One Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-One Super Gunboat

Ye Han keenly noticed a word: "Are the vector thrusters you are talking about used on battleships?" He was familiar with vector thrusters, but this was the first time he had heard of them being used on battleships.

The experimenter said: "It is used on battleships. It is a new gadget that was successfully tested not long ago."

Ye Han asked suspiciously: "How do battleships propel themselves with vector power? Is it also propelled with nuclear power?"

"How do you say this?" The experimenter scratched his head a little, "Do you know the nuclear power engines used today?"

Ye Han nodded: "I understand very well."

The soldiers let out a suppressed laugh. He almost led the soldiers to dismantle the Thunder Mountain's propeller. How could he not understand?

The experimenter smiled and said: "That's easy. In fact, this vector engine adds vector technology to the nuclear power engine, allowing the propulsion nozzle to change direction... In fact, this technology is not difficult at all. In the past, it was stuck due to material issues. , now that there has been a breakthrough in materials, the vector engine is a natural fit."

"Oh!" Ye Han nodded clearly, "After the engine nozzle is deployed, can it withstand the nuclear explosion in the reaction chamber?"

"This is no problem, but for safety reasons, the engine power must be controlled at about 60%."

Ye Han was suddenly discouraged: "So low? Is that still useful? Also, if the nozzle deflects, wouldn't the propulsion axis deviate from the center of gravity? Is there no problem?"

"60% is not bad. Its function is not to accelerate or decelerate, but to enhance steering maneuvers... Well, the warship's deflection speed is more than three times that of the traditional method!"

"Hey! So high!" Ye Han's eyes were shining, and his eyes were even more eager than when he saw his wife last night.

The change of direction and deceleration of a space battleship are two different things, and speed and maneuverability cannot be simply added up, but Ye Han knows very well that faster change of direction means a higher reaction speed.

To use an inappropriate analogy, a warship without vector propulsion is like an epee that goes straight forward, while a warship equipped with vector propulsion is like an epee that floats left and right, elusive!

The change brought about by the vector thruster is not only better dodge ability, but also a more important point, that is the electromagnetic gun!

As we all know, in order to increase the speed of artillery shells, the electromagnetic gun is a linear accelerator fixed inside the battleship, with the barrel almost running through the bow and stern.

Its structure and placement determine that the electromagnetic gun cannot rotate and aim like ordinary naval guns.

You can only aim by changing your attitude in a stupid way, which is also one of the important factors limiting the development of electromagnetic guns.

With the current level of human technology, it is impossible to make the electromagnetic gun too small in a short time, let alone install the electromagnetic gun into the turret, unless the power of the electromagnetic gun is greatly reduced.

But in that case, the power of the electromagnetic gun may not be as powerful as ordinary flames, and the electromagnetic gun will lose the meaning of its existence.

But things are different now. The vector thruster can triple the aiming speed of the electromagnetic gun, bringing higher firepower output and greatly increasing the firepower intensity of the battleship!

From this perspective, the increase in firepower brought by an appropriate amount of thrusters is more practical than simply improving mobility.

Thinking that the Leishan was about to be equipped with vector thrusters, Ye Han's heart was as hot as a boiling water pot: "This will be the standard equipment of warships from now on, right?"

"It should be so," the experimenter said. "I don't know much about this. After all, I am an experimenter."

"Don't be so modest. Without you, how could we have so much new equipment?" Ye Han smiled happily and moved his eyes to the spherical battleship model, "How about this? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Many people used to say that the spherical shape is good. What are the results of your experiments?"

"This, haha!" The experimenter smiled reservedly, "Its space performance is indeed good, it is indeed the largest space in the same volume, but its shortcomings are also very obvious. The cross-section is too large, it is simply a target when shooting, and the weapons and equipment are also It is difficult to configure. The turret is very scattered when installed, and the firepower is not very concentrated. It also likes to spin in circles when it is fired. It is necessary to add an additional attitude auxiliary engine. The electromagnetic gun is installed and the barrel is too short. I am embarrassed that it is not powerful. It’s just that the space is big enough to hold more missiles, otherwise it wouldn’t even be qualified to be placed here.”

Ye Han was very surprised: "So miserable?"

The experimenter shrugged: "It's not impossible to install laser cannons, but we are not yet at the level of conquering the world with one shot, so you know."

Ye Han laughed: "This is really... well, the gap between reality and ideals! What about this flying saucer? How is its performance?"

"It's just a money-losing product, it might as well be spherical."

“How about the cylinder?”

"After the weapons and equipment are installed, it is similar to the spindle shape. However, the manufacturing process of the curved module armor is complicated, and the splicing is more troublesome than the flat armor. It is not as economical and economical as the spindle shape."

"What about this one?" Ye Han pointed to a triangular cone with a wide tail and narrow head.

He always felt that this model looked a bit like an alien battleship. He wondered if the designer got inspiration from the alien battleship.

"The firepower performance is good, but the space performance is too poor, the battery life is not good, the ammunition preparation is not enough, and it is not practical." The experimenter criticized mercilessly.

"what about this?"

"Structural instability!"

"What about this..."

Ye Han pointed at several models, but none had any practical value, until he pointed at a strange fusiform battleship model: "What is this for?"

This battleship can be said to be the strangest of all models, but what is strange is not its appearance, but its configuration.

Ordinary battleships have piggyback turrets, which are structures in which the main guns are arranged along the central axis on the spine or belly of the ship, and the turrets are stacked layer by layer.

But this battleship is different. There are no naval guns in the traditional sense visible on its surface, but the entire surface of the battleship is covered with laser transmitters. The densely packed transmitters are placed together like a deformed hedgehog.

The experimenter looked excited: "This, we call it a super gunboat, which is a battleship equipped with super cannons!"

"That's it?" Ye Han looked in disbelief, "There are quite a few launchers, but they are so scattered, can they hit one direction?"

The experimenter smiled: "You really got to the point. The first version of the super cannon was actually the spherical battleship, but the spherical shape was too deceptive. It was revised several times and finally turned into this look."

Ye Han quit immediately: "That's not what I asked. Didn't you answer the wrong question?"

The experimenter walked towards the model amidst Ye Han's questioning voice, and gently lifted the model. The outer armor of the front cabin was lifted up by him, and it was divided into upper and lower parts and stood on the bow of the ship. Then he lifted the armor of the rear cabin. It stood up, divided into left and right pieces and stood up on both sides. The four upright pieces of armor were spread out like two pairs of wings. The launchers that were originally distributed throughout the ship were all aimed straight ahead.