Changkong Fighter

Chapter 229 The First Head-on Confrontation
"What kind of warhead is this?"

The President of the United States looked at the huge and pollution-free explosion and asked solemnly. At the same time, he felt extremely fortunate and thanked these alien civilizations, otherwise these things might be used on them.

However, before them, it was first used in Japan. It has to be said that fate played a trick on people. The United States gave Kobe a son, and the University of Tokyo gave Japan a daughter.

"Mr. President, it is very likely metallic hydrogen!" said the expert on the side solemnly.

"What? Are you saying that something we're still working on in the PPT has been realized by the University of Tokyo first?"

"I'm afraid so, Mr. President."

Inside the Todai Command Center, the commander looked at the bright lights that kept bursting out around the wormhole with a serious expression.

This is the improved warhead of the University of Tokyo, which is also another research direction of the University of Tokyo. It is on the same track as the United States, but the American one is still in the laboratory, while the one of the University of Tokyo has already been put into practical use.

"Reporting to the commander, the power of the metallic hydrogen warhead is within the calculation, the power is within 98.77% of the calculated value."

The commander took a look at the alien civilization's aircraft that was quickly cleared in the explosion, and hummed unconsciously in his throat.

Alien civilizations can use various "information gaps" to trick humans and gain some small advantages, but in the end, when the two civilizations want to decide the final outcome, they still have to fight on the battlefield.

In terms of hard power competition, fortunately, Todai has enough cards up its sleeve.

"Metallic Hydrogen"

The old leader looked at the huge fireball at the center of the explosion. It was as powerful as a conventional nuclear weapon, yet clean and pollution-free. Apart from destroying some flowers and plants, it had no side effects.

"Teacher, they didn't expect that we had so many cards up our sleeves." A student at the side smiled.

The alien civilization that they deal with the most is the United States. They fight positional battles with the United States in the Pacific every day, while in the Western Pacific, they only fight rotation battles with the armies of various countries on the Wu-Sui front.

Todai’s air defense system is complete, and currently no Type 2 aircraft carrier has flown into the national border. Therefore, there is also an information gap between the Earth civilization and the alien civilization.

Their understanding is still at the same level as that of the Americans, and they have never really confronted the University of Tokyo head-on.

Now, they are facing off head-on, and because the location of the wormhole is very special, Todai has to play this card in advance.

"Metallic hydrogen warhead."

Looking at the devastating power of metallic hydrogen, the old leader couldn't help but feel grateful for the silent contributions of the military workers and scientific researchers who remained anonymous.

Like all-nitrogen anion salts, metallic hydrogen is also a high-energy fuel that can release energy hundreds of times more powerful than ordinary hydrogen. Like the former, it can be used as a super explosive.

Art is explosion. The University of Tokyo is in the late stage of fear of insufficient firepower. It is worried that the full nitrogen anion salt cannot kill the enemy. If it does not use nuclear bombs, it must of course use more powerful explosives.

Its explosive power is stronger than any currently available chemical explosive, even several times greater than the theoretical explosive energy of pure nitrogen. For a bomb of the same size, its explosive power would be second only to nuclear weapons. Actual combat proved just as powerful as their predictions. While this method did have some impact on the Japanese mainland, the University of Tokyo described it as highly effective.

It also has the potential to be made into rocket fuel, making it easier to miniaturize rockets and significantly improving the thrust-to-weight ratio. It's even possible to make it into aircraft fuel. In theory, fighter jets could gain greater thrust and a longer range after switching to new aviation fuel.

The purpose of promoting all-nitrogen anion salts to the outside world is to attract the world's attention, and then use the construction and development of a lithography factory as a cover to create a factory that can mass-produce metallic hydrogen.

Creating metallic hydrogen is extremely difficult, requiring extremely high pressures in the laboratory.

The main method currently used by scientists is diamond anvil cell, which involves clamping hydrogen between the tips of two diamonds and then pressurizing it with lasers or electric current. However, this method has many problems, such as damage to the diamonds, leakage of the sample, and temperature control.

In terms of lasers, Todai is the most advanced in the world. After building a photolithography plant, it hid the laser pressurizing equipment that can produce metallic hydrogen in an inconspicuous workshop to mass-produce metallic hydrogen.

Now, alien civilizations have once again tasted the ultimate mystery of humanity.

Fireballs, like a game of elimination, wiped out the enemies around the wormhole. Several Type 3 ships formed a three-dimensional protective formation, using photon shields to withstand the attacks of metal hydrogen warheads and protect the induction field.

Teacher Zhou glanced at the countdown and realized that they didn't have much time left. If they couldn't eliminate these defenders in a short period of time, then the University of Tokyo would have no choice but to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to clear the area.

As if they had realized that they were at an absolute disadvantage on the Earth side, several Type 3 ships flew out of the wormhole, and there was even a 300-meter-class Type 3 inside!

This Type 3 is completely different from the other Type 3s around it. On the outside of the crystal hull, there are several ring-shaped metal-like devices embedded on it. These metals look very similar to the outer shell material of the Type 2 lifeboat.

The moment this Type 3 ship rushed out of the wormhole, a light brighter than a metallic hydrogen explosion lit up on the battlefield. Several extremely thick beams of light swept towards the sky, instantly intercepting more than 30 missiles with metallic hydrogen warheads.

After the attack ended, there was a pause of less than 3 seconds before the surface of the 300-meter-class Type 3 ship began to glow again. The fluorescence concentrated towards the top, and a laser beam more powerful than any laser ever observed was shot out and shot into the city below.

Buildings melted like butter in front of the thick laser beam, fragile human bodies were instantly evaporated in front of the laser, the air exploded wherever it passed, and the blast wave flattened all man-made objects within the shooting envelope, leaving deep gullies on the ground. The whole city seemed to be split in half by the laser.

Only half-melted ground remained on both sides of the ravine, while inside the ravine, which was filled with molten magma, one could vaguely see some burning human bodies floating in the magma, like squids on an iron plate, quickly burning and charring.

The satellite images clearly show the cut-up city, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force and air defense units that have disappeared from the city.

Then this 300-meter Type 3 unleashed a firepower density far exceeding that of other Type 3s. Like a hedgehog, it continuously fired lasers to intercept incoming missiles.

Looking at the Type 3 that fired lasers, Teacher Zhou narrowed his eyes and glanced at the countdown.

At the same time, at a launch site somewhere in Dongda near the coast, a Dongfeng Express was ready for launch.

[Reporting to the headquarters, "Mr. Yu" is ready to depart!]

(End of this chapter)