"As early as the 1980s, the United States tried to make a piece of equipment to strengthen the combat effectiveness of infantry. During the Afghan War, soldiers fighting in the mountains strongly demanded that such equipment be obtained."

"The US Department of Defense also hopes to obtain a mechanical exoskeleton that allows soldiers to carry more weight-bearing, stronger weapons, more lasting combat, and at the same time gain better defense and maneuverability."

"But in terms of technical capabilities over the last century, the bulky power system completely failed this idea."

"In the first decade of the new century, Raytheon, a giant in the US defense industry, began the Iron Man Project. They can already allow soldiers to carry more than 100 kilograms of effective load-bearing for a long time, but the equipment is not reliable and the body itself is too bulky."

"And after ten years, the large-scale production of high-energy batteries made this idea of ​​strengthening infantry again. Raytheon began to engage in 'power armor'. After the Cataclysm, we accidentally found a convoy near Washington, DC, with prototypes and research materials on this system."

In a large storage room inside the Granit Shelter, several standard containers are neatly arranged. Zhou Qingfeng walked into one of the containers and could see a large number of scattered accessories and semi-finished products, as well as a small data cabinet and supporting host.

There are a large number of disks inserted in the data cabinet, with a capacity of up to 2EB, 1EB equals 102B, and 1PB equals 1024TB. Nowadays, many people only have one or two TB hard drives. This means that the storage volume of the data cabinet is extremely large.

Zhou Qingfeng ordered: "Start the host of this set of things, I want to see what's inside."

Unfortunately..., there was no power. This set of things was stored in the shelter and never turned on. Zhou Qingfeng had to ask someone to use high-energy batteries as power supply and re-clutter the power supply system of these devices before the computer could work again.

The monitor is turned on and the eagle emblem logo of the US Department of Defense, and the next one is Raytheon's internal file encryption system. The screen is a big identity authentication prompt. Elder Joseph handed over a card from the back and said, "Try this authentication card, we found it on the body of a person in the convoy."

The authentication card was inserted into the computer, and the monitor interface was replaced in a few seconds. Zhou Qingfeng was a little confused and clueless. He had never used this high-end product that developed confidential equipment for the military!

At this time, Academician Karen, who is "a treasure in the family", has taken action. The 90s have been exposed to a lot of state confidential information and are very experienced in operating this special operating system. Zhou Qingfeng even had to record many steps like a primary school student.

Finally appearing in front of Zhou Qingfeng is a 3D view code-named "Advanced Power Armor". It looks very sci-fi, with smooth lines and round appearance, and a full steel suit that takes into account both deterrence and practicality.

"Do you have this thing?" Zhou Qingfeng became interested. The equipment that can strengthen the combat effectiveness of infantry is very attractive.

Several people from the Shelter Presbyterian Church looked at each other a few times, and Elder Joseph stood up and said, "The prototype is here with us, but it is definitely not the status displayed on the computer. This 'power armor' project is obviously in an extremely early stage, and what you see now is just a conceptual picture."

When another container was opened, Zhou Qingfeng saw the complete semi-finished product, which was far from what he saw on a computer. The "power armor" had armor at least, but the one in front of him could basically be called the "power skeleton". When the soldiers put on this thing, their torso was still exposed.

"No armor?" Zhou Qingfeng looked a little stunned. It was a bad review without armor or bulletproof! The soldiers were unable to rush around the battlefield wearing this thing.

Elder Joseph said: "We only found these skeleton structures attached to the limbs, and we didn't see any armor or external accessories. We speculated that these are the core parts of Raytheon's entire 'power armor' project, and other things may not have been developed yet."

According to the instructions on the computer, Zhou Qingfeng tried to wear this set of mechanical exoskeleton. His hands and feet were put into the exoskeleton, using high-energy batteries as the power source, and a high-power miniature motor was attached to the joints. The embedded computer collected the wearer's action information, and then let the mechanical exoskeleton strengthen the power of this action.

It can be said that this is a very basic thing, but after Zhou Qingfeng tried it a few times, he found that he could indeed rely on this set of things to gain a lot of power with very small movements.

The main hanger on the back of the exoskeleton can easily carry a load of 100 kilograms. This load is completely borne by the skeleton and does not require the wearer to bear it themselves. The explosive power of the limbs can reach twice that of ordinary people.

This has achieved half the strengthening effect of NTZ-49, and what is limited to it is the strength of the wearer's own bones. For example, Zhou Qingfeng's body has been strengthened, and his bones and muscles are extremely strong. He can increase the output power of the micro motor to obtain four times the strength and ten times the explosive power.

"Catrina, with this thing, ordinary soldiers can run for 100 meters and 5 seconds like you." Zhou Qingfeng felt that this kind of "powered armor" prototype was still very useful. Although it was impossible to improve defense without armor, its auxiliary effect was real.

Because of her biochemical thighs, the strength of her legs is greater than that of Zhou Qingfeng. But now, seeing Zhou Qingfeng wearing this strange set of equipment, she easily gained the ability to fly over the eaves and walls, she snorted coldly, but couldn't refute.

But when he was happy, Elder Joseph came to pour cold water, "Captain Hugo Legion, there is only one prototype that can be operated, and the materials and craftsmanship of manufacturing it are quite advanced, and a complete supporting industrial system is needed to ensure it.

But the world now has no industrial system, and the entire 'power armor' project still needs to change its development direction, or adapt to its current production capacity."

This prototype is made of lightweight and tough titanium alloy, and a strong magnetic motor is used on the joints to ensure power output, so this set of things can be made extremely lightweight. However, the current industrial production capacity of wasteland is difficult to create the same thing.

"I understand what you mean. It takes a lot of follow-up work to get a complete 'powered armor'." Zhou Qingfeng nodded slightly.

He said: "I will take away all the research materials, parts and semi-finished products of the power armor, and pay you enough goods. The material reserves of the Aurora Legion will be completely open to you. The specific transaction quantity will be discussed with Miss Fox, the Legion Executive Director, Legion Executive."

There are only so many good things that can be brought out in the shelter. How much supplies can be exchanged depends on their bargaining with the little fox.
Chapter completed!