Chapter 997: Two tons

"Although we no longer require nuclear warheads, we still want to make some comments about the warhead on the "Dongfeng 3". The 1500 kg conventional high-explosive warhead you recommended to us last time, we think, is not powerful enough." On the sand side, Lieutenant Colonel Apdullah Suvelin first stated its position clearly. The implication is that we are 壣沙. I bought this thing as an artifact of the country. How about a 1500 kg conventional high-explosive warhead? Can it work? How big a pit can be blown up?
Vice Minister Cao really didn't expect that he had just pressed a gourd over there, and a scoop was lifted up here, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard the words. This moat sand, it is really unreasonable to play cards!
After thinking about it, he explained: "His Royal Highness, Lieutenant Colonel Suweilin, I can understand your feelings. However, the 1500 kg conventional high-explosive warhead is already the largest conventional warhead in active service in China. You promise, this warhead is powerful enough..."
"How old is it?"
"...Uh, this, the kill radius exceeds 200 meters."
"Only 200 meters? Too small, too small!"
"..."
Vice Minister Cao, a senior student who graduated from the Soviet Artillery Engineering College, didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to turn his eyes on the same person, Ren Xinming, asking for rescue.
Vice Minister Ren understood, coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and at the same time attracted the attention of the Haosha people, and then slowly said: "Two, just like Vice Minister Cao said, yours We can understand the mood, but this is a ballistic missile. Although it is a one-off and cannot be recovered after it is launched, it is undeniable that it is actually a very sophisticated machine. Your Highness, do you agree?"
Prince Sultan is also an elite among the princes who have studied in Europe. Lieutenant Colonel Apdullah Suvirin has not only drunk foreign ink, he is also a rare missile "expert" in Haosha. This is true. Hearing this nodded.
"Since it is a precision machine, it has the basic working parameters, allowable environment and maximum allowable load range. This is understandable, right?"
The two nodded again.
"Look, when designing our missile, its upper warhead, that is, the upper limit of its load weight, has been specified. If this limit value is to be changed, all relevant parameters of the entire missile will be changed. Changes have occurred. In other words, this missile may need to be redesigned, and it will be nowhere for you to obtain it. I think, this must not be what you want to see, right?"
Look, this is the power of an expert. When the words are reasonable and well-meaning, they immediately make the other party speechless, but looking at the unhappy look on their faces, they are obviously full of reluctance.
After Ren Xinming finished speaking, he stopped speaking. He picked up the tea cup and began to sip tea to moisturize his throat, while the two hawaii guests began to exchange opinions in Arabic quietly, obviously wanting to unify their opinions on this issue.
But at this moment, Tan Zhenhua, who had been watching the battle for a long time, couldn't help but feel a move, because he suddenly remembered a rumor about this century-old business.
So, he pulled the corner of Xinming's clothes, changed Chinese and asked him in a low voice: "Minister Ren, our Dongfeng 3, when it was originally designed, did not leave the design margin for the warhead load?"
Ren Xinming was stunned for a moment, frowned slightly, and then glanced at Vice Minister Cao. Seeing that the latter nodded slightly to him, he replied in a low voice: "It must be reserved. In fact, I can add 500 kilograms. Load, we have done experiments on these, but this is a design margin, and it can be regarded as a safety redundancy for the missile. If all are used, the increase in the weight of the warhead will inevitably affect the projection distance..."
Tan Zhenhua smiled and said: "What projection distance do you want? Minister Ren, draw a circle on the map with the moat sand as the center, and see where you can hit 2800 kilometers. This is all rubbing the edge of Europe. The moat sand is going to hit that far. What is he doing? He didn’t plan to fight against Lao Maozi or Gaul and Britain. Did he dare? So, it’s enough that Ipos and Isa can be drawn in this circle, let alone 2800 kilometers, 2000 kilometers are rich ."
Vice Minister Cao’s eyes flickered and immediately interjected:
Yes, Mr. Tan, you’re right. For Haosha, 2,800 kilometers is not needed at all, so sacrifice a little range in exchange for more The big warhead is worth it..."
But as soon as he said this, his eyes dimmed again, and he said dejectedly: "It's still useless. What I said just now is that the 1500kg warhead is the largest guy in our active service. There is no lie."
Tan Zhenhua then asked, "Is it that complicated to make a big bomb? Just make the shell bigger and put more explosives in it?"
Vice Minister Cao suddenly rolled his eyes and said, "There is a line of knowledge in every line of what you want. It is of course simple to make a larger empty shell and put more medicine in it, but if you want to achieve the best effect, you can do a little bit. It’s not easy. To determine the best grain layout, oxidizer ratio, tipping point location, etc., you have to do a lot of experiments, and every one or a half years will not be practical."
"Then, suppose we develop a new big guy for them, then, how long will it take and how much will it cost?"
"It takes more than half a year to do anything. As for the money, I estimate that it will cost 4 or 5 million. You think, this thing is the most expensive to do experiments. If you click it, it will blow up, but it will not be used twice. That said."
Tan Zhenhua pondered for a moment, then smiled suddenly: "Minister Cao, Minister, I have an idea. Later, let's say so..."
He finished his thoughts in a low voice, and suddenly he heard the weird faces of Cao and Ren. He just wanted to say something to express his opinion, but the opposite Prince Sultan and Lieutenant Colonel Suvirin had already finished muttering with his eyes. To this side.
After all, this is in negotiation, and the three of them are not good at discussing in private. This is too disrespectful to His Royal Highness, right? So they all had to shut up and returned to the negotiation table.
Lieutenant Colonel Suweilin still spoke, and he said: "I just discussed with His Royal Highness the Prince and I feel..."
Tan Zhenhua interrupted him before he could speak out his opinion, pretending to be mysterious, and said: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, it just so happens that we discussed this issue just now, carefully calculating all the technical parameters of the Dongfeng 3 missile. Later, we felt that it should be possible to design and install a larger warhead based on the existing technology to meet your requirements."
Lieutenant Colonel Suweilin immediately swallowed back what he had just discussed with Prince Sultan and reluctantly accepted the existing warhead, and hurriedly asked: "Really? How big can it be?"
Tan Zhenhua stretched out and smiled:
"Two tons."