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

Chapter 456: All taken, new engine (asking for monthly ticket!)

Similarly, Ermao is also going to hold a military parade this month, so Xia Yu can just join in the fun and see what else they can do with the legacy of the former Lian.

Anyway, the Tungsten people didn't bring anything good to the Satteli Defense Exhibition two months ago, and at the Strong European Tank Challenge a few days ago, they even made a big mistake with the old T-84.

The automatic loader was completely stuck, the gun's two-way stabilizer failed, and the insulation circuit between the main gun and the fire control system caught fire. All possible problems occurred.

Is it because the last hand-made T-3M Fortress was delivered to the Kingdom of Lu in March that we can only use the old T-84 to participate in the competition? In that case, we might as well continue to use the T-84!
With such a poor performance, it is hard to say how many new T-84 series vehicles will appear in the upcoming military parades.

This year is the last year of Big Pineapple’s term. They will have elections next year, and no one knows who will be the next one?

Is he close to Lao Mei or Da Mao? Is he a veteran in politics or a political novice who is stepping into the spotlight for the first time? In short, there are still many suspense.

Turning my attention back to the present, Russia's Victory Day Parade was held in May this year. At that time, Xia Yu was still in Mary, otherwise it would have been nice to watch it in person. Now we can only wait for an opportunity in the future.

In the blink of an eye, another week passed. When Volga-Dnepr Airlines delivered the optimized An-124 to the newly established Jihuo Air Cargo Company, Xia Yu also said hello to the crew members who were provided by the other party.

A complete Condor crew only requires four people, including the captain, co-pilot, and two aviation engineers, after removing the navigator and communicator. The cargo loader spends most of the time in the cargo hold.

"Welcome everyone to join the Fire Air Transport Company. I am your boss, Sherlock Xia. I mainly run a PMC company in Afika. We urgently need strategic delivery capacity for business expansion, which is why we met today."

Looking at several Russian-style Guangmingding buildings, Xia Yu spoke to them in English.

Due to the tremendous mental and psychological pressure caused by various electronic radiations, high-altitude radiation and continuous high-intensity work, most of the pilots who have been flying for 20 to 30 years and become captains are bald strong men.

This is also the reason why Xia Yu has been reducing his flying time. He usually only flies for recovery training and fighting. He will not fly if he can avoid it.

"Because you are going to work in Afika, your salary will increase significantly, and I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Raising salaries is the best way for bosses and employees to get familiar with each other.

It didn't sound like anything to the people in front, but when the crew members heard that Xia Yu was going to give them a raise, their breathing quickened.

He is not the best transport aircraft pilot and cannot fly the An-124. However, the salary levels of the two pilots are almost the same. Not only can he not compare with his Western counterparts, but the offers from the East are actually higher.

Having just been "optimized" by the old employer, everyone wants to keep their new job.

"Then let's set off now. The first flight will be to China. Then you will have half a month to pack up and move. Then you can fly to Guo on the company's cargo plane No. 001."

Xia Yu talked about the next arrangements for everyone and issued the first task.

"Yes, boss!"

Everyone who didn't even have a uniform responded in unison.

"Boom~~"

Watching this behemoth, which is one size smaller than the An-225, soar into the sky and fly to the southeast, Xia Yu and his family of three were about to leave Peros.

The Il-76MF, the future Sherlock, cannot carry passengers at this stage, so they still boarded the Fischer and flew around the Belarusian airspace to Kiev.

There was no way. The airspace east of Ermao was still too dangerous. If a small beech flying stick came, it would not be good for his family of three to be together. Xia Yu was not mentally prepared to eject with his wife and children.

After landing, I went to the hotel first, and then found a middleman to contact the relevant department responsible for the auction of the Tu-95MS.

After the dissolution of the alliance, Tungolan received a total of 29 Tu-95 series aircraft, three of which were given to Russia as compensation, 3 were dismantled openly, and two of the remaining three were converted into reconnaissance aircraft and continued to serve in the Russian Air Force, while the last one was put into a museum.

Why do we have to explain this? Because the 23 NK-34M series engines removed from these 12 aircraft were bought by the Russians for 1 million rubles.

Of the remaining 58 aircraft, those in good condition were kept as spares for the two reconnaissance aircraft, while those in poor condition were dismantled along with part of the fuselage.

The Tu-95MS without an engine can be considered dismantled in the documents. As long as the bomber cannot take off and it is without matching missiles, the goals of these good people will be achieved.

Tungolun continued to retain part of the aircraft as an organ donor for the two reconnaissance aircraft. After more than 20 years, the Tu-95MS became completely outdated and was ready to be auctioned.

"So you have more than two complete Tu-95MS aircraft?"

Xia Yu said in surprise after figuring out what was going on.

"So what if it's intact? It can't fly anymore. It just takes up space. Only the Lolians and the Niros need it. We don't need a strategic air force."

The air force colonel in front of him could see clearly the positioning of Tungolun. They just wanted to be a wealthy small country, but with their fertile land and the largest mineral resources in Europe after Persia, they not only did not become rich, but became even poorer.

This is a good hand of cards played badly. Men become laborers and women become concubines. No matter how you look at it, they have no future.

"Antonov can't make them fly again?"

Xia Yu continued to ask.

After all, the Antonov Design Bureau designed and produced the An-22 transport aircraft. How could the Tupolev Design Bureau’s turboprop aircraft not be able to handle it?
"I have asked them, they said yes, but it will cost extra."

The Colonel said, shaking his head.

Selling picture - 95MS has failed to sell, can it be sold after it is ready to fly?

"By the way, is Mr. Sherlock interested in the An-22?"

Suddenly remembering something, Colonel Karenyeshenko took the opportunity to promote it to Xia Yu.

He didn't know that this person had just bought an An-124, but the other party was definitely a wealthy man. If he could help sell one, he would get an introduction fee of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Isn't that too much?
"Not interested, thank you!"

Xia Yu simply waved his hand to indicate that he had no such need.

The An-22 is not as powerful as the An-124 and is more expensive than its predecessor, with a unit price of at least $2 million.

With this price, you can buy two nearly new An-124 aircraft, whose maximum load capacity is only 80 tons, or at most two Weasels.

Of course, the most expensive one is the only An-225.

Ermao will definitely not sell a simple airplane for just one dollar. It must be packaged together with a complete set of design drawings, technical data, and related production equipment before it can be sold.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the total offer price is in the ten digits. Even if Xia Yu were to exhaust all resources and could spare such a large sum of money, he would not buy it because it is not worth the price.

The An-225 is indeed very dreamy, but this powerful design has long been outdated. Even its home country will not pay for it. Limited resources must be invested in projects with greater potential.

But if there is a chance to buy a stand-alone machine, or even a nearly scrapped machine, Xia Yu will definitely grab it. Who can make him renew the old and bring it back to life?
"But I am very interested in these Tu-95MS, but the price you are asking is too high. You want 300 million dollars for a machine that can't even fly."

Xia Yu continued, and Karen Yeshenko felt that there was still hope.

It doesn’t matter if the An-22 cannot be sold, the commission from selling the Tu-95MS can be higher.

"We can discuss what price Mr. Sherlock thinks is appropriate."

Lao Ka said in a negotiable tone.

"At most 150 million!"

Xia Yu didn't beat around the bush and directly told me the price he had in mind.

The terminal sales price of a Tu-95MS target aircraft is 1500 million, and a 10% purchase price would be very reasonable.

For those that can fly, such as the An-2 tractor, the price can be increased by 15% at the discretion of the operator. The price fluctuates according to the condition of the machine and there is no fixed value.

"This, this is too low!"

Karen Yeshenko said hesitantly after Xia Yu cut his aorta with a knife.

"I don't just want to buy one, but all of your Tu-95MS. Is the price of 150 million unreasonable?"

He came here to buy some goods. What's the point of having one or two planes? He wants as many Tu-95MS as Ermao can get.

If the original NK-12M engine cannot be restored technically, it can be replaced with a turboprop engine from another transport aircraft. They are all disposable target aircraft anyway, and there is no need to restore them to drop the Tsar bomb. It is enough for them to take off smoothly.

"It makes sense. It makes sense. In addition to the two reconnaissance aircraft retired by the Air Force, we still have 10 complete Tu-95MS fuselages and 4 incomplete fuselages. Look at those 4..."

"Also 150 million! But good or bad, I want all your NK-12M engines."

Xia Yu answered generously, it’s just the parts that were dismantled, it takes more than ten man-hours to get them all back, the important thing is the engine.

This thing can propel a Bear Bomber fully loaded with nearly 200 tons to become the fastest turboprop aircraft. It does have some research value. It would be nice to send a few back home for research!
"No problem, but it's 2400 million in total..."

When people are poor, they have low aspirations; when a country is poor, it will sell everything, Karen Yeshenko confirmed again.

"Yes, 16 planes for $2400 million, you don't have to pay for the shipping."

Wheat and sunflower seeds, free shipping for 49 cents is no problem, but this 225-meter-long giant can't fit into the cargo hold of the An- even if the wings are removed, so it has to be shipped by sea, but they can't even afford the freight.

There is no other way, just find a boat yourself!
While contacting the cargo ship, Xia Yu kept an eye on the scene and watched the maintenance soldiers remove all the wings of the Tu-95MS.

That is, he came in the summer, without a coat, but wearing sunglasses, and he really looked like the maintenance soldier in "Lord of Arms" unloading a rocket nest from a female deer.

More than 20 years have passed in the timeline, and Tungolan is still selling the inheritance, but the sale has changed from private to official.

In order to guard against the big Russia, they only sold things they had no need for. Tanks and armored vehicles were no longer wasted, and not a single female deer was sold in the past few years.

The vacant share was filled by Jihuo Defense, and a lot of Mi-24V and Mi-24P were sold.

Of course, their diesel engines and blade counterattacks have always been exported.

Things that can be produced domestically still need to be exported to earn foreign exchange. For example, the tank bodies that cannot be produced domestically can be said to be one less each time they are produced.

On the streets of Kiev, at the end of the month’s Independence Day parade, the armored troops formed a formation. Xia Yu, who had sent a batch of Tu-95MS for shipment, accompanied his wife and children and saw a rather unique T-84.

Well, it is the T-84-120 Yatagan, as can be seen from the iconic 120mm smoothbore gun of the NATO series.

But compared to the early model, this one can be considered a complete one.

It uses a turret tail compartment automatic loader similar to that of Leclerc, and also has 22 rounds of ammunition, which must be reloaded manually after use. It can also fire 120mm AT-11 sniper gun-launched missiles.

The armies of many countries have doubts about this, but Xia Yu likes this kind of mix and match, otherwise he would not have replaced the Leopard 2 with a 125mm main gun.

It’s just that the sound of this NATO-style Soviet tank’s engine is… a bit dull, not like the sound of the 6TD2 series!

As the first professional to enter the military field, Xia Yu's understanding of tanks is unquestionable, with the exception of those old antiques in museums, but for modern main battle tanks, he can tell the difference between each engine.

The engine installed in this T-84-120 Yatagan definitely has a power of more than 1200 horsepower.

Yes, it is the 1500-horsepower 6TD3 series, the ultimate work of the Lulian heritage.

Ermao installed this improved engine on the new car?

After being equipped with various subsystems, the biggest regret of the T-50U, which weighs 80 tons, is that its power is just enough. Unlike the Leclerc UAE that uses a European power pack, its 1500 horsepower output makes it extremely flexible.

可以说比超重的豹2更像一只豹子，如果T-80U和T-80BVM动力升级，都能拥有1500马力的6TD3系发动机，那不是比勒克莱尔UAE更敏捷？
Of course, judging from Ermao's performance in the tank challenge, Xia Yu seriously doubted the reliability of the 6TD3 series.

But with the system in hand, he can completely replace the parts of the engine that are prone to problems with better materials.

The automatic tanks that are not for sale to the public are worth it for a boss like him to specially stockpile them. The two main battle tanks of the company's ground armored force are all equipped with 1500 horsepower. It's exciting just to think about it!
I bought them. There aren't many good ones for two cents, so I couldn't let them go when I saw them this time. I bought 10 of them, 4 of them as backup, and 6 of them are just enough to upgrade the 5+1 T-80 series I had ordered.

The nostalgic Xia Yu doesn't like the name T-84 anyway. It is obviously based on the T-80. Even if the turret has been changed, you can just change the number at the back.

Just like the same BTR-80 chassis, it has to be changed into BTR-3 and BTR-4. “8” is such an auspicious number!

However, when the belated war of disintegration broke out, all the Soviet equipment on the streets were consumed, and Ermao had completed the military de-Sovietization as he wished and could completely embrace the Western world.

"Come on, dear, there's nothing to see here, let's go to Kharkov now."

Xia Yu put his arm around Liv's shoulders, and the two of them, along with little Youzi in his arms, left the parade site under the protection of Lao Ke and others.

After the armored formation, the next thing was the air formation showing various military aircraft, but Ermao's current air force equipment was not as rich as his collection.

When the fighting started, they would be the first wave to be destroyed. Their value was far less than the dozens of S300 air defense systems they had left. Because there was no reference to NATO fighter jets when they were designed, they were very professional in attacking Soviet aircraft.

Given the current state of the Chinese Air Force, it is unrealistic to use fighter jets to shoot down fighter jets. Only anti-aircraft missiles are the most suitable.

(End of this chapter)