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Chapter 323 Accident ([-])

The new government has new ideas. Xu Fu's partial opening of technology restrictions seems to give them a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of hope to break the current indestructible combination of R&D, production, and application of mechs.They have resorted to various methods, but no one dares to offend an army that is preparing for war, and a true man of insight will try to control any move that may weaken the army.However, the partial release of the monopoly on this part of the technology in the bidding of some projects has indeed made some people feel a little more relaxed.The technical team of Xishan Heavy Industry, Jinlan Electronics, and Dajiang Machinery, which has a relatively good relationship with the Minshengpai Group, has been planning for a long time. At the time when the production capacity of such products was seriously insufficient, it won orders from two mecha regiments directly under the jurisdiction of the military region.The mecha produced by Xishan Mecha Industry Group is not perfect, but it has its own characteristics.

The main product of Xishan Jijia Group is the general-purpose mecha "Thunder", with the military number K-9. At first glance, the appearance of the "Thunder" mecha is very similar to that of the soldier mecha, and it is also a somewhat thick humanoid shape with standard proportions. It also looks like an ancient warrior in heavy armor.But Thunder adopts a safer and more reliable design.Thunder's head has a very limited range of motion, only 45 degrees of pitch and 114 degrees of left and right rotation, and it is impossible for both of them to reach the limit at the same time.However, since the mecha can use other external optical and electronic observation devices to supplement the field of view, it does not actually need a full range of head rotation.Thunder uses a double bone structure, a supporting bone system and a dynamic bone system complement each other, the design is extremely delicate, not only will not interfere with each other, but will greatly enhance the overall strength.The front of the Thunder uses a hybrid armor with an extremely complex structure. Layers of small armor plates made of metal and ceramics are installed on the overall frame. Like the ancient fish scale armor, it forms a complete kinetic energy absorption. system.Since there is no need to consider the movement and vision of the head, the back is a whole piece of three-layer composite armor.Coupled with the thin carbon fiber shell on the outside of the entire mecha, the overall protection of the mecha has been improved to an unprecedented level.However, precisely because of the improved protection, the Thunderbolt's mobility is slightly insufficient, and the power is sufficient. However, due to the double-skeleton structure, it is finally balanced, and the overall reaction rate is on the same level as the Armor.

In terms of saving the driver's physical energy, "Thunder" is ahead.What it adopts is not an eco-imitation operation method, but a simpler operation table driving method.The pilot operates the weapon with both hands, but the action part is basically handed over to the artificial intelligence operating system. If the pilot is capable enough, he can naturally bypass the system and perform direct operations, but that requires extremely high opponent speed.Lin Wenfang, as a representative sent by the military to test the capabilities of the mecha, directly operated the machine after reading the instruction manual. As a result, the mecha made extremely complex and precise movements, which proved the potential of the "Thunder" mecha. , It also proved that this kind of mecha is very easy to use.However, even some of the moves that he was used to before, the Thunder Mecha couldn't complete them. For example, his signature melee attack skill, the series of goose-step thrusts, he obviously felt that his hand speed was not enough on Thunder...but God knows, if the whole army is faster than their hands, there really won't be many people who are faster than Lin Wenfang.

The Xishan Mecha Industry Group didn't want to reach the sky in one step. They were very interested in entering the lucrative field of mecha, that's all.Although the Minsheng faction gave them a lot of sweetness this time, they were unwilling to turn against the soldiers of the real power faction such as Lin Wenfang, and even invited Lin Wenfang to modify the basic operating system for their "Thunder".Lin Wenfang also agreed.But Lin Wenfang knew very well that the birth of Thunder seems to have solved the problem of the pilot's physical exertion and combat endurance, but in fact it turned the problem to the other side.It does away with the most labor-intensive precision operations.

It may be a good idea to use Thunderbolt in a large number of situations. It is good for frontal confrontation on the battlefield, security tasks, etc., but in higher-end applications, Thunderbolt is far from it.The mecha masters didn't care much about the thunder mecha.

The Xishan Armor Industry Group launched several models around Lei Ting, such as the enhanced type for alpine regions, the type for disaster relief and firefighting, the anti-riot type for police use, and the modified type for wetlands and coastal areas, and quickly established a huge peripheral arsenal system.After purchasing in the two military regions, they got some small orders one after another, and then quickly prepared to turn to export.This method of external cultivation can greatly reduce the unit price of mechs. If the production capacity of North Industries Group has not been unable to increase, they would have planned to export them.Since the commercial and foreign affairs departments will undoubtedly lean towards Xishan Group, North Industries Group has no choice but to give up.

Originally, such progress has been made in just a few months, and some people are already a little complacent.However, the mecha standard modular design system jointly launched by North Industries Group, Tianyao Group, and Tianchishan Research Institute wiped out Xishan Group's achievements.

Although the hero mechas are different, they are generally the way of humanoid mechas, and the appearance is not very different, so after that competition, led by Qiu Ming, everyone simply started the route of modular mechas , all sub-components are connected in series with standard interfaces, and can be combined according to different needs.Non-contact dynamic capture, bone bracket motion sensing, electromagnetic motion sensing, and direct exoskeleton connection; three different armor loading methods: light armor, standard armor, and heavy armor; escapement bone system, electromagnetic joints, There are a total of seven power and transmission systems including multi-point power distribution joints, as well as different types of motors, batteries of different capacities, and a total of no less than fifty types of melee and long-range weapons. It has become an entire system, and will undoubtedly dominate the development of mechs in the Federation and even the world.

Due to the partial disclosure of the technical system of the mecha, this kind of thing cannot be hidden from others. An Lian and Geng Mang did not expect to be able to hide it from others from the beginning. Components of the new scheme.Except for the software, operating system, and observation and targeting system that are not announced to the public, all categories such as power, transmission, cockpit, armor, weapon equipment, skeletal system materials, and practical accessories have all been invited for public bidding.Mecha divisions are responsible for the main combat missions, so they don't have that much flexibility. However, mecha units in various places are faced with different geographical and combat mission needs, so the needs are varied.Some troops simply maximize the advantages of modularization, and need to allow the troops to prepare according to combat needs in the shortest possible time, which requires multiple sets of different equipment.Moreover, this part of the cost does not need to be paid from the federal military expenditure... Almost every military region has its own small treasury, and there are also some strange and inhumane income.Especially in some border military regions, in fact, the arms smuggling in the border trade is carried out by them under the authorization of the Federation, and the small treasury is quite rich, which also allows the funds approved by Zhao Zhenduo to be used to a greater extent in the field of mechs.

Although it is modular, it still needs to set standards. In fact, modularization is more suitable for some technical elites to build according to their own needs. Although it will be worse than the original design of hero mechs, it is not far away.But to fully adopt optional equipment in the main force is to make yourself ugly.The general-purpose standard mech adopted by the mecha division is named "Guardian", which adopts the traditional mecha structure, an improved multi-point distribution joint system specially designed for the mecha division, a new type of quiet motor and power distribution system , although the motion control system has not been greatly adjusted, the background software has been greatly rewritten, especially Lin Wenfang's idea of ​​sorting information and adjusting the mech based on attention when he modified An Lian's mecha. After the force feedback software is added to the operating system, although it seems that the adjustment is not large, it can greatly reduce the fatigue of the pilot.In the past when I was driving a mech, the mental fatigue was indeed largely due to too much and too complicated information, and I had to keep my nerves in a state of high tension all the time.With a reliable information screening mechanism, at least mental fatigue is reduced a lot.

From the appearance point of view, there is not much difference between the "Guards" and the soldiers, but the performance in all aspects has been improved by leaps and bounds.After two months of finalization testing, the evaluation team with the participation of members of the Xishan Mecha Group could not find any faults, and passed the mecha division's purchase of 1000 "Guardian" mechas.In addition, it is the procurement case of a total of [-] units of the investigation and assassination mecha "Yeying".

The simplified version of the "Phantom" mech "Night Shadow" was produced at the same time as the Guards.The Phantom, which has already adopted a lot of mature technology, is actually not a big change, mainly in the background software, which has enhanced intelligence, changed the observation and targeting system, and strengthened the confidentiality and communication distance of battlefield data communication.However, in order to allow Yeying and Phantom mechas to have a wider range of activities, Tianyao Group has launched a matching mecha mount "Tiger King". The Tiger King equipped with a single-barreled 20mm cannon has extremely strong athletic ability , It can reach an off-road speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour on mountain terrain.In fact, ordinary soldiers can ride without the mecha, but without the automatic stabilization system of the mecha, if you want to go out and run on the Tiger King, you will suffer a lot.

New technologies are indeed continuously improving the combat power of the Federation's mech troops, but with the diversion of these purchases involving a huge amount of money, the tension between the two parties in the Federation has been gradually revealed.Lin Wenfang was worried about this, but there was nothing he could do about it. He was already working hard to bridge the various differences related to mechs, trying not to let political and economic disputes affect pure technology, and not let any factional disputes affect The army chooses the best-fit equipment.

It won't be easy, but his efforts aren't without merit.The relationship between Xishan Group and Lin Wenfang is quite delicate now.When mecha masters began to equip new mechas one after another, Xishan Group also just reached the critical moment of its first anniversary.They failed to replace the North Industries Group with the help of some powerful people, but they also got various orders for 4000 mechs.In particular, the 400 police mechas were almost achieved through the mediation of Lin Wenfang.Lin Wenfang was not greedy for kickbacks, and only made one request: let Xishan Group focus on R&D instead of public relations.

The research and development of mechs is very expensive, no matter what they originally started to develop mechas, whether it was for political factional disputes, but they did develop useful technologies to supplement the mecha technology system.In particular, being able to export can also subsidize a lot of military expenditures. Where the military expenditures mainly flow is one thing. As long as there are more abundant funds to enter the army, it is a good thing.

Perhaps it was because of Lin Wenfang's simple and unpretentious kindness. Although he knew that he was the boss behind the Tianyao Group and also the biggest technical barrier for Xishan Group to make achievements in the mecha field, Lin Wenfang was still welcomed by Xishan. Invitation letter for the group's annual reception...

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