What does space age warfare look like?

In the ancient Earth era, many science fiction works liked to depict life driving all kinds of space battleships, and then shooting them at various beams in space.

However, in many science fiction works, most of them ignore the changes in technology. In the eyes of science fiction writers in the ancient earth era, they often habitually think that space is just the expansion of the ocean, and space warships are just the expansion of ocean warships, so in this vast space, there are naval battles.

Therefore, the wooden warships with dark matter engines crisscross the space, relying on the solid neutron star material collision angle to collide with each other, and the warriors armed with machetes made of neutron star matter, relying on the gang jumping tactics to kill seven in and seven out of the crowd, but the space age uses the tactics of the sail age, and the black hole weapon is like a big bomb, and the laws of dimensions are modified at will......

Unfortunately, this is not the case in the physical universe.

Even if the footsteps of interstellar humans expand to the entire galaxy, interstellar humans will still not be the "mathematical modifications" and "law weapons" in the science fiction works of the ancient earth era, just like human beings will not create robot cats that can make universal wishes even if they reach the 22nd world.

In this extraordinarily rigorous, sometimes boring physical universe, countless illusions have been extinguished, but at the same time, the tactics of interstellar humans are far beyond the understanding and imagination of humans in the ancient earth era.

With the improvement of technology, human beings will not wear thicker and thicker armor and sharper and sharper swords to fight, but will wear light military uniforms, because no matter how thick the armor is, it is meaningless in the face of firearms and bullets from several kilometers away.

In the past, the countries of the Middle East thought that they had countless artillery tanks, and relied on the experience of World War II to believe that firepower was everything, but the United States easily achieved a 50:200,000 battle loss ratio in effortless information-based warfare.

Science and technology, its changes are always beyond the understanding and imagination of the ancients.

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In space, in the midst of the fluctuations caused by psionic jumps. A massive spaceship has appeared in space.

"General Tiloan, the army has been assembled. ”

The information coming from afar was picked up by the processor in his brain, and the middle-aged man known as General Tilloan didn't say much, just signaled to prepare for battle.

However, he only has one spaceship, so what kind of operation is he commanding?

Yes, he only has one ship...... A flagship ship with no weapons system at all, this large flagship ship has no combat capability, only a large command system.

Because 10 billion kilometers away from him, in the vast space, a swarm of more than 100 million and neatly arranged drones is quietly suspended, like a dead army, waiting for orders.

With the formation of AI technology, it is already silly to rely on humans to drive warships.

Humans need food, clothing, and a lot of redundant areas on the warship as living quarters, but AI doesn't need it, AI only needs to be powered, and faithful AI will not hesitate to carry out all commands. Ships that have been greatly reduced in space can therefore be loaded with more efficient weapons, making them high-speed, deadly, and cheap killers.

As long as the factory produces continuously, the army can be formed in a steady stream, how can the flesh and blood body compete with the number of steel? The drone swarm calculated in billions is meaningless for the interstellar civilization, even if the number is increased by 100 million times, it is meaningless.

On this basis, the old soldier profession has almost disappeared, and there are only generals who manage drones and commanders who manage generals in the army.

Therefore, a long time ago, space warfare has changed from a life contest between human beings to a calm number calculation, which is to some extent closer to playing strategy games in the ancient earth era.

"A-1 Group...... C-6 Group ......"

Within the flagship of only a few dozen people, the general calmly gave orders, and any order would directly affect the fate of the drones that numbered more than 10 billion.

Any one of the drones equipped with celestial weapons can easily destroy an asteroid, and some even have star destroyer weapons. Although it can only be used once, this cheap machine does not need to be reused, and if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed.

These drones are like billions of powerful munitions, and now all they need is to tilt these munitions out.

According to the detection, after another 17 galactic hours or so, the target will enter the huge military force formed by the drone.

Taking advantage of this intermission, Tilloan even found time to connect to a private channel to exchange command experience with his companions.

"General Tiloan, do you think this test will be successful?"

Beside him, a young reserve general asked, his body exuding flashes of mental fluctuations, as if he was a little curious.

Tiloan glanced at the young reserve general beside him, he thought for a moment, frowned, and then shook his head.

"To be honest, I'm not very optimistic. ”

Obviously, this answer was completely unexpected by the young reserve general, in his opinion, this long-established general should be more bold and radical, right, how could he be so pessimistic?

He asked, somewhat surprised.

"Why?"

Instead of answering the young general's question directly, Tilloan asked rhetorically.

"Newcomer, why do you think you can win?"

"We have the most advanced weapons, the most advanced drones...... If our power were to be poured out, it could destroy a star. ”

The young reserve general couldn't help but straighten up and replied proudly.

Indeed, in this era, no human kingdom can compete with the technology of the Second Republic, which is expanding wildly at the moment, and in the eyes of many people, the day when humanity in the galaxy will be unified again is not far off.

The general was noncommittal and asked again.

"What about the opponent? What do you know about your opponent?"

Rival?

The young reserve general was speechless for a moment, he knew very well the composition of his army, and knew the advantages and disadvantages of those unmanned machines, but how could he know what his opponents did not even know about the academic conference.

Looking at the reserve general in front of him, Tilloan sighed, and did not use his mind fluctuations to communicate with his heart, but said softly.

"That's what worries me. We don't know the information about the target, so we just rush out with confidence, and even if we can really test the target's fighting style and behavior, it is just a victory of luck. ”

Unlike his other optimistic colleagues, Tilloan, who has been fighting in various space battles for many years, feels uneasy.

This uneasiness was due both to his psychic sense of danger and to his experience.

As he spoke, the AI had already sent a message.

"It's coming. ”

Tyron's eyes habitually narrowed, staring at the message that was coming from ahead.

......

In the front, there are UAVs equipped with subspace communication capabilities, which have no combat capability and are easily destroyed when dealing with fleets that are also humans, and basically have no real combat value.

Originally, it was used to explore space, but considering that the target would not know what these drones were doing, some eyes that acted as long-range were called. These subspace communication drones will directly transmit information to the flagship 10 billion kilometers away through the subspace's faster-than-light capabilities as a command.

In the information sent back by the subspace communication drone, Tiloan was able to see the huge giant snake that was regarded as the ultimate sample by the academic conference and caused heated discussions in the human world.

As rumored to be, it was an incredibly fast monster, and even with a prosthetic eye equipped with super powers, it was almost impossible to capture the form of this huge monster, and only a huge light could be seen.

Almost nothing can catch up with it, not even the drones, which are known for their high speeds, but just ambush them in advance.

The first wave of drones has already caught up.

The weapons loaded by these drones were not very powerful, and could only penetrate small celestial bodies, and it was impossible for Tiloan to penetrate the scales that could defend against stellar material. However, neither Tiloan nor the Academic Council had counted on this, after all, Tiloan's mission was to test, not to carry out the kill mission.

The first round of weapons successfully hit the target, at least in the feedback, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

"Test ...... Small Plasma ...... Invalid ......"

On the side, the spaceship AI is silently doing statistical work.

Almost immediately after, the second round of drones also rushed up, followed by the third, fourth, and fifth......

In the continuous impact of weapons, the huge light had no intention of stopping, but in just a few rounds, the light had already flown tens of millions of kilometers.

Tiloan's face remained the same.

He is very clear about the high-speed characteristics of the target, all UAVs are distributed according to the speed of the target, and within this 1.4 billion kilometers, there are rows and rows of UAVs. The contempt of the target is more suitable for this test mission.

Test ......

The ship's AI is constantly counting the results.

During the rounds of testing, dozens of rounds of weapon impact, the target seemed to have no effect, and Tilloan's brow furrowed slightly.

Although the target does not react, it is indeed very suitable for testing the effect of the weapon, but more important is the target's attack method, if you do not know the target's attack method, the real battle is impossible.

"Planetary weapons ready. ”

Tilloan has made some adjustments, and it is expected that the previous weapons will not be effective, but the real focus is still the Star Destroyer weapon, in the face of a weapon that can destroy the planet, can the target continue to turn a blind eye?

Finally, in the face of the attacking Star Destroyer weapon, the huge light seemed to move, and in an instant, a mutation occurred......

"Poof!"

Suddenly, the distant information in front of me disappeared in an instant.

"What's going on?"

The on-site information could no longer be seen, and the spacecraft AI automatically tried to reconnect through the subspace communication, but the subspace communication drone did not respond. It's not that a single drone has lost its response, it seems that in an instant, more than hundreds of millions of drones scattered everywhere have all lost their reactions.

Not only that, but even attempts to contact other weapons to test drones have been unresponsive, as if the flagship spacecraft had lost contact with the outside world in the vastness of space.

"Tilloan, we've detected something unusual...... What is the situation ahead......"

Suddenly, a rapid subspace message came, and in the image, the fleet commander of the 21st District looked anxious.

Not a glitch?

An inexplicable uneasiness welled up in Tilo's peace of mind.

"Jump away now!"

Without even thinking about recalling the swarm of drones ahead, Tilloan directly ordered the ship to make a subspace jump.

The spaceship AI carried out Tiloan's order, and after more than ten seconds, the huge flagship ship disappeared in place.

......

After several galactic hours, a strange space-time fluctuation formed in the original drone cluster, and a fully armed spaceship appeared.

Tilloan looked at the vastness of space in front of him, silent.

"How can this be ......"

Beside him, the young reserve general was dumbfounded.

I saw that in the dark and dead space, countless drone fragments were suspended in this 1.4 billion kilometers of space, like relics left after a war.

No one knows, not even Tirloan, who has experienced it all, as if it were really just a moment, and more than a trillion drones have been reduced to pieces.

"We ...... Let's test again. ”

The reserve general gritted his teeth, and Tyron shook his head as he looked at the huge space machine graveyard in front of him.

"It's useless, I think, I'm afraid it'll be the same as many times I repeat it. ”

As Tilloan said, the next few tests, which also ended in strange failures, only disintegrated in a split second, and no one knew why.

And this situation was soon known to academic conferences in the ring world.

Faced with this result, the president of the 7th Annular World Society gritted his teeth and looked at it for a long time.

What kind of abilities does that giant snake in space have, and how does it behave? Until now, it has remained a mystery to the Second Republic, and no one knows.

The second step is still in a predicament.