Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 502 The Taiyue Ship, Suppressing Bandits at Sea

For federal capital.

When Sanyuan Agriculture began to develop the shipbuilding industry
When the Dongyue-class guided-missile cruisers roamed the Asia-Pacific region
When the first island chain of North America was riddled with holes.
This means that Sanyuan Agriculture will definitely take over Southeast Asia within two years and move deeper into the second island chain.

Therefore, it is quite normal for Yu Tufei to propose the "over-Hong Kong-Macau economic circle".

The removal of North American bases in the First Island Chain by the Joint Fleet was also expected in North America.

I just didn't expect the bandits to do it so suddenly, without issuing any notice or greetings, just by going into electronic silence, then sending people to land and occupy the ships, and then taking away the captured ships for target practice.

unacceptable!

That's too brutal!

That's incredibly disrespectful to North America!

Old Bu even recalled an Eastern proverb: "to take advantage of someone's kindness."

It is foreseeable that if North America does not retaliate, Yu Sanyuan will dare to harass the second island chain this month.

This refers to the military defense line consisting of the Ogasawara Islands, the Iwo Jima Islands, and the U.S. Mariana Islands, among others.

Bush immediately contacted Robert Gates, the North American Secretary of Defense, saying, "We have to do something."

“Mr. Bu, you’d better take a look at the Nanyang 2005 naval exercise first.”

"What do you mean?"

"They have overturned the traditional rules of naval warfare, and the era of aircraft carriers has come to an end."

"???"

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Northwest Australia.

After the Nanyang 2005 naval exercise officially began.

The laser cannon of the 101 South C ship fired first, hitting the Asuka I early warning aircraft at an altitude of 1.3 meters and burning through the latter's radar module, early warning system and right wing.

This marks the first time in human history that lasers have been applied to weaponry, and also the first time in human history that laser weapons have been used in actual combat.

Its effects shocked the world.

Meanwhile, at the command post set up in Phan Thiet Port in southern Vietnam, the Eastern military advisory group witnessed this scene through a large waterfall screen, and the entire audience stood up and applauded thunderously.

Commander-in-Chief, nicknamed "Tiger of the Air Force," was overcome with emotion and tears streamed down his face.

He grasped the hand of Lao Yuan, the special envoy from his superior and head of the ADM special research team, and said with deep emotion:

"I knew it! Our independently developed weaponry system is definitely no less advanced than the three systems. What else? We must get the Academy of Sciences to bring out all the best and most advanced weaponry so that Yu Sanyuan can see who the real boss is."

Old Yuan rolled his eyes at the sound.

If it weren't for the fact that Sanyuan High-Tech produced the same laser weapon on the very night it was installed on the South C ship, probably no one would believe you were absolutely loyal to your superiors.

Unfortunately, your superiors already knew you voted for three, so they don't dare to use all their trump cards now.

However, the Air Force Tiger is right.

The higher-ups really need to come up with more advanced technologies to compete with the three systems, otherwise they will lose face and become impoverished households that need to be helped by the three systems.

Therefore, starting last year, the higher authorities have been working hard to improve the situation.

In the aerospace field, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, under tremendous pressure, decided to send an unmanned exploration vehicle to the moon before the end of 05, achieving a hard landing on the lunar surface five years ahead of schedule.

In the field of weaponry, Norinco and Southern Industries jointly developed the "arm-type small recoilless machine gun", also known as the "26mm recoilless chain gun for individual soldiers", which is intended to equip mechanical exoskeletons, self-propelled robots, and self-propelled unmanned tracked vehicles to create a land-based firepower coverage cluster.

In the field of electronic technology, thanks to the foundation provided by Sanxi Electronics, domestic lithography machines, domestic etching machines, domestic chips, and domestic systems have flourished in the past two years, giving rise to the Red Flag Command and Combat System, Beidou Starlink, and Dongfang Radar Communication Integration.

However, you won't know the extent of these problems until you pay attention to them, and then you'll be shocked by what you find.

Research and evaluation have shown that the technological gap between the higher-level department and the third department is at least 10 years.

For example, chips.

In 05, Eastchip International began trial production of 90nm chips, with a single core containing 1.25 million transistors.

In 05, the three-series chip, which adopted the three-series vacuum tube, further reduced the size of the vacuum tube and, based on the three-dimensional SoC structure, embedded an AI module, integrating a central processing unit similar to a lighter. If power consumption is ignored, it is roughly equivalent to a quad-core 10 billion transistor.

Of course, Sanxi Electronics has its own ecosystem. Except for radio frequency chips, it cannot coexist with Western electronics, but Eastern chips can be used in Western equipment.

Just like Western computers.

Its CPU is a 1-inch electronic module. The IC carrier board has a slot of about 1 inch. Put the CPU in it, and then apply cooling gel and thermal silicone.

Both Western Electronics and Eastern Electronics produce this type of CPU.

However, the lighter-shaped central processing unit produced by Sanxi Electronics cannot be connected to the IC carrier board under Western rules. Even if other methods are used to connect, the computer is not compatible with the hardware.

Conversely, CPUs and graphics cards from the West and the East cannot be installed in an all-in-one PC.

In general, the two sides are taking two different paths.

Just as the Russians developed ternary computers, North America developed large-scale integrated circuits.

Three-systems electronics combine vacuum tube computers with AI hardware modules to form AI computers; North America continues to use large-scale integrated circuits, and then uses programs to form AI.

Currently, the three-system AI terminals are renowned worldwide, far surpassing Europe and America, and also surpassing the East by more than a decade.

Take high-speed rail for example.

Before 05, Dongfang had two sets of technologies. One was the CRH3C EMU (350 km/h) developed by the railway system in cooperation with Siemens, and the other was the CRH2C (300-350 km/h) developed by CNR Sifang Co., Ltd. based on Kawasaki Heavy Industries' CRH2A technology.

Currently, both the Eastern High-Speed Railway and the Eurasian High-Speed Railway use these two locomotives.

Each unit was priced at 2 million yuan in cash, and Sanyuan Agriculture purchased more than 400 units in total.

However, in 05, Sanyuan Heavy Industry launched its own intelligent collaborative control permanent magnet traction system - SY450.

Its body is made of carbon fiber and magnesium alloy, reducing its weight by 20% compared to the previous generation. The interior uses a ternary building material noise reduction system, and the indoor noise can reach 2 decibels when the train is running. The whole vehicle adopts a flying arrow aerodynamic streamline shape, reducing wind resistance by 25%, and is connected to the Theta Starlink, which can realize dynamic monitoring of the entire line.

If equipped with third-generation ballastless track, the operating speed is 400 km/h and the maximum speed is 450 km/h.

Each train costs 3 million red banknotes, and the cost of upgrading each kilometer of ballastless track is 3000 million red banknotes.

This series of technologies, compared with the high-speed rail and ballastless track held by higher authorities, also represents a technological gap of more than 10 years.

If we compare weaponry...
Lao Yuan, the head of the ADM special research group, looked at the exercise screen.

The laser cannon made its debut, and the three electromagnetic railguns of the Taiyue missile cruiser roared to life.

These are ten kinetic cannons, each occupying an area of 2x2 square meters and equipped with a circular base.

Inside the circular base is a spiraling electromagnetic track used to accelerate the projectile. Once the projectile reaches the required speed, the ends of the track are offset like rails, allowing the accelerated projectile to enter the launch tube and be fired.

The projectile does not require propellant and can contain explosives. For the same caliber, the projectile's volume is one-eighth that of a traditional artillery shell, its weight is about one-tenth, and the scale of the entire weapon system is one-fifth that of a traditional artillery piece, while the projectile's initial velocity is 5 to 10 times that of a traditional artillery piece.

At this moment.

5座分别拥有12根40mm炮管的电磁轨道炮，每根炮管以每分钟2万发射速，在10秒内倾泻了20万发爆裂弹，在侧面3万米处构成一个末端拦截面。

The other five electromagnetic railguns, each equipped with a 230mm barrel, are designed to fire five one-meter-long projectiles at an initial velocity exceeding the first cosmic velocity, approximately 8300 meters per second (equivalent to Mach 24), which will strike the American 3500-ton frigate at a distance of 230 kilometers in 31 seconds.

The 3500-ton frigate was as fragile as paper or as if struck by a meteor the instant it was hit, and it shattered into pieces.

"hiss···"

Whether it was the command post at Phan Thiet Port in South Vietnam, or military observers from around the world watching the exercise via the San Yuan communication network, everyone gasped in shock.

Although the electromagnetic railgun was invented in 1920 and a complete weapon system was developed around 1970, no country has used it in actual combat to this day, let alone put it on a ship.

Nowadays...

It's almost fair to say that electromagnetic railguns are invincible within their range. Because once they encounter one, there's no way to intercept, evade, or withstand the impact.

This also shows that the Taiyue missile cruiser is completely different from the Dongyue.

The Dongyue is a missile attack ship.

The Taiyue, on the other hand, relied on its missile defense system to penetrate within 230 kilometers of the enemy, braving bombing from enemy medium- and long-range missiles and carrier-based aircraft. It then used various missiles to confuse the enemy before launching an effective attack with its electromagnetic railgun.

If the Dongyue is a power forward with ever-changing offensive tactics, then the Taiyue is a heavyweight center, capable of delivering a fatal blow.

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Northwest Australia.

After the laser cannon and electromagnetic railgun have completed their attack.

The combined fleet advanced northwest.

None of the Southeast Asian countries participating in the exercise dared to disobey.

after one day.

The fleet arrived at Christmas Island, an Australian territory.

In fact, it is not necessary to pass through the Straits of Malacca to travel from the southern seas to the three oceans.

You can also cross the Karimano Strait, then the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, and head north to the Maldives.

However, after the naval battle between the US and Japan in 1942, the Sunda Strait, nominally belonging to Indonesia, was actually controlled by North America and became the exclusive waterway for the Seventh Fleet to travel between the Pacific Ocean and the three oceans.

Merchant ships are rarely allowed to use it normally, otherwise how would the Mazda 6 charge its fees?

In order to prevent merchant ships from the Asia-Pacific region from using the Sunda Strait, North America not only imposed a military blockade but also deployed a large number of vicious pirates in the waters west of the strait.

These pirates make a living through robbery, surrogacy, organ trafficking, and sex work, and have bases all over the world.

Just like the Dubai outpost.

They recruit young and beautiful female models, offer them high salaries, and then take them to the area by cruise ship under the guise of overseas activities or gatherings.

The wealthy individuals who had made advance reservations boarded the cruise ship and began to party in their preferred ways—whether it was abuse, recording, or something else entirely...
Once these models were no longer able to provide sexual services, the pirates would then use them to complete another group of wealthy men's surrogacy and egg-selling business.

Once they are no longer of any value, their organs will be harvested and they will be sunk into the sea.

Compared to the legendary 'Loli Island', this place is nothing short of hell on earth.

Noon on September 4th.

The Asuka III early warning aircraft, drones, tiltrotor aircraft, sea rescue aircraft, and ground-effect torpedo bombers in the combined fleet form a large net, covering the northwestern waters of the Sunda Strait from all directions.

In less than half an hour, three research vessels, seven large cruise ships, 48 speedboats, and three 3000-ton frigates appeared on the joint fleet exercise target list.

Followed by.

Detailed information provided by England's MI6, the Australian Five Eyes alliance, the EU intelligence system, and the three intelligence systems is integrated by the command and operations system and then transmitted to the naval combat forces.

In an instant, information about the enemy, friendly forces, and hostages appeared in the goggles of the helmets worn by the combat personnel.

Of course, to ensure the success of the exercise, all combat personnel were modern combat units under the jurisdiction of the Tier 1 Municipal Hall.

Includes mechanized infantry - mechanical exoskeleton warriors, heavy infantry - heavy bipedal mechanized warriors, and elite marksmen - enhanced snipers.

January 4th at 17pm.

Ten V-280 tiltrotor aircraft and twenty ground-effect torpedo bombers, carrying 200 combat personnel, rappelled down onto the target cruise ship.

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8°22'S, 201°30'E.

Under the setting sun, on the calm sea, three research vessels and seven cruise ships were brightly lit.

The research vessels came from the Asia-Pacific region, Northern Europe, and North America.

The cruise ships originated from London, Dubai, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Tunisia, and other cities...
On a cruise ship from Dubai.

Xu Li, who graduated from the Oriental Academy of Fine Arts three years ago, joined a Dubai real estate company last year, and switched to a London architectural design institute this year, is curled up in an iron cage at the bottom of the ship's cabin.

Outside the iron cage, a scarred man with Central Asian features, speaking in broken Eastern dialect, issued an ultimatum with a blank expression: "If you don't take customers, your only value will be for egg retrieval and organ removal, after which you will be sunk into the sea. Your parents will not know where you went, nor will they be able to find you."

Xu Li did not react.

“If you agree to take clients, and help us earn 200 million US dollars, I will allow you to talk to your parents. I know there is a very powerful company in your country called Sanyuan Agriculture. They also have very strong security personnel. If your parents contact them, they might be able to get you out.”

Xu Li remained unresponsive.

Because her two senior classmates believed various rumors, they were tortured beyond recognition by the client within just one week, and never returned the following week.

Therefore, by not accepting customers, we can take advantage of their desire to extract more value and delay the process.

But this is international waters, a sea area that almost no one pays attention to. What's the point of delaying?

Xu Li recalled the past with deep regret.

I shouldn't have gone to Dubai to earn more money, I shouldn't have switched jobs to London to earn more money...

At this time.

Bang bang bang...

A series of heavy thuds came from above the cabin.

Scarface turned and left unhurriedly.

But then, a camouflaged figure carrying a mechanical frame crashed down from the upper deck.

Scarface reached for his gun, but the camouflaged figure was faster, grabbing his neck and crushing it.

The other two thugs were just as quick; they drew their guns halfway before hastily rolling backward to dodge.

But somehow the camouflaged figure slid forward, stepping on the waist of a thug with his left foot and crushing him, leaving a trail of sticky debris, while simultaneously raising his right hand slightly.

Hiss hiss hiss...

The bullet belt behind the camouflaged figure twitched slightly, and the muzzle of the gun at his wrist spat out a blinding tongue of fire, instantly killing the upper body of another thug.

Xu Li had long been accustomed to life and death, and even numb to all kinds of torture, but when she looked up at the face of the camouflage figure, she still shuddered.

It was a semi-transparent goggles-equipped helmet with glowing green eyes, and a pig-snout mask covering its mouth, resembling a strange creature from Resident Evil...

However, instead of killing him, the other party injected him with a drug.

At the same time, Xu Li heard fluent Oriental language.

"Hostage 1371 has been located and rescued. We are about to proceed to the upper level."

During the call, a figure in camouflage pulled him out.

It was only then that Xu Li realized that the other person was wearing a full set of heavy mechanical exoskeleton.

Which army is this?

The arm appears to be a red flag...

Do we have such powerful weaponry?

In doubt.

The camouflaged figure led him to the upper cabin.

Bathed in the fiery red sunset, warships gathered on the eastern sea, with the two leading ships fluttering the five-star red flag.

Xu Li stared blankly at all of this, inexplicably recalling the novels that had become very popular in recent years.