Darkstone Code

Chapter 1129 - 1127: Cluster Bombs

Darkstone Code

Chapter 1129 - 1127: Cluster Bombs

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Chapter 1129: Chapter 1127: Cluster Bombs

Mark was very interested in his new job. While he registered the company and bought a ticket to Mariluo, Lynch was leading the research project "Blast Scale Dragon Phase II" at the institute.

According to the Chief Engineer and some scientists, there was nothing Lynch couldn’t do. He was omnipotent.

Yes, especially in research work, Lynch exhibited a talent that few ordinary people have.

He might not be familiar with certain details, such as what materials to use at what time to construct something.

But this is precisely the least important work in R&D; the truly important thing is inspiration!

Inspiration, in localized Federation language, is called "the window opened by the Lord for people." The original text is "the window opened by the Lord above people’s heads," but that sounds a bit terrifying, making people feel the Lord might have become a Demon.

So during the long evolution of religious culture, the term "above the head" was removed, and people accepted the current saying— 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"The Lord opens a window for people!"

This signifies that the glory of the Lord shines into people’s brains through this window from the Celestial Kingdom, unlocking their intelligence. Even a fool could instantly become a scientist.

This is how the people at the institute viewed Lynch; his mind was filled with endless inspiration, such as the "Blast Scale Dragon Phase II" project they were working on.

Unlike the Blast Scale Dragon project, which was an aircraft, undoubtedly, the Phase II project was a kind of air-dropped bomb technology called "cluster bomb."

It was a bomb independently proposed, conceived, and completed by Lynch. When Lynch drew out his draft, everyone with some military research gasped.

Besides admiration for Wealth, they looked at Lynch with an additional respect for science and fear.

This is a Demon weapon, and the researchers responsible for this plan are well aware of it.

This air-dropped bomb is very heavy; the current Qi-III bomber can only carry two pieces.

If one main fuel tank is removed and some parts are reduced, three pieces can be carried.

Don’t be misled by only three pieces; in essence, it’s equivalent to six hundred fragment grenades because it still has cargo inside.

Two hundred thirteen small fragment bombs are hidden like fish eggs in its belly. After deploying, it activates a timer, which causes it to perform a simple action between ten and thirty seconds later.

The bomb will suddenly open on all sides, ejecting the fragment bombs inside. These bombs, with a secondary detonation mechanism, are fully unlocked when ejected and explode upon landing.

Each fragment bomb can create an explosion diameter of about six to ten meters, with each generating over a hundred fragments and steel balls. When two hundred thirteen fragment bombs fall in the bombing zone...

It’s like being covered with a thick carpet of camel hair!

Without solid and reliable fortifications, people cannot resist such intense bombing.

It isn’t significantly destructive to large buildings, but for ordinary small buildings, bungalows, and living force, it’s extremely destructive.

When a squadron of bombers fully loaded bombs a region, not hundreds or thousands, but over ten thousand people can be shredded to pieces in an instant!

And its creator is Lynch, the youngest millionaire in the Federation, perhaps even billionaire.

A person who has never studied professional physics or chemistry, nor participated in any weapon design, an ordinary-looking individual!

This is the inspiration bestowed by the Lord on him; he doesn’t need to painstakingly learn anything himself because the Lord will let him master everything!

At this moment, he is leading the team to solve the last problem— the dual safety mechanism of fragment bombs.

Planes sometimes have turbulence, and any pilot certainly wouldn’t want the object hanging from their aircraft to suddenly become the fireworks that bury them, so these cluster bombs need double insurance.

The first layer of safety ensures that it won’t trigger the second layer when not in the open state.

The second layer ensures that on the basis of the first layer being triggered, any collision of certain intensity will immediately explode.

This ensures its safety; only after it has left the aircraft for a certain time and ejected bullets will these fragment bombs potentially explode.

Most of the time, they should be falling to the ground and exploding.

Lynch’s idea was straightforward: use a pin as the first safety measure, fix one end of the pin on the ejection rack within the parent bomb’s body.

When the parent bomb is projected out after the timer hits zero, the whole parent bomb’s hatch opens, ejecting bullets from the four ejection racks.

During ejection, it naturally detaches the first safety pin. After these bullets fly out, they explode upon collision.

Due to different ejection angles, two hundred thirteen fragment bombs form a pattern similar to a cross when descending.

Of course, if there is some wind or other forces interfering in the air, it may deviate slightly, but it will not greatly affect the overall bombing surface.

Once they all fall to the ground, they will destroy all living forces exposed outside fortifications within a certain range, including some simple buildings.

Some researchers in the laboratory privately refer to this cluster bomb as the "Demon Flower." Once the Demon Flower blooms, it heralds disaster!

However, this has nothing to do with them. Instead, they stand to earn a fortune from these designs.

Lynch generously shared two percent of the profits with these researchers. After all, the theme design was completed by him personally. This bomb, codenamed "Blast Scale Dragon Phase II," actually called "Devourer Type I," will become one of the important products of the Flight Research Institute.

Everyone believes that once it is exposed, the Ministry of Defense and even the entire world will go crazy for it!

To this end, Lynch signed a secrecy contract with everyone. If anyone reveals these research contents, they will not only face hefty compensation but also voluntarily give up all rights... including the right to live.

Of course, this wouldn’t be clearly stated in the contract, but everyone understands that is the meaning.

On one side is a terrifying contract, and on the other is considerable profit; everyone knows how to choose!

For the lower class of Federation society, freedom is above all else. But to those in the Middle and upper class society, freedom is never as valuable as money.

"These things are basically mature. We can let the workshop produce some separately, and then we assemble them ourselves."

Lynch took off his goggles and rubbed his wrist. He drew many sketches, and the researchers mainly calculated the specific values in those sketches.

For example, length, width, height, etc., Lynch can only draw its shape, and those values need to be calculated scientifically.

It’s like why it’s 213 fragment bombs, not 214. Researchers believe it’s not scientific and not conducive to ejection, so it is 213.

The Chief Engineer nodded, and then Lynch said while walking out, "Quickly make a batch first, we may conduct an experiment after a while."

The Chief Engineer was a bit surprised, "Wasn’t it said that this weapon would not be exposed in a short time?"

He heard Lynch saying it was prepared for World War II, although the Chief Engineer felt that World War II wouldn’t come so quickly.

But now Lynch suddenly changed his mind, making him a bit puzzled.

If other countries also learned this method, the Federation would also be a victim.

Lynch shook his head, "We previously talked about carrying out night flight missions, so this time, arrange reliable people for a night bombing."

"They won’t find out what we’re using. After dawn...", Lynch smiled, "people won’t care anymore."

He strode outside, raising his left hand while walking and pointing upwards, "Of course, before that, let’s make our friends suffer a bit first!"

The practices of those military-industrial enterprises made Lynch a bit displeased, but that’s basically the extent of it, not enough to talk about hatred.

This is how capitalism is; you should never blame those capitalist dynamics for suddenly biting you. This is the survival law of capitalism.

It’s also the survival law of nature; weakness is always the principle.

Lynch also bit those weaker than him, and their methods were just normal, even quite "gentle." At least, they didn’t use underhanded tricks to restrict Lynch’s development, only employing some minor means.

Similarly, if they can make moves, Lynch can too. You want to eat me, but I don’t want to be eaten—such a simple principle?

The Chief Engineer couldn’t quite understand what Lynch meant, but he knew it was exceptional.

Several days passed quickly, and the battles in the North continued. Darkstone Security’s tanks were destroyed five times; after all, they have considerable limitations in certain aspects.

For example, the engine problem; after bearing the weight of a cannon and some shells, it can’t carry too thick armor.

This makes some areas particularly vulnerable, like the underbelly and wheels, and those Mariluo people seem to have found ways to destroy it.

The fight was fierce, and now they were less than five hundred meters from the city center, but this five hundred meters was difficult to advance.

The resistance was too intense, and during this time, these Mariluo people also used the terrain advantages to build many fortifications.

They connect some houses into a unit, making it essential to find a suitable path for attacking and breaking through; otherwise, the tanks can’t pass.

At this time, the stalemate at the front line also made the commanders of Darkstone Security feel the cruelty of urban warfare, with injuries and even deaths occurring daily.

Having more sophisticated equipment won’t allow them to avoid these issues now.

Fortunately, there was new intelligence from the rear; a fleet of bombers from other companies had arrived at the airport and would bomb the non-occupied areas tomorrow morning.

This might be one of the few good news items. Of course, for this, these bomber manufacturers also paid 1.2 million in military expenses for using bombers on the battlefield.

Yes, Lynch is so overbearing.

You come to help me, but you must pay as well!

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