Chapter 46 The Possibility of Forced Conscription
Chapter 46 The Possibility of Forced Conscription
I have the habit of thinking the worst about everything.
Su Wu didn't hesitate for too long and decided on the spot to add a batch of new weapons.
And considering that we may face more enemies this time.
Simply adding guns or rockets is not cost-effective and cannot bring overwhelming advantages.
Su Wu searched the database for a long time and finally came up with a new plan.
That is to make thermite.
Thermite is a mixture that can produce temperatures of over 2500 degrees when burned, enough to melt steel in a very short time.
Its main materials are very common and cheap aluminum powder and rust.
But the power is terrifying.
No matter how tight the protection is, once it comes into contact with burning thermite, it will eventually escape the fate of being burned through.
The only drawback is that it burns in a very small area.
However, it is not difficult to solve this problem. Just add a small bomb or fireworks to the thermite to expand its lethality to a considerable range.
As for the method of launching.
Su Wu chose two options: using a drone to drop the bomb directly, or making it into a shell and firing it from a howitzer.
Both options are extremely low cost.
Among them, drones can be replaced by K2 series agricultural drones. Although the howitzer has to be built from scratch, its structure is much simpler than that of intelligent automation equipment such as micro excavators, and at most it has certain requirements for materials.
The engineering robot alone can build it completely without using precious survival points.
"After the small bunker is built."
"You can place a 120mm howitzer on it."
"Stock 20 boxes, 160 thermite shells of corresponding specifications."
"As for the thermite bombs dropped by drones, we can produce 20 of each in two specifications: 40 kg and 50 kg."
Because thermite raw materials are common enough and cheap enough.
Su Wu was quite generous when planning his ammunition reserves, and basically calculated them based on the standard of being able to achieve a saturation strike lasting more than 10 minutes.
Got here.
The firepower configuration of the shelter is actually extremely sufficient, even to the point of being a bit excessive.
Not to mention the Irving shelter, which is the imaginary enemy, is just a medium-sized enterprise shelter with just over 10,000 people.
Even if it is used against a company-level army, there will not be any big problems.
But even so, Su Wu still felt not safe enough.
His eyes fell on the three-dimensional map of the shelter, and the vertical drone lift channel that connected the shelter to the small bunker that had not yet been built.
A thought quietly emerged.
We already have a ready-made vertical launch silo, so why not have a bigger one?
He opened the database and did a simple search.
A design drawing of a rocket with a diameter of 240 mm emerged from it.
The manufacture of relevant military weapons has been included in the work schedule of engineering robots.
Look at the time.
The concrete of the first layer of the small bunker on the ground should have almost hardened.
Su Wu dispatched all eight construction robots, a concrete mixer truck, and a mini excavator from the engineering team on the fourth underground floor, and went to the ground to continue building the second floor.
Compared with the nearly 6-meter height of the first floor of the bunker, the height of the second floor is only about three meters, and the amount of work has been reduced accordingly.
With the joint efforts of eight construction robots.
It is estimated that it will be completed in two to three hours at most.
Then we have to wait for another 8 hours for the hardening time, and then continue to build the third floor and cap it, and then the entire small bunker can be declared completed. We have finished handling the affairs inside the shelter.
Su Wu continued to command the convoy in the urban area to clear the roads.
evening.
When the large transport trucks had made more than five trips back and forth, pulling hundreds of tons of construction waste back to the Su Wu Shelter.
The first passage leading to the entrance of the nearest official shelter was completely opened.
Su Wu controlled a construction robot and rushed to the official shelter's supply warehouse as soon as possible to retrieve his supplies.
"You have stored here 220 tons of steel and 300 tons of fertilizer."
"only--"
The warehouse manager was a little hesitant in his words.
"what happened?"
Su Wu raised his eyebrows, and his voice, transmitted through the construction robot, sounded quite cold and hard.
"Nothing, I'll pick it up for you right away."
The administrator seemed to realize that his behavior was inappropriate and showed an apologetic expression.
He lowered his head and printed out a delivery list on the computer, then handed it to the construction robot controlled by Su Wu.
Then he hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but speak.
"You'd better take away all your deposited belongings before tomorrow morning."
"I heard from our supervisor that the shelter is currently short of supplies, and they are considering temporarily collecting supplies from the public to make up for the shortfall."
"If you move slower, you might only get an IOU in the end."
For an administrator who is just a low-level worker, the collection of supplies from above is not only beneficial, but also has the disadvantages of being exposed to the public. He must face the representatives of the civilian shelters who have lost their supplies and be the first to bear their anger.
If you don't handle it properly, you might end up bleeding on the spot.
The administrator secretly took a look at the steel-structured robot in front of him, and felt even more bitter.
A shelter that can afford robots is not likely to be easy to mess with. Making a gun is probably as easy as playing with it.
When a conflict occurs, no matter what happens to the other party, he will definitely be the first unlucky guy to be sacrificed.
"Collecting supplies?"
Su Wu was not surprised to hear this. He was so keen on clearing the city roads just to prevent this kind of thing.
Under a highly centralized system, especially in the early days of the last days, when constraints from peacetime are becoming increasingly weak, it is only too normal to tear up contracts and oppress the weak.
Being able to give an IOU is considered a kind hearted manager.
"I understand, thanks for reminding me."
"I'll have the rest of the supplies taken away by seven tomorrow morning."
After coming to his senses, Su Wu gave a clear answer without making things difficult for the staff on the other side.
"That's good. There shouldn't be any problem before seven o'clock."
"Our supervisor won't come that early."
The administrator breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, it was a good thing to be able to get rid of a trouble.
Received the outbound delivery list.
With the help of several forklifts operated by workers at the official shelter, 20 tons of fertilizer were loaded into the compartment of a large truck in less than an hour.
Watching the large truck on the screen, it began to return to the shelter along the cleared streets.
Su Wu fell into deep thought.
Start to seriously consider how to deal with this accident.
(End of this chapter)