The members of the Second Carrier Combat Craft Detachment gathered sleepily in the public activity room.
The lieutenant colonel stood at the front of the team with his hands on his hips and yelled: "Look at how you look! Just like weeds! Wasn't it just entertainment yesterday? Entertainment cannot affect work and training! In order to cheer you up, everyone
50 push-ups! Start now!”
Everyone immediately started doing push-ups.
In fact, for the elites of the Space Force, 50 push-ups are nothing.
Astronauts are very physically fit. After all, they have to wear a spacesuit that is heavier than their own weight. Without physical fitness, it would be impossible.
When Wang Pingan was doing push-ups, he always heard the sound of hitting the floor next to him, so he turned his head curiously.
The team was divided according to partners. Wang Pingan and the two of them were at the end of the team. Wang Pingan was placed on the right as the commander, and Angeli was the only one left on the left.
Every time Angeli pressed down during push-ups, there would be a crashing sound.
Wang Ping'an was very curious, and after careful observation, he found that the sound was caused by the buttons on the chest of Nima Angeli's military uniform hitting the floor.
The Space Force's standard push-ups require that the body cannot touch the ground. When reaching the lowest point, the arm and shoulder lines must be flat and in a straight line.
When Wang Ping'an pressed into this position, nothing on his body was in contact with the ground except his toes, and it was perfectly parallel to the ground.
But when Angeli reached this level, her buttons fell to the ground.
Angeli now wears a sports bra issued by the army, and the size has been reduced by several sizes. It seems that her original shape has been revealed under the influence of simulated gravity.
This was the first time Wang Ping'an had seen such a scene. After all, he and Angeli had not stayed in places with gravity for a long time. They added up to less than two weeks. Push-ups are an exercise method that is not suitable for people without gravity.
hard to use.
There is another way to maintain physical fitness in the gravity-free space, and all Wang Ping'an saw was Angeli doing that way.
He was looking at the girl when the lieutenant colonel scolded: "Wang Pingan! What are you looking at! Do thirty more to cleanse your six sense organs!"
"Yes!" Wang Ping'an replied loudly, and then increased the speed of push-ups.
After finishing the push-ups, everyone seemed to be more energetic. Lieutenant Colonel Nikolai was also very satisfied: "This is decent! I'll give you thirty seconds to drink water, hurry up!"
The veterans had already expected push-ups, so they all brought water bottles. The six newcomers could only rush to the faucet next to the ecological flower bed.
After drinking enough water, the lieutenant colonel began: "As we all know, the instructor will not arrive at our place until tomorrow, so we will not start any serious training programs today.
"The main things we have to do today are, first, go to the factory to inspect the combat boats that have been returned to the factory for maintenance, and by the way, we also have a look at the things for the new comrades. The second is to collectively watch the battle records. The veterans have to give the new colleagues
Tell me about your experience! Do you have any questions?"
Wang Ping'an shouted decisively: "Report!"
"speak!"
"Can we decide on the livery of our battleships ourselves?"
"No, it's still the same white and green color scheme. But you can decide what logo to paint on the fuselage. The psychology department believes that this will help improve the morale of the frontline troops."
Wang Ping'an: "Can changing that paint also improve morale?"
"Wang Ping'an, don't be so stubborn in these places. When you carry out the sneak attack mission, you will be changed into cool pure black ones, so don't worry about this." The lieutenant colonel said seriously.
Wang Ping'an felt that the atmosphere was a bit heavy and felt that it was better not to mess around at this time.
"Okay, let's go to the factory."
On the way to the factory, Angeli suddenly asked Wang Pingan in a low voice: "Were you looking at my buttons just now?"
"Yes, I was attracted by the sound."
"You deserve it for doing thirty more."
"How can you blame me? I said you should have an operation to remove it. It will affect your activities too much."
"No, I'm used to having this, but I'm not used to it after it's cut. You don't want your partner to become someone who can't even turn around without gravity, right?"
Wang Pingan shrugged.
The airframes of the Second Carrier Aircraft Detachment are currently undergoing mid-term maintenance at the 331st Factory.
The factory is set up in a gravity-free area connected to the dock, which makes it easier to transport the combat craft onto the mothership.
As soon as Wang Ping'an arrived at the dock, he saw the two fast transport ships that had come with the Short Life Brilliant Burning leaving the port.
He shouted curiously: "Report, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, why is there no escort ship for the cargo ship leaving the port?"
The lieutenant colonel replied: "Because the pirates can't catch up with them. These ships can go straight to the torch string, and the pirates have no chance to intercept them when they leave the asteroid belt."
Wang Ping'an said "Oh" and did not ask any more questions.
Arriving at Factory 331, the stationed officer greeted the second detachment.
"Your combat boat has been completely maintained. Comrade Nikolai Pantelejevich, please accept it."
After completing the formulaic process, the group followed the officer into the factory.
The first thing that catches the eye is the aircraft with staff and musical note symbols on the side of the fuselage, and six white stars representing the number of kills on the aircraft door.
Wang Ping'an was speechless: "Can you get gold stars by defeating six pirates?"
Gong Chuanguo, who was in front, turned back: "Of course it's impossible. What are you thinking? We have a lot of people who shot down 5s here, but the only one who got the gold star was the lieutenant colonel."
Angele also asked curiously: "Then how did he get his Venus?"
"You can take it after you kill two notorious pirate leaders at once." The lieutenant colonel replied personally, "I will tell you in detail what happened during the experience sharing session later."
Wang Pingan and Angeli nodded together.
Prabhas had doubts at this time and shouted: "Report!"
"speak."
"Those additional parts on the machine body don't seem to be standard parts?"
The person who answered this question was the officer who served as the guide: "Yes, we will carry out some additional reinforcements according to the requirements of the front line. After all, this is a mining area and there are large smelters. Steel or some special steels are easy to produce here.
Even anti-ablative materials can be found and can be used to defend against lasers.
"So most of the combat boats here will have some personalized customization, because it will actually increase the combat efficiency, so everyone turns a blind eye to violations of military regulations."
Wang Ping'an: "Ah? Then why not let us decide the painting ourselves?"
Lieutenant Colonel: "Of course it's because painting will not actually increase combat efficiency - except for pure black matte painting. So only that kind of painting is allowed."
Wang Pingan: "Is it true that it will not affect the combat efficiency at all? I think if it is painted red, it may make the combat boat accelerate faster!"
Regardless of whether they were newbies or veterans, they all laughed together.
The lieutenant colonel still had a straight face: "If you have statistical evidence, show it and I will sign and approve your change of livery."
Wang Ping'an curled his lips.
Next, the group looked at other people's aircraft, and after confirming that there were no problems, the lieutenant colonel rubbed his hands and said, "The next step is what the new comrades are most concerned about. The combat boat allocated to you this time is a new model.
"
The six new team members, including Wang Ping'an, all frowned.
No, Angele didn't frown, probably because she had only joined the Space Force for half a year and didn't know what the new model meant.
Wang Ping'an: "Why give us a new model that has not been tested in all aspects? Is there no problem with reliability?"
The reliability of the old models was built with human lives.
Newer models don't have such reliability anyway.
Wang Ping'an was answered by the on-site officer: "The new model has a 40% improvement in basic performance compared to the old model. It has a more efficient reactor, a more efficient propeller, and a newly designed main gun..."
"And worse reliability." Wang Ping'an added.
Lieutenant Colonel: "Space Force soldiers will not complain. If you really don't dare to fly the new model, I will fly it and you fly mine. No matter what, just drag out the new model."
After the words fell, the door to the hangar where the new models were parked slowly opened.