Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 166 Warship Cleanup

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At this moment, inside the flagship's cockpit, Lorraine stood in front of the holographic sand table.

Three 3D models of destroyers appeared above the holographic sand table, and then these three models turned into a series of 2D diagrams.

The green dots moving on the map are unmanned combat units clearing zombies inside the ship.

Because all the doors leading to the deck on the destroyer were sealed off, the zombies inside the destroyer did not produce many mutants.

To speed up the clearing process, the unmanned combat units, after securing a passage point, began emitting sounds to lure nearby zombies into their trap.

To prevent mutated zombies attracted by the sound from disrupting their formation, a three-person team is usually positioned at the rear of the formation.

Two of the Gauss rifles in this group were in normal operating condition, while the other was in a charging state.

Through the footage relayed by the communication relay drone, Lorraine could clearly see the group's efficiency in killing the mutated zombies.

The moment the mutated zombie appeared in front of the unmanned combat group, the group received a message from friendly units, locking onto it even without any line of sight.

When the mutated zombie appeared within the group's firing range, an 8mm hollow steel nail was launched by a Gaussian coil in a charge state.

The hollow steel nail began to deform the moment it pierced the mutated zombie's body, successfully expanding inside the zombie into a "steel flower" with five petals.

In this way, the steel nail with a strong stopping power was successfully left inside the mutated zombie, which also means that the mutated zombie withstood all the kinetic energy of the steel nail.

After a hollow steel nail hits a mutated zombie, the zombie's movements will noticeably pause.

The moment he pauses, the two Gauss rifles, operating at full power, will attack his head.

The entire process, from the appearance of the mutated zombie to its loss of vital signs, takes anywhere from three to thirty seconds.

As time went by, only the engine room and other densely packed equipment compartments inside the destroyer remained un-cleaned.

To avoid affecting the equipment inside the cabin, the unmanned combat group did not take the initiative to attack, but instead split into several groups and blocked all the entrances and exits of one of the cabins.

Subsequently, several sentry robots crossed the position that the combat group had set up at the cabin door and entered the cabin.

Whenever it spots a zombie, it makes noise and retreats toward the cabin door.

When a zombie appears outside the cabin, it is torn apart by a dense array of steel spikes.

An hour later, the zombies on the three destroyers were all cleared by the unmanned combat swarm, and Lorraine piloted the flagship to begin recovering these unmanned combat units.

Currently, each destroyer retains only 10 spider-like robots for equipment maintenance, 5 unmanned engineering units, and two unmanned combat vehicles for escort.

As darkness fell, Lorraine did not choose to rest. He piloted his flagship, leading the transport ship, to the side of the Type 53A dock landing ship.

随着踏板放下，20台哨兵机器人、20台猎犬、10台狼蛛、20只蜘蛛型机器人率先登上53A型船坞登陆舰。

Subsequently, 70 unmanned combat units and 15 engineering units were transferred from the flagship and arrived at the aft deck of the dock landing ship.

Because of the darkness, the unmanned combat group had already activated low-light mode, so the moment the hatch opened, Lorraine saw the zombies wandering around inside the hangar.

The six Sentinel robots were divided into two groups and entered the hangar through the hatches on the left and right sides.

After a few barely audible gunshots, all the zombies wandering inside the hangar fell to the ground.

The unmanned combat group had already established a position inside the hangar. After opening the hangar door, Lorraine then controlled the flagship to retract the boarding ramp.

Subsequently, the flagship and transport ships headed toward the Type 53B dock landing ship not far away.

This time, Lorraine deployed a total of 100 unmanned combat units, 25 spider-like robots, and 20 engineering units.

After completing the transport mission, Lorraine piloted the flagship back to the side of the Type 53A dock landing ship. The laser weapons on the top of the ship were preheated and aimed at the aft deck of the dock landing ship.

Using the same familiar method, the unmanned combat group cleared all the zombies from the upper structure of the ship and the first floor below the deck in just one hour.

The unmanned combat units on the Type 53A dock landing ship were the first to arrive at the passageway leading to the ship's garage.

As the ramp was lowered little by little by the construction team, the horrific scene inside the garage gradually came into Lorraine's view.

Cleveland began analyzing the images transmitted by the unmanned combat swarm. The analysis indicated that there might be 15-20 speed-type mutated zombies and about 240 regular zombies in the garage.

Under the control of the engineering unit, this huge ramp did not land on the platform below; the end of the ramp stopped 1.5 meters away from the garage deck.

Then, ten tracked unmanned combat vehicles drove up the ramp and came to a steady stop at the end of the ramp, and then began firing into the garage.

Three minutes later, there were no other zombies in sight for the 10 tracked unmanned combat vehicles.

Subsequently, the engineering team continued to control the descent of the ramp, and during the descent, the sound of bones being crushed could be heard.

Once the ramp stabilized, 20 hounds took the lead, followed closely by sentry robots, and 20 unmanned combat vehicles escorted the engineering units and spider-like robots.

The sentries and hounds carefully inspected the garage, confirming that it had been cleaned thoroughly and that there were no zombies left before the engineering team and the spider-like robot descended into the garage.

At this time, the unmanned combat group inside the Type 53B dock landing ship had completed the clearing of the area outside the garage and was preparing to go to the double-decker garage to clear out the remaining zombies.

Steel spikes flew through the garage space of the two dock landing ships, tearing the zombies inside to shreds.

After cleaning the garage on the lowest level, the two unmanned combat groups arrived together at the amphibious dock landing ship's flood dock.

With several electromagnetic charging sounds, the cleaning mission of the two dock landing ships came to an end.

However, Lorraine did not send all the engineering units and spider robots to the engine room for inspection and maintenance. Instead, he mobilized half of the robots to the hangar to maintain the two Peregrine-35 20-ton utility helicopters.

By this time, the sun had completely set, and through the porthole of the cockpit, Lorraine could clearly see the starry sky.

"I never imagined I'd see such a clean sky in the apocalypse."

Lorraine shook his head, then instructed Cleveland to monitor the maintenance work on the warships in real time.

After receiving a definite reply from Cleveland, Lorraine returned to her cabin and fell into a peaceful sleep.

The following morning, while Lorraine was taking care of her personal hygiene, she received a report from Cleveland.

Four Peregrine-35 helicopters and three Peregrine-20F anti-submarine helicopters have completed maintenance and refueling, and are ready for immediate deployment.

The engines of both the Type 53A and Type 53B amphibious transport docks have undergone maintenance. The electronic warfare system of the Type 53B amphibious transport dock requires further inspection upon its return to port.

The three Type 42DL destroyers have completed all maintenance work, and there are no abnormalities in the fuel storage on board. The gas turbines are ready to be started at any time.

[Additionally, by removing the seats from the Peregrine 35 helicopter cockpit, the spider-like robot can take over the pilot's duties.]

As Lorraine walked toward the cockpit, he had Cleveland complete the semi-unmanned conversion of the Peregrine 35 helicopter.

While waiting for the Peregrine 35 helicopter to complete its modification, Lorraine contacted the three people who were far away on Red Peak Island.

Lorraine first confirmed with Platinum the preservation status of various vehicles in the base. After confirming that all types of aircraft and ground vehicles in the base were in a sealed state, Lorraine inquired about whether there were any combat boats in the base capable of carrying out anti-submarine missions.

[Commander, the base has 30 Ghost Vanguard unmanned combat boats equipped with anti-submarine warfare packages. Based on the base's material reserves and industrial system, it is capable of producing at least 100 more unmanned combat boats with the same configuration.]

After hearing Yao Guang's reply, Lorraine glanced at the progress of the Peregrine 35 helicopter's modification. He then ordered two modified Peregrine 35s to transport the ship's unmanned combat units to the amphibious assault ship's flight deck.

Immediately afterwards, Lorraine sent information about the Overlord to Yaoguang, instructing her to dispatch unmanned combat vessels to investigate the Overlord's situation.

Upon receiving the information, Yao Guang began to adjust the anti-submarine equipment of these 30 unmanned combat vessels.

After seeing Yao Guang begin to deploy his troops, Luo Lin turned to Lin Shu and inquired about the situation on the island.

"In addition to the two large greenhouses and farmland on the island's surface, the underground base's greenhouses can produce enough food crops and vegetables to feed 2 people."

"The base also has protein synthesis equipment, which will enable these 2 people to maintain a balanced diet during their refuge."

"In addition, the machine is equipped with ten complete sets of agricultural machinery, which can complete the task of restoring the land on the island's surface in a very short time."

"With the seawater desalination and chemical equipment on the island, it is entirely possible for the island to produce a large amount of agricultural products in a short period of time."

At this moment, Ouyang Nian interjected, giving the somewhat impatient Lorraine a dose of calm.

"If we want this island to fully resume operation, there will be a huge manpower shortage. If we use robots to replace manpower, we will need at least 1 full-size humanoid robots and 2 unmanned units to play a supporting role."

"However, as long as you have the blueprints for a full-size humanoid robot, you can quickly produce all the unmanned units you need by utilizing the industrial systems and material storage inside the underground base."

Once he calmed down, Lorraine nodded, indicating that he understood the situation. He also noticed that Ouyang Nian's tail seemed to be wagging unconsciously.

Lorraine then hung up the communication and fell into deep thought as he watched the helicopters transporting unmanned combat groups onto the aircraft deck of the amphibious assault ship.

Deep Dive Mode

Based on the situation inside the base and the science fiction works he had seen in his previous life, Lorraine could roughly guess what it was. It was most likely something like a cryogenic chamber.

"It seems that the unknown signals from space captured by radio telescopes are still too overwhelming. They actually managed to produce something like this."

Since Cleveland's database did not contain relevant details, Lorraine had to abandon his attempts to investigate and shift his attention to the unmanned combat group gathered on the deck.

Since the aircraft carrier platforms on both sides of the amphibious assault ship are unusable, the engineering units and spider robots can only open the hatches leading to the island superstructure.

After the hatch opened, a team of three Sentinel robots was the first to enter the island superstructure to carry out a reconnaissance mission.

To improve communication connectivity, Lorraine had the drone responsible for relaying communications land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship.

The two island superstructures on the amphibious assault ship were quickly cleared by two groups of sentry robots.

After the island superstructure was cleaned, the unmanned combat group quickly entered and completed the cleaning of the lower deck compartments in 20 minutes.

After securing all the entrances and exits, the unmanned combat units began making noise in preparation to attract the zombies from the lower levels.

Ten minutes later, no matter how much noise the unmanned combat units made, no more zombies were seen approaching the entrance.

The Sentinel robot, thanks to its unique wheel-leg configuration, was the first to reach the lower compartment.

After confirming that the surrounding area was safe, the Hound combat platform and a large number of unmanned combat units came down the stairs.

After all the zombies in this compartment were cleared, the unmanned combat units did not make any noise at the various entrances and exits. The sentry robot and the tarantula robot, along with 5 engineering units and 5 spider-type robots, arrived at the hatch leading to the cabin.

After the hatch opened, the Sentinel robot pushed back a certain distance, and then the Tarantula robot stepped through the door and entered the cabin.

Once inside the cabin, the tarantula robot activated the suction devices on its feet and began moving along the side wall of the hangar.

During their inspection of the hangar, they killed 27 zombies that were inside.

After the spider robots cleared the zombies from the hangar, the unmanned combat units near the various entrances continued to make noise to attract and eliminate the zombies.

As the unmanned combat units near the entrances and exits continued to advance to the lower levels, these unmanned units assisting with maintenance began checking the status of all aircraft in the hangar.

The two Sentinel robots had just arrived at the lower compartment when they were attacked from an unknown source and instantly lost their ability to move.

This sudden turn of events annoyed Lorraine, so he could only have a Peregrine 35 helicopter land on the flagship's aft deck and load some unmanned combat units equipped with grenade launchers.

These unmanned combat units are equipped with smoke grenades that can be seen through by infrared thermal imagers. As a result, the special zombie that is ambushing from the shadows may be dealt with without damage by the unmanned combat units equipped with infrared imagers.

"Bang bang bang"

A series of smoke grenades exploded below the passage, creating a large cloud of thick smoke.