Counterfeit Hero

Chapter 200: Volume 4 Chapter 4 Mecha Hidden Danger_2

The design, manufacture, maintenance, and modification of the mechas in the Mythical Army are vast projects that touch upon various aspects. As the Empire’s top royal unit, the most advanced and expensive weapons are prioritized for the Mythical Army. After being tested and used by the army, they are gradually equipped to other units. In a sense, the Mythical Army is the core of the Imperial Army, and the core research lab that sits within this core is of paramount importance. If Fatty can enter the core lab and become the leading figure of the Mythical Army’s mecha research lab, then all matters related to the development and maintenance of mechas and other weapons for the Mythical Army would be under his control. If Reinhardt does not heed the words of such a person, whose words would he listen to?

George left, and Fatty was elated. This mecha, designed by the newly established mecha research lab, in both concept and specific structural performance design, is too close to a Private Mecha. However, the design of the military Energy Cannon, missile system, energy supply system, and armor defense system follows the typical Military Mecha thought process. Such design inevitably has many issues; mecha design is not simply a matter of one plus one equaling two. The current mecha field is undergoing earth-shaking changes, and even the Federation’s technology cannot immediately figure out the professional design approach for Military Combat Mechas. The Empire’s technological level is naturally much further behind.

When Private Mechas hit the battlefield, they absolutely lack survivability. Their long-range defense systems and the mecha’s attack capability cannot compare to Military Mechas. Loading these systems drastically changes the structure, power, and overall weight of the mecha. Such changes are enough to make an ordinary Private Mecha lose its original design performance completely. The lab researchers could not understand this; they only knew that some Advanced Mecha Warriors preferred using modified Private Mechas, not realizing that these warriors’ skills far surpassed ordinary people, and the Private Mechas used for modifications had substantial modification spaces. As modification platforms, these mechas’ performances were adequate for the needs of converting into Military Mechas. Even so, most of these mechas were long-range, not close-combat mechas. Though Private Mechas had developed in many aspects over the years, borrowing aspects from them for close combat did not suffice; such mechas would be built on the wrong premise from the beginning.

Fatty only pointed out one of the mecha’s flaws. If the Federation designed such a mecha, Fatty would have the entire mecha scrapped and rebuilt from scratch. A battlefield mecha must meet the battlefield’s needs; no matter how good the performance of a Private Mecha was, if not altered, it would be garbage on the battlefield. A child might be a martial arts champion, but he is still just a child. Letting him participate in a heavyweight boxing championship would be a joke, not to mention making him wear adult-sized shoes and gloves for the competition.

By pointing out this flaw, Fatty not only had an opportunity to get closer to George but also had a real chance to touch the core of the Mythical Army. The most important thing was that under Fatty’s guidance, this mecha would be designed step by step and gradually perfected, ultimately becoming the new generation of exclusive mecha for the Mythical Army. If the mecha had a flawed concept from the start, no amount of improvement would make it perfect. Fatty needed to ensure that this mecha had no major issues in any aspect. Fixing broken pieces and patching things together was Fatty’s specialty.

When George took the data given by Fatty to Reinhardt, Reinhardt was arranging the siege of the armed rebellions of the Freedom Front. This time, the Mythical Army felt quite humiliated. The Freedom Fighters had changed their tactics, becoming as elusive as cunning rats. Operating in small squads, their actions were covert, and their sneak attack plans were executed swiftly, with the fighters escaping immediately regardless of the outcome, giving the siege units no time to react. The main forces were never exposed, leaving the Mythical Army repeatedly thwarted as they scrambled to deploy their troops.

Now, the Gazalin Empire had issued strict defense orders to all energy and military units, doubling the guard’s involvement in vigilance, and mobilizing national forces, including armed police, the intelligence department, and the army, for unrestricted searches. The aim was to eradicate these rebellious organizations causing chaos and fear at the root.

Reinhardt’s reaction speed was swift; two regiments of the Mythical Army had been dispatched in platoons, responsible for assisting in searches and vigilance. However, many of these Freedom Fighters were civilians with no previous offenses, making it impossible to identify them by background. Many were even former army retirees. Large-scale searches or lockdowns and indiscriminate detentions and interrogations of suspicious lower-class targets would undoubtedly affect the overall social order and the morale of soldiers fighting on the front lines. At such a critical moment, Reinhardt understood clearly that he could not create an atmosphere of tension and confrontation. Otherwise, if the lower-class soldiers in the army rebelled, the entire Empire would descend into chaos. Carrying out combat plans would be out of the question; making it through this internal turmoil unscathed would be fortunate!