Chapter 122 Bombing Squadron, A Lucky One Awaits (Please Subscribe!)
It's a new day, and at the White Top Hat Jiban outpost, the Flag Squadron is busy in the hangar.
Ground crew loaded bombs onto the fighter jets, and three pilots came over to help.
That's how businesses are; no matter how large they are, they can't compare to the logistics of a regular army. All employees have to roll up their sleeves and work together.
The same applies to concentrated fire defense, and the white top hat isn't much different either.
The Super Étendard has five hardpoints on its fuselage, the same number as the Sea Harrier with its cannons intact.
However, for ground attack missions, it's safer to keep the cannons.
Thomas and his technicians had just attached two 250kg bombs to the underside pylons of the aircraft. Each 300kg Beluga bLG66 was only allocated two bombs, and each aircraft could carry a total of six bombs weighing 1.6 tons.
The payload is a bit small. You should know that the Mirage F1 can carry 14 250kg bombs, which is 3.5 tons.
In the end, the Air Force's planes can carry more cargo. I should have joined the Air Force and flown a Mirage.
Thomas was beginning to regret his actions.
Don't mention the Rafale M with its incredible payload capacity of 9 tons. After confirming his talent as a pilot, he once fantasized about wearing sunglasses, flying the Rafale M, and soaring into the sky with lofty ambitions.
Unfortunately, the military is a place that values seniority. You can't expect to hold the control stick of a Rafale M without flying a Super Flag for five or six years.
Thomas failed to become the "hair darling" of the nation.
I worked on the ship for a few years, hoping to hold on a bit, but then the entire squadron was disbanded.
Switch to the Air Force?
At first, Fei Huanying could accept it, but after Zhenfeng's dream was shattered, he decided to go out and make money!
Although the Super Etendard has a small ammunition capacity, it is, after all, his old partner that he has been using for many years, and being able to handle it well is the most important thing.
"Buzz~~"
The roar of turbofan engines could be heard from afar.
Through the hangar doors, Thomas could clearly see that it was the Mirage F1 from the Mirage Squadron that had arrived.
"What? Another one has arrived?"
Xia Yu was somewhat surprised to receive Kuhn's call.
The combination of 3+1, the white hat really values them!
"Yes, a Mirage F1 has arrived."
The daytime visibility was excellent, and Kuhn could clearly see the Mirage F1, laden with auxiliary fuel tanks, landing on the runway.
Chung Fei's air force has 150 personnel, which seems to be more than the White Hats air force, but they don't have a single fighter jet. So it's quite clear whose Mirage F1 has come from afar.
"They came with the goal of completely flattening Bogo Village and eliminating Jihuo Defense, so naturally they will go all out."
Xia Yu also received a call from Meng Qiao.
White Hat contacted Busa, expressing their desire for Busa to stand by and help clean up the mess, as this was a conflict between two companies.
For seasoned politicians, it's not a matter of whether or not they'll be humiliated, but rather whoever wins and whom they'll side with.
Feeling humiliated, Panaka's rebellion would be truly shameful; he could only be brought back with the help of the PMC.
The correct approach is to remain neutral, or rather, to please both sides.
"Boss, isn't the pressure in Bogo Village too great?"
Kuhn said with some concern.
Not only him, but Hans and the others were the same.
Although the boss is very powerful, the forces behind him are not involved. They only have an British fighter jet. Can the boss defeat them?
These rough-around-the-edges guys are used to dealing with armored vehicles, so they obviously don't understand that in modern air combat, quantity doesn't necessarily equate to effectiveness.
Those three Super Étendard aircraft did not carry air-to-air missiles; their only threat came from the 3x2x125 configuration, which carried a total of 750 rounds of 30mm cannon ammunition.
Would someone like Xia Yu engage in a dogfight with them?
The only aircraft responsible for air-to-air combat was the Mirage F1. He even felt a little regretful that since White Hat had sent that plane, he might as well have sent the remaining two Mirage IIIs as well.
Just like the military flag squadron next door, a squadron should be neat and orderly.
"Don't worry, even if six come, let alone four, I'll make sure they don't leave alive."
Hearing his boss's confidence, Kuhn said no more.
He could only pray that the British planes would be reliable and help the boss shoot down all the British planes.
This is outrageous! If Kuhn's mother knew her son was like this, she would definitely grab her cane and beat him.
Mixed-race people generally have this kind of trouble. It's better to have one more generation of mixed-race people. For example, Hans can easily beat Soviet equipment. Even if his grandmother knew, she would just sigh.
Without exchanging many words, Kuhn watched the Phantom F1 taxi into the hangar and then hung up the phone.
Shifting the focus to the hangar, a middle-aged pilot with a mustache climbed down the ladder into the cockpit.
Apart from Thomas, who was new to the company and looked unfamiliar, he was familiar with everyone in the Flag Company.
"Leno, you're really slow. Let me introduce you to our squadron's new recruit, this is Thomas."
The pilot of aircraft B stepped forward and introduced the two men, explaining that they were colleagues who fought together.
While everyone exchanged pleasantries, the technicians, having finished working on the three Super Etendards, began removing the external fuel tanks from the Mirage F1s.
Aside from the ability to drop auxiliary fuel tanks during combat, they are reused during relocation.
Unfortunately, no matter how much the White Hat team tried to control costs, they couldn't make up for the losses caused by the concentrated fire defense.
After unloading the fuel tanks and confirming that there were no abnormalities in the aircraft, the technicians began to load the Mirage F1 with ammunition according to the established combat plan.
In addition to its own Matra series, this aircraft can also carry older versions of the Rattlesnake on its wingtips.
Missiles have a shelf life, and close-range air-to-air missiles are almost impossible to refurbish due to their high degree of integration.
In addition, due to the limited supply of missiles purchased that year, the Air Force switched back to using its own missiles after exhausting that batch of AIM-9J missiles. The White Hats only had a good relationship with the domestic military, and the US military didn't pay any attention to them.
After exchanging pleasantries, Leno also came over to help, loading the two unpacked "Super" 530F medium-range missiles onto the trolley.
Actually, he still prefers the new Mica missile.
Before retiring from the military, Leno had flown various aircraft models, from the Phantom F1 to the Phantom 2000 and then to the Rafale C, but in the end, he still flew the Phantom F1.
He had no opinion on what kind of aircraft to fly, but he was very particular about what kind of missiles to carry.
Compared to the "Super" 530F, which was specifically developed for the Mirage F1, the composite Mika used on the Mirage 2000 and Rafale combines medium-range interception, close-range combat, and self-defense capabilities, once again realizing the old tradition of using one missile for multiple purposes.
Leno really wanted this, but the company told him he didn't.
Using Mica is not cost-effective for them. First, they would have to upgrade the Mirage F1 with the avionics of the Mirage 2000, and then there's the exorbitant price of Mica.
Don't fire it out; the enemy's plane isn't even as expensive as the missile.
The sea harriers in Xiayu are not as expensive as a Mika, and even less expensive than a Super 530F, but so what?
After loading medium-range missiles, the technicians began mounting aerial bombs.
It's a waste to leave so many hardpoints empty. Let's load them all with 250kg bombs. If there are no enemy fighters lying in ambush, we can join the Étendard squadron for bombing. If there are, we can drop them and then fight them in dogfights.
Non-precision guided aerial bombs are essentially iron bombs; the old magnesium-equivalent mK82 only sells for $4,000 each.
It's not a loss to throw it away at this price; it's even cheaper than the 155mm shells used by the TRF1.
With all racks fully loaded and the fighter jets refueled with aviation kerosene, the temporary bombing squadron for concentrated fire defense operations was officially ready.
The departure time is set for tomorrow morning. The base commander contacted the reconnaissance and operations team.
"James, are you guys in position yet?"
“We arrived near the target location an hour ago, and after launching a drone, we confirmed that the concentrated fire defense was located in the village.”
In the rainforest outside Bogo village, James looked at the screen and said.
They learned quickly, and this time they brought consumer-grade drones with them for the operation.
The zoom lens clearly transmitted the scene in the village, such as two Panhard VbL armored vehicles and the modified T-64B1M that was highlighted in the intelligence report.
The Weasel infantry fighting vehicle is not visible; it must be parked in the vehicle yard. But this vehicle yard is really well-maintained!
James seriously doubted whether a 250kg bomb could breach the building.
It's difficult; anything over 400kg won't work. So after the first round of bombing, the helicopter squadron will take over, and they will clean up the battlefield. These three steps are very important.
Xia Yu said that even if he was caught off guard, these three moves would not have much effect on his parking lot.
The building appears to be two and a half stories high, but it is actually three and a half stories high. However, given the White Hat's limited strength, he would have little chance of utilizing the refuge floor.
At an altitude of 3,500 meters, Sparrowhawk A is locking onto this little thing below.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware that the oriole is behind it.
Xia Yu has already discovered this reconnaissance team and is now monitoring them from the opposite direction.
These guys are the elite of the elite. If Xia Yu uses his L115A3 sniper rifle to fight them, he can probably only kill one of them at most before getting headshot.
However, their company mainly deals with machine guns; who's going to go toe-to-toe with you guys?
Xia Yu's sniper rifle is only good for dealing with black guys with AKm; if they're even slightly tough, he'll just unleash a barrage of fire.
James had no idea that he was looking at the "scenery" from 350 meters in the sky, while the person looking at the scenery was looking at him from 3,500 meters above the ground.
When the battery life warning sounded, they tried to return the drone to its home base, but Xia Yu's drone was still watching them.
When it was time to eat, we found these guys were really enjoying their mREs.
Um?
Shouldn't this taste terrible?
The worst thing is the food from the United States. Their mess halls at their bases are terrible, let alone the military rations.
In comparison, the MRE from the Hair Army is incredibly abundant; consuming it truly increases combat effectiveness.
In the rainforest at sunset, a hungry James is enjoying his dinner.
Although he is Black, he is a follower of the Red Moon religion, and the melting pot outside the law respects his faith.
The mRE he's eating right now is a chicken rice bowl with salmon sauce.
The menu features the Qingzhen No. 2 meal, a classic dish that he never tires of.
Xia Yu recalled that among the spoils from the White Hat base, there was a batch of various types of mREs, but the company had a temporary battlefield cook, so they hadn't been used yet.
James, who was drinking his post-dinner coffee after dinner, had no idea that he had influenced someone's opinion on mRE.
After finishing his coffee, he picked up the SIG SG 553 short rifle and returned to the forward observation post.
As a retired non-commissioned officer from the 2nd Parachute Regiment Combat Frogman (GpAt), an elite unit outside the French border, he trained in equatorial rainforest warfare at the equatorial forest training ground in French Sierra Navona.
His assignment to Kongluga was a good fit for his profession, as his team members had similar backgrounds and generally used SIG firearms instead of the FAMAS issued to ordinary troops.
If the company hadn't chosen to use fighter jets to bombard the defenses to deter troublemakers, it would have been easier to send them into the village under cover of night to carry out a decapitation strike.
James knew the enemy had a special operations squad, but they were more like mechanized infantry platoons, and their anti-infiltration and anti-decapitation capabilities weren't very strong. They were confident they could take them out first.
Unfortunately, they weren't the main characters this time. Apart from early battlefield reconnaissance, they could only act as scavengers to clean up the battlefield.
Could Xia Yu say that she was being looked down upon?
The rebels underestimated them, lost all their armored forces, and were driven into the rainforest.
Philip and Maxim underestimated them, and after their entire armored convoy was wiped out, one died and the other was imprisoned.
Now it's the White Hat headquarters' turn. While they prioritize concentrated fire defense, they've shown a lack of attention to detail, which will come at a price.
The people in white hats were also wronged. They clearly took it very seriously, and the problem should have been resolved at the branch office level. Who would have thought it would escalate to this point? The reason was simply that they were unlucky and encountered a cheater.
What PMC company with only a few dozen employees can support a business that produces main battle tanks, heavy infantry fighting vehicles, and medium attack helicopters?
When did the industry get into this mess? Is it wrong for them to crack down on these overworked and "scabby" workers?
There was a mistake; the mistake was not being strong enough.
In Afica, a place where the strong prey on the weak, the right to speak must be won with the cannons in hand.
Nothing happened that night. The villagers got up and went to work as usual. All they knew was that the atmosphere had been a bit tense lately and that someone was planning something bad for their boss, Sherlock.
This is intolerable. I'll go home, grab my AK (which I don't even know if it will still fire), and fight the bad guys.
The villagers' feelings were genuine; it's just that their understanding of modern warfare was more in line with their own perceptions.
What is a fighter jet?
Is it the same as Sherlock's plane with the big fan?
This is really different, and it's hard to explain, but fortunately they'll find out what it is after they rest for a while.
"Call James, what's the situation with the target? Any abnormalities?"
The base commander contacted the reconnaissance team again, and four pilots stood behind him, ready to take off.
"James received. There are signs of human activity in the target's parking lot and hangar. All heavy equipment is present, and no abnormalities have been found."
The presence of tanks and helicopters, along with the matching number of personnel, proves that the target remained at the base to rest and regroup.
James saw what Xia Yu wanted him to see.
All the company assets that needed to be displayed have been displayed; they're just waiting for them to enter the market.
"The temporary bombing squadron will depart in 30 minutes. You are on standby."
"yes!"
Thomas was a little nervous as he sensed the atmosphere.
This was his first combat mission since joining the White Hats. Before his discharge, he had only participated in exercises, such as dropping bombs and firing rockets.
However, the thought of eliminating the thugs who attacked their company gradually calmed Thomas down.
Since it was just a matter of mental preparation, he subconsciously ignored why the company attacked them and what they themselves had done.
The hangar doors opened to both sides along the sliding rails, and four fighter jets filed out, their wings laden with bombs.
Upon witnessing this, Kuhn immediately contacted Xia Yu.
"Boss, they're coming."
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