Setting 9 "Erlang Shen" Ten Swords Unit No. 3

"Go ahead, Roaring Sky Dog, it's you who decides!"

—Edward Terrass (pilot of "Erlang Shen")

"Due to technical problems, the positioning of Unit 3 was changed from the expected sniper type to a unit that is good at street fighting and medium and long-range shooting."

—Dr. Hohenheim (Deputy Director of the Humanoid Weapons Research and Development Department of the Moore Chamber of Commerce)

"modeling"

The main color of "Erlang Shen"'s body is silver gray, and its trunk is slender. There are three sharp horns (antennas) on the head, and "Erlang God" is written in Chinese characters on the left shoulder.

The backpack of "Erlang Shen" can be transformed into a self-propelled robot "Xiaotian Dog". The dog is about 5 meters tall when it stands up, and its limbs are slender but can move like a jet. After retracting its limbs, it can transform into a jet armored vehicle that can carry a small number of passengers.

"Armed"

Long laser rifle, laser rifle, and two laser knives stored in the cuffs and back.

Special laser three-pointed two-edged knife.

Several smoke bombs, flash bombs, and small rockets.

(The above equipment can be manually installed on the Roaring Dog for use by the Roaring Dog.)

"Body Positioning"

A humanoid weapon that is good at medium and long-range shooting and street fighting.

"Origin of Name"

Chinese mythological figure Erlangshen and his divine dog.

"development process"

After the Humanoid Weapons Research and Development Department of the Moore Chamber of Commerce spent several years developing the Ten Swords No. 1 machine, the development of the remaining nine Ten Swords series machines was immediately finalized.

Each Ten Swords series machine has its own exclusive positioning to test the performance of various technologies in actual combat. The No. 3 aircraft was originally positioned as a "long-range sniper body", and its wingmen also existed to protect the main body that was sniping. However, the laser rifle of Unit 1 had not yet been completed at that time. After completion, the developers discovered that the technology in their hands could not guarantee that the laser rifle would be damaged due to overheating during long-distance sniping.

(Ordinary laser rifles fire instantly, but sniping requires the high-heat laser beam to last for a long time in the gun body, so the durability of the barrel is required to be higher.)

Because repeated testing could not solve this problem, the developers had to abandon the original plan (later the Covenant completed the development of the laser sniper rifle by shooting one shot to replace a barrel) and changed the laser sniper rifle to one that was easier to Although the range and power of the realized long sniper rifle were not as good as expected, it still had certain tactical value, and the positioning of Unit 3 was modified accordingly.

In the development of the main body, after the developers had experience in developing Units 1 and 2, they were able to use more mature technology to design Unit 3. Therefore, the No. 3 machine has a relatively slender body, which reduces the hit area. Although this design idea was not implemented into the subsequent development of the Ten Swords series, some models were not suitable for slender bodies.

Although the wingman of No. 3 aircraft is small in size, it also integrates a lot of technologies: jet movement allows it to move quickly in complex terrain; the autonomous AI will analyze the battlefield situation by itself and fight on its own according to the pilot's simple orders; the weapons are adapted to the situation. The matching system greatly improves the tactical feasibility. The rifle and rocket magazines only need to be installed on the back, while the laser knife can be installed on the wingman's head. Although the angle of movement of the installed laser knife is limited, it can be used in certain situations with miraculous effects.

Because the shape of the wingman resembles an animal lying on all fours, like a loyal dog following the main body. Therefore, the codenames of aircraft No. 3 and the wingman became "Erlang Shen" and "Xiaotian Dog". Different from the complicated code name of Unit 2, the R&D personnel like the code name of Unit 3 very much.

Power technology development process (*confidential*)

"Drivers and Achievements"

Ten Swords No. 3 was given to the North American Rescue Alliance because of its internal management chaos, and the pilot was ultimately the winner among the age-qualified candidates - Edward Terrass.

Edward Terras is short in stature, but there are many legends about him. After becoming the pilot of Unit 3, because he was dissatisfied with the timid and negative attitude of the alliance's top management, he took Unit 3 and left the alliance under the pretext of regaining his hometown of New York City. No one expected that he could defeat the laxly defended HER New York garrison on his own, drive out the evil forces in the city, and control New York City for several weeks. Later, a small HER force kidnapped the refugees protected by Edward Terras and forced them to surrender. In order to rescue the refugees, Edward cooperated with the passing Osiris and later joined the Osiris and became a member of the Z team.