"Back in the eighties of the last century, the US military tried to create a piece of equipment to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the infantry. During www.biquge.info the war in Afghanistan, soldiers fighting in the mountains demanded this kind of equipment even more. ”

"The U.S. Department of Defense also wants to acquire a mechanical exoskeleton that will allow soldiers to carry more loads, stronger weapons, and more durable operations, while gaining better defense and mobility."

"But in terms of the technological capabilities of the last century, the bulky powertrain made that idea a complete failure."

"In the first decade of the new century, Raytheon, the giant of the US defense industry, began the 'Iron Man Project'. They have been able to carry soldiers with more than 100 kilograms of effective weight for long periods of time, but the equipment is not very reliable and the airframe itself is too bulky. ”

Ten years later, the mass production of high-energy batteries brought the idea of strengthening the infantry back into play. Raytheon began to engage in 'power armor'. In the aftermath of the cataclysm, we stumbled upon a convoy near Washington, D.C., loaded with prototypes and research materials for the system. ”

In a large storage room inside the Granite Vault, several standard shipping containers are neatly arranged. Zhou Qingfeng walked into one of the containers and could see a large number of scattered parts and semi-finished products, as well as a small data cabinet and supporting hosts.

There are a large number of disks inserted in the data cabinet, with a capacity of up to 2 exabytes, 1 exabyte equals 102**B, and 1 PB equals 1024 terabytes. Nowadays, many people's hard drives are only one or two terabytes. This means that the storage capacity of the data cabinet is extremely large.

Zhou Qingfeng ordered: "Start the host of this set of things, I want to see what is inside." ”

It's a pity that ...... and there is no electricity. This set has not been opened since it was saved by the Vault. Zhou Qingfeng had to ask someone to bring high-energy batteries as a power source and reorganize the power supply system of these devices to get the computer to work again.

The display is turned on is the Eagle logo of the US Department of Defense, and the next is Raytheon's internal file encryption system, and the screen is a large identity authentication prompt. Elder Joseph handed over a card from the rear and said, "Try this identification card, we found it on the corpse of one of the people in the convoy. ”

The authentication card is inserted into the computer, and the display interface is replaced after a few seconds. Zhou Qingfeng was a little dazed and clueless, he had never used this kind of high-end goods for the development of confidential equipment for the military!

At this time, it is necessary to come out as a 'family treasure' Academician Karen, who is in his nineties and has been exposed to a lot of state secret information and is very experienced in operating this special operating system. Zhou Qingfeng even had to record many steps like a primary school student.

What finally appeared in front of Zhou Qingfeng was a 3D view codenamed 'Advanced Power Armor'. It looks very sci-fi, with smooth lines, rounded shape, and a full steel suit, taking into account both deterrence and practicality.

"Do you have this here?" Zhou Qingfeng is interested, and the equipment that can strengthen the combat effectiveness of the infantry is very attractive.

Several people from the Council of Elders of the Refuge looked at each other a few times, but Elder Joseph stepped forward and said, "The prototype is here, but it is certainly not the state shown on the computer. This 'power armor' project is obviously in its infancy, and what you're seeing now is just an idea. ”

Another container was opened, and Zhou Qingfeng saw a complete semi-finished product, which was far from what he saw on the computer. 'Power Armor' is better armored, but the one in front of me can basically only be called 'Power Skeleton', and when a soldier wears this thing, his torso is still bare.

"No armor?" Zhou Qingfeng looked a little dumbfounded, this is not armored, and it is not bulletproof, it is a good bad review! There's no way the soldiers can go on a rampage on the battlefield with this stuff.

Elder Joseph said, "We only found these skeletal structures attached to the limbs, and we didn't see any armor or external attachments. We speculate that these are the core parts of Raytheon's entire 'power armor' project, and that something else may not have been developed yet. ”

According to the instructions on the computer, Zhou Qingfeng tried to put on this mechanical exoskeleton. His hands and feet are put into an exoskeleton, with high-energy batteries as the power source, high-power micro-motors attached to the joints, and an embedded computer to collect the wearer's movement information, and then let the mechanical exoskeleton strengthen the power of this movement.

It can be said that this is a very rudimentary thing, but after Zhou Qingfeng tried it a few times, he found that he could indeed rely on this set of things to gain a lot of strength with small movements.

The main pylon on the back of the exoskeleton can easily carry a load of 100 kilograms, which is completely borne by the skeleton and does not need to be borne by the wearer himself, and the explosive power of the limbs can reach twice that of ordinary people.

This has already achieved half of the enhancement effect of NTZ-49, and the limit is the strength of the wearer's own bones. For example, Zhou Qingfeng's body has been strengthened, and his bones and muscles are extremely strong, so he can increase the output power of the micro motor, obtain four times the strength, and ten times the explosive power.

"Katarina, with this thing, ordinary soldiers can run 100 meters and 5 seconds like you." Zhou Qingfeng felt that this kind of 'power armor' prototype was still very useful. Although it is impossible to improve defense without armor, its secondary effect is real.

Because she is pretending to have biochemical thighs, the strength of her legs is greater than that of Zhou Qingfeng. But now seeing that Zhou Qingfeng was wearing this strange set of equipment, and easily obtained the ability to fly the eaves and walk the wall, she snorted coldly, but there was no way to refute it.

However, when he was happy, Elder Joseph came to pour cold water, "Captain Hugo, there is only one prototype that can be operated, and the materials and processes used to manufacture it are quite advanced, and a complete supporting industrial system is needed to ensure it.

But now there is no such industrial system in the world, and the entire 'power armor' project still needs to change the direction of development, or adapt to the current production capacity. ”

The prototype is made of lightweight and tough titanium alloy, and strong magnet motors are also used on the joints to ensure power output, so this set can be made extremely lightweight. But with the current industrial production capacity of the wasteland, it is difficult to make the same thing.

"I see what you mean, there's still a lot of follow-up work to get the full 'power armor'." Zhou Qingfeng nodded slightly.

He added, "I will take all the research materials, parts, and semi-finished products of the power armor, and pay you enough goods, and the Aurora Legion's supply reserves will be completely open to you." The specific number of transactions will be made by the Legion Administrative Director Lina. Miss Fox talks to you. ”

That's all the good things that the shelter can take out, and how much they can exchange for depends on their bargaining with the little fox.

And after Zhou Qingfeng tested the 'mechanical exoskeleton' on his body, he secretly said in his heart: "If I can get through the current difficulties, I will definitely produce this equipment in large quantities." No matter where it is, it will be the home of my army. (To be continued.) )