However, without combat employees to clear out the grunts at critical moments, the technical employees inside the vehicle cannot maintain output without distraction. The two complement each other and neither can function without the other.
"Oh, Daddy's gone."
Old Xia felt sorry for the girl after hearing this.
Whether in China or abroad, not everyone can have both parents and a happy family. Losing a close relative due to an accident inevitably evokes pity in the eyes of others.
"So you're calling me Dad, so hurry up and answer!"
Xia Yu also spoke up from the side.
With his daughter growing up well, finding someone she loves, and starting a new family, Mr. Fisher in heaven must be feeling gratified!
"Sigh, you're almost 30 years old, and you're still so unreliable."
Old Xia sighed.
That's how it is when he gets home. In Afica, everyone knows how reliable Huang You is.
"Haha, it's good that I'm married. You and Mom have always wanted me to get married, and I've brought him back with me."
Interlace his fingers and hold his girlfriend's hand as he spoke.
What he said was clearly beyond Liv's Chinese level, but she felt as if he was talking about something important.
"You wouldn't mean to say that your mother and I are completely unprepared for this."
Suddenly a guess came to mind, and Lao Xia hurriedly said nervously.
Getting married because of pregnancy is not uncommon these days, but getting married is not as simple as just getting a marriage certificate; there are many things to prepare before and after.
“No need to prepare. We’ll only be back for a month. The other brother and mother won’t have time either. There’s also the wedding and all that. They usually have the baby first and then have the wedding later. We can even save on flower girls then.”
Xia Yu explained his plans. He admitted that he was currently in the prime of his career and couldn't spare the time to hold a wedding both domestically and internationally. Moreover, when it comes to modern weddings, the person who cares the most is definitely the bride, and the guests are most concerned about whether the food at the banquet is delicious and whether the cigarettes and alcohol are high-end.
Many of the parents on both sides were also more concerned about getting back all the gifts they had given over the years, and that they had finally completed their life's mission and could have a fulfilling life.
Since Xia Yu chose to enter the PMC industry, it means that he didn't want a life that followed the established order.
The marriage will take place, but the wedding ceremony will be postponed for the time being.
"Dad, you have to help me with this. I'll leave Mom to you."
I still have to leave the ideological work to my father, since in the Xia family, the mother is conservative and the men are radical.
"This, this..."
Before Lao Xia could think too much, they arrived at his old neighborhood, which he hadn't visited in many years.
Old Xia had saved up some money after ten years abroad, but unfortunately he didn't buy a large apartment before the housing prices rose. Instead, he invested in his son's excavator business, which resulted in him losing everything and incurring a huge debt.
So this was the only two-bedroom apartment in the city, which was discounted by 200,000 yuan at the time.
Needless to say, housing prices have skyrocketed in the last two years. Even with Xia Yu's financial resources, he could definitely afford to buy a house, but isn't a homestead a better option?
There's a lot to be done in the countryside. My parents are retired anyway, so it would be great for them to farm and fish. Plus, it's convenient to have a car since it's near the city.
We have too many houses, they're just for rats to live in. But you can never have too many bunkers, it's always good to have a few more just in case.
"Xia, this is where you grew up."
“I’ve lived here ever since I started elementary school. I spent my childhood in the countryside. I’ll take you to see our new house in a couple of days.”
As Xia Yu climbed the stairs into the apartment building, she answered.
The old apartment building doesn't have an elevator, but luckily their family lives on the third floor.
"Mom, I've brought your daughter-in-law home!"
Just as she had scored the mandarin fish, coated it with starch, and marinated it, Xia's mother, who came out to greet her at the sound of the door opening, was taken aback.
This guy rejected the introductions they offered him, and now this daughter-in-law suddenly appears... could it be a conspiracy?
Seeing Liv enter the room, Lin Shuqin felt relieved.
White is fine too, as long as it's not black.
At this moment, Xia's mother did not know that her daughter-in-law was not black, but both of her godson sons were black.
"Quick, call her Mom."
First, Xia Yu gave her mother a firm hug, and then introduced her future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to each other.
Strangely enough, despite being a conservative, Lin Shuqin didn't find it too difficult to accept that her son's girlfriend was a foreigner.
As long as she doesn't marry a Black woman, and is from a respectable family, it's fine, but communication might be a bit of a hassle.
I've long forgotten the little English I learned in junior high. I have to rely on my son to translate everything when we talk at the dinner table, but the kid is too busy eating.
"Try this squirrel-shaped mandarin fish. It's my favorite freshwater fish dish."
Xia Yu ate while talking, and the sweet and sour flavor suited the tastes of foreigners very well. Liv's chopsticks never stopped moving.
It's alright. The chopsticks are good, and I can eat Chinese food without being too picky.
Lin Shuqin ate little; she was mainly observing, but that's a misconception.
Chinese cuisine is actually more particular; people aren't as flexible with knives and forks, and it's even difficult to pick out bones from a fish.
Under the influence of their boss Xia Yu, everyone at Ji Huo Defense knows how to use chopsticks and is adept at picking up meatballs when eating hot pot.
"And this scallion pancake (meatball), my mom made it with black pork. I can tell as soon as I taste it that the Yorkshire White pigs from England are not this fragrant."
Xia Yu knew how to eat. Before his bankruptcy, his family's meals were quite good. They insisted on wild fish and shrimp, local black pork, and free-range eggs from the countryside, which were slightly larger than quail eggs. They ate very well.
As a result of bankruptcy, he was sent to Afica to suffer instead of going here or there!
"It's delicious, even better than the boiled meatballs my mom makes."
Liv loved the flavor and texture, and Ms. Hannah would definitely be angry if she heard that, unless she had tasted it herself, but luckily she didn't know.
"Mom, she says your cooking is delicious!"
"If it's delicious, then eat more. And this tiger-skin egg, only the surface is fried, so it won't make you fat."
Lin Shuqin was overjoyed to be praised for her cooking skills; this foreign girl really knows her stuff!
Apart from Lao Xia pondering how to organize his thoughts, the other three enjoyed their lunch very much.
With one more person in the house, it's not just about having an extra pair of chopsticks, but also an extra toothbrush, cup, and towel.
There was no need to prepare bedding, as Xia Yu slept in a double bed, and there were always two pillows on the bed.
Liv stayed at her boyfriend's house, and the C-160 that came back with them had its cockpit dismantled beyond recognition.
The modification and upgrade of the transport aircraft is in full swing, while on the other side, at an army equipment factory, a Cheetah air defense vehicle that doesn't look like a Cheetah is undergoing final testing.
Xia Yu's initial idea was to integrate it himself, but then he realized that doing it himself would require special training for the anti-aircraft vehicle crew, so he decided to just take the credit.
So he only refurbished the old Cheetah, loaded it onto a ship and sent it back to his hometown. After it arrived, the modifications took until almost the Chinese New Year.
The accumulation of so many working hours has paid off. The original spoon-shaped S-band MPD-12 air search radar produced by Siemens has been replaced with a square phased array search radar.
The detection range has been extended from 15 kilometers to 20 kilometers, and the response speed has also been improved accordingly.
As for dealing with situations where the enemy implements jamming tactics and both search and tracking radars fail, the Cheetah only has two redundant optical sights.
The red Cheetah in front of us has insanely integrated a thermal imager, a daytime television camera, and a laser rangefinder into its tracking radar turret.
Electro-optical systems combined with radar truly leave no way out, completely locking you out.
No, this is only an improvement in fire control. A velocity measuring and programming coil was installed at the muzzle, and targeted improvements were made to the ammunition feed mechanism inside the turret.
This allows for the firing of 35x228mm Ahead programmable ammunition, supported by a brand-new fire control computer.
The old Cheetah could only fire high-explosive close-range explosives, but only a few of them could glancing at the target after a burst of fire, making it far less efficient than the programmable tungsten ball barrage.
Xia Yu wasn't worried about the ammunition itself, but about the ammunition capacity. The old Cheetah only had 640 rounds of ammunition per unit, of which 40 were armor-piercing tracer discarding sabot rounds for self-defense, leaving only 600 rounds for air defense.
Inefficient and reckless firing; don't run out of ammo after only taking down a few targets. He can't just retreat and reload while the fighting is still going on, can he?
So, use 100 cheap near-explosive rounds as a token gesture, and load the remaining 500 rounds with fully programmed ammunition. This configuration is definitely enough to keep the entire battlefield under high intensity.
As for other improvements, they include the addition of Kevlar bulletproof linings to the vehicle interior and the replacement of the original fire and explosion suppression system with a new model that reduces the response time to 0.3 seconds.
The original two quadruple 76mm smoke grenade launchers were replaced with the additional 80mm Galix 13 multi-purpose projectiles sent by Xia Yu.
Unfortunately, the modern battlefield environment is too complex. Ordinary smoke grenades can only obscure vision. Infrared decoys, anti-personnel grenades, and personnel-blocking mines are often used.
The multi-purpose projectile developed by the Germans is quite effective, especially against vehicles like self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, which are not suitable for installing active protection systems.
And so, a red Cheetah combining Chinese, French, and German design elements was born.
This is also the source of Xia Yu's confidence to enter the Syrian battlefield. The trend of using consumer-grade drones on the battlefield has not yet spread to Afica, but it has already taken off in the Middle East.
The ground forces of Jihuo Defense consist entirely of heavy-duty vehicles, and he certainly didn't want his multi-million dollar car to be smashed open by a drone worth only a few thousand dollars.
Of course, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are a hard-kill defensive measure, while soft-kill interference is another approach.
Xia Yu has communicated remotely with professionals and found that the current drone countermeasure strategy in his hometown mainly focuses on ground-based air defense. In contrast, concentrated fire defense now requires more field-based accompanying air defense.
"Then only police equipment is suitable for you. Military equipment has not yet considered single-vehicle support."
That was the other party's answer, and Xia Yu thought about it and it was indeed true. The relevant projects were based at the company and battalion level, and it was still possible to start the projects after the squads and platoons were fighting.
In contrast, more specialized police equipment would be better suited for concentrated fire defense.
The only problem is the absolute dominance over civilian products, but what about military products?
Leaving aside military drones, loitering munitions have strong anti-jamming capabilities, which police equipment certainly cannot suppress. Therefore, a combination of hard and soft power is needed, and hard-kill air defense vehicles should also be equipped.
For safety, Xia Yu went all out this time, ordering 10 sets of police vehicle jamming equipment. In addition to combat vehicles, the equipment will also be installed on the company's armored repair vehicles and armored ambulances.
Furthermore, this device is not only for countering drones, but it also integrates low-frequency jamming, meaning it can act as a roadside bomb jammer.
This is equally important for concentrated fire defense; nobody wants their vehicle chassis to be hit by an aerial bomb.
"Hmm, is that all? Thank you so much. Yes, it's still that port..."
Liv sat on the sofa watching TV, with Xia Yu's parents on either side of her, while he made a phone call on the balcony.
It was the person in charge of modifying the Cheetah calling, saying that the project was completed and ready to be loaded onto a ship and shipped at any time.
Xia Yu said that of course the sooner the better, as the distance at sea would take quite a while to reach the ship.
Hey
He suddenly realized that he was bringing more and more equipment: two infantry fighting vehicles, two tanks, one self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, two armored auxiliary vehicles, and one multiple rocket launcher.
If we were to transport so many vehicles by air, even a single An-124 or an An-225 wouldn't be able to carry them all!
Indeed, war is essentially a war of logistics; no matter how good the weapons are, they are useless if they cannot be delivered to the battlefield.
Let's stick to sea freight. 4,000 nautical miles one way is actually acceptable. Otherwise, the cost of renting two An-124s would amount to a lot of tons of crude oil!
Xia Yu was thinking of the client's best interests; cross-continental travel is really too risky.
Another point is that with this expansion of recruitment, personnel and equipment need to be put into combat readiness and team synergy needs to be cultivated, so at least two weeks of joint training is indispensable.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu called Hans again to ask him and Kuhn about the company's situation this week.
"The same old routine. The Americans are back to their old ways. I'm afraid we'll have to end this short-term deployment before you even get back."
Hans replied over the phone.
Before the Green Bay attack, Lao Mei was only going through the motions in Nizhirben, or rather, his efforts were mainly focused on training government soldiers.
So after clearing out most of the stubborn militants and scaring away the remaining small militias, they had no incentive to expand their gains.
“Going back early is fine. It will take time to bring the equipment back to Kongluga. The technical staff can go back to rest first, and then we can do a major maintenance on the equipment once it arrives.”
Xia Yu changed the original plan, after all, the situation had changed!
After hanging up the phone, he returned to the living room and squeezed between his mother and Liv.
"You're so busy, the phone keeps ringing even after you get home."
"If we're not busy, where will the money come from? How can we raise three children without money? Don't you think so, Mom?"
Xia's mother was speechless for a moment. This boy was almost at the stage of having three children, and she couldn't keep up at all!
This can be considered revenge for the pressure to get married back then; a marriage forced by pressure can't compare to a natural and inevitable union.
"Isn't this a bit too much?"
Old Xia spoke up from the side.
Many?
That's not much!
Xia Yu is being very conservative with just one train crew; he hasn't even mentioned having a whole football team.
"Let's talk about this later. When are we going to have our roof beam erected?"
Xia Yu asked another question.
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