Chapter 1343 The upgrading of military technology and civilian technology
When it comes to technology research and development, the most important thing is creativity first, and secondly having the industrial foundation to realize this creativity.
Quel'Thalas is a magical kingdom with a history of more than 7,000 years. Counting the period when it was a highborne elf, Quel'Thalas's historical accumulation is no worse than that of the night elves, and it has naturally accumulated rich experience in magic technology.
Capital.
According to Sharlayan's analysis, the science and technology from another world provided by the barrage are similar to the engineering that has become increasingly popular in Azeroth in recent years.
Engineering is quite different from the magical technology that Quel'Thalas is best at, but it is still one of the countless paths to explore the truth through technological progress, and it can be regarded as a different path to the same goal.
The Draini from outside the world have rich experience in integrating magic technology and engineering. The eredar civilization at its peak possessed superb technological capabilities that are still unimaginable in Azeroth at this stage.
In barrage terms, the eredar civilization is far ahead of the Azeroth civilization in climbing the technology tree. They have long been able to leave the cradle of their home star and sail spaceships across the vast sea of stars.
However, after experiencing the Great Schism of the Eredar, the Draini who fled with the Naaru lost a lot of key knowledge and technology on the long road of escape.
To this day, the Draini, who once possessed advanced technology, need the assistance of the high elves to complete some of the more basic knowledge that was lost in the early years.
As the saying goes, a tall building rises from the ground. If the foundation is not solid, the higher the building is built, the greater the possibility of it toppling over.
With Sharlayan pulling the strings, the Draenei and the high elves have become very close in collaborative research on technology in recent years, effectively improving Quel'Thalas' originally lagging engineering technology.
With the experience provided by the Draini, the high elf technicians have been able to integrate engineering and magic technology very well, forming a new technological model - Sarlayan called it magic.
science and technology.
Strictly speaking, new weapons such as magic guns and magic cannons are products of magic technology.
However, compared to tanks, which require more sophisticated manufacturing requirements, with the current technical level of Quel'Thalas, it will definitely take a long time to overcome the many technical difficulties encountered in the research and development and manufacturing process.
Being anxious and unable to eat hot tofu, Sarlayan did not set a deadline for the weapons research institute to accept the results. What he needed was a stable product that could be used with high quality and quantity, not a defective semi-finished product produced by rushing to the shelves.
Quel'Thalas already possesses the technology of magic cannons and four-wheeled vehicles.
According to Valante's speculation, it is not difficult to simply install the magic cannon on a four-wheeled chariot.
The most important problem that needs to be solved is to adjust the design center of gravity of the vehicle according to the weight of the gun body, so as to keep the lower body as stable as possible, so that it will not collapse ten meters away after firing a gun.
This requires that the vehicle used as the base of the self-propelled gun must be of sufficient weight, and the specific weight ratio requires precise calculations and actual testing.
As Danmaku netizens said, four-wheeled vehicles do not perform well on certain battlefields with complex terrain. This is one of the main reasons why tracks have become standard equipment for tanks.
Researchers such as Valante need to set up a team to verify the feasibility of tracks for tanks. Before that, Saryan hopes to build a trial version of a four-wheel self-propelled gun and a light armored vehicle equipped with a large-caliber magic machine gun.
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The Weapons Research Institute finally had some time to rest. As soon as Archduke Shenying came back, he gave them a lot of new ideas that needed to be tackled. The technicians headed by Valante were both sad and happy.
It hurts because they know they will have to work overtime for a long time in the future, but at the same time they are also happy about the technological progress of Quel'Thalas' weapon development.
Technical personnel who can be selected into important departments such as the Ministry of National Defense's Weapons Research Institute must first pass a "political review" proposed by Saryan to ensure that those who join are all patriotic.
These people will be happy when Quel'Thalas is strong, and frustrated when Quel'Thalas is weak.
Even though they knew they were about to enter a life of overtime work with no end in sight, none of these researchers who complained endlessly said they would quit.
Being able to invest in researching new technologies that have never been seen in Azeroth before, most of these technicians with relatively simple ideas enjoy it.
Just like what Sarlayan said to Valeera before, in order to explain all the details and design concepts of the drawings he drew to the technical staff at close range, he temporarily put aside other chores and met with the Weapons Research Institute.
Valante and others lived together for more than a month.
Knowing that Grand Duke Shenying plunged into the technical field as soon as he returned, another group of technicians who were working with the Draini on an important civilian technology also came to the door.
...Of course, these people could not enter the gate of the Ministry of Defense. They conveyed their intention to seek advice through the Sun King Kael'thas and the Minister of Engineering in the Cabinet to the Deep Shadow Archduke, who was immersed in technology.
"cell phone?"
When Sarlayan walked out of the weapons research institute after more than a month, stubble appeared on his face due to lack of daily care.
After listening to the explanation from the person in charge of the engineering department who came to the door, Sarlayan suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Ah... I almost forgot if you didn't tell me."
The research and development of mobile phones and base stations is an important task given to the Engineering Department by Sarlayan before he left Quel'Thalas last time.
Most of Azeroth's communication methods rely on space magic for teleportation, and the idea of using teleportation to transmit small notes remotely came from Sharlayan himself.
From a technical point of view, the threshold for this idea is not too high. After other countries learned the principle, they copied it in the same way, greatly reducing the time cost of remote communication in the feudal era.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, except for the magical kingdom of Dalaran, other countries do not have as many arcanists as Quel'Thalas, and they can disperse the mages responsible for transmitting information all over the world.
Taking Lordaeron, the most powerful city in the human kingdom, as an example, Calia will only deploy communication mages in some of the more important cities and strongholds, which is completely incomparable to Quel'Thalas in terms of efficiency and coverage.
Even so, Sarlayan still felt that this method of communication was not convenient enough or confidential enough.
As the technology of using space magic to deliver notes gradually becomes more popular, the possibility of hostile forces taking advantage of troubled waters to deliver false news also needs to be taken into consideration.
When transmitting information remotely, countries often agree to burn their own unique anti-counterfeiting marks on paper to avoid being misled by false news that is not from the official side, making the process of transmitting information between each other more and more complicated.
With the help of the great inventor Mimiron, Sarlayan obtained new technology that can use arcane frequency bands for remote voice... and even video communication.
Due to the existence of Crystalsong Forest, an enclave far away from the mainland in Quel'Thalas, there has always been a high demand for more efficient long-range communication technology.
The technology that Sarlayan brought back, including mobile phones and base stations, came at the right time.
The Sun King and the cabinet have long been accustomed to the fact that Sarlayan can occasionally bring back some surprises that transcend the times.
As long as these technologies are indeed conducive to the development of Quel'Thalas, the senior officials of the Kingdom of Rare Lake are too lazy to get to the bottom of it... Moreover, few people dare to come over to question the powerful Duke Deep Shadow, and the Sun King doesn't say anything even if they don't see him.
What?
Sarlayan raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows and said to the person in front of him: "Griffin, please explain the specific situation. How is the progress of the base station laying? Can the portable terminal be mass-produced?"
Griffin is the head of the new communication technology research and development department. When he heard Sarlayan's inquiry, he was well prepared and answered the book friend's questions in an orderly manner.
"With the help of Delaney technicians, the analysis and imitation of base stations and portable terminals...that is, mobile phones have been successfully completed."
"Quel'Thalas has basically completed full coverage of base stations. Next, we plan to use the magic network pipes provided by the Sunwell to bury more base stations in the Crystalsong Forest in Northrend."
"According to your idea, the assembly line for mass production of mobile phones has been set up. At this stage, we have not fully understood this technology. We can only imitate it and cannot carry out subsequent iterative updates."
"Grand Duke Deep Shadow." Griffin hesitated for a moment, and finally said the second half of the sentence: "If possible, we and Delaney's technical staff hope to get more specific research and development drawings, and further
Understand this technology thoroughly in order to promote subsequent technology upgrades."
"Well..."
Sarlayan rested his chin on his hand and pondered for a moment: "That's okay, I just plan to go to Ulduar recently, and I can help you find Mimiron to get the blueprints."
'Oduar...'
Griffin's heart moved. As one of the confidants of the Minister of Engineering in the Cabinet, he was also a high-ranking official in Quel'Thalas.
Griffin had also heard of the name of Ulduar, the Titan City, and knew that Archduke Deep Shadow had just cooperated with the Titan Guardians to take back Ulduar from the rebels not long ago.
'It turns out that this technology comes from the Titan Guardians... No wonder it's so advanced.'