novelsite Chapter 44: The Character "仁" Divided by an Axe
Chapter 44: The Character "仁" Divided by an Axe
In the footage, the two fleets did not converge for the exercise as the audience expected. Instead, after approaching a certain distance, they simultaneously began to turn around, one up and one down.
It wasn't a mere brush past each other, nor was it a direct encounter; rather, it was as if two people didn't want to meet, seeing each other from a distance and immediately turning away as if they hadn't met at all.
If the purpose was simply to showcase the improved warships, there was absolutely no need to travel so far, let alone deploy two fleets.
Therefore, there is definitely something wrong with the fleet's actions!
As expected, after the two fleets were aligned stern to stern, the scene suddenly switched to a deck of a Type 075 amphibious assault ship, allowing viewers to see the deck up close and slightly piquing their interest.
From the air, viewers could only see that the Type 075 amphibious assault ship simply had linear secondary guns installed at the bow and stern.
Now, seeing it up close, the audience has noticed that the deck of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship has also been modified: two embedded electromagnetic rails with a faint blue halo have been added.
So, this isn't a Type 075 amphibious assault ship, but a Type 076 amphibious assault ship!?
Before the audience could investigate further, a powerful voice suddenly came from off-screen: "All personnel on alert! Begin deploying the Xuan Nu unmanned aerial combat aircraft formation!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the blue light from the two electromagnetic rails of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship instantly intensified, announcing to the world that it had awakened from its slumber!
At the same time, two Xuan Nu unmanned aerospace fighter jets were smoothly lifted onto the deck by the hangar elevator.
"Click~"
With a click of a metal latch, the Xuan Nu unmanned aerospace fighter jet, which had precisely slid into the electromagnetic catapult slot, was firmly secured to the track by the metal latch.
The next second, two dazzling light blue electromagnetic pulses burst out simultaneously, and the electromagnetic catapult system was immediately activated at full power. The enormous thrust was instantly applied to the Xuan Nu unmanned aerial vehicle, and in the blink of an eye, the stationary Xuan Nu unmanned aerial vehicle was launched into the air.
With the help of powerful thrust, the tail flame of the Xuan Nu unmanned aerospace fighter suddenly surged in the air, and it entered supersonic flight in the blink of an eye.
"Boom!"
With a sonic boom, the two Xuan Nu unmanned aerial combat aircraft disappeared from the screen as if they had teleported, leaving only two fleeting trails.
Before the audience could react, the scene suddenly switched to the stern deck of the ship, and the previous voice rang out again: "Begin deploying the Zhentao aircraft formation!"
With the sound, a ground effect vehicle with a flat and narrow lifting body layout, sharp and angular fuselage lines, and a deep-sea gray-blue stealth coating has risen to the takeoff point and appeared in front of the audience.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by the sonic boom of the Xuan Nu unmanned aerospace fighter, the ground effect vehicle emitted a pale white stream of air from its tail and began to accelerate rapidly along the deck taxiway.
In the blink of an eye, the ground effect vehicle's fuselage lifted slightly, then smoothly detached from the stern deck and began to gently descend towards the sea.
When it was still a few meters above the sea surface, the ground effect vehicle entered ground effect flight mode. Its fuselage was almost touching the sea surface, and its wingtips cut through the surging waves, creating layers of white waves as it floated on the sea.
Perhaps to allow the audience to see it clearly, or perhaps simply to show off, the ground effect vehicle was not very fast. Therefore, with the drones following and surrounding it, the audience learned the number of the ground effect vehicle: ZT-0001.
The external structure of the ground effect vehicle was also roughly visible: the nose of the ground effect vehicle is sharp and narrow, with stealth air intakes embedded on both sides, and the lines extend smoothly backward along the fuselage.
The fuselage is wide and has no protrusions in the middle, which means that anti-ship missiles, small precision-guided weapons or reconnaissance equipment are probably built inside, which is a very standard stealth treatment.
The rear features a high-mounted, double-canted engine nacelle, and it appears that infrared suppression measures have been applied to the nozzles.
The wings are not traditional straight wings, but rather short wings with a large sweep angle and slightly downturned wingtips.
With a moderate wingspan, it can be parked in the hangar or on the deck of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship without interfering with helicopter parking.
After the drone circled the ground effect vehicle once, it stopped following and began to take off from its spot.
At that very moment, the Zhentao ground effect vehicle finally revealed its terrifying speed: although the camera rose higher and higher and the field of view widened, the ground effect vehicle was no longer visible in the picture, leaving only a white wave that stretched rapidly into the distance and disappeared in an instant!
Before the audience could even gasp in amazement, three dark figures simultaneously emerged from the same Type 075 amphibious assault ship, then quickly disappeared from the screen, leaving only two thin, congealed trails and a white wake.
Before the audience could even process what was happening, the same Type 075 amphibious assault ship appeared again, leaving three dark silhouettes and only three trails. This continued one after another until the audience finally understood what the scene meant: the first round of deployments was just a performance, don't misunderstand, these few times show the true deployment capability of the Type 075 amphibious assault ship!
Furthermore, the Xuan Nu unmanned aerospace fighter jet can be carried not only by the Luan Niao aerospace carrier, but also by ships and can even take off from land.
Furthermore, the Zhentao ground effect vehicle is not an experimental new weapon system, but a new weapon system with combat capabilities that has been deployed to a certain scale.
Yes, the Zhentao ground effect vehicle is a new type of weapon.
Although it has been almost a hundred years since the first ground effect vehicle (the first ground effect vehicle was introduced in 1935), and although ground effect vehicles have advantages such as high speed, large carrying capacity, good stealth effect, and the ability to fly close to the ground, sea surface, desert, swamp and other terrain surfaces and take off and land freely, they can also take advantage of radar blind spots to silently and quickly approach targets and easily cross shore anti-landing obstacles and landmines.
However, until the emergence of the Zhentao ground effect vehicle, there was still no ground effect vehicle that could be used in actual combat, let alone mass-produced and used.
Because ground effect vehicles face three major challenges: safety, materials, and power.
In terms of safety, ground effect vehicles are extremely sensitive to the environment: even slight waves on the sea surface can cause the fuselage to vibrate violently, making it difficult to fly; even small undulations in the terrain on land can cause the air cushion to collapse and lift to be lost suddenly; and in bad weather, it is difficult to avoid low-altitude obstacles at high speeds.
Therefore, ground effect vehicles have almost no margin for error and are extremely prone to crashing and killing people.
The most famous example is the infamous Caspian Sea Monster, which was completely destroyed due to severe weather.
In terms of materials, ground effect vehicles need to frequently switch between water and air, so the materials used in ground effect vehicles need to meet multiple stringent requirements such as corrosion resistance, impact resistance, and lightweight.
In terms of power, because ground effect vehicles fly almost close to the ground, the engine is very prone to ingesting seawater spray or other ground debris, which can lead to engine failure.
These three fatal flaws make ground effect vehicles extremely unsafe, have high maintenance costs, extremely low cost-effectiveness, and very narrow application scenarios, making it difficult for them to compete with other mature modes of transportation.
Therefore, the Zhentao ground effect vehicle, which can be used in actual combat, belongs to a new type of weapon and equipment.
Since there is one, there is a high probability that there will be a second. Therefore, the audience is watching the live broadcast with great anticipation or fear, wondering if another new type of weapon or equipment that will make their hearts race will appear next.