Chapter 136 Two armies clash, first, they scout the enemy (Please subscribe!)
About an hour after Xia Yu drove away, the decapitation squad finally advanced to the vicinity of Bogo Village.
For these old guys who had spent over a year at the French Siana branch base, marching through the Amazon rainforest at the same latitude was like a daily routine. However, since it was still early, they weren't in a hurry to reach their designated location.
Night is the best protection.
After a quick meal, once it was completely dark, the 10 people put on night vision goggles and continued their advance.
This time, they got even closer than the previous reconnaissance team.
The distance of less than 800 meters allows them to break into the village immediately; now they just need to wait for friendly forces to arrive.
"Buzz~~"
At an undeveloped, rocky, deep-water port on the coast of Kongluga, an 80-ton marine crane is hoisting "White Force" heavy infantry fighting vehicles ashore one by one.
Besides these three large vehicles, there are also several wheeled light armored vehicles.
In addition to the two-person crew consisting of a driver and commander/gunner, each White Force vehicle can also carry seven fully armed mechanized infantrymen.
As long as several tons of bunker buster bombs are dropped directly on him, the young man should be able to hold out until the start of the battle; that's a contingency plan that was prepared long ago.
It's too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost. We ordered Old Mag's MQ-9 "Reaper" again, that jerk that's often shot down by agents with rifles in the movies.
Pierre might eventually drive Leclerc to Langenga!
Kong Lu, maintaining his composure, replaced the damaged anti-G suit and, incidentally, replaced the air-to-air payload of the F-4K in the center of the hangar.
Inside the control room next to the launch vehicle, the pilot stared intently at the screen, controlling the flight attitude and trajectory of the Sparrowhawk B.
Because of the poor secrecy surrounding the White Hat company, we just received the news that the two PMC companies are about to start fighting again.
In the initial stage of the plan, we will adopt a passive defense strategy. When the enemy is in disarray, our two crews will rush down to completely annihilate them.
Hans's voice came through the channel.
One person was the operator of the Sparrowhawk B, so the stingy Lan Qiangshun had no choice but to hire an entire crew, even if it meant holding his nose.
However, according to the previous combat intelligence of Jihuo Defense, apart from one instance of forming an eight-vehicle formation with the Anka mechanized infantry battalion, the number of vehicles we deployed on our own was at least two.
“You send 05 and 06 to keep an eye on the front. If we dare to retreat from the front, you won’t be able to keep us all here.”
Lan Qiang said without much confidence.
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~~"
The two reserve squads had trained extensively. Dressed in full gear, they would get into the vehicles as soon as they stopped, then carry bulletproof shields weighing over 20kg each and charge 1,000 meters to quickly fill the gap in firepower caused by personnel losses, forming a triangular formation of three white vehicles.
With two Magic 2 air-to-air missiles mounted on the wingtip pylons and four Super 530d medium-range missiles mounted on the right and left wing pylons, plus two conformal fuel tanks that cannot be jettisoned at any time, the Mirage 2000C's range and combat capability were maximized.
All the tanks were stored away, including the Mi-24V. The hangar was big enough to fit a Mi-24V and two Gazelles with their rotors folded.
Even though the MiG-29 is jokingly called the airport guardian by military enthusiasts, it is still a standard third-generation fighter jet. Some PMC companies do not have the capability to equip themselves with that aircraft because we have to consider cost-effectiveness.
Hans offered his suggestion.
After detaching from the refueling hose of the aerial "nanny," the Mirage 2000C pilot, Edgar, reported his location to his employer.
At that speed, and without that RSC value, it could only be the opponent's Sparrowhawk B, or a fighter jet that has crept up to its doorstep.
The bulletproof shields used to withstand the tungsten balls from the airburst bombs were fixed to both sides of the vehicle.
For snowy owls to achieve combat capability, air force fighter jets need to take off, which is not only a complicated process but also a waste of military budget. For example, in a reconnaissance and strike mission, a missile is launched along with the owl during reconnaissance, which is inefficient.
There is no water, no electricity, and no food here, so the defense is the weakest.
Even at the seventh-hand price plus internal pricing, two vehicles can be directly exchanged for one seventh-hand Mirage 2000. Lan Qiang is confident in dealing with fewer than two Mirage 2000s.
Its mission was to hunt down these two relatively lightly armored modified Marders.
That time, France insisted on developing its own technology, and even with a reskinned version like Snowy Owl, the US didn't bother with it and simply bought the original.
Did Pierre know that the Amx-10Rc and Amx-10p were notoriously bad?
After contacting headquarters, I asked.
The integrated reconnaissance and strike capability is incredibly impressive. The military only discovered this when they were gradually deploying the Sparrowhawk B and fully replacing the Snowy Owl manned aircraft, which lacked reconnaissance capabilities.
To attack a tank with concentrated fire defenses, it must dive to an altitude of over 2,000 meters before it can aim and launch missiles.
Missiles are least threatening when they are under the launch pad; once they are launched, they become vulnerable.
"Mole, how are things going on their side?"
What lies ahead?
The launch vehicle's rails propelled the Sparrowhawk B, whose engine speed had been reduced, into the night sky, where it sped towards the inland areas of Kunga.
Or perhaps that was a continuation of the next war, with the small White Hats losing four fighter planes, one reconnaissance squadron, and one outpost.
In a retreat attack of that magnitude, concentrated fire defenses would not have the capacity to defend our flanks and front, not to mention we would not have received any precise strikes from the ground.
The combat power of the eighth-generation fighter jet is undeniable, but it is also a profit crusher for PMC. Even today, I might not be able to equip it, and even if I did, I would only have one.
Suddenly, a long alarm sounded on the channel.
The problem is that the Sparrowhawk B's Spike LR has a maximum range of only 4 kilometers, and nighttime launches are limited by the minimum detection range of night vision equipment, reducing the range to less than 3 kilometers.
Hans picked up the tactical tablet that Conlu had just bought. It displayed a real-time radar scan image, showing various values that had not yet been detected.
Both sides want to eliminate each other, demonstrating their military might while facilitating business dealings. However, aside from cash-on-delivery arms deals, who would dare to do business with terrorists?
"That's the problem. You'll be on your way as soon as they start fighting."
Having been fitted with diesel power packs, propelling their over 70-ton vehicles, three oddly shaped infantry fighting vehicles appeared nearby.
In the face of two armies, stray bullets are deadly to unprotected personnel, so Kong Lu delayed clearing the ground floor of the vehicle yard to use as a refuge floor.
I partnered with 06 for a while and knew that the guy was a console game enthusiast who paid for his own PS4 and Xbox game consoles in the dorm, so I handed this remote-controlled weapon station over to 06 to take charge of.
The cost-effectiveness ratio is also a primary factor in the shift from fighter jets back to armored vehicles.
After finishing speaking, Kong Lu temporarily suspended the communication.
Using that thing is really no different from playing a game. At least it allows you to use aimbots and wallhacks in Earth Online. In that respect, Hans is like the 06.
Only those who are super-rich or cheaters don't have the right to be willful.
For self-defense, Jihuo Defense laid an anti-tank minefield within a 500-meter radius of the village, wide enough for only one 8x8 military truck to pass through.
However, my Focused Firepower is ultimately still a PMC company, and it's unlikely that it will transform into a multinational corporation specializing in technological arms/biological weapons.
I need to keep one shot to deal with any armed helicopters that might take off, because it's difficult to attack the hangar entrance from the village entrance from that angle. It's a gamble to put all my bets on the decapitation strike team.
Because it was in high-power mode and had a large radar cross-section, it was only locked onto by the blue female fox when it was within a range of 10 kilometers.
"The feint attack crew hasn't been in position for long?"
The weapons officer was on standby at all times, the intelligence officer was analyzing the maps and the various data transmitted by the sensors, not to mention the co-pilot who had not yet taken over the flight.
“Do you think we should have brought mine-resistant vehicles? The area in front of Bogo Village is covered with mines.”
Lan Qiang, next time we retreated to White Hat's outpost base in Zhongfei, we also didn't drive tanks to break into Jiban's airport, so White Hat had to wait until the concentrated fire defense planes took off before shooting us down.
Big companies are like that; they're willing to spend money on equipment, but they don't have enough employees to support that equipment.
Lan Qiangshun also had the courage and financial resources to form a three-unit Mirage 2000 squadron.
Before the active protection system arrives, any anti-tank missile must be treated with extreme caution. Their penetration depth is far more terrifying than that of rocket launchers, and they are even said to have the special ability to "cut" scalps.
Those who play special forces have dirty minds; they have to guard the front line thoroughly.
Pierre made a last-minute change to the battle plan.
Once I've caught my breath, I'll find an opportunity to retaliate.
The anti-aircraft vehicle was the responsibility of Shao Mi and me. There weren't many modes, and I knew exactly which mode to use in which situation.
"You delayed evacuating the villagers, but you haven't even evacuated Yu Xiaochu and us yet. You've only kept the lights on, and the enemy hasn't launched a retreat yet."
"Whoosh~~"
The entire White Top Hat was equipped with only one of these aircraft. The Sparrowhawk A, which cost $34 million for a complete system back then, was not available in any of the branch offices. Who can blame them when a used one is so desirable?
"Felix, once our tanks charge out, take out one of the two Marder tanks with a missile, but keep one in reserve just in case."
"Buzz~ Buzz~~"
I know, but that group was qualified to bully Old White in Afica. It's just that we messed with a competitor we deserved to mess with, so this was going to be a real spectacle.
At that distance, the penetration data of the discarding sabot fin-stabilized armor-piercing projectile would be worse than at 2000 meters, but it would still be able to penetrate the frontal armor of the White Force.
Xia Yu issued the first order.
Forcing ourselves to participate in the war will only make us easy targets for our manned aircraft.
The headquarters operations room assessed that the chances of the concentrated fire defense operation being carried out were that only two vehicles and two crews would be deployed. This excludes the possibility that we had expanded our personnel during that period, but the chances of forming combat capability were still very slim.
"Boss, the firefighters have just finished aerial refueling, and it will be able to retreat into the country in less than 20 minutes."
There was indeed no such report; the white-hatted convoy was actually planning to get within 500 meters, while the convoy tasked with the feint attack would only stop at around 800 meters.
The manned aircraft launcher under the cargo ship's deck, with its engine running and pre-cooling completed, was a Sparrowhawk B manned aircraft, not yet fully fueled, and loaded with two long-range air-to-ground Spike missiles.
First, let's talk about whether the Sparrowhawk B is equipped with a passive radar warning system. So, on the side controlling the manned aircraft, the people in white top hats didn't know they hadn't been exposed yet. Instead, they were observing the situation in Bogo Village through the red camera.
That was also an unspoken rule of that "business war"—those who followed the rules were classified as terrorists.
Pierre felt that 3x7=21 combat employees were not enough to act as a feint force; at least two additional groups were needed to maintain a sustained firepower advantage over the concentrated fire defense.
Kong Lu could only say thank you, but as long as the opposing fighter jets numbered more than two, he had no sure way to win.
A dozen minutes before the Sparrowhawk B took off, the Snowy Owl squadron of the Armed Forces at Gabon Air Base also slowly took off with manned aircraft.
"Beep~~Beep~~"
These Panhard M3 tanks were very ineffective against machine guns, so they were only responsible for hauling a dozen or so men to the front lines, rather than engaging the concentrated fire of the defenses head-on.
Xia Yu continued his report.
Pierre asked, looking at his hand.
Companies like Umbrella Corporation, with helicopters crashing one after another and ground bases destroyed one after another, only exist in movies and TV shows.
"Boss, your radar has detected it. It's circling below you, and its RSC value isn't very high!"
It's certain that the White Hat fighter jets will be deployed; the only remaining question is what kind of armored forces the enemy will use.
Although the sound was muffled, in the quiet night, the two train crews in the yard could not hear it very clearly.
"Both crews are now on standby inside the train, with crew number 1 and crew number 2 guarding the train yard and hangar respectively."
"Our Little True Leclerc has arrived. You must also be wary of attacks from all sides. According to Maxim's intelligence, the White Hat headquarters is equipped with the Sparrowhawk B, which is a manned aircraft that can both conduct reconnaissance and strike."
Kong Lu reminded everyone again.
"Understood. The air defense radar isn't turned on yet; it's in high-power search mode. It's definitely because we have fewer fighter jets. If the boss can handle it by himself, he'll lead us to the village."
Having two options and emphasizing stability is meaningless when faced with overwhelming strength.
That's insane! The Germans' main battle tank is much cheaper than the Leopard 2 series from the other side.
Even if it's a fight against the opponent, it can help reduce some of the pressure on Kong Lu.
Like Oracle's old man, who spent over $6 million to buy a MiG-29 in the 1990s.
"Call I! That's the mole over there. Turn on the searchlight immediately."
Even if the news of wiping out a village that is colluding with PMC is poorly suppressed, it will still cause a stir. However, the airport's status is too insignificant. If there are any concerns, the situation will change for the better.
Because sufficient pressure is needed to trigger the fuse, the minefield won't affect the villagers' lives, but the man in the white hat probably didn't anticipate it!
Even Weyland Corporation in the Alien series was eventually acquired by a large corporation because of its founder's "extravagant spending." Kong Lu felt that was more realistic, with the protective umbrella being so magical.
Although the losses seem devastating, the company can actually recover by disposing of some of its assets; however, it must earn back the lost face itself.
On my side, the fighting has begun, and the fighter jets that are focusing their firepower on the defense will be taking off. We can also openly attack the Kunga Airport.
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