The concept of space-based weapons has been around for a long time, and the most famous one is probably the legendary "Rod of God" project.
It was proposed by the Americans, just before Star Wars was completely rejected in S.H.I.E.L.D., the Rod of God is also known as the Pestle of God space-based kinetic energy weapon system, foreign name (RODS FROM GOD). This system
It consists of two satellite platforms located in low orbit. One of the satellites carries a metal rod called the "Rod of God", which is made of tungsten, titanium or uranium metal, with a diameter of 30 cm, a length of 6.1 meters, and a weight of
Several tons. The Rod of God space-based kinetic energy weapon system will be launched in space. These high-density metal rods can be guided by satellites and use the huge kinetic energy generated by small rocket boosting and free fall. The tungsten rod projectiles they launch can
The meteor hits the target at a speed of 39,000km/h. Its attack capability is powerful and its strike range is wide. It can carry out precise strikes on high-value strategic targets in any area on the earth at any time.
After the "Rod of God" is launched from space, it does not rely on any ammunition and relies entirely on kinetic energy impact to produce destructive power on the target. However, the attack effect is comparable to that of a nuclear weapon (in fact, the kinetic energy of a metal rod is far less than the energy that a nuclear weapon can release)
, and because the shorter the kinetic energy release time is, the greater the instantaneous pressure caused, the effect of the "Rod of God" may not be as expected). The attack method is a purely physical attack on the target.
And even based on middle school physics knowledge, you can understand that energy is conserved. If you spend some fuel to send a tungsten rod into space, and then let the tungsten rod fall down, its power, excluding losses, will be significantly less than the energy of the fuel itself. Also
In other words, the power of the tungsten rod is equivalent to the power of these fuel explosions. An obvious example is that the maximum speed of an intercontinental missile can reach more than Mach 20, but after it lands, its killing power relies on a nuclear explosion; if
If it's just a lump of iron, it will create a big hole.
But some people think that this thing is very powerful, even comparable to a nuclear bomb... Both sides are arguing endlessly about this issue. So, what is the real power of the "Rod of God"? The so-called practice is the only criterion for testing truth. If
If you can actually test it, everyone will understand.
It turns out that someone really went to study it...that is China. The paper was jointly published by personnel from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Army University of Engineering, and Nanjing University of Science and Technology. The paper stated that China had carried out "ultra-high-speed kinetic energy missile ground strikes in a certain Gobi Desert in the west."
"Test". The kinetic energy bomb is a tungsten rod with a diameter of 0.11 meters, a length of 0.84 meters, and a weight of 140 kilograms.
At this point, some people may have some doubts. In some articles, the stick of God is described as: 30 centimeters in diameter, 6 meters long, and weighing 100 kilograms. With such a light weight, dozens of them can be launched at a time, and they are cheap and powerful.
Huge. But in fact, there is a big mistake here, that is, according to density calculation, since the density of tungsten is close to 20 times that of water, the actual weight of a tungsten rod with a diameter of 30 cm and a length of 6 meters will be as high as 5-
10 tons.
In terms of cost, the current cost of civilian space launches is about US$10,000/kg. To launch a tungsten rod of 5-10 tons, even for a civilian platform, it will cost tens of millions to US$100 million. This cost
, not much different from an intercontinental missile. Therefore, what China actually tested here was only a small tungsten rod with a relatively small size and a weight of only 140 kilograms. The paper stated that the actual strike results showed that the tungsten rod moved at a speed of 4650 meters per second.
It hit the ground at high speed and created a "big crater" that was 3 meters deep and 9.1 meters in diameter. This result was a big surprise. Although the tungsten rod was smaller than the "supposedly" one, it was too powerful.
Is it too small? Such a big hole is as powerful as an ordinary bomb.
From the speed point of view, 4650 meters/second is basically Mach 13-14, which seems to be much smaller than the legendary Mach 24-30. In fact, the reason is not complicated. Let’s take the intercontinental missile as an example. Although its speed in space
The maximum speed can reach about Mach 24, but after re-entering the atmosphere, its speed is constantly decreasing due to air resistance; the actual landing speed is not as high as Mach 24. The principle of the tungsten rod is the same. Even if it
Initially in space, due to free fall or partial power, it accelerates to Mach 24, but after entering the atmosphere, the speed will continue to decrease due to resistance; the final landing speed is only Mach 13-14, which is considered normal. The speed is only 13-14
Mach has a mass of only more than 100 kilograms. If you think about it, you will know that its power is not great. In the paper, several interesting points were also mentioned. For example, when a general bomb is between Mach 1-1.5, it is not
It is said that the greater the landing speed, the greater the drilling depth; but after Mach 1.4, the drilling depth will be significantly reduced. Part of the reason is that below Mach 1.5, the solid ground (granite) faces the high-speed warhead, and the impedance properties are conventional
solid; in the Mach 1.5-3 range, the impedance properties of solid ground become semi-fluid; and above Mach 3, the impedance properties are directly fluid.
It can be seen from the paper that the "Rod of God" we tested only weighs 140 kilograms. So what if it is the legendary "Rod of God" that is 6 meters long and weighs several tons? How powerful is this?
It's hard to guess. Just imagine that the warhead of an intercontinental missile hits the ground. It doesn't explode, but just a bigger crater.
With such an expensive launch price and such a small strike power, the myth of the "Rod of God" created by the United States seems to be completely shattered.
In fact, S.H.I.E.L.D. also conducted internal demonstrations on this, but they compared the axis, and they actually did it in the original scale, and then they were dumbfounded. After spending billions of dollars, they saw a big firecracker.
It has no practical value at all.
So in the later period, we simply switched to tungsten missiles... The reason why we still use tungsten missiles is purely to increase its own weight and resist friction after entering the atmosphere. If ordinary missiles are thrown to the ground from outer space, they may cause self-destruction at any time, so tungsten missiles are stronger.
.But its main body is still a missile.
It is also because it is a missile, and coupled with gravitational acceleration, the speed of the missile is very, very fast!
Its power may not exceed those missiles on the market, but its flight speed completely beats those land-based missiles!
This also makes it extremely difficult to intercept!
The speed is too fast!
All efforts by the U.S. government are in vain.
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In fact, all this was discovered not only by Americans, but also by many major countries in the world.
Everyone has the same thought: Who is this that finally can't help but take action against the United States?
After all, the fall of American hegemony has made the world situation suddenly become turbulent. For example, the traditional allies of the United States. To be honest, the reason why they needed the United States in the past was partly because they really needed it, and partly because they had no choice but to do so.
, after all, the influence of the United States on them is too deep, and many times they can't help themselves. After all, if you don't follow the Yankees' instructions, a large group of guys in the country who work as dogs for the Yankees will rush up and tear you into pieces.
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Many of them were even pawns of the Americans before they came to power.
How could they resist?
In fact, in the final analysis, it is still a question of strength. The United States has the power to coerce the world, so they can only be honest and obedient. But as the hegemony falls, countries have begun to have their own little calculations. Everyone knows that this is a new era.
In this era, the old king has grown old and the new king has not yet appeared.
Everyone is waiting for which challenger will challenge the old era. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. As long as the horn of counterattack sounds, a new era will come. It will be an era of heroes competing for hegemony and hundreds of schools of thought contending.
Whoever laughs last will become the new king.
But no one dares to be the first one to sound the horn. After all, the first one to jump out at this time is basically the vanguard of the king. As in all troubled times, the first one to rebel is always the most unlucky.
Because although the old king is old and useless, he is not dead.
In the dying struggle, anyone can be taken away. What they have to do now is to accumulate strength and make the old king older and weaker. Then wait for the unlucky guy who can't help it, and then everyone can attack in one fell swoop.
Overthrow the old king!
So when they saw the United States being attacked, everyone was waiting to watch the show to see which warrior was so fierce.
As a result, the United States was also very powerful and directly announced the reason: someone was plotting against Titan and they wanted to wake him up!
Now all countries really can’t sit still!
Although Scylla wakes up, the first to be unlucky will be the United States, but who can guarantee that Scylla will only stay in the United States after waking up. If it feels that the American environment is not good, what if it changes to another environment? Titans are not human beings, they can
There are no national or moral limitations, they can go wherever they want, and no one can control them!
So theoretically, all countries may be attacked by Titan.
What's more, if Scylla's awakening causes a chain reaction, causing all the Titans that have been dormant to awaken...then the chances of disasters in various countries will increase exponentially!
And it's also a warning.
This time, if someone is targeting the United States, I’m sure someone will be targeting other countries. After all, the United States is not the only one with Titans!
The Americans actually don't want this matter to be made public at all. After all, it's embarrassing.
But rather than being embarrassed, they are more afraid of the situation just mentioned above, which will make people think that this is a clarion call for counterattack against the hegemony of the old era. How many immoral things the United States has done, is there anyone who knows better than the Americans themselves?
If you look at these things, the United States will die a hundred times and it will not be enough for people to vent their anger.
Therefore, what the United States is most afraid of now is that others will take the blame. Therefore, even though the United States' finances are no longer optimistic, the government still gritted its teeth and reorganized a new navy. It even abandoned its most popular law of vertical segmentation of society and gave mutants legal rights.
status, even preferential treatment.
What for?
Stabilizing hegemony is sheer nonsense. After all, the United States suffered the most heavy losses from the global attack from Atlantis. No normal country would give up this kind of opportunity. After all, without the United States' troubles, many
The country can achieve great development.
Of course, there are also countries where sadness flows against the river, such as Nanbang and Neon, which are simply trembling. In the past, relying on the prestige of their father, they pretended to be in front of the big brother next door. Although they didn't do anything serious, they did a lot of disgusting things. This time
When I saw my father collapsed, it felt like the sky was falling.
The United States is desperately trying to accumulate strength without ever thinking about regaining hegemony... That is unrealistic. If it wants to become hegemony again, it must take the initiative to initiate a world war and win it. Otherwise, it will not be able to suppress the challengers below.
But the problem is that war is not that easy to start, at least in this era there is no chance. After all, the United States is opposed to war, but the United States itself is politically correct in order to maintain international rules that are beneficial to itself.
That’s right!
This is what Americans do.
Although the old American likes to sell war very much, he is always on the front line of anti-war... In short, everyone is familiar with the double standard.
When he sells war, that is a real need. After all, his internal conflicts need external war to digest, and he also needs war to bring benefits to the entire system. He opposes war because he wants to maintain international rules. The international rules they have formulated. Rules are what they fear most.
It's chaos.
Once the chaos exceeds the rules, it means the establishment of new rules. He himself is the beneficiary of this set of rules, and the final interpretation of this set of rules is in his hands. It is naturally impossible for him to break such rules.
So he needs peace and he must fight against war.
This is not a conflict at all.
So you will see that he desperately promotes the importance of anti-war, and this kind of propaganda has not only had a very large impact on the outside for decades, but also has a very large impact on the inside. There are a lot of anti-war people in the United States.
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Especially the world war.
In short, he has neither the strength nor the conditions to launch a world war, so he can only give up the possibility of rising to become the hegemon again. Of course, it is temporary. Once the conditions are ripe, these bastards will definitely be the first to launch a war.
In short, for the sake of its own interests, the United States now needs to maintain the current international balance. Once a war actually breaks out, the United States will be the first to be affected. After all, when they were the boss, they committed countless crimes. Whenever the country is in turmoil,
They are the first to be unlucky.
Therefore, he cannot let other countries feel that the time has come to fight back, so he can only announce the truth.
Someone is going to touch Titan!
When other countries saw this situation, they immediately stopped watching and criticized this behavior in the harshest terms, and even began to support the United States!
Brother!
You must hold on!
Titan must not cause any more trouble!
However, this support has not been sent out yet.
A loud noise erupted from Scylla's sleeping place!!!
In the base, everyone watched in despair as the missile fell into the remaining Scylla cubs!
Then a bright light came on and nothing could be seen!
Everyone felt a suffocating atmosphere spreading among them... This was going to end!
"Retreat!" At this time, the commander said very confidently.