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

Chapter 417 Successful interception, private fighter (please vote for me!)
Lao Ha's series of operations shocked everyone, thinking in their hearts, is he so powerful?
Of course not, he is responsible for firing, and the preview and adjustment are all completed by the elite black brother who is the gunner.

Before the trial operation of the third phase of the project, these people had been training for a long time and had a deep understanding of the dual 128mm and dual 88mm artillery with fixed explosion distance.

As for the control of Bofors, it is even simpler. Sufficient live-fire training allows the artillery crew to become familiar with this anti-aircraft gun faster. And as long as the target flies low and slow enough, the target hit rate under dense barrages is still quite high. .

"Attention B1 and C2, C3, and C4 gun positions, the second echelon of enemy planes is incoming."

Lao Ha's list was finished, but the remaining people were not yet, Johnson shouted to them.

Everyone immediately came back to their senses, narrowed their eyes, and turned their attention back to the direction in which the aircraft group had just attacked.

There were only two Yak-52s in this second echelon of enemy aircraft, and they were flying very scattered. The dual 1mm gun group code-named B88 was the first to respond.

"shooting!"

The tourist with a standard Germanic appearance, wearing a navy uniform left by his grandfather, pressed the launch button without hesitation.

"Dong~dong~~"

Although wealthy people like Ha Yuanju look down upon it, there are still many ordinary tourists who want to process bullet casings into handicrafts for easy taking back home.

The soldiers of the Magnesium Army who fought ship attacks, ship explosions and zero battles during World War II should have the same mood as they do now.

The German customer jumped out of the gun emplacement excitedly.

But with a whole fleet of aircraft taking off and landing, Ha Yuanzhen, who was too late to attend the opening ceremony of the museum, still wanted to see it. After all, he will be the captain until the end of the week.

Of course, half of that is paper costs.

Hand-rubbed artillery shells are not cheap, and the barrel of the artillery has a long life, but here in Xiayu it only costs a little bit of material cost and a little man-hour.

And when the three close-in defense artillery groups knocked out an average of 3 bullet feed plates, that is, when 40 rounds of artillery shells were fired:
"Boom~~"

Because the only target drone available is the MiG-21 Fish Nest, he will not participate in tomorrow's [Cold War Storm] project.

The unfinished shells were confirmed to be intact and counted before being returned to the warehouse. The shells scattered on the ground were also recovered by dedicated personnel.

Standing on the bridge, Xia Yu was in a good mood.

After loading the bullet and closing the breech, he pressed the firing button again. Unfortunately, he still missed.

A large piece of fragments successfully hit the wing of the second Yake-52, scratching the engine along the way, and finally fell towards the sea with black smoke, eventually mixed with seawater and burned fiercely.

"Wow~Wow~~"

Vice-captain Xia Yu walked down the bridge and came to the apron to greet his carrier-based aircraft pilots.

"emission!"

It only took 10 rounds to hit a target drone worth 50 yuan. There is nothing more joyful than this.

"Hello, Mr. Hamish, I have known you for a long time. I have seen this great explorer in various interviews and reports. Today I finally saw you in person."

There is no way, the caliber determines the power. This enhanced version of the 88mm shell, including the shell and propellant, is not as heavy as the 128mm shell, and the fragmentation cloud caused by the explosion is several times smaller.

The sound of helicopters came from a distance, and at this moment all the artillery crews immediately took action.

"嗵~嗵~嗵~~"

At this moment, it no longer mattered who hit the target. What mattered was that they intercepted all the enemy planes and completed the mission perfectly.

"Boom~Boom~~"

The labor cost is very transparent. He has to maintain as many gun crews as there are gun positions. But after subtracting all costs, the actual profit is still quite good.

After finishing the fight, Lao Ha returned to his captain's room and would return to his Yas in the evening, but he would be back again tomorrow.

The last target drone was blown up in the air and turned into a huge fireball.

Cannonballs and target drones are both good businesses. On the basis of Lao Ha's 700 million big order, these ordinary consumers also provided 150W+ turnover.

Until the third, fourth, and fifth rounds.

Under the triggering of electric current, the 41-kilogram propellant of two 8.8cm Sprgr Patr high-explosive bombs specially designed for FLAK5.12 instantly ignited. The rapidly expanding gunpowder gas blasted away the 9.4-kilogram projectile in the deafening sound of the gun.

The explosion in the distant sky produced two black fogs, but unfortunately they failed to cover the target.

But the real big numbers are anti-ship and air combat projects.

"Dong~dong~~"

"Boom~Boom~~"

"bingo!"

The good news is that 88mm shells are cheap. The same round costs only one-third of 128mm. He can use quantity advantage to make up for quality.

The muzzle is flat and fixed, the breech is opened, the bullets are ejected, and the bullets are not cleaned initially.

The sliding breech was opened, and in order to better extract the shell, the brass material was used during printing. The bullet shell was extracted with the remaining smoke.

The 12 Bofors 40mm/L60 rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns with cheaper shells and denser gunfire opened fire. At the same time, the barrages from different directions were intertwined and swept towards the Yak-52 that had escaped in front.

Just like that, when the AS 550 landed successfully and Hamish stepped on the flight deck of the St. Paul, he could no longer see the [World War II air defense] formation just now.

The tourists watching the excitement on the beach held up binoculars and watched at least three to five hundred rounds of artillery shells being fired into the sky with saturation.

Compared to the single-gun interception with loud thunder and few raindrops just now, it was really pouring rain at this moment.

However, the cost was more than 10. He also spent 100 on the 16 million crowdfunded for two target drones. However, the remaining five people could only compete for the last target drone.

Because he was concerned about the various treasures on the seabed, Xia Yu paid a certain amount of attention to deep-sea exploration, so he knew Hamish Harding's name. His words were not a compliment at all.

"Curator Sherlock, you are exaggerating when you say that. I am just an ordinary adventure enthusiast with a little money. I am full of curiosity about the sky, the ocean, and the polar regions."

Hamish speaks Mandarin full of Hong Kong flavor.

Focusing on the Asian market, there are a considerable number of Chinese and Chinese among his customers. In order to better close the distance with customers, they have specially learned Chinese.

Anyone who can succeed has two skills. As an expert in the private jet industry, Xia Yu may also have the opportunity to cooperate with the other party.

There are too many rules and regulations for civil aviation private aircraft. Even though he can use the system to restore the old aircraft to be scrapped to an airworthy state, he cannot modify the network data.

However, fighter-type private aircraft do not have this problem. As long as they are completely de-weaponized and comply with regulations, they will be fine.

Xia Yu had thought about developing this market, but the point-to-point sales model was too cumbersome. He didn't have much time to follow up on those wealthy customers for a long time in order to make millions of profits.

We can cooperate with second-hand private jet dealers who have mature sales channels and many potential targets. Jihuo Defense only acts as a supplier and has logistical support to develop this market with low operating costs.

Yes, for a customer who can spend tens of millions to buy a Gulfstream, it doesn’t seem that difficult to spend a few more millions to buy a MiG-29?

Is it just the cost of hiring dedicated pilots, maintenance and upkeep that worries them? What Concentrated Fire Defense has to do is to dispel the concerns of this group of people. Pilots can be hired temporarily, and maintenance and upkeep are definitely cheaper than their counterparts in the United States.

Only by achieving this level can more people fly fighter jets.

As for those who do not want to disarm the fighter jets, or feel that the Afika War Museum project is too expensive, you can also choose to have a private fighter jet that is exclusive to you in Konluga.

If you want to shoot machine guns or shoot rockets, it’s cheaper to buy missiles wholesale.

After all the costs of raising such a fully functional fighter jet, the single cost is cheaper than a museum.

Xia Yu seems to be poaching his own corner, but in fact he is tapping into a broader market.

Aircraft carrier-based ejection is still novel at the beginning, but as time goes by ten or twenty years, fewer people are willing to pay the premium.

Just take off from the airport and fire cannons and rockets, but returning to the original nature will have more market.

However, the operation method needs to be changed from direct sales to supporting services, selling services, and transferring the ownership of the fighter jets to customers, which can better stimulate their consumption desire.

But customer training must start with de-weaponized private fighter jets. Don’t make customers itchy and want to play without having to fly to Afika first.

"You are right. I said I wanted to come to Afika to play air combat. Many customers expressed their interest in it and would also come to Afika when they have time."

On the way to the room, after listening to Xia Yu's general explanation of his willingness to cooperate, Hamish deeply agreed.

Anyway, China's private fighter industry has fully demonstrated the current situation that it is cheap to buy a plane but expensive to maintain it.

Those tens of billions of rich people have no problem raising a few aircraft, they don't care about this, but the small wealthy group with only a few hundred million or more than a billion in assets still care very much.

If there is a cheaper option, these people will not mind buying it.

"One of the people who will team up with me back to back tomorrow is an old customer of mine. I watched him slowly rise, from the first Eclipse 500 to the Phenom 300 in Brazil, and the Challenger 350 from Bombardier. Until now the Gulfstream G650.”

Hamish continued.

The second-hand circulation rate of private business jets is very high. Saving money is only one aspect, but more importantly, production capacity cannot keep up with orders.

If you place an order today and wait in line for two years for delivery, you will most likely either go bankrupt or your personal assets will increase several times, and you will look down on the aircraft you bought before but are only being delivered now.

The customer he was talking about has seen his net worth rise all the way, and he is very pragmatic and buys all second-hand mobile phones, then sells them for a bigger one after a few years.

Now that I have upgraded to the Gulfstream G650, if I upgrade further, I will have to buy and modify large twin-engine aircraft such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350.

As for the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380, they are more suitable for those big players in the Middle East.

It’s just that big business owners don’t need private fighter jets. If they want to fly, they can just go directly to the air force base.

That is to say, they don’t have an aircraft carrier or have flown carrier-based aircraft, so they come to Afika War Museum to spend money to experience it.

Rich people from other countries cannot play like this. The person Hamish mentioned is a potential customer of Jihuo Defense.

"It's just that he prefers American aircraft. This time he flew an F-4J."

"American-style phones? We also sell American-style phones, but they are more expensive."

Xia Yu said that the price is right and the F-16 is not a problem.

It's a pity that the radar fire control is removed from this thing. I suggest you buy it and keep it in Afika.

"That's great. Speaking of which, I still have customers who like French-type delta wings. It's a pity that the Chinese aircraft carrier does not have experience services for French-type aircraft."

Hamish said happily but also with some regret.

You can’t blame Xia Yu for this. Who made the Super Military Flag a single-seat aircraft? Not to mention that there are no cases of Hai Zhanfeng being sold to private individuals, even the price is beyond the reach of most people.

"If we are not limited to aircraft carriers, we can also choose the Mirage-2000 as a delta wing."

Xia Yu suggested sincerely.

Mirage III and Mirage F1 are not profitable, so the Mirage-600, with a total output of more than 2000 aircraft, is the best choice.

Lao Ha doesn’t want third-generation aircraft to start with air combat. When the time comes, he will collect a batch of Mirage-2000s.

The single-seater model is converted into a target drone, and the two-seater model can be sold second-hand for 30 million or 50 million.

"This is good, I have never sold a Mirage-2000 before!"

Hamish said excitedly.

The MiG-29 is an enduring classic model in the industry, but now he wants to change his taste to French food.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Mr. Hamish, please have a good rest first. We will talk tomorrow."

Arriving at the door of the suite, Xia Yu said goodbye.

Today is just preliminary contact, and he currently does not have any F-16s or Mirage-2000s that can be sold.

But don’t projects all start from the PPT stage?
Xia Yu attaches great importance to the arms sector of fire defense, and the civilian use and privatization of military equipment is the next expansion trend in his judgment.

Yes, arms sales, even the circulation of second-hand equipment, are inevitably connected with politics.

It's fine if it's a small one, but it's very troublesome if the number is large, not to mention that his system preparation is a bit "unclear".

Therefore, Xia Yu attaches great importance to the arms version. It is destined not to be the core business of concentrated fire defense.

But he still has great ideas in opening up new tracks and weakening its political attributes.

As a private military contractor, Xia Yu sees the Forbes list of the world's richest people not as a hunting list, but as a vast market.

Taken together, these wealthy individuals with a net worth of tens of billions have a consumption potential as high as that of a country ranked in the middle of Afika.

So he targeted the other party's budget for buying luxury homes, supercars, and superyachts for fun, and bought private fighter jets and main battle tanks from him. How good is that?

From a more expensive spending experience to a more cost-effective private holding, Xia Yu believes that this is a natural process.

Returning to the flight deck, he directly got on the AS 550, which was still on, and flew towards an anchorage between Point Noire Port and Guo Naval Base.

It is safest to arrange the wealthy people who come by yacht in this place. Right now, in addition to Lao Ha's Yas, there are also three yachts of different sizes docked.

The most eye-catching one, the DDG-1000 Zumwalt destroyer looks very much like the old magnesium destroyer, but its displacement is half smaller, only about 6000 tons.

Sure enough, Lao Ha is not the only rich man who likes warships, and he is even more willing to spend money.

The helicopter landed on the tarmac of the boat named "Motor Yacht A". Its owner, Andrei Melnichenko, wore sunglasses and raised the champagne in his hand to greet Xia Yu who had just got off the plane.

This Russian coal and fertilizer tycoon ranks 132th in the world with a net worth of 89 billion, and there are only 6 people ahead of him in the entire country.

Abu, who is better known internationally, is only older than him, and the difference in assets is more than 40 billion.

(End of this chapter)