LRAB Chapter 231 Continues to Update Equipment
Chapter 231 Continues to Update Equipment
After Bai Jin finished explaining all the shortcomings of the mecha, Lorraine and Ouyang Nian opened the design system and brought up the complete set of design blueprints for the mecha.
The two had a clear division of labor: Ouyang Nian was responsible for improving and optimizing the mecha's power and energy systems, while Luo Lin worked with Bai Jin to adjust the mecha's weapon systems.
After communicating with Platinum, it was confirmed that the mech did not need to use high-rate-of-fire weapons to block or suppress the enemy, so Lorraine directly canceled the 20mm rotary machine gun.
The first weapon to be modified was the electromagnetic machine gun. Lorraine modified its structure to resemble a railgun, increased the rifle's caliber to 50 mm, and lengthened the barrel to maximize the muzzle velocity of the projectile.
The second weapon to be adjusted was a large 80mm shotgun.
After confirming the weapon's usefulness, Lorraine increased its caliber to 120 mm and equipped it with a magazine capable of holding six rounds of shotgun ammunition.
The third device to be adjusted is the large cluster flamethrower.
Platinum described the weapon as cumbersome, inefficient, and with significant weaknesses.
After a moment of contemplation, Lorraine abandoned the flamethrower and instead designed an open electromagnetic catapult with three-sided acceleration tracks.
It was paired with two different types of large incendiary bombs: napalm bombs with strong adhesion due to the addition of white phosphorus, and aluminum-magnesium thermobaric bombs with extremely high combustion temperatures and extremely long combustion times.
The last to undergo adjustment was the 155mm electromagnetic railgun.
Although Platinum modified the electromagnetic cannon into a 180mm caliber electromagnetic cannon from the initial design stage, Lorraine decided to further improve it in order to face future enemies and enrich tactics.
First, Lorraine changed the structure of the electromagnetic gun, modifying it to be similar to that of the flagship axial gun, which is a combination of an electrothermal gun and a reconnection gun. Although this increased power consumption, the structure was simpler and more compact.
Then, Lorraine increased the caliber of the electromagnetic railgun to 240 mm, but reduced the ammunition capacity to 5 rounds.
At the same time, Ouyang Nian is simultaneously upgrading and modifying the mecha.
She first removed the pure hydrogen gas turbine located on the back of the mecha, significantly reducing the size of the mecha's fuel tank, and installed a miniature nuclear fusion reactor and a matching water electrolysis device.
Next, she slightly adjusted the structure and size of the mecha's legs, added more powerful motors, and installed small folding maneuvering devices on the legs.
Then, Ouyang Nian disassembled the original plasma propulsion system, distributing the original two main nozzles and six auxiliary nozzles evenly on both sides of the mecha's waist.
Then, she took out a piece of equipment that she had failed to complete before from the mech's folder: a jetpack.
The backpack's fuel problem has been solved thanks to newly acquired micro nuclear fusion reactor technology.
With just two units of propellant, this backpack can propel a fully armed 60-ton mech at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour, flying close to the ground for half an hour. The fuel tank inside the backpack can carry a total of eight units of propellant.
Due to the slow progress in research on high-energy-density batteries, the mech's accompanying drones and floating cannons are still in the conceptual stage.
After completing their respective tasks, both sides summarized the upgraded data.
While waiting for the integration to complete, Platinum opened the mech's weapon menu and saw two companion weapons that were still in the concept stage.
After a brief consideration, Platinum imported the two companion weapons into his data panel and then began modifying the data of the companion drone.
After Lorraine and Ouyang Nian completed the integration of the mecha with the help of Cleveland, a companion drone, which may only have retained its concept, appeared in Platinum's hands.
"Look, see if there's anything that needs optimization."
As he spoke, Platinum sent the modified escort drone to the two of them.
When the 3D projection of the accompanying drone appeared in the center of the design room, Lorraine and Ouyang Nian were both taken aback by the size of the quadcopter.
四旋翼无人机由一个15米长、4米宽、4.6米高的长方形主体以及4个直径8米的涵道风扇组成。
该无人机的最大起飞重量达到了15.2吨，可以下挂一门105毫米轨道炮以及20发备弹，或是装载3枚重达到1.86吨的240毫米炮弹。
The drone has a built-in miniature fusion reactor and a maximum flight speed of 343 kilometers per hour, with a normal cruising speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
The aircraft is covered with an electromagnetic armor layer, and with the help of dynamic defense programs, it can withstand direct hits from 80mm kinetic energy penetrating projectiles.
"You're focusing on the wrong things. This mech is the core of special missions such as decapitation and killing high-value targets. It doesn't need to be used for routine tasks like clearing roads."
"Therefore, the concept of a drone accompanying a mech is similar. What I need is a drone that can fill the firepower gap between a 50mm electromagnetic railgun and a 240mm electromagnetic cannon."
"The routine tasks of killing conventional units and clearing paths are usually carried out by conventional troops. No matter how powerful a single mech is, it is unlikely that it can tear a path through tens of thousands of insect swarms."
"Furthermore, the enemy units we are facing do not currently possess radar detection capabilities. As long as we have a sufficiently high flight altitude, we can prevent them from being destroyed by the enemy on their way to the mission location."
After listening to Bai Jin's explanation, Lorraine and Ouyang Nian scratched their heads and changed the mecha from an all-around unit to a specialized unit.
The two then carefully inquired about Platinum's opinion on the mechanical dog mech squad.
After a detailed understanding, Lorraine and Ouyang began to carry out targeted upgrades and modifications to these wolf-shaped mechs.
The first step was to replace the energy system with nuclear fusion energy, which greatly improved the mech's endurance and expanded its storage space.
The second step is to increase the firepower of the mechs as much as possible.
As Platinum's guard squad, Lorraine and Ouyang Nian equipped them with weapons and equipment to deal with elite units.
Examples include 180mm electromagnetic railguns, twin-mounted 105mm electromagnetic railguns, and 30mm rotary cannons.
External weapons include 140mm thermobaric rockets, 240mm loitering munitions, and 300mm shaped charge armor-piercing rockets.
The third step is to make the mech as lightweight as possible, while equipping it with thicker armor to improve its protective capabilities.
After these three modifications, six heavily armed war wolves with powerful firepower were born. The only cost was that the wolf-type mechs' top speed was reduced to 160 kilometers per hour.
After completing the upgrade plan for the mech squad, Lorraine and Ouyang Nian will now begin preparing the modification plans for the other two airships and the conventional forces.