Nature Calls

"It's so tall, a regular transport ship simply can't fit it. It seems that if we want to wear it for ground landing exploration operations, we can only use a transport ship to carry it." Yue Yuan said after listening to Yu Nanfeng's introduction.

Yu Nanfeng stopped explaining the performance of the Spacesuit Modification and answered Yue Yuan's question, "Yes, the transport ships planned for landing have already begun to be upgraded and modified to match the Spacesuit Modification spacesuit, since this New Spacesuit still needs to rely on ships to carry out its work."

"Hmm, Spacesuit Modification to 'New Spacesuit' sounds a bit strange. From now on, let's call this type of general-purpose spacesuit a 'new type of spacesuit,' and we won't make a military version of this type. If we achieve a breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion miniaturization, then we'll make a matching military version. We won't call it a mecha, but rather a closed-type multi-functional military-grade powered exoskeleton Tactical Armor, or simply Tactical Armor." Yue Yuan first affirmed the value of this New Spacesuit, and then talked about the future military version.

To be honest, he felt that this type was designed based on the functions of Spacesuit, and changing it to a military version would not only be cumbersome, but also somewhat incongruous.

Therefore, high-powered weapons are not equipped. Instead, these New Spacesuit will be equipped with various tools, such as large handheld cutters, machetes, hammers, shovels, and wrenches. After all, once humans are in these things, they will no longer need the small tools they used to use.

As for the electronic devices used in the exploration, there is no need to make enlarged versions, because the engineers who designed the New Spacesuit have already considered the application of these tools. They have designed a small hand that extends from the large hand of the Spacesuit and is operated with computer assistance.

With the new combat suits, future ground base construction will definitely be much faster, because the self-powered New Spacesuit are like a super-powerful version of humans, making them more agile than conventional equipment like excavators and bulldozers. Even for smaller building components, cranes won't be needed; a single person wearing the New Spacesuit can handle the task.

So, in general, the New Spacesuit was designed based on this concept and is not really suitable for being modified into a military version again.

"The Hope has ample resources. We'll strive to complete all tests and mass-produce a certain quantity before landing," Yue Yuan added.

Yu Nanfeng said confidently, "We are now conducting final tests. The next step is to optimize the various detailed functions and subtle operational actions of the New Spacesuit. Our goal is not only to optimize the ground environment, but also the space environment and deep-sea operations."

"Very good."

Yue Yuan looked up at the New Spacesuit again. The hoisting of the two core reactors had been completed, and Mechanical Engineering Department were installing the sealed outer shell of the New Spacesuit on the lifting Work Platform.

Seeing this, Yue Yuan suddenly thought of a question, and it seemed that this question was not reflected in the design of the New Spacesuit. So he said to Yu Nanfeng, who was standing to his left, "Does the New Spacesuit take into account people's three urgent needs?"

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Yu Nanfeng was taken aback, then shook his head and said, "No, the machine is too small. It's already full of various functional devices."

"I see." Yue Yuan stroked his chin. Doesn't that mean that if the pilot encounters an emergency, he has to return to the transport ship to resolve it?

This limits the duration of operation of the New Spacesuit.

But that's alright, since this thing is a general-purpose device that mainly relies on large platforms like bases and transport ships to operate, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, it wouldn't work if the military version were like this in the future.

Thinking this through, Yue Yuan immediately reminded him, "If we don't consider this aspect, the general-purpose Spacesuit is not a big problem, but if it is a future military version, it is best to take this into account as well."

"Of course, Chief of Staff, don't worry about that." Yu Nanfeng seemed to know what Yue Yuan was worried about, so he smiled and said, "According to the Chief of Staff, although the military version still has to wait for the Nuclear Fusion miniaturization technology to succeed, the Mechanical Engineering Department side has already started to design sketches in advance. In our vision, the height of the military Tactical Armor is about ten to twenty meters. In addition to the enlarged size, many shipborne guns can also be miniaturized and installed accordingly."

As for the cockpit, our idea is to adopt a two-compartment structure, with the inner compartment resembling New Spacesuit, and the outer compartment connecting various life support equipment, including the urination and defecation system connected to the pilot in the inner compartment. Some experts are conducting experiments to verify the comfort and hygiene of this system.

In addition, an acceleration decelerator will be installed between the inner and outer compartments to facilitate the driver's performance of G-force maneuvers.

Yue Yuan nodded slightly to indicate that he had done a good job. Although the Acceleration Buffer Fluid had not yet been developed, many things could indeed be designed in advance.

If we only try to fix things when they happen, then being prepared for a rainy day is just empty talk.

Thinking of this, Yue Yuan suddenly remembered the New Warship. He remembered that after the realization of Controlled Nuclear Fusion, many derivative technologies emerged like mushrooms after rain during that period, especially the progress of various materials technologies. Based on these, the new generation of warships should have taken these into consideration.

After all, having experienced the 'life-or-death acceleration' event, humanity now only has one Callisto Warship left, Europa.

"New Warship." Upon hearing Yue Yuan's inquiry, Yu Nanfeng thought for a moment, seemingly recalling relevant matters. After a while, he pondered and said, "I remember now, there is such a thing. Half a year ago, Gao Kun from the Design Institute mentioned it. I just don't know if the design drawings have been completed yet. I'll have to ask him for details."

"However, one thing I am certain of is that the New Warship will definitely be much larger than the Callisto Warship. I remember once I went to the Materials Technology with Gao Kun to discuss this issue. According to the high-strength alloy material data provided by Xu Zhenyi, Gao Kun estimated that it would not be a problem to build the New Warship to be 1,500 to 1,800 meters long."

"Hmm." Yue Yuan simply hummed in acknowledgment.

He knew that the Design Institute would be the best source of information on the specific design of the New Warship, and besides, he was now considering whether the New Warship needed to be built that big.

Regarding this matter, Yue Yuan believes that we cannot make subjective assumptions. We must bring together Design Institute, Material Science experts, and the military to hold a seminar with the commander-in-chief.

Although humanity has clashed with the Silver Mist, it was far from a cosmic war, or perhaps it didn't even qualify as a cosmic war at all. After all, it was a one-sided crushing defeat.

Humanity needs to envision a war environment, a form of combat between civilizations of equal standing, and correspondingly, the design philosophy of warships must be designed according to this idea.

Does it need to be that large? What weapons should it be equipped with? Should it be equipped with various other types of ships? All these questions need to be answered by considering a hypothetical enemy of a civilization of the same level.

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