Of course, after transferring the embassy staff and US citizens, they were "dead out of service," and no C-17 was available for transfer, thus falling into the hands of the concentrated fire defense.
"It's convenient, but we're short of crew. You have to help me out, buddy. These four CH-46Es can create eight jobs for you. These days, not every ace pilot can fly a helicopter for Kobe. I'm far from home, but the pay is high!"
Xia Yu expressed his current difficulties to Lao Tang.
"You're right. Let professionals do what they're good at, let the strong get high salaries, and the weak shouldn't occupy high positions."
Thompson, with his technical background, agreed with Xia Yu's ideas.
The star player's pilot was said to have 8,200 hours of flight experience, but the investigation results showed that the problem was not with the plane, but with the pilot.
The weather was indeed problematic at the time, but does dense fog mean soldiers shouldn't fight?
Three years ago, a heroic captain surnamed Liu was so physically strong that he could endure for more than half an hour in a temperature of -40°C while wearing only a short-sleeved shirt because he flew an old bomber before retiring from the military.
Soldiers are meant to push their limits; poor weather conditions are no excuse. Helicopter pilots responsible for concentrated fire defense must possess all-weather, all-domain combat capabilities.
Otherwise, what is called an ace card can only be a dead card.
"Give me a week, and I'll find the four best crews for you."
Old Tang promised over the phone.
This isn't particularly noticeable in China, but American bosses constantly talk about how many jobs they've created and how many employment problems they've solved.
Their country's low-altitude economy is indeed booming, but there is a clear surplus of professional helicopter pilots, because farmers can fly themselves and do not need to hire retired military pilots.
The police only have a few helicopters for car chases, and they can't assign many pilots, so many pilots who have no place to use their skills will find other jobs.
Xia Yu has given them a stage to showcase their talents again, and using Thompson's connections is also helping him. It's basically a win-win-win situation!
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. But what about Ao Daliyah..."
After discussing the matter of equipping the Sea Knights with their own units, Xia Yu changed the subject and brought up Tu'ao.
Old Tang isn't British, and the only connection he, as the owner of PMC, the hypothetical enemy in aerial combat, has with Australia is their fleet of land-based Hornets.
Tacair's main customers have always been the Navy, and its interest in these dozens of F/A-18s is primarily driven by a desire to secure business with the Air Force.
After all, it's not like Xila and Tuerqi, where two squadrons of F-16s can act as each other's hypothetical enemy.
The United States must choose an enemy fighter aircraft that can be flown by its own pilots, and it cannot be the same type of aircraft used by the troops being trained.
Therefore, to handle business with the Navy, you need to use Air Force fighter jets, and to handle business with the Air Force, you need to use Navy fighter jets. The main point is differentiation.
As for the Navy's complete replacement of its fleet with the Super Hornet, the older Hornets that were replaced were carrier-based aircraft and had been subjected to corrosion from sea fog for many years, resulting in very poor aircraft condition.
Xia Yu rejected the Navy's proposal to replace F/A-18s with F-5s a few years ago, not only because he disliked the Hornet's appearance, but also because he felt that deployment at sea would be too damaging to the airframe.
Although he can fix it, the machine is in such poor condition that it's not worth the price; it would be better to just replace it with a Tomcat.
But now that there's an opportunity to buy cheap and reasonably good road-mounted Hornets, Xia Yu, who has the money, might as well buy a few.
Of course, this thing is different from the F-16. It's a bit troublesome for him to do it himself. He has to find a US PMC company to buy it in bulk.
Previously, Xia Yu had helped Old Tang's group in Northern Europe acquire a batch of Falcons, which earned him a favor from the opposing group's Hornet.
“They’re in high demand. Draken International isn’t competing with us, but Air has jumped in and is trying to snatch up these Hornets.”
Thompson said with lingering fear.
Among the countries that use land-based F/A-188 supersonic aircraft, the Canadian Air Force's CF-188 was the first to become unusable. Due to its unique geographical environment, the aircraft in Tu'ao are generally well-maintained.
Because the delivery schedule of F/A-18 was too slow, the Canadians bought a batch of second-hand F/A-18 Hornets from them for temporary use, which led to the competition among these PMC companies for the remaining few dozen aircraft.
Among other countries such as Finland and Spain, only the Swiss Air Force's Hornets had the lowest flight hours, but they were too wealthy to sell them.
Fortunately, the winning company was Tacair, who successfully acquired 46 F/A-18A/Bs, four of which belong to the Afica War Museum.
Yes, two single-seat A-types and two two-seat B-types, just enough for one aerobatic squadron and one passenger squadron.
Although it's a land-based Hornet, its foundation is such that it can definitely be modified for sea-based deployment on ships. It's a good opportunity to let our home base study how to modify it into a red Hornet.
As for Boeing's modification plan, that was an option that Tacair had no choice but to accept, since it was expensive and the quality wasn't necessarily good.
"The first batch of deliveries is scheduled for New Year's Day next year. Your four aircraft are among them. We'll contact you again then."
The two discussed the delivery time, and Thompson asked Xia Yu for his opinion.
"Okay, we'll get in touch again on New Year's Day next year."
Xia Yu understood what his old friend meant.
It's troublesome for private military contractors' fighter jets to return and then go out again. The deployment of F-16s in the Mexican operation was also specially approved.
To avoid trouble, the most convenient option is to deliver the goods directly on the high seas after leaving the Ao Taiya.
Next year will be 2022. I hope Top Gun II will not be delayed again, and the Tomcat squadron in the aircraft carrier museum can be launched smoothly.
The Bumblebee Squadron represents the museum's next phase of development, a large-scale, profit-driven theme park that must continuously introduce new elements.
This is the only way to encourage repeat purchases from those who can afford it.
Take airlines as an example again. They are equivalent to first-class and business-class passengers, providing 70% of the revenue.
More than 90% of the total consumer population travels in "economy class," and the revenue they generate can only cover costs.
The money that reaches Xia Yu's hands comes from the world's richest 10% of the population, who own 82% of the world's wealth.
Only their support could sustain two large military-themed parks of this scale.
Buying a second-hand aircraft carrier and relying solely on ticket sales would lead to bankruptcy.
Only aircraft carriers with combat capabilities can be profitable.
After hanging up the phone, the Sherlock entered the country's airspace and successfully landed at Pointe-Noire Airport a little over an hour later.
Xia Yu has a lot to do next. The AC-208B needs to be modified, and personnel, supplies, and equipment all need to be transferred to Kenniya.
Most importantly, the initial intelligence gathering work on the Zhāmali youth team was still crucial.
He anticipates a medium- to long-term deployment of up to six months, but with the contract amount remaining unchanged, the shorter the deployment period, the better, as a shorter period will yield greater profits.
Therefore, intelligence is very important; Xia Yu needs to know the location of every stronghold of the Zhomali Youth Team.
"Although the Americans have deployed MQ-9 Reapers at Kenniya, we need to carry out the reconnaissance work ourselves. The two CH-4s leased by the company will be the first batch to arrive at Kenniya before the end of the month," Xia Yu said first at the preparatory meeting.
Cross-border reconnaissance requires large, long-endurance UAVs that can integrate reconnaissance and strike capabilities; the Sparrowhawk B and ScanEagle are only used after they enter the Sultanate.
Although they are all military drones, they are strictly distinguished according to their performance indicators and usage scenarios, which is the so-called dedicated drones for specific purposes.
Like the previous deployment in Afuhan, where the priority wasn't to strike targets, the CH-4 wasn't needed. But this deployment in Kumari was aimed at eliminating the Kumari Youth. One CH-4 wasn't enough, so two were needed. Fortunately, they were able to patrol continuously in the same direction.
"At the same time, because the client's budget is limited, we can only use the An-124 to a limited extent, and most of the equipment and supplies will be transported to Mogadishu by sea."
Mogadishu and Konluga are located on the east and west coasts of Afica, respectively. Since air transport is not feasible, sea transport is faster than land transport.
The heavy trucks that Xia Yu obtained from Afika were distributed to various mines. Ji Huo Defense only needs to maintain the current size of its transport fleet in Afika and try to avoid land transportation as much as possible.
Is the "Huoji" ship currently in port?
"Yes, they returned to Black Point Harbor last week after completing their escort mission for the Seagull, and will not return to Southeast Pass until next year."
The employee in charge of Pointe-Noire answered.
The Gulf of Ghenia is not peaceful, and even our own research vessels need escort from our own warships.
However, with the Focused Fire stationed in Konluga, the task of transferring equipment and supplies to Mogadishu fell to them.
Other warships can't carry them, but dock landing ships are the perfect fit, and can transport all the armored units needed for this mission in one trip.
As for the high price of diesel, the black swan event has affected more than just the civil aviation industry; Brent crude oil is about to drop to $70 a barrel.
Xia Yu can afford to use diesel fuel for this boat now, not to mention that he also made quite a bit of a harvest in Ah Fu Han.
From another perspective, isn't this also a form of real combat training?
The dock landing ship is used for transporting armored units and landing them. In addition to personnel transfer, Xia Yu also needs to modify a Cessna 208B amphibious aircraft to transport technical staff from Kenniya to the east coast of Afica.
Sending them aboard the Jihuo ship for a direct "beach landing" is the fastest way.
Of course, the territory of the Zumari Youth Team is mainly in some inland towns; their operations on the coast are limited to terrorist attack squads.
Without their heads and faces covered by black cloths, no one can tell which tribe these guys belong to, so African Union blue helmets are on duty to maintain order on the road.
However, Xia Yu hoped they would have the guts to launch a sneak attack, since the five tank crews that the company had reinforced in the past six months had not yet had a proper, satisfying battle.
Steel needles are useless; large-caliber high-explosive fragmentation rounds and programmable rounds are far more useful. Only the fiercest firepower can drive the main force of the Zhomali youth team back to their mountain stronghold.
The company's armored forces are the undisputed mainstay of the first phase of operations, with objectives more deeply intertwined with Boko Haram and civilians.
In this situation, the role of armed helicopters can only be auxiliary.
"So, boss, the first phase of the operation will primarily involve daytime assaults."
Hans asked Xia Yu.
"Yes, the advantage of night combat will only be realized in the second phase. In order to reduce friendly fire, the first phase of the advance must be carried out during the day. This is also to psychologically prepare the target."
Xia Yu began to explain.
He wanted the youth team to think that Jihuo Defense was a "legitimate" company and to develop the habit of being highly vigilant during the day and relaxing at night.
This concentrated firepower from all nocturnal mammals can catch the enemy off guard in the second phase.
With mountainous terrain and night raids, the Smary youth team, unlike the BLA guys, couldn't snag cheap night vision scopes from the US military.
At night they are blind, and apart from their large numbers and scattered strongholds, they are easier to deal with than the Baloch people.
However, the ability to attack several strongholds in one night is inseparable from multi-layered, three-dimensional fire support.
In addition to the two Red Falcons, howitzers, mortars, and multiple rocket launchers are also very important.
The mountainous terrain, while seemingly limiting concentrated fire defense, also served as a cage for the Zomali youth team, leaving them with only manpower and light weapons to confine.
Those heavy equipment can only be left in the large outposts that pickup trucks can reach.
These areas will be key targets for fighter jets, and those small outposts with dozens or hundreds of personnel will be used to explore what modern mountain warfare is all about.
Helicopters, drones, artillery, armored vehicles, individual soldiers...
These key nodes will link together to achieve highly efficient strikes against mountain targets, meaning that with minimal troop deployment, enemy personnel can be killed to the maximum extent in the shortest time.
Completely annihilating the Chamari Youth Team is out of the question, but eliminating more than 90% of their members is Xia Yu's KPI.
In business, you have to make the client feel that the money is worthwhile.
Even if the target has an extreme religious belief, if more than 90% of the personnel are lost, unless al-Qaeda sends key personnel to fully assist them in restoring their combat effectiveness, they will not be able to recover for at least ten years.
"Enough, that's more than enough. I wonder when your company will enter the Smear campaign?"
A week later, at Moi Air Base in Nairobi.
Xia Yu explained his battle plan to the high-ranking military officers in Kenniya. All the generals present were satisfied, but they were more concerned about the deployment progress of the concentrated fire defense.
Justin stepped forward and asked on behalf of everyone.
"Our company's warships will arrive in Mogadishu in three days and complete the construction of the outpost camp within five days. The first phase of operations will officially begin a week later."
Xia Yu gave them a definite answer.
The speed of concentrated fire defense is already very fast. After all, reality is not a game. The basic needs of personnel, equipment, and other personnel need to be taken care of.
"At the same time, please contact the US Army Afica Command to confirm that they can conduct air strikes against these targets controlled by the Zummari Youth in a week."
Xia Yu handed over the intelligence, which was jointly confirmed by the two CH-4s and ground intelligence personnel, to Lao Jia.
All the coordinates on the paper are real and verifiable. Strike the target using the precision-guided munitions marked on the paper. This would cause at least 1,000 casualties while minimizing collateral damage.
There's no way around it; even the Myanmar government army brings their families along when they fight, let alone extremist groups like the Zumari Youth.
However, the Americans don't care about this. They can get bombing authorization just because they have a large number of armed personnel, so they consider this a sign of restraint.
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