The armor module of the XGPA is a fully enclosed protection system hung on the skeleton, which maintains heat dissipation through an auxiliary ventilation system, and the physical wear and tear on the crew is quite low.

Although the armor module fully complies with the US Level IV protection military standard, most people still feel that this set of appearance is too exaggerated, and there is a suspicion of film and television, to put it bluntly, something too cool and too sci-fi does not meet the combat effectiveness standards of the rabbit army.

Therefore, all units felt that XGPA would be deducted points in this regard, and as for the perception of the officers and soldiers present, such as the excited major general, they did not pay much attention to it. The tradition of the rabbit army has always been that people make do with equipment, and this tradition will not be changed for a while.

A lot of people are muttering about XGPA's fully protective helmet, which doesn't even have a mask, is this completely dependent on the camera? Too ahead of its time, right?

Yi Liqing carried a large bag on his back and handed out a pair of things that looked like VR glasses to the judges one by one.

"This is a field of view sharing system connected to the XGPA headset, which combines VR and AR, so it adopts a fully enclosed design, which is also conducive to the protection of the face......"

Listening to Yi Liqing say that he could see exactly the same information as the carrier, some judges asked why he didn't just put it on the big screen for everyone to see.

Shang Weidong finally spoke: "There is an electronic sighting technology independent of power armor inside, and they have applied for a separate Class II secrecy regulation. ”

"Then let's see what the doorway is", Jiang Yaohua also knew, put on his glasses with great interest, and then issued a "Oh? I don't know if it's admiration or surprise.

The interface is similar to that of a first-person shooter, and information such as speed, weight, power, and a paper figure system model can be seen at a glance, and there is even a paper figure model of the crew, but the whole is very simple. When the XGPA moves, a variety of more detailed information will pop up through a small window superimposed on the environmental field of vision, which Yi explained is a demonstration of the crew's selection of information through pupil recognition technology.

This project showed combat performance, since pulled to the range. The point, of course, is shooting.

The judges were about to take off their glasses to look at the situation on the big screen, and in the field of vision, XGPA raised his left arm, and on the armored arm guard was a 12.7mmm anti-materiel rifle!

A window popped up in the field of vision, and it was a humanoid target 200 meters away, which was magnified several times, and the rings on the target were clearly visible.

All the judges looked at a red dot dangling slightly on the target, and they all subconsciously gasped.

"This is through the sighting device of the rifle, connected to the impact indicator point of the helmet display system, which is not very accurate at this time."

Yi Liqing's voice just fell. The anti-materiel rifle fired, and the bullet hit the target, but it was a few centimeters away from the red dot that had just shaken.

The image on the large screen is also connected to the glasses, and you can see that the XGPA's arms and upper body are leaned back, but not by much. The two feet of the armor are one in front of the other, and they are still standing very steadily.

Jiang Yaohua asked: "Did you add the digitally modified anti-materiel rifle?" ”

The glasses clearly show that the rifle's sighting system is swiped with various data in another window, including the amount of ammunition remaining, barrel temperature and various ranging information.

Shang Weidong said: "Yes, isn't the 1780 Institute a digital transformation project for guns? Xiao Xia said that the XGPA system can be directly connected to the transformed system. I promised them to give it a try. ”

The digital transformation of traditional firearms has been a topic that the military of all countries has been engaged in for many years, and the ultimate goal is to play a shooting game, whether it is the aiming status, ammunition margin and firearm status, it can be clear at a glance through the integrated interface. This is also a branch project of the new generation of digitized infantry.

This project is still in the technical verification stage, but I didn't expect Xia Ming to directly get it on the XGPA. Judging from the actual effect, it really fulfills the prediction of military experts: future wars will become more and more like playing video games.

In view, XGPA fired again. Three shots in a row, with an interval of less than 1 second, all hit the target.

Those who didn't wear glasses were whispering. Faintly hearing words like "impossible", Xia Ming knew what they were talking about.

The recoil of the 12.7mm anti-materiel rifle is extremely large, even if it is power armor, plus people are only 130 kg to 150 kg, to shoot standing up, and still be able to continuously hit the target, of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is impossible.

Xia Ming explained to the judges through the microphone: "XGPA's artificial intelligence can coordinate the body's cushioning recoil through the adjustment of the assistance of each joint......"

Jiang Yaohua is not so easy to fool: "No matter how you adjust, you also need to have a fulcrum, what is the buffer of this XGPA?" ”

"Feet", Xia Mingyi said, the judges looked at the big screen image in the field of vision, and only then did they notice a faint smoke and dust rising from XGPA's feet. Then they realized that something was wrong, the XGPA's feet were much thicker than they had been in the previous exercise demonstration.

Xia Ming said: "We have installed a hydraulic system on the foot, which is not only used as a gun mount, but also makes the mecha more mobile, but this is an auxiliary system, which consumes a lot of electricity, so it was not demonstrated just now." ”

Jiang Yaohua smiled: "Are you afraid of scaring others away?" ”

The answer is correct, this foot hydraulic system, which can make the XGPA jump four meters high and ten meters away, if combined with various tactical actions, is fundamentally a revolutionary breakthrough in the combat capability of the infantry.

It's just that the bearing capacity of XGPA's components has not yet reached that point, and it also requires artificial intelligence to learn and analyze the new posture in detail, and the technology is not mature enough, so Xia Ming did not take it out for demonstration.

The bunker was pumped again, and the XGPA raised its right arm, which was fitted with a 7.62mm light machine gun.

The light machine gun is fired with a shuttle, and the recoil is not as good as the anti-materiel rifle just now, of course, the target rate of the machine gun cannot be compared with the former, but the XGPA platform is very stable, and it is not much different from shooting at the position.

XGPA's performance is almost close to moving the scenes in science fiction to reality, but this is not the end, Xia Ming has the idea of shaking people to the end once, and let the second XGPA play.

The crew of the first XGPA is still Lao Hong, and the crew of the second part is Liu Zhen.

Seeing that the second XGPA was holding a large shield and a 12.7mm heavy machine gun mounted on the hook on the side of the shield, even Shang Weidong was surprised: "Xiao Xia, aren't you serious?" ”

"The 1780 Institute completed the digital transformation of the Type 15 anti-aircraft machine gun before Chinese New Year's Eve, and we took it to the XGPA by the way, and the interface was not fully completed. Only the distance measurement function can be used. ”

Xia Ming told him with details that he was serious.

Instead of standing upright like the first, the second XGPA lowered its head against the specially modified butt and fired, first firing and then strafing. You can see clear smoke rising from the soles of your feet, but the accuracy of your shots is not affected much.

"That's what TM is...... Power Armor! ”

The army major general repeated it again, and then explained: "Power armor is not to make people carry more things, but to make individual soldiers more protective and combative!" Maneuvering is just the most basic. Such a ......"

He pointed to the XGPA, which was shooting with heavy shields and heavy machine guns on the big screen, and said in a low and powerful voice: "This kind of power armor is the main force of future ground warfare!" ”

Artificial intelligence, information integration, combat is king, the demonstration of XGPA, which completely hit the G-spot of the military on power armor.

Jiang Yaohua said solemnly: "Wait until we reorganize the confidentiality regulations, and all XGPA-related information will be included in Class II Class A secrets." ”

With this "second class A" in front. The subsequent demos were completely uninteresting.

Even the power armor of the 2020 Institute demonstrates only the shooting accuracy and tactical maneuvers when holding an automatic rifle. When their power armor threw the grenade out of a distance of 150 meters, the team still clapped their hands in celebration, and Xia Ming couldn't bear to look at it.

The Yeonneung Research Institute has also noticed the digital linkage with weapons. But they didn't have a relationship with Shang Weidong's side, and they didn't find the 1780 Institute, which demonstrated the prospect of power armor in reconnaissance and fire guidance.

Shanying Heavy Industries has played a trick, they have integrated power armor with two-wheeled electric vehicles. A "man-soldier light rapid assault system" was created, and the military representatives frowned at it, and seemed to have begun to think about how to veto it.

Two demos down. XGPA was in the limelight, but that doesn't mean the program discussion was a result. Jiang Yaohua's increase in the secrecy level of XGPA is only for related technologies, which does not mean that XGPA is the next stage of the military-supported plan.

At the end of the maintenance demonstration, XGPA still stole the show. It's quick to put on, it's quick to add and replace components, and with both XGPAs participating in all the demos at the same time, nothing has been a big deal.

What's more, the full set of XGPA's maintenance equipment is in an armored car, and the support personnel are Yi Liqing with three engineers, and most of the work is done by Liu Zhen's ordinary officers and soldiers. And the 2020 Institute and other units not only pulled a truckload of spare parts and support equipment, but each unit had at least a dozen people.

So when the program discussion entered the second link, that is, the plan explanation of the PPT, the army major general named Zhang Wei asked directly: "What links are still missing from your XGPA before it can be put into practice?" ”

Is this the rhythm you want to use directly?

Xia Ming personally went into battle to explain, he clicked on the text of the PPT, and replied: "Power armor is a complete system......"

PPT is a dynamic scene of actual combat made with alfalfa engine, in the ruins of the city, two low and wide armored vehicles parked in an open area, eight power armor came down from the armored car, six parts made two triangular battle formations, covered each other, advanced to the ruins, and the remaining two were guarded around by armored vehicles.

This is the concept of "power armor combat team" established by Xia Ming and Shang Weidong after discussion.

The two armored vehicles are the mobile and support platforms of the power armor, and the eight power armors constitute the core combat platform. There are also six people in the team who are responsible for technical support, engineering maintenance and information support, and they are also the drivers of the armored vehicles, as well as the operators of the infantry radars, drones and other detection equipment carried on the armored vehicles, as well as machine guns and mortars and other supporting fire.

"Through the data link that supports the platform, all power armor shares information with each other, including the environment, enemy situation, and equipment and crew, with full transparency with each other. Through the external link of the platform, it is also possible to connect to the headquarters of the theater of operations and obtain intelligence and fire support for the entire theater of operations. ”

"Counting only the protection and firepower of six power armors, the heavy-load scheme can counter one infantry platoon of the US army at this stage. If the enemy is only a medium-sized army, it can confront an infantry company head-on. If it is a third world country, or even a law and order environment, six power armor is enough to control an area of one square kilometer, as long as the area does not exceed the firepower of rockets and heavy machine guns. ”

The scene is already demonstrating the state of the engagement, with a team of three people pressing down the front of a building with a heavy machine gun, two light machine guns, an automatic grenade launcher and an anti-materiel rifle, while another team of three leaps to the side at a rapid speed of 30 kilometers, then jumps up one floor and crashes into the building through a window.

In the field of vision of the power armor, the information sent by the infantry radar and infrared detector of the armored vehicle platform clearly showed the various figures inside the building, and the intruding power armor swept through the wall with heavy machine guns.

The scene is fast-forwarded, and in less than half an hour, hundreds of militants in this six-story building have been wiped out, and only two of the six power armors have been injured by stray bullets, and the passengers are unharmed. The whole process made the judges and others watch it with relish, as if they were watching a war blockbuster.

After Xia Ming's "PPT" ended, the conference room was silent for a while.

In this "power armor combat team" system, except for power armor, other technologies are quite mature, that is to say, if the military is willing to use XGPA, as long as it spends money on integration and time to do testing, at most three or five years, it can get a power armored force with actual combat value.

Jiang Yaohua, Shang Weidong, and Zhang Wei, all the people wearing military uniforms at the scene, the expressions on their faces were a little shocked, and they felt incredible.

Jiang Yaohua sighed: "I can't believe that private technology has come to such a front. ”

Shang Weidong said with a smile: "If Lao Mei knew that our Huaxia had made such a thing, wouldn't he send a team of spies over?" ”

Jiang Yaohua sighed: "So, I can't let Lao Mei know, they will catch up very quickly." ”

Zhang Wei slapped the table and said, "Then our progress must be accelerated!" ”

It sounds like the military's opinion has been unified, which makes other units, especially those three, a little anxious.

Director Gu of the Yanling Institute said with a smile: "XGPA is really good, we are envious, jealous and hateful!" ”

Everyone laughed, this is the voice of everyone in the other units present.

Director Gu said again: "But...... I would like to ask Mr. Xia, what is the approximate cost of XGPA? ”

Xia Ming's heart sank, no wonder he felt something wrong before, the key is here!

Looking at the generals with eager eyes, he smiled bitterly: "We spent a total of ...... on these two experimental models."

He decided to tell the truth: "Forty-three million." ”

Everyone present, including Director Gu, was stupid.

Xia Ming's words are not finished: "This is only the cost of hardware, the software has not been calculated, and it is roughly estimated that the cost of each prototype should be about 30 million." ”

Shang Weidong covered his face with his hands on the table, it was the first time he heard Xia Ming talk about the cost, and he couldn't imagine that this prospective son-in-law would be such a loser, and Jiang Yaohua and Zhang Wei and other generals didn't close their mouths.

Probably everybody wants to say, "Are you kidding us?" (To be continued.) )