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Chapter 210: Keep production safety in mind and always be vigilant

"Allies report: Yesterday, the Iron Dome system was activated 400 times and successfully intercepted 289 high-risk targets."

"Other targets were not threatening and were not dealt with, resulting in an actual interception rate of 97%."

Virginia Langley.

The subordinate paused for a second after reporting, as if waiting for a response from his leader.

But Bernstein just gave him a cold look: "What are you waiting for? Waiting for me to praise them?"

Since the establishment of the Middle East Mission Center, Bernstein has never had a relaxing day and has not had a good night's sleep.

Because what I am facing is really a mess.

The Middle East is a region of mixed power and numerous factions.

Everyone, human or ghost, can be armed. Even the dogs in the village carry two AKs.

The intelligence work is the most difficult.

Coupled with the recent large-scale team operations of the allies, many regions have been plunged into full-scale war, and there are dozens of battle reports a day.

When the fight started, Burns' office was like a vegetable market, it was almost bursting with activity.

Looking at the mountain of information on the table, he couldn't help feeling sad.

"Each Iron Dome rocket costs $10, and the cost of the rockets it intercepts is estimated to be only a few thousand dollars. What's the point of them reporting this kind of data every day? Is it just to tell us how much it cost?"

Faced with the leader's questioning, the subordinates were speechless.

In fact, such reports have become a routine in the morning papers.

The number of Iron Dome activations today is relatively small.

A few days ago, the Iron Dome was activated thousands of times a day, and the sky above the defense range was like fireworks, it was very lively.

Fortunately.

These rockets are launched regularly against low-risk targets, and whether they can be hit depends entirely on luck.

Therefore, once the Iron Dome determines that the landing point of the rocket does not pose a threat, it will not interfere.

If not, daily launch costs could escalate exponentially.

“I don’t know how long this will continue.”

Before Bernstein finished speaking, his subordinate spoke frankly after thinking it over again and again.

"I'm afraid it's time to end now."

"What do you mean?"

The subordinate took out a formal report.

"The latest report from Central Command is that the firepower of all factions of the Arc of Resistance has increased since three months ago, especially anti-aircraft firepower."

"At first they thought it was an isolated incident, but as more and more equipment was attacked and seized, they concluded that this was a planned upgrade of weapons and equipment."

"In the past three months, the enemy's rocket flight stability has been greatly improved. The duds they have seized show that they have mastered more advanced aerodynamic designs, and their rockets have gradually begun to be equipped with tail fins and other devices."

"In addition, armed factions in some areas seem to have mastered drone guidance technology..."

The cold report made Burns gasp.

Even the simplest kind of firecrackers would be difficult for the Iron Dome to block, not to mention the advancement in technology.

In the past, when they launched ten rockets, nine of them would not hit the target, and the remaining one would be intercepted by the Iron Dome.

If you're lucky, maybe one will slip through the net.

But once the stabilizer and drone guidance are added, things are completely different.

Wouldn’t the Iron Dome be able to produce sparks?

Sometimes Burns really couldn't understand why these guys couldn't even get enough food to eat and were not good at anything.

How come one can become a great inventor once he gets involved with things that fly and explode?
The update and iteration of simple rockets is faster than that of regular troops.

Attacks like replacing Iron Dome with rockets are an unsolvable conspiracy.

Stop it, the money is not strong enough.

Don't stop it, you're not strong enough.

The most important thing is that even if you try to stop it, you may not be able to do so.

A hundred secrets will eventually lead to sparseness.

If one of them leaks out, it might fall on a critical facility.

The consequences could be disastrous.

So Bernstein has always felt that passive defense is not a good idea.

"What do our allies say? Didn't we give them a batch of swarm drones? Take the initiative and destroy the launch base before they do."

The subordinate nodded and said, "The allies are indeed implementing such plans. They have carried out several batches of attacks using the ARD drones we support, but the results are not ideal."

"why?"

"One reason is that ARD's drones have a high failure rate."

Bernstein heard this and thought it was nothing: "ARD is the best supplier we can find. Other manufacturers are worse. What about the other side?"

"On the other hand, the enemy seems to have mastered some air defense means to restrain low-altitude drones, such as land defense artillery and jammers."

"I can't believe it!"

Bernstein was furious.

It's one thing that rocket technology has advanced, but now our fellow countrymen's air defense technology is also developing. This is simply unjust.

The key is.

As soon as we sent several batches of swarm drones to our friendly forces, they strengthened their prevention and control.

He was able to counter each move with ease.

There is something weird going on.

"So what does the Central Command want from this report? Should I supervise ARD to produce better aircraft, or should I go to the Middle East to provide them with air defense?"

The subordinate took out a photo from the report: "They want us to help investigate."

"Investigating what?"

"This is a photo of the latest dud rockets seized. The command wants us to find out the source of these rockets and find a way to stop them at the root."

"Hmm?" Bernstein finally perked up a little.

Don't tell me.

Central Command finally did something serious.

Since we cannot defend against it, it is better to solve the problem from the root. If these weapons are produced locally, as long as we get the intelligence of the weapons production base, we can kill them with one missile.

If it is not produced locally, other means can be used to deter or intimidate the producing country, and even a sea ban can be imposed.

In any case, the effect is better than replacing the Iron Dome with iron sheet.

A few minutes later.

Bernstein appeared in the mission room, and pictures of the seized weapons were enhanced and enlarged and appeared on the big screen.

A weapons intelligence expert immediately began analysis.

"From a morphological point of view, this proposed equipment has a certain aerodynamic design."

"Especially the stabilizer fin they added at the rear, which looks a bit like a standard weapon."

"Also, the warhead seems to have been strengthened, so the chance of a secondary explosion will be reduced."

"but……"

Bernstein keenly realized that the expert seemed to have grasped a clue: "What?"

"But it's strange that the caliber of his rocket is very unusual."

"Elaborate."

The weapons expert showed several photos: "The intelligence said that the caliber of all the seized equipment is 114mm."

“That’s very strange.”

"There are many different calibers of rocket launchers."

“小到88、107、122，大到220、300之类的，数字都是统一的。”

"I have never heard of the caliber 114mm."

Bernstein had never noticed this angle before.

Be it bullets, shells or rockets.

As long as it is a warhead, the caliber is basically standardized.

Like screws, standards are universal.

Because it involves adaptability.

It is not impossible to come up with a weird value alone, but the convenience of subsequent use will be greatly reduced.

For the same Russian-made 107mm gun, there are dozens of compatible launch units available around the world.

But the 114 caliber in front of us can only be used with one launching equipment.

In addition, from the production level.

No matter where this warhead came from, it must have come from an arsenal.

As long as it is a production line in an arsenal, the mold machine tools must also be of unified standards.

The Arc of Resistance has always been a loyal user of Russian-made equipment, and the values ​​of its military-industrial system are almost all based on the Russians' approach.

So why did they design such a weird caliber separately?
It’s not 107, nor 122, why is it 114?

Just when everyone was puzzled.

A young man suddenly asked, "Supervisor, is there a symbol on the side of the projectile?"

The images provided by the intelligence are not of high resolution.

There are also a lot of battle stains on the fragments.

Bernstein immediately notified the Central Command and asked them to clean the missile body with chemical solution and send a clear picture again.

"GB@*870#*%-2012?"

"It seems that due to technical limitations, we lost some numbers and letters."

"It should be some kind of secret code?"

"I'm not sure. This doesn't seem like the same coding system used by the Arc of Resistance."

"Yes, there seems to be some pattern in the arrangement of these numbers."

"Should we hand it over to the Cipher Department and ask them to try to decipher it?"

After thinking for a long time, Bernstein felt that this clue was very valuable.

"Send it over immediately. I want the results within two days."

The words have not yet fallen.

The same young man picked up another picture.

"Is there any fuel applied to this chapter?"

The bullet body in this picture is relatively intact. After removing the oil stains, you can roughly see that the base color is blue.

There are white spots on the background.

It doesn't look like it was applied later, but more like it was originally painted white and was worn away in battle.

Several people lay over the table, sorting and collecting dozens of photos, and finally pieced together some clues.

The content is not complete.

But you can see clear text symbols.

[Keep production safety in mind and always tighten the safety string - %@ aid construction project announcement]

"Chinese!? The fox has revealed its tail."

Bernstein was shocked when he saw this line.

The next second I had an idea in my mind, and even felt a little excited.

It is undoubtedly Chinese!
It would be fine if these weapons came from other regions.

At most, it is an export ban, fines and intimidation.

But if it was the University of Tokyo, it would be equivalent to giving them an opportunity to use this incident to make a big fuss in public opinion.

If you provide weapons privately and don't get caught, it's fine. But once you get caught, your peace-loving personality will collapse immediately.

For Bernstein, this is even more significant than finding out the source of the weapons.

"Immediately find someone who understands Chinese to translate what this means."

"At the same time, report the situation to the Ministry of Defense and the White House."

"This is no longer a question of arms assistance."

"They signed the convention and openly sold large-caliber rockets. We must get to the bottom of it."

(End of this chapter)