeng new-generation mushroom eggs that can reach the Rogue Eagle's west coast sound extraordinary.

Plus the current nuclear submarine, waiting for its triumphant return, that's another trump card. In international waters, being actively locked and chased by an unknown opponent's sonar, strictly speaking, Liu Wensheng's counterattack didn't have too many flaws, except for not warning before attacking, everything else was impeccable.

But as a submarine itself, it is at a disadvantage when confronting an anti-submarine destroyer. Warning the opponent to launch an attack first would put the submarine at a great disadvantage, wouldn't it?

On this Blue Star in the Bright Sword world, the truth is still that the stronger party is right.

Therefore, the command center did not blame Liu Wensheng's actions at all. A general may disregard some orders when abroad. Facing the complex battlefield environment, Liu Wensheng's on-the-spot decision-making, even if there were flaws, should not be criticized in any way.

Ren Zhong didn't expect that this round-the-world voyage would be made so bloody by Liu Wensheng. According to his vision, this was just a check-in trip, ultimately to show the Eastern Power's new global strike capability. He didn't expect Liu Wensheng to be so bold, facing a dog in the way, he didn't hesitate to take action and cripple it directly!

Instead, it made the Rogue Eagle and the Great Bear start a war of words!

In this case, when the 001 nuclear submarine returns, should the itinerary be announced?

This is a question.

Ren Zhong was too lazy to think and left it to the higher-ups to worry about.

In Ren Zhong's vision, it is the establishment and improvement of the four-in-one deterrence system from the main world.

Sea-based, air-based, land-based, plus the CNMD anti-missile system!

To put it simply, we can beat the opponent in all directions, but the opponent's counterattack is completely immune to the invincible shield. This is true security!

Now, the sea, land, and air strike systems are about to complete the first generation of construction, but the CNMD anti-missile system doesn't even have a shadow yet, which is not acceptable.

Judging from the current development trend of rocket technology, we have developed 8,000 kilometers, and it won't be too difficult for the Rogue Eagle to develop 3,000 kilometers and 5,000 kilometers of rockets. At most, they will be stupid and use the Great Bear's brute force and brick-flying approach to put together this kind of powerful weapon.

This, coupled with the military bases they have already occupied in the First Island Chain, poses a real threat to us.

After all, we have no way to drive them out of the bases in the First Island Chain now.

With the current technical means, we haven't even figured out missiles yet. To develop an anti-missile system is like a fantasy. If it is based on the technology of this world, that is indeed the case, but Ren Zhong is a person who uses cheats. He has a main world that is more than 70 years ahead. How could he still follow the old path?

Therefore, after the nuclear submarine, Ren Zhong began to purchase relevant information on anti-missile systems. In the early stage, of course, it was some basic principles, so that Professor Qian and the others could first have a rough understanding of the anti-missile system. What is the physical principle of the anti-missile system, what are the key technologies, and where should we start with our current pre-research.

Producing a generation, researching a generation, and envisioning a new generation—for the Dawn Research Institute, it has always been about advancing towards the next goal with high intensity and according to this rhythm.

For the researchers at the Dawn Research Institute, their greatest happiness is that someone is always helping them navigate the path. Almost every project is on the right track. Among countless technological possibilities, the top provides the most direct route.

Not only that, but the top brass also occasionally throws out completely new fields to start from scratch!

"Mr. Ren, you're giving the comrades another new test to climb Mount Everest of science and technology," Professor Qian said after reading the new information provided by Ren Zhong, feeling both excited and apprehensive.

"The key technologies possessed by this anti-missile system, although somewhat related to the technologies in our current anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles, are clearly on a completely different level in terms of difficulty requirements."

"For example, this target detection and tracking speed. We currently have infrared guidance and radar guidance, but even detecting and tracking incoming aerial fighters is not yet fully mature. These are still large targets with speeds around Mach 1. Missiles are smaller and faster. To accurately detect and track incoming missiles and predict their trajectory, the technical requirements are simply unimaginable for us now."

"However, since Mr. Ren, you can propose so many new technologies and new ideas for implementation, our Rocket Technology Research Center will definitely go all out and overcome all difficulties to achieve it!"

Professor Qian said somewhat excitedly, "Because in the past, we have accomplished many seemingly impossible goals. Sending satellites into space and delivering the Peace Atom to America—weren't these technological miracles also realized under Mr. Ren's guidance? Ten years ago, we couldn't even build small rocket launchers. Now we have begun to conquer space and move towards the sea of stars!"

"With the continuous in-depth development of radar, infrared sensors, and other detection technologies, coupled with the further development of satellites, we will break free from the limitations of Earth's distance to redefine early warning technology. In the future, we will establish a comprehensive detection system based in space, the ocean, and land, with the ability to capture target missile signals globally. Our CNMD anti-missile system will first be a global monitoring system, continuously monitoring military targets around the world 24 hours a day, ultimately achieving the ability to detect the launch of every missile the moment it ascends," Ren Zhong said with a smile, drawing a grand blueprint. "In the future, we will deploy 200 to 300 low-Earth orbit satellites to watch the entire Earth around the clock. Nothing can escape our monitoring."

"Our Long March series of rockets must be further developed and strengthened. In the future, not only low-Earth orbit, but also medium-high orbit and even geostationary orbit, the entire space must be filled with our satellites, like a pair of fiery eyes staring at every move of the Blue Planet."

Ren Zhong's pie was too big, causing Professor Qian to feel a little breathless, but Professor Qian didn't think Ren Zhong was simply drawing a pie. Because everything in the past, even the incredible Peace Atom and the satellites that many people cannot imagine now, the intercontinental missiles that kill enemies thousands of miles away—which of these would ordinary people dare to think of?

But now they have all become reality.

"However, the road must be taken step by step, and the meal must be eaten bite by bite. First of all, we must develop newer radar technology and infrared detection technology. These are some of my thoughts on the development trend of radar technology that I have compiled. Professor Qian, you are responsible for the preliminary research and preparation work for this anti-missile system, coordinating the overall work of the Rocket Technology Research Center, the Radar Research Center, the Electronic Research Center, and other departments. I'm sorry, Professor Qian, we have a lot to do. Launch vehicles, new-generation intercontinental missiles, anti-ship missiles, air-defense missiles, and air-to-air missiles, and now there are submarine-launched missiles launched from the seabed, plus anti-missile missiles. There is simply too much work."

"It's just that we are currently really lacking talents like Professor Qian. I am not very comfortable entrusting these major projects to others."

What Ren Zhong said was the truth.

Don't look at the fact that he has proposed ideas and technical principles, but these things are still hundreds of thousands of miles away from realizing the prototype. Ordinary geniuses really can't realize it according to his ideas. Only aerospace geniuses like Professor Qian can quickly find a way to realize it under the guidance of the correct ideas.

"It's not hard work, Mr. Ren. We are very happy that we can do something for the rejuvenation of the nation," Professor Qian said with a firm face. "Frankly speaking, Mr. Ren has created such a superior scientific research environment for us. If we still can't produce any results, then we are sinners of history!"

"We are just following the path pointed out by Mr. Ren in a down-to-earth manner, only with a little bit of hard work. If we can't even do this, we are not worthy of being called scientific and technological workers."

Professor Qian was as humble as ever. Ren Zhong knew that this national treasure scientist was really such a person. Although he didn't correct him in this regard, for him, the best way to thank him was to provide Professor Qian and the others with a more superior scientific research environment, including as much detailed technical information as possible.

"Although we have many projects now, whether it is launch vehicles or intercontinental missiles, these projects have previous successful experience, and the follow-up is optimization and improvement. Except for the bundled rocket technology proposed by Mr. Ren, which requires us to do a good job in verifying the technical prototype, the rest is based on the original technology. Promoting propellant optimization and reliability optimization. Now we have the simulation calculation system supported by the Tiansuan platform, and the technical prototype verification is faster than ever before."

The so-called Tiansuan platform is the aerospace simulation calculation system developed by Ren Zhong based on the rich calculation function foundation of the MATLAB platform after introducing it from the main world. It not only has aerodynamic simulation, electromagnetic simulation, structural simulation, etc., but also more rare. Material simulation research simulation applications. In the Liangjian world, after more than 5 years of training, the first batch of real computer programming masters have been trained.

They have completed many important industrial software in the top-secret area of ​​the Fifth District, and developed industrial-grade software that cannot be directly obtained in the main world step by step. Of course, those that can be mailed are used directly!

So, software such as 3D simulation is no longer a rare thing in the Fifth District now.

It is precisely because of this Tiansuan platform that aerospace and nuclear energy development can develop in an unconventional way.

Ren Zhong believes that the CNMD anti-missile system will be no exception.