73: The electromagnetic rail rifle! A terrifying armor-standard weapon that blasts its targets into pulp!

“The PL15 has a total mass of 210 kilograms, a maximum flight speed of Mach 5.3, an effective range of 215 kilometers, and a maximum range of 270 kilometers.”

“The PL17 has a total mass of 245 kilograms, a maximum flight speed of Mach 6.45, an effective range of 400 kilometers, and a maximum range of 680 kilometers.”

Listening to Shen Wanyue's report, Lin Qi instantly raised his eyebrows; he knew that what she was talking about were air-to-air missiles.

These were missiles used in aerial combat.

They were not for ground or ship targets.

If such missiles could fly 680 kilometers, then how powerful would the ground-to-ground missiles improved by Wu Xiumin and her team be?

Lin Qi's heart pounded uncontrollably.

Soon.

He heard Shen Wanyue continue: “There’s also news from Xi’an; the aircraft designers assigned there are cooperating on the development of a new type of transport aircraft.”

“Progress is currently smooth.”

“It is expected that the prototype will be manufactured by March of next year, after which it can undergo its maiden flight tests.”

“A new type of transport aircraft?” Lin Qi turned his head.

Shen Wanyue said: “That’s right, it’s a new type of transport aircraft. According to intelligence, the new generation large transport aircraft will adopt a completely new design.”

“Especially after drawing inspiration from the engine Chief Engineer designed for the Azure Dragon, they completely overturned and optimized all the specifications for the new generation transport aircraft.”

“The final specifications are set as: Fuselage length: 67 meters; Wingspan: 64 meters; Aircraft height: 18 meters; Maximum takeoff weight: 420 tons; Maximum payload: 125 tons; Maximum range: 8500 kilometers; Maximum flight speed: 900 kilometers per hour; Practical ceiling: 13,350 meters; ...”

As a top secret agent, Shen Wanyue’s memory was excellent; even for knowledge she didn’t understand, she could accurately recite it by rote.

However, upon hearing these figures, Lin Qi’s pupils constricted repeatedly, and his breathing became uncontrollably rapid!

‘Good heavens! I’m utterly astonished! Does it have to be this exaggerated? So, this big butterfly of mine actually caused such a significant spatio-temporal effect?’

‘If I remember correctly, in my previous life, the Y2O had a maximum payload of only 66 tons, right?’

‘Now it has nearly doubled?’

‘If this development trend continues, without my involvement, it probably won’t be long before the An-225’s records are broken.’

‘At that time, Dragon Country will be the world’s largest owner and producer of military transport aircraft!’

Lin Qi’s eyes gleamed.

The corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curve into a wild grin.

“Good, good, good, it seems everyone is working hard on development!” Lin Qi nodded, “Since that’s the case, we can’t fall behind either!”

“It’s past nine in the morning now.”

“Let’s go!”

“Let’s tidy up our living quarters, and then come back to start new research and experiments!”

“Let’s strive to not only create one weapon within three months but also multiple other cold and hot weapons!”

Developing more than one new weapon in three months might be an insurmountable task for others, but for Lin Qi…

While he couldn’t say it was as easy as turning his hand, it certainly wouldn’t be as arduous as for others.

After all.

Even without using the design blueprints provided by the system, Lin Qi now possessed a knowledge base far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Moreover, the relevant knowledge for the weapons he intended to create had already appeared on the “azure dragon’s blade”.

Now, he only needed to modify it and try it on smaller dimensions.

It wasn’t as difficult as imagined.

...

At the same time, while Lin Qi was holed up in the research institute, working day and night, similar work was also underway in major research institutes both domestically and internationally.

Especially in Eagle Country's advanced research laboratories.

They were lit 24 hours a day!

Of course, these were matters for National Security's external personnel to worry about; as for domestically...

Just as Lin Qi had thought, the number of espionage cases handled by National Security had soared during this period.

Especially near several major aircraft research institutes, schools where members were involved in research, and the homes of members' parents, wives, and children, suspicious individuals were always spotted!

Although these places, aside from filming external scenes, spies couldn't capture much.

But it involved family members after all.

If not handled properly, even if researchers had no ulterior motives, they would eventually be forced to disclose secrets due to various reasons.

This was not what National Security wanted to see.

So, after high-level deliberation, it was finally decided to link National Security, the police system, and the military on three levels.

National Security was responsible for the defense of scientific research institutes; the police were responsible for the safety of researchers' families; the military was responsible for military bases, military research institutes, and other areas.

With such tripartite cooperation, even if spies dared to appear, they would ultimately be caught on the spot!

And this was not a short-term show, but a permanent task that had already been written into the regulations.

Because of this, National Security comrades directly moved from covert to overt; apart from those hidden sentries guarding the research institutes, everyone else patrolled 24 hours a day.

They even acted as gatekeepers!

It was fortunate that there was no dark green camouflage here, nor were there any combat vehicles driving inside; otherwise, uninformed people would definitely think this was a newly built military base!

“Screech, screech...”

Lin Qi, being in the laboratory, was completely unaware of the external changes and commotion.

Nor did he care to.

At this moment, looking at the gradually distorting miniature magnetic field in front of him, and then at the working magnetic field generator, Lin Qi’s lips gradually curved into a smile.

“Good!”

“It’s finally a success!”

“I really don’t know how those plasma guns in games and movies, which directly use plasma clusters as bullets, are made.”

“After all, just making a military-grade single-soldier electromagnetic gun nearly killed me!”

Smiling and shaking his head, Lin Qi turned off the miniature magnetic field generator and carefully installed it into the electromagnetic gun that had already been built and was waiting for assembly.

Soon.

As the high-strength plastic casing was assembled, this 1.05-meter long, 9.55-kilogram single-soldier electromagnetic railgun was impressively presented before him!

Unlike the sniper grenade launcher next to it, this electromagnetic railgun had undergone a qualitative leap in both its design and technological content!

Especially the miniature magnetic field generator Lin Qi had just installed; this device could link multiple generators through chips, combining them into a single unit.

Thereby unleashing extremely terrifying power!

‘And there’s ammunition.’

Donning the Shadow Armor Mark VII he had recently crafted, Lin Qi lifted the electromagnetic railgun from the table.

Feeling its perfectly balanced weight, Lin Qi nodded and couldn't help but continue muttering to himself:

‘To enhance the destructive effect, and considering that unlike naval guns, the magnetic field strength of firearms is not very high, warheads can be installed in the bullets.’

‘So...’

‘I specifically drew inspiration from grenades and missiles to create many versions of this gun's bullets.’

‘Such as explosive versions, high-temperature incendiary versions, armor-piercing incendiary versions, delayed detonation versions, and so on.’