Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 99: Phase One Modification Completed

"Acid rain on the morning of December 27th."

"The first phase of the armed train's renovation is complete."

Su Huan looked at the brand-new ammunition rack in front of him and closed the logbook with satisfaction.

The acid rain lasted for three whole days, starting from when it entered Yijin and continuing without stopping. However, this gave Su Huan time to upgrade and modify the train.

After two days of collection and modification, the first phase of the armed train project was finally completed.

The original plan was: a fairly robust physical defense, a freshwater cycle, material reserves, a small, easily manageable team, and a large workforce.

The entire armored train is covered with 1.2cm thick steel plates, and the total weight of the train has reached a terrifying 8,000 tons.

However, not many pieces of glass were made, a total of sixteen, all of which were used on the food carts. This was only because the eldest of the three brothers evolved into a manufacturer; otherwise, with Yu Jing's efficiency, only twelve pieces could have been produced.

1.5 steel plate + explosion-proof mesh + new bulletproof and explosion-proof glass + 1.2 metal louvers.

In terms of physical defense, it's adequate.

However, there wasn't enough glass, so the rear compartments had to be sealed with all-steel plates as a compromise.

However, Su Huan didn't go to such extremes; he still left four windows in each carriage for natural light, otherwise, prolonged oppression could easily lead to trouble.

To move the train now, it requires the combined efforts of the locomotive and four hydrogen-powered trains.

Moreover, the speed limit is basically locked at 80km/h.

You can run even higher, but the problem is that you'll only get faster and faster, and you simply can't stop.

The original hydrogen power supply was removed because it was inconvenient to recharge, and only the battery under the car was retained. Normally, the kinetic energy is recovered, and in critical moments, it is started at the same time as the locomotive to form a combined force to pull the train.

The front bumper has also been modified. The original small bumper and shovel have been replaced by a terrifying thing made of eight triangular steel plates welded together, which almost covers most of the front of the car, leaving only a row of windows exposed. The bumper extends more than four meters long.

After testing, placing more than a dozen freight cars and small fortifications made of sandbags in front of the train pushed them all to the sides of the tracks, which was quite violent.

The entire vehicle's water purification system has also been upgraded, including the rear compartments. Each compartment can store four tons of purified water and is connected to a water purifier, with two pipes running inside and outside the vehicle.

Outside the train are individual pipes for each carriage, while inside there is a single, unified pipe.

Of course, according to the train conductor, this was to ensure that everyone could drink clean water, and definitely not for the convenience of stopping the timer.

Although it's not exactly a freshwater cycle, in an acid rain zone, the armed trains will definitely not have to worry about clean water.

This isn't acid rain, it's clearly raining gold.

The supplies were further consolidated. In addition to the original No. 6 carriage being full of food, many shelves were temporarily built in No. 8 carriage to store miscellaneous items, such as various electrical appliances, tools, batteries, washing machines and other daily necessities.

A small team and a large workforce naturally meet the requirements long ago.

Furthermore, an additional crew was added to the train.

Specifically designed for the reserve and utilization of mid-level talent.

They also established a carriage farm, which now has four types of mutated plants: [Fertile Heart], [Wiregrass], [Sweet Spicy Onion], and [Coarse Powder Grass].

The heart of the fertile soil is a tuber covered with dark red lumps that can quickly provide nutrients to the soil and promote the growth of other plants.

The downside is that the vines can attack people, so they need to be pruned frequently.

Nowadays, carriage number 7 feels a bit like a botanical garden. Su Huan likes to take a walk there when he has nothing to do, feeling the clatter of the train moving forward and looking at the lush mutated plants around him, which gives him a strange sense of technology.

It doesn't feel like being in a wasteland where order has collapsed, but rather in a future full of hope.

While achieving a food cycle based on existing plants is still difficult, it is a good start.

The mutated plants absorb a wide range of energy and grow rapidly. As long as you master the combination of several plants, it's not impossible to feed everyone on the train with just three carriages of farm. The motorcyclist has finally come up with something reliable for once.

Yellow Sea status +1
Then the train also had its own arsenal, with the ammunition from last time evenly distributed throughout the carriages.

Su Huan's No. 1 carriage had the most space and therefore the most ammunition.

Thirty boxes of 5.56 standard ammunition, twenty boxes of 9mm pistol ammunition, and ten boxes of shotgun shells.

Because he was close to the front of the vehicle, all the machine gun ammunition was stored there.

It's fair to say that Su Huan is currently sleeping in the ammunition depot.

However, the protective device is quite well made, with a 1.5cm thick steel plate sandwiching the kind of glass that softens at 300°C, which is bulletproof and explosion-proof.

Even a 12.7mm heavy sniper rifle couldn't penetrate the 1.5mm steel plate of the carriage and then the multiple layers of protection inside.

The Iron Rain 14.5 was installed in the machine gun position reserved at the front of the vehicle. It was wired and controlled by a tablet connected to it. The tablet could be used to observe the outside situation through a camera and then adjust the angle of the machine gun.

In case of an emergency, the machine gun can be manually operated by going up the newly added stairs inside the front of the vehicle.

If helicopters want to fly over the armored train again next time, they'd better think twice.

All three brothers, including the third brother, have awakened. Except for the eldest brother, the third and second brothers are all defenders, thus solidifying their identities as train guards.

Each person was issued a Iron Guard-4 assault rifle, paired with an Iron Eagle-3 tactical pistol, and a full set of bulletproof vests, making them the first batch of armed personnel inside the armed train.

Su Huan did not plan to distribute the remaining firearms for the time being.

Yu Jing used her previous Iron Curtain assault rifle, only replenishing some 7.26 ammunition. Yu Yue also had the Night Owl-X7, only taking some sniper ammunition for daily practice.

Xiao Ba doesn't need it. Wan Xing's No. 3 carriage has an ammunition depot, and Liang Kuan kept one in the driver's cab.

Others don't need it for the time being.

He Jie... is no longer needed.

Although people have developed some trust in each other now, he will destroy that last bit of trust once he gets his hands on the gun.

Even if we were to use him, it would only be after we had rescued his wife and daughter.

'I wonder if the Steel Council's new city plan will still be able to proceed as scheduled now that I've thwarted it...'

'If that's not possible, that's fine too. Use your spare time to upgrade the train quickly. The current materials are too heavy, and the various devices are too crude. We still need to continue upgrading. Specific plans…'

Su Huan rubbed his chin, then suddenly realized, why should he use his brain for this kind of thing?

……

Yu Jing threw a stack of blueprints on the dining table. Su Huan, who was picking at a salted duck egg, stared at the words "Second Phase of Armed Train Project" on the blueprints and fell into deep thought.

Did he say he was going to start a second season?

Wasn't this plan only made this morning?
Is the second phase of the plan ready?

Why didn't I, as the train conductor, know this?

Did I forget?
Will my subordinates' high enthusiasm make me seem like a lazy bum?

In an instant, a multitude of questions flashed through Su Huan's mind, then he picked up the blueprints with feigned composure, saying, "I almost forgot about this."

Yu Jing asked in surprise, "When did you say that?"

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(End of this chapter)