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Chapter 52: Developing Automatic Defense Weapons for Drones (Please read, recommend, and add to your favorites)
Li Jingze looked at the several sets of radio equipment that were several sizes larger than before.

Looking up at the young team transferred from Xida University, he asked, "How far can you guarantee?"

"The theoretical design is 10 times better than the current equipment, which can basically guarantee its use in combat! However, its specific combat effectiveness has not yet been tested."

The young team dispatched from Northwestern Polytechnical University pointed to several radio stations: "Is anyone here to test the equipment?"

“The combat personnel sent out this morning have all been dispatched, and I need to redeploy combat personnel.”

"We can conduct the test too!"

"Alright, I'll show you the terrain later, and you'll be deployed with the combat personnel this afternoon."

"This, okay!"

Li Jing looked at the numerous radio stations and asked, "What research results have you achieved regarding electromagnetic interference in this world? What enhancements have been made to these devices? What is their operational range?"

"There are so many..."

After working here for so many days, the experts have basically determined that the unknown element in the other world is magic.

Professors specializing in electromagnetics have also determined that magical elements from another world are more active and can quantum couple with electromagnetic fields. Their interaction with electromagnetic waves can lead to signal attenuation or distortion.

In addition to this, the ionization effect is greater in high and low temperature environments, which will more severely interfere with the propagation path of electromagnetic waves.

The strong electromagnetic interference in wind and snow is due to the magical elements contained in the wind and snow, which absorb or reflect electromagnetic waves in large quantities, causing communication distances and radar detection to be drastically shortened or even completely eliminated.

Listening to the Northwestern Polytechnical University team's explanation, Li Jing rubbed his temples in anguish: "I don't understand the technology very well. I just need to know which of these pieces of equipment you think is the best to use?"

"We recommend vacuum tube equipment! The radios made with high-intensity vacuum tubes used by the research team are excellent and extremely cheap. The downside is that they are large and not very portable."

Looking at the device, which was magnified several times, Li Jingze's lips twitched: "It's too big. This seriously reduces the effectiveness of individual combat."

"Then this is the only option. Our team applied an anti-interference coating to the circuit board and the overall materials. The radio has a good anti-interference effect and is very easy to carry."

"What about communication range?"

"These devices are encased in neodymium iron boron material and insulating composite materials, and the external array of antennas enhances electromagnetic communication signals. Modular redundancy design enhances equipment reliability..."

"Stop, you're all talking too much, it's giving me a headache!" Li Jingze pursed his lips: "I need specific distances!"

"Theoretically, it should be able to guarantee secure communication within a 50-kilometer range!"

"Should be able to? That's not an exact number. To put it simply, we'll test it on the battlefield first!"

"Okay, please trust our technical solution, we are professionals!"

Li Jing waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'll show you the advance team's camp. You'll be staying here for the next few days."

"By the way, does your team researching long-distance signal transmission have developed any fully automated defense platforms for drones?"

"A fully automated drone defense platform?"

Li Jing nodded: "Our intelligence gathering is a bit slow. The snow and magic from the north have interfered with our communication. Fortunately, we can conduct routine reconnaissance and return through terrain scanning, but the problem in the south is a bit serious."

"South? What's the problem?"

"Our plane was targeted by a flock of birds!"

"..."

the other side……

Zhao Chong and Xiao Zhou were striding towards the army barracks, following the directions on the camp map.

The barracks are no longer the tents they used to be, but rows of modular barracks that are warm and comfortable.

But he and Xiao Zhou came up empty-handed.

My own squad has disappeared.

Xiao Zhou retrieved his stored combat tablet from the dormitory and opened the encrypted channel.

"Captain, it was Vice Captain Wang who left the message!"

Xiao Zhou's face showed a hint of frustration: "They received an urgent mission to escort a scientific expedition team to a frozen lake a few kilometers away for hydrological exploration. The mission is of a very high level!" "Good lad, Wang Zhen and his gang actually stole some food!" Zhao Chong raised an eyebrow.

The message said that if we come back, we can go back to the past.

A fierce fighting spirit flashed in Zhao Chong's eyes as he rubbed the grip of his rifle.

"What are we waiting for? Get your gear ready and give chase!"

They spent a few days in the modern world, eagerly anticipating entering the other world.

Within a few days, the otherworldly camp had grown to a considerable size, and the modern military had begun constructing communication routes in some areas.

There's even a defensive passage made of multiple layers of barbed wire and iron pillars leading from here to the nearby lake.

The snow on both sides of the defensive passage has been cleared, and the visibility around it is excellent!

There were many vehicles in the base, and the two of them hitched a ride on a cat-shaped vehicle that was transporting supplies towards the Ice Lake.

The wheels crunched over the frozen ground as they drove out of the core area of ​​the camp.

The headlights pierced the wind and snow, revealing a simple defensive system consisting of sandbags and barbed wire every fifty meters along both sides of the road.

One set of barbed wire fences after another, like a steel wire Great Wall, form a continuous protective network that guards this transportation line that is at least ten kilometers long.

"That's quite a generous gesture," Xiao Zhou said with a smile.

"Using barbed wire as a barrier against undead and animals is low-cost and very effective! This is quite a large investment!" Zhao Chong explained with a smile.

Rabbit is an industrialized society, and even if outdated production capacity is eliminated, its annual steel production is still as high as 10 billion tons.

A few kilometers long barbed wire fence uses at most a hundred tons of wire, which is a drop in the ocean.

The cat-shaped car was moving at a steady speed when suddenly a crow's caw pierced the night sky.

quack--

Zhao Chong looked up abruptly and saw several crows circling above the carriage, following them slowly through the wind and snow.

They are larger than crows on Earth, and their feathers are so black they seem to absorb light.

Zhao Chong instinctively gripped the rifle in his arms, suppressing the urge to fire a burst at the other man.

"These crows are so bold and strange, I wonder if the research team has caught any crows for study!"

When Zhao Chong arrived at the action team's activity area, he found that a multi-functional building had already been constructed there.

It contains not only an experimental base responsible for long-term data collection and a highly enclosed residential area, but also artillery emplacements and a defensive network.

Armed to the teeth!

Seeing the advance team members in combat uniforms appearing in the distance, Zhao Chong's face showed anticipation.

Upon hearing the question about Wang Zhen's location, the patrolling soldier replied, "Captain Wang Zhen? He's probably here covering the expedition team's octopus fishing!"

"Catching octopuses?"

"Yes. I arrived this morning. I heard there was some trouble at the lake! Someone got injured while fishing the day before yesterday."

The soldier pointed into the depths of the snowstorm, his tone serious, "You'll arrive in about two kilometers along this road."

He paused, his young face turning serious, and warned, word by word, "Remember, no matter what happens, whatever you do, never, ever go near the lake! Otherwise, not even a god can save you!"

Seeing the other person's genuinely serious expression, Zhao Chong felt a chill run down his spine. He nodded solemnly and continued driving the cat-themed car deeper into the lake.

The advance team had only been developing the lake for two days, but the infrastructure along the way was already quite complete.

A warning sign was written in large, scarlet letters on a glaring white sign.

"WARNING: A very large and highly dangerous predatory creature exists in the lake! Do not approach! Fishing is prohibited!"

(End of this chapter)