Volume 2 Chapter 121 Giant Ship Sea Trial
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This is the first time that Zhuang Bifan has left the Black Flame hull and entered the outer space. The small spaceship he was riding in left Hei Yan, and when he looked back, he found that Hei Yan's current situation was really miserable. A corner of the bow was missing, and the exterior armor of the hull that could be seen was nearly half peeled off. One of the propellers in the tail section was also crooked.
However, he hadn't fully seen that the Black Flame had already given his small spaceship a space replacement.
It's amazing to be in a spaceship, as if there's nothing around, and you're in a space that's absolutely silent and dark. However, this feeling is short-lived, and in the blink of an eye, it seems like an illusion of oneself. When he saw again, he noticed that the spacecraft was far beyond the atmosphere of a blue planet.
The android pilot introduced: "Marshal, this is planet No. Ding 728-0077, which is a natural habitable planet with an average radius of more than 31,080 kilometers, revolving around a main-sequence star, which is the fifth planet of the star, with an orbital period equivalent to 2.8 Earth years, and a rotation period similar to that of the Earth. The fourth planet of the star is also a naturally habitable planet, but with a slightly smaller average radius. When the planet was discovered, there was a large number of flora and fauna on it, with a complete and complex biological chain. The plants are mostly angiosperms, and the planet is inhabited by carbon-based mammals and viviparous large reptiles. This planet has already been exploited by us. Become a biological resource breeding base and industrial base. ”
The small spacecraft entered the atmosphere, and Zhuang Bifan could clearly see the ocean and a large area of land below in space. But the land, though large, is completely separated by the sea. The layout of these landmasses is not like that of the earth, although there are several continents, but in fact Asia, Africa and Europe are actually connected, and the whole of the Americas is actually connected.
He watched as the small spacecraft was also decreasing at a very high speed, and the heat flow generated by friction and heat generation could be seen in front of the spaceship, but there was not much vibration in the spaceship. He looked at the larger and larger land and couldn't help asking, "What is the ratio of land to sea on this planet?"
"Land occupies a little more than 24.3% of the planet's surface. These landmasses are relatively evenly distributed between the north and south temperate zones of the planet, with an archipelago in the Arctic and a perennial ice sheet in the surrounding sea area forming an ice sheet continent with an area of more than 40 million square kilometers. The environment here is very similar to the earth except for the length of the seasons, so there are many transplanted earth creatures here. ”
As they spoke, the small spaceship was already close to the surface of the sea and continued to fly over the coastline of the continent. Within two minutes, they had flown to an artificial port. This port is like a sprawling industrial area.
Their ship landed at a halt in the harbor, and when he stepped out of the ship, an android in military uniform, but without a helmet, came over and saluted, saying, "Marshal, Captain Rickel Lekold, Commander of Planet Ding 728-00776, report to you!"
He replied with a military salute and said, "Rest a little!" The androids here also have names, but there are too many androids, and if you want to keep the names from repeating, you can only make up a combination of random Chinese characters that sounds like human names. And the first one in front is the first name, and the last one is the first name.
He lowered his hand: "Captain Recker, how are the preparations for the sea trials?"
"All the preparations for the departure have been completed and we are ready to set sail. ”
"Then let's go!" he was still very concerned about the ships that were specifically used for the defense of the earth.
Rykel beckoned a car. It is not suspended, the wind is relatively strong in the port, and the hovering car is easy to be blown over by the wind.
They came to the pier by car. A huge black-painted trimaran battleship was like a huge reef that was firmly anchored to the pier at the lap of the waves.
The seaworthiness of the trimaran is relatively good. So he had no surprise that the ship was still a trimaran. To his surprise, the battleship was too big.
A warship more than 1,800 meters long really shouldn't have appeared on the ground. They ascended the plints of the battleship more than 60 meters above the sea through the gangway. Zhuang Bifan saw that there was a large space in front of the bow plywood, at least more than 400 meters, but it was not that there was nothing here.
There are some circles with a diameter of more than ten meters that can be seen with the naked eye, and there are platforms that protrude about twenty centimeters. Below that could be a missile launcher.
He couldn't help asking: "This ship is also equipped with missiles?"
"Yes, Marshal. Lecurd pointed to the three six-mounted turrets in front of Cambridge and said, "The main armament of this Black Dragon is a total of 30 560 mm high-energy naval guns. ”
He also pointed to a row of quadruple turrets on the side of Cambridge and said: "The secondary guns are eighteen quadruple guns with a total of seventy-two 280 mm high-energy naval guns. In addition, there are a total of 108 130-mm twin-mounted anti-aircraft high-level dual-purpose Gauss guns on the side of the ship as close defense weapons, which can fire artillery-launched missiles. ”
"There are also a total of 14,000 missile launch modules on board, which can be specially developed for ultra-high-speed multi-functional missiles. All missiles can exceed Mach 30 speeds in the atmosphere, and anti-aircraft missiles can have a range of at least 160 kilometers. The longest-range multifunctional missile has a range of 10,000 kilometers and can enter space and even the deep sea to attack enemy targets. ”
"There are fifty-six Hellfire rocket launchers in the bow of the ship, which can attack from the ground. In addition, the ship has 360 light-bomb close defense systems, which can fire heavy particle beams and 30mm It-piercing shells. It is mainly used to defend against small targets approaching up to 30 kilometers from the battleship. In addition, the Black Dragon carries two hundred and forty fighters. ”
Zhuang Bifan looked at the caliber of the main gun, which was only 560 mm, which was much smaller than the caliber of the 880 mm Gauss guns of those giant ships on Aurora Island. He asked, "That high-energy naval gun that can shoot tachyon particles?"
"Yes. However, because the recoil is too great, it is impossible to fire a salvo of tachyon particles. A maximum of four salvos can be fired at a time. Otherwise, the battleship is easily damaged. In addition, this high-energy cannon can also fire kinetic shells with a maximum speed of no more than 10 kilometers per second. ”
Zhuang Bifan nodded and said, "Now that you're ready, let's start the sea trial." ”
"Yes. Please marshal come with me to the command room. ”
Along the way, Lecurd continued to introduce, and Zhuang Bifan only then knew that such a huge warship only needed less than 3,000 personnel to be fully operational. This was due to the use of several supercomputers on the ship. But it's also a must. Because all kinds of fire control systems require precise calculations, without supercomputers, many of these crew members would need to be genius mathematicians to meet the needs of combat positions.
When they arrived at the commanding envoy, Zhuang Bifan learned that Lecold was still the temporary captain of the Black Dragon. The cable that fastened the battleship was untied. Vector vents on the side hull and bow of the battleship slowly push the battleship away from the dock. When the bow and the pier form an angle, it begins to sail forward.
"The Black Dragon has a total of eight fourth-generation fusion reactors, two of which are dedicated to ship power and five are used for weapons. There is also a spare. There are a total of twenty-one vector spray canisters in the main hull and seven in each of the secondary hulls. The Black Dragon was designed for a speed of fifty-four knots. The range is three million nautical miles. ”
Zhuang Bifan nodded and said, "What projects do you need to carry out in the next sea trial?"
"The first step is to test at the highest speed. In addition to testing whether the design speed can be achieved, this test also tests the seaworthiness of the hull at the maximum speed, as well as the duration of the voyage under overrun power. ”
He paused, and then added: "Now the battleship is accelerating. Because the mass of the Black Dragon is relatively large, it is not ideal in terms of acceleration performance. ”
Zhuang Bifan could only nod. In order to gain an advantage in one area, it is certain to give up something else: "How deep is the draft of the battleship?"
"The standard draft is forty-six meters, and the full load draft is fifty-one meters. ”
"Why is it so shallow?" Usually the draft of a surface warship will not be less than the height of the deck, or even deeper, otherwise the center of gravity will be unstable. Of course, the trimaran can be slightly ignored on this issue. But it's usually a little deeper.
"That's because the Black Dragon Good Armor uses the latest semi-metal energy-absorbing alloy armor. This armor is much less dense than steel. And it's also stronger in defense. ”
Zhuang Bifan heard him mention defense, and he was also a little worried about this. The speed of the surface battleship is too slow, and the enemy of the space battleship is almost a fixed target: "How strong can the battleship's energy-absorbing armor resist laser attacks?"
"It's almost impossible to resist, at most it's to delay the time the armor is burned through. However, the Black Dragon is equipped with an energy shield with a maximum strength of 6,000. Lecurd replied. "It can defend against targeted weapon attacks with a strength of no more than 5,000. ”
"The strength of five thousand?" Zhuang Bifan smiled bitterly in his heart. Hei Yan had told him that the energy level of many directional energy weapons was actually not high. Relying on the concentration of energy, it can quickly heat the target, causing the vaporization of the object and causing damage.
The strength of 5,000 means that the energy released in one second can heat one kilogram of water by 5,000 degrees. This kind of intensity is really difficult for human beings on earth to get. But Black Flame had told him that the strength of the close defense weapons on the Black Flame was more than six thousand. Some small space warships with a length of no more than a kilometer will be equipped with a main gun with a strength of more than 10,000.
Five thousand strength defense, that's equivalent to nothing. But it's better than nothing. After all, the energy required for an all-round energy shield is very large. Although the Black Dragon looks very large, the air here is too dense, and the energy loss of opening an energy shield in such a particle-dense place is even greater than that of the sky.
The Black Dragon sailed for three or four hours and came to the deep sea area. At this time, the Black Dragon's actions are no longer restricted.
Lecold also entered the state of captain. Zhuang Bifan didn't bother him anymore.
"Test item, power output 100%. Keep course!" Lecold ordered, picking up the walkie-talkie.
The captain straightens the rudder and locks it. The battleship began to slowly accelerate. The wind and waves on the sea are not small, and the waves are six or seven meters high. The splash of the high-speed battleship did not rise above the splint. There was no noticeable heave in the bow.
After sailing in this course for about ten minutes, Lecurd ordered again: "Maintain the power output, serpentine maneuver." ”
The captain unlocked the rudder and operated the Black Dragon to sail in a serpentine way.
Zhuang Bifan found that the wavelength of the snake voyage was a bit large. It takes twenty minutes to complete a waveform.
Then I heard Lecold order: "Keep the speed and the right rudder is full." "Between the captain the rudder the rudder to the maximum.
Zhuang Bifan noticed that the battleship had tilted slightly and began to make a sharp turn. The Black Dragon has a diameter of seventeen or eighteen kilometers in one circle, but compared to such a large battleship, it is already very good in terms of mobility.
After two turns, Lecurd gave another order: "Power output 110%, keep course." ”
Zhuang Bifan even felt a slight vibration from the ship, and his ears also heard some creaking sounds from the hull. This was supposed to be the extreme maneuver when the hull received some torque force and was stretched.
After two more turns, Lecold ordered the power delivery to be maintained, but to change to the left full rudder. At this time, the Black Dragon began to maneuver in a figure 8.
After that, there is a limit time for over-limit power output. The results seem to be quite satisfactory. The power overrun output can be maintained for two and a half hours, and the maximum speed can reach 56 knots.
When the overrun tests were completed, Lecould ordered the ship to sail at 90% power output. He told Zhuang Bifan: "Marshal, the next step is to carry out tests of weapons and reconnaissance systems. ”
Zhuang Bifan nodded and said, "You don't need to report to me." You complete the test task first. "He didn't have much idea of the command and use of battleships. Now it's kind of learning.
In addition to the sub-light wave radar for sea and air detection, the Black Dragon is also equipped with a light wave matrix.
In the middle of Cambridge, the upper deck was opened, and twelve large pot-shaped radar antennas were raised. Start making a slow rotation at a uniform angle. This is the emission of light waves to reconnoiter space.
And in space, two light-seconds away from the ground, there is an unmanned remote-controlled space warship. It was the target ship for this weapons test. Zhuang Bifan saw a red dot on the display screen of the light wave radar, which was quickly maneuvering in disorder.
Lekold gave a flurry of orders. Finally, he said: "The faster-than-light shaped cannon is charged." ”
About a minute later, a business came over the intercom: "The Shaped Gun is fully charged!" ”
"Two cannon shots every five seconds. Recharge at the same time. ”
"Yes. Attention to all combat positions, the shaped cannon is ready to shoot a ten-second countdown. Please pay attention to the fix!"
Lecold hurriedly said to Zhuang Bifan, "Marshal, the impact of the shaped cannon is very great. Please hold this up. ”
Zhuang Bifan was as good as a stream, grabbing the two metal handles on the command platform with both hands.
Ten seconds is a few breaths, and Zhuang Bifan looked at the barrel of the cannon raised almost at a right angle. Suddenly, the muzzle space of one gun in the front two turrets seemed to suddenly darken. He felt as if the ship had slammed downward. In front of the bow, I saw a splash of water over the deck.
After a violent jolt of the battleship, there was another jolt. And at this time, the fire control center reported: "The first salvo hit with two shots." The target was destroyed. ”
Although the target ship was reported to have hit, all other shaped cannons were fired. The whole ship was swayed up and down by the huge recoil, and Zhuang Bifan could even clearly hear the creaking sound of the battleship.
After all fifteen twin artillery salvos were fired, the fire control center again reported: "The radius of continuous firing in the target area is one thousand two hundred and sixty-two kilometers." Hit the target four times. ”
The magnitude of the warship just now was too great, and even if there was a supercomputer calculation, it was still a fraction of a millimeter. Unless it is a battleship that exceeds a thousand kilometers, at most, only the first salvo will hit the target. And that kind of target doesn't actually do autonomous maneuvering.
Such a hit rate can definitely not be said to be ideal. However, Zhuang Bifan did not bring it up. These androids are just testing the battleship, and the design and other aspects are not done by them, and it is useless to talk about it.
After waiting for another hour or so, another report came from the fire control center. Lecurd took a look at it and reported to Zhuang Bi: "Marshal, according to the test, the effective range of the Black Dragon's main gun is 30 light seconds, and the bullet speed is 1998 light seconds. The discrete radius is 4,600 km. ”
He nodded and said, "You guys move on to the next test." "This is the first generation of the main gun, and it is normal that the performance is not ideal.
Before Lekold could speak, the damage pipe sent a report: "The A-4 main gun is damaged. ”
Zhuang Bifan frowned and shook his head in his heart. This Black Dragon looks very majestic indeed. But now it doesn't seem so useful.
This sea trial is mainly to test some things that can be completed quickly, such as main gun shooting. It will take a long time to say that the entire sea trials will be completed. He doesn't have that much time to waste here. After the main gun tests were completed, an atmospheric vehicle flew up to the Black Dragon, and he returned to land. There, there's something he needs to see.
It didn't take long for him to be on a fast train. This is a train that is markedly different from the trains on Earth. It is up to eight meters wide and has four railroad tracks underneath. If anyone who has paid attention to the railway of the Northern Railway may be shocked when they see it. Because the width of its four wheels is just right to drive on the double line of the North Railway.
More than 20 trains traveled at a speed of nearly 300 kilometers per hour for a short time, then entered a fork and stopped.
Zhuang Bifan did not stay in the car, but was taken several kilometers away by an all-terrain vehicle. At this point, the trains have separated, and the first three sections are spread out on the fork, and some suspension support columns disperse the pressure of the first three trains. A thick cable several kilometers long connected the seventeen carriages that were miles away from them - all of them were filled with high-energy batteries.
Through the binoculars, he saw that the roofs of the two cars behind the three carriages were open, and the large pillars that had been erected were slowly raised, and it was a huge cannon with a caliber of 410 millimeters, and the length of the barrel was more than fifty meters long.
He also has an android by his side. At this point, the android reminds him to stay safe. Shooting tests are about to begin.
It didn't take long for the huge cannon muzzle to be high and vertical as if it were absorbing the light from the vicinity, and the light near the three trains suddenly dimmed, and the ground near the three trains gave the illusion of sinking. The cannon slammed down, and a shock wave suddenly appeared near the train cannon, quickly blowing the dust on the ground outward, knowing that it was nearly a kilometer away from the train before stopping.