Prototype No. 1.
Alice spent a full six months and used up all her computing power to the max. Finally, she successfully designed the interstellar warship prototype.
Its shape was like a broadsword. It was thin at the front and wide at the back. It was very sharp.
The parameters were as follows:
Length: 412 meters
Maximum width: 71 meters
Height: 32 meters
Weight: 382,000 tons
Energy system: Small nuclear fusion reactor
Power system: Ion engine
Weapon configuration: A large-caliber particle cannon at the bow, multiple laser cannons distributed on the surface of the hull, electromagnetic cannons (used for close-range defense), missiles, powerful nuclear torpedoes, and so on.
In addition, there was an advanced radar system, observation system, and intelligent control system.
After a comprehensive evaluation, Alice concluded that the combat capability of Prototype No. 1 interstellar warship was about 5. It basically met the requirements for participating in interstellar wars.
"Combat capability 5?"
Chen Jin broke out in a cold sweat. He shook his head helplessly. "Alright, it's better than nothing!"
Alice said, "Master, do you want to enter Prototype No. 1 and steer it out of the spaceport to the meteorite area next to it to test the power of the weapon system?"
"Of course."
Chen Jin nodded. In the next second, he appeared in the bridge control room of Prototype No. 1.
The reactor was activated.
The power system began to warm up and charge. The ion engine was activated.
Prototype No. 1 slowly left the dock of the spaceport and entered the vacuum environment of space.
Increasing the engine power, Prototype No. 1's speed continued to increase. Chen Jin, who was sitting in the captain's chair, felt an obvious sense of pushing back.
But it was completely within the acceptable range.
He looked at the data displayed on the accelerometer.
Chen Jin frowned and asked, "Alice, Prototype No. 1's engine is at its maximum power. Is the acceleration only this much?" Acceleration reflected the maneuverability of a warship. The higher the maximum acceleration, the better the maneuverability and the more agile the response.
To be honest, the figure of 1.82G could not be avoided by most weapons. It was as clumsy as a target.
Alice said, "Yes, Master. The engine can only output this much thrust. The small fusion reactor on Prototype No. 1 can only provide this much power."
Chen Jin shook his head. "Terrible maneuverability is equivalent to terrible combat capability."
But Alice explained that with the current technological reserves of the Base of Operations, the fusion reactor that could be built could only achieve this much power.
20 minutes later.
They arrived at the meteorite area.
The area was filled with meteorites, ranging from ten meters in diameter to thousands of meters in diameter.
Chen Jin sat in the position of the warrior's organ and operated all kinds of weapons. He launched an indiscriminate attack on the large and small meteorites in the meteorite area.
Vroom vroom! This was the sound of the particle cannon firing.
"Whoosh ~ Whoosh ~" The laser cannons shot out beams of bright lasers.
Boom boom boom! The electromagnetic cannons fired their cannons.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Countless missiles and nuclear torpedoes shot out from the launcher.
Under Chen Jin's full firepower.
The meteorites that had been quietly floating in space were suddenly out of luck!
In the orange glow of the fire.
The meteors big and small were all shattered into pieces. The powerful nuclear torpedoes had shattered the large meteors into countless pieces even though they were more than a thousand meters in diameter.
The scene of unrestrained attacks and destruction created a feast for the eyes.
Twenty minutes later.
"Insufficient energy. Charging the main cannon. Complete in five minutes …"
"The laser cannon is charging …"
"Missiles and nuclear torpedoes have been depleted. Please replenish …"
"Insufficient energy for the electromagnetic cannons. Insufficient ammunition …"
After a series of crazy attacks, Chen Jin had used up all the weapons and ammunition of Prototype 1.
But he was still extremely satisfied with the results of the attacks.
At least within his field of vision, he could no longer see a complete meteorite. A "blank area" of hundreds of kilometers had been cleared out.
"Even if its combat power is only 5, in terms of attack power, it should have no problem in PK with those warships with combat power of 10 or 20. It's not that it can't hurt the opponent."
As long as Prototype 1 was produced, it would be equivalent to Chen Jin having the ability to protect himself.
In the face of a mysterious and powerful opponent, it could struggle for a while.
So even if Prototype 1 was very weak with a combat power of 5, he still had to produce a few.
Moreover, the Base of Operations had the technical ability to do so. Alice had said, "In a virtual world with a higher degree of realism, designing a usable interstellar warship means that we have the ability to produce the same type of interstellar warship in reality!"
It was just that the computing power required was so high that Alice had to run at full speed for half a year.
Well, since the Base had the ability to produce Prototype 1 through simulation research and development in the virtual world, did this mean that the Base would be able to produce Prototype 1 interstellar warship very soon?
"No way."
Alice shook her head. "The Base currently does not have this ability, at least not in the next 10 years.
Although in theory we can produce Prototype 1, in reality, there are a few key components that the Base is unable to produce.
And these key components are the core components of Prototype 1. Not a single one of them is missing. "
In other words, the technology contained in these key components was the technology that was necessary for the construction of interstellar warships!
Nuclear fusion reactor: output power of more than 100 million kilowatts. The size and weight of the reactor must be controlled within a certain range. Superconducting materials and some materials with high physical properties must be used. It must ensure stable operation for more than 50 years.
Time needed for the Base to realize this technology: 10 years.
High thrust ion engine: use a strong electromagnetic field to accelerate the ionic medium to 0.1 times the speed of light, thus producing a huge thrust.
Time needed for the Base to realize this technology: 8 years.
High power particle cannon: equivalent to the weapon version of the ion engine. Similarly, it accelerates the ionic medium to 0.1 times the speed of light, thus producing a strong physical and energy destructive force.
Time needed for the Base to realize this technology: 8 years.
Intelligent spacecraft control system: require the computing power of the supercomputer on board to be more than one quadrillion times.
Time needed for the Base to realize this technology: 3 years.
It would also take 3 to 5 years for the Base to produce all kinds of high-performance materials and technologies.
"So, Alice, what you mean is that the Base currently only has the technical reserves, but it will take at least a few years for the actual manufacturing ability to be ready?"
"Yes, Master. Having the technical reserves does not mean that it can be realized immediately. The Base currently lacks all kinds of advanced production equipment. The transport team is searching everywhere."
"And it will take 10 years before the construction of Prototype 1 can start?" Chen Jin asked with a slight frown. They still had to wait for another 10 years?
"No." Alice shook her head.
"The most important component, the fusion reactor, can only be built after 10 years. But the hull of Prototype 1 and other subsystems, these modules with lower technical content, can be built in advance. After the reactor is produced and installed, Prototype 1 can be completed very quickly."
"In other words, the Base will have its first interstellar warship in 10 years?"
"Yes, Master."
"This …"
Chen Jin shook his head helplessly.
Was it really necessary to have the first interstellar warship after 10 years and consuming a large amount of energy and resources?
Or was it better to start farming, develop, and accumulate a batch of technology and resources. When the various resources were sufficient, only then could they develop the military.
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