LRAB Chapter 150 Red Peak Island
Chapter 150 Red Peak Island
Chapter 151 Red Peak Island
Upon hearing Platinum's question, Lorraine began searching the map for the direction of the stream.
"Does this stream eventually flow into that small industrial area?"
Lorraine frowned, recalling the enormous zombie she had encountered and the swarm of insects that could trigger trypophobia.
Seeing Lorraine's furrowed brows, Platinum stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and asked if he had remembered something unpleasant.
Lorraine then told Bai Jin about her previous experiences with Ouyang Nian and expressed her concerns.
"I fear that the metal materials stockpiled in the industrial zone will become fuel for their expansion."
However, due to the width and depth of the river, Lorraine cannot pilot his current flagship back to the industrial area to launch a comprehensive attack on the swarm of insects entrenched there. They currently only have that smaller cargo ship with a very shallow draft that can return to the vicinity of the industrial area.
However, the command aircraft has extremely long endurance and can take off from the industrial base to investigate the industrial zone.
After adding the matter to his to-do list, Lorraine retrieved a map from Cleveland's database and, after zooming in several times, found the island mentioned by the intelligence system.
The island is shown on the map as a comprehensive forward operating base.
Lorraine adjusted the map to a satellite image and zoomed in again, seeing the various facilities scattered across the island.
Satellite images show that the island has a large airport, a large dock, two ports, four multi-level greenhouses covering four hectares, numerous barracks, seven large warehouses in different locations, and a small industrial park next to the western port.
Meanwhile, there is a submarine base located at the angle between two cliffs on the northern part of the island.
However, Lorraine never found the location of the intelligent production lines mentioned in the intelligence system on the surface.
Somewhat puzzled, he began to look up detailed information about the island.
The island's main body is composed of Cambrian granite, which has been weathered over a long period of time to form numerous granite cliffs and pebble beaches.
The island has an area of 73.97 square kilometers and a coastline of 49.76 kilometers. There are several shallow waters on the island.
There are three small mountains, each with an elevation of around 260 meters, located to the north, northeast, and south. These mountains are mainly composed of granite.
The surface is covered with a layer of red soil up to 2 meters thick, but the native vegetation was destroyed by overgrazing. After the United Government took over the area, the island was taken over by the Great Yan and was later named Red Peak Island.
After being transformed by the Great Yan, the island can produce four kinds of grain crops: rice, corn, wheat, and sweet potatoes, and three kinds of fruit crops: citrus, grapes, and peaches.
At the same time, bamboo has been planted on a large scale on the island, which not only prevents soil erosion but also beautifies the environment.
The island is permanently stationed with an amphibious assault group, a medium-sized amphibious combined arms brigade, a transport aircraft regiment, a multi-role fighter jet regiment, and ten high-altitude long-endurance large reconnaissance aircraft.
Meanwhile, the island is not home to a conventionally organized medium-sized amphibious combined arms brigade. The three wheeled combined arms battalions under this brigade do not use the combination of Type 21 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and anti-tank missile launchers.
Instead, it was equipped with both the Type 21 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and the Type 21 wheeled assault gun.
In addition, the brigade's reconnaissance and assault battalion did not use a variety of Lynx assault vehicles, but instead equipped itself with a large number of electric motorcycles as vehicles for individual silent infiltration.
Meanwhile, the battalion is equipped with two drone reconnaissance platoons, one equipped with the URAV-20 high-wing light man-portable drone, and the other with the Flying Eagle-2 flying wing drone, which has a certain stealth capability.
Seeing this, Lorraine became curious as to why this amphibious combined arms brigade's assault force was so powerful.
Lorraine glanced at the time remaining until the transport team's return, then continued to examine the organization of this amphibious combined arms brigade with Platinum.
The brigade's fire support group comprises two artillery battalions and two air defense battalions.
两个炮兵营一共装备有12门15式120毫米自行迫榴炮，以及十八门18式155毫米车载榴弹炮。
The two air defense battalions are equipped with a total of 12 short-range air defense systems and eight 6-barrel 30mm armored close-in weapon systems.
In addition to its regular organizational structure, the brigade's combat support battalion also has the capability to directly contact the island's air force, enabling it to obtain battlefield information and air support in a timely manner.
However, the brigade's special operations units were rather meager, equipped only with a wide variety of individual weapons and several types of small drones.
After reading the information about this synthetic brigade, Lorraine scratched his head and asked Platinum, who was standing next to him, for advice.
"Platinum, is there anything else you know about this base?"
Platinum nodded, then pointed to the somewhat shabby special operations squad.
"Before I was injured, I was stationed on the island for a period of time. The brigade's special operations units are more like reconnaissance companies that specialize in camouflage and stealth capabilities."
"This base is home to T0-level special operations forces year-round, which is probably why their special operations units are more like reconnaissance companies."
"And if I remember correctly, there should be a fairly large permanent nuclear bunker on this island, but I don't know why this information is not displayed."
"In fact, the island was initially planted with these food crops simply to reduce the logistical burden on this medium-sized combined arms brigade. Later, it gradually evolved into the comprehensive base it is today with a certain level of foreign trade capabilities."
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Upon hearing this, Lorraine looked at Platinum with a suspicious gaze.
"what?"
Upon hearing Lorraine's question, Platinum realized she had said something wrong.
"Uh, sorry, I should say this place has become an economic zone where troops are stationed."
Platinum stuck out her tongue, trying to fool everyone.
Lorraine rolled his eyes at Platinum, and then he and Platinum left the command center together, heading to the base gate to prepare to welcome the arriving transport team.
On the way, he marveled at the infrastructure capabilities of the Great Yan Dynasty, which had managed to carve out a sizable underground bunker on a granite island.
After all, granite is extremely hard, which causes great wear to drill bits and cutterheads, significantly reducing the tunneling speed.
Moreover, there is a high risk of ground stress. A sudden release of strong ground stress can trigger violent rock bursts, which may threaten the safety of personnel and equipment, or even cause local collapses.
Given the extremely high difficulty of exploration and prediction, the excavation process may conceal faults, fracture zones, and groundwater networks, making this project highly uncertain and risky.
However, Lorraine began to doubt the accuracy of the intelligence system. Given the extremely high level of difficulty in constructing this underground bunker, it was impossible that it only housed production lines for weapons and ammunition. It should also have the capacity for food processing and production machinery.
At this moment, Lorraine suddenly sighed, thinking of the level 5 overlord in the center of this level 3 dangerous sea area.