Armor Frenzy

Zhuang Bo said without hesitation: "We have rummaged through the ice, and we haven't even found any hairs, so we can basically be sure of the alien's location. But it's not that easy to find the enemy, we must penetrate the ice first. layer, and then put the drone down, but there is still a problem here, that is, whether the drone can adapt to the special environment under the ice."

Wu Han nodded and said: "I and the deputy commander thought about it. The light ice layer in this place is more than 100 kilometers thick. You can imagine how much water pressure is under the ice. Although our drone is specially designed , but mainly for the vacuum environment of outer space, soaking in the sea with such a high pressure..." He shook his head when he said this, and was not optimistic about drones.

A captain spoke at the right time: "Heads, I don't think drones will work. It's not just about breaking through the ice. The ice is more than 100 kilometers long, but the aliens will not wait honestly. Under the ice, right? They must be hidden in deeper water, where the pressure must be higher than under the ice, and the environment is also harsher, not to mention drones, even if a real deep-sea submarine comes, it may not be able to go down. go."

Huo Qiang nodded: "It makes sense, the aliens who landed on the earth have been hiding in the deep sea, and no one knows where they are until now, but we can't stop because of difficulties, and we called you here to brainstorm ideas. Think of a way... Zhuang Bo, you are from the Navy, can you calculate how much pressure you have?"

Zhuang Bo calculated in his mind: "The water pressure of the 10,000-meter-deep sea on the earth is one ton per square centimeter, and the gravitational force of Europa is 1.314. A simple conversion, the same depth is 134 kilograms per square centimeter, which is equivalent to the earth's underwater A kilometer."

Hearing this sentence, many people were relieved.

But Zhuang Bo didn't finish his sentence, he just heard him say again: "This ghost place is 100 kilometers away from the ice shell alone. Converted in equal proportions, the pressure under the ice is 1.34 tons... How is it so high?"

Huo Qiang asked suspiciously, "Is ice the same as water?"

Zhuang Bo shook his head angrily: "I'm only familiar with water pressure, but I really don't know ice pressure."

One of the captains said hesitantly: "Commander, I don't want to be the opposite and stress the difficulty, but is it too early to talk about water pressure or something?"

Huo Qiang frowned: "Don't say anything!"

"I want to talk about the plume problem. The shaft that the Yushan opened took more than an hour to stop. This means that there is pressure under the ice, and the pressure is not small. This thing is like a blowout. This problem is solved, let alone drones and submarines."

Huo Qiang's already serious face added a bit of gloom: "It is indeed a good question, everyone can discuss it."

"Isn't this plume related to the tide?" Ye Han, who had not spoken for a long time, finally opened his mouth, "Would it be better if we attacked Europa when it was the furthest away from Jupiter?"

Several captains who thought of this were reluctant to shut their mouths, and they all understood what Ye Han meant.

As we all know, Jupiter's gravitational force is very strong, and the distance between Europa and Jupiter is very close. This satellite revolves around Jupiter in an elliptical orbit. When it is close, it is stretched by Jupiter's gravity. Gravity is restored, like a dough, it will be rounded and flattened

Europa's orbital period is three and a half days, that is to say, Jupiter's three-and-a-half-day cycle to Europa has been repeated for countless years.

Both the ice shell and the subglacial ocean are constantly deformed as Europa orbits, and this deformation is highest when it is close to Jupiter, so the geysers on Europa always appear when it is close to Jupiter.

Ye Han thought of this and made this suggestion.

Huo Qiang looked at Wu Han: "Chief of Staff, where is Europa currently?"

These words were thoughtless, but Wu Han understood what Huo Qiang meant: "One day to come to the near wood point."

Huo Qiang's eyebrows twisted into a pimple: "Wait two and a half days before arriving at Yuanmu Point?"

"Yes!" Wu Han nodded.

Huo Qiang rubbed his forehead: "It's too slow..."

Zhuang Bo was about to speak, but he didn't want Ye Han to suddenly slap his forehead: "No, no, Commander, Europa is locked by Jupiter, we don't have to wait at all, just make a hole in the back!"

These words are not as easy to understand as before, but everyone knew what Ye Han meant after a little thought.

The so-called tidal locking is that the satellite is always facing the parent star, just like the moon and the earth.

Europa always faces Jupiter frontally, that is to say, the ocean under Europa's ice shell will only rise in the direction of Jupiter, and it has nothing to do with the back of Jupiter. Even if the deformation of the ice shell affects the back, it will not May be as exaggerated as the front.

After thinking about this, the atmosphere of the venue instantly became warm.

Zhuang Bo immediately replaced what he said: "Commander, what Ye Han said makes sense, we don't need to wait at all, the closer we get to Jupiter, the more water under the ice will rush towards the front, this is no longer a matter of pressure. , maybe a cavity can be formed under the ice, and the perigee is not only a trouble, but an opportunity for us!"

Wu Han said: "It's not always the case. As soon as the ice layer passes through, the water below boils. Even if there is a cavity below, it's full of steam, and the steam will definitely go up, but it won't go down in the end!"

"That's easy, stop when it's about to get through, put the drone in, and then seal the ice cave..." The outspoken captain couldn't go on, and added embarrassingly, " It doesn't seem to work like that..."

"That's definitely not possible, how did the signal come out?" Wu Han glared angrily.

UAVs are all remote control devices, but this is not a problem of remote control or not, but after the ice cave is sealed, no matter what the drone sees, it cannot be transmitted to the battleship.

"Is it okay to add an antenna to the ice?" Zhuang Bo asked ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I can try it, but I can't tell if it works, I have to ask the technical department. "Wu Han said.

Huo Qiang said: "Then ask immediately and let the technical department find a solution!"

Wu Han nodded: "I'll arrange it right away!"

Zhuang Bo said: "It's best to prepare with both hands. If the drone doesn't work, you must arrange for someone to go down." Before he finished speaking, his eyes had already fallen on Ye Han.

Ye Han suddenly felt a sudden shock in his heart, and said in his heart, what are you looking at me for?

Huo Qiang pondered for a moment: "The solution that can be solved by machinery is resolutely not human. For the time being, we will use drones first. There is really no way to think about people."

Although I don't know what's going on under the ice, I know with my **** that it has nothing to do with safety, it's easy to go down, and it's hard to say whether I can come back alive.

After agreeing, Zhuang Bo said: "The problem now is that the drone must not be able to withstand too much pressure, so what about the power armor?"