Chapter 727: Land Cruiser

In the narrow and enclosed bridge, the operators are sitting in front of the

equipment, staring at the screens in front of their eyes intently.

The officers sitting in the captain's position are slightly uncomfortable.

Although they have been on the ship for a few days, as army officers, they are

still a little uncomfortable with this naval bridge.

"Navigator, report our current position." As if to alleviate the discomfort

caused by this small unaccustomedness, the captain asked the navigator who was

operating the radar.

Because of the small size of the bridge, there are not many people in the

bridge. In addition to the captain himself, there are only four people, the

helmsman, the communications officer, the chief mate, and the navigator who

was asked by the captain.

"We are now at XX degrees east longitude and XX degrees north latitude. The

radar shows that everything is normal." The navigator glanced at the radar and

informed the captain.

Listening to the navigator's answer, the captain nodded clearly, and then

asked: "How far are we from the destination?"

"According to the radar, we are still about 80 kilometers away from the

destination. At our current forward speed, we will arrive in six hours." An

accurate response was given.

This made the captain breathe a sigh of relief. The first time he performed

such a task, he was still a little nervous, but now he heard that he could

reach the destination in six hours, which made him feel relieved.

The vehicle, or warship he is driving, is the latest land cruiser equipped to

the army.

However, this was not a newly built warship, but Chen Xin used those warships

frozen in the military port to transform it.

Its prototype is an old-fashioned navy warship. After Chen Xin's upgrade and

transformation, it has now become a land cruiser.

The hull of the ship and the original naval ship have been greatly changed.

Four more tracks were added under the original hull as a traveling mechanism,

and the bow part was also transformed into a huge dock to accommodate the

ship. Vehicles such as tanks and armored vehicles on board.

As for the deck, because the bow does not need to break the waves, it has also

been changed from a pointed one to a flat one, and at the same time

strengthened the weaponry.

The original naval gun on the front deck has been upgraded, with a twin-

mounted 75mm electromagnetic gun installed, and the original missile launch

port on the deck has been moved to the rear deck. At the same time, the bridge

was moved forward after shrinking, making the deck look like More compact and

small.

In addition to the missile launch port, the aft deck also retains the original

helicopter hangar and landing platform.

In addition, two more single-mounted 75mm electromagnetic guns were added to

the side, and the original smoke exhaust ducts were removed.

After all, after installing the new nuclear power system, there is no need for

the original huge oil tank and engine room, nor the huge chimney.

Therefore, under such a transformation, the original hull of more than 100

meters was shortened a lot, and only more than 70 meters remained, and the

hull became low and compact.

However, because the ship was originally a destroyer, after being transformed

into a land cruiser, Chen Xin did not change its purpose, but used it as a

small mobile base for maintaining the border with the military. implementation

plan.

The original helicopter hangar on the ship is still preserved, but Chen Xin

installed the 3D printing equipment here.

Usually this is a hangar for the helicopters, but when necessary, the

helicopter can be moved to the landing platform at the stern, and then it will

be turned into a 3D printing workshop for printing the required things.

The reason for combining the two is to save space. After all, the entire ship

is so big. In order to be able to travel on land, Chen Xin has also reduced

the volume and length. With limited space, it is indeed impossible. Then set

aside space for 3D printing.

At the same time, after Chen Xin's upgrade and transformation, the number of

pilots required by this land cruiser has also greatly decreased, and the

number of necessary crew members has even been reduced to less than fifty by

Chen Xin.

However, in accordance with the requirements of the previous military, in

addition to the crew, this land cruiser is also equipped with an enhanced

aircraft company for border patrols and other combat tasks.

According to the original plan, they will arrive at the border zone of the

Inner Mongolia region, establish three permanent bases in the border area, and

resume border patrols. This land cruiser is the support for their

implementation of this plan.

Regarding the mission assigned by the military, the captain did not have any

other ideas other than completing the mission.

Obeying orders as a soldier is a bounden duty, not to mention the task of

defending one's home and the country.

It was just that the captain was still a little worried about how to better

complete this task.

After all, whether it was equipment or missions, or the environment for

performing missions, it was the first time for the captain. He really didn't

know how to establish a permanent base in such an icy and snowy environment.

Although the military had equipped the land cruiser with a science officer who

was specifically responsible for this matter and an engineering team attached

to the ship before it set off, the captain had also had detailed exchanges

with the other side in the past few days. The 3D printing equipment provided

to them is the key to accomplish this task.

But for the captain, facing a field that he has never touched before, this

still leaves him with no bottom.

Just as a soldier, retreating in the face of difficulties is really not a

qualified soldier, so even though he has no bottom in his heart, he still

firmly believes that he will complete the task successfully.

Just as the captain was considering whether to rotate with the chief mate

later~www.mtlnovel.com~ went to the science officer and asked about the

establishment of a permanent base, the communications officer on the side

suddenly opened his mouth to report: "Report ship Long, No. 2 ship sent a

communication asking if it needs to speed up and arrive at the target location

earlier."

Hearing the inquiry of Ship No. 2, the captain thought about it and said to

the communications officer: “Reply to Ship No. 2 and keep the current forward

speed.”

The captain did not agree with the proposal of the No. 2 ship. Although they

are currently advancing at cruising speed, they can indeed advance to full

speed to reach the target location about an hour earlier, but for the sake of

safety, the captain decided to maintain the current speed. .

This land cruiser is not advancing alone, there are three other land cruisers

around him, but only the No. 2 ship that sends communications among them is to

perform border garrison missions like this land cruiser.

The other two land cruisers have different configurations from them, and will

continue to advance, chasing after the land carrier that has already gone to

Lucia, and as the carrier's ** formation to go to Europe with it.

Therefore, taking into account the requirements of the formation to advance,

the captain did not intend to accelerate, everything is safe.