26: Grizzly Tank - Rhino Tank

The rhino tank has a total weight of 40 tons, is equipped with a 125mm smoothbore gun, and measures 8m in length, 3.5m in width, and 2.25m in height. It carries 55 rounds of ammunition.

The grizzly tank has a total weight of 25t, is equipped with an 85mm smoothbore gun, and measures 2.1m in height. It carries 75 rounds of ammunition. (A smaller caliber allows for more rounds to be packed in.)

(I won't write as much here as I did for the helicopters, otherwise everyone will say I'm padding the word count.)

Jiang Xin nodded with satisfaction. As the king of land warfare, tanks possessed firepower that ifvs and armored personnel carriers simply couldn't match. With tanks, he could seize Yongjiang County faster and march into the Lujiang Urban Area.

Jiang Xin currently has:

A Guard Squad of 8 Conscripts and 1 Military Dog.

Elite 1st Company: The 1st Company consists of 9 combat squads. Each combat squad is equipped with 2 Riot Troopers, 1 Sniper, 1 Heavy Infantry, and 8 Conscripts—this is the most rational configuration.

Later, another 48 Conscripts and 1 Military Dog were produced.

Plus 96 newly produced Conscripts serving as the City Defense Force.

A total of 30 personnel across three functional units: the Medical Squad, Cooking Squad, and Engineer Squad.

24 crew members for the 12 armored personnel carriers.

9 crew members for the three tanks.

4 crew members for the two hind attack helicopters, and 3 crew members for the one chinook armed transport helicopter.

16 soldiers for the 8 defensive structures.

The two ifvs did not come with free soldiers.

Jiang Xin has a total of 339 soldiers. He did not break up the strongest 1st Company, keeping it as a combat company. The company Commander is Chen Hao, and it is equipped with 6 armored personnel carriers, two grizzly tanks, and one hind attack helicopter.

The 2nd Company has 48 Conscripts, with Li Ang as the company Commander. It is equipped with 6 armored personnel carriers, one rhino tank, 1 ifv, and 1 hind attack helicopter. It is currently missing 4-5 combat squads, which will be filled later when funds are available.

The 3rd Company serves as the City Defense Company, with 96 Conscripts. The company Commander is designated as the second Riot Trooper, Yang Wen. It is equipped with 1 chinook armed transport helicopter, and the 16 soldiers from the defensive structures also belong to the City Defense Company.

The Guard Squad leader remains Li Wei.

The Logistics Support Company currently only has 3 squads. The company Commander is designated as first lieutenant Li Hong (who was promoted after leveling up).

Thus, the foundation for 4 companies has been established. Among them, the 1st Company and the City Defense Company are fully staffed. The 2nd Company and the Logistics Support Company are still far from full strength, and there is also an unassigned 4th Company. Once he has 4 combat companies and 1 Logistics Support Company, Jiang Xin can be promoted to Battalion Commander.

Standing on the sturdy tower of the Yongjiang Ancient City's north gate, overlooking this brand-new, heavily defended fortress, Jiang Xin's nerves, which had been tense for days, finally relaxed slightly. The golden glow of the setting sun spilled over the cold barrels of the sentry guns and the ancient city bricks, forming a strange harmony. Faint drilling commands drifted from the Barracks' parade ground, and the massive chinook transport on the Air Command Center's helipad looked like a crouching steel bird—everything heralded the return of order and power.

He raised his wrist and tapped his communicator, his voice steady: "Zhang Long, the survivor transfer can begin. Yongjiang Ancient City is ready."

"Yes, Commander!!" came Zhang Long's crisp and decisive response through the communicator.

The eight-kilometer distance was but a blink of an eye for the high-speed chinook. In the lobby on the first floor of the Government Building, four hundred and twenty-five survivors had already been gathered. The air was thick with anxiety, anticipation, and whispered discussions. When Zhang Long clapped his hands to signal for silence, all eyes focused on him.