The launch of the space carrier was uneventful. Although Beiyuezhou did not deliberately keep it secret, there were not many people who knew about it. On the contrary, the International Base learned the news immediately.
After several rounds of consultations, the base group made a development plan for space carriers and ordinary warships to go hand in hand.
Americans don't want to be led by Beiyue Capital, but the reality is that everyone is strong and others are weak. No matter how reluctant the pragmatic Americans are, they can't go against the objective laws. There is no way to follow Beiyue Capital's footsteps.
After a year of rapid development, Beiyuezhou is now different from what it used to be. It has made great progress in terms of base size, number of mines, smelting capacity, manufacturing capacity, industrial and agricultural production, and lunar soil extraction. Its production capacity and output are far beyond
A year ago, it was not only the strongest backing of the Beiyuezhou fleet, but also left the international base far behind.
The international base was very dissatisfied with this situation and tried every means to surpass Beiyuezhou, even slowing down the development of the international fleet. Otherwise, the international fleet would never be the size it is now.
A year later, Beiyuezhou is still operated by Beidu, but the member states of the base group have increased to fourteen.
The situation on earth has not fundamentally changed. The major countries in the world are still focusing on fighting against insect pests. There are only a few countries that have the spare capacity to develop into space. However, many countries with insufficient national strength are trying their best to infiltrate base groups.
, hoping to catch this wave of ride.
Due to various considerations such as political and economic interests, the Yankees selectively absorb a few member states, but there are many countries in the examination period.
The Yankees tried to internationalize and complicate the moon issue by recruiting new members, but the Northern Capital did not accept this approach at all, and only talked about their strength. The Yankees were feeling extremely uncomfortable, filled with indignation but unable to do anything.
The competition between Beidu and the Base Group has long since turned to the bright side. As long as one is not blind, one can see the overt and covert nastiness of both parties.
Mao Zi's passion for going into space has never been extinguished, and he has always wanted to take advantage of the contradiction between Beiyuezhou and the international base to open a gap to go to space. Unfortunately, Beidou is very wary of the unscrupulous Mao Zi and has never agreed to Mao Zi's request.
Maozi's domestic insect infestation is mainly concentrated in Siberia, and the damage in its European territories is not serious. As the international situation stabilizes, Maozi's situation is slowly improving, and he gradually has the idea of self-reliance.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how you say it, Maozi was one of the three major space nations in the past. It has neither difficulties nor technology, and no one can stop it if it is determined to develop into space.
But the aerospace engineering is in full view of everyone, and the launch of the spacecraft cannot be hidden from anyone. Just by looking at the size of the rocket, you can tell where Maozi wants to send the spacecraft.
As vested interests, neither Beidu nor the base group would allow Maozi to join the Moon Club. The result was that Maozi's spaceship would have no problem going to the sky, but problems would arise if it changed orbit and flew to the moon, or it was hit by an abandoned satellite.
Either it was hit by an unknown celestial body, or the spacecraft malfunctioned inexplicably. In short, you can go to the sky, but not the moon!
No matter how rough Mao Zi's skills were, he would never have had so many accidents in a row. Anyone with a brain would understand that someone must be behind the scenes.
However, both the Yankees and Beidu were very secretive. Maozi knew who was responsible, but couldn't find any evidence.
The United States does not want to see Mao Zedong rise again, and Beijing, which has already risen, does not want a powerful and restless neighbor around it. Since Mao Zedong has shown signs of decline, it is better to let it decline forever.
In fact, even if Maozi is given a chance, Maozi will never catch up with Beiyuezhou and the international base. Two years is not long, but it is enough for Beidu and Washington to leave Moscow far behind.
There is actually nothing wrong with having less troublemakers on the moon.
In terms of armaments, after the Penglai, the orbital factory built the second space carrier Kunlun. It will form the dual core of the fleet with the Penglai and continue the unfinished journey to Jupiter.
In addition to the aerospace carrier, the orbital factory is also responsible for the construction of supporting battleships. Two fleets with the aerospace carrier as the core and other battleships as auxiliaries are slowly taking shape in the orbital factory.
In addition to paying attention to various miscellaneous matters, Beitu's main focus is still on Jupiter.
Although the alien fleet was successfully eliminated, the expedition fleet was also completely annihilated by the aliens' pursuit and interception. Both sides had the home field advantage, so it could only be regarded as a tie.
Since humans can make the decision to go on another expedition, aliens must have similar thoughts. Maybe one day, another alien fleet will sail out from Jupiter.
Humanity learned a lot of experience and lessons from the Kuanglan Battle and figured out the force value of aliens. But then again, this long-lasting battle didn't expose human beings' weaknesses to aliens?
If aliens attack again, they will most likely learn to be smarter, and smart enemies often require more effort to deal with.
To this end, the military specially organized personnel to conduct a large number of actual combat exercises, hoping to find a way to maximize its strengths, avoid weaknesses, and give full play to its own advantages.
But no matter how you look at it, human beings have only a handful of advantages, and nuclear energy is undoubtedly the strongest golden finger God has given to mankind.
So the military, which still didn't know how to avoid shortcomings, got into the trap. In addition to all the missiles carrying nuclear warheads, all the artillery shells were also nuclear-armed. If the artillery shells with a net weight of less than ten kilograms hit an alien warship, half of it would be destroyed with one shot.
A battleship.
The military also wants to equip the fleet with a batch of rockets carrying nuclear warheads. However, considering that rockets are far less maneuverable than missiles, they simply cancel the rockets on the warships and replace them with small missiles.
In response to the problems exposed in the Battle of Kuanglan, the military has comprehensively optimized the missiles used in space battles. The new missiles are smaller, lighter, faster, and their maneuverability has also been greatly improved.
In order to save the limited space on the warship, the military also conducted miniaturization experiments on nuclear power engines, hoping to apply the experimental results to aerospace fighters.
The experiment was indeed successful, but the laser used to detonate the fuel balls consumed very high energy. Unless a nuclear reactor was installed on the fighter jet, the little electrical energy stored on the fighter jet would not be able to drive the nuclear power engine at all.
The military does have micro-reactors that can be installed in fighter jets, but even if the military spares no expense, the maintenance of the reactor is not a simple matter. By then, fighter jet maintenance will become a nightmare for ground crews.
In the end, the fighter jet was still equipped with a recoil thruster using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as raw materials, but a series of optimized designs were carried out on the thruster to reduce its volume and increase its power.
Time flies by quickly, and a few months pass in the blink of an eye. In late July, the second expedition fleet was formed, and in early August, the expedition fleet set sail as planned.
