Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 465 A Hero Has No Place to Use His Skills

They've all gotten to 99A, isn't that awesome!
Are you serious about calling 99A only around Beijing?
Letting Ximen Lang fire a few rockets to satisfy his craving was already Gao Cheng's limit.

Still using 99A?

"You might as well just put me in the cannon barrel and fire me like a cannonball!"

Isn't it?
Even Hao Pingchuan, the battalion commander of the guard battalion, who is a true red-blooded and upright man, wouldn't dare to fire such a main battle tank in such a close area around Beijing!
Not to mention Gao Cheng, the deputy battalion commander who had only been in office for two days and was parachuted in from the future through back channels!
"To fight this so close to the capital, what if it causes some kind of trouble, some kind of chain reaction? Brother Lang, you might be fine, but I'd definitely be finished! If it accidentally causes any more panic, I'll definitely end up in a military court!"

Gao Cheng's concerns are certainly not without reason.

But the problem is
"You've already brought the 99A here! The 99A has been deployed, and you're not going to fire? Then why are you driving it here, right in front of me? Aren't you just tempting me?"

His twisted logic left Gao Cheng speechless.

But all they could do was patiently continue to persuade them.

"Just because we've brought it out doesn't mean we have to fire it. Our main training today is to get familiar with driving the Type 99A tank, not to fire the cannon."

"What? Just getting familiar with driving? That's so boring!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. This is the area surrounding Beijing. Firing a 50-caliber, 125mm main gun here? Let alone our battalion commander Lao Hao, even Chief Luo wouldn't easily give such an order!"

"So, Brother Lang, it's not that I'm begging you, it's just that the place is wrong, it's not suitable! Those shells weigh tens of kilograms each, we have to consider the impact."

After much persuasion, they finally dissuaded Ximen Lang from having a good time, but inevitably dampened his enthusiasm to some extent as well.

Then he dropped another sentence.

"It's so boring, so incredibly boring."

Just as he was about to turn around and leave with Gao Cheng and the others, he saw the two machine guns on the roof of the 99A vehicle, which looked impressive just by looking at them. Ximen Lang stopped again and couldn't help but have his eye on the two machine guns.

Pointing to the two machine guns, Ximen Lang praised them repeatedly.

"Hey, Takashiro, those are the standard 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun and the 7.62mm coaxial machine gun that the Type 99A is equipped with, right? Those two machine guns are great! Especially the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun, that thing is incredible! It can even shoot down airplanes, that thing is extraordinary!"

Ximen Lang's praise was clearly motivated by his own ulterior motives, a fact known to all.

Unfortunately, before Ximen Lang could convey his meaning to Gao Cheng and explain his intentions, Gao Cheng, who was perfectly aware of the situation, interrupted Ximen Lang and explained in detail.

"It's good, of course, and it's truly extraordinary. But precisely because it's so good and so extraordinary, it can't be used against anything."

This is strange.

"I even fired rockets just now! Rockets! I fired several of these thick and heavy rockets. Why can't this anti-aircraft gun work?" Thinking that Gao Cheng was like those old soldiers who were used to living in poverty and were worried about the money, Ximen Lang continued.

"Don't worry about money. I'm so rich, all I have left is money! What's the big deal about a mere 6000 yuan per minute anti-aircraft machine gun, or even a 110 million yuan per minute 1130 close-in weapon system?"

"With my net worth, I could fight all day without any problems, I wouldn't be afraid at all, you know?"

Gao Cheng, who had long since thoroughly investigated everything about Ximen Lang through various channels, naturally knew more about Ximen Lang's wealth than anyone else.

After all, he genuinely possesses wealth from two worlds!
Faced with such overwhelming wealth, even the two horses and one king had to take a backseat; they were simply no match for them!
He wasn't worried about the cost of bullets.

What is the main thing?
"The main issue is that the way the anti-aircraft guns are fired might not suit your taste. The Type 99A's weapons and equipment are basically fired remotely from inside the vehicle, facing a large screen. It's not the traditional method of someone standing behind and pulling the trigger."

"It's certainly simpler to operate this way, and people are safer. But the thrill of shooting is definitely gone, or at least greatly reduced. So, it's not that I'm trying to stop you, but you might not like it."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Ximen Lang immediately lost his nerve.

"What's the point then? If you can't shoot anything, and you can't feel the recoil of the weapon yourself, what's the point of interaction?! Just press buttons on the screen? I might as well go home and keep playing my game!"

"At least this way, people are safe!"

Seeing that Ximen Lang had indeed lost interest immediately, Gao Cheng explained.

"Because tanks made such a great name during World War II, and their defenses, which were as strong as a tortoise shell, were extremely difficult to penetrate without corresponding heavy firepower. Those sharpshooters basically aimed their shots at the gunners in their firing positions!"

"Just imagine, so many people are watching the shooter fire, how dangerous is that! So the 99A was upgraded to address this issue, changing the traditional trigger-pulling firing method to having the shooter sit in the vehicle and press a button on a large screen."

"Even the manual operation, the step of sitting in the vehicle and pressing buttons on the big screen, can be further eliminated! Relying on the advanced fire control system and various sensors on the 99A vehicle, the gunner and machine gunner only need to input a simple attack command through the fire control computer."

"You don't need to worry about anything else; it can automatically adjust its angle and fire at the enemy! Moreover, its first-shot hit rate is over 90%, which is terrifying! Even seasoned gunners who have been in this field for many years would find it difficult to achieve that hit rate!"

"So, things are really awkward now. Many experienced veterans are suddenly out of work. They used to be able to cram a whole squad into the truck, but now three or four people are enough. And with the advancement of technology, that number might even decrease further!"

"When that time comes, there will truly be no place for heroes to use their talents!" (The Type 99A only needs three people, and the new generation tank crew has been reduced to two! They've all taken over the work, and the fire control system has taken over all the tasks!)
His words completely made Simon Lang lose interest in 99A.

Fortunately, the safety of the personnel was indeed well guaranteed.

So, there was a bit of disappointment, but not much.

Under Gao Cheng's deliberate guidance, Ximen Lang quickly shifted his attention to the relatively less noisy logistics.

Then, upon learning that Ximen Lang was out partying again, Bai Ling rushed back in a panic.

(End of this chapter)