What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 653 Anti-Eagle Noble Phantasm
Unlike gold, transporting F-14s is a major problem.

The distance from Goose City to the Northwest is thousands of kilometers. If you assemble the equipment and fly it there, something bad is bound to happen. The railway is not wide enough, and sea freight cannot reach the desert.

The final agreed-upon solution was a compromise: all F-14s would have their wings and tails removed, then be loaded onto several small inland river vessels from the dock, transported to small counties in Sichuan, and then safely transported to sparsely populated areas via oversized cargo transport.

Once the aircraft and engine arrive in the Northwest, we can gradually carry out modification work, test flights, and so on. As long as we pay a little attention to the time when the old American satellite passes by, there shouldn't be any major problems.

After the Air Force made the arrangements, the next issue was the F-110.

Tang Wen originally intended to hand over the F110 project to a domestic aero-engine research institute, but reality could not meet his requirements, so he decided to rely on his own efforts.

Institute 606 had no objection to the human trafficking business; in fact, several deputy directors (chief engineers) even wanted to sell themselves to improve their lives at the institute, but they were stopped by an order from above.

Ultimately, it was the Navy that proposed a solution:

Geigin sold the F110 engine and related data to China, but converted the price into "people," releasing some capable researchers within the organization who were not easy to retain and wanted to leave to other jobs to Geigin.

Although this still raises suspicions of human trafficking, the current term is "borrowing".

It wasn't a sale; it was a temporary transfer of people from the research institute to the aviation machinery factory. Their original positions were retained, but they weren't paid—a common practice of taking unpaid leave.

There are plenty of people who want to "give it a try," so it's better to send them to Gaijin than to send them abroad to wash dishes.

Moreover, domestic aero-engine talent is not limited to Institute 606. Thanks to the Third Front construction, there are aero-engine institutes all over the country (just like there are lithography institutes everywhere). There are quite a few people who meet Tang Wen's requirements.

Finally, Tang Wen cobbled together a list of 31 people from all over the country. There were no current chief engineers, but there were three deputy chief engineers who had previously led projects. The others all had practical R&D experience and there were no sham candidates.

These 31 people could form the core team of a proper research institute, and together with the peripheral personnel of the aviation machinery factory, they would form a complete aero-engine research institute.

Tang Wen also saw a few familiar names on the list. Although he couldn't recall their future achievements, he believed that those who could still be remembered were definitely not bad.

After each of them personally wrote out their invitation letters and sent them out via email, the Prussia finally arrived at the designated testing area.

……

The selected experimental site was quite spacious.

Tang Wen drew an circumcircle with three regions—New Ceylon, Chile, and Antarctica—as the points. The selected center point was the experimental site, which was 3000 to 5000 kilometers away from any of them, and there were no islands nearby.

Occasionally, some fishermen would appear, but fortunately, they were not detected because of the U-boats following them.

The Prussia was also towing a dilapidated fishing boat that it had encountered by chance at sea, which was used as a test subject.

This fishing boat has been adrift for at least a few years; they'll likely set fire to fuel drums on it as a heat source to attract attackers.

If the jamming is truly effective, then the attacking AIM-9 missiles will be burned up by the "flood" and rendered ineffective upon approach, and the effectiveness will be tested in actual combat.

"Weather: Sunny, wind direction: southeast, level 2."

Cheshire stood at the bow of the Prussia, feeling the force of his hairband fluttering as he noted down the experimental conditions.

Tang Wen, who was on the warship with a virtual perspective, suddenly wondered why he didn't have any German ship girls among his many German warships.
He learned a great deal from his near-death experience during the Christmas campaign. The peak power of the flood jamming system on the Prussian warship exceeded 100 megawatts. Under such terrifying electromagnetic signals, the radiation on the warship was unimaginable.

Although Tang Wen guessed that the system would most likely keep him safe, he clearly remembered that the manual of the 14th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation warned that the reflective surface would cover the microwave frequency band.

The radar of the MiG-25 is rumored to be able to roast rabbits, so the fate of flesh and blood humans is even more obvious; at the very least, dizziness and nausea are inevitable.

This is also why full-scale testing has not been conducted domestically. Radar radiation may seem insignificant, but even commercial airliners are strictly prohibited from turning on their radars on the ground to prevent injury and disease. Excessive electromagnetic radiation is still harmful.

While they were pondering, Lütjens and Zhenhai had already started the system preheating according to the instructions. The Prussia's engines began charging the supercapacitors, which brought the engine power to 30%.

The 14th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) simplified the operation as much as possible. Since Tang Wen requested that vacuum tubes be used as much as possible to facilitate replication, they carefully designed a control system that could self-test and then display a numerical and alphanumeric code through a glow discharge tube, allowing operators to easily determine whether it was normal and usable.

【E00】

【E01】

【E02】

……

【E0A】

The numbers on the glow tube kept changing. According to the manual, E0A (hexadecimal) means that everything is ready and interference of different scales can be deployed according to different scenarios.

At this moment, the entire bridge was filled with the faint hum of countless vacuum tubes operating and the muffled roar of the cooling system working at full capacity.

Lütjens opened the glass cover on the electrical box and gently placed his hand on the red button with multiple exclamation mark warning signs, preparing for full power output.

The dilapidated fishing boat was moored 500 meters away from the Prussia, filled with heavy oil that could burn for at least an hour.

Three Gnats were launched from the battleship one after another. Two of them continued to fly without looking back. After flying about 1000 kilometers away, the second aircraft turned around when it was about 50 kilometers away, aimed at the original trajectory, and entered supersonic flight at Mach 1.15 with full power.

"Ready...Activate!"

Without hesitation, Lütjens pressed the button, followed by a series of crisp "click-click" sounds as countless relays activated.

The Prussia shuddered slightly, followed by an invisible but dense and noisy background sound that spread across the entire sea area at the speed of light.

Pressing the button for about 1.4 seconds causes the "flood" to start, and the instantaneous current overload drains the supercapacitor, emitting 110 megawatts of power in all directions before quickly dropping and stabilizing at 30 megawatts.

None of the captains or ship girls seemed to be acting strangely, except for a slight discomfort caused by the sudden noise in the background.

However, all three mosquito flies found that the radio signal had been completely blocked. When they turned it on, they could only hear a hissing sound. Switching to multiple frequencies only produced annoying noise, but the two flies that were farther away clearly felt that the interference was much weaker.

"Initiate targeted jamming!"

The parabolic antenna of the Prussia slowly rotated, pointing its central beam at the incoming gnat, which made the radio even more chaotic.

干扰开启110秒后，这架蚊蚋在距离靶船8公里的地方成功释放了2枚AIM-9L未受明显影响，只需要10秒就能命中。

The missile flew toward the target normally under the guidance of the seeker, but when the countdown reached zero, Tang Wen saw two small splashes of water appear almost simultaneously in the seawater.

The jamming was incredibly effective. It was clear that there was a problem with the missile's internal circuitry, but because of its excessive speed, it entered the sea in the blink of an eye, and the failure distance was not accurately recorded.

"It's okay, at least this proves that the interception effect is real. Now we just need to measure the interference distance."

The other two gnats continued to fly outwards and test their radios. When they were about 1300 kilometers away, the radio successfully filtered out the severely attenuated interference signal, and the two gnats successfully established contact using the radio.

The predictions from the 14th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) confirmed two points: if a radius of 1300 kilometers can still interfere with normal communications, then it can be confirmed that the Empire's carrier battle groups will be in trouble within a radius of at least 300 to 500 kilometers.

The "flood" system was successful. When the timer reached 10 minutes, the unit automatically shut down and entered the [000] full-power cooling mode, which required about an hour of cooling to calm the vacuum tubes that were on the verge of exploding.

Early traditional vacuum tubes had a short lifespan and were not heat-resistant. In order to develop the "Flood" missile, China even invested in upgrading vacuum tube technology to meet the stringent combat requirements.

"oops!"

Cheshire's cry of pain rang out, followed by the sound of metal hitting the ground.

"Why is this cup so hot? There's clearly no coffee in it!"

Seeing the ship girl angrily accusing Tang Wen, he immediately understood that it was the effect of microwaves. Theoretically, the warship's command room is a natural, thick electronic barrier that can filter out most of the electromagnetic field, but the "flood" still managed to leak out a small portion that could be fatal. If he were actually inside, he would definitely not have a good time.

Has this not been considered domestically?

But he quickly dismissed the idea, as Tang Wen strongly suspected that the domestic authorities wanted to take the opportunity to test Hans Superman's heat resistance.

"wrong!"

Tang Wen suddenly realized something. If even the cups inside the heavily protected bridge were heated to this extent, how exaggerated must the heat accumulated by the "flood" itself be?
The "flood" that has been installed now is not a system creation, so it doesn't have that kind of incredible stability!
Perhaps to confirm his guess, the midship deck of the Prussia suddenly burst open the next second, and the red coolant vapor that was originally flowing in the interference system was violently ejected outward under high pressure.

The code on the glow display began to flash and switch continuously:
【EEE】(Overheating and Overload!)
[E20] (Antenna malfunction!)
【E55】(Low heat dissipation!)

【E88】(Control system offline!)
【EEE】(System offline, unusable!)

At least a third of the 100-ton jamming system was coolant, which created a spectacular red spray on the sides of the Prussia, but then the fire alarm on the Prussia went off.

"Destroy it, this system's heat dissipation capacity is definitely over the limit."

Tang Wen wasn't too surprised and immediately issued the order to sink, since he had obtained another set of "Flood" yesterday and could still replicate it.

Having completed its experimental mission, the Prussia opened its sea valve and reappeared in a South Pacific port the next moment.

Tang Wen immediately began to replicate the remaining set of "Flood".

[Imitation: "Flood" wide-band high-power surveillance radar (?)]

[Experience: 35000]

Very good, it's pure pre-60s technology, but the identification is actually radar?
That's certainly true; the four huge radio frequency antennas can also receive reflected echoes, which is a secondary function of floods.

[Obtain Special Consumable: 'Flood' Wideband High-Power Surveillance Radar]

When using consumables, it has a weak positioning capability for conventional targets within a 1000-kilometer range, only able to determine the approximate direction and distance. The error decreases as the distance decreases, and it also has a certain degree of interference capability.

[Duration: 600 seconds; Cooldown: 90 minutes]

[Note: This consumable can only be installed on battleships/aircraft carriers. Activating it will occupy the power unit and may cause a decrease in speed.]

[Note: Removing this consumable item will deduct 500 gold coins.]

Anti-hawk Noble Phantasm, obtained.

"I wonder if there are any satellites overhead at this time."

Tang Wen looked up at the sky. At this time, the International Space Station had only launched two nodes, and no website could calculate its trajectory. There shouldn't be any problems, right?

……

However, the disruption caused by the Prussian aircraft carrier has actually set the whole world in motion.

The South Pacific is barren because it is sparsely populated, but various low-orbit satellites pass through the region.

Because the trajectories of low-orbit satellites do not all revolve around the equator, and some polar-orbiting satellites also pass over the South Pacific Ocean.

Furthermore, due to electromagnetic dispersion, it should be said that during the ten minutes that the Prussian satellite activated its jamming, low-orbit satellites and even several geostationary satellites passing over most of the Pacific Ocean detected the anomaly.

In the electromagnetic world, the Prussian rocket, upon powering up, wreaked havoc on the entire public frequency spectrum with its violent electromagnetic pulses, especially in the 200 to 500 km orbit.

The peak power of the flood, 110 megawatts, lasted only one second. After atmospheric attenuation and electromagnetic wave scattering, the actual interference power in space was only about 500 kilowatts, which was not enough to burn up the satellite.

However, communications for low-Earth orbit satellites in the vicinity were all cut off, so the impact of the subsequent 30 megawatts of power was not so significant, mainly affecting low-Earth orbit satellites below 300 kilometers in altitude.

During those ten minutes, more than 20 satellites were affected, and communications of more than six low-Earth orbit reconnaissance satellites were cut off, three of which belonged to the Empire.

While countries frantically tried to recover the lost satellite, they also detected a blindingly bright and intense source of interference in the uninhabited South Pacific region using geostationary satellites.

A domestic satellite was also affected. A little analysis revealed that it was the "flood" that was at work. On one hand, I praised the Lost Empire for choosing a good location, and on the other hand, I prayed that they had taken adequate protective measures, or that it really was Hans the Superman.

Based on the initial intensity assessment, it is easy to calculate that the release power of the "flood" in China has reached the design target, which is not much different from what was previously expected.

Qin Guang, who was in charge of the "flood" research at the 14th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, was immediately ordered to go to Beijing. The first practical results of the "full-channel interference" concept aroused the interest of the military. Since it could really interfere with low-orbit satellites, the "flood" might be worth continuing to study.

The reason why Gaijin's "flood" is power-consuming and unreliable is because it uses a lot of vacuum tubes. Domestically, it would definitely be made by stacking various chips and IGBTs, which can significantly reduce the size and power consumption.

Previously, the military was unsure about the actual effects, but now they have a good reason to conduct in-depth research.

However, the Empire seems to have a different idea.

……

Prism Building took 30 minutes to restore all disconnected satellites after the interference ended.

The reconnection of the signal brought a sigh of relief to many people, because at that time a satellite was automatically adjusting its orbit. If they had lost contact, they would have been in great danger of drifting away. Satellites flying in low Earth orbit are all large, heavy, and high-end.

The ensuing problem is naturally finding the culprit. It is clearly not a natural phenomenon to emit such a frequency band from that location in the South Pacific.

While trying to investigate the deserted area, Prism Building urgently assembled a group of experts to find out what had happened.

Electromagnetic weapons were naturally the first direction that came to mind, but Professor Gross's arrival changed everything.

"Electromagnetic storms can be man-made or natural."

Gross, instead of being the riddle solver, burst into the Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting and immediately solved the riddle:
"Wormholes, when they open, are accompanied by extremely strong electromagnetic phenomena. Such chaotic, high-power, and large-scale chaotic electromagnetic phenomena are very much like the signs of the appearance of wormholes."

If the Lost Empire truly possesses knowledge of natural wormholes, this would undoubtedly be a very valuable clue!

(End of this chapter)