Chapter 350: Who is Coming?

"Um, Simonov, are you sure this thing can really fly?"

SPAS-12 couldn't help but ask Simonov worriedly as she looked at the helicopter in front of her, which was almost covered with turrets all over.

Renault had essentially transplanted tank turrets onto this 'helicopter'.

Although they were placed at the bottom of the fuselage, it didn't change the fact that these turrets were massive objects weighing tens of tons.

Moreover... Renault had crazily installed two... Is he treating this helicopter like an AC130 by installing tank cannons on it?

Um, it seemed inappropriate to call it a helicopter now; it had even ditched its propellers.

Instead, it was equipped with two VTOL engines. Aircraft like this were rare even within the military, mostly serving as experimental prototypes but never any official successful models.

Renault unexpectedly built one himself.

"It should, probably be able to. After all, when we just transported those tanks and armored vehicles over, I didn't feel any strain on the aircraft."

The combined weight of the two turrets was roughly around thirty tons, and when adding the other machine gun turrets, the total weight shouldn't exceed that of a tank.

Of course, with the inclusion of internal components like ammunition supply systems, steering mechanisms, and spare ammunition, the weight should be about right.

But seeing Renault completely unconcerned about exceeding the weight limit, Simonov naturally didn't worry too much either, although she still felt a bit uncertain.

"Alright, since you say so. But, loading so many weapons onto an aircraft, the commander must be really frustrated this time."

You should know that after they developed those things called powered exoskeletons, which were actually powered armor, Renault hadn't thought much about enhancing firepower.

He just didn't expect the other party to bring out tanks this time. Probably after installing turrets on the aircraft, Renault would give the spaceship in the underground space some even more outrageous weapons.

But if Renault knew SPAS-12's thoughts, he'd probably just shrug.

After all, what's the big deal?

It's just two tank cannons. The really outrageous stuff should be the equipment of the military.

Electromagnetic cannons, laser cannons, and all that jazz... When he first saw those news in the newspapers and online, Renault thought it was a joke.

After all, the weapons he saw in the hands of tactical dolls were all ones he had seen before. Even though the idea of weapon imprinting systems sounded strange, the power of the weapons hadn't changed much, they were still the same weapons he knew.

But he didn't expect that the tactical dolls were still using those relics, while the military had gone all out with advanced technology. No wonder they allowed private military contractors and some individuals to hire tactical dolls on their own.

Because tactical dolls were no threat to the military... as long as the military wanted, they could throw any private military contractor into the gutter at any time.

This naturally included G&K, the largest security contractor currently in business. And Griffin didn't sit idly by; if the military prohibited them from holding heavy weapons and equipment, they would enhance the performance of their tactical dolls.

With the help of IOP, the combat effectiveness of Griffin's tactical dolls steadily increased.

From the beginning, when civilian dolls were transformed into tactical dolls, to later when IOP specifically modified tactical dolls for Griffin.

It directly differentiated the performance of Griffin's tactical dolls from those sold to ordinary people by IOP. The basic capabilities of the tactical dolls skyrocketed like riding a rocket.

And because the tactical dolls were highly humanoid, unless Griffin's tactical dolls were dissected and analyzed in detail, it was impossible to tell the difference between Griffin's dolls and the ones sold by IOP to other buyers.

After all, Griffin was the largest customer of IOP's tactical dolls. Since they had bought so much from you, it wouldn't hurt to spend a little more money to get a custom-made one, right?

Of course, the military was not unaware of these little tricks. After all, tactical doll technology had always been evolving, and it was easy to pass off such things. When a breakthrough in technology was claimed, most accusations could be blocked. Trying to pick a fight with Griffin over such trivial matters wouldn't be of much use.

Renault's installation of turrets on the aircraft lasted for a whole day. The dolls at home naturally wouldn't stay here and watch all the time. Some of the dolls came to help in the middle, but Renault managed most of it by himself.

The dolls who came to help were later sent to install some small equipment on the spaceship below.

Things like electric lights and kitchen facilities were mostly things that most dolls could handle. After all, they weren't really children; these things naturally weren't too difficult for them.

It's just that sometimes they weren't very serious when working... um, occasionally being careless, they might accidentally damage some equipment...

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"Sangvis... Sangvis... Sangvis... it's always Sangvis! It's so annoying! Why do these Sangvis things keep popping up endlessly! Does the resources in the hands of Sangvis never run out!?"

Listening to the report on today's battle records from her dolls, Gentiane grabbed her hair screaming in frustration.

"Well, after all, Sangvis Ferri can recycle the casualties from each unit. Although there are some losses, it's unlikely to consume much. Plus, Sangvis had hoarded quite a bit of manufacturing materials before because they took on a large order from the military..." Hearing Gentiane's complaints, Kalina couldn't help but scratch her cheek with helplessness.

"Tsk, of course, I know that. I'm just complaining, and now what really gives me a headache is... Operation 'Sugar Cube'. Does Persica have to include 'sugar' in the name?"

"Uh, I heard that Persica always puts a pot of sugar in her coffee every time she drinks it..."

"A pot? Are you sure you didn't mishear? Not a teaspoon? A pot of sugar, isn't that just syrup!?"

"Of course, I didn't hear wrong! This is something I..."

Beep beep beep!

"Ah!? What's that sound!? An alarm!?"

At the moment when the piercing sound suddenly rang out, Gentiane also immediately jumped up from her seat, nervously staring at the image of the combat command system.

"It is indeed an alarm! It seems that some unidentified flying object suddenly intruded into the area!"

"Unidentified flying object? Are those reconnaissance drones from Sangvis?"

But those reconnaissance drones, which were only slightly larger than UAVs, shouldn't trigger the base's alarm, right?

Clearly, they were enemy reconnaissance equipment, but the base's detection system couldn't detect those drones at all...

It's useless...