Chapter 209: Hunting Operation (1)
The topography of Nigeria is complex and diverse, and the terrain of the whole country is high in the north and low in the south.
The southern coast is a strip plain about 80 km wide; Further north are low hills, most of which are 200-500 meters above sea level.
the central part is the Niger-Benue River valley; The northern Hausalan Highlands are more than 1/4 of the country's area, with an average altitude of 900 meters; The eastern border is mountainous, the Sokoto Basin to the northwest and the Lake Chad West Basin to the northeast.
50% of Nigeria's population is religious, while Christians make up 40%-48.2% of the country's population, mainly living in the north of the country, with Christians mainly concentrated in the south.
So Boko Haram's main area of activity is the northern states. Among them, Borno, Bauchi. Yobe and other states are the most severe.
As early as when Lin Dong and the others arrived at the location of the African Command of the US Army in Nigeria, Lin Dong's ears had already heard the task prompt sound of his assistant.
"Ding, congratulations to the host, the system has released a hunting mission - clearance."
"This mission is a continuous combat mission, during the mission, the host can take any task independently, and the system will automatically determine the difficulty of the task done by the host and issue task rewards."
"Difficulty: TBD."
"Mission Objective: Clearance of terrorist organization targets provided by the U.S. military."
"Mission Reward - TBD."
"Note: This task is a continuous independent task, and the system will issue rewards after each single task is completed."
"Realistic Task Commission: Host Discretion."
Same continuous mission, but this hunting mission is different from the battlefield mission in that the hunting mission exists separately and will not be rewarded only after waiting until the end of the series of missions like the battlefield mission.
This hunting mission can be seen as a collection of multiple individual missions.
Just like Lin Dong's cooperation with the United States, the U.S. military provided them with all the locations they knew were suspected Boko Haram locations, and Lin Dong and they needed to go to reconnoiter in person, and if the situation was true, it was indeed Boko Haram, then they would be eliminated directly.
The Americans pay them $500,000 for each target removed.
Of course, if it is not, and there is no need to clear it, then the US military will pay them 200,000 dollars as a commission.
After the American helicopter took them to a mountainous area in Borno Prefecture, the five of them descended from the helicopter one by one to the ground.
As far as the eye can see, a crisscrossing of mountains.
Nigeria belongs to the savannah climate, the overall high temperature and rain, the whole year is divided into dry season and rainy season, the average annual temperature is 26~27 °C, the annual average temperature in the coastal area is 32.2 °C, the northernmost can reach 40.6 °C.
Lin Dong is in the mountainous area where they are lush with vegetation, because it is almost July now, so the temperature is very high, and the whole air gives people a warm and humid feeling, which makes people very uncomfortable.
The most important thing is that the altitude of the place under their feet is more than 1,000 meters, and the oxygen content is low in the high-altitude terrain environment, which is a big test for Lin Dong's body.
"Check your gear!" After the five people landed, Lin Dong said first.
At this time, the equipment on their bodies changed again.
Because they are working for the U.S. military this time, their weapons and ammunition are all provided by the U.S. Africa Command.
However, due to the nature of this mission, Lin Dong and the others still chose matching light weapons, such as bazookas and other things, even if the US military was not lacking, they had no way to carry them.
Because then he needs to rely on his legs to wade through mountains and rivers to find their targets.
Lin Dong still has the M4A1 rifle in his hand, but it integrates the M1913 rail adapter system on it, and adds a holographic scope, infrared laser designator, flash light, and M203 grenade launcher.
This rail adapter system reduces the number of parts used to attach attachments, allowing the gunner to effectively manage the configuration.
The reason why the scope was replaced by a holographic sight is because the holographic sight is a revolutionary quick-sight sight that directly observes the impact point and uses the impact point as an aiming mark, using two points and one line of aiming instead of the traditional concept of three points and one line of aiming. Aim fast and shoot accurately.
This is very beneficial for their upcoming fight. The most important thing is that this kind of sight is precisely provided in the US military, and Lin Dong will certainly not miss it!
This is also the case with infrared laser designators, because it is very troublesome to aim at night with night vision devices, which will reduce the efficiency and accuracy of shooting.
Before, it was because there was no such thing, so Lin Dong and the others could only make up for it.
But now that the U.S. military is providing it, then Lin Dong will naturally not be polite.
This kind of indicator emits a laser beam invisible to the naked eye, and after the optical axis is corrected to be parallel to the axis of the weapon, the laser spot can be used to indicate the aiming point of the weapon on the target.
However, it must be used with night vision goggles, so that with the help of night vision devices, the shooter can quickly capture the target and shoot the gun.
The other weapons remained unchanged, except that Lin Dong carried three hundred rifle bullets, one hundred pistol bullets, ten 40mm grenades, five grenades and other consumables.
Naturally, there were no changes to Wall's and Seist's sniper teams, with Wall's twin sniper rifles and melee KRISS Vector submachine guns.
Seist still has an M4A1 rifle in his hand that has been retrofitted and a precision shooting rifle MK14EBR.
Some of the equipment for observation hands that he had already lost, such as rangefinders, observation scopes, ballistic calculators, camouflage clothes and other equipment, have also been newly replenished by the US military.
Naturally, radio stations and military equipment that can communicate with the US military and transmit information are also indispensable.
As a Heavy Ben, this time the weapon has also changed. The original M240G light machine gun has been replaced with the M249 Para.
That is, the paratrooper version of the M249 light machine gun. This is a compact version for the Airborne Forces, equipped with a short-barreled, rotaline-telescopic tubular metal butt, with an overall length of only 893 mm and an empty gun weighing only 7.1 kg.
The reason for the choice to change weapons is that this light machine gun is more light and easy to operate. Moreover, this machine gun uses the same 5.56 mm NATO rounds, which is also lighter when carrying a large number of bullets.
Of course, inevitably, the power is greatly reduced.
And Lin Dong originally had this paratrooper type in mind, but the M249 SP, that is, the M249 special-purpose weapon.
It is a tactically modified and lightweight version developed by FN in response to the requirements of the US Special Operations Command, and the empty gun weighs only 5.7 kg.
But it's a pity that the U.S. military doesn't provide this model, so Lin Dong can only settle for the next best.
The rest of Ben also carried the M1014 12 Tri-Service Tactical Shotgun, plus a huge number of bullets.
Sophie was asked by Lin Dong to change into a U.S. military camouflage uniform, body armor, bulletproof helmet, etc., which not only can provide her with protection, but also has more places on the tactical vest that can be loaded with magazines.
That way, she can bring some extra bullets with her.
The main thing is that there are special women's uniforms in the US military, which is the main reason why Sophie is willing to change her clothes!
(End of chapter)