If power armor is the full-body plate armor of heavy cavalry, then mechanical exoskeleton is the chain armor of light infantry.
The total weight is only 10kg, and the front polyethylene armor can protect against 7-12 direct rifle rounds. If it were a rifle from the modern world, there would be no way to penetrate its armor.
After equipping it, the maximum weight carried by an individual soldier will increase to 300 kilograms.
The power source is two fist-sized energy-concentrated batteries attached to the upper part of the pelvis. After a full charge, the wearer can ensure that the wearer can carry a 300 kilogram weight at a speed of 12 kilometers per hour for one hour, or continue to fight in a normal environment for 12 hours. After the power is exhausted, it can be charged through a solar charger or instantaneously charged through sub-crystals.
It can be said that in addition to the aerospace technology that has not yet seen results, another major reason why Jiang Chen recruited Jiang Lin was for the mechanical exoskeleton technology of the prosthetic leg boutique. Although he failed to inherit his father's business, he still learned some related technologies under the force of his father.
After personally experiencing the power of the K1 mechanical exoskeleton, Jiang Chen immediately raised the question of whether it could be deployed in the army.
"Mass-produced and deployed in the army?" Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard Jiang Chen's inquiry, and then a strange expression appeared on his face, "Do you know the cost and time of producing such a set of mechanical exoskeletons?"
"How much?" Jiang Chen asked nonchalantly.
"According to the market price in the Sixth Street District, the cost of what you are wearing now is about 900 sub-crystals. 900 sub-crystals can buy a dozen slaves and give them a rifle. And no matter what kind of super soldier it is, it is impossible You can win more than a dozen guns." Jiang Lin sighed and calculated the financial accounts for Jiang Chen.
"But now Sixth Street is no longer selling people."
He pressed on the metal piece attached to the back of his neck. A slight electric sound sounded, and Jiang Chen took off the mechanical exoskeleton worn on his body.
"People are not sold in the Sixth Block, but they are sold in other places. For example, Su City, where there is the largest slave market in Suzhou and Hangzhou Province. They will come to the Sixth Block next spring -" Jiang Lin tried to convince his boss.
"But we can't wait until next spring." Jiang Chen smiled and put the mechanical exoskeleton into his hand. "When the snow melts next year, the mutants will march towards Qingpu from No. 7. As the only survivor force here that can handle it, we will definitely bear the brunt of the pressure from the mutants."
Hearing this, Jiang Lin's face instantly turned pale.
He has never heard of this. If he had heard of it, he would not dare to work here even if he were killed. The reason why he just wanted to persuade his boss to give up mass production of mechanical exoskeletons. It's just out of worry that his time for researching rockets will be squeezed.
"Do you regret coming here?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.
Jiang Lin swallowed, looked aside and said, "I don't dare."
"Don't be afraid, and your heart rate has already told me that you regret it." Jiang Chen smiled and patted his shoulder without accusing him of being timid. "Fear is normal. Everyone is afraid of death. If you are afraid, then do as I say."
"I heard that the mutants in No. 7 cost several thousand." Jiang Lin said with difficulty.
"To be precise, it's three thousand, maybe a little more, but this is not something you need to worry about. The mechanical exoskeleton must be mass-produced. No matter how much sub-crystal you spend, you must get it for me before January next year. Come out with 50 sets." Jiang Chen said in a tone that left no room for doubt.
Even if a set costs 900 sub-crystals, 50 sets are only 45,000 sub-crystals. Fish bone base is not bad for money. It’s time to turn the wealth accumulated in the early stage into combat power.
Swallowing again, Jiang Lin looked at the serious look in his boss's eyes and nodded with difficulty.
"I try... but I can't do it alone. I need an assistant."
"How much do you want, just tell me."
"Let me think about it... It takes 10 people to hand-build the metal skeleton, 4 people to weld the chips, 8 people to draw the circuit, and modify the power system... A rough estimate is that at least 40 workers are needed. Complete an assembly line. In this case, we should barely be able to complete 50 sets of mechanical exoskeletons before January next year." Jiang Lin said with a wry smile.
The total population of the base is just over 200, and everyone has a job. There is no way to spare these 40 people.
However, what Jiang Chen said next made him stunned.
"I'll give you 80 people. Can you double the production?"
"Yes, yes, but are there so many idle people in the base?" Jiang Lin couldn't help but said.
"You don't need to worry about this. It will be available soon. From now on, you only need to study how to design this production line, how to train your assistants, and what materials need to be purchased. The personnel will be in place in five days." Jiang Chen haha smiled.
There are not that many people in the Fish Bone Base, but there are in Shenxiang Town.
More than seven hundred survivors were captured by mutants, and all they had to do was get these people back.
As for whether they will be obedient
In the wasteland, there is actually no essential difference between being rescued and being captured.
If they want to survive, they must obey.
... ...
After coming out of Jiang Lin's laboratory, Jiang Chen went to the community center and found Wang Qing, who managed the base warehouse.
When Jiang Chen came to the office, the girl with freckles was checking the warehouse's ledger as usual. After seeing Jiang Chen, her eyes lit up, she immediately put down her work, stood up and came to greet him.
"I'm just here to check on the base's supplies, so don't be so nervous." Jiang Chen smiled gently and joked.
Wang Qing's face turned red in embarrassment. Pushing up her glasses on the bridge of her nose, she took out the tablet terminal from the table and showed Jiang Chen the statistics.
First is Yajing.
After several trade accumulations, the stock of sub-crystals in the Fish Bone Base has reached a terrifying 790,000. Due to the addition of many production lines, sub-crystal consumption last month reached 30,000 sub-crystals. This includes the procurement of raw materials and the direct consumption of energy by industrial production.
Jiang Chen asked Wang Qing to set aside 50 Yajing as working capital for the acquisition of shares in the soon-to-be-established Sixth District Bank. The other 290,000 sub-crystals will be used as production expenses, even if a mechanical exoskeleton production line is added. It is more than enough to last until January next year.
The other thing is the arms reserve.
There are currently 200,000 rounds of ammunition in the base, 60% of which are produced in the military factory in the base. Since acquiring the bullet production line of the Gray Gu Mercenary Group, the Fish Bone Base has begun to develop in the direction of producing its own arms.
There are also 5kg mass ammunition, which is the standard ammunition for the Type 50 electromagnetic gun. As five Hunter Tigers converted from trucks left the factory, the production capacity of the military factory also began to tilt towards mass bombs. The current reserves are two hundred rounds. It is being replenished at a production rate of fifty rounds per day.
Then there are grain reserves.
After a period of consumption and a large amount of replenishment during the last return, the base currently has 8 tons of rice, 2 tons of potatoes, and some easy-to-preserve vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, carrots, and celery, totaling 5 tons. 2 tons of pickled products such as sausages and bacon. Ever since Jiang Chen discovered that buying canned food is cheaper than buying fresh food, the canteen at the fish bone base no longer provides canned food. All cans are only for sale or to reward deserving survivors.
According to the algorithm of one person per day and one pound of rice. This food is more than enough to feed 200 people for two years. Considering that more than 700 survivors will join soon, the consumption of food is bound to accelerate. But even so, there is no problem in sustaining this batch of food for half a year.
"By the way, the base is planning to add a new mechanical exoskeleton production line. Jiang Lin will send the purchase list over soon. Send someone to the Sixth Block to purchase it."
"Yes." Wang Qing nodded seriously, and then wrote down Jiang Chen's words on the tablet.
As the amount of supplies in the base increases, one warehouse manager is obviously not enough. After consulting Wang Qing's opinion, Jiang Chen added a logistics department to the administrative department of the base, responsible for managing warehouse materials, daily expenses, and trade-related matters. Originally, that girl Sun Jiao was in charge of the trade, but she seemed to have a headache with these "trivial matters", so the job was left to the logistics department.
Naturally, Wang Qing serves as the head of the logistics department, and the number of people in the department increases to five. Manage a total of 6 warehouses.
"I told you not to be so nervous." Seeing the little girl taking notes carefully, Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile.
Although this little girl has matured a lot compared to when she first came to the base, her blushing characteristic seems to have not changed at all.
"By the way. How is the situation of the pub opened by Zhou Guoping in the Sixth District?"
After regaining his previous composure a little, Wang Qing pushed up his glasses and said seriously. "In October, I consumed 4,000 cans of beer and made a total profit of 40,000 Yajing."
Hearing this, Jiang Chen nodded.
He didn't care about the profitability of the tavern. What he cared about was how much useful information Zhou Guoping could use the tavern's traffic to bring him. Anyway, those beers only cost three to five yuan a can in this world. Not worth the money at all.
Of course, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still flesh. This income is not bad.
"By the way, there's one more thing." Seeing that Jiang Chen seemed to be in a good mood, Wang Qing hesitated. He spoke.
"Um?"
"The raw material for the base's production of plastics for automatic rifles and Hummingbird drones, Kam resin... is out of stock."
"Out of stock?" Jiang Chen was stunned and frowned slightly.
This is a big problem.
The threat of mutants is approaching. The arms factory at Fishbone Base is almost working in shifts to produce arms and supplies. However, now the Kam resin is out of stock
"The plantation that originally supplied us with Camu resin terminated the contract and paid us 1,000 sub-crystals as liquidated damages." Wang Qing said helplessly.
"reason?"
"With the increase in industrial volume in the Sixth District, the price of Kam resin has increased by 20%, which is significantly higher than the price when we signed the contract. In addition, other companies have signed large long-term orders with them, so they Shameless and sudden termination of the contract." Wang Qing said angrily.
"How much Kam resin is left in the base now?" Jiang Chen asked in a deep voice.
"There are 2 tons left, which is enough to maintain the base's production for a month."
"Well, I'll take care of this matter." Jiang Chen nodded.
Since the Sixth District cannot supply it, the fish bone base can produce it itself. ()<over-->