Liu Tao did not give in and said directly: "This is because the entire interception system calculated the energy loss of laser propagation in the atmosphere based on the air quality data on the rocket attack route, and concluded that the power of its own laser irradiator cannot be used within five kilometers. There was an effective interception outside the boundary, so the suicide mode was activated.
Due to cost and mass production considerations, and the main mission of Firefly is to intercept high-speed attacks by short-range missiles, its weapon power is not as powerful as those laser weapons whose mission is to kill the enemy, so the range and power All are relatively small.
Faced with this situation, Firefly will directly use its own energy system to explode at high speed, rush into the incoming missile group, and finally detonate. In this way, more than 3,000 micro steel balls placed in the body will be fired at high speed to damage the rocket midway. Or detonate. "
A group of people nodded in realization. Cost is always a big problem. The main attack targets of Firefly are the fuel, electronic components and explosive fuses of various incoming missiles or rockets, so there is no need for it to be like other laser weapons. In this way, it can melt through the high melting point alloy steel plate in a very short time. It does not mean that the higher the power configuration, the better.
After all, there are specialties in the art industry. Firefly only needs this configuration to complete the task well. It can even be used as a sniper rifle occasionally. Ten kilometers away, the killing effect on various alloy steel plates is not satisfactory due to power reasons. But within a range of one or two kilometers, the effect on the human body is still considerable.
Everyone can understand this. Firefly is only a type of laser weapon and is only responsible for missile interception at a distance of five to ten kilometers. Other basic units will be responsible for other tasks.
It's been less than a year since the birth of Yellow Diamond, and they are already very satisfied with the results of the research and development of laser weapons. After all, they have to eat one bite at a time.
While Liu Tao was talking, another group of fireflies separated from the five walls of the shooting range to replace the group that carried out the suicide interception.
While Liu Tao was explaining, the rockets had entered within the ten-kilometer range of Firefly. Suddenly, the rockets in a window began to explode one after another. In less than three seconds, everyone was watching more than twenty rockets. The bomb exploded without warning.
Before they could say anything, similar scenes appeared in several other windows.
Boom——Boom——Boom——
All the rockets exploded one after another. While the other six fireflies were working, a dozen fireflies on the road that launched the suicide interception also met with more than twenty rockets seven kilometers away from the center of the shooting range.
boom--
The blue fire lit up the firefly's body, and the energy contained in the yellow diamond was released in an instant.
After each firefly exploded, it formed a blue ball of light about five meters in diameter. Before the ball of light was formed, the more than 3,000 micro steel balls inside it had already spread rapidly in all directions.
Boom——Boom——Boom——
Facing the dense barrage formed by more than 40,000 steel balls, all the rockets had nowhere to hide. Then they exploded one after another. Three more rockets were lucky, and they were only slightly damaged by the steel balls, but this was already serious. It affected their guidance system, but they still couldn't escape the fate of exploding midway.
Because the large light ball formed by the self-explosion of a dozen fireflies in front still lay across the path ahead of them. After the rocket rushed into the light ball, it finally exploded without being overwhelmed.
So far, this wave of more than two hundred 122mm rockets has been successfully intercepted.
The group of big guys watching this scene were speechless for a long time. In the end, I don’t know who took the lead in applauding.
Pah pah pah pah——
There was a burst of warm applause in the conference room, but after the applause stopped, a group of big guys showed pained expressions and asked: "Can you introduce this system to us in detail?"
Liu Tao immediately answered their questions: "The standard system consists of a total of 400 fireflies and two stratospheric drones.
Of course, the number of fireflies can be flexibly adjusted as needed.
However, two stratospheric drones are indispensable. The drones are mainly responsible for monitoring meteorological conditions and detecting incoming targets in advance. They can detect various conditions within a radius of 50 kilometers, especially atmospheric data. "
"How about the whole system without the stratospheric drones and the system composed of Fireflies operating alone?"
"Without these two drones, there would be no problem with the normal operation of the entire system, but the detection range would be greatly reduced. The detection range of Firefly's own lidar is only one kilometer, and it will also be affected by the weather, especially In harsh environments, it can only guarantee high-precision detection within a radius of fifty meters.
In fact, it is not that we cannot achieve a larger detection range, but due to the current technological level, the cost is unacceptable. "
After this explanation, everyone nodded. Two stratospheric drones are equivalent to the effect of a radar, and they can also move with the fireflies. After all, a group of fireflies can move freely together to carry out various tasks. It is incredible. , but it is unrealistic to expect them to be able to take over the radar work themselves.
Unless a micro-radar can be developed that is small enough to be installed on a drone, has strong anti-interference ability, and has a detection range of 50 kilometers, and the cost is acceptable to everyone, but this is said to be unsaid. Niu B's radar and most of Blue Star's active radars have to be retired. This is only for military use. If it is applied in the civilian field, 90% of the related manufacturers will have to rush to the market as soon as the product is released.
"What's the cost?"
Finally asked the question that everyone was most concerned about, Liu Tao said politely: "Including the integrated control system and four hundred fireflies plus two stratospheric drones, the total is four million yuan. Each firefly costs nine." Thousand yuan, the stratospheric drone costs 50,000 yuan.”
Everyone nodded, feeling that the price was really cheap. However, Liu Tao's next words made their faces darken.
"This is the cost after deducting the research and development costs. I am not responsible for the purchase price. Oh, and the cost of the energy part of the entire system has not been calculated."
Damn it, we know that although energy is free, we can’t afford it!
They weren't worried even about the purchase price. No matter how expensive it was, it wouldn't be that expensive. It wouldn't be more than double the cost at most. But they never expected that their premonition about energy would finally come true.
What do fireflies rely on for energy?
Yellow diamond!
Since the yellow diamond was discovered, when communicating on internal projects in China, as long as it is related to the yellow diamond, everyone will first separate the energy aspect when submitting the budget, first talk about the costs in other places, and then talk about how much yellow diamond is needed. Drill.
Well, the mainland now implements a rationing system for yellow diamonds, and relevant units have received some tickets that are similar in length to food stamps.
Therefore, we can still save as much as possible, and try to make newly developed products use traditional energy. Use as little as possible.
Yellow diamonds are a treasure in everyone's heart. They will only appreciate in value but not depreciate. Therefore, for a group of big guys who need to consume their own quota, it is as painful as having their flesh cut off.
However, it is not very realistic to save the yellow diamond in Firefly. After all, it is a laser weapon. No matter how small the power is, it cannot be powered by a small battery.
A group of big guys immediately retreated, but they still asked: "Can the integrated control system be sold separately?"
Liu Tao had no idea about this. Although this sentence represented a failure in promoting the interception system, Anaheim's purpose was not to promote Firefly. The real product to be promoted was this set of cluster control technology.
7017k
