Doomsday Bunker Upgrade

If it was in the past, the military would definitely not consider the issue of close combat.

Human beings have been separated from the era of cold weapons for hundreds of years, and melee combat in wars has been a matter of decades. With the development of science and technology, human beings have increasingly moved away from face-to-face combat in wars, and instead blow.

Even in short-range battles within the visual range, the use of weapons such as firearms and artillery is enough to kill the opponent when the enemy approaches.

In the past, the means used by the military to solve this problem is the pistol. Soldiers are equipped with an assault rifle as the main weapon to fight. When the enemy is close to the front, the pistol is used to fight at close range.

After all, in modern warfare, no one will equip ordinary soldiers with protective equipment such as body armor or armor. The penetrating power of a pistol is enough to kill the enemy in front of him.

However, as the battle between human beings and alien creatures unfolds, small-caliber weapons are nowhere near scratching the surface of alien creatures, and they can't even scratch the skin, so they become useless.

And this leads to the overwhelming disadvantage of human beings in the close combat between human beings and alien creatures.

Although relying on large-caliber firepower weapons, humans can still kill alien creatures at close range, but once alien creatures attack humans, ordinary soldiers are powerless to resist.

The jetpack developed by Chen Xin solved part of the above problems, giving ordinary soldiers at least one chance to re-open the distance in close combat.

But this is only a palliative, not a permanent cure.

This is especially true for a large vehicle like the Titan, after all, it is impossible to make the Titan fly.

Even if Chen Xin can do it, the cost is still a big problem. With the technology and resources to make the Titan fly, doing something else can change the situation of the battle.

Therefore, Titans must consider the issue of close combat.

The general-purpose Titan was easy to say in this respect before. Adding a bayonet to the weapon equipped, or simply carrying a cold weapon like Chen Xin's White Dragon, can solve the problem of melee combat.

Even though these bayonets and cold weapons were just for self-defense, so that they wouldn't die so badly, they did solve the problem to a certain extent.

At least, in the event of an emergency, you can draw your sword to decide your life and death instead of just killing yourself.

However, the new type of Titan needs to face this problem. Removing the arms and replacing them with weapons does save a lot of resources, reduces unnecessary structures, and makes maintenance and production much more convenient.

But in the same way, without the ability to grasp with both hands, there is no way to equip melee weapons.

If it was before, this problem can be solved by accompanying infantry. Anyway, infantry cooperates with infantry, tanks cooperate with each other, and so do Titans.

But now...if an alien creature breaks through to the front, even the Titans can't stop the attack, and the ordinary soldiers can only be regarded as superficial, and they won't play much role.

Of course, Chen Xin had already prepared and considered this point, and signaled to the staff on the side that after they received Chen Xin's signal, they pushed out the melee weapons specially prepared for the new type of Titan.

It was a large chainsaw matching the dimensions of the Titan.

"When designing the new Titan, I also considered the need to change weapons to cope with different tasks. Therefore, the arms of the new Titan are pluggable. When it needs to be replaced, you only need to pull out the original weapon. Come down, and you can replace it with a new weapon." While directing the staff to replace the weapon of the test body, Chen Xin explained to the stunned military representative at the side: "This is also for the convenience of logistical maintenance. If the weapon is broken However, the airframe is still intact, so it can restore its combat effectiveness by changing weapons.

The melee problem you are worried about is also simple. You only need to replace one of your hands with a melee weapon to solve this problem.

However, I generally don't recommend doing this, because doing so will result in weakened firepower.

Of course, this is just a suggestion. How to configure weapons is a matter for your military, so I won't worry about it. "

"What is Academician Chen talking about! The design of the new Titan is already very good, and it is all thanks to you, Academician Chen, that we can have such new equipment!" The military representative said sincere compliments to Chen Xin , but at the same time did not forget to ask: "Academician Chen, what is the production cost and working hours of the new model of Titan? If the existing production line is converted, how long will it take to adjust? What changes will be made in the process?"

These are really critical issues. Whether a piece of equipment is easy to use depends on whether it is large enough. No matter how useful something is, only one or two pieces can be made, unless it is a nuclear bomb that can be solved with one piece. problem, otherwise it’s all useless.

"Please don't worry about this. The production cost of the new model Titan is one-third less than that of the general-purpose model. The parts adopt a simpler design, which makes it easier to produce. The technical threshold has also been lowered correspondingly. More The factory to produce these parts." Chen Xin brought the military representatives to the side of the new model Titan, and continued to introduce: "Because the structure is simplified and the modular design is adopted, the maintenance has also become much easier.

If there are enough parts, in the maintenance station at the rear, even if it is only by manpower, one can be assembled with spare parts in one day. "

"Can you build one with parts in the maintenance station?" The military representative was completely shocked. Although he understood from Chen Xin's introduction that the structure of the new Titan is simple and easy to maintain, he never thought that it would be possible to get here. kind of degree.

It's like someone telling you that there are enough parts and a car repair shop can be assembled for you. This is something beyond the scope of normal imagination.

"In theory, it is possible, but under normal circumstances, key parts, such as engines and airborne hosts, will not be spared at the repair station. If these parts are damaged, they must be returned to the rear repair shop for repair. "Chen Xin explained to the military representative.

Although the modular design made maintenance easier, it was obviously impossible for Chen Xin to say that the field repair station in front could build a Titan.

After all, even if he reduces the production difficulty and cost of the parts, the key core parts are still quite delicate things, and it is impossible to place them in the repair station for simple maintenance in the field.

Military representatives can also understand this kind of thing. After all, the simple repair station in the field ahead is only used to maintain and repair some minor problems. It is impossible to say that it can really play a role in major repairs. In that case, the repair station maintenance cost It's just too high.