"Mr. Faun is here. ”

With this announcement, a man pushed the door open. It was a Caucasian man with a saggy, wrinkled face, but a sparkle of wisdom hidden in his eyes. He was fat, but dexterous, dressed in casual clothes and empty-handed. There was a place for him in the conference room, so he was quickly seated.

"Faun, who is that?" someone in the conference room whispered to a neighbor next to him.

"I've vaguely heard that I used to be a technical consultant for Sturm Ruger comp, a firearms specialist. More is not clear. ”

"It's gunsmith again......"

A man dressed as a security guard walked to the middle of the conference room and once again declared discipline to the attendees. The meeting is secret and no photography, audio recording, or anything like that is permitted. Violators will have their items confiscated and immediately expelled.

After the security guard left, a man dressed as a lawyer came up and gave everyone a non-disclosure contract. This practice aroused the interest of everyone, who are experts in the relevant industry, and got an invitation to this mysterious meeting. The invitation was vague, but it used words that could easily interest scientists, and there was a money to arouse their curiosity. In fact, so far, they have not figured out who organized the meeting.

Of course, the apparent organizer of the conference is a small and unknown company. It is estimated that it has only been established in the past few months, so not to mention the reputation of the company outside, no one has even heard of the name. The only thing they knew for sure was that it was really an academic meeting. Because with the arrival of the invited people, everyone realized that the organizers had put a lot of effort into this time, and the invited experts were experts in light weapons.

Is it some kind of new firearm that you want to find an expert to identify and give an opinion? Because even if someone suddenly invents a powerful firearm, there is no need to be so secretive and mysterious. This is not the norm at such technical meetings.

"Ladies and gentlemen," said a young strange man who had reached the limit of their curiosity. "I'm sorry for taking up your precious time...... But there is a special reason for bringing you here. Please see here. ”

An image appeared on the screen behind him. Almost everyone was surprised to see that it was a firearm, a gun with a strong sci-fi flavor. This is a firearm full of sci-fi style. The whole firearm seems to be wrapped in a flat iron box, with a trigger underneath, a blue line in the middle of the gun body, and two muzzles, one large and one small.

The picture is very detailed, so that people can see every detail of it. And it seems to make sure that everyone can see it clearly, and the animation effect is also made, turning it over and over for everyone to enjoy. Of course, there are also a lot of detailed text and language explanations that make it easy to understand what kind of weapon it is.

"It's too bulky. "As an expert, almost everyone has similar words in their hearts. This tin box shape is a terrible design idea for weapon design, as it takes up a lot of space. And light weapons, as we all know, weight and bulk, is an issue that always needs to be taken seriously.

To put it bluntly, no matter who the designer is, if he intends to use this gun as a weapon in actual combat instead of using it as a prop on the screen, he will have to change his thinking. In addition, there are many unscientific things about this gun, and they are all flaws that can be seen at a glance.

"First of all," the host said. "Let me explain to you that this gun is not a product of our company. In fact, we found this weapon somewhere in Southeast Asia for some fortuitous reason. We gave it a code name and called it 'The Intruder'. ”

The experts couldn't help but exchange glances with each other, and everyone realized that it didn't seem so simple.

"To put it simply, it's an alien weapon – an alien that has invaded Earth for some reason. Because there is no other way to explain its existence than that. ”

"Aliens made weapons like this?" someone couldn't help but say.

"In our usual science fiction, aliens usually use energy weapons. Why is that? Because the ammunition consumption of live ammunition is staggering. And the spaceship, as far as we know, theoretically speaking, its space is a valuable resource that cannot be wasted at will. If aliens use live-ammunition weapons, then it means that they need to prepare huge warehouses to store ammunition, or at least raw materials. Another option, of course, is a small field munitions factory, which produces ammunition and repairs firearms directly in the field. However, it is necessary to consider a series of issues such as the excavation and refining of mineral resources...... In short, either way, live-fire weapons are greatly affected by logistics, while energy weapons are much easier to use," the moderator said methodically. "But now, the aliens have apparently chosen a different path. ”

He made a gesture, and the screen behind him changed again.

The sci-fi-style gun has been dismantled, revealing a simple but complex structure inside - the overall structure is simple, but inside each part, there are intricate details.

"The exterior structure of the intruder is tight, waterproof and dustproof, and adaptable to most environments...... We had to choose violent dismantling. After taking it apart, we can see that it can actually be disassembled, but it requires some kind of special machinery. ”

After dismantling it, a closer look at its structure reveals some of the previous doubts. At least everyone knows why it's so big. This is because it is not hollow as expected, in fact, there is a lot of stuff inside the whole body. In any case, there are some experts in light weapons who are present, and it is not difficult to see its mystery, and there is no need to question this point of discernment. "It's ...... Airsoft guns?"

"That's right, the Intruder is a compressed air-powered weapon. In the history of human weapons, similar weapons have been developed in order to avoid the problem of gunpowder smoke in black powder. There was a time when airsoft guns were even used to arm armies. But in the end, smokeless gunpowder proved to be more suitable for combat. As a result, many airsoft guns are now basically toy-level existences, and are used to fight birds or mice. ”

"However, aliens obviously have a completely different technology than we do," the man said. "They were able to use this small air pump to fill the gun with compressed air," he describes. "We can't describe exactly how powerful it is, because the intruder was damaged and unusable when it was found, or is that why it was abandoned? In fact, there is so much unknown technology on it. And that's why we're inviting you...... We need to make a detailed estimate of the power of this weapon. ”

"It has no rifling in the barrel part. "I don't know who said it. This is a smoothbore gun.

The history of the earth has a long history of using smoothbore guns. However, the disadvantages of the smoothbore gun are very obvious: because the bullet cannot be tightly integrated with the chamber, the shooting accuracy is too impressive. This is a natural weakness that smoothbore guns cannot compensate.

"That's true. But please note that the material of the barrel is very wonderful. We can only describe it as 'metal rubber' at the moment. It engages the bullet intact as it passes through the barrel at high velocity...... So, so...... And this, "as he moves and speaks, the content on the screen behind him changes one by one." These are the data obtained during the experiment. "Although it is a smoothbore gun, with the cooperation of this barrel, its accuracy is not inferior. And as you can see, this means that it adapts to a wide range of bullets...... You don't even need special bullets, you can shoot any piece of gravel, porcelain or iron on the side of the road. Its two launches clearly take into account the situation. According to preliminary estimates, the small-caliber one is used to fire standard bullets, while the large-caliber one can fire anything at will, but the range may be slightly lower. ”

It's not just one person who gasps. What kind of stuff is this? Just pick up a rock on the ground and use it as a bullet?

"If you can bite tightly, then the wear and tear of the chamber is great?" someone asked.

"No, this metallic rubber is something we have never seen and cannot understand. It's amazing. It is estimated that even 10,000 rounds of this barrel will not cause effective wear. ”

"This is the energy system of the 'intruder,'......" the host continued. "It's different from our firearms. The 'Intruder' comes with its own energy and air pressure pumps. The energy source of this pressure pump is ...... We can't decipher it, but apparently it was its accidental damage that caused the intruder to be discarded by its owner. But based on limited analysis, we speculate that the amount of energy stored is very staggering. At the very least, it is allowed to fire thousands, if not tens of thousands. ”

"But this structure ...... It should not tolerate bursts. ”

"Yes, that's what we don't understand. The moderator replied. "Although the 'Intruder' can fire quite quickly, and can fire a single shot with a pull of the trigger with almost no pause, it is not a burst weapon after all. We can only guess that it is a single-shot weapon of a self-defensive nature used by aliens, just like the pistols on our planet. Aliens definitely have other types of automatic weapons......"

Minutes and seconds passed. When the door of the conference room opened again, and the experts left with a look of trepidation and satisfaction, the host picked up his mobile phone alone in the conference room. A phone call was made.

"Yes, as you know before...... The experts agreed. It's not designed like our guns," the host said. "It's designed with one goal in mind: to minimize logistical pressure while maintaining power...... Yes, I think we have a relatively clear answer to the question we have been pursuing. ”

“…… According to the common opinion of all, judging from the material, design and other details of this weapon, it is clearly a light weapon of a self-defensive nature, but it represents a level of technology that surpasses the earth for at least two hundred years. At our current level, it is completely impossible to imitate it, just as the blacksmiths of the feudal era could not imitate a tank. It would be impossible to disassemble the tank into one part after another and give them a closer look......"

“…… And the most suitable person to use this weapon, as we guessed earlier...... Its ideal user is an expeditionary force that goes on expeditions across the vast universe. Such expeditions are difficult to maintain logistical supply lines, and the use of such weapons would reduce a soldier's dependence on logistical ammunition to an alarming level, perhaps enough to support a war on the ship's own capacity. Obviously, the target of this expeditionary force is not Earth, and they may just be stopping near Earth for some reason, or even just a little curiosity. ”

"Yes...... According to the level of technology represented by this firearm, it is not a difficult task to conquer the earth. Well, considering two things, first, they have a spaceship that can cross space, and at the same time they are able to make 'metal rubber' that we can't understand now...... And this one itself is just a scale and a half claw that they inadvertently show. Not to mention that they obviously have technology far beyond ours, just the spaceship itself that can cross the universe can pose a huge threat to the earth. Humanity, which has not yet stepped out of the cradle of the Earth, is facing aliens who have already been in space...... That's right, the defeat of aliens by Earthlings on Independence Day is just fiction...... If war breaks out, we don't have any chance to ......"