Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 239 Editing the New Troops

As she pondered, Lorraine's thoughts drifted to the completely unknown expanse of space.

Since both known populations are capable of space travel, Lorraine is unsure whether their space fleets are floating in orbit around Earth.

This is why he hasn't taken any action even after gaining the ability to float and launch satellites, because he doesn't know how the two races will react to this situation.

Seeing that Lorraine remained silent for a long time without making any response, Platinum, who was standing next to him, reached out and gently poked Lorraine's waist.

"Um?"

"What are you thinking about so intently? Or are you reliving last night's feelings?"

Looking at Platinum's mischievous grin, Lorraine rolled her eyes and didn't answer his question. Instead, she honestly told Platinum about the question she had been thinking about.

After hearing Lorraine's description, Platinum tilted her head and thought for a moment before asking a question that seemed completely unrelated.

How long will it take for the ship upgrades to take?

Lorraine glanced at the time and immediately announced the remaining time for the flagship upgrade.

Platinum glanced down at the map and then told Lorraine the distance between them and the research institute.

"Even the nearest research institute is 800 kilometers away from the flagship. If we use air transport, we cannot guarantee that the 800-kilometer journey will be safe."

"And most importantly, the thawing time for a frozen food container is now at least 72 hours."

Platinum stopped there, because she knew he had his own thoughts and judgment. She just needed to help him clarify his thinking and put the brakes on his more radical ideas.

In reality, Lorraine could not possibly give up its rapid expansion, because every second of delay only increased the danger it was about to face.

The good news is that, according to intelligence, he will soon be able to find a spaceship that is almost entirely defenseless.

Moreover, he was not worried that these senior commanders who came out of the cryogenic chambers would be able to seize his command, since he had already seen a much more powerful encryption algorithm in the database.

Furthermore, since electromagnetic rifles are now in use, simply installing some mysterious small parts on them can give you complete control over how to fire these weapons.

As for unmanned forces, Lorraine need not worry at all, since Cleveland simply cannot control every unmanned combat unit in real time.

With that in mind, Lorraine pulled Platinum back into the command center and told her about the concept of the land-based combined arms brigade that she had seen before her transmigration.

After listening to Lorraine's explanation of the concept, Platinum remained silent for a moment.

"I remember this concept first came up at an arms sales exhibition."

Lorraine was overjoyed, because as long as he had this concept, his next steps would be much easier to plan.

However, he did not intend to follow the concept of a land-based combined arms brigade entirely, since they were now facing zombies, swarms of insects, and silicon-based life forms, rather than foreign armies with the same level of digitalization and intelligence.

However, he will not completely eliminate the electronic warfare capabilities emphasized in land-based combined arms brigades; rather, the focus will be adjusted to place greater emphasis on information protection and electronic jamming capabilities.

By the time Ouyang Nian limped into the amphibious assault ship's command center, Lorraine and Bai Jin had already completed the construction of this highly unmanned force.

First of all, this unit still focuses on manned-unmanned collaboration and is equipped with specialized artificial intelligence.

Secondly, this force will break down the boundaries between military branches, integrate the forces of the army, navy, and air force, improve the speed of fire response, and increase the intensity of fire support.

In this unit, senior commanders are responsible for identifying targets and deciding on strike strategies.

Specialized artificial intelligence is responsible for improving battlefield situational awareness, accelerating decision-making efficiency, and achieving real-time battlefield control measured in seconds.

The next step is to fill in the "flesh and blood" of this highly unmanned force, and this part of the work is mainly done by Platinum, while Cleveland will provide him with data assistance.

Lorraine and Ouyang Nian were responsible for producing the unmanned combat units needed for this force.

Because there is already a large amount of combat data on unmanned units, this force was quickly filled and completed.

Because this unit still emphasizes mobility and reaction speed, its main force remains the 10-ton unmanned wheeled armored vehicle.

The accompanying small unmanned units and humanoid robots were all carried by wheeled armored personnel carriers.

The accompanying fire support unit remains the 105mm wheeled assault gun.

Considering that most of the commanders of this unit were senior officers of the Great Yan, in order to reduce the learning cost and adaptation time, Bai Jin replaced the rear fire support units with 155mm self-propelled artillery systems.

To reduce logistical burden, Platinum abandoned the idea of ​​equipping the troops with rocket artillery and instead opted to equip them with 155mm shells of a different type and warhead charge.

However, Platinum encountered a problem when it came to equipping the aircraft with flight units.

After all, the fleet's directly subordinate unmanned combat groups mainly consist of large drones, and there are no small reconnaissance and strike drones.

Fortunately, Platinum saw the equipment lists for Yaoguang Base and that small naval base.

Platinum then took out two types of loitering munitions from its abundant stockpile and added them to its flight units.

Since the fleet now has a small, foldable electromagnetic catapult system, Platinum abandoned the use of the CH-2 UAV and instead had Lorraine and Ouyang Nian design a small reconnaissance and strike UAV.

"Maximum service ceiling of 8 kilometers, maximum endurance of more than 8 hours, preferably the stealth type, and fast charging."

Lorraine nodded and noted down Platinum's requirements.

But then Platinum raised a question.

"Is this unit fully electric or a hybrid power unit?"

Lorraine was taken aback, then rolled her eyes and said.

"Of course it's all-electric drive. All vehicles use small pure hydrogen gas turbines equipped with hydrogen electrolysis devices for their energy modules, and the power system uses in-wheel motors, which are low-noise and have strong off-road capability."

"Now the energy problem is solved too."

Platinum then turned its attention back to flying units.

During this time, Ouyang Nian even took out his large, square-shaped drone and enthusiastically recommended his creation to Bai Jin.

Platinum glanced at it twice, then shook his head, abandoning that type of drone and instead searching for the drone he wanted in the Level 3 and Level 4 databases.

Seeing Bai Jin's appearance, Lorraine thought for a moment, but decided to ask anyway.

"Aren't our current Wasp attack helicopters suitable?"

Platinum raised her head, gently shook her head, and began to explain.

"The noise is too loud and it is not suitable as the accompanying air force for this combined arms unit."

After learning about Platinum's needs, Lorraine took out a drone system mounted on an off-road truck.

"Take a look at this."