The speed of information dissemination in the information age far exceeds people's imagination.
So much so that before a timid piece of news from the military came out, the entire Internet was filled with news about 3001's heroic appearance soaring in the sky.
At first, some people argued that this was an ordinary airplane. After all, the angle was different and it looked different. But with the expansion of various pictures and videos, especially after verification from local friends in Dalian... most netizens confirmed
Yes, this is a battleship.
Therefore, the military announcement "only" played the role of announcing the name.
——"Today, our military conducted the maiden test flight of the 'Qin' class aerospace frigate. The test is currently going well, so the people of the motherland can rest assured."
But the significance of the announcement is extraordinary.
So almost instantly, the topic that had been freely discussed by netizens before was immediately ranked first in the hot search list by major websites.
"Qin" has become a Chinese character that has captured the world's attention.
…
Huang Jinsong had a hasty dinner and went to the roof with his telescope.
The old house was a bungalow. Due to the continuous autumn rain in the past two days, the roof was covered with moss. He tidied it up hastily and pointed the astronomical telescope at the sky.
According to the latest news, the "Qin" has reached an altitude of 30,000 meters, and some good people have already announced the pictures seen with telescopes.
As night fell gradually, Huang Jinsong found his target easily.
After all, in the dark night, the light of the six-way attitude engine is so dazzling that you can easily spot it in the sky even without a telescope.
Under the telescope, the "Qin" is undoubtedly clearer.
Because in addition to the fire of the attitude engine, the entire spacecraft is also brightly lit, hanging in the sky like a bright moon.
Huang Jinsong held his breath, slowly moved the camera, and looked at the battleship greedily.
Suddenly, several rays of light rose from the side of the battleship, and the dazzling firelight turned the lens into incandescence.
Huang Jinsong was startled and looked up instantly.
Under the night sky, a few rays of light visible to the naked eye were like shooting stars, streaking across the sky and heading straight for the sea.
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Sitting on a worn-out wicker chair, Huang Jinsong kept breathing and couldn't help himself for a long time.
He turned on his phone and clicked on Weibo.
The latest news has appeared on Weibo.
The light before was the "Qin" launching missiles.
"Friends, it's OK, I saw it with my own eyes. Six rounds were fired just now!"
"It doesn't matter how many rounds you put out, the main thing is to see how many rounds you can put out at the same time!"
"Based on the volume, there must be more than a hundred rounds."
"Not necessarily. Qin is about the same size as Yaoyuehao. It must be three to four thousand tons."
"Can the tonnage of an empty ship and the displacement of a ship be compared together?"
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After closing WeChat messages, Huang Jinsong immediately switched to Zhihu.
The first question on Zhihu is "How do you view the test flight of my country's first aerospace warship? What is the special significance of naming it 'Qin'?"
After clicking on it, as expected, the top-ranked answers were all those responses that were like chicken blood, which were very similar to Weibo. But after just flipping through it, he saw an answer from Doireann.
This Doireann, he is also paying attention to, it is said that he is in the same unit as Professor Ye Ming.
"...What is the first thing that comes to mind when you see the word Qin?"
"I think many people are like me. When they first saw it, what they thought of was that the King of Qin would conquer Liuhe and unify China - talking about BYD's Ni Zuokai."
"As we all know, as the only one among the five permanent members who still..., what we need to complete most is..."
"Then the mission of 'Qin' is just like the meaning that the word is later represented. It will definitely lead us to the unification of the country and the sea and the sky."
"As a side note, as far as I know, its projection ability exceeds that of 055 - does the mighty Da Qin also want to save face?"
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Huang Jinsong silently turned off his cell phone and moved the telescope downstairs.
Grandma has finished cleaning up and is sitting on the sofa watching TV.
On the TV, a funny variety show was being played, and there was a lot of singing and dancing.
Huang Jinsong thought for a while and sat next to his grandma.
"Grandma, do we have a flag at home?"
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There was a lot of noise in the white house.
There was a time lag on the other side, and big news broke out here in the middle of the night, which threw the entire organization into chaos.
"Quiet!"
The host slapped the desk hard and looked at the people discussing it.
"One by one, they asked, did they launch a space battleship?"
"Yes, President."
"Where's ours?" The expression on the host's face remained unchanged, he looked at everyone, and then stopped on the director's face: "Where's ours? How long will it take?"
Everyone fell silent immediately, and then everyone looked at the office director out of the corner of their eyes.
——A year ago, when the other side came up with the space battleship plan, we followed up on the space plan simultaneously.
The reality is so cruel - under the current situation, you have to follow!
Facing the director's gaze, the office director's heart skipped a beat.
He knew that this man would definitely ask about it.
But how would he answer?
At present, NASA's plan has basically been implemented, using helium 3 engines for propulsion, and then relying on thrust and self-generated aerodynamic design to enable this aerospace battleship to achieve suborbital cruise.
But...compared to 'Qin', this is not even the slightest bit worse!
First of all, from the design point of view, you must design a wide wing to gain lift. Secondly, you can only cruise in suborbital and cannot stop.
Finally, there is the issue of helium-3 energy.
Although there was no fanfare for Yaoyue's landing this time, satellites had already seen it clearly - they landed two ships this time, not only built a large factory on the original basis, but also occupied valuable
The resources of Yongzhou Peak!
What does this mean? It means that even if the Victory reaches the moon next year and the factory is built, they will face the dilemma of being able to mine for only a few months before being forced to stop work.
Although NASA protested when they discovered that all the good spots on Yongzhou Peak were equipped with solar panels, the other side treated NASA as a fart...
What do you think we should do? Is it still possible to snatch it?
After a few seconds of silence, the director also considered the answer.
"President, our warship has been designed and the crowdsourcing mission has been released. It will be launched soon."
"How soon is soon?" The master asked reluctantly.
The director thought for a while and gritted his teeth: "Two years."
The host nodded, but then he got angry: "Two years? I won't be here in two years!"
Everyone was silent at the same time.
In three years, from the design to the completion of a space battleship, this is a progress that was unimaginable before. The risks to be taken during this period are unknown...
Is he still too slow?
Facing the silence of everyone, the old man took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes, and then opened them: "Continue, are they stopping at that place?"
"Yes, it stopped in the sky."
"Let's discuss it and see if we can negotiate and let the other party give us some benefits, and then we let them take it back."
Everyone was stunned, then looked at each other: "Then what if they don't want to?"
"Then I'll give you a bamboo pole and you can stab it down?"