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Lena's weapons test also went smoothly. After everything was completed, Locke and Lena flew steadily and quickly over the Pacific Ocean in a super luxury private jet.

"Now PPDC has a total of nine bases around the world, but they are basically in the hands of various countries. The only one that is completely under our control is the base that has just been completed in Kudat, Malaysia." Lina said.

PPDC’s bases around the world are called Shattered Top Bases, which are also where Mecha Hunters are maintained and stationed. The first eight bases are the same as in the plot, namely in Hong Kong, Lima, Anchorage, Tokyo, Vladivostok, Sydney, and Panama. ,Los Angeles.

The leadership of these bases is said to be with PPDC, but in fact the several major countries that funded the construction can largely influence the relevant bases and corresponding mecha hunters.

Just as if a Kaiju beast approaches Los Angeles, PPDC can immediately dispatch two Mecha Hunters to come for support, which is much faster than the response to an attack in places like the Philippines.

There is naturally a reason for this. The Mecha Hunters supported by these two mechas were nominally built by PPDC with funding, technology and manpower, but the majority of the money was paid by the United States.

In the same way, if Huaxia's side in Shanghai is attacked, Shaolin Ranger and Storm Red will be able to attack immediately, because these two mechas are manufactured by Huaxia and provided to PPDC for use.

Although all mecha hunters above the name are managed by PPDC and make combat arrangements, in fact, if you think about it, you know that the member states that contribute the most cannot really be selfless.

The manufacturing cost of a mecha is comparable to that of an aircraft carrier fleet, and the maintenance cost is equally high, especially since the mecha hunters have to constantly fight the Kaiju beasts.

Every time the mecha hunter goes out, it is a big gamble. It can continuously increase its own record, or it may fall in the next battle with the Kaiju beast.

Even if they win, they will suffer losses to some extent. The money required for each repair is enough to build a large sea combat ship.

Don't look at the few mechas in the plot that are used over and over again. In fact, excluding the mecha hunters under construction, PPDC currently has twenty-eight mechas that can be used at any time. As far as Locke knows, there are already eight. The mecha was completely scrapped, and there was no possibility of repair.

Of course, this loss is mainly caused by the first and second generation mechas. Because of the lack of understanding of Kaijumon and the immaturity of technology, it is normal for them to be scrapped in one or two years in the battle with Kaijumon.

As the strength of the Kaiju beast continues to increase, the mecha hunters have to upgrade accordingly. Fortunately, with the improvement of technology and understanding of the Kaiju beast, the battle loss rate has also begun to decrease.

According to Locke's calculations, the average lifespan of each mecha is now about four to five years. For example, in the plot, Cherno Alpha is constantly being repaired, updated, and upgraded. It has lasted for at least ten years without being retired from battle. It is simply It can be said to be a miracle.

The Kudat base that Locke is going to go to this time started construction more than a year ago and was initially completed half a month ago. The Lee Group independently funded the construction and is nominally owned by PPDC, but the leadership is in Locke's hands.

Being able to independently lead the establishment of a base naturally went through a lot of infighting, but because of the general trend, the most important thing was to be willing to spend money, Locke still found an opportunity.

As the wormhole steadily expands, the frequency and intensity of Kaiju beast attacks have been increasing.

At the beginning, everyone created the Mecha Hunter and successfully defeated the Kaiju Beast. Various major countries also began to research and manufacture their own Mecha Hunter. Up to now, the fifth generation has completed research and development and is being manufactured. It will be installed in the field soon.

In just five years, the Hunter Project's mechas have been updated for five generations. Such a speed of updating can be said to be incredible.

After all, the first-generation Mecha Hunter was the original experimental Mecha. Even though it used the latest technology from member countries, Locke also provided brand-new metal technology and reactor technology to solve the most critical materials and energy problems, but there are still Various questions.

To put it simply, in terms of weight, the weight of the first-generation Mecha Hunter is generally more than 7,800 tons, while the weight of the second-generation is reduced to about 5,000 tons, but the combat power does not decrease but increases.

Even in the third and fourth generations, with the same size, the dead weight of a top mecha hunter has been reduced to about 2,000 tons, but its combat effectiveness has been significantly improved!

This is actually the result of the continuous upgrading of mecha design, materials and other technologies for manufacturing mecha hunters.

Even the latest classification uses two thousand tons as the dividing line, dividing the more flexible and assassin-type mecha hunters around 1,700 tons, and there are more than two thousand tons, which focus on armor to confront the mecha hunters head-on.

The first-generation mecha was released in 2014, the second-generation mecha was developed and released in 2015, the third-generation mecha, the famous Danger Wanderer, appeared in 2016, and the fourth-generation mecha, Storm Crimson, was released last year. The fifth-generation mecha Eureka Raider will also be completed in the second half of this year.

The speed of mecha replacement is more than half a year earlier than the original plot. In the original plot, the fifth generation mecha is also the pinnacle of mecha hunters. There will be no new mecha hunters for a long time. Available.

Why was it that technology upgrades could be said to be the same every year in the past, but after the fifth generation of mechas, it suddenly became difficult to give birth?

Especially as time goes by, the frequency of attacks by Kaiju beasts is getting higher and higher. Not only does the number of mechas not increase, many mecha hunters have been damaged and destroyed in high-frequency battles. There are still no plans to build new mechas. .

Even according to the changes in the situation that Locke has seen, although the plot has been influenced by him and all aspects have changed, all major countries now have the momentum to reduce their investment in the mecha hunter project.

Fundamentally speaking, there are two reasons for this. The first is technical barriers, and the second is economic issues.

Technology sharing was very common in the early years of PPDC's establishment, as the Lee Group provided basic artificial intelligence technology, new metal material technology, and the initial version of Titan reactor technology.

Therefore, when the first and second generation Mecha Hunters were built, scientists from all over the world worked together and shared all the technologies, so that they could build Hunter Mechas as quickly as possible to maintain the situation.

After the emergence of the third-generation mecha hunters, each member state began to choose its own research direction and different mecha technology development directions. At the same time, technical barriers and confidentiality began to appear.

The emergence of technical barriers has also made it difficult to further improve the scientific development that was originally like a big bang. As time goes by, mecha research in various countries has gradually encountered various problems. This is also the sixth generation of mecha. One of the important reasons why A has always had dystocia.

As for the economic problem, it was because everyone's economy was not very good, or even very bad. It was at this time that the Li Group saw the opportunity and got the right to establish and dominate a base.