"Is a transport-type mobile base? This is a good idea."

He is still the leader who had a video call with Chen Xin last time, but this time Chen Xin has returned to the research center and is using the communication equipment of the research center to talk to the leader.

Faced with the leader's attitude, Chen Xin naturally felt that the possibility of passing this plan was a little higher, so he unfolded the nanomolecules in his hand, projected the transportation-type mobile base he designed in the past few days, and explained his entire plan in detail to the leader.

"This is the transportation-type mobile base I designed. Compared with the previous model, I have made some adjustments to its internal structure." Chen Xin showed his design to his leader and highlighted the modified parts to explain: "The vehicle garage at the original bottom is retained, but a lift is installed here to facilitate the transportation and loading of materials. The second-layer deck connected to the elevator will be transformed into a large warehouse for storing materials."

Since it is a transportation-type mobile base, there must be space to load goods.

When Chen Xin designed the transportation-type mobile base, he naturally took this into consideration and lengthened the length of the original mobile base, and moved the power compartment responsible for the function back to the rear of the hull and placed it between the bottom deck and the second deck.

Then move the personnel compartment and other living facilities to the top deck, so that the entire second-deck is empty and can be used as a cargo compatible with a warehouse.

In terms of personnel configuration, transportation-type mobile bases are not as many as battlefield support and medical bases. The corresponding personnel cabins can naturally reduce some space. After moving to the top deck, they can still be arranged, even if this squeezes out more than half of the space in the hangar.

It took Chen Xin several days and used system upgrades to optimize the drawings. There were no loopholes or problems in this plan itself.

"Because it is a transportation type, the vehicle equipped must be adjusted accordingly. I adjusted the all-terrain vehicle I originally carried into a newly designed carrier, and the four helicopters with different functions in the hangar were reduced to one transportation helicopter." Chen Xin continued to explain to the leader his adjustment to the mobile base.

Listening to Chen Xin's explanation and looking at the demonstration animation projected by the nanomolecules in front of him, the leader nodded with satisfaction.

But while nodding, the leader also frowned and said, "Although it does look good, this mobile base should be more than 100 meters long according to your design of Academician Chen, right? Is it necessary to build such a big thing?"

The leader's questions seemed to press the pause button, which made Chen Xin, who was originally excited, stop explaining.

Whether it can be built, how much resources will be consumed, whether the country can afford such resource investment, whether the final result can be proportional to the resources invested, and whether such a large investment is necessary...

Although these problems do not seem to have much to do with the mobile base itself, they are the key to Chen Xin's plan and the practical investment of the mobile base.

Is the mobile base useful? Of course it is useful.

Is the mobile base easy to use? Of course it is easy to use.

But is it necessary to build a mobile base?

Not necessarily.

Mobile bases are not something that must be made. In the current form of Yanguo, having mobile bases will certainly make the situation better, but not necessarily making the situation worse.

So building a mobile base is not necessary, especially when the cost of building it is not cheap.

This is just like the situation that the Soviets faced when they built the land cruiser, the predecessor of the mobile base.

Is this thing useful? It's useful, but not that useful.

And it's too expensive. With this investment, it's better to build 180 more tanks and build an armored division to do the same thing.

This is also why the Soviets sealed three land cruisers back then, because it was so useless.

The situation facing Yan Kingdom is naturally not that bad now. After Chen Xin's adjustment and upgrading, the mobile base can still be used.

It’s just that the cost investment is too high, making it less cost-effective.

After all, Yan Country is now in a turbulent state. Although the situation in all aspects of the country is still optimistic, the overall situation is still serious, and the country has not escaped the various impacts brought by the disaster.

Especially the previous southwest earthquake, for Yan Country, it was a heavy blow. Although it was not a big deal, it also greatly affected Yan Country in a short period of time.

"I understand what you mean by leader. Judging from the current situation, I think the construction of mobile bases is necessary." Chen Xin did not use any words or deliberately exaggerate to convince the leader, but instead explained it with a realistic attitude: "The high investment and high cost of the mobile base itself are indeed its disadvantage, but relatively speaking, the maintenance cost of a transportation-type mobile base is far lower than the current consumption of a region that relies on traditional methods for material transportation.

In the long run, this investment is worth it, and with the successful construction of the mobile base, the returns brought by the investment can be seen quickly.

The only problem is the construction of the mobile base itself and whether the country can provide enough resources to build the mobile base."

"Yes, Academician Chen, you have made a good analysis. The country is indeed facing difficulties now. You will not be able to make such a large investment to build a mobile base for a while." The expression on the leader's face also became a little helpless.

If Yan Kingdom still has the industrial construction capacity before the disaster, he would not have to consider so much to approve Chen Xin's plan. However, the country's industrial production capacity is still recovering and he is indeed unable to implement such a huge plan.

You should know that according to Chen Xin’s plan, each province is equipped with a mobile base, and provinces with larger areas will also configure more according to actual conditions.

A single mobile base may not be very expensive, and the country can afford it, but more than 30 units...

This is already comparable to the investment of two complete aircraft carrier formations, and is not something that the country can afford now.

As for building one or two units first to improve the situation in some areas, this may be a compromise, but it is still not a trivial matter. The things that affect and involve them still require careful consideration.

Even if the leader who spoke to Chen Xin was in a high position and was in power, it was not easy to decide. So he thought about it and said to Chen Xin: "Academician Chen, please first improve the design plan of this transportation mobile base, and make a detailed plan for how to build and how much investment it is to build a machine. We need to discuss it carefully before making a decision."
Chapter completed!