Above The Sky
Chapter 688 - 688 620 Prismatic Sniper Armored Suit 5800 First Update_2

688: Chapter 620: Prismatic Sniper Armored Suit (5800, First Update)_2 688: Chapter 620: Prismatic Sniper Armored Suit (5800, First Update)_2 “It’s just that, as an elite soldier who has personally experienced two major battles, I must say, the many experimental Armor Suits currently being tested don’t particularly dazzle me—the most they’ve done is add a few extra armor plates, tweak the power units, or introduce some new weapons.”

This isn’t to say that those things are bad, it’s just that they are easy to see through, losing their sense of novelty.

Take, for example, the fiery red Armor Suit currently being tested next to me; any seasoned soldier could immediately tell its specs—it’s four point six meters tall, three point five meters wide, a classic improved model of the fifth-generation bipedal combat Armor, weighing eleven tons.

The armor is likely made of Vermillion Kite Alloy, known for its strong impact resistance and high-temperature absorption capabilities, and there have been significant changes to the leg structure.”

Its primary weapon includes an eighty-eight millimeter rapid-fire cannon and two twenty millimeter machine guns, equipped with the Avalanche Type III Alchemical Furnace.

Its top speed exceeds one hundred and fifty kilometers per hour, and it can sustain four hours of combat fully loaded with Elemental Crystals; if outfitted with an extra fuel tank, its endurance can increase by two-thirds.”

The revolutionary difference of the fifth-generation Armor compared to the fourth generation lies in the operating system.

The fourth-generation Armor Suit, aside from the Signal Bone control system, also required manual assistance to operate more precise actions.

Pilots couldn’t even fully process the signals from the body sensors and cameras and had to use their eyes to monitor screens and readouts.

On the other hand, the Signal Bone interactive system of the fifth-generation Armor Suit allows a person to seamlessly coordinate with the machine, receiving information directly in the brain without having to use their eyes.

After training, even an ordinary person could control the Armor Suit as naturally as handling their own body.

As for the sixth-generation Armor currently in service only with the most elite troops, aside from improvements in mobility and armor, it also features an informational network system.

It’s said that the Inspector Knights are the test subjects for this technology; their standard Armor Clothing is equipped with this system, and the feedback has been quite positive.

There’s potential for it to be adopted throughout the entire army in the future.”

“The retrofit isn’t half bad.”

Anna, sitting in the observation stand, looked far off at the fiery red Armor Suit, which should be an improved model developed by some workshop on the basis of the fifth-generation Armor.

If things go as expected, it is a prototype for the Southwest Legion tailored for the new thermobaric warheads provided to the Fiery Flame Land’s Army.

If it performs well in actual combat, it will be time to start preparing to develop the sixth-generation model.”

The fiery red Armor Suit adeptly maneuvered through the sandy terrain, its special leg structure allowing it to fold and transform into a human-shaped tracked war vehicle for high-speed movement.

It could launch surprise attacks on enemy’s rear defenses, and when needed, it could revert to its humanoid form and use the Electrothermal Axe for close-quarters combat.

Such a transforming structure was obviously also an experiment to accumulate technology for the sixth-generation model.”

Beyond the transformable Crimson Armor Suit, in reality, there were quite a few other Armor Suits undergoing testing in other sections of the experimental base, all devoid of anything particularly new.

“Looks like there’s nothing new today.”

Anna mused internally, feeling fortunate to have witnessed the test of the transforming system, as not many workshops possessed this technology.

Yet at that moment, she received a request, prompting a surprised murmur, “The Ellen Family?

Boleyn Workshop?

Private Armor Suit?

Wait, I remember they specialize in Bio-Alchemy and grafting equipment; why are they here?”

“And a private Armor Suit… Have they developed something new on their own?”

Puzzled, Anna authorized the request.

This was the first time in the past month she had seen something like a private Armor Suit.

She was curious to see what surprise the Ellen Family could come up with.

But the result might have been a bit too surprising.

Along with a deep rumbling sound, Anna witnessed a giant and bizarre heavy Armor Suit marching towards the test area with the momentum of a road roller.

It looked ferocious, with only a red electronic Cyclops eye for observation, scanning the unfamiliar park left and right with a domineering attitude.

The giant metal monster’s skeleton was still the standard model of the fifth-generation combat Armor, but its armor had been additionally thickened, with high-strength plastic tubes running along the interior to a cylindrical storage tank at the back and to a small-caliber booster nozzle on the shoulder.

Steam was continuously seeping from the cooling vents on its arms and back, encircling its figure.

“What is this?”

Taking a deep breath, the silver-haired old soldier stood up to observe carefully, making sure he wasn’t seeing things, “Wait, this…

isn’t a combat Armor Suit?”

The elderly soldier was first impressed by the robust black armor and the imposing stride, but upon a closer look, he realized that the Cyclops Giant Armor Suit lacked any conventional weaponry.

More accurately, it had no weaponry in the traditional sense.

It was a highly complex amalgamation: the booster tank at the back was adapted from a high-pressure waterjet spray device from the Imperial Capital’s fire-fighting Armor, and the shoulder’s booster cannon had undergone even more complicated modifications.

There was a strange prismatic focus Crystal at the muzzle, and its purpose was a mystery.

Its Armor was modified from the Northern Legion’s Shield Guardian Heavy Armor, a five-layered compound armor that could barely resist the impact of an Alchemy Cannon, at least enough to save the pilot’s life.

Its observation system seemed to be a unique new technology; Anna had never seen such an agile, freely rotating Cyclops observation device before.

For a moment, she felt as though she was being locked in a staring contest with that single eye.