Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 218 - 86: It’s Impossible That My Fortifications Lack a Type 99A_2

Chapter 218: Chapter 86: It’s Impossible That My Fortifications Lack a Type 99A_2

Under the protection of these battle machines, unless it’s a large-scale gathering of human forces for long-range fire coverage, or a "legendary" Level 2 or above monster attacks, no living creature can break through their defense line.

Watching the robots strictly following their patrol plan, Lei Jie couldn’t help but sigh:

"Aren’t we invincible now? If we take these things out, wouldn’t we directly annihilate the Mechanical God Sect?"

"It requires network support."

Fu Xi’s voice echoed over the radio.

"The local AI chips equipped on these robots have limited computing power. Without network support, their combat capability is also quite limited and may not be suitable for complex combat operations."

"Unless we can extend network coverage to the designated battlefield, otherwise, I suggest it’s best to use them purely as defense units."

"That would be such a waste..."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:

"For now, let’s defend, but we can always find a way to use them in the future."

"There’s no rush for now----what’s still in the armory? Take us to have a look."

"Understood, armory access granted, please follow the light guidance to the elevator."

As Fu Xi’s words fell, Chen Jian waved his hand and led the team towards the elevator.

Zeng Yi and the others lagging behind hesitated, seemingly feeling a heavy wall had risen between them and the so-called "Huaxia Corps Commanders."

----Only Li Shi followed Chen Jian without hesitation, seemingly unaware of that slightest sense of estrangement.

"What are you stalling for? Move!"

Chen Jian turned back and called out, and only then did Zeng Yi and the others confirm that their "leaders" had not changed.

They were still their Legion Commanders.

Their steps regained firmness, and Ji Xing followed closely behind.

"Are we really going in together?"

She approached Chen Jian and asked:

"Perhaps...I should stay outside?"

"After all, we are merely partners..."

"Up to you."

By now, the elevator had stopped outside the armory gates, and Chen Jian glanced back at Ji Xing, then said:

"Whether to go in or not is just a matter of your choice."

Saying so, he walked into the armory with the others without looking back, while Ji Xing stood stunned in place.

She understood.

Suddenly, the world broadened.

She no longer hesitated and followed behind Chen Jian into the armory. At that moment, the last thread of "stubbornness" in her heart was finally completely cleansed under a kind of immensely powerful confidence.

She quickened her pace, wanting to say something to Chen Jian, but right then, Chen Jian couldn’t spare the time for her.

"Damn! You call this elementary?!"

Following Chen Jian’s gaze, Ji Xing looked at the depths of the armory.

She stood frozen.

"Is this... the Holy Elephant?!"

"No, this is the 99A."

Xie Liu slowly spoke.

However, all their answers were wrong.

"This is the ZTX-2030A fifth-generation main battle tank, also known as the 30A."

"In fact, this is no longer a traditional main battle tank. Its battlefield positioning is different from the large quantity of 99A tanks the army still retains."

"Its main tactical application is not the multi-layered, three-dimensional, collective combat system mainly focused on infantry-tank coordination, but small-scale, large-depth, high-mobility distributed operations under a manned-unmanned collaboration, multi-domain integration, and energy-dominant concept."

"It’s more akin to a ’decapitation weapon’ rather than a counter-weapon."

"Its singular vehicle combat capability is hard to estimate, but if it’s more than 10 units of 30A tanks in a fully unmanned combat unit setting, its combat power should match that of a composite battalion in our army during the 2020s, which included a tank company."

As Fu Xi’s words fell, Chen Jian and the others drew a sharp breath.

A tank company actually consists of 10 tanks, not many compared to the number of 30A tanks.

But the issue is, a composite battalion has at least 500 people!

units of 30A, plus the full unmanned combat unit, how many people does it take?

50? 60?

To violently beat a top-tier composite battalion of 500 with extremely limited manpower...

No wonder that era saw a "world as an enemy" scenario at the national level.

Thinking about it from another angle, if I were the decision-maker, and the enemy had this kind of weapon, I probably wouldn’t sleep but would crawl up overnight to hold a combat meeting...

Chen Jian suddenly felt a bit parched.

He asked:

"How many such tanks are there here? How much other equipment is there?"

"Unfortunately, only two 30A tanks, and only one set of their matching unmanned combat unit."

"The rest of the configuration mainly consists of individual light weapons and stationary defense equipment."

"This configuration is related to the historical context at the time."

"The overall idea of the Fu Xi project was still guided by the two main lines of ’survival’ and ’development’, and military personnel, including yourself, believed that the weapons stored inside should focus on defense."

"This set of 30A tank combat equipment cluster was also a decision made after careful selection and consideration of various factors, including storage occupation, operational simplicity, system robustness, and firepower applicability."

"You believe that if the large-scale war we anticipated indeed occurs, then after the war, with limited manpower, a set of 30A tank clusters would be sufficient to clear territories of under 100,000 square kilometers."

"And this range is enough to interact and create a linkage effect with other Fu Xi project fortifications or other military disaster backup works."

"...Indeed."

Chen Jian slowly nodded and said:

"It’s enough, we can’t ask for too much."

100,000 square kilometers.

That means 300 kilometers horizontally and vertically.

This range can cover the surrounding area from Jinling to the Han Shui in the Yangtze River Basin.

With just a tank, wouldn’t my team be able to pierce through the entire Yangtze River Basin?

Those human settlements, they’d all be in the bag.

To capture them, in fact, only two obstacles remain:

One is logistics, including replenishment of ammunition and unmanned equipment.

The other is the speed of indoctrinating the local civilians after capturing a settlement.

Thinking about it this way, comparatively, the latter is still more difficult.

After all, even if the settlements and cities can be taken, if loyalty cannot be suppressed, what’s the point of fighting one and having another rebel?

This isn’t some Civilization VI game; you can’t just send a governor to suppress loyalty...

Still gotta plan for the long haul.

Chen Jian let out a long breath and continued to follow Fu Xi’s guidance to examine all the equipment in the armory.

Overall, the total equipment quantity here isn’t much different from 095, roughly estimated, all weapons and ammo in the two fortifications combined could probably satisfy a team of about a thousand people for two to three large-scale siege battles.

Of course, that’s without including Mecha and tanks....

After viewing all the weapons, Chen Jian nodded with satisfaction, then he said:

"The situation is basically clear."

"In terms of both defense level and ease of future development, the priority of Jinling Ruins is higher than Yellow Stone City."

"It’s time to relocate the main base to 011."

"Notify Huang Yu to prepare for relocation."

"The things in Jinling aren’t finished yet, we can’t go back to support them."

"They’ll have to rely on themselves."

"Make it clear to Huang Yu, they can leave all the things behind, but must bring the people over!"

"Understood!"

He Shuo immediately nodded and began contacting Huang Yu.

And right at that moment, Fu Xi’s voice sounded overhead.

"Suspicious heat source detected 20 kilometers to the west, identified by UAV as a human activity target, currently identified as 51 individuals."

"They are armed and resemble the ’Mechanical God Sect Guard Brigade’ you previously described."

"Currently unable to determine their intentions, shall we carry out a deterrent attack?"

"Approve, if a single warning fails, eliminate them directly!"

Chen Jian decisively ordered, to which Fu Xi responded:

"Understood, carrying out a deterrent attack, conduct the first warning after the attack, if warning fails, eliminate them!"