Before completing his visit to the lava lake, Wang Qi mentioned titanium alloy armor to General Xiao Lei.
This is something in the laboratory. General Xiao Lei will not care about it and has no right to ask about it.
Titanium steel has not been produced yet, but the laboratory has produced enough competent materials. In fact, it is based on the approximate value given by Wang Qi, adjusting the proportion up and down. It is inevitable that it will be better than steel, and then use a bunch of experimental results. Carry out mechanical tests and choose the best.
From the perspective of lightweight, titanium-aluminum alloy is most suitable for armor. However, the melting point of aluminum is low, and the melting point of titanium-aluminum alloy will only be lower. As long as the continuous burning ability of fire magic is slightly stronger, local melting will easily occur.
Therefore, it is still a titanium-iron alloy. In order to reduce the weight, the proportion of titanium is slightly larger. Compared with titanium steel, it may be called titanium alloy more appropriately.
The selected model is named Titanium 6001, 60 is the titanium content, 01 is the first model, the density is 5.8, which is more than 25% lighter than carbon steel.
While the thickness and other indicators remain unchanged, the weight of the chest armor and helmet will shrink by 7 kilograms. With the addition of the paneled calf armor on the legs, the change will be even greater.
The total equipment of the garrison's sharp-edged soldiers is 60 kilograms, and the ratio of the value above 7 kilograms is not low. From the perspective of strength, a slight reduction of two millimeters in thickness is still stronger than carbon steel, and the weight reduction value can be even greater. It must be in This is reflected in the new round of equipment customization. Finally, it is up to the garrison to balance the total load of individual soldiers, or to use a more complex equipment system.
There should be no difficulty in choosing. The specific equipment changes should mainly focus on combat needs.
For example, how much impact does the existing load have on the cross-country movement of soldiers, and whether it is necessary to sacrifice a certain amount of frontal combat effectiveness in order to increase mobility.
If the officers' choices really deviate too much from Wang Qi's presets, just wait until the funds are approved and cancel them.
This is mainly to cultivate their autonomy. In the future, as the territory becomes larger and more things are done, it will be more difficult to take care of some details, and each department will have to mature on its own.
When the kingdom's military and political affairs are fully automated, he can take a long vacation for himself and see the world with his own eyes.
However, I feel that this goal is a bit far away. To automate management, the average level must be at least a high school student, otherwise it will be difficult to defend Chengdu.
Take a look at the lava lake. The first battalion transferred a squad to help lead the way. A group of people moved in a westerly direction. A few days later, they arrived at the new station in the northwest corner of the small kingdom. At the same time, they asked several people from the accompanying inner palace guards to go back and deliver the message. To avoid having to make a trip when official documents are sent to the first battalion.
The new station was named Red Gold, which is the red color of titanium dioxide. The name will be more intuitive in the document, and it is more decent than just calling it titanium ore.
Hongjin was neither a city nor a town. It was built according to the specifications of a fortress. It was guarded by the third battalion of the second regiment of the Sharp Blade, while the first and second battalions of the second regiment guarded the home and the northern pass in the east.
By the way, although the second regiment is called the third battalion, it is considered the eighth battalion by designation, leaving two empty numbers "4 and 5" for the first regiment.
Akeem had come over to plant the seeds before. Because the road behind them had not yet been built, there was no official mining here yet. He only sent a few tons as cross-country loads to the railway terminal at the gate of the dungeon during the training of the Second Regiment and the Third Battalion. , this kind of thing can only be done occasionally and has not become a routine.
Wang Qi now came to see the situation of the second seed planted by Akeem a few days ago, and asked the battalion commander to find out the needs.
Planting seeds is a very ceremonial thing in the eyes of the Night Clan and Sharp Blade. However, because the kneeling ceremony has been abolished, military regulations cannot salute this thing, and can only use the gaze salute.
Although they felt uncomfortable, Wang Qi felt more at ease this way, and so did Akeem.
The main functions of the two seeds have not changed. One is based on an outpost, and the housing and walls will be adjusted according to local needs. The second is a tree responsible for collecting and purifying materials, and it also has a daily output of less than two tons. The juice organs can maintain a camp, and some can be dried for storage.
This is the second time that the No. 2 seed has been used here so far. The previous time was for purifying alumina earlier, and Wang Qi had not even seen it with his own eyes.
Titanium holds some importance in Wang Qi's heart. In addition to daily production, some titanium dioxide must also be purified for reserve.
The difference with the alumina purification process is huge.
Alumina is a chemically active oxide that can react with acids and alkalis. It is easy to obtain pure oxides through several rounds of chemical reactions.
Titanium dioxide itself can be used as a white pigment and coating. As long as it comes into contact with this thing, its chemical stubbornness can be imagined, even more troublesome than aluminum with an oxide film attached.
There are two main chemical purification routes: reaction with chlorine gas at a temperature around 700 degrees Celsius, or reaction with heated concentrated sulfuric acid. The product of the chlorine reaction requires active metals such as sodium to replace elemental titanium, and it is also troublesome to return the concentrated sulfuric acid product to titanium dioxide hydrate.
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Whether it is hot concentrated sulfuric acid or chlorine at 700 degrees, it is impossible to generate it in plants. Think of it with weak electricity, but it will not work on titanium dioxide.
In human terms, this seed cannot change titanium dioxide. It actually only uses a weak acid-base environment to remove impurities to obtain high-purity titanium dioxide.
Anyway, the seeds are used as chemical factories.
Because the fortress was chosen in a large pit dozens of meters deep, you have to walk out of the pit from the branches of the tree crown. The purification tree is actually outside the fortress. It will be upgraded after a period of time to make it grow an extra wall.
A wooden city wall is okay for blocking amateurs, but it cannot cope with professional warfare, but the toughness of wood makes it a more suitable substitute for steel bars, so the brick-wood structure appeared. Like the Royal City, the wood for the wall here mainly provides a scaffolding-like frame and upper walkway. Stone cement is also needed to fill and reinforce the inside and outside.
Taking a look at the seeds, they are still developing and have not started to be processed. It will take a few days.
Enter the camp and talk to the camp commander.
For convenience, Wang Qi called Li Xianglai to teach the battalion commander the language knowledge spell.
In the eyes of Wang Qi, the universal existence of language is absolutely indispensable for the unity of the world. After he and Li Xiang learned a few one-ring tricks, he asked Li Xiang to learn this thing. He also wanted to learn it, but his available time was too scattered. Even if there are hundreds of mysteries, it will still take some time.
After gaining language skills, the battalion commander explained the situation to him, including the activities of monsters found nearby and the progress of their elimination, the general scope of the ilmenite mine, the frequency of encounters with demons, etc.
The definition of monsters is simple. Those who can threaten the safety of human life and are not docile enough are monsters. If they threaten multiple people who are grouped together, they must be exterminated immediately.
What kind of animal protection and environmental protection does not exist? If people are not safe, why protect them with a hammer?
"What about defense? If there are fifty thousand little devils, do you think you can withstand it?"
"fifty thousand……"
The battalion commander secretly cracked his fingers under the table. Wang Qi pretended not to notice and waited for him to think clearly.
It took the battalion commander a while to figure out how many pieces each soldier needed. He shook his head and said, "We don't have enough magic modules or ammunition."
"What if you have enough ammunition?"
Because of the concern for improvement and reloading, the warheads were not fully manufactured, so it is normal that the current ammunition reserve is relatively small.
The current standard is that the base number of warheads for a soldier is thirty rounds, and the second regiment has three base warheads. The regiment headquarters reserves 20% of the supplementary quantity, two for each regiment. After the warhead is worn out, it will be allocated by the regiment headquarters. The lower limit of the headquarters' reserve is 100,000 rounds. Anti-aircraft cannons are also included. Even if they are all allocated to the second regiment and third battalion, it may not be enough, so the issue of ammunition is not included in this discussion.
The battalion commander glanced at Wang Qi secretly: "It's a bit difficult, but we will fight to the death."
It's not that it's difficult, it's just impossible.
