This grading method places a small expectation on Zhao Changxing. He hopes that everyone can feel from this that even the most advanced "Everest" class spacecraft formation, placed in the context of the entire civilization classification system, is only the most elementary "Mercury" class formation.
He hopes that people can draw some motivation from this and never be complacent with their current achievements and always move forward.
Looking at the "Mercury" class spacecraft formation that only existed in the blueprint, with only one spacecraft at the moment, and the rest of the supporting aerospace carriers, early warning spacecrafts, demining spacecrafts, and small combat spacecrafts, Zhao Changxing couldn't help but start. Thinking: "I wonder when our civilization will have a 'Venus' class, 'Earth' class, and even more advanced 'King' class, 'Neptune' class spacecraft combat formations? Presumably by that time, our civilization will also have Now that you have entered the ranks of advanced civilization, you no longer have to worry about being destroyed by other existences..."
Of course, this is just imagination. The most important thing now is to actually build the "Mercury" class spacecraft formation and train enough soldiers to form combat effectiveness.
As for the future, it is enough to crush the current "Mercury" class combat spaceship formation. It can destroy its "Venus" class spacecraft formation with one to one hundred with ease and without any damage. Presumably, it must have reached at least the third level of civilization. come out.
After this military exercise, Zhao Changxing knew that it was the right time to comprehensively promote military-related construction.
In the high orbit of Planet 3, which is the earliest human civilization has set foot in, is the most developed, has the most comprehensive infrastructure, and has the most powerful industrial capabilities, a piece of airspace has been designated as a military restricted area, and large-scale construction has begun. Resources began to gather here.
With the experience of building "Unit 1", a new dock that can industrialize and build "Everest" class spacecraft in an industrial and streamlined manner was built in less than ten years. Along with it, more than 3,000 supporting parts factories were built.
——The four levels of "Everest", "Kunlun", "Taihang" and "Taishan" are still retained within the civilization after discussion. Among them, the "Everest" class always refers to the most advanced main combat spacecraft in the current stage, the "Kunlun" class always refers to the next-level main combat spacecraft, and so on.
With the development of science and technology, after a new generation of main combat spacecraft is manufactured, the original "Everest" class spacecraft will be downgraded to the "Kunlun" class, and so on.
What these more than 3,000 supporting military factories can produce are only some of the most core components among the various types and models of combat spacecraft. For example, engines, combat systems, emergency repair tools, etc. For the rest, which are in a peripheral position, such as temperature control systems, kitchen systems, water circulation systems, etc., after discussion, the war committee decided to hand over the orders to the society, or civilized enterprises, or private enterprises to complete, in order to Share the pressure on the military and create appropriate benefits for society.
Of course, compared with ordinary civilian supplies, military orders have higher quality requirements. Once a breach of contract occurs, the penalties will be more severe.
The number of factories and companies that have received orders from the military is as high as tens of thousands.
Through this indirect method, the government of human civilization has achieved to a certain extent the purpose of gathering the power of all civilizations to promote the improvement of military strength.
Under this circumstance, the first official "Everest" class main combat spacecraft formation began to be conceived. At the same time, larger-scale military expansion operations were launched throughout civilization.
At this stage, the War Council has broadly divided its subordinate personnel into two categories. The first category is combat-related, including front-line soldiers, reserve forces, strategic and tactical researchers, etc. In short, they are all related to front-line combat. The second category is production-related personnel, including major military factories, research institutes, ground staff, etc., which are not related to front-line combat.
Production-related personnel can be recruited through social recruitment without special attention. At this time, the most important thing to recruit for this military expansion is combat-related personnel.
At this stage, the total number of combat-related personnel is only about one hundred thousand. In this round of military expansion, Zhao Changxing directly plans to increase it tenfold to one million.
With this shift in strategic levels, almost everyone in the entire human civilization has been directly or indirectly involved.
Recruitment points have been set up in all major space cities, and slogans and symbols of "Join the army and protect your home and country" are filled with major film and television media and public places. Countless passenger ships belonging to the military shuttled around the major space cities, transporting young men and women full of ambition and passion to the military restricted areas.
Here, the first phase of construction of the boot camp has been completed. Recruits will receive basic space combat training and related knowledge here, and become accustomed to living under strict discipline, completing the transition from civilians to soldiers.
The first phase of military training lasted five years. During this process, new recruits who do not meet the requirements will continue to be dismissed. In the end, there are probably less than 10,000 people who can pass the assessment and stay in the army to become formal soldiers. However, even among the 10,000 people who remain in the end, there are probably less than a hundred people who are qualified to enter "Unit No. 1" for practical training.
Most of the remaining people will be assigned to ground support, machinery, logistics and other positions, and they will not even be able to enter the front-line combat troops. The remaining lucky few are eligible to receive training in the early warning spacecraft, small combat spacecraft, minelayers, space carriers and other secondary spacecraft of the "Everest" class main combat spacecraft formation.
Corresponding to the most stringent selection standards are extremely high welfare benefits.
Even the lowest-ranking official soldiers, who can only stay in ground support, mechanical and other positions, and have only obtained the lowest military rank of "Third Class Private", their salary is far higher than the social average.
In addition to a wide range of benefits and security, the salary of a third-class soldier is enough to provide an entire family with an average life in society. If you perform well, get the best score in the graduation examination, obtain the rank of "Lieutenant", and become one of the lucky 100 people who can enter Unit 1 for practical training, your salary will be greatly improved.
Scientists at the Institute of Social Research were once worried that too high a salary would lead to uneven development of civilization, causing too many people to focus only on becoming soldiers, thereby neglecting other aspects of society. In this regard, Zhao Changxing's opinion is that in this relatively special stage of civilization development, it is still necessary to implement a certain degree of "military first strategy".
There is no possibility of adjustment in the future.
Under this situation, the first "Everest" class main combat spacecraft finally left the dock and was handed over to the military. The matching aerospace carriers, early warning spacecraft, small combat spacecraft, etc. were also completed within the next two years and were also handed over to the military.
However, those responsible for operating this first "Mercury"-class main combat spaceship formation in the history of human civilization are about 15,000 soldiers who have been selected through layers and all have the highest quality. They have been waiting for this moment. More than twenty years.
After more than twenty years of rigorous training and more than twenty years of military career, the matters he is responsible for have been engraved deep in his genes like instinct.
After only one year of adaptive training, the War Commission submitted a report to Zhao Changxing.
The first "Mercury" class main combat spacecraft formation has formed combat effectiveness.
"It's not enough, far from it."
Yes, just one "Mercury" class main combat spacecraft formation is far from enough to protect the safety of human civilization and the happy life of the people.
In the third year after this, the second "Mercury" class main combat spacecraft formation was delivered to the military. Then the third, the fourth, the fifth, and so on until the tenth.
Regardless of whether it is a combat spaceship or anything else, once it enters a formalized and streamlined construction mode, once the power of industry is unleashed, the construction speed will increase rapidly.
The first spacecraft may take ten years to build, and the second may only take two years, or even less.
After the construction of the ten "Mercury" class main combat spacecraft formations was completed, the major factories in the military restricted area began to fully construct the next-level "Asteroid"-class spacecraft formations, as well as the next-level, suitable for A fleet of Comet-class spacecraft for smaller missions.
On one side are the equipment, on the other are the personnel, both are advancing rapidly and steadily.
On the other side, with the increase in delivered equipment, the War Council can finally conduct military exercises that are more simulated and closer to actual combat scenarios.
No matter how perfect the theoretical system is, it is just a castle in the air. Without practical testing, people will never know how huge omissions there are in their own theoretical system.
As a result, the Lakai 9352 galaxy fell into the rumbling "fire of war".
At the edge of a huge star, two "Mercury"-class main combat spacecraft formations met unexpectedly. They immediately used their own methods to protect themselves and kill the enemy. This was a drill for "fighting in a high-temperature and high-radiation environment near stars." suject".
Near a certain asteroid, a defensive "Comet"-class combat spacecraft formation, with the assistance of numerous ground forts, tenaciously resisted the attack of an "asteroid"-class spacecraft formation - this was a drill "Asteroid Defense and Offensive Warfare Subject".
In addition, there are a wide variety of "large planet offensive and defensive warfare subjects", "Space Environment Marine Corps special operations subjects", "large planet offensive and defensive warfare subjects with macro atmosphere", "space field operations" Subjects", "Ice Planet Surface Special Operations Subjects" and so on.
The total number is up to hundreds of species.
Even so, the military has not yet conducted combat drills related to gas giant planets and gas ice giants. Because there is no such type of planet in this star system.
