The rise of nanometers

After three small formations of amphibious ships circled Sanya Port, they parked in the military port area.

It was now nightfall.

In May, the hot and humid sea breeze in the South China Sea makes people feel sticky all over.

On the deck of the amphibious ship Fangchenggang.

Captain Li Yonghui was discussing things with a technical officer. The two were standing by the railing at the edge of the deck. In a secret warehouse at the port not far away, some boxes were being moved into the cabin.

Li Yonghui looked at the supplies list and carefully looked through the details of several of the new equipment.

Technical officer He Songbai explained from time to time.

"Is this Poison Cloud interceptor missile really that powerful?" Li Yonghui asked, pointing to one of the new pieces of equipment.

He Songbai nodded: "Captain Li, don't worry, we have done hundreds of interception experiments, and we can basically achieve 100% interception."

In the list of materials in Li Yonghui's hand, there is a batch of experimental missiles, code-named "Poison Cloud", but these are not poison gas bombs targeting humans.

The research and development background of Poison Cloud is actually a special weapon based on the idea of ​​​​the Sky Curtain Defense System.

This weapon is not aimed at humans per se, but against all air-breathing engines, whether they are piston engines in ancient times, modern jet engines, or gas turbines used in ships and generator sets, as long as they are air-breathing engines, they will Restrained by this weapon.

Poison Cloud uses a super nanocatalyst - N5, which is a special form of nitrogen 5 molecule.

N5 is also a special molecule developed by the Suiren Department. It is similar to the special catalyst N16. However, this molecule has a fatal flaw, that is, organic matter decomposes at a high speed and is instantly excited as soon as it comes into contact.

This fatal shortcoming is the fundamental reason why it is regarded as a poisonous cloud, because air-breathing engines account for the vast majority of current conventional power.

Once the engine inhales N5 molecules, the fuel will explode instantly as soon as it comes into contact with N5. Moreover, the N5 molecules themselves have explosive properties, which will increase the explosive power of the fuel a lot.

Once the engine inhales a large amount of N5 molecules, continuous explosions will occur in the engine combustion chamber. This situation will have a fatal impact on aircraft flying at high speed.

The first impact is that the instantaneous explosion will damage the interior of the engine; the second impact is to destroy the power output of the engine and cause serious power chaos.

If it is a car on the road, it can be stopped for inspection, but if a power problem occurs in an aircraft at high altitude, it will not be far from being scrapped.

What's even more terrifying is that N5 is a gas molecule and can diffuse into the air.

The current Poison Cloud 1 warhead is equipped with 60 kilograms of N5, which can spread to a range of several kilometers in more than ten seconds. As long as the engine inhales N5 with a relatively high concentration, a high-precision engine can be scrapped in less than ten seconds. .

However, N5 also has certain limitations. When exposed to the air, the substance can exist for up to 90 to 120 minutes, and then it will decompose into other molecules.

Once this thing explodes around the fighter plane, or appears in the direction of the fighter plane, the fighter plane cannot avoid it at all, because radar cannot detect N5 gas molecules, and it has no color.

Mixed in the air, who knows which piece of air has a high concentration of N5, and as time goes by, N5 will spread to a range of tens of kilometers before its service life.

Although low-concentration N5 will not be fatal in an instant, it will cause engine deflagration without warning and affect power output.

Moreover, low concentration is not something that cannot be solved. The N5 concentration can be increased by increasing the number of detonations in the same area.

This kind of thing is simply an invisible trap for aircraft. It cannot be detected or observed. The approximate area can only be assessed through the missile explosion point.

However, the airflow in the atmosphere is extremely complex, especially in the troposphere where atmospheric activity is intense, making it more difficult to avoid poisonous clouds.

What's even more difficult is that interception may not be effective, and even a successful interception may cause the aircraft to relax its vigilance and rush into the poisonous cloud area.

Li Yonghui evaluated it and felt that this thing has a very wide range of uses: "This thing may be more effective against conventionally powered surface ships, ground vehicles, power plants, etc."

"Indeed." He Songbai nodded.

After all, surface ships and ground vehicles are not very fast unless the ships and vehicles are powered by electric power, or use rocket engines as power like the Feipeng-class transport ships.

Otherwise, once ships and vehicles are shrouded in poisonous clouds, they will basically be doomed, and the engines of ships and vehicles will more easily make N5 more powerful.

For example, diesel engines are all compression ignition type. They need to inhale air and inject diesel fuel, and then use compression ignition ignition. Once the diesel engine inhales N5, it will cause the combustion chamber to explode prematurely.

In this case, the diesel engine will be destroyed in one fell swoop.

For ships and vehicles, the engine is the heart. Once the heart stops, it will directly become a fixed target. Armored vehicles, tanks, and warships that cannot maneuver can basically wait for death on the battlefield.

Obviously, this kind of "machine poison gas" specially used to deal with machines can directly paralyze a large number of machines in large-scale mechanized operations.

Unless there is a way to put a gas mask on the machine, it is possible to carry this special weapon, or do not use an air-breathing engine.

It's just that as the most mature conventional power system at present, the aspirated engine has the highest cost performance. It is basically impossible to change the power system suddenly.

As for equipping the machine with a "gas mask", it is also very difficult.

After all, N5 is a confidential item, and it decomposes very quickly when exposed to the air. It is unlikely that the specific compound will be discovered in the short term, so it is impossible to prevent it.

What's more, adding a "gas mask" to the machine will cause another problem, that is, engine efficiency.

Because the "gas mask" will definitely hinder the speed of air entry, causing the overall efficiency of the engine to decrease.

After signing for this batch of supplies, Li Yonghui said with a smile: "I wonder if I have a chance to give it a try and let those weaklings know how powerful it is."

"There is a chance. After all, you are going to the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea base. Now there is a mess there." He Songbai shrugged and smiled.

Li Yonghui didn't want anything to happen: "I hope they will have a long memory and not become our testing ground."

"It's hard to say, there are guys with water in their heads everywhere."

The two of them left the deck and walked towards the canteen at the port. Along the way were soldiers equipped with exoskeletons, as well as many multi-legged mechas.

This time, the large formation led by Li Yonghui will, after completing its layout in Sanya, pass through the Strait of Malacca, enter the Ocean of Ceylon, and finally reach the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.

The entry of this force will effectively enhance domestic deterrence in the northwest Ceylon Ocean, ensure smooth shipping lanes, and ensure investment in nearby areas.

In addition, Suiren Security has also ordered a large amphibious formation. The amphibious ship is currently laying the keel at the Jiangnan Shipyard.

After all, Suiren Security, which is a private enterprise, is often more convenient in doing things. As the saying goes, it has a more flexible bottom line.

The night passed.

The sun in the east rises slowly on the horizon, and its light shines on the deck, making the gleaming fighter planes even more sharp.

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