Plasma weapons are very powerful weapons.
The temperature of high-energy plasma can even approach the temperature inside the sun.
In some cases, it can even vaporize steel.
But weaponizing plasma is also fraught with difficulties.
High-temperature plasma is not as easy to control as bullets.
A bad plasma can easily cause an explosion.
Not to mention, the plasma of the plasma pulse beam weapon is actually generated within seconds or even milliseconds.
It is more difficult to control.
Fox even has very deep attainments in engineering.
It is impossible to develop such a weapon.
"Plasma beam pulse weapons are naturally not that simple."
"Although it fires high-temperature plasma, it is actually a powerful kinetic energy weapon."
"Not only does it have heat damage, but it can also produce huge amounts of impact."
"That's where the pulse comes from."
Jason smiled and said.
When ordinary plasma is emitted, the damage caused is actually similar to acid.
After the plasma comes into contact with the object, it produces a high-temperature melting effect.
More similar to the corrosion of strong acid.
But the weapons on the steel armor are different.
Plasma is not only destructive at high temperatures, but also has explosive properties.
It's more like physical ammunition than a ball of high-temperature plasma.
"Let me demonstrate it to you first to see the characteristics of this weapon."
Jason smiled and said to Fox.
"Skynet turns on shooting mode and aims at the target."
Jason just finished speaking.
The armor that had been assembled was raised with its right hand.
Several beams of light were launched and hit the concrete target.
A small pit with its edges melted appeared on the reinforced concrete.
The shape looked like a meteorite hitting the ground.
There are traces of crystallization all around.
Fox ran forward and carefully observed the marks on the target.
I was amazed when I came back.
"It's incredible."
"Plasma can actually achieve effects similar to physical projectiles."
"How on earth is this done?"
Jason smiled when he heard Fox's question.
The plasma emitted by ordinary plasma weapons is actually similar to an air cannon.
Although it has impact and lethality, it cannot cause an explosion-like effect.
Fox's question is really a normal question.
"The biggest problem with plasma beam pulse weapons is plasma confinement."
"High-temperature plasma will naturally escape in the air."
"But the plasma in weapons can be in the state of light pillars."
"This uses a four-pole strong magnetic confinement device to produce a control effect and accelerating magnetic field."
"Making the plasma maintain its state before emission under inertial conditions."
Jason smiled and explained to Fox.
"Quadrupole magnetic confinement device, is this the paper Tony Stark published in Science a year ago?"
Fox asked excitedly.
As early as a year ago, Tony Stark published a paper in Science magazine.
It is an article about the quadrupole magnetic Hall propulsion unit.
However, no one took it seriously at the time.
Because there are few existing materials that can withstand the high temperatures of plasma.
The highest temperature that humans can currently control is only a few thousand degrees Celsius.
The temperature of the plasma must be at least tens of thousands of degrees.
Much higher than the surface temperature of the sun.
How can ordinary people think that someone can really realize the practical application of plasma weapons?
However, Jason was shocked when he heard Fox's words.
This guy Tony Stark can do it. He has already studied the theoretical basis.
No wonder they can create steel armor.
"That's true, but this thing is actually derived from the Hall thruster."
"It was originally a propulsion device."
"The ionized working medium is ejected through the nozzle, providing a sufficiently powerful thrust."
"Even now that it's weaponized, it still has the function of a thruster."
Jason explained with a smile.
Tony Stark actually created this weapon by accident.
He originally wanted to use this thing as a simple propulsion device.
This kind of thing is generally used on rockets.
The initial version of the Iron Armor studied by Tony Stark was a simple propulsion unit.
There are no other functions.
The firepower can only be applied to the flame burner strapped to the armor.
It was still when I was upgrading the second-generation armor.
He discovered the thruster's weapon function accidentally.
Later, after constant strengthening.
Only then did the now mature plasma beam pulse weapons form.
It can be said that this weapon is essentially a small Hall propulsion unit.
Fox's eyes lit up when he heard Jason's explanation.
"What an exquisite design. The plasma generated by the Hall thruster is ejected as a weapon."
"The weapon has multiple functions. It's a genius design."
"Haha, it's just an idea."
"The key is that the working medium consumption is very small, and it can fully support long-term operations."
Jason explained with a smile.
Plasma weapons actually also require a working medium.
Matter in the world is conserved, and matter is never created out of thin air.
In order to generate reaction force, there must be sufficient propulsion medium.
So the fire that appears to be ejected from the steel armor is actually some kind of special particle medium.
It is no different from the tail flame of a chemical rocket.
It is actually very difficult to convert this part of the working medium into weapons.
"What a genius. He can launch such a powerful attack and only consume so much medium."
"Are plasma weapons really that powerful?"
Fox said with a sigh.
"Actually, it's not that exaggerated. Plasma weapons also have their own shortcomings."
"For example, the accuracy is relatively low, the penetration is relatively weak, etc."
Jason smiled and explained.
In fact, the shortcomings of plasma weapons can also be seen in the original movie.
When Tony was dealing with highly armored things like tanks.
It uses armor-piercing projectiles in its arms instead of plasma weapons.
Because unless this weapon is charged for a long time, it will be difficult to penetrate armor as thick as a tank.
The rifle was also used when rescuing hostages.
If plasma weapons are used, I'm afraid even the hostage Original can be killed.
There is no perfect weapon in the world.
However, this kind of weapon is not suitable for steel armor.
It has many additional functions and can also be used as a powerful weapon.
It can fully meet the requirements for the use of steel armor.
So he has no need to change at all.