69: A national weapon with S-level research and development difficulty!

Intercontinental ballistic missiles are the backbone of a nation!

They are also the "ticket" to becoming a major international power!

Only by possessing intercontinental ballistic missiles can a nation join the club of mature nuclear powers and become a "top-tier player" in the international system!

It is no exaggeration to say that intercontinental ballistic missiles are the "anchor point of discourse power" in the international order!

They can transform a country from a "follower" into a "rule-maker" on the international stage!

Only with intercontinental ballistic missiles can a nation have a voice internationally, sit at the negotiation table with top powers, and formulate international rules!

Although Long Country now possesses nuclear bombs, how to deliver them to enemy nations has always been a problem.

"We have been blackmailed by the Bear Empire with nuclear threats twice!"

"Both times were resolved by our predecessors with their superb political wisdom!"

"But since there have been two times, there will be a third!"

"Therefore, we must fundamentally solve the problem of the Bear Empire's nuclear blackmail against us!"

"We must also possess intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of second-strike nuclear retaliation and symmetrical nuclear deterrence!"

Peng Lin said to Factory Director Gu.

His words made Factory Director Gu fall into deep thought.

Historically, Long Country faced nuclear blackmail from the Bear Empire twice!

The first time was when Long Country did not yet possess nuclear weapons.

At that time, Long Country's helmsman was not intimidated by the Bear Empire's nuclear blackmail and proposed a "base-swapping tactic"!

This was the "nuclear cavalry" that became widely known later!

If the Bear Empire launched a nuclear strike against Long Country, with all electronic equipment rendered useless, Long Country's cavalry would rush into the Bear Empire without hesitation to seize territory!

They would carve a bloody path for the people to evacuate to the Bear Empire!

Hundreds of millions of Long Country's people would relocate to the Bear Empire to survive and wage guerrilla warfare against them!

The purpose of these cavalry wearing radiation suits at the time was not to survive, but merely to advance one more meter!

Because the so-called "nuclear cavalry" was, in itself, a one-way ticket to Siberia!

Yet, even so, after this tactic was proposed, countless soldiers still eagerly signed up!

It was precisely this fearless fighting spirit of Long Country's soldiers that intimidated the Bear Empire at the time.

It bought time for the detonation of Long Country's first atomic bomb.

The second time Long Country was blackmailed by the Bear Empire with nuclear threats was after Long Country possessed atomic bombs.

At that time, the Bear Empire realized that even if Long Country had atomic bombs, it was impossible to threaten Moscow.

Therefore, under these circumstances, the Bear Empire once again proposed a strategic plan for a full-scale nuclear surgical strike on Long Country.

It also claimed to deploy a million-strong iron torrent army on the border to annihilate Long Country's so-called one-way "nuclear cavalry."

This time, Long Country's helmsman once again proposed a new tactic.

That is, if Moscow could not be reached, nuclear weapons would be launched at the Beautiful Country's military bases stationed on the island nation!

This would passively draw the Beautiful Country into this nuclear war!

The second time, due to the fear of nuclear war from the Beautiful Country and the White House, they urgently mediated the conflict between Long Country and the Bear Empire!

Our predecessors have twice saved Long Country from imminent destruction through political wisdom!

Now, it is time for their generation to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the nation!

Now that the Bear Empire has blackmailed Long Country with nuclear threats twice, there will inevitably be a third time!

What will Long Country do during the third time?

What about the fourth and fifth times?

Will they all have to rely on fearless warriors riding warhorses, charging into the iron torrent of Siberia, and carving a bloody path?

Thinking of this, Factory Director Gu finally understood the determination in Peng Lin's eyes!

Long Country must have intercontinental ballistic missiles!

Because this concerns the survival rights, development rights, and dignity rights of the entire nation!

"Chief Engineer Peng, I support your decision!"

"Our entire Changhe Weapons Industry General Factory supports you!"

Factory Director Gu looked at Peng Lin and said with utmost solemnity.

"Mm!"

Peng Lin felt the trust from Factory Director Gu and nodded silently.

With Factory Director Gu's support, he could also boldly try things out without restraint!

Subsequently, Peng Lin began to plan the process of applying to the Ministry of National Defense to take over the Dongfeng-6 intercontinental ballistic missile project.

Firstly, the Changhe Weapons Industry General Factory did not have an aerospace research institute or manufacturing plant.

Therefore, Peng Lin planned to acquire Factory 211, which is the Yanjing Aerospace Machinery Factory that had previously sought them out, and establish it as the Aerospace Missile Manufacturing Branch of the Changhe Weapons Industry General Factory.

This would be used to receive the research results of the Dongfeng-6 project and carry out subsequent research.

In addition, Peng Lin planned to invest 1 billion RMB as subsequent research and development funds to support this project.

As long as the acquisition of Factory 211 is successful, all scientific researchers involved in the Dongfeng-6 project, provided their assessment results are satisfactory, can continue to work on the project's R&D at Factory 211!

The next day.

Peng Lin, who had not slept all night, finally prepared the relevant plans.

Factory Director Gu silently accompanied him in the office all night.

Subsequently, Peng Lin contacted Marshal Xu Yong'an, the Minister of National Defense, by phone early in the morning, expressing his ideas and plans to him.

Although the Ministry of National Defense and the superior leaders had unanimously decided to cut the Dongfeng-6 project, the project had, after all, been invested in for more than ten years, and the other party also felt it was a great pity.

Upon learning that Peng Lin and the Changhe Weapons Industry General Factory were willing to take over the project at their own risk, Marshal Xu Yong'an, though shocked, expressed his firm support.

Marshal Xu Yong'an immediately approved, stating that the Ministry of National Defense's Fifth Aerospace Academy's Dongfeng-6 project team would transfer all technical achievements to the Changhe Weapons Industry General Factory without compensation!

However, the Ministry of National Defense and other state departments would no longer approve any R&D funds for the project!

This meant that the Changhe Weapons Industry General Factory would be solely responsible for the R&D of the Dongfeng-6 intercontinental ballistic missile!

And after receiving the support of Marshal Xu Yong'an, Peng Lin and Factory Director Gu immediately rushed to Yanjing.

Factory Director Gu would lead discussions with the Ministry of National Defense regarding the acquisition of Yanjing Aerospace Machinery Factory 211.

As for Peng Lin, he would be responsible for taking over the technical achievements of the Dongfeng-6 project... May 10th.

After nearly ten days of busy work, the Dongfeng-6 project was successfully transferred entirely from the Ministry of National Defense's Fifth Aerospace Academy to Factory 211.

This is now the Aerospace Missile Manufacturing Branch, after its acquisition and renaming.

Peng Lin opened the system to create a research and development task for the Dongfeng-6 intercontinental ballistic missile project.

["Research Project Name: Dongfeng-6 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile"]

["Difficulty Assessment: S"]

["Task Progress: 55.32%"]

["Task Reward: 10000 Research Points"]

["Remaining Research Points: 2500"]

Previously, in order to accelerate the development of the 155mm howitzer, the Weishi rocket launcher, and the Type 99A main battle tank, Peng Lin had almost exhausted all his research points.

Even the remaining 2500 points were rewarded from completing the tests of the 155mm howitzer and Weishi rocket launcher a few days ago.

But these 2500 points are clearly far from enough for the development of the Dongfeng-6 intercontinental ballistic missile.

Solely in terms of propulsion, the Dongfeng-6 applied a disruptive three-stage rocket power design.

The first-stage rocket engine was fine, but the second-stage plug nozzle engine, third-stage full-flow staged combustion engine, etc., all represented huge technological bottlenecks.

There were also orbital control and reentry technology, materials science, electronic components, precision machining, and so on, many of which were enormous challenges that even Peng Lin found difficult to solve.

On these issues, Peng Lin could only rely on using research points to purchase task progress to acquire technology.

After more than ten years of research and development, the Ministry of National Defense's Fifth Aerospace Academy had advanced the task progress to about 55%.

However, the remaining challenges were all the most difficult technical problems.

According to Peng Lin's estimation, to solve this series of technologies, at least another 10,000 research points would probably be needed!

Because the Dongfeng-6 intercontinental ballistic missile was simply a military project that Long Country at present could not complete!

"I can first use 2500 research points to purchase some research progress, temporarily focusing on the development of rocket engines."

"Then, when the Type 99A main battle tank and the Wuzhi-10 are developed and manufactured, I can receive 5000 research points each as rewards."

"By then, I can rapidly advance the development process of the Dongfeng-6 project..."

Peng Lin planned silently.

Both the Type 99A main battle tank and the Wuzhi-10 helicopter are A-level difficulty military tasks, and completing them yields a reward of 5000 research points.

Now, in order to make Long Country no longer fear "nuclear blackmail," and to forge the "backbone" of Long Country and the nation in advance, Peng Lin prepared to invest all his research points into the Dongfeng-6 intercontinental ballistic missile project!

Subsequently, Peng Lin first used the remaining 2500 research points to directly acquire the development progress of the Dongfeng-6 project:

["Successfully used 2500 research points, congratulations on acquiring 9% task progress!"]

["Acquired aerospace plug nozzle engine technology, which can improve engine high-altitude performance by adjusting the nozzle expansion ratio!"]

["Acquired aerospace full-flow staged combustion engine technology, where the staged combustion cycle technology can increase engine efficiency by 15%-20%, and obtained solutions for difficult problems such as high-pressure turbopump sealing and oxygen-rich preburner design!"]

["Acquired..."]

All at once, Peng Lin obtained many technical solutions for a series of problems encountered in the Dongfeng-6 project.

Now, the investment of 1 billion RMB has restarted the Dongfeng-6 project at the Aerospace Missile Manufacturing Branch.

With these new technologies and solutions, the entire project will temporarily enter a rapid advancement phase!

...As Peng Lin fully immersed himself in intercontinental missile development in Yanjing, two months passed in a flash.

With ample funding and Peng Lin's technical solutions, the entire Dongfeng-6 project made more progress in two months than it had in the past two years.

Currently, the three-stage rocket propulsion design problem of the Dongfeng-6 has been initially resolved.

Additionally, good news came from Changhe: the Type 99A main battle tank has finally been manufactured.

The core equipment for the heavy combined arms brigade has all been developed.

However, at the same time, the international situation underwent significant changes.

Because the Bear Empire finally could not hold back and made its move on Afghanistan!