"Rebil, you've seen the blueprints of the new cruiser." Somewhere at Gabro Base, Admiral Gerp, the commander-in-chief of the Federal Forces, and Rebil, who had returned to the Admiral of the First Fleet of the Federal Space Force, were chatting as they went to a meeting.

"I've seen it. The data on paper is too good. The cost is estimated to be four times that of the Magellan class, but if the data is true, that ship can compete head-on with more than six Magellans. And there are also so-called laminated armor and I-Field, which I am afraid that the performance can be even stronger when it comes to real combat. ”

"Indeed, Thiam came to me a while ago to make trouble, and wanted one to be a flagship. But now it seems that the Super Mega Particle Gunner can't be carried. ”

"The plasma cannon can't be counted on, the acceleration track is too long, and the heat dissipation system is too large to be installed. However, the large electromagnetic cannon has already been produced, and Lockheed in North America has developed a qualified 8000 mm electromagnetic gun. ”

"Oh, I haven't seen that news yet, how about the power."

"Crazy. Samples were sent to Luna II for test launch, and the 500-meter-diameter asteroid was shattered with a single blow, and the Federation Army's evaluators concluded that no ship could withstand a single blow from this cannon, and it was even possible that a single blow could inflict a devastating blow on the colony. ”

"You said before that the cosmic man told you that Zeon would throw colonies on Earth at the beginning of the war?"

"Well, I think this weapon is meant to deal with this incident."

"Zeon, those guys, is there anything they wouldn't dare to do. Can it be stopped? ”

"It's hard to say, although Ian said that Zeon was throwing the island of Iphihu in Side2 Harty, but if we increase the force in Side2, it's hard to say whether Zeon will change the target. However, it is still possible to prevent the colony from falling to Earth. ”

"Indeed, take it one step at a time. Now that it's about him, do you think this person can be believed? ”

"The first step of the test passed, at this stage he is really trying his best to improve the technical level of the Federation, some of his ideas have inspired others a lot, and now the speed of technological development of the Federation is much higher than in the past. Some of the information he revealed is also of operational value. ”

"Intelligence?"

"For example, Char Aznab is dead, but Casbal Dyken is alive."

"Daken? Zeon Dyken's child. ”

"The intelligence department has verified part of the information, and it can basically be confirmed."

Char...... Is that the one who stirred up Karma to carry out the student mutiny? That's really interesting. ”

"Well, the descendants of the Daken family have become cronies of the Zabi family, and it doesn't get much more interesting than this. It is with the verification of these pieces of information that I believe that at this stage the interests of Ian and the Federation are aligned, and he needs a peaceful and stable environment to improve the technical strength of the Federation to realize his so-called cross-world engine home. ”

"Cross-World Engine...... Then will his original civilization come and attack us? ”

"I don't know, according to him, the civilization circle he belongs to is a combination of 4 different civilizations. If a civilization is found and fights once, the internal stability of their civilization should not be as stable as it is said to him. ”

"Can the Federation get it, the transworld engine."

"I don't know, but the pre-technology of the cross-world engine, the jump engine will definitely get."

"Jump? Is it the so-called means of faster-than-light navigation. ”

"Exactly."

"It seems that we have hope to leave the geosphere and go into deep space. However, how long will it take to develop this jump engine. ”

"I don't know, Ian's energy is now focused on the development of new ships, and he said that he will wait until the end of the Zeon War of Independence to start development."

"Zeon...... Let's talk about it later, let's take a look at the results of the bidding for the next-generation MBT. Did Ian mention what the Federation's future main mobile weapon will be? ”

"Yes, an 18-meter-tall humanoid mobile weapon. However, he also mentioned that if a large heavy armored fighter of the same size is developed, the mobility should far exceed that of a humanoid weapon, and that a large combat vehicle of the same size should also have thicker armor and stronger firepower than a humanoid weapon.

But there is only one point, the versatility of humanoid weapons is too strong, and if one day humanoid weapons can fly in the atmosphere, I am afraid that our fighters and combat vehicles will be replaced. ”

"Humanoid weapons...... Our own RX program and the RCX program carried out by that AE club are both in progress, and I don't know which one is better. ”

-- During the meeting --

"Due to the fact that the small Minovsky reactor required for the RX program has not yet been developed, the RX75 steel tank has not been able to complete the production of the prototype on time, and only the RCX76 steel cannon from Anaheim Electronics Industries and the RTX75 steel tank model from the Federal Equipment R&D Center participated in this mbt tender.

Airframe simulation battles take place at the academic von Brown's underground classified exercise ground. Everybody, please look at the screen. ”

The two airframes, one on the left and one on the right, were on standby on both sides of the exercise field.

"Let them start." Senior General Gerp gave the order.

"Yes, the mock battle begins."

The steel tanks were the first to attack, using two 120-mm guns to attack the steel cannon first. Seeing the barrel of the steel tank turning, the steel cannon immediately ran, and the thruster behind it suddenly sprayed, accelerating to dodge the shell.

Stop after dodging the shells and return fire with a 240mm low-recoil cannon on the left shoulder. But the shells were intercepted by a barrage woven by four 80-mm guns on both arms of the steel tank.

Seeing that his shells were intercepted, Steel Cannon decisively chose to raise his shield to resist small-caliber shells, and quickly ran close to the steel tank, while counterattacking with the 100mm machine gun in his hand.

The half-body-sized shield blocked Gangganon's torso, and his legs were basically hit because of the swing of running.

However, the steel tank relies on the movement of tracks, and the shells are all carried by their own armor, but at this distance, the computer determines that the 100 mm bullet cannot penetrate the armor of the steel cannon, so the computer does not judge the steel tank to fail.

"Direct hit, Guncannon was shot in the knee of his right foot, and the joint system of his right leg was locked."

Gungannon's right leg suddenly lost control.

"Shot, but ......" Guncannon propped himself up and shot the torso of the steel tank with a low-seat cannon, but the steel tank dodged a direct hit, and the shell hit the ground next to the steel tank.

"Explosion at close range, damage to the left track of the steel tank, locking the system."

The movement of the steel tank suddenly stopped, and even turned a small bay to the right.

"The other party has also stopped, take advantage of now!" The steel tank uses the cannon to aim at the steel cannon, only to find that the steel tank has done the same thing as himself, and uses the cannon to aim at himself.

Both test machines opened fire at the same time, shells smashed on the armor plates, and large clouds of paint flew out. Well, the mock warfare federation is all painted with exercises.

"Direct hit, both test machines were hit, broken. Draw"

"It's really dramatic." General Gopp looked at the result of the draw. "RCX76 has space flight capabilities, let's go to the surface of the moon to demonstrate."

"General, in that case, the information of the airframe ......"

"It's okay."

"Got it, move the airframe to the surface and do a flight demonstration."

"Rebil, ask Ian about this machine, what kind of aircraft will we install in the future, I don't want to waste money."

"Hmm," Rebiel got up and left the room.

"Ian-kun, I'm Rebier, and according to the information you know, what are the mobile weapons that the Federation equipped during the Zeon War of Independence?"

"Do you have a development of the RX-78?" Ian thought about it for a while, so let's ask.

"Yes, but the progress is a lot behind, and now the prototype can't be made."

"That's right, is it a problem with miniaturized reactors?"

"Not only that, but the armor, weapons, and reactors are all behind schedule."

"It's a lot of good things, the future Federation will be equipped with a simplified production version of the RX-78, and now the Federation is already developing humanoid weapons......"

"Well, have you ever heard of the RCX76 steel cannon?"

“RCX76？ Oh, the one with a 240mm low-recoil cannon on one shoulder, a diesel engine and a battery? ”

"Yes, have you really heard, this body is the only humanoid machine that can be mass-produced by the Federation at this stage. Can it be used? ”

"Let's start small-scale mass production, as a transitional product, and the federal understanding of MS is not sound at this stage, and appropriate setbacks can stimulate the enthusiasm of federal researchers."

"Is it, a transitional product, is it because of poor combat effectiveness? Also, what is MS. ”

"No, that thing kills people? You haven't named it yet, but let's call this humanoid weapon Mobile Suits and usually abbreviated as MS. By the way, is this line a secret? ”

"Wait a minute, controller."

"Yes, General Rebil." An unfamiliar voice appeared on the phone.

"Increase the secrecy level of this line, stop recording, and stop monitoring."

Thirty seconds after "yes", the controller's voice reappeared. "Encryption is complete, pull out the plug after 3 seconds."

It took five seconds for Ian to speak. "Has Dr. Minovsky been in contact with the Federation?"

"Not yet."

"If you get in touch with him, there is a possibility that he will defect. With his assistance, the development of the Federation's miniaturized reactor and miniaturized beam weapon should progress much faster. ”

"I see, we'll send an intelligence agent to get in touch."

"Also, I remember that Zeon's miniaturized reactor should have been installed two years ago, and the Federation is a bit lagging behind in this regard."

"Two years ago, if you were asked to lead the development, how long would it take to complete a humanoid weapon carrying a miniaturized reactor?"

"Well, I haven't finished this so-called Minovsky physics yet, and I haven't touched this particle before. However, I can design a miniaturized laser fusion reactor in about a year, and the high-performance drive motor is no problem, but then the MS will not be able to walk the Minovsky particles. Although it can solve the problem of mobility, the lethality of MS may not be enough if you can't use beam weapons.

As I recall, only the Minovsky reactor, which seemed to be called the fluid pulse technology, solved the problem of unsmooth operation. But this fluid pulse technology, I don't have a clue right now. ”

"yes, so how long is it before you can start developing the Minovsky reactor?"

"Two years." Ian took stock of what was left of Minovsky's particle physics. "In about two years, I've almost eaten the Minovsky particles."

"It's only two years...... Rebile thought of his high school classmates who had studied Minovsky particles for most of his life. Well, at the same time as the development of the cruiser, you should start developing the MS as soon as possible, and everything must be prepared with both hands. And just like that, I went back to the meeting. ”

"How? What he said about the machine. Admiral Gerp whispered to Rybil.

He said the federation needs setbacks to progress.

"Oh? I get it. General Gerp raised an eyebrow, then looked up at the steel cannon who was flying in space. It's like a drowning man......"

In addition, Ian thinks that Zeon had a smooth MS two years ago. And he said that in the future he knew, the product of the RX was the main equipment of the Federation. ”

“ms？ What did he call this weapon? But two years ago...... I need a timeline, the process of Zeon developing the MS, and the process of the Federation developing the MS, if you have time, let him recall, and by the way, let him give us some advice on the development of mobile weapons. ”

"Okay, do you want him to bring another MS development team? In addition, he may need some material support, he has not studied Minovsky physics before, and it may be much faster if someone takes it. ”

"Well, let Ray go, isn't he Dr. Minovsky's number one student, and let him participate directly in the RX program, aren't all the relevant outstanding researchers in the federal army in that program now?"

"I see."

"The demo is over, contain the mech, and tell Anaheim that RCX76 can't be the main force of the Space Force if it can't solve the problem of maneuvering in space, but now let's equip 4 squadrons of airframes on a small scale as a transition."

The next day, Ian received a letter of appointment from above. Ordered Ian to serve as the developer of the RX project, and assist Director Tim Ray in the development of mobile weapons.

"Let me be the developer of Gundam as well?" Ian was stunned when he took the letter of appointment.

"Forget it, it's a big deal to water ski, you can't let me 996. Anyway, there must be someone in the Gundam development team who understands the Minovsky reactor, and there are just some things that I can't understand. ”

Ian remembered the difficulties of the recent research on the Minovsky reactor, and even if there were design drawings, it would not work if he knew it but did not know why. But it's much easier to have someone with you, and you don't have to gnaw hard in the system by yourself.

"So...... Sort out the problems, sort out the questions, and you can find someone to ask questions tomorrow~" Then Ian happily took out a small notebook and a pencil and began to sort out the problems he had encountered recently.

Then Ian's phone rang.

"Yi Anjun, it's me again, Rebir, I hope to get some advice from you on the development of future mobile weapons."