Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 85 Problems with Weapon Systems

Five days later, on October 10th.

Director Qian came back from the capital, and he summoned Director Luo, Assistant Huang and members of Zhong Cheng's team to his office.

The four of Zhong Cheng were very nervous, as if they were going to court to wait for the final verdict.

Director Qian couldn't see his name on his face, he asked everyone to find a place to sit with a normal expression.

He also said that he would not prepare tea for everyone, and chatted with Director Luo about the weather in the capital.

After seeing Zhong Chengcheng's eyes of wanting to curse, Director Qian talked about the results that everyone cared about.

The project was neither approved nor denied.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, what kind of result is this!
Director Qian said slowly, it turned out that the General Armament Department of the Ministry of National Defense will determine the plan to deploy military drones to the army on a small scale next year, so he went to Beijing just in time.

The Air Force and the research and development institutes of several famous universities have successfully developed a variety of new types of unmanned fighters. After selection, three models were initially determined, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

The General Armament Department decided to conduct an actual combat confrontation test in the routine military exercise in the Eastern Theater at the end of the year to determine the optimal model.

After Director Qian handed over the plan of the Jingwei unmanned fighter, it aroused the great attention of the General Armament Department. The performance of the power system of the Jingwei unmanned fighter completely crushed those three unmanned fighters.

However, the opinions of the review panel composed of multiple experts were very different.

Some experts believe that the performance of the power system of the Jingwei UAV is only the data in the plan. Radar systems, weapon systems are all critical.

These things are not bright in the Jingwei unmanned fighter plan. Some experts even pointed out that what is the aviation cannon equipped in the Jingwei unmanned fighter plan? Will the current fighters still fight with bayonets?
The four of Zhong Cheng blushed when they heard this, because time was tight and they didn't pay attention to it, and they were completely amateurs about weapon systems, so they just found a light aviation cannon and mounted it on the Jingwei drone I did not expect to become a laughing stock.

Director Qian and Director Luo were also a little embarrassed. They were in the same situation as Zhong Cheng, and they both ignored this problem. After all, they were all people who studied army vehicles.

The final opinion of the expert review team is to let the Jingwei unmanned fighter take out an actual combat prototype and participate in the military exercise confrontation at the end of the year together, and the actual combat results will determine it.

However, the leaders of the General Armament Department decided to assign a weapon expert to the R&D Institute of Red Star Company to help the Jingwei unmanned fighter jet improve its weapon system. human fighter.

But national defense construction is no small matter, and they can't decide the future development direction of the Air Force based on their feelings, and the research results of the three R&D institutes are not negated just because they are negated, everything still depends on the actual combat results.

Director Qian has no hope of Jingwei UAV participating in the military exercise confrontation at the end of the year. The time is too tight, and it is less than three months away.

Whether Zhong Cheng and the others can build a prototype is a problem, let alone defeat the other three unmanned fighters in military exercises.

But giving Zhong Cheng and the others a few more years will make a difference. The future of the Huaxia Air Force must be dominated by Jingwei unmanned fighter jets, which he is sure of.

Therefore, it is normal for Director Qian to behave without sadness or joy.

But Zhong Cheng couldn't accept such a result. He still had a lot to do, and he couldn't spend all his time on the drone.

Moreover, he also feels that the country should no longer "waste" precious military expenditures on fifth-generation and sixth-generation aircraft and other drones that are destined to be eliminated. It can save a lot of manpower, material and financial resources if it is determined to equip Jingwei unmanned combat aircraft one day earlier. .

"Boss, the Jingwei unmanned combat aircraft must participate in the military exercise at the end of the year, and we promise to produce a prototype before the end of the year!"

Zhong Cheng stood up and gave a military salute. Zhao Wei, Yang Xi, and Liu Yuzhu also stood up and saluted. All three of them were full of confidence in Zhong Cheng.

"Good job, you must have such a temper!" Director Luo applauded loudly.

Director Qian said happily: "The institute fully supports you. I will ask the old leader for funding. Even if it is borrowed, I will borrow it, but you should not be pressured. It is good if you can participate. If you fail, you will still have a chance. .”

Zhong Cheng thought to himself: I will definitely not fail!
At this time, he received a new task from 9527:

[Task Name: Manufacturing Jingwei Unmanned Fighter]

[Task description: Create a prototype of the Jingwei unmanned fighter, and get No.1 in the military exercise. 】

[Task reward: 100000 technology points]

[Mission reminder: The only thing in martial arts in the world is to be fast! 】

"9527, what does your mission prompt mean?"

"Hey, it's not interesting. I just watched a movie called "Kung Fu" on the Internet. I thought this sentence was very interesting, so I wrote it down by the way."

……

10 month 8 day.

In a small conference room on the ninth basement floor of "Tianwaitian", the Jingwei UAV project team was formally established.

Zhong became the team leader, and Zhao Wei, Yang Xi, Li Mei, Liu Yuzhu, Gui Bin, and Zhou Hu were the team members.

Not to mention the first four team members, Gui Bin's main job is to provide hardware support for various electronic control systems in the Jingwei drone.

Due to Zhou Hu's in-depth grasp and practical application of the Gonggong manufacturing system, he will assist everyone to complete the overall system architecture design of the Jingwei unmanned combat aircraft.

At present, the promotion of the Gonggong manufacturing system of Red Star Company has already been completed. Zhou Hu, Gui Bin and other project team members have completed the standardization and improvement of the Gonggong manufacturing system.

After receiving Zhong Cheng's invitation, the two of them agreed without hesitation. In Zhou Hu's words, they could not just rest on their laurels, but had to challenge bigger and more difficult research and development projects.

In the past half a year, Zhou Hu has grown into a radiant face, but Gui Bin looks haggard. He has to learn photonic computer knowledge while working, which is very stressful.

Zhong Cheng persuaded Gui Bin a few times, telling him not to worry, but he said that he likes it. Although the days of pursuit are hard, they are fulfilling!

In the first meeting of the project team, Zhong Cheng explained to the new members what they had completed, and then assigned tasks.

Zhao Wei, Li Mei, and Gui Bin are responsible for the design of the radar fire control system, unmanned driving system, and docking with the power system of the Jingwei UAV.

They are not very difficult, they all have ready-made modules, just borrowed for optimization and adjustment.

Yang Xi and Zhou Hu are in charge of designing the overall appearance and aerodynamic layout of the Jingwei UAV and the distribution and interconnection of various internal systems.

Their difficulty is also not too great, Zhong Cheng and the others already have a certain initial case.

Through the comprehensive comparison of flying wing shape, triangle shape, rocket shape, ellipsoidal shape, saucer shape, etc., everyone agrees that the shape of flying saucer is the most suitable.

Both the aerodynamics and the stealth performance are very suitable. The most important thing is that the shape of the flying saucer is most suitable for the installation of multiple groups of Zhurong electric thrusters, so that the Jingwei UAV can take off and land vertically, and fly 360 degrees. There is a problem with the nose and tail of the aircraft, and the flexibility and mobility can be maximized.

The most difficult part was the design of the weapon system that Zhong Cheng and Liu Yuzhu were responsible for. Since everyone was an amateur, this task could only be handed over to Zhong Cheng, and Liu Yuzhu would help him.

Zhong Cheng can only do his part, but he has no idea in his heart.

What weapons to equip the Jingwei drone?

The main air combat weapons of modern fighter jets are missiles and cannons. The cannons are too low-end. Should they be equipped with missiles?

(End of this chapter)