Five Hundred and Seventy Third Shocking News
The second battleship built by the orbital factory is still a mystery. No one knows the detailed data of this battleship. Even the Beiyuezhou base cannot find a few insiders. It is known that the displacement of the new warship is several times that of the 011 class.
The construction of the new warship also caused another round of discussions in the military. The focus of the debate was the combat positioning of the new warship.
On the one hand, it is believed that space battleships should be based on traditional battleships, designed with multiple turret structures, equipped with laser cannons, electromagnetic guns and other types of naval guns, and the combat method is mainly artillery battles, supplemented by missiles.
On the other hand, it is believed that multiple turrets have long been annihilated in the tide of history, and the aircraft carrier with aerospace fighters as the main force is the most suitable form of combat for space warships.
The turret faction is not a fanatical BB party. This view comes from actual combat considerations. They believe that the pure battleship mode is the main way of space warfare, because the battleship is large in size, thick in armor, strong in survivability, and the battleship is equipped with nuclear reactors. Nonsense things like positron cannons cannot be equipped, but in addition to laser cannons, you can also equip X-ray cannons, gamma ray cannons, high-energy microwave cannons... Any weapon that can be fired by electricity is not a problem. Battleships have an advantage in a vacuum environment.
At the same time, the turret faction also admitted that the comprehensive combat capability of the battleship model is weaker than that of the aircraft carrier model, but the combat capability of the carrier is too dependent on the carrier-based aircraft, and the fighter must rely on extraordinary maneuverability to fight. In a vacuum environment, the carrier-based aircraft cannot The electromagnetic propulsion mode with weak thrust may be used, and the power must use the traditional chemical recoil method to obtain strong maneuverability. In this way, a large amount of fuel must be carried, occupying a huge space in the ship, and it is detrimental to the combat capability of the battleship. influences.
Under the current technical conditions, building a space fighter is technically a great challenge. In order to ensure the performance of the space fighter, its volume must not be too small, and the design is also a big problem. The design must be completed in a short period of time and mass production too unrealistic.
Most importantly, the more fighters an aircraft carrier carries, the stronger its combat capability, and each fighter needs a pilot, which determines that the carrier must have enough manpower; and the development of automation technology can make The manpower required by the battleship is reduced to a minimum.
With the same tonnage, the manpower needed for a warship is only one-fourth to one-fifth of that of an aircraft carrier, which means that under the same conditions, the endurance and self-sufficiency of a warship are four to five times that of an aircraft carrier!
This is the fundamental reason why the turret faction insisted on their own views.
The aircraft carrier faction scoffed at this. With the existing technology of human beings, even if a space battleship is built, it can only operate near the earth. Three to five days is enough to fly dozens of times around the earth. What is the difference in endurance?
Warships should maximize their combat capabilities. Aircraft carriers with fighter planes as the main body of operations are more mobile and flexible. If they carry missiles equipped with nuclear warheads, each fighter plane can cause huge losses to the enemy, and its destructive capabilities far exceed the battleship mode.
In order to enhance their persuasiveness, the aircraft carrier faction even took out a design sketch of a space fighter, but it was only a sketch. Technical problems must be solved by technicians. Such a sketch has no practical significance.
Although they are unwilling to make concessions, the aircraft carrier faction also admits that the combat method based on fighter jets is too dependent on logistics. It is necessary to establish a complete logistics supply system and a special supply ship accompanying the aircraft carrier. The quantity of supplies and the combat radius of the fleet will directly affect the comprehensive combat capability, and it is a shortcoming that is difficult to make up for.
Both sides insist on their own opinions, and what they say makes sense. Even the military doesn't know how to choose. After all, space warfare is a new topic for all human beings. No one knows what kind of combat method It is the mainstream of space warfare, and how to fight space warfare depends not only on the combat mode of humans, but also on the combat methods of aliens. Right now, no matter what is said, it is only on paper.
The problem is that we have to talk about it on paper,
We can't wait for the aliens to come and decide what kind of warship to build. Considering the disadvantages of human beings in this war, the possibility of human fleets fighting near the earth is high and far away from overseas. Therefore, the military finally decided to apply the naval combat model and build a space carrier battle group.
This is the most powerful combat mode that humans have mastered so far. In the absence of a better option, applying the navy's mature combat mode is undoubtedly the best choice for the military.
But the debate between the turret faction and the aircraft carrier faction is far from over, and it is intensifying. In the foreseeable future, the debate between the two factions will continue for a long time until a real space battle is completely overwhelmed by facts. One of them.
But no one expected that this battle would come so quickly.
At the end of November, the astronomical community once again broke the heavy news. According to the comprehensive analysis of the observation results of many observatories, the astronomical community is convinced that an alien fleet has left Jupiter and is heading towards the earth.
This is news that should be strictly sealed by all countries, but there are countless ordinary people who know about the existence of Jupiter. Not only the observatories of various countries have always paid attention to Jupiter, but countless astronomy enthusiasts around the world are also paying attention to the existence of Jupiter all the time. trend.
The equipment in the hands of astronomers is naturally far inferior to the observatory, but it is not so difficult to see Jupiter. In addition, the alien spaceships are all conspicuously icy white, so it is difficult not to notice the movements of the alien fleet.
So the news about the alien fleet immediately shocked the media, causing an uproar from all walks of life around the world.
Because of the appearance of aliens, ordinary people today know a little basic astronomical knowledge, and know that no matter which planet to launch a spacecraft, it must be carried out during the window period when the two planets are close, so that the shortest time can be used. The nearest distance to complete the mission.
But at this time, the earth and Jupiter are still separated by the sun. Isn't it too stupid for the alien fleet to set off at this time?
Of course not, the astronomical community quickly clarified that the average distance between Jupiter and the sun is 5.2 astronomical units, and when it is closest to the earth, it is about 4.2 astronomical units, which is 4.2 times the distance between the earth and the sun, about 600 million three Tens of millions of kilometers.
This distance is too far. Even the closest human spacecraft currently needs two and a half to three years to fly to Jupiter. The so-called window period is not a concept understood by ordinary people. The position of Jupiter must be calculated in advance. Release the vehicle at the right time and place, not when the two planets are closest to each other.