Without counting the Pigeon Missile's novel concept, the missile itself was already the latest model of a Third Generation missile.
Compared with the Second Generation, Third Generation missiles had become more standardized. At present, there were mainly two missile series.
The first was the Pigeon Missile series developed by Hermann. Its actual designation was Hermann-Pigeons, which translated simply as Hermann Pigeon Missile.
This missile was an improved integrated ground-launched and shipborne version. It had two launch methods: from the ground and from warships. In other words, it combined a surface-to-surface missile with an anti-ship missile.
The previous ground missile could be considered an integrated land-sea-air version, but its ability to strike aerial targets was still rather rudimentary, and its hit rate was low. Hermann had rejected it.
The other missile series was the improved Test-3 missile developed by Hermann.
The Third Generation Test missile came in two models: air-to-air missiles and air-to-ground missiles.
Air-to-air missiles were weapons specifically used to attack enemy aircraft, while air-to-ground missiles were used by bombers to carry out strategic bombardment.
In Arthur's plans, once nuclear weapons had been developed, they would also need to be capable of being mounted on different missiles.
Only then could they maintain the greatest possible strategic deterrence and ensure that Australasia's vast territory and territorial waters received adequate protection.
With Arthur and several senior military officers arriving, preparations for this missile test had been exceptionally thorough.
The integrated Pigeon Missile would be tested, and the Third Generation Test missile would be tested as well, in order to verify Australasia's overall Third Generation missile combat capability in practice.
The reason was the same as with the tanks before. In all likelihood, the Third Generation missile would be the final generation Australasia developed before World War II broke out.
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