Chapter 45: Completely Settling the 956E!

At the North Sea Fleet Command, Xu Dongguo had not yet made up his mind.

He truly treated Su Dingping like a treasure and did not want anything to happen to him.

Just then, an orderly rushed in to report.

"Chief, a coded message has arrived from the 408 Research Institute."

The 408 Research Institute? Lyu Guangjun?

Only then did he remember that Lyu Guangjun had returned to the institute over half a month ago.

Taking the coded message and dismissing the orderly, Xu Dongguo sat back in his chair and quickly tore open the seal.

After pulling out the document and glancing at it, a visible look of joy spread across his face.

【Chief, through the teaching and assistance provided by Comrade Su Dingping, all researchers at our institute involved in the 051B modification have been greatly inspired and have successfully completed a second preliminary modification of the 051B! We are proceeding to deployment testing immediately! Please rest assured, Chief, we will not let you down.】

Putting the message away, Xu Dongguo was in high spirits.

He still remembered Su Dingping saying that he would teach Sun Yongguo and the others within one or two months. It had only been a little over a month and a half, and the 956E had already entered the assembly stage.

Furthermore, the three people who had joined midway, including Lyu Guangjun, had been inspired by this, accelerating the second modification of the 051B.

In the past, such a process would have been measured in "years"!

But now, it had taken less than two months!

Compared to the seven months spent and 1.5 billion yuan consumed to tackle the 956E, the success achieved there was negligible.

The key was that under Su Dingping's leadership, the military funds consumed were only a fraction of that, yet the returns were dozens or even hundreds of times greater.

He became increasingly certain of one thing: a single extraordinary genius could indeed drive a group of professors forward in great strides.

Lyu Guangjun and the 408 Research Institute were the best proof.

This was only after half a month of learning; it was hard to imagine how significant the breakthroughs would be for the Navy when Sun Yongguo and the others eventually participated in scientific research on their own.

The strength of one person is ultimately limited, but the strength of a group is infinite, and Su Dingping was the source driving the progress of the entire group!

Under these circumstances, if Su Dingping's research were to be suppressed, it would be a significant blow to the conviction that had so painstakingly been ignited in everyone.

With this thought, Xu Dongguo took a deep breath and made his decision.

Immediately, he shouted toward the outside, "Orderly, contact Sun Yongguo at once and have him issue a risk report in the shortest time possible!"

"Yes, Chief!"

...

Inside the Northern Sea Military Base.

Sun Yongguo was overjoyed upon receiving the news.

The implication behind issuing a risk report was that the Chief had agreed.

He hurried to find Su Dingping and said, "Dingping, the Chief has agreed, but there is a small problem."

"Director, what problem?"

"The Chief needs us to issue a risk report."

A risk report?

Su Dingping froze for a moment before realizing that the real world was different from the Military Industry Manual Forging Space.

In the Forging Space, even if he were blown up thousands of times, he could restore everything with a single thought; in the real world, if he died, he was dead.

Thinking of this, he understood Xu Dongguo's predicament.

"Alright."

Before long, the two had finished writing the risk report.

In less than half an hour, Xu Dongguo's approval was faxed over.

With this approval, Su Dingping could now mobilize various missiles on the 956E for teaching purposes.

"Director, I'll have to trouble you with the next steps."

"No problem, leave it to me!"

After seeing Sun Yongguo off, Su Dingping appeared in the Military Industry Manual Forging Space.

In the two large northern areas of the shipyard, one production line for the SS-N-22 Sunburn anti-ship missile had already stopped, while the other production line for the 9M38 shipborne anti-air missile was rumbling along.

The testing and adjustment phase for the 9M38 shipborne anti-air missile had passed; it was now in the mass production stage.

As long as this batch of 9M38 missiles was problem-free, it meant that two missile production lines could be established.

In the future, his own warships could also modify their missile launchers to install the SS-N-22 Sunburn and the 9M38! This would greatly enhance the overall combat capability of the warships.

Of course, the SS-N-22 Sunburn and the 9M38 were merely transitional.

What Su Dingping truly wanted to upgrade were the "Yingji Anti-ship Missile System" and the "Haihongqi Air Defense Missile System" on the 052D!

After all, these two missile systems and their compatible missiles were far ahead of the West in later years. Especially the Yingji-21, which was claimed to be capable of striking aircraft carriers, demonstrating its immense deterrent power.

However, the core technology of the 052D was currently too advanced; analyzing it all at once would take a very long time.

Only after finishing the analysis of the 052D's core technology could he begin analyzing the "Yingji Anti-ship Missile System" and the "Haihongqi Air Defense Missile System." As for the even more advanced Yingji-21, he would likely have to wait until he analyzed the 055 to unlock it.

During this vacuum period, he would need to use the SS-N-22 Sunburn and the 9M38 to hold the line.

Glancing at the technical analysis panel of the [052D Guided-Missile Destroyer], Su Dingping shook his head helplessly.

"Twenty-four hours a day is just not enough."

Just then, the first batch of 9M38 anti-air missiles rolled off the factory floor.

Without hesitation, Su Dingping brought this batch of missiles directly onto the 956E warship.

Once the missiles were fully loaded, he appeared in the main control room.

"Deploy the three-leaf targets!"

Soon, several target points rose from the direction of the shipyard.

The three-leaf targets were extremely fast, accelerating to 400–450 km/h in a short time and reaching an altitude of 5,000 meters.

Looking at the radar instruments on the main console, several small red dots were flashing continuously.

Su Dingping immediately pressed the launch command.

Instantly, the data on the main console began to jump.

【Target Locked!】

【Combat command issued: SA-N-7 Hurricane! Two missiles launched simultaneously!】

【Countdown: 8 seconds!】

【Ignition successful!】

In the next second, two tongues of flame erupted from the missile launchers on the deck, streaking toward the sky.

A moment later, two violent explosions echoed through the air.

Immediately after, Su Dingping saw the three-leaf targets plummeting into the distance.

Seeing this, he took a deep breath.

"After six and a half months, I have finally completely mastered the core technology of the 956E's missile systems."

Two days later, in the morning, at a naval base port north of Tianjin.

Lyu Guangjun was leading the researchers from the 408 Research Institute as they moved rapidly through the 051B, recording data.

The assembly of the second modification of the 051B was now complete; once the relevant data was recorded, they could begin live testing!

As long as the live tests were successful, the 051B would only require some minor adjustments before officially being sent to the shipyard for mass production.

Not far from the 051B warship, the entire naval crew previously sent to test the 051B had been gathered again by Lyu Guangjun.

"Captain, do you think Director Lyu and his team will succeed this time?"

The middle-aged man in the lead, wearing a military uniform, had a grim expression and remained silent for a long time.

The last time the 051B modification failed, it had not met the standards of a modern warship. This time, only a little over a month had passed, and they were conducting a second test.

To be honest, he was also feeling quite anxious.

Breaking through the Western technological blockade and modernizing the Navy's warships was not an easy path.

"Let's wait! The results will be out soon."

Just as he finished speaking, he saw Lyu Guangjun and the researchers walking down from the warship with great excitement.

"Captain Song, are you all ready!"