As a frontline commander, Burlison originally only commanded a vanguard force to conduct the initial occupation and exploration of Planet Hope 2.
What people didn't expect was that he was promoted and received a salary increase, becoming a truly senior commander.
Now, his troops are being ordered to move forward. Under the cover of puppets, they pass through Village No. 157 and advance to the next village.
Compared with the mighty puppet army, his vanguard is not that spectacular. After all, this is an army composed of humans, or most of them are composed of humans.
The troops under his command have been strengthened by a tank battalion, equipped with more advanced Type 99D main battle tanks, including an entire self-propelled howitzer fire support unit. He now commands almost a combat brigade-sized force.
You know, under his command, there is also a special interstellar paratrooper unit commanded by Harold, as well as some independent sniper units.
This unit now has more complex functions, carries more heavy equipment, and undertakes a wide range of combat missions.
On the one hand, they are responsible for testing new quantum communication technologies and testing ultra-high frequency barrier-free communication systems.
This system can ensure that in the future, the Airanthil Empire can maintain smooth communication and timely contact in the vast universe, and be free from electromagnetic interference from the other party as much as possible.
On the other hand, they are also responsible for testing the latest type of individual powered armor. These powered armors are about the same size as powered exoskeletons. They can be said to be the "Iron Man" developed by the Ilandhill Empire itself.
While ensuring the personal safety of soldiers, the Airanhill Empire has been thinking of ways to improve the individual combat system to ensure that every soldier can exert his maximum strength in battle in the future.
This more advanced power system includes an improved power energy module and brand-new armor made of ferrite high-strength alloy. In addition, the internal chip has been upgraded and many new auxiliary functions have been added.
It can be said that the new individual armor is comparable in function to the previous larger UIPA-1 main battle armor, but it is significantly lighter and consumes less raw materials.
Although the defensive capabilities are almost the same and the functionality is roughly the same, the strategic mobility of the heavy armored grenadiers has also been improved, which can be said to be a huge improvement.
At the same time, the Alandhill Empire is also experimenting with collaborative operations between puppets and human troops to improve the performance of the puppet troops: tasks such as transporting ammunition for human troops, conducting reconnaissance and surveillance, transporting the wounded, etc. The Alandhill Empire plans to allow
The puppet is responsible for completing it.
Various types of newly produced ammunition are also given priority to the main forces fighting on the front line, including multi-head bullets, discarding sabot bullets, countersunk bullets, etc.
In a sense, these new ammunition types are the product of modern industrial progress, and can significantly improve the individual combat capabilities of the soldiers of the Airanshir Empire.
But these are all improvements in details. In fact, the projects that really take up the research power of the Elanthir Empire are more cutting-edge aspects.
While experimenting with these weapons, the Airanshir Empire is also experimenting with newer individual combat weapons in order to more significantly improve the military's combat capabilities.
For example, attempts to miniaturize electromagnetic weapons and provide electromagnetic rifles to soldiers have already begun within the Elanthir Empire.
The new electromagnetic rifle is powerful, and its size is not that amazing. In fact, because of the magic crystal as a means of energy supplement, the Airanhill Empire has made breakthroughs in many aspects.
With the recent popularization and development of various new materials, traditional batteries have also made amazing progress, and they are beginning to become more satisfactory in terms of energy storage.
Under such a general premise, the performance of the individual electromagnetic rifle has been perfected, and it actually has actual combat capabilities.
Just because there is no need for war, it has always stayed in the laboratory stage and has not been deployed on a large scale.
After all, in front of the Emperor Chris of the Elanthir Empire, laser weapons in the true sense are the more ideal ultimate weapon for individual soldiers.
"The weight of this thing is three times that of a 10mm caliber assault rifle... Without a powered exoskeleton, this thing can only be used by the Dragon Clan." When a soldier was holding the 10mm caliber electromagnetic rifle that had just been issued to him.
, said with a rant.
Harold's troops were ordered to give priority to installing the latest electromagnetic rifles and to test their actual combat performance on the battlefield, which made many interstellar paratroopers somewhat reluctant.
No one is willing to experiment with new equipment on the battlefield, because these new equipment often represent unreliability and may represent poor performance.
For those veterans who have received the most rigorous training and are battle-hardened, there is nothing more reliable than a 10mm assault rifle. They carry this rifle from life to death and are inseparable.
They have become accustomed to the high power and super stopping effect of the 10mm caliber. They look down on other previous standard rifles.
After all, the Airanshir Empire had previously been equipped with 5.56mm caliber M4 assault rifles and 7.62mm caliber AK-47 assault rifles.
Compared with these rifles, the large recoil of the 10mm caliber rifle has an exoskeleton to withstand, so the advantages are naturally obvious.
As a result, I don’t know why, but the caliber of the new weapon is still 10 mm, which is a bit unacceptable.
Although the caliber remains unchanged, the amount of ammunition carried by the electromagnetic rifle is still quadrupled, but some people still miss the feeling of pleasure brought by the large caliber.
"Stop complaining, I know you don't like it, but I think since the people above said this thing is twenty times more powerful than a 10mm rifle, then even if it is bragging, it is more than ten times more powerful." Harold looked at it.
Looking at the new weapon in front of him that didn't even have an ejection window, he said to his men.
"Are you kidding? There is no change in caliber, but the power can be greater? It's impossible, right?" The soldier holding the new electromagnetic rifle muttered in disbelief.
Because the new ammunition does not require a propellant charge, there is no case ejection design, and the volume of the magazine is also reduced.
It's like carrying a bunch of BB bullets. Obviously, bullets with only warheads are several times smaller than bullets with charge and shells.
However, these advantages, compared to the improvement in caliber, still disappoint soldiers who have been looking forward to new weapons for a long time.
"There will be shooting training soon, why don't you give it a try?" Harold looked at the puppet that was setting a target on the slope not far away, and said a little absently.