"So what are the main factors that affect the progress of its installation now?" Ding Xiu asked curiously.

"It's mainly the cost of manufacturing and post-maintenance." Chen Jianing thought for a while, "There is not enough protection for users. ”

"Look." She continued: "Although the exoskeleton armor wraps the user's body and limbs, the most critical head cannot be taken into account, and we have thought of many ways to solve this problem, but we have not yet found the optimal solution. ”

"That's a real problem." After Chen Jianing's explanation, Ding Xiu also sensed the disadvantages of this set of armor, "If the firepower on the opposite side is very strong, the armor user will be very dangerous." ”

"The firepower of the war scenario is not the most unfavorable situation, we have an upgraded version of the tactics of infantry and tank cooperation to deal with, and the user of the exoskeleton individual armor is most afraid of the enemy sniper, who is defenseless against targeted sniping."

"Makes sense." Ding Xiu knew what Chen Jianing meant by the "infantry and tank cooperation" tactics, which refers to the infantry and tanks together in the offensive, alternately covering, side by side and attacking together, the tank is mainly used in the direction of the greatest threat to the enemy, and the infantry is mostly deployed in places that can make up for the tank's shooting dead ends and is conducive to its own protection, and the two give full play to their respective specialties to support each other.

Infantry and tank cooperation includes a variety of combat methods, which can be flexibly used according to the enemy's situation, terrain and mission, such as infantry from different directions and tanks carrying infantry.

When Ding Xiu was in the border guards, this tactic was also used, but they did not have tanks, and it was cars that were used instead of tanks.

"Master Yuan Fang designed weapons and armor for exoskeleton individual armor, but that's another scientific research project." Chen Jianing said.

"Any other weapons and armor?" Ding Xiu thought that the exoskeleton individual armor only had two multi-barreled machine guns hidden behind the back, and listening to Chen Jianing's meaning, its weapons were more than that.

"Absolutely." Chen Jianing nodded: "Otherwise, do you think that this set of armor helps users increase their strength and athletic ability by several times in order to carry two multi-barreled machine guns?" You know, its powertrain is very good. ”

"I'm so curious." Ding Xiu said with a smile.

"Hand-held armor-piercing guns for the targeted elimination of high-threat enemy fire equipment." Chen Jianing opened his hand and made a general appearance: "However, the amount of ammunition that can be carried is limited, so most of the time the firepower depends on multi-barreled machine guns." ”

"It's sharp." Ding Xiu could imagine its power.

The Western Military Region is the weakest of the five military regions, and the frontier army to which Ding Xiu used to belong is one of the poorly equipped in the Western Military Region. They had few large-caliber weapons other than cars, automatic rifles, and grenades.

Of course, in the desert against the sandmen, you don't need large-caliber weapons.

"And armed alloy knives and alloy shields." Chen Jianing continued: "The weight of these two weapons is not something that ordinary people can control, but the exoskeleton individual armor is assisted by a power unit, so their weight is no longer a problem. The hand-held alloy knife is used in close combat, and when the ammo is not enough to support the battle, it can be useful; The hand-held alloy shield is used to provide protection to the user of exoskeleton individual armor, and its main purpose is to protect the head, followed by the body and limbs. With the blessing of the power plant, if you hold your arms against the alloy shield, you can withstand the attack of a single rocket. ”

"So powerful?!" Ding Xiu exclaimed.

"The test data shows that the results are like this, but they haven't been tested in real combat." Chen Jianing nodded.

"Oh my God...... If our border guards had this exoskeleton armor, there would be no sand people in the desert. Ding Xiu's heart was full of emotion, he had never thought that there would be such a powerful individual weapon.

"So I have to work harder to solve the problem that affects its mass assembly as soon as possible, so that more soldiers can use it." Chen Jianing's tone was very calm, but in fact, it was not easy for her to face these unovercome technical difficulties.

After all, in the limited resource space, if you want to strengthen the defense, you have to sacrifice lightness, and if you want to reduce costs, you have to give up the accuracy of the instrument and high-quality materials.

"Ding Xiu." Chen Jianing continued: "I'll first familiarize you with the operation of this exoskeleton individual armor, and you also understand its performance, and I will need you to do me a favor later." ”

"You say." Hearing Chen Jianing say that he needed his own help, Ding Xiu was naturally duty-bound.

"I need you to help me test the performance of the exoskeleton individual armor in close combat in real combat." Chen Jianing sent him a sincere request, "I know you are very good at this aspect of hand-to-hand combat. ”

"I'll try." Ding Xiu nodded, he tried to move his hands, feet and joints to grasp the coordination between this mecha and his body, "Test it here?" ”

"Of course not." The girl covered her mouth and smiled, "It's too dangerous here, we'll go to the virtual testing ground later." ”

"What's that?" Ding Xiu had heard too many new terms since he followed Chen Jianing to Research Room 104, and he was no longer surprised, but more curious.

"I'll take you there when you're familiar with the operation of this armor." Chen Jianing said and began to hand him over the advanced operation of the exoskeleton individual armor.

Ding Xiu's comprehension in combat is very amazing, and Chen Jianing teaches him carefully, so in less than two hours, he can already flexibly control the exoskeleton individual armor.

"Almost." Chen Jianing looked at him with satisfaction and nodded.

"Are you going to go to the virtual testing ground you mentioned?" Ding Xiu asked.

"Yes, come with me." Chen Jianing took off the exoskeleton armor on his body and put it back in the box.

Ding Xiu did the same, and also took off his armor and put it back in the box, and the two of them took the box back to the research room.

Chen Jianing said hello to the other companions, and then took Ding Xiu to the virtual test site.

The area of the virtual test field is not large, and before Ding Xiu came here, he thought it was a place similar to a training base, but after following Chen Jianing to swipe the card in, he realized that it was just a small house.

The space inside was mostly occupied by equipment and instruments, leaving only a small area in the middle of the room, on which was a high-tech platform with an adult-high stand on each side of the platform, and what hung on the shelves was very similar to the exoskeleton armor they had worn before.

Chen Jianing walked over and turned on some equipment, and the platform suddenly lit up, and the sound of the instrument starting came from inside, which made Ding Xiu's heart flutter for a while.

"What is it like to fight in exoskeleton armor?" Ding Xiu didn't know, but he was looking forward to it very much.

"The people who will fight in a moment are me and you, for the sake of the accuracy of the data, don't show mercy." Chen Jianing said to him.

"Huh?! I'm against you? Aren't we going to fight someone together? ”

"It's you and me here, who do you want us to fight together?" Chen Jianing laughed, "Okay, this is a sparring practice, you treat me as an imaginary enemy." ”

"I don't feel like I can do it." Ding Xiu was a little embarrassed.

"This is a virtual test, we need to know the combat performance and data of the exoskeleton individual armor in various environments, only in this way, can it hope to be installed in the troops as soon as possible, and to help the soldiers better defend their homes."

"I see." Ding Xiu thought about it and nodded.

The two walked onto the stage and put on their virtual battle armor next to the shelves on either side.

"How does it feel?" Chen Jianing asked.

"It's about the same as exoskeleton armor." Ding Xiu said: "Is it fake? ”

"Yes." Chen Jianing nodded, "This set of armor can simulate more than 95% of the exoskeleton individual armor, and we also need to bring a helmet so that we can see the holographic battle scene." ”

After Ding Xiu put on his helmet, the virtual test site in front of him suddenly changed.

"It's ...... How did I get to the desert? He was a little surprised, and then took off his helmet again, "Whew~ It's back again." ”

"This set of technology in the virtual test field is similar to the brilliant simulation battle, and it is also one of the products invented by Master Yuan Fang." Chen Jianing explained.

"Brilliant Simulation? Isn't that one of our main courses? Ding Xiu was stunned, he was not unfamiliar with this name, but he had not taken this class yet.

"Yes, you'll understand what it is when you've taken this class." Chen Jianing nodded, and said, "Let's do the data test of the armor first." ”

"Okay."

Ding Xiu put on his helmet again, and the scene in the desert was back in front of him. He suddenly saw a figure appear in front of him, it was Chen Jianing wearing exoskeleton individual armor.

"Ding Xiu, raise your left and right hands." Chen Jianing's voice reached his ears.

After Ding Xiu did so, a hand holding an alloy knife and a hand holding an alloy shield appeared next to each of his hands.

"This is our weapon, and now what we are about to test is the melee ability of the exoskeleton individual armor, the combat environment is desert, the weather is fine, the temperature is 43 degrees Celsius, and the environment is moderate in harshness."

Chen Jianing reported a series of data, which were all values she had set in the main control device before.

"Are you ready, Ding Xiu?" The girl asked at him.

"Alright."

"Don't forget, the multi-barreled machine gun in the back can also be used." Chen Jianing reminded that when the words fell, her figure moved.

"So fast!"

Ding Xiu didn't expect that Chen Jianing, who seemed to be weak, would have such a fast speed after putting on the exoskeleton individual armor, what he didn't know was that the increase brought by this armor to the user tended to be a fixed value, but if the user's operation proficiency reached a certain level, the ability that the armor improved for him would break through this fixed value.

"Fighting with Jianing, am I going to open War Paint?" Ding Xian hesitated, and the sharp alloy knife was already pointed at his face.

The blade is close at hand.