Sasebo Naval Base.

There are already a large number of small vendors setting up stalls here at the entrance of the naval base, and many tourists are coming in and out, and the surrounding open space is full of all kinds of vehicles, which is very lively.

The Sasebo Naval Base is huge, and only a small part of the base area is open for tours, and there are special vehicles to pick you up, so you can't end the tour if you just walk for a day.

Lin Qing sat in the bus and began to observe the entire base, the base is not too far from the gate to the naval port, but the main thing is that the base is very wide, and a large area along the coastline is the scope of the naval base.

The first thing the bus arrived at was the Japanese Navy Exhibition Hall, Lin Qing didn't get off the bus, there was nothing he wanted here, most of it was some film and television materials.

The Japanese Navy Lin Qing didn't know much, he only knew that the Japanese once had a record that shocked the world, and the fastest sinking aircraft carrier in the world was Japan's Shinano.

The Shinano was originally a Yamato-class battleship that was built under the "04 Ship Replenishment Program"? The third ship, which began construction on May 4, 1940, was suspended in December 1941, and was converted into an aircraft carrier in 1942 when it was 50% completed in construction.

The Shinano aircraft carrier was the world's largest aircraft carrier in displacement at that time, and the "Shinano" was the world's largest aircraft carrier in displacement before the U.S. Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier entered service in 1960.

The "Shinano" was torpedoed and sunk by a US submarine shortly after its commissioning, and was sunk by a torpedo just 20 hours after its first official voyage.

With this record, the Japanese Navy has always been the benchmark of the world's navy, and it must not learn from Japanese shipbuilding.

The second stop is the base weapons exhibition hall, when the bus arrives, almost everyone gets off the bus, and the tourists are not interested in the history of the Japanese navy, but they are still very interested in various weapons.

The weapons exhibition hall is a large warehouse repurposed, the roof is still the common warehouse roof, on both sides of the building outside the gate, the blue gate has been opened, and there are many tourists walking around.

There were a few planes at the gate at the entrance, but it seemed to be an older model, Lin Qing didn't have much feeling about these things, and directly bypassed the aircraft exhibition area and came to the amphibious equipment display area.

The equipment displayed in the equipment exhibition hall of the US military is very complete, giving people a share, look, even if you look, Lao Tzu is so awesome.

Most of the equipment on display in the U.S. military is active equipment, and there are several small-scale weapons in a variety of styles, from amphibious armored vehicles to daggers used by the Marine Corps.

Lin Qing walked around the amphibious exhibition area and did not find the so-called amphibious tanks or amphibious tanks, which were all armored vehicles.

"Damn, there are no amphibious tanks? Tease me? Lin Qing was a little depressed, he came all the way and didn't have a tank, why did he come here?

A Japanese man took the initiative to come over when he saw Lin Qing's somewhat annoyed expression: "Sir, do you need a tour guide?"

Lin Qing was stunned? There is a tour guide in this exhibition hall? Lin Qing looked at the Japanese who Mao Sui recommended himself with some differences.

Seeing that Lin Qing was a little moved, the Japanese man immediately showed a smile on his face: "Sir, I am a military fan, I know all the equipment in this exhibition hall very well, I can introduce you to their various performances, parameters and history, what do you think?" It's only 5,000 yen an hour. ”

"Yes, I hired you for an hour, I just looked around, why didn't I find an amphibious tank? Only amphibious armored vehicles? ”

The Japanese man took a step back and bowed to Lin Qing: "Thank you, sir, my name is Ben Tianyou, my service will definitely satisfy you, are you talking about amphibious tanks?" This equipment is not available in the United States or in Japan, and only China and the former Soviet Union have built it in the world. ”

Ben Tianyou helped Lin Qing become Japanese, because Lin Qing's accent has some Japanese dialect characteristics, and most of the people who visit the Sasebo Naval Base are Japanese, and most foreign tourists will go to the Okinawa Air Base of the US military.

"......" Lin Qing was a little speechless, he really made a fuss, there was no amphibious tank, did he run for nothing? Why wasn't he a military fan in his last life? Why not be a jack of all trades? Isn't it possible to be reborn like this, and you will understand everything?

Ben Tianyou seemed to find that Lin Qing was in a somewhat depressed mood: "Sir, do you like tanks?" If that's the case, come with me, here is one of the best tanks in the world today, the M1A2. ”

Still blamed Lin Qing, who went out and didn't read the information, and immediately came to his senses when he heard Ben Tianyou's words: "Oh? Well, show me where it is. ”

"Just in the armored display area not far away, please follow me, although the US Marine Corps is not equipped with amphibious tanks, but after they land on the beach, the landing ship will provide some armored support to the landing force, so although the M1A2 is not an amphibious tank, it generally follows the landing ship and rushes directly to the beach, which is why the Americans have not studied the manufacture of amphibious tanks, and his armor is too weak, and the speed of movement in the sea is very slow, which is equivalent to a live target."

Ben Tianyou took Lin Qing out of the amphibious area, and after a while, he came to the tank exhibition area.

"When you enter the door, there is a notice board on the left wall that divides the area, and there are such bulletin boards in all open areas of the entire base, sir, you can browse it a little."

"Thanks for reminding me, I'll pay attention, maybe I'm too anxious." Lin Qing was told by this little Japan, and he really found that he was a little impatient, and he even forgot the most basic common sense.

There are many tanks in the tank area, somewhat similar to the history of tank development, from the Japanese Douding tank of World War II to the most advanced main battle tanks, all of which are on display.

Ben Tianyou took Lin Qing to the side of an earthy yellow tank: "Sir, this is the famous M1A2 main battle tank, the main main battle tank of the US Army, the vehicle is equipped with an advanced inter-vehicle information system and battlefield management system, equipped with brand-new armor and electronic equipment."

"The M1A2 tank is the second phase of the M1A1 improvement, the first one left the factory in 1992, and began to equip the U.S. Army in 1993, it is one of the most advanced tanks in the world, equipped with a commander-in-class independent thermal imager and workshop information system, as well as other high-tech electronic equipment." "The old M1 and M1A1 were converted into M1A2 and M1A2SEP in turn, and these two tanks are also here, but I'll show you around them later."

Lin Qing was admiring the tank, Ben Tianyou kept introducing the various parameters of the tank on the side, he was worthy of being a hardcore military fan, and all kinds of professional terms that Lin Qing had never heard of kept popping out of his mouth.

“…… This tank is very comfortable to drive, there is no bumpy feeling of the old tank at all, if you want to experience it, you can go to the experience hall where to experience it, where not only to provide tank experience services, but also to enjoy a flight service, but generally need to make an appointment to apply, and the time is relatively short only five minutes, but if you are willing to spend more money, you can go up and experience it......"