The soldiers of the Hex Army had already developed a close familiarity with the ch models fielded by the military branches of the Friday Coalition.
The Hexers even developed a personal familiarity of the traits of the Master ch Designers that defined the characteristics of the chs they were tasked with defeating.
The Fridayn did the sa. They even went as far as dedicating entire research teams led by honored and respected Masters to develop an effective counter against the ubiquitous glows of the Hexer ch models that were designed by Ves!
Though those research teams never managed to develop a universal counter, the researchers gained a lot of understanding of living chs and ca up with limited solutions.
One of the more general lessons the Fridayn had learned after fighting off so many Valkyrie Redeers was that it was better to take them out at a distance than to allow these thunderous marauder chs to complete their attack runs!
This was why the Sundered Phalanx, the Blue Cavalry and many other Fridayn military organizations put a greater emphasis on ranged combat during the last decade.
The expert rifleman chs known as the Arma Tensar and the Fila Tensar were beneficiaries of this change in policies!
In order to emphasize the threat of these special pair of expert chs, Ves went over all of their known strong points.
"The Tensars are not only strong due to how their expert pilots can link and share resources with each other. Their individual technical design and specifications are also formidable in their own right. Take a look at their rifles. Though we do not possess the full technical specifications of the current rifle models, the Hexers already developed a thorough understanding of the chief developer."
He pointed towards one of the n standing in the row of Master ch Designers in the service of the Gauge Dynasty.
"Master Johnny Bates is perhaps one of the most hated ch designers within the Hex Army. The reason for that is because he is an energy weapon specialist and responsible for leading the design projects of many ranged chs that have gone on to down Hexer chs in droves."
Master ch Designers ca in all shapes and sizes, but if they had a few things in common, it was that they were always extrely clever and good at innovating in their own field.
"At over 250 years old, Master Bates has not only mastered his craft to a high degree, but developed a lot of chs across different ch generations." Ves explained with obvious respect in his tone. "His specialty lies in the design of Multi-Ray Energy Weapon Systems."
"What does that an, sir?" Venerable Vincent asked. "Doesn't that sound like a rifle that can switch from firing laser beams to positron beams and back? We already have those weapons. In fact, our rifles co with six different firing modes!"
Ves shook his head. "I personally designed the luminar crystal rifles that you have ntioned. My work is not the sa as the weapons designed by Master Bates. They are based on radically different design principles and tech bases. To summarize the essence of his work as simply as possible, he is capable of designing energy weapons that are capable of firing two beam types at once. Whereas most dual-type rifles can only switch from one energy beam to another, the rifles designed by this Fridayman Master can fire both of them at once at pretty much full power!"
His explanation was t with mixed reactions. Half of the Larkinson expert pilots looked confused. The others looked intrigued, but Ves had the sense that they also struggled to understand the implications of his description.
Ves sighed. "Take a look at these clips."
He inputted a command that briefly changed the simulated setting to a recording of one of the major battles of the Komodo War.
The Sundered Phalanx along with the Blue Cavalry had gone out in force and deployed a massive ch army against one of the fortified star systems at the border of the Hexadric Hegemony.
Millions of chs collided against each other in many different parts of space!
What was notable was that the ranged chs of the Sundered Phalanx packed a considerably greater punch than that of the Blue Cavalry! The forr managed to mow down the Valkyrie chs and other Hexer chs with visibly greater ease!
Part of that was because the Gauge Dynasty was wealthier and could afford to raise the quality of its military ch models.
However, another part of it was because nurous ranged ch models fielded by the Sundered Phalanx were deliberately designed to excel in short, high-impact battles rather than long, drawn-out engagents.
Though the rifleman chs in question frequently ran out of juice and had to return to their motherships in order to replenish their energy cells, their performance when they were on the battlefield was quite impressive!
Ard with energy rifles that essentially fired a laser beam and a positron beam at the sa ti from the sa muzzle, the damage output from these weapons was not simple!
Initially, the chs got struck by a high concentration of electromagnetic waves. Though there was virtually force behind the blows, the extre transfer of thermal energy could lt almost any tal the beam ca in contact with in an instant!
Imdiately afterwards, a thin but deadly stream of positrons arrived afterwards and essentially annihilated matter when it ca into contact with substances that contained electrons. This process not only weakened materials directly, but also released a huge amount of heat at the impact site!
Generally speaking, energy weapons fired either laser beams or positron beams because it was much more efficient to specialize in a single firing mode.
There was no obvious rationale to develop a weapon that could fire both at once. It made the weapon a lot more costly, complicated and finicky, which was indeed one of the biggest complaints of the products developed by Master Bates.
However, the fact that the man successfully realized his design philosophy and beca one of the most prestigious ch designers of the Gauge Dynasty, his odd ideas about energy weapons had proven to be truly effective!
Ves sent a ntal command to the MSTS, causing it to conjure up a typical ch rifle developed by Master Bates.
"This is one of the ch weapons that the Hexers have managed to capture and analyze during the Komodo War. The newer rifle models utilized by the modern ch divisions at Pima Pri are considerably better than this model, but the principles should still be the sa."
He waved his hand, causing the rifle to fire at a tal plate.
In order to make the effectiveness of this weapon clearer, Ves also called up a luminar crystal rifle and commanded it to fire a laser beam and a positron beam at the sa spot.
What was notable was that firing the two beam types separately did not penetrate the tal plate as deeply as firing them simultaneously!
"The penetration factor of Master Bates' laser-positron dual-ray energy system is fad throughout the Komodo Star Sector." Ves explained. "You can think of it as the energy version of a two-stage projectile. The laser beam strikes first and heats up the targeted area, making it softer and more vulnerable. The positron beam strikes the sa area imdiately afterwards and exploits the weaknesses created by the first hit. The key that makes this work is that both beams are fired from the sa barrel at the sa type, which in practice ans that they are guaranteed to strike at the exact sa point unless the range is extre. To put it into simpler terms, the rifle cos with a built-in combo attack!"
This was quite remarkable! If anyone else wanted to replicate the sa feat, then they would have to employ multiple weapons and sohow have them strike at the exact sa spot.
This was almost impossible to accomplish, even if a single ch wielded a rifle that had two weapon barrels that were closely aligned with each other!
The gathered expert pilots looked extrely impressed at this technology.
No Master ch Designer was a pushover!
Even the ones with the most boring and unambitious design philosophies were able to stand out and excel in at least one aspect of ch design!
"While Master Bates has developed multiple different applications of his offense-oriented design philosophy, you will mostly encounter his SLPDR or 'Slipdream' energy weapon systems on nurous standard chs and expert chs fielded by the Sundered Phalanx. It is not entirely ubiquitous among the Gauger ranged chs due to its higher costs, higher maintenance requirents and drastic energy drain, but it will certainly be the most troubleso weapon that we will face on the battlefield."
Out of all of the gathered expert chs, the ones that specialized in ranged combat developed the greatest respect towards the Slipdream energy weapon system!
"How powerful are the Slipdream rifles compared to our luminar crystal rifles?" Venerable Stark asked.
"That's a good question. There are many variables that can affect the performance of different energy weapons, but assuming that everything else is the sa, the Slipdream rifle can deal up to 50 percent more damage than any equivalent attack from a luminar crystal rifle. In fact, the problem is even worse with the Tensars. If both expert rifleman chs whose pilots are completely linked through a specialized neural network are able to fire both of their powerful expert-grade Slipdream rifles at the exact sa spot, the combo effect will effectively amplify the penetration factor by 200 percent! This is one of the greatest reasons why the Tensars can counter high-tier expert chs. Even Unending alloy will not be able to remain unscathed when faced with so much concentrated heat and energy damage!"
Ves expressly issued this warning to Venerable Joshua and the others who were paired with expert chs clad with Unending alloy. He did not want these pilots to develop blind faith in the defensive prowess of the Unending alloy armor systems of their respective battle partners!
"It is not all that bad, though. Slipstream rifles pack a powerful punch, but they sacrifice a lot in order to realize their abnormally high damage potential. Aside from the rapid energy consumption that I have ntioned before, it is also constrained to firing laser beams, positron beams or both at once. One of the biggest advantages of our own luminar crystal rifles is that they can output a lot of different damage types, which guarantees that you are bound to deal the most effective damage against the majority of opponents that you face."
"What does that an?"
"It ans that our luminar rifles are a lot more efficient and will last you a lot longer. Given the scale of the battle that we are about to fight, this will definitely be an advantage in itself. There is no way you can quickly defeat a ch force that encompasses over 140.000 chs that is also backed up by a formidable orbital defense network. The rifleman chs ard with Slipdream rifles will hit hard at the start but quickly run out of steam when the larger battle is just ramping up. All of our soldiers will need to pay attention to that and be prepared to launch a counterattack once the depleted enemy chs have to replenish their energy cells."
"What about the Tensars? Will they exhaust themselves quickly as well?" Commander Casella Ingvar asked.
Ves shrugged. "I don't know, to be honest. It is hard to gather intelligence about the design and properties of expert chs because the related information is not as widespread and much more carefully guarded than normal. In my opinion, the Gauge Dynasty has invested significantly in their developnt. Master Huron, Master Bates and the other lead designers should be well aware of the energy problem. It is likely that they have invested in much better energy cells and much more efficient heatsinks in order to extend the operation ti. Don't expect to outlast them if that is what you intend to do. The Tensars can inflict a lot of damage before they need to retreat to their motherships."
All of this information caused the Larkinson expert pilots to develop even more vigilance towards this pair of unique expert chs.
Ves hadn't even gone over the other strengths and advantages of the Arma Tensar and Fila Tensar!
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