Yes, Afica's east coast.
With the joint escort and suppression by the navies of multiple countries, there are at most one or two pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden each year, and many pirates have either changed careers or gone abroad to work.
But in the following years, the world went into chaos.
When the escort fleet's attention shifts, that's when the Chamari pirates will rise from the dead and return to the fold.
This is also the best time for private military contractors to enter the Gulf of Aden, which is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
Pirates could demand a ransom of at least $5 million from ship owners if they successfully hijacked a ship full of people and cargo.
The allure of profit is undeniable; there are certainly quite a few Black men who dream of becoming the Pirate King.
With one more ship, the naval forces of the concentrated fire defense can share the pressure and take care of three directions, connecting the Strait of Malacca, the east coast of Afica, and the west coast into a single line.
But that's a matter for later. Right now, the most important thing is to use the surplus military equipment to take advantage of the wealthy people gathered in Afica.
A P-51 Mustang can sell for several million dollars. Xia Yu can't afford a genuine old electric fan, so he'll just have to make do with a propeller-driven primary trainer that's produced in considerable quantities!
All anti-aircraft artillery units within the city will be prepared in advance. Small-caliber artillery will fire as soon as it is spotted, while large-caliber artillery will fire at higher altitudes and can intercept large bombers even under non-visual conditions.
If you want something cheaper, you can spend around 100,000 to get a decent Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun and a batch of shells, and then buy a new PT-6 and modify it yourself. You can probably get it done for around 500,000.
As the Gulfstream G650 landed on the runway, Hamish, who had been playing an air combat simulation game the whole way, leaned against the porthole, his eyes fixed on the several piston-engine propeller planes outside.
Hamish was surprised to find two more single-engine biplane transport planes pulled out of the hangar.
It has to be a used phone that's been used for ten or twenty years and has accumulated a lot of flight hours.
To make the whole show right, there are escort fighter jets, and naturally, there will be bombers dropping bombs among the attacking aircraft.
However, as long as the time fuse of the shell is set to the lowest setting, even a large-caliber salvo can hit low-flying targets, not to mention the visual effect is even better.
As for the price, a fighter jet costs 500,000 yuan, and a bomber costs 1 million yuan. You can get as many as you want.
After all, a target drone only needs to be flown one last time, and using a brand new drone that has just come off the factory is expensive and wasteful, so it is completely unnecessary.
Both An-2s were equipped with four underwing hardpoints for 100-kilogram bombs, but these were purely decorative and could not actually drop bombs.
The An-2 transport aircraft, with a total production of over 18,000 units, is an excellent unmanned modification platform. Fortunately, his hometown had the necessary skills, so Xia Yu specially hired an entire team to modify these old aircraft.
Ha Mandan felt it was worth spending 7 million to enjoy a pleasant afternoon, and she could come here often in the future when she was unhappy.
"It looks like a Yak-52 and a Pt-6."
Finally, paint it white, load it with gasoline and gunpowder for combustion, and it can take off and pretend to be a World War II bomber squadron that gets intercepted.
The most expensive part of such a propeller-driven unmanned target drone is probably its unmanned flight control system!
As for the origin of these propeller planes, Xia Yu didn't even leave the continent; he just searched around in a few surrounding countries and collected them all.
The price of the shells had to be calculated separately, and he unsurprisingly chose a twin-mounted Flak 40, with a single 128mm shell costing $30,000.
He was knowledgeable and recognized the two fighter jet models that made up the group at a glance.
They were all nearing the end of their service life, and each old aircraft could only be prepared in three to five man-hours until it was ready to take off before being modified.
The price was quite cheap. Old Ha ordered a package of 6 fighter jets and 2 bombers in one go, so the cost of the target drones alone was $5 million.
Instead of ordinary tourists buying ten or twenty shells and then finishing them off, Hamandan opted for the 2 million NTD all-inclusive package.
Yes, for just $2 million, the fleet can fire unlimited shots while flying over the São Paulo.
"Buzz"
"They even have An-2 transport planes!"
Neither of these piston-engine propeller aircraft are relics from World War II; they are primary trainer aircraft produced after the war.
What's a little money compared to saving precious time?
After enjoying the afterglow of the anti-ship experience all day, he could also try out other services on the São Paulo cruise ship during the last two days before its opening.
If one fight isn't enough to kill time, then fight a few more times—no, fight several more times.
Xia Yu said that as long as the budget is sufficient, it's just a third-generation fighter jet. You can shoot down as many as you want, and he has no objection to getting two aces.
Yes, masturbation is one of the most effective ways to make people happy.
Before the F-14 Tomcat is released, please be patient and play around with inexpensive projects like "World War II Air Defense".
But if you want to experience something ready-made, the Afica Aircraft Carrier Museum is your best choice.
If you insist that a certain major power's brand-new PT-6 aircraft carrier costs less than 150,000 yuan and that the fees at aircraft carrier museums are too expensive, then Xia Yu has no choice but to accept it.
Fighting fish nests in air combat is pointless. Among second-generation fighters, he can at most accept an F-14 fighting a MiG-28 (F-5). Otherwise, he should be sent directly to a third-generation fighter to match his status.
Ha Man-dan's philosophy of life is that if something can be bought with money, she will never bother to do it herself.
During World War II, when electric fans were used for bombing, they were generally intercepted by radars set up along the route. Once the news was received, major cities would sound air raid sirens and evacuate the city's residents to air-raid shelters.
Johnson, the head of the air defense department on the St. Paul, shouted into his headset.
All the cannons on the ship were pointed towards the southeast.
Not to mention that this service is not limited to the Flak 40. The time fuse of the shell is fixed, and the attack window of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns is only a few dozen seconds. If a few are missed, you can quickly go to the quadruple Bofors gun emplacement next door.
The "World War II Air Defense" project at the aircraft carrier museum follows this process. Johnson announced that the radar had "detected" the aircraft group, but in reality, unmanned target drones at Pointe-Black Airport were preparing for takeoff.
"All gun positions, prepare for firing. Enemy aircraft will arrive in ten minutes."
"Buzz"
Technicians towed these unmanned target drones onto the runway, lined them up, and then started them up one by one, sending them soaring into the sky under remote control.
"These people are really rich. They can afford to shoot down planes worth 500,000 or 1 million without hesitation. And those MiG-21s we need tomorrow, with a little more money, we could get a CH-4."
"Seeing all 10 target drones in the formation take off," a technician said to his colleague.
"How should I put it? If we don't come up with more ways to get these rich people to spend money, are we, who earn wages, supposed to spend it?"
Staring at the data on the screen, my colleague took a moment to answer.
Yes, targeting the pockets of the wealthy and getting them to spend their money on hedonistic consumption rather than investment is far more effective in revitalizing the economy than focusing on the meager income of ordinary people.
“You’re right. Our boss, Mr. Xia, doesn’t cheat the poor. Even if I had $500,000, I wouldn’t be willing to spend it like that.”
Hamish, who was willing to spend so much, looked away. He had been to the Mariana Trench and the South Pole, and held multiple Guinness World Records. He worked hard to earn money just to spend it.
Leave a few tens of millions to your children, enough to ensure they have enough to eat and drink; spend the rest before you die.
This consumer philosophy is commendable. If you crash a fighter jet, you can parachute out, but if the hull of an underwater exploration boat explodes, you're completely finished. You must choose a professional company and professional service.
For example, Jihuo Defense will be able to offer the "Attack from the Sea" project next June, which would be quite interesting to use a U-boat to attack merchant ships.
"Splash splash"
A few minutes after the convoy left, an AS550 helicopter arrived at the airport and picked up Hamish.
On their destination, the St. Paul, everyone was intently watching the direction from which the "enemy" was approaching.
Besides the old gunner, many ordinary tourists who were lucky enough to be selected to participate in the trial operation were also standing behind the gun positions. Most of them could only afford the Bofors guns, and a few could afford to fire the twin-mounted "SK-C/32 88mm naval guns".
Yes, using two modified Flak 41 twin-mounted naval guns.
The 88mm gun of the San Dezi originated from the naval guns of the Second Imperial Navy, which were originally used in twin-mounted configurations. However, the land-based version was reduced to a single-barreled version, unlike the 128mm gun which had twin-mounted configurations.
But it doesn't matter if we don't have it, we can modify it. The São Paulo's tonnage is not large to begin with, so the limited gun berths should all be equipped with multi-gun versions.
As for the dual 105mm SK-C/33, it was cut off by Xia Yu, but the tank museum has the FLAK38.
But ships are not on land, so there's no need to make the caliber so complicated; 40mm, 88mm, and 128mm are just right.
As an intermediate caliber, the price of firing an 88mm shell at sea is $10,000, which is a premium over that on land.
This is mainly due to rising labor costs. A double 88mm gun position requires 14 Black employees, only 6 fewer than the double 128mm gun position.
"They're here! Target here! Everyone, get ready!"
Johnson suddenly shouted to everyone.
Although they couldn't hear the sound of the aircraft flying, the tablets in their hands displayed the real-time position of each target drone.
There were a total of 10 aircraft, of which 8 belonged to the interim captain, Hamandan, and the remaining 2 were purchased by other tourists in a group.
[Space-Time Confrontation] does not require target drones, but this kind of pure [World War II Air Defense] requires you to buy target drones yourself. If you can't afford one, everyone can buy them together and focus fire on these two fighters.
Those who hit the target were lucky, while those who missed also contributed to creating a dense barrage of bullets; they deserve half the credit.
At this moment, everyone held their breath. At the three quadruple Bofors gun positions, the two four-round magazines for each gun were all in place, and the hands of more than a dozen workers were full of spare magazines.
The same scene was playing out at other gun positions, except that the shells were replaced with 88mm and 128mm shells.
Surrounded by so many large black men, Old Ha stared intently at the distant sky until he saw a series of small black dots.
Here it comes! The maximum range is fixed at 5,000 meters by the time fuse. All he has to do now is wait for the target to enter the firing range.
Old Ha couldn't accurately judge the quantity, but the gunner next to him was very familiar with it, so he started the countdown.
"Four, three, two, one, fire!"
"Knock knock"
With both cannons firing simultaneously, two 128mm shells left the barrels and spun as they flew toward the distant bomber formation.
The time fuse at the head began counting down second by second until the first fighter jet flew into the airspace at a straight-line distance of about 5,000 meters from the gun position.
"Boom boom"
The sound of the explosion masked the two automatically ejected shell casings, and the two workers immediately pushed the shells into the chamber and completed the reloading.
"Knock knock"
Old Ha fired two more shells. As expected, neither of the previous two shots hit the target. He wanted to take advantage of this window of opportunity to fire as many shells as possible.
"Boom boom"
Two more explosions followed, but still no one was hit.
Sure enough, the firepower density of one gun position was still too much. He should have brought two of his brothers along to take over all the gun positions on the ship. Several salvos would surely have yielded results.
But he still has time.
"Knock knock"
Hamandan fired for the third time, and this time it seemed as if she was blessed by a pearl.
"Boom boom boom"
A fighter jet target drone was hit in the engine by shrapnel from an explosion, and before it could fly for even two seconds, it exploded and disintegrated in mid-air, trailing black smoke.
Yes, that's it!
"Knock knock"
…………
With enough human loaders, large-caliber anti-aircraft guns can achieve extremely high rates of fire. With electric assistance, even with two fewer personnel, the rate of fire still reaches the designed 20 rounds per minute.
Then the bomber group, which slowed down, was shot down one after another, but in the end, 40% of them still managed to escape.
Two fighter jets and one bomber, a total of three aircraft, luckily escaped the Flak 40's fire. The lead Yak-52 had already approached to within 3 kilometers of them.
"Commander, quickly, change gun positions."
Upon hearing what the gunner said, Old Ha immediately got up and ran to the nearby quadruple Bofors gun emplacement.
The general direction and elevation have been adjusted by the gun crew. Now all that needs to be done is to fire all the shells from the ammunition feeders of the four guns.
Thump thump thump
With a slightly different sound from the 20mm and 30mm autocannons, four 40mm shells were fired in unison.
Old Ha felt the pungent smell of gunpowder hitting his face, but the visible barrage of bullets, under the fine-tuning of the entire gun crew, was heading towards the first Yak-52.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the light primary trainer aircraft exploded into a huge fireball.
Such a small body, yet so strong.
Before Ha Mandan could have any more thoughts, his sights were already aimed at the second An-2 bomber.
One after another, four-round magazines were crammed into the ammunition feeder, allowing a continuous barrage of fire to sweep over this behemoth.
"Boom!"
Another loud bang, and a fireball several times larger than the previous one illuminated half the sky.
This is so beautiful!
With a sigh, Lao Ha pressed the firing pedal again without hesitation.
Thump thump thump
The sound of machine gun fire continued as the last PT-6 aircraft flew past 1,000 meters ahead of the São Paulo.
Their entire gun emplacement had turned from left to right, and each tracer shell, like a winding fire serpent, chased after the nimble primary trainer aircraft.
Piston propellers cannot outrun shells traveling at nearly three times the speed of sound. Before it had even traveled a kilometer, it was overtaken by the dense barrage of Bofors shells.
"Boom!"
All eight aircraft were destroyed!
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