Chapter 2868
Striving for Excellence
Chapter 2868 Striving for Excellence
The other staff officers in the command post immediately issued orders.
A moment later, a cloud of smoke burst into view, and Yang Xiaotao quickly raised his binoculars to look.
"Hey, it's an 81mm mortar. That's what it looks like when it explodes."
Li Yunlong put down his binoculars and said something to the side. Yang Xiaotao turned his head and glanced at him. It was a familiar face and a familiar smile.
"Old Li, let's grab a drink sometime."
Li Yunlong looked surprised, then laughed and said, "Okay, but you have to prepare some sweet potato liquor. No matter how expensive or good other liquors are, I, Old Li, really can't get used to them."
Yang Xiaotao nodded hurriedly as he watched the staff officer answer the phone not far away, "Okay, sweet potato fritters it is."
Li Yunlong smiled, and then he heard the staff officer shout loudly, "Radar calculation, coordinates 5384, 7356."
As soon as the staff officer shouted, the staff officer next to him immediately marked it on the map. Then someone took the map to the side, picked up the phone, and said, "Hello, report the time, location, and shells of the firing just now."
The data was presented quickly.
"5384, 7352!"
The staff officer immediately reported, "Report, the measurement for the 81mm mortar is 30 meters different from the actual result."
Upon hearing the staff officer's report, the command post fell silent.
A moment later, Mr. Peng suddenly clapped, and then more people started clapping.
Li Yunlong laughed from the side, "The lethal radius of 81mm is about 20 meters, and the effective kill range is between 30 and 40 meters. That is to say, with the same mortar, if you fire one shot, the enemy will be lying on the ground."
"This thing is powerful enough."
Yang Xiaotao nodded, then continued, "It's only once; we'll have to continue testing later."
The applause subsided, and the test continued.
As explosions continued to rang out on the exercise field, the staff in the command post gradually became busy.
It started with mortars, then 105mm howitzers, then 150mm howitzers, and finally even tank guns joined in.
The exercise did not come to an end until noon.
At this moment, President Peng held the data that had just been compiled, his face serious.
Yang Xiaotao, Liang Zuoxin, Liu Xiangdong, Wang Qing, and others waited anxiously on the side.
Old Zhang, Old Chen, and Li Yunlong, who were standing to the side, also looked on with anticipation.
Seeing everyone's expressions, President Peng slowly spoke, "In this test, the success rate of the artillery reconnaissance radar within ten seconds is 68%."
"Within twelve seconds, the success rate is 80%."
"Within fifteen seconds, the success rate is over 90%."
After saying that, General Peng nodded to Yang Xiaotao and the others, "The Longbow Cannon reconnaissance radar meets the mission requirements and the mission has been successfully completed."
Bang bang bang bang
As soon as he finished speaking, a round of applause erupted!
Evening, on an armored vehicle.
President Peng, Old Chen, and Yang Xiaotao sat together and headed towards Beijing.
Accompanying them were Zhang Lao, Liang Zuoxin, Li Yunlong, and others.
The armored command vehicle was quite full of people, but it didn't feel crowded.
The testing of the radar was completed by noon, and the afternoon was spent training the radar operators.
After all, the people operating these days are from the research institute, and they have serious matters to attend to.
The others in the car were chatting and laughing, but Yang Xiaotao was deep in thought as he held the final report.
Old Chen chatted with President Peng about Bei'an for a while before noticing Yang Xiaotao staring intently at the report. He asked, "What's wrong? I've seen you looking at the report ever since you got on the bus. Is something going on?"
Yang Xiaotao looked up when he heard the voice, his expression calm, and said, "It's nothing, I just feel that there are still many things to improve on this longbow."
After listening, Old Chen asked, "You're not quite satisfied? Come on, tell us, what aspects are you still not satisfied with?"
As Mr. Chen spoke, the others in the car immediately looked over.
Even Li Yunlong and others, who had always thought it was good, were very curious.
"Yang, Director Yang, we think this is great!"
"In the past, to take down enemy artillery so quickly and accurately, you would need to be a sharpshooter or use all your strength to hit them."
"Even so, it would take several rounds of ammunition to eliminate it."
"Your Longbow radar is really quite good."
Li Yunlong said this, and everyone else in the car agreed.
After all, we all came from the war years and know everything that happened on the battlefield.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie chatted with Old Zhang, and their words revealed their satisfaction.
But Yang Xiaotao still shook his head after hearing this, which was quite unusual among the group.
No one found it abrupt, because he was Yang Xiaotao.
In terms of status, they are no worse than most people.
Technically, it's their area of expertise.
This is the opinion of a respected expert; even someone as good as Peng sometimes needs to consult them.
Then Yang Xiaotao said, "Look, everyone, the reaction time of this mortar is ten to eleven and a half seconds."
Li Yunlong leaned closer and, after listening, immediately said, "That's fast."
But Yang Xiaotao shook his head. "Take this 81mm mortar for example. Its shell velocity is 200 to 300 meters per second. Under normal circumstances, its range is about 1,000 meters. The shell takes less than five seconds from firing to landing."
"In other words, by the time we realized what was happening, they had already finished fighting and probably run away."
When Yang Xiaotao said this, everyone in the car stopped talking and focused their attention on him.
Even President Peng straightened his sleeves, trying to ease the surprise on his face.
They all thought it wasn't a problem, but Yang Xiaotao saw it as one.
Perhaps this diligence and pursuit of excellence are the reasons why they have been able to succeed and reach their current position.
While everyone was still speechless, Yang Xiaotao spoke up again, "There are also problems with the signal reception and computing modules."
"Under simple on-site conditions, it can effectively capture the trajectory of shells, ensuring a high success rate."
"However, in complex situations, especially with numerous artillery pieces of different models, the radar's acquisition efficiency is too low."
Yang Xiaotao stroked his chin and, after searching through the radar information provided by the system, said, "However, it's not without a solution."
"Increasing the frequency of the wavelength, increasing the intensity, or changing the wavelength will basically solve the problem..."
Yang Xiaotao didn't notice the growing shock on Chen Lao and the others' faces, and continued talking to himself, "The computing module also needs to be improved."
"Especially computers, which need to improve their computing speed and have the ability to handle complex situations."
"Our Ninth Department will continue to study this, and we will be able to resolve it then!"
After saying that, Yang Xiaotao looked at the information in his hand again, and then said seriously and confidently, "At that time, we can shorten the reaction time to less than ten seconds."
"The accuracy will also be greatly improved!" After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Li Yunlong opened his mouth and then said to Ding Wei, "Within ten seconds, we can hit those distant mortars before the shells even fall?"
Ding Wei nodded silently, unsure of what to say.
Even those who had anticipated this conclusion were still speechless with shock.
Old Chen patted Yang Xiaotao on the shoulder and then laughed, "We're all waiting for your good news."
Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "No problem, as long as you support me."
"You bastard, all you do is complain about being poor."
"Honestly, we're scrimping and saving every penny right now. We even paid for this radar ourselves..."
Yang Xiaotao and Old Chen were complaining about being poor, and the people in the armored vehicle came to their senses and looked at the two of them, occasionally laughing along.
"Old Kong, why does this seem so familiar?"
Seeing Yang Xiaotao's shameless behavior, Ding Wei suddenly spoke to Kong Jie.
Kong Jie glanced at Li Yunlong, who was watching the commotion from the side, and said, "Isn't that the same as him?"
Li Yunlong turned around and looked at his two old comrades. "What are you two whispering about?"
Ding Wei shook his head, "It's nothing, I just think that Commander Yang is really amazing."
Li Yunlong immediately nodded, "That's right, we just can't learn from such strict requirements."
Then he chuckled and said, "But the better they do, the less trouble we have!"
The others agreed, and then they heard Boss Peng cough lightly, "You two stop talking."
Yang Xiaotao and Old Chen looked over, and then they heard Boss Peng say, "Alright, we'll purchase these two Longbows."
"The money will be transferred to you from your account."
"But it can't be too expensive, otherwise we won't have enough funding."
Upon hearing what Boss Peng said, Yang Xiaotao immediately nodded, "Okay, I'll send this over to you later."
"Don't worry, it's definitely not expensive."
"No need for ten million, just nine million nine hundred and ninety thousand..."
"How many?"
Mr. Peng sat up from his seat.
Yang Xiaotao quickly shook his head, "Five million!"
"Ok?"
"Three million, that's the cost price, we can't go any lower!"
Mr. Peng nodded in satisfaction after hearing this.
Only Old Chen shook his head helplessly, realizing that President Peng's money came from his own pocket.
three million?
Three million is too much.
In his opinion, one million would be enough.
However, if it's for external use...
Suddenly, Old Chen looked at Yang Xiaotao and asked, "How long will it take you to make one now?"
"Like this now?"
"Yes, that's it."
Yang Xiaotao pondered for a moment, "If the computer department can keep up and all departments cooperate well, it should take about a month."
"If it's any faster, there will be quality issues."
As he said this, Old Chen's eyes lit up. "I need one. When can you make it at the earliest?"
Yang Xiaotao was initially curious, then something occurred to him, "Boss, you don't mean to... sell it, do you?"
Knowing he couldn't hide it from Yang Xiaotao, Old Chen said, "What do you think?"
"I'll be fine with it. Anyway, this isn't something we have alone. I estimate it won't be long before it appears overseas."
"Besides, this model's performance is still a bit lacking, and there's a lot of room for improvement."
"Moreover, we have the core technologies in our own hands. As long as we don't make mistakes or fall behind, we are not afraid of being imitated by others."
Finally, Yang Xiaotao looked at President Peng. After all, this was a weapon, and whether it could be sold depended on the other party's consent. "As long as President Peng and the others think it's okay, I will fully cooperate."
After Yang Xiaotao said this, General Peng, who was standing next to him, pondered for a moment and then said, "Weapons and equipment are constantly evolving through development and obsolescence. We cannot cling to the past and remain stagnant. Only by constantly moving forward can we remain invincible."
Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, and the others nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Old Chen continued, "When will you be able to finish it at the earliest?"
Yang Xiaotao's eyes lit up. "Boss, we also want to speed things up."
"Or perhaps, you..."
"Don't give me that. Do you think I don't know what's going on in your head?"
"You just got six million, and you still dare to ask me for money?"
Yang Xiaotao immediately shook his head, "Boss, let's keep things separate. We're taking our own people's money, but you're earning foreign exchange. This is a tremendous honor!"
"Alright, let's settle on three million per unit for the money, don't even think about anything else."
Yang Xiaotao was displeased. "Boss, 30%, just give us 30%, we don't need much."
“Isn’t that enough?”
Old Chen glanced at Yang Xiaotao; he had valued this thing in the tens of millions of US dollars.
What I bought was technology.
One of a kind.
That's how expensive it is.
"How about 25%?"
Yang Xiaotao made concessions little by little, his expression very humble.
Even Boss Peng couldn't stand it anymore and said directly, "Old Chen, why are you still holding a grudge against a child? Thirty percent, you've already made quite a bit."
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao looked around the car. This kid must be talking about himself.
Old Chen was speechless. "Old Peng, do you even know what 30% is?"
"Three million, US dollars, and more."
Upon hearing this, President Peng remained silent, and everyone in the car gasped.
After a long silence, Li Yunlong finally said, "My goodness, this is incredibly lucrative."
President Peng coughed lightly, then advised, "Young Yang, Old Chen is getting on in years; it hasn't been easy for him either."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao and Old Chen looked up at the same time, their eyes burning with intensity.