Published: February 11, 2025
Although the people of Cloud Summit greatly respected the technological strength of the Resistance Zone, when it came to figures they could truly admire, aside from Ye Zhongming, there were probably only Le Da Yuan and Liu Zhenghong left.
In their eyes, the Battle Fortress was powerful, but it certainly couldn't compare to the strength of the modified versions by Le Da Yuan.
As expected, the modified Battle Fortress by Le Da Yuan opened the eyes of everyone present.
"To be precise, the new type of Battle Fortress has already performed exceptionally well in terms of both progress and long-range combat capabilities. It can even utilize its advantages in reconnaissance, surveillance, and patrolling to become a command center," Le Da Yuan's voice carried clearly and strongly.
"However, the designers from the Resistance Zone were limited in their thinking by the wars before the apocalypse." After saying this, Le Da Yuan officially introduced his modified Battle Fortress.
"I've redefined the modified Battle Fortress as a firepower output machine."
In a single sentence, he clarified his core concept.
"I removed all nuclear energy rotating machine guns and all the rich bamboo combat missiles. Besides the cross-cutting device and the base spike cutter at the back, I eliminated all cold weapons."
"All transport-type equipment, except for the early warning aircraft and reconnaissance drones, has also been discarded. Even the troop transport module is completely unnecessary."
As Le Da Yuan spoke, he gestured towards the control room of the upgraded Battle Fortress No. 3. An engineer inside immediately operated the machine, revealing some structures and weapons in front of everyone.
"In the places where the nuclear energy rotating machine guns were removed, I installed crystal energy machine guns." Excitement surged on Le Da Yuan's face, "This not only saves nuclear energy, but I will explain later how we will use the saved energy."
Crystal energy machine guns!
Upon hearing this name, the core members of Cloud Summit were slightly taken aback.
This type of equipment had already been introduced at Cloud Summit for some time now and had even been mounted on a heavy truck during the Flame Tiger Project.
However, it later vanished from public view, as everyone heard that issues with ammunition could not be resolved and energy supply was also a limitation, causing this powerful weapon to remain merely a concept without a chance to be deployed again, let alone mass-produced.
Who would have thought that now the crystal energy machine gun not only reappeared but was also installed on the Battle Fortress?
"Compared to nuclear energy machine guns, crystal energy machine guns have both advantages and disadvantages. Let's talk about the disadvantages first: they don't have the initial speed or range of nuclear energy machine guns, and their individual bullet attack power isn't as strong."
"This is mainly due to the differences between nuclear energy and magic crystal energy."
"However, crystal energy machine guns also have their own advantages. For example, they have a faster overall firing rate, greater penetration power, and possess cutting capabilities. Moreover, they can sustain firing for much longer than nuclear energy machine guns. As long as the gun barrel can withstand it, the energy supply keeps up, and there’s enough ammunition, theoretically, they can shoot continuously."
The structure of the crystal energy machine gun is more similar to traditional firearms. After being treated by Ye Zhongming, the gun barrel can withstand millions of shots. This figure might seem insignificant since some firearms can reach this level during peacetime.
However, during the apocalypse, as the power of bullets and firearms increased, wear and tear became severe, and this figure shrank significantly.
The crystal energy machine gun can possess this advantage thanks to Ye Zhongming, the craftsman, as the components of the magic crystal weapons have all been reinforced by him.
"The most important point is that our crystal energy machine gun is designed in such a way that it combines dual firepower. This means that both the weapon itself and the bullets can enhance the final attack power. This allows our machine guns to have controllable power. When attacking relatively easier targets, we can choose cheaper, lower-grade bullets to save costs and energy. Conversely, when facing formidable enemies, we switch to higher-grade bullets."