China makes chilling microwave cannon 'that can take down SATELLITES' with waves 68,000x stronger than Earth's magnetic field

BOFFINS in China have reportedly developed a chilling microwave cannon “capable of bringing down satellites” using waves 68,000 times stronger than the Earth's magnetic field.

The terrifying weapon is equipped with four Stirling engines and can reportedly be mounted on the back of a truck like the East Asian powerhouse flexes his military muscles.

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The cooling properties of the Stirling engines will boost the power of the powerful microwave weapon, with tests showing it consumes just a fifth of the energy of other systems.

China has made similar models in the past, but none that omit this kind of power – and certainly none that have the ability to run for about four hours continuously.

If reports are true, China's high-powered microwave weapon (HPM) will be the first to use a Stirling engine technology openly disclosed to the public.

According to the project team, led by electronics scientist Xu Ce, the HPM has a continuous, stable magnetic field with an intensity 68,000 times stronger than From the earth.

To put it into perspective, that's almost half the magnetic field strength that can be generated by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe – the world's largest particle collider with the highest energy.

Now that the weapon system can be mounted on a truck, China can literally station it anywhere they want, opening up an endless list of possibilities.

And because it can run for up to four hours without losing power, longer trips won't be a problem.

The weapon was jointly developed by the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology in Xian and the Institute of Electrical Engineering in Beijingthe South China Morning Mail reports.

The project team noted how current HPM weapons, powered by strong magnetic fields, “suffer from the disadvantages of enormous power consumption and large size.”

Therefore, Stirling engines are critical because they function like refrigerators, removing heat quickly from one location.

However, this is stated in an article published last month in the Chinese academic journal Powerful laser and particle beamsthe project team explains how the Stirling engine does have a limitation.

A Stirling engine can only cool to 40 degrees above absolute zero, but low-temperature superconductors that generate strong magnetic fields must operate within four degrees above absolute zero.

Furthermore, if the magnetic field is not strong enough, the quality of the electron beam generated by the microwave weapon will be compromised.

As a result, it will not be able to travel a long distance.

To ensure it can reach its full potential, Xu's team used a high-temperature superconducting material called REBCO to achieve zero resistance between 40 and 50 degrees above absolute zero.

They managed to reach a temperature of 48 degrees above absolute zero and generate a magnetic field of more than four teslas by combining a superconducting material with the Stirling engine.

According to their published paper, this combination led to an 80 percent reduction in overall energy consumption compared to traditional technology.

An upcoming introduction to the battlefield is unlikely, however, as Xu and his team note that certain issues require further improvement.

“Although it meets basic requirements, there is still room for improvement of the overall system, and further miniaturization is feasible within the current structure,” they wrote.

The news of the Microwave Gun comes just weeks after it was revealed that China had created it a hair-raising 'dream bullet' that can reach speeds of 9,000 km/h and change direction via satellite navigation signals.

Designed for kinetic energy weapons, the bullet can be fired from a formidable railgun and can travel a distance of 2,000 meters in just one second.

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