Chapter 228： information warfare

Knowing the location of every one of your own tanks, and knowing the location of every enemy tank, is this a joke? Hearing the answer of the major general next to him, Colonel Vyacheslav of the Transcaucasian Military Region could not help frowning. He is the commander of the tank unit, and he never expected to know the exact location of each tank. After rushing up, they went their separate ways.

Ogarkov was quite shocked. The major general in front of him had summed it up correctly! Right to Information! Like air dominance and sea dominance, it has risen to a new level! Such a word, I can't even sum it up!

"Very good!" Ogarkov said: "What's your name? Which military district?"

"Andrei Vladimirvich Tolstoy." Andrei looked at the Soviet marshal in front of him, raised his chest and said loudly, "I have been serving in the Far Eastern Military District."

Far Eastern Military Region, Major General Andrei! Truly a talent! Ogarkov naturally knows what Andrei has done in the Far East Military Region. It can be said that the new situation created by the Far East strategy is all thanks to Andrei! Such a young commander actually has such a long-term vision, and he is at the forefront of everything!

"Major General Andrei, please explain to everyone how we can accurately obtain the position of each tank during the battle?" Ogarkov said to Andrei.

After all, all the Soviet tank units are now equipped with radio stations, many of which are practical or old-fashioned, and there are not many new frequency-hopping radios. Want to report the position of each tank by voice? On the battlefield this is simply impossible.

"From the current point of view, our most direct way is to install a radio beacon transmitter on each tank, and then use a computer in the rear to analyze the data of each tank's beacon transmitter. To determine Location. If in the long run, we'd better be able to build a global positioning system similar to the United States, using satellites in the air to determine the location of each of our combat vehicles." Andre said: "I think, satellites in the air. The global positioning system formed by the network will play a vital role in the future development of our army. The first link of our information warfare is positioning, to determine the position of our own army, to determine the position of the enemy, and all these All troops will be displayed on the terminal of the command headquarters under the information processing system of the electronic computer, our highest-level campaign-level commander. Through the advanced information command system, it is even possible to directly order a combat vehicle to the front line , a soldier. In this way, the combat effectiveness of our army will be completely transformed."

Now, the command system of the Soviet army is still tree-like, and orders are passed down level by level. I don’t know how much time is wasted, but now. These suggestions made by Andre are the most novel, even by the present college-level leaders. It all feels so fresh.

However, it is in line with Ogarkov's appetite! Ogarkov has been advocating military reform, and has always hoped to rely on military reform to improve the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army. In later generations, he did not officially propose until 1979: the rapid development of information technology with electronic computers as the core, precision guidance The emergence of a large number of weapons will fundamentally break the old development model of the army and promote and promote the occurrence of a new military revolution.

This theory did not make much waves in the Soviet Union. But across the ocean, to the Americans. Being valued, the US team began to change. And it played a huge role in the 1991 Gulf War.

Now, Andrei's description is equivalent to giving Ogarkov a deep revelation.

"Our army has always been winning by firepower. For example, before a battle, we must carry out an artillery fire coverage. If we have an information advantage, for example, we can accurately know every fortification of the enemy and the specific details of each chariot. Coordinates, assign targets to our howitzers, so that one-tenth of the ammunition can be used to complete the previous combat effects." Andre continued: "The war in the future will be an information war, with digital information. Technology as the core, the fire strike system with precision-guided weapons as the backbone and the electronic countermeasure system represented by electronic jamming equipment will become an important pillar for the survival and victory of the army. Whoever controls the information will win the war. We must start from the The concept of victory by firepower is transferred to the concept of victory by information, and the concept of victory by information is used to carry out army construction and war preparation. We must establish a network supported by computer technology and networked by digital communication technology, so that the army can go from individual soldiers to commanders at all levels. , so that various combat, combat support and combat support systems have the functions of acquiring, transmitting and processing battlefield information."

After Andre finished speaking, he sat down. These were all introduced by Zhang Juzuo when Andre was at his leisure. As a test pilot of Shen Fei, Andre's understanding of the army's situation was obtained through Bureau seat to carry out. And now, these words, in front of the highest institution of the Soviet Military Academy, in front of Marshal Ogarkov, who led the trend of military reform, in front of the leaders at all levels of the academy, and in front of students at all levels, Andrei caused an earthquake.

The new military revolution, the information force!

Ogarkov's eyes lit up, and at this moment, he almost believed that Andrei was the most suitable commander of the new unit he was looking for!

Ogarkov realized that the military revolution is coming Just like the mechanized warfare caused by the extensive use of tanks in World War II, the continuous development of electronic technology will inevitably lead to competition in another dimension. However, Ogarkov has been alone.

The army is the most conservative, especially now that the Soviet Union has a huge army and a rigid system that no one wants to change. Ogarkov came to the Frunze Military Academy to give a lecture this time. This was the first person the Marshal came to give a speech. He just wanted to promote his theory. He also expected how much resistance he would face. Even as a marshal, he couldn't convince everyone present.

However, I did not expect that an officer of the Far East Military Region who was listening to the lecture below was not an army officer, but an officer of the Homeland Defense Air Force, who actually raised the right to information! Moreover, there are both theoretical and practical solutions! The Army personnel present can also see what a huge advantage it will bring if the commander knows exactly where each tank is! It can be said that the commander can use half of the previous tanks to achieve the best combat effect!

Positioning, the most critical positioning! Andre also came up with a solution, GNSS!

Such talents must be transferred to their own side! (To be continued.)