Chapter 794 Pigeon-guided missile

After South America achieved a comprehensive armistice, it finally brought a glimmer of peace to the world. While dark clouds remain over Europe, at least it's no longer all bad news in politics around the world.

After the Chaco War, Britain and France temporarily ended their confrontation and turned to neutrality for a short period of time.

The biggest impact of such a situation is actually that the problems that Britain and France encountered before were quickly resolved.

Whether it is the armed rebellion that broke out in India or the Lone Star Republic's demand for independence, it will not have much impact on Britain and France themselves.

Once there are no major powers to support them, Britain and France can easily solve these problems based on their own strength.

This is good news for the French. There are no worries in the Americas, and the French can concentrate on Europe and Africa.

With material supplies from the three American republics and large colonies in Africa, France's material reserves are even richer than during World War I. This is why the French are confident in fighting Germany and Italy.

After all, no matter how powerful Germany and Italy are, they all have a very big flaw at this time, that is, their access to the sea will be restricted at any time.

As a Central European country, Germany's sea outlets are either located in the Baltic Sea or the North Sea, and will be easily blocked by the British.

Of course, Italy goes without saying much. As a Central European country, Italy's sea outlets are all located in the Mediterranean Sea, and it will also be easily blocked by the British.

This actually means that if the British join the camp against Germany and Italy, Germany and Italy will basically be unable to cause any trouble.

But it is a pity that the British are unwilling to join the French and Austrian camps against Germany and Italy because of their bullshit balancing policy.

After all, in the eyes of the British, the current overall strength of France and Austria is actually relatively balanced compared to Germany and Italy.

Even because France is relatively powerful and has not been restricted, the temporary Franco-Austrian alliance is stronger than the German-Italian alliance.

On the Australasian side, it felt that the situation in Europe was becoming increasingly chaotic, and Arthur was extremely looking forward to the development and first test explosion of nuclear weapons.

According to historical experience, nuclear weapons should be the most powerful weapon in World War II. This is also Arthur's confidence and trump card to win World War II.

What Arthur didn't expect was that the development of nuclear weapons was still in progress, and another very interesting design was invented first.

As mentioned before, the effective hit rate of Australasia's current second-generation missiles is very poor, with the highest being only 20 to 30 percent.

After all, the technology of this era cannot support overly advanced guidance technology, and having a hit rate of up to 20 to 30% is already the result of scientists' best efforts.

When various aiming systems and optical instruments are invented in the future, the hit rate of missiles will also be greatly improved, and they will eventually evolve into super-killing weapons that can kill with one hit.

that's the truth. In the future, when nuclear weapons are not available, various types of intercontinental missiles have become one of the trump cards with the longest killing range and the highest killing power.

What Arthur didn't expect was that Australasia's technological innovations in missiles were not big, and the most important innovation was actually achieved by relying on animals.

In fact, this design is very famous and was promoted by many marketing accounts in later generations. It is a pigeon-type missile that uses three pigeons for navigation and aiming.

No matter how future generations evaluate this design, for Arthur, this design was just born in the wrong era.

Judging from the demonstration data and test results of Brutus Frederic Skoni (author's transliteration, no name found) who developed this design, although the hit rate of the missile cannot be greatly improved, the missile's hit rate Some effects are still not bad at all.

In the simulated flight results of Brussels Frederic Skoni, this pigeon missile was successful in 55.3% of its operations when the pigeon pecked four times per second.

Although this is not a hit probability, it can at least increase the missile hit rate by 10 to 20% on the original basis.

This is only the preliminary pigeon missile, and it only cost the US government US$25,000 in research funds.

In this world, thanks to Arthur's massive investment in research funds, Australasia's pigeon missiles were several years ahead of the United States' time, and they also achieved good results.

It is obvious that Arthur attaches great importance to missiles. After hearing the good news about missiles, Arthur rushed to the missile laboratory non-stop to see what was so special about the so-called pigeon missile.

The head of the missile research and development project team is Herman, who is also a well-known expert in missiles.

At present, all the missile and rocket research and development bases in Australasia have been relocated to the suburbs of the Capital District, and confidentiality work is done very well.

As for the more confidential nuclear weapons research and development project team, their research and development base is even located in Carnegie in the desert.

Carnegie is a newly built city in a desert area. The north is Australia's Great Sand Desert, the south is the Victoria Desert, and the east and west are covered by plateau mountains. It is basically a desolate area.

This is not only the result of the research and development of nuclear weapons, but the huge sand desert in the north is also one of the locations for future nuclear weapons test explosions.

After all, the explosion of nuclear weapons makes a lot of noise, so it must be kept away from people's residential areas. The first is to avoid casualties on property and people in residential areas, and the second is to prevent spies who may have sneaked into the country from collecting relevant information.

Fortunately, the missile research and development base is in the suburbs of the Capital District, and the roads are relatively developed, so it doesn't take too long to get there.

Because a small army was stationed at the missile research and development base, there was no need to worry about Arthur's safety.

Therefore, during this sudden trip, Arthur only brought a team of less than 100 people, including several top military officials.

To be honest, with the development of missiles up to now, although the hit rate is still relatively worrying, the effect has been undoubtedly reflected.

The military attaches great importance to the research and development of missiles, and has even expressed its willingness to bear half of the costs of missile research and development.

This time I accidentally heard the news about the pigeon missile. Several senior military officials could no longer sit still and asked Arthur one after another to go to the missile research and development base to watch it on the spot.

Arthur was helpless towards these shameless guys and could only agree with them to follow the convoy to the missile research and development base to see how powerful the so-called pigeon missile was.

Compared with the issue of using pigeons that some people in later generations were dissatisfied with, Arthur was actually indifferent to it.

To be honest, every country actually has the means to make animals into deadly weapons, and most countries have demonstrated it in wars.

Including the bat bombs used by the United States specifically to target island countries in history. They tied bombs to bats and then dropped a large number of bats onto the island countries.

After these bats arrive in a new area, they spend a short period of time searching for their home. After they find their home, the bombs they carry will explode within a calculated time, causing serious damage to the natural environment throughout the island country, and even to cities and other areas.

Historically, the United States invested a large number of bat bombs in island countries, which also contributed a lot to the victory of World War II.

In addition to bat bombs, there are also explosive dogs specially used to blow up enemy tanks, also known as the famous rebound dogs.

This method is similar to the previous bat bomb, which is to tie bombs to dogs and then let these trained dogs crawl under the enemy tanks, which is also the weakest point in tank defense.

There are also various cases of using animals to cause harm to enemies, which is enough to prove that the lives of some animals are really not that important in the face of major issues of right and wrong.

There may be many Holy Mothers pitying the lives of these animals. But if the lives of these animals are not used to cause harm to the enemy, the casualties will be borne by the citizens of the country.

For Arthur, if he could save the country's population loss with the lives of animals, he would do it without hesitation, even if it cost him his reputation.

Back to the topic, accompanied by Defense Secretary Thomas and Chief of Staff Malone, Arthur officially entered the missile research and development base and saw with his own eyes what Herman said about the pigeon missile.

"Your Majesty, generals. Please see, this is the pigeon missile we have developed. After the missile is launched, the various internal instruments will start to work.

There will be three pigeons inside, which will help the missile better determine the bombing target by pecking at the screen.

We are currently training pigeons that can clearly land on the screen to bomb the target, ensuring that each missile has enough pigeons to ensure the hit rate. "In the missile research and development base, Herman explained to Arthur and others with a smile.

"Mr. Hermann, can this design really improve the hit rate? Can it be accomplished with just three pigeons?" General Silvio asked curiously.

"That's natural. General Silvio, according to our simple simulation calculations, the current maximum hit rate of new missiles can remain above 47%. In most cases, every two missiles can hit one target." Herman He nodded naturally, smiled and explained: "

Without any weather or natural influences, the missile's maximum hit rate can be increased to 55%, which is currently the highest hit rate we can achieve. "

This is not something Herman is proud of. It is actually a 55% hit rate. Compared with the previous generation missile's highest hit rate of 30%, it is already double the gap.

This also means that the Australasian army can hit more targets with fewer missiles, which not only saves the military budget, but also makes the missiles more powerful and better realizes its strategic plan.

"Mr. Hermann, are you telling the truth?" Before General Silvio could reply, Defense Secretary Thomas said impatiently.

"Of course, they are all valid theories based on the first test results." Herman nodded.

"That's great, General Herman. When will the test start? If the actual test level of the missile is really as you said, the Department of Defense is willing to order another 1,000 missiles." Defense Secretary Thomas said with a smile on his face, as if He was not the average person who cried for his father and mother before coming and asked Arthur for a military budget.

Herman glanced at Arthur, and after receiving Arthur's nod of agreement, he smiled and said to everyone: "The missile experiment is now ready. If General Thomas wants, the missile test can start at any time."

It can be seen from the words Herman called Minister Thomas that at this time Herman already regarded Minister Thomas as one of the representatives of the military, not the government's Minister of Defense.

As the theoretical highest level of the military, Secretary Thomas also has the rank of general, so there is no problem in calling him a general.

After all, only by treating him as a member of the military and discussing the missile sales price with Minister Thomas can we secure more funds for the missile research and development base.

For missile research and development projects, money is really flowing like water. Arthur's annual funding for missile research and development starts at at least 2 million Australian dollars, and sometimes even exceeds 5 million Australian dollars.

Of course, missile research and development has been very effective so far. At present, Australasia has developed the third generation, which is the so-called pigeon missile.

Whether other countries have started missile research and development is a question.

In fact, it’s normal to think about it. After the end of World War I, the world situation changed significantly.

The British just want to stabilize their throne as the world's hegemon, and they also focus on regional balancing policies instead of vigorously developing their own military technology.

Germany and Austria, which have relatively strong military industrial capabilities, have suffered huge restrictions. Without the leadership and threat of Germany and Austria, the development of European military weapons has stalled.

This is why it is said that war only promotes technological progress. During World War I, advanced weapons such as tanks and aircraft were developed one after another, as well as a variety of civilian and military technologies.

After the end of World War I, the Allied Powers at that time were no longer a threat, and the Anglo-Australian alliance could even crush the French.

In addition to Arthur who is still doing his best to research military weapons, other countries have also invested in military weapons, but they are not driven by that sense of urgency.

This is one of the reasons why Australasia leads the world in certain aspects of military technology.

Just like the tortoise and the hare, whoever is strong first does not mean that he will be strong in the end. Only by working hard and struggling without looking down on yourself or looking down on your opponents can you become the one with the last laugh.

That's exactly what happened to Arthur. Even if Australasia's military technology in aircraft, tanks, missiles and other fields has become the world's top, Arthur will never be complacent.

Even after participating in each test of new weapons, Arthur would urge and encourage these experts to continue to develop more powerful weapons.

With Arthur's constant supervision, the experts would no longer be proud of themselves, but would use a more serious attitude to develop the new weapons that Arthur expected.

I spent a day running outside today, so I’ll just write 4,000 words. Take a rest, two updates tomorrow.