Chapter 107: with translation of chapter title

Crisis resolved!

This surface-to-air missile, if it fails to hit its target, will self-destruct in midair; the object before us is clearly a malfunctioning self-destruct device, which is why it fell down, merely by chance landing here.

It must be a coincidence, no doubt!

Continue preparing to fire!

Just as Varisi was about to give the order, his eyes suddenly widened.

In the sky, the missile that had flown over their heads did indeed self-destruct early, but it was absolutely not due to insufficient warhead strength causing midair disintegration; as it exploded, a cloud of fog was rapidly spreading!

The next moment, he realized something, his face turned ashen: "Quick, take cover!"

Actually, by now, saying to dodge is useless!

Five hundred kilograms of cloud explosive agent had already dispersed in the sky, uniformly mixed with the air; the next moment, a tiny spark appeared.

Boom!

The next moment, the tiny spark turned into a huge fireball! A fireball large enough to cover their entire missile launch site!

The outer flame was orange‑red, while the core was white, because the temperature there had already exceeded two thousand degrees!

At such heat, even steel would melt instantly!

Where the fire passed, there were no screams to be heard, only the smell of burnt flesh drifting out, sending people straight to the west, complete with a cremation function!

Within the fire, ever‑stronger flames kept appearing—those were their 9K‑52s, the NATO‑named Frog‑7 missiles, detonated and joining the blaze; everything under the fire's coverage burned along.

The fire continued to spread outward, burning everything in its path, consuming all the oxygen…… no one could survive within that fire!

And Varisi, too, was turned to ash at the moment the fireball appeared—dust to dust, earth to earth……

Above the fire, a mass of black smoke rose upward, slowly coalescing into a mushroom shape.

The blaze finally burned out, leaving nothing at the site, clean and bare; at this point, if a helicopter were present, it could land easily, though the stench would likely make one nauseous.

Facing the monkeys' Frog‑7 missiles, our big killer finally arrived; having just come, it test‑fired a single round and successfully destroyed one of the monkeys' Frog‑7 missile positions!

Inside the command headquarters.

Elder Yuan, upon hearing this battle result, broke into a wide smile.

"Hahaha, I knew Ha Gong Da would never let me down! No matter what problem arises, as long as we entrust it to Ha Gong Da, it will surely be solved!"

"Elder Yuan, this time…… the monkeys discovered we've brought out the big killer; will they……"

"What? Use more advanced weapons? They're trying to expand the war's scale; if they dare do that, we might as well go all‑out and attack them outright, instead of now tiptoeing around playing with them!"

Elder Yuan looked at his staff officer: "We're considering tactics and strategy; let the people in the Capital worry about that! By the way, send a congratulatory telegram back—I wonder what Qin Miao has been up to lately……"

Ha Cheng Aircraft Factory.

In 1952, Factory 122, one of the first six aircraft factories of the aviation industry, was officially established as one of the 156 projects; in fact, its fate has been more tumultuous than other aircraft factories, because it lacked a clear production target.

Shenyang's Factory 112 was for producing fighters, Xi'an's Factory 172 for bombers, while Factory 122? Its positioning was unclear!

By 1953, the second year after the factory's completion, they began expanding the No. 18 final assembly workshop, with an area of over twenty thousand square meters—so large it was clearly intended for bomber production!

At that time they indeed produced the H‑5, a copy of the Soviet Il‑28, but the technology was backward and it quickly became obsolete; later they built the H‑6, but for various reasons they transferred the H‑6 to Factory 172.

Consequently, that huge workshop mainly produced helicopters.

In 1958, the East's first helicopter, the Z‑5, took flight; from then on Ha Fei began its helicopter‑making history.

Now, by introducing the Dolphin Helicopter project, Ha Fei is poised to soar!

No. 18 Final Assembly Workshop.

"Your Eastern technology is too backward, so in the early stages you shouldn't even think of using your own parts—you simply can't reach Western standards." said Qiewaliye, an engineer of the French aerospace company: "Although you bought a full set of parts for fifty helicopters, many of the wear‑items need extra spares."

Qiewaliye said, pointing to the top of the helicopter being assembled: "Take the rotor, for example—a wooden rotor lasts only one or two hundred hours, a metal rotor raises that to over five hundred hours, while our composite‑material rotor boasts a full thousand hours; however…… assuming three hundred flight hours per year, that's only about three years of service before it needs replacement."

They didn't just come to guide the Easterners in assembly; they also wanted to hustle more projects!

Selling aircraft brings in a profit, then selling spare parts continues to make money—in fact, the parts can earn even more than the aircraft themselves!

Hearing his words, Zhang Zhiqiang, the Factory Director of Plant 122 standing nearby, wore a bitter smile.

"Mr. Qiewaliye, I'm very sorry, our factory only produces the Z‑9 helicopter and does not handle coordination of spare parts with superiors—that's the military's responsibility……"

"No, as a manufacturer, you have an obligation to inform the customer……"

Just then, the roar of the Old Liberation sounded outside.

Amidst the creaking noises, the factory doors opened and a blast of cold air rushed in.

The Old Liberation started up again; hearing its rumble, how could one not feel an ominous premonition?

Qiewaliye looked over, his gaze lingering for a moment on the rounded front, then quickly noticed a plate jutting out from the cab's roof, wobbling slightly—its shape…… how could it resemble a rotor so closely?

"Old Zhang, this rotor—we've already made it; later you can test it to see if it's qualified……"

Zhang Zhiqiang instantly brightened: "Great! Indeed, no matter the project, as long as it's at Ha Gong Da, they can surely develop it! Wait a moment, I'll go call the crane!"

Qiewaliye frowned; when this thing first started moving, it swayed up and down, indicating good flexibility, but the protruding part showed no downward bend, suggesting it is very strong—or perhaps very light……

This thing is neither wooden nor a mix of aluminum alloy and steel structure—so what exactly is it?

Could it be composite material?

Impossible, impossible—this technology, the East absolutely does not have!

Just then, another person came down from the cab: "No need for a crane; our thing is light—just have two people lift it!"