The audience was in an uproar. Admittedly, the current mecha is very controversial in terms of structure and function, but the criticism has never been so sharp. Every batch of existing things is the result of the efforts of the previous generation or generations to design and improve, even if it is criticized, there will be no such attitude, and Gaode's remarks are so direct, so ruthless, so merciless. And he is not a young man like Sihan who doesn't know much about the current system, although the two of them have made such a surprisingly consistent evaluation of the mecha, but the feeling is completely different.

I looked at Yun Hao with a wry smile, Yun Hao was also impatient, winked at me and shook his head slightly. The young Sihan looked at Yun Hao and me in a daze, and he couldn't understand why he said the same thing and didn't make us both so amazed. Before he could think deeply, Gao De's voice came into his ears again.

"At present, it is basically unnecessary for the humanoid mecha used to fight to be designed in human form. I've analyzed that if the existing core functions of the mecha are basically retained, regardless of its form and structure, the mecha can be made a little smaller. The volume can be reduced by more than 30%, and the production cost or energy consumption of each mecha can also be reduced by about 20%. ”

Gao De arrived, with the amazing words in front, basically he said nothing strange now, of course, his current analysis is still relatively pertinent, the hall is calm, so quiet that you can hear the bursts of air vibrations emitted from the rostrum, he continued to analyze: "And if you adjust the function of the mecha, such as reducing the protection value of the mecha shield, only ensure the initial protection requirements of the shield, that is to say, change the current shield energy from defending three shots to only defending one shot, then the mecha can be made a little smaller, And it is possible to increase the energy supply capacity of the laser gun, so that one more laser gun can be added, and thus the firepower can be increased. ”

Yun Hao and I glanced at each other, and I felt a chill in my back behind me, and small excrement came out of the pores behind me, taking away some of the heat from my body. His point of view was simply a model of the pure battle mech of the Red Flame Star Rebels, and we suffered a lot under the pure battle mech at that time.

Before my brain was fully back in the hall, a hand touched my arm, but Sihan leaned over and asked softly: "Brother Jingtian, the energy supply system of the shield and the laser gun should be different!" Don't they use different light pools? How can reducing the shield's protection value increase the power supply capacity of the laser gun? ”

Sihan has a very smart brain, and it is quite certain that someone who only has a preliminary understanding of the structure of the mecha can ask this question, and he immediately found the essence of the problem.

I appreciated: "Yes, although the light pool used by the shield and the laser gun are different, in fact, they have the same light energy conversion system. This system is called the Jegida system, which was invented by a famous energy science master, Professor Jegida. In the earliest days of the mecha, its shield and the energy supply system of the laser gun were separated, and you must know that each energy supply system took up quite a lot of space, which caused the previous mecha to be very large. The Jegida system combines the shield and laser gun's energy supply system into one, which greatly reduces the size of the mech. When the system is working, it has two energy supply peaks, one is the initial energy supply peak, and the other is the continuous energy supply peak. The initial energy supply peak is greater than the continuous energy supply peak, which stores a certain amount of energy through an energy storage device in the system, and the energy storage system can be used in the event of an attack

A certain amount of energy is provided to ensure the high power requirements when the shield is officially activated. After depleting its stored energy, the Jagida system is switched to a continuous power state, and the shield is in normal working condition, at which point it requires a little less power than the official activation. The energy supply system of the mecha will enter the stage of ensuring both defense and attack. Usually, when the mecha is not attacked, the shield function system is automatically in a semi-activated state, which is also more energy-efficient, after all, the time for the mecha to be attacked is always relatively short. Of course, if you judge that there is no danger, you can also adjust the shield of the mecha to a ready state, which is the most energy-efficient. That's what I do a lot. ”

Sihan frowned sharply, it was obviously difficult to digest so much information at once, this was quite an unbelievable realm for him. Yun Hao looked at him a little anxious, and said with a smile: "Jingtian, you told him more simply, the normal explanation is too difficult for Sihan to understand." ”

I smiled, thought about it for a while, and said, "Let's make a simple analogy!" The Jegida system is an ancient generator that can generate both alternating current and direct current. Its total power is fixed, but it has a self-charging battery, which generates direct current when attacking, and discharges it for the shield to use when attacked. And then. Entering the normal offensive and defensive combat mode, at this time, it is necessary to ensure the energy of the two modes, that is, direct current and alternating current, because of the power relationship, then the laser gun can only be used. AutoNavi's intention was to use all the power of the generator to generate direct current, so that a laser gun could be added. The shield's defense depends entirely on the energy of the battery, of course, it can only resist the first attack, if the time interval between attacks is long enough, its power can also be slowly restored, this time is generally 3 hours. ”

"I thought it was powered by a light pool? Now I understand a little. ”

"The light pool is not only used to generate electricity, but citrine and white crystal are different oils." After my analogy, Sihan finally understood a little, he nodded, and his brows stretched a lot. I believe that he has indeed understood, and I am secretly happy in my heart, the little one's learning ability is really good.

Looking at Gao De again, he paused slightly and looked around the audience, as if to observe everyone's reaction. A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he seemed to be very satisfied with the effect of his speech. He cleared his throat and continued:

"The mecha used to fight should highlight its combat nature, with the current way of fighting the mecha, do you know how long the battlefield life will be after he goes to the battlefield!" Gao De didn't know whether to get excited or deliberately make everyone aware of this problem, he accentuated his tone, the effect was remarkable, even I, who thought I knew more about the advantages and disadvantages of mechas, and participated in actual combat, was thinking about this problem.

"If a battle is calculated as 24 hours a day, the time is about 20 hours, which is about 15% when converted into a battle loss rate. And the statistics of the most battles that his battlefield life has passed through are about 170 hours, that is, 7 days. You may not understand this at once, so let's put it another way. If 100 mechs participate in the battle, it will lose about 15 mechs in one day, and after seven days, all 100 mechs will be damaged. This is still in a low-to-medium intensity battle, and if it is a large-scale melee with high intensity, this battle loss rate will be higher. It's interesting what we did when we designed a mecha with a seven-day lifespan to be humanoid

Is it? ”

"Wow!" The audience was in an uproar, and it was completely silent, and people were discussing it from one ear to ear to ear.

The sound of "chirping" drifted over one after another, like countless mosquitoes snoistering in my ears, disrupting my seemingly clear train of thought a little. To be honest, I haven't really thought much about the battlefield life span of a mech, obviously a lot of people haven't thought about this problem, and it really seems that the humanoid mecha is just a matter of getting used to its appearance. Is that all right? My mind jerked, and I managed to free myself from his mind.

"I have an objection, the humanoid mecha has its own role, he can help the team members do some logistics work in peacetime, and he can also do some more dangerous things on behalf of the team members in wartime, these things are not pure combat mechs can do. We cannot simply use battlefield longevity as the only criterion. But it was Long Yuntai, who was sitting in the audience, who looked angry, stood up suddenly, strode up to the stage, glared at Gao De with an angry face, and reprimanded loudly.

Gao De didn't think so, and said with a smile: "What you said is also right, but as long as it is a mecha, it can be done, it doesn't have to be a humanoid mecha, an ordinary mecha and a mechanical hand are fine." ”

At this time, there were many people in the audience, and if you listened carefully, you could hear some people's remarks: "Isn't this a strong word!" No matter how good the manipulator is, it can't be as good as a humanoid mecha. ”

Indeed, humanoid mecha are completely designed according to human activity ability, and the flexibility and applicability of doing non-combat events are indeed not comparable to that of a robotic.

Long Yuntai felt that he had regained a little bit of a disadvantage, and took advantage of the victory to pursue: "Another advantage of the humanoid mecha that is difficult to measure by numbers is that in some special periods, he can give us the feeling of partners. Many of us consider the robot we build or own as our companions, and he can even serve as a comfort and morale booster during long battles. This is something that can't be replaced by pure battle mechs, those mechs are just machines. ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! ”

Long Yuntai's point of view was agreed by many people at the scene, you must know that modern people often treat their home machines as partners, and if there is any damage to the robot, they will be sad and sad. But that's just for civilians, for veterans of war, mechs are mechs, and even if I'm a warrior like me, I'll treat them as cannon fodder without any heartache when necessary, at least for now. Not to mention the other team members who already use mechs as stand-ins. Although it is not excluded that individual team members treat the mecha that has followed them for many years as real comrades-in-arms, it is a minority after all, and it is not universally convincing.

Gao De should also know this, and sneered: "Then do you know what the military calls mecha in private!" ”

Long Yuntai's face changed, and his facial muscles twitched for a while, but he still insisted: "That's just a few people's names." ”

The two sides argued back and forth for a while, and in the end, Gaode had a slight upper hand. He concluded: "The alliance is now in an eventful time, the remnants of the rebels are reappearing, and the flames of war are on the horizon. We can no longer stick to the old stereotype, we should put practicality first, abandon all superficial efforts, transform the mecha, or even completely redesign the mecha. In this way, the mecha will usher in a period of great development. ”