NABC Chapter 199 New Weapons in Preparation
Chapter 199 New Weapons in Preparation
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When the model appeared above the holographic sand table, he keenly noticed the last modification time marked on it.
1:14 AM
When Platinum turned his attention back to the model itself, he instantly understood the purpose of this mech.
"Is this for the robotic dog?"
The 3D model in front of you is a giant mechanical wolf that is 5.6 meters tall at the shoulder and 8 meters long.
Platinum reached out and zoomed in on the 3D holographic model, carefully examining its various details.
The number of optoelectronic devices and radars installed inside the wolf's head only accounts for 60% of the total number; the rest of the optoelectronic devices and radars are evenly distributed on its body.
To enhance situational awareness, a highly penetrating intelligent radar skin is installed beneath the thick armor.
In conjunction with phased array radars and optoelectronic devices at each node, it can accurately monitor every move within a 50-meter radius.
The armor is made of composite armor, with a thickness between 300 mm and 560 mm. The slope angle of the armor is more than 12 degrees, and the slope angle of the frontal armor even reaches 45 degrees.
Thanks to its excellent biomimetic design and advanced servo motors, this wolf-shaped mech, with a combat weight of 43.2 tons, can achieve an instantaneous burst speed of 200 kilometers per hour, and its maximum speed on both paved and unpaved roads can reach 120 kilometers per hour.
The mech's main weapons are electromagnetic cannons of various calibers, mostly mounted on the back of the mech, with two single-barreled 20mm electromagnetic cannons mounted on the shoulders.
Rocket, missile, and smoke grenade launchers are all mounted on the outside of the armor and are discarded after use. They can also be replaced with other external weapons as needed.
The power system consists of a 1500-horsepower gas turbine with waste heat recovery and a high-energy battery pack distributed throughout the mech.
In addition to the main fuel tank located inside the mech, the mech has as many as eight auxiliary fuel tank hardpoints, located below the weapon hardpoints on the four outer thighs, on the left and right sides of the escape pod in the abdomen, and on both sides of the waist.
Using only the main fuel tank, the mech can operate at full power for 3.5 hours or travel 540 kilometers in heavy armor mode.
With all auxiliary fuel tanks equipped and fully charged, this mech can travel 800 kilometers in heavy armor mode before running at full power for 6 hours.
Just then, Lorraine's voice suddenly rang out beside Platinum.
"In other words, we don't have nuclear fuel right now. Otherwise, the power system of this mech should be a small fission reactor, which can run stably for three years with a single refueling."
Platinum glanced at Lorraine, then checked the mech's ammunition reserves.
The mech has two ammunition bays, located on the left and right sides of the control compartment. To ensure the safety of the control compartment, except for the lower loading port and the upper ammunition supply mechanism, the other four sides are covered with 10-centimeter-thick water tanks.
To reduce logistical burden, the largest caliber weapon this mech can be equipped with is a single-mounted 130mm electromagnetic cannon, which can carry 70 rounds of various types of ammunition.
除此之外，该机甲还有一套武器配备，双联装105毫米电磁炮配两挺12.7毫米电磁机枪，备弹为110发105毫米炮弹以及3000发12.7毫米子弹。
该机甲的单个武器外挂点可以携带两个19联装70毫米无制导火箭弹发射巢、两个14联装140毫米智能火箭弹发射巢或是10枚AGM—10反坦克飞弹。
The AGM-10 anti-tank missile is a relatively unadvanced anti-tank missile that Lorraine dug out from the database.
However, the missile is extremely easy to produce and maintain. It has a simple structure but a warhead of 10 kilograms. Its guidance system is a composite guidance system of infrared guidance and television guidance, with an effective range of 8 kilometers.
"In addition, the mech also has the capability for airdrop deployment."
Ouyang Nian reached out and manipulated the holographic sand table, adjusting the model to a contracted state.
In this state, the mech is only three meters tall. If the external weapons and auxiliary fuel tanks on its legs are removed, the mech can also carry four recoil rockets, enabling it to perform parachute-less airdrops.
"Most importantly, this type of mech has a fast resupply speed."
"With all auxiliary fuel tanks equipped, this type of mech can complete refueling and power replenishment within 20 minutes."
"With all ammunition depleted, reloading and installing external weapons can be completed in just 15 minutes."
"However, due to the relatively tight schedule, we did not complete the personalization and modularization of each mech, but only greatly reduced the replacement speed of the same model of main cannon."
"Do we currently have any transport aircraft capable of carrying this type of mech?"
"Actually, we only produce the weapons and power system for this mech. The main body will be manufactured on Red Maple Island and then transported to the airport by a large transport plane."
Platinum nodded, and after confirming that there was no other information he needed, he turned and left the driver's seat.
"I'll go and call them over for training. Remember to upload the data."
Once Bai Jin's figure disappeared from their sight, the two breathed a sigh of relief. Then, Ouyang Nian poked Lorraine with his tail.
"I've almost finished the humanoid part. How's the propulsion system and weapon backpack coming along?"
"The propulsion system has been adjusted and the conventional weapon backpacks have been prepared, but at least one nuclear fission engine is needed to put the floating cannons into practical use."
"Ugh!"
The two men looked at each other, shrugged helplessly, and then went back to overseeing the production of weapons and equipment.
Nine days after landing on the shallows, the airport's cleaning and maintenance were completed, and it was ready for use at any time.
On the 10th day after landing on the shallows, the first prototype of the wolf-type mech has been completed and is now being tested on Red Peak Island using an external power source.
Meanwhile, Lorraine has already acquired two batches of a total of 10 large-scale floating power generation systems, and the current power generation is sufficient to sustain the existing unmanned combat cluster for high-intensity operations.
On the eleventh day after landing on the shallows, Yao Guang had already unsealed six large transport planes with a payload of 60 tons from the underground base's storage depot.
Meanwhile, Lorraine and his team were mass-producing various types of unmanned combat units.
On the 12th day after landing on the shallows, all the unmanned transport aircraft parked on Red Maple Island had completed their preparations and were flying towards the airport in Lorraine.
Ouyang Nian has already completed the weaponry and energy systems for the six wolf-shaped mechs using the flagship equipment, and is using the Peregrine 35 helicopter to transport these devices to Airport No. 2 in batches.
On the 13th day after landing on the shallows, the main bodies of all six wolf-shaped mechs were completed, and the specially made transport aircraft pilots had been adapted. It was expected that all six mechs would be transported to Airport No. 2 at 6 p.m. that day.
At 6 p.m., accompanied by the roar of turbofan engines, all six large transport planes and wolf-shaped mechs arrived at Airport No. 2.
As the unmanned robots prepared to transport the mechs to the newly constructed maintenance depot, the last energy system was moved there.
Along with the last energy system, Ouyang Nian, dressed in power armor, also arrived.
Under Ouyang Nian's command, the installation of all energy systems and weaponry was completed in just 12 hours.
Subsequently, six mechanical dogs entered the cockpit from the elevator in the belly of the mechs and controlled the six mechs to run freely on the wasteland next to the runway.
After Ouyang Nian took a two-hour nap, she and Luo Lin, who had arrived, made personalized adjustments to the six mechs.
Day 14 after landing on the shallows.
At 8 a.m., Lorraine, wearing power armor, drove a heavy transport vehicle into the maintenance depot.
He then controlled the robotic arm in the depot to unload a set of servos from the cargo compartment of the heavy transport vehicle.
This server contains data on all their current unmanned units and enemy units. He needs these six robotic dogs to use this data for simulations to enhance his command capabilities.
Based on past experience, it is known that large enemy units are fully capable of striking targets 500 kilometers away, so they should avoid using radio for communication.
Most importantly, there are likely many silicon-based biological clusters on this continent. In order to prevent them from noticing anything unusual, Lorraine and his team not only had to stop long-distance radio communication, but also had to set up electromagnetic barrier systems around the two mines.
According to the drone's detection, two silicon-based biological clusters, located 513 kilometers and 624 kilometers away from the flagship, each had two large individuals, with 642 and 807 enemy entities respectively in these two clusters.
To completely annihilate these two enemy groups, three times the enemy's forces would be needed, approximately 4000 Hound II unmanned combat platforms, 800 unmanned combat vehicles, and 100 Wasp attack helicopters equipped with four ducted fans.
When Ouyang Nian emerged from the maintenance depot's rest room at 10 a.m., yawning, the mechanical dogs had already conducted two drills on a server running at 20x speed.
With the support of a wealth of data, their command capabilities have increased almost exponentially.
At 10 a.m. on the 15th day, the simulation of the mechanical dogs finally came to an end.
Lorraine and Ouyang Nian also got busy again.
Ouyang Nian boarded the mecha and began checking various data of each mecha, preparing to maintain the cooling system.
Lorraine, meanwhile, began organizing a transport fleet to prepare for the transport of large quantities of supplies and equipment to the landing site.
At noon, just as the fourth transport plane group took off and Lorraine was sitting in the control tower to catch his breath, he noticed five IFF signals identified as friendly forces on the radar screen.
"Um?"
To avoid sending unnecessary radio signals, Lorraine did not send any inquiry messages. After 15 minutes, he recognized the approaching aircraft by the familiar engine roar.
"That's strange, I didn't request air support from Yaoguang either."
When the four Qianlong fighter jets and one medium transport plane arrived over the airport, a message was sent to the control tower.
"The unmanned combat group's advance on Lania Island is progressing smoothly, and not many high-threat targets have been detected so far."
"The medium-sized transport planes that came with them were loaded with 18 large air-launched anti-ship missiles with increased warheads and reduced range. In addition, each Qianlong fighter jet was equipped with three large air-launched anti-ship missiles, which enabled them to carry out 10 sorties of ground attack."
"In addition, there is not much spare capacity for transport aircraft. Please return this medium-sized transport aircraft as soon as possible."
After a brief repair, the transport plane left the hangar and embarked on its journey back to Hongfeng Island.
Lorraine arrived at the hangar where ammunition was stored, connected the data cable to the missile body, and began to examine the data of this batch of air-launched anti-ship missiles.
After seeing the data, Lorraine fell silent.
These 30 SAG anti-ship missiles with biconical warheads have their fuel tanks halved, reducing their range to only 50 kilometers. They can fly at Mach 20 throughout the dense atmosphere.
At the same time, its warhead explosive charge has also increased dramatically to 1.45 tons, the navigation system has been changed to inertial plus radio navigation, and the guidance system has added a television guidance to the original radar infrared composite guidance.
This is a specialized missile, suitable only for post-apocalyptic environments where the enemy lacks effective air defense weapons but possesses large individuals.
However, in order for these missiles to hit the enemy's heads accurately, Lorraine decided to prepare some special equipment for the expeditionary force.
After greeting Ouyang Ting, Lorraine drove the transport vehicle back to the flagship, preparing to find the items he needed in the database.
"This is it."
Just as Lorraine was making adjustments to the project in the design room, Lin Shu pushed open the door and entered, carrying a lunch.
Before Lorraine could even react to what was happening, his chair had already been moved to the dining table by Lin Shu.
Lorraine glanced awkwardly at Lin Shu, then looked at the time, and finally silently picked up the lunch on the table and began to gulp it down.
"Slower."
Lin Shu gave Luo Lin a few instructions, then got up to refill the thermos next to the design table with hot water.
After refilling the hot water tank, she inadvertently glanced at what Lorraine was modifying—a missile filled with electronic devices.
After glancing at the labels, she understood the purpose of the item.
"You're planning to use microwave weapons to interfere with their sensory organs."
Upon hearing Lin Shu's words, Lorraine stopped her whirlwind inhalation and nodded in surprise.
Seeing Lin Shu's hesitant expression, Luo Lin swallowed the lunch in her mouth and then took a sip of water to clear her mouth.
Do you have any suggestions?
Lin Shu nodded and shared his opinion.
"I think we could put a strong electric field transmitter inside that missile and use the instantaneous burst of super strong electric field to interfere with their normal actions. Even if this super strong electric field only lasts for 0.1 seconds, it would be enough to paralyze their bodies for a while."
"You could try a different approach. I feel like you've been treating him like a weapon with its own consciousness."
Loren squinted and thought for a moment, then realized that Lin Shu's words made a lot of sense. Compared to microwave weapons, her idea seemed more feasible.
But the awkward thing was, he didn't quite know where to start.
Helpless, he could only return to Airport No. 2 with this problem, preparing to solve it together with Ouyang Nian.