Volume 20 Chapter 39 Space Attack
"Launch."
Following the last prompt, a blue beam of light suddenly fell from the sky, shot through the clouds, broke through the atmosphere, and finally landed accurately on the target battleship. The brightness of the light beam is so high that it can be clearly seen even in broad daylight, and even looks a bit dazzling to the naked eye.
The battleship that was hit as the target was like a paper model under a flamethrower in front of this city-level weapon. It instantly turned into gas and dust and flew out, and then centered on the position of the battleship within a radius of fifty meters. The entire seawater suddenly sank, but in the area outside this range, waves hundreds of meters high suddenly rose and spread in all directions. The other battleships that were close to the battleship were all pushed horizontally by the waves. The lateral inclination of some light ships even approached 90 degrees at one time, and it seemed as if they would roll over at any time. But they were lucky. In the end, apart from being pushed out a large part of the warships, none of them actually capsized. It was just because the hull suddenly tilted that most of the people on the ship suffered varying degrees of injuries. Some unlucky people even died directly from hitting their neck or head.
Although the beams of light from the sky are powerful, their duration is extremely short. They only shine for one second before suddenly extinguishing. At this time, the tsunami was still spreading to the surrounding areas, but the battleship at the center had completely disappeared on the sea. In addition, due to the evaporation of a large amount of sea water, the entire area now seems to be covered in a white cloud, and a beautiful rainbow can even be seen on it.
At the same time as the shooting ended, the satellite killer system in my mind also prompted various messages simultaneously. "The launch of the positron cannon is completed, and the target termination is confirmed. The queue task is extracted, the second charging of the proton generator is started, the coordinate parameters are corrected, and the electromagnetic ring is boosted. The killer satellite is ready for the second launch, waiting for the final launch command."
"Launch." I gave the confirmation command as soon as I heard the system confirmation.
"The launch order is confirmed, the positron cannon is ready for the second launch, three, two, one, launch."
When the second beam of light fell from the sky, the U.S. military at sea was in complete chaos. Their fleet can be said to be very powerful. Under normal circumstances, they will not be afraid of any enemy fleet at all, and can even directly destroy some offshore countries. However, this attack from above made them completely confused, because they had no anti-satellite capabilities at all. After all, even with current technology, attacking satellites is still a task of the strategic armed forces, and no matter how strong their fleet is, it is only a tactical one. force.
The same as the first beam, the target of this beam attack is still the battleship. Of course this time it was another ship. A section of about a hundred meters long in the middle of the previous battleship was directly bombarded into atomic dust by positron cannons, while the remaining bow and stern sank directly to the bottom of the sea. Now, let alone the wreckage. Nothing left.
The battleship that was hit this time was in similar condition compared to his companions. For directed energy weapons, whether to dodge or not does not make much sense at all. After all, the interval between the launch and hit of directed energy weapons is often within tens of thousands of seconds. Even an airplane cannot move much distance in such a short time. , there is no possibility of dodging at all, and with the power of the positron cannon, as long as it hits, there is basically nothing that can block it.
The positron cannon actually fires protons, and because protons have mass, it is actually a comprehensive weapon between energy weapons and physical ammunition weapons. It will carry a large amount of energy when launched, which has an effect similar to that of a laser weapon, but the protons it carries have impact force, so it can directly blast away the molecular structure of the target object and directly collide the atoms in it. Going out, forcing the material itself to collapse, and the macroscopic manifestation of this result is that an object instantly turns into a large piece of dust invisible to the naked eye. This kind of atomic-level dust is atomic dust, and its existence time is generally very short. After all, single atoms are usually unstable. They will combine with nearby atoms, but the final material will be messy. Anyway, the overall structure will definitely not exist. .
Because of this characteristic of the positron cannon, its attack effect looks as if an object disappears directly after being irradiated, but in fact it does not disappear, but just turns into a lot of loose objects. atoms, and many of them reassemble into small molecular particles suspended in the air. Without the help of tools, the result seen by human eyes is that the object disappears directly.
Two battleships were killed with two consecutive shots. My movements did not stop, but I quickly adjusted my target. The killer satellite in the sky immediately entered the third energy-gathering state. After more than ten seconds, the third beam pierced the sky like a sharp sword and directly blasted a cruiser into flying ash.
After three consecutive rounds, I suddenly found that the turrets of several ships on the opposite side actually lit up with flames. A few seconds later, a building next to us was directly destroyed. It was clear that the Americans were starting to fight back. Faced with this situation, I also knew that there was little chance of launching again, so I simply made the last adjustment.
An opening suddenly opened on the side of the killer satellite in space, and then a mechanical arm with many joints stretched out from the back of the satellite carrying something like a telephoto lens of a camera. The mechanical arm rotated and aimed the thing directly at the front opening of the launcher, and then moved it up. As soon as the two mechanical structures collided, they automatically rotated and fixed each other. The mechanical arm automatically disconnected from the device and retracted to the place where it had been extended.
After completing this preparation, the electronic prompts on the satellite began to operate immediately. "The replacement of the electromagnetic guidance ring is completed, and the killer satellite enters the coverage attack mode. The preparation of the positron cannon is completed, the target allocation is completed, count down to three, two, one, launch."
Different from the previous three launches, the light emitted from the launch port on this satellite no longer travels in a straight line, but spreads in a fan shape as soon as it exits the launch port. As the beam moves away from the launch port, these The light beam also spread further and further, and when it finally reached the sea surface, it had turned into a huge circle covering a diameter of fifty kilometers. In this prototype area, tens of thousands of dense beams of light blasted down, and the thickness of each beam did not change at all.
In fact, the scattering pattern of kill satellites is completely different from shotgun scattering or laser scattering in the traditional sense. The shotgun fires a bunch of pellets, so they can fly in all directions, which is not a problem. Although the laser weapon itself is emitted in a straight line, because light can be refracted, as long as there is a suitable lens, a beam of light can be divided into several beams. If multiple lenses are used, a beam of laser light can be divided into several beams. Any number of beams. Of course, the more points there are, the less powerful the beam will be, and this cannot be changed.
However, positron cannons are different. Although it appears to be firing light, it is actually firing physical ammunition. No matter how small a proton is, it is still a solid substance, and it cannot be refracted through a lens. If you put a piece of transparent glass in front of the laser emitter, as long as the transparency of the glass is high enough, it will not be damaged by the laser, and the temperature may not even rise. However, if you put a piece of glass in front of the positron cannon, no matter how transparent the glass is, the positron cannon will definitely blast a hole in it. After all, high-speed moving protons cannot penetrate walls. When they hit the glass, there is really no other way but to destroy it. Only energy radiation can pass through glass, and physical matter cannot pass through.
For this reason, it is impossible for positron cannons to use lenses for scattering. In fact, the thing just installed on the front of the satellite is just an electromagnetic ring. It can complete a series of precise changes in the electric field in a very short time, so that the positrons, that is, protons passing through its center, will change under the action of the electric field. deflection. Therefore, its actual function is not to scatter the positron cannon, but to cut the positron beam into n pieces, and then make the n pieces of beam fly to different targets through different electric field changes. This is why the beam of the killer satellite does not seem to become thinner at all when it is scattered, because it is originally a beam and is not scattered. Of course it will not become thinner. The only difference is that the irradiation time is much shorter, so the power There will still be a decrease.
Seeing the light curtain falling from the sky like a heavy rain, all the Americans in the fleet were scared to death. After all, they had all witnessed the power of the three beams before. If even the thick-skinned battleships couldn't withstand one shot, let alone their small ships. Therefore, when they saw the overwhelming beam of light coming down, these people thought they were dead. Of course, some of their guesses were actually correct because they were indeed dead. However, only a few people died. Most people froze in fear for a few seconds and then suddenly realized that they were not dead yet.
"Damn, what happened just now? Why are we okay?" The fleet commander on the aircraft carrier shouted and asked his subordinates.
The radar operator was the first to report: "Sir, our radar is out of action!"
"Report: The sonar is not responding either!"
"Report, the communication system is completely paralyzed, and now we have even lost communication within the ship!"
The captain asked angrily: "How is it possible? Was the beam attack just now an EM weapon?"
"Your Majesty General, if I guessed correctly, it should have been a positron cannon attack from space. In addition to the penetrating power of the proton weapon, it also has strong ionization properties. It should be the ionization associated with the artillery strike. The effect burned out all the electrical lines on the ship, which is why all our communication systems and reconnaissance systems were paralyzed."
"Damn it, switch to the mechanical guidance system, and notify the damage control department to see if the circuit can be repaired."
Thanks to the proliferation of EM attacks in various countries during World War III, modern warships are all equipped with backup mechanical guidance systems. The principle of this system is to use some gears and transmission shafts to synchronize data between the command room and various operating units. For example, if the command room wants the battleship to turn five degrees to the left, then they only need to turn the cursor on the compass five degrees to the left. The connecting rod and gear under the cursor will cause the corresponding dial in the engine room to turn five degrees, so that the personnel in the engine room When you see the dial turning, you can operate the machine according to the scale to complete the steering operation of the battleship.
Synchronized with this linkage transmission method is actually the oldest microphone command system. The structure of this thing is simpler. It is a hollow copper tube connecting each cabin. As long as you speak to the tube, a clear sound will come from the opposite tube mouth. Although the technological content of this thing is comparable to that of a child's shouting microphone with a roll of paper, you have to admit that when the electronic command system is completely paralyzed, this thing has become a complete life-saving straw.
It only took a few seconds to switch the battleship control mode, but the general's mood became increasingly depressed during this period. For no other reason than because he had just seen the situation outside through the porthole.
On the nearby sea, almost all our own warships are emitting large or small smoke plumes. The coverage density of the attack just now was quite high. Although it cannot be said that no one was missed, at least 90% of the warships were hit by at least one or two beams. These beams with relatively short irradiation time were not able to penetrate the entire battleship due to their reduced power, but at least one layer had to be shaved off at the location where they were hit. As a result, the entire fleet is full of warships that are missing half a turret or an island. Of course, this is not the worst. The worst thing is that the radar antennas on the top of all warships are almost destroyed.
Radar antennas are basically installed at the highest point of the battleship, and the positron cannon is shot from the sky, so the radar becomes the first victim. In addition, the radar antenna itself is an electronic system and is relatively fragile, so the entire fleet Almost all the battleships in the war have lost their radar as long as they are hit. However, if the battleships in modern warfare do not have radar, it is like the knights in ancient times becoming blind. It sounds like the force is still there, but when it comes to fighting, you can only wait for death.
In addition to the loss of the radar antenna, the unlucky general was also surprised to find that two large holes appeared on the flight deck of his aircraft carrier. The edges of these two large holes are extremely smooth, as if they were cut with a knife. In addition, one of the holes even neatly cut off half of the plane parked on it, while the remaining half was crooked at the entrance of the hole. It looks like it will fall at any time.
The general didn't care if a few planes were blown away, but the two big holes in the deck were tantamount to a death sentence for the aircraft carrier. Aircraft carriers rely on aircraft to fight wars. These two holes cover almost half of the flight deck. If the aircraft cannot fly or land, how can it still fight? Yes, there are indeed fighter jets on the aircraft carrier that can take off and land vertically, but they are not mainstream models after all. Firstly, the number is small, and secondly, the strike capability is far inferior to conventional fighter jets. Even if they are all sent out, they probably won't be able to do anything.
The general here was depressed, and the adjutant next to him suddenly reported that the switch was completed, and then a soldier on the signal tower on top of the battleship began to wave the flag desperately to convey information to other battleships.
The commanders on the nearby battleships lamented when they looked at the semaphore in the telescope. It feels like a great irony that such a modern fleet is reduced to relying on semaphore command. But no matter how much you mock them, you still have to use it. It is better to have semaphore command than no command at all. At least they can act in a unified manner.
"Okay, it's our turn." Looking at the fleet ahead that had basically entered a state of chaos, I directly cut off the connection with the killer satellite, and then said to Jingjing and Lingling beside me.
The attack power of the killer satellite is indeed very high, but it cannot be used too many times in a row, otherwise it will be a big trouble if the system overheats and burns out. As a space weapon, the real purpose of killer satellites is not to attack ground targets, but to intercept nuclear weapons. Its primary function is defense, not offense. Therefore, I cannot occupy the killer satellite for a long time, otherwise if the Americans take advantage of this time to drop nuclear bombs on China, we will be in trouble. Of course, even if the Americans lose this time, they should lose their minds and throw nuclear weapons directly. But the problem is that we dare not risk the lives of all the people in the country! What if the Americans really throw it away?
Since we can't afford to lose, let's not gamble at all, so I released the control after using the killer satellite and let it return to automatic mode. The four-shot burst just now placed only a moderate burden on the satellite itself. Even if the Americans launch nuclear weapons, the killer satellite will still be able to intercept them. But if I continue to use it, the satellite will overheat and have to be forced to cool down, and interception will not be possible during the cooling time. That is a situation we absolutely cannot allow.
After receiving my order, Jingjing and Lingling immediately took off with me and flew towards the sea ahead. On the opposite sea, the group of American warships were still busy signaling to communicate with each other.
Although semaphores can be used for communication, the timeliness is really poor. What used to be a matter of just a few clicks using the electronic command system now requires half a day of semaphoring. The efficiency can be imagined.
Since the previous three-shot solar cannon impact produced some small-scale tsunamis, the American fleet is now in a relatively dispersed state. The three ships that were bombarded at that time were all in the center of the fleet. The waves caused by the three spreading shock waves naturally pushed the surrounding fleets to the surroundings. As a result, the American fleet naturally dispersed. Although they are still working hard to regroup the fleet, after all, warships are not airplanes and are much slower. It will take time to re-queue.
Before the American fleet had gathered together, the three of us had already flown to the nearest warships to the port. These ships were originally closest to the port, but then the spreading waves pushed them a lot closer to the port. As a result, these ships are now less than one nautical mile away from the port. We arrived at such a distance almost in the blink of an eye, and the battleship below didn't even have time to complete its turn.
"Look, what is that?" Just after we arrived near the fleet, the sailors on the ship finally discovered the three of us. As a standard procedure when the command system fails, the captains of each ship immediately dispatched observers to various commanding heights on the ship as soon as the radar failed. In this way, they can rely on the eyes and telescopes of these people to form a set of simple temporary reconnaissance equipment. . Although this method is really lagging behind compared to radar, it is better than running around like a blind man, right? No, those people discovered us just as they were in position.
Since one person's sight range is limited, three people were on duty at each observation position on the ship at the same time. When they heard the shouts of their companions, the other two people immediately moved the telescopes over, and one of them even shouted directly. "Holy shit, angel? What on earth are we fighting?" ro! .