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Chapter 406 Beyond Visual Range Combat in Outer Space

The asteroid belt was burning, and the wreckage of the warplanes became new asteroids in this area. For the Empire, such losses were nothing, but the tactics just now were truly brilliant.

The air squadron of the First Flying Fleet was almost completely wiped out, with only two or three fighters managing to escape guided missile pursuit and return to the cruiser HMS Glorious. Their escape was not due to superior skill or advanced aircraft, but simply a matter of luck.

This wasn't much of a loss, but it was a real blow to the Imperial Fleet, and a pessimistic mood of "dying before achieving victory" was spreading—the captain of the First Flying Fleet had blocked the news, so at least his own fleet wouldn't know the situation here.

Boom——

The universe rippled as two escort ships emerged from the void—the Imperial fleet and the United Nations fleet's different warp methods led to different combat strategies—the Imperial fleet aimed to concentrate its fleet strength and then directly attack the West Starport of Amelan.

"We have calculated the enemy fleet's speed—there is no doubt that their fleet is faster than we expected. Even using conventional methods of navigation, it would only take them a day to reach Amelan West."

The petite figure standing on the starport reporting to several UN space fleet officers is not Alice, but "Little Alice." This android personality, created by the planetary computer "ENIAK" based on Alice, possesses immense computing power and can calculate complex formulas in just a moment.

Little Alice, dressed in a white dress and barefoot, stood on the ground, her pupils gleaming—"I have calculated many ways to annihilate their fleet."

After he finished speaking, the screen in the conference room changed its display.

"We possess warp technology, which is primarily achieved through hyperspace cores—thus, we can equip hyperspace cores with heavy anti-ship missiles and use warp strikes."

Everyone was taken aback at first: Isn't this the idea behind ballistic missiles? Although the manufacturing of hyperspace cores depends entirely on the United Nations Office for Scientific Research, Development and Heritage Technology, it is not impossible for them to manufacture a few with their existing stockpile.

Therefore, there is only one answer: it is imperative to develop super-heavy anti-ship missiles with this as the core. Each such super-heavy missile must have extremely high destructive power in order to break through the envisioned fleet air defense circle.

In space, due to its immense expanse, the definition of beyond visual range has been narrowed. In the past, beyond visual range strikes within the atmosphere at a distance of tens of kilometers or fourth-generation stealth fighters were not yet common. In space, however, more radical approaches have emerged. According to previous records, beyond visual range strikes relied on a massive, capital ship-level weapon—the so-called tachyon light spear and skycloud lightning.

The former has a range of about thirty astronomical units. This type of axial gun was the main weapon on the "Combined" and would mobilize a large amount of energy inside the ship when it was fired.

The latter, Skylight Lightning, has a slightly longer range, around forty astronomical units, but it is extremely easy to destroy friendly ships directly in front of the archer ship. At the same time, due to its poor directional attack capability, it is usually used in an emergency mass-produced capital ship.

However, the current Amelansi civilization cannot utilize either of these technologies, or rather, neither can be used in the current war—the physics and engineering involved are not yet understood by scientists today.

However, it is still possible to install the hyperspace core on a jump-type heavy anti-ship missile modified from a heavy supersonic intercontinental ballistic missile, and Alice knows that this is a good opportunity to deter invading enemies.

This is understandable, after all, the size of the Amelansi civilization, or rather the current Earth United Nations Amelansi Restoration Government, is incomparable to that of an empire. Alice and Alice's calculations show that it will be difficult for them to grow to that scale for a considerable period of time.

Therefore, some weapons outside the standard specifications are absolutely necessary.

In the Equatorial Wasteland Ring, in Star City, the city is more prosperous than it was a few years ago. As the location of the United Nations headquarters and the United Nations International Space Development Program, among other agencies, the daily launch of a carrier rocket, bursting with light, is a rare sight. Amidst those bustling skyscrapers, there is always a pure white, sacred flame spreading the greatness of science to the world.

Today, however, several T-14 main battle tanks were deployed to the space city, while several large transport vehicles were driving on the main road of the space city. The "logs" draped with tricolor cloth were not only a means of self-defense for the United Nations, but also the meaning of the United Nations' existence—the so-called "unity" cannot deter some people; only the truth of destruction can.

The root cause of the destruction of the Southern New World eventually became known to everyone, but most of them believed, influenced by the media, that it was caused by the failed experiment of the dark scientists in Glenarda. Atomic energy and nuclear weapons eventually became known to everyone, and the United Nations also stepped forward to educate the public about this world-destroying power.

What was conveyed to political leaders of various countries was not just this world-destroying power.

Within the wasteland ring, there are dozens of large nuclear weapon launch pits hidden beneath reinforced concrete structures, where a large number of "Truth" weapons are deployed.

These truths are the core of why countries obediently comply.

Inside the aerospace assembly plant, automated robotic arms, engineers, workers, and officers begin disassembling the outer shell of a nuclear missile. Ultimately, the difference between a launch vehicle and a nuclear missile is not that significant, and the hyperspace core can currently be packed into a heavy launch vehicle.

"Miss Alice."

Karenina Anna looked at Alice, who had just entered the park, her flaxen side ponytail bouncing. She guided Alice to examine the weapons that were on which so much hope had been placed.

The warheads of nuclear missiles are disassembled. Currently, the nuclear missiles of the world's stars are mainly multiple warheads. These warheads are mainly designed to counter missile defense systems that have not yet been developed. Each warhead has the ability to penetrate defenses at several times the speed of sound.

However, to hit a star cruiser, what is needed is not a missile with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) that targets a static target.

After the warhead was disassembled, it was transported to another workshop where the nuclear weapon was refilled, the multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) were redesigned to resemble heavy anti-ship missiles, and their sensors were replaced with active radar sensors.

"Because the missile body is very large, we can fit more electronic equipment, even such as active phased array radar—but even so, these missiles cannot complete independent guidance before the transition is complete."

"Therefore, before launching, we must at least lock onto the airspace where the enemy fleet is located and pre-set the jump coordinates—Miss Alice, our electronics team is excellent; they have automated all these procedures. When the fleet is about to launch, we only need to input the approximate coordinates of the enemy fleet, and then we can launch them."

Alice nodded. Since many of the components were readily available off-the-shelf products, the first missile, after a full-scale modification, was loaded onto a modified small planetary destroyer eight hours later. The huge interstellar anti-ship missile was externally mounted on the hull, somewhat resembling a modern supersonic strategic bomber.

It is about to complete its mission.