Chapter 213, Starport Technology

Among these four medium and high-level technologies, Gu Hang was immediately attracted by the [Star Port Blueprint], which attracted all his attention.

Star Port!

Gu Hang originally thought that this thing would be in a higher-level technology pool, but he didn't expect to get it in the elite level!

Its importance is too high.

At present, the connection between the Angry Owl Star and space is very weak, and it can only be carried out through various landing transport ships. The transportation volume is small and the transportation cost is high.

And generally speaking, those who really have a large demand for interstellar trade cannot do without a "star port".

As the name suggests, this is a kind of interstellar port, built on the synchronous orbit of the planet, which can facilitate the docking of foreign starships; ships can be inspected and repaired; and cargo can be transported more conveniently and quickly.

The difference between having a star port and not having a star port, using the analogy of the planet, is that if there is a star port, cargo ships can dock at the port and cargo can be transported down by truck; if there is no star port, it can only be transported out by small boats and speedboats, and the efficiency is too poor.

The main flow of materials between the star port and the ground relies on two methods: orbital traction spacecraft and space elevator.

These two supporting facilities are included in the technical blueprint drawn by the lottery.

The orbital traction spacecraft needs to have a launch site on the ground and be connected to the space starport on the planetary orbit to form a corresponding force field tunnel. The traction spacecraft itself has a certain amount of power and can fly up and down in the force field tunnel. It is very fast and has a large load-bearing capacity.

The space elevator is another solution. It builds one or more physical channels from the ground to the space starport. The "elevator" has kinetic energy and moves up and down in the physical orbit.

The main difference between the two solutions lies in whether the up and down channel is a physical channel or a pure energy force field tunnel.

However, the solutions to the connection problem between the two starports and the ground of the planet do not conflict.

You can build a space elevator at the corresponding point between the synchronous orbit starport and the ground. The one-time construction cost will be higher, but the transportation cost is low.

The force field tunnel and traction spacecraft do not have to be built at the corresponding location of the synchronous orbit; they can be left unused when they are not needed, and the loss is relatively low; when a large amount of transportation is required and the carrying capacity of the space elevator is insufficient, the traction spacecraft can be used. After all, it is more expensive to open this thing once than the space elevator.

With the star port, Angry Owl Star is now eligible to participate in interstellar trade, unlike the previous business with the Beautiful Girl, where they could only buy some high-value but small-volume items and transport them bit by bit through transport ships; the transaction between the Beautiful Girl Caravan and Blackbird Heavy Industry lasted for three months.

If there was a star port, it would not take so long, and it would be done in one or two days.

That was because the Beautiful Girl came to support Angry Owl Star, and there were some other factors behind the business with Blackbird Heavy Industry, so they had to endure the three-month loading and unloading time. If you were a normal businessman, they would see that you didn't even have a star port, and you relied on transport planes to transport goods... forget it.

Unless they do business for small high-value goods, don't even think about trading bulk commodities.

With a star port, you have a ticket to participate in normal interstellar trade.

And not only that.

Star ports are also the basis of a series of space technologies.

Starships are not easy to build on the surface of a planet. Not completely impossible, but very difficult. After completion, the starship is like a town. To lift such a huge thing from the surface environment into the universe, not to mention the energy consumed, the process alone is a huge destruction to the surface environment.

Generally speaking, the main construction of the starship will be carried out in the interstellar dock. At best, some key components will be built on the surface and then sent to the interstellar dock.

And the interstellar dock must also be built in the starport.

In addition, the starport is also a very important part of the orbital defense of the planet.

Thanks to the fact that the starport does not require mobility, unlike the starship, it does not need to fly around in space, and does not need a power system. It can be equipped with extremely heavy armor and powerful firepower.

Of course, at that level, it should not be called a starport, but a star fortress.

Moreover, if enough anti-orbital firepower is built on the surface, combined with the star fortress, then the entire planet will not be purely passive when encountering a space fleet.

On the contrary, as long as the enemy dares to approach and the fleet is not strong enough, the anti-orbital firepower on the planet combined with the powerful combat power of the star fortress will make any space fleet that attempts to attack by force feel what despair is.

Whether from the perspective of trade, future interstellar fleet construction, planetary defense... from all aspects, the construction of the starport is the foundation of the foundation.

This is a must.

The only problem is that after Gu Hang looked carefully, he found that the construction cost of this starport was very high.

Its black box is the largest among the many technical black boxes that Gu Hang has obtained so far.

However, in fact, this black box can only produce some important parts needed for various starports.

And the final assembly and basic construction work still have to be done by regular people.

In fact, not only the starport, but also the Fengshen speed attack boat and the lion tank that was just drawn are similar. The black box is not that big, and it will not pull out a huge war machine with a click. It will produce many parts according to the program, and it still needs to be assembled.

For the Falcon and Lion tanks, this is not a big problem. The parts generated by the black box only add up to a few, and the assembly difficulty is also very low, and it can be done quickly.

But Starport is another story.

Building a star port is tantamount to building a city in space and in the orbit of the planet.

Even with the help of the black box, it can only be said that the difficulty of construction is greatly reduced, but the saving in construction time will not be too great.

What's more, track construction requires sufficient construction technology. The worker's knowledge of one-person equipment, construction techniques, and site selection...these are all challenges.

But fortunately, these things also have a complete set of solutions in the [Starport Technology Blueprint].

It depends on the implementation issue.

Looking at these information, Gu Hang calculated for a long time and finally came up with a result.

Even if you build a relatively simple and lowest-level star port, remove the weapon defense, remove the energy shield, remove the hardened armor, remove the starship manufacturing capability, and only retain the business attribute and the ability to dock ships. , the cost of building such a star port would probably cost hundreds of millions of tax dollars.

It’s equivalent to twenty years of imperial tax on Raging Owl Star.

And if you want to add various functions to it, the cost will be astronomical.

According to the current situation of the Raging Owl Star, it will definitely not be built in a short time.

But this does not mean that Gu Hang intends to postpone this matter.

It is precisely because of the high cost and long construction period that this matter must be done earlier.

After all, Gu Hang's appointment as the governor is not a one-time deal. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the governor for the rest of his life. There is no such thing as a term of office. This kind of merit must be done in the contemporary era.

First, start the corresponding site selection and ground engineering of the star port; then work on the space elevator; rely on the orbital end of the space elevator to start building the space station platform, and then use the space station platform as the starting point to gradually expand and build the star port …

After counting the three phases of the project, Gu Hang plans to start the first phase of the project first.

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Apart from the [Starport Technology Blueprint], there is nothing much to say about the other three technologies.

[Jump Recognition System] is a necessary front-end system for building starships.

If the starships of the Human Empire want to sail across the interstellar space in hyperspace, they must pass through the astral tunnel that connects the two star systems. This kind of tunnel, filled with psychic power and formed with the help of subspace power, exists naturally and is opened by the Star Guidance Hall of the Imperial Psychic Order.

This identification system is the supporting technology. Only with it can we find the entrance and exit for the astral tunnel transition.

This technology is currently not needed by Gu Hang. Starport Technology has just been drawn out, and the starships haven't been built yet.

But it’s good to be able to draw it. This is a necessary technical reserve for building big ships in the future.

There is no need to talk more about [Chains Sword], it just adds another weapon configuration to the space warriors.

At best, it can be lightweight and powered, such as weakening the bolt gun and providing it to the elite of the special operations brigade. After wearing exoskeleton armor, they are also capable of using beggar's chain swords and bolt guns.

As for the final [Reflector Orbital Air Defense System], as the name suggests, this is an active orbital defense system, the most important of which is of course the 'Reflector' laser cannon.

This is even an energy weapon that can be installed on a starship. The Talon Tiger is equipped with ten of them.

In addition to the reflector laser cannon itself, there is also a complete set of air defense systems, including a series of functions such as fire control, radar, identification, and precision interception.

Its main goal is to carry out air defense operations, to attack units such as aircraft and speed attack boats, one at a time; it can also be used to intercept fire coming from orbit, such as scalpel missiles, kinetic energy cannons, etc. If you want to wash the ground of Fuxing City or Wei Xing City, the Reflector can intercept it in the air.

Of course, if you have to lay it flat and use it as a normal laser cannon, that's not impossible.

It's just a bit overkill.

The so-called anti-aircraft artillery leveling, military court, is of course a joke, but it also shows that this kind of ship-based artillery fire, even if it is only S-type, is powerful enough to open up cities and break ground.

…

Wu Jiarong felt numb when she saw the pile of black boxes in front of her.

In the past, whenever the Governor took out a new black box, she was sincerely happy.

Although she is far from capable of cracking these black boxes, by studying them themselves and the high-precision and perfect creations they produce, she can always gain something, which can then improve her mechanical knowledge.

This is an extremely important gain.

Her level of knowledge, which was already stagnant, has improved by leaps and bounds in this year. Originally, she was recognized as a technical specialist by the Mechanicus Cult, but after so many years of training, she was at the level of a formal mechanic.

But now, she feels that she is more advanced than the common mechanical priests in the Mechanicus.

Originally, when the Governor recruited the engine prophet named Hu Ke, she was a little worried. Did she think she might be replaced?

But then, she quickly stopped thinking so.

That guy was obviously more trusted by the governor than he was.

Moreover, at this rate of improvement, her own level may not be long before she can reach the level of Engine Prophet, which is no worse than Hu Ke.

These are all thanks to the black boxes of many different types and products.

Logically speaking, the more black boxes the Governor brings over, the better.

But... there are too many!

She can't study it at all!

Among the Adeptus Mechanicus, only some big men have the opportunity to collect a black box, and have the opportunity to understand the black box and the perfect creation; even at the headquarters of the Adeptus Mechanicus, there are a large number of black boxes, but they are waiting in line More people are doing research.

And I, Wu Jiarong, spend a long time every morning when I wake up, deciding which one I want to study among countless black boxes.

This is really annoying.

However, she didn't delay her business.

After roughly listening to Gu Hang's introduction, and then actually checking and testing it, she gave her own evaluation.

"The power grid, two types of engineering machinery, and agricultural machinery can all be put into large-scale production soon. However, related work must be contacted with the Development Department and the Production Department to maximize their effects."

"The chain sword, reflector interception system, and Lion tank are all a little more difficult, but we should also have the ability to mass-produce them now. The most difficult part of the Lion tank is the anti-gravity engine, but we already have some reserves."

"As for the star port technical blueprint... I need more time to understand it thoroughly."

Gu Hang touched his chin and nodded.

"The transition recognition system can also be built using a black box first... What is the output of this thing using a black box?"

"One piece every two months."

"So few?" Gu Hang was still a little dissatisfied.

"Ah?" Wu Jiarong was confused.

No, if you can build one in a month, what’s not to be satisfied with?

This thing is used on starships. We don’t even have the technology to manufacture starships yet.

With the black box, one is almost free every two months. If you have six units in a year, you can make a lot of money just by exporting.

Gu Hang seemed to know that he might have gone too far: "Okay, that's it... Then what should be put into production will be put into production. As for the star port technical blueprint... I will work with the development department to complete the first phase of the ground project first. I don’t want to delay it for too long.”

"I see."