"As early as the 1980s, the U.S. military was trying to create a piece of equipment to enhance the combat effectiveness of its infantry. During the war in Afghanistan, soldiers fighting in the mountains strongly requested this equipment."
"The U.S. Department of Defense also hopes to obtain a mechanical exoskeleton that will allow soldiers to carry more weight, stronger weapons, fight longer, and at the same time obtain better defense and mobility."
"But given the technological capabilities of the last century, the cumbersome powertrain made this idea a complete failure."
"In the first ten years of the new century, Raytheon, a giant in the U.S. defense industry, started the 'Iron Man Project.' They have been able to enable soldiers to carry an effective load of more than 100 kilograms for long-term combat, but the reliability of this equipment is not high.
, and the body itself is too bulky.”
"Ten years later, the mass production of high-energy batteries made this idea of strengthening infantry mentioned again. Raytheon began to develop 'power armor'. After the cataclysm, we accidentally discovered a weapon near Washington, DC.
The fleet is loaded with prototypes and research materials of this system."
In a large storage room inside the Granit Shelter, several standard containers are neatly placed. Zhou Qingfeng walked into one of the containers and saw a large number of scattered accessories and semi-finished products, as well as a small data cabinet and supporting equipment.
host.
There are a large number of disks inserted in the data cabinet, with capacities as high as 2eb, 1eb equals 102**b, and 1PB equals 1024tb. Nowadays, many people’s hard drives only have one or two terabytes. This means that the storage capacity of the data cabinet is extremely large.
Zhou Qingfeng ordered: "Start the host of this set of things. I want to see what is inside."
Unfortunately..., there was no power. This set of equipment had not been turned on since it was stored in the shelter. Zhou Qingfeng had to ask someone to bring high-energy batteries as a power source and reorganize the power supply system of these devices before the computer could work again.
When the display opens, it shows the eagle emblem of the U.S. Department of Defense, followed by Raytheon's internal file encryption system. On the screen is a large 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 after a few seconds. Zhou Qingfeng was a little confused and clueless. He had never used this kind of high-end product that developed confidential equipment for the military!
At this time, Academician Karen, who is a 'treasure in the family', needs to step in. The ninety-year-old man has been exposed to a lot of state secret information and is very experienced in operating this special operating system. Zhou Qingfeng even had to act like a primary school student.
Record many steps.
What finally appeared in front of Zhou Qingfeng was a 3D view codenamed "Advanced Powered Armor". It looked very sci-fi, with smooth lines and a rounded shape. It was a full-scale steel suit that was both intimidating and practical.
"Do you have such a thing?" Zhou Qingfeng became interested. Equipment that can enhance the infantry's combat effectiveness is very attractive.
Several people in the Sanctuary Presbyterian Church looked at each other, and Elder Joseph stood up and said: "The prototype is here with us, but it is definitely not in the state shown on the computer. This 'power armor' project is obviously in an extremely preliminary stage. You are now
What I saw was just a conceptual diagram.”
Another container was opened, and Zhou Qingfeng saw the complete semi-finished product, which was far different from what he saw on the computer. The 'power armor' had armor at least, but the one in front of him could basically only be called a 'power skeleton'. Soldiers wearing this
thing, the torso is still exposed.
"No armor?" Zhou Qingfeng looked a little dumbfounded. Without armor and bulletproof, it is a bad review! The soldiers would not be able to run rampant on the battlefield wearing this thing.
Elder Joseph said: "We only found these skeleton structures attached to the limbs, and neither armor nor external attachments were seen. We speculate that these are the core parts of Raytheon's entire 'power armor' project, and other things may not have been developed yet.
come out."
Following the instructions on the computer, Zhou Qingfeng tried to put on this mechanical exoskeleton. His hands and feet were put into the exoskeleton, using high-energy batteries as the power source. The joints were equipped with high-power micro motors, and the embedded computer collected data from the wearer.
The user's action information is obtained, and then the mechanical exoskeleton is used to enhance the power of this action.
It can be said that this is a very elementary 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 small movements.
The main rack on the back of the exoskeleton can easily carry a load of one hundred kilograms. This load is completely borne by the skeleton and does not need to be borne by the wearer. The explosive force of the limbs can reach twice that of ordinary people.
This has reached half of the strengthening effect of ntz-49, and what limits its improvement 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, so he can increase the strength of the micro motor.
Output power, gain four times the strength, and ten times the explosive power.
"Katrina, with this thing, ordinary soldiers can run 100 meters and five seconds like you." Zhou Qingfeng feels that this kind of 'power armor' prototype is still very useful. Although it cannot improve its defense capabilities without armor,
Its auxiliary effect is real.
Because of the biochemical thighs, Hanniu's legs were stronger than Zhou Qingfeng's. But now seeing Zhou Qingfeng wearing this weird equipment and easily gaining the ability to fly over walls and walls, she snorted coldly, but couldn't refute.
But just when he was happy, Elder Joseph came to pour cold water, "Commander Hugo, there is only one operational prototype of this kind, and the materials and processes used to make it are quite advanced, and a complete supporting industrial system is needed to ensure it.
But the world no longer has this industrial system, and the entire 'power armor' project still needs to change its development direction, or adapt to the current production capacity."
This prototype is made of lightweight and tough titanium alloy, and strong magnet motors are used on the joints to ensure power output, so this set of things can be made extremely light. However, with the current industrial production capacity of the wasteland, it is difficult to build the same machine again.
things are difficult.
"I understand what you mean. Getting a complete 'power armor' still requires a lot of follow-up work." Zhou Qingfeng nodded slightly.
He added: "I will take away all the research data, parts and semi-finished products of power armor, and pay you enough goods. The material reserves of the Aurora Legion will be completely open to you. The specific transaction amount will be reported to the administrative director of the Legion.
Miss Lena Fox will talk to you."
There are only so many good things that the shelter can bring out. How many supplies can be exchanged depends on the bargaining price between them and the little fox.
After Zhou Qingfeng tested the 'mechanical exoskeleton' on his body, he thought to himself: "If I can overcome the current difficulties, I will definitely mass-produce this equipment. No matter where it is, everyone will be under my command.