Similar to Germany's Cheetah, Russia's Tunguska was gradually retired at the beginning of the century, and now the mainstay of its combined gun and missile air defense system is the Pantsir-S1.
Compared to its old counterpart, although it still uses the 2A38M twin 30mm cannons, the anti-aircraft missiles have been upgraded from 8 SAM-19s to 12 SAM-22s, which not only have more missiles but also have a longer range and better accuracy.
Because of the company's special positioning, they were able to obtain even the S1 armor currently in service with Old Yev.
At this stage, however, anti-aircraft missiles are practically useless; the two machine guns are sufficient for shooting down low, slow, and small aircraft.
Russia's programmable airburst bombs are still under development. If the machine gun only has ordinary ammunition, a single vehicle can carry 1,900 rounds of ammunition and leave others in the dust.
If that's not enough, you can also add a 2F77 ammunition supply vehicle, which can carry 32 magazines for a total of 3,800 rounds of ammunition (two base loads).
It perfectly matches Xia Yu's imagination of the Slavs: if their radar accuracy is insufficient and they lack high-tech ammunition, they make up for it with sheer numbers, carrying three times the ammunition capacity of the Red Cheetah.
What could be done in one or two rounds of 35mm Ahead ammunition, he could surely finish with a dozen or so rounds of 30mm standard ammunition, including the stock on the supply vehicle!
Ammunition can be produced at will; the stockpile in the former Soviet Union's ammunition depot simply cannot be used up.
Old Yev nodded in agreement.
Yevgeny said somewhat conservatively.
It's terrifying! Peace is indeed fading away, and regional disputes and conflicts are looming.
"The only ones that are somewhat acceptable are the Anka mechanized infantry battalion and the Kenniya special forces. Other units are easier to fight if you don't form them up and coordinate, but if you do form them up, like the Green Bay unit in Niger, the government forces can't help at all."
"That would be fantastic. In Afica, you know what the worst thing is? It's having a bunch of terrible teammates."
"We also need to recruit Mr. Yevgeny. If we recruit you all, we'll have a whole brigade."
"Definitely. The company's development plan in Afica mainly focuses on light infantry, which can complement the concentrated fire defense."
They are encroaching on the ecological niche of the Chinese, while the Americans, much like Xia Yu, are sitting back and watching them compete.
“You’re right. Everything else is fine, but the artillery unit definitely needs to be equipped with one.”
Old Yev also revealed some inside information.
In the end, I still had to spend money to ask PMC to help me solve the problem.
The Ace members of Balmira number at least a thousand, and they are scattered throughout the city. This level of street fighting cannot be dealt with in a single day.
The members of AceAce receive salaries. Not to mention the outsiders who receive the most, the second highest salaries are for those with families and children.
Old Yev had also done his homework in advance.
That's what happens when military skills are poor. Even if you receive military training from American instructors, it's useless because the American approach isn't suitable for these countries.
Afica is too far away. Even if Gna's heavy equipment can be delivered there, it will be needed in Eurasia!
The high priority given to Asia and Europe meant that they could only send personnel to Afica to carry out light infantry combat missions, or send instructors to train the local national army in military skills.
More than a decade ago, India purchased four Tunguska M1 tanks for $100 million each (each tank included a kickback, six armored vehicles, six supply vehicles, and three maintenance vehicles...).
He said he could take the whole set for a few million dollars, but he would need to assign a lot of staff to take care of these big guys.
After Essais is brought back to his original form from his extremist religious regime, Syria's business volume will decrease sharply. All the people that Gna recruited will definitely have to be sent to Afica at this stage.
Only when the old order is broken can the benefits be redistributed.
"It's a bit difficult to ask them to meet the standards of the Hair Army, but the key is that you can't hold them back!"
"Then I'll wait for you in Afica. I hope we'll have the opportunity to work together again then."
Old Mei had long been fed up with this washed-up military policeman's attitude, and just then, a reckless guy came along and helped tear off the Chinese man's blood pack.
Because that person's requirements for the company are not something that can be met by a division; it should be at least an army corps!
Entering the Afica market doesn't require that many people, so there's only one direction left for investment.
Upon hearing Old Ye mention hiring, Xia Yu remarked with emotion.
Compared to the Russians, the Russians are quite good at dividing the pie; it really shows that there's no harm in comparison.
"You're absolutely right. These countries send so many students to military academies in your country and ours. When they go back and a war breaks out, the struggle between nations still has some order, but when it comes to suppressing opposition armed groups and extremist organizations, it's like being a headless fly."
"I estimate we'll need to recruit a division to meet the demands going forward."
As night fell, during a meeting of the government forces, Grenadier, and Jihuo Defense, a colonel from the government forces began to speak.
Grenadiers cannot be as lean and efficient as the Firepower Defense Force, so even though the number of employees is now approaching three thousand, they will still need to recruit more.
The school only taught about two armies fighting each other; this new topic is a bit beyond the curriculum.
Of course, even if the price goes up, he won't sell, since there's still a shortfall of several hundred or even a thousand tons in the underground engineering projects.
There are also nearly 5,000 civilians. Before the outbreak of the civil war, Balmyra had a population of 65,000, but it has been ravaged by war many times. The civilians have either died or fled, and now less than 10% remain.
Knowing the government forces' determination to retake Balmira, Ace didn't take them hostage, but who knows if the enemy might be hiding among these civilians!
"Men among civilians receive more attention, but women and children are more deadly; the bullets they fire and the grenades they throw are equally deadly."
With the support of heavy equipment, they can complete the contract at a lower cost, even if it means giving up some of their profits.
If a real battle breaks out, this artillery position will definitely be the most vulnerable. The 122mm separate-loading ammunition of the D30 could be ignited by a single badminton shuttlecock bomb, which would then cause the entire open-air ammunition storage area to explode.
He's been in the industry for so long, and he's only accumulated a single-digit number of gold bars (unit: tons). It's likely that only by developing a gold mine can he speed things up.
As the two chatted, their joint training session for the day officially came to an end.
Tomorrow will be the first attempt by Jihuo Defense to break through.
Xia Yu immediately picked up the conversation.
Xia Yu estimated that gold prices would continue to rise, so it was definitely the right thing to do to stock up now.
It will take about a month to advance step by step.
The more children they have, the higher their salary. These children also receive extreme education as they grow up, and they are told that they are the sons of the Caliph and were born for jihad.
Those who are good at using light weapons are trained to become soldiers, while those who are not good at using them are reserve suicide bombers. Therefore, we must be more vigilant when dealing with a mixed group of civilians.
“We’ve encountered scouts in Afika before. They’re only worth rescuing when they’ve completely laid down their weapons and disarmed themselves. Otherwise, they’re no different from other targets.”
Xia Yu has escorted dozens of scouts who had laid down their weapons, and the relevant UN agencies that receive them will be responsible for helping them reintegrate into society.
These children are lucky, but there are many more unfortunate cases.
"The identification of civilians is mainly the responsibility of us and Grenadier Company. Those in concentrated fire defense can call for friendly forces to support them immediately."
The bearded colonel spoke to Xia Yu, Kuhn, Hans, and the others.
With only a few dozen people and a language barrier, there simply wasn't enough energy to screen ordinary citizens; it was best to leave that task to the other side.
"Understood, then we'll go test the waters tomorrow."
Xia Yu nodded in agreement.
After the tripartite meeting concluded, Jihuo Defense held a small internal meeting to assign specific tasks to all units within the company.
"Because Ace has a large number of portable air defense weapons, the company will not deploy attack helicopters to assist in the operation in the early stages of the operation."
If Mi-24Vs are deployed at the start of the siege, they will be easy targets. The armored convoys, deprived of air support, will receive artillery support from the grenadiers.
Xia Yu, who is temporarily out of work, will be assigned to the Mongoose crew as the gunner of the Leclerc UAE, under the command of Commander Hans.
Gunners can get the hang of it by firing more live ammunition and practicing more operations, while tank commanders need to receive more hours of systematic training.
So even if Xia Yu knows how to do it once he gets on the bus, it's useless if the employees don't know. Let him play the role of output this time!
It's nice to focus on eliminating targets without having to spend energy hunting them down, but Liv is a little worried because her brother and husband are both in the same car.
Although we were in the same vehicle before, that was in Afika, and the intensity was far less than in Syria.
"Don't worry, Liv, I will definitely bring him back safely for you."
Hans said confidently to his sister.
If it were the Leopard 2A6 he used when he served in the Federal Armed Forces, he wouldn't be so confident.
Because this thing doesn't have any explosive reactive armor; it relies entirely on its base armor.
The optional Awiss active protection system is an old product from the early 2000s; Hans has never seen it installed on any actual vehicle.
But their Leclerc UAE was fully reinforced, so even if it was hit by concentrated fire in the first wave, the T-64B1M could take its place.
The expanded convoy size has given concentrated fire defenses a longer operational endurance.
If Xia Yu were working in Syria or Yilakou, he certainly wouldn't dare to start with just one tank. The intensity there would probably mean the entire crew would be wiped out in less than a month.
It was Afika who gave him the opportunity to develop stealthily and gradually expand to its current scale.
“It was me and the honey badger who brought you back. As for the commander, you are still a newcomer and have a lot of room for improvement.”
Xia Yu, wanting to lighten the mood, reminded Hans.
"Yes, yes, my yellow weasel tank commander, but our tank is short on ammunition, so please be careful with your fire."
The automatic loader has 22 rounds, which is quite a lot. After that, there are still 18 rounds left in the drum-shaped magazine on the right side of the driver's seat, which the gunner has to manually load.
This operation will primarily utilize grenades. Ace's old-fashioned weapons are no match for armor-piercing rounds; multi-purpose armor-piercing rounds will be sufficient to eliminate the enemy, saving the need for steel needles.
The new armor-piercing rounds of the T-64B1M were completely useless. Even if Ace could deploy an M1A1 in Balmira, Xia Yu would have given the enemy one, but unfortunately, they didn't give him any face.
The Leclerc is lacking in coaxial machine gun ammunition, but the 12.7mm caliber is really powerful. The gunner's post of the Xia Yuding Mongoose crew is there just to experience it.
Also, he's not Hans. He's very accurate with a machine gun. With a bit of luck, 950 rounds of ammunition might be enough to take down 100 people.
"I believe in your abilities. Father chose the wrong profession; he can't kill terrorists with a pen."
Liv looked at her brother and husband and said.
If she could, she would prefer to join the convoy in her Weasel K1 and rush into the city, but this time it was a raid contract, not a patrol.
She could only stay behind and rush in to provide support when company employees were injured or killed.
“But if that were the case, he wouldn’t know his mother, and neither of us would exist.”
Hans said with some hesitation.
He wanted his father to live, but he also wanted to come into this world.
"You're being a bit too meticulous, but that's not the point. Get some rest; you have to get up early tomorrow."
After Xia Yu finished speaking, he put his arm around his wife's shoulder and went back to the room to sleep, leaving the two single men, one in black and one in white, to look at each other and then quickly go back as well.
"Knock knock knock"
The night passed without incident. Amidst the roar of heavy artillery fire, the soldiers of the concentrated fire defense team opened their eyes in bed.
It was Gna's artillery unit, which launched their bombardment at dawn as planned, just before Ess's morning prayer.
Just as old Yev said, he disdained to launch a sneak attack while people were praying, so he sent them down before they got up to pray.
"Knock knock knock"
Pushing the outpost forward 5 kilometers, the simultaneous firing of twelve D30 heavy artillery pieces was quite powerful; the concentrated fire defense team had experienced it firsthand.
However, the rebel artillery had limited technology, resulting in inaccurate and slow firing.
Xia Yu seized the opportunity and fired a single attack helicopter at the entire artillery position.
Unfortunately, Ace didn't have an attack helicopter, and the consumer-grade drones he assembled himself couldn't fly that far. They were completely stunned by the explosion.
At first, I thought it was fighter jets dropping bombs again, but then I realized it was artillery fire.
Gna's artillery quickly expended half of its force, a total of 480 122mm shells, killing 500,000 directly.
The casualties inflicted on Ace were just in the double digits. This is the reality of urban battlefields. Whether it's aerial bombs or artillery shells, even with massive consumption, the casualties may not be that high.
To achieve large-scale annihilation, close combat and hand-to-hand fighting are necessary.
After putting on his gear and having just finished breakfast, Xia Yu arrived at the Leclerc.
"Knock knock knock"
The second round of shelling has begun. Today's probing attack will be supported by one or two additional artillery units, as long as Xia Yu calls for it.
"Buzz"
The five vehicles started their engines in turn and charged toward Palmyra, which was more than 20 kilometers away, in the second round of shelling, which was noticeably slower in pace.
As they returned from the sky to the ground, Xia Yu swayed rhythmically with the car, while Hans kept an eye on the outside movements through the commander's panoramic mirror until Palmyra Castle came into the convoy's view.
"Commander, look! Tanks are coming!"
Jamil, who was carrying an anti-aircraft missile and keeping a close eye on the sky, was pulled back to his senses by his men's shouts.
"No helicopters were deployed; tanks were used instead."
He quickly discarded the anti-aircraft missile, went to the rampart on this side, and set up a TOW anti-tank missile.
"Thump"
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