Great Power Technology

Inner Mongolia, Zhurihe training base.

This is the third day since the space-based laser anti-missile system went into space. The laser generator has been charged, the data link system is operating well, and the conditions for the first test are fully met.

Ye Zhou was invited to this place again. He wanted to refuse, but Chen Hao bluntly issued a formal order.

"This is an order from your superiors. According to your work log, you have not rested for more than eight days. If you don't want to rest yourself, then we will help you rest."

In desperation, Ye Zhou could only fly to Inner Mongolia, and quietly waited for the test to begin in this land filled with yellow sand.

Standing next to him was Liu Yudong, the chief designer of the laser anti-missile project. Unlike Ma Weiming, whom Ye Zhou had met before, although this man also made great contributions and had a high level, he did not look like the older generation at all. The temperament of a scientist - even the hair is very lush.

After meeting Ye Zhou, the first thing he did was not shake hands or exchange pleasantries, but directly snatched the computer from Ye Zhou's hand and handed it to the staff on the side, and then said:

"You little comrade, come here and watch our demonstration. Don't work all day long. No matter how urgent the project is, it's not your problem alone, and it can't be solved in just a few hours. of."

"We have been talking about it since ancient times. There is a certain degree of relaxation! You are like a taut bow now. If you continue like this, it may break one day."

"This won't work. You're only in your 20s, and you still have a lot of time to make contributions in the future. You can't kill the goose that lays the goose to get the eggs."

Ye Zhou smiled helplessly at Liu Yudong and replied:

"Mr. Liu, it's not that I have to be busy at this time. The main thing is that I'm not waiting for you. I can just take care of the work when there's nothing else."

"Oh, I didn't expect you to come so fast. Just now you were adjusting the data link in the main control room. Come on, let's not talk anymore. Let's go directly to the scene to take a look."

"go to the scene?"

Ye Zhou asked confused. He didn't understand what the other party meant.

For him, the laser anti-missile scene was in the sky, so would he have to fly up to see it?

Liu Yudong seemed to see his doubts, so he explained:

"Let's go to the headquarters. I'd like to take this opportunity to show you our latest data link system - this is our most precious treasure."

As he spoke, Liu Yudong pulled Ye Zhou toward the command center, which was a permanent fortification buried deep underground. As soon as he walked into the door, Ye Zhou was immediately shocked by what he saw.

Contrary to what he thought, this command post was not the traditional temporary command post with a phone, a radio, and a few screens, but a huge spherical space with a height of more than ten meters.

The inner wall of this spherical space is covered with screens. Each screen represents a troop, and the combination of the positions of these troops is exactly China's global military layout.

Of course, the core point of this layout is still in China, but just from the design concept of the headquarters, it is actually enough to see the ambition of this rabbit.

"How's it going? Not bad, right?"

Liu Yudong said proudly.

In fact, he is not only the chief designer of this laser anti-missile project, but also plays an important role in the informatization construction of the army. This latest command system condenses more than ten years of his efforts.

"It's great, but I don't quite understand it."

Ye Zhou answered honestly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. I can introduce it to you."

With that said, Liu Yudong pulled Ye Zhou to sit down on the nearest seat, and then operated on the console. After hiding some information that was not suitable for Ye Zhou to know, he turned back and said to him:

"Xiaoye, it's not that I won't let you see it. In fact, with your authority, you can understand 99% of the information here. However, our military's information control is still based on the principle of minimization, so unless you take the initiative to apply, otherwise I won’t show you anything unnecessary.”

"Understood, I understand."

Ye Zhou nodded.

Liu Yudong smiled gently, and then began to point at the large screens surrounding him to educate Ye Zhou.

"Let's still talk about laser anti-missile."

"Actually, the most important functional module of the laser anti-missile system is not the laser, but the radar. Think about it, you need to track a hypersonic missile, and then continuously illuminate it with a laser from the sky of tens of thousands of kilometers, and The error in the irradiation range cannot be greater than 20% of the diameter of the laser itself. This kind of tracking accuracy is actually far beyond what can be achieved with the small laser generator we throw in space."

"The generator itself is just a weapon, or in other words, it is just a gun equipped with a remote control system, and the remote control system is in the sky survey experimental module of the Tiangong Space Station."

"Then where does the data of the remote control system come from? The data link. These are the things you see now."

“We have put all monitoring systems around the world such as radars, satellites, high-altitude balloons, magnetic field detection, etc. into one network. Within this network, all information from these devices can be calibrated and transmitted to each other. "

"In this way, we obtain a complete set of data, and based on this complete set of data, we can extract the parts we need in real time."

"For example, when we find a missile invading the airspace, the nearest ground radar will first issue an early warning, then the early warning aircraft radar will follow up, and the shipboard fire control radar will start tracking. This information will be transmitted to the central government along this large network through the data link system. After the computer and the central computer have solved the problem, they will then transmit the real-time strike coordinates to the laser generator in the air to implement the laser strike."

"The process sounds complicated, but actually, it happens very quickly. Like now."

As he spoke, he clicked on the operation interface, selected the area, selected a land-based radar, and then selected one of the targets identified by the land-based radar, and said to Ye Zhou:

"Look, this is the J-20 that we just took off from Rongcheng Airport-it is equipped with a Longbo lens. Its position, altitude, and speed information have now been integrated into the central computer in real time."

"I only need to quickly input the operation code in the operation bar - or use the selection box at the back to perform the operation on it."

"Now, I want to choose space-based anti-missile system tracking."

"There will be a secondary confirmation screen here because the computer has identified that this is our own aircraft. In order to avoid misjudgment, manual confirmation is required."

As Liu Yudong tapped his fingers, the screen in front of the two people immediately switched.

This is a space perspective, shooting from the top of the J-20 in flight.

"This is an optical imaging picture taken by our telemetry satellite. The telemetry satellite and the Beidou system form a fire control system for space-based laser weapons."

Ye Zhou nodded in shock. This shock did not come from the laser weapon itself at all, but from the extremely complex and extremely sophisticated monitoring and tracking system behind the weapon.

horrible.

From a road-based radar station, to telemetry satellites, to laser weapons, this series of data transmission has almost no delay, and the operation of the entire system is so simple that even he can understand it at a glance.

Ye Zhou has no doubt that even if he is now allowed to sit in this headquarters and conduct overall mobilization of various troops across the country, he will not have any difficulties or obstacles.

Because this entire command system has undergone extremely sophisticated and comprehensive human-computer interaction design, and it is even like the interface of a large-scale RTS game!

To achieve this level, the accumulation of technology behind it is probably like an iceberg.

The space-based laser anti-missile system is just the tip of the iceberg that emerges from the water.

"So, according to the working logic of this system, in the future, even if we are an ordinary soldier, as long as we are equipped with the corresponding positioning system, we can call for support in the air or even space at any time?"

Ye Zhou asked.

"Yes, this has always been the goal we are pursuing. But to fully realize this goal to the individual soldier level, we still have to rely on mechanical exoskeleton technology, because the size and weight of a precision positioning system are not small now. Although It can barely be carried, but after carrying it, other combat equipment must be reduced.”

"However, once your mechanical exoskeleton comes out, this problem will be solved."

Ye Zhou shook his head involuntarily. During his contact with the Chinese army, he was shocked by their phobia of insufficient firepower almost every time. But this time, what Liu Yudong said once again broke through his understanding. Know.

Individual soldiers calling for space weapon support?

It's really a bit too exaggerated.

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But having said that, if a complete laser strike system can be built in the future, instead of just a lonely laser satellite like now, it seems that individual laser strike is not so incomprehensible?

Especially when encountering high-value targets, not to mention lasers, just throwing a courier over is not too much.

In fact, this cannot be regarded as a fear of insufficient firepower, but should be some kind of delegation of command power in a completely new sense.

Let an ordinary soldier have the right to schedule and use key weapons to achieve the highest strike efficiency on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou suddenly realized.

Rabbits are indeed still rabbits. In the use of light infantry, they will always be an era higher than the world's highest level.

In the future, as soldiers' cultural level and military literacy continue to improve, individual soldiers' judgments of battlefield situations will also continue to improve, allowing those who can really see the smoke and hear the sound of artillery to apply for the deployment of key equipment. In fact, It is an optimal choice because it can eliminate the information gap between the front line and the rear to the greatest extent.

The global data link system solves the core problem of command chaos in this plan.

Anyone can apply immediately, but command remains with the leadership core.

Soldiers, equipment, and command are a trinity, and this basic unit is integrated with the larger command formation.

This is the three-three system of New Times.

Ye Zhou nodded slightly, recovered his thoughts and asked:

"Then how do we carry out laser strikes now? Start it directly? How many anti-missile strikes can one satellite sustain?"

"If it is a hypersonic missile, it can sustain 10-15 strikes. If it is a conventional missile or a cruise missile, it can probably hit 40 times. However, this is also affected by various conditions, such as the atmosphere, clouds, etc. "

"But here lies the advantage of coherent synthesis. Our laser beam is very thin and has a high degree of aggregation, so the output energy is also high. It can penetrate the missile shell in a very short time."

"However, to truly achieve comprehensive defense against missiles, we need integrated air-ground coordination. Road-based and ship-based laser anti-missile systems are also essential."

"The current space-based system can be regarded as a test of the waters. When the distributed defense system is formed in the future, we will dare to speak louder."

As he spoke, Liu Yudong clicked quickly on the screen. Ye Zhou watched him select the J-20 that was still flying step by step, and then pressed the operation button.

I saw a flash of fire on the belly of the J-20 aircraft on the screen, and then a medium-range bullet came out.

The tracking screen then turned to the missile flying forward.

"This is our PL-15 air-to-air missile, which is claimed to be one of the most advanced medium-range missiles in the world, with a flight speed of Mach 6 and a range of 145 kilometers."

"The laser anti-missile system has now completed tracking and will be activated immediately."

With that said, Liu Yudong pressed the start button, but the screen did not change.

A few seconds later, the missile that was still in flight exploded without warning. According to time calculation, the missile flew less than 60 kilometers.

It exploded before it even got close to the target.

Liu Yudong looked at Ye Zhou's surprised expression proudly and said as if to show off:

"How's it going? Is it great?"

"It's awesome!"

Ye Zhou nodded solemnly.

"Actually, this awesomeness is fake. Because it is our own aircraft, we have completed the tracking in advance and identified the missile's radar characteristics in advance. Moreover, this launch took place in a high-altitude area with a thin atmosphere, so we can achieve the same goal." It can be tracked and destroyed immediately after launch, but if you are really facing the enemy on the battlefield, it is not that easy to do."

"However, this is a useful attempt after all. As technology continues to advance, maybe one day we will be able to prevent even a missile from flying in?"

"If that day comes, our sixth-generation aircraft will be truly invincible."

"Okay, now that we've finished reading the system operation, let's go to the site and take a look. Let's also feel the power of the laser weapon with our own eyes!"