"A transport-type mobile base? This is a good idea."
It was still the leader who had the last video call with Chen Xin, but this time Chen Xin had returned to the research center and was talking to the leader with the help of the research center's communication equipment.
Facing the leader's attitude, Chen Xin naturally felt that the possibility of passing the plan was a little higher, so he unfolded the nanomolecules in his hand and projected the detailed transportation mobile base he had designed in the past few days. He explained his entire plan to the leader.
"This is a transport-type mobile base I designed. Compared with the previous model, I made some adjustments to its internal structure." Chen Xin showed his design to the leader and highlighted the modified parts for explanation. : "The original vehicle garage at the bottom will be retained, but an elevator will be installed here to facilitate the transportation and loading of materials, and the second deck connected by the elevator will be transformed into a large warehouse for storing materials."
Since it is a transport-type mobile base, it naturally needs space for loading cargo.
When Chen Xin designed the transport-type mobile base, he naturally took this into consideration. He extended the length of the original mobile base and moved the functional power cabin back to the rear of the hull, between the bottom deck and the second deck. .
Then move the personnel cabin and other living facilities to the top deck, so that the entire second deck is freed up and can be used as a cargo hold comparable to a warehouse.
In terms of personnel allocation, the transport-type mobile base does not have as many personnel as the field support type and the medical type. The corresponding personnel cabin can naturally reduce some space. After moving to the top deck, it can still be arranged. Even though this It took up more than half of the space in the hangar.
Chen Xin spent several days and used system upgrades to optimize the drawings. There were no loopholes or problems in the plan itself.
"Because it is a transport type, the vehicles carried must also be adjusted accordingly. I adjusted the all-terrain vehicle originally carried into a newly designed carrier vehicle, and the four helicopters with different functions carried in the hangar were reduced to one A transport helicopter." Chen Xin continued to explain his adjustments to the mobile base to the leader.
Listening to Chen Xin's explanation and looking at the demonstration animation projected by the nanomolecules in front of him, the leader nodded with satisfaction.
While the leader nodded, he also frowned slightly and said: "Although it does look very good, according to your design, Academician Chen, this mobile base should be more than a hundred meters long, right? We have the ability to do such a big thing Build it? Is it necessary to build it?”
The leader's question seemed to press the pause button, causing Chen Xin, who was originally very interested, to stop his explanation.
Whether it can be built, how much resources will be consumed to build it, whether the country can afford such resource investment, whether the final results can be proportional to the resources invested, whether such a large investment is necessary...
Although these problems do not seem to have much to do with the mobile base itself, they are the key to restricting Chen Xin's plan and the practical use of the mobile base.
Are mobile bases useful? Of course it works.
Is the mobile base easy to use? Of course it works.
But is it necessary to build a mobile base?
Not necessarily.
A mobile base is not something that must be built. In terms of the current situation in Yanguo, having a mobile base will certainly make the situation better, but not having a mobile base will not make the situation worse.
So building a mobile base is not necessary, especially when the cost of building it is not cheap.
This is just like the situation the Soviets faced when they built the Land Cruiser, the predecessor of the mobile base.
Is this thing useful? Useful, but not that useful either.
And it is too expensive. With this investment, it is better to build an additional 180 tanks and form an armored division to do the same thing.
This is also the reason why the Soviets mothballed three Land Cruisers back then, because they were too useless.
The situation Yan Guo is facing now is naturally not that bad. After Chen Xin's adjustments and upgrades, the mobile base can still be put to great use.
It's just that the cost investment is too high, making it not so cost-effective.
After all, the current Yan State can be said to be in turmoil. Although the situation in all aspects of the country is relatively optimistic, the overall situation is still grim, and the country has not escaped the various impacts caused by the disaster.
Especially the previous southwest earthquake was a heavy blow to Yan State. Although it was not serious, it also greatly affected Yan State in a short period of time.
"I understand what your leader means. Judging from the current situation, I think the construction of the mobile base is necessary." Chen Xin did not use any rhetoric or deliberately exaggerate to persuade the leader, but adopted a realistic attitude. Explaining: "The high investment and high cost of the mobile base itself are indeed its disadvantages, but relatively speaking, the maintenance cost of a transport-type mobile base is far lower than that of the traditional method of transporting materials in an area. consumption.
In the long run, the investment is worth it, and with the successful construction of the mobile base, the return on investment can be seen quickly.
The only problem is the construction of the mobile base itself, and whether the country can devote enough resources to build the mobile base. "
"Yes, Academician Chen, your analysis is very accurate. The country is indeed facing difficulties now. It will not be able to invest such a large amount of investment in building a mobile base for a while." The expression on the leader's face also became a little helpless.
If Yan Guo still had the industrial construction capacity before the disaster, then he could approve Chen Xin's plan without thinking so much. But now the country's industrial production capacity is still recovering, and it is indeed unable to implement such a huge plan. .
You must know that according to Chen Xin's plan, each province will be equipped with a mobile base, and provinces with larger areas will be equipped with more based on actual conditions.
A single mobile base may not be very expensive and the country can afford it, but more than thirty units...
This is already an investment comparable to that of two complete aircraft carrier formations, and is not something that the current country can afford.
As for building one or two units first and using them to improve the situation in some areas, this may be a compromise plan, but it is still not a trivial matter, and the impact and implications still require careful consideration.
Even if the leader who spoke to Chen Xin had a high authority on such a big matter, it was not something that could be decided easily, so he thought about it and said to Chen Xin: "Academician Chen, please perfect the design plan of this transport-type mobile base first. We need to make a detailed plan on how to build it and how much investment it will cost to build one, and we need to discuss it carefully before we can make a decision."
