In the information age, the speed of information dissemination is far beyond people’s imagination.
So much so that before a timid piece of news from the military came out, the entire Internet had spread the heroic figure of 3001 soaring in the sky.
At first, some people argued that this was an ordinary airplane. After all, the angle was different and it looked different. But with the expansion of various pictures and videos, especially the verification from local friends in Dalian... most netizens have confirmed that this is a battleship.
So the military announcement "only" played the role of announcing the name.
——"Today, our military conducted the maiden test flight of the 'Qin' class aerospace frigate. The test is currently going well, so the people of the motherland can rest assured."
But the significance of the announcement is extraordinary.
So almost instantly, the topic that had been freely discussed by netizens before was immediately ranked as the number one hot search topic on major websites.
"Qin" has become a Chinese character that has captured the world's attention.
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Huang Jinsong had a hasty dinner and went to the roof with his telescope.
The old house is a bungalow. Due to the continuous autumn rain in the past two days, the roof is covered with moss. He tidied up hastily and pointed the astronomical telescope at the sky.
According to the latest news, the "Qin" has arrived at an altitude of 30,000 meters above the strait, and some good people have already announced the pictures seen with telescopes.
As night fell, Huang Jinsong found his target easily.
After all, in the dark night, the light of the six-way attitude engine is so dazzling that it can be easily spotted in the sky even without a telescope.
Under the telescope, the "Qin" is undoubtedly clearer.
Because in addition to the fire of the attitude engine, the entire spacecraft is also brightly lit, hanging in the sky like a bright moon.
Huang Jinsong held his breath, slowly moved the camera, and looked at the battleship greedily.
Suddenly, several rays of light rose from the side of the battleship, and the dazzling firelight turned the lens into incandescence.
Huang Jinsong was startled and looked up instantly.
Under the night sky, a few rays of light visible to the naked eye were like shooting stars, streaking across the sky and heading straight for the sea.
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Sitting on a worn-out wicker chair, Huang Jinsong kept breathing and couldn't help himself for a long time.
He turned on his phone and clicked on Weibo.
The latest news has appeared on Weibo.
The previous light was the "Qin" releasing missiles.
"Friends, it's OK, I saw it with my own eyes. Six rounds were fired just now!"
"It doesn't matter how many rounds you put out, the main thing is to see how many rounds you can put out at the same time!"
"Based on the volume, there must be more than a hundred rounds."
"Not necessarily. The 10,000-ton 055 only has 112 rounds. The Qin is about the same size as the Yaoyuehao, so it must be three or four thousand tons."
"Can the tonnage of an empty ship and the displacement of a ship be compared together?"
"They just can't be put together, so it's impossible to exceed 055."
"Stop arguing. At this moment, I just want to compose a poem. Master Wang Beiding...wrong, try again. Master Wang went south to Tan Yueyue, and never forgot to tell Nai Weng on WeChat."
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After closing WeChat messages, Huang Jinsong immediately switched to Zhihu.
The first question on Zhihu is "How do you view the test flight of my country's first aerospace warship? What is the special significance of naming it 'Qin'?"
After clicking on it, as expected, the top-ranked answers were those that were like chicken blood, very similar to Weibo. But after just flipping through it, he saw an answer from doireann.
This Doireann, he is also paying attention to, it is said that he is in the same unit as Professor Ye Ming.
"...What is the first thing that comes to mind when you see the word Qin?"
"I think many people are like me. When they first saw it, what they thought of was that the King of Qin would conquer Liuhe and unify China - talking about BYD's Ni Zuokai."
"As we all know, as the only one among the five permanent members who still..., what we need to complete most is..."
"Then the mission of 'Qin' is just like the meaning of the word. It will definitely lead us to the unification of the country and the sea and the sky."
"As a side note, as far as I know, its projection ability exceeds that of 055 - does the mighty Da Qin also want to save face?"
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Huang Jinsong silently turned off his cell phone and moved the telescope downstairs.
Grandma has finished cleaning up and is sitting on the sofa watching TV.
On the TV, a funny variety show was being played, and there was a lot of singing and dancing.
Huang Jinsong thought for a while and sat next to grandma.
"Grandma, do we have the opposite flag at home?"
"What's wrong? What's going on? Then who called?" Huang Jinsong made grandma so confused that she even blurted out the Shandong dialect of her ancestral home.
"Maybe, we really have to call."
Huang Jinsong took a deep breath.
He is blue and supports going back, but he really doesn't know whether there are flags at home - but he also knows that many people do have flags at home.
Especially last year, after Lao Mei left, some people with clear heads started to prepare.
However, after waiting for a year, there has been no movement from the other side.
"Today, they used a very powerful weapon."
"How powerful is it?"
Huang Jinsong didn't know how to describe it to his grandma, so after thinking about it, he had to give an accurate description.
"The kind of power that is invincible in the world."
"My mother! I'll look for it. There must be one at home! Just hang it on a bamboo pole then, right?"
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The white house was noisy.
There was a time lag on the other side, and big news broke out here in the middle of the night, which caused the entire organization to become a mess.
"Quiet!"
The host slapped the desk hard and looked at the people discussing.
"One by one, did they launch a space battleship?"
"Yes, president."
"Where's ours?" The master's expression remained unchanged, he looked at everyone, and then stopped on the director's face: "Where's ours? How long will it take?"
Everyone fell silent immediately, and then everyone looked at the office director out of the corners of their eyes.
——A year ago, when the other side came up with the space battleship plan, we followed up on the space plan simultaneously.
The reality is so cruel - under the current situation, you have to follow!
Facing the director's gaze, the office director's heart skipped a beat.
He knew that this man would definitely ask about it.
But how would he answer?
At present, NASA's plan has basically been implemented, using helium 3 engines for propulsion, and then relying on thrust and self-generated aerodynamic design to enable this aerospace warship to achieve suborbital cruise.
But...compared to 'Qin', it's not even the slightest bit worse!
First of all, from the design point of view, you must design a wide wing to gain lift. Secondly, you can only cruise in suborbital and cannot stop.
Finally, there is the issue of helium-3 energy.
Although there was no fanfare for Yaoyue's landing this time, satellites had already seen it clearly - they landed two ships this time, not only built a large factory on the original basis, but also occupied valuable The resources of Yongzhou Peak!
what does that mean? This means that even if the Victory arrives on the moon next year and the factory is built, they will face the dilemma of being able to mine for only a few months before being forced to stop work.
Although NASA protested when they discovered that all the good spots on Yongju Peak were equipped with solar panels, the other side treated NASA as a fart...
What do you propose? Is it still possible to grab it?
After a few seconds of silence, the director also considered his answer.
"President, the design of our warship has been completed and the crowdsourcing mission has been released. It will be launched soon."
"How soon is soon?" The master asked reluctantly.
The director thought for a while and gritted his teeth: "Two years."
The master nodded, but then became furious: "Two years? I won't be here in two years!"
Everyone was silent at the same time.
In three years, from the design to the completion of a space battleship, this is a progress that was previously unimaginable. I don’t know how much risk I will take during this period...
Is he still too slow?
Facing the silence of everyone, the old man took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes, and then opened them: "Continue, are they stopping at that place?"
"Yes, it's parked in the sky."
"Let's discuss it and see if we can negotiate and let the other side give us some benefits, and then we let them take it back."
Everyone was stunned, and then looked at each other: "What if they don't want to?"
"Then I'll give you a bamboo pole and you can stab it down?"
