Li Huan rented two military helicopters, and in the weather of Siberia, only military helicopters could withstand it.

The matter of renting a helicopter was still the help of Second Lieutenant Landau, and a military helicopter is not a civilian helicopter, and it is not something that can be rented for money - but this is in Russia, and the Russians have the Russians' methods.

The day after Li Huan checked the map range and determined the search range, the two "Havoc" helicopters were parked on the tarmac of Fort St. Hays - after the pilot unloaded the vodka, greens, and meat in the cabin - this was specially purchased by Li Huan for the people of St. Haysburg, and after unloading these things, the "Havoc" helicopter was handed over to Li Huan to use.

For ten days, the daily rent was calculated at 50,000 US dollars, and then the military helicopter for "replenishment" was used by Li Huan.

Everyone was stunned when they saw that Li Huan had rented a "catastrophe".

"Havoc" is a nickname, which is actually a single-rotor helicopter developed by the Miri Design Bureau, the model is the Mi-28.

When it comes to helicopters, there are many kinds in this world, but when it comes to the helicopter with the strongest defense capability and the most resistant to beating, many people may think that it comes from Citigroup, but in fact, the most beaten-resistant helicopter in the world is the Soviet Union's Mi-28 heavy helicopter. The Mi-28 heavy helicopter can be said to be the Iron Man of helicopters. First of all, this fighter is known as the "Havoc", and you can imagine how powerful it is. Then, its defense system can be used titanium alloy bulletproof steel plate, which is hard enough to imagine, no matter how hard you tank artillery is, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is "King Kong is not bad".

Not only that, the propeller of the Mi-28 heavy helicopter is also made of special rubber material, which greatly improves the stability and defense of the Mi-28 heavy helicopter. This fighter can be said to exist like a fortress in the air. In addition, the Mi-28 is not only very strong in defense, but also in fighter aircraft. Just 16 anti-tank missiles can be hung on the short-wing pylons on each side, and there is also a cannon under the head, which is definitely the best in low-altitude combat.

It is said that during the Cold War, the Soviet Union specially developed a helicopter to counter the Citigroup. After all, the low-altitude field is also very important in combat, and it is very dangerous once you can't defend it. As for how this terrifying thing was rented by Li Huan, this is to mention Russia's strange supply system.

Everyone knows that the weather in Siberia is very harsh in winter, and in such bad conditions, many vehicles cannot be driven. In particular, Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, and there are countless military bases scattered in the Great Siberian Wilderness, and all of them cannot be supplied by land transportation, so they have to use airplanes at this time. Generally speaking, there are special large transport transport planes or large fixed ones. Wing planes, which are more efficient in transporting supplies, but there is an unwritten rule in Siberia that they are adapted to local conditions.

Like Fort St. Hays, it is good that there are separate take-off and landing airports, which can park large transport aircraft, and meet the consumption of the entire base for a year at a time. But most of the small posts, first, do not have airstrips, and second, in this snowstorm-prone season, even the roads are cut off - the authorities have sent them to garrison here, they must need supplies, and they can't be starved to death, right?

As for why military helicopters or helicopter gunships are used for supply transports...... That's a last resort. Although the gunship consumes a lot of energy per voyage, it is designed to have a large take-off weight and is strong, and it is not easy to be crushed in bad weather. Instead of sending some small helicopters back and forth, it is better to send two large gunships to solve the problem at once.

This is the style of the Russian authorities, simple and crude.

And these two gunships are just right for Li Huan's use. Although it is said that the helicopter rented by Li Huan did not carry weapons, and was given a bribe to the quartermaster by Second Lieutenant Landau for the task of "patrolling", except for the full amount of fuel, there was nothing, but the defense capability of this heavy helicopter was what Li Huan needed.

After all, there is a sunset in the eye, after all, it is the remains of Tlaltaycutli that are being found......

But as mentioned earlier, this mission to find the remains is destined to be full of disasters. When Li Huan took Shangguan and Li Ang to board the two "Havoc" planes respectively, and were about to start searching for suspicious areas nearby, a snowstorm suddenly fell again...... This made Li Huan very depressed, and there was no way to be depressed, at this time in Siberia, there would often be such snowstorms, and they could last for several days as soon as they appeared.

Under this natural power, even if it is a "catastrophe", there is no way to take off - the blizzard is the real catastrophe in this world, in the face of nature's fury, human beings have no room for resistance, even if it is the strongest fortress in the human air, they must rein in their hands and feet in the face of this power, otherwise they will be slapped to the ground.

This sudden snowstorm delayed Li Huan and them for four days, and it was not until the fifth day that the blizzard dispersed, the visibility was improved again, and the conditions for take-off were finally reached. has been delayed here for five days, Li Huan and they dare not delay any longer, and when the weather visibility improves and is enough to take off, Li Huan divides the area selected by the K117 site selection map into two parts, and a "catastrophe" checks an area.

This kind of armed helicopter is not an ordinary civilian helicopter, but fortunately, this group of people you change is a professional soldier who has undergone professional training. Li Huan and Shangguan Qing don't talk about it, Shangguan Qing is a specialized technical non-commissioned officer, except for birds and insects flying in the sky, as long as there is an engine, and Li Huan has received professional guidance from a special pilot of Hainan Airlines in the Assyrian Islands, he can pull that kind of monster to fight at the critical point, and it is a piece of cake for this kind of armed helicopter - and they are all helicopters produced by the Mikoyan Design Bureau, which is equivalent to the driver who is used to driving a large truck and suddenly asks him to drive a car, no matter how he drives it, it is the same as a toy.

As for Leon, they even said it...... As soon as two former CIAs, Secret Service field agents, and two girls from the Russian special forces, Rovisha and Agata got on the plane, skillfully moved the buttons, and the propellers were warmed up in less than a minute, and the air currents stirred up by the huge rotors rolled the surrounding snow flakes into a small blizzard, ready to take off at any time.

"Everyone searched according to the map, and there were suspicious depressions, all of which were marked on the map. Li Huan also climbed into the helicopter, warmed up the propellers, and said to everyone in the intercom: "If you encounter danger, return immediately, everyone has experience, I won't say much here, I wish everyone good luck, if you find the depression first, I will personally reward 10,000 US dollars." ”

"Haha, boss, this money is ours. Li Ang and the others were giggling on the walkie-talkie, although everyone didn't care about the 10,000 dollars, but they regarded it as a fun game.

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The two "Havoc" took off from Fort St. Hays, suddenly circled in the air, which was a gesture of good luck, and then flew separately in two directions. In order to check the range outlined by Li Huan and Shangguan Qing as quickly as possible, both helicopters cruised in the air at an altitude of 600 meters and could be visually inspected. The helicopter carried only a minimum of supplies, and the rest was fuel, which guaranteed maximum flight time - ten hours of air patrol time at a time, and "Havoc" per hour

With a cruising speed of 200 kilometers, it will soon be able to complete the entire cruise.

Li Huan and Shangguan Qing cruised from south to north, stretching to several islands off the coast of Siberian permafrost.

This is because the K117 map is a narrow area.

Looking at the land of Siberia at an altitude of 600 meters, Li Huan and Shangguan Qing both felt that the Russians could survive here, which was simply too strong. Before winter reached Siberia, snow was already falling, turning the sky into a furnace and turning everything into silver. The cold wind from the North Pole roared in the air, and the sound was terrible, mixed with the sound of snow flakes whapping on the windshield, and it became a strange music, which pierced the ears.

When the long winter comes, everything is "frozen" here from north to south, from the ground to the ground.

Li Huan pulled the plane high at first, although Siberia was cold, the air was clean, and the visual distance was almost visible. And Li Huan used the submachine to look from afar, and he could see the south and east, with the mountains undulating and stretching for thousands of miles. The Altai Mountains, the Sayan Mountains, the Stanov Mountains, the Verkhnyyansk Mountains, the Chersky Mountains and other large mountain ranges stand majestically. The water vapor in the atmosphere forms a large amount of snowfall at high altitudes, and the snowfall is constantly accumulating, compacting, and expelling the air, forming a high density of glacial ice.

The accumulation of glacial ice, under the influence of gravity, begins to move slowly – and a majestic landscape is formed, which is called a glacial landform. There are more than 350 glaciers in the Great Siberian Wilderness, with a total area of about one million square kilometers, equivalent to one-ninth of China.

Ice and snow not only freeze the entire mountain, but also countless meandering rivers.

From mountain glaciers to frozen rivers and lakes, the surface of the earth is a world of cold and unforgiving ice. Beneath the surface, moisture in the soil is frozen, and this is the unique tundra of Siberia. In Siberia, where the average annual temperature is below 0°C, there is a fairly wide range of permafrost, which also shapes a variety of strange surface forms. When groundwater solidifies and expands, the ground rises to form circular or oval mounds. When the temperature of the ground rises and the permafrost thaws, it is easy to sink and form depressions. In addition to these movable seasonal permafrost, there are even large permafrost formations in the north and east of Siberia, which cannot be thawed all year round, forming impervious layers, and groundwater is difficult to infiltrate, and it is easy to form swamps.

Of course, Li Huan didn't come to see the scenery, after he raised the height to experience the magnificence of the mountains and rivers, he began to concentrate on looking for suspicious depressions.

When they were in Fort St. Hais, Li Huan and Shangguan Qing were pre-sketched on the map, and they didn't actually see the specific landform, and when they saw the specific landform, the two of them were happy in their hearts - because the area could be excluded a lot. The specific method is still in accordance with Shangguan Qing's method, as long as it is not suitable for the construction of underground military bases, it must be eliminated.

Therefore, when Li Huan and Shangguan Qing began to survey the terrain from the south, driving the "catastrophe", they surveyed an area of about 100 square kilometers in less than an hour—because it was all glacial permafrost. In other words, because the soil is soft, the melting of the snow and ice that continues to fall penetrates into the soil, and the water and soil form a permanent frozen layer here. Li Huan's submachine can switch various scanning modes to observe, and from the sky, there is a very cold and soil mixed with soil to form a hard mixed permafrost geology, how can there be a base here?

The special tactical forces of the former Soviet Union would never be stupid enough to dig holes in the permafrost to hide treasures, would they?

Digging a hole in this permafrost, even now, with large machinery, is not an easy task, let alone a few decades ago. Since permafrost near the south was not the target, Li Huan immediately expanded the search area - on this K117 map, in fact, there are several islands near the coastline. Compared to those permafrost, Li Huan felt that these islands were more suspicious. After briefing Li Ang and them on the situation, Li Huan and Shangguan Qing continued to search north. The terrain in the north is even more complicated, there are large areas of moving glaciers here, and it can no longer be seen in such an endless way, Li Huan had to lower the altitude so that he can see the surface clearly, but the search speed has obviously decreased a lot. Air-to-ground search is a very boring job, and in the Siberian wilderness, it is the same white, there is no other color, a color is easy to look at for a long time, and it is easy to see the situation underground, if it weren't for Li Huan's help, he would have been able to see and vomit once.

But that's it, according to the map after the investigation, after a day of searching, Li Huan and Shangguan Qing found nothing. Li Huan and his entourage set off in the morning, and when it was dark, the two "catastrophes" returned to the base, and when the people on both sides met, no one found out - this was actually unexpected and reasonable. The so-called unexpected is because Li Huan found the range map of K117, and he and Shangguan Qing also checked the scope of this map to a very fine point, the area is only more than 1000 square kilometers, with the help of two "catastrophes", this area of more than 1,000 square kilometers is not difficult to search. Moreover, today's weather is clear, the visibility is very high, and everyone is a professional soldier, so it should be said that it is not difficult to search for this kind of thing at all.

As for the reasonableness, don't forget, what everyone wants to search is the nest of the special tactical forces of the former Soviet Union, although now the number of the special tactical forces has been canceled and their base has been abandoned, but the special tactical forces are the extremely secret level of the former Soviet Union's operational forces, and their nest is abandoned...... It's not that easy to find.

"Don't be discouraged, there's still time. Li Huan comforted everyone.

"Boss, we weren't discouraged, but we didn't expect this thing to be so hard to find. Today we searched about 300 square kilometers of ground and found nothing. Rodman scratched his head: "And there is another problem, our helicopter seems to have a problem...... So it's probably only you, boss, that can be used in the future, and we'll have to reduce the search speed a bit. ”

"It's broken so soon?" Li Huan was stunned: "It's really not forbidden." ”

"Boss, you don't know about the Soviet armaments ...... yet," Leon grinned.

It turns out that even the Havoc helicopter known as the Flying Fortress, after a long period of air cruise, should have a problem, and this is the characteristic of the former Soviet Union's military industry - most people stay on the concept of durable and durable civilian products made in the former Soviet Union, this concept is correct, the civilian products of the former Soviet Union, indeed known for their strong durability and good integration, there are many things that are still sticking to their posts today, sixty or seventy years later.

But that's really not the case with the military......

The most famous example of this is the MiG-25, which once terrified the Western world.

The MiG-25, the pinnacle of the Mikoyan Design Bureau, caused panic in the Western world with a level of panic that was almost equal to that of the star list that Professor Wenger almost signed. Unlike most airlines. For the ultimate pursuit of soft lines, the MiG-25 is basically square...... The stiffness of the lines has long been beyond what one understands of a fighter jet. Of course, the basis behind such a seemingly aerodynamic design is the accumulation of the Mikoyan Design Bureau over the years, as well as the R-15-300 engine, which gave it magical characteristics.

The R-15-300 engine gives the MiG-25 a maximum of Mach 3.2

speed. 3.2 What is the concept of Mach? The Citigroup F-5, which was developed almost at the same time, had a maximum speed of Mach 1.6 per hour -- it exploded two streets. However, adhering to the violent but not durable characteristics of the Soviet military industry, this engine had to be overhauled after 150 hours of operation, and its life was extremely short. However, the J85 engine equipped with the F-5 can properly reach the life of 1500 hours. Of course, the Soviets did not take such a shortcoming, anyway, wouldn't it solve the problem if I produced a few more planes, just like the concept of tanks, most of the Soviet tanks were produced in tractor factories - durable or something, and this attribute does not exist in military supplies.

The pilot who flew this "Havoc" was very surprised when he heard that the helicopter was malfunctioning - but his surprise was in the wrong direction, and when he heard that the "Havoc" had been running continuously for so long before there was such a problem, he said that Li Ang and their luck was very good, and then he dropped the wine bottle, opened the toolbox and began to adjust calmly.

Li Huan looked confused.

Although Fort St. Hayes is small, the equipment here is still good, and the pilot is very familiar with the aircraft, so the troubleshooting is not a big problem, but it needs to be delayed for a day. Li Huan thought very openly, just delay it, take advantage of this time anyway, there is still a helicopter, and a small amount of investigation can be done the next day...... However, when Li Huan and the others were about to get on the plane to warm up the propellers the next day, they found that there was a problem with this "catastrophe" again.

If the first helicopter was broken, then Li Huan and their one were a little inexplicably bad - it was fine when they came back last night, and there is no reason to say that it will break down if it stops overnight.

"The rectifier's wiring was burned out by something. The pilot said during the troubleshooting: "It looks like something has set a fire in there...... It's just weird. ”

"Set fire?" Li Huan was also stunned: "Are you sure?"

"I'm just making an analogy, not that it will have to be this way. According to my judgment, there are no heat-generating electrical components in this area, so it should not cause such a serious burn-out. Of course, in the hellish winter of the Great Siberian Wilderness, anything can happen. Maybe it's a short circuit between two hellish threads that have been put together and caused a little work. The pilot disagreed: "It's okay, you guys use the car first, it's not a big problem, it just takes time." ”

The line is short-circuited, Li Huan muttered, there is this possibility, of course, he is more inclined to someone to sabotage - after all, there are already people from the sunset who have chased them to St. Haysburg, what else can't happen? But he has no evidence now, and he is just guessing, the pilot is right, these two Havoc helicopters are almost equivalent to the lifeline of St. Haysburg. Although the pilot thought that the lines were gnawed by rodents, he himself said that this was strange because it was impossible for rodents to come out and run around in this weather...... So although Li Huan was a little skeptical, he couldn't be sure.

If someone really does sabotage, sooner or later they will be exposed.

Now it is more important to find the base of the special tactical forces that have been relocated elsewhere.

The two "Holoccaust" stumbled for a day, and then returned to the pre-liberation period overnight. As mentioned earlier, driving on the Siberian Mines at this time was self-inflicted. The best way to do this is by dog sledding. But after Li Huan stayed here for a few days, because they saw Li Huan and they called a helicopter, Petrovsovich who sent Li Huan had already driven two sleds back, and now there are no dog sleds, if Li Huan and they don't want to stop and do nothing, then they can only drive.

How to say it, fortunately, Li Huan rented two "Havoc" planes, and they were also filled with wine and meat, which made Li Huan's popularity reach its peak in Fort St. Hais. So when he learned that the two "Havoc" were all lying on his stomach, Second Lieutenant Landau happily drove a heavily armored snowmobile from the base. This heavy armored snowmobile was converted from the famous Russian "Tiger" military off-road armored jeep.

"Well, why don't you use dog sleds? In this season in the Great Siberian Wilderness, isn't dog sledding a better means of transportation?" Li Huan looked at the Tiger armored car and was a little stunned: "I know the truth, there is no reason, you will drive in this season! And...... Looking at the car, this is an oil tiger, right?"

The Tiger armored car was developed in the 80s of the 20th century and was produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant, and later the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia developed the Arzamas Mechanical Plant for mass production. The Tiger armored vehicle is designed for reconnaissance, escort and protection of convoys, patrols and fire support units. The modern Tiger armored vehicle has a level 5 ballistic protection and a level 3 ballistic protection standard on the sides and rear of the armored vehicle. Inside the armored car there is a special communication system, with a swivel turret on the roof, which can be equipped with a 12.7 mm Colder heavy machine gun, a 7.62 mm Bechenek universal machine gun, or an AGS-17 30 mm automatic grenade launcher. The armored car is equipped with seats for the driver, commander and combat soldier, and is equipped with an automatic tire pressure adjustment system, an automatic fire extinguishing system, a starting preheater and an electric self-pulling winch. The curb weight is 6.5 tons, the cruising range is 1000 km, and the top speed can exceed 120 km/h. The Tiger tires have been widened and the chassis and cabin have been raised and widened so that it can be used for off-road in the polar wilderness – but not really for dog sledding.

"Mr. Li is really smart, and he has mastered the art of surviving in the Great Siberian Wilderness so quickly. Yes, the best means of transport this season is dog sledding, but don't get me wrong, these armored vehicles are not here in this era. Second Lieutenant Landau smiled: "These cars are old-fashioned, but they are well maintained, perform well, and can go off-road." It's just that we rarely use it, or we don't use it at all. ”

"Then where did these cars come from?" Li Huan was curious.

"These cars, they were here in the eighties of the last century, who knows when they were left, and the strategic forces don't use this off-road vehicle. But when we took over, we found that they were still very well maintained, so we simply continued to maintain them, maybe when they will be used, no, will they be used?" said Second Lieutenant Landau, "Actually, I was curious about where these cars came from at first. When I took over the base, there were still a dozen or so jeeps in the warehouse, but none of them were numbered and didn't seem to be military items...... I once reported to my superiors that they didn't know where these cars came from, so they simply used them for us. I've been maintaining it until now, just in case. ”

Li Huan walked around these cars and patted the body, it was indeed an honest Soviet product - very strong.

In the 80s of the last century, the Soviet Union had a very developed industry for civilian and military vehicles. No worse than Germany or Japan. It's just that the Soviet Union is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the products they produce are used by the people themselves, so the export part is very small, and it is almost impossible to see it outside the Soviet Union. But this is an article from the 80s, and the queen does not dare to hold it up, lest it fall off the chain like a helicopter. He got in the car to check the wiring in the car, started the engine again, and a smooth engine vibration sound was heard. Li Huan lightly clicked the throttle, and the tachometer pointer on the dashboard soared rapidly, indicating that these engines have performed very well so far.

Since there are no helicopters, let's use this.