End of meeting.

Everyone was thrilled to know that the light-pressure engine was not just an 'engine', but could also become a space weapon and a strategic weapon.

Such weapons can pose a direct threat to space, the sky and the ground.

"The only thing that can't be threatened may be the submarine, which is hiding below the surface of the water, and no matter how powerful the laser is, it can't hit it."

"Actually, the threat to the ground is also very small."

"This laser weapon can pose a direct threat to missiles and satellites, and aircraft can also do it, but the effect of hitting the ground is not good, such as tanks?"

"In the face of protected ground facilities, the effect will not be very good......"

"Of course."

"But...... It's too wasteful to hit a tank with a high-altitude laser, right? ”

When they think about it, it is.

It's too wasteful to hit tanks with such high-end weapons, and it's almost the same to target a strategic-class aircraft carrier, but the threat of laser weapons to aircraft carriers is too small, and a laser can scratch a little skin on the deck, which is completely inferior to using an F-ray to hit a nuclear power plant.

Of course.

The engine's laser weapons are mainly strategic defense, not active attack, and those that can threaten the engine or the aerospace carrier are all missiles with ultra-long-range strike capabilities, or some satellite weapons in the future, which must be 'fragile'.

Strong laser weapons, it is enough to deal with these opponents.

Everyone thought about it together, and after calming down, they had to face the reality, "I hope it can really come true, right?" Now only the engine design has been completed. ”

"Academician Wang, I definitely believe it, but how can it take a year or two to make such a light-pressure engine, right?"

"It's definitely going to take so long to get into the manufacturing phase."

"Academician Wang also said that to build a testing machine, I don't know how long it will take to build the next one, mainly because the body is too large, and a lot of first-order materials will be used, including many high-tech ......."

"It's complicated indeed."

"Do you think the two technologies mentioned by Academician Wang can be realized? One is the technology of annihilating particles to release strong lasers, and the other is super radar technology? ”

"Annihilation particles release strong lasers, it's hard to say, but super radar, I know this!"

A scholar who understands 'super radar technology' can't help but talk, "This research has always been done by Shen Huiming, he was originally in the Radar Research Institute, and later went to study first-order radar. ”

"I don't know what progress has been made until now......

"The military is very optimistic about this project, the first-order radar, the existing technology cannot be intercepted, and it cannot even be weakened."

"It is estimated that it has not been completed until now, and the time required is uncertain......

He shook his head as he spoke.

Others nodded understandingly, a brand new study would certainly take a long time, and it would be remarkable to be able to complete it in a few years.

At present, there are many institutions in the world that study first-order waves based on first-order materials, but they can only produce single-frequency electromagnetic waves, and the difficulty of high-frequency waves is too high, not to mention the stable release of first-order high-frequency short-wave radar by Yanni Bureau.

That's definitely a blockbuster!

……

After Wang Hao left the design group base, he first went to the annihilation particle experimental base.

The main person in charge of the annihilation particle experiment is He Yi, and the second person in charge includes Zhao Jinhua, Deng Kaizhi and others, who are each responsible for a part.

For example, Zhao Jinhua is from the Institute of Nuclear Physics and is in charge of nuclear reactors.

He Yi has a lot of work, and sometimes he is not in the experimental base.

Wang Hao also knew that He Yi was not at the base, so he found Deng Kaizhi, Zhao Jinhua and others to explain the experiment of releasing strong lasers from annihilation particles.

Deng Kaizhi, Zhao Jinhua and others were a little stunned.

"Unleash a powerful laser?"

"This is going to cover the whole device with heat-resistant material, right?"

"We can't do this kind of research, only Wang Li and Zhou Hongye's group here do optical experiments, but they are studying basic optics."

Wang Hao said, "Of course I don't want you to do experiments, I will apply to my superiors and let a laser weapon research team come over." ”

"When the time comes, you will have to cooperate with the experiment."

"I will also ask the relevant departments to give the greatest support......"

Wang Hao said briefly, and immediately contacted the superior department and applied to find a laser weapon research team to come over.

The response of the higher authorities was fast.

They contacted Tang Hongchao, a military scientist and expert in laser weapons, and asked his team to go to the Annihilation Particle Experimental Base.

Tang Hongchao is the most famous laser weapons expert in China, he is a military scientist, that is, an expert who specializes in weapons research for the military, and even his name is kept secret from the outside world.

In recent years, his team has achieved remarkable results.

Laser weapons have long been available in China, and the most famous is the 'Hunter', which has been exported abroad, which can strike UAVs at low cost.

On the ground battlefield, laser weapons are not very powerful, but the advantages of using them to combat UAVs are very large.

First of all, it is low cost.

An ordinary laser weapon launch costs only a few thousand dollars per launch, while an anti-aircraft missile can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In addition, the speed of laser weapons is very fast, cannot be intercepted, and has excellent performance such as speed, flexibility, accuracy and anti-electromagnetic interference.

However, the disadvantages are also obvious.

For example, range.

The range of the 'Hunter' is only a few kilometers, and it can only be used to intercept low-altitude drones.

Tang Hongchao's team has always hoped to improve the laser weapon, so that the weapon has a larger range and more powerful, and they have developed a technology of strong interference excitation light source, which can make the instantaneous excitation of the light source more than 20 times stronger, but the continuous usability of the weapon has always been difficult.

The problem is that the instantaneous high temperature of a strong laser can destroy laser weapons and equipment.

After the popularization of first-order materials, the research of Tang Hongchao's team has also progressed, they have improved the excitation and cooling systems, successfully stabilized the high-power laser, and the laser weapons manufactured have also reached the application standards, and have been submitted for manufacturing.

At this time, Tang Hongchao received information from the higher authorities.

"Go to a new experimental base and do research on laser weapons?" Tang Hongchao didn't understand it very much, but it was a soldier's duty to obey orders, so he still took the team and went to the experimental base as soon as possible.

They were filled with curiosity.

This brand new job is kept absolutely secret, and even on the way to the base, they still don't know what research to do, the only thing they know for sure is that it has to do with laser weapons.

Experimental base.

Tang Hongchao's team saw Deng Kaizhi and Zhao Jinhua who were waiting, and when they looked behind them, they saw a surprised face.

"Academician Wang Hao!"

Tang Hongchao exclaimed directly.

Deng Kaizhi, Zhao Jinhua and others all laughed, they understood Tang Hongchao's mood very well, and suddenly received a mission to come to the 'deserted land', and they could meet the 'legendary characters'?

"Professor Tang, we've been waiting for a long time."

Wang Hao also showed enthusiasm, he took the initiative to walk over and shake hands with Tang Hongchao, and said, "Our research is to use a strong enough light source to develop laser weapons. ”

"A strong enough light source?"

Tang Hongchao did not understand that there are three difficulties in the research of laser weapons, the biggest of which is the problem of excitation of the light source.

The focus of their research is also on excitation light sources.

The conventional method is to inject an electric current, which gives the particles in the laser additional energy.

This is the creation of the 'excited state of the particle'.

The next step is "stimulated radiation", in which when an excited particle encounters a ray of light from a particle of the same kind, it "follows" the ray and releases an identical ray.

Finally, through a reinforcement cavity (a space that allows light to be repeatedly reflected inside it, enhanced) and mirrors, these rays are concentrated and amplified, as if through a tube to concentrate and direct the flow of water, eventually emitting a powerful and highly concentrated beam of light from the laser.

The manufacturing process of the laser revolves around the excitation of more intense light.

It is precisely because the difficulty is in the excitation of the light source that Wang Hao's "use a strong enough light source" makes Tang Hongchao not quite understand.

With a strong enough light source, doesn't it solve most of the problems?

Zhao Jinhua explained with some pride, "Professor Tang, we are using a state-of-the-art method to create pure light. ”

"The temperature is high, and the intensity of the light is ...... enough"

"Only more, no less!"

He used a short sentence to describe it, and then simply said, "You'll know when you see our experiments." ”

Tang Hongchao's team was invited to the temporary dormitory.

In the afternoon, they went to the cave used for the experiment, and Deng Kaizhi immediately directed a new round of experiments.

Their experiments are ongoing and the parameters are constantly being adjusted to collect data.

Tang Hongchao's team watched the experiment.

The experiments in the cave are not for spectators, they watch the experiments on the CCTV screen in the office building, and then all that is left in their hearts is amazement.

"It's all light?"

"Directly create such a strong light? It looks like the sun! ”

"This device is used as a light source for laser weapons, and the powerful laser power is created...... It's unimaginable! ”

Wang Hao listened and grinned beside him, "Professor Tang, our device is not for the purpose of making laser weapons, in fact, this is an energy core. ”

"We need to use the strong light that is created, and the beams are gathered together to create a strong laser, you are an expert in this area, look at the situation, and design how to make ......"

"This is important for our research.

Tang Hongchao's heart was full of excitement.

As an expert in laser weapons, he felt like he had come to heaven to work on a laser weapon that didn't have to think about the excitation light source at all?

It's like building a power plant, you don't have to think about energy at all, you don't have to think about conversion efficiency.

Expand, expand, and you're done!

……

After the experiment was over, Tang Hongchao discussed it with Deng Kaizhi, Zhao Jinhua and others.

Wang Hao did not participate in it, he asked the research team to cooperate with Tang Hongchao to conduct experiments, the experiment is not something that can be done directly, first of all, it is necessary to design, and then enter the manufacturing stage.

This process requires a lot of materials and equipment, which have to be transported slowly, and it takes a long time to wait.

After Wang Hao explained his work, he went to the Annihilation Force Field Experimental Base.

Super radar technology is imminent!

Wang Hao's research didn't use super radar technology before, and it was only the military that needed this technology, so he naturally didn't care about the progress, but just gave enough support and let Shen Huiming let go of the research.

Now it's different.

For a light-pressure engine to keep itself safe, it must have the 'brightest eyes' that can detect all potential threats.

Super radar technology is very important.

When he arrived at the Annihilation Force Field Experimental Base, Wang Hao went directly to the material testing center and found the place where Shen Huiming's team was located.

Shen Huiming's team is in a corner of the materials testing center.

After he met Wang Hao, he started to report with some pride, "Through the research on the release of first-order waves inside the annihilation force field, we have been able to create electromagnetic waves of various frequencies, and the strongest can excite high-frequency waves far beyond X-rays......"

"A first-order wave of any frequency can be excited."

Wang Hao asked suspiciously, "So, you have already developed a first-order short-wave radar that can be used?" ”

"Uh~~~"

Shen Huiming opened his mouth and didn't speak, he just took Wang Hao to the back, and saw a huge device more than 30 meters high.

Most of this equipment is an empty shell, with a lot of metal columns standing on both sides and above and below, and a lot of metal baffles that I don't know what to do.

The material that Wang Hao can recognize at a glance is the 'brown gold' on several large baffles.

It must be used to reflect electromagnetic waves.

At the center of the large-scale device is the annihilation force field generator.

Shen Huiming said, "Although it can be manufactured, the output is very unstable. Every time you know that you have to reopen the device, it must be excited with a strong power current of more than 2,000 kilowatts. ”

He adds, "It's like any research, it's like a supercomputer a few decades ago, it's a big guy, and we've been working on the problem of miniaturization." ”

Wang Hao frowned suspiciously, "What's the problem?" ”

Shen Huiming said, "In fact, it is still the initial problem, the electromagnetic pulse is unstable, we can only use a strong current to ensure the output, in the field force internal electromagnetic field design, we have modified many times, and now it is the maximum benefit." ”

"In the end, we decided to do it on a large scale, because it would be very troublesome for the outer layer to break away from the force field, and the first-order wave energy created would be weakened, that is, it would dissipate quickly."

"A lot of the large metal devices out there are used to boost the signal."

"Because of the need for a strong current, the device has to be activated repeatedly, and the heat has to be dissipated......"

Shen Huiming said a lot in a row.

Wang Hao has been listening carefully, he doesn't know much about radar technology, and he doesn't understand how difficult it is, so he thought about it and simply set up a mission.

[Task 3]

[Research Project Name: Development of First-Order Short-wave Radar on the Basis of Existing Technology (Difficulty: B.)] 】

[Inspiration value: 0.] 】

When he saw the difficulty of the task, he suddenly opened his mouth in surprise, "Professor Shen, I'm pretty sure you're close to success. ”

He asked, "How long have you been stuck on the design improvement of the electromagnetic device in the field force?" ”

"Five months, almost half a year......"

"In other words, you are using the technology of half a year ago?"

"Yes."

Wang Hao shook his head helplessly and decided, "That's it." I'm going to stay here for the next few days and work with you on the design and improvement of the electromagnetic device in the field force. ”

"We're going to be able to get a new design done within a week and solve this problem, okay?"

“……”

Shen Huiming's mouth opened wide, and he plucked out his ears for fear that he had misheard, "Academician Wang, you said that you want to study with us, and you also said ...... One week? ”

"Right? What's wrong? ”

"This ......"

Shen Huiming explained with surprise, "It's not that I don't believe you, but you don't do radar research, and a week is too short, we haven't made progress for five months!" ”

Wang Hao pursed his lips and didn't speak, his expression of indifference had already indicated his attitude.

(End of chapter)