The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 274 273. Loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty

Before the Earth Federal Government lifted its control over military equipment in the colonized galaxies, the development of weapons of mass destruction and various advanced military technologies was expressly prohibited.

The Federal Army is the only and most powerful legal military force under the rule of the federal government.

Providing security services to hundreds of colonized star systems.

But as the war between the Earth Federation and the Arachi Zerg began.

The federal government must concentrate its military forces to deal with the Arachne Zerg in the Clandaff system.

Naturally, we have to ignore the security services for various colonized galaxies.

The lack of a sense of security has made the colonial galaxies increasingly dissatisfied with the federal government.

In order to fulfill the promises he made to the people when he took office, in order to achieve results on the battlefield as quickly as possible, and at the same time to avoid expanding the already exaggerated military spending as much as possible.

The new interstellar marshal announced for the first time the lifting of the ban on arms against colonized galaxies.

The colonized galaxies that had gained "military freedom" had no time to rejoice, as they soon discovered a serious problem.

The price to pay for arming yourself is extremely high.

All of the top arms trading companies and chaebol organizations within the federal government have the shadow of the federal government behind them.

Cutting-edge military technology, the design and production capacity of weapons of mass destruction, and the most advanced starship design and manufacturing are all controlled by the federal government and the chaebols and corporate organizations that have close ties with the federal government.

The only thing the federal government has left unchecked is individual weapons and equipment.

Because in the eyes of the federal government, this is already the 24th century's interstellar age, the age of starships and cannons. The advancement of individual soldier equipment is not enough to threaten the federal government's rule.

After the lifting of the arms ban on various colonial galaxies, the prices of all military technology-related personnel, factories, technologies, etc. have risen sharply, more than tenfold.

And key cutting-edge technologies cannot be bought even with money.

The chaebols and corporate organizations that control these key technologies and the behind-the-scenes forces that support the new interstellar marshal to take office almost perfectly overlap.

It's all business.

After the new interstellar marshal came to power, the many arms trading chaebols that supported her behind the scenes made a fortune.

After the arms ban was lifted, orders from various colonial galaxies exceeded defense orders by dozens of times.

The colonized galaxies soon found themselves the victims.

They spent their money, and paid several times the premium, but what they bought were outdated technology products that were decades or even a century old.

The arms trade has completely become a seller's market.

Even if you have paid the full amount, you still have to wait in line obediently.

The interstellar marshal cooperated with the arms chaebol organization to once again harvest these colonial galaxies.

The most infuriating thing is that the colonized galaxies can only accept it in silence.

Because the threat of the Arach Zerg is imminent, each colonized galaxy has signed relevant laws and is responsible for the security and defense of its own galaxy.

The federal government is no longer responsible for the security of these colonized systems.

All the equipment that appeared in the Redemption Army camp was very different from the mainstream military equipment of the federal government.

More importantly, this army and these equipment are products that have been tested in actual combat.

Even the main force of the federal government's expeditionary force was amazed at the performance of the Redemption Army.

The heads of the armed forces of the various colonial galaxies naturally watched with sparkling eyes.

They do not expect the troops under their command to reach the elite level of the Redemption Army.

As long as we can have the combat effectiveness of the federal government's ordinary army, we will be very satisfied.

After a brief negotiation, he was overjoyed to see that the Redemption Army had no qualms about displaying their military equipment and even began to actively promote it.

"The Bt3 mobile rifle, nicknamed 'War Bug Killer', is made entirely of high polymer and uses steel core armor-piercing ammunition.

A single drum magazine has a capacity of 120 rounds, and switching magazine speeds only takes two seconds.

When facing two sudden attacks from war bugs at the same time, there is a high probability of survival if you open fire at medium or close range.

The whole gun weighs only 3.2 kg and is quite portable.

Whether in terms of portability, firepower, or unit price, it is superior to the federal government's military products of the same level."

The amazement in the eyes of the armed forces leaders of the colonial galaxies had not yet faded when Knight Commander Siegel continued to introduce the next product.

"The Mk3 miniature nuclear grenade is only as big and heavy as two chemical powder fragmentation grenades of the federal government army.

But unlike infantry grenades that rely purely on fragmentation to kill the enemy, our nuclear grenades are much more powerful."

In order to let potential customers feel the power of the micro-nuclear grenade more intuitively, Knight Commander Siegel clapped his hands.

The adjutant behind him immediately gave the order.

Soon, a steel-barred cage loaded with five Arazi war bugs appeared in front of everyone, towed by an engineering vehicle.

Everyone present was familiar with this most numerous biological unit among the Arazi Zerg.

In fact, the most basic Zerg units, the war bugs, caused the greatest damage to the armed forces of the colonial galaxy.

The war bugs trapped in the cage were still as ferocious as ever, their sharp abdominal feet constantly poking at the metal bars.

On the battlefield, if any federal government soldier was hit by their gastropods, he would suffer broken arms and legs at best, or die on the spot at worst.

Knight Commander Siegel didn't waste any words. He just gave a look and the adjutant who received the order immediately pulled out the safety pin of a miniature nuclear grenade, waited for a few seconds, and threw it into the metal cage.

Just a few seconds later, with a loud bang, a fireball with a diameter of several meters suddenly burst out.

Instantly devoured the five war bugs in the cage.

The three closest war bugs were blown into hundreds or thousands of pieces on the spot.

The other two were not much better off. Their biomass shells were badly damaged and they lay listlessly on the ground, unable to move. They could only prove their tenacious vitality by twitching occasionally.

"As you can see, our nuclear grenades are classified as individual weapons despite their name.

But its actual destructive power is comparable to that of the federal government’s heavy firepower weapons.

All it takes is one nuclear grenade to turn the tide in a skirmish."

The performance of the micro nuclear grenade is nothing short of amazing.

For the colonial galaxy armed forces that lack heavy firepower weapons, this weapon, which can instantly clear a small area and is extremely portable and can be used by a single soldier, is simply perfect.

Just as the armed leaders of these colonial galaxies were thinking about how many micro-nuclear grenades would be needed to meet the needs of their own troops.

Knight Commander Siegel continued his sales pitch.

“In terms of individual soldier protective equipment, we also have some mature and reliable products.

The Tk3 protective armor is affectionately called "life-saving anti-stab suit" by our soldiers. According to the data released by the federal government army, up to now, 87% of the casualties of the coalition government mobile infantry soldiers are caused by the limb injuries of the Arachne war bugs.

Among these, the most deadly is the puncture damage caused by the war insect's abdominal foot.

This set of Tk3 protective armor can provide the wearer with high-intensity reverse force resistance at the moment of suffering puncture damage.

Combined with the lining armor, the mortality and disability rate of puncture damage can be reduced from up to 96% to less than 10%.

Most importantly, it is lighter than the same-level products of the United Government Army, and the purchase price is also lower..."

The three products that Knight Commander Siegel focused on were designed entirely to address the pain points of the colonial galaxy's armed forces.

It covers the weapons and armor of individual soldiers, as well as the most important portable heavy firepower solutions.

These products are entirely based on the military technology level of the alien dimension and are the most suitable weapons and equipment for display.

Including other things such as micro rocket launch slots, "Ranger" patrol robots, individual jet mobile backpacks, etc., with the federal government's military technology reserves, it is fully capable of producing corresponding products.

But what puzzles the United Government is that the federal government, a regime that is able to develop cutting-edge technologies such as long-distance space jump technology, superluminal jump engine and interstellar battleships, is so dismissive of the equipment of individual ground forces. It is difficult to understand.

The only explanation, perhaps, is the conspiracy theory of "consuming as many lives of the mobile infantry soldiers as possible", which is logical.

No matter what, the individual military equipment of the Redemption Army is a dimensionality reduction attack compared to the main mobile infantry regiments of the Federation's ground forces.

The armed forces leaders of the various colonial galaxies were deeply moved.

A worker must first sharpen his tools if he wants to do well.

If there are better options, who would be willing to go to those arrogant arms chaebol organizations and try to please them?
"Can the armor over there be sold as well?"

Soon, some armed leaders of the colonial galaxies were no longer satisfied with the current weapons and equipment, and began to turn their attention to the taller and more eye-catching heavy ceramic steel power armors in the military camps.

It has to be said that the full set of ceramic steel heavy power armor, which is about 3 meters high on average, has an imposing and oppressive appearance.

Especially these power armors, which are covered with traces of burns from the swarm's sour and corrosive mucus.

Like medals of honor, they silently represent the power armor.

Each set of ceramic steel heavy power armor was worn by warriors of the Iron Knights Interstellar Legion and had experienced unimaginable fights with the natives of these other dimensions on battlefields filled with insect swarms.

It is the most reliable individual protective equipment currently in service with the United Government.

"Sorry, these are not for sale."

After hearing this, the armed leaders of the various colonial galaxies showed some regret in their eyes, but they could also understand it.

After all, these armors are likely to be the cutting-edge technological achievements of the Redemption Army. How could they be sold easily?

"Please don't misunderstand me, the reason why these armors cannot be sold is because the conditions for wearing them are very harsh."

Knight Commander Siegel thought about it and called a Star Legion soldier over.

Without equipment, an interstellar legionnaire who has received the blessing of popular election, divine election, and various genetic modification technologies, and has two hearts and three lungs, is at least two meters and five centimeters tall.

Each of them has muscular body, and can be said to have reached the limit of human physical fitness.

Just standing there, the murderous aura of surviving hundreds of battles and countless fights on the battlefield where ordinary soldiers would have died was enough to intimidate any native who dared to look directly at them.

“These are our carefully selected elite warriors.

Each one of them is a super soldier who has been carefully selected, specially trained and cultivated.

Only this kind of super soldier can afford the toll that half a ton of heavy armor takes on their bodies."

The meaning of Knight Siegel's words is very clear. It's not that I don't want to sell, but your warriors' physical fitness is too poor and they can't withstand heavy armor at all.

The armed forces leaders of the colonial galaxies present wanted to refute that as long as the base number of qualified soldiers was large, they would always be able to pick the right ones.

Can't you just pick one out of a hundred?

Then pick one from a thousand, one from ten thousand!

But after seeing the figure of the Space Legion soldier clearly, everyone shut up silently at the same time.

'God damn it, the Collinses, what on earth did they feed their soldiers?
It doesn't make sense that a baby can have such an incredible physique if he is fed growth hormone from birth, right? !'

Just as the armed leaders of the colonial galaxies were looking at the Star Legion soldiers with envy, Knight Commander Siegel continued to guide them at the right time.

“We in the Thraide galaxy have also developed a type of biochemical clone.

They are manufactured in a standardized manner so that they have the IQ of a normal person and the physical fitness comparable to the elite soldiers of the federal government army.

Although they are not as good as the super soldiers of our Redemption Army, they can still be considered an elite force.

Most importantly, they can be fed with military training memories, so that they possess military qualities comparable to or even superior to those of the elite soldiers of the federal government army as soon as they leave the factory.

With a one-time payment, you can have an armed force with excellent military qualities.

And when it comes to loyalty, don’t worry.”

Biochemical cloning has long been an extremely mature biochemical technology within the United Government.

But it has not been put into use on a large scale.

The main problem is that the coalition government forces are not short of manpower.

The regular army soldiers of the United Government who were elected by the people completely overwhelmed these biochemical clones in terms of combat effectiveness.

The indigenous people are extremely hostile to biochemical clones who may take away their places in the military.

In addition to ethical and moral considerations, the United Government's use of biochemical cloning is limited to certain high-risk missions.

Under the coalition government system, soldiers value honor more than life.

Whether they are interstellar legion soldiers, joint government forces, or indigenous soldiers.

No one wants to have "non-human" biochemical clones serve with them and tarnish their military honor.

But for the extradimensional colonial galaxies that are in urgent need of military armed forces, biochemical cloning is definitely the best and most efficient option for improvement.

Every biochemical clone will have a control chip installed in its brain when it leaves the factory.

This is a precautionary measure taken by manufacturers to prevent "weapon products from getting out of control."

It also became a means of control that allowed the United Government to not worry about backlash from biochemical clones.

For the colonial galaxies that are buyers, the loyalty of these biochemical clones is not absolute.

But as long as they are not used against the forces under the United Government, these biochemical clones are absolutely loyal.

Knight Commander Siegel smiled as he looked at the colonial galaxy armed leaders, whose eyes were filled with surprise.

I was thinking about what old inventory products there were within the coalition government that I could take this opportunity to sell off as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)