area51novel Chapter 160: Finishing Up, Preparing to Depart
Chapter 160: Finishing Up, Preparing to Depart
Chapter 161: Finishing Up, Preparing to Depart
The special entity atop the steel mill saw the explosion beside the leader, completely ignoring the Listener rushing toward him from behind.
Nine-millimeter pistol bullets flew toward the head of the special individual, greatly interfering with its movements and preventing it from countering the oncoming Listener.
When it was only three meters away from that special individual, Di Ting exerted force with all four limbs, suddenly jumped up, and crashed into the special individual that was turning in mid-air.
Di Ting finally crashed into the left half of the special individual's body. During the impact, Di Ting's four mechanical legs retracted.
As the main body is about to come into contact with the special individual, the four mechanical legs exert force, propelling itself back in the direction it came from.
Cat seized the moment when the enemy lost his balance and fired a 14.5mm armor-piercing high-explosive steel nail, which exploded in the enemy's chest.
After confirming the death of the special individual, the cat turned its gun on the three small individuals still struggling to survive on the transport belt.
The entire steel plant returned to calm at dusk.
The accompanying engineering units began clearing the battlefield, gathering the remains of individual enemy soldiers in one place, while the assault units acted as cameras, filming the interior of the factory.
As the inspection progressed, the situation inside the steel plant became increasingly clear.
The good news is that the L-shaped temporary warehouse stores a lot of finished special steel. At the same time, the slag in the steel furnace shows signs of being cleaned. The best one can even be powered on directly.
The power supply equipment is in good condition, the warehouse has a large amount of fuel stored, and the water treatment facilities only need cleaning and maintenance before they can be put back into use.
According to Cleveland's calculations, preparations for the factory will be completed within a month.
The bad news is that all the raw materials stored in the warehouse were lost, and the steel plant can only produce conventional steel thereafter.
Moreover, the steel mill faces a severe shortage of manpower to operate at full capacity, and it is expected that normal production will not be restored in the short term.
Lorraine was not concerned about the manpower shortage mentioned by Cleveland, as the development of humanoid robots was already on the agenda and a finished product could be available within one or two months.
Subsequently, Lorraine shifted the focus of work within the shipyard camp from assembling the second transport ship to collecting materials.
Just as Lorraine was drafting a title for the work plan at the camp, Ouyang Nian pushed open the door and walked in.
"Dinner is ready, let's go eat."
After a hearty dinner, Lorraine called Platinum back to the cockpit to begin working on the camp's work plan.
The next morning, the two of them took their hands off the keyboard, then stood up straight and stretched.
"Get some rest, we're going to Hongfeng Island tomorrow."
At dawn, as the first rays of sunlight streamed into the cabin, Lorraine got out of bed, tidied herself up, and went to the bridge.
[Flagship refueling complete. Reconnaissance drones, demonstrator drones, and robotic dog squadrons are on standby.]
[The transport ship has completed refueling. Armored vehicles 1-1 and 1-2 are ready for deployment. The unmanned combat group, armored vehicles, and transport vehicles are all in position.]
. . . . . .
[Fueling of the Sea Knight is complete. Ouyang Nian and Bai Jin are in position.]
"The fleet sets sail."
With three blasts of the ship's horn, three warships, under Cleveland's control, slowly departed from the shipyard's dock and headed towards Red Peak Island.
This time, the flight path was not a straight line connecting the two points. Lorraine made some slight adjustments to make it an arc with a very large radius.
The middle section of this flight path will pass the edge of the Level 5 Overlord's warning zone, with the aim of ascertaining the situation of this Level 5 Overlord and providing intelligence support for subsequent annihilation operations.
For this purpose, Lorraine also brought along the underwater vehicle that had been found in the warehouse earlier.
After leaving the dock, the fleet maintained a speed of 30 knots and cruised, and would arrive at Hongfeng Island in 6 hours.
For the first three hours, the fleet's communication channels were mostly silent, with only occasional conversations between the three men and the mechanical dog.
Bai Jin and Ouyang Nian were on the Sea Knight, holding data boards, discussing and designing unmanned and integrated modification plans for the Type 21 wheeled armored vehicle family.
Lorraine, on the other hand, was looking up data on the amphibious task force floating on the sea.
Type 53A amphibious transport dock
[Ship length: 218 meters]
[Ship beam: 28.7 meters]
[Draft: 7.2 meters]
Standard displacement: 18000 tons
Full load displacement: 26000 tons
[Speed: 27 to 35 knots]
【续航力：4300海里/30节、10000海里/20节，连续航行380小时】
Battery life: 45 days
[Main Units: Two GT-5000 heavy-duty gas turbines with a rated power of 55 MW]
[Auxiliary power: Two diesel engines with a rated power of 4.2 MW]
[Transmission system: Two variable-pitch propellers, three transverse thrusters]
Crew composition: 12 officers, 100 crew members, 900 combat personnel
[Weapon systems: Two Type 730 close-in weapon systems, two sets of six-cell anti-aircraft missile launchers, two 23-cell short-range anti-aircraft missile launchers, two laser interceptor weapons, and four 16-cell decoy launchers.]
Electronic equipment: Multi-band air/sea search radar, missile fire control radar, landing control system, sonar detection system, underwater acoustic countermeasures system.
【舰体内部有三个总面积达2430平方米的车辆甲板、4个总容量1320立方米的货舱、一个容量1086立方米的航空燃油储存舱、一个容量达39.2立方米的车辆燃油储存舱以及一个弹药储存舱，可以为登陆部队提供充分的后勤支援。】
The three-level vehicle compartment amidships can simultaneously accommodate 100 various combat vehicles, including main battle tanks.
The ship features a full-length floodgate deck, accessible via a stern lift gate, capable of accommodating three hovercraft and simultaneously deploying 12 armored vehicles.
This type of dock landing ship has a larger deck area and comprehensive hangar facilities, capable of loading, maintaining, and storing various types of naval helicopters.
The hangar is located in the mid-to-aft section of the ship and can simultaneously accommodate two 20-ton utility helicopters or two 15-ton multi-purpose attack helicopters.
The flight deck at the stern is enormous, capable of simultaneously operating two 20-ton utility helicopters, two 15-ton multi-purpose attack helicopters, or four 10-ton helicopters.
The flight deck has undergone high-temperature treatment and can be used for temporary vertical takeoff and landing of fighter jets when necessary.
[Note: This ship possesses a powerful vertical landing capability. In conjunction with the Type 51 amphibious assault ship, it can deploy an entire medium-sized combined arms battalion to the landing zone in a single operation.]