73: .Suddenly realized

“Young man, I can understand what you mean about this thing filling a gap in our domestic market.”

“But you want to sell it to Iraq…”

“Didn't they stop fighting with the United States?”

Xu Ning laughed and said, “Haha, the United States won’t let them off that easily.

The fact that the coalition forces haven’t withdrawn is clear proof.

As long as Saddam isn't foolish, they will definitely need this weapon.”

He knew how merciless the United States was in dealing with Iraq in history.

Reasons for war are always easy to find, such as the so-called weapons of mass destruction.

If they want to fight, there are always ten thousand excuses.

He reached out and touched the missile, activating the simulator.

Data is being read, technology tree simulator is about to start.

This time, Xu Ning did not feel a headache at all when acquiring the data for the Stinger missile.

This made Xu Ning very happy.

Then, a virtual interface like a mind map appeared before his eyes.

[Enhanced Range]

[Improved Guidance System]

[Improved Propulsion Device]

[Optimized Warhead]

[Enhanced Operating Interface…]

This weapon was designed to counter the United States' Apache and Black Hawk helicopters, therefore…

After careful consideration, Xu Ning prioritized improving the visualization of the operating interface and the propulsion device, while also improving the guidance system.

He hoped to improve the soldier's operational efficiency and make the missile fly faster.

Soon after, a concept for a new weapon with performance far exceeding the existing Stinger missile took shape in his mind.

A glint flashed in Xu Ning's eyes, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved upwards.

“Once this thing comes out, it will make the opponent headache for a while again!” he thought to himself.

As the design of the new weapon gradually became clear, relevant data also began to pour into his mind.

After completing the concept, Xu Ning returned to the office, picked up a pen, and began to draw the design.

Although this individual weapon was slightly more complex than the sniper grenade launcher, in his opinion, it was still within the controllable range.

Unlike the sniper grenade launcher, this new type of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile added passive infrared guidance.

It uses an infrared sensor to track and lock onto targets.

At the same time, it is also equipped with a more efficient thermoelectric cooling seeker, which greatly improves the detection range and accuracy.

Although the range did not increase significantly, due to the need to control the missile's weight, its maximum range was set at 8 kilometers, which is the limit for individual carrying.

Even so, this distance is far beyond the Stinger missile's 5-kilometer range.

In addition, the new weapon's flight speed is 0.6 Mach faster than the Stinger, reaching 2.6 Mach, forming a comprehensive vượt trội over the Stinger overall.

As the drawings gradually took shape under Xu Ning's hand, time quietly passed.

By the next day, when he arrived at the laboratory with the new design drawings, he found that Team Leader Wang Shuo and most of the other team members were not present.

In the vast laboratory, only a few members were working.

Xu Ning looked around, his brows tightly furrowed.

Normally, the absence of team members means they might be conducting tests at the military testing ground.

What he found puzzling was that the Stinger missile that was originally placed in the laboratory was also missing.

Could it be that they took the Stinger to the testing ground?

So, Xu Ning stopped a busy team member and asked, “Where did Team Leader Wang Shuo and the others go?”

The member who was stopped was first stunned, obviously a little unhappy about being interrupted, but when he saw that it was Chairman Xu himself asking, he immediately became nervous and quickly replied:

“They all went to the military testing ground to test the new weapon.”

As expected.

Xu Ning pointed to where the Stinger missile was placed last night and asked, “Then where did the Stinger missile I put here last night go?”

The person looked back at the direction Xu Ning was pointing, and suddenly realized: “Oh, that one, Team Leader Wang Shuo and the others took it for comparison testing.

Are you looking for Team Leader Wang Shuo? I'll take you over.”

Xu Ning nodded in agreement and followed him, but his heart was a little mixed.

What does comparison testing mean?

How could their new weapon be compared to the Stinger?

A feeling of unease surged in his heart, and Xu Ning showed a wry smile.

It can't be such a coincidence, can it…

Soon, he was taken to Zone 6 of the military testing ground.

As the company expanded, the testing ground also became larger and larger, divided into many different areas.

Every time he came, he had to be transported by car, otherwise, it was too far to walk.

When Xu Ning arrived, everyone seemed to have finished the test and were discussing something enthusiastically under the sunshade, with smiles on everyone's faces.

Seeing a car approaching, everyone was a little confused, until Xu Ning got out of the car holding a folder.

Wang Shuo recognized him at a glance and quickly stepped forward to greet him: “Chairman Xu, you've come at just the right time.

I was just about to ask you to come and see our new achievement.”

Looking at Wang Shuo's excited face, Xu Ning smiled and nodded, but secretly hid the folder in his hand behind his back: “Oh?

Then show me.”

Wang Shuo did not notice Xu Ning's little action and directly led him into the sunshade, and had someone bring out a long-barreled weapon with a unique appearance.

As soon as he saw the shape of this weapon, the last bit of luck in Xu Ning's heart disappeared.

His guess was correct.

Their new weapon was also a shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile, not the long-range missile he thought it was.

Xu Ning quickly took advantage of no one noticing and placed the folder on the table—holding it was too conspicuous, and Wang Shuo would definitely ask.

He wasn't without confidence in his new weapon; on the contrary, precisely because he was too confident, he was worried that the experimental team would be discouraged if they knew that they had made something similar in a short period of time.

Xu Ning had even started to consider whether he should temporarily hide that design drawing.

If their work is close to the standard model, then it is better to adopt their design.

There is no need to over-display new equipment, after all, these team members are carefully selected and trained.

If one failure strikes their confidence, it will not be worth the loss.

He cleverly hid the folder among other documents, and then walked to the front of the team as if nothing had happened.

He was calculating in his heart, waiting until no one was paying attention to retrieve the document.

The most important thing at the moment is to observe their test performance, so as not to arouse suspicion.

The test began, and a low-flying aircraft model skillfully dodged in the air.

A soldier stepped forward, and on his shoulder was the new anti-aircraft missile they had just shown him.

Wang Shuo's face was full of confidence.

“Chairman Xu, this is a shoulder-fired version we improved based on the BH90 anti-aircraft missile.

It uses infrared guidance technology similar to the Stinger.”

“We just did a comparison test, and the lock-on time is quite short.”

“Moreover, our range is one kilometer farther than the Stinger, reaching six kilometers!”

He pointed to the aircraft model in the air and said, “The one flying at low speed now is simulating an Apache helicopter.”

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