Chapter 776: Being Targeted
In Xiao Peng's room on the ship, Khedira held up his laptop and said to Xiao Peng, "Boss, the people coming this time are not ordinary. Since you left the ship, we have destroyed three drones that tried to come up."
The Luna yacht originally belonged to a Russian oligarch, who prioritized security and privacy. Otherwise, how could he possibly mess around? Besides various bulletproof measures, the vessel also has missile detection and anti-drone systems. The paparazzi's attempt to film the Luna with a drone is undoubtedly a pipe dream.
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said, "Three drones? Are they paparazzi?"
Khedira shook his head: "Boss, take a look for yourself."
After hearing this, Hua Chong walked out of the room and came back in with a drone not long after. Xiao Peng was stunned when he saw the drone. The aircraft looked very much like the model airplanes he played with when he was a child. Its wingspan was less than two meters, and there was no horizontal tail or vertical tail at the tail. Instead, there was a 'V-shaped tail'.
"What is this? It's really not a paparazzi." Xiao Peng was a little confused looking at the drone. The drones he had come into contact with were the kind with four propellers that took off and landed vertically. Paparazzi usually used that kind of drone because they flew stably and took clear pictures. The drone in front of him flew at a higher altitude and faster speed, and was usually used in the military.
Hua Chong explained, "This is a Turkish-made Bayraktar MINI hand-launched drone, used by the Turkish military for short-range reconnaissance and surveillance. It carries an electro-optical infrared camera, has a control range of 15 kilometers, can remain aloft for an hour, has a cruising speed of 55 kilometers per hour, and a maximum ceiling of 4,000 meters. This means our ship's anti-drone system is too advanced, and ordinary anti-drone systems can't do anything about it."
Khedira explained: "Boss, in fact, I guessed that day that what we encountered might not be pirates. Now that everything is connected, this view is more certain. I suspect that those so-called 'pirates' are Turks pretending to be them."
"Why do you say that?" Xiao Peng asked, "Tell me your opinion."
Khedira said, "Although there are many pirates in the Caribbean, we've rarely encountered pirates in Barbados. Pirates are not likely to appear in any country with a stable political situation, not to mention that Barbados is the only developed country in the Caribbean. It's like someone telling you they encountered pirates from Japan - the cost of crime is too high!"
Xiao Peng asked, "What if my wealth is too great and it attracted them?"
Khedira said: "I thought about it at first, but after seeing this Bayraktar MINI, I gave up the idea."
"Why do you say that?" Xiao Peng asked.
Hua Chong answered this question: "Even though Türkiye is a major arms exporter in the Mediterranean and sells drones, it has never put the Bayraktar MINI drone on its export list."
"Why?" Xiao Peng looked at the drone on the ground: "Is this thing very advanced?"
Hua Chong cursed out loud, "Advanced? What advanced drones are there in Turkey? God knows what they're thinking! They're selling their TIHA and TB-2 drones, but they're keeping this Bayraktar MINI for themselves." Khedira replied, "Turkish drones are pretty good. The TB-2 performed well on the battlefield, and the Bayraktar MINI also has its merits. I think the key reason they're not selling the Bayraktar MINI is that it's ideal for individual use. As you can see, the fuselage is a CNC-machined foam sandwich wing structure, and the fuselage is a Kevlar and carbon fiber composite. Best of all, it uses a modular, rapid assembly and disassembly design, making it easy to transport. Just pack it in a suitcase and set up wherever you need it. And because it's small, it uses an electric motor, making it very quiet. It's perfect for infiltration and reconnaissance."
Hua Chong said with disdain: "TB-2? That thing can only bully Armenia. What a piece of crap!"
Turkey's most famous reconnaissance and strike drone is its TB-2. It has been deployed in Libya, Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere. The TB-2 was particularly prominent in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, where Azerbaijan used it to inflict heavy damage on Armenia.
At that time, countless people were shocked by the Turkish drones in Azerbaijan, and the online saying that "drones are omnipotent" was endless. In their eyes, artillery, tanks and warships were all "live targets" for drones.
This is a bit biased. If artillery, tanks and warships are really useless, why are the world's most powerful militaries still vigorously developing them?
No weapon in the world is omnipotent, and the same is true for drones. Azerbaijan could use the TB-2 drone against Armenia, which, after all, is a tiny city in China, with a population smaller than a large county town. They lack a proper defense system. In such an environment, wouldn't drones be just a random bombing tactic?
Why don't you try it against countries that have defense systems? The U.S. drones are indeed advanced, but how many have they been shot down by Iran?
Using drones against artillery groups? Don't you know that all the artillery groups of the current military powers have drones in their arsenals? Don't you know what air defense battalions and brigades are used for? A drone like the TB-2, with a maximum range of 150 kilometers, would have numerous ways to destroy the bases and the enemy before they could even take off against a true military power!
It is not without reason that Hua Chong despises TB-2.
Speaking of drones, China is undoubtedly one of the world's leading powers. A large number of Turkish TB-2s were deployed in Libya, where they were badly beaten by the export-oriented Chinese Wing Loong 2. Basically, every TB-2 shot down was shot down, with over a hundred TB-2s destroyed.
Of course, the mysterious self-confidence of the Turks is still admirable. A few years ago, Bangladesh prepared 200 million US dollars to purchase drones to establish its own drone combat group. Turkey participated in the bidding with full confidence. They directly stated that China's export version of drones had "poor performance" and "were all defective products", and believed that this big order would definitely be theirs.
The final result is naturally that they came with great fanfare but left in disgrace: Bangladesh is not a fool, okay?
Khedira didn't refute Hua Chong's words. He was a soldier, and he knew which weapons were effective and which were not. He didn't dwell on the topic, but instead opened his laptop and showed some photos. "Boss, this is a list of people who appeared around our ship after you left today! It proves they are Turkish."
Xiao Peng laughed after seeing the photo. "Oh my god, they really underestimate me, don't they? Is this the 'Bearded Gang'?"
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