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Chapter 224 - 179 Hua Country: What? What are you doing?

Chapter 224: Chapter 179 Hua Country: What? What are you doing?

A weapon capable of firing a laser underwater, penetrating three hundred meters of seawater within five seconds and melting, destroying the steel-hulled unmanned submarine detectors, meant what?

This was a question that Lighthouse Country could not help but ponder for a long time.

Set aside for the moment whether such a weapon truly exists, and whether there is any possibility of faked sonar and photographic evidence from the Su Shi Reef side.

Also set aside the thoughts of how to conduct related probes and investigations that follow.

If we temporarily assume it to be real, what does its existence signify?

In a series of expert assessments, it would mean a great deal.

First, from a technical perspective.

The level of technology required to achieve this ability is undoubtedly extremely advanced, even far surpassing the self-proclaimed human lighthouse, them.

To maintain high energy density in seawater and penetrate several hundred meters, an extremely efficient laser source is needed, which might involve advanced technologies like high-power solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, or free-electron lasers. These technologies would need to provide immense instantaneous energy output within a compact volume and effectively manage thermal energy during emission to avoid damaging the equipment.

To reduce the energy loss from absorption and scattering by seawater, specially designed laser wavelengths and optical materials would be needed, possibly involving research into specific spectral windows as well as corrosion-resistant and high-pressure-resistant optical lenses and window materials.

To provide the tremendous energy necessary for multiple high-energy laser emissions and store and manage this energy effectively within a confined space, ludicrously advanced battery technology may be needed, along with power generation systems with extremely high energy conversion efficiency.

Accurate location and continuous tracking of moving deep-sea targets would require highly advanced sensors, high-speed data processing algorithms, and dynamic target prediction capabilities, possibly integrating sonar, radar, photoelectric, and artificial intelligence technologies.

Integrating all of the above technologies into a stable and reliable platform, ensuring normal operation in harsh marine environments, poses extremely high demands on system design, structural materials, and software control.

In summary.

The research, development, and deployment of such a weapon system not only reflect breakthrough progress in fields such as laser physics, material science, energy management, and precision guidance but are also exemplary of systems engineering and integrated innovation.

If this Laser Weapon truly exists.

It would mean that they in Lighthouse Country could have been unwittingly surpassed in so many domains.

Without a doubt, this is a very exaggerated conclusion.

Therefore, the high-ranking officials and think tank of Lighthouse Country’s first reaction was a reluctance to believe.

Such an exaggerated weapon is simply a fantasy, far from the edge of current technical capabilities.

But because this weapon is too terrifying.

They cannot afford not to think about countermeasures.

It would greatly enhance the naval underwater Defense and offensive capabilities, countering submarines and unmanned submarine threats. It could change the game rules of underwater warfare, increase the deterrent to enemy underwater assets, and pose challenges for reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence-gathering operations.

It would not only have a profound impact on naval strategy and Equipment development but also mean that Hua Country, which possesses this technology, has already surpassed them on a series of technical levels.

This is a very serious matter.

What if it is true?

Then they, who’ve made no response, will have made fools of themselves.

This compels them to start thinking about a series of counter-strategies, treating this matter as though it were true for the time being.

First and foremost is to determine whether there has been any falsification of sonar and photographic evidence coming from the Su Shi Reef side, urgently dispatching experts for deeper research and analysis.

When they previously made indirect phone inquiries with the Hua Country side, the latter also spoke evasively, and nothing was made clear.

Therefore, they need to use various means like localized conflicts, trade, and other methods to probe Hua Country, and use espionage to attempt to ascertain the reality of this weapon.

This may take a very long time, but it is also the starting point for a series of plans to come.

Next is to make all kinds of preparations and plans to be ready to execute new strategies on a large scale immediately upon confirmation of the investigation results.

This includes military assessments and preparations where the military and experts, under the guise of a hypothetical enemy, need to immediately conduct in-depth analysis of the technical characteristics of the weapon, the potential threats, and its impact on the existing Defense system.

They will not actually make significant military adjustments before the investigation is clear.

But if the investigation proves the existence of the weapon, they will immediately adjust national Defense strategies and military deployments based on the assessments already made, at a rapid pace.

Including strengthening their own counter-capabilities and developing corresponding technologies, like anti-missile systems, electronic warfare capabilities, or improving stealth technologies, among others.

At the same time, strategies for the information war and seeking key strategic partners also need to be formulated.

But these will only be executed as swiftly as military deployment adjustments once the investigation results confirm the existence of the weapon.

Finally, before they clear up everything, the only thing that is neither planning nor preparing, but actually needs to be done,

is the simple traditional diplomatic skill of holding a press conference and expressing, in a vague, Tai Chi way, the idea that they advocate for peace.

This is to preventatively signal their love of peace, not wanting to escalate conflict with the other side, in case the Laser Weapon turns out to be real.