Chapter 295: Half a Month, Modeling After Long Country

Hawkins took a deep breath, "There are only two possibilities: first, we have severely underestimated Long Country's scientific research capabilities; second..." He paused, "they have received outside help."

"Beijixiong Guo?" Wilkes narrowed his eyes.

"Unlikely," the head of the intelligence department shook his head,

"According to our intelligence, Beijixiong Guo is also far from reaching this level in electronic technology. Furthermore, they are also shocked by Long Country's sudden progress."

Wilkes pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh,

"No matter how they did it, the point is we must catch up! Doctor Hawkins, I want you to immediately form a special research group, concentrate the nation's best electronic technology experts, and go all out to develop our own Integrated Circuit and Active Defense System."

"This will take time, Mr. Wilkes," Hawkins said cautiously, "The research and development of an Integrated Circuit may take several years..."

"We do not have several years!" Wilkes roared,

"The front line is collapsing! If this continues, we won't even be able to hold the territory south of the Equidistant Line!"

Military Representative Marshall interjected,

"I suggest two parallel strategies: on one hand, accelerate electronic technology R&D, especially for Radar and semi-automatic Fire Control System; on the other hand, prioritize increasing the computing speed of our existing Transistor Computer, at least to allow us to partially offset Long Country's technological advantage."

Hawkins nodded in agreement,

"General Marshall is right. We can concentrate our superior resources to first develop a simplified version of a Missile defense system. Although its performance is not as good as Long Country's Hunter-Killer System, it can at least provide a certain level of protection."

"How long will it take?" Wilkes stared fixedly at Hawkins.

Hawkins hesitated for a moment,

"If we mobilize the nation's top scientific research strength and work day and night... perhaps we can have preliminary results within half a month."

"Too long!" Wilkes said angrily.

"This is already the limit, sir," Hawkins said calmly,

"Scientific R&D is not magic; it requires time, manpower, and resources. Even the Manhattan Project took several years."

Wilkes took a deep breath, barely controlling his emotions,

"Fine, half a month. I want to see actual results within half a month. At the same time, increase the intensity of intelligence gathering on Long Country; I want to know every one of their technological breakthroughs and every R&D movement."

After the meeting ended, Doctor Hawkins immediately took a special plane to the largest electronic research center in Di Guo.

An unprecedented technological race officially kicked off.

The Di Guo electronic research center soon turned into a sleepless scientific research factory.

Hundreds of top engineers and scientists were urgently assembled, and the Ministry of Defense allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to support this emergency R&D plan.

The director of the research center, Doctor Thompson, an old scientist who had participated in the R&D of the Radar System, became the technical lead for this project.

"Everyone," Thompson said to the researchers gathered in the laboratory,

"What we are facing is a technological race that concerns national security and the outcome of the war. Long Country has already made astonishing breakthroughs in electronic technology, and we must catch up."

He pointed to the schematic on the wall,

"Our goal is to develop a defense system capable of intercepting Rocket Shell within half a month. Although time is tight, I believe that with our technological accumulation and talent advantage, this goal can be achieved."

"Within half a month? That's impossible!" a senior engineer exclaimed, "Just developing a prototype would take months."

Thompson shook his head seriously, "We have no choice. Soldiers are sacrificing their lives on the front line every day because our technology is lagging behind. We must break conventions and create miracles."

Just like that, a technological marathon began.

The engineers split into three shifts, working 24 hours without stopping.

The lights in the laboratory never went out, and coffee and fast food became the staple diet of the researchers.

Thompson led the team to first overcome the problem of high-speed Radar detection.

By improving the existing X-Band Radar, they successfully increased signal processing speed by nearly three times.

Next, the electronic computing team thoroughly overhauled the Transistor Computer, bringing its computing speed to an unprecedented level.

"Thompson! Look at this!"

In the early hours of the twelfth day, a young engineer rushed into the office excitedly, holding a stack of printouts,

"Our simulation shows that the improved system can complete the entire process from detection to reaction in 0.8 seconds! This is enough to intercept medium-range Rocket Shell!"

Thompson took the data, examined it carefully, and a smile gradually appeared on his face,

"Great! Prepare for live-fire testing immediately; I want to see the performance of this system with my own eyes."

The next day, at a secret test site, the simplified version of the Missile defense system made its debut.

It consisted of an improved Radar, a small Transistor Computer, and four launchers; it was far larger and clunkier than Long Country's Hunter-Killer System, but theoretically capable of performing similar functions.

"Start the test!" Thompson ordered.

A simulated Rocket Shell whistled toward the target area. The Radar locked on rapidly, the computer calculated at high speed, and the launchers turned toward the target—

"Whoosh!" An interceptor missile fired, colliding with the incoming Rocket Shell in mid-air and erupting into a ball of fire!

"Success!" A burst of cheers erupted at the test site.

Subsequent multiple tests confirmed that this system could intercept about 60% of conventional Rocket Shell; although far inferior to the 95%+ of Long Country's Hunter-Killer System, it was already a major breakthrough.

When this news reached the Ministry of Defense, Wilkes listened to Thompson's report in disbelief.

"You mean, we actually succeeded? In just half a month?"

"Yes, sir," Thompson said proudly, "Although there is still room for performance improvement, it can already be put into battlefield use. Our engineers have created a miracle."

Wilkes smiled for the first time,

"Great! Arrange for production immediately; I want to see this system appear on the front line in the shortest possible time! At the same time, continue to strengthen R&D to narrow the technological gap with Long Country."

When the first batch of simplified defense systems was urgently shipped to the front line, the high-level officials of Di Guo finally saw a glimmer of hope.

……

At the same time, at the Long Country military industrial base, Li Mingyuan was reviewing the latest technical reports in his office.

"Must maintain the lead," Li Mingyuan muttered to himself, "Find the next technological breakthrough point."

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