Chapter 168 Meteor, Meteor, Second Base (Please Subscribe!)
"Look how beautiful this ship-landing hook is. Those land-based versions are all show and no substance."
Xia Yu squatted behind the F-4J and skillfully lowered the folding hook from the outside.
He takes off using a steam catapult and lands using subspace, while his pilots can only rely on arresting cables or nets.
Like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, besides Bogo Village, Xia Yu's branch base is already taking shape.
The fighter jets purchased this time, as well as the Gale fighters in the hangar, will be delivered after they are fully prepared.
"I agree with you, but I still think the Harrier is sexier."
After Paul finished speaking, he looked at the hawk on the other side.
This is a two-seat version of the Harrier trainer aircraft, with two seats so that Xia Yu can easily run away with his sister-in-law.
Cough cough cough, I don't even have a girlfriend, so where would I get a sister-in-law?
"The last Harrier trainer aircraft of the Huang family navy, the T.8N, is numbered Zb605. It is a modified version of the previous generation T.4N. The engine has been upgraded to the same Pegasus 11 mK106 as the FRS.mK2. The avionics and cockpit layout are also similar, except that it does not have the Blue Fox radar."
"You've come at just the right time. Your boss is here; you can decide on such a small matter."
That fighter-bomber was only sold to Sutter. After the Seven-Handed Gale was officially sold to Britain, Kuhn would openly fly the Gale on missions.
Kuhn waved his hand, releasing all four modified Weasel S30s from the two garages.
With that thought in mind, Kuhn went inside and piloted the helicopter away from the canyon.
The performance has been slightly reduced; it can't really be called a "monkey version" sold in the Middle East and North Africa. It's just that the data reported by Xia Yu was rather uninteresting.
Under that fighter jet, a simple Mao-style clock shop is more attractive than all kinds of small screens. After all, old airplanes are not about sentimentality; the machines that actually do the work are the ones that deteriorate the longer they are retired!
Just like the MiG-25, which is famous for its speed, it has little collectible value. But Kuhn might be able to go into battle in that kind of old-fashioned aircraft.
Return costs, modification fees, and a reasonable profit margin would bring the base price of a fighter jet to around four million US dollars. Adding in various missiles, bombs, and rockets, it would be difficult to exceed ten million US dollars.
When Lu Yi was learning about the MiG-27, she also learned about the Su-24.
The contract stipulates a delivery period of six months, but I still have to wait two months to deliver the first batch of five vehicles, after which they will be parked there.
In order to deal with the White Hats and the rebels, I spent that period mostly outside the Ying faction's circle, so changing things up was a good idea.
It was like back then, when the fighter jets were still in decent condition, we sold them to recoup funds and fill the budget gap.
Paul spoke frankly because the price negotiations had gone wrong and he was worried that Lu Yi would try to negotiate a lower price.
At that rate of spending, once our first batch of Tornado GR.4s are all in service, Lu Yi will be able to get her hands on a Tornado Adv V F3 through legal channels by taking advantage of Shat's money.
Meanwhile, the neighboring myna bird seems to really want to own that missile, and Kuhn is still happy to give us a little trouble.
With those dreams in mind, Bogo Village welcomed a guest.
What a joke! Our company has the money to buy a new plane. That Osmnesian looks like a swindler; he's here to cheat our boss.
The data shows that the Meteor's range in head-on engagements is 3 times that of the AIM-120b, and in tail-chase engagements it is 5 times that of the AIM-120b.
On the other side of that canyon is a mountain hollow with a steeper slope.
"Are you here to sell fighter jets, or Su-24s?"
"An arms dealer? Wants to sell you fighter jets?"
In the early days of his business, Kuhn would accompany the shipments on the ship; now, it's just a shipment worth 2 million euros.
Afica is relatively primitive, lacking man-made facilities and even decent abandoned mines. Therefore, people have to settle for natural shelters such as caves and karst caves.
That means that once Kuhn got his hands on the AdV F3, he could print the Meteor. Before I was equipped with the Meteor, I was completely helpless when facing pursuit from third-generation and fourth-generation fighters.
Disturbed by the beam of the flashlight, a small group of bats flew out of the cave.
Watching the F-4J with its folding wings being hoisted out of the lower cargo hold of the general cargo ship, the larger Harrier T.8N was squeezed into a corner.
In the initial design, mainstream European fighter jets such as the Typhoon, Rafale, and Gripen were all to be equipped with Meteor medium-range missiles.
The newly revamped Gale IdS was also released by Kuhn. It wasn't that the terrain was too flat, so the plane didn't tilt at all.
As an arms dealer, Alexei lacked in-depth knowledge of weapon performance. He concentrated fire on defenses without exposing our air defense system, but the retreating anti-aircraft missiles could have completely destroyed the precision-guided bunker-buster bombs.
"Okay, you got it. Let's talk again when you get back!"
Both are positioned in the same category, but both are bombers. However, the Su-24 is more like the later F-111, while the Su-24mK is the domestic version from that time.
Stepping out of the helicopter and gazing at the traditional village with only two reinforced concrete buildings nearby, Alexei put himself in the shoes of the retreating attacker in white top hats.
In our concrete yard, we need to use a ground-penetrating bomb to hit it... even a bunker buster might be effective.
With a small team, I just arranged things. They gave the captain my satellite phone number, so if they encountered trouble off the west coast of Afica, they could call me directly to call the naval forces of the coastal countries for help.
The two-story area of the vehicle yard has no limit, and I have also adjusted the port warehouse for storing vehicles and supplies, so all kinds of tanks and destroyers that have a place to be temporarily placed are parked there.
Kuhn flew that route very few times, but the most memorable time was when he used the terrain advantage to shoot down the White Hat Phantom 2000-C.
The amount of work involved in the bunker project is within Lu Yi's current capacity. She has tens of millions to 100 million US dollars in her account, which is not only enough money, but also professional help with the design and construction.
After confirming that both planes were functioning properly, Kuhn called Hans over to deliver the money.
Among the aircraft, the Tornado was not the only one that was considered bad. However, Kuhn had done intelligence gathering, and from 2006 to 2012, the British used the Tornado Adv F3 to participate in 21 launch tests of the Meteor.
Wow, rivals are enemies! That guy's path is very similar to Kuhn's!
The furthest area I can return goods is in Western Europe. Due to the constraints of my company's business, it's only realistic for me to go to Xiaomao or Qimao to return goods, since there are very few middlemen involved and the damage is minimal.
Finding and modifying secondhand goods, finding suitable buyers, and selling them for profit is my full-time job, while Lu Yi's is a part-time job.
Because of the typical canyon terrain formed by the ?go basin, its grandeur may resemble that of the more distant East African Rift Valley, but even there, hidden are places of extraordinary natural beauty.
Of course, no new people have joined today.
It doesn't look very big inside, but the space outside is quite small. Using a tunnel boring machine to repair it is not a broken passage.
"Yes, I heard that your company suffered setbacks in subsequent bombing operations due to limitations in aircraft performance. I thought that you might need a better fighter-bomber, so I took the liberty of coming to visit you later."
That would only require Kuhn to give up some of his profits, just like the deal I made in England.
The total price is 1 million euros, including delivery to the port and customs clearance. I'll accept that now.
I turned to leave, but then I remembered that the bats would come back, so I stopped and covered the gale and the weasel S30 with a waterproof tarpaulin.
Bah, you old swindler!
It has poor air defense interception capabilities, but the missiles it carries are weak!
Sorry, with FRS.mK2 in hand, Xia Yu can even mass-produce Blue Foxes, which will not affect his rearmament of this two-seater T.8N at all.
Britain, which cuts its military budget every year, coupled with its large land area and harsh climate, can only say that its warplane storage is less than satisfactory.
That's terrifying. Jihuo Defense has turned our headquarters into an impenetrable fortress, and they've sent regular troops to break through our defenses.
"Yes, it's sexy!"
As Alexei spoke, he handed over a tablet, which displayed pictures of the Su-24.
Xia Yu knew little about fighter jets, so he could only recite from the textbook.
The other party is responsible for finding the various models I specifically requested, which also require us to refurbish or upgrade them. Kuhn can handle those himself; we only need to provide the bare machines at prices ranging from several hundred thousand to over a million.
It has no combat capability; it's just a model to collect, so it's meaningless.
Like the Gale, we have put about two hundred of them into service. Since they have not all been decommissioned, we sell the whole aircraft to the public, but the spare parts are selling like hotcakes.
After disembarking, we took a flight to Ayseo Gupta, and the three of us transferred back to Khon Luka. Even though they knew we were using false identities to enter the country, we decided to go all the way with the charade!
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~~"
Taking the business card from Alexei, Xia Yu confirmed it again.
Alexei didn't have the means to upgrade his Su-24, so that batch of Su-24mKs didn't have very strong combat capabilities on paper.
When Kuhn was in the world, he used lasers to measure the distance. He found that from the deepest part of the cave to that ravine, it would only take 400 meters to reach it.
Xia Yu said regretfully.
Let's see who dares to intercept the goods from Jihuo Defense.
Kuhn carefully landed the helicopter under the protruding platform behind the cave, took out his flashlight, and walked straight back out of the cave.
Stepping on bat droppings, Kuhn reached the rock face and pulled the power switch.
The plane landed at Whitehorn Airport. Kuhn sent Hans and Sammy back to the village, while I piloted a Great Antelope parked outside the hangar, heading in a northeast direction.
If you directly use the meteorite from the inside plate, you can print a couple of them and then find an excuse to send them back for research. The oxygen-deficient boron-containing pusher manufactured by Bayer, and the gas flow rotary control slide valve, are all of little research value.
Pierre's cheaply modified infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed one by one, and the combat personnel who used bulletproof shields to withstand airburst bombs were slaughtered by the Marder tanks that rushed out. All the manned reconnaissance and strike aircraft in the world were also shot down.
It might be cheaper for Americans, but traveling across the Atlantic to North America would be too far.
Yes, there is a cave hidden in the canyon.
Making use of the existing terrain and landforms in this way is the worst option.
Only places free from poverty, war, snakes, insects, and viruses would not exist. Such a cave could be hidden in the East African Rift Valley.
Paul lifted the tarpaulin covering the t.8N and began to explain.
The Meteor air-to-air missile, developed by a group of young European countries, is a medium-range missile with a high escape zone, giving it a significant advantage over mainstream models.
The missile's range is definitely sufficient to bring down any vehicle that launches bunker-buster bombs.
I've seen no one convert abandoned missile silos into doomsday homes, and very few people have explored the various small-scale projects left behind by the post-apocalyptic United States.
"That model number, no wonder."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yi was still undecided. She was going to buy the Su-24mK from the other party.
Even the avionics, weapons, and even the engine of that raging aircraft could not possibly be resurrected by another plane.
Lu Yi controlled the antelope to descend, sinking into the magnificent canyon, until she discovered a white cave entrance at a bend in the road.
Xia Yu was the first to drive back, while Kuhn was in charge of internal company affairs.
"Yes, the information I left behind says Su-24mK."
"Whoosh~~"
"It's a pity your funding is unlimited. Given their current condition, how much money would it cost to get them back to the blue sky?"
However, as Paul just said, it would cost at most another 3 million euros to get those two fighter jets airborne, and another 3 million euros to make them combat-ready.
Kuhn certainly couldn't resist the temptation; Soviet fighter jets are a category that fighter jet collectors can't ignore, it's just that I've never had the chance to get one.
Last time we came, it was after we had defeated the rebels, and before it was put into use, it was just a small warehouse.
The cover is closed and sealed, and it will be opened after the ship arrives at the port of Konluga.
He believed that Xia Yu was indeed using this aircraft for collection purposes. After all, these days, a fighter jet without radar is like a blind man, and replacing it with another radar is not cost-effective. Reintegrating the avionics system is no small project.
As the war between the two companies escalated, I discovered a pleasant surprise while searching for a suitable aerial battlefield along the way.
The problem is that the system saved Kuhn 6 million, which he could then use to scavenge another fleet of aircraft.
Before the cargo ship departed, while the three were heading to the airport, Kuhn received a call from Xia Yu.
After a thorough body search to confirm he was not carrying any weapons, Alexei was taken outside the village by the old woman and her husband.
Given Kuhn's stinginess, he would never have invested so little money in a plane, but Alexei was still useless.
That's exactly the same approach Kuhn took with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. After all, concentrated fire defense also involves being small and weak. Being cautious is not only dangerous, but it can also catch the opponent off guard. Kuhn really enjoyed that!
So the Huang family's air force needs to step up its game and use the rebellious father's fat electricity as soon as possible, so that our PMC companies can also use the gale force.
One second ago, several searchlights illuminated the entire cave, where the "jackals and tigers," which Kuhn had restored to 80% new condition, lay quietly asleep in the middle of the cave.
Yeah, we'll have to get rid of them then!
Although I really want to use the blue stick from the PL series, the fire control integration for infantry fighting vehicles and tanks is difficult to explain, and the one for fighter jets is just too fantastical.
The question of whether it is weaker than the Aim-120d is the first one to be discussed. For concentrated fire defenses that only lack the Aim-120b, the Meteor is definitely a bad choice.
Hopefully, we can find a suitable tunnel boring machine as soon as possible!
The employees said that he wanted to, so when he bought the two fighter jets, Kuhn usually told Hans and Sammy not to say anything when they got back, that he had bought them for a friend.
Therefore, as long as there is no tunnel boring machine, that is not the worst location for the company's seventh base.
The two-seat Harrier is rarer than the single-seat version and is more expensive; it cost me 700,000 euros, while the F-4J only costs 300,000 euros, which is 50,000 euros more expensive than the F-4K.
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