The twenty-four JF-17s are all the first batch type, which is often referred to as the "monkey version".

In the Pakistan Air Force, all 50 JF-17s of the first batch have only limited air combat capabilities, while ground strike capabilities are almost nil, that is, they can only use unguided munitions.

It was not until the second batch that the JF-17 reached its full combat form.

In fact, this is also the last 24 JF-17s of the first batch of the Pakistan Air Force, and the other two dozen have long been upgraded to the second batch.

Fortunately, when it came to ground strikes, the first batch of JF-17s lacked only fire control software.

Although the first batch of JF-17 cannot improve its air combat capability by upgrading the fire control software due to the limitation of fire control radar, it can obtain the ability to carry and use guided munitions, that is, by upgrading the fire control software, the first batch of JF-17 can have a powerful ground strike capability.

It is for this reason that Pakistan has upgraded some of the first batch of JF-17s to replace the A-5 attack aircraft, which have been in service for decades.

Of course, upgrading the fire control software is not a difficult task.

When Musharraf arrived, technicians sent by Yunlong were talking to Pakistani pilots about upgrading the fire control software.

Because Saudi Arabia did not have pilots capable of flying JF-17s, and the Iraqi Air Force did not, Pakistan sent a group of pilots over.

In order to ensure the sortie rate of fighter jets, the Pakistan Air Force sent 36 pilots.

Musharraf is here to solve this problem.

According to the arrangement, these Pakistani Air Force pilots will temporarily take off their Pakistani military uniforms, be naturalized from the Pakistan Air Force, and then sign employment contracts with the "Angu" company, and the "Angu" company will be sent to Iraq to serve as military instructors for the Iraqi government army.

In order to avoid getting involved with the government, all voluntary agreements were signed.

Although the Pakistani military had already held a meeting to explain the situation to the pilots before they came, Musharraf still had to stress that after going to Iraq, they were no longer soldiers, but mercenaries, and should not expect to be treated like soldiers.

As for the remuneration, it is certainly not low, on average twice as much as the operatives.

Actually, Musharraf thinks too much.

Even if you retain your military status and go to the battlefield, you will have a guarantee of safety?

Falling into the hands of the rebels is also a dead end.

If they didn't even have such awareness, these pilots would not have flown fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.

In addition, Musharraf may not know that Musharraf has long been a big man in Pakistan, with hundreds of ex-servicemen from Pakistan and a company with offices in Islamabad and Karachi, and that Musharraf may not have known it.

Of course, the treatment of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year has a huge enough appeal.

It took less than an hour for Musharraf to sign labor contracts with more than 30 pilots.

At this time, the technical experts also had the results, and it only took a maximum of twelve hours to upgrade the fire control software for 24 JF-17s.

Due to the lack of necessary hardware, such as laser designators, the use of laser-guided bombs requires guidance from personnel on the ground.

As for the laser designation pods, there are not many in the Pakistan Air Force, so don't count on them.

After the decision was confirmed, Musharraf immediately called Yunlong and asked Yunlong to tell Wang Dong that he would begin to provide close air support twelve hours later.

At this time, it was already the fourth day of the rebels' full-scale siege of Nasiriyah, that is, the twelfth day of the Nasiriyah offensive and defensive battle.

How he persevered a few days ago, Wang Dong himself can't say clearly.

After four days of fervent fighting, there were fewer than 500 government officers and men, and less than 200 operatives, who could still take up arms and fight.

Fortunately, most of the operatives were incapacitated due to wounds, and the number of casualties was not high.

Comparatively speaking, the proportion of operatives killed in action is very low.

The point is that all operatives have Level 4 body armor procured by Angu, and there are enough reinforcement inserts.

In addition, Wang Dong and the others also carried more than 100 additional pieces of body armor.

Actual combat has proved that the value of body armor is simply too great.

In one battle, Churkin was shot a dozen times and was hit by .50 machine gun bullets at least three times, but not a single bullet penetrated the body armor.

This kind of body armor, which is jointly produced by D&F and Xinan Group, has become the patron saint of the operatives.

Without this kind of body armor, at least more than a hundred names would have been added to Wang Dong's list of the dead.

It can be said that this body armor, named "Dragon", is the best body armor today, and there is no one, because there is no body armor that can compare with it.

The key is the enhanced plug-ins it uses.

The addition of reinforced inserts to body armor is the general trend, because the protection performance of synthetic fibers is seriously insufficient in the face of high-performance bullets.

Traditional reinforced inserts are mainly made of steel plates, and at most high-strength armor steel is used.

Obviously, weight is a huge issue.

If the body armor is too heavy, it will inevitably affect the comfort of wearing, increase the burden on the soldier, make the soldier more clumsy, and become a target for the enemy on the battlefield.

The reinforced inserts of the new generation of body armor are basically ceramic.

Of course, not ordinary ceramics, but special ceramics.

The reinforced inserts used in Xin'an's body armor are made of special ceramics, and the structure is extremely unique, which is a sheet alternating stacking configuration.

In any one area, there are at least three layers of reinforcement.

Although the thickness of each layer of reinforcement is reduced to only half that of traditional reinforcement inserts, the actual protection effect is nearly twice as high.

The immediate benefit is that it can block .50 machine gun shells fired from 500 meters away!

In the test conducted by D&F, only the "Dragon" was able to block 8mm countersunk bullets, and none of the other body armor could do it.

What's more, to deal with general bullets, such as SS109 rounds, a layer of reinforcement inserts is sufficient.

In other words, the same part can withstand several ordinary bullets.

In addition, the alternate stacking configuration can also effectively disperse the impact of the bullet, that is, reduce the instantaneous pressure of the hit part, and minimize the collateral damage.

Thanks to this, the wearer does not have to worry about the booster failing, nor does it need to replace the booster immediately after being shot.

In addition, it is possible to decide how many layers of hardening can be used, depending on the situation.

Of course, in the street fighting in Nasiriyah, none of the operatives will reduce the boosters, and they will install the boosters according to the highest level.

Churkin survived after being hit by 3 .50 machine gun bullets in a row, relying on this body armor.

If he changes to other body armor, he will definitely be finished.

The much higher proportion of government troops killed is due to the lack of body armor.

Apparently, the rebels also did not have body armor.

Even then, government forces have been compressed to the south bank of the Tigris, and the rebels have already captured four-fifths of Nasiriyah!