Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Looking at the excited Aubert whose face was flushed, Yannick couldn't help but sigh secretly.

This sentence was also popular a few decades later. The future of mankind is the stars and the sea, and we must conquer the entire universe. But this sentence has been shouted for decades. It stands to reason that with the rapid development of human science and technology, we should be getting closer and closer to this goal. But as of 2018, when he traveled back in time, humans had not even conquered the "close at hand" moon, let alone the solar system, and had only landed on the moon a few times.

Don't look at the various awesome spaceships and even various interstellar war scenes that often appear in later science fiction movies, but all of this is still very far away from human beings in 2019, let alone the 23rd and 23rd centuries of the 19th century. It's ten years.

When he was a child, he once wondered why all the countries on the earth did not put aside all their prejudices and work together to develop outer space, but later he came to understand that this was basically a wishful thinking.

Prejudice and selfishness are the weaknesses of human nature. Six thousand years have passed since the origin of civilization, but human beings have never diluted their aggression and various discriminations. Unless the earth encounters huge and common external pressure as described in the movie 2012, it is possible for human beings to unite as one (of course, even if that happens, there will still be differences between closeness and distance, and it will still involve the distribution of benefits).

Since God has given him such an opportunity, he will not have extravagant hopes of unifying the world, but at least it is worth a try to integrate the resources of the entire Europe and head into space.

"However, it is still necessary for us to prepare technical reserves in advance. When technology reaches a certain height in the future and new materials appear, we only need to put the theories we have prepared into practice, right? It is better than being completely blind by then. It’s much better to start from scratch.”

Obert simply admired the young Crown Prince. Be knowledgeable, calm and rational, pursue the truth, neither arrogant nor impatient, and focus on the future as well as the present. If he inherits the throne, he will definitely be a wise king.

"You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to walk one step at a time. Let's start with the small ones. I need some kind of rockets, military ones."

"..." Obert didn't react for a moment. Why did he just talk about space rockets and then switch to military rockets? "What kind of rockets does Your Highness need?"

Yannick asked his secretary to bring him paper and pen, and he scribbled out the rockets in his memory. "The first type is a rocket with a caliber of 122 mm. The length of the projectile does not exceed 1800 mm, and the weight of the projectile does not exceed 60 kilograms, including a warhead counterweight of 18 kilograms to - 30 kilograms. When an 18 kilogram warhead is installed, the maximum range is at least It must be 15 kilometers. There is no need to deliberately pursue accuracy with this thing, as long as it falls in the general direction, and it is necessary to save costs as much as possible." When talking about rocket launchers during World War II, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely the Soviet Union's famous Katyusha. But what is less known is that Germany also developed a similar rocket launcher in 1938. It's a pity that the rigorous character of the Germans has kept developers pursuing the accuracy of this rocket. As a result, the accuracy has not improved much, but the manufacturing cost has reached eight or nine times that of the Soviet Katyusha rocket launcher. The German military would be crazy to take a fancy to this kind of thing.

Aubert once again sighed at Yannick's knowledge, took the paper and looked at it. It didn't seem to be difficult. All the rocket data had been marked. All he needed to do was get the engine and propellant. But the last sentence made him very confused. "Your Highness, this kind of weapon seems to have little accuracy. Even if it is made, it will not be purchased by the military, right?" Since it is for military use, it must be used in war. He could tell at a glance that this thing would have no accuracy at all. Once launched, Going out, there are too many factors that can affect the flight of the projectile.

Yannick smiled. "One rocket has no accuracy, but what if more than twenty or thirty are launched together? How much area will it cover? Will there be any need to consider accuracy then?" The main function of rocket launchers is to target enemy targets. "Coverage shooting" means to hit the surface without spotting. It is mainly used to destroy and suppress cluster targets and large targets with firepower, so it does not need to be so "accurate". Of course, except for rockets with precision guidance.

"..." After all, Obert is not a professional weapons expert, and he doesn't quite understand what great use this rocket can be put to. But since His Highness has already proposed it, he just needs to make it.

Then Yanik drew the RPzb43/54 88mm "Tank Killer" anti-tank rocket launcher, Panzerfaust, and aviation rockets used on attack aircraft. For these things, Aubert only needs to be responsible for the propulsion device, and the warhead warhead is left to more professionals.

The last type of aviation rocket was also copied from the Soviet Union's product in the original time and space. In 1930, the aerodynamic research team of Soviet rocket expert Nikolai Ivanovich Dichumilov developed an aviation rocket powered by smokeless gunpowder, which did not require a complex mechanical firing mechanism and artillery barrel. The dead weight is simply launched from the slotted slide rails under the wings of the aircraft. At the end of 1933, the world's first actual combat aviation rocket, the RS-82 rocket, entered service. It has a diameter of 82 mm and a range of up to 5,000 meters. Its power is comparable to heavy artillery of the same caliber.

The Il-2 attack aircraft can carry 24 of these rockets. Think about how much more achievements will be added if this weapon is given to Rudel, the "Earth-Licking Demon"! Perhaps in addition to the Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Double Swords and Diamonds, there should be another medal to commend his meritorious service.

"The last one." Yannick continued after some flirting. "I want a large rocket with a range of more than 300 kilometers. It is a weapon that relies on its own power unit to propel itself and is guided to the target by a guidance system. The total length does not exceed 15 meters and the diameter does not exceed 2 meters. It uses ethanol and liquid oxygen as fuel." According to him. It is known that Obert's main interest lies in solid fuels. He also knows that liquid fuels have strong molecular activity and low chemical stability, and basically must be stored at low temperatures, which is quite troublesome. But the current technology cannot produce such a solid fuel to propel such a large rocket. You must know that the practical solid rocket motor was only developed by the Soviet Union in 1956. Even if he uses future knowledge to promote technological development, he does not think it is possible. A solid rocket motor can be produced within ten years.

So he didn't want to waste time on goals that were simply impossible to achieve.

"Hiss!" Obert couldn't help but gasped. The range exceeds 300 kilometers? It is not difficult for him to be confident in the previous ones, but he is not so confident in the last one. After hesitating for a while, he asked cautiously. "Your Royal Highness, how much research and development time do I have?"

"Ten years." It only took five years from development to finalization of the original space-time V2 missile. Although he has advanced the development time now, ten years should be more than enough.

"Ten years?" Obert couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. If he was asked to develop such a large rocket in two or three years, it should be said to be a super rocket, then he wouldn't be confident that he could do it even if he put a knife to his neck. arrive. Now that he has had ten years, he feels that is enough. Once this kind of super rocket is successfully built, it seems that it will not be difficult to develop sounding rockets on this basis? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed far-sighted.

"Dr. Obert, you can invite like-minded colleagues to study together. Although the current economic situation of the empire is a bit bad, I will try my best to provide you with all the materials and equipment needed for your experiments. I will not treat anyone who contributes to the empire badly. People, not only the researchers themselves, but also their families can enjoy various benefits. However, I don’t need those idlers who have no real talent and hard work. Also, the research department will have the national security department involved to prevent this technology from being used. Foreign theft.”

Of course, Yannick didn't have the ability to read minds, so he wouldn't know that the Hermann Obert in front of him was about to become his crazy fan, so he continued to talk to himself. Although this person was not an anti-war person, Yannick still explained. "Dr. Obert, to be honest, I am also a pacifist. I also want Germany to develop peacefully and be strong. Unfortunately, sometimes we can't help ourselves. Now Germany is surrounded by enemies who are eager to look at us. They will not look at us. Send something into space and maybe they'll worry about it falling down and hitting their home."

Obert smiled and nodded. “Fear comes from ignorance.”

"Perhaps they will be curious to find out, and more likely they will take these achievements into their homes and keep them for themselves. I don't know what they will use them for. What I want to do is to try my best to create a stable environment for you. Research the environment. Moreover, the journey to the universe must be a bottomless pit. It is impossible to complete it with our German financial resources alone, so at least we must integrate the power of Europe to achieve it. So Dr. Obert, this important task is in your hands." Much easier to fool than Einstein. Yannick sighed in his heart and sent Dr. Obert out who looked flattered.