Chapter 287: The Three Quick Principles
Research in electromagnetic physics has of course achieved breakthroughs not limited to the field of electromagnetic railguns.
After the long-range electromagnetic cannon ammunition derived from graviton physics, Fan Ren simply held a small-scale meeting with Jin Qiaoying and Li Jian, who had hurriedly rushed over from the training ground upon receiving the news.
Regarding the economy and trade sector under Deputy Leader Jin Qiaoying’s jurisdiction, the two discussed the feasibility of selling this long-range ammunition on the starfield market to earn star coins.
Jin Qiaoying, as a genius in economy and trade, naturally nodded in agreement.
After all, this is the first cross-era milestone new type of ammunition in the entire Galactic Alliance, with epoch-making significance and capable of changing combat thinking for electromagnetic railgun weapon systems.
According to the high profits from arms sales brought by the technological level lead of advanced civilizations over low-level civilizations in the Galactic Alliance, once this ammunition is listed, the profits will at least multiply by 10 or more.
This is still her conservative estimate, after all, there is currently zero public data on the practical combat aspects of this ammunition.
The starfield market, as a highly liberalized market with high confidentiality for transaction parties, covers an extremely vast scope, encompassing almost billions of civilizations in the entire Galactic Alliance.
Facing such a massive market, according to Jin Qiaoying’s thinking, even if civilizations using electromagnetic railgun series weapons make small-scale applicability purchases, the revenue brought will be astronomical.
After all, electromagnetic railguns have always been a not very high-priority option for most civilizations in the Galactic Alliance when it comes to weapon choices.
The effective range of 200 kilometers is simply too close for ships moving at speeds of thousands of kilometers per second in space.
Even with its characteristics of high rate of fire and powerful kinetic energy, it is not prioritized due to range issues.
But now, Fan Ren’s research results solve this problem at once, and its range directly surpasses missile weapons, which are prioritized by most low-level civilizations.
This forces these low-level civilizations to carefully deliberate.
Pricing one piece of ammunition at 1000 star coins is the optimal pricing solution currently with no practical data feedback.
Meanwhile, Fan Ren was somewhat hesitant.
His point of hesitation was mainly because the manufacturing technology of this ammunition involves graviton-related technology that only fourth level civilizations can interpret.
This made him have to be cautious.
After all, they have always approached the positions of the five great super civilizations at the center of the Galactic Alliance with speculation.
If their speculation is true, then obviously the emergence of this technology will attract attention from relevant parties.
And now, the Fox Pirate Group’s account is already selling warp engines.
Fan Ren worries that once long-range ammunition is also put on the starfield market, with the attention it brings, the Fox Pirate Group will inevitably be targeted.
As for the so-called client information secrecy, Fan Ren only sees it as a rule excluding the five great super civilizations.
After all, as the rule makers, all the rules they set are to better serve their control over other civilizations.
His thinking poses an unsolvable problem for Jin Qiaoying as well.
The key to the problem lies in the strength of the Fox Pirate Group and the current human civilization itself.
The Fox Pirate Group, as a secretive and illegal organization, is already an entity not accepted by mainstream civilizations.
Now selling warp engines on the starfield market, perhaps because of low output and unremarkable shipment volume compared to fourth and fifth level civilizations, it can be analyzed as reselling behavior.
But once such an obviously self-developed graviton science product is sold, it will inevitably attract high attention from these civilizations.
One very important point is that on the weapon effective range rankings, the undisputed number one is the laser-type weapons used only by the five great super civilizations.
Ranking second are missile weapons, which are behind in technology level but have high cost-performance in practicality and cost.
Third are projectile cannon-type weapons with slow rate of fire but enormous single-unit power, with effective ranges generally between 100-1000 kilometers.
Interestingly, this weapon is similar in nature to electromagnetic railguns to some extent, such as muzzle velocity and ammunition flight speed, which are almost identical.
As for ranges beyond that, it is due to the small size of its turret itself, with targeted design in cannon barrel tracking speed, allowing this weapon system to greatly extend its range through the turret’s relatively flexible tracking rotation of locked targets.
In contrast, electromagnetic railgun-type weapons cannot achieve this effect due to their extremely long acceleration rails.
That is, in terms of turret tracking speed, electromagnetic railguns are basically zero, making it extremely difficult for fired ammunition to hit moving targets beyond 200 kilometers.
But coincidentally, the ammunition used by projectile cannons is relatively expensive.
After all, it incorporates liquid metallic hydrogen, which is relatively high-priced in the Galactic Alliance, as the source of chamber burst power.
Similarly, the ammunition for long-range electromagnetic railguns is not cheap either.
And at the very end comes the electromagnetic railgun, this weapon system that can be called invincible in close combat, with an original range of 200 kilometers.
However, due to Fan Ren’s research results, this ranking should now change.
He has at once elevated the effective range of the electromagnetic railgun, originally only 200 kilometers, to an exaggerated 5000 kilometers.
It is imaginable that this level of improvement will give civilizations in the Galactic Alliance using non-laser weapon systems a new choice.
This will also bring enormous impact to the original arms market.
And under this huge change, as an illegal pirate group that is a non-official organization force, it will inevitably be noticed by the five great super civilizations.
And if sold under the identity of human civilization, it would even more conflict with the committee’s original policy of “accumulate grain broadly, claim kingship slowly,” steady development, and accumulating certain strength as low-key as possible.
It does not conform to their original development strategy.
In the end, the sales proposal for this weapon ammunition was temporarily shelved due to the above issues unable to be resolved.
Everything presupposes having certain strength oneself.
Everyone understands the principle of guilt arising from possessing a treasure.
Li Jian’s view was relatively straightforward: this ammunition must be massively equipped on various types of warships of the Azure Phoenix Legion, replacing the previous ammunition with only 200 kilometers effective range as the main ammunition.
The previous ammunition would then serve as backup ammunition, with the main purpose of use only under suitable conditions, after approaching the target, to save combat costs in strategic thinking.
But in any case, the Azure Phoenix Legion’s overall combat thinking still revolves around the “three fasts” principle scheme previously formulated by the group.
Fast entry, fast enemy kill, fast exit.
And all of this relies on a weapon system with high rate of fire and ultra-long range to avoid attrition warfare caused by range issues in engagement, ensuring the three fasts principle can be effectively implemented.
