"If they are pirates, then they certainly have more than one ship, or this one was sent out to find a suitable target."
Xia Yu analyzed calmly.
He has studied many specific cases. Generally speaking, the starting point is two ships, and it is not uncommon for three or four ships to gang up on each other, depending on the specific strength of the pirate gang.
"What should we do then? Should we call for help from the nearest warship?"
Antonio was anxious, but he didn't panic.
Because he had been traveling the sea route between Europe and West Africa for many years, this was not the first time he had encountered pirates.
Seventy percent of them were deterred by PMC's firepower, and only thirty percent were driven back after engaging in combat.
If possible, pirates would like to take down the entire cargo ship without causing any damage. If that's not possible or the cost is too high, they will give up this time and wait for the next opportunity.
"No, it's too late."
Xia Yu shook his head.
There are no warships patrolling here regularly; the only vessels that can be deployed are small gunboats from nearby countries. Even if they are fast enough, Xia Yu doesn't want them on the ship because the cargo holds contain too sensitive information.
“It will take time for the other side to gather their accomplices. Send someone to remove two cargo hold covers and lift up the car below me.”
Xia Yu stretched his neck, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.
How could such a peaceful, humorous, kind-hearted, and promising young man who is working hard to build Afica try to steal his goods?
These pirates are beyond saving and cannot be reformed; a heavy blow must be dealt with.
Xia Yu was very angry, and the consequences were severe.
He opened the gun case and took out his sniper rifle.
Noka looked at his target through his binoculars: a five-thousand-ton cargo ship.
This type of ship is not large in tonnage, not very fast, and most importantly, its freeboard is not very high, so it is easy for them to climb onto it.
It looks like this deal is in the bag today.
Noka's lips curled into a slight smile as he raised his radio to urge the two nearby ships waiting for cargo to hurry over and join him so they could seize the cargo ship in one fell swoop.
In addition, because of his extensive experience in engaging in combat with PMC, he would maintain a distance of one to two nautical miles before any formal operation to prevent being sniped by the other side.
The longest sniping distance in the world has never exceeded 3 kilometers, so this distance is indeed safe, and Xia Yu can only watch helplessly for the time being.
"Buzz~~"
The crane opened the all-steel hatch, and the hook reached down and caught the pickup truck that Xia Yu had mentioned.
The car body was covered by white canvas, so the crew could not see the specific brand and model.
But can a car defeat pirates in a speedboat on the high seas?
If it were the armored vehicles in the lowest compartment, that should be fine. Antonio had seen the shipping manifest, but those armored vehicles were all listed as props, and the gun barrels seemed to have been removed.
The ship can't leave the port without being dismantled. Fortunately, Xia Yu's pickup truck was registered as an escort vehicle, so there might be machine guns mounted on the back.
Antonio has a great imagination, but using 12.7mm to deal with pirates is too merciful; Xia Yu has prepared something else.
"They're here, there are two more. They're trying to surround us."
In the telescope's field of view, two smaller speedboats, each with only two outboard motors, sped towards us.
Now they stopped trying to hide it. The pirates who had been lying on the deck got up and revealed their various weapons.
The AK from an unknown manufacturer doesn't have a PKM machine gun, but rather the older RPD. The ammunition box looks a lot like a drum magazine, and the iconic RPG is already mounted on the launcher, allowing you to easily slit a hole in the side of the gun.
The first target has been identified: the modified pickup truck cab can withstand an RPG, but body armor cannot protect against rocket launchers.
Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly, Xia Yu placed the target in a cross shape and then raised it to the corresponding micrometer position.
"Bang!"
With one shot fired, the RPG shooter in the scope fell to the ground, dropping into the sea along with the gun.
The first shot hit; luck was on Xia Yu's side. After the bolt was pulled to eject the spent cartridge, another bullet was chambered, and then he quickly locked onto the RPG shooter on the second ship.
"The other side has armed security and snipers. Everyone stay out of the way and give them a good beating."
Noka gave the order, and then he was the first to bend over and raise his AK to fire a deterrent shot.
More than half of the bullets missed their mark, while a few stray bullets struck the hull, making a clanging and rattling sound.
Xia Yu didn't care about the inaccurate bullets and calmly pulled the trigger again.
"Bang!"
It flew out of control, let's try again!
"Bang!"
The RPG gunner on the second ship also fell, but the gun had fallen onto the deck, so someone else could pick it up and fire.
"Bang!"
The fourth bullet was aimed at the second ship, but instead of hitting the machine gunner's chest, it struck his right hand.
That works too, but Xia Yu didn't have time to fire the fifth shot. He got up and ran to the pickup truck behind him, tearing off the canvas.
"Splash~~"
The original machine gun mount in the rear bucket was replaced with a quadruple Kornet missile launcher and a highly integrated electro-optical aiming system.
"Whoosh~~"
The laser beam struck the first speedboat, and the missile, bursting from its tube, skimmed a few hundred meters before striking the outboard motor at the stern.
"Boom!"
The violent explosion propelled the broken front half of the hull into the air. Noka, who had deliberately stayed at the back, was furious. Even if ten RPGs were tied together, they wouldn't have such a display of power. How could the enemy's firepower be so fierce?
In fact, a single Kornet shell has a 10kg TNT equivalent charge, while the RpG-7's conventional warhead weighs a paltry 210g. To claim a 10-fold difference, you'd have to modify the warhead and replace it with an 82mm mortar shell.
No, this is a tricky situation; he has to run away quickly.
Noka threw away his AK and, without contacting his men on the other ship, maneuvered the outboard motor into a wide circle to escape.
But once locked on by a laser, is it really possible to escape?
"Whoosh~ Boom~~"
The second launch resulted in Noka, the Pirate King, and his flagship exploding into a fireball.
So now there's only one goal left.
There were five people on the second ship. After one was dead and one was wounded, the remaining three fighters stared in disbelief as their brother and leader were blown up along with their ship.
They shouldn't have come out to wait for work today, but the other side only attacked the boss and his brothers. Are they trying to let them off the hook?
"Whoosh~ Boom~~"
The third fireball rose from the sea. Xia Yu got out of the driver's seat, leaned against the vehicle, and lit a cigarette for himself.
"Cough~ cough cough~~"
I choked on my cigarette because I haven't smoked in a long time.
Sure enough, someone as humble as him is a bit too much of a show-off.
Anti-tank missiles can not only hit tanks, but also bunkers, fortifications, armed speedboats, and low-flying, slow-moving helicopters. As long as the guided laser beam can illuminate and lock onto the target, they can be used to try to hit it, although the cost will be relatively high.
However, the $25 million order is worth the expense, and switching to pickup trucks to launch and destroy enemy vehicles will also give you experience points, so why not?
Xia Yu had a clear understanding of the situation; these pirates were already dead when they came to him.
His sniping skills are still too poor. Within 800 meters, he only hit 3 out of 4 shots, losing two and a half of his shots. One of them was a lucky hit. He needs to practice more.
"Come out, all of you. We've destroyed all three ships."
After speaking into the radio, Xia Yu reloaded the three empty launch tubes with spare ammunition. Given the chaos in the Gulf of Gineya, there might be other pirate gangs on the loose, so he needed to prepare his equipment in advance.
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