Chapter 261

East, Capital

"This kind of steel torrent offensive is already outdated." Qin Miao's voice sounded: "Back then, the little beard used tanks to carry out mechanized warfare, opening a new era, but technology is constantly developing, a new military revolution has already arrived!"

"San Shui, tell us, what exactly is this military revolution?"

"Actually, in this West-81 military exercise, the Soviet exercise commander-in-chief Marshal Ogarkov had already proposed a new military revolution several years ago." Qin Miao said: "He advocated using informatization construction to achieve an ideal military command and control system, which can cover every soldier..."

Back then, the old Maoists relied on the theory of great depth to win WWII, then they treated this theory as a classic, thinking it would make them invincible everywhere; they never imagined that reform is the most important, and no system can remain applicable for ten thousand years without change!

The old Maoists didn't value it, but the Americans opposite did; in the 1990s Gulf War, the Yankees relied on this new military revolution to fight a splendid war, and those proud tank units of the 'stupid big wood' were wiped out under the strikes of the UN forces!

"What exactly is this informatization construction?"

"This introduction is rather complicated, everyone; we can go to the newly built Integrated Combat Command System hall to take a look, and then everyone will understand it better."

"Good!"

There is a distance from Shijingshan to Sanlitun; everyone boarded the bus, and as the vehicle just started moving, they heard a special sound.

"Turn left ahead."

"Who's speaking?" Qin Lao couldn't help but ask.

Everyone on the bus are old gentlemen, no female comrades in sight; where did this feminine voice come from?

"The vehicle-mounted navigation system: currently, the digital map is still very rough, only able to point to main roads; later, when the digital map becomes more detailed, even small side roads can be directed..."

"What?"

Everyone looked toward the driver's position; on the console, there was an extra small TV—yes, a small TV! On the screen appeared a map, complete with an arrow!

"Is our tank's vehicle-mounted terminal like this too?"

"No, that's not right; I've been to the tank troops and seen the installed satellite navigation terminal—it's just a small strip-shaped screen."

"The vehicle-mounted terminals of tanks and aircraft can only display latitude and longitude coordinates; our current vehicle-mounted navigation is mainly for civilian use, and with it, even if you've never been to a place, as long as it contains a digital map, you can know how to get there."

Vehicle-mounted navigation—this is a big market! Such a terminal, even if priced at tens of thousands of yuan, someone would buy it; unfortunately, we don't have time to produce digital maps now, so we can't give customers the best experience, thus we can't sell it for the time being. But in the future, it will definitely become a profit point.

"Go straight ahead, pass three intersections then turn right." At that moment, the vehicle-mounted navigation voice sounded again.

None of the leaders on the bus have ever used a computer; everyone doesn't know what informatization means; this rudimentary vehicle-mounted navigation that can indicate routes is the first lesson for all the leaders!

In this era, the common tool is a map, but the biggest problem with a map is not knowing where you are! You have to ask people, look at the terrain… If you can't determine your position, you can't find an accurate route.

Vehicle-mounted navigation often leads you astray, but it's still a blessing for many directionally challenged people!

Sanlitun, Dongyi Street No. 1 Courtyard

This place covers a full 28 hectares; there are no yet the dozens-of-meters-high skyscrapers of later generations, no complex modern building complexes, only some low-rise Soviet-style buildings. Everyone entered one of the inconspicuous three-story small buildings, then went down the stairs, another four levels down, arriving at the underground command center.

Everyone was immediately attracted by the large table in the center of the room.

Length ten meters, width six meters, larger than the area Qin Lao originally demanded; the tabletop is now completely flat, but everyone knows it is absolutely extraordinary!

"Our exercise area's digital map has already been completed; now we are inputting the digital map into the computer..."

The computer's rumbling sound rose; soon, this large table began to rise and fall, quickly forming a sand table with hills and plains, and moreover, different-colored lights on it simulated various terrains.

Clear rivers, yellow slopes, green ground… Looking at it, it's truly lifelike!

Wait a moment!

In the corner of this area, a few bright spots also appeared; this is…

"The so-called informatization means letting us directly see every vehicle of each unit, even every person; we currently can't do that much, we've only equipped a full-strength tank company, and what everyone sees now is the position of that tank company; at the same time, we've also assigned some special personnel..."

"You, Ha Gong Da, actually managed to produce this before the exercise!" Qin Lao lamented: "In this exercise, we can test the earth-shaking changes brought by advanced equipment!"

"Hmm, not just that; the Air Force has also modified some aircraft and some bombs, already possessing precision strike capability, which will also be tested on this battlefield." Qin Miao continued: "In this exercise, we will also carry out the boldest attempt, namely..."

Qin Miao looked at everyone: 'When ground troops encounter a tough obstacle ahead, they will directly use the Big Dipper satellite to send the target coordinates to the aircraft in the sky; the aircraft will then drop precision-guided bombs to destroy the target, and the whole process will not exceed three minutes...'

Everyone widened their eyes.

Ground troops calling for air support is not unusual; it existed on the Far Eastern battlefield, but there are many nuances here—how ground personnel tell air force pilots what target to bomb is difficult; an unclear description can easily lead to bombing oneself!

With the satellite navigation system, everything becomes simple—just send the precise coordinates of the target to the aircraft!

What is informatization? This is it!

The army can directly call the air force and precisely designate targets—this is a huge advancement!

Good, let's try it this once! Qin Lao's eyes shone with vigor; the old Maoists' exercise was merely grandiose in scale, whereas our exercise is mainly high-tech, letting the whole world know how formidable our Eastern army is!

So, everyone, in this exercise, should we invite Westerners to observe? Qin Miao asked.