dmims Chapter 133 Combat Preparations
Chapter 133 Combat Preparations
At this point, with an hour's journey still to the shipyard, Lorraine and Platinum carefully examined the battle reports from the simulated combat.
After careful investigation, the two men discovered the reason for the heavy losses suffered by the unmanned combat group.
First: Although the unmanned combat group adopts guerrilla warfare tactics, the enemy units have not made much reorganization or retreat, so guerrilla warfare tactics cannot be used entirely in combat.
Second: Since unmanned combat groups lack large transport vehicles capable of long-distance transfer, they can only divide the combat group into multiple combat teams and deploy them in advance along the enemy's route of advance to intercept them.
Third: The heavy firepower of the unmanned combat swarm is limited and cannot quickly paralyze or eliminate enemy medium-sized units.
Fourth: The lack of satellite signals prevents unmanned combat groups from reaching their combat locations at fixed times.
After analyzing the situation, Platinum sighed and pointed out two points that Lorraine urgently needed to add.
"Commander, if we want the entire unmanned combat group to have long-distance transfer capabilities, we need a large number of off-road transport vehicles and helicopters."
"If we want to further improve combat efficiency, we also need to equip the unmanned combat swarm with air strike capabilities. However, this is relatively simple; we just need to equip it with a certain number of Cormorant UAVs carrying anti-tank loitering munitions."
Lorraine scratched his head and pulled up the number of off-road trucks stored inside the naval base.
Calculations show that these fifty off-road trucks can transport half of the unmanned combat corps to a combat location 200 kilometers away in one trip.
"Ouyang Nian, how's your research on the unmanned 6x6 warriors coming along?"
"The autonomous driving module has been developed, but making it unmanned requires extensive modifications to the entire vehicle."
"To put it simply, you install multiple motors in the cab to drive the vehicle, and then add a laser radar and a 360-degree visual perception system directly to the roof."
"If we want to make it more reliable, we need to disassemble the vehicle body, install electronic control devices at each node, and then integrate the laser radar and 360-degree visual perception system into the vehicle body."
Upon hearing Ouyang Nian's two modification proposals, Luo Lin felt an even heavier workload.
"Sigh, if only I knew what could attract them."
Upon hearing this, Platinum recalled the enemy squad that was advancing towards the naval base.
"Cleveland, are the reconnaissance planes still tracking that team?"
[Reconnaissance aircraft are tracking it.]
"Can you deduce when and why this team left the mine based on their movement speed?"
[Calculating.]
Cleveland took all the information from the 30 minutes before the enemy squad left the mine into account and quickly got a result.
Calculations show that there is an 89.7% probability that the enemy is attracted by the stray radio waves.
After receiving the results, Lorraine did not dwell on the enemy squad's advance direction, but immediately began to revise the battle plan.
To minimize the impact of missing satellite signals, Lorraine increased the number of CH-2 light reconnaissance aircraft in its unmanned combat group, planning to use aerial perspective to ensure that ground combat units could reach their designated locations on time.
Subsequently, Lorraine modified the tactics of the unmanned combat group, combining mobile warfare methods with some of the basic principles of guerrilla warfare.
Choose the right location for the battle, set up decoys, avoid the enemy's main force, lure the enemy deep into the territory, and use superior forces to quickly win the battle on a small battlefield. After completing the annihilation operation, withdraw quickly.
To achieve this goal, Lorraine plans to deploy the shipyard's security department, who will drive off-road trucks to transport the unmanned combat swarm to the designated location.
The security of the shipyard camp is handled by the team's robotic dogs, who will command 15 unmanned combat vehicles obtained from the naval base to ensure the camp's safety.
When Platinum saw Lorraine's revised battle plan, she discovered its most obvious flaw.
"Your battle plan is designed entirely based on the most ideal scenario."
Platinum pointed to the map and said.
"If we consider the worst-case scenario, you would need to deploy all the ammunition stored on the Sea Knight in front of the naval base."
"But you haven't set up any positions here to stop the enemy from advancing."
Lorraine interrupted Platinum's lecture, then quickly reviewed his own battle plan.
"You're right, I'm still too academic."
Lorraine sighed, feeling very fortunate to have an experienced veteran by her side.
He then simplified the operational plan, retaining only the operational tactics, operational units, and a map of radio decoy deployment.
Lorraine handed the simplified battle plan to Platinum, asking her to refine it based on her experience.
"call"
Lorraine let out a long breath, preparing to return to what she did best.
In order to enhance the air power of the unmanned combat group, he was preparing to devise a design that could be described as outlandish.
After some consideration, he chose the cormorant-type unmanned rotorcraft, which is currently the most common type, as his template.
He pulled up the cormorant design on the data panel and began modifying it.
He first removed the cormorant's wings and replaced the shafts connecting the two ducted fans at the front to the fuselage with a pair of short wings.
He then did the same thing, mounting the two ducted fans at the rear of the fuselage onto a pair of short wings.
Next, Lorraine used Cleveland's simulation capabilities to adjust the length and placement of the two pairs of short wings.
After a period of adjustment, Lorraine obtained an aircraft that was almost completely different from the cormorant.
The only thing that shows a connection between the two is the four ducted fans, each two meters in diameter, and the tail fin, which hasn't been modified much.
Compared to the cormorant, this aircraft is more compact overall, with a larger fuselage, resulting in better maneuverability and a more spacious cargo hold.
With its maximum payload increased to 4.8 tons, and its improved cargo hold, this aircraft can carry more cargo and more tactical modules.
To improve its level flight speed, Lorraine also installed two small-diameter ducted fans in front of the vertical tail.
After simulation testing in Cleveland, this multi-ducted fan aircraft designed by Lorraine proved to be of practical use.
With subsequent fine-tuning by Cleveland, Lorraine achieved the aircraft's optimal performance.
【Cormorant-VX General Purpose Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft】
[Flight length: 11.2 meters]
[Height of the aircraft: 6.8 meters]
[Aircraft width: 6 meters]
Wingspan: 14 meters
Maximum takeoff weight: 11.8 tons
Maximum load: 4.8 tons
Maximum flight speed: 540 kilometers per hour
Service ceiling: 8400 meters
Maximum range: 920 kilometers
Maximum battery life: 10 hours
After the design of the aircraft is completed, the two ships are about to arrive at the shipyard.
Lorraine stood up, walked to the bridge of the Vanguard transport ship, and called out to Guo Zhiwei.
Subsequently, under Cleveland's control, the two ships stopped at the dock with the transport ship in front and the flagship behind.
As soon as Lorraine disembarked, she saw Guo Zhiwei and Han Xiao leading workers to transport raw materials to the dock.
After organizing the workers, Han Xiao jogged over to Luo Lin and reported the current situation to him.
"The maintenance work on the Sea Knight is nearing completion and is expected to be finished in 4 hours."
"All personnel on the Sea Knight are in place, including 18 loaders divided into two groups, each led by a security guard."
"The remaining raw materials will all arrive at the dock in 8 hours."
After learning about the situation, Lorraine took Han Xiao to Lin Shu's hydroponic farm.
After exchanging a few brief pleasantries, Han Xiao used the flagship's radio to summon a group of skilled plant workers to move all the virus-free seedlings that had already been cultivated.
Subsequently, Lorraine contacted Liu Haiyang via radio and asked him to assemble the security team at the entrance of the database.
While waiting for the security department to complete its assembly, Lorraine had the robotic dogs lead the unmanned combat vehicles to assist the security department in carrying out guard duties.
He also had Cleveland launch two reconnaissance drones to ensure that no danger would enter the camp during the personnel rotation.
Meanwhile, all six Type I composite pylons and three Type II composite pylons had been completed. Ouyang Nian and Bai Jin pushed the fully charged Cormorant UAV from the cargo hold of the transport ship to the side of the flagship.
By the time Lorraine received Platinum's complete combat plan and left the flagship to head to the database, the cormorant-type drone had already been hoisted onto the aft deck by the flagship's robotic arm, awaiting installation of the composite mounting bracket.