Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 247 [Just make it, and leave the rest to the state]

The number of personnel in a battalion under a combined force brigade is not fixed, but is flexibly adjusted according to tactical requirements and the nature of the mission.

Generally speaking, a battalion has between 300 and 1000 men.

If a power armor combined battalion is configured with 6 combat companies, the human warriors and intelligent power armor combat units add up to about 700 combat units, including 100 human warrior units and 600 intelligent power armor combat units.

According to the cost estimate made by Xiaolan, the equipment budget for wearable exoskeleton armed power armor for humans is 22.8 billion yuan, and the equipment budget for intelligent power armor is 21.5 billion yuan. Adding them together, the total equipment budget for a power armor combat battalion is 44.3 billion yuan.

If each of the 82 active combined brigades in the army is equipped with a standard power armor combat battalion of 700 combat units, the total combat force will be 5.74 combat units, of which about 8200 will be human soldiers, and the rest will be unmanned intelligent power armor combat units.

After comprehensive calculation of its installation costs, the required budget is approximately 3632 billion yuan. This number is of course a huge astronomical figure, but it is not a pressure for the current economic foundation of Southeast University.

As long as such a large budget is not allocated in one year but is spread over several years, there can be no financial pressure at all.

But if it were not a mix and match, but all used power armor wearable by human soldiers, the equipment cost for the same size and number of combat units would directly soar to a huge 1.3 trillion.

This is just the cost of installing power armor equipment alone. In fact, it is much more than that because people also require additional expense budget.

But then again, even if power armor comes out and the new plan reduces the cost significantly, Xiao Yu doesn't think the military will really equip all 82 combined brigades with a power armor combat battalion.

On the one hand, there is no need to do so much given the current world situation.

On the other hand, having too many of them in service is actually a bit of a burden in terms of logistical support. The most expensive part of this kind of high-tech equipment is not the purchase time, but the maintenance costs after purchase, which will definitely exceed the purchase price.

Because after you buy it, it is impossible to send it to the battlefield immediately and have it reimbursed directly. Most of the time it is in a non-wartime state. At this time, it needs to be maintained, and this costs money. The longer the time, the more the maintenance cost.

But in general, the new plan has reduced costs dramatically. At least the deployment of an organized system will not be a problem. It will depend on the specific scale the military wants to deploy.

Xiao Yu’s thinking was very clear. He would be responsible for making the products himself, and leave other matters to the national military to decide.

If the military wants to equip 1 units, then it should produce that much. If it wants to produce 10 units, then it should maximize the production capacity until it reaches 10 units.

It is worth mentioning that the definitions of power armor and mecha are different and they are not the same thing.

Power Armor is a type of human wearable equipment designed to enhance the abilities of the user, with a built-in power source that helps the user easily cope with the burden of heavy armor while ensuring that the equipment fits the user's body perfectly.

Therefore, all power armors are based on the bionic design of the human form. This is the essence of the matter. Because people need to wear it, it must be a bionic human form design, which is equivalent to adding a layer of exoskeleton armor to protect the whole body.

While greatly enhancing a person's defense, other capabilities are also greatly enhanced through the various auxiliary systems carried by the power armor.

Mecha is a type of mechanized vehicle equipped with a cockpit, and its appearance does not have to be restricted to humanoid design.

Taking the mechas of the Blue Star world as a reference, most of its mecha products are based on bipedal walking, but there are also multi-legged designs.

Moreover, there are other bionic design variants of mechas, such as those that are good for climbing and those that are good for burrowing, with different functions and sizes.

Xiao Yu was invited to the Qingyang Town of Chichao in the Blue Star World, where he saw some of Chichao's mecha troops. There were multi-legged all-terrain ground combat mechas designed to imitate other non-human creatures. The ends of the multi-legged mechas were similar to the flippers of frogs or ducks. Because they were large and very heavy, the flippers were designed to increase the force-bearing area. This mecha was several times larger than some heavy tanks on Earth, and weighed as much as 300 tons.

The key is that the maneuverability is very strong. The multiple legs can be curled up to become an outer wheel, allowing the mecha to maneuver at high speed on the ground. The mecha driver inside will not be dizzy because it works on the same principle as a bearing. The outer wheel rotates quickly and the inside can always maintain directional balance.

Its speed can easily reach 300 kilometers per hour, which is comparable to the speed of high-speed rail. It is definitely black technology. As for tanks on Earth, recorded data shows that the fastest speed is only about 82 kilometers per hour.

The reason why it is called black technology is that the strength of this mecha is extremely outrageous, at least in the eyes of Xiao Yu, an earthling.

One of its combat methods really opened Xiao Yu's eyes. If Yan Lingjun hadn't introduced it to him, he would never have imagined that this thing's combat method was so simple, crude, and brutal that it charged forward recklessly.

Its positioning is aimed at lightweight intelligent combat units. To put it simply, its combat method is like that of a 300-ton road roller, which simply and directly rolls over the enemy at a speed of hundreds or even more than kilometers per hour.

If a person faces this thing, he will be crushed into a two-dimensional paper man. It is a dimensionality reduction attack. Not to mention people, even cars can crush you, and tanks can't withstand it.

This type of mecha is generally positioned as land combat equipment for large-scale outdoor troop battles. It directly abandons all long-range attack capabilities, and maxes out its defense, and then rampages across the outdoor battlefield.

They will run over wherever the targets are concentrated, because the benefits of running over there are greater. To put it in practical terms, they will charge into a crowd of people, and their targets are usually the enemy's ground robot troops.

It also has another function, which is ground mine clearance, clearing the area for its own follow-up troops and creating a safe ground passage. Its mine clearance method is also simple, crude, direct and hardcore, relying on its own toughness and durability to roll through.

Demining?

There’s no need to queue up as long as the bomb explodes.

In fact, Xiao Yu was also quite tempted and wanted to replicate this thing on Earth. This thing was definitely a brutal bully on the battlefield, the kind that would not listen to reason at all. Especially on Earth, it was an absolute defense. There were really few weapons that could do anything to it. It was simply a nightmare for the enemy army.

However, this thing is not without weaknesses and is not invincible. Its biggest weakness is that it is afraid of being "kite-flyed" by the enemy. Since it is a pure melee unit, its short arms are its biggest disadvantage, especially when it is suppressed from the air and can only passively take the hit.

Although it has thick skin and flesh, it cannot withstand the enemy's "kite flying" and continuous concentrated fire attacks.

The thing this thing fears most is being left alone, being suppressed by the enemy from the air, and being left alone without friendly forces to provide support, then it's basically doomed.

Therefore, it is a specialized combat unit that does not have the ability to fight alone and must act together with the main force.

This type of mecha is manned and not unmanned because it needs to be tough and durable. The more precision components it has, the less durable it is. Therefore, the simpler and cruder it is, the better, and the lower its degree of intelligence, the better.

However, this does not mean that this type of mecha has no technical content. To be so tough and durable, the biggest black technology is the strength of its materials, which maximizes its defense.

Even if Xiao Yu wanted to bring this thing to Earth, he had to lay the groundwork in terms of materials first.

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(End of this chapter)