Prototype No. 1.

It took Alice six months, and all the trillions of computing power were used up, and finally succeeded in designing a prototype starship.

The shape is like a broadsword, thin in front and wide in the back, very sharp.

The parameters are as follows:

Ship length: 412 meters

Maximum width: 71 meters

Height: 32 meters

Weight: 382,000 tons

Energy systems: small-scale nuclear fusion

Powertrain: Ion engine

Armament: a large-caliber particle cannon in the bow, multiple laser cannons distributed on the surface of the hull, electromagnetic cannons (for close defense), missiles, high-power nuclear torpedoes, etc.

In addition, there are advanced radar systems, observation systems, and intelligent control systems.

After a comprehensive evaluation, Alice believes that the combat capability of the prototype No. 1 star-trovernet is about 5, which basically meets the needs of participating in interstellar wars.

"Combat power 5?"

Chen Jin's head sweated, and he shook his head helplessly: "Okay, it's better than nothing!" ”

"Master, do you want to enter Prototype 1 and control it out of the spaceport and go to the nearby meteorite area to test the power of the weapon system?" Alice said.

"Absolutely."

Chen Jin nodded, and in the next second, he appeared in the bridge control room of Prototype No. 1.

Reactor start-up.

The power system began to be warmed up, charged, and the ion engine was started.

The prototype No. 1 battleship slowly left the dock of the spaceport and entered the vacuum environment of space.

Increasing the engine power, the speed of the prototype No. 1 continued to increase, and Chen Jin, who was sitting in the captain's chair, clearly felt a sense of pushing back.

But it's completely affordable.

Take a look at the data shown by the accelerometer: 1.82G.

Chen Jin frowned and asked, "Alice, the prototype No. 1 engine is turned on at maximum power, and the acceleration is only so much?" "Acceleration reflects the maneuverability of a warship, and the higher the maximum acceleration, the better the maneuverability and the more flexible the response.

1.82G is a data, to be honest, most weapon attacks can't be dodged, clumsy like a target.

"Yes, the maximum thrust of the engine can only be output to this extent, and the small fusion reactor on Prototype 1 can only provide such a large amount of power." Alice said.

"Mobile scum is equal to five scum." Chen Jin shook his head.

But Alice explained that with the current technical reserves of the Dakeng base, the fusion reactor that can be built can only be so powerful.

Twenty minutes later.

The meteorite area has arrived.

The area is full of meteorites, and there are countless meteorites with a diameter of ten meters to several kilometers.

Chen Jin sat in the position of a weapons officer, operated all kinds of weapons, and launched indiscriminate attacks on large and small meteorites in the meteorite area.

"Buzz~" This is the sound of the particle cannon firing.

The "qiu~qiu~" laser cannon shoots beams of high-brightness lasers.

"Boom, boom!" Electromagnetic cannons shoot shells.

"Snort ~" Countless missiles, nuclear torpedoes, shot out of the launcher.

Under Chen Jin's full firepower.

Those meteorites that were originally floating quietly in space suddenly fell into bad luck!

In the orange firelight.

Meteorites, large and small, have been torn apart and disintegrated; The powerful nuclear torpedo, after hitting a large meteorite, still turns into countless fragments even if the diameter of the meteorite exceeds a kilometer.

The scenes of wanton attacks and destruction created a visual feast.

Twenty minutes later.

"The energy is insufficient, the main gun starts to charge, and the ...... will be completed in five minutes"

"The laser cannon is charging ......"

"Missiles, nuclear torpedoes are depleted, please replenish ......"

"Electromagnetic cannon is not strong enough energy, ammunition is not enough......"

After a frantic attack, the weapons and ammunition of the prototype No. 1 battleship were all consumed by Chen Jin.

But he was extremely satisfied with the effect of the blow.

At least in the field of vision in front of him, there was not a single complete meteorite in sight, and a "blank area" of hundreds of kilometers was cleared.

"Even if its combat power is only 5, but in terms of attack power, it is no problem to barely PK with those battleships with a combat power of 10 or 20, and it is not that it can't hurt the opponent at all."

As long as the prototype No. 1 is produced, it is equivalent to Chen Jin's hands, and he barely has the power to protect himself.

In the face of a mysterious and powerful opponent, you can barely struggle for a while.

So even if the prototype No. 1 is weak and has a combat effectiveness of 5, it still has to produce a few ships.

And the Dakeng base has this technical ability, because Alice said: "In the virtual world with a realism of more than 99.9999%, if you design a usable starship, in reality, you will have the ability to create this type of starship!" ”

It's just that the computing power required is exaggerated, so that Alice ran at all its strength for half a year.

Well, since the base has the ability to build Prototype 1 through the simulation research and development of the virtual world, does this mean that the base will soon be able to build Prototype 1 starship?

"Nope."

Alice shook her head and said, "The base doesn't have this ability at the moment, at least not for ten years." ”

"Although theoretically we can build a prototype No. 1 battleship, in practice, there are several key equipment that our base cannot manufacture yet."

"And these key equipment are the core equipment on the prototype No. 1 battleship, and they are indispensable."

In other words, the technology contained in these key pieces of equipment is the technology necessary to build starships!

Nuclear fusion reactor: the output power is more than 100 million kilowatts, the volume and weight of the reactor must be controlled within a certain range, superconducting materials and some materials with high physical properties must be used, and stable operation must be ensured for more than 50 years.

It will take time for the base to realize this technology: 10 years.

High-thrust ion engine: The powerful electromagnetic field is used to accelerate the ionic medium to more than 0.1 times the speed of light, thereby generating huge thrust.

It will take time for the base to realize this technology: 8 years.

High-power particle cannon: It is equivalent to the weapon version of the ion engine, which also accelerates the ionic medium to more than 0.1 times the speed of light, generating powerful physical and energy destructive power.

It will take time for the base to realize this technology: 8 years.

Spacecraft intelligent control system: The computing power of the shipboard supercomputer must reach more than 10 trillion times.

It will take time for the base to realize this technology: 3 years.

As well as various high-performance material technologies, it generally takes 3 to 5 years for the base to be manufactured.

"So, Alice, you mean that the base currently only has technical reserves, but the actual manufacturing capacity will take at least a few years before it can be initially available?"

"Yes, the master, having technical reserves does not mean that it will be realized immediately, the base currently lacks all kinds of advanced production equipment, and the transport team is collecting it everywhere."

"And it will take ten years before the construction of Prototype 1 can begin?" Chen Jinwei frowned and asked, do you have to wait another ten years?

"No, it's not."

Alice shook her head and said: "The most critical fusion reactor will not be built until ten years later, but the hull and other subsystems of Prototype 1, these low-tech modules, can be built in advance, and when the reactor is produced and installed, Prototype 1 will be completed soon." ”

"In other words, in 10 years at the earliest, the base will be able to have its first starship?"

"Yes, master."

"This ......"

Chen Jin shook his head helplessly.

Ten years later, a lot of energy and resources were consumed before the first starship was officially owned, and the combat performance was very low, is this really necessary?

Or do you plant the fields first, develop and develop, accumulate a batch of technology and resources, and then develop the military and crazy riots when the resources are sufficient?

Two options, placed in front of him, made him a little entangled.