Mars, Adeptus Mechanicus testing grounds.
The tank Li Feng modified has fundamentally overturned the Adeptus Mechanicus' concept of weapon and equipment manufacturing.
The Imperium's weaponry, to a large extent, can crush all Xenos except the Necrons, but its design philosophy is overly outdated.
The Imperium's armored vehicles primarily feature a 'riveted steel' design philosophy, adding multiple secondary turrets in addition to the main gun.
Furthermore, the chassis of Imperial armored vehicles all use rigid suspension, which, while simple, durable, low-cost, and capable of strong loads, is outdated.
However, 21st-century tank development gradually abandoned rigid suspension in favor of more advanced suspension systems, such as torsion bar and hydro-pneumatic suspensions, primarily to improve the tank's mobility, comfort, and combat effectiveness.
Rigid suspension cannot absorb and buffer vibrations and impacts from the ground; all road unevenness and impact forces are directly transmitted to the tank body and crew.
When Li Feng was on Frax, riding in a leman russ battle tank, he was almost shaken half to death.
The rigid suspension system is not conducive to this requirement because it exacerbates tank vibrations on complex terrain, making it difficult for the main gun to remain stable.
Although the Leman Russ's turret has a stabilizer, it still cannot achieve accurate firing while moving over bumpy ground.
In a battlefield environment, mobility and off-road capability are crucial for tanks.
Tanks need to be able to traverse various terrains quickly and flexibly while maintaining stability and firepower.
Rigid suspension lacks flexibility during rapid movement, sudden turns, or changes in speed, limiting the tank's ability to perform quick tactical maneuvers on the battlefield.
Rigid suspension lacks tactical flexibility; tanks lack agility during rapid movement, sudden turns, or changes in speed, which limits their ability to perform quick tactical maneuvers on the battlefield.
The most obvious examples were when Li Feng led his troops across the Frax River and during the Siege of Bastogne; the leman russ battle tank Li Feng was in required a larger turning radius, and many complex terrains and ruins could not be directly traversed.
As for multiple turrets? Main battle tanks are responsible for breaking through defenses, assaulting strongholds, and engaging in armor-piercing combat; a single 35mm unmanned autocannon turret is sufficient.
As for clearing infantry, that should be left to infantry fighting vehicles. Don't you understand 'specialization of weaponry'?
Test grounds.
Li Feng and the Fabricator-General watched the Leopard 40K tank undergo various tests under the operation of several Tech-Priests.
This tank's height is lower than almost all Imperial tanks.
Behind the hillside of the testing ground, once the hydro-pneumatic suspension lowers the height, enemy tanks hit will not even know where the shot came from.
Li Feng also had the Tech-Priests copy and disassemble the STC he generated, turning multiple components within it into new STCs that could be retrofitted onto other active Imperial equipment.
For example, the non-existent Rheinmetall-quality 120mm electromagnetic cannon, the 35mm unmanned autocannon turret, and the 'Fossil' explosive reactive armor.
These items can be seamlessly retrofitted onto all active Imperial armored vehicles; the Fabricator-General even plans to cover an entire Titan with 'Fossil' armor.
Seeing that the experimental results could meet the demands of the 40K battlefield, Li Feng casually generated several STCs and handed them to the Fabricator-General.
They were all 40K versions of 21st-century weapons.
"PUMA IFV & 'Spike' Anti-Tank Missile."
"Pantsir S40 - Gun-Missile Air Defense System."
"PCL-181 Vehicle-mounted 155mm Howitzer."
"valkyrie-C Multi-purpose Armed Transport Aircraft with 'Vitebsk' Airborne Defense System."
Finally, at the kneeling request of the Adeptus Mechanicus, Li Feng had no choice but to follow them to the Titan factory to bless the 'Machine God.'
Li Feng looked up at the Emperor-class Titan as tall as a mountain and the skyscraper-like warlord titan before him.
Li Feng wondered how he was supposed to bless it.
He didn't know the blessing procedure, but seeing the eager eyes of the Adeptus Mechanicus members, he had no choice.
So Li Feng asked an Adeptus Mechanicus member to get an oil tanker full of machine oil, then stood at the opening of the oil tanker.
He took out his folding knife, sterilized it with a lighter, then used the knife to cut his finger, dripping a few drops of blood into the oil.
The wound quickly healed.
Li Feng got a large stick and stirred it.
"Alright, you guys can paint this machine oil on. It should probably work."
The Fabricator-General's bionic eye widened, and the Tech-Priests trembled.
Is this just 'working'? This is the highest blessing; the omnissiah blessing these 'Machine Gods' with his own blood!
Seeing that everyone was motionless, Li Feng jumped off the oil tanker and clapped his hands.
"Alright, it's getting late. Someone is waiting for me at home. I should return to Earth… Oh, no, it should be called Terra now."
...Sol System, Li Feng's 'Combat Yacht.'
Li Feng's spaceship traveled through space according to automatic navigation.
He held a thermos cup, sipping tea and looking out the floor-to-ceiling window at the various space facilities in the Sol System.
Just as Li Feng was enjoying space travel from the captain's seat, the door to the cockpit opened.
Li Feng looked back and saw Sister Fides in a knocking posture.
Since the cockpit door was automatic, Fides had intended to knock, but as soon as she approached, the door opened.
She was not interested in whether Li Feng was the messiah spoken of by the Adeptus Mechanicus; or rather, people outside the Adeptus Mechanicus were not interested in the omnissiah.
Now Fides and the Sisters believed that Li Feng was a golden human, but he possessed technology from the Dark Age of Technology that could produce STCs.
She was only interested in Li Feng, the man.
She could smell that Li Feng recently had a lot more of that red-haired woman's scent on him.
At this moment, she was a bit embarrassed, but Li Feng also smiled and asked:
"Want to try flying the spaceship?"
Fides put her hands behind her back and slowly walked into the cockpit.
Li Feng also got up from the captain's seat, making way for Fides.
Although Fides had intended to tell Li Feng something, since Li Feng had invited her to try flying the spaceship, she might as well give it a try.
As Fides sat in the pilot's seat, Li Feng began to explain how to fly the spaceship to her.
"The throttle is the lever on your left-hand side.
Direction is controlled by the joystick in front of you.
Adjusting the left and right thrusters for forward and backward movement is done via the two pedals at your feet.
Of course, 'AutoPilot' is currently engaged."
As Li Feng turned off auto-pilot, the spaceship's speed slowly decreased.
Fides, following Li Feng's instructions, placed her hands on the throttle and joystick.
As Fides slowly pushed the throttle, the spaceship's engine thrusters began to propel the ship forward, and she felt the spaceship accelerate and a slight push into her seat.
"Wow! It's moving! The spaceship is moving! I can feel the G-force!"
Li Feng quickly said from the side: "You pushed the throttle too far; slow down a bit."
But at this point, the 'female driver' was having too much fun.
Li Feng began to wonder if it was truly her first time flying a spaceship.
She was actually able to operate the spaceship to perform various maneuvers.
Fortunately, the spaceship had an internal inertia control system and simulated gravity flooring; otherwise, the entire interior of the spaceship would have turned into a 'tumble dryer.'
The spaceship flew rapidly towards Terra, passing an interstellar road sign along the way.
"Imperial Traffic Department reminds you: There are thousands of roads, safety is the first. If you sail improperly, the Emperor will shed two lines of tears."
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