Chapter 1488: 1489 Military Base
Mirage Beidao, the military base of the Tang Empire, has a huge wall dividing the inside and outside into two worlds. The world inside is called the Tang Empire Military Zone, and the world outside is called the Goblin Autonomous Region.
Outside is a cluster of low old houses, the rugged streets are filled with goods, and all kinds of dilapidated cars are parked.
There are high-rise buildings, bright lights, smooth streets, various military vehicles, barracks, and airports.
The construction team's rollers are consolidating the foundation of the runway over and over again. The Datang Empire just expanded the oil depot here a few months ago, which increased the oil reserves here to an exaggerated figure.
In addition, the ammunition depot and aircraft maintenance factory here are also expanding in scale, but they have always been carried out quietly.
Now, it’s finally the runway’s turn. The surrounding high walls cut off the goblins’ sight, and the progress of the construction inside is completely invisible from the outside.
Even though there are high-rise goblin buildings outside, the high-rise buildings inside the military base block many views. These high-rise buildings are family areas. They are the houses where the families of the officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire stationed in the North Island Military Special Zone live.
More of an inn than a home, families could come here to visit relatives and stay nearby while soldiers and officers were stationed here. Once these soldiers retire or are deployed and leave, these people will also have to hand over their rooms and return them.
Just like a city, the military zone has its own shopping malls, its own entertainment facilities, its own schools, and its own communities...
Compared with the Lighthouse Kingdom's military base in the Neon Kingdom, the Tang Empire was more arrogant and domineering: the Tang Army even had its own field area here: no mirage buildings were allowed in this area, and no mirage buildings were allowed in this area. Allow mirages to enter.
Once a mirage goblin crossing the border is discovered here, the patrol forces of the Tang Empire have the right to kill the opponent. Everyone knows that this kind of clause is a bit excessive, but that's what Mirage agreed to when it begged for surrender, wasn't it?
“The construction progress cannot be any faster. We must avoid raising dust, and we must not let others discover that we are rushing to work.” The commander of the engineering unit in charge of the construction explained to Feng Kezhi, the commander-in-chief of the 9th Group Army who came here to visit.
He pointed to the runway in the distance and continued: "In order to allow large transport aircraft to take off and land, the runway was extended by 350 meters."
This distance is already very long, and the purpose is to allow the Yinglong fighter jets and H-6 fighters, which are fully loaded with fuel and ammunition, to fly.
A fully loaded aircraft cannot do short takeoffs and landings. It must roll long distances to gain enough speed and lift before it can gradually fly.
After all, today’s aircraft can easily weigh dozens of tons, or even hundreds or hundreds of tons. According to the past, they are all typical flying bricks with huge power.
“The terminal is also being renovated...the throughput will be increased five times...this will ensure the supply of ammunition and oil.” After finishing speaking, the commander of the engineering Corps pointed to the distant port area.
Feng Kezhi nodded. There is no problem with the construction progress here. Everything is according to plan. With the continuous improvement of facilities, the scale of this military base has also become very large.
When necessary, tens of thousands of soldiers can be stationed here, including armored units, anti-aircraft missile units and other arms. There is even room for an entire brigade of Scud missile units. But there are also many problems here, such as distance. Feng Kezhi was not worried about any problems with his base itself, but it was indeed a bit too far from the planned landing area.
"We don't have **** fighters that far away. At a distance of close to 1,000 kilometers, the J-7 cannot provide full **** for the H-6." Feng Kezhi knew how far the air force could cover. In fact, the J-7 of the Tang Army stationed on the South Island It can no longer cover the Tang Army military base on North Island.
There is no way, short legs are short legs. This attribute is destined from the design stage and cannot be changed.
After all, the J-7 was born out of Mao Xiong's MiG-21 fighter. This type of fighter is classified as a "frontline fighter" on Mao Xiong's side. It focuses on being cheap and high-yield, and does not follow the path of elite soldiers. The coarse grains in the north may not become fine chaff in this life.
Even if he is changed to Seventeenth Brother, his short legs will still be short legs. No matter how good he can play, he will still be a short bridge in Yongchun, and he will not be able to play big open and close.
"It doesn't matter, general, we can solve the air force problems ourselves. You just need to determine the landing plan of the 9th Army." Standing next to Feng Kezhi was Xiao Yun, deputy commander of the Tang Air Force. As soon as he spoke, Feng Kezhi said I heard the meaning.
The Air Force must have new fighter jets, and the range is estimated to be very long, and they can accompany the H-6 throughout the entire battle...or at least protect the H-6 in the steel barrier area.
Hello guys, a fighter with a combat radius of more than 1,200 kilometers? The J-7 may not be able to fly so far without missiles and auxiliary fuel tanks, right?
No wonder the length of the airport runway needs to be increased. It may be because the new fighter jets have a longer take-off distance, so they are rushing to expand the airport.
"Now that you are sure, it will be much easier for me here. The fortifications here are very strong, and the pressure on the 9th Army is already great." Feng Kezhi looked at Xiao Yun with a smile. He was very interested in this young Imperial Air Force The admiral was still full of respect.
No joke at all, the Air Force is originally a technical branch, and Xiao Yun is also a technical officer. He was a pilot and knew first-line pilots. He also had a small meal with His Majesty the Emperor and studied alone.
Such talents are the best in the army. There is even a saying that these people are the future "reserves" and "substitutes" who may become the Imperial Marshal.
It would be a lie to say that he is not envious. Feng Kezhi actually really wanted to become the Marshal of the Empire. He looked at the marshal's scepter with envy, but unfortunately his status as a fallen general held him back somewhat.
"The Air Force has equipped the H-6 with a new bomb that can penetrate complex soil ground with a thickness of more than 30 meters, or concrete fortifications with a thickness of more than 15 meters." Xiao Yun said to Feng Kezhi: "We can After the war begins, suppress the dwarf defenses along the coast."
Of course, it was impossible for the Tang Empire to be completely unprepared and watch helplessly as various countries built various fortifications on their coastlines.
Tang Mo immediately started mass-producing ground-penetrating bombs, preparing to use this method to destroy the defenses along the coasts of various countries. The Tang Empire has already detected the coordinates of those fixed targets. Attacking these immovable buildings is a piece of cake for the Tang Empire's air force!