As if knowing what Elmenjohn was thinking, the person on the other end spoke up.
In other countries, DEA's power can't even come close to theirs, but with Moxi's words, they are now evenly matched.
We can't get accurate intelligence from them, but we can get the general idea, so even if we keep a close eye on that dock landing ship, it won't make a difference.
"Okay, I understand. I'll restart the route after I've dealt with the other party. We can only strategically shrink the US market for now, and we can deal with everything later."
"Elmenjo said with a hint of helplessness."
He felt like he was wasting hundreds of millions of dollars every year, and all he got was some intelligence support; they wouldn't actually help him solve any problems.
"Just one more thing, be sure to watch out for their dock landing ship. There's a Sea Harrier on board, the kind of fighter jet you see in Schwarzenegger movies. It can operate from near the coast up to 100 kilometers inland."
Hearing that the other side had deployed fighter jets, Old Ai's heart skipped a beat, but when he heard that the combat radius was only 100 kilometers, his heart settled down.
At such a short distance, the threat is extremely limited, so there's no need to worry too much about the safety of the two air defense systems.
"In short, let things calm down for a while. With Marquez's financial resources, he can only hire them for two or three months at most. Focused Fire Defense won't stay in Mexico forever."
After saying the last sentence, the other end of the phone hung up.
Elmenjo also thought this made a lot of sense. With so much heavy equipment usage costs and the expenses for feeding the people and horses, ensuring profits would inevitably require shortening the deployment cycle.
But being strong-willed by nature, he couldn't bury his head in the sand like an ostrich. Having suffered such great losses, he wanted to retaliate by concentrating fire on the defenses in kind, making them feel the pain of losing men and horses.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and the first batch of anti-tank missiles crossed the Gulf of Mexico and were successfully delivered to CJNJ.
It's too much to expect the Bison to handle the interception alone, especially without intelligence support.
"Our intelligence resources are mostly focused on the laundry detergent business. We can still find some clues about shipping goods from Central and South America to Europe, but shipping arms from Europe to Mexico is within the CIA's business scope."
At the meeting, when Xia Yu mentioned the group of Romanian arms dealers who had connections with CJNJ, Eric spread his hands and said...
"It's good news that the CIA isn't causing trouble or playing dirty tricks. I can cooperate with the FBI, ATF, and your DEA, but it's best to keep your distance from them."
Xia Yu made no attempt to hide his disgust for the CIA.
Putting aside everything else, just look at what happened in Afghanistan. The local laundry detergent raw material industry suffered a major blow during the period when the DEA was deployed, but everything was revived as soon as FAST withdrew to the Americas.
“We don’t like these guys either; they’re just troublemakers.”
Behind closed doors, Eric also began to spout violent rhetoric.
In the crackdown on laundry detergent, they suffered greatly at the hands of the CIA, but they couldn't confront them directly, so they had to swallow their grievances.
Of course, given the chance, Dea will definitely retaliate against the other party.
"We couldn't intercept their supply channels at sea, so we had to prepare for a further escalation of the confrontation. Fortunately, we still have a backup plan."
Only by preparing for the worst can one remain invincible.
Similarly, the concentrated fire defense will also release some "false intelligence" to confuse the enemy; let's see if these guys fall for it.
There's a high probability that this will happen, after all, those two big pieces of meat are tempting to anyone.
…………
"Jeffe, everything has arrived: 60 Spike-SR missiles, 30 Kornet launchers, and 90 missiles."
After receiving and counting the goods, his men reported to Elmenjohn.
These are the expensive ones. They also acquired quite a few cheaper anti-tank mines this time. They will plant dozens or even hundreds of them at each stronghold. Even if they manage to destroy a single infantry fighting vehicle under concentrated fire, it will be a profitable deal.
As for those two damn heavy attack helicopters, they're for the medium-range air defense system. There's no rush if the goods haven't arrived yet, but he needs to make a call to Vlad now.
“Mr. Vlad, this concentrated fire defense is really tough to deal with. In order to block my sea shipment channels, they actually deployed dock landing ships to the Eastern Pacific. One of my two-ton shipments was intercepted last week.”
"This was bought by their Asian branch to fight pirates, but we never expected it could be used against CJNJ."
Vlad was very surprised to hear Elmenjohn say that.
Two tons of goods would be worth several hundred million US dollars. Even at the final sales price, the other party still suffered a heavy loss this time.
"They've probably sent every piece of equipment they can to Mexico. Marquez's money was well spent, but I'll make the concentrated fire defense pay the price. Mr. Vlad, do you have any more anti-ship missiles?"
Elmenjo explained the purpose of his call.
The group of naval frogmen he found for the other side was most likely the ones Vlad used to deal with the concentrated fire defense, but no word of it leaked out, so it probably failed.
This idea is out of the question. Filling the Bigfoot submarine with explosives to make it a manned suicide boat is also unreliable. After thinking it over, let's just use anti-ship missiles!
Whether it costs tens of millions to sink it, or just damage this damned dock landing ship, Elmenjohn could afford the price.
"Yes, but it's a land-based version that was taken from a warship and modified. I'll give it to you at cost price."
Having promised to lend a hand, Vlad naturally went all out.
There are definitely no proper land-based anti-ship missiles; they'll just have to make do with ship-launched missiles deployed on land!
"Alright, I'll take it, but we need to be quick. We have at most a month left."
Elmenjoy immediately chopped off his hand.
"A month will definitely be enough. I'll find you a boat right away."
Soon, just as the two medium-range air defense systems were being unloaded and transported to Jalisco, Vlad's anti-ship missiles were also being loaded onto a ship and sent to Mercico, accompanied by technicians who knew how to operate the system.
CJNJ can handle anti-tank missiles and landmines on his own, but he has to rely on mercenaries for air defense and anti-ship systems. Elmenjore pays each of them $5,000 a day, starting from the day they board the ship.
With such high treatment, there is only one requirement: to ensure that the missiles are launched immediately after the battle begins.
Elmenjo was a bit arrogant, but as the boss who trained a drug cartel into a paramilitary organization, he had a good understanding of military equipment.
Even if the concentrated fire defense is overwhelmed by these weapons and unable to retaliate, the military will inevitably have to intervene under pressure from the Americans. Therefore, Old Ai initially intended to use them as disposable weapons.
They fired all their missiles in one go, then blew up their vehicles and ran away, remaining completely silent until the heat died down before reappearing.
In this way, he has both face and substance.
The idea is good, but whether it can be done will only be known after we've actually tried it.
…………
"Boss, those guys from CJNJ have started laying landmines around their stronghold. Their pickup trucks and armored vehicles can't be blown up, but our tanks and infantry fighting vehicles are hit by mines every time."
The drone operator pointed to the footage being broadcast by Sparrowhawk B and said.
The armed men from CJNJ were huffing and puffing as they dug holes and buried disc-shaped anti-tank mines inside. "The military and police only use pickup trucks and light armored vehicles to fight them, so they don't have a single anti-tank mine. These are all recent arrivals."
This indicates that the first batch of arms from Europe has arrived.
In addition to these anti-tank mines, there are also anti-tank missiles that are equally easy to transport.
The exact number is still unclear. These drug cartels are so rich they only have money left. If they launch a saturation attack, the pressure will be immense.
Sure enough, his decision to move all five tank crews over was a wise one; the more armored units there are, the better to distribute the pressure.
As for the anti-tank mines already planted on the screen, Xia Yu didn't pay much attention to them.
With attack helicopters providing cover, they don't need to worry about landmines, and they also have ways to create safe passages for strongholds that are being besieged by armored convoys.
Afica has just as many landmines as there are in the bridge holes, and the concentrated fire defenses are very experienced in dealing with them.
The drones inspected the marked outposts, officially assigned tasks, and conducted a second round of patrols on the outposts assigned to the armored vehicle convoy in the early morning.
In order to detonate more effectively, anti-tank mines cannot be buried too deep. However, if there is a large temperature difference between day and night, the thermal imaging channel of drones can detect the traces of these mines.
Xia Yu doesn't need to mark every single landmine; what he needs is the density and dimensions of the minefield. Knowing this, Hans and his men can open a passage as quickly as possible and rush into these strongholds hidden in the communities and villages.
Although it is cruel, civilians are the best human shield in the eyes of drug cartels. The limited defense budget of the military is only one aspect, and the ordinary people living with the drug cartels also constrain them.
99% of the battles between the two sides were gunfights, but the concentrated fire defense with precision strike capabilities escalated the confrontation.
"Buzz"
One week later, on a night when the roar of engines broke the silence of the night, a T-80BVM was seen at the head of the convoy, a KF-31 Lynx in the middle, and a Cheetah A2 and a military truck bringing up the rear.
Such an armored assault squad was tasked with taking down a 100-strong stronghold in CJNJ, but before they even arrived, the enemy received a tip from their spies.
"They say there's a water pipe in the convoy, two water pipes, and a long, thick armored vehicle that looks like a tank. Surely they don't need to go this far to deal with us?"
The liaison officer, his teeth chattering slightly, put down his phone and reported to the station manager.
"The intelligence didn't mention that the enemy has tanks! Never mind, let's get everyone ready for battle, especially those anti-tank gunners."
The person in charge immediately issued the order.
Their outpost was allocated three Spike SR missiles and a set of Kornets with three spare rounds. They didn't expect a single missile to destroy an armored vehicle; they just hoped the enemy would be sent flying by anti-tank mines.
Unfortunately, just as they were about to storm into their village stronghold, the armored convoy suddenly stopped, with the lead T-80BVM only 25 meters away from the minefield.
A squad of village guards infantrymen wearing monocular night vision goggles jumped out of the last military truck and quickly moved forward carrying four military green painted metal boxes.
"Da da da"
Dense gunfire erupted from the stronghold, the bright muzzle flashes visible to the naked eye in the pitch-black night. This was a probing attack by CJNJ; only a few shots hit the T-80BVM, then bounced off without even leaving a white mark.
"What about drones? Let's see if we can blow them up, whether it's tanks or infantry fighting vehicles."
The person in charge shouted loudly.
Their base had four consumer-grade drones, originally intended for reconnaissance and attacks on rival drug cartels, but now they've all been converted into suicide drones with warheads.
The drone hasn't even taken off yet...
"Whoosh!"
The four black men carrying boxes hid behind the Golden Monkey vehicle crew, squatted down and set up the launch site. Four rockets, trailing long detonating cords, spun out and covered the minefield, which was only 30 meters wide.
"Boom boom boom boom"
The violent explosion shook the earth. The civilians lying in bed wrapped themselves in blankets and crawled under the beds, hoping that everything outside had nothing to do with them.
"Buzz"
"Waaaaah"
The T-80BVM, leading the way, rolled over the newly cleared minefield safety passage and headed into the village, while four suicide drones took off one after another.
Unfortunately, the Cheetah A2's spoon-shaped radar spun rapidly and instantly locked onto the four little guys at low altitude.
"Knock knock knock knock"
Without programmable airburst bombs to strike these low, slow, and small targets, ordinary high-explosive bombs are also very efficient, taking down a target in an average of four or five rounds. However, the drone's lightweight body is so light that even the impact fuse cannot be triggered before it flies back into the night.
"Put-put-put"
The Golden Monkey crew operated the coaxial machine gun and opened fire, unleashing a barrage of 7.62x54mm ammunition at the enemy, instantly suppressing their firepower…
"call out"
At a window of a self-built house 750 meters away in a straight line, a Spike-SR missile, designed to fill the gap between heavy-duty and medium-range anti-tank missiles and capable of fire-and-forget, was launched from inside by the gunner and flew autonomously toward the T-80BVM.
The Yise Lie, priced at only 30% of the Javelin, lacks the top-attack mode, but its direct-fire accuracy is decent. Its infrared seeker remains locked onto the tank turret until…
"Pfft pfft"
The active defense system launcher mounted on the left front of the T-80BVM fired two interceptor missiles in succession.
"Boom!"
"Quickly, saturation attack! What they said above is right, one or two missiles won't be enough to break through their defenses."
Seeing that the attack had failed, the outpost leader immediately gave an order over the radio.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
The anti-tank gunners, scattered and hidden in various locations, opened fire simultaneously. Two Spike-SR rounds and one Kornet round were fired from different directions at the Golden Monkey tank crew.
"Puff puff puff"
After being detected and locked onto by millimeter-wave radar, all interceptor missiles were fired simultaneously from the left and right front sides.
"Boom boom boom boom"
The first two Spike-SRs, which had low equivalent penetration values, were intercepted as expected, but they also created an opportunity for the Kornet, which had an equivalent penetration value of 1000mm+.
The original Russian Kornet's tandem warhead crashed head-on into a domestically produced fossil heavy explosive reactive armor.
A series of coincidences combined to create a scenario in the distant Moxi region where one's own spear is used against one's own shield.
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