Chapter 112 The Stake is in My Hands, Watch Me Break the Mold (Please Subscribe!)
"Quickly, have someone lay anti-tank mines at the entrance."
As soon as he got out of the car, Philip headed straight for the hangar tent, while Maxim sent the staff who remained at the base to lay the ground.
He thought his partner could take down the infantry fighting vehicle, but he had to be prepared for the enemy to rush in.
Xia Yu saw this scene clearly from the sky and fired a mortar shell directly at the seven or eight people.
"Boom!"
The sudden shelling caught the Maxims off guard.
They were also equipped with mortars?
"Waaah~~"
The distinctive sound of a multi-rotor propeller rang in his ears, and Maxim then noticed what was in the sky.
Damn it, they're using drones to launch mortar shells!
The version was updated a bit too quickly, and Maxim felt that his report had been written in vain.
How do we shoot this thing down?
Looking at the P90 in his hand, he felt it was a bit unrealistic.
"Da~da~da~~"
"Shotgun, grab the shotgun and take it down!"
Maxim fired his gun while shouting to the surviving employees.
These civilian products have absolutely no armor protection; a No. 12 buckshot shell could easily take them down.
But after successfully hitting the target, Xia Yu controlled the drone to increase its altitude.
The already erratic 5.7mm bullets all missed their mark, and even if a shotgun came, buckshot wouldn't hit the drone at a height of four or five hundred meters.
The shells that shot down their helicopters might work, but those were enemy weapons.
Thus, Maxim and his employees had no choice but to watch Xia Yu film them.
Thermal imaging cameras were recording the entire base layout while simultaneously searching for the next valuable target.
For example, their remaining armed helicopters.
"Pfft~ Whoosh~~"
Just then, a missile was launched from the direction of the hangar, accelerating toward the mG-1S agricultural drone 500 meters away.
"Boom!"
The proximity fuse detonated prematurely, engulfing the drone, which still had a shell attached to it, in a massive shrapnel attack.
Maxim was completely dumbfounded; Philip had destroyed the opponent's consumer drone with a single Needle-S.
That makes sense. In the past, they would have had to find a way to balance the books if they did this, but now who cares about these company assets?
Repel the concentrated fire attack from the defenses, and focus on surviving first.
Maxim strode toward the hangar tent, where he saw Philip discarding his empty launcher and searching through a pile of ammunition boxes for the HOT-3 he needed.
"Come quickly and help us, we're very pressed for time."
Upon finding the missile storage container, Philip quickly called for his partner's help.
The left pylon of this Gazelle only had rocket pods installed, which will now be removed and replaced with two HOT-3 rockets.
A safer option would be to load four rounds, but they didn't have time.
No, there's still plenty of time.
Seeing the image disappear from the remote control monitor, and then peeking out to see the "fireworks" in the distant sky, Xia Yu knew exactly what had happened.
"They're really generous, trading a Needle-S for one of my MG-1S!"
The agricultural drone, bought for a few thousand dollars, cost less than ten thousand dollars in total, including modifications, and replaced one of the enemy's anti-aircraft missiles worth over ten thousand dollars. It was a worthwhile deal.
However, this also demonstrates the strength of the other party's resistance.
He thought the rest of the time was wasted, but the white hat's struggle for survival showed him the brilliance of humanity.
Pooh!
Why didn't you do this earlier?
"Mole, keep the drones airborne and keep a close watch on them!"
"Yes, commander!"
There is only one agricultural drone, but there are many more on the Inspire 2 truck. Even without ammunition, they can continue to monitor the enemy.
"Honey Badger, grab your gun and get out of the car with me."
Hans was still laboriously loading ammunition into the ammunition supply, so Xia Yu had to call Domi to get out of the car and work together.
They threw off the folding stock, cocked the gun with their hands, and after walking only thirty meters, they encountered the returning numbers team.
"You're back just in time. The three of you will split into groups and search both sides from the truck."
Xia Yu directly assigned the task to Sergei.
A large number of people are needed to clean up the battlefield, firstly to ensure that no one is left alive, and secondly to search for the target of their ambush.
"Bang!"
"Bang~ Bang~~"
Sporadic gunshots rang out, indicating that there were still survivors.
Xia Yu led Domi to search in the direction of the first vehicle.
These Amx-10Ps were targeted by Kuhn, who used PMC-287 over-penetration damage combined with PMC-283 single-penetration personnel kills, leaving virtually no survivors.
"Sir, look at this."
Domi picked up a fired At-4; the cartridge was useless, but the sights on the surface were still in good working order.
"It's quite clear."
Seeing that the night vision sight still had power, Xia Yu tried aiming and could see the heat source very clearly.
He had only ever seen this on rifles before; American rednecks would use this sight to hunt wild boar at night, and the videos they filmed would get a lot of views online. He never imagined that rocket launchers were used in the same way.
"Do you like it? If you do, keep it. If you don't, give it to 02 and learn something useful from him."
After discarding the useless tube, Xia Yu handed the disassembled sight to Domi.
The thermal imagers on infantry fighting vehicles and tanks have been upgraded, but he, as a main vehicle combatant, doesn't need them. Domi, whose role is driver, also won't use them much. It would be better to give him the door-switching skill that he can use.
"Yes, sir, I'll go find 02 as soon as I get back to Kongluga."
More than any equipment, Domi prefers learning various skills.
"Calling the driver, target located, calling the driver, target located."
Just then, Xia Yu's radio rang.
Just as he had predicted, the items were indeed with the convoy.
The two stopped searching and hurried to the back of the convoy to meet up with Sergei and the others.
This is a modified Renault Master mid-size van whose engine was pierced by a PMC-287.
The focus isn't on the car itself, but on what was loaded into the modified trunk.
"Splash~~"
Xia Yu lifted the tarpaulin, revealing his prize—the Sparrowhawk A-type drone.
After running out of fuel, it lands by deploying a parachute and finally sends a coordinate to the control center.
It's impossible for the camp personnel to retrieve the white hat; they would definitely retrieve it on the way back.
It was precisely because of this prediction that Xia Yu did not launch a direct attack on the enemy's base.
It's better to have it in the bag. Launch vehicles and control vehicles can be prepared without leaving the aircraft itself; drones are the soul of this vehicle system.
However, this drone is really big, with a length of 3 meters, a wingspan of 4.2 meters, and it cannot be folded.
If it weren't for the open-style carriages, it really wouldn't have been possible to fit them in.
I can't imagine how difficult it is to pilot those unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that are often ten meters long and have a wingspan of ten or twenty meters.
No wonder a single aircraft requires a team of dozens of people to support it. Even if Xia Yu lays off all the mechanics, half of the aircrew, logistics, image analysis, information processing, etc., and doesn't appoint a co-pilot, and takes on the role of pilot himself, he would still need eight or nine people.
It's too troublesome. Using this kind of reconnaissance and strike drone for combat is more troublesome than flying a plane himself.
Xia Yu will not invest in upgrading the company until it expands to 100 people. This Sparrowhawk A, which can be operated by a single person, will be enough for them for a long time.
All that's missing are the launch vehicle and the control vehicle; he remembers they should be integrated onto a single platform.
"Honey Badger, go and drive the car over here."
"Yes, sir!"
The Weasel S30 towed the disabled Renault Master, pulling both the car and the drone into the rainforest.
They covered the area with camouflage cloth, made simple concealments, and then came back to retrieve it after they had captured the White Hat's encampment.
"Mole, how's it going?"
As soon as Xia Yu got into the car, he asked Kuhn about the intelligence from that side.
It's only 7 a.m. local time, he has the whole night to play with these guys.
"Commander, did you know they had this?"
Kuhn zoomed in on a picture; it was a 155mm howitzer.
"I know, the tRF1 towed 155mm howitzer, these guys are just junk collectors."
Xia Yu said bluntly.
He had hoped to see the Caesar self-propelled howitzer, but each one costs 5 million euros, and given White Hat's cost-cutting style, there's no way he would purchase such an expensive item.
Having the tRF1 is already quite good. It has the same 39-caliber diameter as the American m777, but it is more than twice as heavy.
If a helicopter can't lift it, a truck can tow it, not to mention that the tRF1 has an auxiliary power system that is different from ordinary 155 howitzers.
Without being towed, it can run at a short distance using its own power and complete the gun barrel turning and ammunition loading.
For this reason, the tRF1 howitzer was identified by the system as a vehicle.
Once it's acquired, Xia Yu can happily print 155mm grenades and bombard the enemy's lair from dozens of kilometers away.
This is much more powerful than a 120mm mortar; a real man should go for a 155mm.
However, is the white-hatted man pushing out the tRF1 to flatten it and launch it into the sky?
It is standard practice to lay howitzers flat to engage armored targets, and heavy artillery units of armies around the world are trained in this area, but Xia Yu felt something was off.
It was pitch black at night, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and their car headlights weren't on.
How do I aim and how do I shoot?
Take initiative, the gunner can wear night vision goggles, since it's direct aiming and firing, there's no need for firing data.
"What about their helicopters?"
"I didn't see them. They were in the hangar tents. I only saw people going in and out."
Kuhn flew neither too high nor too low, and the Inspire 2 made much less noise than the agricultural drone, so the white-hatted man didn't notice the eye in the sky.
"I'll do it!"
After taking the remote control from Kuhn and confirming that there were still 5 minutes of flight time left, Xia Yu controlled the drone to begin a low-altitude dive.
Consumer drones should be used as consumables. The Inspire 2 descended to a height of several tens of meters and then plunged into the half-open door of the tent.
Switch back from thermal imaging mode to the main lens mode for everyday shooting, and take a close-up shot of the scene in the hangar.
The first Gazelle appeared on the left. Apart from its machine gun, it had no other weapons mounted on its left side.
It can be confirmed that this is the malfunctioning machine.
Controlling the steering, the second Gazelle successfully crossed the border. There are two people on the left, who are mounting some kind of cylindrical object.
"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~~"
The bearded man in the video threw away the wrench, drew his Sig Sauer P226 from his waist, and fired three shots in quick succession.
Xia Yu lost the footage, and they lost another drone.
But it doesn't matter, he seems to know what tricks these guys are playing.
Inside the hangar, Philip held his gun in a firing position, but there was no excitement on his face about shooting down an enemy plane.
"These lunatics, how dare they bring a drone into our hangar?"
Maxim couldn't help but curse.
Philip thought he had done enough after shooting down the big one, but then a smaller one appeared.
With such a small fuselage, even another Igla-S missile might not be able to lock on.
"They've always dared to do it, haven't they?"
Philip didn't seem too angry as he put the pistol back in its holster.
"Absolute strength gave them absolute confidence; in their eyes, we were no different from the rebels."
After suffering a series of setbacks, he came to a new understanding of Jihuo Defense.
"From Konluga to Bomatou, and then to Panaka, achieve the highest exchange ratio with the least amount of armored force."
Recalling the information he had seen earlier, Philip continued.
"Not only are we incapable of doing that, we've also offended them. We're the ones who are overestimating ourselves!"
"It's too late to say all this now. Either leave directly or keep fighting. Actually, it doesn't matter if we don't fight. The entire branch is finished now, and headquarters won't let them off the hook."
Maxim was also enraged.
His life and his future have been ruined. He will not be like Philip, who still cherishes his opponent even at this point.
"That's right, we'll leave after firing two shots."
Philip let go of his worries, and after firing the two missiles, they ran towards Busa, as far as possible.
Headquarters will not let Jihuo Defense off the hook, nor will it let them off the hook.
“Okay, I’ll be the liaison officer.”
The antelope was towed out of the hangar by a trailer, the ground tractor wheels on the skids were removed, and Maxim boarded the helicopter with it.
He could serve as a liaison officer even if he was in a lower position, but he was mainly worried that Philip might abandon him and run away.
No matter how good their relationship is, they still need to be careful in such a critical moment.
"Simmons, fire a shot towards the outside of the camp to draw their attention. We're about to take off."
Philip started the engine, and as the rotor began to spin, Maxim, wearing a headset, contacted his men on the ground.
"yes!"
"Boom!"
Upon receiving an affirmative reply, the tRF1 howitzer roared into action.
As expected of a 155mm gun, its shells are much more powerful than those of a 125mm tank gun.
Gazing at the distant explosion, Xia Yu waved and released his Mi-24V.
This time, the white-hatted man doesn't intend to use a feint; instead, he plans to attack from both sides.
The continuous bombardment by large-caliber howitzers forced them to stay away, and helicopters took off to create distance, using missiles to teach them a lesson from outside the range of the machine guns.
The last footage captured by the drone showed the bearded man who fired the gun as Philip, the military head of a portion of the company in the white-hatted Afica.
He took advantage of the chaos to run back to the base to install the HOT3 on the helicopter, and even if they discovered him, he would still proceed according to the original plan.
Because this is unsolvable. The main gun of the mK30 2/Abm has an anti-air range of only 2,500 meters. The Kornet can hit targets a little further away, but the enemy won't hover after takeoff.
Laser beam riding cannot be locked when prepared.
So how can they break this deadlock?
Xia Yu's choice was simple: he directly changed his combat vehicle.
"Mongoose, I've found it! Come quick!"
Xia Yu turned on the radio and called to his loyal gunner.
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