In this vast space, Li Qingsong's only Venus-class battleship is undergoing full-load acceleration testing. First, the four thrusters on this side of the spherical spacecraft simultaneously pushed at full power, pushing it to accelerate rapidly at a speed of 30 meters per square second. It continued to spray for 2 minutes, and the speed increased to kilometers per second. Afterwards, the four thrusters on this side were shut down at the same time, and the four thrusters on the opposite side sprayed at the same time, pushing it to decelerate violently. Yes, this spherical spaceship has engines on every side! Li Qingsong installed a total of 12 high-thrust methane-oxygen engines on the entire spherical surface, and any engine can be easily activated at any time and anywhere. This saves time in changing attitude. These 12 engines work together to respond immediately no matter which direction you want to maneuver. An acceleration of 30 meters per square second would bring a gravity that is about three times that of the Earth. As the Venus-class battleship accelerated and decelerated rapidly, the clones in the cabin, fixed by the safety belts, were pressed against the back of the chair, then against the control console in front, and then against the ceiling. Fortunately, each clone was wearing a seat belt, which secured them all in their seats. During this violent process of rapid acceleration and deceleration, the clones tried their best to control the dashboard in front of them, cooperating with each other to control the movement of the entire spacecraft. After maneuvering like this for a while and the test became roughly stable, the weapon system test began. More than twenty retired old Mercury-class battleships appeared in front.
The radar detection systems of these Mercury-class battleships have been turned on at full power, carefully scanning all the surrounding space. The scanning distance of this first-generation radar can reach about 5,000 kilometers. At this moment, the distance between the two sides was still about 12,000 kilometers. The Venus-class battleship had not yet entered the radar scanning range of the old Mercury-class battleship. But even at such a long distance, the radar on the Venus-class battleships had already scanned those Mercury-class battleships. The detection range and detection accuracy of the new generation of high-speed scanning radar are so outstanding. The next moment, the Venus-class battleship began to accelerate at full speed. At the same time, 50 black muzzles appeared on the spherical shell facing the Mercury-class battleship, and a large number of bullets poured out instantly. The firing rate of these new machine guns reached 3,000 rounds per minute, and the muzzle velocity reached about kilometers per second! With the help of the spacecraft's own acceleration, these bullets have gained a bonus of about 200 meters per second on top of their original speed of kilometers per second. So their speed reached kilometers per second. Almost in an instant, tens of thousands of bullets rushed towards the Mercury-class battleship in the distance. Not long after, the defenseless Mercury-class battleship was directly blown up. It was not until they were attacked that the other Mercury-class battleships began to fight back in a panic. The radar still hasn't detected the opponent, but by observing the trajectory of the bullet, it can barely locate the opponent's direction. So more than 20 Mercury-class battleships, with a total of 40 machine guns, began to fight back fiercely at the same time. However, it didn't take long before the Mercury-class battleship had to slow down its firing rate. The reason was simple, their bullet reserves were running out. However, the attack from the opponent is still continuing, with no sign of slowing down! There are more machine guns on the Venus-class battleships, with a total of 100 on the entire sphere. The bullet consumption should be greater, so the duration should be shorter. But that is not the case. The standard carrying capacity of each Venus-class battleship is 40 million bullets. On average, one machine gun has 400,000 bullets available, which is twice as much as a Mercury-class battleship with only two machine guns!
At the same time, after a completely new design and the application of more advanced technology, the muzzle velocity of this new bullet has been increased, but the overall quality has been greatly reduced. A bullet weighs only 5 grams, and 40 million bullets would have a mass of 200 tons, which is well within the load range of a Venus-class spacecraft. The two sides fought for a while, and more than 20 old Mercury-class battleships had no power to fight back, and three of them were directly blown up in a short while. The remaining Mercury-class battleships dispersed at the same time and tried to attack the opponent from multiple directions. But this tactic, which had been tried and tested in the past, lost its effectiveness at this moment. The reason is simple, the Venus-class battleship is spherical, and the 100 machine guns on it are distributed in every direction of the sphere. It has no blind spots to attack! As a result, more machine gun muzzles were exposed, firing fiercely in all directions at the same time. Five more Mercury-class battleships were destroyed. The remaining 15 Mercury-class battleships finally gave up and evacuated with all their might. At this time, the Venus-class battleship changed its tactics again. The machine gun firing stopped, and a total of 10 machine guns distributed on the spherical shell revealed their muzzles full of murderous intent. One shell after another flew out at a speed faster than a bullet. These are not ordinary shells that rely entirely on inertia to fly once they leave the muzzle, but rocket shells with a certain orbital adjustment capability! Although they are not as capable of orbital adjustment as interstellar missiles, they are of lower quality and more numerous. As long as they are aimed in a general direction and the target does not deviate too much, they can lock onto the target and move towards it. In one round of salvos, 8 out of 10 rockets hit the target, four ships were destroyed, and the remaining four were seriously damaged, which were solved with a round of machine gun salvos. There are only last 7 Mercury-class battleships left! At this moment, they have already fled a considerable distance, and it is difficult to cover the target with machine guns alone. The same is true for rocket launchers. But it doesn't matter. The cover on one side of the Venus-class spacecraft opened, revealing a new type of interstellar missile inside. Driven by the latest thrusters, the speed of these interstellar missiles accelerated to more than 15 kilometers per second in a very short time, and they could also flexibly change directions in space, always keeping a firm lock on the target. After more than ten minutes of pursuit, the missile hit the target accurately, and in an instant, several huge balls of fire exploded in the space. The entire live-fire exercise lasted only less than an hour, and more than 20 old Mercury-class battleships were completely destroyed! And this Venus-class battleship had not even used its full strength, because it did not use its more powerful maneuverability to pursue the target, but only took a long-range attack to destroy the enemy. After completing the exercise, the spacecraft accelerated rapidly again and returned to the ground base. A group of clones rushed forward and checked carefully, and saw that although it was hit by at least a thousand bullets during the battle, there was no other damage except for some tiny dents on the armor. Li Qingsong sighed with satisfaction: "This is the battleship I want."
