Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 315 Experiment
After the first test was completed, the test missile, which was not equipped with a warhead, veered off the target ship and plunged into the vast ocean.

The technicians immediately began to analyze the measured data obtained during the process, segment by segment, to carefully find the root cause of the problem.

The core approach to solving problems in the field of science and technology is through repeated testing and continuous improvement, leaving no room for carelessness or assumptions.

Only in this way can the development of this special missile be completed, ensuring that it will not cause any problems when used in the alien battlefield.

Jin Rongjia strolled to the porthole and gazed at the fleet ships carrying out surveillance and cooperation missions in the surrounding waters.

He suddenly thought of a problem: although it took some time to bring in a large sailing training ship for testing and target practice, it was eventually made possible.

"If we need to develop missiles specifically designed for individuals with superhuman abilities, what will we use as experimental targets?" Jin Rongjia couldn't help but worry.

In Su Ming's previous battle against Abigail, those missiles were less locked onto her personally and more locked onto the 'Eternal Star Orbit' that she controlled.

What if the other party is not using a magical device and is just an individual?

It is foreseeable that under these circumstances, while the target's defensive capabilities will be significantly reduced, its flexibility will increase dramatically. In particular, there are currently no observable and analyzable samples regarding the evasion patterns of superhumans.

Therefore, deciding which warhead to use, how to design the attack trajectory, plan the pursuit envelope, and rewrite the flight control algorithm have all become thorny problems that urgently need to be solved.

"Where can we find a 'test subject'?" Jin Rongjia muttered to himself, gazing at the sea.

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"The omnidirectional testing of the mast radar has been completed."

In the support base conference room, Fengshou, through Miao Xin, summoned Su Ming.

"The current stable detection range for standard sailing warships has been increased to 150 kilometers, and the number of multi-target tracking channels has been expanded to 16," he reported to Su Ming.

"150 kilometers?" Su Ming frowned as he looked at the data table handed to him. "The S-band civilian radar I used to carry with a balloon had a detection range of 120 kilometers. Isn't your current maritime radar supposed to have a detection range of 500 kilometers?"

Fengshou took out his pen and drew a simple diagram. "The radar cross section (RCS) of the sailboat mast and linen canvas is less than -45dBsm." He ran his pen over the keel area of ​​the sailboat. "Only the superstructure and metal components can form effective reflective sources."

He then tilted the paper to simulate the curvature of the Earth, explaining that "mast radar has to overcome three obstacles: ionospheric interference, sea clutter, and horizon obstruction—all of which severely affect long-range detection."

"A solution?" Su Ming asked directly.

“Either increase the altitude, bypass the sea level curvature, and let the radar beam capture the target at a downward angle,” Fengshou replied.

"So we still have to go down the air-based route?" Su Ming nodded. "What other methods are there?"

"We'll replace the module with a gallium nitride phased array module, combined with pulse technology. But the entire system will require a peak power consumption of 6 megawatts," Fengshou truthfully reported.

"Damn it!" Su Ming cursed.

6 megawatts is 6000 kilowatts, and there's really nothing he can do about it. The Pansy will only have this level of power supply after the second phase of its modernization.

Moreover, according to the plan, other energy-intensive equipment will be installed on the ship. Power supply is destined to be severely strained!

"Let's leave it at that for now," Su Ming sighed.

With a major war imminent, there is far too much to prepare. Given our limited resources, it would be better to strengthen our weaponry rather than hoping for long-range radar.

It doesn't matter how close you are, the key is to be able to kill the enemy!

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With the transfer complete, a large number of mast radar components were piled up on the deck. The installation team skillfully unfolded the installation instructions, which were full of diagrams and various illustrations. These markings could be found on the corresponding labels on the equipment's casing.

The cooperation between Earth and the other world has become increasingly smooth. Several necromancers studied it for a while, as if looking at a comic book, and soon they had a pretty good grasp of the situation.

"The main unit needs to be installed indoors, in four cabinets: 1, 2, 3, and 4, plus the terminals."

"The antennas are arranged by number to ensure equal spacing."

"First, fix the base."

The undead began to laboriously drag the heavy composite cable and hoist the antenna assembly. Su Ming checked and found no problems.

As a reward for the hard work of the installation team, Su Ming began to summon the sonar components, instantly saturating their workload.

Now that it has been confirmed that we will be fighting the Naga, various types of sonar and underwater acoustic systems are naturally indispensable.

Without the necessary equipment, the pansy is just an empty shell. But as these components are gradually put in place, it will truly become a powerful warship.

While supervising the work, Su Ming continued chatting with Feng Shou.

"We've done an iteration on the torpedo." Fengshou pulled up the new design drawings. "We've made some optimizations. Do you need my review?"

“No need.” Su Ming shook his head. “The design of fever-reducing suppositories is definitely not going to work. If we’re going to do it again, at least we have to go for a quieter design.”

The antipyretic plug uses thermal propulsion, and the burning alcohol produces a large number of bubbles in the water. To attack enemy ships, they must surface to shallow waters, a stage where they are extremely easy to spot.

The enemy possesses aquatic creatures like the Naga, who can easily detect the 'fever plug' using both sonar and biological sensing.

Moreover, as information spreads, adversaries will be more wary of this in future battles.

“It’s powered by an all-electric pump, quiet and low-speed,” Fengshou responded. “We have the technology, but quiet operation means sacrificing performance. We need quantifiable metrics. Could you provide a specific noise threshold?”

Su Ming really couldn't answer that.

“Then let’s capture a Naga and test its hearing sensitivity and frequency range,” Harvest suggested.

Great, this guy's addicted to doing experiments.

"We should be able to capture him," Su Ming said, "but we probably won't be able to make it in time for this operation."

“It’s alright, it’s just for technological reserves,” Fengshou said, then added after a moment’s thought, “What if we take a high-speed approach? For example, a supercavitating torpedo, could it penetrate defenses?”

“Supercavitation only reaches 100 meters per second.” Su Ming shook his head again. “In this world where superhumans abound, that’s not fast enough!”

"Then we'll still have to rely on the eagles and chickens," said Harvest. "Mach 5, 1700 meters per second."

At 1.7 kilometers per second, the advantage of the technological side is that it can surpass the response limits of the extraordinary side with absolute speed.

"The sea trial team is still resolving the logic conflict of the guidance head." Feng Shou pulled up the test firing video, and the slow-motion footage showed the missile circling over the sailboat. "The infrared imaging of the No. 3 missile misinterpreted the shadow of the sail as waves, and the active radar was also interfered with by the scattering of the mast..." He smiled wryly, "Fortunately, the problem was exposed at the test site."

"We must improve reliability," Su Ming said. "My alcohol reserves are running low."

This was an oversight on his part. Two months earlier, when he was developing the supply plan for the Beer, he hadn't yet encountered the unreliability issue with the solid propellant of the alchemical explosives.

"Understood!" Fengshou nodded.

(End of this chapter)