Chapter 476: Sky Net System Activated

"What did he say? 'Changfeng-Yi'?" a Star-Spangled Country reporter frowned, "Not a simplified or low-speed version?"

The White Elephant Country reporter's face turned pale: "If it is the full-specification 'Changfeng-Yi'... that monster that drew a dragon in the sky over our country..."

"Impossible," the Beijixiong Guo reporter flatly denied, "No one would risk their most advanced weapon system. This must be some kind of smoke screen."

"Target missile launch countdown: 10, 9, 8..."

Inside the command center, everyone held their breath. Li Mingyuan's expression was calm, his gaze fixed firmly on the large screen.

"... 3, 2, 1, ignition!"

At the launch site a hundred kilometers away, the modified "Changfeng-Yi" missile soared into the air amidst a deafening roar.

The live broadcast switched to the launch site; massive flames engulfed the launch pad, and the blinding white light caused the camera lens to overexpose for a moment.

As the camera adjusted, the audience finally saw the pillar of fire shooting into the sky, and within it, that slender silver arrow—the "Changfeng-Yi" missile was tearing through the sky with astonishing acceleration, breaking the sound barrier in the blink of an eye.

People watching the live broadcast all over the world could not help but gasp.

Inside the Pentagon observation room in the Star-Spangled Country, military experts widened their eyes.

"Good heavens, look at that thrust!" a rocket expert exclaimed, "It's at least 30% stronger than our 'Falcon'!"

"The acceleration also far exceeds our calculations," another analyst added, pointing a trembling finger at the data screen,

"It is rising almost vertically, yet there is no sign of any instability. This kind of control precision..."

Secretary of Defense Maxwell frowned deeply: "Are you saying they didn't exaggerate? Is the performance of 'Changfeng-Yi' truly this outstanding?"

The analyst gave a bitter smile: "I'm afraid it's even more outstanding than we imagined."

Inside the observation room at the Kremlin in Beijixiong Guo, the atmosphere was equally heavy.

"Look at the exhaust plume characteristics," a technical expert stared fixedly at the screen, "This is definitely a full-power launch, not some performance version."

The leader's expression turned serious: "Do they really intend to intercept their own most advanced missile? This is either extreme confidence, or..."

"... madness," Kolbov took over, "Or perhaps both."

At the Base command center, Li Mingyuan still maintained that baffling composure. He turned to the main console and nodded to the Technical Supervisor: "Activate the 'Sky Net' system, full-frequency scanning."

"Yes! Sky Net system activated!"

The image on the large screen suddenly split into multiple parts, showing the full scope of the "Sky Net" system to the whole world for the first time.

On the left was the real-time flight trajectory of the target missile, with a steep rising line extending rapidly;

The top right corner displayed the operational status of multiple giant Radar Stations, with green scanning beams rotating continuously on the schematic;

The bottom right corner showed the core equipment known as the "Computing Hub"—a behemoth occupying the entire basement, composed of countless Vacuum Tubes, mechanical computing units, and complex circuits.

"Radar array all online!"

"Signal acquisition normal, beginning to capture target missile characteristics!"

"Computing Hub activated, beginning to receive data stream!"

Inside the command center, a series of brief and professional reports echoed one after another.

And through the live broadcast microphone, viewers around the world could hear the unique sounds produced by those massive mechanical computing units in operation—gears meshing, levers swinging, and Relays clicking, composing a peculiar "symphony of technology."

The commentators on global television and radio had shifted their tone from initial mockery to astonishment.

The Star-Spangled Country commentator stammered: "Ladies and gentlemen, what you are seeing now is... is the actual operational footage of the Long Country's 'Sky Net' system. I must admit, the scale of this equipment is... is impressive. Especially those Radar Stations; their antenna diameters seem to exceed 30 meters, which is extremely rare in current radar technology..."

The Beijixiong Guo commentator's voice was noticeably tense: "... and that so-called 'Computing Hub,' although it looks bulky and complex, its sheer scale and the precision of its construction indeed exceed our expectations. Of course, this does not mean it is truly capable of..."

Li Mingyuan stood before the main console, explaining to the whole world in a calm voice:

"The first step of the 'Sky Net' system is to capture the launch characteristics of the target missile through the border Radar array, especially its exhaust plume and initial trajectory data."

On the large screen, beams emitted by a set of Radar Stations had already locked onto the high-speed ascending "Changfeng-Yi," with green tracking lines clearly marking the missile's position.

"These initial data will be immediately transmitted to our Computing Hub," Li Mingyuan continued, as the camera cut to that massive mechanical-electronic hybrid computing system, where thousands of indicator lights were flashing wildly,

"Here, based on ballistic mechanics models, the system will predict the possible flight trajectory of the target missile and delineate an area we call the 'Probability Airspace'."

On the large screen, a three-dimensional grid gradually took shape, covering the space where the target missile might fly, with certain areas marked in red, representing high-probability paths.

"Then, the system will calculate the optimal interception point and command multiple launch sites to fire interceptor missiles simultaneously, forming what we call a state of 'Saturated Interception'."

Inside the Pentagon, the experts fell into a strange silence, each of them staring intently at the screen, trying to understand the working principle of this system.

"This computing concept..." a senior scientist muttered to himself, "Using statistical probability to predict ballistics instead of precise tracking... this is... this is a completely new line of thinking."

"Are you saying it can work?" Maxwell asked urgently.

The scientist hesitated: "Theoretically... if the computing model is precise enough and the number of interceptor missiles is sufficient, it could indeed increase the hit probability. But in actual operation, the amount of calculation and technical complexity involved..."

"Look at that Computing Hub," another expert interrupted, a hint of unease in their voice, "That is not any computing system we are familiar with. Those mechanical computing units, that parallel processing structure... it looks like..."

"Like a design concept from the future," the scientist finished, and the room fell into dead silence once again.

Inside the Kremlin, the atmosphere was equally heavy. The technical experts had already begun frantically recording and analyzing every detail shown on the screen.

"The way those radars are configured..." a radar expert pointed at the screen, "They are using an interleaved scanning mode, multi-point collaborative detection. This design can indeed theoretically improve tracking precision for high-speed targets."