I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 704 - 602: A Bigger Mobile Base

Although the attack by the giant fire-breathing monster has greatly impacted humanity's defense line, the impressive performance of the mobile base during this attack has successfully caught the military's attention. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Originally, the mobile base was not included in the national mass production plan due to its high cost and functionalities that are not particularly practical in times of peace or war. The decision was merely to maintain the relevant technology.

Later, through various means and new usage plans, particularly with the successful installation of the Weather Controller onto the mobile base, Chen Xin managed to stir some interest from the top brass, leading to a decision to produce it. However, it was still not mass-produced, with only one or two prototypes being made to master the technology.

Even so, these prototypes still have not formally entered service, as they are still undergoing outfitting and testing.

Now, the military suddenly seems to find it intriguing. Thus, two mobile bases that have basically completed their outfitting and debugging were urgently deployed to the Dongting Lake Region to support the defense line.

At the same time, the mobile base equipped with the Weather Controller was also transferred over, with the military using these four mobile bases as pivot points to construct a new defense system.

In this defense system, the mobile bases are primarily used as missile launch platforms and field airports, simultaneously providing battlefield medical services and serving as battlefield intelligence nodes.

With information aggregation and communication network support from the mobile bases, there are also mobile radar stations and missile launch positions around the mobile bases. Through the information obtained from the deployed radar and frontline and aerial reconnaissance, they provide intelligence support for the entire battlefield while also undertaking firepower strike tasks.

After all, relying solely on the mobile bases as missile launch platforms, the amount of firepower delivered is still insufficient, and the coverage area is also inadequate.

And once this system was established, with the coordination between the mobile bases and the mobile radar stations and missile launch positions, it indeed solidified the defense line and exhibited quite excellent results.

However, this has also triggered another issue — the military wants more mobile bases.

"Want more mobile bases? Then build them! Why ask me? Haven't the blueprints and production technology already been handed over to the relevant departments?" Faced with the military and high-level representatives who came to see him, Chen Xin was perplexed.

Indeed, it made Chen Xin feel very odd. After all, the military needs more mobile bases, and the country already possesses the ability to manufacture them. Just produce them directly; why involve me?

Do they want me to oversee the production of the mobile bases? This only requires a dispatch order from the top brass.

Could it be that they feel the current production of mobile bases consumes too many resources, and the production cost is too high, hoping I would improve the design and reduce production costs?

While Chen Xin was still pondering, the military representative began to explain: "Professor Chen, you've misunderstood. Actually, we came to see you hoping you could design a new mobile base, better suited for regional defense support."

"The existing mobile bases can't complete this task? Then what specific requirements do you have for the new mobile base?" Chen Xin looked at the military representative, wishing to hear his specific requirements.

Upon hearing Chen Xin's words, the military and high-level representatives exchanged a glance and, without reservation, directly informed him: "Actually, it's like this. The existing mobile bases have indeed performed very well, and we are quite satisfied with this large mobile facility. However, we feel that the firepower delivery capability of the existing mobile bases is still somewhat lacking."

"Lacking a bit? Are you looking for stronger firepower and battlefield support capabilities?" Chen Xin started to understand the military representative's intention.

Seeing that Chen Xin understood, the military representative smiled: "That's exactly it! The existing mobile bases were initially created by Professor Chen mainly for logistics support. During this war, they indeed played a significant role in providing logistics support.

But now the primary purpose of the mobile base has shifted from logistics support to battlefield support. We need the mobile base as a defensive support node on the battlefield to deal with existing and potentially stronger alien combat units."

So correspondingly, the existing mobile bases are somewhat insufficient in terms of firepower and battlefield support capabilities."

"I get it now, the current mobile bases are somewhat similar to amphibious landing ships of the navy. But now you feel they no longer meet combat needs; you need heavy carriers, right?" Taking a moment to process, Chen Xin reframed the military representative's words.

"Indeed, that's the idea. The country hopes Professor Chen can redesign a new mobile base, fashioned like heavy carriers, to better support battlefield combat." The high-level representative saw Chen Xin grasp the purpose of their visit, thus articulated the requests from the military and top brass.

Chen Xin nodded in understanding but fell into contemplation: "To enhance battlefield support capability, the firepower delivery ability of the mobile base must be increased. Moreover, it mustn't be used solely as a helicopter landing platform... You want something akin to heavy carriers, intending for fighter jet operations?"

"That's the thought. Currently, the available military airports for the air force are somewhat distant from the Dongting Lake Battlefield. Although we are constructing new military airports and adjusting deployments, indeed, a fixed airport can't surpass one that can move freely," the military representative nodded, affirming to Chen Xin.

"Then the thing created will be quite large, needing redesign in aspects like mobility, deployment. I'm afraid I don't have a good plan in the short term. If your expectation is imminent usability, sorry, I fear I can't achieve it promptly." Chen Xin looked at the military representative, hesitated, but chose to express his inability gently.

"That's the thought. Currently, the available military airports for the air force are somewhat distant from the Dongting Lake Battlefield. Although we are constructing new military airports and adjusting deployments, indeed, a fixed airport can't surpass one that can move freely," the military representative nodded, affirming to Chen Xin.

"Then the thing created will be quite large, needing redesign in aspects like mobility, deployment. I'm afraid I don't have a good plan in the short term. If your expectation is imminent usability, sorry, I fear I can't achieve it promptly." Chen Xin looked at the military representative, hesitated, but chose to express his inability gently.