The international fleet finally broke through the interception of the insect aircraft, and the nuclear bombs that penetrated the insect swarm also played their due role. However, the aliens did not care about the loss of the insect swarm at all. The remaining insect aircraft did not flinch and continued to pounce at full speed.
International Fleet.
The battle continued, with artillery shells, missiles and thin lights passing by each other. Occasionally, missiles that passed through the interception penetrated into the insect swarm. In the end, there was bound to be a bright light that no one could ignore.
It may be that the international fleet has controlled the number of artillery-launched missiles, and the situation of large numbers of missiles breaking through interception has never happened again.
At this time, the distance between the two sides is still thousands of kilometers. This journey is gradually becoming chaotic due to the full-speed sprint of the insect plane, but there is still some time before direct contact. If nothing unexpected happens, the battle situation will not change in a short time, but all
Everyone is looking forward to the further development of the situation.
Another nuclear bomb exploded in the swarm of insects, and the bright light of the explosion fell into Huo Qiang's eyes. The intensity was obviously not as strong as the previous nuclear bombs.
Huo Qiang's eyes twitched slightly, and he instantly understood the key: "Chief of Staff, how many neutron bombs do we have?"
Wu Han was startled and suddenly realized: "Commander, are you saying that the bomb that exploded just now was a neutron bomb?"
Huo Qiang nodded: "Eight, nine, ten."
Zhuang Bo said: "In this situation, neutron bombs are indeed a solution." As he spoke, he turned his eyes to Wu Han.
When ordinary nuclear bombs explode in space, their lethality is mainly concentrated in optical radiation. This weapon is indeed somewhat ineffective under the current circumstances.
But the neutron bomb is different. This thing relies on rapid neutron flow to kill targets, and is more suitable for the current special environment than ordinary nuclear bombs.
Wu Han immediately brought up the virtual screen, and his fingers clicked randomly as if they were equipped with springs: "Two hundred and forty in total!"
"So few?" Zhuang Bo couldn't believe his ears.
Wu Han said: "It's good to have these. The higher-ups never planned to equip us with neutron bombs from the beginning!"
Zhuang Bo was no longer calm now: "I understand that we were not given neutron bombs, but where did these neutron bombs come from?"
The mission of the fleet this time is to attack Jupiter, so the nuclear bombs equipped by the fleet are polarized, either with super high yield or ultra low yield.
Let’s talk about super-large-yield nuclear bombs first. These nuclear bombs were specially prepared by the military to deal with satellites occupied by aliens. How heavy are they? To put it simply, the yield of 50 million tons is just the starting point, and 100 million tons is ordinary.
Half a billion tons is nothing, only 200 million tons or more is considered the main force.
According to military calculations, a 200-million-ton nuclear bomb detonating on a satellite will have a devastating impact on the geological structure of the explosion area. It is definitely a real strategic nuclear weapon.
As for ultra-low yield, there is nothing to say. The most common tactical nuclear weapons, regardless of missiles or artillery shells, any weapon that can use nuclear warheads are equipped with micro nuclear warheads.
This thing is the main anti-ship force of the human fleet. As long as an alien warship is hit by a nuclear bomb, at least a quarter of its hull will be lost. It is the nuclear bomb with the largest number of equipment and the most frequently used in the fleet.
Zhuang Bo knew the origins of these two nuclear bombs very well, but he had never heard that the fleet was equipped with neutron bombs.
Wu Han explained: "It's like this. When the fleet set out, all the inventory was moved out and the warships were not filled. Later, a batch of nuclear weapons were brought up from the ground, including these neutron bombs."
Zhuang Bo suddenly realized: "I understand!"
I understand, I really understand, but there are only two hundred and forty in total, which seems like a lot, but there are more than fifty battleships in the entire fleet. On average, a battleship can only get a little more than four.
Nuclear bombs have long been a conventional weapon against aliens. In a casual battle, dozens of them can be thrown. Four neutron bombs are too few to have much effect.
Huo Qiang also thought of this. He was silent for a while and said quietly: "Can you change the super nuclear bomb?"
Wu Han thought for a while and said: "It's difficult. The time is too short. The remaining time is less than an hour."
"Then you have to give it a try, arrange it, and let the technicians seize the time to see if they can change a few, even just one."
"Understood!" Wu Han immediately conveyed Huo Qiang's meaning.
Zhuang Bo on the side waited for Wu Han to finish his work, and then asked with a puzzled look: "Commander, Chief of Staff, why can't I understand what you are saying?"
Huo Qiang was not in the mood to study common sense, so he directly ordered Wu Han's general: "Chief of Staff, please explain."
"Yes!" Wu Han cleared his throat, "Deputy Commander Zhuang, I have to ask a question first. Do you know anything about nuclear bombs?"
Zhuang Bo said: "You know a little bit about it, you know that the hydrogen bomb is more powerful than the atomic bomb."
"Structure or something..."
"I didn't understand."
"Understood." Wu Han nodded, "That's right. The nuclear charge is uranium or plutonium, which is called an atomic bomb; the atomic bomb plus lithium hydrogen is called a hydrogen bomb, also called a biphasic bomb; a biphasic bomb is topped with a layer of depleted uranium.
Made into a shell... Well, this thing itself does not fission, but when worn outside the biphasic bomb, the high-energy neutrons produced by fusion can allow the uranium-238 to participate in fission, release more energy, and greatly increase the power of the nuclear bomb... We
The high-yield nuclear bombs equipped are all three-phase bombs."
Zhuang Bo looked understanding, nodded and said: "Then what?"
Wu Handao: "If the depleted uranium shell is removed, there will be nothing to block the high-energy neutrons produced by fusion, and it will become a neutron bomb... Of course, this is just a principle, in fact it is not that simple."
Zhuang Bo suddenly realized: "I understand, what you just meant was to remove the depleted uranium shell of the super nuclear bomb and turn the super nuclear bomb into a neutron bomb?"
"That's what it means." Wu Han said.
Zhuang Bo added: "If I remember correctly, the yield of neutron bombs is not very high, right?" Neutron bombs mainly rely on high-energy neutrons to kill targets. They are famous for killing enemies without destroying objects. If the yield is too high, it will
It loses the characteristic of killing enemies without destroying objects.
"That's what happened." Wu Han said.
Zhuang Bo looked at the battlefield on the screen: "What is the yield of our neutron bomb, and what is the radius of its power if it is placed on the battlefield?"
Wu Han said: "Normally, the killing radius should be 1.7 kilometers, and when dealing with insect drones, it should be about one kilometer."
The insect machine has a solid shell and is very resistant to radiation. Wu Han had to be conservative in his estimation.
"What about the super nuclear bomb? What will be the effect after the modification?"
Wu Han did a simple calculation: "The diameter of the blast core should be between twenty and twenty-five kilometers, and the killing range must be at least more than a hundred kilometers, right?"
The former Soviet Union's super nuclear bomb Big Ivan was designed to have a yield of 100 million tons and a theoretical killing radius of 1,000 kilometers. He gave a killing radius of 100 kilometers, which was extremely conservative. The actual killing radius could only be more or less.
