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

Chapter 296 Arrival in Central Asia, dazzling array of things to see (please ask for monthly tickets tomorrow!)

Yes, except that the maximum payload is 15% less, but the roomier cargo bay can accommodate more combinations than the C-130H.

Anyway, the C-130J Super Hercules can't hold a Weasel, so the loss of this load capacity doesn't matter. After folding the remote-controlled weapon station, two Tiger armored vehicles C-160 can still fit in it.

Sudden low-intensity combat is about quick response, not armor thickness and firepower density.

When armed helicopters are deployed at low altitude, ground vehicles can do some subtraction without being armed to the teeth.

In addition, the take-off and landing run distances of 715 meters and 550 meters allow the C-160 to land on crude earth runways and decelerate through reverse propelling.

This is a tactical transport aircraft. As long as you leave the big city in Afika, there are not many high-standard airports that can take off and land for you.

The Magnesium Army UAV forward base where they are located was originally an abandoned Category 2B general airport in Nizir. The 1000-meter-long runway can only take off and land MQ-9.

Or there are C-27s jointly developed by the United States and Italy, but I haven’t seen them come for so long. It should be that there are too few of these small double-haired ones, and the commercial load is only half of the C-160.

If the quantity of distribution materials is large, it is better to send them to the airport in the capital by large plane and then transport them by truck.

However, although it is a bit excessive, C-160 should be able to take off and land here. After returning from Central Asia, Xia Yu plans to try it.

The meeting ended and it was time for the next day.

Taking Liv's rearranged luggage, he took a military plane headed for Dubai.

Laundry detergent Xia Yu didn't know, but the largest transfer station for gold smuggled by Afika was here. Because gold is imported duty-free in Dubai, foreigners can apply for a VAT refund at the airport when buying it, which makes many people flock to it.

Holding a dumbbell weighing 24 kilograms and curling with gold-printed weight plates, Xia Yu didn't quite understand why those people bought so much gold.

The A400M touched down and landed. With a wave of his hand, he disassembled the dumbbells in his hand and recycled them into the storage bin like magic.

Xia Yu, who completed today's training target, took his luggage and took the airport shuttle directly to the Boeing 767 he was going to take today.

Small planes don't have first-class cabins, but even the business class experience is better than that of military transport planes. Xia Yu, who only cares about food, doesn't care about this.

When he arrived at Arayut Airport more than 6 hours later, a Mi-171 had been waiting for him for a long time.

Okay, we have to continue our journey. Fortunately, we had lunch on the plane, otherwise we would have starved to death.

After getting on the helicopter and continuing to fly for about an hour, they finally arrived at the Retigen Military Airport several hundred kilometers away.

This airport, which was originally responsible for guarding the capital, stores 117 of the 81 fighter jets packaged and sold this time, which shows how important it was at the time.

However, based on various considerations, Kazakhstan still moved its capital to Nuryu on the border of Russia and Kazakhstan.

The good news is that these fighter jets are not taken with them. It is only a few hundred kilometers from Alashankou to China by rail, which is very convenient.

However, it would be a bit troublesome to transport the remaining fighter jets back to Afika. Xia Yu couldn't handle it himself, so he had to take Alexei's route.

"Mr. Sherlock, it's been such a long time."

When Cao Cao arrived, Xia Yu just got off the helicopter and Alexei came up with a bear hug.

He has been staying here for almost half a month. Every day he watches the planes and negotiates with the other party. He wants to kill the fiery Afika.

In addition to being able to make a lot of profits on that piece of land, there is also more sunlight during the long cold winter in my hometown. It can be solved if the temperature is too high or too low. There is really no solution to the lack of light.

Xia Yu wrapped himself in a B-3 flight jacket. The minus 10°C breeze was blowing, which was a coldness he had not experienced in several years.

"Long time no see, Mr. Alexey, it's really cold here!"

Letting go of his embrace, Xia Yu also said hello.

With his physique, this temperature shouldn't be a big deal, but it's like being in Sanya before boarding the plane and arriving in Northeast China just after getting off the plane. Even if he changed clothes in advance, he was still a little confused.

"Hahahaha, then you have never been to the Nagurskoye Military Airport. It can be as cold as minus 40-50 degrees Celsius. I went there to collect a MiG-31 that had a problem."

Alexey laughed.

The demand for MiG-31 is also quite high, but most of them are sold to private collectors as "model aircraft" that cannot be driven.

It can be said that there is no one that can fly and hang bombs. So far, there are no public sales records.

Only rumors say that the second generation Taiyang of the North Main Group took the lead in donating money at the beginning of the century and secretly purchased a batch of MiG-31s ​​from Da Mao.

This batch of Kazakh tantalum was allocated separately, but at the same time at the beginning of the century, two prototypes of the anti-satellite MiG-31D were bought back by Da Mao.

This time, Alexei came with the same mission.

He only had less than 3000 million US dollars in his account, so how could he afford 70% of the contract price? This was of course only possible because someone had advanced the payment for the 21 MiG-31s ​​in advance.

10 of them are in pretty good condition. If you buy them back and upgrade them to MiG-31BM standards, you can return them to service. The remaining ones can also be disassembled for parts.

So from the beginning, Xia Yu had no idea of ​​these MiG-31s. One was enough for him to collect, but the 10 MiG-21s that served as a companion were a bit interesting.

这可是1999年北面主体花800万美元从四毛这儿打包40架各型号米格-21后仅剩的10架。

Xia Yu thought of such a good opportunity and directly bought a multi-purpose MiG-21MF, and then a two-seat trainer MiG-21UM.

There are more than 21 modifications of MiG-20. It is unrealistic to collect them all. Just pick some representative ones.

As for the price, naturally it cannot be sold for 20 US dollars per aircraft like it was more than ten years ago. 10 is a suitable number, so it can only be a tie-in.

As for the MiG-15, MiG-17, and MiG-19, the old Kazakh tantalums are not available, and Alexey has to return to his country to find them.

"It's not freezing, it's obviously cooler when flying at high altitudes."

Xia Yu asked.

"There is something wrong with the airframe. The production line was shut down and one was missing. This is not the case for Kazakhstan. It's just that they have a few planes and they are flying less."

Alexey told the truth.

The cost of operating the MiG-31 is still quite expensive. Kazakh tantalum makes money from selling mines, but if it is not divided among the families, they really have no need for foxhounds, so they sold them all at once.

"Shall we go see the plane?"

Xia Yu raised his hand to look at the time and found that it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon. Xia Yu suggested.

He came to Central Asia just for these MiG-29s and Su-25s, so naturally he had to do business first.

"Come on, let's go over there right now. There happen to be 15 MiG-29s at this base."

Getting on the jeep, they drove to the opposite side of the runway, where the building was a large hangar.

Xia Yu in the car suddenly felt like traveling through the world of "Lord of Arms", but the other party bought AK and Hind from Tungsten Qalan, while he bought MiG and Sukhoi from Kazakhstan.

Also, Xia Yu prefers sustainable development to one-off sales.

Every two-seater Fulcrum he buys will become a money printing machine for the third phase of the project, generating tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue every year.

"Squeak~~"

The tracks of the hangar door are somewhat rusty. Just opening the opening to accommodate the passage of cars will make a harsh sound, which shows how long the MiG-29 has been sleeping here. The storage condition is pretty good. The air inlet and tail nozzle are covered with anti-foreign object covers, and they are all parked indoors.

There are 81 fighter jets in this base, not all of which are parked in the hangar. 30 of them are stored in the open air, exposed to wind and rain, including 4 MiG-29S in very poor condition. No wonder Alexey said Only accessories can be disassembled.

However, there are so many fighter jets of the same model lined up neatly in the hangar, which is very visually shocking just looking at them.

"This was a base for pilots to modify MiG-29s during the former Air Force Alliance period. That's why there are so many two-seater MiG-29UBs. But after disintegration, how many pilots will be trained? So these four It's in the best condition, with just over 4 flying hours..."

An air force lieutenant colonel at the base was telling Xia Yu and the others the history of these old pivots.

He reached out and touched the fuselage of a MiG-29UB. Except for the avionics, which was a clock shop, the fuselage was very complete.

If you go to Magnesium Country, you can definitely sell this kind of salad for 700 million. But if you eat all 15 of them in a batch, the average price can definitely be controlled within 200 million. Even those 6 are big players that are only worth 50. I did it and helped even out the price.

It's definitely not a loss, it's just a little less profit.

"Where are the 10 RD-33s on the list and those accessories?"

Alexey asked, pointing to the booklet in his hand.

The plane is packaged and sold, so there is no use keeping these things, so they are naturally cleared together.

However, more than 5 years have passed, and a lot of engines and accessories have been consumed. The remaining ones can only provide protection for 29 MiG-s.

"It's in the warehouse next to it. It's been used all the time."

the lieutenant colonel replied.

Replacing engines is a very important training subject, but the 10 RD-33 turbofan engines have not exceeded the 810-hour overhaul interval, leaving nearly 2000 hours of life left.

This is already very good. The initial model requires overhaul after 350 hours, and the total life span is 2000 hours.

I heard that the improved RD-33MK, which is the model used for shipboard fulcrums, has been directly doubled to 4000 hours.

If there are only one or two aircraft, then it must use a better engine. It can operate 4 aircraft and backup 2 aircraft. It is good to use the mid-term RD-33.

When they are scrapped, just dismantle the single-seat MiG-29S. They are all consumables anyway. One or two of them are enough.

If you want to sell it, to be honest Syria only needs an upgraded version of the MiG-29SM, which can throw air-to-surface missiles and precision-guided bombs.

Xiayu upgrades avionics for its own use, so the risk of selling it through this level of integration is too great, and there is no need to make this money.

"I want to see the Su-25."

After going to the warehouse to check the status of spare engines and spare parts, and confirming that there was nothing wrong with this batch of MiG-29s, Xia Yu took the initiative.

"Are you interested in attack aircraft? Why don't you take a look at those MiG-27s?"

Alexey took the opportunity to sell.

He is still under a lot of pressure, because his flagship product is a fighter-bomber. Other models like the Su-27 fighter are better, but the profit of the attack aircraft Su-25 is too low.

The MiG-27 with swept wings looks handsome but is troublesome to use. Those that can be repaired by Indu are beginning to be fully retired. Afika and the Middle East cannot find customers.

So the options are very limited, and they can only be weaponized and sold to North America.

The Chinese people like this. MiG-23s with swept-wing wings fell one after another, and they bought them one after another.

The problem is that it is difficult to sell a single-seat phone!

Rich people who can afford private fighter planes prefer two-seater aircraft, so that even if the operation is wrong, a professional pilot will be able to take care of it. The risk of flying alone is too high. After all, it is a fighter jet that relies on money to fly, and its level is not as good as that of Jian Baicheng.

There may be rich people who are willing to buy a MiG-27 as a replacement for the F-14, but the number will definitely not be large, so even if Xia Yu is willing to support one, it is good.

"No, Su-25 is just fine."

Xia Yu refused directly.

What does he want the MiG-27 for? It’s something he bought but can’t sell.

Collecting is a hobby, and a businessman is his job. Besides, he already has one.

"If they had added an extra seat to the MiG-27, it would have been as popular as the two-seat MiG-23."

Alexey shook his head and said.

As long as there is a two-seat model, the single-seat model cannot be sold and accessories can be obtained cheaply. Now this situation will be difficult to deal with.

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time. There are so many rich people in Magnesia, and there are less than 10 here. They will all be sold out."

Xia Yu comforted Alexei.

"But they are all recently retired fighter jets. They won't cause public opinion internationally, right?"

It's okay if the number is small, but there are more than 100 of them, so it's absolutely impossible to pretend that nothing happened.

"Some old planes, and they're in the name of scrap metal, so they're fine."

Alexey signaled to his partners not to worry.

It can only be said that these people are really wild. Xia Yu has never seen scrap metal that can reach the sky or drop bombs.

What he purchased was real scrap metal. Except for the fact that the Germans were a little more serious and refused to sell the scrap metal, so he took a roundabout way. Otherwise, it was all legal business.

"But it's already dark. Let's see the Su-25 tomorrow. It's time to go have dinner now."

Looking at the darkening sky outside the hangar, Alexei suggested.

"After listening to your arrangement, I'm really a little hungry."

The group of people came to the canteen, and the person in charge brought up the pilaf, vegetable salad, and lamb bone soup that had been stewed in advance.

This is how you should eat in the current weather. Even if there are not many varieties, everyone will feel warm after eating it.

Staying at the air force base at night, Xia Yu leaned on the bedside and connected to the Internet, and began to search for interesting places in Kazakhstan.

The fighter jet he wanted to buy could be seen soon, but Alexey was at odds with the other party over the price.

Xia Yu suspected that if it was done within a week, it would be done quickly, and if it was slower, it would take almost 10 days. He just happened to take a moment to take a look at the local scenery.

I knew I should take Liv with me, so now I can only take more photos and show them to her when I go back.

"Huh? Baikonur Cosmodrome?"

Xiayu, who was searching for natural landscapes, suddenly discovered a man-made landscape.

The glory of the former Alliance's aerospace industry was nurtured here. Yuri Gagarin launched from here more than fifty years ago and became the first man on earth to enter space. It was still in operation until the collapse of the Alliance.

　This chapter was so difficult to write. It took me nine hours to write it, and I just found out that double monthly tickets will be available tomorrow, so I beg you to vote early. . .

　　

　

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