冷凍直升機/CRYOCOPTER

Designation: Special Weapons Support

Manufacturer: FutureTech Corporation

National Origin: Holland

Mass-Produced at: Allied Airbase

Key Features:

? Custom cryobeam

? S.H.R.I.N.K. beam

? State-of-the-art diagnostic systems

? On-board library and mini-lab

? Heated leather seats

定位：特種武器支援

制造商：未來科技集團

原產(chǎn)地：荷蘭王國

生產(chǎn)處：盟軍空軍基地

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When a radical Dutch energy-absorption system was coupled with a British helicopter chassis, the one-of-a-kind cryocopter was born. The cryocopter was so one-of-a-kind, in fact, that it recently went into mass production. Though classified as a support aircraft, unsuited for conventional anti-surface combat and lacking in any weapons in the traditional sense, it is nonetheless gaining remarkable popularity among Allied forces for its ability to neutralize enemy targets in a relatively civil, if unorthodox, way.

當荷蘭的一套先進能量吸收系統(tǒng)邂逅了一架英國的直升機機體，獨一無二的冷凍直升機就這樣誕生了。準確的說，是「曾經(jīng)」獨一無二，因為它已經(jīng)進入了量產(chǎn)階段。盡管它被分類為支援機，并不適合常規(guī)的對地/水面作戰(zhàn)，而且也沒有任何的傳統(tǒng)武器，但它仍然在盟軍中大受歡迎。因為它能夠以一種相對文明的、非傳統(tǒng)的方式消滅敵方目標。

The cryocopter is stable and dependable as helicopters go. An ancillary benefit of its sophisticated on-board systems is a surprisingly strong fuselage, proven to be able to withstand direct fire. Of course, their durability is hardly what makes them so impressive. That credit goes primarily to the aircraft's custom cryobeam, used to draw out all heat in an area while spraying it with pure water and a burst of liquid helium, causing a flash-freeze that can encase an entire enemy tank in a block of solid ice.

就像其他直升機那樣，冷凍直升機也同樣穩(wěn)定可靠。精密的機載系統(tǒng)為它帶來了加強機身結(jié)構(gòu)的額外好處，實戰(zhàn)已經(jīng)證明它能夠抵擋直接射擊。當然，它的耐久性并不是它這么令人印象深刻的主要原因，這得歸功于機體搭載的定向冷凍光束，它可以吸收一片區(qū)域內(nèi)的所有熱量，同時向目標區(qū)域噴灑純凈水和一些液氮，從而令其瞬間凍結(jié)，甚至可以將一整臺敵方坦克包裹在冰塊里。

Frozen targets are effectively thrust into a state of suspended animation. The effects of the freezing gradually wear off and the target snaps out of the effect all at once, with no recollection of the passage of time, as though waking from slumber. In fact, a majority of test subjects reported feeling unusually relaxed after this fugue state. Although research findings concerning the long-term effects of the freezing are inconclusive as of yet, the cryobeam has provisionally been deemed "perfectly safe" by manufacturer FutureTech Corporation. However, the Amsterdam-based defense research firm has disclosed that frozen targets do tend to become extremely brittle, such that a basic concussive impact could cause them irreparable harm. One test subject unfortunately was shattered to pieces under a routine inspection, calling FutureTech's safety claims to draw some flak. Allied military command took an interest in licensing the cryocopter at around the same time.

被凍結(jié)的目標會迅速進入癱瘓狀態(tài)。而冰凍的效果逐漸消失時，目標就會脫離這種狀態(tài)，他們完全沒有那段時間的記憶，就像是從沉睡中醒來一樣。實際上，不少測試對象表示在經(jīng)歷這種神游階段之后會感到異常的放松。盡管對于冷凍造成的長期影響的研究尚無定論，但其制造商未來科技集團暫時認定冷凍光束是「絕對安全」的。然而，這家總部位于阿姆斯特丹的防務研究企業(yè)透露，冷凍會使目標非常脆弱，即使是輕微的晃蕩也能對其造成不可彌補的傷害。在一次例行檢查中，一位測試對象很不幸地被打成了碎片，這讓未來科技的安全聲明遭到了一些批評。與此同時，盟軍軍方高層對冷凍直升機有了興趣。

As if the cryobeam is not remarkable enough, stranger still is the cryocopter's strong homogenous residual-interactive neutron kinetic (or "S.H.R.I.N.K.") beam. This device safely and temporarily compresses molecular bonds in an object, in essence causing a reduction in physical size despite a conservation of mass. The long-term effects of exposure to this device are still unknown, and until they are well-understood, the Allies are treating it as a weapon. Consequently, more and more cryocopters are beginning to appear among Allied air forces, though Allied command assures the military scientists running the field diagnostics that they are unlikely to come to harm and would never be used in frontline engagements against the Soviets.

如果說冷凍光束還不夠獨特的話，那冷凍直升機還有更奇特的「強均質(zhì)殘余相互作用中子動能光束」（簡稱為縮小光束）。這種裝備可以安全地暫時壓縮物體的分子，本質(zhì)上是在質(zhì)量守恒的條件下將其物理尺寸縮小。被這種裝置照射的長期影響仍然是未知的，而在徹底了解之前，盟軍會將其視為一種武器。如今越來越多的冷凍直升機在同盟國空軍服役，而盟軍指揮部門則向在直升機上從事戰(zhàn)場診斷的科學家們保證，他們幾乎不會有危險，而且盟軍永遠也不會將他們用于對抗蘇聯(lián)的前線戰(zhàn)斗。

Battlefield reconnaissance has revealed at least these facts about the Cryocopter:

戰(zhàn)場偵察已經(jīng)揭示了冷凍直升機的以下情報：

Cold storage -- Cryocopters can train their cryobeams on any surface target, causing it to gradually slow and become frozen. Multiple cryobeams brought to bear on an individual target cause the frozen state to set in more quickly. Frozen targets are completely disabled and extremely vulnerable to direct attack.

凍住，不許走——冷凍直升機可以在任何地面/水面目標上施放它們的冷凍光束，使其逐漸減速到凍結(jié)狀態(tài)，而多個冷凍光束作用于同一個目標則會使其更快的進入這種狀態(tài)。被凍結(jié)的目標會失去任何能力，并且極易受到直接攻擊。

S.H.R.I.N.K. them down -- The effects of the crycocopter's S.H.R.I.N.K. beam are most unusual. Targets become unusually small, and proportionally weaker. Yet their energy is conserved in such a way that they seem to increase in mobility during this state, rather than slow as might be expected.

縮小他們——縮小光線的效果相當奇特，目標會變得異常渺小，也會變得更加脆弱。然而出于能量守恒的緣故，他們的機動能力將會更加迅速，而不是像預想的那樣緩慢。

Just scientists -- The cryocopter has no conventional weapons and cannot directly harm any target on its own. As a result, the Allies have publicly urged the Soviet war council to treat cryocopters as non-combatants, though the Soviet Union has refused to comply with this request.

獻身科學——冷凍直升機沒有常規(guī)武器，因此它自身不能直接傷害任何目標。盟軍以此為由稱蘇聯(lián)戰(zhàn)爭委員會應該將冷凍直升機視為非戰(zhàn)斗成員，而蘇聯(lián)拒絕了這一要求。

Freezing facilities -- Even a war factory could eventually be frozen by a cryocopter. Frozen structures are completely disabled, and again, become extremely brittle such that even a single shotgun blast could potentially cause catastrophic harm to structural integrity.

冷凍建筑——冷凍直升機甚至能冰凍住戰(zhàn)爭工廠這樣的建筑。在冰凍狀態(tài)下，其結(jié)構(gòu)強度會完全失效，狀態(tài)非常虛弱，以至于即使是霰彈槍打一發(fā)下去也能讓它分崩離析。