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

Chapter 470 The beauty of mix and match, airplane graveyard

"Mr. Sherlock, can you get an ASh-73TK?"

Kevin's eyes lit up and he asked Xia Yu directly.

The engine he asked about was a Soviet engine just by the name, and then Boss Xia, who had been concerned about the American piston engine, also realized it.

对啊，除了原装B-29，还有前蘓联的红色B-29——图-4，更别说ASh-73TK的功率比R-3350-57AM还要大。

With this combination, FHC's super air fortress has all the necessary elements, giving you double the experience at a single price, truly increasing the quantity without increasing the price.

As for the old Tu-4 whose engine has been removed, its hometown has also come up with a mature engine replacement plan, directly installing a turboprop with high power, and the electric fan can be upgraded to a hair dryer.

With the operation of these two hybrid bombers, the profits of the second phase of the Afica War Museum will definitely reach a new high.

However, there is no future in developing bomber experience services in North America. A bomber without dropping bombs is more boring than a tractor. For example, the Master, which was repaired with funds raised, only has the most expensive VIP gunner seat for $1500, while the gunner seat at the back costs only $600.

These few dollars are only enough to pay for the fuel and labor costs. If you want to make money, you still have to drop bombs. If you add a few Zero fighter target planes to strengthen the gunners, wouldn't you be able to make a profit of two to three million per flight?

Boss Xia knows how to make money. FHC's aviation department is based in Magnesium. If you want to enjoy special services, we can charter a direct flight to Afika for a spontaneous trip.

It's as convenient as a Texan driving to Mexico. All you need to bring is a credit card that won't be maxed out.

"Of course, but the early models of this thing are not very reliable. Wait for me to buy a batch of later models."

Xia Yu said that the engine issue was under his responsibility, and your job was to prepare the other subsystems of this B-29, so that it would not be delayed for three to five years like the USS Allen.

The new boss is still young, but FHC still has to align with the corporate culture of the Fire Group, maximize efficiency and keep up with the remuneration.

"Yes, Mr. Sherlock!"

When they heard that they would have a salary increase, everyone responded enthusiastically in unison.

"Let's do this for now, Aviation Department. Your work focus will be on attracting traffic to the Afica War Museum. The Armored Department will be the main force in increasing local revenue. Paul has obtained a business license for ATF's special weapons and equipment for FHC, and also acquired dozens of hectares of wasteland behind the hangar, which will be the field site of the Armored Department."

Xia Yu turned to Bob, the head of the armored department.

Except for some cities, the civil airports in Taiwan are all very remote, not to mention that Paine Field is the location of Boeing's Everett plant.

The museum's original test track was an enclosed area outside the hangar to the airport, and of course it could also be driven inside to the airport taxiway and runway.

However, originally they were just accepting complaints from Boeing. Once they started providing value-added services, it would be easy to attract the FBI and ATF. So they might as well just expand the space to the wasteland outside the airport that belongs to FHC!

"The safe storage and use of explosives is of paramount importance and cannot be overemphasized. I will transfer a group of experienced staff from the Afika War Museum to assist FHC in establishing relevant systems and train you and the newly recruited staff."

The Chinese deal more with bullets, but very few are familiar with artillery shells. After all, most privately owned artillery shells use granular black powder.

Like the hand-loaded bullets exported by Xiayu to the Laomei Museum, each bullet is equivalent to a rocket launcher and cannot be purchased by private individuals.

Ninety-nine percent of the goods sold on the dark web are phishing scams, but if you find the right channels for overseas transactions, you can get the real stuff. The more chaotic the country, the larger the caliber of the goods you can get.

In the country of Magnesium, only regulated, licensed institutions and companies can purchase and provide related shooting services, which is much more rigid than Afica, but it also effectively prevents the gun battle room from upgrading to an artillery battle suit.

然而镁军丢枪支弹药是有传统的，今年5月份空军就掉了一盒MK-19自动榴弹发射器使用的M430多用途高爆弹，整整32枚40x53mm高速榴弹到现在都没找到。

The under-slung grenade launchers available to the public cannot fire this type of grenade, but by unscrewing the warhead and removing the spin safety inside, leaving only the impact fuse, and adding a 3D printed tail wing, it can be hung on a consumer-grade drone to make big news.

And it's not just the 40mm grenades. Also missing and stolen are hard goods such as grenades, mortar shells, Broadsword mines, C-4 and TNT.

You can search for the instruction manual yourself and find an abandoned mine to use as firecrackers. But if you really want to take revenge on society, this is more efficient than an AR-15 with a bump stock. The patrolman with only a small pistol can't even empty the magazine.

"The museum's defense level must be comprehensively upgraded in the future. It is easier to rob us than to rob a military ammunition depot. After all, this is just a Boeing factory that produces passenger aircraft, and the security level is not that high."

After walking around the long hangar, Xia Yu emphasized again.

It would be a bit of a slap in the face to find a local PMC company, because the business of Jihuoxi started out as private military contracting, and they can't afford to lose face by outsourcing.

After much thought, it is better to rely on FHC's powerful firepower to set up the North American branch of Fire Defense.

There is no need for us to go to Texas, right? The leniency there is only for civilians. Institutions and companies are the same everywhere. The only thing to consider is the local tax rate.

As for being too far away from Mexico and even farther away from South America, that is not a problem.

The reason why Juhuo Defense is stronger than its peers is that it has a large number of vehicles. When an An-124 takes off, it can even pull a platoon of main battle tanks. So long as its branch is located in Washington State, it is in Washington State.

Lao Mei has no relationship with Xiayu in other states, but at least the Allen family still has some face here. The governor and many congressmen came to Paul's funeral.

To be honest, Paul's gift brought forward Xia Yu's plan to enter North America by many years. Whether it was the museum business or private military contracting-related orders, he had originally planned to start five years later.

Now that museum business has been brought forward to the present, the complementary PMC field must also follow suit.

The European branch focuses on counter-terrorism, the Asian branch focuses on maritime security and combating piracy, so what is the positioning of the North American branch?

After leaving Paine Field and returning to the hotel, Xia Yu kept thinking about this question.

The PMC business implemented in different regions has different focuses. Will the North American branch go to California to crack down on zero-dollar purchases?

He felt physically uncomfortable because it was too humiliating. In Afika, he always attacked the black guys who drove infantry fighting vehicles and tanks and carried RPGs and anti-tank missiles with heavy punches.

When he arrived at Ameilica, he directly waved his fist at the black man who stole clothes and shoes. Xia Yu would rather not do this kind of business.

After all, you still have to make money from the rich so that they can exploit you.

The rich are also divided into legal and illegal types. The money of the legal rich is not necessarily clean, but Jihuo Defense can provide them with security services.

The same cannot be said for the illegal rich, because they all started out by joining gangs and selling laundry detergent.

Even if some of them have been cleansed, Jihuo Defense will not accept their employment, but will take advantage of them.

Not being a Chinese, Xia Yu has little interest in punishing evildoers in North America, but he is very interested in extorting gold coins from bad guys.

Over the past year or so, the frequency and amount of spoils dividends paid by Jihuo Defense have generally been declining. This is partly due to the increase in the number of employees, but the most important reason is that Afika is too poor.

The warlords and organization leaders who have thousands of people under them have no money, or they spend the little money they have on weapons and equipment, leaving them with little profit.

Europe has more money but less work; Asia has not made any big moves yet, the problem is that the transfer from land to sea requires too much professionalism.

Only Runren advertises that washing dishes can earn four or five thousand dollars for free magnesium and Lijian, and you can pick up money everywhere. This kind of rhetoric is not deceptive, but 10% of it is correct. Laomei really has a lot of money, or the green paper printed by himself, how can the speed not be fast and the quantity not be large?

But the money is just for you to see, not for you to pick up. There are only so many people who can sit at the table and share the cake.

"Honey, what are you thinking about?"

Looking at her husband who was daydreaming, Liv asked.

"I want to do business in North America. We are in Magnesium Country now, so we can stay for two more days before leaving."

Xia Yu said that the people of the country did not need to worry and the deployment of Libya could be postponed for two days.

"Stay two more days? I think you want to go somewhere else!"

Liv asked suspiciously.

"You guessed it right. Before you leave, let's fly to Arizona and take a look at our plane."

Xia Yu replied with a smile.

It’s not good for this wife to be too smart. She is like the worm in his stomach and knows everything.

"Om~~"

After leaving Washington State, the Fisher flew over Oregon and Nevada, entered the vast desert of Arizona, and successfully landed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Yes, it’s the famous aircraft graveyard of the old magnesium air force.

Thompson's four AC-4H fire control systems were delivered to Hong Kong when Xia Yu was still in Europe, but the six A-130s that Xia Yu wanted have not been ready yet.

As for the three F-3Ds of the Navy, the Navy had to move all the F-14Ds that were not destroyed to a storage location because of the theft of spare parts.

Naturally, the 309th Aviation Maintenance and Modification Brigade is not responsible for the reopening and maintenance, but he can ask about the progress there when he arrives there.

The door of the Airbus A-319 opened, and Xia Yu, who was walking down the gangway holding his son, felt a wave of heat hitting him, as if he had returned to the hot Sahara.

"Hmm~Hmm~Pa Pa, it's hot~~"

Little Youzi hummed out words, but what's a man to do without sunbathing?

Xia Yu put on a camouflage beanie and walked quickly towards Thompson.

"Mr. Sherlock, long time no see. Is this your son? I have always wanted a son, but the three I gave birth to were all daughters."

Thompson took off his sunglasses and greeted his partner.

There is a saying that pilots are more likely to have girls because of ionizing radiation, but Xia Yu's flight hours were all earned in recent years, so it may not have much impact on him, even though he really wants a girl.

"3? I don't know about North America, but this is a big deal in China!"

Xia Yu said with emotion.

"Really? But daughters are daughters. The eldest is nearsighted, and the second was accepted by my alma mater. I don't know what type of aircraft she will be able to fly after graduation."

Daughters can also inherit your business. As long as you have many children, there will always be one with the right qualifications and personality.

"Just don't let it be the A-10. Portable air defense missiles are appearing more and more frequently on the battlefield these days, and titanium alloy armor is not that safe."

Xia Yu gave suggestions based on his practical experience.

"Yes, the Warthogs are too dangerous. If all else fails, we can switch to the National Guard."

The National Guard of Taiwan also has A-10s, but the problem is that although they are mainly responsible for domestic defense missions, they sometimes have to fight abroad.

However, with the connections General Tang has accumulated in the Air Force, it would not be too late to transfer his daughter out if they really want to set off.

This is very realistic. The United States today is no longer the United States of the past. The previous generation has suffered enough, so why should the next generation take any risks?
Going to the Air Force is to inherit his father's legacy, but to put it bluntly, it is to gild his father's legacy. As long as Thompson's Tac Air does not go bankrupt, this second in command will definitely be the successor in the future.

Xia Yu and the other party sat in a car and chatted all the way to the cool hangar, where two Warthogs were being unsealed and prepared.

"These are the last two. The highest priority at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is the Air Force's maintenance order, and the last is us, the third party."

Thompson opened up to explain the slow pace of A-10 deliveries.

"I understand. I'm not in a hurry. I just stopped by to take a look."

After seeing the aircraft graveyard in Naples, we have to visit the one in Mexico as well, even though there is nothing good here.

Neither the F-22 nor the B-2 have them, so the main thing to look at is the spectacular sight of various fighter jets piled up together.

Among fighter jets, early-model F-15s and F-16s would be good as unmanned target drones after some preparation, but it's a pity that they are not sold and some are keeping them for use as target drones!

"It will take another week for the last two aircraft to be ready. By then, the six A-6s and two spare parts will be shipped to Guo together."

"Oh, and the 50 GAU-8 Avenger cannons you requested. The Air Force has ordered 800 in total from General Electric. Now, if one is destroyed, there will be one less."

The soul of the Warthog is this 30mm 7-barrel Gatling cannon. Since Xia Yu purchased GAU-8s with severe rifling wear in the spare parts warehouse, the price was very cheap.

The worn rifling of a machine gun can be restored by using some steel, not to mention that the operation of a museum is not as intense as actual combat. No matter how poor the accuracy is, it can be restored by firing a few more rounds, which is just right to consume more ammunition and generate more revenue.

"Yes, this machine gun is of great collection value. 50 guns may only meet the demand in the next few years. I will come back to purchase more when half of them are used up."

As for attack aircraft, the A-10 must be displayed in the same exhibition hall with the Su-25, and there is also a red attack aircraft designed by a fellow villager of Xia Yu. How nice it would be if the three musketeers of the earth were displayed together?
"But it's an attack aircraft, otherwise I would have collected one for my own benefit."

Thompson said with emotion.

Only fighter jets can be imaginary enemies. Attack aircraft have basically no power to resist fighter jets, so it is impossible for Tac Air to purchase Warthogs.

"By the way, how are the F-5s I gave you?"

Xia Yu asked about the current status of Yue Qi's batch of Tiger II fighter jets. He was quite interested in the adversary business. After all, he might be involved in this industry in the future.

(End of this chapter)