hsntnovel Chapter 151 Still Busy After the War
Chapter 151 Still Busy After the War
Chapter 152 Still Busy After the War
Standing next to Lorraine, Platinum looked at him with concern, puzzled.
Lorraine shook her head, half-jokingly brushing it off by saying she was thinking about what would happen next.
During the ten-odd minutes of waiting for the convoy to arrive, Lorraine briefly checked the data of the amphibious assault ship stationed at that base.
Type 51 amphibious assault ship
Standard displacement: over 40,000 tons
The standard displacement is over 45,000 tons.
Crew composition: 35 officers, 654 crew members, 1600 combat personnel
[Speed: 25 to 32 knots]
【续航力：6000海里/30节、17000海里/20节，连续航行420小时】
Battery life: 60 days
[Main Units: Two GT-6000 heavy-duty gas turbines with a rated power of 65 MW]
[Auxiliary power: Two diesel engines with a rated power of 6 MW]
[Transmission system: Two variable-pitch propellers, four lateral thrusters]
[Ship length: 267.4 meters]
Beam: 33.4 meters
[Draft: 8.3 meters]
[Weaponry: 3 Type 1130 close-in weapon systems, 2 x 23-cell short-range air defense missile launchers, 3 x high-energy laser weapons, 3 x 30-cell multi-purpose rocket launchers]
This type of amphibious assault ship features a large, open flight deck, a twin-island superstructure, and utilizes electromagnetic catapult and arresting gear technologies. It can carry fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, amphibious equipment, and more.
The ship can carry over 40 helicopters and 20 fixed-wing aircraft. Utilizing its electromagnetic catapult system, the shipborne fixed-wing aircraft can take off carrying munitions to strike and suppress enemy defense systems.
Equipped with electromagnetic catapults, this ship can serve as an amphibious force projection platform; as a helicopter carrier providing shore bombardment support; and as a carrier of various large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for long-range strikes against land and sea targets.
The ship's internal garage deck has an area of 2481 square meters, and its cargo hold has a volume of 3965 cubic meters, capable of accommodating armored vehicles such as infantry fighting vehicles and main battle tanks, as well as 1600 combat personnel and their equipment. It can deploy a combined arms brigade combat group at once.
The ship's internal space has been improved, and the flooded well deck can simultaneously accommodate four hovercraft, each capable of carrying a heavy main battle tank.
The ship is equipped with one phased-array radar for air search, two phased-array radars for planar search, and one fire control radar that provides guidance for laser weapons and close-in weapon systems.
[Note: This ship remains an amphibious assault ship for amphibious force projection. Although it possesses long-range strike capabilities, it does not have a large hangar space.]
It seems that the 4-ton berth in this base is prepared for this behemoth.
Lorraine then pulled herself out of her thoughts and joined Platinum in welcoming the triumphant transport team back.
When the transport team returned to the base, the command aircraft had already landed on the makeshift runway. The unmanned logistics units stationed there rushed forward, towed the command aircraft back to the hangar, and carried out maintenance according to procedures.
Meanwhile, the reconnaissance aircraft, converted from a cormorant rotorcraft, was still tracking the infrared signals on the ground.
After confirming that the entire transport team had returned safely, Lorraine did not exchange many pleasantries. Once all the undamaged unmanned combat units had left the trucks, he instructed the transport team to drive the vehicles back to the transport ship.
Four of the drones tasked with air strikes remained tethered to the deck, while the Cormorant drone with its wings disassembled, along with the other three, had been towed into the cargo hold of the transport ship by logistics units.
After the transport vehicles came to a stop in the cargo hold, Lorraine controlled the transport ship to retract the folding ramp at the stern and left the naval base with the flagship.
These unmanned combat units stationed at the naval base, under the control of the Cleveland subroutine, began to be resupplyed and carry out patrol missions in an orderly manner.
On the way back to the shipyard, Lorraine didn't continue checking the data of the amphibious warfare group stationed at the base. Instead, she took the photos of the zombie dogs to the place where Lin Shu had been busy.
Lorraine knocked on the door and entered the medical room only after receiving permission from Lin Shu.
On the table in front of Lin Shu was a light blue "tablecloth" on which were placed samples of the alien individuals that had been collected previously.
Lin Shu had already taken off his rubber gloves and medical mask, and threw the white coat he was wearing into the washing machine with a sterilization function next to him.
After disinfection, Lin Shu pulled Lorraine out of the medical room and into the hydroponic farm.
"Phew, this is still the most comfortable place. Commander, is there something you need?"
Lorraine handed the data panel to Linshu and asked her if the photos on the panel were of the creatures that had once surrounded her farm.
Lin Shu carefully examined the photos on the data panel, then spoke to Lorraine.
"They should be the same species, but the zombie dogs besieging the farm were smaller and more numerous."
"So this might not be the zombie dogs that attacked the farm."
Lin Shu shook his head.
"These zombie dogs may have been part of the first wave of attacks on the farm, the one that forced the special forces to break out."
"After all, more than 10 years is enough time for them to migrate to other places."
"So you're planning to avenge me? But it's not worth it."
Lorraine smiled at Lin Shu and then explained to her.
"There are plans in that regard, but these guys also pose a threat to the shipyard. I also plan to send workers to mines 500 kilometers away in a while to mine minerals. I want to understand the mobility of these guys."
After hearing Lorraine's explanation, she asked Lorraine a question.
"So all that intensive preparation you've been making recently was to eliminate the dangers inside the mine?"
"Yes."
"That means you encountered a large number of zombie dogs during the clearing operation."
"We didn't encounter them during the cleanup operation, but we found infrared signals they left behind when they fled during the final cleanup of the battlefield."
Lin Shu nodded, then stood there lost in thought.
"If we consider the most extreme scenario, these zombie dogs do indeed have the ability to travel four or five hundred kilometers."
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"If the zombie virus also brought them a certain degree of growth, then these zombie dogs were most likely those who migrated there at that time."
"After all, judging from the pictures, these zombie dogs are not the same as the local wolves."
"That means there may not be any other creatures infected with the zombie virus in this area besides zombie dogs."
As Lorraine spoke, he pulled up satellite images of the area on the data panel.
"Yes, that should be it. If we also consider the alien life forms inside the mine, this area should only have these zombie dogs."
Lorraine nodded, having a preliminary idea of the configuration for the escort convoy.
After finishing their business, Lorraine looked at the lush green vegetables in the garden.
"Sigh, I wonder when we'll be able to eat fresh vegetables again."
"It'll be ready soon. I estimate the first batch of lettuce will be ready to harvest in another three to five days. I'll cook a feast for you all then."
"I haven't tasted my older sister's cooking in ages!"