Chapter 61: Anti-Infantry Radar: A Mighty Weapon Against the Monkeys

Hey, Old Liu, Qin Miao is now juggling multiple positions! Don't even think about stealing him away! Professor Yuan grew anxious.

We came here to solve the radar problem, not to give away heads! I fought with the Aerospace Department over Qin Miao, so don't you dare set your sights on him, otherwise I'll turn against you!

Professor Liu ignored Professor Yuan's words, merely staring at Qin Miao with a fiery gaze.

Qin Miao felt somewhat helpless: "You, a university professor, can't even accomplish this, and you're pinning your hopes on a freshman like me?"

"What can I do? It's just that I pulled a Truck Cannon project, solved the Giant Wave-1's water-exit issue, and incidentally wanted to improve and sell the outdated Red Flag-2 missile. Well, this really doesn't sound like something a freshman could pull off..."

"Professor Liu, as of now, proposing to superiors the development of this radar is not timely; after all, R&D requires a long time and substantial funding, and this radar is not our most urgent need."

How is it not urgent! Everyone knows our motherland has 9.6 million square kilometers of land, but actually we also have several million square kilometers of ocean area, and now these oceans are completely undefended! If we develop this radar, as long as it's placed on the coastline, we can monitor our oceans!

"That's right, our nation's development cannot be separated from the ocean, but... the higher-ups don't see it that way, after all there are more important things." Qin Miao said: "Professor Liu, down south we are currently at war!"

"So what?"

"You studied in the UK before, you should have heard of Britain's Salisbury artillery positioning radar, right?"

"The Salisbury radar was touted as a near-mythical weapon in the Vietnam War! Many claims were that as soon as the enemy's big guns fired, we could calculate their position and then lay down artillery fire, keeping the enemy artillery from daring to show their heads."

"That's not wrong, but it's not rigorous; the Salisbury radar actually mainly measures curved trajectories, suitable for howitzers, and best for mortars."

"On the Vietnam battlefield, crafty monkey soldiers lugged mortars around, frequently ambushing us from all sides; to punish these hateful monkeys, the Salisbury radar was sent to the front."

"With this radar, before the monkey's mortar shells even hit the ground, we had already determined the enemy artillery positions and launched a swift counterattack! The monkey gunners didn't know how many of them had been blown up, nor did they understand how we seemed to have grown fiery golden eyes."

"Even during infiltration operations, they had felt around beside this radar, merely destroying the power supply before leaving; if they had known how formidable this radar was, they would surely have blown it to smithereens."

Of course I've heard of it; I even recommended it to the relevant departments. Last year we formally placed an order, purchasing a total of four units—after all, they're too expensive, each costing 240,000 pounds, and they probably haven't arrived yet...

"These four Salisbury radars arrived at the end of 1980, with one each going to the Guangzhou Military Region and the Kunming Military Region, one allocated to the Xuanhua Artillery Academy for teaching, and one given to the Yellow River Machinery Plant in Xi'an—that is, State-owned Factory 786—for measurement and imitation."

"However, this radar, at the level of British late-1960s technology, posed considerable difficulties for Factory 786; it wasn't until 1987 that it finally passed standardization, and it saw little action in the southern war."

"Since it's so expensive, why don't we just make it ourselves?" Qin Miao looked at Professor Liu: "With your knowledge from the UK plus our Ha Gong Da's technical strength, half a year should be enough to produce something similar, perhaps even more advanced than theirs."

"On the side, Professor Yuan was somewhat anxious, Qin Miao, don't forget why we came here, okay?"

"By then, the south could be massively equipped, reducing the monkey artillery to tears; your talent in radar would also gain recognition from superiors, and when you later propose this new system radar, you'd likely gain even more support."

Qin Miao looked at Professor Liu: "You wouldn't think this radar is too small to showcase your talent, would you...?"

"Of course not!" Professor Liu shook his head: "The troops need it, I'm certainly willing to do it, you brat, don't rush me! It's just that the higher-ups have already assigned Factory 786 to handle measurement and imitation, so if we produce a similar type, it would seem like we're stealing the sister unit's livelihood."

"It's already the 1980s, the state is already engaging in market competition, why are you still considering the sister factory like that?" Qin Miao really wanted to bring up Factory 786's eight-year War of Resistance— they'd been at it for eight years!

"Alright, then let's make a small one." Qin Miao said: "Down south, monkey soldiers often hide in the jungle, suddenly popping out to catch us off guard, especially since they also infiltrate the rear to attack our logistics depots and even hospitals; therefore, I think we can invent an anti-infantry radar!"

Professor Liu furrowed his brows: "What is this?"

When radar was first developed, it was for detecting aircraft; later its uses multiplied—searching warships, providing guidance for artillery, detecting enemy shell trajectories...

However, it had never been heard of that radar could detect infantry.

"It's specifically for detecting enemy infantry—just a glimpse and the radar spots it; it can also be mounted on a machine gun to indicate target position and open fire quickly. Imagine, in pitch-black darkness where you can't see your hand in front of your face, those damned monkey soldiers sneakily creeping toward our field hospital..."

"The anti-infantry radar is a piece of equipment that the Soviets began developing in the 1980s; initially it was merely an alternative route taken because thermal imaging technology was too poor, but as technology continually advanced, the anti-infantry radar gradually revealed its superiority."

"In open terrain, its detection range can reach ten kilometers, far exceeding the scope of thermal imagers; not only can it detect infantry, it can also detect various vehicles, thus evolving into a ground surveillance radar!"

"Whether flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the sea, all can be monitored; moreover, it can be mounted on a machine gun, adjusting coaxial alignment—once the radar detects a target, you can simply pull the trigger to hit it, and it even allows remote firing, so even if the machine gun emplacement is blown up by the enemy, the gunner remains unharmed."

As Qin Miao's persuasion continued, Professor Liu's eyes gradually lit up: "Well, this could actually be done! With our technology, we should be able to put it together within half a year, or even less..."

Having said that, Professor Liu picked up the phone: "Teacher Zhang, Teacher Liu, Teacher Zhao, come over for a moment!"

In the neighboring office, several teachers walked in, the leading one a female teacher with ear-length short hair, clear eyebrows and lovely features—these brows and eyes, this face... Goodness, isn't this the spitting image of Chu Miaomiao?

After this momentary illusion, Qin Miao realized: this must be the older sister of Chu Miaomiao whom he had never met before!

She also recognized Qin Miao, warmly extending her hand: "Hello, I'm Zhang Honghong, Chu Miaomiao's older sister; my father instructed me to look after you at school."