StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Augustus boarded the T-338 assembly platform of the 24th Barracks of the training camp, surrounded by four concave curved walls and a bronze air valve. Robotic arms surrounded him to assemble the power armor components in an orderly manner. The whole process took less than 24 seconds, just like a factory assembly line producing cans.

When Marines need to take off their power armor to rest, the disassembly process is reversed. In battles and protracted battles far away from bases and barracks, Marines cannot remove their armor by their own strength, and the time spent with this iron skin may last for several months.

There is a specially designed internal circulation system in the armor so that the wearer does not have to worry about going to the toilet. However, designers were indifferent to another vital physiological need of Marines: being tickled.

Augustus seemed to be able to feel the infinite energy contained in the fusion reactor located on the armor's chest. This controllable, small-scale nuclear fusion technology was still a product of science fiction novels and movies in his time.

He only needs to gently raise his hand and the servo system will respond immediately. It takes almost no effort to lift a Gauss rifle with one hand. When the wearer runs, he will not feel tired even if he runs for twenty kilometers. .

At the earliest, in the CMC-100 or even earlier aircraft No. 1 period, mechanics would use cranes to stuff test trainees into hundreds of pounds of armor.

At that time, the power armor was not so much a power armor as it was a Gundam that used gas fuel thrusters on the back to achieve high-speed maneuvers. After the initial implementation of this technology, it encountered many insurmountable technical bottlenecks. During this period, more than twenty pilots Distressed.

Both the basic theory and the experimental level have reached a bottleneck, and scientists and engineers have pessimistically estimated that humans will not be able to create safe and reliable power armor within two hundred years. Until the epoch-making servo system and the black-tech small cold fusion reactor were publicly released.

Kaimorian power armor is still a parody, and all available Kaimorian power armor comes from battlefield captures and an unknown amount of smuggled goods.

There were rumors that some of the founding families of Tarsonis were secretly selling military supplies they had transported out of the Gray Zone to the Kaimorians at high prices, but these false and treasonous statements soon disappeared.

The transfer platform then sent Augustus to the transfer platform on the lower level of the barracks. During the movement of the platform, the other two mechanical arms transferred a shiny E-9 electromagnetic rifle and two high-explosive pulse missiles. Grenades were hung on his back and waist.

The transfer platform was filled with nearly two hundred D Company recruits. They had repaired and painted it themselves. The repainted power armor was much shinier than when they first got it.

Augustus followed the blue steel torrent towards the downward retractable steps on the transfer platform. The four flag bearers at the front carried the brand new red and blue flag of the Federation. Behind the helmets of each Marine in front of him All have their own numbers, usually the first letter of the battalion and company squad plus the individual's ID number in the database.

At the end of the stairs, there is a heavy airlock door that slowly opens with the roar of high-pressure gas. The light from the outside is bright and dazzling, as if it comes from heaven.

Many Marines can feel a strong sense of mission and glory when they walk out of the barracks. As the Marine Corps Recruiting Publicity Department said, they are truly invincible.

Augustus believed that he somewhat lacked the consciousness of being cannon fodder.

The barracks are built in the superstructure area of ​​Turasis's main base, above the ground. Therefore, when Augustus walked out of the barracks, he saw the pure blue sky of this planet, a warm, golden sun shining on the earth, and a faint smell of rust in the wind.

A few dozen yards away from Augustus, two Gloria armed robots walked step by step towards a landing heavy transport aircraft. The hum of Gloria's servo motor and the roar of the spacecraft engine were transmitted through the sound collecting device on his mask. in the ears.

Augustus opened the HUD display panel on the mask and brought up the built-in computer interface. At this time, the temperature and humidity inside the base were displayed in the lower right corner. The time was 7:00 am on May 4, 2488.

He can activate other functions of the power armor through the built-in computer, such as infrared night vision, thermal imaging and auxiliary aiming on the mask. Augustus can also activate the stimulant unit through the control panel. The stimulant syringe will activate under pressure. The injection is completed in an instant.

Military stimulants are a mix of synthetic adrenaline, endorphins, and a mind-enhancing drug. Soldiers injected with medicine will greatly improve their speed and reaction ability, relieve fatigue, and allow the user to return to their best condition in a short time. The side effects of this stimulant are also quite alarming. Because its raw materials are highly addictive, Marines are also prone to becoming dependent on it.

The duration of stimulants can reach three to six hours, and the side effects of long-term use will include but are not limited to insomnia, weight loss, mania/hypomania, convulsions, paranoia, hallucinations, internal bleeding, and brain necrosis.

Military regulations clearly stipulate restrictions on the use of stimulants - no more than five times in the same period of combat. Marines often fall into great pain after five consecutive injections of stimulants.

However, no one would worry about such a problem in war. Whether they are ordinary federal marines or generals who have experienced hundreds of battles, they all hold this view: the more you fight, the longer you will live.

These operations on the facial display are all completed by the hands in the armor. The sliding and tapping of the fingers can be transmitted to the display page through the tactile feedback system, just like on the remote control console.

The back of the CMC-200 power armor also has a built-in water tank that can store 2 to 4 gallons of pure water. When Augustus needs to replenish water, he can operate the control panel on the headset and extend it from the back of the armor's neck. Drinking water from a hose.

This is designed for the combat needs of Marines in extremely harsh areas. In hot lava worlds such as Char and Redstone, the liquid water exposed to the outside will evaporate in a few seconds and escape into thin water. atmosphere.

This water is independent of the liquid cooling device and life cycle system. Although the chief designer believes that this is unnecessary, market researchers believe that this will allow the Marines to believe that the water they drink does not come from urine and bile.

Assemble, line up! Augustus heard the voice of the commander of Company D of the recruit training camp on the communication channel in his helmet. He stood motionless, and all the recruits from the second platoon and the first squad gathered towards him at this time. . In just a few seconds, the originally chaotic team of recruits condensed into a neat queue.

Goose-step!

I said, boss, the game has been opened. How many points do you think Jim can get in today's shooting subject? Hanak suddenly said on the communication channel of Class 1.

Three points, no more. A bottle of 78-year-old Port wine from the Summer Estate in Santiago de Coha. Augustus replied.

Jim Raynor's performance when he first started shooting is difficult to associate with the future Ranger commander. It can't be overstated to describe it as terrible. Without wearing power armor, he was separated by 10 yards. Can shoot crookedly. To put it in Harnak's words, he played better than Reno with his eyes closed.

Today will definitely be better than yesterday, my dad always said. Before Renault finished speaking, the channel burst into laughter, full of joy. He usually used the excuse that he had never touched a gauss gun, but today no one could bear to laugh until he finished speaking.

Sooner or later you will be impressed by my godlike marksmanship!