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Chapter 439 Anti-aircraft Tower

With drones, there is now a powerful reconnaissance channel in the Amazon rainforest, even more effective and covert than the Empire's helicopters and U2s.

The next step is to establish a base:

Previously, Tang Wen had built small single-person submarines and constructed small port structures in Appalma State and further into Pará and Amazonas State.

Adhering to the principles of minimizing size and relying on the mountains for concealment, as long as attention is paid to concealment to prevent infrared detection, the three port bases are difficult to detect from the air.

But this is not enough.

Obviously, if the Hans really did build structures in the rainforest, they wouldn't be like this; they would have to be enclosed, sturdy, and have strong air defense and anti-attack capabilities.

And there are readily available templates of this kind of thing in history for Tang Dynasty writers to copy:
Air defense tower.

This is a long-range air defense structure built by Hans at the end of the war.

The entire air defense tower is constructed of reinforced concrete and is equipped with a complex basement and a separate water and electricity system. The top of the tower is a dense air defense network consisting of multiple calibers, ranging from 128 mm anti-aircraft guns to 88 mm and 38 mm guns.

Historically, anti-aircraft towers were extremely powerful, and bomber formations dared not even ram them. Ultimately, they were rendered ineffective simply because there were too few of them.

After the war, some people tried to blow it up, but several attempts to destroy it failed, which shows how sturdy it was.

Such enclosed structures in the rainforest can effectively protect against harsh environments and provide safe shelter.

Unless mushroom-shaped bombs and massive bunker buster bombs (over 10 tons) are used, attacks by conventional missiles and artillery are almost ineffective.

If it is modified and equipped with long-range air defense missiles such as the "Bronze Knight" as well as other medium- and short-range air defense missiles, it will be able to form a modern super air defense network that can withstand aerial bombardment for a long time.

Shipyards cannot manufacture anti-aircraft towers, but Tang Wen chose to find another way:

Just turn the air raid turret into a ship.

The reinforced concrete hybrid structure was changed to an all-steel design, and the exterior walls were replaced with hollow steel layers to reduce weight.
The inner and outer walls are made of steel with a thickness of 0.5 meters. A 2-meter cavity is left in the middle and is connected and supported by a large number of thin steel bars. Concrete was purchased from China and filled in the later stage.

This is equivalent to having 500 mm of outer armor, a middle layer of high-grade concrete with mixed steel, and an inner dome structure for damage reduction in addition to the 500 mm of armor, resulting in a total protective thickness of over 3 meters.

(The image below shows the vertical protective layer)

As for the top layer, in order to prevent a fatal blow from the top, the outer armor was increased to an insane 1000 mm of homogeneous steel, and it was also made into a concave shape and filled with a 1000 mm layer of cement, with a total protective thickness of more than 4.5 meters.

Harpoons and battle axes are completely ineffective against this thing; hitting it is like tickling it.

The 13-ton GBU57 super bunker buster has not yet been developed; ordinary bunker buster bombs weigh at most two or three tons, which is difficult to even penetrate the first layer of defense.

Even if a mushroom-shaped nuclear weapon were to arrive, it might be able to withstand tens of thousands of tons of nuclear yield.

Anti-aircraft ship:

Dimensions: 70m x 70m x 50m

Armaments:

甲板：RIM-8“黄铜骑士”双联发射架x4；RIM-2“小猎犬”双联发射架x4；RIM-24“鞑靼人”双联发射架x4。

船体舷外凸台：45-SKC/128mm双联装高射炮x8，装填时间3秒，射程14.8公里；

Unloaded weight: 190000 tons (armor weight: 172000 tons)
Power source: 2000 hp diesel engine x1 (for generator)
Battery life: Unknown

[Research and Development: 1250 Experience]

Because Tang Wen had already developed three types of missiles, the development costs were extremely low.

Of course, if this thing really needs to float on the water, at least 40 meters of it will be submerged in water at a height of 50 meters.

After completing the research, Tang Wen glanced at the anti-aircraft ship's health:
[Health volume: 450000]

Not only are there more than ever before, but they are also completely surrounded by dense armor. Once filled with about 6 tons of cement, their overall weight will reach around 25 tons, making them an indestructible super-sized iron mass. After this thing is built in the shipyard in the South Pacific, it can be directly teleported to the port base in the rainforest, and then the port can be dismantled. Its own gravity alone will be enough to firmly anchor the anti-aircraft towers in the rainforest.

The only problem is that the consumption of 19 tons of steel is too large. If 10 are built, 200 million tons of steel and 60 tons of cement will be needed, and it will be difficult to meet the steel demand by salvaging ships alone.

How to do?
Of course we'll buy it. This year, China's steel production reached 1 million tons, so a few million tons of steel shouldn't be a big deal, right?

Moreover, it doesn't cost any money; it can be deducted directly from the loan for buying the warship.

One Huashan ship alone is worth 200 billion yuan, which is equivalent to nearly ten million tons of steel.

The corresponding cement demand was also deducted from the loan, thus successfully realizing the arms sales scissors difference, exchanging 100,000 tons of warships for millions of tons of steel and cement.

The 50% silver coin rebate had already made Tang Wen a fortune, and he wouldn't hesitate to use that amount of RMB to exchange for resources; in fact, the domestic government might be quite happy about it.

……

Siam.

Wang Qiqiang and Uncle Tai were eating fried rice when, from time to time, attractively dressed "ladies" came over to hand out flyers and flirt with them.

The only benefit of the massive devaluation of the Thai baht is that it has led to an extraordinary boom in the service industry, which has not only attracted a large influx of high-quality new talent but also significantly improved service attitudes.

"Open your eyes!"

Uncle Tai slapped Wang Qiqiang's chopsticks in an annoyed manner, but the latter just grinned:
"Uncle Tai, I have a lot of virility, I can't sleep without a woman."

"That's a man! A transvestite!"

Wang Qiqiang's pupils contracted, and he rubbed his eyes in disbelief:
"No way, that skin, that physique, could it be a man? But... I want to try it too."

"Be careful not to get infected and have pus!"

Uncle Tai shook his head, but they really didn't have any other ways to pass the time right now.

After learning that Grand had been arrested, the two immediately fled, but only to lay low for a while. They didn't think the authorities would be very strong and that they would be able to return soon.

It's normal for an assassination attempt to fail; Tang's two thousand employees are not just for show.

Are those two small fry even worth hunting down across borders?

The two continued sitting at the stall when suddenly several trucks stopped not far away, and then a dozen people swarmed around them.

The surrounding crowd immediately shouted and fled. Uncle Tai's first reaction was that it was a gang fight. Just as he was about to run, the fried rice owner grabbed him and shouted something in his own language.

Then came a barrage of punches and kicks, knocking the two men unconscious and leaving them breathless.

In a daze, they were taken to a car. When they came to, they found themselves in a large warehouse, and there was a foreigner standing in front of them.

Smith grabbed the hair of the two faces, which were swollen like pig heads, and pulled them up. After comparing them with the photo, he nodded and asked:
"Who is your supplier? Who hired the gunmen?"

Wang Qiqiang was breathing heavily and tried to open his eyes to see more clearly when he was punched in the stomach, spitting out two bloody teeth.

"Uh...you, who are you? Tang Wen actually hired a foreigner?"

"..."

Smith turned his head, and the local man beside him immediately fawned:
"Sir, please go and rest. They'll definitely talk honestly after one night at most."

"Don't kill him."

Smith said something indifferently, then turned and left, immediately followed by screams.

(End of this chapter)