The base's testing ground is located on the back mountain, requiring a trek through the entire base. Old Sun took the opportunity to check out the surrounding environment.
"Engineer Zheng! The conditions here are very harsh!"
"Yes! It's all fine here! Their living conditions are much worse."
They lived in cave dwellings, and their food consisted of meat only once in a very long time.
"Hmm!" Old Sun sighed, "We can't let them suffer. When we get back, I'll ask the higher-ups to allocate funds to improve the conditions here."
This is great! I never expected that my early return would bring benefits to this place.
We arrived at the test site together.
There was a large platform outside, with a large screen next to it.
The screen shows the impact points at 500 meters, 1200 meters, and 2000 meters.
The sea is just two kilometers away.
The camera can be seen moving, indicating it's heading towards its designated location.
"Commander! Let's test the first two first, it'll be a while before the ship can deploy the floating targets."
After the director finished speaking, Old Sun nodded: "Then let's begin!"
The director was still a little nervous, and picked up the walkie-talkie: "Open the gate!"
The gate below slowly opened, revealing a gigantic creature that you could only see in science fiction movies!
In fact, many of the weapons featured in American science fiction movies have prototypes in the Shiyan people's records. It's just unknown whether they were based on the weapons of the Shiyan people.
"One launch, 500 meters away!"
This scene reminds me of the catapult test site at the University of Science and Technology of China.
It was because of that experiment that the University of Science and Technology established its leading position among domestic universities of science and technology.
It's been a long time since I went back to see them.
"Ready!"
"put!"
A buzzing sound of electricity followed, then a sudden "whoosh" as a shell was fired.
Everyone looked at the big screen, where the shell hit the bullseye on the ground instantly. Of course, the deviation still needed to be measured.
However, from this perspective, the deviation is almost zero.
Of course, the test warhead was empty, otherwise it would have exploded upon landing.
"Good!" Old Sun led the applause.
The director was thrilled; this was a good start.
"Second test, target 1200 meters! Load ammunition. Report air parameters and wind direction."
This is not simply a matter of increasing the distance; to hit accurately, many factors must be taken into account.
At the same time, the bullseye was also a size larger than the one at 500 meters.
However, preparations were quick because loading was automatic.
The time-consuming part is calculating various parameters.
Two minutes later, the voice on the walkie-talkie shouted, "Ready!"
"put!"
There was another "hiss," and everyone looked at the big screen again.
This time the warhead was clearly off to the right, but it was still in the center of the red zone.
"Good!" Old Sun shouted again.
Not only was the director thrilled, but everyone below cheered.
"Commander! You don't know, we've never reached 1,200 meters before. It was only after Engineer Zheng came that the warhead was able to travel this far."
I gave a wry smile. This director was still trying to subtly praise me!
"Director! This is all thanks to your hard work. I was just making a suggestion."
"How can this be a suggestion? You've found the problem."
Old Sun laughed and said, "Good! I understand. If you can launch it two thousand meters, you and Engineer Zheng will both be commended."
"Good!" The director's eyes were a little red: "Engineer Zheng! You'll give the order next, won't you?"
"ah?"
The director handed me the walkie-talkie directly.
I had no choice but to accept: "Parameter correction, send me all the parameters first."
Since I'm the one giving the order, I have to calculate all the parameters precisely.
This includes warhead shape, wind resistance, wind direction, air humidity, and distance.
The director handed me the computer, and after looking at it, I quickly calculated the propulsion voltage, current, elevation angle, and orientation.
Even though I was the one doing the calculations, the director was also a little nervous.
"Commander! The sea is windy today, and the distance is far, spanning several regions. This will really test our calculation skills."
"You don't have confidence in Engineer Zheng!"
After Mr. Sun finished speaking, he looked at me.
I smiled and said, "Mr. Sun, are you testing me?"
"Ha... I'm just testing you, to see how good your computing skills are as the number one hacker."
I confidently sent the parameters back.
"According to Engineer Zheng's revised data, we are ready."
I glanced at the big screen; the buoys had been set up, and the speedboats were withdrawing.
Once the image stabilized, I glanced at the computer screen again, and the target's positioning device showed minimal deviation.
"put!"
As soon as the shell was fired, both Old Sun and Jiang Lan stood up.
The target was a float with a positioning device attached. After a while, the float was seen to be hit directly by the bullet.
"Oh!" The director cheered first, tears clearly welling up in his eyes.
Old Sun first clapped his hands, then patted me on the shoulder: "Well done! It is a great blessing for our country to have a technician like you!"
Jiang Lan also cast an admiring glance my way.
Then Ayan Guli and several technicians ran up to him: "Engineer Zheng! Our calculated data deviates from yours. Could you explain your algorithm to us?"
"Alright! Director, you take Elder Sun and the others back first, and I'll explain it to them on the spot. Also, I'll write a firing program for this electromagnetic railgun."
From now on, you only need to input the parameters, and it will automatically calculate the transmission parameters.
Ayan Guli and the others listened intently, their eyes lighting up. This way, once the troops were equipped with electromagnetic guns, they wouldn't have to go through the trouble of calculating them every time.
Of course, people still need to be able to calculate, so as to avoid the electromagnetic railgun stopping when the software malfunctions.
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