In terms of direct firepower and armor, a T-3 power armor soldier was no different than a mutated human with a steel plate hanging in front of their chest.
If it was a one on one situation, the power armor's high mobility and adaptability could easily take out the mutated human soldiers who had no defense on their backs. But if it was an army-level battle, the advantage of the power armor would be greatly reduced. The battle would often develop towards relying on cover to vent their firepower.
Jiang Chen learned his lesson from the last battle with the mutated humans.
The ten T-3s did not have any advantage in terms of firepower as they exchanged fire with dozens of Mutants. It could even be said that they were completely suppressed. In the end, they relied on the terrain advantage and sacrificed a few backup fuel rods and one power armor to barely win.
If Jiang Chen had a few more cannons, the situation would be different.
At the same time, the ability to produce heavy firepower was the foundation of a survival base's independent existence.
From any perspective, Fishbone must develop heavy firepower!
And he already began to do so.
The Type-50 electromagnetic pulse cannon technology purchased from Zhao Chenwu was completely digested by the Fishbone base's technicians. Although the base's production conditions were still simple, after half a month of hard work, the Fishbone base's workers created six Type-50 electromagnetic pulse cannons with simple production equipment.
The vehicle-mounted electromagnetic pulse cannon was usually used as a tank's main cannon during wartime, but there was no way to get a tank for it. Therefore, Jiang Chen thought of a compromise.
He welded the Type-50 electromagnetic pulse cannon to the modified truck and strengthened the truck's armor by welding steel plates. At the same time, he placed a gunner at the back to manually fire the cannon.
Therefore, the nondescript electromagnetic pulse cannon tank was born from Jiang Chen's imagination.
Moreover, he even gave this thing a name that was out of the box — Hunting Tiger.
Low armor, medium mobility, high range, high damage. It was effective in the rural areas with fewer buildings, but it was a target in the city. Although the design was a bit extreme, it was the only way to go.
On the other hand, with the production of the Hummingbird drone, the patrolling of the base was completely handled by the palm-sized drones. At present, the reserve of Hummingbird drones in the base had reached more than a hundred, more than enough to form a drone attack formation. Although the ammo capacity of these little guys was not high, once they were formed in numbers, they could launch a group attack.
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The expedition to Shenxiang Town was set for five days later, and the survivors in the base once again became busy.
Although the winter expedition seemed a bit unplanned, as long as it was the boss's decision, they would execute it without hesitation.
The military factory operated overtime. The workers followed Jiang Chen's instructions and welded the Type-50 electromagnetic pulse cannon to the modified truck. The training ground became lively because of this. Soldiers in white winter suits, under the leadership of Cheng Weiguo, were nervously training before the war.
Although everyone was seriously preparing, Jiang Chen wasn't too worried about this expedition.
There were only 40 mutated humans. On Fishbone's side, not only did the Tigers provide fire support, but they also had helicopters that acted as aerial gunships.
It could be said that there was no suspense in this war.
Wearing a thick winter suit, he walked out of the mansion and headed straight to Jiang Lin's lab.
He was very interested in the scientist who was passionate about the aerospace industry. Not only did he get him a lab, but he also gave him a budget of 1000 crystals per month to purchase the relevant equipment.
Although the current aerospace technology was useless to the Fishbone base, rockets were not only used to shoot into the sky. Shooting to the ground, it was a missile!
Of course, the purpose of his visit this time was not for missiles, but for something else.
Jiang Chen opened the door of the lab, quickly stepped in, and then quickly closed the door behind him.
He stood at the door and shook off the snow on his body before he walked into the room.
"Ahem, what are you playing with?"
A dazzling array of mechanical parts were randomly stacked in the corner of the room. Some of them were related to launching rockets, and some were junk from the Fake Leg Boutique. Although Jiang Lin didn't plan on inheriting his father's business, he still moved these things here.
"Rocket engine …" Jiang Lin was wearing sunglasses, holding an electric torch in his hand, and concentrating on the parts on the table.
Looking at his hair that was stuck into a few clumps by oil, Jiang Chen didn't want to guess how long it had been since he washed his hair.
It was a good thing to be passionate about his career, but …
"Did you finish the task I gave you?" Jiang Chen stepped over a piece of mechanical leg lying on the floor and walked beside him.
"Done, it's on the shelf on your right, the manual is on the second shelf on the bookcase." Jiang Lin carefully soldered a small chip onto the engine as he said without turning his head.
"I say, you can't launch a rocket in this weather, why don't you do something else?" Jiang Chen took down the strange mechanical rack from the shelf, fiddled with it, and said nonchalantly.
"I just need to wait for the weather to clear up … Install an intelligent power control module in the engine, then install a radio obstacle feedback system in the rocket's head. Tsk tsk, I'm a genius," Jiang Lin said to himself, his face full of excitement.
Although Jiang Chen didn't know what he was excited about.
"Kinetic skeleton, model: K1." A small line of text was engraved on the side of the metal as Jiang Chen read it out in a quiet voice.
He looked back at the mechanical rack in his hand, fumbled around for a while, but still couldn't figure out what to do. So he walked to the bookcase, took down the manual, and followed the steps to put it on.
The lightweight plastic metal attached to the side of the limbs, and the spine was covered by overlapping metal strips.
Simply put, this thing was like a metal skeleton. Although it felt metallic, it didn't feel cumbersome when he wore it.
Jiang Chen moved his limbs and moved his fingers, but he didn't feel any use for this thing. He couldn't help but have a confused expression on his face.
Seeing that the boss already put on his masterpiece, Jiang Lin put down what he was doing, clapped his hands, and walked over.
"The activation button is on your neck, you can try pressing it."
Following Jiang Lin's instructions, Jiang Chen suspiciously put his finger to the side of his neck and quickly found a button. He then tentatively pressed it.
A faint electric current sound passed by. Jiang Chen felt the back of his neck go slightly numb, and in the next moment, a shocked expression appeared on his face.
This feeling was magical, as if the metal strips were a part of his body. What moved his body was no longer the bones in his flesh, but the metal skeleton outside his body!
Jiang Chen moved his arms, and the shock on his face became more and more obvious.
It was hard to describe this feeling. Specifically, it was as if the metal skeleton was his hand, and the real hand was just a tool he was "holding".
"K1 kinetic skeleton, the pride of the Fake Leg Boutique." A proud smile appeared on Jiang Lin's face as he took a curved plastic plate from the side and pressed it on the empty slot in front of Jiang Chen's chest.
"Removable armor, super molecular weight polyethylene bulletproof partition, no problem defending against normal rifle bullets. The outside is coated with a scattering layer, and it also has a certain degree of defense against laser bullets. Of course, I personally don't recommend you take a few shots just to test the strength of the armor. "
As he spoke, Jiang Lin took a few more curved plastic plates and put them on Jiang Chen's chest, abdomen, thigh, and shoulder blades.
"It's almost done." Jiang Lin stood up and clapped his hands. He smiled as he took the tablet from the table and connected a data cable to the disk behind Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen's limbs drooped as he watched with interest as Jiang Lin's fingers rapidly tapped on the screen. Soon, the numbing sensation on the back of his neck disappeared and was replaced by the shock of his nerves passing through the metal.
This time, it wasn't just the metal that drove his limbs, but the metal and his limbs were both controlled by his brain.
As he moved his limbs, the shock on Jiang Chen's face became more and more obvious.
Jiang Lin looked at the expression on the boss' face and laughed. He quickly stepped aside and made a "please" gesture as he proudly said, "Try punching the sandbag."
Hearing this, Jiang Chen clenched his fist with a thin finger guard and used all the strength in his body to punch.
Dust flew everywhere.
The violent impact dented the sandbag, and the hanging chain made a "squeak" sound as it couldn't handle the weight.
"Nice hit! Let me see … 971 kilograms, not bad. "Jiang Lin touched his chin and nodded as he professionally adjusted the data on the tablet.
Not bad? That's insane!
Jiang Chen stared at his own hand in shock as he mocked in his mind.
Almost a ton of punch force! A normal person's punch force was around 100 kilograms. He remembered that the boxing champion Mike Tyson in the modern world only had 400 kilograms.
But since the sandbag didn't break through in one punch, the quality must be pretty good.
Shocked by the power, Jiang Chen couldn't help but look at the sandbag a few more times.
"Let's try the power index." Jiang Lin quickly walked to the other side of the room.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen tried to move his legs. After he realized that there was no problem with his coordination, he also walked over.
It was a metal box the size of a wardrobe. The protruding part seemed to be something like a weight machine. The white metal shell flashed with an unknown signal light, and the meter on the side emitted a faint fluorescent light.
"Put your hand on the handle and lift it with all your strength." Jiang Lin put a weight lever in his hand and made a "please" gesture with a smile.
Jiang Chen followed his instructions and put his hand on the barbell before he suddenly lifted it.
"Perfect!" Jiang Lin snapped his fingers as he said excitedly.
Compared to Jiang Lin's excitement, Jiang Chen's mood could only be described as ecstatic.
With just a few metal racks, they could give people power that surpassed the genetic vaccine's modification limit. If every soldier was equipped with one, the combat power of the Fishbone base would more than double!
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