With the addition of nearly 150 Jolly Roger soldiers, Base 2 suddenly became overcrowded.
Colonel Roland is responsible for instructing the Jolly Roger soldiers on how to link with the remote-controlled gun tower and how to use various types of alien equipment in the base.
Middleton was responsible for cleaning up the wreckage of the landing ship and recovering the usable equipment inside. However, the recovery effect was not ideal. Most of the equipment lost its effectiveness after being exposed to the environment of Planet 4. These equipment were too sophisticated and were inherently useless.
It is impossible to work here, and the protective layer installed is obviously insufficient.
In the end, there were only a few dozen pieces of equipment that could barely be used, all of which were metal processing equipment that did not have too many high-precision chips embedded in them. Moreover, their service life was greatly shortened, and it seemed that they could only be used under high-corrosion conditions.
It can be used normally for more than ten days in a high radiation environment.
The current Base 2 has no spare capacity to build a fully enclosed factory building with an environment similar to that of the home planet, and these equipment can only rapidly consume their limited service life.
Lin Xi and Chu Jungui had long come to the conclusion that in an extreme environment like Planet 4, the traditional technological systems of the Tang Dynasty and the Federation were almost useless. Perhaps only some freaks from the Community who took extreme routes could adapt to survive.
Here, almost the vast majority of metal materials cannot withstand environmental corrosion, and it is simply unrealistic to make these materials into survival armor, and the cost will be unbearable.
Only various equipment and materials based on the raw materials of this planet are the basis for survival here.
The Shadow Fortress established by the Lancers has been struggling under the attack of the beast tide. They have no time to think about deeper problems. With a steady stream of material assistance, there is really no need to develop a biomass series with seriously lagging performance.
equipment.
The Jolly Roger had a similar idea at the beginning, but judging from the equipment they carried, Chu Jungui smelled a hint of conspiracy.
Looking at the traces of corrosion that spread rapidly on each piece of equipment, Middleton's face was also very ugly. As the commander of the Jolly Roger Special Forces, how could he not see the mystery behind it?
After all the equipment was recovered and inventoried, Middleton came to Hathaway and said softly: "Miss, something is wrong. The equipment provided by the fleet cannot be used in such an environment. If we land safely, I'm afraid
Even establishing the initial base is a bit reluctant. Without sufficient follow-up supplies, we may not be able to sustain it for three days."
Heather looked calm and said, "Who do you think did it? The Lancers or the Jolly Roger?"
"Originally, I thought that the information the Lancers gave us must have been misleading. But now I feel that maybe the information they gave us was not wrong, but the data we got was wrong."
"go on."
"The formulation of the landing equipment catalog is based on planetary data. I also read the equipment catalog at the time, and on the surface there is not much problem. Even if we find something wrong after landing, we will only think that the reason is that the information we obtained is wrong.
. But now that I think about it, there are problems with this batch of equipment itself.”
Heather narrowed her eyes slightly and tapped her chin, indicating for him to continue.
"The proportion of metal materials used in our equipment is too high, and there are also too many equipment using advanced chips."
"You're saying that some of the equipment could have had better options?"
"Yes, Miss. The most typical example is the planetary research master brain we brought. It is very advanced, has impeccable performance, and has enhanced protection against harsh environments. However, just because it is so advanced, it has
The environment is very sensitive. Even if we strengthen the defense, we cannot resist the electromagnetic storm of this planet. I have just seen its core, and it has completely melted inside. And if we bring a master brain with two levels of performance inferior,
Its core will be much smaller and less sensitive to the environment. If the protection is doubled, it may be able to be used. For example, the Carboniferous."
Heather shook her head slightly and said: "Reducing the core performance by two levels is simply not enough. The Carboniferous is not good at all. Maybe the Ordovician is about the same."
"Ordovician? Is that an antique from 90 years ago?" But Middleton realized the offense, bowed slightly and said, "Sorry, I don't know much about technological equipment."
Heather asked slightly: "Your area of expertise should be on the battlefield. Speaking of which, how about the weapons and equipment we carry?"
Middleton thought for a while and then said: "It can be used temporarily, but it is still not suitable for the environment here. There will be no problem in the first 48 hours, but the failure rate will increase significantly after 72 hours. It is expected that in ten home planets
Around the end of the day, most weapons will be unusable."
Heather frowned slightly and asked, "When is the first batch of supplies scheduled to arrive?"
"96 hours after we landed, that is, four home planet days."
Heather sneered slightly, "It doesn't look like the plan he set up will lead to death! I actually overestimated him."
Middleton said: "If it was really a fatal situation, we should be able to see it and there would be traces afterwards."
Heather's smile became colder and she said, "You are wrong. They didn't want me to leave alive at all."
Middleton was taken aback and asked: "Isn't this... unlikely?"
"I originally thought they didn't dare to do this, but when I came here and saw the preparations of the two agents, I suddenly understood the intentions of those people."
After a pause, Heather Wei said: "According to the current ideas of equipment and base construction, even if there is follow-up material replenishment, we will not be able to sustain it for long. Don't forget, the frequency of our scheduled material replenishment is already higher than that of guns.
The cavalry should be low. Our consumption will be far greater than the replenishment. Before the second replenishment, we will be engulfed by the beast tide. Look at what those two agents did. They were completely based on local materials.
We have developed equipment and weaponry from the ground up, so even if there are no supplies at all, we can still gain a foothold here, and even we have become their prisoners."
"Miss, even if we can't support it, I think the legion will definitely send its only strategic-class transport ship down to take you back."
Heather snorted slightly and said coldly: "What will happen after I go back? Go back with the defeat of the entire army? This is exactly what they want. If I have to bear such a shame, then what will happen if I live or die?
What's the difference?"
Middleton shook his head and said: "Miss, you are wrong. You are not yet 20 years old, and you still have great future and infinite possibilities. Among the famous generals in the history of the Federation, which one has never lost a battle? As long as the person is alive