Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

Chapter 205: Maintenance plan, new goal (please subscribe!)

I sat back in the cab of the Caterpillar 6015 and continued digging not far away.

The standard bucket of this kind of mining excavator is 7 cubic meters. After replacing the large bucket, one shovel can equal 10 cubic meters of earth. Two shovels can equal one truck bucket, which is very efficient.

However, last year it seems that the 6015B with stronger performance was launched, with a larger bucket and more power, and the price is about US$200 million.

If you add another 100 million to this, you can get the foreign trade MBT-2000.

Sure enough, no matter how expensive the excavator is, it can't make as much money as arms. Xia Yu's change of career is the right choice.

If we delve deeper into the field of construction machinery, our shipment volume will definitely be higher, but the profit will be an order of magnitude lower for the same tonnage.

After digging for only ten minutes, the body of another F-111 was exposed. I got off the car and collected it directly!

[Project: F-111 Type C]

[Integrity: 43.7% (unrepairable)]

It was also impossible to prepare, so Xia Yu returned to the car and started backfilling the earth.

It was dug quickly and filled quickly. The whole process took less than an hour. Finally, it was covered with a layer of floating soil, hiding the traces of the crawler tracks. The area returned to its previous landform.

He took the excavator that had not turned off yet back to the garage, moved it to the "burial pit" more than 70 meters away, and released it again. Kaka continued working.

Soon, the removed wings, tail, and engines were all visible again.

The wings are okay, the engine is the heart of an aircraft, and the F-111's engine is a bit special.

Yes, it uses the same series of TF14 engines as the early F-30 Tomcat fighter jet.

虽然后面F-14B和 F-14D配备了更好的F110-GE-400，性能综合提升了30%，但上一代引擎又不是不能用。

Because of the large-scale circulation of F-14 accessories on the black market, the scrapping process for replacement products in Tu'ao is also very strict.

Xia Yu saw dozens of TF30 engines in front of him. Before they were landfilled, gaps were cut out in the blades, and high-grade concrete mortar was poured into the gaps.

In this way, even if it is dug back, it will be completely unusable.

"Huh~~"

I waved my hand and collected 4 of them. The blades have not been repaired for the time being, but the concrete mortar from the destroyed machine was completely peeled off at the microscopic level and became raw materials for printing in the storage warehouse.

[Integrity: 58.4% (unrepairable)]

Xia Yu continued to put away other parts until both F-111s were assembled to more than 70% completeness.

Without rushing to prepare, he first opened the weapon printing interface.

[Close-range combat missile: AIM-9L (printable)]

[Long-range air-to-air missile: AIM-54C (printable)]

……

Phoenix AIM-54, this second-generation long-range missile made famous by the F-14, is specially designed to deal with forward-linked early warning aircraft and bombers.

The warhead of the fighting bomb cannot defeat these large military aircraft. Of course, it can also defeat fighter jets.

Lao Magnesium, which focuses on the development of AIM-120, retired all Phoenixes more than ten years ago. Only Taosui people still insist on using them, and reverse engineered the Thinker 90 two years ago.

Because it uses contemporary semiconductor electronic technology, it is said that the data performance is not bad, but no one knows how it will be in actual combat.

The fact that the F-111 can mount the Phoenix is ​​just Lao Magnesium's experimental exploration. The C type specially supplied to Kangaroo cannot be printed. This is the printing interface of the G type.

The F-111 G type is a dual-mission fighter modified based on the FB-111 A type.

Dual refers to regular tasks and special tasks. As for the special method, Xia Yu dropped down the list and found something that was not very harmonious.

It looked very similar to the MK series of aerial bombs, but what followed (lack of raw materials and unprintable) reminded him that this was no ordinary aerial bomb.

As a guardian of regional peace, Xia Yu had little chance of using such a thing, but carrying a sharp weapon could bring a sense of security that no amount of money could bring.

Especially a bunker boy with a system like him. While he hopes for world peace, he also has doubts about whether there will be a war. The world situation has changed too fast in these years.

To achieve the goal, Xia Yu first chose to prepare the F-111 G model. At the same time, the asbestos adhesive boards that bond the instrument panel and various structural parts will also be replaced by safe adhesive materials.

He has always attached great importance to his own safety. In the future, instruments on old aircraft that use radioactive luminous paint will be replaced with safety materials.

Radioactive elements like radium have a half-life of more than ten centuries. Those old airplanes were not even 100 years old when they were built, so the radiation cannot attenuate much at all. Touching too much is not good for the next generation.

Xia Yu took a look and found that the F-111 G model, or the integrated escape cockpit of the FB-111 A model, only accounted for less than 10% of the body.

This was one of the reasons why he wanted to get the aardvark.

Because the cost was too expensive, the F-111 C model used the traditional ejection seat design. If the Tujia family did not purchase the G model later, Xiayu would most likely not have made the trip to Queensland.

But they purchased it later, so he could only come once, as a technical reserve for the later modification of the transport aircraft for fire defense.

As for the fact that these two bombers cannot be used publicly, he can definitely get a beggar's version of the Su-24 and transplant the technology like the T-64B1M.

Soviet fighter/bombers, especially the old models before the disintegration, are very rough in all aspects. It would be good to mix them with the old magnesium aircraft to neutralize them.

As for how to change it, Xia Yu already has some ideas in mind.

But when the Su-24 will be in place depends on Alexei's progress.

There was someone covering him behind him, and the investigation into the inflow of weapons from the border rebels was destined to be fruitless.

This was also the reason why Xia Yu didn't cause trouble for the other party.

Selling weapons to both sides, as long as he buys the modernized Su-24, he can naturally use Damao's precision-guided bombs to kill Sassou's Sam-9PLUS anti-aircraft missile vehicle from a distance.

It can be seen that Alexey is a pure arms dealer. He just wants to make money and make money from both sides.

If possible, he hoped that neither party would die.

Well, before you spend your last dollar.

It's a pity that Xia Yu didn't let Alexey get the wool. With the system, he directly upgraded the photoelectric pod of the Tornado fighter to the F-4K, and also chopped off Sasu's claws reaching towards the sky.

Now that he is upgrading the Su-24, he doesn't really want to use the Chinese Thomson-CSF pod.

Because there are still only a few targets with air defense means, the old paving nails used by the F-111 C model are sufficient as backup.

This pod is also installed on later-model F-4Ds, but Xiayu has one K-type and one J-type, but there is no D-type that has been tested the most.

Fortunately, the Aardvark's C-type pods use the same type of pod, allowing him to freely arrange and combine them.

And in this way, two planes took off at the same time, fully loaded with a total of 14 tons of aerial bombs, and poured them on the target's head. How enjoyable it was!
Of course, the F-111's single-machine limit of 16 tons of maximum bomb load (endurance avalanche) is more comfortable, but neither of these two bombers will see the light of day.

"Boss, the MiG-25 and the early MiG-31 have been found."

Tens of thousands of miles away in Siberia, Alexey stood in front of a mountain fortification left over from the Pre-Russian period, digging out the rags he was looking for, and his men ran out to report to him.

Both of these fighter jets are speed demons, and in Xia Yu's opinion, they are both valuable for collection.

The MiG-25s have all been returned a long time ago, and the late-model MiG-31s ​​are still in small-scale installation. Even if they can be purchased, they are very expensive. It is better to just buy the early models and modify them.

Xia Yu will not do anything to Alexei, but will only compress his profits as a lesson.

"Then go through the formalities and load the car. We have to go back." Alexei said looking at the Patek Philippe in his hand.

In order to help Xia Yu collect these old aircraft, he traveled to many places after coming back, but fortunately, he almost found them all.

The price is not very expensive, but business is hard to do now. Not only has a customer been reimbursed, but the remaining customers must be maintained.

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

While waiting for the formalities, Alexei's satellite phone suddenly rang.

"Алло, Здравствуйте... (Hello, hello...)"

Seeing that it was a domestic number, he said hello after getting through.

"Alexei, there is news. Someone is interested in your Su-24."

If you can't sell it yourself, you can still sell it through your network. Someone will always be interested.

"Oh, Uncle Ivan, who is this person?"

Alexei recognized his father's friend Uncle Ivan through the voice and asked him about his identity.

"Have you forgotten? You ate at his restaurant the two days you just returned home."

Ivan hinted.

"Then I know who it is. They really need a fighter-bomber right now."

Alexey understood instantly, and an image of a bald head appeared in his mind.

It has to be said that the PMC industry is quite profitable and has more prospects than the catering industry, but he just doesn't envy it.

Selling arms is what he loves.

"He is not in the country right now, so you have to talk to him about the price."

Ivan continued on the phone.

"I understand, Uncle Ivan. I'll leave immediately. Thank you for your help."

After hanging up the phone, Alexey stopped staying. All the transportation of those old aircraft was handed over to his subordinates. He got on the Mi-8 helicopter heading to the airport and met with the buyer as soon as possible.

On the other side, Xia Yu came up from the pit and returned to the cab, and Xia Yu began to do the final earthwork backfilling.

Half an hour later, he left as quietly as he came.

With a wave of his sleeves, he only took away the two bombers underground.

The whole operation seemed to take only one day, was a week too long?

No, Xia Yu has another goal.

He replaced the excavator with a car and drove to Victoria in the south at night.

Military vehicles, in addition to private collections, are important productivity tools for Xiayu.

Although engineering vehicles like excavators are not very expensive, they are used in many places.

He is now going to get another engineering vehicle - a shield machine.

As a representative figure of thrift and thrift, Xia Yu can use second-hand ones instead of buying new ones. As a consumable, the shield machine has a large amount of waste.

In other words, its designed service life is only tens or hundreds of kilometers of excavated tunnels. Once the project is completed, at most the usable parts will be dismantled, and the main part is generally abandoned underground and in the mountains.

This thing is thick at the front and thin at the back. It can only be dug all the way to the bottom, so it is impossible to return the same way. A vertical working well must be dug. The service life is over and it is not worth the effort. This also gives Xia Yu a chance.

Unwanted things are things without owners, and naturally those who are destined will get them.

At dawn, Xiayu finally sailed out of Ipswich, but it still had to pass through New Wales to reach Victoria.

Flying was faster, but the distance was only over 1000 kilometers, so he chose to drive himself.

If it wasn't for the wrong time, Xiayu might have skipped this trip.

Not long ago, Tucheng announced the Brisbane Cross-River Railway Project worth A$63 billion.

This is to prepare for the Olympic Games to be held in 2032. There are 10.2 kilometers of twin-hole tunnels in the 5.9 kilometers of track line.

The shield machine is necessary, but Xia Yu can't wait until that time.

So he now has two choices, either go to Sinio or go to Melbourne.

The Xini Metro Northwest Tunnel Project has been completed. The company contracted the project purchased four 4-meter-diameter double-shield hard rock boring machines, which are TBMs that specialize in chewing hard bones.

This number is very good, but the diameter is a bit short. Even the Harrier has a wingspan of 7.7 meters. Unless two units are used to open a tunnel, it will not be used at all.

Fortunately, the West Gate Tunnel Project in Melbourne provides another option. This two-lane six-lane highway tunnel uses two Herrenknecht 15.6m ultra-large diameter composite earth pressure balance shield machines.

This compound shield machine is an iterative product that can not only excavate in the soil layer, but also excavate in the rock.

After Xiayu finishes digging the cave and sub-base, he can continue to dig a deep bunker, which is very nice!

His plan has been in the PPT stage, and now it’s time to start it. First, build the first phase of the project, lay the foundation for the framework, and fill in the details later.

The road is good and fast, and we can cover [-] to [-] kilometers in a few hours.

Find a place to camp and rest. After waking up and filling your stomach, Xiayu continues to set off.

He enjoyed traveling by himself very much. He selected a few photos he took on the road and sent them to his parents so that they could feel a sense of participation.

By the time we arrived in Melbourne, it was already the morning of the third day.

Located in the southeast corner of Tuqing, the second largest city in the world, Xiayu offers a glimpse of the humanities here.

Two and a half times the population of Perth, there are 12 times the number of Chinese restaurants, that is, 2500.

It's a good thing. During the training camp in Queensland, every day's lunch was a sandwich. He almost vomited after eating the sandwich.

First, he had a hot pot meal to comfort his injured heart, walked around a bit, and found a place to stay before heading towards Ximen.

Xia Yu drove through the entire Ximen section and initially visited the unopened area he wanted to enter.

The middle tunnel section, that is, the entire excavation project, actually took a full three years to officially start.

No way, this used to be a former industrial area, and the construction team discovered a large amount of harmful substances such as asbestos and polyfluoroalkyl substances underground in the shield launch shaft area and along the route.

There were so many people and so much land, but they didn't dump them into the sea. Instead, they buried them underground nearby, which also caused trouble for future generations.

It is unclear whether future generations have the wisdom, but the budget for the entire tunnel project has skyrocketed from the initial AUD 67 billion to AUD 108 billion, and the extra AUD 40 billion is the price.

Comparing the two, a compound shield machine worth tens of millions of dollars (not counting cutter head consumables) seems to be nothing.

After the end of their lives, the two machines were left in the working well in the middle section, silently waiting for the arrival of Xia Yu, the destined person.

　This chapter involved a lot of research, so the speed was slow. I only wrote 4K in six hours.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)