1174. Equipment update (Part 2)
A staff officer looked at the data and asked: "I took a look. In other words, when the Hercules transport ship unloaded units, it directly opened the bottom of the entire cargo hold, and then allowed these units to be loaded directly without queuing. Go down?"
"That's right."
"But this means that the entire floor of the transport ship is in a movable state. Isn't this process too dangerous for the personnel and equipment inside?" the staff official asked.
"We have conducted many experiments on this to ensure absolute safety! Because the size and carrying capacity of the Hercules transport ship are enough to support a very thick and stable armored bottom hatch." said a representative of Tyron Heavy Industries.
Several staff officials exchanged opinions in a low voice. Army Lieutenant General Cheng Shitao also looked at the screen and nodded. What he valued was that the Hercules transport ship could still protect the soldiers it carried even if it was shot down. This is very important for the Fourth Civilization Army, which is short of soldiers.
Seeing their discussion, the representative of Tai Lun Heavy Industry continued: "So in fact, in our vision, the work of rapid delivery and rapid deployment should be completed by the Hercules transport ship, while the medical transport aircraft can be used more frequently." It is a complete set of complementary combat systems that assist frontline soldiers in combat..."
"Alright, Representative Norath, please stop talking about topics that have been rejected by the meeting. The same goes for the Thor mecha and the medical transport aircraft." Qi Jian said.
Representative Norath of Tyran Heavy Industries lowered his head and stopped talking.
In the Fourth Civilization, these large enterprises do not dare to be as domineering as in the Galactic Republic. They behave submissively in front of the state machine.
After a while, a staff officer passed a document to Qi Jian. Qi Jian looked at it, nodded and said: "Okay, then if the Hercules transport ship can pass the next actual prototype test, then it will It will be included in the procurement unit, and we will use part of the budget used to purchase the Diamond-class multi-purpose cruiser and C-9979 landing ship to produce this transport ship."
Representative Noras was full of excitement. After sitting down, he high-fived several assistants around him to celebrate.
Johnson, the representative of Halo Weapon Systems Group, also clapped his hands to express congratulations, his eyes full of envy.
Compared with Tyran Heavy Industries, which was established not long after the rise of the Fourth Civilization, the Halo Weapon System Group, which was integrated and established after the outbreak of the war, is still too young after all, and its team size, funds, and number of production lines are far behind. Shang Tai Lun Heavy Industry.
Not to mention anything else, Tyran Heavy Industry's Ghost Fighters, Siege Tanks, Vulture Chariots, Giant Mechas, Wolf Warrior Mechas, and SCVs are all products with very large production volumes, and are even widely used in the Confederation of Independent Systems. exit. The scale of their company now ranks at least within the top 30 even among the Confederation of Independent Systems!
This time the order for the Hercules transport ship alone involves more than five times the amount of funds as the Pelican transport aircraft.
If the scale of the company is too small, it will not be able to accept many orders. For example, regarding the work on the Endless-class super aircraft carrier, Governor Tang Xiao really wanted to hand over this project to them, but he couldn't afford it, so he had to let the Trade Alliance do it. The Halo Weapon Systems Group just sent a few expert teams there, and then made some outsourcing money.
When will we be able to make the group company bigger... Representative Johnson thought that there should be several issues next, and he didn't know how many would be passed...
"...Representative Johnson! Representative Johnson!
"Admiral Cheng Shitao's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.
"Ah, yes!" Johnson responded quickly.
"Our next topic is your... Scorpion tank." Cheng Shitao pointed at the screen. He seemed to sense Johnson's nervousness, and nodded to him with a smile.
Johnson stood up and looked at the simple, industrial-looking tank projected in the holographic projection. He nodded heavily and said, "Then, let me introduce to you the core product of our group - M-808, the main battle tank of Scorpion. tank!"
In the holographic projection, the image of the tank began to rotate slowly, and the detailed structure, three views and internal equipment inside were continuously broken down.
This tank has a rear-mounted turret and is not large. It has four tracks. It does look like a scorpion at first glance.
"The Scorpion tank is 10.2 meters long, 7.8 meters wide, and weighs 66 tons. It uses an unmanned turret and a four-segment track suspension system. It has a maximum crew of 2 people. Its main weapons are a 105-caliber multi-functional cannon and a coaxial parallel laser gun. ." Johnson began to introduce.
"Because it is a ground unit, it is not equipped with a shield, but we use ceramic titanium armor, which has a very good resistance to blaster weapons. The four-segment track suspension system has both stability and off-road performance, and the maximum road The speed is 120 kilometers per hour, and the maximum off-road speed is 80 kilometers per hour."
"In terms of weapon systems, we studied the wreckage of some Galaxy Republic AT-TEs obtained from the battlefield, carefully studied the AT-TE's heavy-duty multi-function howitzer and produced this M-gun that matched the Scorpion tank. -522B multifunctional cannon. This cannon can fire armor-piercing projectiles or blaster beams, which can cause a variety of different strikes to the target."
Johnson paused for a moment and saw that the staff officials were looking at the data of the Scorpion tank carefully. Many people were still nodding slightly, and their confidence suddenly increased. He then said: "The main purpose of the Halo Weapon System Group's development of the Scorpion tank. It is our army that currently lacks heavy armor assault units. Siege tanks are more positioned as battlefield fire support, while Giant Mecha and Wolf Warrior Mecha are mainly core arms, and their mobility cannot bear the role of assault. But our army still has The Vulture tank, the M-9 Wolverine anti-aircraft tank, and the M-650 Mastodon armored personnel carrier are excellent armored units. Therefore, as long as the Scorpion tank can join them, we can immediately form a multi-functional and diversified high-speed assault force. Armor!"
"In our tests, the armor of the Scorpion tank can withstand at least two shots from the heavy howitzer behind the AT-TE walker of the Galaxy Republic, while the laser cannon of the TX-130 Saber hover tank requires at least 10 seconds of irradiation to ensure penetration. The armor of the Scorpion tank. In other words, the Scorpion tank has achieved a good balance in mobility, firepower and protective performance, and can ensure an advantage on the current battlefield."
Qi Jian thought for a while and asked: "So in the test, what was the combat result of the Scorpion tank compared to the AT-TE and TX-130?"
"When fighting AT-TE, in more than 3,000 simulation tests, the Scorpion tank's winning rate is about 21%; and against the TX-130, the Scorpion tank's winning rate is 38%." Johnson said.
"This winning rate is not ideal." Qi Jian frowned.
Johnson did not panic at all, and continued: "The main reason for this winning rate is the huge size of the AT-TE walker. Its overall volume is more than four times that of the Scorpion tank. The TX-130, because it is a suspension vehicle, is equipped with It has a deflector shield, so the Scorpion tank needs multiple shots to penetrate the opponent's shield."
"So where is your so-called advantage?" Qi Jian began to shake his head.
Johnson said solemnly: "The manufacturing cost of the Scorpion tank is one-sixth that of the AT-TE and one-fourth that of the TX-130, and the production hours are only one-tenth that of the AT-TE! And compared to For an AT-TE that requires seven crew members, the Scorpion tank only requires two crew members, and we can save manpower by adopting a model where the commander is a human and the driver is a B-1 robot."
He supported the table with both hands and said decisively: "In other words, with the same resources, we can have 7 Scorpion tanks to fight against an AT-TE walker, and 5 tanks to fight against a TX-130 hover tank! The important thing is that the Scorpion Tank’s simple and universal production process can be easily manufactured on planets with weak industrial bases!”
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[Easter egg chapter attached picture: Scorpion tank. 】
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