Chapter 3334 (2/2)
To put it simply, even if you throw a stone into the converter, you can get a huge amount of power for the thruster. Although it is unlikely that we will have a chance to go to a certain planet for mining in the process of immigration, if we use this kind of thruster, we can capture the meteorites found along the way, and then we can directly insert them into the mass energy converter matched with the thruster, and then we can get huge energy.
In fact, if we could actually mass-produce these thrusters, we would even be able to mine during the migration process. For example, we can build a mining boat. There are no passengers on board, just a crusher with a huge digging shovel, and then a huge warehouse and a small control room. As for the rest, you can install ten or eight creator thrusters. In this way, the mining ship will have a push to weight ratio of dozens of times or even hundreds of times of the immigration ship. Naturally, its acceleration and deceleration capabilities are beyond the reach of immigrant ships.
With this kind of mining vessel, we can make the mining ship accelerate at full speed, fly to the front of the fleet, and then randomly find a planet or a large meteorite, and then directly land on it. With a crusher, we can smash the whole surface of the planet or meteorite surface, and then use the bucket to stuff the debris into the warehouse. By the time the warehouse is full, the migration fleet should have passed the mining vessel. However, even if we surpass it, it will not be too much, because what we collect is not specific minerals, but we are scrambling for things in the cabin. Anyway, there is a mass energy converter. No matter what you dig, even the most common stone can still be used as fuel. So the mining speed must be very fast, because you can dig directly on the surface without drilling down. What's more, mining boats themselves are much faster than immigration ships.
After the migration fleet flies over, the mining ship can quickly catch up with it at full power, and then directly hand over the collected stones and other things to the fleet traffic boat which is used to distribute fuel to each immigration ship. The mining ship can continue to accelerate after unloading the stones and surpass the fleet Go ahead to the mining face.
According to this model, in theory, we can collect all the way forward, so that the fuel is infinite. And unlimited fuel is just too important for interstellar migrants. If we don't need to consider the fuel, we can avoid it at any time as long as we find danger on the road, because fuel is no longer a constraint on us, and we don't have to be afraid to use fuel for fear that we can't slow down when we get to the place. If we release the fuel limit in this way, we will not only greatly increase the speed of immigration ships, but also improve the safety.
In addition. At present, the target planet is still unknown to us. Although the data collected by our remote sensing satellite can be inferred that it is a planet suitable for human habitation, none of us has ever been there, and no one can guarantee what it will really look like there.
Before, because of the limitation of fuel, we had only one chance to gamble. If we got there and found that the place could not live at all, then human beings would have to wait to die. But if there are creators' thrusters, it's not the same.
If we have enough fuel, we don't have to fly to our destination in a single breath. If necessary, we can even find a planet rich in minerals on the way, let the fleet advance into orbit, circle around the planet, and then send mining ships and transport ships with industrial equipment to build temporary industrial facilities on this planet, then mine and smelt locally, produce a large number of brand-new spacecraft parts, and then transport them to space for us All of the ships in the fleet were overhauled. We can even rebuild a few new ships right here, and then when they're all ready, we can move the human dormancy module into the new ship, and then we're on our way.In any case, the material circulation system can ensure the infinite reproduction of human beings in the dormant cabin, as long as the energy of the spacecraft does not go wrong.
If we can stop and have a rest on the way, the security of our immigration program will undoubtedly have a qualitative leap forward. The main reason why we can't do this before is that our propulsion technology is not good. The main power of the spacecraft is rocket booster. These boosters will consume 80% of the fuel when the spacecraft is launched. The rest of the booster not only has to deal with various troubles in the journey, but also needs to cooperate with the super electromagnetic engine to help the spacecraft decelerate when it finally arrives at the destination. It can be said that according to the original plan, our fuel is barely enough. This is also the result that we have already taken part of the spacecraft apart after reducing the population on the way ahead of schedule, and then put the fuel together for use.
If we don't reduce the number of spaceships and concentrate the fuel on the way, the fleet will not be able to slow down at that time, and it will certainly rush over.
So, this kind of propeller means a lot to us.
Of course, the creators' base can not only produce thrusters, it can also be used to produce various combat units.
To tell you the truth, it's not easy for us to tell the truth about the technology of intercepting the wormlike, but it's not easy for the wormlike leader to prepare for the pilgrim. Don't forget that these guys are a headache for all the civilizations in the universe.
Even for those bugs that are at the same level of civilization as the Pilgrims and creators, with our current technology and military strength, it's OK to say that once we are entangled by large forces, we are basically dead. If we do not care about human beings, it is possible for us to survive. But humans just The consequences are serious anyway.
But if we use the creators' base to produce some weapons ahead of time, it's not the same.
Of course, we don't need to arm those immigrant ships and turn them into space warships. On the one hand, it is unnecessary; on the other hand, it is impossible to do so. Immigration ships are of thin skin and big stuffing. Although it is not said that they will explode when they are touched, they are absolutely not resistant to being beaten. Besides, the production base of the creators may be very good, but our exploitation of resources may not keep up with the demand. Therefore, in this period of time before immigration, we mainly concentrated on the production of thrusters, and it is estimated that the resources freed up for weapons will not be too much.
How to use limited resources to produce maximum combat effectiveness is our problem.
In this way, I really have a lot of things to solve in the United States. Of course, let's get the base first. I hope the U.S. government doesn't want to interfere. Otherwise, once the dispute starts, we don't know how long it will take. Even with pilgrim technology, our immigrant fleet can launch for more than a year, but the time is still extremely tight, so it is good to be able to launch one day earlier.