Chapter 356: Confident Nick
Will Wen Ming be afraid that his lies will be exposed?
Of course not afraid!
No matter what kind of expert Major General Nick goes to, Wen Ming feels that he can't compare to himself, he is the most powerful expert in the world.
So far, he has daydreamed six days, and each of them has brought him knowledge that the average person cannot exhaust in his lifetime. Another reason why he is so confident is that the knowledge he has is beyond the overall level of knowledge in this world.
Even the first seemingly useless daydream, "The Martian", allowed him to gain a lot of knowledge as a botanist. You must know that in the movie world of "The Martian", human beings already have the ability to carry out interstellar voyages, although only from the earth to the moon, but it is also interstellar voyages.
Not to mention anything else, the level of science and technology that is about 15 years ahead of the real world is absolutely not running. In the normal development of science and technology, there will never be a situation where a science and technology is ahead of an era, only a part is slightly ahead, but the whole is developing at the same time, that is to say, Wen Ming's botanical knowledge is much more advanced than the real world.
It was precisely because of this self-confidence that Wen Ming dared to lie to Major General Nick.
And the result was similar to what Wen Ming expected, after consulting many people, Major General Nick believed that the so-called space-based weapons were actually just a means of strategic deterrence.
"The so-called strategic deterrence is used by our military to frighten people when nuclear weapons cannot be used."
Major General Nick said bluntly in front of Wen Ming: "According to the information I got from the Pentagon, the 6.1 x 0.3 meter tungsten alloy column, with a dead weight of about 9 tons, is limited by air resistance, and the final impact velocity is about Mach 10, and the kinetic energy is 1/2×9000kg× (340m/s×10)^2=52000MJ, and 1 ton of TNT contains 4200MJ, so the kinetic energy of 9 tons of God's Scepter is only close to 12 tons of TNT." Moreover, it is different from the attack range of nuclear weapons or explosives, its kinetic energy is relatively concentrated, and it can penetrate the surface to attack underground defense facilities. However, the range of damage is not very large. ”
(ps: Thanks to the data posted in the comment area of the boss of Vestel, I suddenly feel like I'm writing hard sci-fi haha, it's an illusion.) )
What is 12 tons of TNT explosives equivalent to? The power of the explosion of 1 kg of TNT explosives is equivalent to the simultaneous explosion of 200 grenades. Then, 12 tons of TNT explosives are equivalent to 2.4 million grenades exploding at the same time.
It sounds very powerful, because the effective killing radius of conventional grenades can reach about 15 meters, but there is a premise, that is, the lethality of the grenade mainly comes from the high-velocity metal fragments produced when the grenade explodes, or the steel balls built into it.
Pure TNT explosives, naturally, there are no steel balls in it, and there is no metal shell.
Moreover, when the kinetic energy is concentrated at one point, the killing radius will overlap, not equivalent to 2.4 million grenades, but equivalent to 2.4 million grenades evenly distributed in all corners of the city.
If that's the case, a single tungsten rod could indeed reach the lethality of "Special Forces 2" and destroy the whole of London.
Wen Ming heard Major General Nick laughing at himself that space-based weapons were used by the U.S. military to scare people, and couldn't help but laugh and said: "You put 2.4 million grenades still in one place, how much can the killing radius produce?" Moreover, after entering the atmosphere, the speed is Mach 10, do you think this weapon, now there is really a way to control it to attack accurate targets? ”
Major General Nick had already consulted experts in the Pentagon, so he knew very well that Wen Ming was right.
"There is really no way, because there is no way to add a guidance system to the tungsten rod, and even if it is added, it can only be used outside the atmosphere, and after entering the atmosphere, it will be unusable due to the high temperature caused by high-speed friction."
Wen Ming sighed in his heart, Major General Nick had already been moved by what he said, and he was no longer so worried about the space-based weapons of the target person. However, he didn't know that his behavior would cause him to be very busy.
"So, what about my proposal?" Wen Ming said: "Directly use missiles to raze the area where the target person is located to the ground? ”
Major General Nick said without any hesitation: "No, first of all, the target person is not in our country. Secondly, our research on the antidote to the deadly virus is still ongoing, and it is uncertain when the research will be successful, so we need the antidote formula in the hands of the target person. Finally, what is the use of asking us SHSD if we use missiles directly? ”
Wen Ming can make Major General Nick no longer worry about space-based weapons, but he can't argue with these three reasons for Major General Nick.
"Alright, then you can arrange the operation as soon as possible, Colonel Hans, they should have learned how to use those equipment."
It had been three days since Wen Ming arrived at the SHSD headquarters, and during these three days, not only Colonel Hans's men, but also himself had been fighting for the new equipment, as Donus had said before.
Not to mention anything else, just the two sets of Umbrella I fully enclosed individual power armor manufactured by Wen Ming made the entire combat department of SHSD crazy.
In the face of such sci-fi equipment, how can they be calm?
In fact, in addition to the people in the combat department, even the soldiers or agents in the SHSD logistics department and even the staff department are blushing at Umbrella I.
There are three types of SHSD members, the first is professional soldiers, the elite selected by Major General Nick from the U.S. military. The second type is agents and intelligence officers, from the CIA and FBI. The third type is scientific researchers, at present, in addition to Wen Ming, they are those scientific researchers from the five giant arms companies in the United States.
According to Major General Nick's previous plan, SHSD itself was to have a weapons and equipment research and development department, but until now, the experts who have been seconded from abroad have been used to crack the Nether manufacturing technology.
Although Wen Ming is the person in charge of his R&D department, because of the rush of time, they have not really negotiated between them, and they are only in cooperation mode. Although the weapons and equipment developed by Wen Ming can be used by the combat department of SHSD, there are many conditions.
For example, before asking Major General Nick to help Wen Ming solve the construction problem of the new headquarters.
Major General Nick also knows very well that judging from Wen Ming's worth and genius, it is absolutely impossible to receive Wen Ming into his subordinates. Even his only background stronger than Wen Ming will narrow the gap with the continuous development of Wen Ming, and one day, Wen Ming will become a very powerful figure than his background.
Maybe at that time, Major General Nick will be harvested by Wen Ming?
"I've asked the staff to draw up a detailed battle plan." Major General Nick said: "Are you interested in seeing how our combat department is fighting this time?" ”
Wen Ming did not refuse Major General Nick's invitation, but asked, "Aren't you worried at all that our operation will fail this time?" ”
How can a person with a fortune of $250 billion, who can launch satellites privately, and also carry smuggled goods to turn satellites into space-based weapons, be caught so easily?
What's more, Wen Ming has always felt that his cause and effect will definitely cause trouble for SHSD's actions.
Major General Nick expressed dissatisfaction with Wen Ming's questioning, and said confidently: "Believe me, our SHSD is the best department in the world, and there is no one. What's more, the other party is just a drug dealer in the end. ”