Chapter 54 Mutation and Preparation
While Xiang Yuan was flying from the Brown Bear III heavy armored transport ship to the "Eden", McCas's team also rushed into the hangar. After Du Jin saw the size and structure of the interior space, he could only I feel a shock:
Depending on the amount of aircraft maintenance and maintenance project requirements, the layout, building height, and structural form of the hangar also vary, mainly depending on the following factors:
① The model and number of aircraft to be repaired at the same time, the maintenance items and the degree of maintenance required;
② Requirements and restrictions on the height and layout of the hangar structure;
③ Requirements for the installation of hangar doors and cranes and working platforms in the hangar;
④ Configuration requirements for fire protection facilities inside and outside the hangar;
⑤Site conditions and development trends.
There are dozens of mining spacecraft parked in the "Eden" hangar, which are at least four to five times larger than the commercial airliners on Blue Star. Judging from their size and some kind of huge energy transmitting device on the top of the spacecraft, these numbers The repair, maintenance and daily maintenance costs of ten mining spaceships are far beyond Du Jin's knowledge.
The structure of this hangar is also particularly large. The layout and height requirements of the hangar are relatively special, which directly affects the structural form of the hangar. Due to the large span of the hangar, the self-weight of the structure (mainly referring to the roof system) accounts for a large proportion of the total load. If the self-weight of the structure can be reduced, significant economic effects can be achieved.
Blue Star upper hangar generally uses steel structure because it has the advantages of high strength, light weight, small component cross-section, weldability, and relatively simple manufacturing process. Therefore, steel structure is used as the roof load-bearing system in long-span structures. It is common, but those alloy pillars that emit dazzling black can make Du Jin certain that the material used here is definitely another kind of material that is probably not found in the world.
The overall structure adopts a space structure system, which has good stress and is light in weight. It can solve some problems that cannot be solved by the planar structure system. Space structures such as shell structure, grid structure, and suspension structure have been widely used in large buildings. Roof systems for span buildings.
In general, what shocked Du Jin at this time was not just the technological shock, but the fact that the Interstellar Federation could build such a huge hangar inside a spaceship, not to mention that the "Eden" was only a civilian ship. Although the mining ship is a "Zeus-class" giant ship, many ship-borne weapons and carrier-based fighters are not installed. If a warship of the same size comes, Du Jin cannot imagine how terrifying the opponent's firepower will be.
After all, in space combat, close-range "hand-to-hand" scenes rarely occur. Unless the technological gap between the two sides is too large, or the long-distance attack methods temporarily fail, in the extremely huge space battlefield, it is very difficult to end the battle at a distance. Ordinary things.
In the space combat military education system including the Interstellar Federation, long-distance combat tactics are also listed first:
Due to the constraints of the space environment, in a three-dimensional environment, the probability of detection of a large formation is much greater than that of a small formation, so long-distance battles generally occur between large formations. Since energy shield technology has no theoretical basis, it is basically impossible to realize it. The maneuverability of large battleships is very poor, and the lethality of energy weapons is huge. The cannon-style combat method of giant ships is equivalent to suicide. Therefore, large formation space operations generally focus on battles between space carriers and aircraft. It is equivalent to current aircraft carrier formation operations.
Attacking in a straight line is the shortest route, but it is not the best choice. The vastness of space, the ultra-long range of energy weapons, and large-area coverage determine that the carrier-based aircraft assault distance will be very long, so the attacker will suffer huge losses.
The defender should only need to adopt the following methods: the mothership escorts the gunboats to a certain distance, uses giant energy weapons to cover the carrier-based aircraft formation, and the missile ships launch a large number of missiles at the same time to block them, and then the mothership launches the carrier-based aircraft. The differences in the three attack methods naturally form three counterattack waves, which can cause huge losses to the attack. Among them, the energy weapon's light speed, huge penetration and continuous attack ability make it impossible for the attacking carrier-based aircraft to effectively dodge, so it has the greatest lethality.
Therefore, generally speaking, when large formation fleets meet, the two sides will usually confront each other for a long time outside the range of naval guns in the early stage, and adopt methods such as changing the formation to expand the attack surface and reduce the density of attack forces in the unit space.
In the early stages of the battle, because the enemy carrier-based aircraft are far away, the fleet generally adopts an umbrella formation. The fire support ship is opened in an umbrella shape and faces the attack direction. The second layer of the umbrella is made up of missile ships and other controllable weapons. It is composed of ships, space carriers and logistics support ships lined up to form an umbrella handle to reduce the attack surface.
In the later stages of the battle, when the enemy carrier-based aircraft are close, the fleet generally adopts a spherical formation, with heavy armored ships such as fire support ships and heavy firepower ships on the outermost layer, and secondary heavy ships such as missile ships on the second layer. The core is Space carriers and logistics support ships. According to the humanitarian principles of space operations (this will be explained later), rescue ships are less likely to be actively attacked, so they should stay away from the battlefield during operations, protected by a small number of small ships and carrier-based aircraft, and launch rescue ships first. Be prepared for rescue. Correspondingly, the attack formation of carrier-based aircraft is generally bowl-shaped, with a concave center and convex sides, leaving the center point vacant, in order to leave a counterattack window for the friendly gunboats. At the same time, it can also cause confusion in the enemy's convoy formation.
The main danger faced by the defender in taking a preemptive strike is that once the enemy carrier-based aircraft protrudes into the formation, it will inevitably lead to a state of melee in the fleet and cause huge losses to the fleet.
Equivalent to a ground war, both sides should maintain a reserve of carrier-based aircraft to defend the fleet or conduct a second wave of attacks. However, if the defender's strength is small, or the attacker's carrier-based aircraft has outstanding performance, investing all its strength at once may achieve an annihilating effect. This depends on the commander's self-confidence and decision-making ability.
The combat effectiveness of large formation operations is reflected in the speed of changing formations and the determination to maintain formations. An excellent captain must have a strong spirit of sacrifice and nerves of steel. He can watch the friendly ships around him being destroyed one by one, and still insist on maintaining a fixed position.
In a word, when fighting in large formations, close combat must be avoided. Killing one thousand enemies and inflicting eight hundred losses on yourself is not the quality that a good commander should have.
Looking at Du Jin who was in a daze, Li Mengyan patted his shoulder and said with a smile:
"It seems that Du Jin, you don't usually come to the hangar. To be honest, I was a little surprised when I saw the scale here for the first time. The "Eden" is the largest civilian ship produced in the old era, even today. Compared with the "Titan" class ocean-going space combat aircraft carriers in the federal army, they are not much different, and they are much larger than my previous Pioneer."
Du Jin nodded and looked around. Strangely, there were not many blood stains on the hangar floor, but some mining ships seemed to have been hit by some huge force. There were huge dents in the fuselage. And it's far away from its designated parking area. In short, it's actually eerily quiet here at the moment.
"Mengyan, I feel something is wrong here. It feels like... there is something lurking in the darkness, ready to ambush us."
Li Mengyan nodded in agreement, but she did not express her thoughts immediately. Instead, she pulled Du Jin to slow down and put a distance between the two of them and Macas' team. Then Li Mengyan looked at Du Jin said:
"I understand your concerns, Du Jin, but this actually has something to do with the security mechanism of the "Eden". You should know that the scientific research deck is equipped with many escape cabins, but why are they not replaced by these mining spacecraft in the hangar? According to In order to prevent large-scale alarms or the spread of alien organisms in the hangar due to the Federation's transformation, when the central security system confirms that the security situation inside the ship has deteriorated, it will release a large amount of deadly poison gas in the hangar and force the lock. Of all the spaceships, McCas's authority as captain is high enough, so he brought us here to find a way to leave. If it were other people, I'm afraid..."
She paused before continuing:
"I'm afraid we will all be killed by the automatic attack devices here. Since we entered here, we have not triggered any alarms or attacks from the automatic defense systems. Everything seems to be going very smoothly, but in fact, McCas and I We all know that something must have happened here, but in order to stabilize the morale of the military, he did not say anything, and the same goes for me."
Du Jin's attitude toward the Federation was somewhat cold. The Federation's approach to eliminating risks was indeed a bit inhumane. You must know that its own principles for space engagements include life safety as the primary principle of engagement:
The principle of life comes first. Due to the harshness of the space combat environment, rescue work is very difficult. Due to the effect of inertia, the crashed spacecraft can only fly indefinitely along a fixed route. If the long-distance rescue is to take place at twice the speed, it will still take more than twice the time to arrive than the rescued ship. This rescue means little. Therefore, any ship sailing in space must carry out rescue operations unconditionally if it encounters a ship in distress. In fleet operations, traditionally both sides are not allowed to attack the member warehouses thrown out by battle-damaged warships, and are obliged to carry out rescue operations regardless of friend or foe.
The principle of life first is specific:
1. Life is the most precious wealth in the universe.
2. Anyone who encounters a crashed spacecraft must carry out rescue operations unconditionally.
3. Do not attack civilian spacecraft without obvious hostility.
4. Both parties to the war shall not target spacecrafts with obvious ambulance signs, and shall not attack warship crew compartments that are in a state of rescue. They shall have the responsibility to rescue enemy personnel in distress when conditions permit.
5. Anyone who violates the above principles has the right to be treated equally.
But according to Li Mengyan, everything the federation did seemed to be going in the opposite direction. Du Jin looked at Li Mengyan and nodded gently, indicating that he would also keep this matter secret. Li Mengyan then confidently pulled Du Jin to speed up, and just At this moment, Xiao Ai's voice came from Du Jin's mind, but this time there was a hint of vigilance in the soft voice:
"Doctor, there are large creatures similar to necromorphs quickly attacking from the side and rear of this hangar."
"Large creature?"
Du Jin couldn't help but make a sound. Li Mengyan turned to look at Du Jin in confusion, but Du Jin didn't care about anything else and quickly asked "Xiao Ai":
"Large necromorphs? How many are there? How big is the big one?"
"Doctor, there is only one. Due to the shielding effect of the materials in the hangar, I cannot call on too many detection equipment nearby, but Xiao Ai can be sure that its size is at least a hundred times that of the zombies we encountered before. size."
Hearing the news, Du Jin immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. A hundred times the size, this corpse mutant was obviously some kind of giant mutant. Its strength and defense capabilities were probably not something they could deal with now, and now this The unknown monster obviously sensed something and actually attacked directly towards the hangar. Du Jin, who said that the monster was just here to "hang out", would not believe it. He immediately told Li Mengyan what he knew about the situation, and Li Mengyan and Like Du Jin, judging from the size described by "Xiao Ai", a team without heavy firepower and explosive weapons would probably be at great risk in front of this monster.
She immediately said to Manuka from the armored communication unit:
"Captain Manuka, I have received some information here. There is a giant mutant attacking outside near the hangar. It's best to prepare your team members."
Manuka was stunned for a moment. He turned around and looked at Du Jin and the two men who were some distance behind him. Judging from the way they were running towards him, he realized that this was probably not a joke. Manuka immediately told Manuka about the situation. Si, when McCas heard the news, his face became serious. Although he didn’t know where Li Mengyan’s information came from, under the current circumstances, no matter how cautious he was, he was just about to wave and say something. The huge The sound of impact came from the alloy wall at one end of the hangar, echoing in the huge hangar space.
Everyone who felt the shaking on the ground also realized something. They immediately raised their guns and pointed the muzzles towards the sound of impact. They didn't stop for too long. A few seconds later, continuous impact sounds came from the alloy wall of the hangar. , everyone looked at the huge outline that was constantly protruding from the alloy wall, and couldn't help but start to retreat, trying to find some cover.
McCas looked at the expanding bulging outline. He was very aware of the structural strength of the hangar. If this was the monster Li Mengyan was talking about, then its size and strength would definitely be a nightmare for this team. McCas Si is very clear about how much supplies, weapons and ammunition the team currently has. The only heavy firepower is the few machine guns that can fire large-caliber kinetic energy ammunition and high-intensity lasers, and the ammunition reserves of these weapons are already insufficient.
"The whole team is looking for a nearby bunker, keeping a distance from the incoming monsters, and ensuring their own safety before firing. The fire support team goes to the place designated by me to set up firepower points, and the specific combat formations are deployed according to my instructions."
He issued the combat order immediately and decisively. The nearly 30 team members followed McCas's instructions and entered their respective combat positions. The mining spacecraft placed in the hangar was their best temporary bunker. The control room with load-bearing columns erected in mid-air has a much higher sense of security.
Since the number of thirty people was indeed dangerous against the unknown enemy, McCas could only choose the Buqi soldiers instead of fighting separately. However, in terms of the specific deployment, McCas was still a little helpless. He meant that the ship He is a commander rather than a marine officer. He has his own insights and experience in space group operations, but his ability in ground operations is not that outstanding. After all, every commander can only choose one direction in which he is good at, otherwise the sea, land and air If everyone wants to know everything, this general can only be miscellaneous but not good. In fact, his role is far less than that of specializing in one position and coordinating other officers to carry out operations.
Du Jin actually has some experience of his own in this regard. Although he has never actually commanded on the battlefield, he has a systematic and comprehensive study of infantry jungle and urban combat deployment during his studies at the military academy, and he also has his own unique methods. In fact, in the red-blue confrontation military simulation exercises organized by various military academies across the country, he was good at commanding ground troops to use fishing formations to perform tasks:
Fishing formation. Sun Tzu said: "Any warrior relies on the right combination to win with surprises. Therefore, those who are good at surprising surprises are as endless as heaven and earth, and as endless as rivers." To apply strategy in combat formations, it is necessary to arrange troops and formations. Build and use strange soldiers, and achieve various strategies and tactics through the combination of strange and right forces, complement each other, and multiply each other. Therefore, when setting up combat formations, it is usually necessary to arrange auxiliary secondary formations outside the regular main formation and move within a certain range outside the main formation. The surprise troops formed by the secondary formation are mainly responsible for the tasks of interspersing and detouring, dividing and encircling, containing and blocking, harassing and ambush, demonstrating and mobilizing, etc., and creating opportunities for the main troops formed by the main formation to fight. The regular soldier is like a fisherman holding a fishing rod, while the strange soldier is like the hook thrown out by the fishing rod, patiently waiting for the "fish" to take the bait.
This is a formation that the retired senior colonel who taught Du Jin summarized from his early battles and the experience of many generals. It is a combat strategy prepared with a small number of soldiers against a large number of enemy targets. The fishing formation is not an isolated formation. The arrangement is achieved by arranging surprise troops on the basis of numerical formation, sparse formation, linear formation, bag formation, etc. According to the arrangement and combination of the regular soldiers and the odd soldiers, the fishing formation can be in different forms, such as one upright and one odd, one upright and many odd, many upright and one odd, many upright and many odd. The Xia Kingdom's two classic tactics of "encircling a point to bring reinforcements" and "attacking a city to block reinforcements" are the specific use of the fishing formation. When encircling a point to mobilize reinforcements, the siege point is a surprise force. When attacking a reinforcement, it is a regular force. When attacking a city to block reinforcements, the siege is a normal force. Soldiers, blocking reinforcements are rare soldiers.
In many simulation exercises, Du Jin also relied on his unique insights and combination of theory and practice to win many competitions for the Xia National Defense Military Academy where Du Jin was located. This was also the first time Si Qing appreciated Du Jin's ability. The reason is, after all, as a child like Si Qing who grew up in a military environment, it is impossible for modern romance to touch her heart, and Du Jin's attainments and abilities in combat command were very important to Si Qing at that time. It is undoubtedly a huge attraction. Of course, this is all a story for another day.
Seeing McCas' somewhat panicked command, Manuka on the side wanted to help but was unable to do so. His experience in suppressing riots was based on his superior strength and guaranteed backup, and he was good at it. The combat areas of the ship are also in small spaces or complex corridors inside the ship. He is also powerless to block attacks in such semi-open areas. And just when he wants to ask his former "teacher" Li Mengyan for command advice, Du Jin Ze ran to the two of them and said in a short but confident tone:
"Captain McCas, Captain Manuka, I have some deployment suggestions for the upcoming battle."
Du Jin's self-confidence and recognition of the command authority of McCas and Manuka made the two of them seem to have found an outlet for salvation in their already anxious hearts, and they immediately agreed. In fact, both McCas and Manuka knew In the current situation, Li Mengyan is the best choice as the commander, but they have certain selfish motives for this kind of team that belongs to their own family, and they don't want their soldiers to see their embarrassment in command, which belongs to Du Jin at this time “Suggestions” make them more receptive.
Du Jin then told the two of them his knowledge and key points of the fishing formation, but the monster's accelerating collision frequency and the alloy wall of the hangar that had been stretched to the limit made them feel a little panicked. , Macas and Manuka looked at each other briefly, and Manuka said to his teammates:
"Now the deployment of combat formations is left to Dr. Du Jin. He has his own insights in this regard and I believe he can help us overcome this difficulty."
Although these soldiers did not understand how a scientific researcher could have military insights, out of gratitude to Du Jin for rescuing their commander McCas and their trust in their captain, they all accepted Du Jin's temporary command by default. Du Jin didn't hesitate when he heard Mailukai's assignment, and immediately asked the remaining soldiers to deploy in a temporary formation according to the structure of the hangar.
Combat formation is an intrinsic requirement for force deployment. The essence of commanding operations is to use troops and weapons in a highly organized, orderly, and coordinated manner. For the use of any force and weapons, it is always necessary to set an exact spatial location for them, and they always have to be determined for each other. Depending on the relative distance and orientation, various forces and weapons must always form a unified and coordinated organic whole, and it is absolutely impossible to deploy them arbitrarily to disrupt a war.
It is the unity of macroscopic outline and concrete flexibility. From a specific and local perspective, the deployment of troops and weapons has become more flexible, they are more spatially dispersed, and the battle process has become more mobile. However, from a macro and abstract perspective, the deployment of troops and weapons is stipulated in terms of relative orientation, mutual distance, and regular structural layout. The various force and weapon components of the formation are more mobile and flexible in terms of specific deployment, but the outlines and boundaries formed by the basic orientation arrangement, distance, and structural layout cannot be broken.
As a creation of the old space age, coupled with the subsequent transformation of the Federation, the material quality of the alloy wall of the "Eden" mining hangar is indeed excellent. After Du Jin probably directed the team to complete the deployment, it had already highlighted the outline of the monster. The alloy wall finally could not withstand the impact, and a huge "hole" was opened.
