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

Chapter 262: Clearly marked price, war zone patrol (please subscribe!)

In the next two days, Xia Yu traveled to many places until Kuen and the others arrived at Ojia.

"Tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and armored ambulances converted from infantry fighting vehicles, Thomas, don't you think this matters!"

Looking at the scene of the fire defense trucks being unloaded, a soldier from the Mao Army said to the boy next to him.

"Lance, don't you think this is cool and safe?"

Companions expressed a different view.

"That's true, but what if they break down in the desert? Think about why we don't take Leclerc with us."

The two were from the 7th Armored Brigade, but this time only the mechanized infantry battalion was deployed, and the tank battalion next door was not mobilized.

"Maybe that SACM V8X engine is too bad, and everyone in Arabia knows that."

Thomas couldn't help but complain.

It's really bad. An 8-cylinder engine has to produce 1500 horsepower, so the design must be compact and compact. If it breaks down on the battlefield, there is no place to repair it.

Although the entire power package can be replaced, its power attenuation is very obvious in tropical and high-temperature environments.

This is also the reason why the Allianz version of Leclerc uses MTU MT-883 engine and HSWL-295TM automatic transmission.

Well, the European power package of Leopard 2 is more reliable.

The people of the country know this themselves, so they simply don't use Afika's deployment at all.

"This is just one reason. What's more important is that we have VBCI. Our opponents don't have tanks, so it is the strongest."

It's obvious that Lance really likes their big eight wheels.

Who wouldn't like a new car? Although the VBCI has an aluminum alloy body, titanium alloy additional armor can be installed on the front, rear, left, right, and bottom of the body.

Anti-RPG, anti-top attack, anti-mine, isn't that much better than that weasel?

Look down on weasels?

This young man obviously didn't know that the weasel that focused on fire defense was also covered in titanium alloy armor.

Xia Yu is serious about protection. Even if the VBCI is a new car, it cannot be damaged.

But let them know that the concentrated fire defense is also equipped with Leclerc, which may break the defense even more.

You have to ask why, just because Xiayu has the tiger style.

After unloading the car, Kuhn and the others were asked to wash up and rest. His boss also came to Monier's office.

It doesn't matter if the Yellow Weasel crew is not here, they can execute the theater patrol contract first.

This is an opportunity to get familiar with Oga's combat environment, and everyone must get into the state as soon as possible.

"Area D, you guys go to patrol Area D."

Meunier pointed to the map and said.

"We have cleared the area several times in the past year, but because it is so close to the border, it won't be long before they come back."

Area D on the map is about 150 kilometers away from the camp, which is very close to the border between Jakina Faso and Nezir.

"This geographical location is too special. Only by normalizing patrols in the war zone can we restrain them from continuously entering Mali."

Xia Yu also frowned and said.

Jihadists are not active in one country, and the Tuareg are scattered in many places.

"Yes, the domestic budget for this has been increased."

It won't work without adding money. Without adding money, more equipment and more soldiers will have to be sent.

In comparison, it is more appropriate to subcontract the extra work to PMC.

"The standard for soldiers patrolling is 2500 euros per day, and for tanks... you are the only contractor that has shipped tanks. Based on the standard for infantry fighting vehicles, it is considered 3 euros per day!"

Monnier and Xia Yu discuss the price.

Because the weapons, ammunition, and logistics and maintenance did not match, the people from the country could only package the fuel and transportation, so the price quoted was not low.

The Weasel S30 is also 3, the S3 with the weaker firepower is only 2.5, and the K1 is only 1.5. This is an exclusive clause for concentrated fire defense. After all, they provide their own medical services and do not need the resources of the base.

The Tiger armored vehicle is even cheaper. The quoted price is only 5000 euros a day, which is at the same level as the VABs like the Golden Oak Leaf.

Adding up all these factors, the basic income of a war zone patrol is 18 euros?

For example, the VBCI infantry fighting vehicle used to replace the AMX-10P costs 350 million euros per unit for the army's own use. The saving of one vehicle is enough to hire a fire defense theater patrol (once every three days) for two months.

It's too cheap. The Tiger in the museum makes more than this amount of profit every day, but it costs this price without firing a single shot.

If I switch to another PMC company, I can't get this level because the equipment is too inferior.

The same goes for people. Their personnel standards generally range from 1800 to 2000 euros per day. A Tiger can hire four people for a day.

But prices are not so simple to compare. This is just a guaranteed income. If a fight breaks out during the patrol and the attacker is killed, the price can increase several times depending on the intensity.

Then there are the real money-burning machines, helicopters and fighter jets.

The Hind patrols with bombs. One lift-off costs 10 euros, and clearing the rocket nest and machine gun turret costs 45 (the price has increased). The Huot-3 is produced by the Chinese people and has old stocks. Xiayu just collects and launches from a platform. The fee is 8000 euros each!

In fact, they really want to ask you if this Mi-24V can hit Hult 3. Can they replace it with a 22-unit SNEB 68mm rocket nest? The charge will be cheaper.

Yes, it's possible, but isn't Xiayu at a loss? It must be unsuitable!
We can only use less high-priced rockets and consume more old missile stocks. After all, this is the military expenditure of the last century, which is only about 8 yuan.

It is better to exchange this little money for a pickup truck than to spend 10 dollars to buy a hellfire. The people of the country are still very diligent and thrifty.

战斗机同样如此，F-4K升空一次就是20万欧元，原本卖50万美元的18枚铁炸弹套餐变成了9万欧。

打精确制导炸弹好一些，GBU-12（500磅）2万/枚，GBU-16（1000磅）3.5万/枚，GBU-10（2000磅）5万/枚。

Just look at the GBU-10 inside. The 2000-pound aerial bomb is almost a ton. It is used to demolish buildings, and there are no buildings with more than 5 floors in the entire Oga.

Although the price quoted to the black man is not as high as that of the black man, the consumption desire and consumption frequency of the Chinese people are stronger, and a steady flow of water is also business!
The second thing is that Xia Yu's visit this time is not just to make money. He is going to find opportunities to pick up things that are difficult to get even with money.

The turnover should be able to reach an average of 800 to [-] million euros per month, and it is not impossible to break through [-] million.

After all, the battlefield is the entire Sahel region, and there is still time to fight!

After completing this deployment, the withdrawal does not mean a complete withdrawal. Xiayu will leave half of the people here.

And when he comes back after the New Year, he will be recruiting new people and expanding again.

Strive to be able to fight on two fronts and deploy in multiple places.

There is no other way. After a good fight, the people of the country are reluctant to let him go, but developing new markets is equally important.

There is no banquet that lasts forever, and there is no action that lasts forever. Operation Crescent Dune will eventually come to an end.

So in Xia Yu's view, this is just a mid-term meal ticket.

Of course, with the people from the country gone, the middlemen can be eliminated.

At that time, black brothers can't do it without adding money. How can they prove their feelings without adding money?

"Then I'll leave first and set off tomorrow morning."

After signing the two contracts respectively, taking his own copy, Xia Yu stood up and left. "Okay, if everything goes well, we'll meet next week. I wish you a safe journey."

Meunier blessed the fire defense road.

After all, if the opponent plays well, the pressure on their side can be reduced.

He didn't want the camp flag to be flown at half-mast every week and make the news every month.

No, it's good to be on the news. The main thing is to wipe out more or less enemies without losing anyone on our side.

Spending some money on this doesn't matter.

After a night of silence, Kuhn and his friends, who had just arrived at the camp, embarked on their journey again.

But it’s only 150 kilometers, and a helicopter can get there in more than half an hour.

All containers and other items were left behind, and the three Renaults belonging to the intensive fire defense pulled up all the vehicles and arrived at the border outpost before noon.

There is a low fence made of ton bags filled with gravel. The fence of the airport camp is two-layered. There is only one layer here, wrapping a large circle of containers placed diagonally inside.

The containers further inside were stacked on two levels, and Xia Yu also saw solar photovoltaic panels.

Also, with the power of the generator, it is impossible to work all the time, and the most important thing Afika lacks is light resources.

An infantry platoon with a total of 39 people is stationed here, and the container barracks placed here can accommodate up to one company.

Because of the wind and sand, no one lives in tents here, and since it is a temporary stronghold, it is inconvenient to build prefabricated houses. Container barracks are the easiest to transport, and they can be stationed and evacuated quickly.

The cave sub-base didn't have time to install hardware or software, so Xiayu also directly built a container villa. Three cars built six boxes directly. The functions are very complete. The only drawback is that the lighting is not very good.

If that doesn't work, the uranium mine on the border with the Philippines should do the same thing. At least it's better than a tent.

After finding Dominic, the platoon leader in charge of the stronghold, Euro made arrangements and moved everyone into nine barracks with newer facilities.

Except for Xia Yu and Liv who live in single rooms, most of the others live in four-person and six-person rooms, but this is just a place to sleep, they are here to work.

"Meow~meow~~"

As soon as Mimi was taken off the helicopter, she struggled to get off the ground, but as soon as her four feet landed, the whole leopard was burned by the hot gravel and hugged Xia Yu's thigh.

The desert is not fun, she wants to go back to the grassland.

In fact, there are also cheetahs in the desert, called Saharan cheetahs. They hide day and night, and are so thin that it makes people feel distressed. Moreover, the population has been reduced to 250 individuals, and their life is more difficult than that of their grassland relatives.

Xia Yu picked up the back of Mimi's neck and handed her to Liv.

"I heard from Dominic that there are rats here. Mimi has just been weaned in the past two days, and it's time for her to learn to work to support herself."

"Xia, you should be called Shylock, not Sherlock."

Liv complained as she petted the cat.

"I'm not a Jew, and I'm not a loan shark."

Xia Yu retorted.

In addition, he does not cut off a pound of flesh from anyone.

"But to be honest, did Shakespeare start complaining about those people at that time?"

Xia Yu remembered that Shakespeare seemed to be from the 16th century.

"Yes, I remember we rehearsed the play "The Merchant of Venice" in junior high school. In the blink of an eye, 10 years have passed."

Liv said with emotion.

This after-school life is quite rich. Xia Yu is always sitting in the audience, so I can only catch him by singing in a chorus or something.

"Let me guess, our smart and beautiful Liv must be playing Portia, right?"

"Hans must have told you, right?"

Liv didn't expect that Xia Yu guessed it right and asked quickly.

"I am Sherlock, the Sherlock of Sherlock Holmes, but I have to change my name to Antonio. Only a wealthy businessman who is charitable and tolerant can marry the witty and intelligent Portia, right?"

Thanks to my time in school, I spent one or two of the new must-reads for Mao Zedong’s curriculum!

Although the book had been sold for scrap long ago, the general plot was still in Xia Yu's mind, and now he could pick up the plot.

"Who wants to marry you? I'm leaving."

Liv ran away after saying that. Isn't it said that Chinese people are very shy?How come he is the same as a wolf!

I can only say that we should not mistake the weasel for a wolf. Unfortunately, it is difficult for people whose native language is alphabetic to understand this.

"Boss, what are your plans for tomorrow?"

There was only Xia Yu in the Yellow Weasel crew, and Kuen didn't know how to arrange it for a while.

"Let the lynx get on top and start the S3 first. When I ask about the situation near Dominica, we will send out a three-vehicle crew with a single crew tomorrow."

Rob has learned special driving and is a driver in the instructor team. It is not difficult to drive the Weasel S3, but the difficulty is to develop combat effectiveness.

But on the first day of patrol, they were watching, and the jihadists and Tuareg were also watching, and everyone was very patient.

"Yes, boss!"

After separating from Kuen, Xia Yu went to find Dominic.

This old sergeant will be promoted to sergeant major in one year, and he is placed on the front line because of his reliability.

A newly graduated second lieutenant must not be outstanding enough to be convinced by a few top soldiers, so the French army in Marie needs sergeants and sergeants who have been in the army for more than ten years to serve as the backbone of the grassroots.

Of course, Dominic is also very good at things. He not only gets along with his colleagues and subordinates, but also has a good relationship with the tribal villagers near the station.

There was no way, Afika was inland, and material resources were quite scarce. Just a few needles, threads, pots and pans could win their favor.

Xia Yu also has a clever trick, but he wants to hear from his seniors.

"Actually, these villagers are quite simple. Religion at least makes them hard-working and self-reliant. However, some of them are too extreme and hate all believers of other faiths and non-believers."

Having just received Xia Yu's benefits, Dominic also picked out the useful ones and did not talk nonsense.

"So will the villagers protect those extreme people?"

This is the most critical thing and what Xia Yu needs to figure out first.

"It's hard to say. As you know, each tribe believes in different things. If you add conflicts in life such as water sources and pastures, they will sometimes fight among themselves."

Dominic said with a frown.

"I helped with the arbitration several times and settled the conflicts. Some of them seemed very extreme. I asked the villagers and they said they went out to work, but I guess they most likely went to find their accomplices. Further education.”

Yes, people cannot be extreme at the beginning. There is always an evolutionary process and gradual transformation. And no matter how it develops, these people will always be a minority group.

"Then when they come back from further training, they won't be allowed to work in big jobs?"

Xia Yu felt something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)