Chapter 21: The 'Meow Meow Car' Concept? 'Exoskeleton Mech'?
"How do you want to change it?"
"Brother Jinchao, I'll tell you, we're suffering in silence. Airborne troops, while belonging to the Air Force, are like stepchildren. They get new planes, while we get new shoes. Even our parachute training is done with hot air balloons."
"So, you want..."
"We also want heavy firepower like rocket launchers, preferably something a single soldier or a three-man team can carry."
Zhao Jianjun aimed for firepower improvement, but Chen Jinchao had a different idea.
"Brother Zhao, I have a different opinion."
"Go ahead."
"Actually, I think if the Airborne troops want to increase their combat effectiveness, it's not about firepower output."
"？？？？”
Chen Jinchao's statement was a bombshell, disrupting the established expertise of others.
Of course, it was based on facts, digging into pain points from a real-world perspective.
"Airborne troops want to improve their combat effectiveness, there are only three aspects: airdrop efficiency, combat effectiveness behind enemy lines, and mobility."
"Airdrop efficiency is about transport planes, helicopters, and other large-scale transport equipment, a large-scale project that we can't solve for now."
"Combat effectiveness behind enemy lines and mobility are probably where our differences lie."
"I think simply improving firepower equipment is not as good as improving mobility behind enemy lines."
Chen Jinchao chuckled wryly.
If you want to improve single-soldier combat equipment, like what Zhao Jianjun proposed, lightweight heavy weapons that a single soldier or a three-man team could carry, our country already has them.
Single-soldier rocket launchers!
From the earliest Type 69 40mm rocket launcher, to the PF89 rocket launcher, to the WPF891 single-soldier rocket launcher...
Our country's development in single-soldier rocket launchers is almost as impressive as rocket artillery.
Don't you think our country's title of 'World's Number One Land Power' and 'Fear of Insufficient Firepower' is a facade?
They are known for their toughness, durability, and high lethality!
A godsend in guerrilla warfare!
But to further improve its power, on the one hand, it requires a huge amount of prestige points, and needs to be approached from various high-tech aspects, such as recoillessness and accuracy.
Even if it is developed, it may not be suitable for the use of Airborne troops in complex environments.
On the other hand, this is a cognitive bias in the direction of development.
As the master said in the previous life, treat the symptoms accordingly. An excellent military expert is also a strategist with precise judgment on the evolution of future battlefields.
Even if Chen Jinchao wasn't reborn from the future, he knew that simply increasing firepower wasn't the best solution for Airborne troops.
Even if firepower is improved no matter how ferocious, an Airborne soldier can only carry a limited amount.
No matter how many bullets you carry, a heavy machine gun will run out in three minutes.
"What do you mean?"
"Have you ever thought about bringing a car when you airdrop? This car can climb mountains, go into the sea, carry people, and also carry ammunition?"
"！！！”
"You mean an upgraded BMD-3 fighting vehicle?!"
Zhao Jianjun was excited by Chen Jinchao's words.
The BMD-3 fighting vehicle, a third-generation airdrop heavy equipment that China acquired after the breakup of the Soviet Union, was a treasure from the Russians, and they have been working on domestic development based on it. The Type 03 Airborne Fighting Vehicle, which was unveiled in the military parade, is a product of this era, equipped with a 30mm machine gun and an anti-tank missile launcher.
Although it cannot compare to the Type 04 Infantry Fighting Vehicle introduced at the same time.
It has greatly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Airborne troops.
In the past, they relied on their two legs, but now they can drive and shoot cannons.
"No, there's something better!"
Chen Jinchao smiled slightly, a smile full of 'radical' flavor.
He was here again, with a radical approach!
If Zhong Xianchao were here, he would feel this familiar madness.
"You say, since we're destined to be surrounded, why do we need this armor?"
"啊？？？？”
Chen Jinchao picked up a pen and paper, and with a few strokes, he drew the world-renowned land force super equipment of the future - the "Mountain Cat All-Terrain Assault Vehicle."
The body is compact and powerful, cute and clumsy, like a toy car that hasn't even been weaned yet.
It uses a 1.4t diesel engine, but it doesn't even have a gearbox, and it is expected to use a dual-flow transmission.
Armor?
It's open on all sides, even the roof is missing.
The data shows that the vehicle is only 4 meters long, 1.8 meters wide, weighs only 1.8 tons, but the payload is marked at 1 ton!
The maximum speed is 60 kilometers per hour, 45 kilometers per hour off-road, crossing a 1.2-meter ditch, climbing a 70-degree slope...
I understand!!!
One picture is worth a thousand words, and a single blueprint made Zhao Jianjun instantly understand Chen Jinchao's intentions.
Almost instantly, he understood the crucial role of this equipment on the battlefield!
If they had this equipment, nothing else mattered. In the last exercise, his airborne regiment could have gone beyond the 'Burning Deep Mountain' range, wreaking havoc on the Blue Team's rear!
Firepower and combat effectiveness improvement aren't necessarily about the firepower of weapons, but also about the amount of ammunition carried and the ability to survive!
Zhao Jianjun was so excited he was practically glowing.
A light-weight vehicle, suitable for airdrop, with high feasibility, freeing the hands and feet of Airborne troops while enhancing mobility and survivability, a completely different dimension, greatly enhancing combat effectiveness!
This is no ordinary clunky, crude, and simple vehicle, it's the real-life 'Exoskeleton Mech' for Airborne troops!
Zhao Jianjun gasped, as if discovering a new continent, eager to get started.
In his mind's wargame simulation, he could already imagine his 'Tiger Regiment' driving small vehicles loaded with ammunition, wreaking havoc in the enemy's rear at 60 kilometers per hour, doing whatever they wanted, doing whatever they wanted, doing whatever they wanted...
What 'Thor's Strike Team'?
Bah!
There's only one battlefield ghost from now on!
"Good brother, what's this vehicle called?"
"Meow Meow Car."
"Isn't this a bit too... ?"
"Huh?"
"Meow Meow Car! That's what it's called! Meow Meow Car, no matter who comes!"
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