Hankyung, presidential palace.

Chairman Liu Yang of the Finance Federation was holding a list and reporting to Wen Desi: "Mr. Wen, we have calculated the cost of the golden hoop stick, and this thing is far more expensive than we imagined. The unpowered Golden Hoop 1 is equivalent to a Dongfeng-5 medium-range ballistic missile...... The powered Golden Hoop Stick Type 2 is roughly equivalent to a Dongfeng-6 medium-range ballistic missile......"

Before Wen Desi could speak, Xin Jie, the chief of the General Staff, shouted: "Why is it so expensive? I remember that this kind of thing should be very cheap, will you miscalculate?"

Liu Yang rolled his eyes: "Mr. Xin, are you knowingly asking, right? Although I am not engaged in scientific research, I also know that this weapon is far from being that simple. The principle is as simple as dropping a heavy metal such as tungsten alloy rod from low earth orbit and using kinetic energy to cause damage......"

The development of space-based kinetic weapons is not supported by everyone at the top of China, and Liu Yang is one of the main forces of the opposition, which he thinks is not cost-effective.

“...... If only from the perspective of power, the power of this thing is indeed not small. According to the mass and velocity, the kinetic energy can be calculated by applying the kinetic energy formula, and the kinetic energy will be converted into heat energy in a short time because the velocity drops to zero at the moment of impact, and the high temperature generated will vaporize the material around the tungsten rod, and the volume will be greatly expanded. At this time, the tungsten rod has been drilled into the ground, and the gas cannot be freely diffused into the atmosphere, so the greatly increased gas will produce a detonation effect, which looks similar to an explosion. This detonation is basically the same as the detonation effect of laser weapons in principle, and I still know these basic knowledge. ”

Xin Jie was a representative of the pro-camp and he was quick to say, "That's right, that's one of the main reasons why we developed the Golden Hoop Stick." A two-ton tungsten rod falling to a target at 30 times the speed of sound can cause a huge detonation and seismic effect, and depending on the terrain and the nature of the target, its destructive power is equivalent to tens to hundreds of tons equivalent. ”

"I know that the golden hoop rod has many advantages, but its cost is too high! It is not as cost-effective as other weapons!" Liu Yang paused and said: "Because the tungsten rod does not operate in a vacuum that is not affected by external forces during the falling process, but is affected by various factors such as the Corioli force of the earth's rotation, the wind force at different altitudes in the atmosphere, the orbit offset during the spin, and the systematic error, its accuracy is very impressive......

"In order for it to have enough precision to accurately hit the desired target, it is necessary to add various guidance systems, power systems, control systems to ensure high accuracy. Due to its high speed, it simply could not make directional adjustments with the tail, and could only be carried out with expensive vector rockets. The end result is that although tungsten rods are cheap, the various peripheral systems are extremely complex and expensive. These peripheral systems work in extreme conditions, which makes them unaffordable. And it turns out that even with vector rockets for end adjustment, their hit rate is not ideal. By contrast, our giant ground-penetrating bombs or short-range ballistic missiles with ground-penetrating warheads are much cheaper and much more reliable. Yang Liu took out a bunch of lists and talked to everyone.

"Mr. Wen, so I still oppose the development of such a weapon that is too cost-effective. With this funding, it is better to develop space-based missile systems, with missiles with lower speed, easier control and charge. ”

Well, the cost of this golden hoop rod is far beyond Wen Desi's expectations, and this seemingly simple thing is actually as expensive as a medium-range ballistic missile. This is also because China has developed a skybridge system, which has caused the cost of transporting the Earth to space plummeting, and the price is even more exaggerated if the golden hoop rod is transported by rocket. It's no wonder that the Mi Guokees in the original time and space also gave up a similar plan, they didn't have a bridge to the sky. The high cost and low hit rate were the fatal wounds of this weapon. Even if it has a thousand advantages, it can't compete with a money word.

But what Xin Jie said also makes sense, this kind of thing has a ground-penetrating performance that is incomparable to other weapons. Even if the hit rate is touching, but the people are powerful, they don't need to hit directly, and the seismic effect created is enough to destroy those underground fortresses. Now there are so many turtle shells in the world, without this can-opening artifact, what to do?

Both sides made sense, so Wen Desi finally had to make peace with the mud: "Well, so be it." The current space-based kinetic weapon system is still retained, and it can be used as a unit for striking key targets. As well as as as a technical reserve, until the cost problem is solved, new carriers will not be built for the time being. Anyway, there are not many fortresses of this level in Singapore, and there are not many on the earth, and one Minebu-1 is enough......"

After settling the two men, he continued: "Now that the Malay Peninsula is under our control, let's talk about the situation in Australia......

"Yes, Mr. Wen. Xin Jie took out a document and read: "At present, Australia has received a large number of American weapons, and now it has formed 30 divisions ......."

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This war, which took place between China, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, was called the "South Pacific War" by the Western media, and in China, it was called the "South Sea Self-Defense Counterattack War".

Speaking of which, China is a one-on-three, but no country thinks that Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia can turn over. Because all three opponents are weak rookies, except for Australia, New Zealand and Malaya are small countries with a population of just over a million. Especially in Malaya, there are not many young and strong men left, and they are completely war scum.

There is no doubt about China's victory. At most, it will be a victory to see how much these three can bring to China, and if they can drag China into the quagmire for a few months, as Finland dragged the Soviet Union to, it will be a victory.

When China issued an ultimatum, the United Kingdom, as the father of Australia and New Zealand, should have stood up to support them. But they couldn't do it, because they couldn't hold it anymore, and there was no way that Germany was too ruthless and too capable of fighting. Britain itself is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river - it is difficult to protect itself, where can it manage Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia?

So they did not hesitate to sell Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia, and after the expiration of China's ultimatum, they did not declare war on China, as if they did not know, as if nothing had happened. Since Britain, the father, pretends not to know, the other Commonwealth countries naturally don't know.

As for the Allies and the Third International, they were even more ignorant. It's good if they don't fall into the ground.

So Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia seem to have been forgotten by the world, but fortunately, the world has not fallen to the end, and it is still a good person.

No, I hope that the greater America will stand up. They extended a warm hand to ANZ and expressed their willingness to help. Of course, if I want the United States to help me personally, it is impossible to drop! But except for helping boxing, I can help in other aspects. However, their help is limited to Australia and New Zealand, and as for Malaya, who made them too far from heaven and too close to China?

Yes, my great beauty is the hope of human beings, but the Malayans are not human!

Of course, even the United States does not expect Australia and New Zealand to turn around, but they most hope that Australia and New Zealand can give China some blood and drag this into the quagmire. In the months leading up to China's ultimatum, the United States had seized the time to provide Australia and New Zealand with large quantities of weapons and provisions, enough equipment to build up another 20 divisions.

And after the ultimatum was issued, this assistance was ongoing.

And Britain has a similar idea, although they didn't give their younger brother a head, but they also hope that they can drag China down, and it would be better if they gave China more blood. So they left the Singapore Fortress as a hard nutshell. Of course, in order to be reasonable, the troops of the Singapore Fortress have another identity, that is, they were "invited" by the Federal State of Malaya to garrison them.

Whether Britain or not, they all hope that Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia can hold out a little longer and make more trouble for China.

But the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny. They had no idea that Singapore would fall so quickly. The battle began on 24 April, and the Singapore fortress surrendered on 5 May, holding out for less than 12 days.

When the news of the fall of Fort Singapore broke, the whole world was at a loss. Although everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before Malaya hit the streets, they definitely didn't expect it to be so fast. You must know that the Singapore Fortress on this plane is definitely not a parallel import, this is a super turtle shell that the British Empire has painstakingly operated for more than 20 years, and it turned out to be on its knees in less than two weeks!

After the shock, combined with the "one-day fall" of the Maginot Line, many military experts and generals have the same question, that is: Is the turtle shell really outdated?

"The fortress is useless! In front of a powerful air force, it is a target!"

"Facts have proven that our country is right not to vigorously develop fortresses, this kind of thing is outdated!"

"Unless the fortress is hidden in the mountains, they are powerless against the air force. ”

With the fall of Maginot and Singapore, the media and military magazines of various countries have been promoting the "uselessness of fortresses". Needless to say, the French government, which spent 10 billion gold francs on repairing the Maginot Line, was sprayed like a dog. If the Maginot Line was built without such a thing as a cloudburst bomb, but the Singapore Fortress was specially strengthened for this weapon, it turned out that it was useless. After China used its giant bombs, it did not hold out for even a day.

Of course, the spies of various countries were not aware of the existence of space-based kinetic weapons, and they all regarded this "meteor shower"-like weapon as a missile, a special ground-penetrating missile. Well, this idea cannot be miscalculated, because missiles can indeed achieve a similar effect, it is nothing more than a matter of accuracy.