For example, the coatings on thermal components such as ship main engines and high-temperature pipelines need to block heat transfer and assist in fire prevention.
Asbestos, once the most commonly used fireproof and heat-insulating material in the last century, has now been completely phased out. Xia Yu now uses aluminum silicate fiber to repair steam turbines.
This material is also currently the most commonly used and well-regarded marine insulation material.
Before the São Paulo even arrived in port, he had already imported hundreds of tons of asbestos, because not only aircraft carriers, but also tanks, fighter jets, and submarines, these vehicles of war, had all used asbestos extensively in the past.
When you first enter service, it's probably nothing, but after decades and generations of soldiers, the dust from aging and falling off can easily get into your lungs.
Instead of completely replacing everything with new materials, it's better to just change the materials directly, which is healthier and less harmful.
In other words, the employees had no idea how much the boss was worried about them.
Like the British, their Challenger 2 main battle tanks, Bulldog armored personnel carriers, and Samurai infantry fighting vehicles have all been found to contain aged asbestos, treating soldiers purely as consumables.
A little tired, Xia Yu returned to the second deck, which was the armored hangar of the St. Paul.
It is 180 meters long, 24 meters wide, and 7 meters high, with a total area of 4,320 square meters, which is more than half the size of a standard football field, but it can still accommodate six standard NBA basketball courts lined up in a row.
There wasn't a single fighter jet here; in the corner, there was only one armored vehicle covered with a tarpaulin.
The Pasig people promised Xia Yu that the Cheetah air defense vehicle would be Xia Yu's third Cheetah, in addition to the Cheetah fighter jet and the Mimi.
No, the tank destroyer has already been deployed; it should be the second one.
The turrets on the Leopard 1 chassis, equipped with two Oerlikon 90-caliber 35mm KDA cannons, are in a dormant state with the cannon barrels flattened and the radar closed.
Xia Yu waved his hand and took it into Garage No. 2, then directly removed all the original Doppler search radar and tracking radar.
The Chinese have replaced some of the Cheetahs with better radars and carried out digital upgrades, but these are clearly top-of-the-line models that the Pasig contract couldn't buy.
Let's just go with the base version; it's even easier to modify it!
Wait for my hometown to send over the same search radar, tracking radar, auxiliary electro-optical tracking system, matching speed measuring and programming coils, and 1000 rounds of 35mm Ahead ammunition (cannot be printed).
After seeing the modified version, people will definitely ask, "Why does your Cheetah look so rabbit-like?"
Let's talk about how useful airburst rounds are. Even when facing heavily armored attack helicopters, you can switch to high-explosive and small steel needle rounds.
As for electromagnetic interference, that's a different matter. You can't keep your jammer running 24 hours a day, and it's also difficult to jam manned vehicles like helicopters and attack aircraft.
With an anti-aircraft tank and an auxiliary driving module, Xia Yu could definitely get a good night's sleep.
It's about doing a good job of identifying friend from foe, and not shooting down friendly helicopters.
Once the tactical flashlight's battery was almost depleted, Xia Yu strolled back to the flight deck. It was already lunchtime, and Lyman wasn't idle either.
The cook on the Proust prepared lunch, and he flew over in his Gazelle to pick it up.
Sergei and Andrei aren't here; we'll just have to wait for them to return…
"Splash splash"
The sound of a helicopter came from afar; it was a Mi-24V!
It was pretty fast; it was all done in the morning, and I was still in time for lunch.
Jihuo Defense prioritizes efficiency and has rarely been bogged down in a protracted battle since its inception.
"How's the situation?"
As Xia Yu handed out the pre-packaged meal boxes to everyone disembarking from the plane, he asked Sergei, who was lagging behind.
"It's just a fishing village. There are fewer than 10 armed personnel left behind; the rest are women and children."
Pirates, as long as they have good performance, are a high-income group. They can afford to marry several wives and have children like they're having babies.
When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.
Now that their hideout has been destroyed and all members have been brought to justice, they can no longer live off the ransoms they extorted.
"They kept the rest of their money in those two bags."
One package contained only US dollars, while the other contained the local currency, the kwanza.
Since the killing of the UNITA leader in 2002, ending a 27-year civil war, Anghela has entered a relatively stable period of development. Therefore, it is unlikely that Jihuo Defense will develop business there. Let's exchange this bag of Kwanza for US dollars when we get back!
With another package of US dollars, the company takes half to subsidize fuel costs, and the remaining half is split among everyone according to a coefficient, so this trip wasn't entirely fruitless.
After lunch, Group 1 used the speedboats left behind by the pirates to transfer all eight body bags and weapons and ammunition in decent condition to the Prudential.
During this time, Xia Yu made several more phone calls and made some arrangements.
As the sun set, the coastline finally came into view, and Kohler, who had stayed behind, had already set up his camera to record the arrival of the aircraft carrier.
"Oh! What's that?"
On the beach, a tourist who had finished sunbathing and was preparing to go back exclaimed in surprise.
"That's the São Paulo aircraft carrier, the third phase of the Afica War Museum project."
Kuhn said from the side.
The museum had just closed half an hour ago, and since Europeans and Americans eat dinner late, many tourists who came out would come to walk on the beach, so they all saw the huge creature in the sea.
"On its way to Black Point Pier, it was hijacked by a group of pirates. The local PMC company mobilized its defense forces, eliminated the pirates, rescued the sailors on the tugboat, and reclaimed the aircraft carrier from the museum."
After understanding the cause and course of events, the tourists exclaimed in their hearts, "Wow, this is so exciting!"
However, is the inclusion of an aircraft carrier in the third phase of the museum's construction intended to create a museum like the Midway, Hornet, or Lexington aircraft carrier museums?
There are only 7 aircraft carrier museums in the world: 5 from the US Navy and 2 from the Chinese Navy. So the Xia Yu is the first Afica aircraft carrier and the 8th aircraft carrier museum in the world.
Its arrival, and the subsequent attack and recapture by pirates, were themselves topics of great interest. Tourists at the scene took out their phones to take pictures, planning to post them online once they got back to their hotels and connected to Wi-Fi.
No rush, this is just the beginning.
"Splash splash"
The roar of helicopter rotors filled the air as three helicopters—one large and two small—took off from the aircraft carrier and flew in formation low over the beach. The airflow blew off many women's straw hats, eliciting screams from the crowd.
"Wow, a doe and a antelope, you say this is PMC, but this is clearly an army!"
Fans of World War II military equipment have some knowledge of modern warfare vehicles, and many tourists immediately recognized the helicopter model.
"No wonder the pirates couldn't beat them, they were just stomping on weaklings!"
Another tourist chimed in.
However, he only saw the difference in equipment, but failed to see the difference in the quality of the personnel on both sides.
Rescuing hostages is the most important thing.
A large caliber and high power are not necessarily a good thing in this situation, as they can easily tear pirates and hostages to shreds.
Soon, customs and police arrived together, along with the navy, who had been relatively inconspicuous until now.
Customs was responsible for temporarily accommodating the crew of the Prudential, while the police came to collect the bodies of the pirates. The scene of 43 body bags being transported off the ship was quite spectacular. Without naval soldiers maintaining order, things could easily have gotten out of hand.
"Holy crap, no survivors, that's brutal, I love it."
This tone clearly comes from a guy from China, a white tourist who loves military equipment and has traveled a long way to Taiwan. He's unlikely to be some kind of saintly liberal, and his thoughts are probably similar – he thinks this is how pirates should be dealt with.
However, as night deepened and there was nothing else to see, the tourists on the beach reluctantly dispersed, leaving only the Kongluga Navy responsible for watching the boats.
The navy of the country consists of two parts: the coastal area of Kongluga and the inland waterway of Busa. However, they did not receive a single penny of the defense budget for this equipment upgrade.
In other words, Xia Yu was willing to take care of them. Those armed speedboats and the captured guns and ammunition were worth a hundred thousand to two hundred thousand US dollars.
There's no need to sell it for money; it can be used as payment to hire these navy men to help watch the ship.
After all, we still have to stay at Pointe-Noire for another month!
Xia Yu didn't want anyone to sneak onto the ship. He also had to take care of the museum with his own people, so he could only find two people to stay on the ship with him for the night shift.
Yes, after dinner, Xia Yu led his men back to the aircraft carrier.
The open flight deck was a bit windy and had a lot of mosquitoes, so we set up a tent in the hangar and plugged in electric mosquito repellent.
The two teams of operational staff responsible for filming handed in their memory cards, and together with the footage Kohler shot on the beach, they would edit a promotional video for the St. Paul.
Not only the museum's publicity staff, but Hans was also drafted by Xia Yu. Who could blame him, since this guy loves watching movies and can offer professional advice on editing.
Xia Yu's requirement was that a single promotional video achieve two effects.
By engaging in thrilling and exciting actions, the video aims to stir the emotions of viewers, stimulate their adrenaline, and leave an impression on them, potentially turning them into future tourists.
Another aspect is to promote Jihuo Defense's maritime rescue capabilities to potential clients.
Each ship has personnel providing maritime security services. We apologize that they are short-staffed, but if a ship is indeed hijacked by pirates, then contacting them is definitely the right thing to do.
As for whether tourists might focus on the wrong thing and become interested in the fire prevention efforts, Xia Yu can only say that some things cannot be hidden, so it's better to let nature take its course.
Blackwater's downfall wasn't solely due to its notoriety; it was exposed for numerous scandals back then. EO's dissolution was also largely due to its failure to transition into a PMC model in time, ultimately being left behind by the times.
With Xia Yu at the helm, the concentrated fire defense is unlikely to "deviate from its course".
Now that his business has grown to a certain scale, he doesn't object to netizens digging deeper into the information about Jihuo Defense, but he doesn't want his parents to be shocked if they see his news on TV one day.
I was thinking, my son runs a small business in Afica, so why is the news all about planes and cannons?
"Mongoose, what are your thoughts?"
Sitting in front of the computer, Xia Yu, lacking inspiration, asked Hans a question.
"I feel that it can be edited in the Hollywood style, but the part about the fighter jets searching for the ship can be cut. The focus should be on the helicopter delivery and the confrontation with the pirates."
Promotional videos should not be too long; they must get straight to the point, starting with takeoff, then rescue, and finally introducing the museum.
"Won't the audience think it's fake?"
"That's easy. People are already discussing it online, and there will definitely be an official report tomorrow. Just quote it at the end of the video."
Movies love to do this: they completely distort the story, then label it as "based on a true story" to attract attention.
This wasn't altered; it was all real footage. Not a single bullet flying through the air was CG-generated. The other actors involved are still frozen solid in the freezer.
"Great idea, let's cut it like that!"
"Let's get to work!" The boss took the lead and started working, producing several versions before dawn.
They took it directly to the museum and randomly selected 10 tourists to choose the version they liked best. At this point, the local media in Busa and Konluga reported on it.
Thanks to the spread of information online, many media outlets in Europe and America also broadcast the content.
By interpolating screenshots, Xia Yu directly released the final version of the promotional video on the various platforms of the Afica War Museum.
Unsuspecting users who come across this video, seeing a helicopter taking off in the dark, might think it's a short clip from a war movie!
But this combination of a doe and a antelope is from a Nyslav film.
No, the camera pans to the view from the cockpit thermal imager.
On the sea, an ocean-going tugboat is towing an aircraft carrier. The shadow outline shown by the temperature difference is very obvious. Then zoom in and zoom in again until the first shot is fired.
"Bang"
The intense battle has begun. So far, there have been no close-up shots, only side views from thermal imaging, making it all look just like a game.
But after the first round of suppression ended, the scene finally changed, as if falling from the night sky until landing on the deck, where he raised his hand and fired two shots.
"Bang bang"
Users familiar with firearms have already recognized it as a SIG716 Patrol, and two people have entered the frame from each side of the view.
The exhilarating combat scenes finally unfolded in real life, with the enemy militants being annihilated as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
No, the group that was attacked should be pirates.
Even the slowest user should know that this is an attack on the pirates who have captured the tugboat, and that the two sides are extremely mismatched in terms of combat strength. The pirates, who seem to have more people, are being completely overwhelmed, making it even more dramatic than a blockbuster movie.
This is probably the improvement brought about by long-term actual combat. Whether it is Group 1 or Group 2, their combat power is far greater than when they were in the team.
For a soldier to grow quickly, real combat is the best way, because if you don't grow, you will be eliminated.
After taking down a ship full of pirates and rescuing all the hostages, the users who had been holding their breath suddenly started panting. That's how it is when you're too engrossed in something. But the video creators didn't want them to relax.
The scene shifts to another combat team completing a rappelling, but this time they have dogs with them.
Furthermore, the aircraft carrier they infiltrated was like a wrecked ship; once inside the compartments, there was no light source whatsoever, and the footage was transmitted via night vision devices.
Even in such circumstances, their attacks remained sharp, and they didn't have to worry about harming the hostages, simply using grenades to clear a path.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com