(Today is Christmas Eve, right? It is also Saturday. I will update one chapter every Monday. Dear book friends, you should also pay attention to safety when going out on Christmas Eve. Old Driver You should pay more attention to safety when driving, hahahaha)
The task was assigned by Xiao Ran in a few words. With the two action troops composed of Luo, El-Elf, Luo, Yulan and Yufang and Sousuke Sagara participating in the operation, they could completely support a small war.
And Luo, who is also B-class Pilot, even if he only drives a Gundam Astray that has only the D-level limit but can exert the special power of Super Robot Mecha, he can also take the place of Xiao Ran in the middle of the battle, and even far exceeds the destructive power of Xiao Ran who only drives Variable Fighter.
There is some danger in this operation. After all, we are entering the territory of a superpower to fight. But as long as there are not many local participants involved in the battle and can end the battle and start evacuating in the shortest time, then the risk is definitely not as great as imagined. After all, ordinary AS and low-level Super Robot participants cannot be Xiao Ran or Luo's opponents.
After the task assignment, other people began to lay out the specific action plan in detail. Even El-Elf also participated in the arrangement of the action plan, but Luo walked up to Xiao Ran and patted him on the shoulder. He smiled and said, "It seems that you have gained quite a lot in the past few days. After this operation is completed, the manufacture of MS can be put on the schedule."
Xiao Ran nodded and said, "After all, for the participants in the super zone, it is only a novice stage task. We have already had the power to crush us since we came to this world, and we have not encountered any enemies that can cause trouble. If the transforming fighter plane is not only a semi-finished product, the progress may be faster."
"We are not armed enough to use Micro Missile. In addition, we do not have the firepower to support multiple locks and cannot provide fire coverage. You may find it troublesome in battle, but there is no way around it. After all, even if Variable Fighter can be manufactured, there are still certain deficiencies in materials and craftsmanship."
Luo paused for a moment while speaking, and then smiled, "Although it has performance similar to VF-171, it cannot enter the universe, and the hardware does not reach the level of VF-17. It can only be said to be a piece of product that has the performance of VF-171. But this time I have brought you something good, which should satisfy you."
"Is there any surprise?" Xiao Ran raised his eyebrows. He had long been dissatisfied with the current Variable Fighter Xiao Ran and had always wanted to replace the machine.
Originally, a pilot of the assault Firepower Type was driving a machine with sufficient assault speed, but too weak weapon power and too little firepower, which made him feel like he had been the pilot of the assault Melee Type for a long time.
Luo laughed, with a complacent look on his face. He patted Xiao Ran on the shoulder and said, "It's not really a surprise. I just made a backpack for Variable Fighter during this period. Now I have a lot more resources at my disposal than when I was at Mithril. For some things, as long as I make a plan and come up with the drawings and technology, someone will be responsible for the production. It saves me a lot of trouble. Making a backpack is not too troublesome."
"Heavy backpack?" Xiao Ran's eyes lit up. If the firepower that Variable Fighter can get after equipping it can just meet Xiao Ran's current needs, it will bring great convenience in battle.
"Yes, although it is just a replica, the Variable Fighter backpack is just that. It took a little effort to make it." Luo sat down next to Xiao Ran, shrugged and said, "After checking the equipment there, I discovered that there is also a Micro Missile production line, which is different from the Micro Missile we use."
"This Micro Missile is half the size of the Micro Missile we use. It is generally a missile used by individual soldiers and small drones. It is too powerful and is generally only used to deal with personnel, small buildings and lightly armored targets. It is slow in speed and short in range. In my opinion, it has almost no advantages."
"Then I changed the design of this small Micro Missile according to the design of Micro Missile. Finally, I made the missile a little bigger based on the original, and the overall performance was improved by about double. This also relied on the limits of existing materials and processes. It barely satisfied the performance for AS use and was just enough to be used as a heavy-duty backpack Micro Missile."
"Relatively, the launch port and capacity of the missile have also been changed due to the size of the missile. The number of missiles is one-third more. However, the tracking performance of this missile is not very good. It can only be said that it has the tracking performance of conventional missiles in the world. The effective range is only five kilometers, so it is only suitable for attacking close targets."
"Except for the missiles, the backpack itself has the same appearance as the original backpack. It is also equipped with Thermonuclear Energy Engine and Additional Thruster, replacing the original standard warhead flank positions with real full-power Beam Gun, instead of the low-power Beam Laser gun used on the current Variable Fighter, and finally two 100M Cluster Beam Cannon guns that can only be used for frontal attack."
"I think you will be satisfied with this level of firepower. I also know that you will definitely be dissatisfied with the use of this Variable Fighter, but the new machine is too troublesome. Please stop looking for things for me during this time. Just use it with the equipment."
After saying that, a tired look appeared on Luo's face, which made Xiao Ran feel a little nervous and smiled apologetically at Luo. It could make Luo, who is a participant and has super physical fitness, look tired. So I am afraid that Luo has not even had much time to rest during this period. This also shows how busy Luo is.
In view of the difficulty between manufacturing a heavy-armored backpack with external components and manufacturing a new aircraft, a backpack that can effectively enhance the firepower of the Variable Fighter is of course simpler to manufacture. There is basically no joint structure, skeleton structure, armor structure, system structure and other messy things to speak of. The weapons and energy required to create a frame and load it can be used.
But if it were to make a machine body, the matter would be too complicated. Luo was currently responsible for many things, and he could only find another way to enhance the combat power of the machine used by Xiao Ran. He really couldn't spare the time to prepare a new machine body for Xiao Ran in a short period of time.
The backpack now produced by Luo Nong is actually not much different from a real heavy armored backpack except for the missiles. Four Beam Gun and two Cluster Beam Cannon can be used together without missiles, which fully meets all the needs of Xiao Ran with full firepower.
Moreover, it takes time to make a new body. How can you make a backpack so quickly that you can now use it on Variable Fighter? It can be said that Luo has put a lot of effort into the Xiao Ran body.
"Thank you." Xiao Ran patted Luo's shoulder and said, "It's enough if you have a backpack that can be used. After returning from this operation, I will leave everything I can for the following people to do. You should also have a good rest."
"Okay, okay, this is not enough to make you too tired to move. There are still many things to do next. The N-Jammer project has been launched. Although it stands to reason that only a few official versions of N-Jammer are needed to cover the entire earth, I have prepared a few more quantities just in case."
"The next step is N-Jammer Canceller, as well as the launch of MS. Although these MSs only need to be copied to the level of Gundam Astray, and I will take out the research results of Mithril's fourth-generation AS to create new ASs. Anyway, there are a lot of things waiting for me to deal with."
"I will pay attention to rest and other things, but this time without the help of those equipment, and the industrial strength and technical capabilities here are too poor, next time I encounter such a situation or a worse situation, I really can't do anything by myself, and with our current team, I really can't take care of it just by myself. We should find a few suitable people to supplement it."
"I know this too, but I haven't met a suitable candidate. After all, even Technicians needs to have the ability to fight." Xiao Ran patted Luo's shoulder and sighed, "There are really not many generalists who understand technology, but I also have a goal here. During this time, I will find a way to get in touch with him first."
Luo also knows that what Xiao Ran said is indeed a problem. Unless Technicians is really excellent, there is really no need to join the team. After all, Prometheus will go to different worlds to carry out missions, and will encounter many dangerous situations. Technicians without self-protection and combat capabilities will become a drag that must be protected at all times.
Only people like him who have fighting ability, high potential and excellent technical ability are truly suitable to join the team. It is indeed difficult to find people with both skills and combat power. The key depends on whether the character is suitable.
The two people deliberately kept their voices very low when they spoke, so others only noticed what they were saying but could not hear the specific content. It didn't take long before Xiao Ran and Luo walked out of the conference room and arrived at Gnakuli.
In Gnakuli, the two containers brought by Luo have been opened. At this time, all the things inside have been taken out through the equipment and AS on Danner's Son, and placed next to Variable Fighter in categories. They only waited until Luo arrived to direct the preparation personnel of Gnaku to install the things on Variable Fighter.
A heavy-duty backpack has many components. After equipping the Variable Fighter, it is basically equivalent to adding a layer of heavy armor to the Variable Fighter. A pair of leg kits contains a total of four missile bays. A pair of flying wing kits contains missile bays and four Beam Guns. The front and rear torso armor contains missile bays and two Cluster Beam Cannon doors. The waist armor contains missile bays, which are completely like fire pendants.
Some parts need to be transformed into MS Form before they can be equipped, so they must wait until Xiao Ran comes to the Gnaku to activate the body before they can be installed.
Because there is no special Mechanical Arm, it took almost an hour to install it manually. The Variable Fighter equipped with a heavy-duty backpack is much stronger under the MS Form. It gives people a powerful feeling when caught up.
After Xiao Ran tested the opening and closing of each missile hatch in the cockpit, and tried to correct the access parameters, everyone who had been busy for a long time felt their scalps numb when looking at the missiles densely packed up and down the entire body.
However, after checking, Xiao Ran also discovered that if you want to use multiple locks to launch a full-gun salvo, you must keep Variable Fighter in Fortress Mode or fighter mode. Otherwise, if you use MS Form to fire a full-gun salvo, it can only be used to deal with enemies above your head.
Regarding Xiao Ran, we just need to pay attention to it. It does not matter much in what form the full-gun salvo is used. If MS Form is really used in combat after equipping a backpack, it will only appear with Close Combat. In addition, the explosive characteristics of Xiao Ran can completely change the posture of the body in an instant, and there will be basically no impact.
In addition to bringing the external firepower component of the heavy backpack to Xiao Ran, Luo also brought another thing, a trial production N-Jammer, a cylinder similar to the shape of a missile. There is also a drill underneath that allows N-Jammer to drill into the ground and make it difficult to destroy.
However, there is no need to use this thing in this mission. Otherwise, Sousuke Sagara's Kharg, Yulan and Yufang's Hell Monarch, and even Danner's Son will also be affected and cannot be used. The purpose of bringing Luo here is just to add an insurance to Xiao Ran.
As the distance to the mission target location got closer and closer, Xiao Ran took the lead in driving Variable Fighter without ECS and flew away from Danner's Son alone. Luo's Gundam Astray occupied a large Transport Aircraft alone and curled up in it. ASs were sent to Transport Aircraft, and the operational personnel who were fully armed and carried weapons were also in place.
After finally reaching the departure time, Danaan flew into the sky through the surface of the water, turned on the ECS stealth system and disappeared into the night, flying to their respective scheduled mission locations.
According to the mission plan, the Gundam Astray driven by Luo will be the first to be dropped. After landing, it will disrupt the defense force on the factory ground to create a safe landing environment for the AS that will be dropped next. On the other side, the Variable Fighter of Xiao Ran will also be the first to launch an attack at the scheduled time, clearing the anti-aircraft firepower of the target location and allowing the action team to land safely to officially start the rescue operation.