Chapter 484 Assassinate Tony Stark
It can be said that Hammer had a very pleasant time during this period, although a few months ago he was still suffering because the Hammer Military Industry under his name did not have enough orders.
The failure of the drone weapon he designed for General Ross cost him the military's largest order (a plot that made it to the "Iron Man 2 Prelude" comic). Originally, the military and Congress were eyeing Stark's steel armor, hoping to get a complete design.
But Tony strongly resisted, and even took the lead of the Osborne Group to lead other companies to pick peaches in Congress, especially the matter of forcing big capitalists to give up their interests was collectively opposed by this group of predators.
In the original story, because no one is willing to be the first bird to touch the nails of Congress and the military, Tony can only bear the pressure alone. In the end, the Iron Patriot and War Machine were compromised.
But in this world, because Li Jie let the Osborne Group participate in this story, with a big capitalist as the leader, he will soon be able to gather a group of other capitalists who are also dissatisfied with what Congress is doing.
To put it bluntly, American politics is capital politics. Big capitalists are the most important force in this country, because they are the fathers behind these political bigwigs. The father of the funder united and spoke, and most of the members of Congress chose to let go out of their own political considerations.
Without the support of Congress, the military cannot directly do anything to a large private entrepreneur. In the end, the military had no choice but to set their sights on the Osborne Group.
This made Hammer, who benefited from the plight of the Stark Group in the original story, not get his benefits. The most important thing is that without the joining of Ivan Vanke, the idiot Hammer couldn't do anything really decent.
The most profound scene in Li Jie's memory was when Hammer introduced a serious killer to the black colonel, named "ex-wife".
Well, Jay didn't care what Hammer's ex-wife did to the poor little scientist. But since you have given this name, please also show the power of your [ex-wife]?
But in the final battle between good and evil, the miniature missile called "Ex-wife" ended up misfiring. This is Hammer's most outstanding weapon design?
This fact alone made Li Jie not give any hope to this man's scientific achievements.
But what's on stage now? A group of combat robots that look nearly three meters tall? Their shape is a bit like the last villain robot in the science fiction movie "Armour Dragon 1".
They are not mechs in anthropomorphic form, but have two huge recurved leg joints, and the chest and head are combined together to form a centrally controlled integrated manipulator and monitor. What should have been the arm was designed as two places to mount weapons.
Li Jie took a look, because of the advantages of size and weight, these robots integrated two five-tube revolving Gatling cannons in the arms, and several individual missiles were integrated in the pod below. Both air and ground attacks are included.
And there are several mechas that look smaller and have a more streamlined body design. They seem to be aerial models. Li Jie didn't know if Hammer still designed an underwater model.
This group of robots is all controlled by unmanned remote control, and there is no need for soldiers to directly enter the machine for face-to-face combat.
This can greatly reduce the death rate of soldiers, compared to the value of repairing a damaged mech. Obviously, a soldier who can skillfully operate a mech is more valuable.
This is just like what the Air Force requires. Once an aircraft accident occurs, the first thing to keep is the pilot. The value of an ace pilot cannot be compared with a cold machine.
And these are the things that Hammer is happy about recently. Although his new robot looks relatively simple in appearance, it has the feeling of an American science fiction movie in the 1980s, but this does not affect their combat effectiveness.
Although the [Elf Armor] produced by the Osborne Group is more flexible and more capable of performing high-end combat requirements. But this robot named "Destroyer" by Hammer still has an advantage, that is, it is cheaper.
If two hundred units are produced in batches, the cost of one unit can be reduced to about one million US dollars. This is lower than the price of many main battle tanks at this stage. It is almost the same price as a light tank or a wheeled armored vehicle.
Many countries are interested in this weapon, including the US military. And most importantly, this weapon did not cost Hanmer much in the early stage of research and development.
This allows him to further lower the price. Of course, he will not tell others that this weapon was not designed by him.
Hammer is now proudly saying to the staff on the stage: "Come on, let them move! Show Mr. Stark and Albert!"
Albert Steinman, who was standing at the opposite corner from Tony, looked at Hammer's triumphant look with a gloomy face. Tony and Li Jie were in surprise.
The mobility of these mechas is much more flexible than their appearance. Turning around quickly, in addition to the main weapon in the hand, other secondary weapons on the body can also quickly lock the target.
These robots can't do too exaggerated movements in the venue, but just a few quick positioning and demonstrations allow Tony to discover the value of these robots.
"It seems that these guys won't be troubled by the problem of going down the stairs." Li Jie complained silently. (Note 1)
Although Tony was a little surprised by Hammer's results in his heart, he didn't show it on his face. He walked to the booth, patted the other iron guys who were parked on the side and said, "It seems that we need to find a guy named Murphy. Guys can destroy these things, right?" (Note 2) Tony said slightly mockingly.
Hammer shrugged indifferently: "Maybe it's okay if Iron Man comes."
But at this moment, Peter who had been standing beside Li Jie suddenly pulled Li Jie's sleeve: "Something is wrong, I have a premonition of danger."
"Really?" Li Jie frowned, glanced at the mechs on the stage, and at the same time glanced at his parents and Peter's uncles and aunts not far away.
"No matter what you feel, let's take them away first." Li Jie said firmly. He didn't want to put his family in danger. He walked quickly towards his family.
"Don't you need to worry about Tony? I feel that the danger is aimed at him." Peter followed Li Jie's pace and asked at the same time.
"There are two agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and their two guests from China. They can handle these things. And the most important thing is that Tony's armor has been upgraded. Although he is wearing a suit now, But it’s not like you’re powerless.” Li Jie didn’t stop for too long, and invited his parents, Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei to visit other places at the same time. Leave the weapons exhibition area first.
He was going to put them in a safe place first, and then come back to see what would happen here.
The departure of Li Jie and Peter with their family did not attract the attention of others, only Hawkeye Button greeted Li Jie and said goodbye. Everyone else's attention was focused on the booth.
At exhibitions, especially at weapons exhibitions, all lethal weapons are not allowed to really appear. For example, there are guns, but no bullets.
All missiles and heavy weapons are models and do not have real lethality. So logically, the magazine of [Destroyer] should also be empty, and the missile mounted below should also be a realistic model.
Until the monitor of a certain [Destroyer] mech flashed red, its 12.7mm Gatling Vulcan motor suddenly started, and the high-speed motor made a buzzing sound.
Everyone heard the sound of it starting to deliver ammunition for the Vulcan Cannon, and the ability to quickly lock the target it just showed was displayed at this moment.
There was almost no pause, and when its weapon started to operate, it had already locked its target on Tony Stark not far away.
Hammer's smug expression hadn't had time to put it away, and the two agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had just reacted. Hubble didn't have time to pull his boss down and throw him down.
The steel storm is coming!
PS Note 1: The villain robot in the old movie Iron Armor Veyron could not go down the stairs due to design flaws, and was finally killed by the protagonist using the stairs. This is a movie meme.
Note 2: The protagonist of Armored Veyron is Murphy, a Detroit policeman who underwent mechanical transformation before his death and became a super powerful RoboCop.