Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 485 High and mighty? Russians, are you here seeking help?

"Since it uses Eastern technology, its anti-interference capability must be very strong, right?"

Seeing Viktor Groshin's expression, Dmontev knew what he wanted to say.

"Our ground-based radar jamming vehicles and aerial jamming aircraft can be deployed to test the performance of this missile under complex electromagnetic interference environments."

Viktor Groshin watched Dmontev talk on and on, and he almost had a strange feeling.

What does this mean? Dmontev seems so confident; does he have complete confidence in the guidance system produced in the East?

The R-27's seeker has very poor anti-jamming capabilities, as demonstrated in the last combat exercise. Now... can this seeker, which uses Eastern technology, completely overcome these shortcomings?
On the tarmac, a Mi-8 electronic jamming aircraft took off, while on the ground, electronic jamming vehicles operated at full power. From this moment on, no radio communication could be conducted here, including their own tests.

That's right, the Russians' electronic jamming is that domineering, leaving themselves no way out!
The second target drone took off.

Many of those present were excellent pilots who could see what was happening in the sky even without binoculars.

The target drone took off and flew to an altitude of 3,000 meters. At that moment, in the complex electromagnetic interference environment, flames flickered under the wings of the Su-27 as missiles were launched.

In this situation, the radar-guided R-27 would absolutely miss the target! Only an infrared seeker could be used!

Not to mention, in order to increase the interference, the target drone is already releasing chaff!

The dense array of foil strips falling from the sky forms a powerful electromagnetic wave reflector. The sheer chaos of electromagnetic waves in this airspace would give any Russian electronics engineer a major headache!

But... the East doesn't care!
The missile trailed flames that turned into white smoke, making it clearer to more people. Unlike a headless fly that has lost its target, it flew accurately toward its objective.

boom!
In the sky, the target drone was blown up again!
Viktor Groshin's eyes widened, his gaze filled with disbelief.

Really!

Even under such complex electromagnetic interference, radar-guided missiles can accurately hit their targets!
This……

"Our R-27 can also be modified with this kind of guidance head. Our R-27 missile body is more advanced, and when paired with this guidance head, it will be a sure kill!"

At this point, Viktor Groshin finally stopped being coy.

So what if we use Eastern technology? Being advanced is what matters most!
“Victor, didn’t you always look down on Eastern technology?”

Viktor Groshin ignored Dmontev's teasing and instead looked at the military personnel.

"Gentlemen, the R-40's missile body is too outdated. It's more suitable to modify it using our R-27. Anyway... it's just a transitional missile. Our relevant departments are developing the R-77 missile with an active radar seeker! Once this missile is developed, the semi-active missiles can be discarded!"

Semi-active missiles only receive radar waves themselves and rely on the radar illumination of the carrier aircraft. During the entire attack process, the carrier aircraft cannot perform high-G maneuvers.

This could lead to an awkward situation, what if the other side also fires?
The guys were shooting at each other, it was a contest of courage and luck!

Therefore, semi-active missiles will eventually become a transitional technology, and missiles with active radar seekers will be the future!

The biggest advantage of this missile is that it is fire-and-forget.

Although limited by the missile's size and power, it may only be able to actively guide the missile for the last 20 kilometers. But that is still amazing. It can fly by inertia in the early stages, and when it needs to be evaded, it can simply evade!
In 1982, the Pennant Design Bureau began developing the R-77 with active radar guidance. Now... there are still many technical challenges. If there were technical support from the East, perhaps many of these challenges could be solved!
What were I thinking back then? I was so narrow-minded, I looked down on Eastern technology. Now, after seeing the application scenarios, I've finally decided to go for it.
Viktor Grushen regretted it a little, but now he could only try to thicken his skin.

“Okay, then let’s use this kind of seeker head to modify the R-27.” Marshal Olgakov nodded.

Short-range missiles are designed by the Lightning Design Bureau, and medium-range missiles are designed by the Triangular Design Bureau. This also makes it easier to balance the two design bureaus. As a high-ranking official, you must learn to balance them!
"Yes, we will definitely contact the Easterners as soon as possible!"

So, a few days later, people from the Triangular Flag Design Bureau came to the East.

It's already December, and before we know it, another year is about to pass!

After serving as principal for half a year, Qin Liang's feeling was... well, it didn't really matter. Anyway, everything was handled by Zhi Lai. The former homeroom teacher was now taking the job of principal's assistant very seriously.

"Principal Qin, the Russians are here!"

"Okay, Teacher Yu, please invite them to the meeting room!"

Inside the meeting room, Qin Liang looked at those Russians. Their attitude... was quite different from the other Russians!

"Back in the day, we were the ones who provided the weapons and equipment for the East."

"That's right, without us, this would still be an agricultural country."

What does this mean?
Qin Liang looked at these endlessly talking Russians, and it was clear that they still had a sense of superiority.

So many organizations, Sukhoi, Mikoyan, Almaz... these design bureaus have already lowered their stance and contacted Northwestern Polytechnical University. And you engineers from the Triangular Flag Design Bureau still want to put us on the same level?
“That’s right. Back then, we were able to establish our industrial system thanks to our elder brother. So now that our elder brother’s technology is lagging behind and he’s seeking help, we will sincerely provide assistance,” Qin Liang said.

These words made all the Russians present blush with embarrassment, and some even wanted to stand up!

"Hey, what did you say?"

"What, did I say something wrong? You came here seeking help, didn't you? In that case... never mind, we've been working well with the Lightning Design Bureau, we'll continue to work with them..."

"Principal Qin, please wait!"

Seeing Qin Liang turn and leave, Viktor Groshin became anxious.

If the cooperation fails, then the medium-range missile will belong to the Lightning Design Bureau! It might even... be relegated to a secondary role by the Lightning Design Bureau, at which point the Pentagon Design Bureau will be even more humiliated!

"What? You don't need help? Then what else is there to talk about?"

"Principal Qin, we... we've come here to seek help."

Seeing the old Russian bow his head, Yu Zhi, who was following behind Qin Liang, was very moved. The biggest difference between Qin Liang and others was that he didn't care about authority. No one could be superior to him!
"Oh, don't worry, we'll definitely do our best to help. You guys are really something, what's there to be shy about? Just say you want to help! If you hadn't said anything, I would have thought you were more skilled than us!"

Spurred on by these words, several engineers clenched their fists, ready to speak, but were quickly pulled back by those around them.

"Okay, you tell me, what kind of help do you need?"

"Help us modify the guidance system of the R-27."

"No problem. We've already modified the R-40's seeker. You won't believe it until you see it! The inside of the R-40's seeker is like a transistor radio from twenty years ago. The circuit board is so outdated, all discrete components. Your R-27 missile, on the other hand, is the latest to enter service. The technology should have improved by now, right?"

"What's wrong with a transistor radio? As long as it works, that's fine." Some people still disagreed.

"No, no, this is different! Transistor radio circuit boards have too many components and too many solder joints. If even one of them is poorly soldered, it will cause a circuit failure. The advantage of integrated circuits is that they reduce the number of solder joints and also reduce the complexity of missiles... Especially since we are using a four-layer circuit board with a shielding layer, which has a better anti-interference effect... Teacher Yu, bring us one of our circuit boards and let our big brother see it!"

Yu Zhi nodded: "Yes."

Soon, the circuit board was placed in the hands of the Russian. When he saw the exquisite, bright green circuit board, his eyes widened.

Advanced, truly advanced!

What is this little black square?

"Inertial navigation system."

Inertial navigation!

Everyone was shocked.

"so small?"

"Yeah, it has a laser gyroscope inside, of course it's small. By the way, yours isn't a big lunchbox, is it?"

Every aircraft needs an inertial navigation system (INS) to know its attitude at all times. However, INS requires a gyroscope, which is quite large. The East has long since overcome the challenges of developing laser gyroscopes, which are about the size of an eraser. This could actually be improved; in later mobile phones, it's just a small module—a ten-axis attitude sensor consisting of a three-axis gyroscope, a three-axis accelerometer, a three-axis magnetometer, and a barometer!

"How many of these circuit boards are on your missiles?"

"Two, one digital circuit board and one analog circuit board."

No matter how much you claim to digitize it, the radar part is still an analog circuit, unless it's a phased array system, in which case it can be fully digitized.

Only two pieces!

The R-27's seeker head contains more than a dozen pieces!
Before they came, they knew that Eastern technology was advanced, but they didn't know just how advanced. Now...

They just want to give a thumbs up to the circuit boards from the East.

Amazing, truly amazing!

“Choosing to cooperate with you was absolutely the right decision!” Viktor Groshin finally set aside all his prejudices and extended his hand: “Let’s… have a pleasant cooperation!”

Qin Liang looked at the outstretched hand but did not shake it.

"No, no, this is not a collaboration, it's Northwestern Polytechnical University helping your Triangle Flag Design Bureau."

If these guys hadn't started acting that way, Qin Liang would have been more willing to be friendly, but things are different now!
We must completely eliminate that bit of arrogance in their hearts, and make them lower their stance and come to us for help, instead of being so high and mighty.
Sure enough, the person on the other end looked grim again.

Viktor Groshin looked at his unshaken hand, his face darkening.

Qin Liang spoke again: "By the way, you should also have a research and development project for active medium-range missiles, right?"

The R-77 was a top-secret project, but how could Qin Liang, a reborn individual, not know about it? It took until 92 to successfully develop it, and by then... the Soviet Union no longer existed.

So, the Russians were in an awkward position.

The East has the advanced R-77, but it cannot be mass-produced because there is no money to manufacture it. It can only use the R-27, which is slightly inferior. And this missile is not exported. Therefore, the East can only purchase the R-27.
Of course, through the two companies that split up, we still managed to obtain active seeker technology.

Now it's our turn to help the Russians!

We can develop medium-range missiles ahead of time, and... we can even add some extra material in the middle, so the Russians still won't notice.

With our electronic technology, implanting a backdoor directly inside a chip is a piece of cake!

When Qin Liang mentioned medium-range missiles, the Russians present had complicated expressions.

Looking at the advanced circuitry on the conference table, they were truly envious. If they had Eastern technology, they could certainly develop that advanced active missile as soon as possible.

But... does that mean that both the transitional R-27 and the future mainstay R-77 will be equipped with Eastern technology?
"Okay, we need your help to solve the R-27's seeker problem."

Viktor Grushin finally bowed his head and agreed to first ask the Easterners for help. When the R-27 seeker was being improved, they would learn the advanced technology and then apply it to the advanced R-77 missile. That's right, that's how it would be. In the end, the R-77 would still be an indigenously developed missile.

The other party is only mentioning the R-27? No need to worry. Having experienced the advanced technology of Dongfang Electronics in this cooperation, they will naturally put aside their pride and continue to cooperate with us on the R-77!
Qin Liang was full of confidence.

"Professor Yu, please help them connect with the people in the Department of Electronic Engineering. This winter break..."

"President Qin, Northwestern Polytechnical University doesn't have winter break. Winter break is the time when everyone is working on projects!" Yu Zhi said with a smile.

Northwestern Polytechnical University really doesn't have winter or summer vacations. In university, students not only have to complete their studies, but also their research projects. After graduation, they can become key personnel or even chief engineers in other organizations!

"Everyone, please follow me!"

"Qin, aren't you taking us there?"

Seeing the old Russian's resentful look, Qin Liang nodded: "Alright, I'll take you there!"

You have to give them a slap and then a sweet treat; you can't keep suppressing them, otherwise they'll rebel and things will get complicated.

The Department of Electrical Engineering is located on the old campus, in a brand-new building. Students study downstairs, and researchers conduct research upstairs. There are countless electronic laboratories.

"Principal Qin, you're finally back! Our CDMA technology has completed most of the research and development work!"

Upon seeing Qin Liang enter, Professor Liu immediately came to greet him, his face beaming with excitement.

Qin Liang's eyes widened as well: "So fast?"

"That's natural. It's just transplanting military technology. The main problem is that developing entirely new chips is a waste of time..."

In 1982, the European GSM Group was established to develop a unified digital cellular communication standard. In 1987, key technical parameters were determined, such as using TDMA technology and the 900 MHz frequency band.

Now... it's only 84, and we've already developed CDMA!
"Teacher Yu, please take our guests to make contact." Qin Liang waved his hand. *Old Russians, you asked me to bring you here, and I'm already here! Now, you should be discussing work; don't delay my work!*

The Russians looked at Qin Liang with complicated expressions as he left.

Wait, what did he just say? CDMA? Code Division Multiple Access technology? They've already achieved some progress in their research and development?

Inside the CDMA project laboratory, Professor Liu picked up a brick.

"In terms of appearance, we directly copied the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X launched last year..."

Looking at this behemoth, Qin Liang thought of tablets and smartphones from later generations. He could only say that... this thing was still too outdated!
"Principal Qin, are you not satisfied with our design?"

Noticing the complexity in Qin Liang's expression, Professor Liu asked.

"If we could reduce the size... that would be even better. With our technology... it shouldn't be too difficult, right?" Qin Liang said, picking up the mobile phone.

It's heavy, really heavy!

"The main purpose is to improve battery life. We believe that Motorola's mobile phones, which can only last for 20 minutes of talk time, are not very practical. Talk time should be at least two hours or more, so... we packed a lot of batteries inside. In terms of circuitry, we used chips inside, which saves a lot of space compared to Motorola."

That's it!

Qin Liang nodded: "In that case, the shape needs to be modified. The thickness needs to be reduced significantly, making it about the size of a pencil box. The front also needs to be modified. There should be an LCD screen on top and a numeric keypad below. This keypad... can be covered by a flip cover, which can also be used as a microphone when flipped open."

In the early 2G era, flip phones were popular. The early ones were bottom flip phones, like the one Qin Liang mentioned. Another type was top flip phones, which were more compact when folded.

Then came the sliding cover.

After these eye-catching projects faded, mobile phones returned to the traditional tablet structure, but the screens got bigger and bigger!
"Principal Qin, we can do that, but... the phone's battery life..."

"There's a cover on the back; you can open it to replace the battery. Since the batteries don't last long, it's better to bring a few extra batteries."

In later generations, mobile phones uniformly eliminated the removable battery design. The reason was... to encourage users to replace their phones more frequently. When the battery was not working well, users would hesitate between replacing the phone and replacing the battery, and most would choose to replace the phone.

Wouldn't that generate profits?

Some phones even get deliberately upgraded to make the user's phone lag, forcing them to buy a new phone.

Now, Northwestern Polytechnical University can't resort to those kinds of methods. We are a high-tech company, not a company run by unscrupulous capitalists.

"Okay, Principal Qin, then we will design it according to your plan. This mobile phone will definitely be a global sensation!"

"That's for sure. Our goal is to crush Motorola and make our mobile communication technology lead the world!"

We don't need 1G or 2G; we can directly use our CDMA technology for 3G networking. All the technology patents are in our hands! Even if we don't charge patent fees, we can make our money back from the dedicated mobile phone chips!

(End of this chapter)