Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1215: Chapter 588: This is the Power of Advanced Technology!_2

Some foreign journalists also applied to board the aircraft carrier to follow it on a cruise and provide detailed photographic reports.

A few journalists’ applications were approved, and they would participate in a thirteen-day sea trial with the aircraft carrier. freewebnovёl.ƈom

Meanwhile.

The Z-wave satellite weapons team had already completed summarizing the data from their first experiment.

The first experiment involved striking a conventional cruise missile target, and the results were not perfect, mainly due to a lack of experience. Once the satellite radar system had locked on the target, the commander immediately issued the launch order.

Although the weapon hit the target directly, the launch was still slightly premature.

The original plan was to attack the missile during its cruise phase, which is after it enters the atmosphere.

At this stage, the cruise missiles would travel at a stable speed, and the chances of a successful strike were over ninety-nine percent.

In reality, the commander’s decision to strike on the fly was somewhat justified because they were uncertain whether the missile could still be accurately tracked once it continued upward into the atmosphere. The satellite weapons rely on the satellite system to track their targets, and the effectiveness of the satellite system is contingent on it not being disrupted by solar storms, magnetic fields, or weather conditions.

Of course.

This was only a minor issue.

Whether the missile was struck during its launch or while cruising, the result was the same: the missile was detonated prematurely.

After the experiment concluded, the Z-wave satellite weapons team began collecting various kinds of data, including the range of Z-wave propagation, the immediate energy parameters, the launch delay time, as well as the subsequent charging speed of the Z-wave device on the satellite weapons, the orbital deviation caused by launching a Z-wave, and the immediate energy consumption, among others.

This data was extremely important as it allowed the team to understand the state of the satellite weapon after firing a Z-wave at a target.

Once all the data were collated and summarized, the Z-wave satellite weapons team was ready to proceed with the second experiment. Having launched three satellite weapons, they were definitely going to carry out three experiments.

The second experiment was much more routine, merely targeting a fishing boat at sea. But with the experience gained from the first experiment, hitting the fishing boat was like shooting mosquitoes with a cannon.

As luck would have it.

YD Country was conducting sea trials for its aircraft carrier, and importantly, they kept provoking.

The head of the Z-wave satellite weapons, military official Qiu Changshu, submitted a proposal directly, arguing that testing the satellite weapons on fishing boats was meaningless. The best targets would be large naval vessels, such as, an aircraft carrier.

After receiving the proposal, the upper echelons all rubbed their temples in headache, immediately asking Qiu Changshu whether he was absolutely confident that the experiment could be conducted without notice, with the most important aspect being that it remained undetected.

Qiu Changshu immediately expressed his willingness to stake his own head as a guarantee, essentially promising a military order’s worth of assurances, before the high-ranking officials engaged in detailed discussions and ultimately approved Qiu Changshu’s application.

The next day, the YD Country-produced aircraft carrier continued its cruising state. The aircraft carrier wasn’t moving very fast, progressing leisurely at about fifteen knots.

To the Z-wave satellite weapons, such a large vessel at this speed was completely akin to a live target.

The satellite system kept tracking the aircraft carrier continuously and analyzed the components of the ship in detail.

Z-wave satellite weapons team.

Qiu Changshu kept his eyes fixed on the vessel on the screen, instructing the staff to lock onto the engines. Everything was ready to go.

When the aircraft carrier showed a slight tendency to slow down, Qiu Changshu decisively waved his hand down, "Now is the time!"

"Get ready!"

"Countdown... five, four, three..."

"One!"

"Launch!"

...

Aboard the YD Country aircraft carrier.

Two journalists were filming the busy crew on deck while making light-hearted remarks, "This must be the most boring aircraft carrier ever, just forging ahead at an unhurried pace, without even a single fighter jet."

"It’s a sea trial; that’s how it is."

"But it’s so slow and boring. Look at these people; they don’t even seem to know what they’re doing. I’m already regretting coming aboard."

"Stop complaining. The guy who came with me, Howard, now that’s bad luck! He went to see a missile test and ended up in the hospital. At least we’re safe here."

"True. But don’t worry, what could possibly go wrong with such a large ship cruising along the coast? We’re safe."

"That’s exactly why I applied to come on board."

As the two of them were talking, they suddenly heard a loud noise. Following the blast, the entire ship shook unstoppably and in a short time, tilted nearly thirty degrees to one side.

They were all dragged along, sliding to the edge of the ship’s hull, where they had to cling to the raised parts of the deck to avoid falling into the sea.

"What’s happening?"

"God, save me! Save me!"

"Didn’t you say it was safe? My God? Where is safe after all, it looks like my life is going to end today!"

"Stop it, just stop it~~"

Together they shouted madly, thankful that the ship soon righted itself. But it was definitely not safe; no sooner had they steadied themselves than they saw huge flames at the rear of the ship. Many soldiers were running frantically; some who had caught fire simply jumped into the sea, while others were busy launching lifeboats and quickly boarding them.

Nobody knew what had happened, but everyone’s first instinct was to flee for their lives.

The two journalists were lucky; there was a lifeboat nearby, and some soldiers, seeing that they were foreigners, let them board the boat together.

A small boat, holding over a dozen people, hurried away from the larger vessel.

The boat stopped far off.

Only then did those on board feel safe. They looked back at the aircraft carrier from a distance only to see its rear half engulfed in flames, with explosions sounding intermittently as if heralding the end of the world.

"Thank goodness..."

"That was a close one!"

"Has a war broken out? But it seems there are no enemies..."

A group began to discuss among themselves. They hadn’t seen any enemy, nor had there been any prior warning. It seemed as though the explosion had happened out of the blue, and they had no idea what had caused it.

The ship was now burning fiercely, with explosions sounding continuously.

An experienced soldier said, "It must be the fuel storage that caught fire."

"At first, I heard the sound from the engine room; I guess the explosion occurred there and ignited the fuel storage."

"It’s definitely out of control by now. I reckon there’s no hope for this ship."

Others asked, "Is it going to sink?"

"Perhaps."

No one knew if the ship would stay afloat. After a while, other lifeboats gathered around, accompanied by other vessels that were on patrol, and they transferred everyone from the lifeboats onto the ships.

All of them looked back at the aircraft carrier from a distance. Some soldiers were still fighting the fire, but it was completely in vain.

In the end, they had to evacuate the carrier, leaving firefighting boats to try to extinguish the blaze with seawater, which was obviously futile against the fiercely burning fuel.

The fire continued unabated.

No one knew when the ship would no longer withstand the blaze and sink into the sea.

...

Z-wave Satellite Weapons Group.

Qiu Changshu viewed the struck aircraft carrier from directly above, and the fire reflected on the screen made him swallow hard and mutter, "It looks like it was a success, an unprecedented success."

"But I didn’t expect the power to be so immense..."

"It must have caused the engine to explode, setting off the fuel storage."

"This aircraft carrier has design flaws in safety... Luckily, we’ve halted our own carrier program."

The others around him nodded in agreement.

That was a real aircraft carrier, even if it was only undergoing sea trials, it was still a powerful large vessel.

Such a vessel would have taken years to build, and the cost could be calculated in terms of ’billions of dollars.’

And the result? Just one Z-wave blast and it’s almost sunk after exploding.

That’s the power of advanced technology!

Z-wave weapons have far surpassed conventional ones, capable of truly multidimensional strikes against the existing armament system and they are the only team that controls Z-wave technology.

Everyone felt a bit thrilled at the thought, but at the same time, they felt the great responsibility resting on their shoulders.