1173. Equipment update (Part 1)
The representative who only saw this Halo Weapon Systems Group clicked on the data in front and said, "Pelican aerospace carrier aircraft, currently we have chosen the D77-TC model, which is the most difficult to implement. It is 30.5 meters long, 23.3 meters wide, and has an unloaded weight of 138 tons. It has strong maneuverability and stronger survivability, and can be airborne in any battlefield environment."
In the screen, the picture of Pelican transport was enlarged. "In the original design, the Pelican was equipped with electromagnetic pylons and physical pylons, with a maximum load capacity of 67 tons. But our engineers adjusted the design, installed an anti-gravity device on the Pelican, and changed the engine to Hypermatter engine, this increases the maximum weight of the Pelican to 220 tons. After optimization, a Scorpion tank can be loaded into the cabin or 40 soldiers can be transported. On this basis, at least 150 tons of cargo can be hoisted through the pylon!"
"Not only that, the enhancement of the engine allows us to add Deflector Shield and auxiliary engines to the Pelican, which strengthens the air and space combat capabilities. The maximum cruising speed in the atmosphere can also reach Mach 1.8 - of course, if you really want to hang something down there, it is best to It's better to choose Hiss high-speed cruise, hahahaha." The representative of the Halo Group laughed, "But this also greatly improves the Pelican's penetration capabilities. They can completely penetrate a city with a strict air defense system, drop their things, and then return safely!"
He continued, "Moreover, the Pelican's excellent carrying capacity allows us to hang Group Four missile pods on the wings. Each pod can install 8 missiles, plus a blaster laser cannon on the nose, and the hatch can be opened during low-altitude flight. Use a preset bracket at the hatch to use a grenade launcher or laser cannon to increase firepower output."
Qi Jian was also writing something in his notebook, then raised his head and asked, "What are the advantages and disadvantages of Pelican transport and the LAAT/I assault transport boat currently widely used by Galactic Republic?"
A representative of the Halo Group said, "The current Pelican transport has actually combined the Galactic Republic technologies we can use, including anti-gravity devices, Hypermatter engine, blaster cannons and Deflector Shield, but we have not lost the original design intention of the Pelican."
"Compared with Galactic Republic's LAAT/I, the Pelican has a larger carrying capacity, is faster, and has better protection. Its only weakness is that its firepower is slightly weaker. Our engineers did plan to add a weapon pod to both sides of the Pelican before, but later decided that there was no need to add to it and just maintain its own characteristics! So, yes, the function of the Pelican is very simple! Send things to the point safely and quickly! Done!"
The representative of Tyran Heavy Industries was still a little unwilling. She stood up and said, "But our G-226 medical transport aircraft has fully considered the battlefield support capabilities. We have added a remote treatment system on the transport aircraft, which can treat infantry units on the ground directly from the transport aircraft! In other words, with the support of the medical transport aircraft, our soldiers can fight for a longer time!"
Another Staff Department official next to him looked at the information and scratched his head, and said, "But from this report, it seems that if a medical transport plane is to directly treat ground infantry units, the infantry must take off their clothes, and the transport plane needs to descend to a height of about 50 meters. This 50-meter height is quite dangerous, Republic army even Blaster rifle can threaten our transport plane. And..."
He continued to flip through some experimental records, "If you don't take off your clothes, the skin that grows may grow together with the clothes... And during the experiment, some people made calculation errors due to different physiques, and some strange... uh, things grew on the wounds?"
"These things can be surgically removed after returning to the base! As long as they do not affect the soldiers' actions and combat at the time, it is enough!" said the representative of Tyran Heavy Industries.
Several Staff Departments looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.
An older female staff officer said, "Our army's current battlefield rescue includes the first-aid spray produced by Umbrella Pharmaceutical Group as emergency treatment, and then the medical equipment carried by the medical soldiers serves as the second layer of support. With these two guarantees, the wounded can be supported to the transport aircraft and transported back to the rear field hospital. In this case, the battlefield treatment effect of the medical transport aircraft cannot be greatly improved or helped."
"But..." Representative Tyran Heavy Industries wanted to argue, but Qi Jian waved his hand to stop him.
"Well, the current next-generation updated procurement plan for our army's front-line transport aircraft has determined the D77-TC Pelican transport model as Halo Weapon Systems Group. The G-226 medical transport aircraft will not be purchased by our army, and the APOD-33 transport aircraft currently in service will gradually withdraw from the front-line combat forces." Qi Jian concluded.
"Then... the next topic is... Hercules Dropship (Hercules Dropship) of Tyran Heavy Industries." The secretary adjusted his glasses and said.
The representative of Tyran Heavy Industries suddenly became energetic this time. She cleared her throat and said, "The goal of Hercules Transport is to make up for the lack of large transport/landing ships in our army. Currently, the main large landing ships used by our army are Diamond-class multi-purpose transport cruiser produced by the Technological Alliance, and C-9979 landing ship produced by Trade Federation."
"Although Diamond-class multi-purpose transport cruiser has good performance, it takes into account combat missions, so the cost is relatively high. After all, it is a spacecraft that needs to be imported, and the cost is even more difficult to control. The C-9979 transport ship is extremely unreasonable in terms of space utilization, so it can only be used on Luukri-Hok-class battleship."
"So... the emergence of Hercules Dropship will allow our army to deliver armored units and infantry units faster when conducting large-scale landing operations. Hercules Dropship is 100 meters long and 27 meters high. It can carry an entire combat battalion of troops, or it can carry three Thor Mechs. It can be said that only one Hercules Dropship transports the military force to immediately suppress a landing position. And..."
The representative of Tyran Heavy Industries said with some pride, "We have also overcome the biggest design problem in Hercules Dropship. We have combined the transport ship's carrying compartment and rescue capsule. Even if the transport ship is shot down, the troops and armored units transported can still land successfully. And the optimized loading and unloading system of Hercules Dropship can unload everything carried within 2 minutes!"
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[Easter egg chapter attached picture: D77-TC Pelican.]