spaceflight manual

Chapter 79 Petrel and White Rose
The door opened slowly, and Wang Pingan frowned when he saw the arc of the body exposed between the doors, and everyone else made various noises out of surprise.

After the body was almost completely exposed, Wang Pingan finally couldn't hold back anymore, and asked directly: "Why do the bodies used in the universe have to be streamlined? Can this thing still break into the atmosphere?"

The resident officer immediately shook his head: "No, according to the performance data we have, this thing should not be able to penetrate the atmosphere."

"Then what's the matter with this shape? Just for looking good?" Wang Pingan asked, pointing at the body.

Officer: "We have analyzed a large number of records of fighting pirates over the years, and we believe that such a streamlined fuselage can deter pirates. In addition, the handsome shape can also give people an advanced and capable impression during publicity."

Wang Pingan: "Just for such a boring reason, did you sacrifice the tonnage for nothing? We will die in the future. The last streamlined shape I have seen in space is the space yacht of a foreign rich man."

The officer looked embarrassed and almost said "I didn't design this".

Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas took over the conversation: "I've seen the various elements of performance, this thing is indeed better than the old airframes we are using, and when these airframes reach the front line, it is up to the designers to say what, how to change the front line is from the front line matter.

"If you want to lay a layer of heat-resistant armor on the outer shell now, the workers and masters can start working immediately. Of course, you can add other things if you want, and you can change it to look like an aircraft used in space soon."

Wang Pingan scratched his head: "You put it that way... that's fine, I'll first add a layer of ablative material to increase the resistance to laser light."

In space battles, lasers cannot be avoided, and the lasers on both sides of the battle will irradiate each other.

The ablative material removes a large amount of heat by vaporizing itself, exerting the same effect as the reactive armor on the pre-space age tank.

This thing is not only effective against lasers, but also effective against plasma cannons that mainly kill at high temperatures.

In addition, many of the current ablative materials also have good hardness and toughness, and have a certain effect on kinetic energy bombs.

Facing Wang Ping'an's request, the on-site officer looked embarrassed: "This... just changed the new model just after receiving it, as if I didn't believe in the design of the design department."

"Yes, I just don't believe it." Wang Pingan replied, and then pointed to the lieutenant colonel's body, "Look at the lieutenant colonel's, this practical and functional appearance, this thick and solid texture, this is our loyal Battleship, what are you guys doing all this fancy stuff? I want to change it!"

On-site officer: "The survivability of the new model is much higher than that of the old model..."

"Anyway, the power of the new model is stronger, right? Can it run with a layer of armor? Of course we hope that the armor is as thick as possible."

The resident officer turned his eyes to Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas for help.

But the lieutenant colonel said: "Then change it according to the request of the commander who received the body. Please, Director Liu."

The director surnamed Liu gave a thumbs up and directed the workers and robots to do it.

The on-site officer immediately ran to Director Liu: "Stop, stop! You can't do this! There is also a publicity task! According to communication science, the performance of the paper is improved, and the publicity effect is far inferior to the appearance!"

Lieutenant Colonel: "Fuck the publicity, we won the pirates and come back alive is the best publicity!"

Seeing that the lieutenant colonel was standing by his side, Wang Pingan booed: "That's right! And you're talking about the appearance, why don't you change the paint that looks like dirt, it's three times more handsome!"

On-site officer: "That livery is a tradition, inherited from the previous space age! Stop now, you are disrupting the publicity arrangement like this, I want..."

"What are you going to do?" Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas straightened his body and puffed out his chest, "Are you going to take away my Venus?"

The officer was silent, and after holding back for a few seconds, he said viciously, "I'll report to the higher authorities right now!"

After speaking, he left angrily.

The lieutenant colonel turned his head and said to the other two groups of people who were about to install the new model: "You also put forward suggestions for improvement, and I have changed them for you. I will take the responsibility."

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While Wang Ping'an was supervising workers and robots improving their landlines, Angeli stood beside him and whispered, "Actually, you don't need to react so much. The reliability of the new model is not as good as the old one, and this can't be changed." .It is impossible for you to really change the fuselage with the detachment leader.

"In addition, I took a closer look at the performance of the new body on paper, and it is indeed much higher than the old model. I think the tonnage wasted by the shape does not have much impact. I think the shape is still pretty cool."

Wang Pingan: "You actually think this sissy looks handsome? Look over here!"

Wang Pingan stood in front of the lieutenant colonel's body, and made a look gesture: "This is the real handsome! This thick texture, rigid connection, messy posture control nozzle, and all kinds of messy mounts! One word: masculine!"

Angorie made an "eh" sound.

Wang Pingan ran back to his body again: "Look at this again, the soft and streamlined shape, the meaningless posture nozzle stored inside the body, to be honest, if this thing breaks down, we will go to space to repair it It's even more troublesome!"

Angeli: "Understood, it's your aesthetic problem. I have a question for you. Do you think I'm good-looking, or Jotaro Kujo in the ancient manga you like so much?"

"Jotaro is good-looking. Handsome!" Wang Pingan replied in seconds.

Angeli showed a sweet smile: "Understood."

Wang Pingan finally felt that something was wrong. He stared at Angeli for a few seconds and said, "You look good too!"

"Yes, I know." The girl said teasingly, and then changed the topic, "However, I personally have no objection to wearing more armor. After all, I am also afraid of death. After arriving here, I feel that the breath of death is nowhere to be found. No, all kinds of things are reminding me that this is the hunting ground of death."

Wang Ping'an echoed: "The hunting ground of death, I can only hope that the performance improvement of the new model can offset the shortcomings of reliability."

At this time, the foreman in charge of the transformation of Wang Pingan's machine said: "Young man, I want to say a few more words. In fact, it's not like we can't understand the thinking of people who design new models."

Wang Pingan said in surprise: "Understand? If they don't make this streamlined shape..."

"It's just a streamlined shape. Changing it to the original style will not enhance much. But it may bring psychological pressure to the pirates.

"This is supported by data, young man. Foreign super companies are also suppressing bandits in the asteroid belt. Their spaceships all look very advanced and streamlined, so their casualty rate is slightly lower than ours.

"So after comparing the data, the military intelligence department and the psychology department of the Space Force require the new spacecraft to have a beautiful appearance, and even sacrifice a little bit of performance. Anyway, the new model has improved so much, even if it sacrifices a little With a little bit of performance, it is still much stronger than the old models.”

Speaking of which, the foreman pointed to the lieutenant colonel's body: "Do you know how deterrent this body of Nikola is to the pirates?
"The four teams also have a freak who likes to play jazz on the public channel when they are fighting. The timid pirates will turn around and run away as long as they hear jazz on the radio.

"The space forces are all materialists and atheists. But the pirates are not. The pirates are superstitious and neurotic. Some methods that you think are useless are useful to them."

Wang Pingan pursed his lips and did not express his opinion.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas walked over and smiled at the foreman: "You are doing the work for our instructor!"

"It's just a little effort." The worker replied.

Nicholas: "There will be an instructor tomorrow, and I can kick these enlightening actions to the instructor. I have had enough of being a father and a mother again, and I can return to a simple military officer in the future."

Wang Pingan: "Lieutenant Colonel, do you also think this shape will be useful?"

"I don't know, and I don't understand psychology. You can ask the new instructor tomorrow. However, I have something to tell you. Among the pirates we are going to deal with, the most cunning guy, his battleship is Humanoid."

Angeli fiddled with her phone and called up a photo: "Is this the one? The pirate who drove it was named Gila Miller, Red Notice."

Wang Pingan approached Angeli, grabbed her wrist, and pulled the phone screen towards him.The movement brought their shoulders together.

Wang Ping'an: "Is this really a combat boat? It looks like it came out of a Japanese cartoon in the space age."

"The analysis department believes that the shape of this thing refers to an animation called Pluto Project Zhilema," the lieutenant colonel said, "Maybe Gila Miller particularly likes this animation."

Wang Pingan: "Then what is the combat ability of this body? Does the humanoid shape make him stronger?"

"How is it possible! We wounded him many times, and the engineering department judged the images of the wounds, and believed that making the human body reduced the structural strength of the entire body, making it look like a fragile product.

"His minions have also imitated him. After we destroyed it, we recovered the wreckage, and the judgment showed that it was a pile of poop."

Angeli: "However, the information card shows that Gila Miller is still at large."

"Yes, I'm ashamed to say that he drove such a garbage machine and escaped from the siege of the Space Force. So a research team came here not long ago, as if they wanted to study whether it is still possible to make the battleship into a humanoid shape. Has a role we haven't explained.

"However, the research so far has no results. I only know that certain groups of people will be extremely excited after seeing a humanoid battleship. The psychologists in the group are exploring whether this excitement makes the pilot behave differently when driving a humanoid aircraft. better."

Wang Pingan: "Wait a minute, is this research team still on Ceres? Am I joining them so I can drive a human-shaped combat boat?"

Angeli looked at Wang Ping'an in surprise, her mouth was slightly opened, revealing her white and neat teeth.

Wang Pingan noticed her gaze, and immediately changed his words: "Okay, it's okay, I don't plan to go."

Angeli: "You go, I don't mind."

"No, I can joke about my life, but not yours."

Angeli smiled, and lightly gave Wang Pingan a shoulder.

The lieutenant colonel folded his arms and looked at the expressions of the two of them back and forth, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Wang Pingan cleared his throat and said to the lieutenant colonel: "So, you want to say that making the spaceship more streamlined is also a beneficial attempt, right?"

"That's what happened, and this thing is indeed more in line with the needs of publicity. Ordinary people can tell that it is the latest model just by looking at its appearance."

Wang Pingan nodded and looked up at his new car again.

After a few seconds, he muttered: "Well, after adding the additional armor, its appearance seems to be more acceptable to me. Lieutenant Colonel, your ideological work has paid off!"

The lieutenant colonel laughed loudly and said after laughing, "Actually, I came here to tell you the tactical number assigned to you. Comrade foreman, his tactical number is 02446."

Foreman: "Okay! What should I paint on my personal logo?"

Wang Pingan looked at An Geli: "What do you like?"

"Are you sure you want to use something I like?" Angeli asked back, "I thought you would yell and draw me a unicorn!"

Wang Pingan: "No, no, I don't like the work of Unicorn that much."

"Then it's the symbol of Skull One!"

"Uh... I really want this one. If you don't object, this is it?"

Angeli shook her head: "No, since you have entrusted me with this task, I will choose! It's too late to regret. Comrade foreman, please draw a petrel with a white rose in its mouth."

"Okay!" the foreman readily agreed, "Let's leave the design to the computer, right? We haven't studied art design, so we really can't do it."

"can!"

Soon the pattern was designed.

Wang Pingan said at this time: "I have searched for the flower language of the white rose. I thought it was pure love or something, but I was a little disappointed."

Angeli put her hands behind her back and looked at him with a smile: "Whether you will change to other flowers in the future depends on your performance."

Wang Pingan scratched his head: "But...the white rose is the flower I gave my father on Father's Day. It feels weird to be respected like a father by my partner."

Angeli was shocked: "What are you thinking! This flower represents my respect and love for my father, because of him I can join the Space Force and become a proud petrel! Don't be too sentimental!"

"Oh, is that so?" Wang Ping'an suddenly realized, "I thought you regarded me as your father..."

Angeli smiled without saying a word, but turned around, with her hands behind her back, watching the robot spray-paint Haiyan with a white rose next to the tactical number.

She murmured something softly, but no one could hear her.

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(End of this chapter)