The legend of Tiga

Chapter 1917 Giant Mountain Super Strength

A power laboratory of the Kansai Branch of the Space Development Agency:

clatter! clatter! clatter!
With a crisp sound, rows of lights on the dome lit up from front to back, illuminating the huge factory building.

The first thing that caught the eye was the yellow-painted Feiyan-1 parked in the middle. The fuselages on both sides had been opened, connected to cables as thick as arms, and there were dozens of robotic arms of various sizes and shapes, as well as unnamed instruments. There were also many boxes stacked next to it, ranging from containers to suitcases, many of which had been opened.

Horii walked over first, introducing as he walked: "This was originally a laboratory of Dr. Kashiwamura's development team. Because the mechanical equipment here was designed and installed based on the GW-01, also known as the Hiyan No. 01 series fighter, the original plan was to dismantle it after completing the modification and testing of the GW-Z."

GW-01Z!

Feiyan No. 1—Z!

Chiba Makoto knew and had seen this model. The fighter jets currently equipped by the Space Adventure Team are the GW-01Z. This model is known in the industry as the last swan song of Feiyan No. 01. Its performance is quite superior and its maintenance is extremely convenient. Even now that the Victory Condor has been officially equipped, the GW-Z is still active in various space stations and interstellar bases around the world and outside the earth.

This has to do with four years ago, that is, in 2013. In order to adapt to the development of the new era, TPC began to reorganize its structure and also started the research and development of a new generation of fighter jets, namely - the Condor Project!
While everyone's attention is on the new generation of fighter jets, Dr. Kashiwamura is still "nostalgic" for the GW series fighter jets she created, and proposed to the headquarters to make full use of existing refined technologies and new materials based on GW-01A to improve productivity and maintainability without affecting the basic performance of Feiyan No. , thereby improving the overall performance of the Feiyan No. series fighter jets.

The plan was quickly approved by the headquarters because the reasons given by Dr. Kashiwamura were very convincing:

Even if the development of a new fighter jet goes smoothly, it will still take a long time from research and development, flight testing, production, deployment, to final popularization.

Before the new fighter jets become popular and are effectively utilized, the Feiyan-1, which is already familiar to the majority of pilots, will still have to shoulder the responsibility of defending the earth. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the performance of the Feiyan, which is still the main combat aircraft model in various parts of the world.

Because nearly two hundred Feiyan-1 series fighters have been produced in total, even if the new fighters have begun production, it will take a long time and a lot of money to replace all of them. Therefore, it is necessary to use modern technology to modify the existing fighters.

It took only one year for the Kashiwamura team to complete the modification and send it to all parts of the world, allowing each branch to modify the current GW-01A into GW-01Z. Then some members of the Kashiwamura team were transferred to join the "Condor Project", while others entered other fields and continued to shine.

This team, which had become a leader in the aviation field since 2002 for developing a super-efficient jet engine system, is now in name only.

What happened to the Kashiwamura team was just a microcosm of the TPC restructuring. Many departments, including the Victory Team, were either disbanded, reorganized, or restructured. The whole process lasted for two years and was not stabilized until 2015.

TPC began to use a new logo, the New Victory Team had an official name - Super Victory Team, and all departments were on the right track
"Because this is the last mission of Kashiwamura's team, and this model has been developed to the limit, it was named GW-01Z." Horii sighed. The most advanced fighter jet at that time has now become "outdated". Even the GW-01Z, which has been upgraded and modified to the limit, has overall performance far inferior to the Victory Condor. The victory team that bravely defended the earth at that time is now in pieces, and has been replaced by the NEW GUTS with the name of super.

“However, not everyone thinks that the Feiyan series has reached its limit and has no room for improvement, because it is a very mature, excellent and combat-proven model.”

"Like you?"

"That's right!" Horii admitted generously, and skillfully started the computer in the middle of the row of instruments. He stared at the fighter in front of him, and was so familiar with it that he knew the position of every part. He said, "I took over this laboratory from Dr. Kashiwamura, and before the Victory Team was officially disbanded, I took this Feiyan No. 1 away, and applied for funds and technology from the headquarters to verify the possibility of the Feiyan series fighters by replacing them with the NeoMAX engine and using the NeoMAX to fly."

"So you succeeded?"

"No, failed!"

"Uh"

This is a bit embarrassing.

"To be precise, it failed halfway," Horii fully demonstrated his rigor as a scientist, saying with some regret: "Although the New Max engine has been miniaturized, it is still too large compared to the Feiyan-1."

Horii spoke as he tapped on the keyboard, opening a folder marked GW-01M, and opened a few pictures, doing a semi-perspective comparison so that Chiba Makoto could see the difference at a glance.

The miniaturized New Max engine is two or three times larger than the HPE series of dual-purpose space and air engines used by Feiyan-1. It is so huge that it cannot be forced in. However, if the volume of the tail of Feiyan-1 is increased, the aerodynamic shape of Feiyan-1 will be greatly changed. Once the aerodynamic shape is changed, the workload will almost catch up with redesigning a fighter jet.

But the east is not bright and the west is bright.

Although the New Max engine could not be installed in the Hien-1 until it was further miniaturized, Horii's research was not in vain, because the New Max engine was fully capable of being used in the large fighter jets Hien-2 and Hien EX-J.

Since 2011, the reorganized TPC branches around the world have begun to produce and deploy the Feiyan EX-J, with a total of aircraft produced.

After Horii's successful verification, TPC began to convert the HPE space engine of Feiyan EX-J into the Neomax power system last year. Not only did it greatly improve the propulsion of Feiyan EX-J, but it also converted the weapon system on Feiyan EX-J into the Neomax laser weapon, thereby increasing the destructive power several times. The modified Feiyan EX-J was then deployed in areas where the Victory Condor was not yet in service to enhance the defense capabilities of the area.

As for the Hiyan II, it is in an awkward middle position. In terms of speed, it is not as fast as the Hiyan I, and in terms of firepower, it is not as good as the Hiyan EX-J. It is very much like the composite form of Tiga. Therefore, after the large-scale production and deployment of the Hiyan EX-J, the Hiyan II has become an auxiliary model. In other words, the Hiyan II will only be considered as the main fighter when there is really no Hiyan EX-J.

Even when retrofitting old models with new Max engines, priority was given to the Feiyan EX-J, which had better overall performance, rather than the Feiyan II. Even after the Feiyan EX-J was modified, there were no plans to modify the Feiyan II. Today, it is in a semi-retired state.

Feiyan No. 1—M!

This M——

Chiba Makoto smacked his lips. Who said that science and engineering guys don’t understand romance? Isn’t this quite romantic?

Because the first letter of the name Chizuru in Horii's wife Horii Chizuru's name is M.

In the name of my wife!

As expected, even the most unromantic people will express their love in their own way once they meet true love. While he was sighing, Chiba Makoto saw a folder named GW-02R and asked curiously, "What is this?"

GW-02 obviously means Victory Hiyan No. , but didn’t Horii just say that there is no plan to modify the No. machine, and it will just be used as a backup and auxiliary machine and will be retired when the new model comes out? How come there is another R modification?

"This is a very bold idea, but unfortunately it is not possible to realize it at the moment," Horii said as he opened the folder. Inside was a bunch of dazzlingly complex design drawings, but one of them was a CG rendering that was very attractive and even more intimidating.

Because it turned out to be a transformable fighter.

The prototype is Feiyan No. 2, but it can be transformed into a robot marked as more than 30 meters tall.

The transformation from a fighter jet to a robot reminded Chiba Makoto of the defense team in the world of Triga - the Elite Victory Team.

They use a special remote-controlled variant of the drone, the Victory Falcon, which can transform from a fighter jet into a weird-looking robot to fight the monsters in the city.

To be precise, it is used as bait to lure the monsters out of the city to avoid fighting in the city. Not only will it be restrictive, but if you are not careful, it will also cause great damage to the city.

When he first saw the Victory Eagle, Chiba Makoto was very amazed and deeply impressed by the high technology and strong creativity of TPU.
Chiba Makoto even suspected that the idea of ​​the transformation of the Victory Eagle might have come from this GW-02R. After all, Shizuma Mitsukuni, who created TPU, was a "man from the future" who traveled from the world of Tiga to the world of Triga by accident. He was also a member of the Intelligence Bureau, so it was not difficult for him to know the existence of GW-02R.

It is true that when the east is dark, the west is bright.

GW-02R was left alone in TPC, but became the main fighter in TPU.

Horii looked at the design drawings and CG renderings on the screen and said with some regret: "This is a bold improvement idea proposed by the Kashiwamura team in response to the fact that the cruise speed of Feiyan II is not as good as Feiyan I and the firepower is not as good as Feiyan EX-J. It maximizes the advantage of the stable structure of Feiyan II. Unfortunately, it is too bold and too advanced. Even if it is manufactured, it cannot play the expected role."

The official name of GW-02R is the anti-monster fighting weapon - variable fighter, which is one of the many "fantastic" ideas during the TPC architecture reorganization period.

Its design was inspired by Ultraman, because in most cases, Ultraman, who is of similar size to the monster, uses fighting skills to fight against the monsters in the city, thereby reducing damage to the surroundings, while human fighter jets are far less effective in urban warfare than in the wilderness.

The reason is very simple. In the city, no one dares to use large laser cannons with strong power and great destructive force. Even the lowest-power needle-shaped laser cannon must be aimed before use. This greatly limits the power of fighter jets.

Therefore, the designers came up with the idea of ​​using giant humanoid combat robots to fight against huge monsters.

This brilliant idea received support after it was proposed, and the design was completed, but it was rejected during the technical demonstration stage.

The reason is simple: the material is not strong enough.

The destructive power of the monster when it simply waves its hands or kicks its legs is measured in tens of thousands of tons. As far as the current materials are concerned, they are simply unable to withstand such terrible power.

Anyone who has worked on Transformers and Power Rangers knows that when switching between the two forms, the most important thing to pay attention to is that the parts cannot be deformed, otherwise it will easily get stuck in the middle of the change and become a weird shape.

This is why most Transformers run on the ground.

If you want to fly in the air, the first thing is to be light, and lightness means weak defense. Therefore, even a fighter jet cannot stop bullets. When fighting on land, the first thing to consider is defense, so the armor is built as hard as possible, with three layers inside and three layers outside.

No one's aircraft can be equipped with tank armor, and no one's tank is built so that it cannot even defend against bullets.

These are two completely different concepts. If you force them together, they will end up being nothing.

If GW-02R wants to achieve its ideal state, it must use a material that is light in weight, has strong defensive capabilities, and can withstand impacts of tens of thousands of tons without deforming.

Not to mention having heard of this material, I wouldn't even dare to think about it in my dreams. Even the imaginary vibranium can't meet one percent of this requirement.

As for how outrageous it was, Horii heard a piece of gossip from the medical class that after Kashiwamura's team produced the blueprints, the technical and assembly people started cursing on the spot, and the words they used were quite harsh.

Because even if we have the materials and make a transformable fighter, the size of Feiyan No. 2, the robot after transformation, is only about thirty meters tall. This size is quite inconspicuous when the height of monsters is generally fifty or sixty meters. It is a half-baked one that cannot even touch the enemy's shoulder when it raises its hand. Why make it?
Give the monster a ball to kick?

"After that, all the information and drawings of GW-02R were sealed up. In the words of the designer, it will be left to the future. Maybe it will be realized one day." Horii said the heavy words in a relaxed tone.

The workload for a fighter jet, even if it is just a modified version, is enormous, not to mention this kind of "whimsical and unprecedented" transformation, which definitely took a huge amount of effort.

Horii knew the frustration of having one's hard work denied, so he could empathize with them.

Chiba Makoto stared at the rendering that was considered to be freeing himself. As he looked at it, a bolder idea popped up in his mind. So he raised his head, looked at Horii, and asked: "Horii, have you ever thought about..."

"what?"

"Build a giant super-powered mountain!"

".Can you please say it again?"

(End of this chapter)