bdsm-fiction Chapter 120 New Vehicles and Equipment
Chapter 120 New Vehicles and Equipment
Ouyang Nian and Bai Jin drove a truck to the supply storage area to move ammunition.
Lorraine rode his motorcycle through the vehicle area, and soon he discovered a vehicle he hadn't seen before.
Lorraine stopped his motorcycle and walked toward the desert-painted off-road vehicles.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that these were not regular Warrior off-road vehicles, but rather Warrior's 6x6 high-mobility platform.
What puzzled Lorraine was that the rear of these 6x6 warriors was not a crew compartment, but a closed cargo box.
After circling the vehicle once, Lorraine still couldn't figure out its function.
Because the cockpit of this Warrior was quite compact, Lorraine, wearing exoskeleton armor, was unable to enter.
Helpless, Lorraine could only contact Platinum, who was transporting ammunition.
"Platinum, can you see what's on my end?"
Platinum continued moving, using her mind to magnify the images Lorraine transmitted back until they occupied half the screen.
"I can see it, but what have you found? I can't see the whole picture."
Upon hearing this, Lorraine took two steps back and stood in front of the car on the left, allowing Platinum to clearly see the entire vehicle.
"Commander, look at this 6x6 Warrior; something seems off. Can the back of the cargo box be opened?"
"The cargo box is locked at the back and requires a key to open, but this exoskeleton armor is quite robust, and I cannot retrieve the key from the cockpit."
Lorraine then glanced at the time and paused her exploration.
"It's getting late, so I came back first to help you move the ammunition. I'll come back and study the equipment after this batch of ammunition is delivered."
Lorraine rode his motorcycle back to the supply area and helped Ouyang Nian and Bai Jin load ammunition onto the vehicle.
With Lorraine's addition, the enclosed cargo boxes of the two special transport vehicles were quickly filled.
Because Platinum's armor was very form-fitting and her figure was very slender, Platinum drove the motorcycle to explore the vehicle area first.
By the time Lorraine and Ouyang Nian parked the two transport vehicles on the transport ship and rode their motorcycles to the vehicle area, Bai Jin had already figured out what these 6x6 warriors were carrying.
When Lorraine arrived at the vehicle area, Platinum had already driven the Warrior out and displayed the weapons loaded inside the cargo box.
"Have you figured out the model of this car?"
"This vehicle is a multi-functional loitering munition launch platform built on the Warrior's 6x6 high mobility platform."
"It is equipped with an 18-cell anti-tank loitering munition launcher, and can also be modified into a 48-cell multi-purpose loitering munition launcher according to mission requirements."
Platinum then paused before continuing.
"If I'm not mistaken, there should also be 48 loitering munition launchers stored here."
She then patted another Warrior 6x6 high-mobility platform that looked similar to it.
"Based on the types of troops deployed in the area, there should also be reconnaissance vehicles equipped with retractable electro-optical masts and phased array radars, as well as anti-drone air defense vehicles equipped with high-energy laser weapons."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Jin's tone changed, as if he had discovered some pleasant surprise.
"There are even 6x6 high-mobility chassis here without any equipment installed!"
"Commander, it seems the inventory here is more plentiful than we expected."
At this moment, Lorraine fell into thought, since they had not seen these large weapons and equipment during their previous search.
"That means this area might be a supplies storage area, as well as hidden preparation and storage spaces."
Upon hearing this, Platinum was taken aback. He retrieved a map from the database and used his own observation equipment to measure the space he was in.
"Commander, the dimensions here are wrong, and it's been camouflaged."
Why would they set up a disguise?
For a moment, Lorraine was a little confused, but then he suddenly remembered something: the purpose of his trip to the naval base was to retrieve the missing weapons and ammunition from the flagship.
"Cleveland, check who has control of the base's command system."
[Testing revealed that Ms. Bai Jin controlled the command system.]
"Cleveland, use my identification code to access the base's command system."
[Sending identification code, awaiting system recognition.]
[Control permissions have changed, some information has been updated, and a large amount of hidden information has been detected and is being received.]
Upon hearing this, Lorraine shrugged and spoke to Platinum.
"It seems to be a permissions issue. Let's take a look at the updated map."
Bai Jin wasn't annoyed. He and Ouyang Nian moved closer to Luo Lin from behind and looked at the data panel in his hand.
"Wow, this underground space is really interconnected."
The updated map shows several transport channels, each pointing to one of 10 berths of varying sizes, including the berth where the Vanguard transport ship is docked.
The transport channels are hidden spaces that connect directly to the material storage area.
According to the updated information, this area contains a large number of vehicle-mounted and ship-mounted weapons, equipment, and ammunition, and also has maintenance capabilities.
Once the base enters deep-sea mode, the intelligent equipment in the area will be activated every 8 months to inspect and maintain the stored weapons, equipment, and ammunition.
Lorraine opened the updated information and saw the weapons, equipment, and ammunition stored in the area.
"Heavy torpedoes, rocket-assisted torpedoes, anti-submarine rocket depth charge launchers and ammunition, 76mm naval guns and shells, 30mm close-in weapon system-specific tungsten alloy armor-piercing shells, 10-ton class medium utility helicopters..."
"Anti-tank loitering munition launcher, multi-functional loitering munition launcher, new 107mm rocket launcher system, tactical precision strike system..."
Looking at the tactical precision strike system within the system, Lorraine fell into deep thought, then he raised the data panel and asked Platinum a question.
"Is this a cold-launch vehicle-mounted vertical launch system for missiles, or is it integrated into a modular unit? Are you serious? Is the counter-terrorism pressure here really that high?"
Platinum nodded, indicating that this was a major exporter of mineral resources, and even though the United Government had designated it as a state-level anarchist terrorist organization, there would still be people willing to sell weapons to them for the cheap mineral resources.
Lorraine shook her head and sighed.
"The sins they committed have brought me blessings."
After inspecting the weapons and equipment, Lorraine began to check the information about the berths.
"Ten berths? Normally, a squadron should have 6 to 8 ships, right? Moreover, this is the vanguard of the operation. Why can the largest berth here accommodate a 40,000-ton ship?"
With these questions in mind, Lorraine sent them to Cleveland.
[Information retrieval complete. This base primarily houses the Vanguard-4 Fleet, and also serves as a base for rapid reaction forces and the Marine Corps. The 4-ton berths can accommodate one amphibious assault ship or two dock landing ships.]
When Lorraine heard the data Cleveland reported, he was startled. Then he thought that the data on the base's self-defense system that he had seen before might also be hidden.
[Located within the mountain near the base is a complete close-in weapon system, equipped with laser interceptor weapons, short-range air defense missiles, and Type 1130 close-in weapon systems.]
In addition, to enhance reconnaissance and strike capabilities, several loitering munition launch channels and recovery devices are concealed within the mountain, which can significantly improve the base's situational awareness.
Subsequently, Lorraine relayed this information to Bai Jin and Ouyang Nian, and proposed an idea.
"I think this place could serve as an forward operating base, but we lack maintenance personnel. Do you have any solutions?"
After a moment's thought, Ouyang Nian offered a solution.
"I've seen your newly acquired Level 2 database, which contains some wheeled or tracked chassis robots and robotic arms used in industrial production. Combining the two can create a simple, mobile industrial robot."