Chapter 70: Weapons of the Next Generation, Don't Droo
"With such a large-scale update of the equipment of the Belgian armed forces, I am afraid that there will be no need for such a large-scale operation in the next ten years." The Chief of the General Staff of the Navy could not help but say this after reading Albert's plan for the renewal of armaments.
"You are wrong, Chief of Staff, I am afraid that in ten years this equipment will be swept into the dustbin of history, to be precise in Belgium." Albert, with the incomprehensible eyes of the three military leaders, took out a second copy of the armament plan from his briefcase.
"What I showed you before was just an appetizer, but this time it is a real arms feast, these things are known to the three here and Prince Charlie, even the Prime Minister of Belgium cannot leak it, because this is the secret of the Belgian army to the top of the world."
After listening to Albert's nonsense with patience and curiosity, the three of them couldn't wait to open the book of "Plan for the Future Development of the Belgian Army", and after reading it, the chief of staff of the Air Force asked Albert with a little doubt, "Your Highness, are you joking?" Not to mention Belgium, it is impossible for the United States and the Soviet Union to manufacture such equipment. ”
"Yes, it's too far ahead of its time." The Chief of Staff of the Navy put down the plan, although the weapons in it were too tempting, but he knew very well that these were just mirages, could it be that Albert was joking with us in the second half of the meeting?
Of course, the weapons Albert provided to them were all armaments from the Holy Grail space, and of course no one believed that they were real, and if Albert hadn't seen them with his own eyes, he wouldn't have thought that these things were real.
"What if I told everyone here that the Talest Heavy Weapons Development Arsenal had already made a test model of these things?" Albert lied to them.
"You're saying these things already have a prototype?" The Chief of the General Staff of the War Department asked excitedly, of course he cared more about the design inside than anyone else, and the anti-infantry and armored vehicle hunters alone had already excited him enough, if these things could really equip the Belgian eighteen divisions on a large scale, even if they encountered the 160 divisions of the Soviet Union, they would dare to fight.
"So the second half of this meeting is not in this conference room, but in the warehouse of the Talesta Heavy Weapons Research and Development Arsenal." Albert stood up and motioned for the three army bosses to come with him.
The five of them packed into two cars and set off for the Taleste Heavy Weapons Research and Development Arsenal, where Albert built a secret warehouse and sent reliable paramilitaries from the Belgian Strategic Resources Cooperative to guard it, even if the king came without his orders.
After passing through a group of heavily armed guards, Albert and the five men came to a heavy iron door, and before turning and pulling the doorknob, he said to the three high-ranking people behind him, "Are you ready?" The next thing you'll see is something decades ahead of its time. ”
Albert slowly pushed open the door, the dazzling incandescent lights in the warehouse made him a little blind, in order to ensure the safety of the weapons inside, this warehouse must be as bright as day twenty-four hours a day.
Heavy weapons that transcended this era were unreservedly displayed in front of everyone.
"It's hard to imagine that such a thing actually exists." The Chief of Staff of the Army slowed down, he looked at the four-legged steel beast in front of him, like a giant bear covered by battle armor, the Chief of Staff of the Army gently stroked its cold armor with his hand, and sighed at the magic of human technology.
"I can show you how to do it." Albert picked up the remote control from his desk and entered a series of complex command codes, and the robot that had been standing still instantly went into action.
"It is equipped with a Volcan system minigun on its back, as well as a 40-mm grenade launcher, and any light armored vehicle that dares to stop in front of them will be torn to shreds." Originally, Albert also wanted to introduce a small guided missile system hidden under the belly of the machine, but Albert removed all the missiles inside, because this kind of thing that can easily penetrate the armor of heavy tanks cannot be built in this era, and it is basically an out-of-print product with one less and one less, and Albert does not want to take it out and waste it.
The mech moves slowly under Albert's control, and when it reaches the designated location, the mech will shrink its limbs to form a strong defensive fortress, and use the minigun and grenade launcher on its back to suppress the fire.
"But he's so slow to move, isn't this weapon a living target?" The Chief of Staff of the War Department asked.
"If you want to move fast, that's fine." Albert typed in again, and the tires hidden under the limbs were revealed, and with the four flexible turns, he could even play drifting in this small warehouse, and the agility was even better than that of a tank. Even a grenade launcher and a minigun can knock a light tank to the ground.
"It's a terrible weapon, but fortunately it's in your own hands, not in someone else's." The Chief of Staff of the War Department is happy and worried, happy that Belgium has such a weapon against the sky, and is worried about how to ensure that this weapon will not be copied?
Albert seemed to see his thoughts, and said with relief, "Don't worry, even if other countries study these technologies for ten years, they can't be fathomed." ”
At this time, Albert saw that the chief of staff of the Air Department was really about to climb a plane with a strange appearance, Albert pointed at him and said, "Chief of Staff, be careful, this plane is completely made of the latest titanium and zinc metal, maybe you will have to pay for your salary and year-end bonus if you kick it for a few years." ”
"Wouldn't it? It's a staggering amount of money. The Chief of Staff gave up wanting to go inside the cockpit and asked Albert, "Is this the tropospheric monster you mentioned in your plan?" ”
"To be precise, unmanned fighter jets in the troposphere." Albert corrected him, pointing to the plane and saying, "Of course, this thing can also climb into the stratosphere, but he can overcome the turbulence of air currents in the troposphere, so that's why it's called." Of course, this kind of aircraft is still in the state of concept test machine, although you have seen the full model of the manufacture, but it is not yet possible to produce it on a large scale. ”
"Why?" The Air Force and the War Department asked almost in unison.
"It's expensive, and building ten of these things can cost the Air Force very little, and it takes a long time to build, and these drawbacks have not been solved. As for the anti-infantry and armored vehicle hunters, it is even more of a headache, the CNC system inside is not something that can be done overnight, and it does not dare to be put into the army without three or five years of testing and improvement. ”
The truth is that Albert can't make these things now, unless the 3D printing space technology in the Holy Grail can be used to solve the problem of mass production.
Albert's serious nonsense deceived them, and for the first time, the three powerful guys in the army showed reluctance, and after a few more glances, they reluctantly left, and told Albert to let the Talest's heavy weapons research and development arsenal perfect these designs as soon as possible.
"The way you win hearts and minds is really special, my nephew." After sending off the men from the military headquarters, Charlie Theodore returned with something to talk to Albert.
"With the military aid from the United States, as well as the weapons lying here and not knowing when they will be put into service, let the three bigwigs of the military department be grateful to you, I admit that I underestimated you before."
"Thank you, I'm just a shot in the arm for the depressed Belgian army." Albert shook his head, he glanced at the giant weapon lying in the warehouse, and slowly closed the door, "I just want the Belgian army to be a truly powerful army, and my goal is exactly in their interest." ”
"Anyway, your position in the military department has been stabilized, what are you going to do next? A drastic reform? "Prince Charles has not been idle these days, and after the king has left it alone, many things have fallen on his shoulders, and he must not only make good policies, but also be on the lookout for Albert to make any stupid moves, and ask him to wipe his ass when the time comes.
"I want the people to be in charge of the prime minister and my uncle, and I am mainly responsible for foreign policy, of course, I will not be arbitrary, and I hope to be able to involve you and the prime minister in the formulation of foreign policy and diplomatic events." To be honest, Albert is a weak chicken in the area of people's livelihood governance, who told him that he is born with a love of weapons and treacherous international events.
"After all, it is the work of a dictatorship to go his own way." Alberte said shamelessly.