Chapter 54: Type III Heavy Infantry Armor (Part II)

In the equipment bay of the TR-735, Robin dug out the three metal boxes that were locked in a sealed warehouse, and together with Zolo, they moved them to a larger training room.

After locking the hatch of the training room, Robin carefully opened the metal box of the original Type 3 heavy infantry armor and removed the sealed armor parts in the metal box one by one.

Since Robin had experience in modifying heavy infantry armor by himself, he was mainly responsible for the test of Type 3 heavy infantry armor. However, after examining the parts of the original Type 3 Heavy Infantry armor one by one, Robin found that the structure of the parts of the Type 3 armor was completely different from the Type 2 armor structure he knew.

Compared to Type 2 armor, which is composed of countless precision parts, the composition of Type 3 armor looks much simpler. With the exception of a few pieces of armor body, it did not have as many complex components as Type 2 armor. Moreover, compared to the thick metal armor of Type 2, the metal shell of Type 3 armor is only a thin layer, and it feels quite light to start, which makes Robin worry about whether its defense power can meet the needs of combat.

As a result, Robin immediately drew his pistol and fired several shots at various parts of the armor that had not yet been assembled at close range.

Although the penetration power of the pistol is not comparable to that of the Heavy Assault Rifle and the Heavy Sniper Rifle, the energy bullet is still extremely penetrating at close range. Even the Defender 2 armor, which has strong defensive capabilities, will leave clear bullet marks on the surface of the armor when fired from a pistol at close range. However, after several rounds of bullets, Robin found that the lightweight armor, which seemed to be weakly defended, was unscathed, and even the surface of the armor was still smooth as silk, leaving no scars that could be captured by the naked eye.

Looking through the armor liner again, Robin found that there were countless subtle 'fluffs' on the gelatinous surface of the armor lining, and when Robin gently touched the gel with his hands, these 'fluffs' would pierce the surface of the skin like a living thing, and connect themselves to the neural network under the skin.

If it weren't for Robin's rare special ability of 'subtlety', I am afraid that ordinary people would not have been able to detect that these 'fluffs' would merge with the body's own neural network after piercing the skin. It felt like the armor parts in front of me weren't cold metal at all, but some kind of living thing.

"This ...... It's just incredible...... It's actually alive! ~" Putting down the armor parts in his hand, Robin looked at Zhuo Luo and said dumbfounded.

Zhuo Luo and Li Wenyan were stunned at the same time: "Alive? ”

"Yes......" Robin nodded, picked up another piece again, and pinched the soft gelatinous liner hard before confirming, "At least I'm sure that there should be some kind of microorganism or single-celled organism inside these gelatinous linings." ”

"Microbes? It can't be a virus or something, right? Li asked worriedly.

"I don't know, I don't know much about this kind of thing. However, I think these microbes should be harmless, and they should act like a medium inside the armor. With that, Robin equipped the hand parts of the armor and tried to clench his fists, confirming: "Yes, the joints are much softer than the Type 2 armor, and there is no such sluggishness as the Type 2 armor in the joints, and the touch is very good, it feels like an extension of the body." ”

"Is it really that good?" Disbelief, Lee picked up another armor part and examined it in his hand.

"Equip me up, I'm going to try its power build-up." Robin was in high spirits and asked Zolo and Lee to fully equip themselves, and inserted the energy bar for heavy infantry armor into the energy slot of the original Type 3 armor.

With the insertion of the energy bar, Robin, who had been carefully tasting with 'subtlety', immediately noticed that the microorganisms in the gelatinous substance inside the armor began to become active. Spider-like filaments extend from the gelatinous material, pierce into the adjacent gelatinous material, and connect the entire armor from the inside, forming a completely different set of energy circuits from Type 2 armor.

In the construction of Type 2 armor, the power system of the armor is still the same as that of the old mech. However, in order to make the wearer more comfortable, the designer used soft gel to wrap the dense circuits and energy pipes inside the armor. Therefore, in this dynamic mode, the heavy infantry armor is expressed according to the mechanical force and the amplitude of the wearer's movement, and then increased by the power system within the armor.

However, compared to the undressed state of the soldier, this indirect power feedback obviously has a certain degree of delay, so this requires the soldier who is a heavy armor to have the ability to self-adjust, and only by fully matching the body with the heavy infantry armor can the true power of the heavy infantry armor be exerted.

Unlike the passive mode of Type 2 armor, Type 3 armor with more biotechnology is more like a biological weapon that combines biotechnology and mechanical technology. Due to factors such as the decrease in the weight of the armor and the thinning of the armor structure, the proportion of Type 3 armor to the body size of the wearer is no longer so huge, so the movement error caused by the different body proportions is also compensated. In addition, the gelatinous substance, which uses the energy of microorganisms to conduct their own caste, is no longer just an add-on to make the wearer more comfortable. Its presence allows the armor to move away from the complex circuit structure and instead use more sophisticated energy circuits formed by bio-metal fibers. In addition, while the gelatinous material perfectly attaches to the hard bio-metal shell, the 'villi' that pierces the wearer's skin can also be directly connected to the body's neural network. By directly receiving the bioelectric impulses released by the human neural network, the Type 3 armor with intelligent systems can synchronize the power system of the armor with the human body. Therefore, after equipping Type 3 heavy infantry armor, the wearer does not need to rely on self-adjustment to adapt to the armor, and in terms of action response, the power output of the armor can be fully synchronized with the human body's movements, and even in the process of use, the wearer will have the illusion that he is not equipped with heavy infantry armor.

At this moment, after experimenting with several sets of tactical moves equipped with the original Type 3 Heavy Infantry Armor, Robin immediately deeply realized the benefits of Type 3 armor. It may sound like a reversal of the order from the adaptation of the person to the adaptation of the armor to the person, but in fact, it greatly reduces the burden on the wearer, so that the wearer does not need to worry about the armor itself at all, and can concentrate on the battle itself.

Moreover, due to the reduction of dead weight and the upgrade of the power system, the Type 3 heavy infantry armor not only solves the problem of the upper limit of the armor's bearing force, but also greatly reduces the basic requirements of the wearer.

Take Type 2 armor as an example, soldiers with less than 2nd order of their own strength cannot even equip Type 2 heavy infantry armor at all, and only when their strength reaches 3rd order can they barely meet their equipment needs. Moreover, because the self-weight reaches more than two tons, the effect of dynamic increase has also weakened, and it cannot achieve the theoretical double increase. Therefore, the group of people that can be satisfied by Type 2 heavy infantry armor is actually only a small group of people with comprehensive abilities between the third and fifth levels.

This restriction prevents Type 2 Heavy Infantry Armor from being widely used in armies, especially for the Nine-Star Republic, which has a generally low level of individual ability. The emergence of Type 3 armor has undoubtedly completely solved this problem, because the weight of Type 3 armor is only about 500 kilograms, so the second-order strength has fully met the needs of equipment.

Even in the Nine-Star Republic, where personal ability is generally low, soldiers generally have second-order strength, and only from the third-order onwards is the watershed in ability value. Therefore, if the original Type 3 armor can be mass-produced, Robin even thinks that it will replace light infantry armor and become the most basic standard equipment for infantry one day in the future.

At this moment, after testing all the surnames of the original Type 3 armor, the shock in Robin's heart was simply incomprehensible. In terms of armor power and physical defense, the original Type 3 armor completely overwhelmed the Type 2 heavy infantry armor, and the intelligent system of the original Type 3 armor also added additional radar systems and electronic scanning systems and other functions.

In other words, as long as the wearer himself has the knowledge needs of radar troops, then a first-generation Type 3 armor can completely replace the role of radar troops in small-scale battles, and the special military branch of combat radar troops will also retire from the stage of history.

The test results of the original Type 3 armor made Robin feel complicated, from the perspective of the armor itself, the first generation of Type 3 armor was perfect in Robin's eyes, and its appearance in Robin's eyes was simply a breakthrough in the revolutionary surname, and even the previous war mode may be completely subverted because of its appearance.

With this mixed feeling in mind, Robin continued to test Armstrong's Type 3 armor and Alston's Type 3 armor. However, compared to the original Type 3 armor, these two evolved versions of the original Type 3 armor cannot give Robin an intuitive feeling.

At a basic level, Armstrong's Type 3 armor and Alston's Type 3 armor are almost indistinguishable from the original Type 3 armor. From Robin's own experience, the data obtained by equipping the original Type 3 armor is also exactly the same as the data obtained by equipping the other two evolved models. The only difference is probably the difference in the microbial structure within the colloid.

Due to his special ability to 'go into detail', Robin can let his perception extend indirectly to the inside of the gelatin through the 'villi' of the gelatinous object, and then analyze its composition.

Through 'nuanced' dialysis, Robin discovered that the microbial species in the original Type 3 armor gel were relatively single. In the gelatinous form of the other two types of Evolved Armor, there are a variety of special cells that were not found in the original Type 3 armor. In addition, in the bio-metal shell of the armor, Robin also vaguely found that its bio-metal composition was different from the original Type 3 armor.

Due to his lack of knowledge, Robin was unable to analyze the specific effects of these special cells, but relying on the biological knowledge he had gained from his previous interactions with Leona, Robin guessed that these special cells might exist to allow the armor to exert the user's special abilities. The six-pointed star marked on Armstrong's Type 3 armor and the two six-pointed stars on Auston Type 3 armor may represent the type and number of special abilities corresponding to the armor.

Robin was going to take the time to study this, and he wanted to figure out the specific nature of these special cells, in order to figure out if it existed as he thought.

(To be continued)