Chapter 272: Two Ways to Accelerate
"Mr. Wang, the No. 2 military station construction fleet has taken the initiative to break away from the big force."
"I see, let them pay attention to hiding."
In response, Wang Dao continued to box, the long journey, he had to find something to do for himself, and cultivation was undoubtedly one of the best ways to pass the time.
"Commander-in-Chief, ship 01108 has sent a communication!"
"Tune it out!" Hearing that it was the information sent by the ship 01108, Wang Dao immediately withdrew his hand and said eagerly.
It's been almost a month since I flown and finally received the second message from spacecraft 01108, which is really eye-catching.
This is a combination of text and image, and there is a lot of content.
"The reconnaissance spacecraft No. 01108 reported to the Huaxia Military Commission, and the comprehensive intelligence is summarized below.
First, the opponent's spacecraft uses a curvature mode of navigation, and the maximum speed does not exceed 800 light speeds.
Second, our ship has discovered a manned planet and a nearby space factory with coordinates of ×××××, and we are not sure whether it is its home planet, but we can be sure that the other party must know that our ship has discovered its planet.
Third, the other party sent us its translation dictionary in the form of quantum broadcasting, and tried to communicate with our ship, but our ship did not respond.
Fourth, our ship has been encircled and intercepted by millions of flying boats, and has suffered heavy losses many times, and it has been observed that its largest battleship is more than twice the size of our 16 type battleship.
Fifth, our ship's energy and material reserves can only support our ship's top speed for one month, and all members of our ship are unanimously determined not to be alien captives first!
Above, I would like to extend my highest respect to Huaxia.
Ma Baoyu, captain of the No. 01108 reconnaissance ship, Ge Zhenlin, chief of staff, and Song Xueyi, communications officer...... Hu Delin, Hu Fucai and other fifty-three people have no pen. ”
The intelligence annex is interspersed with a large number of photographs, the most important of which are those of planets and space factories.
Although it is only a glimpse of the planet, you can still get a lot of information.
Dense streets and crowds, like flying vehicles crossing the river, all highlight the prosperity of the planet.
And the space factory is also huge, and there is even a photo of a spaceship appearing.
The photos taken in faster-than-light flight are not too clear, but they are enough for intelligence experts to analyze a lot of things, at least they will not know anything about each other.
And the dictionary is a good thing, which can communicate with each other without barriers at critical moments.
"Order, immediately reply to the No. 01108 battleship, be sure to put the safety of the lives of all the ship's personnel first, and allow you to surrender to the other party."
After reading the information, Wang Dao issued the first order, first of all, to let all the members of the ship 01108 protect themselves.
After all, there is only one life, especially if the members of the ship do not leave memory data, it is impossible to resurrect it twice.
After saying this order, Wang Dao continued: "Each ship immediately changed its course, aimed at the coordinate points on the intelligence, and readjusted the battle plan.
Order the intelligence analysis department to conduct a detailed analysis of this information and form a specific report and targeted plan.
Transmit the original information to the crews of each ship and tell them that there are comrades waiting for us! ”
When the communications officer left, Wang Dao said again: "Arrange it, and when the intelligence analysis is completed, contact all the command levels for a meeting." ”
"Okay, Mr. Wang!" The assistant who followed behind him agreed.
As the order was given, the fleet began to slowly turn around and move towards the intelligence target.
The latest coordinate point is about a thousand light-years away from the fleet's initial target, and if there is no intelligence, it is uncertain when the other side will be found.
After everything was arranged, Liu Jinlong touched the back of his head and asked, "Mr. Wang, which is better, curvature navigation or our navigation method?" ”。
Although he is not very interested in scientific principles, Liu Jinlong still knows the principles of curvature navigation.
The space of the universe is not flat, but there is curvature, which is the reciprocal of the radius of curvature, and the greater the curvature, the greater the curvature.
If you think of the universe as a whole, the surface of this film is curved, and the whole film may even be a closed soap bubble.
Although the part of the membrane appears to be flat, the curvature of space is still ubiquitous.
If a spaceship in space can use some way to flatten a part of the space behind it and reduce its curvature, then the spacecraft will be pulled by the space with greater curvature in front, which is curvature-driven.
Sailing with this type of drive, called curvature sailing, can easily reach or exceed the speed of light.
For example, a rowing boat on a flat river does not accelerate because the river is flat and has zero curvature.
But if you suddenly encounter a downward waterfall ahead, the curvature of which is considered infinity, the boat will quickly reach a very fast speed.
This is equivalent to a sudden transition from low curvature to high curvature, and in the process, the speed increases very quickly.
"None is better, each has its pros and cons." Wang Dao patiently explained.
Although Huaxia also mastered the curvature navigation technology, it did not popularize and apply it on a large scale, but adopted the method of violent propulsion and acceleration.
It's a constant bet of fuel, all the while increasing the propulsion of the engine, so that the spacecraft keeps accelerating until it exceeds the speed of light.
"Our disadvantage is that the energy consumption is huge and the cost of use is high, so our fleet needs a billion material supply ships.
The advantage is that there is no need to find a large curvature point, and it can sail in any direction without being limited by the curvature of space. Wang Dao explained simply.
Liu Jinlong nodded as if he didn't understand, and asked rhetorically: "I'll make an analogy, do you see it right?" ”
Just like small things like bugs or leaves floating on the water, any wave can make them accelerate instantly, but if you change boats, you still need a waterfall to accelerate instantly.
That is, the greater the volume and mass of something, the greater the curvature required, and in the universe, curvature is everywhere, but the size is not equal and the distribution is not uniform.
"You're right, so the appearance of the Grand Fleet can be predicted, as long as you observe some large curvature distribution points."
Wang Dao replied with great relief, it is not easy for Liu Jinlong's muscular head to think of this.
Liu Jinlong touched the back of his head, and said with a modest and smug smile: "Haha, then don't look at who I'm with, I don't have to be angry." ”
"You, you, you, will fight and kill." Wang Dao pointed at Liu Jinlong and teased.
The speed of information processing was fast, and within two hours, the seedling horse requested a call.
"Report to the commander-in-chief, we have conducted a preliminary analysis of the content of the intelligence and formulated a preliminary plan, please review the instructions!"
"Okay, I'll review it right away." After speaking, Wang Dao took a serious look.