Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

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"In terms of reconnaissance, we have installed a high-power sensor array on the bow section, which can effectively detect scenes 1 kilometer away in extremely harsh environments."

Platinum listened to the designer's explanation while looking through the ship's model.

The entire warship has extremely sharp ridges, and its overall shape resembles a flat spindle transformed from a four-sided cone.

The top and bottom do not have sharp edges, but are instead covered with a neat array of buildings, ground attack systems, and launch ports.

The high-powered plasma thruster was installed separately at the stern of the ship, while the four auxiliary plasma thrusters were installed on the ridges of the aft section of the hull.

All eight point defense systems are installed on a protrusion at the center of each surface to maximize coverage.

Looking at the ship, which is 52 meters long, 21.2 meters wide, and 16.2 meters high, Platinum was curious about how it could fit seven mechs.

When Bai Jin raised his question, a young man sitting next to Chief Designer Huang stood up.

"Sir, this part was designed by him, so let him explain it to everyone."

"Greetings, sir. My name is Xu Niu, and I am primarily responsible for the design of the escape system."

He then stepped forward and stood next to the screen, zoomed in on the model of the entire ship, focused the image on the bottom of the rear half of the hull, and then brought up a new design drawing.

"Distinguished leaders, please look here. These are the two escape exits originally designed. Each escape exit is equipped with a rotor escape pod with folding wings."

He then switched to the new design, revealing six capsule-shaped concave compartments located on the bottom of the warship.

"Due to the limited internal space of the ship, there is not much redundant space for accommodating mechs. In order to compress the size of the ship as much as possible, I designed six capsule-shaped concave compartments here."

"However, once the capsule is deployed, it will form a structure with half of it exposed, and each capsule is large enough to accommodate a wolf-shaped mech in its heavily folded state."

"In order to ensure that the unfolded compartment does not affect the flagship's high-speed performance, and also to enhance the compartment's resistance to impact, I also installed a teardrop-shaped structure in front of the compartment to reduce wind resistance and increase armor thickness."

After listening to his explanation, Bai Jin nodded and approved of the design.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Lorraine and Chief Designer Huang jointly announced that the design task was completed and the warship would enter the manufacturing stage.

At 8:24, the meeting ended, leaving only Luo Lin, Ouyang Nian, and Bai Jin on the communication channel.

"Frigade No. 2002 has completed its repairs and is en route to the airspace above Kwana City to take over your duties."

"I'll ask Xu Ling."

Immediately afterwards, Bai Jin switched to the communication channel and called out to Xu Ling.

"Are you going to wait here or come back with us? The assault ship has entered the manufacturing stage, and you'll most likely be going to the refit stage."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ling did not hesitate for a second.

"I'll go back with you."

"Okay, I'll have Lorraine arrange it."

Platinum returned to the external communications channel and instructed Lorraine to send an aircrew to pick up several pilots who were also diving deep in the area.

"Received. Expected to arrive together with ship number 2002."

While waiting for the aircrew and frigate 2002 to arrive, Bai Jin and Xu Ling carefully reviewed the technical documents of the assault ship, learning about its performance and armament through the text.

An aircrew consisting of one Peregrine-20 helicopter and two Wasp attack helicopters successfully rendezvoused with the frigate 2002.

Thanks to their small size, all three helicopters were parked on the stern deck of the 2002 frigate.

Subsequently, the frigate No. 2002 headed towards the city of Kanna.

After the frigate 2001 returned to the area above Jask Harbor with Bai Jin and Xu Ling, the two took a helicopter back to the flagship and then plunged into the simulator in the maintenance room.

Because the current AI control program is not fully mature and cannot control the assault ship to unleash its full potential, this warship still needs to be piloted by a human.

Xu Ling and Bai Jin's combination is equivalent to the pilot and weapons officer on a two-seat heavy fighter jet, except that Bai Jin, the "weapons officer," usually does not stay on the warship in the combat zone.

Also participating in the simulation were six mechanical dogs that accompanied the assault ship.

The scenario they simulated was a rainy day with dense anti-aircraft weapons.

With his previous experience controlling flagships, Xu Ling quickly mastered the driving skills of this assault ship and was able to perform various maneuvers in the air with agility.

Meanwhile, Platinum and the mechanical dog familiarized themselves with the improved mechs in the simulator.

Because of the abundant nuclear fusion fuel obtained in this battle, all seven existing mechs have undergone extensive modifications.

Platinum noticed this as he familiarized himself with the mech; aside from the unchanged operating method, all other functions of the mech had been altered.

Before he even entered the mecha in the simulator, he noticed that the mecha's shape had changed. It had transformed from a rugged and heavy mecha with a snow country style into a slender and elegant mecha that blended the styles of the Great Flame and the Knight Alliance.

When she boarded the mech and entered the firing range, she discovered that the biggest change was not in its appearance, but in the weapon she was holding.

As he raised his weapon and aimed at the distant target, the infinity symbol representing ammunition in the lower left corner of his view instantly caught her attention.

"Huh? What's this?"

Somewhat bewildered, Platinum put down the gun that had been set up and held it up to his eyes to examine its structure carefully, but for a moment he couldn't find anything special about it.

As the mech's fingers gently slid across the gun, pushing open a concealed hatch, a miniature plasma generator appeared before Platinum's eyes.

Platinum looked at the transparent compartment, then at the slender gun barrel, and then chose to test fire from a prone position.

When she released the safety switch, a large amount of working fluid was converted into a high-temperature plasma state by the plasma generator and stored in the transparent chamber.

[Charge complete, ready to fire.]

Platinum slowly pulled the trigger, and a powerful recoil hit, slamming the mech hard. Then, a blue-white plasma burst shot out from the muzzle, heading straight for the armored vehicle target in the distance.

When the plasma cluster came into contact with the surface of the armored vehicle, no unusual phenomena occurred; it simply penetrated easily, leaving a hole that had been vaporized by the high temperature.

But then, without consuming much energy, the plasma burst shot out from the other side of the armored vehicle and flew toward the dusty iron wall of the firing range.

Immediately afterwards, the entire blue-white plasma cluster exploded on the wall, bursting out with dazzling light.

When the light faded, a large area of ​​scorched marks appeared on the wall.

Seeing its terrifying destructive power, Platinum put down his weapon and made a communication call to Lorraine, who was adjusting the weapon configuration of the super-heavy tank.

"Commander, please label each weapon in the simulation space, and do the same in reality!"

After hanging up the call, a somewhat bewildered Lorraine asked Cleveland what had happened.

"Commander, the default weapon mounted on the mech is the plasma sniper rifle."

"Snapped!"

A clear slapping sound rang out in the shooting range.

"Ah, that's definitely my fault, but I hope she's not too surprised."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Nian looked up and smiled with a somewhat strange expression.

"I hope you don't get beaten up by Ms. Platinum."

"Well, we'll see when the time comes. Besides, I created this energy weapon for them to improve her combat capabilities."

The two shrugged and then continued working on the upgrade and modification of the super-heavy tank.

In the virtual firing range, Platinum, who had experienced it once before, turned around and went back to the hangar at the back of the range, then looked at the various weapons hanging on the weapon racks.

After careful examination, Bai Qi discovered that none of these weapons were related to existing weapons, and all of them had heating pipes and energy batteries directly connected to the machine.

Reluctantly, Platinum picked out a rifle that looked less powerful and a slender cannon from among the firearms.

Back at the firing range, Platinum used his authority to construct a remote-controlled gun mount on the ground specifically for placing the cannon, and then built a separate power supply facility next to it.

Under her control, the cannon was eventually aimed at the newly finalized super-heavy tank.

The safety mechanism is unlocked, and the plasma converter inside the cannon begins to operate, converting the continuous supply of working fluid into a larger plasma cloud.

The confinement magnetic field then began to work, coalescing the plasma cluster into an ellipse that resembled a rugby ball.

After the signal indicating that the charge was complete, an elliptical plasma plume shot out from the cannon muzzle and, after a short flight, struck the nearby super-heavy tank.

Interference from the electromagnetic armor on the surface of the super-heavy tank caused the plasma cluster to explode, covering the entire frontal armor of the super-heavy tank.

Immediately afterwards, Platinum saw a half-destroyed super-heavy tank, emitting white smoke and covered with signs of melting.

Although she had been mentally prepared, she was still speechless when she saw the terrifying power of the plasma cannon.

After a moment of stunned silence, she took a deep breath, raised her rifle, and aimed at the half-wrecked super-heavy tank.

After adjusting the speed selector to semi-automatic, Platinum pulled the trigger.

At the same time as an extremely gentle recoil occurred, a red laser shot out from the muzzle and hit the still intact turret armor.

"Bang"

After a small, not particularly intense explosion, traces of vaporization appeared on the surface of the turret armor.

Raise the gun, aim, and pull the trigger.

After the familiar recoil subsided, a red beam of light connected the gun muzzle to the super-heavy tank.

With a series of crackling sounds, the laser gun overheated, the laser emitter stopped working, and the red beam disappeared from Platinum's sight in an instant.

She walked up and approached the dark hole.

With the help of her headlamp, she saw the side armor plate that had already been penetrated and the ammunition depot.

"laugh--"

Platinum stood up from the simulator, shook his head, and headed straight for the upper-level design room.

"Bang!"

The hatch to the design studio was opened with extreme force, and Platinum walked in, placing her hands on the armrests of the chair and looking at Lorraine at very close range.

"My dear Commander, could you please inform me personally before equipping me with these revolutionary weapons, okay?!"

Feeling the heat rushing towards his face and hearing the low laughter behind Bai Jin, Lorraine knew that Ouyang Nian's prediction had come true.

Lorraine thought for only a moment and came up with a somewhat risky solution.

He reached out and wrapped his arms around Platinum's waist, pulling her into his embrace, and then whispered an apology in her ear.

"Aww!"

Platinum reached out and pinched Lorraine's waist. He twisted it hard.

She then stood up, her face slightly flushed, and looked down at Lorraine, who was rubbing her lower back.

"This is a weapon, Commander. This isn't how you give a surprise."

Lorraine muttered something under her breath, then looked up and assured Platinum.

"I promise it won't happen again."

"Hmph, I doubt you'll do it again."

Platinum put her left hand on her hip, pointed at Lorraine in the air with her right hand, then turned and left the design studio. She chose to take these weapons to the ground for field testing.

After Bai Jin left the design studio, Lorraine rolled her eyes at Ouyang Nian, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines.

"Get to work, get to work. We haven't finished implementing the safety measures for the enhanced model yet."

Okay.

Having had his fill of amusement, Ouyang Nian turned around and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the modification project of the super-heavy tank.

Back in the maintenance room, Platinum, who was about to board the mech, saw a backpack-like item on the back of the mech.

Somewhat curious, Platinum used her legs to leap up the boarding stairs and onto the top of the mecha, looking at the long, thin backpack.

Immediately afterwards, a detailed description of the external backpack appeared on her holographic goggles.

[Knight Type 1 mech-specific aerial propulsion backpack.]

The backpack is centered around a thermonuclear engine and equipped with two plasma nozzles for orientation calibration. Foldable pneumatic components are also located on the left and right sides of the backpack.

[It is a modular component, but it takes up a huge amount of space. Once installed, the mech can only carry one main weapon and two secondary weapons for airdrop.]

Immediately afterwards, all the secondary weapons adapted to the backpack appeared on the holographic eyepiece, including high-frequency weapons for mechs, folding small laser shoulder cannons, laser micro-bullets for mechs, and other small, low-power weapons or components.

Platinum hesitated for a moment looking at the backpack, but finally put it on and equipped it with a folding mini laser cannon and a laser micro-bullet.

All other weapons were loaded into the airdrop weapons bay and will be dropped along with the mech.

"Buzz~"

Amidst the electric shocks, the hatch at the bottom of the mech opened, followed by the release of the restraints on the shoulders and back, and the entire mech began to freefall.

Once Platinum activated the miniature anti-gravity unit inside the mech and the thrusters located at its waist, the mech gradually slowed down under the propulsion of the azure flames, and finally hovered steadily in the rain.

"call."

Platinum took a deep breath, activated the overload protection, and then launched the aerial propulsion backpack.

The thermonuclear engine started, driving the fan to draw in cold air as the working fluid needed for propulsion. Then, two auxiliary nozzles popped out and were fixed behind the left and right shoulders.

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