68: Bursting Army - v3 Rocket Launcher

"This is... a real base!" Jiang Xin stood on the top floor terrace of the Commander's mansion, looking down at the steel city that had risen in an instant, his heart surging.

Compared to this futuristic fortress that integrated military, civilian, and production functions, the Yongjiang Ancient City base was simply like a thatched hut from the primitive era!

It could easily accommodate hundreds of thousands of people and provide a self-sufficient, safe, and orderly living environment.

A perfect automated production system, combined with the infinite water resources provided by the Chronosphere technology, gave this base near-eternal survival potential.

Next, it was time for troop production!

Jiang Xin sank his consciousness into the system, awakened No. 1, and began large-scale production.

First, the cornerstone strength of 3 full-strength battalions, consuming 195,000 gold instantly! (Each full-strength battalion costs 65,000 gold, including: 1 full-spec company [each company contains 9 squads, each squad = 2 Riot Troopers (shield, pistol, saber), 1 Heavy Infantry (machine gun, rocket launcher), 1 Sniper, 8 Conscripts]; 3 Military Dogs [one equipped per platoon]; 3 Conscript companies, each company with 9 squads, 12 Conscripts per squad. One Military Dog per platoon. And one logistics support company [including 2 engineer squads (maintenance, construction), 1 medical squad, 1 kitchen squad, 2 transport squads (transporting supplies), 1 communication squad, 10 people per squad]).

To balance the troop structure, Jiang Xin specifically set the gender ratio for the logistics companies: the medical squad was 80% female soldiers, the kitchen squad was half male and half female, and the communication squad was 80% female soldiers.

In this way, the 3 logistics support companies produced a total of 63 female soldiers.

The male-to-female ratio of the Military Dogs was also adjusted to 7:2.

Vehicle equipment followed closely:

Tanks: The existing 15 tanks (5 rhino tanks + 10 grizzly tanks) were allocated directly, with 5 per battalion.

Kamikaze trucks: 6 per battalion, 18 in total, consuming 7,200 gold.

armored personnel carrier: 10 per battalion, 30 in total, consuming 18,000 gold.

Thus, the balance: 61,800 gold.

City defense forces could not be ignored:

5 squads (12 people each) of Conscripts were drawn from each of the 3 main battalions, totaling 180 people, to form the core of the city defense, guarding the city walls in shifts.

56 defensive buildings (Machine Gun Bunker, sentry gun) came with 112 operating soldiers (2 per building).

Formed a residential area patrol: 100 Conscripts (10x10 organization), consuming 10,000 gold.

The patrol was also under the unified command of the City Defense Battalion.

The total strength of the City Defense Battalion reached: 180 (drawn troops) + 112 (defensive building troops) + 100 (patrol) = 392 people! A massive garrison force.

Strategic strike force:

Built 20 v3 rocket launcher vehicle, 20x800 = 16,000 gold.

Equipped the v3 rocket launcher vehicle unit with 100 Conscripts for operation and protection, consuming 10,000 gold.

Equipped 10 armored personnel carrier for mobility and personnel transport, consuming 6,000 gold.

All were organized into the newly established "Strategic Missile Support Unit."

The balance was only: 19,800 gold.

"Air superiority cannot be lost!" Jiang Xin knew the importance of air superiority, so he immediately supplemented: 4 hind attack helicopter + 1 chinook armed transport helicopter.

Air power was enhanced once again, leaving only 1,800 gold after consumption.

With this little money, he simply supplemented the massive patrol with 3 armored personnel carrier to improve patrol mobility.

Thus, Jiang Xin's military power completed a magnificent transformation:

Army: 4 full-strength battalions (3 full-strength battalions at Lujiang Base, 1 full-strength battalion at Yongjiang Base, not counting the city defense forces).

Air Force: Integrated into an Air Force Group (Yongjiang Base: 6 hind + 2 chinook; Lujiang Base: 14 hind + 3 chinook + 2 Intruder light fighters + 2 Black Hawk heavy fighters, plus 60 Conscripts).

Special Forces: Strategic Missile Support Unit (20 v3 rocket launcher vehicle + 100 Conscripts + 10 armored personnel carrier).

With the formation of this powerful force, Jiang Xin's rank naturally promoted to—Lieutenant Colonel Regiment Commander!

Just as he was feeling the fulfillment brought by the increase in power, No. 1's familiar, calm electronic voice rang in his mind:

"Congratulations to the Commander for being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. The rank mission is now released: For the Commander to be promoted to Colonel Brigade Commander next, the following conditions must be met:

1. Troop size reaches 3 regiments (standard establishment, about 2,000 people per regiment).

2. Recapture the entire Lujiang City.

3. Announce the victory of the liberation of Lujiang City to the whole country via radio.

4. The base accommodates over 150,000 survivors.

After being promoted to Colonel Brigade Commander, the system will open permissions for naval and some new army and air force units."

"Navy?" Jiang Xin's heart stirred, but what made him itch even more was, "Are there no super weapons?"

Having two thousand brave troops, he was full of longing for those legendary great killing weapons—nuclear missile silo, weather control device.

Those were the ultimate powers that could wipe out a city in an instant, and were the trump cards for dealing with the unpredictable crises of the future!

"Commander's rank permission is insufficient." No. 1's answer was cold and direct, "Please continue to improve your rank. Super weapon permissions will be opened at higher subsequent ranks."

Although slightly disappointed, it was within expectations.

Jiang Xin quickly adjusted his mentality and turned his gaze toward the War Factory.

Compared to the distant super weapons, the 20 v3 rocket launcher vehicle that had just been produced were the most deterrent real power at this moment.

"Let's go, let's go see our 'Truth' launchers!" He said to Zhang Lei and the others around him, and walked towards the War Factory with firm and powerful steps.

The sunset glow sprinkled on the brand-new steel city wall, and also fell on the twenty v3 rocket launcher vehicle that were neatly arranged and pointing to the sky, the cold metal reflecting the blood-colored light.

Deep in the War Factory, twenty v3 rocket launcher vehicle were lined up neatly like steel giants, the cold metal bodies gleaming under the searchlights.

Jiang Xin stroked one of the thick launch tubes, feeling the cold touch coming from his fingertips and the destructive power hidden within.

The vehicle Commander was reporting the parameters in detail, his voice echoing in the empty factory building:

"Commander, the v3 rocket launcher vehicle has a standard crew of 3: vehicle Commander, navigator, technician. Each vehicle can carry and launch a strategic missile with a maximum weight of no more than 60 tons. The range coverage is amazing, from 10 km tactical strikes to 8,000 km intercontinental deterrence, all can be accurately covered.

When increasing the range, the warhead charge will be reduced accordingly to maintain propulsion efficiency (specific ratios need to be calculated in real-time based on target coordinates)."

(The specific power is just written casually by Xiaofeng, it's too professional to handle)

"Missile types can be flexibly selected according to battlefield needs: bunker buster (used to destroy deep bunkers), cluster bomb (large-area coverage to kill soft targets), high-explosive incendiary bomb (dual destruction by explosion and fire), thermobaric bomb (creating regional suffocation vacuum), thermobaric bomb (high temperature and high pressure shock wave), EMP bomb (paralyzing electronic equipment)...

If the Commander unlocks the nuclear missile silo permission in the future, you can also choose to carry nuclear warheads (each nuclear missile silo only provides 3 nuclear missiles per day).

Each launcher can load and launch one missile per day. In addition, the base War Factory can refresh one extra spare missile for it every day.

Each time the v3 vehicle levels up, it can immediately refresh one missile, and its load capacity increases by 50%, up to a maximum limit of 150 tons!"

Jiang Xin listened, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

Although this v3 rocket launcher vehicle was bulky, its power was by no means comparable to the hind's rockets or the rhino tank's smoothbore gun!

If a missile of several dozen tons (the warhead is about 10%) hits, there would be no grass growing within a radius of two or three hundred meters of the explosion core!

A volley of twenty vehicles would be enough to completely wipe an area of several thousand square meters off the map!

This was strategic-level heavy firepower in the true sense, a heavy hammer that could change the battlefield landscape!