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Chapter 259: Exploding the caracal cat and transshipping it on the high seas (please subscribe!)

Entering the core area of ​​Genea Bend, everyone was on heightened alert.

In fact, this is the area where pirate attacks occur frequently. More than 8% of the pirates on the west coast of Afika come from Niriliya.

As a matter of fact, Anhui La can't compare with this place.

If you want to ask why, it’s probably because Niriliya produces too much oil!
As the largest oil producer in Afika, they have more than 600 oil fields and can produce more than 200 million barrels of crude oil every day.

Most of this is sent around the world by tanker transportation, and what pirates like most is tankers full of crude oil.

After all, without the need for a ransom, two or three million barrels of crude oil can directly bring in millions of dollars in income, not to mention that such hard currency is very easy to sell.

Even Xiayu has refueled with this kind of fuel extracted from pirates' stolen goods several times, and it can be said that it sells well on the entire west coast of Afika.

The only drawback is that the oil quality is not very good and he has to refine it twice to remove impurities.

In addition, the source of black oil is oil stolen directly from oil pipelines on shore.

The threshold for entry into the industry is much lower than that of pirates. You can start a business with an 18-hand motorcycle and make it bigger and stronger. There are tens of thousands of people involved in the entire line of stealing, processing, and smuggling.

While they are making profits, they are also bringing real benefits to the people of Afika.

A two-pronged approach onshore and offshore was achieved, with only the oil companies hurting the world.

“When can I own my own oil field?”

Standing on the open-air platform at the top of the bridge of the St. Paul, Xia Yu raised his telescope, looked at an oil tanker passing in the distance and said to himself.

The price of crude oil is very cheap, falling to $26 a barrel at the beginning of the year.

Now it's back to less than $50. For the 80 thermite rockets he burned last night, regardless of the actual cost, Alexey's price was enough to buy more than 2, or nearly [-] barrels of crude oil.

This is directly 400 million liters. Once various oil products are refined, diesel alone alone has more than 100 million liters.

Whether it is the company's T-64B1M or Leclerc UAE, based on a basic fuel consumption of 200 kilometers per 12 kilometers, it is enough to circle the equator [-] times.

The motorcycle-hour lifespan of the engine is definitely not that high, but it also shows how cheap this black gold is. In other words, it cannot become the blood of industry if it is not cheap.

However, wars and international relations all affect the price of crude oil, and a small fluctuation will be reflected in the lives of ordinary people.

Because the demand for concentrated fire defense is here, fuel is still mainly purchased, and the priority of developing oil field projects can only be ranked after the development of uranium mines.

After all, nuclear energy is the future. The energy released by 1 kilogram of nuclear fuel (uranium-235) is equivalent to thousands of tons of crude oil. In addition, there is almost no exhaust gas and waste (kilogram level) emitted during the energy supply, which is very suitable for deep underground fortresses. Energy Supply.

"Boss, it's time for lunch."

Leonardo came from the restaurant and stood on the flight deck and shouted to Xia Yu.

"Wait a minute, there seems to be a situation on the other side."

The sharp-eyed Xia Yu saw two fast boats cutting through the waves and heading towards the tanker to outflank it.

"Are you here for work?"

Leonardo was a little excited.

"They shouldn't need us. They have a PMSC on board."

Because he was far away, Xia Yu couldn't hear the gunfire, but he could see the muzzle flash through the telescope, and the other party fought back.

"The shipowner's money was well spent. The pirates began to withdraw."

After watching the two small boats leave without looking back, he stopped watching the excitement and got off the bridge, preparing to go to the restaurant for dinner.

It is wise to retreat if there is resistance.

There are so many tankers and cargo ships entering and exiting Genoa Bay every day that it is impossible for every ship to hire PMSC.

If you attack three or five times, as long as you seize the opportunity and make a big deal, you can last for several years.

Over time, an unspoken rule has gradually formed in the Genoa Bend. Pirates will retreat every time they encounter a tanker escorted by PMSC. PMSC will not kill pirates when encountering pirates. Shipowners are willing to hire PMSC and some are reluctant to hire security guards to escort the ship.

The game between several forces gradually reached the current balance, and the price paid was to sacrifice an unlucky guy every now and then.

Xia Yu became such an unlucky guy last time. Fortunately, he wiped out the opponent and regained his position.

What about this time?

No one suffered losses, no one was hired to fire defense, and killing those pirates was just a waste of bullets.

Xia Yu could sponsor the attack, or he could treat it as invisible. After all, the other party was very sensible and didn't come to provoke them.

This is also the level of business involved. In comparison, the pirates of Anhui La are too rude.

"Ding~~"

After lunch, Xia Yu went back to bed and was about to take a nap when he heard the notification sound.

[Project: H225M Naval Combat Type]

[Printing progress: 100%]

As we all know, a medium-sized long-range tactical transport helicopter is a Wuzhi when equipped with weapons, just like the Mi-8 Hippo AMT extreme force model, which can mount 6 rocket nests and has stronger firepower output than the Mi-24V.

So he deliberately ignored the basic transport type and printed the anti-ship type Caracal of the Basi Navy.

【FN M3P机枪吊舱：HMP250（250发12.7mm）、HMP400（400发12.7mm）】

[Aviation cannon: Kiat M621 (20mm)]

[Rocket Nest: FZ-233 (70mm)]

[Lightweight air-launched torpedo: MU90 IMPACT]

[Anti-ship missile: AM39]

…………

Opening the weapon list, several pages were loaded directly.

How can an anti-ship caracal of Chinese origin not be equipped with a flying fish? After decommissioning the Sao Paulo, the Brazilians can no longer afford another second-hand conventional aircraft carrier, but the helicopter carrier (amphibious assault ship) does not have so many bends. Winding and twisting.

This time it seems that he wants to embrace the thigh of the Yingguo people, but the other party's Haiyang only entered the service of the Aijia Navy in 98. It is new and ruthless, so it will cost more.

Xia Yu is not very interested in these weapons now, mainly because the caracal's digital cockpit is more attractive.

Although the Super Hornet's avionics equipment was upgraded in the mid-term to match the two Clemenceau-class ships, it is not much better than the Mi-24V when Xiayu acquired it. Upgrading again is a must.

Communication equipment, navigators, heading and attitude systems, air data computers... these all need to be upgraded, as well as the most important autopilot.

Xiayu has already installed the Tiger's 4-axis duplex autopilot on the Mi-24V, but isn't there a choice? It's directly Wuzhi vs. Wuzhi, and transportation vs. transportation.

Of course, the integrated electronic warfare self-defense system is also very important, but the only one that was removed from the Tiger was used by him to upgrade the Mi-24V. It was impossible to print it again because there was no mother machine.

The good news is that the Brazilian Navy’s anti-ship Caracal was later installed with Saab’s integrated defense auxiliary suite IDAS. This system integrates a radar warning receiver, laser warning device, ultraviolet missile approach warning system, and directional infrared jamming system. And it can be adapted to the thermal bomb launcher that comes with the fuselage.

What Xia Yu wants is this kind of integration, which is much stronger than piecing everything together.

Saab's IDAS is also the best solution that most international users can choose.The probability of survival under the attack of a single-shot portable anti-aircraft missile is very high, but once the enemy fires, the blue-helmeted Tiger crew has already prepared.

The electronic warfare self-defense system can only ensure that you are not hit as much as possible, but whether you can survive after being hit depends on the defensive performance of the armor kit.

The advantage of transport helicopters over armed helicopters is that they can have thicker armor at the expense of their own transport load.

Well, the tail rotor is still fragile and needs to be protected no matter how thick the armor is.

He didn't bother taking a nap at the moment, and directly started to dismantle the Caracal, dismantling all the parts to be upgraded in categories, and put them into the modification module laboratory together with the Super Hornet in the hangar.

[Discovered flying vehicle × 1, effective modification parts × 12, can be modified]

Xia Yu continued to invest a large amount of titanium alloy, and the system immediately generated a variety of modification plans.

He picked the one that was most pleasing to the eye, and after making some slight adjustments, the selection was officially confirmed.

"Modification!"

The system pops up a progress bar.

[Estimated remaining man-hours for modification: 38.7]

Less than 40 working hours, this efficiency is not bad, after all, the more changes are made, the more technical reserves will be.

Time passed quickly on the ship. When they arrived in the waters near Guinea two days later, a general cargo ship sailed towards the St. Paul.

This West Africa Star was also the general cargo ship that Xiayu personally escorted during the first arms transaction. Only [-] tons of the [-]-ton cargo capacity were used this time, all of which were all kinds of goods that were already in urgent need in Xiayu's storage warehouse. Non-hazardous chemicals.

Its original destination was Konglujia, but thinking that it could be a trick, Xiayu arranged for the handover on the high seas near Genea.

Take the small boat and transfer to the Star of West Africa. The captain is not the original Antonio. For safety reasons, he asked the shipowner company to replace all the crew members in Taoluochu.

This group of people did not see the loading process, and the cabin seal is still intact, so only Xia Yu knows what kind of cargo is inside.

After breaking the seal, he climbed into the first cargo hold alone and released the folded "Cat Cat Bee".

Then he climbed down to the second level, and directly put all the piled chemical raw materials into the storage warehouse without looking at what type they were.

"Huh~~"

The late-stage Tiger traded to the old king appeared out of thin air, along with various supporting ammunition.

As the agreed delivery date approached, I was thinking of re-arranging the ship. It would be better to use the West African Star to complete the last section and send the Tiger to the appointment.

This kills three birds with one stone, and the freight is still borne by the old king.

Xia Yu originally wanted to take the responsibility himself, but who made the other party too enthusiastic?

After the work was done, he returned to the deck and directly called the crane to lift the first removable hatch cover.

"Wow, boss, you bought another helicopter?"

Mariano said in surprise.

"To be precise, two. Don't you think we need a tactical transport helicopter? Before the instructor team joins the concentrated fire defense, the Mi-24V will be insufficient."

During Qifei's deployment, one-third of the people took the land route because of the escort, but for the remaining two-thirds, Xiayu borrowed a Mi-8 from Busa to deliver them all.

Now, they have their own tactical transport helicopter.

"But we have more than 20 people in our company, and we don't need two Super Hornets!"

Because he had conducted joint exercises with the Chinese people, Mariano recognized the model of this foldable helicopter.

"It can't be used, so one is used with the Mi-24V, and the other is left in the park to pick up tourists."

Xiayu will not take out the second Super Hornet until the second phase of the project is put into operation. Now it is just to prepare the guys mentally.

When the company expands to the point where the Super Hornet is not enough, then he will really have to find a Chinook.

Soon, the crane hoisted the Super Hornet to the deck of the St. Paul, and under the command of Xia Yu, all hatch covers were reset.

A new seal has been put on the personnel hatch, and the corresponding bill of lading has been sent to the old king. He will soon be able to meet his Tiger, and Xia Yu will soon be able to fight side by side with his Leclercs. .

The main reason is to try the new car to see its combat effectiveness before modification, and to compare the improvement after modification.

"No, boss, this helicopter is so new!"

It was Lawrence who spoke.

They had also conducted exercises with the navy of the Republic of China, and they still remembered that the cockpit of the Super Hornet was in tatters.

"It's been overhauled, but it's unusable in the state I have. I'll just spend some money and make some slight changes."

What Xia Yu said about slight modifications refers to the first and second... There are 4 large screens and 2 small screens in total. Various upgrade kits are installed all over the fuselage, as well as various invisible changes inside. He will definitely pay for it. No less spent.

How should I put it, work hard to help the boss make money, and earn back the money for the two helicopters.

"It will be almost noon to enter the port. The mole, fennec fox, and raccoon will stay behind. You guys will be responsible for escorting all the equipment and supplies to Mari."

After watching the Star of West Africa return along the way it came, Xia Yu, who returned to the aircraft carrier, called everyone for a meeting.

The vanguard of the concentrated fire defense will set off after entering the port. The Oryx, Hind, and Super Hornet form a three-machine formation, taking 9% of the employees to Mari.

"Shrew, you take the Wolverine as the leader, and the Glider takes the entire Group 2, the rest of Group 1 and the instructor group, and the Begonia Rabbit to follow me to the Super Hornet."

Xia Yu continued to make arrangements.

He is the only one in the company who can fly the Super Hornet for the time being. Once Andre becomes familiar with the operation, they should be able to fly this transport helicopter in half.

There are three helicopter pilots in the company. Xia Yu is mainly responsible for attack and auxiliary transportation, Andre is mainly responsible for transportation and auxiliary attack, and Lyman is purely auxiliary. The division of labor is very clear.

"Yes, boss!"

The crowd responded in unison.

"Then disband and go back to pack your equipment immediately!"

Everyone coaxed them to disperse, leaving only Andre and Lyman. They helped Xia Yu fill the Super Hornet with fuel and start the self-check.

Xia Yu took this opportunity to explain to the two the many differences in the operation of the Super Hornet.

The actual operation will have to wait until Mari, so now I will briefly introduce it.

The tugboat continued forward until it delivered the St. Paul to its intended berth.

"It's the Foch. I used to send her supplies when I was young!"

The captain of the supply ship Val of the Republic of China Navy put down the telescope in his hand and said with emotion.

"But she was sold to Bassi people, and now she is in the hands of a PMC company."

Just as the deputy finished speaking, the helicopter's propellers sounded.

"Wow~Wow~~"

(End of this chapter)