sbdcsierra Chapter 145 Misleading!
Chapter 145 Misleading!
General Huang was a little hesitant when he heard that Su Yang wanted to study controllable nuclear fusion. In the past, cross-field research was a step to Siberia, and now it is a step to the moon.
The gaps between research projects are somewhat too huge.
But when he thought that the person speaking was Su Yang, he believed half of it on the spot: "When you develop it later, tell me and I will connect you with the power grid."
Su Yang could see that General Huang didn't believe it and smiled: "Okay!"
The straight-line distance from the factory is more than a thousand kilometers. After Su Yang led everyone back to a safe distance, he remotely controlled the missile launch.
Then there's the waiting.
For a missile with a range of 20,000 kilometers, the test of 1,000 kilometers is somewhat wasteful, but for the first test, it is already very good to have such test conditions.
Everyone is looking forward to it.
The technicians also held their breaths. They had prepared a large number of cameras and arranged the explosion site tightly, trying to collect enough information.
Five minutes passed while waiting, and just when everyone was waiting to relax a little, a deafening roar sounded.
A huge roar sounded, and almost at the same time, a terrifying explosion also sounded.
Everyone felt their feet shaking, and it was shaking violently.
The earthquake could be felt in the desert camp.
At the same time, a terrifying shock wave quickly swept away from the center of the explosion.
The dust rolled and spread in all directions. The dust in the sky obscured the view. At the same time, a large number of shooting equipment fixed in the sand were blown to the ground.
This damage range has even exceeded the initial damage range of one kilometer.
Soldiers standing ten kilometers away could feel the dull pain from the sand hitting their faces.
In the sky full of dust, a group of people waiting to see the effect stared blankly at the direction of the dust. Suddenly they came to their senses and stood in front of Su Yang and General Huang, blocking the sandstorm with their bodies.
General Huang came to his senses at this time. They were already ten kilometers away from the center of the explosion, and they were still affected.
It is conceivable that the soldiers standing at a safe distance of five kilometers in the first place would probably be pushed away by the shock wave.
You might even get injured!
When did missiles become so powerful?
It is understandable that nuclear missiles are so powerful, but conventional ballistic missiles are not designed to kill targets on a large scale.
This level of explosive charge can destroy buildings within a few hundred kilometers at most.
The purpose of the missile is also to destroy some buildings or positions, as well as some special military targets.
There is no need to make the range of power very large, and if you want to increase the range of damage, it is difficult to do it only by relying on the explosive power of conventional gunpowder.
The impact of the explosion spread in all directions, and its power declined exponentially.
If it is underwater, the impact can be farther and much greater, but on the ground, the impact range of a grenade does not exceed one meter.
A ballistic missile has a killing radius of up to 100 meters, which is normal.
For example, if a missile destroys a house, its power will continue to spread, relying on the lethality of the stones splashed out and the damage caused to the surroundings by the collapse of the house.
Even for special missiles such as ground-penetrating bombs, it is difficult to blow up a house.
Anti-ship missiles, etc., use many thermite bombs. If ordinary explosive missiles are used, the lethality is far less than torpedoes.
But Su Yang's missile refreshed his understanding.
In the dust, General Huang couldn't help but ask: "The warhead of the missile is a nuclear warhead?"
"no."
"what is that?"
"The new formula I developed is indeed slightly more powerful."
"A little?" General Huang repeated, then lit a cigarette and puffed out the sand in his mouth: "It does not look like a nuclear warhead. I was lucky enough to see a nuclear explosion test site. The impact seems not as exaggerated as yours!"
Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "According to calculations, the real effective killing radius is only one kilometer."
"That's it?" General Huang asked.
"Is it an exaggeration?" Su Yang hesitated. He really didn't know the effects of other conventional missiles.
General Huang nodded: "Normally, a missile of this size has a killing radius of about one hundred meters. The killing power beyond that is not so stable. It depends on the terrain, buildings, etc."
"Leave aside thermobaric bombs, thermite bombs, and some weapons that chemically increase the killing range, the killing range of your missile is definitely number one!"
From one hundred to one thousand, it seems that the radius is only ten times larger, but the difference in area is even greater.
Add to that the difficulty of walking a hundred miles, which is half a hundred times more than a thousand times more difficult!
Su Yang really didn't know this. He didn't even develop it himself. He handed it over directly to Zhao Yi: "So, the TV shows are all fake? What kind of missile can blow up a bridge at once, or a missile as thick as an arm? It’s a lie that a building was blown up?”
General Huang now doesn't know whether to scold or thank the TV for misleading him.
Without the misleading of TV, the missile might not be so powerful, but the misleading of TV also affects ordinary people's judgment too much.
After thinking about it, General Huang took out his mobile phone: "It happened that the White Bear Bridge was bombed some time ago. I have some photos here."
Su Yang looked at the photo and saw a hole in the cement: "What is this?"
"Tomahawk cruise missile exploded, subsonic cruise missile."
Su Yang's understanding was refreshed: "Then why was the bridge blown up?"
"The bridge is very heavy, and it is indeed relatively easy to collapse under external force. If the bridge deck is placed on the ground, not to mention twelve, one hundred and two may not be able to destroy it."
General Huang searched again and found a photo of a pothole. It was a big hole in the ground.
Passing the photo to Su Yang: "Guess what kind of missile caused this crater?"
The deepest part of the pit is about half a meter, and its diameter is almost fifty meters.
Su Yang hesitated: "Could it be a ballistic missile?"
"Yes, the intercontinental missile among ballistic missiles has a charge of one ton."
Su Yang subconsciously looked towards the center of the explosion ahead.
After most of the smoke and dust had dissipated, he also saw the crater in the core area of the explosion.
The depth is at least 25 meters and the diameter is almost 200 meters. Taking into account all the surrounding depressed areas, the diameter of this hole is estimated to be 500 meters!
General Huang's eyesight was not as good as Su Yang's. After Su Yang had estimated the actual range, he could faintly see the potholes in the distance. It felt like he had an illusion!
It’s too far away: “Get in the car and go have a look.”
A group of people got into a car and approached the center of the explosion.
All the facilities originally arranged to test the power of the explosion have disappeared.
There's just a huge hole in the middle of the desert.
The car stopped and everyone fell silent.
General Huang got out of the car first and looked at the pit, then at Su Yang, and then at the pit again.
Su Yang looked at General Huang's wide eyes and felt that Old Huang's heart couldn't bear it: "Maybe the desert is relatively loose, so the hole was bigger."