northernbook Chapter 174: Yuntian 1 rocket launched successfully, establishing the Air Assault Division
Chapter 174: Yuntian 1 rocket launched successfully, establishing the Air Assault Division
The Yuntian-1 experimental rocket completed its fueling at 7 a.m.
The propellant used is liquid oxygen/kerosene, which is a non-toxic fuel.
After a half-hour countdown, hundreds of staff members in the entire Yuntian Base entered a busy state.
Conducting final inspection of the Yuntian-1 rocket.
After completing all the inspection work, the time quickly came to the one-minute countdown.
At this moment, even Jiang Hua's mood began to become more and more nervous.
As the voice of Ji Rubo, director of Yuntian Base, sounded, it also meant the final countdown for Yuntian No. 1.
“发射倒计时10、9、8......2、1，发射！”
When Ji Rubo said the last word "launch", it was as if he was shouting it out. All the tension and pressure in his heart were shouted out with this word "launch".
As he finished speaking, thick smoke and flames emerged from the guide duct at the bottom of the huge Yuntian-1 rocket.
Then, driven by four high-thrust boosters, the Yuntian-180 rocket weighing more than tons took off from the ground and rushed into the sky amid the roar of the boosters.
At this moment, everyone watched with bated breath.
The same was true for Jiang Hua. His eyes were fixed on the rocket soaring into the sky. It was the first time he had seen such a spectacular launch scene.
Although he had seen rocket launches on video more than once in the modern society of his original time and space, none of them were as impactful as watching them in person.
"Yuntian-230 is meters above the ground, commencing the programmed turn!"
"The swimming engine is engaged and the procedure turn begins.
26°...34°...47°...52°...
Procedural turn completed!"
"Connect to the ground measurement and control network to monitor various data!"
"The ground monitoring network has been successfully connected and the data is being tested!"
The moment the Yuntian-1 rocket took off, all the staff in the control center started working like precision instruments.
"The Beire radar station successfully captured the signal."
"Radio signal stable, tracking stable!"
"Ground receiving system data processing is normal!"
As the rocket's altitude continued to rise, ground stations in many regions also began to work and began to relay monitoring and telemetry of the rocket.
If the rocket's flight trajectory deviates at this time, it can be corrected in time.
Under the help of the booster, the Yuntian-1 rocket began to enter the high altitude, and its altitude was continuously and rapidly increasing.
Jiang Hua took a look and saw that the current altitude from the ground was almost 4 meters, or 40 kilometers.
The destination of the Explorer-200 experimental satellite is low-Earth orbit, about kilometers above the Earth.
After 120 seconds of operation, the fuel in all four boosters had been used up.
The boosters began to separate.
In the atmosphere that is invisible to the naked eye, the four boosters fell off from the four sides of the rocket one after another, and then fell into the atmosphere in a free-fall posture.
As the speed increased, the four boosters began to melt due to the high temperature.
"The main engine has been successfully ignited and is steadily moving towards the target orbit!"
When it comes to this step, it is almost the final step.
As long as the rocket can fly to the predetermined orbit and successfully release the satellite, it means that this first launch mission will be a complete success.
At this time, everyone's spirits were tense.
Jiang Hua just watched quietly, without making any sound, and did not want to disturb the staff.
The successful ignition of the main engine further increased the speed of the Yuntian-1 rocket.
Basically, as long as the main engine is successfully ignited, there will be no accidents.
Because if there was any accident, it would have happened long ago.
However, nothing can be so absolute. Accidents may happen at any time and anywhere during a rocket launch. No one will take it lightly, even at the last second.
There were no accidents during this launch.
The Yuntian-1 carrier rocket successfully entered orbit. After the fairing separated, a spherical Explorer-1 experimental satellite was revealed.
After flying for a distance, the Explorer 1 satellite successfully completed the first-stage separation and finally sent back a signal from its internal radio system.
"success!"
The signal sent back by radio was very brief, just two words.
But these two words have very important meanings.
At this moment, everyone in the launch control center cheered.
Ji Rubo, who was in charge of the launch mission, also showed a relieved smile on his face.
Jiang Hua also stood up and started clapping at this time, with a smile on his face.
Jiang Hua firmly believes that with this successful launch, there will be countless successful launches in the future.
He believes that within a few years, satellites of various types will be floating in space.
Communication satellites, reconnaissance satellites, meteorological satellites, resource satellites, etc.
By then, the Renaissance Army will have a pair of eyes in space.
At this time, Western countries had just begun to develop rocket artillery.
Moreover, the successful launch of the Yuntian-1 rocket also means the successful launch of a ballistic missile.
In this era, there is almost no technical difference between launch vehicles and ballistic missiles, and they can even be equated.
However, the fourth branch of the Fuxing Army, the Strategic Rocket Force, as the hidden branch, is still familiarizing itself with various levels of ballistic missiles.
Among them are four series of V3 ballistic missiles: short-range, medium-range, medium-to-long-range and intercontinental.
The V3 series of ballistic missiles are also named the Changkong series
The sky turns white in the east at dawn, and the morning light shines on all things.
When the long-range ballistic missile lands, all things will be revived again.
But that may be many years from now.
When Jiang Hua returned to Shangjing from Yuntian Base, Ling Liang from the General Staff came to him and handed him a document.
This document is about the establishment of an airborne assault division.
This document contains the detailed organization, weapons and equipment, personnel assignments, etc. of the airborne assault division.
Jiang Hua just needs to sign his name on it, and the airborne assault division will be established soon.
The Renaissance Army has been using helicopters for some time.
The performance of the previous Twin Blade and Nighthawk piston engine helicopters was not very good, but the Army had a very high opinion of them.
Although the double-edged sword looks fragile, it seems that a bullet can shoot it down.
But it played a great role on the battlefield, especially in guiding artillery, and was even more useful than tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
However, these are just superficial uses of helicopters.
With the upgrade of the base, the performance of helicopters equipped with turboshaft engines has also undergone earth-shaking changes.
It is already qualified to become one of the main land-based weapons.
The 24th Air Assault Division is organized somewhat differently from other Army units.
The Army's infantry divisions are organized into divisions, regiments, battalions, companies and platoons.
The airborne assault division adopts the organization of division, brigade, battalion and company.
It is composed of three air assault infantry brigades, each of which has three infantry battalions.
The combat aviation brigade is composed of three air assault helicopter battalions, three armed helicopter battalions, one medium transport helicopter battalion and one aviation command battalion.
The artillery brigade is composed of three 105mm howitzer battalions, totaling 54 guns.
The front support brigade is composed of three front support battalions, one aviation maintenance battalion, one air ambulance battalion, and one logistics support battalion.
In addition, there are also affiliated units such as the communications battalion, engineering battalion, air defense battalion, military intelligence battalion, guard battalion, and military police company.
全师装备双刃轻型武装直升机120架、雌鹿通用直升机200余架、夜鹰中型运输直升机150多架、105毫米榴弹炮54门。
In addition, there are more than 31 mortars of various types, 35 recoilless guns, 54 145mm anti-aircraft guns, and large-caliber heavy machine guns.
The total strength of the division is more than 15,000 people.
Looking at these establishments, Jiang Hua took another look at the funds needed for the division, and his eyes twitched.
The cost of building an airborne assault division of more than 15,000 people is as high as more than 12 million.
If he didn't have an income of more than 5 million every day, it would take him more than ten days to save up this 10 million.
Now, it only takes two and a half days to save up the 12 million.
In addition to the airborne assault divisions, there are also aviation brigades directly under the command of each army group.
The biggest difference between an airborne division and an aviation brigade is the various ground forces.
The Army Aviation Brigade is actually just a helicopter unit.
Without ground-based air assault troops, there would naturally be no artillery or other miscellaneous items.
The brigade is composed of one reconnaissance helicopter battalion, two armed helicopter battalions and three transport helicopter battalions, totaling six battalions with more than 300 helicopters.
These helicopters are usually used by the various armies to perform various tasks.
An air assault division plus several aviation brigades.
The number of various types of helicopters equipped by the Renaissance Army will exceed two thousand.
With such a large fleet of helicopters, the army can be said to have truly gained wings.
After the establishment of the Airborne Assault Division, Jiang Hua also began to make certain adjustments to the organization of each unit.
The organizational adjustments are also to adapt to the new weapons and equipment.
Among them, the airborne division, as a strategic force, was the first to be adjusted.
The previous airborne divisions were unable to carry heavy equipment and lacked assault capabilities due to the limited capacity of transport aircraft.
But now the situation is different.
不仅有着载重20吨的C-130战术运输机，还有着载重20多吨的C-121中型运输、载重30多吨的C-124环球霸王战略运输机。
The strategic delivery capabilities of the Renaissance Army are far beyond what they were before.
Therefore, the airborne division, as a rapid reaction force, can also be equipped with more heavy weapons.
For example, a series of heavy weapons such as airborne combat vehicles, airborne tanks, self-propelled artillery, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and self-propelled rocket launchers.
The airborne division not only has the ability to carry out long-distance airborne operations, but also has strong assault and mobility capabilities.
No longer forced to passively defend due to poor mobility, it is now possible to conduct strategic penetrations behind enemy lines.