Cutting-edge technology: Starting with individual stealth equipment

Chapter 20 Acceptance Preliminary Test

The first set has been successfully manufactured, and we have a clear path and accumulated experience.

The production efficiency of the next six sets has been greatly improved, and it should be completed by the end of the month without any major problems.

Currently, the manufacturing cost of a single stealth combat system is approximately 800 to 900 million, and this does not include the weapon system.

Modern firearms don't have stealth capabilities, so they definitely can't be used.

A custom-designed weapon system must be created specifically for it, possessing stealth capabilities just like the combat suit.

This part hasn't been done yet. The company only has so many people, so the progress we've made so far is already very fast.

In fact, the Hyperdimensional Technology Library has unlocked the corresponding weapon systems.

That's the electromagnetic rifle; this weapon is practically made for this individual stealth combat system.

The electromagnetic rifle produces no muzzle flash, no smoke, no heat source, and no spent cartridge case; the sound of the gun is less than 30 decibels.

Bullets can be made without cartridge cases and gunpowder, simplifying the bullet structure and greatly reducing the bullet's size and weight. This can easily reduce the weight by half, allowing a single soldier to carry a greater amount of ammunition.

Moreover, the electromagnetic rifle that comes with the Hyperdimensional Library can easily exceed 3000 meters per second in initial velocity, which is more than 8.8 times the speed of sound.

The higher the initial velocity, the longer the range and the greater the power.

Of course, the damage caused by a bullet depends on many factors, including not only speed but also the bullet's shape and design.

It is worth mentioning that the electromagnetic rifle does not have zero recoil.

The physical principle of action and reaction forces dictates that recoil is unavoidable.

When the projectile accelerates forward, the coil and the entire gun body are subjected to a backward reaction force, i.e., recoil.

However, compared to traditional gunpowder rifles, the recoil is much smaller, making it as controllable as a "water gun".

Lin Chuan has now mastered the complete electromagnetic rifle technology, but the crucial energy issue remains unresolved as the Hyperdimensional Library has not yet unlocked it.

To fully unleash its potential, it requires batteries with high energy density and high power output.

Existing lithium batteries have an energy density of less than 200Wh/kg and a low power density.

The electromagnetic rifle unlocked in the Hyperdimensional Library also has high power density requirements.

Power density is the instantaneous power that a power system can provide per unit volume or mass.

High power density means that a large current can be released in a very short time, achieving high-speed acceleration.

If this electromagnetic rifle were equipped with a current lithium battery, even the most advanced one, it would still be like the saying in the tech world: "Lu Bu riding a dog."

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It can't unleash even one-tenth or one-twelfth of the power of this electromagnetic rifle.

Lin Chuan currently has two options for the weapon system that comes with this individual stealth combat suit.

One option is to wait until the ongoing Hyperdimensional Library mission is completed, which will grant you a chance to unlock technology.

Let's see if we can unlock the super battery technology. If we're lucky enough to unlock the battery technology, things will be much simpler.

However, Lin Chuan didn't dare to have too high expectations for this.

Because his intuition told him that when something requires luck to solve, and you are in a hurry, this is often when things go wrong.

The saying goes, "What is mysterious cannot change what is false."

Another option is to adapt and improve existing gunpowder rifles, temporarily using them as a lower-level alternative to electromagnetic rifles.

The main focus is on addressing the pain point that attacks involving muzzle flash, smoke, heat sources, and bullet casings can affect stealth capabilities.

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Early August.

In the DeepBlue Technology Laboratory, seven stealth combat suits are neatly arranged on the operating table.

In addition, each stealth combat suit is equipped with a primary weapon, a rifle.

However, this gun is a traditional gunpowder rifle, only slightly modified, with camouflage material applied to the gun body.

Once you open fire, you're essentially exposing yourself.

The supporting weapon system has not been specifically designed yet. The main task at present is to develop stealth combat suits. We will deal with the weapon system later.

At this moment, Huang Chongwei said, "All seven sets have passed the tests, and their stealth performance is exactly the same as the first set."

Lin Chuan immediately made the decision: "Pack up and let's go."

Guo Tao, Huang Chongwei, and others quickly packed the seven sets of combat uniforms into seven shockproof boxes, sealed them, and then put them into a modified van.

Lin Chuan, along with his technical team, Huang Chongwei, Guo Tao, Cheng Siyuan, and Song Yi, got into another car.

The two cars drove out of the gates of DeepBlue Technology and disappeared into the afternoon heat.

……

The next afternoon.

Lin Chuan and his group left Xin'an City, taking the highway to the provincial road and then to the mountain road, finally entering an area surrounded by barbed wire, and arriving at a secret army test base.

At around 16 p.m., the vehicle stopped in front of a gray building.

At that moment, several people were standing at the entrance of the building. Lin Chuan and the others recognized one of them—it was Wang Chengjun.

The others were even more extraordinary; their aura, their posture, and the way they looked at people all screamed "military bigwigs."

"Report: DeepBlue Technology project team, all seven prototype units have been delivered."

Beside Wang Chengjun, the leader, a man with the rank of general, nodded.

He stood upright, his gaze sharp as he looked at Lin Chuan and the others who were getting out of the car.

"This is Comrade Lin Chuan," Wang Chengjun said briefly as he saw Lin Chuan and the others approaching.

General Li sized up Lin Chuan for a moment, nodded, and smiled, saying, "Not bad, young and promising. Comrade Lin Chuan, I didn't expect you to produce the prototype so quickly. Your team is impressive."

Lin Chuan humbly replied, "I have successfully completed my mission."

After a brief chat, General Li said, "Let's go, let me see what you've accomplished these past few months."

Ten minutes later, the group arrived at a large indoor shooting range inside the building.

The venue is spacious and brightly lit.

Seven sets of combat suits were taken out of the shockproof box and lined up in a row.

General Li and several other high-ranking military officials came from the Training Department, the Equipment Department, and a special operations brigade.

They stood ten meters away, watching without saying a word.

In addition, seven soldiers were selected to try on the uniforms; they were all elite members of a special forces unit and had similar builds.

With the help of Lin Chuan's technical team, the seven people quickly put on their combat uniforms and stood in a row.

The combat uniforms gleamed under the lights, their details exquisite and precise.

Wang Chengjun, General Li, and the others looked them over and were quite satisfied, nodding repeatedly from time to time.

Judging from its industrial aesthetic design alone, it gives people the impression of being cutting-edge high technology, and the military is obviously very satisfied with it.

For any piece of equipment, practicality is the most important factor.

However, appearance is also very important. A strong, advanced, and unapproachable first impression is a form of psychological deterrence.

This kind of individual soldier equipment is not only good-looking, but also has another effect.

That's what the young soldiers like.

This stealth individual combat system is currently top secret and cannot be disclosed.

Otherwise, if it were made public, a large number of young people would definitely be willing to sign up for the army because of it.

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