"I'll take them out first when the time comes."
Xia Yu said directly.
If it can't get into museums, parks, schools, weather bureaus... then it can only revert to its original state as a spare part.
"How is the situation in Essexstein?"
He then asked about the tanks. The meeting initially determined that the Black Army's tanks were deployed near the fuel supply points, but Old K and his men, who were deep behind enemy lines, had more authority to speak on the matter.
"The drone spotted a T-55 at point C, but found nothing else."
Christian reported.
The three refueling points are a, b, and c, while the temporary airborne operations team A has just reached the vicinity of point c.
"When the actual operation begins, you and Team B should keep a distance. Gna's Su-24s will conduct precision bombing and conventional bombing."
Generally speaking, if there are friendly forces nearby, both sides should be careful and it's better for everyone to stay away.
"Then you'll need a two-seat MiG-29."
"It's enough for the current stage, but we'll need MiG-29s in the next stage."
Old Yev agreed.
Old Yev knew that Jihuo Defense had acquired a batch of MiG-29s, which is why he brought up this topic with Xia Yu.
"The Barmila direction is still safe, and for Gna, the Su-24 is sufficient at this stage."
Watching the employees load ammunition onto the plane, Yevgeny spoke to Xia Yu beside him.
They will all be armed with conventional aerial bombs, also known as iron bombs, for ground attack.
Xia Yu informed Lao Ke of this news.
"Yes, but we won't be looking for that kid Alexei this time."
As for the smaller 250-pound GBU-39, which can be deployed at a distance of 110 kilometers, that thing is not as cheap as the single-module second-generation Gemway. Ten years ago, it cost $70,000 to $90,000 per launch.
Old Ye replied with a smile.
Both aircraft had just completed maintenance and were being prepared to load ammunition.
"Haha, if there really is such an opportunity, I'd like to give it a try."
The husky in the middle school, taking advantage of its geographical location, can be said to have done a lot of crazy things, and none of the five great philanthropists have escaped its antics.
This is still the price for Magnesium's own use. For other countries/companies, the price is much higher, not to mention the additional percentage you're willing to add to your quote to your client.
This is also why the Red Falcon was introduced to the concentrated fire defense advancement, and the old gem road of the Spey Ghost was used to support the market in the early stages.
This is clearly superior to the old Phantom's AN/ASQ-91, but overall it is still inferior to laser-guided bombs because to achieve such accuracy, the range is directly limited by the range of portable air defense missiles.
One reason is that Xia Yu has booked all the double-seat fulcrums at Alexei's place, and another is that he has other channels, so he won't even have to spend any money.
"Wouldn't that mean there would be a MiG-29 showdown?"
So if you want to throw accurately, you can't just hover around the edge and stay out of the enemy's missile range.
He couldn't go to the front lines of ground combat, but he was too daring to go into aerial combat, after all, he had an expert to guide him.
Of course, this is on the premise that your opponent doesn't have a flanker.
After ending today's communications, Team A and Team B moved to a new location after nightfall and began searching the next area.
The Su-24 sold by Alexei has been upgraded with the SVP-24 Vulcan targeting system. The new ballistic computer is said to be able to drop iron bombs with an accuracy of 4 meters from an altitude of 6,000 meters.
Xia Yu commented.
As a variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber, the Su-24 can carry nearly 8 tons of bombs on its 8 hardpoints, so apart from the 4 precision-guided munitions squeezed out, the remaining payload will not be wasted.
Meanwhile, the Spyder Phantoms next to it are all armed with precision-guided bombs, namely 18 GBU-12s.
The remaining four hardpoints were all replaced with MBD3-U6-68 multi-hook tandem hardpoints, each carrying five OFAB-100-120 high-explosive fragmentation bombs.
The primary target of this bombing was the anti-aircraft gunners; destroying buildings was merely a secondary effect, and a 500-pound warhead was sufficient.
The Su-24's design is to carry KAB-L laser-guided bombs on each of its four hardpoints, instead of KAB-KR bombs, because television guidance is not feasible for night attacks.
"The Su-24 can only bomb; when it comes to a proper fighter jet, it is practically helpless."
"Understood. There aren't many anti-aircraft gunners near the fuel supply point, so being a little further away shouldn't be a problem."
So even if you're a bit further away, an error of a few tens of meters doesn't seem to be a big problem.
The next day, Xia Yu and Lao Yefu arrived at the neighboring T-4 base.
Two F-16s were introduced mid-term, covering various market demands from low-end to high-end, and the scale was expanded later to form a numerical advantage.
Xia Yu asked this question deliberately.
As for Gna, which is disguised as a company, its development ceiling is only the Su-24 and MiG-29, which is actually less flexible than that of Concentrated Firepower Defense.
Short range and low payload are characteristics of the Fulcrum as a front-line fighter jet.
He was actually referring to an incident that happened two years ago in the airspace over Syria, where an F-16 shot down a Su-24 – a battle with no suspense whatsoever.
For large countries, it's certainly not as good as a flanker, but for small countries and PMC companies, it's actually not bad.
This officially completes the company's three-step development plan for air power, aiming to make Jihuo Defense bigger and stronger.
"When the third phase of the Afika War Museum officially opens next year, Mr. Yevgeny, you must come and experience the shipborne catapult version of the MiG-29."
Xia Yu then extended an invitation to Old Ye.
"I'm really looking forward to it. I've flown in the Navy's MiG-29KUB before, but I've never tried this catapult version."
As a true aviation enthusiast, Yevgeny expressed great interest.
He wanted to try out the MiG-29tub for concentrated fire defense, but the F-4K and F-4J, which are carrier-based aircraft, were just so-so.
After inspecting the two fighter jets, the two men went to the other side, to the helicopter hangar.
The Mi-24V of Jihuo Defense is parked at the outpost camp, where Gna's Mi-24PN is also parked.
The real Mi-24PN was a temporary night-fighting version of the Hind, which was installed after the Chechen Wars. It was equipped with the 9S47N Blaze III night vision targeting system used on infantry fighting vehicles, and thus became an airborne infantry fighting vehicle.
However, the small size and light weight of the vehicle night vision system used by the Chinese make it easy to install, while the older generation of night vision systems used by the Russians was a real disaster.
Therefore, the old female Mi-24P in front of Xia Yu is a modernized female Mi-24VM, which is based on the Mi-24P and upgraded to the Mi-24VM, which is the export version of the Mi-35 standard, and still retains 6 p-frames.
"Given the current combat environment, we have to pay attention to the night combat performance of attack helicopters. Upgrading them with high-powered engines and composite rotors, as well as avionics and night vision targeting systems, has cost me a lot of money!"
Old Ye introduced it to Xia Yu.
“I understand, this is the current trend. Otherwise, we could only launch attacks during the day, but now we can not only launch attacks in groups, but also give Ace a surprise.”
Xia Yu talked about surprises, or rather, shocks.
The payload of a single attack helicopter sortie is relatively limited. Based on the experience gained from the Akumhan War, the troop compartment is usually left empty, and an extra load of rockets is carried on each sortie.
This way, once the ammunition is used up, there's no need to return; you can reload directly in the field and fire another round.
With so many targets in the main city of Balmira, one salvo of firepower is definitely not enough.
Returning to base to replenish ammunition would not only be troublesome but also delay their chances of success, so they would need to reload in the field this time as well.
This time, however, the ammunition will not be loaded into the Hind's crew compartment; they have a better plan.
"This is our pilot, Night Owl, and this is Mr. Sherlock, the owner of Focus Fire Defense. You will be working together this time."
Old Ye introduced the crew of the Mi-24pm to Xia Yu.
The pilot looked very experienced; I heard he had participated in the Chechen Wars. The gunner, on the other hand, was quite young, looking to be under 30.
After shaking hands with the two men, they began to discuss the details of the operation.
…………
On the other side, in the main city of Balmira, Hussein returned from his inspection tour with a frown. He had a persistent feeling of being watched all day.
Could it be a drone in the sky?
None of the Sparrowhawks A from Jihuo Defense took off today, which is truly unfair.
The spying originated from the ground; Mariano felt that Hosseini was a big fish.
But look at the military organizational structure of Ace! Unlike armies with clear rank insignia, without sufficient intelligence, you won't know the rank of the other side.
Not to mention, their objective this time wasn't to catch any big fish; clearing obstacles for the final offensive was the most important thing.
"Eighteen already! These guys have a lot of portable anti-aircraft missiles!"
After summarizing the information from Team B, Lawrence remarked with emotion.
"More than 50,000 shoulder-fired air defense missiles were circulating among civilians more than a decade ago. The older models were fine, but the newer models produced in recent years were the real problem."
Daniel, who was feeding Big Yellow dog food, chimed in.
"That's the problem. The variety is a bit mixed, but they're equipped with all the new models."
Before nightfall, Old Ke lit the solid fuel block to heat the can.
"Half of them were stolen, and half were bought. These Ace Ace are making a lot of money selling crude oil and cultural relics. In the past two years, the kidnapping and ransom business has not been doing well, so they just kill the hostages directly."
This is AceAce; even the base thinks they are too extreme.
"I heard they also robbed several banks."
Mariano asked.
Tom and Paul kept watch on the rooftop, allowing the others to relax and enjoy their dinner.
"Yes, mainly banks within Iraq. One branch in Mosul alone was robbed of $450 million worth of cash and gold. With that much money, what weapon couldn't you buy?"
Old Ke answered the question while stirring the salmon pasta in the can.
So, not only can we buy portable air defense missiles, but we can also buy short-range air defense missiles like the Sidewinder (French) and the Arrow-10.
However, even if we buy them, we won't deploy them in the Balmira area. Our home base, Raqqa, and those major oil fields—aren't those locations more important?
That makes sense, but Ace was stuck in a fixed mindset.
Those directions were being bombed by American fighter jets. Although the number of sorties was not large, they were all dropping JDs that were out of reach of short-range missiles.
This is awkward. It would be better to place it in Balmira, where it could pose a threat to concentrated fire defenses and grenadiers, and even to the Aerospace Force's fighter jets.
Of course, such a large target cannot be hidden in the main urban area.
As soon as the radar is turned on, before any missile can be launched, Xia Yu will shoot down the opponent with an anti-radiation missile and submit an additional contract to the client.
Unfortunately, these guys didn't give us a chance; they only planned to ambush us with portable anti-aircraft missiles.
With no other option, Xia Yu had to prioritize destroying all of their air defense units.
As the sun cast its last rays, night fell as expected. Teams A and B, who were active during the day and rested during the night, began their final exploration. Before sunrise, they discovered that the number of anti-aircraft gunners had increased to 26.
Six of them were hidden in civilian settlements in the northern area, and the 18 GBU-12 missiles carried by the F-4K could eliminate all 18 of them.
Because reloading fighter jets is more complicated than reloading attack helicopters, the remaining two, along with the six hidden targets, will all be the missions of the temporary airborne operations team.
As for those that weren't found, there might only be one or two at most, which Xia Yu could handle.
"...That's the situation."
Old Ke gave the boss a comprehensive report on the situations of Team A and Team B.
"To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, we plan to launch a full-scale attack tonight."
Xia Yu set the time for the final offensive.
"Yes, boss!"
Tonight is their fifth night infiltrating the main city. The two combat teams have almost run out of supplies. If they don't launch a full-scale attack soon, they will have to rely on the enemy for food.
To be honest, the beef at AceAce's cafeteria is quite delicious; these guys really have good food.
"Everything is proceeding according to plan. Team B will illuminate the target first, followed by Team A. After the first round of attacks, the attack helicopters will enter the field..."
Xia Yu and Lao Ke went over the details again before ending their final communication before the all-out attack.
I'm definitely not going to get any sleep tonight, so I'd better take a quick nap while I still have some time.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already evening.
What time is it now?
Xia Yu asked his wife, who was writing something at the table.
"It's just past 6 o'clock. Guinea Pig made a potato curry beef rice bowl, and it's still warm in the lunchbox!"
Liv glanced at the time, got up, and opened her lunchbox.
With a major battle approaching, having ten or eight dishes would only distract you from the meal. A simple rice bowl that provides enough calories and flavor is sufficient. We can have a victory celebration after the battle is over.
Where is the meerkat?
"He's already finished eating and gone to the T-4 base. He's really rushing around like he's on a tight schedule this time."
When the topic turned to her brother, Liv rarely complained.
There was no other way; dropping 18 laser-guided bombs at once, even with ground guidance which would reduce the amount of data input, was still quite cumbersome for Alvin, who was over 50 years old.
To improve efficiency, division of labor and collaboration is the best approach.
As Hans finished dropping his bombs and the F-4Ks and Su-24s retreated, the Hind formation entered the airspace.
The timing of the attack helicopter's attack allowed him to switch from being a weapons officer in the back seat back to being a tank commander, since the ground forces were in the third wave.
"The more you work, the more you earn. This time, he'll get an extra 0.5 coefficient in the spoils distribution."
Xia Yu said as he ate.
"However, I reckon Balmila probably won't make much of a profit; if you want to get rich, it'll have to be Elek."
As a rear base, it not only has oil, but also plenty of cash.
Ace had even set up banks to prepare for the founding of the nation, but the salaries of the members were paid through individual cash deposit points.
Balmira, a frontline that was repeatedly contested, was a place where security was not guaranteed, and cash deposits were easily bombed if located there. But Elek was different.
Xia Yu estimated that there was at least one cash storage point there, storing tens of millions of US dollars in cash.
The main force is the defense, while the grenadier plays a supporting role and also enjoys a share of the spoils, but according to the proportion of contribution, the share is only 30%.
It's important to make things clear beforehand. He has already confirmed this with Old Yev, and the distribution will proceed according to the agreement.
After filling his stomach, Xia Yu walked out of the barracks when the sun had completely set below the horizon.
Arriving at the side where the helicopters are parked, two Mi-24s stand side by side, and all the racks are full of ammunition.
The mounting configuration is also similar, with each side carrying four B-8V20 rocket pods and four anti-tank missiles on the wingtip pylons.
The difference is that the Luhu is equipped with a HOT-3, while the Mi-24pm is equipped with a 9M120 (Ataka).
The two Mi-24s only carried eight anti-tank missiles, which seems like a small number, but their purpose is to kill personnel, so carrying more rockets would be more appropriate.
However, this 9m120 is really long and heavy. It is no wonder that it was a missile that was comparable to the Hellfire back then. It is twice as heavy as the HOT-3.
"Calling the boss, this is Fruit Bat. We and Mr. Yevgeny have just taken off."
Alvin called out.
On the runway at T-4 base, fully loaded Su-24s and F-4Ks have just taken off.
Following closely behind them was an An-24RT, and Gna's twin-engine cargo plane also had a mission.
"Let's begin!"
"Yes, boss!"
Upon receiving Xia Yu's order, the Fruit Bat crew began flying towards Balmila.
After finishing their last supplies and restoring their strength, Team A and Team B split up and divided into four groups to take care of four different directions.
There were a total of 26 targets, 3 laser target designators, 18 of which were guided and eliminated, and the rest were all eliminated manually. This was quite a challenge.
Anton, Ivan, and V, forming the B1 team, were the first to arrive at the guidance position. From the rooftop of this three-and-a-half-story building, they could see the six targets they were responsible for.
100 meters away from this building is an anti-aircraft gun emplacement; they're playing a game of hiding where it's not being played.
"B1 team, ready!"
"Squad A2, ready!"
"Squad A1 in position, temporary airborne operations team in position, ready to provide guidance at any time!"
A single-soldier handheld radio with a power output of only about 5 watts cannot directly establish communication with a fighter jet; it must be relayed via a backpack or vehicle-mounted radio.
Old Ke is making contact with the fruit bat crew via relay.
Except for Team B2, which is only responsible for clearing people and does not provide guidance, everyone is ready.
"Mongoose received, B1 initiating guidance!"
Swish
In the darkness, a encrypted laser beam was silently fired, striking the furthest target.
The unremarkable two-story building had survived all the bombings, but today it fell victim to the anti-aircraft gunner who had lived there for some time.
"boom"
A GBU-12 missile pierced through from the side, and the sudden explosion put everyone in the city on edge.
Here it comes again, the bombing is happening again.
"Boom!"
A louder explosion followed, and Old Yev and his men dropped the first KAB-500L. Because their laser beam codes were different, the two laser-guided bombs did not interfere with each other.
Therefore, after successfully hitting the fuel supply point A, the exploding tanker truck shot out flames tens of meters high, illuminating a radius of hundreds of meters.
"Hahaha, next one, hurry up and next one!"
Old Yev, behind the oxygen mask, was overjoyed; he loved the feeling of hitting the target.
"boom"
"boom"
"Boom!"
Explosions echoed throughout the main city of Barmira, leaving Hussein, who was hiding in a bungalow, deeply disturbed.
The losses were absolutely devastating. Looking at the firelight streaming through the window, he knew that the fuel supply point had been destroyed.
There's no such thing as a coincidence. The other side must have obtained crucial intelligence and bombed these high-value targets with the same precision as before.
They lost all fuel supplies, and all their tanks and armored vehicles only had enough fuel for one high-intensity combat mission.
The other party is forcing him to convert all his vehicles into suicide cars and to plant anti-tank mines and roadside bombs throughout the city.
This was not Xia Yu's original intention, but he had put himself in their shoes and concluded that as long as they were fast enough, the other side would not have time to pull any tricks.
Hosseini thought today's bombing was just a highly effective and precise strike, but it was actually just an appetizer to take out his anti-aircraft gunners. The real battle was yet to come!
"emission!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
Just halfway through the bombing, 15 kilometers from the city of Balmira, the BM-21 rocket launcher of Jihuo Defense fired four rockets in a row, targeting the northern city area with many civilians.
There were no fragments, no thermite, only a blinding light source, multiplied by millions of candles, illuminating the entire northern part of the city.
"Woo"
A 5-inch FPV racing drone took off at high speed and flew towards the first target.
Sergei and his team fired four 9m42 illumination flares. The drone had thermal imaging capabilities and wasn't going that fast, so there were no problems operating it at night.
Even the most skilled FPV drones in the industry would crash several of them, despite their high speed, lightweight design, and only analog image transmission capabilities.
Amateurs like Johnny, who have less than 100 hours of total driving experience, are even less skilled.
Fortunately, there is a solution: simply turn the night into "day." That's when flares come in.
Four small parachutes dragged the lighting boxes slowly down the sky at a speed of 5 to 8 seconds per second. The luminous agent in the boxes was ignited and heated to 4000°C, releasing light and heat in all directions.
Johnny, wearing FPV glasses, could see the street scene very clearly from a first-person perspective until Target 1 came into his field of vision.
After flying halfway around the building, he saw the anti-aircraft gunner with wide eyes at the window on the side facing the flare.
"Woo"
"boom"
The pilot maneuver crashed into the target, triggering the impact fuse and detonating the explosives carried on the aircraft. The shrapnel surrounding the aircraft destroyed both the pilot and the missile.
Johnny didn't see this scene because the last thing he saw was a screen full of static.
Then let's continue!
"Woo"
Activating the explosives mounted on its fuselage, the second racing drone took off again.
Team B2 is eliminating them one by one, while Teams B1 and A2, having completed their missions, are retreating.
After the A1 squad guided the bombing of the last target, the Su-24 that had been circling for a while finally got its final bombing.
"Boss, I've entered the data. Take a break and I'll tell you when to press the button."
The pilot gave instructions to Old Ye, who had a strong craving for vegetables, who was sitting next to him.
"I understand, it's very simple, isn't it!"
It's really that simple; maybe that's what makes a boss happy!
"according to!"
"Boom boom boom boom"
A total of 20 OFAB-100-120 high-explosive bombs fell in succession, turning the ground into a line of fire. The small bombs, weighing only 100 kilograms, were surprisingly powerful.
This is war. Once Balmyra is recaptured, a reconstruction plan can be formulated.
Feeling the earth shaking behind him, Christian thought to himself as he ran quickly.
"Calling the boss, all 18 air defense targets have been cleared. The Fruit Bat crew is officially withdrawing."
Hans contacted Xia Yudao.
He was sitting in the cockpit of the Mi-24V, and the tablet in his hand was displaying real-time footage transmitted back by the Sparrowhawk A.
Just now, as the two fighter jets were dropping their bombs, the An-24 flew over Balmira and reached the area between it and Elek, opening the tail hatch.
An air cargo pallet was the first to be airdropped, followed by four paratroopers who jumped down as well.
Once they had all landed and located the GPS coordinates of the cargo pallet, Sparrowhawk A retreated towards the direction of Barmira Castle.
"Da da da"
A barrage of gunfire erupted. The AKs were obscured, but the tracer bullets of the heavy machine guns were clearly visible in the footage.
The main urban area was bombed, and this forward observation post was also attacked.
This castle was not only an anti-tank position but also an air defense position, so it had to be removed before the official entry.
Historical sites cannot be bombed; they can only be breached by personnel. The concentrated fire defense is unavailable tonight, so this task is left to the Grenadier and government forces.
"Calling B2 team, how are you doing?"
Xia Yu inquired about the B2 squad that carried out the decapitation strike tactic using the Flying Machine.
The illuminating flares have been fired five times at 1.5-minute intervals, and only 20 9m42 illuminating rockets remain in the directional tube.
If progress is slow, then we need to be more careful with our play.
"Three targets have been successfully eliminated. We are on our way to target 4... No, target 4 has been eliminated. There are only two targets left."
Leonardo answered over the radio.
"Calling 01, B2 team has only two targets left. Reduce the interval and fire in close bursts!"
"Yes, boss!"
Having received Xia Yu's order, Sergei changed his single shot to a six-round burst, while Hussein, who was still reeling from the bombing of the main city, finally sensed something was wrong.
The bombing is over, why are these guys still firing flares?
"Bang bang"
"Da da da"
Gunshots rang out, and a firefight broke out not far away.
"Hazim, what's going on?"
"Commander, the enemy has broken in. They've stormed one of our buildings and are now retreating. My men are trying to stop them."
These are the last two targets that need to be forcefully eliminated.
The FPV racing drone combat team only brought 8 drones, all of which were concentrated in the B2 squadron. The extra two drones were for Johnny's redundancy, so that there would be backup drones in case of an accidental crash.
Team A didn't use this tactic. Paul was lucky and spotted a target on the rooftop. He sniped the cooling battery box of the anti-aircraft missile with the first shot, and the second shot finally sent him to his death.
Gunfire was drowned out by the explosions and went unnoticed, but the other target refused to come out or even approach the window. The A1 and A2 squads, who had rendezvoused, decided to launch a full-scale assault.
This led to the current scene: after entering to eliminate the target and preparing to retreat and hide, they were discovered by armed men scattered in the streets, and a gunfight ensued.
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