Du Xingyu has long been developing proton torpedoes, and the current progress is 83%.
The so-called proton torpedo, as the name suggests, is to launch protons as weapons.
In terms of mass, the nucleus of matter is composed of positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons. The mass of each proton and neutron is about 2000 times that of electrons, and their overall mass is roughly the same for most elements. So almost half of the mass of all matter is proton (except hydrogen, which is composed of a proton and an electron).
Generally, the positive charge carried by protons and the negative charge carried by electrons in the nucleus of matter will form a stable balance.
If either side is stripped out, the balance will be quickly broken!
A gram of protons, if they do not carry electrons and make their net charge zero, will produce an electric field strong enough to peel electrons from their main atoms and ionize air 15 kilometers away. Such a huge and strong magnetic field can make lightning pass through granite within 10 kilometers!
The materials stripped of electrons will also be damaged. At present, mankind has no materials that can resist this damage.
The problem perplexing Du Xingyu is that if so many protons are obtained and stored in a space torpedo, it will become a highly destructive electric field weapon!
"Invest 10 million energy points to start proton shrapnel simulation." Du Xingyu established proton ammunition simulation on the science and technology simulator.
He needs to build a device to get enough protons and ensure that these protons will be released after the space torpedo touches the target.
"Proton stripping succeeded... Start polymerization simulation... Polymerization failed." in the simulator, the positive charge generated by the proton directly stripped the electrons of the storage device, resulting in the damage of the storage device.
Du Xingyu adjusted his thinking: "maybe I should first use the magnetic field to restrain the proton warhead. When the explosion occurs, the scattered protons will be thrown out, which is conducive to transportation and can also create a larger damage area."
He started the simulation again. It was a race against time.
Du Xingyu didn''t sleep for three days and nights, and invested hundreds of millions of energy points. Sometimes when he can''t solve it himself, he can get some useful information through the "inspiration trigger" function of the technology simulator.
In his mind, a Star Destroyer was floating in space, and a simulated proton torpedo was fired at the Star Destroyer and hit its hull.
The first is the violent explosion. The defense of the Star Destroyer itself can resist most of the power of the explosion.
However, the proton shrapnel ejected from the torpedo was not stopped by the solid ship body material. They quickly stripped the electrons of the ship body material to achieve their own charge balance.
This process formed a super electric field with strong penetration, which instantly penetrated the ship body. Not only that, because the electronics of the original ship body material were deprived, a chain reaction was formed, resulting in greater destructive power. The Star Destroyer was blown out of a big hole!
Technology simulator: "proton torpedo simulation succeeded!"
"NAIS!" Du Xingyu''s nerves can finally relax, proton torpedoes can be developed, and there will be no way to deal with Star Destroyers!
Moreover, he found that the ideal attack location of proton torpedoes was not the ship body, but the nuclear fusion reactor of enemy warships!
Think about it. The released protons rushed into the reactor. It may have a small mass and does not damage the reaction device macroscopically. But from a microscopic point of view, the damage caused by protons will cause a nuclear fusion chain reaction until the whole reactor is destroyed!
Du Xingyu immediately asked people to start manufacturing proton torpedoes because they were just developed high-tech space weapons. Proton torpedoes cannot be mass produced. They can only get a small number of proton torpedoes in the R & D laboratory.
Three days later, the proton torpedoes were sent to the Longzhu.
The Star Destroyer will participate in the battle of Pluto and will be the main strike force.
Du Xingyu, on the other hand, was aboard a special space cruise ship, the dragon head.
This is the third generation of planetary space cruiser, with a length of 1000 meters, in the shape of a shuttle, and a maximum speed of 1% of the speed of light. Its reconnaissance range and acceleration speed are faster than those of equivalent warships.
Du Xingyu will take the dragon head to the Uranus defense line, that is, the rear of the battlefield.
Mars is too far away from Pluto. It takes more than five hours for information to be transmitted. Once something happens on the battlefield, or there are some unexpected scientific and technological weapons, if the headquarters receives the news five hours later, the fleet may have been destroyed!
That''s why he''s going to the Uranus defense line to receive information and command faster. The special dragon head can also ensure his safety.
A covert attack on Pluto is under way.
The giant whale carrier of the marine civilization has arrived at Neptune and began to collect energy. More marine civilization warships are also flying towards Neptune.
The human Longwei fleet slowed down and slowly approached Neptune. At present, a large number of laser satellites and unmanned space fighters have collided with each other.
Longwei fleet began to suffer war damage, but they didn''t mean to flinch at all. It seemed that they were determined to stop the Neptune mining plan of the sea civilization.
In the outer space of Pluto, the whale shark Star Destroyer and 70 marine civilization space warships are berthing here to protect the rear "military warehouse".
"Your Majesty has arrived at Neptune." on the whale shark, the deputy commander of the marine fleet and the captain of the whale shark, the golden tongs, are discussing with his subordinates.
"Is there any change in the human Longwei fleet?" he asked.
"They are still moving towards Neptune, but they are slowing down as a whole. There is no sign of attacking us." the subordinate replied, "the fleets near earth and Mars are still cruising normally, and there is no big change."
"Hmm?" Jin Tong wondered. "Obviously, they want to die when they collide with the whale Mothership... Do they want to play the previous harassment tactics?"
"Captain, maybe humans think this will bring us losses," said the subordinate. "In fact, they are just dying!"
"Anyway, strengthen the detection of human fleet..." Jin Tong said. "I have read a lot of human books recently. This is a very cunning civilization. They must have other purposes!"
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"Report to the captain, we are only one day away from Pluto!" on the dragon ball, the vice captain reported to Zhu Zhenxing, "we have entered the enemy''s reconnaissance range!"
Zhu Zhenxing''s eyes became fierce and said, "send orders to all warships to start the fastest speed. This is a raid! Destroy any enemy facilities you see!"
"From now on, we will solve the battle in 40 hours!"
The enemy will soon find them and return, but it takes time!
Although the warships of the sea civilization can reach the speed of light as fast as 5%, it does not mean that the warships have such a high speed as soon as they start.
It requires a long acceleration process, and the current distance from Neptune to Pluto is 2.3 billion kilometers. This distance is not enough for the other party to accelerate to 1% of the speed of light!
According to their calculations, the enemy needs at least 55 hours to return to Pluto, so this battle should be as fast as lightning!
Two hours later, the whale shark.
"Captain! Human warship found in reconnaissance range!" subordinates immediately sent a message to the captain''s office.
"What? Where is the human warship?" the golden tongs were startled and asked quickly, "the Longwei warship should not have turned!"
"It''s not the Longwei fleet, but other human ships. There are about 100 ships, moving towards Pluto. They are expected to arrive in 20 hours!"
"It''s really cunning humans!" gold tongs said angrily. "They feigned Neptune, but they actually wanted to sneak into our Pluto base!"
"But just a hundred warships thought they could succeed in the sneak attack? It''s naive!"
"Pass my order, all nearby ships and warships will enter a state of war immediately. The military defense devices on Pluto will be fully activated..."
The golden tongs quickly adjusted, and it also transmitted the news to the giant whale mother ship.
"Well, that''s what humans call a diversion?" lemogue''s beard was wriggling wildly, indicating that he was in a bad mood now.
"I''ll send 50 warships back to defense immediately. You hold the Pluto base. Let''s have a front and rear clip so that they can''t come back!"
"Yes!"
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"Commander Du, we are about to reach the battlefield. It seems that the enemy not only doesn''t want to defend, but also plans to take the initiative!" Zhu Zhenxing is communicating with Du Xingyu. Although there is still some delay, it is much better than that on Mars.
"Then kill it all the way!" Du Xingyu ordered. "I remind you that 100 asteroid impactors are pushing 100 large meteorites into Pluto. It is expected to arrive in eight hours."
"In these eight hours, you will not only destroy each other''s main force, but also destroy Pluto''s main defense facilities. There is only one chance, okay?"
"I see!"
In the vacuum outside Pluto, the human fleet finally met the sea civilization fleet!
"Now we have a quantitative advantage. Let''s put unmanned fighters and laser satellites first. The cruise ships and battleships behind us will give me full fire. Pay attention to the formation and don''t be too close to each other!" Zhu Zhenxing ordered.
"Fire!"
In the starry sky, more than 100 space warships have begun to attack each other, and dense space drones and laser satellites have been released from warships on both sides.
Each warship has its own target, and the crazy output of laser, space torpedo and electromagnetic gun.
In the first second of the war, warships were destroyed, blooming bright and brief brilliance in the dark space to illuminate the battlefield.
"This is Fengyu 5. Our ship has destroyed the target cruise ship and is ready to go to the R-69 area to assist Fengyu 2 in attack."
"It is reported that kunpeng-37 has been damaged by laser, the warship has been seriously damaged, and our ship has lost its combat effectiveness."
"Kunpeng-37, abandon the ship immediately!"
"Kunpeng -37 received!"
"Target sailfish 23 warship, request fire support!"
"There is a gap in area 9, Fengyan No. 4 to plug it!"
"Enemy warships in area 13 have been cleared, request instructions!"
"Go to area 15 and siege the whale shark!"
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In the battlefield, a huge amount of information is generated at every moment. With the help of artificial intelligence, captains coordinate with each other to fight.
For the first time in the space campaign, some warships paid a painful price, but the overall situation is inclined to the human side. After all, they have more warships. They are elite troops in the two fleets or surprise operations, so they have an advantage.