One month later.
Rumble … Rumble … The dull and loud sound of an engine could be heard continuously. A tank was driving in the wilderness. From the shape of the tank, it could still be seen that it was a British Firefly tank from World War II. However, many parts of it had been modified.
The engine at the back of the tank had been increased by a lot. This way, it could accommodate the nuclear fusion reaction engine used in the Cerberus tank produced by the Guardian Group. The tank's turret had also been greatly modified. The original British 17-pound anti-tank cannon had been removed, and a large hole had been made in the turret's shield. In its place was a short and thick ion cannon barrel made up of four energy rails and a magnetic field restraint device. The top of the turret had also been opened up and installed with an advanced radar and fire control system.
On the front of the tank's armor, there was also an additional red "eye" that could rotate. This "eye" was rotating and observing the surroundings.
The tank's speed was not fast. It was about 30 kilometers per hour, about the same as the original speed of the Firefly tank. However, considering that its actual weight was now close to 50 tons, which was about a third more than the original, it still had sufficient power.
Tang Yu and Kristina stood at the side and watched the tank drive with satisfaction. From time to time, he would tap on the light screen in front of him and input some data for calculations. After a while, he said to the communicator, "Let's try the weapon system. The target is a rock at eleven o 'clock."
Screech … The tank stopped, and the turret began to rotate. With the brand-new electric motor, the turret turned very quickly. The only drawback was that because the rear engine cover had been increased, the turret could not rotate 360 degrees. It could only rotate 120 degrees to the left and right.
The ion cannon barrel began to charge. The electromagnetic restraint device compressed a ball of blue and white light. About two seconds later, with a bang, the ball of ions suddenly shot out! Boom!!! The rock 300 meters away was accurately hit. The high temperature even instantly melted part of the rock into magma!
"Very good, not bad. You can come down now. Next, prepare to test the shield system, "Tang Yu said.
Click. The hatch opened, and a person wearing a VR holographic helmet crawled out of the cockpit. Following the movement of his head, the 'eye' in front of the tank also moved. It turned out that this' eye 'was an optical sensor that provided the driver with vision. This person took off his helmet. It turned out to be Zheng Hong. He laughed in satisfaction and said, "Other than the lack of sensitivity in the suspension system and operation, this kind of tank is simply too awesome!!"
Another militia soldier climbed out of the turret with an excited look on his face. After the improvements, the Firefly Tank only needed two people to operate, one driver and one gunner.
"This is the best I can do with the suspension system. Any more and it will be too much work, and the losses will outweigh the gains. We will have brand new tanks in the future, "Tang Yu said as he clapped his hands.
A T-800 armed with an M-134 Gatling gun walked over from the other side. Tang Yu nodded and said, "Alright, Zheng Hong, come here. The second round of the shield test will now begin. The time since the shield was broken is … 5 minutes and 14 seconds. Begin. "
Huo ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~! The Gatling gun in the hands of the T-800 spat out a tongue of fire! Countless bullets flew over! However, an energy light screen appeared in front of the tank, blocking all the bullets! After about 20 seconds, after withstanding thousands of bullets, the shield suddenly disappeared. Dang dang dang dang! Countless bullets hit the outer armor of the tank, leaving countless bullet marks.
Tang Yu continued to record data on the light screen.
"That … Brother Tang Yu … Brother … Can you give me one more chance! Just one more time! I really won't mess around this time … "Kang Hao smiled beside Tang Yu and could not help but say.
"Don't call me brother, I should be younger than you." Tang Yu ignored him.
Kang Hao looked at the majestic modified Firefly tank, swallowed his saliva, and turned to the silent Kristina and said, "Aiya … This … Sister-in-law … Sister-in-law, please persuade him … I was really careless before …"
Kristina tilted her head and pointed to a Firefly tank behind her whose wheels and tracks had already fallen apart. She said, "If it wasn't for you being disobedient and insisting on driving that tank to 60 kilometers per hour, Tang Yu wouldn't be angry."
"I've already said that the engine power of the Horned Dragon tank is 1,300 standard horsepower, more than twice the original engine power of the Firefly tank. So, although it can theoretically be driven to 100 kilometers per hour, in reality, there will be problems when it exceeds 40 kilometers per hour. After all, the engine and the tank are not compatible, and this tank is a product from 100 years ago, "Tang Yu said at the side.
"Yes … yes … yes … I know I was wrong … At that time … didn't I just want to help you test the theoretical maximum speed of this tank … hehe … hehe …" Kang Hao smiled, scratching the back of his head as he spoke, a little embarrassed.
"But Tang Yu also said that this tank can only be used as an infantry tank. It can only be used in tandem with the infantry, and its combat speed will usually not exceed 20 kilometers per hour." Kristina directly exposed Kang Hao's excuse.
Kang Hao immediately choked, and his whole body drooped.
Tang Yu looked at him, sighed, and said, "Alright, alright, I'll give you another chance. The Churchill infantry tank's test will be conducted in the afternoon, go and claim one. "
"Really! That's great!! " Kang Hao jumped up like a child, and ran toward the ten modified Churchill infantry tanks lined up neatly behind him at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.
The tank's chassis was shaped like a ship, and its wheels were very small. The turret was also not big, and it was squarish. It even looked like a product from the end of World War I. In short, it was an extremely ugly tank.
Under Tang Yu's modifications, the tank's rear engine section was also raised to accommodate the installation of a nuclear fusion reactor engine, and the turret was replaced with a dual 30mm electromagnetic cannon. This kind of weapon would be a nightmare to an ordinary Terminator. Moreover, six laser close-range defense devices were installed on the spacious and flat chassis.
This time, Tang Yu modified a total of ten Churchill infantry tanks and four Firefly tanks. The former was equipped with a high-power electromagnetic cannon to fight against heavy targets, and the latter was equipped with dual 30mm electromagnetic cannon to fight against light targets, mainly against Terminators.
The modified Firefly tank was just a simple heavy firepower platform. In order to install electronic equipment, the original side-by-side machine guns and other weapons were also removed. Therefore, it could only work together with the modified Churchill tank that had a lot of close-range defense systems installed. Otherwise, any agile infantryman could kill the Firefly tank.
Tang Yu also planned to dismantle the super high-power engine and some usable parts from the previously destroyed Hunter tank to assemble two more huge tanks. These would now form the main armored force of the New Atlanta Militia. With the addition of these armored weapons, Tang Yu finally had some confidence.
Over the past month, the survivors who had wandered over had also joined the New Atlanta. This caused the population of the settlement to recover to about 8,000 people. Including the 3,000 prisoners of war, the New Atlanta finally began to show some signs of prosperity.
It was now June 2046, and there was still about half a month before the first batch of reinforcements from his own era arrived!
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