Chapter 1038 Don’t Hit the Sky

The camera in the live broadcast room switched to the perspective from the helicopter, and then all the netizens in Xiao Peng's live broadcast room saw a scene that made them doubt their eyes.

When the helicopter reached the other side of the "Insignificant," they saw several small speedboats fixed to the side of the ship, each with several armed militants. As Kasin's helicopter came into view, the militants on the boats began arguing. Then, the next scene shocked everyone: a ship suddenly erupted in a ball of fire and exploded, followed by a row of small speedboats that exploded like dominoes.

Chen Cheng was completely dumbfounded when he saw this scene: "What's going on? Are they going to commit suicide?"

However, Xiao Peng was extremely nervous and picked up the intercom and yelled, "Kasin! Get out of the way! RPG!"

Kasin's driving skills were also excellent, and he dodged the RPG directly.

"Boss, don't worry, these are just small cases. What should we do next?" Kasim's voice came from the intercom.

Xiao Peng looked helpless: "What else can I do? Come back! Are you still going to collect their bodies? This is so unprofessional! It's really shameful to be robbed by such people."

Chen Zetao laughed out loud when he heard Xiao Peng's words.

They all knew what happened, but everyone in the barrage room was confused.

"What happened?"

"Why did the yacht explode?"

"Yes, did those people commit suicide in the sea?"

"Who can tell me what's going on?"

Xiao Peng saw these comments and said, "Just now, the pirates on the ship attacked the helicopter with an RPG. This is the legendary courting death."

After hearing this, someone on the barrage asked anxiously: "What's wrong with using an RPG to shoot down a helicopter?"

"Haven't you seen Black Hawk Down? The Somali militia shot down the Black Hawk helicopter with an RPG!"

"Exactly! RPGs in the Middle East are also used against helicopters! How many helicopters have been shot down by RPGs?"

"Who can tell me what an RPG is? A role-playing game?"

Xiao Peng sat down, lit a cigarette, picked up the intercom, and said, "The alarm is over, but don't let your guard down. Chen Cheng, you and Ma Xiao, stay alert and keep an eye on the situation over there. Okay, let me chat with the netizens. Some people don't even know what an RPG is? Well, let me tell you, it's what you all call a 'bazooka,' the full name is 'Rocket-Propelled Grenade,' and it's a Russian product. It's durable, cheap, easy to operate, and has high firepower. Let's put it this way, the most common weapons in Africa? One is the AK-47, and the other is the RPG. Have you seen the movie 'Wolf Warrior 2'? It's the thing that Leng Feng blocked with the gap in the spring bed."

"Oh, that's it, I remember, I remember!"

"Don't even mention it. Back then, 'Wolf Warrior 2' was so hyped up that I went to see it, and it was just a 'magic show'. Spring pads blocking rocket launchers? They thought of that!"

"Yeah, our domestic films are so bad! I was also very disappointed after watching them!"

"You guys still want to watch it! I don't even watch domestic films, they're too childish!"

"Hollywood blockbusters are still better!"

Xiao Peng sighed after hearing this: "What can I say to you people? You feel superior after watching Hollywood blockbusters? Oh, they shot down helicopters with pistols, so it's real? If you were given an AK47, shooting down a helicopter would be a nearly impossible task. How come our wire pads catching rockets are fake? I can tell you responsibly that if you understand RPGs, you will find that this plot is actually very well designed. RPG warheads have two ways of detonation. One is delayed detonation, which means it detonates a certain amount of time after launch. The two were so close at that time, so it is definitely not set to explode in a short time. So if it was a delayed detonation, Leng Feng could indeed stop the rocket."

"And there's a trigger to detonate!"

"Exactly. Do you really think we don't know anything? The RPG bullet has a trigger. If it hits a hard object, it will explode!"

Xiao Peng snapped his fingers. "You said it hit a hard object! What if it wasn't that hard? Then it wouldn't have exploded. You should ask the Philippine army what they did! You may not know that the anti-terrorism situation in the Philippines is actually very serious. In order to prevent terrorists from using RPGs to bombard tanks, the Philippine military came up with a solution. They used cardboard boxes to wrap the outer perimeter of the tank to create a circle of paper armor—the kind of hard cardboard used in ordinary paper packaging boxes. This method greatly reduces the chance of RPG warheads detonating. This is because the cushioning of the cardboard can reduce the chance of RPG warheads detonating! Forget it, why am I telling you all this? What we want to say about those people just now being 'amateurs' is how they use RPGs."

"You're right. RPGs can indeed deal with helicopters, and there have indeed been many cases of helicopters being hit. But as long as the helicopters are at medium to high altitude, RPGs basically can't hit them. RPGs are much less accurate than you might think. Helicopters also have flight warning systems. Just now, Kasin received the warning and immediately dodged. As you saw, RPGs are completely ineffective! A helicopter can only be hit by surprise when it's hovering or flying at low altitude. Just like what you said about shooting down two helicopters in Black Hawk Down, what were the Black Hawks doing at the time? Dropping soldiers! They were hovering, and this hovering creates an updraft, which is easily affected by RPG warheads. At that time, firing an RPG could be understood as the airflow guiding the RPG to its target. In reality, to really shoot down a helicopter, you rely on shoulder-fired missiles, not RPGs. Using an RPG against a helicopter is no match for a heavy machine gun." Xiao Peng took a drag on his cigarette and said, "Actually, when I said they were 'amateurs,' I wasn't referring to their use of RPGs against helicopters, but to their use of RPGs from the ship."

"You see in the movies, whether it's an RPG or a bazooka, the protagonists basically just pick it up and use it. But what's the reality? The tail nozzle of an RPG is quite terrifying! Take the RPG for example. How many meters is the safe distance behind this thing? 30 meters! The area within 60 degrees to the left and right of the tail port is considered dead zone! Try to put an RPG in a house? You'll burn yourself to death before you hit the target! And the RPG can only be raised at a maximum of 30 degrees! There can't be any rocks, glass, or other debris behind it! Otherwise, whoever is behind it will be unlucky! How do you use an RPG to attack helicopters in the Middle East? First, dig a deep pit behind you! Then stand at the edge of the pit and shoot. This is much safer, but the enemy also discovered this pattern and fired at any deep pit... Forget it, I won't talk too much about it. Just think about it. In such a small space on a ship, dare you fire an RPG into the sky? What else can it be but suicide? Okay, ignore these idiots, everyone, get back to work, you're wasting my time!"