Chapter 316, Power Armor Technology
After completing the construction of the army including the Phoenix Regiment, Gu Hang only had 18,000 grace points left.
In fact, Gu Hang had another small expense regarding the military.
That is the Black Arrow Army.
The army led by Perbov consists of five direct divisions of the Alliance, stationed on Black Arrow Star to help Nestor Luman and stabilize the situation at home.
After all, the army of the Luman Kingdom was basically destroyed in the war a year ago. It was not a peaceful place that needed troops to be stationed.
At the same time, Gu Hang also needed an army to ensure the stability of the fruits of victory that the alliance had gained in the last war.
However, the huge Luman Kingdom, with a population of 40 million, is almost as large as the population of the Wrathful Star. Although the area is far smaller, it is unrealistic to completely defend it with a team of less than 50,000 people in five divisions.
The Alliance's Black Arrow Army basically entrenched itself in the capital of the Luman Kingdom, the city of Pinser.
The defense of the entire kingdom still depends on the Lumans themselves. Only when there are things that cannot be solved will the Black Arrow Army of the Alliance be dispatched.
Moreover, the number of Black Arrow Army is unlikely to be too small.
Gu Hang has given Perbov the authorization to recruit soldiers in the Kingdom of Luman. The corresponding weapons and equipment will be sent to the Black Arrow Army on the supply ships between the two planets, which mainly rely on Gu's Trading Company, which runs every six months.
Many of the extra individual equipment, artillery and the like will be used to build new troops.
These troops are different from the native troops of the Kingdom of Luman. Gu Hang required that the new troops that Perbov absorbed into the Black Arrow Army must be reported to the Alliance Military and Political Department and follow the establishment process of the Alliance regular army; at the same time, it was required that the initial proportion of officers in this army must be more than 70% from the Alliance; and 10% of the total number of troops must be from the Alliance.
On this basis, the Alliance Military and Political Department will grant this unit an official Alliance Army number and make it affiliated with the Black Arrow Army Group. All participants will be given a probation period, and they can directly obtain Alliance military ranks and Alliance citizenship treatment. After obtaining the Alliance ID card, they can be promoted to higher ranks and positions in the army as usual.
The troops established on Black Arrow Star have 7 divisions, totaling more than 40,000 people. Their regulations are based on the third-line troops such as the garrison division.
This is quite normal.
The Alliance's elite and heavy weapons and equipment were not enough for its own regular troops, and there was also a lack of transportation capacity to send them to Black Arrow Star.
They only transported some light weapons and backward towed artillery, and at most a few heavy grenade launchers in the double digits.
Even the supply of ammunition and part of the weapons production had to be carried out in the Kingdom of Luman.
Fortunately, the G-series light weapons production line that was previously overflowing from Weixing City has been transferred and shipped to Black Arrow Star by air. Although the production capacity is still average, it can at least make up for part of the gap.
The training of these more than 40,000 people, as well as the more than 4,000 people separated from the Black Arrow Army's original regular troops, all need to be supplemented by training.
Fortunately, there is no need for Gu Hang to go.
After the seven Black Arrow Star Garrison Divisions were established, they achieved the required ratio of direct officers and soldiers under the [Soldier Card] system, which was directly reflected in it. Gu Hang only needed to click and spend more than 400 points of grace, and the training of more than 40,000 people could be completed.
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After completing the training of the Black Arrow Star Army, the remaining 18,000 grace points are the grace points that Gu Hang will use for the technology lottery.
Without saying a word, he first found the completed [Phoenix is dying] in the event function, limited the Space Marine technology, and then invested 6,000 points of grace and performed six consecutive draws of 1,000 levels.
The prize pool of one thousand levels is already very barren, with the probability of elite level only 2.5% and advanced level only 20%.
I got three out of six, two at the advanced level and one at the basic level.
This is already very lucky.
There are two advanced levels, namely [Metal Weapon] and [Rhino Troop Carrier]; the basic level is [Individual Rocket Nest].
These three technologies... can be considered as special supplies for Space Marines. Thermoplastics are used for Space Marines with strong individual combat capabilities. When facing some big guys, they can directly deal fatal damage to them. For example, when encountering something like a Titan mecha, the bolter and the chainsaw sword can't deal with it, but a thermo bomb can solve it.
It is useful for Space Marines. After all, they are really capable of penetrating the outer defenses of these big things, rushing to their faces to place bombs and then floating away.
Other troops can also use it. After all, if a single soldier encounters something that needs to be blown up, conventional explosives are not as reliable as thermal bombs.
The Rhino troop carrier is indeed the most commonly used vehicle by major Space Marine chapters.
Compared to the Walker Infantry Fighting Vehicle, the Rhino is bigger, heavier, more armored, and has more firepower and load capacity. It also has a special interface for connecting to the Space Marine power armor, allowing these superhumans to directly use their consciousness to control the vehicle through the black shell of the epidermis.
In other words, in the hands of mortals, this is just a heavily armored infantry fighting vehicle; but in the hands of Space Marines, such a big thing can be driven with an extremely graceful and flexible effect, and the performance is completely on a different level.
If the mortal troops insist on using rhinos, they can, but it is a waste. After all, the cost of a rhino is five times that of a walker.
The same is true for the individual rocket pod. Compared with ordinary rocket launchers, it is larger, heavier, has a larger ammunition load, and has a power armor interface. Ordinary soldiers can also use it, but they have to take a vehicle to install it; and they can't be fired at the thought of a space marine, and the accuracy is greatly increased.
These pieces of equipment have strengthened the Phoenix Regiment... not to say that they have not strengthened at all, but in fact, the strength is not great.
For example, the Alliance couldn't make the melta bomb before, but they can buy it, and it's not too expensive; the Rhino troop carrier can't be popularized in the mortal army because of cost and efficiency issues, but if it's only used on the Phoenix, they only have about 30 people, so four units are enough. The demand is so small, it's better to buy than to make.
Only the rocket pod is still somewhat useful, but it is not used on the Space Marines. Instead, it can be thrown to the Alliance's military industry department, removed from the corresponding control system, installed on armored vehicles or directly on trucks, to make it a vehicle-mounted rocket launcher to enhance the firepower of the artillery unit.
To put it bluntly, it's not that these equipments are not good, but that they can't be scaled up, so there's no need to make them by ourselves. There are only more than 30 Space Marines in total, and they can't buy all the equipment they need separately. It's not cost-effective to spend a lot of time and effort to build a production line just to serve more than 30 people.
Of course, it is still needed as a technical reserve.
In essence, this problem is not caused by technological garbage, but by too few phoenixes.
The core reasons that restrict the growth of the number of Phoenixes are, on the one hand, the number of people, and on the other hand, the power armor.
Next, Gu Hang was counting on the last ten thousand points of grace, the lottery at the ten thousand level.
In the 10,000 level, there is a 60% chance of getting elite technology. Plus the limited space marine technology, the tactical power armor itself is also elite. Overall, the chances are pretty good.
Of course, if you come across the epic technology with a 30% chance of getting the manufacturing technology of the Terminator power armor... that would be a bit tricky, and I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
Gu Hang rubbed his hands together, prayed a little, and clicked it.
The last 10,000 points of grace disappeared like flowing water, but what I got in return was as expected.
[Fourth Generation 'Great' Tactical Power Armor]
It worked out as expected!
But soon, the smile that had just appeared on Gu Hang's face gradually faded away.
Of course, it was great to get the power armor technology he wanted. Now, there were several new recruits among the Phoenix who had grown into superhuman organs and had no armor to wear, not to mention that he had spent 15,000 gift points to train 20 new Phoenix recruits.
These people don't have to worry about wearing power armor.
But the problem is that what Gu Hang drew was the fourth-generation 'Majestic' type power armor.
Up to now, Gu Hang has already made up for the relevant knowledge of Space Marines.
He also knew a lot about the power armor.
At present, the Space Marines in the Empire wear a wide variety of power armor models, but the various complicated models are probably developed based on the basic models of a certain generation.
The most basic Space Marine power armor clearly has nine generations.
But it doesn't mean that the newer the generation, the better. In fact, in the past ten thousand years, not to mention the power armor, the entire empire has not only not made any progress in many technologies, but has regressed.
The Mechanicus's scientific research mainly relies on archaeology, which may not be a joke. After the Great Discontinuity, the technological level of mankind to date is far behind the golden age of mankind before the establishment of the Empire; it is even slightly inferior to when the Emperor was still on earth.
Many generations of power armor are still in production, but the output varies.
For example, the most common type of power armor currently in service in the empire is the eighth-generation 'Skyhawk', which is the power armor currently equipped by all the Phoenixes.
The eighth generation is not the most powerful one because of its awesomeness, but because of its mature technology, easy mass production, simple maintenance, and pretty good performance. These comprehensive aspects make it stand out.
The fourth-generation 'Great' type that Gu Hang just drew is another type. It has excellent performance, but it is difficult to produce and maintain. To this day, there are not many fourth-generation armors left. In some war groups with a rich history, this type of armor is even a 'holy object' that has been passed down for thousands of years. Only the best warriors can wear it. It is a symbol of honor.
It is said that some chapters and individual forge worlds still have the ability to produce this kind of armor, but the output is probably pitifully small.
Okay, now the question is, Gu Hang can now do mass production here.
Later, I am afraid that all members of the Phoenix will be equipped with the "majestic" type.
Although this is not a sin, it is really too eye-catching.
But what can we do?
Gu Hang sighed deeply.
Can't I just put it aside and not use it?
If there is a problem, I will solve it later.
For power armor, two black boxes can be pulled out every month.
This is like giving it away for free.
In addition to this, he took a quick look at the technology of power armor and found that the Alliance had the basic technical capabilities to set up a production line and carry out mass production.
All the technologies that should be extracted have been extracted, such as ceramic steel technology, compressed energy technology, and high-energy anti-gravity engine technology...
However, since there are many technical difficulties in the "Wei'an" power armor itself, even if the mother machine black box is used to make a production line, the requirements for people during production operations are still very high.
The difficulty of mass production is not small. It is estimated that the subsequent self-production speed will be about three units per month.
The main reason is that although the workload is not large, it requires too many high-tech workers. Many processes require people at least at the level of technical specialists or above, using production machines to create them.
But as long as it can produce, that's enough.
This works out to five sets a month. By the time this new batch of Phoenix blood grows up, they will not only have enough to wear, but will even have some surplus.
The rest can be saved for later use in expanding your army.
If it really doesn't work, just secretly sell it. Ordinary power armor costs 50,000 yuan per set, but this one can be sold for at least 100,000 yuan per set - if you don't count the historical factors.
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Fifty thousand points of grace will bring about quite a big change to the alliance.
Although the extracted technologies are basically exclusive to Space Marines and do not have such a great stimulus to the economy, the military construction and talent development have brought strong development momentum to the Alliance.
Moreover, the alliance itself still has a lot of development potential to be released. In addition to the industrial center of Weixing City, many places in the alliance are still in a state of disrepair. A large amount of manpower has not been fully utilized. On a piece of wasteland, people are urgently needed to contribute their efforts to rebuild their homes.
When Ossena reported to Gu Hang, she said that she was sure that by the time the next imperial tax was paid, which was one and a half years later, the per capita output value of Weixing City would be raised to above 3.5, and the per capita output value of the world would be raised to above 1.
This means that based on the current population, the annual output value of the alliance can reach 65 million tax coins.
Gu Hang was of course satisfied with this. His prime minister promised him a two-year GDP growth target of 20%. What was there for him to be dissatisfied about?
What's more, his Prime Minister may have overlooked the difficulty of this promise.
Because the population of the alliance cannot possibly not grow.
In addition to local policies that encourage childbirth, a large number of immigrants from other places are also inevitable.
On Gu Hang's most recent trip to Koroga 3, he brought a group of soldiers from the Angry Bear Legion and replaced the troops that were originally fighting on Koroga 3.
In addition, he also dispatched the 21st to 25th, a total of 5 garrison divisions, plus the 59th Mechanized Brigade, and a large amount of ammunition supplies to Koroja No. 3.
By this point, the number of Alliance soldiers fighting on Koroja 3 will reach 100,000.
The reason for this fight is to support our fellow human beings in their fight and to do our bit.
But in fact, what Gu Hang did was the same as other forces "plundering" Koroja No. 3.
I've helped you so wholeheartedly, so it's only right that I help you evacuate more refugees, right?
(End of this chapter)
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