It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

Tao Yuda's voice suddenly became low.

"Don't forget." Lu Yongchang sighed softly, "The core of [Painting] is still near us."

"We don't know when the pastoralism it talks about will appear in front of us."

"We don't even know what kind of attitude the so-called pastoralists have towards us!"

"In this environment, without powerful weapons as a guarantee, how can we develop other technologies with peace of mind?"

After a brief silence, Tao Yuda and Cao Liangcai turned around and looked seriously at the holographic projection in front of them.

However, the helplessness and pain in the eyes of the two of them seemed to be overflowing.

As for Lu Yongchang, after sighing from the bottom of his heart, he said in a deep voice.

"The magnetic field shield generation unit has brought me some inspiration for new weapons."

"Our plasma weapons have always existed only in the form of plasma bombs."

"For a second-level civilization, it is powerful enough, but for a third-level civilization, it is obviously not enough."

"This time is different from the past."

"Thanks to the precise control of the magnetic field."

"The further development of plasma weapons can finally be put on the research and development agenda."

"Plasma cannon, a powerful shield-breaking weapon at close range."

Chapter 437 Starship: "Battering Ram"

"Plasma...cannon?"

Looking at the huge muzzle in the holographic projection, Cao Liangcai's eyes became a little straightened.

"Professor, let me ask first, what is the size of this thing?" He swallowed and said with difficulty.

"Size?" Lu Yongchang shrugged, and reached out to operate the holographic projection again.

"...a 100-meter-diameter muzzle?!!" Cao Liangcai exclaimed loudly, his expression distorted, "Are you fucking kidding me?!"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized the problem.

He smiled and apologized to Lu Yongchang: "Hey, professor, that's not what I meant."

As for Tao Yuda on the side, he also had a similar reaction, but resisted the urge to swear.

Lu Yongchang, on the other hand, watched the reactions of the two with a smile.

To be honest, he was not surprised by such a reaction.

When he saw this extremely violent weapon in the technology tree system, he had the same reaction.

"What kind of cannon is this!"

"It's just a small starship!"

Tao Yuda complained in a low voice: "Its size is almost as big as Xuannv No. [-], right?"

"More than that." Cao Liangcai looked at the size above and did a quick mental calculation, "It's far more than Xuannv No. [-]."

Lu Yongchang raised his eyebrows suddenly: "Hey! How do you know that I designed a starship for this cannon?"

Tao Yuda: "???"

Cao Liangcai: "?!!"

What shocking speech?

A starship was specially designed for a cannon?

Before the two could react, Lu Yongchang reached out and slid the holographic image in front of him.

On the holographic screen, a 3D simulation of a new type of warship appeared.

The starship is in the shape of a slender cylinder as a whole, with a length of 500 meters and a diameter of about 150 meters.

Compared with other starships, it is considered miniature.

But compared to other weapons, it is a veritable big brother!

The eyes of Tao Yuda and the two quickly focused on the head of the starship.

The 100-meter-diameter cannon muzzle almost completely occupied the head space of the starship.

"I named it 【Battering Ram】."

"As the name suggests." Lu Yongchang said excitedly, "Its main function is to violently break the magnetic field shield or plasma shield of the enemy's secondary flagship and flagship."

"The cracking principle is very simple."

"With the extremely powerful instantaneous output power, the shield generation device of the enemy ship can be quickly overloaded."

"Therefore, the entire starship has one and only one weapon, the plasma cannon."

"The rest of the components, except for the outer shell of the starship, are probably only the large fusion reactor and the nozzle of the Hall thruster."

Speaking of this, Lu Yongchang shook his head regretfully: "Unfortunately, according to Zero's simulation test, there is a high probability that this starship will only have one chance to attack in actual combat, so it can only be controlled by Zero."

Tao Yuda looked at the severely unbalanced starship in the picture, and the corners of his mouth twitched wildly.

Can this also be called designing a starship?

It would be better to change the description.

We ingeniously installed a motor on the cannon so that it can fly freely in the universe.

This statement may be more appropriate!

Tao Yuda crazily complained about what Lu Yongchang did in his heart.

"so."

"What is the working principle of this plasma cannon?" Tao Yuda took a deep breath and changed the topic to another direction, "Is it still a plasma bomb?"

"Of course not!" As if feeling questioned, Lu Yongchang's tone of voice was obviously raised.

"What are you kidding, I didn't build something this big to launch a few poor plasma bombs with little power!"

Looking at the puzzled eyes of Cao Liangcai and Tao Yuda, Lu Yongchang slowed down and explained.

"Cannon."

"The ratio of barrel length to caliber is large. Overall, its barrel is thin and long."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Cao Liangcai and Tao Yuda suddenly became strange.

Both of them cast their eyes on the holographic screen in front of them.

Do you call a barrel with a diameter of 100 meters thin?

Moreover, they didn't see how long the so-called barrel was? !

"Professor, this gun barrel is different from what you said." Cao Liangcai said embarrassingly, "Did you... make a mistake?"

Cao Liangcai's doubts increased the excitement on Lu Yongchang's face again!

He waved his hand!

"Who said the barrel is not long?!"

The holographic screen switches instantly.

"The entire barrel is composed of a continuous magnetic field."

"The overall length can reach more than [-] kilometers!"

"What you see is nothing but the pedestal of the cannon."

numb.

Cao Liangcai and Tao Yuda said that they were completely numb.

What kind of wild idea is this? !

Lu Yongchang obviously didn't give them any time to buffer, so he continued to introduce.

"Plasma cannon, as the name suggests, its ammunition is extremely powerful plasma, that is, high-temperature plasma flow."

"The barrel made of a magnetic field can smoothly restrain these plasma streams, and even provide them with a steady stream of acceleration, allowing them to exit the chamber faster."

During the speech, the holographic projection screen changed again.

A translucent barrel gradually extends outward from the fort.

In the blink of an eye, the length of this so-called gun barrel reached a hundred kilometers.

In contrast, the turret at the end of the barrel has become a black spot the size of a sesame seed.

Now, as Lu Yongchang said, the ratio of barrel length to caliber is relatively large.

Tao Yuda put his hand on his forehead, he felt that his world view had been severely impacted.

He said with difficulty: "Professor, how are you going to make such a long magnetic field gun barrel?"

"Our magnetic shield generation unit cannot work at such a long distance."

"Good question!"

Lv Yongchang shouted and slid the holographic image again.

"Remember our old drone swarms?"

"With a little modification, they can become mobile magnetic shield generating units."

"Simply put, these drone groups are our gun barrels."

Tao Yuda's pupils trembled slightly, and he swallowed hard.

"This, this is crazy..."

Yes, crazy.

This is the only adjective in the minds of Tao Yuda and Cao Liangcai.

Lu Yongchang shrugged and said noncommittally: "Maybe this weapon is a little crazy."

"But its power can definitely satisfy our imagination."

"At present, its only disadvantage is that it has a relatively short range."

"Even if the gun barrel is formed by the drone's magnetic field, its maximum range is only about [-] kilometers."

"As a result, its applicability is extremely limited."

"However, in a sense, it fits the name I gave it."

Cao Liangcai and Tao Yuda were stunned.

【Battering Ram】

As the name suggests, it should indeed be a close-range attack and shield-breaking weapon.

Chapter 438 Is there a possibility that my exploration ship also has problems?

The first city on the surface of Dawn Star.

The familiar distribution of roads and street trees made Hope feel in a trance.

If it weren't for the exoskeleton armor he was wearing and the feeling of swelling in his abdomen, he would have thought he was still living in Ross 154.

He followed his memory and found the house that belonged to him.

Standing at the door of the room, he took a deep breath and reached out to hold the doorknob.

A holographic image unfolds rapidly.

"Biometric authentication in progress..."

"Palmprint, confirmed."

"Iris, confirmed."

"Face recognition, confirmed."

"Welcome home, Mr. Hope."

The familiar gentle electronically synthesized female voice made Hope's heart tremble slightly.