Chapter 169 Level (for the Science Fiction Starlight Award
Overall, this spaceship is more like a combination of Level 2 civilization technology and Level 3 civilization. Compared with the most advanced combat spacecraft manufactured by Level 2 peak civilization, this spaceship surpasses it in some aspects, such as energy and propulsion.
Efficiency - The energy source at the peak of the second-level civilization is still nuclear fusion, and this spacecraft adopts the annihilation of matter and antimatter.
But in some places, this spacecraft is lagging behind. For example, the overall flight control system of the spacecraft, certain materials, certain performances, etc.
Overall, after a comprehensive evaluation by scientists and military experts, they believe that the overall performance and combat effectiveness of this spacecraft should still exceed that of the second-level peak civilization, but it does not have an overwhelming advantage.
Compared with the second-level pinnacle civilizations such as the Deep Space Civilization, this spaceship operates well. Facing spaceships of the same level, it should be able to achieve an exchange ratio of one to two or one to three. Any more would not be possible.
Compared with the real third-level civilization, there is still a considerable gap. Its comprehensive performance and combat effectiveness are not even comparable to the Yuanhang spacecraft in its intact period.
The Yuanhang spacecraft has a vacuum cannon, but it does not.
At this moment, inside its weightless spacecraft, among the many combat readiness supplies, life support systems, etc., many Space Force soldiers who have previously been trained in the simulation cabin, with the help of their respective auxiliary exoskeleton systems,
Underneath, they flew quickly in the sky, and each arrived at their proper position.
There are a total of about a thousand warriors in this spaceship. These warriors are divided into the following parts to ensure the normal operation of the spacecraft and external combat.
The first is undoubtedly the command system. The command system consists of a captain, three to five deputy captains, a staff director and more than 30 staff officers, as well as corresponding intelligence, information processing, scientific advisors, etc.
personnel, responsible for the management and command of the entire spacecraft.
The second is the internal protection system. In normal times, the personnel of the internal protection system are responsible for the daily maintenance of the spacecraft. During wartime, they are responsible for the emergency repair of the spacecraft to ensure that the spacecraft can face the battle in the best condition. Because the internal protection system is extremely
For important reasons, it is directly led by a deputy captain.
The third is the combat system. There is nothing much to say about this system. It is responsible for directly implementing the will of the spacecraft leadership and manipulating the corresponding weapons to attack the enemy.
The fourth is the logistics system. The logistics system is mainly responsible for the management of energy, materials, medical care, repairs, canteens, etc. in the spacecraft.
In addition, there are some smaller systems, such as the captain's guard, which is responsible for the captain's safety and also for maintaining the internal order of the spacecraft, such as the ship's military court, such as the disciplinary department, etc., but they are all generally classified under
among the remaining four categories.
After all, the number of warriors in the spaceship is not too many, so there is no need to set it too finely to waste personnel.
When all the soldiers were in their positions, the first military exercise of human civilization since arriving in the Lakai 9352 galaxy officially began.
Opposing this spacecraft are some combat spacecraft that have been eliminated by the Space Force in the past. There are about 30 of them in total, of which there are six that are larger than this spaceship that is made with the most advanced technology. The rest
They are also the most powerful and combat-effective among the eliminated spaceships. The exercise scenario is a space encounter under restricted conditions.
Zhao Changxing, a group of civilization leaders, and war committee members sat in the director's office, watching the big screen in front of them attentively, looking at the rows of data and the bright spots or light clusters representing different spacecrafts, different stars, and different celestial bodies.
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In the vast space, a spaceship and a fleet were traveling quickly, approaching each other. When the distance between the two sides was still millions of kilometers, the director made a decision.
"With the equipment of the No. 1 aircraft, the enemy fleet has been discovered at this moment. The enemy fleet has not discovered the No. 1 aircraft."
This spacecraft does not yet have a name, and is only temporarily called Unit 1.
After receiving the judgment, the temporary captain of Unit 1 immediately issued an attack order. In an instant, thousands of electromagnetic cannons roared simultaneously on Unit 1, firing a torrent of precise electromagnetic gun projectiles. At the same time, a
The No. 1 aircraft immediately began maneuvering, changed its trajectory, hid itself again, and began to reduce its own speed.
After being attacked by electromagnetic cannon projectiles, three battleships in the enemy fleet were immediately marked for destruction and exited the battle sequence. The remaining battleships immediately formed a battle formation and began to counterattack the No. 1 aircraft.
But at this moment, Unit 1 has already hidden in other directions. All attacks launched at the coordinates calculated by calculating the ballistic trajectory have failed. And even if the air and space scanning system is turned on to maximum power, no trace of Unit 1 can be found at all.
They tried to release a large number of spy satellites, but they were accurately destroyed one by one as soon as they were released. They tried to release jamming bombs and hide their specific positions by creating a large number of echoes, but failed. They tried to escape, but their propulsion power was not at all
Not as good as the enemy.
In this dark universe, Unit 1 was changing its position like a leisurely stroll, relying on its outstanding stealth ability to always hide in the dark and never being discovered by the enemy fleet. Occasionally, it would send out a burst of not too violent fire.
Attack, damage or destroy a warship, and the enemy fleet will have to make a violent response.
Occasionally, a few projectiles will hit the No. 1 machine, but they are completely unable to break through the high-performance special steel and metallic hydrogen. The defense adopts active and passive dual blast armor technology.
Finally, until all the energy of the enemy fleet was exhausted and it completely lost its mobility, Unit 1 launched several medium-sized interstellar missiles to "destroy" them.
During this process, the enemy fleet was unable to find the true location of the No. 1 aircraft until it was completely destroyed.
I don’t even know how I died.
Even ordinary people without much military knowledge can see from this encounter that the No. 1 machine's true strength was completely destroyed without even using half of it, which once attracted people's attention.
Proud of a "powerful" fleet.
"Leader, in fact, the combat effectiveness of Unit 1 still has huge room for improvement." A member of the War Commission reported: "In fact, Unit 1 is not very suitable for such small-scale encounters. It is more suitable for large-scale encounters."
A large-scale battle, a field battle in space.
In our deduction, a spacecraft like Unit 1 is more appropriately positioned as the 'offensive core' of a fleet, assuming the responsibility of the 'combat fulcrum'.
This fleet should consist of the following types of ships:
First, it is an aerospace carrier responsible for battlefield delivery, material supply, logistical support, and intelligence core. It can also be regarded as a space fortress; second, there are about a hundred small and medium-sized combat spacecraft, responsible for fighting with the enemy.
, to eliminate small targets; third, there are at least 10,000 or more spy satellites, coupled with one to two early warning spacecraft, to build one's own communication network and collect battlefield intelligence; fourth, there are two to four anti-missile spacecraft.
Specially responsible for destroying enemy interstellar missiles and providing cover for our interstellar missiles. Fifth, at least one minesweeping and mine-laying spacecraft. Sixth...
Interstellar warfare should be systematic, with a variety of spacecraft with different functions working together, each assuming different responsibilities, so that the greatest combat effectiveness can be exerted. If there is such a system, then the combat effectiveness of the No. 1 aircraft will also be improved
Many times.
Such a spaceship formation would require a total of about 15,000 soldiers."
Zhao Changxing nodded: "When can we have such a complete fleet of spacecraft and form a combat effectiveness?"
The war commissioner thought for a moment and replied: "20 years."
"When I leave this galaxy, I want to see ten such spacecraft formations. The next level, independent spacecraft formations suitable for carrying out smaller missions, must have at least 20."
"yes!"
With ten such spacecraft formations, the number of front-line soldiers alone would be more than 150,000. Add in 20 smaller one or two-level, more flexible spacecraft formations, and the number of front-line soldiers would be close to 300,000.
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Including other supporting personnel, such as ground support, reserve forces, military academies, rear lines, military factories, scientific research institutes, etc., the total number of personnel with military establishment will definitely exceed five million, and may even reach six million.
For a civilization with a total population of only 200 million, this is quite a lot no matter how you look at it.
Zhao Changxing nodded: "How do you classify the levels of these spaceships?"
"Based on different tonnages, comprehensive performance, and combat capabilities, we initially plan to divide them into four levels. The highest level is codenamed after the highest peak in the earth's era, 'Mount Everest'. The lower levels are 'Kunlun' and 'Taihang'.
','Taishan'.
For the main combat spacecraft formation, we plan to use the 'Everest' class aerospace carrier, the 'Everest' class combat spacecraft and early warning spacecraft, and mine clearance spacecraft, combined with a certain number of 'Kunlun' class and 'Taihang' class combat spacecraft.
Collectively referred to as the Everest-class spacecraft formation."
Zhao Changxing shook his head, thought for a moment, and finally rejected this classification method.
"When measuring the combat effectiveness of a spaceship formation, you can also add the level of civilization into the equation. Just use...just use the eight major planets in the solar system and divide the levels from the inside to the outside."
Facing Zhao Changxing's words, everyone was a little confused.
"The most advanced and most combat-effective spacecraft formation we are currently building has a technological level that is approximately at the peak of the second-level civilization. Let's call it the first level and designate it as a 'Mercury'-class spacecraft formation. Below that, we will temporarily call it '
Asteroid' class, 'Comet' class are used as code names. Above them, there are 'Venus' class, 'Earth' class, etc.
Taking the current comprehensive strength of the 'Mercury' class spacecraft formation as a benchmark, when will the comprehensive strength of the spacecraft formation we create make a qualitative leap compared to the current 'Mercury' class spacecraft formation and be able to form a crushing situation?
We can call it the 'Venus' class spacecraft formation."