A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 611 Hey ho, young man, you'll draw your sword at the slightest disagreement!

Yes, the road is under our feet.

The three of them walked slowly along the path beneath their feet.

While eating a large bowl of instant noodles, Jiang Xia explained the role of early warning aircraft in later generations to the two of them.

"You mean, that early warning aircraft can be used not only as a radar, but also as a command post? Hiss..."

Well, that hiss isn't an exclamation, it's just the sound of three people drinking noodle soup together.

"That's right! Think about it, in the future we'll have an eye floating in the sky, no, we'll build a bunch of eyes floating in the sky, and if there's any movement, we'll call our comrades. Whether you're flying in the sky or running on the ground, we'll catch you one by one, and none of you will escape!"

"Leaving aside the flying radars, if the comrades at the radar institute make faster progress, that Conus radar, which imitates the Russians, could probably achieve an early warning range of over 400 kilometers. Even if it flies low, the final interception range should be no less than 300 kilometers!"

"Given this much reaction time, you should be able to arrive in time!"

Pang Guoxing counted on his fingers and thought, "Hey, that makes perfect sense." Then he thought about the strange-looking "snow blower" that Jiang Xia had created earlier; thanks to that, their own warplanes were able to maneuver quickly and overcome the effects of the harsh environment.

hiss……

Pang Guoxing stuffed another mouthful of noodles into his mouth. Did this kid already think of this?

But that thing can really eat a lot!

Two tons of aviation fuel were completely consumed in just over an hour. Sigh, that's a bit too expensive.

"Hey! When will we be able to use that airborne command post you mentioned? Is it just a matter of installing the aircraft? Also, since that radar is so powerful, why not install it on the J-6..."

Jiang Xia glanced at Pang Guoxing speechlessly, then pointed to the behemoth that had reached a diameter of 7 meters: "Just wait, while you're doing your live-fire training, blast up a lot of wild rabbits and send them to Dr. Lan Ying. That way, the high-integration chip might come out sooner..."

"As for the air command post, of course it'll be ready to use as soon as it's set up!"

Well, based on the unique principle of pulse Doppler radar, and combined with the digital radio we just got, it's no problem to command our Sixth Master to intercept high-speed targets.

Hearing Jiang Xia's affirmative reply, Pang Guoxing nodded in satisfaction and stopped worrying about when they could install such an advanced radar.

As long as it's usable, it's fine. It's just a little more fuel consumption, which is insignificant compared to being able to defend against external enemies.

"So what you mean by 'nothing after launch'? Does that mean I just need to have 'the 'trumpet operator' launch the missiles?" Battalion Commander Yue chuckled as he licked the last bit of soup from his noodles, looking at Jiang Xia with anticipation.

"Hehehe, if that really works, I'll tell my buddies right away, let's just install missile launchers all over the 'palace'!"

"I already calculated that your big guy could carry four missiles by himself!"

"Uh, Battalion Commander, that's a long-term goal. Maybe we can achieve it in another seven or eight years!"

Jiang Xia wiped away his cold sweat: He had seriously underestimated the soldiers' fear of their old problem of "insufficient firepower".

They want to seize any opportunity to do something big...

"Oh, I see!" Battalion Commander Yue wasn't annoyed. "It's alright, Engineer Jiang, I can wait. Let's go take a look at the 'palace' that the experts helped me modify. Although they all have the title of experts, I won't feel at ease until you do it yourself!"

"Tsk, you're wrong. My meager skills are nothing compared to theirs..." Jiang Xia shook his head.

Hey, Battalion Commander Yue, if you knew about Teacher Yuanjiu's future achievements, you probably would enshrine this car that he personally controlled.

……

The three of them walked to the "palace" that was being renovated, chatting and laughing.

By this time, this behemoth, somewhat resembling Optimus Prime, had undergone a complete transformation. The enclosed carriages originally intended for wealthy camels had been converted into open-top structures.

Three radars, each with a different design, stood neatly atop the flatbed chassis. Several cables extended from their respective bases to a small control room at the far end. Professor Yuan Jiu was leading his students in debugging these electronic instruments.

However, a few young people gathered around the "palace" on the outskirts of the modification site, pointing and commenting.

Before long, the young people started arguing.

"Look at how others do it! Your insistence on putting the engine in the middle position is wrong! Putting everything else aside, the heat alone could bake our soldiers dry, and you call it an armored personnel carrier! What kind of transport is that!"

"Hmph! How can we solve the center of gravity problem if we don't put it in the middle! Don't forget, the higher-ups require this vehicle to have amphibious capabilities!"

"Hmph! The solutions are all laid out right in front of you! With better solutions available, why are you still clinging to that flawed one! Bah! You're just too proud to admit it! People like you put your pride above the usability of the equipment, it's simply... simply..."

Perhaps because he rarely swore, the young man's face turned red, and he could only angrily say, "I am ashamed to be associated with him."

Jiang Xia heard these somewhat bookish words clearly from behind them.

Oh my, I can't help but laugh, this young man is kind of funny.

"Weren't these the people who were originally designing the 'four-team wheel'? How did they end up inside the base?"

As Jiang Xia listened to their discussion, he instantly recalled a point on which he had been attacked by the big shots.

The past is too painful to recall! After that armored vehicle modification blueprint was given out, nothing more was heard of it, and Jiang Xia had also forgotten about it. He never expected to hear people discussing it here.

It seems these must be the designers of the "four-wheeled" system the bigwig was referring to. They're really young!

Jiang Xia stroked the stubble on his chin with great interest, feeling that it wasn't at all incongruous for him to call these hairless guys in front of him "youngsters"!

"Hey, they were originally from the base. There were some problems with the design of that four-team wheel, so the higher-ups sent them to Quancheng to learn from their experience. They just came back not long ago."

"Look, they saw the engine of the 'palace' and wanted to take it and install it on their 'four-wheeled' vehicles, which really angered Brother Yue. He just scolded them last night, and now they're here again so early this morning..."

Battalion Commander Yue shook his head: "Well, I don't know what to say about them. You could say they're useless, yet they managed to build a prototype; you could say they're capable, yet the armored vehicle they made was really not very good."

"The higher-ups valued them quite a bit. I don't know which expert they hired to revise the blueprints, but when they got them back, wow, there was an uproar!"

"What's all the fuss about? Are you dissatisfied with the proposed changes?"

The blueprints? It must be the one you revised, right?

Jiang Xia, seeing that the "gossip" had turned to him again, became intrigued. He grabbed Battalion Commander Yue and urged him to continue. After all, the draft he had revised was merely based on experience from later generations; who knew what the real researchers on the other side might see as wrong!

Admit your mistakes and stand up straight if you get punished. But it's only right to understand the reason beforehand.

"Hmm! They've split into several factions. Look, this guy grabbing someone's collar and spitting on them is called Ma Zhibin. He advocates redesigning the vehicles according to the superiors' blueprints..."

"The guy who got spat on is named Li Shaogeng. He thinks his design is correct and refuses to change it no matter what..."

"The one who tried to break up the fight is named Qiu Jiexin. This girl is funny; she completely rejected the design concept of armored infantry vehicles, saying that with RPGs, armored vehicles are all outdated..."

Yo!

Jiang Xia glanced at the woman named Qiu Jiexin and thought, "Hey, there really is someone who shares my old ideas!"

"What!"

Battalion Commander Yue pointed at Jiang Xia: "No, little Jiang, how could you have such unorthodox ideas!"

"Hey! Don't get excited. I have a lot of ideas, some even more unconventional!"

Battalion Commander Yue was somewhat angry, and his fingers were trembling.

"Battalion Commander, stop shaking. You should go and break up the fight!"

Jiang Xia held Commander Yue's trembling hand and made him look at the young men who had somehow gotten into a fight in front of them.

"I already said that was my old idea. I admit my theory that armor is useless is wrong. Go now. I'll explain to you later!"

"Ouch... That claw attack looks painful. If we don't go soon, those young men will have their faces covered in bruises from this woman's scratches..."