Chapter 91 Concentrated Fire Defense, Strike! (Please Subscribe!)
The extra money should be thanks to the white top hats, even though they caused them to "lose" a Mi-24V.
He seriously suspected that the other party was planning to deposit the money with him first, so that he could take it all at once later.
Having experienced the ups and downs of life, Xia Yu has accumulated some insights into human nature.
Clearly, he had the right idea; the other party really did have that thought.
"You know, our combat style is a bit wasteful of gun barrels. I'll replace one for you for free later on this vehicle."
He apologized to Anka for using someone else's equipment in the battle and offered a compensation plan.
"No need. Busa has already held a meeting. Our battalion's budget will be allocated first. We'll calculate it the way it should be. There's no need to save money for Busa."
Xiao Anka declined Xia Yu's offer.
As long as you can gain fame, plenty of people will be eager to pay for your services.
"How could I possibly accept that!"
Since things had come to this point, Xia Yu had no choice but to go along with it and accept it.
However, the Rh202 autocannon is outdated. It should be replaced with the 30mm caliber mK30 2/Abm autocannon, whose armor-piercing rounds can penetrate 106mm of homogeneous steel armor vertically from 1 kilometer away.
When dealing with the T-72 main battle tank, whether it's the front or rear side, a single shot will penetrate it all.
This makes Xia Yu even more eager to see the performance of the Weasel S30, which has the same main weapon system as the Puma but with greater reliability.
After having Domi drive the car back to the company headquarters, Xia Yu found a brand new gun barrel and replaced the old one, which had lost its accuracy.
Repairing and patching things up only costs parts and labor, earning less than fighting to the death, but it's safer.
A smart businessman will not give up any opportunity to make money. Even if he goes to war with the White Hat later, Xia Yu can still squeeze out the expenses and profits of this war. After all, no one will do a losing business these days.
"Commander, are we still on reconnaissance mission?"
After dinner, everyone gathered at the command tent and asked Xia Yu about tomorrow's battle plan.
"Of course not, I don't want to be ganged up on by a battalion of rebel T-72s."
Xia Yu shook his head and said.
Having had one of their tanks destroyed by an infantry fighting vehicle, the rebels have been preoccupied with thoughts of revenge these past two days. It would be best if they didn't provoke that bad luck.
"Eight or nine T-72s! Even if the Anka mechanized infantry battalion sent out all its Marder tanks, they wouldn't be a match for them."
Kuhn offered his analysis from the side.
Weasels can break through the defenses of the T-72, but the conditions are extremely demanding.
He knew the skill level of the crews he trained; if they faced them head-on, they would only get blown up.
“We have to wait for the rebels to swallow their anger before we catch them off guard.”
Even industrial junk like the PT-76M, if assembled into a column, could still engage in a head-on confrontation, because that old gun couldn't penetrate the armor of a modern main battle tank.
But if you switch to a T-72 column, it's best to be careful. You can withstand four, five, six or seven bullets, but you'll have a hard time withstanding double-digit steel needles.
Just imagining that scene sends chills down Xia Yu's spine; she absolutely doesn't want to experience it.
"During the joint training before coming to Panaka, you should have all noticed that, in addition to the T-64B1M having improved defense and the Marder S3 having improved anti-tank capabilities, both vehicles have enhanced night combat capabilities."
"The rebels' T-72AV crews are so-so in combat during the day. Do you think they'll perform better at night?"
After assessing the true combat capabilities of the rebel vehicle crews, everyone smiled knowingly when Xia Yu said this.
Destroying a tank today is just a signal to the rebels that they are concentrating their firepower on the defenses.
The real appetizer will be when we wipe out an entire rebel armored battalion.
Two or three more days passed, and the concentrated fire defenses hiding in the Anka mechanized infantry camp remained silent. However, the rebels, eager to save face, launched an offensive.
Busa and several PMC companies were attacked to varying degrees.
Around 10 lightly armored vehicles were lost. The most regrettable loss was that the track of a T-64B1M was broken, and the guide wheel also malfunctioned.
In the past, there would definitely not have been spare parts for repairs, but now we can dismantle the bodies of those T-64B1Ms that "died of their disease".
Within a week at most, it can be active in every corner of the battlefield again.
If it weren't for the threat of the white top hat, Xia Yu might have already started a business trading in abandoned tanks.
Unfortunately, we can only wait until the rebels are quelled and Busa rebuilds his armored forces.
Doing business requires patience, and that's the one thing he has no shortage of.
Can you be sure?
Lying in the bushes in the camp, Xia Yu asked Sergei beside him.
"It can be confirmed that there are three groups of people coming from three directions."
Sergei answered affirmatively.
They are making preparations for the mission, identifying all the "eyes" near the Anka mechanized infantry battalion.
Of course, keeping them around is more useful than getting rid of them.
This is also part of the tactical deception: find out all the enemy's identities and then act as if nothing happened.
Professional matters should be handled by professionals.
At least, Xia Yu couldn't detect anything unusual about that patch of bushes, even though his eyesight was perfectly good.
Fortunately, he joined the PMC industry and chose the asset-heavy, high-barrier equipment-based strike route.
If someone just showed up with an AK and thought they could take on a job, Xia Yu wouldn't even be able to handle those former special forces soldiers; he'd probably be taught a lesson by the target's heavy machine gun.
Even if you're rolling, you have to roll in the right direction, otherwise the harder you try in Afika, the easier it is to die.
Once he's dealt with the rebels and the White Hats, he should probably enroll in a training course to improve his skills; I've heard that taking training courses is popular these days.
"Let's go back."
Xia Yu crawled out of the bushes.
Back in the command tent, he had Sergei mark the locations of the three "eyes" on the map.
The disguise was very effective, but if the other party is professional enough, even the best-located surveillance points need to be changed regularly.
Xia Yu and his group don't need to worry about that, because they're taking action tonight.
After several days of continuous attacks, both the soldiers of Busa and the rebels would be extremely exhausted.
Xia Yu delayed the official start of the match until today because he wanted to take advantage of the opponent's fatigue.
When people are tired, their reaction time slows down when playing games, let alone driving tanks in combat.
Even a second slower than usual when firing is a major advantage. They've been eating and drinking well these past two days, full of energy, just waiting for this big heist. By seizing this one second of opening, they can take down the enemy first.
Evening arrived quickly, and everyone ate little for dinner, just enough to cover basic calories.
"I feel like a KSK guy right now, this outfit is really heavy."
Helmet, night vision goggles, bulletproof vest, tactical attachments, elbow and knee pads, Hans said, aiming his MP7.
Although many people complain that the MP7 is full of flaws and not as user-friendly as the MP5, it is light!
Expecting a gunman to blow your head off with every shot is like expecting him to fire his cannons accurately; equipping him with a gun is purely for self-defense.
It is lightweight, small in size, has a large number of bullets, and has stronger penetration power than 9mm Paragon bullets.
Hans was quite comfortable using it, and wouldn't trade it for two MP5s.
Based on the idea of using the same bullets and magazines, Kuhn also chose the MP7 as his personal defense weapon.
"It's not easy to get stuck when getting on and off the vehicle, and its light weight allows it to carry two more magazines."
That's basically Kuhn's assessment.
It's not that he's never played with an MP5 before; the feel of it wasn't much lighter than holding a G36K short-barreled rifle.
Xia Yu suggested buying the P90, which has 10 more bullets than the MP7's 40-round magazine, but others also said they wanted to support domestic products.
The boss had nothing to say, so he modified a Type 97 rifle to be fully automatic.
It splashes water nicely, but the 5.56mm tip isn't very powerful.
Therefore, he only keeps them as collectibles and doesn't use them on missions. For self-defense, he still prefers the short AK with a stock.
Even if it's inconvenient to carry in the car, the stock can be folded.
"Click~~"
Xia Yu flung the butt of his gun aside, took aim, and seemed to be regaining his feel for the gun.
They don't have any vehicles right now; they have to march to the designated location first before they can receive the tanks.
Sergei and his men were primarily responsible for security along the way.
Just like Bomato's nighttime infiltration.
Boss Xia vividly remembers that time he killed a rebel leader, but Cohen and his men didn't react at all.
Fighting rebels is inherently asymmetrical.
Then, facing the white top hat, that's when they're evenly matched.
"Everyone, check your watches!"
Xia Yu held up his watch and said.
There's no time to pull out a cell phone on the battlefield, not to mention that all civilian communications in Panaka have been cut off, with only satellite phones remaining to allow contact with the outside world.
"22:38!"
Very good, the official attack will not begin until after midnight at the earliest, which is when a person is sleeping the most soundly (normal sleep schedule, except for those cultivating immortality).
"One last check of equipment and communications, we'll depart promptly at 11 PM!"
Xia Yu gave the order, and everyone helped each other check their equipment.
After confirming that there were no problems, the group left the tent and soon arrived at the barbed wire fence in the corner of the camp.
Little Anka had been waiting there for a while. His orderly cut the barbed wire, creating a gap that Xia Yu and his group could use to temporarily enter and exit.
"Mr. Weasel, I wish you success in your mission."
"Wait for our good news!"
Xia Yu waved to Xiao Anka and was the last to emerge from the camp.
This corner avoids three observation points, and given the current time, no one knows that 10 people are missing from the Anka Mechanized Infantry Battalion's camp.
With everyone equipped with night vision goggles, the pitch-black world was illuminated in a ghostly green light, and the marching speed quickly increased.
The highland rainforest during the dry season doesn't feel very hot at night, but you need to be careful of snakes, insects, and rodents on the road.
Xia Yu once saw an unlucky guy who stepped on an ant nest and was bitten so badly that he almost had to have his leg amputated.
Unless you are a professional in the field, it's best to stay away from the rainforest; you only have one life.
"Whoosh~~"
Through the night vision goggles, a dark figure flew out from the group and disappeared into the bushes beside them.
Nikolai, who was leading the team, immediately raised his hand, signaling the entire team to stop advancing.
"Honey badger, what happened?"
As Xia Yu asked questions, he raised his gun and aimed it at the bushes.
He saw that it was Domi in front who made the move, throwing out an Ontario M10 that he had previously seized.
"There's a snake!"
Domi's words are always concise and to the point.
Soon, 04 pulled out the bayonet from the ground and returned carrying a cobra with its forehead pierced through it.
"The forest cobra is more venomous than the black mamba."
Sergei had studied the venomous snakes of the country beforehand, so he recognized the species of snake at a glance.
"Fortunately, it wasn't another type of water cobra, which is twice as venomous as this one."
The rainforest is teeming with venomous creatures. This forest cobra, given the angle at which Domi just shot the knife, was definitely already raising its head, ready to attack them.
"The water cobra's diet consists of fish, and there haven't been many reported cases of it attacking humans. However, this forest cobra has bitten quite a few people."
Xia Yu took the bayonet, threw the dead snake into the bushes, wiped away the blood, and returned it to Domi.
His garage number 3 contains a survival vehicle with multivalent antivenom serum, capable of treating bites from several types of cobras.
But even if serum were available, no one would want to experience the pain of having their body ravaged by neurotoxins.
Hiring Domi was the best decision he ever made; his extensive experience in rainforest and grassland survival allowed the team to avoid danger while executing the contract.
Like all commanders, Xia Yu hates non-combat casualties.
If the enemy couldn't defeat them on the battlefield, how could they be defeated by nature?
"keep going!"
This was just a minor incident; the nightlife tonight has only just begun.
After marching for about 3 kilometers, they finally arrived at their target rainforest.
This location is less than 10 kilometers from the outskirts of Panaka, and neither side has stationed troops here.
At most, during the day, Busa would send people to patrol by car twice, but they wouldn't find anything unless they went deep into the heart of the rainforest.
When Xia Yu and his group came to Panaka before, they were ambushed by the rebels, who had slipped out of the city in this way.
What goes around comes around, and this time it was their turn to sneak into the city and give the rebels a big surprise.
After confirming that the night vision goggles could not penetrate the natural cover of the rainforest plants, Xia Yu released the two tanks one after the other.
After preparation, both steel beasts are now in top condition.
He first went into the driver's cab of the infantry fighting vehicle, where a display screen was also integrated, and the images recorded by the night vision device could be transmitted here simultaneously.
In nighttime operations, none of the three crew members can be blind.
Otherwise, let alone combat capability, the driver could drive the car into the river.
Start the engine, drive the infantry fighting vehicle out and hand it over to Kuhn and the others, Xia Yu led Hans and Domi onto the T-64B1M.
The typically low and cramped interior of Soviet tanks, however, gave the three men a strong sense of security.
Let alone whether a cobra's fangs can penetrate homogeneous steel armor, even if an elephant came, it would only be a matter of a single burst of 7.62mm bullets.
Of course, they are only taking emergency evasive action; poachers must be resolutely cracked down on.
"Calling the lead vehicle, the wingman is in good condition."
Kuhn reported their situation via radio.
Just as the boss said, the fuel and ammunition were full, and the car looked like it had just been serviced.
"Long vehicle received. Concentrate fire and prepare to attack!"
After Xia Yu finished speaking, he led the way and rushed towards the city of Panaka, with Kuhn following closely behind.
In the pitch-black night, the two tanks with their headlights off looked like ghosts.
Technology has changed warfare; they sped along the roads into the city, the only sound the deep roar of their engines carrying them far.
The rebel infantrymen stationed on the outskirts of the city seemed to hear something while half asleep.
However, by the time they were woken up by a slap from the sentry, several minutes had already passed.
"Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!"
The sentry, encountering this situation for the first time, also thought he was hallucinating, but it was all real.
He frantically reported upwards, until the rebel leader, Sasu, was woken up from his bed.
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