The Immortal Warrior: From Reverse Engineering to Forging Swords for the Country

Chapter 197 The terrifying railgun

Zhurihe, Zhang Zhipeng's military plane had just landed at the airport of the base, and he saw many people waiting to greet him beside the tarmac.

The cabin door opens.

As soon as Zhang Zhipeng walked out of the plane, there was a burst of warm applause from the bottom of the gangway.

He glanced around and saw Guo Zaijie, Li Yunfeng, the head of the Army Equipment Department, Liu Guosheng, the head of the Navy Equipment Department, Qiao Guanyuan, the head of the Air Force Equipment Department, and others.

Of course, many soldiers from the sea, land and air were also present. Among them is Zheng Yinghao, the person in charge of Zhurihe Base.

Good guy, the sea, land and air are all here.

It seems that if I conduct any results test now, important figures in the three armed forces will be alarmed by me.

Zhang Zhipeng got off the plane.

Guo Zaijie and others greeted him with a smile.

"Comrade Zhipeng! Everyone heard that you had come up with another big killer, and they couldn't sit still. They all asked to come over and watch, haha!"

Guo Zaijie said with a smile.

Liu Guosheng, head of the Naval Equipment Department, said: "This electromagnetic gun is obviously equipment of our navy and is equivalent to a derivative of the electromagnetic ejection device."

"Our Navy must pay great attention to it!"

Qiao Guanyuan, head of the Air Force Equipment Department, said with a smile: "Good things must be shared! It is not exclusive to a certain service."

"If we can install a set of electromagnetic guns on bombers in the future, I think it would be pretty good."

Liu Guosheng laughed and said: "Comrade Guanyuan, please figure it out first. This electromagnetic gun device is very large and heavy. It weighs more than ten or even dozens of tons. It will definitely not fit on your aircraft!"

"It can only be used on our navy ships."

In fact, the heaviest thing about the electromagnetic gun is its power supply, which usually weighs one to twenty tons.

Li Yunfeng, the head of the Army Equipment Department who had been silent for a long time, said with a smile: "Comrade Zhipeng will definitely find a way to miniaturize it!"

"If it can only be installed on large battleships, the strategic value of this weapon will be greatly reduced."

"Also, even if there is little space for its miniaturization, the electromagnetic gun can still be used as a fortress cannon!"

"It's natural for our army to get a share of the pie."

These people started arguing there.

Guo Zaijie said with a smile: "We haven't even started testing yet, and you guys are already arguing."

"In fact, there is no need for everyone to fight. All good things will definitely be shared."

Zhang Zhipeng smiled lightly and said: "Comrade Zaijie is absolutely right. Good things must be shared with the entire army."

"The miniaturization of the electromagnetic gun that Comrade Guanyuan just mentioned may not be possible in the short term."

"But given time, I think it is still possible for a miniaturized electromagnetic gun to appear. It doesn't matter, we just take our time. Haha!"

With the arrival of Zhang Zhipeng, the electromagnetic railgun device built by his team was also transported.

In order to deliver this set of equipment, an IL-76 transport aircraft purchased from Damao was even used.

At present, China's heavy transport aircraft has not yet been developed.

However, according to Zhang Zhipeng's understanding, the research and development work on domestically produced large transport aircraft is actually nearing completion.

After the electromagnetic railgun was transported, it was installed on the test site.

This gun is mainly composed of three parts: power supply, accelerator and switch.

In the power supply section, Zhang Zhipeng designed a high-voltage DC unipolar generator, which was a great initiative.

After the switch is turned on, the high-voltage DC unipolar generator charges the accelerator, which can introduce megaampere current into the accelerator in a few milliseconds.

The electromagnetic railgun uses electromagnetic force (also known as the Lorentz force) to instantly accelerate the warhead along the guide rail to an extremely high speed and launch it.

Zhang Zhipeng introduced various aspects of the electromagnetic rail gun he designed to the representatives of the three armed forces who came to observe.

He said: "Electromagnetic guns are actually divided into three technical routes."

"The electromagnetic railgun has the fastest initial velocity and the longest range."

"The electromagnetic railgun we designed and developed has the following important technological breakthroughs:"

"First of all, there has been a breakthrough in power supply. We have adopted a more efficient high-voltage DC unipolar generator, which can charge the electromagnetic gun in time, so that the electromagnetic gun can be fired continuously in a short period of time."

"Secondly, we have made significant improvements to the rail manufacturing materials of the electromagnetic railgun, which can greatly improve the durability of the railgun."

"Third, the orbital artillery shells we tested this time can be guided, which can make the orbital artillery shells more accurate."

"Next, I won't talk too much nonsense, let's just watch the test process!"

Testing of the electromagnetic railgun begins.

The target used for the test is located 200 kilometers away and is a heavy tank with an armor thickness of 300 mm.

Of course, this tank was scrapped.

Electromagnetic railguns were unable to shoot accurately before. Even if you wanted to aim, there would be a large shooting error.

After all, it has a relatively long range and cannot be accurately guided!

This time, the electromagnetic gun shells designed and manufactured by Zhang Zhipeng have a guidance function.

The main point of this test is actually whether the electromagnetic railgun can be guided.

The test was ordered by Zhang Zhipeng and operated by others.

Before the test began, several helicopters took off to observe the entire test process from the air.

Li Yunfeng and Guo Zaijie, the heads of the Army Equipment Department, were observing the results of the electromagnetic railgun's attack on the target in a bunker about one kilometer away from the target.

Li Yunfeng said: "Director Guo, do you think the electromagnetic railgun can really hit a solid shell weighing more than ten kilograms 200 kilometers away?"

Guo Zaijie smiled and said: "Let's not doubt Comrade Zhang Zhipeng's ability!"

"Since he said he could hit it this far, I think it must be true, haha!"

Li Yunfeng smacked his lips and said, "This is really amazing!"

"Can the artillery shell fly 200 kilometers without a range-extending engine?"

"If this can really be done, then short- and medium-range missiles will probably be phased out one after another."

"Because the cost advantage of the electromagnetic railgun is too obvious."

Guo Zaijie said: "Moreover, if the test is successful, the electromagnetic railgun can even conduct anti-missile operations in the future."

"Because it's fast enough! It must be good at intercepting hypersonic missiles."

Li Yunfeng slapped his thigh and said, "Director Guo is so right! Then it can even attack various enemy aircraft!"

"In the case of beyond visual range, as long as it detects an enemy aircraft, it can shoot it down under the guidance of precise navigation."

"As a shore-based weapon, its effect is also quite powerful. Haha! It seems that it also has a great effect on our army."

They were talking here, and Zhang Zhipeng was already making final preparations before the electromagnetic rail gun fired.

By the way, this is also the first serious test firing of the electromagnetic railgun.

He actually had no idea whether it would be successful or not.

However, Zhang Zhipeng knew that the significance of this test was really great!
If the test can be a great success, then the future war situation may be subverted.

This electromagnetic gun is really a product that transcends the times!

In the previous life, even in the 21s, the electromagnetic gun had not been tested in actual combat!

Liu Guosheng, the head of the Naval Equipment Department, was standing by to help Zhang Zhipeng.

Liu Guosheng was also very excited at the moment.

"Comrade Zhipeng, the coordinates of the target have been roughly determined." Liu Guosheng said to Zhang Zhipeng.

Zhang Zhipeng said with a smile: "We don't need to lock the precise coordinates of the target at all! The main purpose of this test is the guidance system of the electromagnetic artillery shell!"

"Just hit it somewhere near there!"

Liu Guosheng asked with a smile: "Can the muzzle velocity of this electromagnetic gun really reach Mach seven or eight?"

Zhang Zhipeng said: "It can even be higher!"

"As long as the power supply is stronger and the electromagnetic field is stronger, the muzzle velocity of the electromagnetic gun shells will be faster!"

"For example, the target we hit this time is farther away, and we provide more power. I estimate that the muzzle velocity should be around Mach 9."

Liu Guosheng rubbed his hands and said, "That's comparable to the speed of a ballistic missile when it re-enters the atmosphere!"

"too strong!"

Zhang Zhipeng shook his head and said with a smile: "When a ballistic missile hits an aircraft carrier, when it re-enters the atmosphere, its speed can reach more than Mach 20!"

"Theoretically, electromagnetic railguns can also reach speeds exceeding Mach 20."

"We'll just test it slowly in the future."

As he spoke, all preparations were in place, and all units participating in the test summarized the situation to Zhang Zhipeng.

Zhang Zhipeng immediately issued an order: The electromagnetic gun test begins!
As he spoke, he pressed a button from a safe distance.

"Buzz!"

"boom!"

The huge air vibration seemed to have a form.

The violent explosion was like a thunder on the ground.

A fire pill "swooshed" and flew into the distant sky at high speed.

The sound of breaking through the air barrier was really too powerful.

Liu Guosheng felt that the earth was shaking violently.

He almost fell to the ground because he lost his footing.

In less than a blink of an eye, the projectiles fired by the electromagnetic gun had disappeared into the distant space and time.

Zhang Zhipeng nervously directed the staff operating the monitoring radar terminal on site to track the electromagnetic artillery shell that was fired.

"Report to Comrade Zhipeng that the artillery guidance device is normal!"

"Report to Comrade Zhipeng! The muzzle velocity of the artillery shell can reach Mach 9.32! The flight situation is very stable! It is flying towards the coordinates of the target."

Zhang Zhipeng nodded, the test went very smoothly.

At this speed, it is estimated that the shell will fly to the target in a little more than 1 minute.

"Report to Comrade Zhipeng! The artillery shell has flown only 3 kilometers away from the target. The guidance device on the artillery shell has found the target and is adjusting its flight direction. It is about to strike..."

The staff's report was not over yet. The shell displayed on the screen had already hit the scrapped heavy tank. But he said that Guo Zaijie and Li Yunfeng were discussing there.

The order from Zhang Zhipeng to start the test came from the radio headset.

Guo Zaijie and the two men were refreshed, and they quickly raised their telescopes to look at the distant sky.

"The distance of 200 kilometers, no matter how fast it is, it still takes two or three minutes to fly, right?" Li Yunfeng said.

Guo Zaijie nodded in agreement: "If we can hit it in two or three minutes, then this speed is much faster than a cruise missile."

The fastest speed of an ordinary cruise missile is only Mach 2.

Li Yunfeng smiled and said: "If it can hit in two or three minutes, the speed will have reached about Mach 4."

"Oh! It's really exciting!"

While they were chatting, Guo Zaijie suddenly saw a flash of red light in the sky.

"Eh?! What the hell?!" Li Yunfeng obviously saw it too.

"boom!"

The two of them were surprised when they heard a huge explosion.

They quickly looked at the abandoned tank that was serving as a target one kilometer away.

They saw an extremely spectacular scene: a big hole had been blown out of the tank, and all kinds of debris were flying in the sky...

Both of them were shocked: I'll go! This, is this too fast?

In just a few words, the target was blown up?

How could it be so fast?
Isn't this incredible?

"Is this really shot by an electromagnetic railgun?" After a long time, Guo Zaijie murmured something.

At this time, warm cheers were heard from the wireless phone:
"Success!"

"Ahaha! This blow is too beautiful, isn't it?"

"It's unexpectedly powerful! The electromagnetic gun's lethality is also too great!"

Li Yunfeng stood up from the bunker and said excitedly to Guo Zaijie: "Director Guo, let's go over and have a look!"

"Evaluate how powerful the explosion of this strike is."

Guo Zaijie finally came to his senses, nodded and said, "Let's go over and have a look!"

"Comrade Zhipeng has made great achievements again this time!"

"If this electromagnetic railgun could be miniaturized and mounted directly on a tank, it would be invincible."

The two of them ran to the target surrounded by staff.

They saw that a heavy tank that originally looked so powerful no longer looked like it.

Not only was the 300 mm thick armor penetrated by the violent kinetic energy, but the entire tank was shattered.

This lethality is much more powerful than a 155mm shell.

Li Yunfeng's eyes widened as he observed the completely destroyed tank bit by bit.

He said: "This thing is a great weapon for hitting tanks beyond visual range!"

"It's a one-hit kill."

Guo Zaijie smiled and said: "Hitting warships is also very powerful!"

"Although the shell only weighs more than ten kilograms, the kinetic energy generated is too powerful. Moreover, the enemy's warship anti-missile system cannot defend it."

Half an hour later, Zhang Zhipeng and others also arrived at the scene by helicopter.

After getting off the helicopter, Liu Guosheng, the head of the Naval Equipment Department, excitedly ran to the destroyed target: "It's really powerful!"

"This shot almost knocked a tank apart."

"If the cannonball were bigger, wouldn't it be able to severely damage a destroyer with one shot?"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled slowly and said: "The electromagnetic railgun shell cannot be too big, but I think it should be no problem to hit a 30-kilogram shell 10 kilometers away at the fastest muzzle speed of Mach 300."

"Now, we have to solve the problem of power generation!"

"As long as there is sufficient power, the electromagnetic gun can bring us endless surprises!"

Li Yunfeng said with a smile: "We can equip it with a small power plant, and then build several powerful fortress electromagnetic guns to guard the country's important ports."

Zhang Zhipeng nodded and said, "This is a good idea!"

"However, I have been thinking about a small super generator."

Guo Zaijie asked enthusiastically: "Is it any different from traditional generators?"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled slightly and said: "The generator I envision produces a huge shock wave by mixing oxygen and hydrogen and exploding it, and the high-temperature and high-pressure gas instantly transforms into highly conductive plasma."

"These highly conductive plasmas are converted into electrical energy via a magnetohydrodynamic generator."

"A huge amount of electricity can be generated in a very short time."

"The electric energy is released to form high-voltage electromagnetic force, which drives the launch of the electromagnetic rail gun."

"In this case, the electromagnetic railgun does not need to be charged and stored, but can fire continuously without interruption."

Zhang Zhipeng talks eloquently.

Guo Zaijie, Li Yunfeng, Liu Guosheng and others on the side were all dumbfounded.

Because this subverted their imagination.

What? Can a generator still do this?
"Can such a generator be built?" Liu Guosheng asked.

Zhang Zhipeng said with a smile: "Everything is possible."

"Aren't there many people who still don't believe that the electromagnetic gun can carry out precision-guided shooting?"

"Comrade Guosheng, you have also seen that we have achieved precision-guided firing of electromagnetic guns today, haven't we?"

Guo Zaijie nodded and said with a smile: "Since Comrade Zhipeng said it is possible, I think it should be realized."

"If this super generator could be built, wouldn't it be able to do a lot of things?"

"For example, use it to make a space engine or something?"

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and nodded and said: "Actually, there are many things that the electromagnetic rail gun can do."

"In the future, we can also use electromagnetic railgun devices to cold-launch missiles, which can improve the efficiency of missile launches and increase the range of missile launches."

"We can also use it to launch space rockets. If we can cold launch the rocket into orbit in outer space, it will be a huge breakthrough for space exploration."

"In short, there are many, many things we can do!"

Everyone listening nodded their heads.

"Comrade Zhipeng, you once said that you would develop an explosive electromagnetic rail artillery shell. How long will it take for this to be developed?"

Zhang Zhipeng said with a smile: "My team is also continuing to conduct research on this."

"I believe we will be able to see the results soon."

"In short, we must study the electromagnetic gun thoroughly."

"This will ensure that we are far ahead of the entire world in future military industry development!"

"As I said before, we must ensure that powerful force is in the hands of civilization!"

"We must never let the evil pirate forces dominate the world again."

Li Yunfeng, head of the Army Equipment Department, nodded and said: "Comrade Zhipeng said it is really good. I want to know when can our electromagnetic rail gun start equipping the troops?"

"The Army needs this kind of powerful weapon."

Liu Guosheng said with a smile: "Our navy is willing to take the lead in testing this kind of black technology weapon."

"The navy is under a lot of pressure now. It would be great if we could install electromagnetic guns on the 052D improved destroyer we will build next."

Li Yunfeng glanced at Liu Guosheng and said: "Comrade Guosheng! The recoil of the electromagnetic rail gun is quite amazing, and it consumes a lot of power. I'm afraid it won't be suitable for installation on a destroyer."

Liu Guosheng said with a smile: "I was right next to Comrade Zhipeng during today's test firing. I think there is no problem installing it on the 052D destroyer."

"It can directly replace the main gun!"

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Zhang Zhipeng hurriedly said with a smile: "Don't quarrel, you two."

"Although, our electromagnetic rail gun has achieved some results, but it is not yet mature."

"We still have to continue to improve it and strive to make it more perfect."

"As long as a railgun suitable for mass production can be produced, mass production will not be a problem."

"We can use all the military branches and services that can be used by then!"

"Well! Once our super generator and active destructive element explosive device are completed, this weapon can be deployed on a large scale."

Qiao Guanyuan, the head of the Air Force Equipment Department who had been silent, said with a smile: "Comrade Zhipeng, by that time, will the electromagnetic railgun be miniaturized enough?"

"Can it be installed on our fighter planes?"

Zhang Zhipeng said with a smile: "If our super generator can be developed, I think there should be a chance that the electromagnetic rail gun can be installed on a fighter plane!"

"If the railgun could be installed on a fighter plane, it would be very useful!"

"Generally, the range of air-to-air missiles is only about 200 kilometers at most. Moreover, the number of mounts is also very limited."

"If we can install the electromagnetic gun on a fighter jet, its combat effectiveness can be doubled or even more."

After hearing this, Qiao Guanyuan immediately became excited: "That's really exciting."

He is already imagining what will happen after the electromagnetic railgun is mounted on a fighter plane: after discovering the enemy aircraft, the electromagnetic railgun will obviously fire faster, and the firing frequency will be higher, the kinetic energy will be stronger, and the range can reach two to three hundred kilometers. If Coupled with precision guidance, you can get the upper hand as soon as you discover an enemy aircraft!

Zhang Zhipeng smiled and said: "I am also looking forward to that day."

"On that day, we will have overturned the current war model!"

"However, I feel that that day cannot come too soon."

"Perhaps super generators are not so easy to come up with."

"All I can say is, let's do our best!"

After testing the electromagnetic railgun, Zhang Zhipeng returned to Chang'an, and it was almost 1998.

After Zhang Zhipeng arrived in Chang'an, he began to work on the super generator he envisioned.

However, the research and development work did not go well.

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