Gundam Super G Universe

Chapter 41: More than a hundred years later, I still suffer from a late stage of insufficient firepower phobia (please read on)
The second secret meeting between Reid and Zhao Zhongjian ended successfully, and both sides were in a good mood this time. Although Zhao Zhongjian did not give a definite answer on behalf of the East Asian Republic, he promised that the cooperation model was acceptable.

At this point, both parties actually had a clear idea in their minds that this cooperation would most likely succeed, so both sides became more friendly.

Afterwards, Reid and Zhao Zhongjian had no further contact, and the peace talks between the Earth Union and PLANT ended in a bad mood on the third day. The bosses on both sides left the meeting room with cold faces.

After the meeting, the delegations from both sides barely stayed there, and an hour later, they all left the New Mislichi Republic.

However, three days later, Zhao Zhongjian was sent back as a staff member of the East Asian Republic's office in the New Mislchi Republic.

The reason why they have to set up office staff is that the internal area of ​​Angel's Star Palace colony satellite is limited, and there is no way to make room for various countries to build embassies. Therefore, if other countries need to send staff to the New Mislichi Republic, they can only set up offices, and even have to rent a house themselves.

All countries treat this equally, so there were no diplomatic incidents. After all, every inch of land on a colonial satellite is worth a lot of money.

This time, Zhao Zhongjian came to the New Mislchi Republic again and brought good news. The East Asian Republic agreed to cooperate according to Plan 1. Moreover, they generously provided the information that Red requested, which was equivalent to paying the full amount before they even saw the drawings.

Moreover, after Red got the information, he took a closer look and found that it seemed that the East Asian Republic did not give him the basic version of the information. The parameters were all excellent parameters that he knew. For example, the technical data on the miniaturization of beam weapons, for the version given by the East Asian Republic, they even gave all the derivative technologies, which could directly produce the 580mm "Siren Beast" multi-phase energy cannon of the future Disaster Gundam.

Anyway, Reid looked at the information and couldn't help but sigh.
"Ambassador Zhao, you, the East Asian Republic, are too honest in doing business."

Facing Reid's sigh, Zhao Zhongjian also thought that the higher-ups were willing to invest in order to improve Reid's favorability and seek greater benefits later. But on the surface, he just replied calmly:
"We, the East Asian Republic, have always been honest with our friends."

Red said that no matter what the East Asian Republic was seeking, at least in this cooperation, they really did a good job. So he couldn't be too perfunctory, so after collecting the information, he took out the tablet and asked

"I have received the information. Let's talk about your needs next. Manufacturing MS is a systematic matter. First of all, I need to know whether the MS that the East Asian Republic wants to obtain now is a mass-produced machine or a custom-made machine."

Zhao Zhongjian did not answer this question. This time he brought a five-person engineering team, which included military personnel and real mechanical engineers.

Now, Red's question was answered directly by Major Lee of the military.
"Mr. Reid, could you please describe the difference between the two in detail?"

Red was not impatient with this rookie question, because the East Asian Republic had almost no experience in MS development and had to rely on their own exploration, so he answered directly:
“If we design a mass-produced machine directly, the advantage is that the design and construction of this machine will be faster, the versatility will be better, and the cost will be lower.

For example, ZAFT's Jinn was obviously designed and manufactured with the goal of mass production from the beginning.

However, this design also has obvious disadvantages. The upper limit of the future improvement of the designed aircraft will be relatively low, and the performance of a single aircraft will be much different from that of a special aircraft. If the pilots are of the same level, a certain number of pilots must be used to suppress the special aircraft. "

After saying this, Red left some time for the other party to whisper to each other, and then continued
"As for the special machines, almost all the new technologies are used on them. The advantage is that once completed, the performance is unmatched on the battlefield. But the disadvantage is more obvious. The design trial and error time will become very long. Once the technology is stuck, it is very likely that the whole machine will be scrapped.

At the same time, the production price will be very high, so high that you may only produce three or five units and feel your heart bleed, and then continue to reduce the configuration and start mass production. Of course, the stability of the mass-produced machine after the reduction is generally not as good as the machine of the same level that is designed for mass production.

By the way, I got the news that it was manufactured in Heliopolis, and it is most likely a special machine."

After Reid finished speaking, the other side discussed for a while, and then Major Li said, "Then Mr. Reid, can you design both plans to form a high-low combination?"

Reid nodded, did not refuse, and said directly
"Of course you can, but this means you will have to develop two aircraft, so you will have to help me build a mothership."

Obviously, Red's request was anticipated by the East Asian Republic. The other party did not discuss it and just smiled and replied.
"No problem. Mr. Red, just send us your requirements for whatever mothership you want. If we have a conceptual drawing, we can build it according to your requirements. After all, we in the East Asian Republic have some experience in the technology of building space battleships."

When Red heard this, he understood that the East Asian Republic was still thinking of getting his warship design concept for free. However, Red was not so EQ-savvy that he would say this, so he could only nod and say
"Okay, we'll talk about the battleships later. We need both mass-produced and special-purpose machines. So which one are you going to design first? Forget about designing them at the same time. I'm not Superman, and we have to do things one by one."

This question had obviously been discussed by the other side long ago. Major Li answered directly:

"Based on the current situation, we would like to get a mass-produced machine first. It would be best if we can start mass production within a month."

When Red heard this, he frowned and said, "You think you are just sprouting a bean sprout when you build a Gundam? You want to mass produce it in a month." Just as he was about to reject this unreasonable request, the other party predicted what he said and said directly.
"Mr. Red, we also know that this period is too tight. Therefore, we guarantee that as long as your requirements are reasonable, your mothership will be completed within two months with guaranteed quality and quantity."

Red glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Li opposite him. It was not impossible to build a state-of-the-art mothership within two months. The Archangel took only six months from design to completion, and the task of developing MS was also included.

After the Archangel brought the data to Alaska, the Archangel was actually built on the Moon within two months. With the current shipbuilding speed of the Earth Federation, the data is complete, and if the cost is not taken into account, it can be used as dumplings.

However, now is the era of MS, the era of giant ships and cannons in the universe, which had passed when Mobius was mass-produced.

Since the East Asian Republic dared to make such a promise, Red said that it was not impossible to launch a mass-produced machine in a month.
"If it takes a month, don't expect this mass-produced machine to perform much better than Jin En. Can you accept that?"

The East Asian Republic team discussed this issue for a while, and finally Major Li nodded.

"No problem, as long as I can fight Zaftkin one-on-one, I'll accept it. After all, one month is too short."

Since the other party had no problem, Red nodded and continued to ask the next question.

"Okay, the development cycle is one month. What specific requirements do you have? For example, what kind of performance should be preferred? High mobility? High firepower? Or adaptability to complex terrain?"

The people of East Asia Republic answered this question very quickly.

"We need high firepower, preferably one that can cover the target from a very long distance, and the larger the caliber of the shells, the better. If possible, can we let the MS carry the ship's guns? If you can use the positron cannon alone, we can also provide you with additional positron cannon technology."

Red's eyes almost rolled up when he heard this. If he calculated the time of his previous life, this East Asian Republic would have been here for more than a hundred years, but his fear of insufficient firepower had not been cured and it even felt worse.

(End of this chapter)