Chapter Twenty-Eight: A New Product with a Changing Concept

An eerie image is unfolding in the airspace of the L4 area, where a high-speed white shadow in what appears to be a shooting range is piercing through a series of interception zones made up of automated anti-aircraft fire. Then, with the sudden bloom of the 'Sakano Circus-style Missile Rain', a large number of moving targets of warships that seemed to be similar in shape were engulfed in an instant! The whole process requires a high-speed camera to slow down the motion to allow onlookers to see the thrilling and shocking effect. Then, the long ice-blue tail flame dragged by the ion jet engine of the high-speed moving aircraft set off an extraordinary technological beauty against the surrounding dark starry sky!

"I have to admit it! This new project does have extraordinary effects~~" After reconfirming the authenticity of the data carried by the photographic analysis pattern on this side, Major Nangong Jingxing of the East Asian Republican Army of this inspection project sighed, to be honest, he didn't want this errand. But this on-site investigation made him a little moved. Since the emergence of ZAFT's new MS combat system, the military has struggled with how to deal with this new combat system. Although there are also some technical proposals for imitation response and specialized transformation and upgrading of existing equipment, it is difficult to realize it in a short period of time due to time constraints and current technical reserves. But the new technological achievements that are now being demonstrated by the Prometheus Group show him another possibility————

"As you can see, the new combat environment that emerged after ZAFT combined with the MS combat system with N jamming technology is undoubtedly a huge subversion of the original combat system thinking. The traditional aircraft carrier combat mode in the era of the earth's sea and air space is no longer suitable! The existing MA's combat capability is obviously too poor, lacking sufficient firepower to give MS lethality, and the reactivity of firing range and firepower adjustment is not as good as MS, and even worse, it lacks an effective survival rate in the face of enemy vitality! The lack of armor and the speed are not fast enough, which falls into an embarrassing problem of the design of the 2 wartime fighter, that is, it cannot escape and cannot withstand enough damage to attack! Therefore, on this basis, we can be regarded as partly borrowing a certain conceptual idea of the design of attack aircraft in the previous era of air combat on the earth, in order to strengthen the attack power, greatly strengthen the firepower carrying capability on the original basis, and strengthen the propulsion system as much as possible to ensure that the attack unit still has enough maneuverability to quickly leave the battlefield, in addition, the strengthening of the propulsion system also brings space for strengthening armor protection. It's as simple as that~~ Of course, if it is designed for atmospheric air combat on Earth, there must be fatal air weight and fuel limitations, but in space warfare, this problem can be solved in some ingenious way! We've changed our thinking, since fighter units are limited by size, wouldn't it be nice to enlarge them and make them into 'combat boat' units! At this time, Wang Bu changed his face to a shrewd technical salesman, and introduced the East Asian technology project inspection team in such a detailed manner

"Hmmm! It seems that it can indeed ~~ Our original space warfare unit is indeed a unit similar to the armored assault boat of the Earth Navy era in terms of design, and a series of shortcomings of the Moubis MA are indeed hard flaws, but why did you think of this plan - the whole boat is 62 meters long, which is almost half the length of the Drake-class destroyer. Even as an attack boat unit, it is a little larger, and in addition, it is designed with only 3 pilots! Don't you think the interior space is too compact?! Although he had been moved, Major Nangong Jingxing, who still had doubts in his heart, asked rhetorically

"I'm sorry about that! In order to take into account the speed and firepower, plus a certain armor protection performance, the bottom line of safety, we deduced that after designing several schemes, this is already the best configuration that can be taken out in a short period of time! It may be true that there are some difficulties in cost and maintenance, but I believe that it is urgently needed for the current battle situation of your department. In addition, the three-player design is also for the most efficient combat configuration, according to the MS combat simulation we collected, and then use the cumbersome staffing in the era of earth naval warfare, which will not only reduce combat efficiency, but also greatly affect the actual combat survival rate, not to mention that with the continuous progress of automation technology, we feel that some new areas should also adopt some bold new technology applications~~~ Do you have any other questions? Wang Bu replied with a smile that seemed absolutely confident

"Is this this?!" Major Nangong looked at several technical attachés behind him, exchanged opinions secretly, and then asked the last question: "Regarding the results of this project, I myself hope to apply them quickly, but is the purchase price on!" ~~ I hope you understand that the current budget of our department is not very abundant! After a pause, he said the final answer, which made Nangong Jingxing's face a little feverish

But unexpectedly, the other party immediately replied in disbelief: "It's okay! In order to stabilize the cooperation between the Group and your country's huge project, the first trial of the project can be completely 'handled at the best price', and your side can pay a transportation fee and maintenance spare parts in advance! Wang Bu was so cheerful that the abnormal clapping almost surprised the East Asian team.

"Doesn't that equal free?! Don't even want an insurance deposit~~" But before this question could be spoken, it was secretly suppressed by some strange light wave released in Wang Bu's eyes! "Then I wish us a happy cooperation~~" Major Nangong, the East Asian team who seemed to have made up his mind, also chose to cooperate under the gaze of the strange pupils, opened his right palm, and then shook his two hands happily. In the middle of May 16, CE70, another variable point is quietly embedded in the development of the plane that has been disturbed by the plane————