Ian paused and looked at the old men who were looking at them in surprise.

"In addition, a position to carry large armaments and energy pipelines are reserved under the bow."

"Large-scale armament?"

"That's right, the Mega Particle Cannon has a limit after all, and the Mega Particle Cannon at this stage, a single Magellan-class cannon can't even sink the Salamis class with one shot, and when using the main cannon to hit large objects, such as a large meteorite space fortress, the effect is not very good. And the use of nuclear weapons has a bad impact, so I think we need some large equipment for demolition. ”

"Do you have any ideas for these large equipment for demolition?"

"There are some, such as a large Mega particle cannon with a caliber of 15 meters, an electromagnetic cannon that fires shells with a diameter of 6 meters, and a large plasma cannon, and I think that in about two years, the Federation should be able to develop related products. If it is not available for the time being, the reserved position can also be hung on a large anti-ship missile or installed with another main gun. ”

Several old men glanced at each other, and they knew it in their hearts.

"How complete is the new cruiser you designed."

"Less than 50%, a lot of technical materials I don't have permission to read."

"So which side do you want to preside over in terms of the design of the new hull and the development of the demolition equipment you are talking about."

"The design of the new hull, those three large weapons are what I found in the base data, and I think they should be able to be used after modernization."

"Very well, then we will arrange for other research groups to tackle the problem, and the new turret you designed will also be installed on the next batch of cruisers after the test is completed. In addition, as for the new cruiser, we hope to see the finished drawings in half a year, and the launch of the new cruiser in two years, no problem. ”

"No problem."

"Disband, Lieutenant Vasti."

"Yes! Huh? ”

"Your two exploits are enough for you to move up, go."

Ian saluted again and left the room.

"I didn't expect that the big ships and huge guns of the Federation were so serious, and the old men's eyes lit up when they saw the new type of cruisers." Ian thought to himself.

"How?" Tim Ray waited at the door of the conference room.

"If it is said that the test has passed, it will be applied to the next batch of cruisers. I was transferred to work on the design of a new cruiser. Director Lei. ”

"A new cruiser? Did you just go back and get it? ”

"Well, the design I made in my spare time, I didn't expect the old gentlemen to want this design to be completed."

"Congratulations, Director Vasti, if the new cruiser is adopted, your days of prosperity are just around the corner."

"Thank you, Director Lei."

"Let's go, take you to eat something good, today is a good day for you to be promoted."

Then Tim Ray drove Ian to ...... Another canteen at the base. Looking at Ian's shocked expression, Tim Ray didn't care, "Do you think there will be any restaurants in this South American jungle?" Moreover, this base is a classified base, and it is impossible to open a hotel in the surrounding area. This canteen was used by high-ranking officers, and the master's craftsmanship was not bad. ”

"Yi Anjun, what do you say the future war will look like, I don't know why, I always feel that the future war will become completely different." Tim Ray put down his beer.

"Who knows, since the discovery of the Minovsky particle, the technology in the military can be said to be changing with each passing day. I heard that there is a mechanism to demonstrate the Minovsky particle flying device, is it true? Ian put down the steak in his hand.

"It's not a good idea to ask about federal secrets, but I did hear that there is a device being developed to allow warships to fly in the atmosphere, why do you want to participate?"

"No, I just want to install it on a new ship, then I can design an air-space warship, and the aviation of the Federal Army should be greatly strengthened."

"It's also possible that there will be no Federal Army after that...... This design may cause trouble, the Space Force wants to annex the army for more than a day or two, if you get a dual-purpose ship, the army generals may kill you, don't mention this, but remember to reserve room for upgrades. ”

"Hmm...... I heard that Director Lei, your teacher, is Dr. Minovsky, what does he think, what is the equipment for the future? ”

"Doctor, he's a big fan of big robots." Tim Ray took a sip of his wine, "Those of us who are students don't really support him, and the Federation just treats his idea as a big toy to waste money, I heard that Zeon has developed a mobile weapon called MS, but there is no substantial evidence." ”

“ms？” Ian was very cooperative, revealing a puzzled expression. "What's that?"

"If the Doctor had developed it according to his plan back then, the MS would have been a humanoid mobile weapon about 20 meters high, equipped with a Minovsky reactor, and using large-caliber machine guns and rocket artillery as weapons. But would Zeon really produce such a humanoid weapon? ”

"Dr. Minovsky's discovery of this particle has changed a lot of existing mechanisms, and maybe he has a reason for advocating large robots." Ian looked for a barely plausible reason. "And if Dr. Minovsky can prove that the big robot can outperform the Swordfish Space Fighter in real combat, then Zeon will definitely use the robot called MS."

"Yes, Zeon, I won't miss any opportunity to strengthen myself, that country is going crazy."

"Zeon ......" Ian doesn't want to see a crazy week of war, let alone a crazy year of war.

It was a tragedy in which more than 6 billion people died.

"Don't mention those, Yi Anjun, do you have any arrangements now, including personnel and equipment. I'll give you more resources to get your new project done as quickly as possible. ”

"Thank you so much, Director Lei, I don't know much about the personnel here, please help recommend some experts in radar and observation equipment, I don't know much about this. There's also the Miga Particle Cannon expert, which I don't know much about. In addition, I need supercomputer calculus resources and data on past Federation ships. There are some structures that I need to refer to in the past. ”

Otherwise, I can't explain the fact that I'm hanging......

"No problem, wrap it up on me."

Half a month later, the new letter of appointment of the Federation came down, appointing Lieutenant Ian Vasti as the director of the development of the Federation's new generation of cruisers, and setting up a development team of 50 people to carry out the development of the new generation of cruisers, and ordering Lieutenant Ian Vasti to submit the finished blueprint by January 1, 0076, and produce a prototype of the new cruiser by January 1, 0078.

"Guys, that's a tall order." Ian took the letter of appointment and looked at the 49 federal scientists who had reported with the letter of appointment. Ian Alexander, and at the same time feeling like the work arrangements within the Federation are fucked up. How can a lieutenant lead such a bunch of military scientists above the rank of lieutenant colonel?

"Don't be pressured, Director Vasti, we will follow your orders to carry out the research work, no one will care about the issue of rank here, there will only be two kinds of people in a research group: the development director and the researcher."

I believe you're a ghost...... The faces of this group of people all said, "Little cub He De, how can he lead Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu wants to make trouble." The expression of the expression.

"Then I'm sorry for you, I need to get a general idea of your abilities before I can assign a good job. Now let's go back and rest, and we'll start our development work in three days. ”

There was no answer, no salutation, and the crowd departed in twos and threes.

And said that you don't care about the rank? Is that going to leave me hanging here?

Ian resisted the urge to put sacks on one by one, turned and left, calling Tim Ray on the way.

"Director Lei, the military ranks of the researchers on my side are all higher than mine, how should I fix it......"

"Don't worry too much, Yi Anjun, this happens a lot in this base. Four years ago, the development environment of the Swordfish fighter was even worse than you are this time. At that time, a newly graduated researcher proposed the prototype of the Swordfish fighter, and then the committee asked him to take several general-level researchers to conduct research, which was also a perfect completion of the task.

At the end of the day, they're just not convinced of your age, and as long as you show enough ability, they won't leak out today's attitude. In the research group, the director's order is absolute, and there really is no such thing as a military rank oppressive. Moreover, they came to stop a lot of their own scientific research projects this time, to achieve your results, be considerate. After that, you'll be more in rank than most of them. ”

"Well, thank you, Director Lei, I'm still worried about how to talk to this group of superiors, I probably understand."

"It's good to understand, and strive to produce results as soon as possible."

Ian returned to the room, called up the information of the 49 people who came today, and looked at it carefully.

"Lieutenant Colonel Lee Perry, an expert in thermonuclear rocket engines, was in charge of the development of the Magellan-class engine."

"Colonel Charlie Edward, an expert in spaceship construction, who presided over the development of the Salamis-class and Magellan."

"Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Deakin, High Energy Particle Weapons Expert......"

Ian looked at the introduction of this bunch of bigwigs and was shocked. Is this the Federation stuffing all the bigwigs involved in the new cruisers?

Two days later, Ian finally sorted out his work schedule and waited for the assignment of work. Ian sent a group notice to his team members to start work the next day and went to rest.

The next morning, Ian got up early in the morning and went to the large research room assigned by the base early with the folder to wait for everyone to arrive, but when he pushed the door open, Ian found that all the team members had arrived.

"You're here, you're here so early." Ian was a little embarrassed, he still wanted to wait for the team members to come, but he didn't expect this group of people to be so enthusiastic about their work.

"Director Vasti, we've been idle for two days, and we're looking forward to the birth of a new cruiser in the same way." Ian finally knew who was talking all the time, Colonel Edward, the designer of the Federation's current capital ships Salamis-class and Magellan-class, no wonder he could speak on behalf of this group of bigwigs.

"Understood, I'll assign work now. Colonel Edward, this is the draft of the ship I have designed and the draft upgrade of the Magellan class, and the structural part has been basically completed. Ian gave Colonel Edward a mission book with the code of information he needed for his job.

"Lieutenant Colonel Deakin, Lieutenant Colonel Nolan, I would like you to develop two new main guns, a triple main gun, a single barrel with at least the same power as the existing Magellan-class main gun, but with a rate of fire increased by at least 20%, and a double-mounted main gun, which requires a single round of fire to sink Zeon's upcoming Musai-class. In addition, Major Niu Wenjun will work with you to develop both live ammunition and beam barrels. ”

"Live ammunition?"

"Live ammunition, I think there may be a device that can neutralize the Mega particles in the future, so we need to be prepared."

"Understood."

"Lieutenant Colonel Tanaka, you go and develop a device to counter particle beams. The current armor is too weak for the Mega Particle Cannon. ”

"Yes."

"Major Yang, you have developed a good enough optical device, I remember that Minovsky particles can interfere with electromagnetic waves, and we need to assume that the radar is completely ineffective to find the environment."

"Yes!"

“……”

It took a long time for Ian to finish the assignment, 49 people, almost all aspects of the battleship.

“emmm…… It seems that there are no paint experts, forget it, the radar can't be used anyway, and the stealth paint is a waste. ”

Then Ian began his own research and development work - gravitational radar and charged armor. Radar can't be used, I can scan your gravity, no matter how awesome your Minovsky particles are, they can't interfere with gravitational waves.

Then Ian suddenly remembered that the Minoff particle vehicle ...... It's an anti-gravity vehicle.

"...... Don't roll over when the time comes. ”

"Director Vasti, I've basically read it, the new cruiser you designed is based on the Magellan-class design?"

"That's right." Ian looked up at Colonel Edward, who was now beside him. "The Magellan design is very classic, and the shape is very beautiful."

"It's an award, but I don't think the improved model of the Magellan class needs to be considered."

"Huh? Why? For the first time, Ian was denied the plan.

"Because of the cost. The idea of adding two box-shaped gnaks and two more main guns on either side of the Magellan class without the side bridges was tempting, but the cost of retrofitting exceeded the cost of producing two more Salamis-class and one Columbus-class. And the upgrading of the facilities in the ship is also too large, if it is newly built as a new air carrier-type cruiser, this is a good integrated warship, but the cost of the new and improved Magellan class is estimated to be close to 80% of the new cruiser, but the combat efficiency may only be 50% of the new cruiser. ”

"Really...... I thought it wouldn't cost too much to add two gnaku......"

In the 00 world, the application of 3D printing technology does make the cost of this additional hull not too high. But it seems that UC doesn't have such a convenient technology......