50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 605 The East Wind Rises, Thunder Shakes the Sky

He had already seen the videos of spear-splitting that had been preserved in later generations, and he was still shocked when he saw them now.

Most of the people present today were seeing this action for the first time, and were naturally stunned.

After a brief silence, the crowd erupted in thunderous cheers and shouts of "Long live!"

Everyone was stunned by the first formation's three-stage spear-spear marching. Apart from Sun Zhiwei and the reporters on site, most of the private cameras forgot to capture the scene.

So, as soon as the next formation came along, the camera flashes went off like a sky full of stars, and no one wanted to miss this amazing moment.

After 18 infantry formations passed the city gate, 24 mechanized formations consisting of 428 armored vehicles from the Army, Navy, and Air Force drove in one after another.

All 28 types of weapons and equipment on display were designed, developed, and produced independently by my country, with 19 of them being new and already at a modern level.

Among all the mechanized forces, only the missile forces can truly demonstrate our national power and deter foreign enemies.

In the mid-80s, all the advanced countries in the world were making every effort to develop high-tech equipment.

In particular, beyond-visual-range long-range precision strike tactics, centered on aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and fighter jets, are becoming the mainstream of future global military power development.

The tactics we used against the West a few years ago, such as bombarding the West with hundreds of heavy artillery pieces and firing tens of thousands of tons of shells, no longer have any deterrent effect in the eyes of the West.

Because the shells have a limited range, they pose no threat to them whatsoever.

Shame can inspire courage. It is precisely because of our current backwardness that our conventional weapons research and development units have become more obsessive, which has led them to develop many unbelievable weapons in the future.

For example, the PHL-191 rocket launcher with a range of 800 kilometers.

Its accuracy can reach 10 meters, completely overturning the shortcomings of traditional artillery, such as short range and poor accuracy. It directly uses artillery shells to do the job of missiles.

There's also the Longbow unmanned aerial vehicle, which can fly in the air and swim in the water. This ability to switch between flight modes can leave the America's aircraft carrier defenses bewildered.

But that's all for the future. Right now, the only thing that allows us to speak out is missiles.

The missiles on display today fall into three categories, belonging to the Navy, Air Force, and Army respectively.

First up is the naval missile formation, which consists of three rows.

The first row of vehicles carries four ship-to-ship missiles, the second row carries four submarine-launched land-based missiles, and the third row carries four coastal defense missiles.

They are not advanced, but they are sufficient for near-shore defense operations for the time being.

Next up was the Air Force surface-to-air missile formation, consisting of 8 rows of 32 surface-to-air missiles—a truly heroic missile battalion.

Five U-2 reconnaissance aircraft that once roamed freely over my country's airspace were shot down by them, which made the U-2s afraid to come back afterward.

Later, we collected the wreckage of those downed U-2s and displayed it in the Military Museum Square, which greatly boosted morale at the time.

Just as the air force's missile formation passed by, the rumble of aircraft engines filled the sky.

Ninety-four aircraft, consisting of jet bombers, attack aircraft, and fighter jets, in four aerial formations of three, six, and nine aircraft, streaked across the sky, leaving long trails of colored smoke.

J-7Ⅱ、J-8Ⅰ、轰-6D、轰-5、强-5Ⅰ，共117架受阅作战飞机，组成18个空中梯队，次第通过广场上空。

In particular, the debut of the J-8 marks the beginning of my country's move away from dependence on foreign equipment and into a new stage of independent research and development.

Wearing sunglasses, Sun Zhiwei watched the fighter jets flying overhead and sighed with emotion. Creating something from scratch was indeed incredibly difficult. He vaguely remembered that the project approval documents for the J-10, which would later become world-famous, seemed to be on the desks of the leaders now.

It will only take a little over a year for it to be officially approved as a project.

Time, oh time, that's what we lack right now. Until then, the army must be patient.

As the roar faded into the distance, Sun Zhiwei, atop the city wall, faintly heard cheers coming from afar. On Chang'an Street, the 'national treasure' that could buy us time was approaching.

The east wind blows mightily, and thunder roars.

In the distance, nine large tractor-trailers each carried three Dongfeng-3, Dongfeng-4, and Dongfeng-5 rockets, making their grand finale appearance as the three national treasures.

This is the first public appearance of my country's strategic missile force, especially those three massive missiles, each five meters thick, which are quite impressive.

At this moment, besides feeling excited and proud, Sun Zhiwei also noticed that on the city wall, many foreigners were carefully observing the approaching Dongfeng missile.

Almost every one of them was constantly taking pictures of the details of the Dongfeng missile body with their cameras.

Especially the military attachés from various countries, they all looked at the missile formations below with solemn expressions, their brows furrowed so deeply they could trap flies, making Sun Zhiwei want to laugh.

Although they knew several years ago that we had successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, test firing and deployment are two different things.

The fact that we are now publicly displaying these mysterious strategic missiles demonstrates that we are capable of mass-producing them, which poses a real deterrent to all foreign militaries.

What is an intercontinental ballistic missile? Range is a key indicator.

The Earth's equator has a circumference of only 4 kilometers, but if a missile's range can reach 8000 kilometers, it can cover most of the world's major developed countries.

In theory, a range of 14,000 kilometers would be needed to reach every corner of the world.

Of the three missiles we are showcasing today, the DF-5 has a range of 12,000 kilometers, which is enough to cover the entire territory of America.

What does the DF-5's maximum range of 12000 kilometers mean?
1. Launched from Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, heading northeast, it hit Washington, D.C., at a distance of 9890 kilometers.

2. Launched from the Altay region of Xinjiang, heading northwest, it hit Washington at a distance of 10243 kilometers.

3. Launched from Kashgar region of Xinjiang, heading west, it hit Washington at a distance of 10886 kilometers.

4. Launched from the Greater Khingan Mountains region of Heilongjiang Province, heading north, it hit Washington, D.C., at a distance of 9697 kilometers.

5. Launched from Hainan Island, it can cover all cities in half of the United States, from the Midwest to the West.

This is one of the advantages of having a large country area; our intercontinental ballistic missiles only need a range of 12000 kilometers.

Because our area is large, we can reach places that are out of reach by simply moving the car to the left or right.

Most importantly, the DF-5 can carry a 500-megaton H warhead, and a single hit can devastate hundreds of thousands of square kilometers.

Only today do we truly possess the deterrent power to nuke the entire world.

With it, we can finally secure our position as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. From now on, we will no longer have to worry about the crisis of national subjugation and extinction, because at the very least, we can bring everyone together to live as long as heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)