The rapid progress of the Nantianmen project is based on the fact that the project has almost enriched "the resources of the whole world", and in a sense, it is a struggle of the entire human society, a struggle of the new order against the old order.

Once it takes off, it heralds the complete collapse of the order based on nuclear binding-—— at least, the country most likely to launch a nuclear strike at this time will receive the strictest restrictions.

Of course, to achieve such a restriction, or "deterrence", the current Nantianmen platform cannot do it.

The last piece of the puzzle is missing -—— laser anti-missile system in this huge picture.

In the office, Chen Nian was discussing the specific details of the laser anti-missile system with Fan Dianyuan, the current chief engineer of the laser weapon system, and the expressions of both sides looked serious, but they were not suppressed.

So at present, there are still a lot of technical difficulties faced by this system."

"Among them, the problem of the detection system is the easiest to solve, the integrated detection system of sea, air and space is about to be built, early warning aircraft + plus satellite + shipborne radar + platform active radar, the four-in-one detection system can basically cover all potential threats."

"No matter where the other side launches the missile from, we can complete the lock on to the target during the acceleration phase of the missile and before it flies out of the atmosphere."

"The most critical issue is the means of attack."

"The existing laser weapon system has extremely high energy requirements and relatively slow energy storage speed, which is mainly limited by the development of capacitive technology."

"To put it in simpler terms, it's probably that we have a very strong rifle, but this rifle is bolt-on."

"The resistance to saturation strikes is too poor. A platform can carry a maximum of four laser anti-missile systems, which can intercept about 80 missiles at the same time, which sounds like a lot, but the number of missiles that the United States can launch at the same time - the number of intercontinental missiles alone is more than 400. ”

"Therefore, we still have to find a way to increase the density of firepower, and considering the effectiveness of the combined conventional anti-missile method, the efficiency of the laser anti-missile system must be at least doubled, reaching more than 160 pieces."

"To achieve this goal, one is energy, and the other is energy storage."

"Of course, the main thing is energy storage."

Hearing Fan Dianyuan's words, Chen Nian nodded slightly, and then asked:

"So our first technical goal is clear, which is the problem of superconducting capacitors, right?"

"That's right, it's superconducting capacitors. At present, there are more than 30 project teams in China that are conducting research in this area, but the progress is not very good. ”

"The first thing we solve is the problem of energy storage capacity, but the energy storage efficiency. In terms of battery, it is enough, but in terms of capacitance, to be honest, it is still too far behind. ”

"Understood, you summarize the existing research directions and results, I will make an expansion according to the current progress, and then come up with a usable plan for you."

"Thank you so much!"

Fan Dianyuan's face showed a look of surprise-—— of course, Chen Guo had already told him about the possible results of this discussion, but now there are really people who are willing to pick up this burden, and they also did not hesitate to say "can come up with a usable plan", this scene itself still brought him some unique impact.

"If the problem of capacitors is solved, what about the rest? Are there any other questions that need Xinghuo's help? ”

Chen Nian continued to ask.

"Now there is also a problem of material durability, we use fiber lasers, the life of each core element can basically reach about 30 hours, and the duration of a destructive emission is 20 to 40 meters second, that is, a set of anti-missile systems can be used at least thousands of times."

"This should have been sufficient, but there is one element that cannot withstand such intensive use."

"Optical resonators."

Chen Nian answered thoughtfully.

"That's right, it's an optical resonator!"

Fan Dianyuan's tone was a little excited-—— he really met a knowledgeable person, not the kind of leader who only knows how to engage in administrative work.

Of course, in recent years, the trend of executive leaders understanding technology has also become more and more obvious

"To be precise, a dielectric mirror for an optical resonator."

"More specifically, it should be the electron microscope layer in the dielectric mirror."

"At present, we are using C, AI, and Au-Pd composite coatings, and we are using ion-assisted deposition technology, which has good radial uniformity, but the problem of LIDT, that is, the laser-induced damage threshold, cannot be effectively solved."

After making sure that Chen Nian could understand his own expression, Fan Dianyuan's narration became more and more professional.

However, he was still a little worried that Chen Nian would not be able to keep up, so he deliberately stopped and asked:

"Chen Gong, if I put it this way, I can probably explain what the problem is, right?"

"Yes, you need to take into account the two core problems of optical gap adjustment and maintaining a high refractive index-—— simply put, the problem is that the range of available materials is too small, only a few coating materials can meet the requirements, but a dielectric mirror needs at least two different coatings to achieve different properties in the ultra-short pulse range."

"So, the difficulty is magnified exponentially, and at the end of the day, it's a matter of materials science, and you want new materials?"

"That's right!"

This time, Fan Dianyuan was really excited.

He was very sure that the "Chen Gong" in front of him, who still looked very young, could never be an ordinary person.

In a few words, you can see the crux of the problem and point out the solution directly, which is not something that a layman or a half-informed layman can do!

"So we hope that Xinghuo's side can help arrange, at least solve the problem of materials first."

"This problem is not solved by new materials."

Chen Nian shook his head and said.

"Not through new materials?"

Fan Dianyuan was stunned.

"So what should I do? Optimize your process? ”

"No, it's a change of process."

"The sputtering mirror coating process of PW beamline is used to replace the traditional electron beam process."

A new term appeared in Chen Nian's mouth that even Fan Dianyuan was not familiar with, and after going through it in his mind twice, he said with some hesitation:

"Wouldn't it be too new? This process direction has indeed been explored, but "

"You don't care if it's new or not, I'll just give you something you can use."

Chen Nian replied decisively, and Fan Dianyuan suddenly realized how ridiculous his question was.

Yes, there's nothing that Starfire can't solve, and when you ask them for help, they always give a proven and reliable solution, not an ambiguous direction

So he immediately replied:

"Understood, then I'm going to have to work hard for you, Chen Gong!"

"It's not hard. Come in a week later to pick up the documents, and if nothing else, the problem should be solved by then. ”

A week?

Fan Dianyuan stood up, his expression a little dazed.

This isn't a simple piece of technology.

In the field of laser, the emergence of a new process can change the pattern of the entire industry.

Has the speed of technological development in this world evolved to this extent?

The other side of the sea.

Bahia Onda, in the bunker of the river beach position.

Buckhouse smoked a cigarette boredly and said to the adjutant beside him:

"This kind of defensive war is actually the most boring, we can only stay here and wait for others to fight, there is no change, and there is no room for the wisdom of the front-line commanders to be brought into play."

"Win, that's a good deployment in the early stage; If you lose, then you will be disadvantaged in battle. ”

"I'm tired of it now, I really hope that Lao Mei will finish their own affairs as soon as possible and drive the plane over as soon as possible."

The adjutant shook his head helplessly and replied:

"It's not just the problem, it's the morale of our team that's declining."

"It's like the Americans have a knife hanging over our heads, and as long as the knife is not cut down, we will never be able to fight back."

"With such a day after day of oppression, if they have enough patience, maybe they don't have to fight, and our team is close to collapse"

"So do they want to fight or not?"

Buckhouse interrupted the lieutenant and asked.

"I don't know, the situation in their country is very bad right now - it should be said that it has become more complicated."

"The voice of the anti-war faction suddenly amplified, and the main battle faction led by Grady fell into doubts about launching a terrorist attack, you know, that matter is directly related to Huaxia!"

"So, it's likely that they're going to need a little longer to take a break. To make matters worse, the new North American coalition has already begun to conquer the city. ”

"I really doubt that this time we will return in vain"

"That's okay, just take it as a vacation."

At this point, Buckhouse's mood began to stabilize, he dropped the cigarette butt from his mouth and lit a new one, and the adjutant shook his head, and was about to speak to persuade him to smoke less, but at that moment, the wired phone on the desktop rang.

"We have encountered electromagnetic interference, and we are all ready to fight!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was clearly audible, and Buckhouse immediately jumped to his feet, and he didn't know where the cigarette he had just lit was dropped, and then he immediately looked at the radar screen of the command headquarters-—— which did not show the noise and snowflakes that were unique to the interference, it was obvious that this was an electromagnetic interference warning.

In other words, the scope of interference has not yet extended to the range of positions.

But there is no doubt that the real battle is about to begin.

"All hands are ready to fight! Hurry up! Hurry up! ”

The order was immediately transmitted to all combat units, and after less than a minute, all communications were cut off, and the entire forward position was plunged into darkness.

——

The darkness of the meaning of war.

It wasn't until this moment that Buckhouse really felt the helplessness of the technological generational gap.

Due to the influence of sensitive political factors, a lot of equipment cannot be used here for the time being, and the battle they have to fight is a typical low-tech defensive battle with high technology and lower than the gram!

Despair and panic welled up in his mind, but he soon regained his composure.

This was to be expected.

"Everyone retreats to bunkers and prepares for the first round of air strikes!"

He decisively gave the order, and at the same time as the order was given, the air raid had already begun.

Precision-guided bombs infallibly destroyed all anti-aircraft positions placed on the front line, even those that were properly concealed by mobile anti-aircraft vehicles.

One after another, anti-runway bombs were dropped over the airport, and looking at the flames of the explosion in the distance, Buckhouse couldn't help but scold:

"Damn the Americans, this is Durendal! Are they here to destroy expired munitions? ”

"It's something made up by the French and they are to blame for the attack"

The incessant sound of explosions muffled his complaints, and after the first round of air strikes, several helicopter gunships appeared above the sea level in the smoke of gunfire.

"Don't show your head, don't show your head! Do a good job of concealment! Unleash smoke grenades! Interfere with thermal imaging! ”

"We don't need to shoot them down! Don't fight the helicopter! ”

"We just need to stop the landing! Hold on for half an hour!! ”

"It's officially war."

In the office, Chen Guo said to Chen Nian with a heavy but somewhat relieved voice.

"Grady can't help it after all, he can't wait any longer, even if he is under pressure from Bezos, Congress and us, he must finish this battle first."

"Otherwise, he may lose this opportunity completely, and then be dragged to death by Bezos."

"Therefore, this battle can be said to be both unexpected and expected."

"How's that going?"

Chen Nian actually didn't care about Grady's mental journey, he just wanted to know what kind of indirect collision between the two great powers could be like for the first time since the 21st century.

"It's not good, but it's good."

"Judging by the results, of course it's not good."

"We didn't deploy too much advanced equipment, and in the first round of the offensive, we mainly relied on the original equipment of the Cuban side, and the generation gap was almost incredible."

"With just one conventional electronic jamming and air strike, the other side almost knocked out all of Cuba's radar and air defense forces along the western and northwestern coastlines, and under the cover of air superiority, it quickly completed a beach-grabbing landing in Bahia Onda and established a temporary position."

"The Germans were very tenacious, they held out for 40 minutes, suffered 30 percent of the battle losses, and were forced to withdraw from the battlefield until the American landing force's defensive line was fully formed."

"I have to say that this result was beyond our expectations, and it is precisely because of their performance that we can also say that the first block was successful."

"The U.S. side also paid more than 30 casualties, which can be regarded as a heavy loss in such a crushing situation."

"You know, the current Germans don't have heavy equipment, but their will to fight is strong enough, and after the expansion of the battlefield and the start of new equipment, the situation will be very favorable to us."

"Understood."

Chen Nian nodded slightly and continued:

"So that means things are still going the way we expected?"

"That's right. Next, it's a meat grinder-style tug-of-war. ”

Chen Guo nodded and replied, and then said:

"But this time, it's actually us who controls the speed of the meat grinder."

(End of chapter)