That's how towed howitzers are. They're great when you're firing at others, but if you get counterattacked and your artillery gets into the kill zone, not only will your entire gun crew be wiped out, but the truck that's towing you will also be blown to bits.
This is also why major powers later developed self-propelled howitzers.
With a vehicle chassis, it can run fast; with basic armor, it can protect against shrapnel damage.
Modern large-caliber grenades mostly use airburst fuses to maximize their kill radius, making it unlikely that they will penetrate the skull.
In addition, Xia Yu hoped that the rebels could use the self-propelled howitzers before him, because he could get a higher price from Busa.
Taking out a D-20 harassing a camp would only cost a handful of people, not even a D-20 with a tortoise shell, which costs at least 500,000.
But the rebels couldn't afford such a thing. The Soviet-made self-propelled heavy-duty 2S19 would cost seven figures even on the secondhand market.
Meanwhile, the Korean K9, a popular model, is selling like hotcakes internationally. With a factory price of less than 4 million yuan per vehicle, the prices in recent contracts are still dropping, which seems to suggest that the company is dumping its products at low prices to grab market share.
Xia Yu kept a close eye on the market situation because the targets being attacked had limited combat capabilities, and Jihuo Defense did not have an urgent need for self-propelled howitzers, at least not until they expanded their business to northern Afica.
"Boss, am I accurate?"
Commander Group 1 to collect the artillery, Hans came over seeking praise.
"Accurate. The money saved on shells will be used to give you bonuses later."
Xia Yu said magnanimously.
On the modern battlefield, on average, one target is destroyed every 250,000 rounds of ammunition. The data is slightly better with large-caliber howitzers, where one kill can be achieved with just four ordinary high-explosive shells.
Hans and his team were able to take down their target with a single shot, thanks not only to their own individual skills but also to the excellent teamwork of the entire group.
Without drones to lock onto the opponent, you definitely can't hit anything.
After copying the video from the control vehicle, Xia Yu needed to let the clients know that their money was well spent.
"This is too strong. I even asked my uncle to send a whole artillery company over here."
After watching the edited video, Anka exclaimed in shock.
His mechanized infantry battalion also had an artillery company, but it was equipped with mortars, so a reinforced artillery company equipped with two 2S3 self-propelled howitzers and four D-30 towed howitzers was transferred over.
Little did they know that the concentrated fire defense could handle the rebels' howitzers on its own, making their efforts completely unnecessary.
"It's always good to have artillery support. Our company only has one howitzer, which can't even cover a single rebel camp. They have their uses."
A single cannon is suitable for pinpoint elimination. If there are no multiple cannons to form a cannon group, multiple rocket launchers are more suitable for fire coverage, but the cost will be higher.
"The Massar rocket artillery battalion will arrive in two days; their vehicles have broken down again."
Little Anka spoke about the allied forces who would be joining the operation.
This battalion is equipped with four 40-tube hail guns, but because the Ural-4320 chassis has been in use for almost thirty years, it has been having frequent problems in the last two years.
There's no money to replace the rocket launchers, and no one's willing to take on the job of replacing the truck chassis.
Previously, when purchasing T-64B1M tanks from Wukelan, Busa wanted them to help with maintenance, but they hadn't made much money from tanks to begin with, so they weren't willing to be taken advantage of again.
Actually, Xia Yu wouldn't care about such a paltry sum, but only if he could help solve the chassis problem could he sell his rockets, right?
Months ago, Xia Yu had his eye on the Massar rocket artillery battalion, a lucrative target.
They planned to sell a batch of rockets to the other side at a price of $7,000 each, with a cost of only $1,000 per rocket.
Suppressing business is fundamental, but if he wants to earn excess profits, he still needs to find ways to expand into the arms business.
"To completely eliminate this group of rebels, there's no rush. My plan is to clear out the smaller fry in the vicinity first."
Xia Yu finally revealed his purpose.
Many refugees fled for fear of being caught in the crossfire, but nearby armed groups simply stayed in their own territory and watched the show.
In their view, once Busa has dealt with Sasu and achieved his goal, he will withdraw from the border rainforest, and they can stand by and watch the show.
However, having had so many mines stolen, Busa had long been annoyed with them, so he was happy to spend more money to have Focus Fire Defense beat them up.
"Oh? Do you need our cooperation?"
Little Anka asked.
Rather than facing the rebels right away, using these small karami as practice targets first would allow his men to get into the swing of things more quickly.
"Of course we need to. The rainforest is too big and too dense. I need the Anka mechanized infantry battalion to be scattered around the perimeter to block them as much as possible."
Xia Yu mentioned the tasks that Xiao Anka and the others needed to share.
These armed groups' strongholds are not surrounded by minefields like the rebels'; they can advance by combining air and ground forces.
With the Anka mechanized infantry battalion responsible for interception on the perimeter, it was a perfect opportunity to trap and defeat them.
"Sure, that's our specialty. We guarantee that none of them will escape."
When it comes to capturing prisoners, Anka’s eyes light up.
Xia Yu didn't need these guys, but he liked them anyway.
Little Anka is a soldier with a businessman's mindset. He prefers capturing these guys to killing how many enemies he can kill, because they can create economic value for him.
The work of legitimate miners is arduous, but they earn a salary of over one or two hundred dollars a month. These prisoners, on the other hand, only need a bite to eat.
This is also why Lao Mei's prison was able to be contracted out.
Just then, Anka's second mine was about to open, and the father and son were able to contract a group of prisoners from the mining area prison at a low price, saving at least several hundred thousand dollars in labor costs each year.
Since both of them held official positions, they still had to adhere to procedural justice. Arresting civilians for mining was something warlords did, and at least such a thing wouldn't happen in Kongluga and Busa.
After discussing some details, Xia Yu returned from Xiao Anka's place.
The next day, instead of driving the female deer, the marsupial glider piloted a small antelope, carrying the boss into the air to patrol the border rainforest.
If you stay away from the rebel-held areas, you basically don't need to worry about being attacked.
Apart from a few anti-aircraft machine guns, these armed groups have no other anti-aircraft weapons; they would need to go to the Champa region to learn how to shoot down helicopters with RPGs.
This is good news for Xia Yu.
In the upcoming operations, they can make full use of helicopters to leverage their air superiority in concentrated fire defense.
"Da~da~da~~"
The AKm was firing into the air when the militants spotted flies in the sky, but their aim was poor.
"Thump~ thump~ thump~~"
Xia Yu fired a burst of shots from the Rh202 machine gun, and the rest of the machine gun fell silent instantly.
There's no way to alert them by beating them in the grass, because if we go and investigate one by one, they'll eventually find out, but even if they do, they can't escape.
Marking the spot on the map, the little antelope continued on to the next black mine.
"Boss, is that water spinach?"
Hans, sitting in the back seat, pointed to a vegetable garden in the distance and asked.
Xia Yu looked around and indeed saw the lush green "vegetable garden" next to the village.
"That's tobacco. These armed men are doing quite well with their side business besides stealing mines!"
He corrected Hans's mistake.
The two plants look very similar from a distance, and even more so when cooked, but they are completely different families and genera.
"How decadent! I thought it was water spinach!"
Hans can't eat wild leeks or onions (börlauch), let alone Chinese leeks, but he has a special fondness for the water spinach grown by Lao Yu.
He now feels insulted, like a water spinach being humiliated, and he can't tolerate it.
"Tomorrow, have 06 take out a GpZ-80 and clear this whole area."
Minesweeper plows can be used not only for mine clearance, but also for clearing tobacco leaves very efficiently.
Pouring gasoline on something and setting it on fire might seem satisfying, but it can easily lead to accidental injury. Both the Indian and Indian people have done this, and the onlookers get excited.
Physical eradication is the best option; it's the only thing Xia Yu would do even if Busa didn't pay him.
He continued driving forward, and except for a few sections of the road that were difficult to navigate, he marked most of the nearby armed groups.
If we unleash our full firepower and deliver a devastating blow, this border region should be peaceful for at least two years.
There's no way to solve the problem once and for all; chaos is the dominant theme here, and Busa himself is well aware of this.
The antelopes returned, and the frontline camp began to bustle with activity.
The four pylons on both sides of the Mi-24V's short wings were filled with rocket pods, and the wingtip pylons also carried two sets of four HOT-3 anti-tank missiles.
The Gazelle has a smaller payload capacity, but it is also lighter and more agile.
After reloading the Rh202 cannon, 12 SNEb 68mm rockets were also inserted into the tdA LR6812 rocket pod on the left side of the fuselage.
If it is a Tiger helicopter, the same rocket pod can print TDA RPM guided rockets of the same caliber.
That thing is fast and accurate. Its power might be a bit smaller due to the limited propellant, but the user experience is comparable to a small missile. For the Gazelle, it's better to stick with unguided missiles!
Both helicopters were fully fueled with jet fuel, and the Marder S30 and GpZ-80 were also fully loaded with ammunition and fuel, ready for takeoff.
"Woof~ woof~ woof~~"
Obediently, Dahuang and Dahei followed 06 and Domi and jumped into the front compartment of the GpZ-80.
Their mission is to sniff out all laundry detergent products, as well as valuables hidden by armed groups.
Sniffing out drugs and explosives is just basic training. Military or police dogs, through training, can also sniff out blood, precious metals, and several mainstream types of cash.
Before arriving at the border rainforest, Xia Yu had given Da Huang and Da Hei targeted training, and it was time to test the results.
"Set off!"
At dawn the next day, Xia Yu took off alone in the little antelope, followed closely by Andrei and Hans in the old doe.
The ground forces followed the main force of the Anka mechanized infantry battalion and set out under cover of darkness.
By now, we should have almost reached the designated location, right?
"Calling the mole crew, the weasel and glider crews are about to arrive. What is your current situation?"
Xia Yu turned on the radio and called out.
"This is the mole. The encirclement is in place, and we are ready to attack at any time."
"In the crew cabin of the Weasel S30," Kuhn replied.
They were less than 3 kilometers from the nearest armed group's stronghold, and could easily break through the outpost with a single step on the gas, bringing justice to the people.
"Then attack! Don't wait for us!"
"yes!"
Upon receiving the order, Lyman shifted gears and accelerated, the dew-covered Weasel S30 charging towards the camp in the dawn light.
"Da~da~da~~"
The MG3 coaxial machine gun fired first, taking down the yawning sentry in one burst, while the piercing gunfire also woke up the leader who was embracing the black woman.
Oh no, our arch-rival is attacking!
Without even bothering to put on his clothes, he grabbed an AK and rushed out.
These illegal mines on the border were also to be seized. The rebels, with more manpower and stronger firepower, took the gold mine with the highest grade and the largest reserves.
No one can beat such a formidable opponent, but the remaining mines are enough for them to fight to the death.
He assumed it was a group of enemies who had come to steal his mine, but little did he know it was a different group that didn't want the mine; they just wanted the money.
"Thump~ thump~ thump~~"
The main gun of the Weasel S30 began to roar, and Kohler fired one PMC308 airburst round after another. Countless pre-made tungsten balls pierced through the thin wooden house, turning the militants hiding behind it into sieves.
Some clever ones, sensing the danger, threw down their guns and rushed to the miners' shack, mingling among them and herding everyone out.
"Bang!"
With a pull of the trigger, Sergei killed one of the men in the crowd.
If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. He didn't even take off his clothes, and he's so strong from all that eating. He doesn't look like an exploited black miner at all.
The other members of Group 1, who got off the bus, also opened fire and took down the armed men who were trying to take advantage of the chaos.
Some were lucky enough to escape, but a second line of defense awaited them.
It's cool to point a gun at someone and watch them mine, isn't it? Soon they'll be able to experience that too.
One by one, the nylon restraint straps were tied behind their backs and loaded onto the truck. Once the truck was full, it was pulled toward the camp.
"Whoosh~~"
An RpG-7 was fired at the moving Weasel S30.
"Pfft~~"
The active defense system was activated, and the rocket, which had just begun to accelerate, was locked onto by radar. The infantry fighting vehicle fired an interceptor missile from the left rear.
"Boom!"
One for one, both warheads perished.
The defensive effect is quite good, but it consumes a lot of mechanized infantry that follow it in combat.
Upon receiving notification from Kuhn that he had activated active defense, Sergei led the group to disperse throughout the village to search for and eliminate any remaining survivors.
"Woof~ woof~~"
Domi and Anton each led Big Yellow and Big Black on their respective leashes and began sniffing around the house.
"Waaah~~"
The big black dog stirred, its neck stiffened and it refused to move, while its forelimbs pawed at the corner of the wall.
"I'll do it!"
Anton pulled out an entrenching tool from his backpack, bent down and started digging. He quickly unearthed a bag of hard material.
“It’s gold dust. This is a cotan-tankite mine. They traded the ore for gold dust… no, they directly traded the ore.”
It possesses more than half of the world's coltanite reserves, and the easily mined portion is concentrated in the border areas.
But no matter how valuable this stuff is, it's not as good as high-purity gold dust.
This armed group, like squirrels hoarding nuts, accumulated a bag of gold dust weighing over ten kilograms, only to be wiped out in one fell swoop by Jihuo Defense.
That's terrible! They should have spent that money on weapons!
Unfortunately, stockpiling guns but not artillery still resulted in a granary.
Compared to the North American region, which is limited to fully automatic weapons and large caliber weapons, the quality of soldiers on Afica's side is limited, but the intensity of the battle can escalate at any time, especially after the arrival of the East Asian "King of the Hill".
The rebels who could easily beat these small groups of soldiers were suffering heavy losses, let alone now that they have to face their fears.
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