Metal Ranger of the Endless Plane

The so-called one-minute man is also translated as militia, which refers to those colonial militias in the US-Canadian War of Independence.

It is said that it is because they can gather from zero to full and join the battlefield in one minute.

However, some people say that although these people are only broken into pieces again after being defeated, and can gather again at any time, but at the same time they can only hold on for one minute on the frontal battlefield, hence the name One Minute Man.

Compared with the former explanation, the latter is of course full of ridicule.

However, in view of the fact that the colonial militia was overly mythical within the United States, most people, including the European allies of the United States, privately talked about the latter explanation.

Named his land-based intercontinental ballistic missile as the One Minute Man, who wanted to come to the United States because of its rapid combat readiness and great power.

From the appearance, the ballistic missile of the US card is very similar to the rocket. Even the painting is more similar.

In fact, the relationship between rockets and ballistic missiles is almost a pair of twins.

Not only are they similar in appearance, but most of the technologies are almost the same. The main difference is only the purpose.

For example, if the MK12A reentry vehicle on this missile is replaced with a manned rocket, it will be almost the part of the manned cabin. Of course, there are still many differences.

The manned return module of the manned rocket is filled with people, and the MK12A contains three W78 thermonuclear warheads.

Their role is to protect the people or things in them and to re-enter the atmosphere safely.

The rocket's technical path is far away, it can be said that there is almost no contact.

Ballistic missiles are different from cruise missiles, mainly here. The former is similar to or even consistent with rocket technology, while the latter is closer to jet aircraft. Things like cruise missiles are closer to propeller airplanes.

Ever since, after a big rock fell in his heart, Lu Yuan suddenly had a bold idea.

{Brother Six, you said that the missile has expired, what exactly do you mean? Is it the legendary tritium with a half-life of only 12.5 years? }Lu Yuan thought for a while, {Also, we, right, can we pit everything that is left here? }

[First question, if there is enough time and space, of course. ] The system said lightly, [However, this kind of strategic weapon is not very helpful to the improvement of the host's combat power. It can be used as a teaching aid for research and keep one. It is recommended to sell the rest to the store. 】

[As for the first question, the material used in W78 is lithium deuteride. Lithium will generate tritium in a nuclear reaction under neutron bombardment, so in fact, tritium is not used directly in its materials, and it will not expire because of the short half-life of tritium. 】

{This, this...} The system said too much at a time, making Lu Yuan a little bit confused about which one to ask first.

Fortunately, the system also guessed the hesitation in his heart, and simply provided him with a popular science article on the principle of the Taylor-Ulam configuration hydrogen bomb, and let him understand it by himself.

{Well, the so-called expiration is because the existence of radioactive materials shortens the ageing time of other materials, and has nothing to do with nuclear materials. }Lu Yuan quickly replied after reading it, {I probably know this. This is also good, at least steal a few nuclear warheads into space without worrying that they will explode at any time. }

[Uh...this...]

{I know I know, we still have to do a good job of protection. }The listening system was a little speechless and wanted to correct him, Lu Yuan said hurriedly.

{Stop talking about it, why did you ask me to sell the missile in the store? }The corner of Lu Yuan's mouth slightly cocked. {Could it be that someone is buying this thing at a high price? }

{You tell me first, how much does this thing cost? }

【……】

[One-minute human three ballistic missile is about 30 million U.S. dollars, and a W78 thermonuclear warhead is about 10 million U.S. dollars. 】

{so little? }Lu Yuan calculates, the price is far worse than his subconscious.

[Because R&D expenses and upgrade maintenance expenses are not calculated. 】

[The information collected so far is that the U.S. card official plans to spend about 20 billion U.S. dollars to upgrade more than 200 W78 warheads. Calculating the upgrade cost is nearly 100 million U.S. dollars each. 】

[This type of expenditure is the bulk. 】

{But these crossing stores don't recognize it. }Lu Yuan half asked and half affirmed to answer.

【Yes. 】

{So a missile only counts as 60 million US dollars, based on the selling price of one thousand to one, only sixty thousand space-time points? }

[There are depreciation, restoration, etc...]

{Um, less than 60,000 points? }The more Lu Yuan listens, the more he scratches his head. {An intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with three hydrogen warheads, is less than 60,000 space-time points? It's too dark, right? }

{I sold that nuclear submarine, more than that, right? }

[Of course, compared to a single ammunition, the weapon delivery platform is more expensive in most cases. After all, there are things like disposable rocket launchers, but they are limited. 】

[However, if the host is currently selling, cross the store to bid a hundred thousand points. 】

{what? }This change was beyond Lu Yuan’s expectations, and he couldn’t help asking, {Does it really make me guess? Is this product in demand now? }

【probably. After all, there are not many traversers who can get this kind of thing. There is not much available and will choose to sell. 】

[And when the traverser can mass produce this kind of thing, the performance of this thing is out of date. 】

{What? Is a weapon with such a powerful hydrogen bomb still outdated? }Lu Yuan suspiciously, {then how do they fight every day? Destroy a planet casually? }

{335 kilotons, 335,000 tons of TNT equivalent, 20 times that of the Hiroshima "little boy" nuclear explosion, is not enough? }

[That's not it. ] The system hurriedly said, [Of course the power is enough. The high-level traversers will not raise their hands and all of them are doomsday attacks. 】

[The so-called "outdated" mainly means that things of this level are no longer enough to hit the enemy. 】

[In addition to the lack of delivery capacity, other design links, including the principle of explosion, will be easily destroyed by people. 】

[For example, build an invincible long sword, but the enemy does not appear in front of the sword bearer, but still uses self-propelled artillery to carry out cover bombing from dozens of kilometers away. No matter how sharp the sword is, it makes no sense. 】

{Well, all right. }Lu Yuan nodded thoughtfully. {But, according to you, those who have money and can afford this thing don’t need this thing, right? Isn't that there are not many people like me who can get a lot of points in the novice stage? }

[Of course it is true under normal circumstances. ] The system recognized, [But there are special circumstances. For example, members of the traversal organization who cannot obtain the supply of resources within the organization through other means. 】

[After joining the traversal organization, some traversers may have high points when the rank is not high. But when they are unable to buy the goods of the organization store, and urgently need the goods, they can only buy the goods that travel through the store. 】