Among these four mid-to-high-level technologies, Gu Hang was immediately attracted by the star port blueprint.
Star Port
Gu Hang originally thought that this thing would be in a higher-level technology pool, but he didn’t expect that he could get it at the elite level
< p>The importance is too high.At present, the connection between Angry Owl 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 large interstellar trade needs must have a star port.
As the name suggests, this is a kind of interstellar port built on a planet-synchronous orbit, which can facilitate the docking of foreign starships; the ship can be inspected; and the cargo can be transported more conveniently and quickly.
The difference between whether there is a star port or not. To use an analogy within the planet, that is, if there is a star port, cargo ships can dock at the port and the goods can be transported down by the truckload; but if there is not, you can only rely on small boats and speedboats. If it's shipped out, the efficiency is much worse.
Material circulation between the star port and the ground mainly relies on two methods: orbital traction spacecraft and space elevator.
These two supporting facilities are included in the technical blueprint drawn through the lottery.
The orbital traction spacecraft requires a launch site on the ground and is connected to the space star port in the orbit of the planet to form a corresponding force field tunnel. The traction spacecraft itself has a certain amount of power and can fly up and down in the force field tunnel at a very fast speed and with a large load capacity.
The space elevator is another solution, building one or more physical passages from the ground to the space star port. The elevator has kinetic energy and moves up and down in the physical orbit.
The main difference between these two plans lies in whether the upper and lower channels are physical channels or a force field tunnel of pure energy.
However, the solutions to the problem of connecting the two star ports with the planet surface are not conflicting.
A space elevator can be built 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.
Force field tunnels and tractor spacecraft do not have to be constructed at corresponding locations in synchronous orbit; they do not need to be opened when not in use, and the losses are relatively low; they require a large amount of transportation and space elevators. When the capacity is not enough, the towing spacecraft can be used. After all, this thing is more expensive to operate once than a space elevator.
After having the star port, the angry owl is now qualified to participate in interstellar trade, unlike when it was doing business with the Beautiful Maiden before, it could only buy some high-value but physical items. Small quantities of things were transported little by little through the transport spacecraft; the transaction between the beautiful girl's caravan and Blackbird Heavy Industries lasted for three months.
If there was a star port, it would not take that long and could be completed in a day or two.
That is also the reason why the Beautiful Maiden came to support the Raging Star and the business with Blackbird Heavy Industries.There are some other factors that make it difficult to cope with the three-month loading and unloading time. If you were a businessman doing business normally, people would see that you don't even have a star port, and you rely entirely on transport planes to transport goods.
Unless you are doing business with small, high-value items, don’t even think about trading bulk commodities.
With the star port, there is a ticket to participate in normal interstellar trade.
And, not only that.
The starport is also the basis for a series of space technologies.
It is difficult to build starships on the surface of the planet. Not completely impossible, but very bad. The completed starship will look like a town. To lift such a behemoth from the surface environment into the universe, not to mention the energy consumed, this process alone will cause huge damage to the surface environment.
Generally speaking, the main construction projects of starships will be carried out in the starship dock. At best, some key components will be built on the surface and then sent to the interstellar shipyard.
Of course, the interstellar dock will also be built in the star port.
In addition, the star port is also a very important part of the planet's orbital defense.
Thanks to the fact that a star port does not require mobility, unlike a starship that has to fly around in space and does not require a power system, it can be equipped with extremely thick armor and powerful firepower.
Of course, when it reaches that level, it should not be called a starport, but a starfort.
Furthermore, if enough anti-orbital firepower is built on the surface, coupled with the Star Castle, then the entire planet will not just be passively beaten when encountering the space fleet.
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 powerful combat power of the star fort will make any space fleet that tries to attack by force feel what it means to be desperate.
No matter from the perspective of commerce, future interstellar fleet construction, or planetary defense, the construction of the star port is the foundation of the foundation.
This is a must.
The only problem is that after taking a closer look, Gu Hang found that the construction cost of this star port was 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 needed by various star ports.
The final assembly and basic construction work still have to be done by regular workers.
In fact, not only the star port, but also the Falcon speed attack boat and the Lion tank that was just drawn are also similar. The black box is not that big, and a huge war machine can be pulled out with just one click. It will produce many parts according to the program, but they still need to be assembled.
For the Falcon and Lion tanks, this is not a big problem. The parts generated by the black box only add up to a few, and the assembly difficulty 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 in the orbit of the planet.
Even with the help of the black box, it can only be said that the difficulty of construction has been greatly reduced, but the saving in construction time will not be too great.
What's more, track construction requires sufficient construction technology. The workers' knowledge of individual equipment, construction techniques, and site selection are all challenges.
But fortunately, these things also have a complete set of solutions in the Starport technology blueprint.
It depends on the implementation issue.
Looking at these information, Gu Hang calculated for a long time and finally came up with a result.
Even if you build a relatively simple and lowest-level star port, remove the weapon defense, remove the energy shield, remove the hardened armor, remove the starship manufacturing capability, and only retain the business attribute , the ability to dock ships, the cost of building such a star port would probably cost hundreds of millions of tax dollars.
It is equivalent to twenty years of imperial tax on the Raging Owl Star.
And if you want to add various functions to it, the cost will be astronomical.
According to the current situation of the Raging Owl Star, it will definitely not be built in a short time.
But this does not mean that Gu Hang intends to postpone this matter.
It is precisely because of the high cost and long construction period that this matter must be done earlier.
After all, Gu Hang’s appointment as the governor is not a one-time deal. If nothing else happens, he will be the governor for a lifetime. There is no such thing as a term of office. This kind of merit must be achieved in contemporary times. Do.
First start the corresponding site selection and ground engineering of the star port; then work on 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 , gradually expanded to build a star port
After counting the three phases of the project, Gu Hang plans to start the first phase of the project first.
Except for the star port technology blueprint, there is not much to say about the other three technologies.
The transition recognition system is a necessary front-end system for building starships.
If the starships of the Human Empire want to sail across the interstellar space in hyperspace, they must pass through the astral tunnel that connects the two star systems. This kind of tunnel, filled with psychic power and formed with the help of subspace power, exists naturally and is opened by the Star Guidance Hall of the Imperial Psychic Order.
And this identification system is the supporting technology. Only with it can we find the entrance and exit of the astral tunnel transition.
Gu Hang currently has no need for this technology. Starport Technology has just been drawn out, and the starships haven't been built yet.
But it’s good to be able to draw it. This is a necessary technical reserve for building big ships in the future.
There is no need to talk about the chain sword, it is just an additional weapon configuration for the space warriors.
At best, it can be lightweight and less powerful, likeWeaken the bolt gun and give it to the elite of the special operations brigade. After wearing exoskeleton armor, they are also capable of using beggar's chain swords and bolt guns.
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. The Talon Tiger is equipped with ten of them.
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 precision interception.
Its main goal is to conduct air defense operations, firing off aircraft and speed attack boats, one at a time; it can also be used to intercept fire coming from orbit, such as scalpel missiles , kinetic energy cannons and the like, if you want to wash the ground of Fuxing City or Weixing City, the reflectors can intercept them in the air.
Of course, if you have to lay it flat and use it as a normal laser cannon, that's not impossible.
It’s just a bit overkill.
The so-called anti-aircraft artillery leveling, military court, is of course a joke, but it also shows that this kind of ship-based artillery fire, even if it is only S-shaped, is powerful enough to open up cities and break ground.
Wu Jiarong felt numb when she saw the pile of black boxes in front of her.
In the past, whenever the Governor took out a new black box, she was sincerely happy.
Although she is far from capable of cracking these black boxes, by studying them themselves and the high-precision and perfect creations they produce, she can always gain something, and then make her mechanical knowledge more advanced. rise.
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 recognized as a technical specialist by the Mechanicus Cult, but she had accumulated so many years at most that she had the level of a formal mechanic.
But now, she feels that she is more advanced than the common mechanical priests in the Mechanicus.
Originally, when the Governor recruited the engine prophet named Hu Ke, she was a little worried, thinking that she might be replaced
But later, she I soon stopped thinking so.
That guy is obviously not more trusted by the governor than himself.
Furthermore, at this rate of improvement, her own level 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 brings over, the better.
But there are too many
She can’t study them at all
In the Adeptus Mechanicus, only some big guys have the opportunity to collect a black box. Only then can we have the opportunity to understand the black box and perfect creation; even inThe Adeptus Mechanicus headquarters has a large number of black boxes, but there are even more people queuing up to study them.
And I, Wu Jiarong, spend a long time every morning when I wake up, deciding which one I want to study among countless black boxes.
This is really annoying.
However, she did not 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 machinery, and agricultural machinery can all be put into large-scale production soon. However, related work must be contacted with the Development Department and the Production Department to maximize their effects. ”
“Chainswords, Reflector interception systems, and Lion tanks are all a little more difficult, but we should now have the ability to mass-produce them. The most difficult part of the Lion tank is the anti-gravity engine. But we already have some reserves."
"As for the star port technical blueprint, I need more time to fully understand it."
Gu Hang touched his chin and nodded.
"The transition recognition system can also be built using a black box. What is the output of this thing using a black box?"
"One piece every two months."
"So few" Gu Hang was still a little dissatisfied.
"Ah" Wu Jiarong was stunned.
No, what’s not to be dissatisfied with if you can build one in a month?
This thing is used on starships. We don’t even have the technology to manufacture starships yet.
With the black box, one is almost free in two months. If you have six units in a year, you can make a lot of money just by exporting.
Gu Hang seemed to know that he might have gone too far, "Okay, let's put into production what should be put into production. As for the star port technical blueprint, I will work with the development department to complete the first phase of the ground engineering first. Get up, I don’t want to delay too long.”
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