Chapter 240 Specific Vehicle Driving

"Come on, come in."

The instructor sat in the simulation cabin and greeted Bai E, "Let me first introduce to you the role that all the templates in the cabin can play in controlling the mecha."

This job should have been done by Benson. It is a long-standing tradition of the pilot reserve to have a veteran lead a new recruit.

He was a reserve member of the last batch of official pilots. It was precisely because he was not qualified to drive a mecha on a frontal battlefield that he managed to survive the last Zerg battlefield.

And now, the previous batch of reserve members have become the reliable main force of today's pilot training camp.

When the main force is unreliable, the instructor can only play in person.

"The only mecha you have access to currently is the Xiaolong Type I. More mecha types are generally not used as your regular driving vehicles. Of course, if you have the opportunity to come into contact with the Mechanical Court in the future, then maybe you can I have seen the style of several other mechas, but for now we are only talking about this one.

"The entire internal control module of the Xiaolong Type I mecha is mainly composed of four major parts, namely movement, action, weapons library... and energy center."

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"Movement means walking, running, jumping, left, right, forward, backward, etc."

"Movements are the control of small parts, such as the fine manipulation of forearms, upper arms, calves, thighs, back, waist and other parts."

"The weapons arsenal can also be said to be a tactical response strategy in times of war. Currently, our armed mechas have an alloy chain sword, a Vulcan machine gun with a rate of fire of 3,600 per minute, a giant flamethrower, two small missile matrices, and Two small-yield nuclear warheads. Of course, there are some special equipment assembly slots reserved on the mecha. If you have any weapons that you particularly like, you can apply to your superiors for separate assembly or minor modifications. Let’s talk about it after we get a chance to control the mecha.”

"As for the energy center, it is rather special. We will talk about it later."

"Such a mecha generally requires the cooperation of two pilots to control it for combat."

To put it bluntly, a mecha is just a large human body, and what the pilot has to do is act as the nerves and blood vessels inside the mecha.

Imagine the precise coordination of the bones and muscles inside the body under all the movements that the human body may use in combat. The existence of the mecha is to carefully break down the countless smooth processes that are completed by instinct on the human body into independent movements. , the pilot in the cockpit transmits commands and power to the corresponding parts at accurate timing, simulating agility and adaptability similar to human action.

"Generally, one person controls the selection of movement modules and weapons arsenal. We call it the 'main division'. The main division is mainly responsible for strategic judgments such as forward and retreat in the general direction, as well as the weapon arsenal targeting the corresponding opponent. Tactical selection is equivalent to the brain of the mecha."

"The ones that individually control the action modules are called 'Fighter Pilots'. In order to achieve agility similar to the human body as much as possible, there are a large number of small parts on the mecha that can be controlled individually. The control rights of these parts are all in the 'Fighter Pilots' "In the hands of one person, the combat actions in response to the enemy are basically completed by the 'fighter'."

"As for the energy center mentioned just now...the driving power of different parts needs to be adjusted at all times, and its control is not fixed in the hands of any one pilot."

"Only by dividing the work and working together can two people perfectly drive a Xiaolong I-type armed mecha. In the hands of a higher-level pilot combination, the performance of the mecha will become more agile and closer to the sensitivity of the human body."

"I heard that your fighting and shooting skills are quite good, right?"

The instructor who was speaking suddenly turned his head to look at Bai E.

Facing the other party's gaze, Bai E lowered his eyes somewhat "at a loss" and said, "I know... I know a little bit."

"Be confident... I have heard a lot of your legendary deeds." The instructor patted Bai E on the shoulder and continued to explain.

"In fact, there are certain similarities between controlling mechas and the fighting and weapon fighting that you normally use your body to do. Warriors who are good at fighting and fighting with weapons often have amazing performances in controlling mechas.

But there are many differences. For example, if the human body wants to use the strongest punch, it often needs to pull the fist as far behind as possible to ensure that there is enough distance to exert force. However, a mecha with a built-in power system does not need to do this. As long as the command is given, it can The shortest distance achieves the maximum output under the power limit.

Of course, the orders issued by the pilot also need to be judged in advance to ensure that the various power systems inside the mecha have sufficient time to output power, but the body itself will not be subject to some unnecessary actions that must be performed due to human body limitations. You can feel the difference between them when you actually operate the mecha. "

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"Your actual combat ability is very strong. You may become an excellent 'fighter pilot' in the future."

After saying these words, the instructor's voice paused, as if the introduction ended here.

Bai E finally had time to ask his question, "Isn't it possible that no one can pilot a mecha alone?"

"Haha~" the instructor laughed heartily.

The targeting of others just now may not have caused much change in the mentality of the android warrior, but it may have aroused a bit of arrogance in him.

No one wants to be in a group with me, so I will be in a group by myself.

But this is impossible.

"Many new pilots who have just started mecha training will have the same idea as you, but you have to understand that this is impossible. Come on, imagine if you want to make a forward roll now, how do you operate it?"

The image of a forward roll flashed in his mind, and Bai'e looked at the layout of various buttons and operating levers in the cockpit, which was a little dazed.

The instructor did not force it, his words were just to arouse Bai'e's imagination.

While speaking, he also explained and demonstrated, "Come on, let's break down this action bit by bit-first of all, from the perspective of movement, we need both legs to output power to jump forward, right?"

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"Hmm~" Bai'e nodded to indicate that he was listening.

"Then we need to lean our upper body forward to move the center of gravity forward as much as possible. You have to know that the body of the mecha is only not subject to some restrictions of human muscle tissue, but it must always follow the actual laws of physics."

"Hmm..."

"What about the arms? In order to maintain the center of gravity and maintain the combat posture of our entire body after rolling, we must also make corresponding coordinated movements. It is not much different from a normal rolling action with your own body, right?"

"Yes."

"So in this seemingly simple action, how many action instructions do we need to output?"

"Three?" Bai Er tilted his head to cooperate with the instructor's explanation.

"No..." The instructor shook his head, "It's nine. If we want to jump with our thighs, we first need to send commands to the energy center to adjust the energy supply level of the legs before we can jump, which is already two. At the same time, the upper body is pressed forward, and the upper arms and forearms are pushed forward, three commands. After the palms are supported on the ground, the waist drives the legs to flip backwards, increase the energy supply of the arms, and the upper arms and forearms are straightened to push the body back to a standing combat posture, four commands. A total of nine. Is it complicated?"

When the human body wants to do something, after having that idea, the body will naturally allocate physical strength and execute it like instinct.

But the mecha is a dead thing, and humans are its brain, nerves, and blood vessels.

Any small decision requires humans to make decisive command outputs before it can be thoroughly executed.

Increasing the energy supply without mobilizing the body can only be done in situ.

Mobilizing the body without giving energy is undoubtedly motionless.

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"What I said is the simplest process... Let's talk about it in more detail. When our human body flips forward, it is indispensable to bend the knees, right? This is what the human body must do if it wants to exert force."

"Yes." Bai E nodded.

"But when driving a mecha, the process of 'bending the knees' is not actually a necessary condition for us to achieve the action of 'flipping forward', right? Because the body of the mecha does not need to rely on 'bending the knees' to exert force."

"Yes."

"But what if we don't input the command 'bend the knees'? What do you think it will look like?"

The picture flashed in Bai E's mind--

The mecha fell straight forward, and then like a diving scene played upside down, the legs were straight and then straightened up by the arms.

"Do you understand?" The instructor looked at Bai'e's eyes, which seemed to be in deep thought. "We can choose not to perform the 'knee bending', but that will undoubtedly increase the range of our movements, take longer, and have bigger flaws. If it is in actual combat with our human body, this move is enough to decide life and death.

And you have to understand that all of what I said is based on a simple environment without any interference. Imagine - if you are in the battlefield, after you have completed this forward dodge, you have to decide what weapon to use to counterattack after getting up, where to launch the attack, and so on.

Not to mention these complex action decisions and the instantaneous simultaneous or sequential output of commands, even when the ammunition magazine of the Vulcan machine gun is about to be loaded with armor-piercing bullets, stun bombs, or incendiary bombs, you need to make a choice alone in a flash. Do you think you can still handle it?"

"..."

It sounds like it is indeed a bit difficult.

"What if there are more people?" Bai'e asked curiously.

"More?" The instructor shook his head. "As I said just now, the execution of a large action requires the coordination of various execution commands. The coordination of two people still requires tacit understanding. If more people operate, the left arm moves forward, the right arm moves backward, the thigh squats, and the calf drives the jump... Can you imagine the chaos?"

Mechas are not like tanks and airplanes. If you want to pursue the flexibility of the human body, you need less "brains" to output commands.

One person can't handle it, and more people will be more chaotic.

Two people is the most reasonable configuration for operating a mecha after long-term practice.

"Ah~" Bai E nodded and kept it in mind.

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