Doomsday Bunker Upgrade

To resist the high temperature corrosion of vesicles by extraterrestrial organisms, upgrading the outer armor material is the most straightforward method.

When it comes to corrosion-resistant materials, Chen Xin first thought of ceramics and ceramic armor.

The corrosion resistance of ceramics is a common sense that many people know.

Before Chen Xin became an online writer, he used to work in the chemical industry. It is normal to deal with all kinds of corrosive things in this industry.

Among them, parts or linings made of ceramics, plastics, and other corrosion-resistant materials are the most direct response to metal materials being corroded by various chemicals during use.

Plastics are resistant to corrosion, which may subvert the perception of many people, but in fact there are such plastics, and they are even widely used in the chemical industry.

But this kind of plastic is obviously not suitable for armor.

After all, corrosion-resistant plastic is corrosion-resistant, and its strength and hardness are not high enough. Although it is not a level that can be pierced with a knife, it is far from the standard that can be used as an armor.

As for whether the strength of the corrosion-resistant plastic can be increased to the hardness that can be used as tank armor, this is naturally possible, but regardless of the cost and time investment of research and development, it is an impossible matter, and it cannot meet the needs of the current battlefield. .

At this time, it is not to be as perfect as possible in the laboratory, but to use as much as possible to meet the needs of the battlefield. As for subsequent improvements, it is something that can be done slowly.

This is why now look at the military equipment during World War II. The early models were messy and full of experimental stuff, while the equipment produced in the later period obviously has a more optimized design and is more adaptable to changes in the battlefield.

So instead of finding a way to improve the performance of plastic, it is better to think of a more practical way.

In fact, the armor of modern tanks is no longer composed of a single material. The composite armor used in modern tanks is to superimpose multiple layers of materials with different properties to obtain the performance of multiple materials. A thin layer of armor is equivalent to The effect of the heavy average armor in the past.

Therefore, Chen Xin wanted to improve the outer armor of tanks and Titans, and the use of composite armor was the simplest and most effective method.

All he has to do is develop a new type of composite armor.

But this is not so easy.

In addition to plastics, corrosion-resistant materials include ceramics, and ceramic composite armor has long been used in the military field.

But on the battlefield, even tanks equipped with ceramic composite armor still have difficulty resisting the high temperature corrosion vesicles of alien creatures.

The reason is largely because the ceramic composite armor is designed to withstand armor-piercing projectiles, not corrosion.

The firing principle of the ceramic layer is different. In addition to the thickness of the ceramic layer itself, after the high-hardness alloy steel on the armor surface is corroded, the ceramic layer filled with glass fiber reinforced resin with ceramic **** cannot resist the corrosion of high-temperature corrosive liquids. As a result, the high-toughness alloy steel at the bottom layer will be eroded together.

Therefore, in order to resist the attack of extraterrestrial organisms to corrode vesicles, the corrosive liquid must be isolated in the outermost layer.

"The outermost layer uses a corrosion-resistant plastic coating, the middle is supported by a high-hardness ceramic interlayer, and the bottom layer is still made of high-toughness alloy steel. Do you think this design can withstand the attack of the corrosive vesicles of alien organisms?" In the temporary laboratory, Chen Xin asked other researchers in the laboratory while drawing a schematic diagram on the whiteboard.

Several researchers frowned, listened to Chen Xin's explanation, but kept shaking their heads.

"The idea is good, but for plastics, no matter how hard it is, it is difficult to match the performance of steel. Moreover, even if the performance can meet the requirements, the production cost will be very high in this case!" A researcher said He poured cold water, but he was obviously thinking about it from the practical point of view.

At this time, another researcher also interjected: "And the key is that even if we develop new armor, we have to replace all the tanks currently equipped by the military. In this case, the investment is too large, and even if the country Agreeing to this plan, it will take a lot of time to replace all the tanks with new armor."

"It's a good idea to change outfits. The big deal is to use armor plates to attach armor. Although the effect is not good, it can still have a defensive effect. Now the key is how to design a new type of armor." Another researcher also joined the discussion and proposed. His view: "Academician, your design is actually to create an isolation layer on the surface of the existing armor to isolate the corrosion vesicles thrown by aliens. If this is the case, we are directly in the present Some tanks are coated with a special protective coating on the armor surface, can it have the same effect?"

"Protective coating? Coating?" When Chen Xin heard the researcher's words, he immediately understood what the other party meant.

This is indeed more practical than replacing the new armor, and at the same time, both the cost and investment are much smaller, and it can meet the needs of the battlefield faster.

Moreover, it is easier to develop a new type of paint to paint and coat the tank than to develop a new type of armor to fully refit the tank.

"If this is the case, then our R&D direction should be placed on the protective coating!" Chen Xin also quickly adjusted his thinking and determined a new R&D direction, but he still emphasized: "But even if we are now developing new Protective coating, the development of new protective armor cannot be pulled down. We should develop a new type of material or armor that can resist the attack of alien creatures, which can be used as a technical reserve and applied to the next generation. The Titans come up."

There is nothing wrong with Chen Xin's words. The research and development thinking of Yanguo Military Industry has always been to research and develop one generation, reserve one generation, and use one generation.

The new paint can be applied to the battlefield immediately, and the new armor can be used as a technical reserve and applied to the next generation of equipment.

Just this idea is undoubtedly based on the fact that this war will last for a long time. After all, corrosive liquid will be used as an attack, and only alien creatures will be used.

The war between normal humans will still be based on penetrating rather than corroding armor.

Therefore, whether it is anti-corrosion paint or anti-corrosion armor, they are only used to deal with alien creatures. If alien creatures can be eliminated in a short time, these things will be useless.

"Academician, do you think this war will last a long time?" A researcher asked his own question.