Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 1198

Chapter 1198: Chapter 473 Super Bullet Chapter 1198: Chapter 473 Super Bullet To ensure the normal operation of the defense system dominated by the orbital electromagnetic gun, Dream Island had to build a second Super Nuclear Power Station on the island. These two Super Nuclear Power Stations operated in a low-intensity power generation state during peacetime, maintaining the turbines in constant motion, but as soon as Dream Island declared war on The United States of America, these two Super Nuclear Power Stations immediately maximized their power generation capabilities.

While the Railgun's name might seem grandiose and sci-fi, its working principle is actually very simple: It is an advanced kinetic energy weapon made using electromagnetic launch technology. Unlike traditional cannons that use the pressure of gunpowder gases to propel bullets, electromagnetic cannons use the Lorentz force generated by the electromagnetic field in the electromagnetic system to accelerate metal bullets to the kinetic energy required to strike a target. Electromagnetic cannons can significantly increase the speed and range of bullets compared to traditional gunpowder-driven cannons.

Although the principle behind electromagnetic cannons is simple, until now, only a few countries have been able to use them in actual combat. This is mainly restricted by two factors: the first being the lack of instantaneous electricity supply. Most countries are incapable of providing a powerful enough burst of electrical energy to propel the launch of a bullet, thus they cannot miniaturize electromagnetic cannons and mount them on weapon platforms; the second factor is the lack of suitable materials to create electromagnetic cannon bullets.

One of the distinguishing features of the Railgun is its high speed; at the very moment when a bullet is launched by an electromagnetic gun, its peak velocity can exceed Mach 10. At this point, the bullet's greatest enemy is air resistance–as the bullet's initial velocity increases, so does the air resistance it encounters. Generally speaking, when ordinary electromagnetic cannon bullets reach high speeds of Mach 10, they create enormous friction with the air which can quickly raise the temperature of the bullets. If the materials are not resistant to high temperatures, the electromagnetic cannon bullets will disintegrate during flight due to the high temperature and cannot reach distant targets.

Yang Qi had already taken these two issues into account when designing the Railgun and had found the perfect solutions. First and foremost, Yan Fei built a second Super Nuclear Power Station on Dream Island to provide the Railgun with the necessary burst of electrical energy. With the simultaneous supply from two powerful Super Nuclear Power Stations, they could ensure the instantaneous electrical output met the Railgun's highest firing standards.

The second solution concerned the special materials needed to produce electromagnetic cannon bullets. Yang Qi carried out extensive deductions in the Auxiliary Brain's Technology Analysis system, and with the addition of the Black Gold Element, he obtained various alloy formulas. One of these alloys' heat-resistance ability had been greatly improved; the highest-rated alloy metal's heat resistance had reached 50,000 degrees. This metal was not only resistant to high temperatures, but its strength and toughness had also reached unbelievable levels.

Yang Qi used this alloy metal to manufacture Super Bullets for the electromagnetic gun launches. The production of these Super Bullets came with a huge cost, resulting in very high prices. However, luckily the Super Bullets were not large in size, only the size of ordinary bullet warheads, and were mainly used for ultrlong distance electromagnetic gun attacks. Bullets used for short-range electromagnetic gun attacks were made of ordinary materials, so Yan Fei and Dream Island could afford the consumption of the Super Bullets. If the raw materials for the Super Bullets had been used for the production of other conventional weapons, Dream Island and Yan Fei would have gone bankrupt long ago.

It was thanks to Yan Fei's disregard for cost that Dream Island succeeded in creating the world's most advanced orbital electromagnetic gun defense technology. And this ultrlong-distance Railgun defense capability would, starting tonight, officially make its appearance before the world, showing off its mighty fame.

Under the direct control of Yan Fei, a secluded mountain slope on Dream Island suddenly split open, revealing two huge tracks extended from the dark opening, angling towards the sky. These tracks were very long, and including the length inside the slope, they were over 200 meters long. Twisted along these tracks were some oddly shaped wires, as well as some components whose purpose was unclear…

Electric current passed through these tracks, which began to emit flickering blue lights. Finally, the brightness of the blue light on the tracks peaked, and a small Super Bullet was instantaneously accelerated from the bottom end of the track, then flew into the sky at a 45-degree angle. In just a flash, it disappeared into the sky overhead.

This bullet was a Super Bullet launched by the Dream Island Orbital Electromagnetic Gun, backed by the full power of two Super Nuclear Power Stations, with an instantaneous electrical output reaching an unbelievably high level. Then, an enormous electromagnetic force was generated on the 200-meter-long electromagnetic track, continually accelerating the Super Bullet until, upon leaving the electromagnetic track, its initial velocity frighteningly reached Mach 80. Converted to common velocity terms, it was traveling 27,200 meters a second, or 27.2 kilometers/second.

This speed had reached the pinnacle of what humanity on Earth had been able to create, at least until now, no other object could achieve such a velocity. Once in the air, the Super Bullet began to fiercely friction with air molecules, the resulting high temperature rocketing to 45,000 degrees, which instantly turned the Super Bullet a glowing red.