Vol 4 Chapter 698: Three weapon development directions

When it comes to mechanical and thermal weapons, Eve's eyes brighten, and then he asks: "Professor, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the development of these three weapons? The development of kinetic energy weapons should not be good, right? Kinetic energy weapons. Will it be eliminated in the future?"
After thinking about it for a while, Yang Yuping replied: "In fact, the thermal weapon most used by humans at this stage is still a kinetic energy weapon. Therefore, the thermal weapon most familiar to mankind is actually a kinetic energy weapon."
All firearms and artillery are actually kinetic weapons.
"The most obvious feature of a kinetic energy weapon is its high initial velocity, kills the target with kinetic energy, and has a strong ability to break armor. However, it also has the disadvantage that it is greatly affected by environmental factors and there is no way to adjust its direction after ejecting from the chamber..."
Yang Yuping explained:
In fact, the earth’s environment is very unsuitable for kinetic energy weapons to function. The reason is also very simple, because the earth’s atmospheric density is high, and after ejecting the bullet, it will slow down under air resistance and eventually lose its lethality.
"However, don't think that kinetic energy weapons are the earliest thermal weapons that mankind came into contact with. Just think that this thermal weapon is very backward.
"In fact, kinetic energy weapons can play a greater role in space warfare.
"The reason is also very simple, because in space warfare, there is usually no atmosphere, that is to say, the air that hinders bullets is gone.
"Therefore, in space warfare, we can usually regard the initial velocity of a kinetic energy weapon as the hit speed. How fast the initial velocity is, the more lethality of the kinetic energy weapon is.
"To sum up, kinetic energy weapons are an optional development direction in the future. The pursuit is the ultimate muzzle velocity and shell quality.
"With the diversification of warheads, a very powerful space warfare weapon system can be developed."
After listening to the old professor's explanation, everyone suddenly felt bright.
In fact, for most people, there is a misunderstanding in the subconscious that kinetic energy weapons will be eliminated in the future.
However, space warfare has given kinetic energy weapons a larger stage for performance due to different environments.
"What about missile weapons?"
Eve then asked. Yang Yuping just now said that there are three development directions for future space warfare weapons. The second is missile weapons.
Yang Yuping answered patiently: "Missile weapons are also a future development direction for space warfare weapons.
"In fact, human beings have been very proficient in missile technology at the first stage, and we can indeed continue to study this aspect in the future.
"Missile weapons usually have a slow initial velocity, but they can continue to accelerate during launch, and they can change direction after launch.
"Compared with kinetic energy weapons, missile weapons have a relatively long range. However, missile weapons also have shortcomings. Because of their low initial velocity, they are easily detected by the enemy during launch and may be intercepted."
Eve then asked: "What about lasers? How about laser weapons?"
"Laser weapons are relatively new weapons. They sound more sci-fi, but laser weapons also have advantages and disadvantages..."
Yang Yuping went on to explain the feasibility of the development of laser weapons: "The most obvious feature of laser weapons is that the rate of fire can be regarded as the speed of light, so it can be regarded as launch or hit, which is a type of weapon that is difficult to avoid.
"However, laser weapons also have shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming is that it consumes huge energy and has almost no mass. It is prone to energy dissipation in space, which leads to a short range of laser weapons in space warfare.
"Kinetic energy weapons, missile weapons, and laser weapons. Of these three weapon systems, missile weapons have the longest range, laser weapons have the shortest range, and kinetic energy weapons are medium-range.
"Therefore, under normal circumstances, we would think that laser weapons belong to the edge warfare in space warfare."
Eve frowned and asked, "Which of the three weapon systems is better?"
The direction of her thinking is towards the MEKA mecha. She likes the Shenzhou, but she will not abandon MEKA, so when considering the weapon system, MEKA is also taken into consideration.
Yang Yuping seemed to see Eve’s careful thoughts, and smiled:
If it’s your mecha, I suggest that you equip laser weapons, preferably plasma knives, and engage in edge-to-edge combat. That’s how you can take advantage of mechas. environment of."
What are the advantages of mecha?
Obviously it is comparable to human mobility.
If it is a distance of several hundred kilometers, or even thousands of kilometers, it makes no difference whether the airframe grows into the shape of a spacecraft or a mecha.
The role of the mecha can only be reflected in close combat.
Therefore, if the mecha wants to play a role, the goal is to fight at close range, then laser weapons are the best choice.
And it is not a launching laser weapon, but a plasma light knife type weapon. Holding a lightsaber to fight is the development direction of mecha.
Eve asked again: "Professor, will we vigorously develop laser weapons?"
After Yang Yuping was silent for a moment, he replied: "No at this stage, because laser weapons require huge energy support, although we have built a solar furnace, and the solar furnace can provide inexhaustible energy for human civilization at this stage.
"However, for future space wars, the energy provided by the solar furnace at this stage is actually not enough.
"Therefore, at this stage, our energy technology cannot support the large-scale deployment of laser weapons, and can only be used as a supplement to other weapon systems."
Eve went on to ask: "Are there other shortcomings of laser weapons?"
"If there are shortcomings, there may indeed be other shortcomings in the future, that is the problem of energy shield..."
Yang Yuping thoughtfully replied: "The laser weapon is a bit fast, and it hits almost instantly.
"However, there is another obvious disadvantage of laser weapons, that is, they have no quality.
"The lack of quality of laser rays leads to poor inertia and poor penetration of energy shields.
"Therefore, although laser weapons have a high hit rate, they will be restrained by energy shield technology.
"However, for humans at this stage, the energy shield technology is too far away.
"If you choose laser weapons in the future, it will be a competition between laser weapons and energy shield technology, that is, a competition between the total energy of both parties."
Eve nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "Then we should develop kinetic energy weapons or missile weapons?"
"This is still inconclusive. However, you can explore both types of weapons. The development of weapon technology is not about developing one weapon and completely abandoning other weapon systems."
Yang Yuping looked into the distance, looking forward to it: "Which kind of weapon will be developed more advanced in the future will be used.
"Moreover, we can also change the weapon system according to the combat environment.
"In space warfare, more kinetic energy weapons are used, and in star warfare, missile weapons are the main ones. Laser weapons are used as a supplement to other weapon systems." Yang Yuping thought about his views.