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Chapter 452: Shield Technology Is Far Away

Therefore, the high maneuverability and flexibility of space fighters are destined to prevent them from having long endurance.

After all, although technology has been so advanced, solving the nuclear fusion problem and having antimatter annihilation engines, it still cannot escape Newton's theorem.

There is no way around it. The greater the mass of an object, the greater its inertia! Therefore, in order to reduce inertia, the only way is to reduce the mass and volume of the space fighter as much as possible.

Compared with the fifth-generation space fighter jets that are full of technological content, its space carrier does not look that impressive.

As a space fighter endurance supply platform, it is actually just a larger transport spacecraft.

Of course, its flexibility is slightly higher than that of ordinary transport spacecraft. In addition, the space carrier is also equipped with a large number of close-defense weapons, such as electromagnetic rapid-fire cannons, laser cannons and other interception weapons.

Those who cannot fight in space are basically able to use nuclear weapons, so relying on stacking armor like in World War II is no longer feasible.

After all, a random nuclear bomb or antimatter electromagnetic cannon shell can turn a space carrier into ashes.

That’s right! The so-called antimatter electromagnetic cannon is actually the electromagnetic cannon shells fired by space fighters with antimatter added as explosives.

When the matter and antimatter collide, they will annihilate each other. Such an explosion can be more than 140 times more powerful than the fusion of the same mass of hydrogen!

Of course, since the electromagnetic acceleration coil of the electromagnetic cannon shells on the space fighter is only so long, it is naturally impossible to accelerate it to a very high speed, which is only about 10% of the speed of light. Fortunately, the electromagnetic cannon shells can also reach a good speed with the help of the fighter's own speed.

The power of such an antimatter electromagnetic cannon shell is equivalent to that of a nuclear bomb of tens of millions of tons.

Therefore, when faced with such weapons, we can only try to stay away from the battlefield, or load and install more close-in weapon systems for interception.

There is no way. With the improvement of energy utilization level, high attack and low defense have become the norm in space battles.

For example, the wandering blue planet, which has undergone major changes to the entire planet and installed star-destroying laser cannons and star-destroying electromagnetic cannons, is actually very fragile.

The combat research has actually been simulated. If more than 10,000 fifth-generation space fighters break through the defense and approach the atmosphere of the Wandering Blue Planet, and then launch antimatter electromagnetic cannons or nuclear bombs, the surface defense system of the Wandering Blue Planet will find it difficult to intercept them.

After all, a planetary engine that looks more than 10,000 meters high cannot actually withstand the bombardment of several nuclear bombs of tens of millions of tons.

Of course, if you don't want to be fragile and want to increase your defense, there is actually a way, which is to create the standard energy shield technology that all space battleships that appear in science fiction novels or science fiction movies have.

As long as we have this technology, the battles in space will change from the era of fighter jets fighting to the era of giant ships and cannons.

In fact, before Liu Xiu traveled through time, the research on energy shield technology had already made some progress. Of course, the energy shield technology before Liu Xiu traveled through time was actually called plasma shield technology. What is plasma shield? This needs to be understood from the four forms of matter, which usually exist in four states: solid, liquid, gas and plasma.

Plasma is composed of atoms, which are the basic building blocks of matter. Atoms contain positively charged nuclei and negatively charged electrons surrounding the nuclei. When matter is subjected to sufficient heat or other external influences, the outer electrons are released from the nucleus, a process called "ionization."

After ionization, the properties of matter change from the original molecular structure to a mixture of positively charged atomic nuclei and free electrons, which is called "ion plasma". Although ion plasma contains a large number of positive and negative charges, they can maintain a delicate balance and show a state of near electrical neutrality. This unique form of matter is called "plasma".

Plasma can be divided into two categories: high-temperature plasma and low-temperature plasma. High-temperature plasma includes arcs, lightning and flames; low-temperature plasma has a lower nucleus movement speed and is characterized by low temperature.

The plasma shield that Liu Xiu studied before his time travel was because he discovered during his research on plasma that when high-power microwaves impacted a plasma array, its internal parameters such as electron density would increase significantly.

Therefore, this phenomenon makes the plasma exhibit metal-like properties in electromagnetic properties, thereby effectively shielding the invasion of high-power microwaves.

To be more precise, when the plasma array is attacked by an electromagnetic pulse, it can form a metal-like protective barrier that can protect the internal circuits from interference.

This technology has a wide range of applications, for example, it can be used to defend against electromagnetic pulse interference and improve the stealth capabilities of fighter jets.

As early as the 1950s, nuclear physicists had noticed that electronic equipment in a certain area would fail during atomic bomb tests. This phenomenon attracted great concern and led to the development of weapons called electromagnetic pulses, which could destroy electronic equipment but cause less damage to biological organisms.

An EMP attack is often described as attacking only the "spiritual" side of a device, rendering it inoperable while leaving its physical structure intact. As such, it is often viewed as a "magical attack" rather than a physical shock in the traditional sense.

With the advent of electromagnetic pulse weapons, it has become particularly important to develop corresponding protective measures.

At that time, Su Zhuo's approach was relatively direct. They believed that electromagnetic pulses were extremely destructive to wireless devices and chips, so they tended to avoid using chips and instead became interested in electron tubes again. In the end, everyone saw that this technical choice was somewhat off the right track.

At the same time, scientists explored the ability of metal to block electromagnetic waves. Early attempts included installing metal shielding nets at key locations or using special metal materials to reduce the permeability of electromagnetic pulses, but these methods had limited success.

The main challenge is that military equipment is usually complex in design, with sharp corners, irregular shapes, and reserved openings such as gun muzzles. These design factors make it difficult for metal shielding to completely cover the surface of the equipment and effectively block the diffraction effect of electromagnetic waves.

Scientists later discovered that plasma can effectively shield electromagnetic waves. In fact, the black barrier phenomenon that occurs when a spacecraft reenters the atmosphere is caused by the plasmatization of the spacecraft's surface materials.

The plasma shield can resist electromagnetic interference and can be applied to drones. In addition, it can also be used in stealth technology for aircraft, tanks, and ships. In the future, the aerodynamic shape of an aircraft does not have to be specially designed into a certain shape, because the external plasma group can absorb electromagnetic signals and avoid reflecting the signals back, making it impossible for ground radar to detect.

Of course, there is still a certain gap between this plasma shield technology and the energy shield technology in science fiction novels. You must know that this plasma shield technology can absorb electromagnetic waves, and even lasers.

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