Of course, only the old vehicle-mounted passive night vision device was removed; the Zeiss Periz-16 periscope sight was retained as a backup.
Xia Yu dismantled two more remote weapon stations and integrated their high-definition white light full-color observation and aiming, high-definition thermal imaging, and laser rangefinding three-channel optoelectronic observation and aiming systems onto the Weasel 1A8BK27 airborne combat vehicle.
Hans could attack the enemy simply by reclining inside the vehicle and using the control handle.
Russian-style heavy armor? That's an insult to system integration capabilities.
It's a pity we can't use them this time. Surface and underwater operations rely on boats and frogmen, while the main force on land is the S-30 Marder and KF-31.
If it weren't for the need to provide two infantry fighting vehicles and accompanying infantry to withstand medium- and long-range damage, Xia Yu wouldn't even want to bring tanks.
Last time I came to Chung Fei, I didn't bring any weapons, but that was a fire-and-run operation, targeting only two armed groups with a combined strength of less than 1,000 people.
This time, Jihuo Defense is facing an opposition force of nearly 10,000 people, divided into 14 groups.
The contract Xia Yu signed with the government forces stipulated that the bottom line was to inflict approximately 5,000 combat casualties on these guys.
"Instead of launching attacks from the main camp of Jiban, we should start by gradually encroaching on the periphery. This is a good idea. The People's Revival Front is large but not strong. We have fought several times against the smaller Justice Liberation Movement but failed to wipe them out. They are a good target."
When we first started the business, we did all the work ourselves. But now that we've handed over these odd jobs to the village protection team, our full-time employees can focus on the work without having to divert their attention.
Therefore, the intervention of PMC is still needed. Appeals alone cannot bring both sides to a ceasefire, but firing a silent machine gun can.
Let's not even talk about infantry fighting vehicles, tanks, fighter jets, and helicopters.
Xia Yu said that was to be expected; if they weren't fed properly, how could the technical staff be expected to do everything themselves, like cleaning tracks, wiping gun barrels, and moving batteries?
The area under the command of the blue helmet troops is safe. The French have withdrawn, but the United Nations has deployed more personnel to the Philippines over the past year.
But like the Kurds in the Middle East, the Phar people of Afica, also known as the Fulani, are scattered across multiple countries.
These armed groups give themselves nice-sounding names, claiming to serve the country and its people, but aren't they all just preying on local civilians to obtain funds to buy more AKs and support more troops?
“That’s good. I’ve always believed that reconnaissance and strike drones are a better choice than helicopters because when they are frequently deployed in complex battlefields, our helicopters are having accidents one after another.”
This company is a bit pricey, but their performance is exceptionally strong; they fulfilled every single clause in the contract without fail.
The multi-layered stabilization mission, composed of military and police personnel, has more than 10,000 members, but even so, it cannot stop the daily intense gun battles.
It's still not extreme enough. The firefighting team, which went to the Middle East for further training, has undergone a transformation and become stronger. But when they returned to Afica, they felt something was off.
It's only right to make sure they're well-fed. They won't get the lion's share of the spoils, but being responsible for collecting the corpses means they'll at least get something, which is a perk exclusive to the village protection team.
Even without hiring concentrated fire defense, they would have to fight two or even three to take down all the militants.
The "large but not strong" that Siddiqui mentioned still referred to an armed force of over 1,000 men. It was once a dominant force in the Seleka Alliance, and thus gained a large territory after its disbandment.
After all, even the strongest can't be stronger than the real Ace.
Xia Yu discussed the operational plan for concentrated fire defense.
With so many years of savings, their secret stash must be quite substantial.
More than strength, Xia Yu was concerned about how many gold coins the opponent could drop.
Upon arriving at Xiayu in Jiban, he was meeting with Lieutenant General Siddiqui, the supreme commander of the Stabilization Mission.
But this is unrealistic. With only a few T-55s out of service, along with some light armored vehicles and armed pickup trucks, the government forces' combat effectiveness is not much higher than that of these armed personnel.
There was no doubt that a single squad could wipe out an entire platoon.
The key is the second-line force of the concentrated fire defense. The blacks, who are the same color as them, are not only better equipped than the most elite presidential guards, but they are also as strong as wildebeests on the grassland.
The lieutenant general spoke eloquently about Zhong Fei's situation after the evacuation of the French.
"The most important thing is to prevent them from noticing our movements and preparing in advance. For this reason, Busa will provide us with a reconnaissance and strike drone."
So it's best to have someone else play for you, so that they can inflict more losses on the other side and buy them time to recruit more people and improve their strength.
Frankly speaking, this number already exceeds the total number of personnel in the three branches of the government forces of the Ghanaian government.
Siddiqui asked him.
The last concentrated fire defense was very well executed, completely annihilating the Phor ethnic group's national salvation armed forces.
As for who to invite, it was naturally Ji Huo Defense, with whom they had previously collaborated.
That's not the case. On several occasions, the military didn't need to specifically hire fire support personnel.
A group of armed Por tribesmen who came south from Zha De annexed the tribe left behind by the two brothers and also got involved in this civil war.
“We dispatched a rapid reaction force from Putao Ya, but the result was that the villagers around the camp were infiltrated by them. As soon as they left the camp, the news leaked out, and they were ambushed by them.”
"So what is your operational strategy this time?"
As for how many people were killed, aside from those that couldn't be pieced together, all the bodies we could find were packed into body bags and neatly arranged.
Today, a platoon of village protection team set off with the transport convoy to escort the company's land combat equipment, which could not be loaded onto transport planes, into the Philippines.
With the eagle roaring and two full containers of ammunition, the next two months will be enough to give Zhong Fei and his dozen or so armed groups a real hard time.
"The same is true in the Sahel region. As soon as the military moves out, all the well-known armed groups within a radius of several hundred kilometers will know about it."
"When it was still the rainy season in the south, our company's vanguard decimated the Justice Liberation Movement. Next, we attacked from north to south, first severely damaging the Revival People's Front."
Xia Yu echoed this.
"In fact, we have intervened before. The last time the peace agreement was signed, an armed group tore it up the very next day, attacked a government outpost, and looted it."
Without using laundry detergent with some added ingredients, they wouldn't even dare to launch a self-destructing charge.
The lieutenant general remarked with emotion.
"It's not a personnel transfer. Many observation tasks can be carried out by drones. This just happened last month. A German Tiger drone crashed in Marie."
This accident was even worse than the one in Germany. The two-person crew of that plane were rescued by concentrated fire support, but the two people on this plane were directly ignited by the ammunition detonation, which ignited the leaking fuel, and then they were engulfed by the explosion.
As expected, the Tiger's reliability was still a bit lacking. Whether it's a tank or an attack helicopter, disassembling subsystems and installing them on a mature platform is the correct way to use the Tiger.
"Yes, if a drone crashes, it crashes. But if an attack helicopter crashes, the crew is unlikely to survive."
Xia Yu, who had previously survived a plane crash, also expressed his strong agreement.
"Let's not talk about that. During the concentrated fire defense deployment, the stabilization regiment's rapid reaction force will be on standby at any time to intervene after your side completes the strike."
Siddiqui finally gave Xia Yu a definite answer.
The government forces of Gibbon are not as reliable as those of Busa, so when the fighting gets out of hand, it is most appropriate to let the blue helmet troops intervene.
This intervention does not mean taking sides, but rather providing shelter to the civilians involved to prevent serious incidents from occurring and to avoid further escalation of the negative impact.
"Your Excellency, thank you for your efforts in maintaining peace. We will also do our best to minimize civilian casualties caused by opposition forces during our operations."
Xia Yu also made a promise to Siddiqui.
It is unavoidable that innocent people will be harmed by the target; only swift, powerful, and decisive action can minimize this number.
"The success of Focus Fire Defense in Operation Ace has convinced us of your company's professionalism."
Siddiqui concluded.
This is reputation. The company's achievements in Syria have been reported back to Afica, and it has made people look at them with new eyes.
After bidding farewell and leaving the stabilization unit's headquarters, Xia Yu returned to the uranium mine in Pilao aboard a Super Hornet.
The Foxbat crew flew seven or eight C-160 sorties, bringing in a large amount of combat supplies and taking away a large amount of mined ore.
They are stored in large quantities and then transported to the Hushan uranium mine in Namibia for crushing and smelting, eventually turning into gray-black uranium oxide, which is then shipped back to its homeland by sea.
Although there are still some steps before it becomes yellowcake, getting to this point instead of directly hauling the ore back is already very economical.
The system's storage warehouse can be completed in one step, but Xia Yu can only accumulate a few dozen or a hundred grams each time, which is not even enough for the big black fish to light a fire once.
Therefore, we still need to mine more and accumulate more fuel.
Xia Yu only spent two hours before dinner to learn about the production status of the uranium mine and oil wells.
After they had filled their stomachs, the focus of their work shifted from production and operations back to combat operations.
“The fennec foxes won’t arrive in Pilau until the day after tomorrow, but we can’t just wait around until then.”
During the time before the team disbanded, he held a short meeting with the members of the vanguard.
"The company and Busa have already coordinated. The Roaring Eagle will take off without missiles tomorrow morning to scout out the latest movements of the People's Front for our sake."
"Technical and operational staff are scheduled to monitor the transmitted footage."
Without a ground control station, Xia Yu could not operate CH-4 from Zhongfei, but receiving satellite relay signals and maintaining the eagle crew's field of vision was still not a problem.
Based on known intelligence, conducting focused reconnaissance of the main areas of activity of the People's Front for the Restoration can yield important information such as their personnel distribution and firepower configuration.
"Yes, boss!"
Kuhn, Lao Huang, and the others responded in unison.
The Panda crew wasn't the main character this time; the Weasel crew, as the "second male lead," had already become familiar with the handling of the Weasel S30.
Switching from the Marder S3 was a smooth process; the power system and armor protection were the same. The only unfamiliar thing was the MK302/ABM autocannon.
This is the same main gun as the Puma, which has greater muzzle energy than the Soviet 30mm autocannon. In addition to steel needles and fragility, it can also fire programmable airburst rounds.
In the previous two weeks, Kuhn taught the stoker crew how to take down nearly 200 militants with a basic load of PMC308 ammunition.
It turned out that the metal roof of the armored pickup truck was like paper when faced with a small-diameter precast tungsten ball, and everyone realized how happy Old Lu was when he leveled the cannon muzzle.
Great, now they can experience this fun too.
While the three were satisfied, Kuhn was looking forward to his KF-31 Lynx, truly a case of a mole falling in love with a cat.
Meanwhile, the commander of the People's Front for the Restoration, who was at the center of the discussion on defense tonight, had a bad feeling.
They were the first to occupy the area near Pilau, but a year ago, a crazy Mi-24 flew by and strafed the area, so he immediately withdrew from the outer perimeter of the organization.
Until the area was expanded and occupied by the Justice Liberation Movement, and then taken back by a mining company with armored vehicles, which has been developing it ever since, everything changed.
Tanks and infantry fighting vehicles arrived, and they easily dealt with their arch-enemy, their old neighbor, who numbered less than 500 men.
So, will they continue to target their own Ba'ath People's Front?
Ernest instantly forgot his past grievances and felt a sense of shared sorrow, like the saying "if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves," or "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold."
Perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope, but when his subordinates reported that several helicopters that were not painted in blue helmets flew over their territory, things started to take a turn for the worse.
The other side came to eliminate them; the Justice Liberation Movement was just an appetizer, and they were the main course!
Xia Yu said that with 14 dishes including 7 cold and 7 hot dishes, Ji Huo Defense was there to feast, while the Revival People's Front was just one main dish on the table.
No, their pickup trucks have little problem dealing with government forces, but they have no chance against tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and attack helicopters.
Where did that damned government army get the money to hire such a hopeless opponent?
They'll use the mines as collateral, or else they'll be controlled by you opposition armed groups who will enslave civilians to mine them by hand, ultimately turning the money into war funds.
It's better to resist than to do that, so as to avoid aiding the enemy.
Ernest quickly came up with an idea and took his core group of 300 men to Zha De to lay low for a while.
To cut off his arm to survive, this guy has to be said to have a lot of guts, or as Siddiqui said, the People's Revolutionary Front is big but not strong.
The fierce fighting a few years ago was mainly due to the efforts of his old core group of over 400 people, while the rest were followers he had lured in with promises of a full meal every day.
Therefore, although he had many soldiers, the territories he occupied were all barren lands with little rainfall.
Having discarded these intimidating burdens, and taking his old crew and valuables with him on his way, Enest felt no guilt whatsoever.
Of course, as long as this group of ruthless people leaves Zhongfei, he will still come back, because his tribe and his home are here.
With that in mind, Ernest opened the safe in his room, removed a partition to create two open shelves, and piled it full of the US dollars he had acquired at a premium.
The bottom drawer contained seven or eight glittering gold bars, while a velvet bag was filled with rough black diamonds.
Rather than earning money to purchase various weapons and equipment, including portable anti-aircraft missiles, the Pharaoh National Salvation Army only cares about money.
They don't have any missiles at all; those things cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars each, and Enest really can't afford to buy them.
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