Chapter 213, Star Port Technology
Among the four mid-to-high-level technologies, Gu Hang was immediately attracted to the [Star Port Blueprint], which attracted all his attention.
Star Harbor!
Gu Hang originally thought that this thing would be in the higher-level technology pool, but he didn't expect to be able to get it in the elite level!
Its importance is too high.
At present, the connection between Nuo Xiaoxing and space is very weak, and can only be carried out through various landing transport ships.The transportation volume is small and the transportation cost is high.
Generally speaking, those who really have a large demand for interstellar trade must have a 'star port'.
As the name suggests, this is a kind of interstellar port, built on a planetary synchronous orbit, which can facilitate the docking of foreign starships; it can repair ships; it can transport goods more conveniently and quickly.
Is there a difference between star ports? Using the analogy of the planet, if there is a star port, cargo ships can dock at the port, and the goods will be transported down by trucks; if there is no star port, they can only be transported out by small boats and speedboats, which is inefficient. Too much.
The flow of materials between the star port and the ground mainly relies on two methods: orbital traction spacecraft and space elevators.
These two supporting facilities are included in the technical blueprint drawn from the lottery.
The orbital traction spacecraft needs to have a launch site on the ground and be connected with the space starport on the orbit of the planet to form a corresponding force field tunnel.The traction spacecraft itself has a certain power, and can fly up and down in the force field tunnel, with a high speed and a large load capacity.
The space elevator is another solution to build one or more physical passages from the ground to the space star port. The "elevator" has kinetic energy and moves up and down on a physical track.
The main difference between these two solutions lies in whether the upper and lower passages are physical passages or pure energy force field tunnels.
However, the solutions to the problem of the connection between the two starports and the planet's ground do not conflict.
It is possible to build a space elevator at the corresponding point between the synchronous orbit star port and the ground.The one-time construction cost will be higher, but the transportation cost is low.
However, force field tunnels and traction spacecraft do not need to be built on the corresponding locations of synchronous orbits; they can be left open when not in use, and the loss is relatively low; The spacecraft can be boarded, after all, this thing is more expensive than a space elevator.
With Xinggang, Fu Xiaoxing now has the qualifications to participate in interstellar trade, unlike when he was doing business with the Beautiful Girl before, he could only buy some high-value but small-scale things. The transport spaceship was getting better and better; the deal between the beautiful girl caravan and Blackbird Heavy Industries lasted for three months.
If there is a star port, it will not take so long, and it will be finished in a day or two.
That's because the Beautiful Girl came to support Nu Xiaoxing, and there were some other factors behind the deal with Blackbird Heavy Industries, which made it hard to stand up to the three-month loading and unloading time.If you were a normal businessman, people would see that you don't even have a star port, and you rely on transport planes to transport your goods...you can pull it down.
Unless it is a small piece of high-value commodity that someone will do business for you, don't even think about the transaction of bulk commodities.
With Starport, there is an entry ticket to participate in normal interstellar trade.
And, not only that.
Starport is also the basis for a series of space technologies.
Starships are not easy to build on the surface of a planet.Not bad at all, but bad.After the completion of the starship, it is like a town. It is necessary to lift such a behemoth from the surface environment into the universe, not to mention the energy consumed. This process alone is a huge damage to the surface environment.
Generally speaking, the main construction of starships will be carried out in the interstellar dock.At best, there are some key components that will be built on the surface and then sent to the interstellar dock.
And the interstellar shipyard, of course, is also to be built in the star port.
In addition, the star port is also a very important part of the orbital defense of the planet.
Thanks to the fact that the starport does not require mobility, it does not need to fly around in space like a starship, and does not require a power system. It can be equipped with extremely thick armor and powerful firepower.
Of course, at that level, it should not be called Star Port, but Star Fortress.
Moreover, if enough anti-orbital firepower is built on the surface, combined with the Star Fort, then when the entire planet encounters a space fleet, it will not be purely passive.
On the contrary, as long as the enemy dares to approach and the fleet is not strong enough, the anti-orbital firepower on the planet combined with the strong combat power of Star Fort will make any space fleet trying to attack by force experience what despair is.
No matter from the perspective of commerce, future star fleet construction, planetary defense... the construction of star ports is the foundation of the foundation.
This is a must.
The only problem is that, after careful inspection, Gu Hang found that the construction cost of this star port is very high.
Its black box is the largest among the many technical black boxes that Gu Hang has obtained so far.
However, in fact, this black box can only produce some important parts required by various star ports.
The final assembly and basic construction work still needs to be done by regular hands.
In fact, not only Xinggang, but also the Falcon speed attack boat, and the lion tank that was just drawn are similar.The black box is not that big, and it can't be clicked to pull out a huge war machine.It will manufacture many parts according to the program, which still needs to be assembled.
For Wind Falcon and Lion Tank, the problem is not too big.The total number of parts generated by the black box is not much, and the difficulty of assembling is also very low, and it can be done quickly.
But Starport is another story.
Building a star port is tantamount to building a city in space and orbiting a planet.
Even with the help of the black box, it can only be said that the construction difficulty has been greatly reduced, but the construction time will not be saved too much.
What's more, track construction requires sufficient construction technology.The worker's single-person equipment, construction technology, knowledge of site selection...these are all challenges.
But fortunately, these things also have a complete set of solutions in the [Star Port Technology Blueprint].
It's a matter of implementation.
Looking at these materials, Gu Hang calculated for a long time, and finally came to a result.
Even if it is to build a relatively simple and lowest-level starport, remove weapon defense, remove energy shields, remove hardened armor, remove starship manufacturing capabilities, and only retain the commercial attributes and the ability to dock ships , The cost of such a star port may also need hundreds of millions of tax dollars.
It is equivalent to the 20-year imperial tax of Star Fury.
And if you want to pile up various functions on it, the cost will be astronomical.
According to the current situation of Fu Xiaoxing, it will definitely not be produced in a short time.
But this does not mean that Gu Hang intends to delay this matter.
It is precisely because of the high cost and the long construction period that this matter should be done earlier.
After all, Gu Hang's appointment as the governor is not a one-time deal. He will serve as the governor for a lifetime if there is no accident, and there is no such thing as a term of office or a term of office. This kind of work must be done in contemporary affairs.
First start the corresponding site selection and the ground project of the star port; then move up the space elevator; rely on the orbital end of the space elevator to start building the space station platform, and then use the space station platform as the origin to gradually expand and build the star port ...
Counting the three phases of the project, Gu Hang plans to start the first phase of the project first.
...
Apart from the [Star Port Technology Blueprint], there is nothing to say about the other three technologies.
[MK.7, Aquila-type power armor] This should be the most common power armor model among all space fighters in the entire empire at present. It is cheap, durable and popular.
The model of power armor is not the bigger and newer, the better.For example, the legendary second-generation expedition type and third-generation steel type were all built during the emperor's lifetime, and their performance was more powerful.
Unfortunately, many of the ancient and powerful technologies have been lost.In some ancient battle groups, some expedition-type and steel-type battle armors are preserved, but they have become some kind of sacred objects that symbolize history. Wearing them is a kind of glory, and only honorable fighters in the battle group are worthy of having them. .
Gu Hang doesn't need to worry about it so much, popularize it, save trouble.
If you really want to give him a set of manufacturing technology for expedition-type and steel-type power armor, he will still be a little numb.
Several members of the phoenix battle group were also wearing skyhawks before.
[Chain Sword]There is no need to talk about it, it's just an extra weapon configuration for the space warrior.
At best, it can be lightweight and power weakened, like weakening the bolt gun and providing it to the elite of the special warfare brigade.After they put on the exoskeleton armor, they are also enough to use the beggar's version of the chainsaw sword and the bolt gun.
As for the final [Reflector Orbital Air Defense System], as the name suggests, this is an active orbital defense system, the most important of which is of course the 'Reflector' laser cannon.
This is even an energy weapon that can be installed on a starship, and the Talon Tiger is equipped with ten.
In addition to the reflector laser cannon itself, there is also a complete set of air defense systems, including a series of functions such as fire control, radar, identification, and precise interception.
Its main goal is to be able to carry out air defense operations, to attack units such as aircraft and speed attack boats, one at a time; it can also be used to intercept firepower falling from orbit, such as scalpel missiles, kinetic energy guns, etc. If you want to clean Fuxing City or Weixing City, the reflectors can intercept them in the air.
Of course, it is not impossible to lay it flat and use it as a normal laser cannon.
It's just a bit overkill.
The so-called flattening of the anti-aircraft artillery, military court, this is of course a joke, but it also shows that this kind of shipborne artillery, even if it is only an S-type specification, is powerful enough to break the ground.
...
Wu Jiarong was numb when she saw the huge pile of black boxes in front of her.
In the past, whenever the governor took out a new black box, she was genuinely happy.
Although she is far from capable of cracking these black boxes, she can always gain something by studying them and the high-precision and perfect creations they produce, and then improve her mechanical knowledge.
This is an extremely important gain.
Her level of knowledge, which was already stagnant, has improved by leaps and bounds in this year.Originally, she was only a technical specialist in the certification of the Mechanician, and she has accumulated so many years at most, and has the level of a formal mechanic.
But now, she feels that she is more advanced than those common mechanical priests in Mechanic Church.
Originally, when the governor recruited the engine prophet named Hu Ke, she was still a little worried, thinking that she might be replaced?
But then, she quickly changed her mind.
The fellow was clearly more trusted by the Governor than himself.
Moreover, her own level, at this rate of improvement, may not be long before she can reach the level of the engine prophet, which is no worse than Hu Ke.
These are all thanks to the black boxes of many different types and products.
Logically speaking, the more black boxes the governor brought over, the better.
But... too much!
She can't study it at all!
Among the Adeptus Mechanics, only some bigwigs have the opportunity to collect a black box, and have the opportunity to understand the black box and the perfect creation; even in the headquarters of the Adeptus Mechanics, there are a lot of black boxes, but waiting in line There are more people studying.
And I, Wu Jiarong, wake up every morning and spend a long time trying to decide which one to study among countless black boxes.
This is really troublesome.
However, she didn't delay her business.
After roughly listening to Gu Hang's introduction, and then actually checking and testing it, she gave her own evaluation.
"The power grid, two types of engineering machines, and agricultural machines can all be put into large-scale production soon. However, related work has to be contacted with the development department and production department to maximize their effects."
"The chain saw sword, the reflector interception system, and the lion tank are all a little difficult, but we should also have the ability to mass-produce them now. The most difficult point of the lion tank is the anti-gravity engine, but we already have some reserves."
"However, we can't mass-produce the Skyhawk-type power armor. We can only rely on black box production. We lack the technology of super-powered engines, so we can't provide energy for the power armor."
"As for the Xinggang technical blueprint... I need more time to understand it."
Gu Hang stroked his chin and nodded.
"The power armor can also be built with a black box first... What is the output of this thing with a black box?"
"One per month."
"So little?" Gu Hang was still a little dissatisfied.
"Ah?" Wu Jiarong was stunned.
No, what is there to be dissatisfied with being able to build a Power Armor in a month?
Some forge worlds that can manufacture power armor, a planet, can only produce one or two hundred units a year-of course, they are not producing this with all their strength.
And with the black box, one month is almost free, and ten units a year is equivalent to one-tenth of the output of the foundry world, so it's time to have fun!
Gu Hang also seemed to know that he might have gone too far: "Okay, that's it...then put into production what should be put into production. As for the technical blueprint of the star port...I will work with the development subordinates to do the first phase of the ground project first. I don't want to delay too long."
"I see."
(End of this chapter)