Chapter 38: History of ASTRAY (3)

I started working on the MobileSuit at an underground factory on the island of Kiro in Obu's own country. publish

The island is a small island adjacent to Aubumoto Island, and not only the surface of the island, but also the underground factory facilities. This is where Orb's military industry was at its center. At the same time, the existence of underground factories is known only to a very small number of people in Orb, and its existence is not known from satellite and aircraft surveillance. Here, too, it is convenient to hide the fact of the development of MobileSuit from other countries.

A few months after the start of research and development, little progress has been made.

BY MY SIDE THERE WAS A PRISONER FROM THE ZAFT ARMY DE ZGMF-1017, GINN. It can be replicated exactly the same.

However, what I was looking for was a MobileSuit with performance above the GINN. There are at least three projects to be addressed.

1. The high attack power that can protect Orb (which means the practical use of small beam weapons that can be carried).

2. High productivity and versatility (this can be solved by the component exchange type of construct).

3. Manipulation by natural persons (which is probably the biggest difficulty).

I designed it with twenty large quantum computers processing in parallel.

Quantum computers are given their own suspicious personalities, and they each come up with their own ideas for each other and design them through protocols.

Sometimes, they also argue. Although it is suspicious, they have personalities, and they also have a desire to find a way to make their plans go through.

But for the wish to come true, the usefulness of its plan can only be truly demonstrated by simulation. If the results convince other computers, the plan will be adopted. If you can't convince you, you can only die. There is no hatred and no stakes there. Some are completely realistic. The props of war, which are made for the sake of hatred and profit, are designed by computers that do not have these. It's really ironic.

The practice of giving a suspicious personality to a quantum computer was to consult a researcher friend who belonged to the Waste Dealers' Guild and adopt a system developed by her (meeting her was a major event in my life.) Because there are so many different things that I can't say enough).

Thanks to this system, it is possible to design a MobileSuit, which usually requires the help of multiple people, to do it alone.

"Good morning, Michelle, Mark, Linda"

When I start work, I always greet them. Computers look like huge boxes, and they don't resemble people at all, but I always feel that if I do this, they can perform their abilities better.

I don't know if the mood of the suspicious personality will get better if I am pleasantly greeted. But I have a personality, so I'm in a good mood if someone says hello. The so-called greeting is the simplest way to show recognition of the existence of the opponent.

And I, as a "man-made thing," empathize with them. Me as a tuner, and them as a quantum computer. Maybe it's something closer than humans.

"Cooper, your plan to reduce the weight of the body and reduce the rate of hit bullets has achieved quite good results. Now, in order to incorporate a specific design plan, I am working on the design of the lightweight foam metal used in the armor material. ”

I was surrounded by capable computers and savored the great fulfillment of my work.

If you leave work, you will have your husband and son waiting at home. My son is still young, and I want to go out to work like a splash, but it's necessary for me, and it's for love.

My family and my job are irreplaceable for me. I can't understand the sacrifice of my family for work. Of course, because I can't stop, there are also things that violate the agreement with the child. However, it did not develop into such a serious situation as the collapse of the family.

But the day has come when that kind of life will change dramatically.

……………………

"We want to make a MobileSuit that unites the Earth"

It started with a quote from Master Lund Mina Sahak.

"Yes?"

I couldn't understand the meaning of Lord Lund's words for a moment. An underground facility on the island of Kiro. I stood blankly in my research room.

There was no one in the room except Lord Lund and me. Only, the sound of the air conditioner installed by the quantum computer, whined in a low voice.

"United...... What are you talking about? ”

"Still don't understand? We make joint MobileSuits. By doing something like this, you can get the skills of those guys. ”

This work 1xsk exclusive text version of the first release, may not be reproduced without consent, excerpts, more of the latest and fastest chapters, please visit .xskcom! It has been a long time since I realized the meaning of what Lord Lund said in the past, "the way has always been." The so-called "consistency" of the Sahak family is precisely the technique of using underground means. By doing so, they sustained Orb from the shadows.

Lord Lund thinks that my MobileSuit development is stagnant (in fact, it is).

In order to break this situation, I used methods that I did not expect.

"The United is now also starting the development of the MobileSuit. The basic system structure is about the same level as what you make. However, there is something surprising in its armament, armor materials, etc., and special technology. ”

Lord Lund has obtained summary of basic information of joint MobileSuit.

"...... for co-manufacturing of MobileSuit"

Joint development of MobileSuit. This in itself can be expected even by a child.

Just as Orb wanted to have a MobileSuit, Earth United also made the MobileSuit a necessity (no, the Union is certainly practical.) In any case, the united enemy ZAFT already has this powerful new weapon).

"But what's going on with that ...... 'making a joint MobileSuit'?"

"Brainless guys. All right. Let me go through them one by one. ”

Lord Lund's words surprised me greatly.

Earth United doubts the usefulness of the MobileSuit in the prologue of the battle. However, the losses were significant and changed the mind. The defeat of the "Grimaldi front" on the lunar surface. After more than a month of fierce fighting in the offensive and defensive battles of the military satellite "Nova" of Lagrange 4, the fortress fell.

The material volume war of joint dependence collapsed fragilely.

Then, after nearly half a year after leaving the war, the United began the development of MobileSuit for its own army. Although it started later than our Orb development plan, it was completely overdone. This can illustrate the role of quantity.

Lord Lund has an eye on joint technology. If we can get those technologies as they are, we should be able to advance the MS development of Orb in one go. To this end, she did not hesitate to use skillful underground means.

In the development of the MobileSuit, the joint company has also brought together a wide range of technologies from private companies. Of course, the development of the MobileSuit was a non-public request for assistance (in order not to divulge secrets, some of the engineers seemed to be treated as if they were being abducted and imprisoned).

Lord Lund got into action by winning credit from the United and joining the development program of MobileSuit. Contact with the United was made through the Dawning Society. It is not a matter of inter-state transactions that make the union even more negligent.

First of all, Akebono provided the company with a large-capacity energy pack technology that is important for the MobileSuit's energy source. This is one of Orb's technologies in the most cutting-edge field.

The Energy Pack was used as an opportunity, followed by the development of a support component that won the MobileSuit. At this time, it was an add-on to the "AileStriker" of the MobileSuit called Strike. This not only increases the power of the MobileSuit, but also extends the active time dramatically through the built-in energy pack.

Following the momentum of AileStriker's adoption, Akebono has since successfully joined all the plans developed by the joint MobileSuit.

After that it's simple.

Finally, it is self-evident that the contract for the manufacture of the MobileSuit is also in charge of the Akebono Society.

The manufacturing site, using the resource satellite "Heliopolis" owned by Orb of Lagrange 3.

In the case of the Union, there is less danger in the manufacture of Orb as a neutral country than in the Central Powers, and such calculations seem to have played a role.

In the case of contract manufacturing, the technology for production should be provided.

"And then, of course, there's the joint MobileSuit."

Lord Lund's expression was full of smiles. It's like giving your child smug words and enjoying the reaction.

"Awesome...... However, using a joint technology, we make Orb's MobileSuit...... If this fact is known by the United States, what kind of retribution will it be......"

"Don't worry at all. Sooner or later, the Union and PLANT will become the presence of our enemies. Pretend to be submissive first, and show your fangs if the matter comes to light, and that's it. ”

"This ......"

"The fangs for this are the MobileSuit."

"Does the Uzmi representative know about this?"

I touch on things that shouldn't be touched. I noticed it when I said it, but it was too late to be happy.

The smile faded from Master Lund's expression.

"Uzmi! What does that old fool understand"

I was overwhelmed by her anger.

"That guy casually refused a cooperation commission from United. And I used the Dawning Society to cooperate behind the scenes. That's it, the guy didn't know about it. That guy works and doesn't know what dirty is. But in fact, it is our Sahak family that protects the country."

“……”

I couldn't speak.

"In Heliopolis, there's another me, Gina. Joint technical information should be available at any time. Erica Simmonds, I command you, to use this material to develop the MobileSuit for Orb. ”

“…… I understand. ”

At that time, I could not choose a path other than this answer.

The path I should take is shown by others. Once instructed, there is no way to refuse.

Orb's MobileSuit development has ushered in a major transition period.

The development becomes in both Aub country and Heliopolis at the same time.

At Heliopolis, we manufacture specialized chemical machines for specification verification using joint technologies. Those bodies, putting productivity aside, are designed to be as high performance as possible.

At the same time, the data was fed back to the island, and the development of a mass production machine began on the ground on the island. From Heliopolis, the combined technology is constantly transmitted to me.

The combined MobileSuit called the GAT series is a feature that the MobileSuit which had a large number of ZAFT forces does not have. Although not all of the technologies used are available, there is no doubt that they are a huge amount of technology.

In particular, it is the beam weapon that accounts for a large part of the weight.

Jointly developed a beam weapon for MobileSuit. The Beam Rifle, the MobileSuit's gun, is a weapon that allows the MobileSuit to have the attack power to sink ships. This is a system that is realized through the development of a low-power, high-output generator, and a joint system that can transmit light beams by receiving energy from the main body.

If both the enemy and the enemy have a MobileSuit, it is also possible to expect a melee battle between the MobileSuit.

In the ZAFT army, it is equipped with something that magnifies the sword used by human beings in this way.

And for the union, on the premise of fighting it, epoch-making equipment was developed.

That is the "beam saber".

It's literally "a sword made of beams." The underlying technology uses a technology called phantomized colloids. The theory of the formation of the electric field of the colloid is applied to fix the beam into the shape of a knife blade. The basic technology of colloids is widely known and used in the establishment and use of the stealth function, but it is surprising that there is such an application.

On the one hand, I have gained a lot of useful technology, but on the other hand, I have unfortunately not succeeded in it. Even though the manufacturing is commissioned, of course, the United will not fully trust the Dawning Society.

One of the most representative examples is the "PhaseShit Armor". This is an armor material that becomes PhaseShit by electrifying and gaining absolute hardness from physical attacks. If you get this, the defense of the MobileSuit will increase by leaps and bounds. However, there is nothing that can be done about what cannot be obtained. For the MobileSuit I designed, I decided to use a lightweight system that uses foamed metal, as I had planned.

Also, there is not much success with the expected OS.

The OS development in Heliopolis was centered on Professor Kato, the first person in mechanical engineering at Aube. Although the professor is in a position where he can use all kinds of data obtained from the association, he cannot improve the results.

The MobileSuit of the Earth Union, which acts as an army of natural persons, is of course driven by natural persons. However, the OS of joint manufacturing is still quite far from being able to be manipulated by natural persons.

It is worth mentioning that in this field, it is our side that is ahead. However, because the basic structure of the body is cooperative, the OS also basically uses the joint system (of course, there are also a few improvements).

And the new type of airframe on both sides of the country of Orb was completed.

The specification demonstration machine manufactured in Heliopolis was given the number P (proto), and a total of five machines were completed, including those in the state of preparing parts.

At the same time, the M(Model)1 was produced in Obu Country, a mass-produced machine based on data from Heliopolis.

One day, Lord Lund, who came to inspect the M1 production line, said to me.

"I give you the honor of naming this organism."

At that time, the words that were becoming more and more familiar swept through my heart.