Although the Imperial Army had doubts about the combat reliability of helicopters, it was still allocated to the main frontline troops to cooperate with fighter jets to conduct ground attack tasks, form a high-altitude, hollow and low-altitude three-dimensional firepower matching system, and improve the Imperial Army's combat capabilities.

For the generals of the army, the most powerful firepower of the First Armored Division of the Imperial Guards is no longer the traditionally recognized tank attack cluster, but the strengthening of the rocket system for artillery.

The Blizzard MK40 227mm multi-barrel rocket launcher system is a conventional support weapon system for self-propelled vehicles. It has a long range, high power, good maneuverability, fast response speed and high automation. It is currently the most advanced rocket launcher in the world. Based on the Thor 17 rocket launcher system equipped by the former Second Artillery Force, it was developed and produced after years of centralized testing by the Army, mainly used to fill the shortcomings in the Army's self-propelled firepower coverage.

The mk40 blizzard system is made from the chassis of the M36 Tiger King main battle tank as its combat carrier. The vehicle looks like an extended infantry self-propelled artillery vehicle. 80% of its body is a general component. The maximum weight after the vehicle is fully loaded is 24,700 kilograms. The maximum climbing slope of the mk40 vehicle is 60%, and it can reach a depth of 1.1 meters. It can climb over a vertical wall of 1 meter. It can be airlifted using a large Y-8 transport aircraft. The cockpit of the vehicle adopts an aluminum armor structure to provide protection for the occupants. The gas particulate filter device installed in the vehicle is connected to the occupant's protective mask, which can effectively protect the occupants from chemical, biological agents and radioactive contaminants.

Each launch box of the mk40 system contains six rocket launch tubes or a missile bay. The rocket launch tube diameter is 227 mm, the number of tubes is 12, and the combat rate of fire is 12 rounds per minute. Its maximum range is 32 kilometers of sub-compartment bullets, 40 kilometers of mine-burning bullets, and 45 kilometers of anti-tank sub-compartment bullets. Evaluated based on the combat effectiveness of the First Armored Division, its marching and combat conversion time is about 5 minutes, and the combat conversion time is 2 minutes. The reloading time is 5 minutes, and the speed is 54 kilometers per hour. The maximum range is 480 kilometers.

In order to more effectively improve self-defense protection capabilities, the mk40 blizzard system has been strengthened in armor and maneuverability speed, but in order to more effectively improve survivability, the Imperial Chinese Army also made tactical regulations, that is, it requires entering the battlefield under the cover of its own troops' firepower.

However, the maximum power of the mk40 Blizzard rocket launcher system is reflected in its ability to launch the Imperial Army secret weapon - the Northwest Wind Six (XBF-6) tactical missile. It is named Northwest Wind, which means let the enemy drink Northwest Wind.

Before this, the Di** side has successively developed multiple types of missiles based on the V-series missiles. The first type of army was the Northwest Wind Six short-range surface-to-ground missile.

The design of the Northwest Wind Six missile is similar to the early v-1 and v-2 missiles in the Chinese Empire, but a radio control system was added to correct the route. Thanks to the Chinese Empire's advances in engine technology, a smaller turbojet engine was used on missiles for the first time, replacing the bulky and inefficient pulse jet engine on the V-1\v-2 missile. This allowed the Chinese Empire to achieve breakthrough development in missile technology.

During the initial test phase, the Chinese Emperor's Affairs Committee defined it as a bomber and gave it the H-61 number. It was mainly used to confuse the Western powers and make it unaware that the Chinese Empire was developing missile weapons. It was not until a series of secret tests were successful that the missile model was named after the northwest wind XX type in the summer of Guanghua's 39th year.

The Northwest Wind Six missile was developed by the General Equipment Department directly under the Imperial ** side, and the Imperial Armies did not participate, indicating that it is highly confidential.

The R&D speed was not fast. But soon after the intelligence department learned that the German side had also started missile development, the Chinese Emperor's Party decided to speed up the missile development speed, requiring staff to play a spirit of not being afraid of hardship or fatigue, and to develop a highly reliable and industrialized missile weapon system for the Imperial Party before the German side's missile plan was completed.

In September of the 39th year of Guanghua, the first two H-61 missiles were delivered to a missile squadron established at the Northern Xinjiang Air Force Base for applicability tests, and then conducted live-fire tests in Shangjing, the capital of the Northern Xinjiang (formerly Amursko), and achieved the expected results.

Since then, the Diz-Ningfang has successively developed a number of missile models, among which the Army's front-line troops can deploy Northwest Wind Six-type ground-to-ground tactical missiles.

For the Northwest Wind series of missiles, the Chinese Emperor's side has solved the engine problem, and the range is no longer a problem. The series of V-type missiles tested in the past have been criticized by the military for their inaccurate guidance system and too large errors.

The radio system adopted by the early V-series missiles of the Chinese Empire was restricted by the curvature of the earth, with an effective distance of only 400 kilometers. This type of radio communication is easily interfered by enemy radio signals. In theory, missiles can be handed over to other on-board relay stations for guidance during flight, but it is basically difficult to succeed in actual operations.

The reason why the Northwest Wind Missile became the first missile to be deployed in actual combat in the Imperial Team was mainly because it solved the key guidance system problems and greatly improved the strike accuracy.

The Northwest Wind VI ground-to-ground missile is jointly guided through the radio system on the missile, with the rd-80 radar system and the WD-69 radio communication system. It uses a land-based microwave transmitter to provide the distance and azimuth information required for navigation for the missile control system. It is possible to use this system to guide the entire process, with the maximum guidance distance of about 1,000 kilometers.

During missile tests, it is said that the rd-80 system is very accurate. A modified missile flew into the legend of a pit caused by a missile explosion before, and this probability is basically one in a hundred thousand.

Regardless of whether it was a legend or not, the Chinese Emperor's side finally accepted this missile, which was enough to prove that it had a certain authenticity. However, because this missile was equipped with a complex guidance system, it had to hang a rectangular box on the outside of the missile and specially equipped with a guidance system, which made the appearance very ugly. Some people once jokingly said that this missile was a Japanese wife carrying a bag.

The total weight of the xbf-6 missile is 5440 kg, with a total length of 12.1 meters, a diameter of 1.37 meters, and a wingspan of 8.7 meters. The charge type is Black Sorkin high-explosion ** or thermonuclear warhead, with a warhead weighing 450~1050 kg, or a W2 type 90,000-equivalent thermonuclear warhead. Its engine uses an Adel A-37 turbojet engine with a thrust of 20 kN. The range is 300 kilometers without a booster. Under the thrust of two liquid rocket boosters of up to 240 kN, its maximum range reaches 1050 kilometers. The maximum cruising height is 10,600 meters and a maximum speed of Mach 0.9 (1040 kN per hour). It is launched using a mobile launch vehicle. When using a small warhead, it can be launched using a Blizzard rocket launcher system.

A Northwest Wind Six missile launch team consists of eleven members. A launch officer, usually a lieutenant or a new captain. A sergeant serves as chief technician, two warhead technicians, two flight control system technicians, two navigation system technicians. Two aerodynamic and engine technicians - one of them serves as crane operators and the other operates the launch vehicle, and a booster rocket technician.

Since the Northwest Wind VI missile is at least theoretically "fast maneuverable", all launching equipment is installed on trucks and trailers.

A Bullfighter missile requires a considerable number of vehicles for maneuvering and logistical support. After the missile wing is removed, it is transported by a semi-trailer, a 12-meter-long launch vehicle weighing 1.4 tons, as well as a target selection vehicle, a warhead storage vehicle, a 50-kilowatt diesel generator, a trailer, a hydraulic unit, and a mobile hydraulic crane. The launch unit is equipped with several 2.5-ton and 5-ton trucks to tow these launchers, transporters and generator sets, etc. In some squadrons, each launch unit also has a large trailer for storing weapons, ammunition and supplies.

However, due to the excessive number of logistics personnel, a member of a maneuverable Northwest Wind Six missile squadron with five launch groups would become too large. Therefore, the Imperial General Logistics Department asked the launch squadron to conduct combat readiness at a fixed launch site and gave up the idea of ​​maneuverable launch.

In this way, the Northwest Wind Six missile can only be deployed at home. Once the Imperial Team sends troops abroad, it will be difficult to play a role.

The Chinese Emperor's side had missile weapons, but what followed was a systematic and reasonable formulation of regulations for the missile troops. Fortunately, they could ask Wang Chenhao for advice on this issue.

Wang Chenhao quickly listed some of the combat readiness and duty regulations of the Chinese Empire missiles based on his memory.

According to Wang Chenhao's instructions, the Emperor's side made a detailed division and formulated a launch manual. For example, a typical missile launch position has an active, or "hot" position, and the missiles here are kept in a state ready to be launched at any time. Usually, there are launchers on duty here. According to the launch manual, the launch of the "hot" position missile takes 15 minutes, but a skilled launch team can complete the final preparations before launch in more than 6 minutes. There is usually a backup position, with a missile with a relatively low readiness status, and the standby team here

On duty, the final launch preparation can generally be completed within 20 to 30 minutes. If there is a third launch position, there may be no missiles on standby. If the unduly-duty launch team can arrive in time, they may be able to assemble the missile and complete the launch preparation work. However, since all launch positions are only a few minutes away from the potential enemy, the possibility of the third missile being launched is not high. Despite this, both on duty and reserve launch teams will conduct various exercises in order to reduce the preparation time before launch.

After the Northwest Wind Six-type ground-to-ground missile was officially mass-produced, more than a dozen tests were still carried out one after another.

In a test, when the launching officer pressed the launch button, the rocket booster ignited and accelerated the missile to a speed of 400 kilometers per hour within 2.5 seconds. After that, the booster fell off and the missile continued to move forward with a preset heading and climbing rate until it was intercepted by the equipment of the guidance group. The Northwest Wind VI missile could not control the altitude and speed and could only fly at the maximum speed until the fuel was exhausted and reached the maximum altitude. When about 10 kilometers away from the target, the guidance group sent a "locking attack" signal, causing the missile's nose to sink and enter the "terminal dive" process. The dive process was approximately vertical until the missile reached the detonation altitude preset by the radio altimeter and then detonated the warhead. If the radio altimeter failed, a backup barometer was used. If the barometer also failed, an impact fuse on the bullet was used.

However, according to Wang Chenhao's standards, the first Northwest Wind Six-type ground-to-ground missile deployed by the Chinese Empire was not an accurate weapon, and the missile fell within a target range of 1 kilometer and was judged as a "hit". Although this missile is classified as a tactical weapon, it actually does not have the ability to attack the target, so its target can only be large military facilities near cities, such as airports. Of course, the real target of the missile is highly confidential, and only the guidance officers in the launch team have the target information.

Although the Northwest Wind VI missile has nuclear strike capabilities, due to its short range and considering the deployment of the theater, it is easy to affect its own combat units when conducting nuclear wars.

Therefore, while developing the Northwest Wind Six-type surface-to-ground missile, the Chinese Emperor's side adopted a multi-stage rocket propulsion method to launch the development plan of the Northwest Wind Seven (xbf-7) long-range cruise missile according to Wang Chenhao's special instructions.

Based on the research and development of its original ck-12 solid rocket engine, a design containing "star combustion" was installed on the A-10 test vehicle for testing. This is a core-combustion solid fuel rocket engine, and the surface of its fuel remains unchanged. Therefore, this model engine takes into account the advantages of the earlier terminal combustion engine and the core combustion engine, namely stable thrust and lighter mass.

The XBF-7, which installed a solid rocket engine, conducted three test launches in Guanghua forty-one summer, but failed twice and one success. It adopted a second-stage rocket launch method, with a maximum range of 4,520 kilometers. Because the cost of the Northwest Wind Seven long-range cruise missile is too high and the maintenance cost is extremely expensive, the total cost in the missile test launch stage alone was as high as 260 million dragon coins, which is much beyond the military's budget.

Although the Di** side recognized the Northwest Wind Seven missile, it only produced three of the missiles for experiment purposes, deployed to the Tianjun Rocket Forces, but failed to produce them on a large scale.

Although the Northwest Wind Seven missile was not deployed in actual combat, it was just a strategic deterrent weapon of the Chinese Empire and spent most of its time on the test bench. However, this long-range missile is the world's first missile that can carry a 500,000-ton equivalent thermonuclear warhead. When the Chinese Empire announced that it could launch nuclear strikes on targets 5,000 kilometers away without long-range bombers, the whole world was stunned.

Most countries do not believe it, only the Germans who are developing missile weapons believe it because they already have theories in this regard. However, due to Germany's industrial manufacturing and technical level, the range of several V-series missiles of the Germans was only three to four hundred kilometers long. However, not only were they not scared by the Chinese Empire, they chased and accelerated their missile development plan.
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