Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 254 [A Proper Army Card]

Survivability on the battlefield will also be greatly improved. Power armor can share the weight for soldiers, reduce physical energy consumption, and maintain a high level of combat effectiveness for a long time.

The sensors installed inside can monitor the soldiers' vital signs, such as pulse, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, etc. in real time, and transmit the data to the rear in real time to facilitate timely treatment.

Power armor can not only be used for front-line combat, but also for logistics, transportation, rescue and other tasks, and has multifunctional properties.

In addition, it can greatly enhance the independence of individual combat. The high firepower, high mobility and strong protection capabilities of power armor enable individual soldiers to complete a variety of tasks independently and reduce dependence on the team.

Different weapons and equipment can also be configured according to mission requirements to play a variety of battlefield roles, allowing individual soldiers to perform reconnaissance, assault, fire support, etc.

The sensor array and communication system of the power armor can transmit soldiers' battlefield information to the command center in real time, making it easier for commanders to conduct precise command and deployment, greatly enhancing information sharing capabilities and command and control.

It can also greatly enhance the psychological advantage of the soldiers.

Soldiers wearing power armor will gain greater self-confidence and a greater sense of security psychologically because they know they have the support of powerful equipment.

In addition, the appearance and powerful capabilities of power armor can also bring additional psychological deterrence effects to the enemy, giving them a psychological advantage before fighting.

In short, individual armed power armor integrates a variety of high-tech technologies, which can greatly enhance the soldier's combat capability, survivability and battlefield adaptability. This is an important development direction for future military equipment.

Xiao Yu looked at the military personnel present and said, "However, the cost of power armor is still a bit expensive. The estimated data shows that it will not be less than 2000 million yuan per set. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a sky-high price for a single soldier's equipment."

As soon as this was said, the officer from the army system laughed and said, "This cost estimate is indeed not cheap, but it is not so expensive that it cannot be put into service. With our country's economic foundation, it can support the deployment."

Xiao Yu immediately said: "But if we assign a power armor combat battalion to each synthetic brigade, we will not be able to handle it."

As soon as he said this, the military personnel present looked at each other in surprise for a while. They didn't expect that Xiao Yu's idea was even more radical than theirs. He actually wanted to equip each combined brigade with a power armor combat battalion.

After a moment, Xiao Yu looked around at everyone and said, "Considering the economic cost, I have a new solution that can significantly reduce budget expenditures while not reducing combat power. It can even be enhanced."

As soon as the words fell, the people present immediately became curious, and one of the military personnel immediately asked, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Yu said bluntly: "Human-machine mixing, that is, through the wearable manned power armor, mixed with the unmanned pure intelligent power armor, for example, 10 to 15 people mixed with 100 unmanned intelligent power armor combat units to form a combat company, and the cost of unmanned intelligent power armor combat units is much lower than that of wearable ones, and it is estimated that the cost will not exceed 400 million."

After a pause, Xiao Yu added: "The reason why wearable power armor is expensive is that it costs more to protect the lives of soldiers, but pure mechanical units, as industrial consumables, do not have this concern."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Xiao Yu's point of view, and the latter continued, "Because it is unmanned, the internal space does not need to be occupied by human bodies, so it can be filled with many other elements. Adding more batteries will increase the battery life, adding more ammunition will increase the firepower output, or it can be built to carry other battlefield supplies."

Obviously, this is a huge support for the other 10 to 15 soldiers, which can provide them with longer continuous combat capabilities. If the power armor batteries they wear run out of energy, there is a pure mechanical power armor combat unit next to them, who can immediately take out a fully charged battery from his body to replace it. Supplies such as water and food can also be carried by pure mechanical power armor combat units. After all, a combat company has 100 pure mechanical power armor combat units, while there are only 10 to 15 human soldiers.

Each human warrior is assigned 7 to 10 pure mechanical power armor combat units to form a combat team. No matter what weapons, ammunition, water or food the human warrior needs, they can all be placed on the pure mechanical power armor combat unit.

How to allocate resources specifically depends on the needs of the combat mission.

The people present couldn't help but brighten up when they heard Xiao Yu's plan. They roughly calculated in their minds and found that the cost of such a mixed human-machine plan was fully capable of supporting the troops to equip themselves in an organized manner.

Not only does it have a relatively high cost-effectiveness, but it can also further enhance combat capabilities. If they are all wearable power armors with people, not only will the cost be higher, but the sustained combat capability will also be weakened. Otherwise, greater logistical support will have to be provided, which will cost more.

With this human-machine mixed teaming plan, the number of human soldiers in a combat company is reduced to 10 to 15 people. First of all, the personnel demand is reduced by seven or eight times, and the logistical pressure on people is greatly reduced, at least the medical logistics pressure is greatly reduced.

Because the number of personnel and troops involved has been sharply reduced, the absolute number of casualties on the battlefield will inevitably decrease, and it will even be easy to create a record of zero casualties. As for the combat losses of pure mechanical power armor, they are just industrial consumables, so only the economic accounts need to be considered.

At this time, a non-military unit personnel present suddenly said: "In this case, wouldn't it be better if the entire combat company all used this kind of purely mechanical power armor combat unit?"

Just as Xiao Yu was about to speak, a military official said, "I don't agree with this. On a battlefield that changes rapidly, the role of humans cannot be matched by machines. This human-machine hybrid solution can complement each other's strengths."

As soon as the voice fell, Xiao Yu agreed: "That's right, humans can exert subjective initiative, which is a trait that machines do not have, especially in a battlefield that changes rapidly."

Xiao Yu smiled and added: "Rather than saying this is a mixed human-machine combat company, it's better to say it's a combat team with super firepower. It's just that each soldier in the team is equipped with a number of purely mechanical power armor combat units to assist him in performing combat missions."

After this discussion and communication, the army's people made no secret of their desire for this new type of power armor equipment. Not only can it bring about a huge improvement in combat capability, it can also be regarded as the army's trump card.

"Comrade Xiao Yu, can your team really produce this equipment?" The military personnel from the army system couldn't help asking this question again. When Xiao Yu heard this, he looked at the other party and said with great certainty: "Yes, it's just a matter of time, at least two to three years, at most five years."

As soon as these words came out, the other party was immediately very excited and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay."

Xiao Yu's clear statement surprised and delighted him. They only needed to wait another two or three years to see this new equipment, or five years at most, which far exceeded their expectations.

With the J-36 case in mind, the people present believed that Xiao Yu could really do it and was not just talking nonsense.

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(End of this chapter)