I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 705 - 603 The Design of a Land-Based Aircraft Carrier

Although Chen Xin expressed the impossibility of designing a larger Mobile Base in a short period, both the military and the top brass still entrusted this task to him.

Faced with the military and top brass's half-order, half-request entrusted responsibility, Chen Xin could only agree to it.

After all, this indeed relates to the victory of humanity against extraterrestrial beings; if possible, Chen Xin hopes to provide more advantages for the nation and humanity.

The design of a large-scale Mobile Base would naturally not be as simple as the previous Mobile Base.

In fact, due to the difference in function and size, it is almost like redesigning an entirely new one.

Since the size is magnified so significantly, the entire hull structure and mode of movement must be redesigned, rather than simply enlarging the original Mobile Base.

Although many technical experiences can be learned from the original Mobile Base, large-scale Mobile Bases still cannot rigidly apply these experiences.

While thinking about how to design a large-scale Mobile Base, Chen Xin also picked up paper and pen to draw sketches on the paper.

According to the military's requirements, a carrier is actually the most fitting for their needs, but it is clearly not feasible for a carrier to operate on land, and the previous disaster also left the navy's fleet without a role to play, carriers included.

"So, is it to design a land aircraft carrier?" Chen Xin looked at his rough sketch on the paper resembling a carrier with tracks, shaking his head helplessly.

Drawing is easy, but to actually design it is certainly not as simple as just adding tracks under a carrier.

A large carrier's displacement is over seventy thousand tons, with the largest being over a hundred thousand tons. Such a massive weight is inconsequential at sea with sea water bearing it up, posing no issue.

But on land, all that weight presses directly on the ground, and any uneven force can potentially cause the entire hull to capsize or even break apart.

Moreover, a runway that can accommodate fighter takeoffs, even if just for carrier-based aircraft, requires at least two to three hundred meters in length. This raises problems not only in terms of load-bearing and force but also whether there are terrains it can traverse.

However, since he accepted the job, the work still needed to be done.

The military's request was for a fighter capable of takeoff and landing, but having a runway like a two to three hundred meter long aircraft carrier was not realistic.

Nonetheless, fighter takeoffs and landings aren't restricted to runway taxiing; catapults or vertical takeoffs used by carriers to shorten runways can be referenced.

"Adopting vertical takeoff and landing to shorten runway length, adding missile launch silos..." As Chen Xin gradually organizes his thoughts, he also begins to have a general direction.

As Chen Xin gradually found direction, the sketches on the drawing paper also became clearer: "Setting vertical takeoff and landing positions on the deck, installing elevating platforms, placing the hangar below the deck, with missile launch silos on the sides, which can launch at an angle, and can be retracted when not in use..."

In this version of the design, Chen Xin did not excessively extend the runway; he only converted the landing platforms on the side of the Mobile Base hangar into being placed on the top deck.

The vertical takeoff and landing method was adopted, using only the top deck as the takeoff and landing site, not as a runway, so its length need not be extended too much.

As for the missile launch ports, which were originally on the top deck, although the launch ports of the original Mobile Base could be retained even after the top deck was used for takeoff and landing, doing so would not affect aircraft taking off and landing on the deck.

After some consideration, Chen Xin still placed them on the sides of the Mobile Base and designed them at an inclined angle, with the base inside the Mobile Base and the launch ports outside.

"After this change, it's about right, the next step is to enlarge it a bit." Chen Xin looked at the design he had created, nodding approvingly.

Although converting drawings into tangible items requires numerous processes and verification, and many areas need to be modified based on actual situations, at present, this is merely a conceptual design drawing, and it's enough to reflect design ideas without needing to be overly detailed.

Therefore, it didn't take too long for Chen Xin to complete the so-called large-scale Mobile Base drawings.

The large Mobile Base on paper is indeed larger or rather longer than the Mobile Bases currently used by the military.

After comprehensive consideration, although he did not turn the top deck into a runway, Chen Xin still lengthened the overall length of the Mobile Base and installed catapults and arrester wires on the top deck so that it could be used for aircraft takeoffs and landings when necessary.

Of course, even though such functions were designed, the large Mobile Base still primarily relies on vertical takeoff and landing as the main takeoff and landing method. Although this approach requires redesigning a fighter capable of vertical takeoff and landing, Chen Xin believes it is worthwhile.

As for lengthening the hull, it is not just to give the top deck runway functionality, but more importantly, to expand the hangar, allowing it to house a relatively larger number of fighters.

After all, fighters differ from helicopters; while they have more firepower, they also have a larger size, so a sufficiently large hangar is needed to house them.

It is also for this reason that aircraft carrier decks tend to be very high, with enormous space inside, yet the largest space is always reserved for the hangar.

Thus, in his design of the large Mobile Base, Chen Xin removed one layer of the deck below the original hangar, converting it into a part of the hangar to provide more space to accommodate more fighters.

Other than that, there is the side missile launch port. Although employing an angled placement stretches part of the launch mechanism outside the hull, most of the structure remains inside; Chen Xin made some adjustments to this section, but the overall change is not significant.

Other parts within the Mobile Base did not undergo significant adjustments by Chen Xin; he merely optimized the internal space structure and expanded the area used as a field hospital.

"Looks decent, but the power systems and mobility mechanisms will need a rebuild!" While the superstructure's structural design is easier, the lower-level mobility mechanism is the key focus for this large Mobile Base, and it's this part that gives Chen Xin a headache.

Fortunately, he doesn't need to worry about it alone. After processing the completed conceptual design drawings and converting them into more detailed and formal design drawings, Chen Xin sent these drawings to the relevant units, having them come up with design plans based on these drawings.

For Chen Xin, what he needs is not technology, but a concept. As long as the concept can solve problems and is practical, he can then convert it into actual technology.