Chapter 691 Anti-satellite weapons
"Duke, tell me, what's going on in your cosmic exploration center? What are its functions?" After hearing the amazing changes reported by Qin Tairan, Mr. Liu was very interested and made a special trip to find Yang Jianguo to listen to Duke's idea.
Duke knew that this level was not easy, so he spent some time doing a very beautiful briefing, and even allowed Kerry to generate a three-dimensional three-dimensional picture of the future cosmic exploration center, allowing everyone to intuitively see what the center will be like.
"Simply put, this is a comprehensive device used to find and study cosmic astral bodies and extra-earth intelligent life. It will use some special ultra-long-range communication technology I have studied in the past few years. It has a very powerful power and can theoretically be transmitted to planets hundreds of light-years away. If there are indeed higher intelligent life in the Milky Way, then after receiving the signal we send, some responses may be made. Of course, when it is the turn of this information to return to the earth, the farthest may take thousands of years to transmit it back."
"Okay, Duke, we have already understood the universe. I want to know, can the thing you mentioned really be able to kill aircraft within thousands of kilometers?" Obviously, Mr. Liu is not interested in the things he explores the universe. What he wants to know most now is the military potential contained in it.
If Duke really has the ability to kill aircraft within a thousand kilometers, it will be of great use. It can not only kill objects like fighter jets without realizing it, but also kill satellites in higher sky.
"Because the transmission of ultra-long distances is necessary, the emitted electromagnetic waves carry a lot of energy. This super-strong electromagnetic wave is like a sunspot storm. It has a strong destructive effect on most electronic components on aircraft, whether on satellites. Therefore, in principle, it has a high probability of destruction for electronic components on aircraft within a thousand kilometers, and also has a certain destruction probability for aircraft within a thousand kilometers." Duke explained.
"However, because this device is extremely large, although designed to move at a certain angle, the movement speed will be very slow. For aircraft such as fighter jets that move very fast, it is possible to damage only when waiting for the rabbit to hit it. The possibility of actively aiming and tracking damage is zero."
A giant as high as dozens of floors and the size of tens of thousands of square meters, with Duke's existing abilities, it is impossible for it to have flexible movement ability, and it moves freely like an anti-aircraft gun. So in Duke's mind, although this thing has strong killing power on electronic devices, it is still far from being called a super electromagnetic weapon.
Because for fighter jets in flight, since the flight trajectory always changes, the system basically has no way to calculate the appropriate angle half an hour in advance, so that the equipment is ready in advance waiting for the fighter jet to hit, so there is almost nothing to do about actively destroying the fighter jet.
"We don't necessarily need to target fighter jets," said Chief Yang Jianguo with a smile as if seeing through Duke's psychology. "In fact, we are more interested in its anti-satellite capabilities. Duke, for today's war, the role of satellites is not inferior to that of fighter jets, but there are many ways to deal with fighter jets, but there are not many ways to deal with satellites."
"Maybe you know we have missiles that can destroy satellites, but this obvious attack measure is actually just a threat in war. Like nuclear weapons, no one dares to use them easily, because there are several countries with this ability now. Before the war has been extended to space openly, we cannot open this Pandora's box first. This will not only bear a huge political cost, but also put our satellites in the sky in an unsafe situation where we may be attacked at any time. Therefore, this method is now only used as a backup for all countries with this technology."
"But if we have a killer that comes and goes without a trace through electromagnetic weapons, it would be different. In war, we can completely selectively paralyze our opponent's satellite communication and reconnaissance. For this method that is unaware of by nature, the opponent has no evidence to find out that it is us who will only suffer a loss."
After hearing General Yang Jianguo's words, Duke learned the military's real plan. It is really a big possibility, because for artificial Earth satellites in low-Earth orbit, their operation is regular and it is impossible to change and maneuver flexibly like fighter jets. In this way, they can detect their operating rules in advance, calculate the detailed information of their operating orbit based on these operating rules and parameters, and then wait for the rabbit to wait for the rabbit.
"Duke, tell me, can you reduce this thing a little more and maintain the same electromagnetic strength while enhancing flexibility?" Mr. Liu looked at Duke with a bright look. Although he was not very good at technology, he was supported by think tank experts. Before Duke came to Beijing, he had already figured out that the key to transforming Duke into an anti-satellite weapon is directional beam energy. If the directional emission intensity of electromagnetic waves can be maintained or even enhanced at a smaller size, then it is very likely to be converted into a soft-kill electromagnetic weapon.
"Theoretically, if you only emphasize simply increasing the transmission power intensity of electromagnetic waves, it is possible to do it at a smaller size." Duke considered it, passed it quickly in his mind, and replied after confirming that he understood Bileme's design, "But in this way, the emitted electromagnetic waves will not easily carry meaningful signals. They are not very useful in cosmic exploration and research."
After hearing Duke's affirmative answer, Mr. Liu and General Yang Jianguo looked at each other and smiled. That's right. Duke's thing will really add another huge bargaining chip to the military, so they won't care about any universe exploration. For the military, it is enough to make the opponent's satellite invalid and at the same time, it can have certain astronomy research to cover up, making it impossible for people to discover the mystery of this new weapon.
"Duke," Mr. Liu's mood suddenly became extremely happy when he thought that he might gain the advantage in future space wars. Duke's big trouble would actually turn into obtaining a new strategic weapon, which made Mr. Liu feel quite surprised, but Mr. Liu would rather have more of this kind of accident.
"Since that's the case, we will fully support your cosmic exploration center and all parties will cooperate with your activities. However, I have two requirements. One is that it cannot affect the progress of the Shenlong plan, and the other is that after completing the construction of this center, you can explore new devices with stronger power electromagnetic wave directional beams that can emit on a smaller scale."
After hearing Mr. Liu's request, Duke had no other choice but to agree, because he really had no choice but to object. Fortunately, the approval issue that had been hanging in the air has finally settled and there will be no more trouble. As for what Mr. Liu said, Duke naturally solved Bileme's urgent need in the first issue. Duke still has a half-understanding of this thing now. He can only do it according to Bileme's design and then improve it after having some experience.
This is also in line with the steps of scientific development. Duke is not afraid of being criticized. After all, this thing is too advanced for the earth, and ordinary scientists cannot raise questions about Duke's design.
Perhaps seeing that Duke agreed was a bit reluctant, President Yang added earnestly, "Duke, you must take this matter to heart. For me personally, the electromagnetic weapon developed based on this has extremely important strategic significance. It will not only be one of the keys to our future space warfare, but also I think it may also have a great effect on long-range intercepting ballistic missile attacks.
Duke, compared with fighter jets and warships, which require more gradual enhancement of capabilities, if we can gain a leading advantage in this regard, we will gain the ability to compete with the powerful opponent of the US military through asymmetric special combat modes in a shorter time. Now our relationship with the US military is very tense, and we still need a long time to accumulate conventional weapons to catch up. In this case, this electromagnetic weapon may change our current strategic disadvantages.
It is no exaggeration to say that if we have the electromagnetic weapon capability you mentioned, we can now greatly offset the US military's advantages in conventional weapons by paralyzing its communication and reconnaissance capabilities. Therefore, this thing is not optional for us, but very critical, and even comparable to the Dragon Plan, Duke, the security and future of the country, and now the burden is placed on your shoulders."
"Old man, President Yang, don't worry, I will do my best." Duke didn't expect that he had done so many things in a casual move, so he could only agree with a bit of anger. It seems that in the future, he will live a very busy life again.
Thinking of the time when we were students, when we talked about our ideals in the future, we yearned for a life of sleeping until we wake up naturally and counting money until we get cramps in our hands. Now for people like him and Cai Siqiang, counting money until we get cramps in our hands has long been realized, but it is still far away from sleep until we wake up naturally.
Moreover, as you have stronger ability, the greater the responsibilities you take, the less you can stop, and you can't even slow down.
However, for Duke, he is still in the golden era of his life, so it doesn’t matter at all. Through this trip to the capital, he reached a new tacit understanding with Mr. Liu and others. Things on Cai Siqiang were much easier to handle. Soon, Cai Siqiang chose an island in the southeast that was more than 20 kilometers close to the mainland at Duke’s request.
There were originally two or three hundred fishermen living on this island, but because of the stable geological conditions here, it is a rare rock-shaped island, suitable for building nuclear power plants, and has good clearance conditions. There are no routes nearby, and the latitude is also suitable for the needs of the ultra-long-range communication device of Lyme. In addition, there is a natural deep water bay that is expanded to facilitate transportation. So Cai Siqiang quickly confirmed it after communicating with Duke and cooperated with the local government to complete the relocation and resettlement of fishermen.
With strong government support, Qin Tairan quickly brought a large number of people to Duke from the aerospace department. With a large amount of money being scattered, Duke's so-called universe exploration center construction started to be motivated. However, Duke did not expect that this movement caused new trouble.
Chapter completed!