Chapter 152: The Eve of Departure

When Luo Qing came in, Wang Dong pressed his hand and asked her not to speak yet. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"That's all?"

"That's all for the time being, and we'll get back to you when there's something new."

"Okay, that's it, I'll get back in touch if there's new news."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Dong turned off the laptop on the table.

"It's all here, I'm waiting for you."

"Are you all ready?"

Luo Qing nodded, and Wang Dong didn't ask any more.

At first, it was a call from Zhao Yu, and Nicholas sent the information obtained to Wang Dong, that is, the team of the other four companies.

The "Made in Germany" that H&K was looking for, the "Bald Eagle" that Barrett was looking for, and the "Arctic Cold Snap" that Kalashnikov was looking for were all within Wang Dong's expectations.

Only FN was unexpected.

In fact, FN's participation in the second phase of the bidding surprised Wang Dong.

In his opinion, it is not Beretta who should withdraw, but FN.

The main thing is that the product provided by FN, that is, SCAR-S, is second only to DF66 in the comparative test, and if D&F is out, the winner will definitely be FN.

It's just that FN doesn't have much background and is extremely passive in the second round of bidding.

has become the target of public criticism, but there is no corresponding strength, and if you don't quit, isn't it looking for death?

In addition, H&K does not necessarily see D&F as an adversary, but may target FN, which is a small and obscure company, and FN is an international arms giant.

If the Saudi authorities exclude D&K because of the protests of several giants, then FN is the biggest winner.

In order to get the contract, especially the billions of dollars involved in the Saudi Army's rearmament, H&K is very likely to use three indiscriminate means to get FN out.

Looking at it more broadly, H&K has plenty of reasons to take this opportunity to bring down FN.

Both companies are from Europe, and both are Europe's top firearms manufacturers, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, and the two companies have been fighting for decades.

In the following ten years, the armies of various European countries have to be reequipped, for example, the United Kingdom has planned to remove the L85A1 assault rifle, France launched a plan to replace the FAMAS rifle a few years ago, the German army is not satisfied with the G36, and the armies of Italy and other countries are also preparing to replace the weapons in the hands of the infantry.

If H&K can beat FN here, it will have a greater chance of getting orders from European countries.

In the long run, this will determine the survival of H&K and FN.

Quite simply, Europe is so big that it can only support one top gun manufacturer at most, and the rest will be marginalized because there is not enough market.

The problem is that not only does H&K not have a head start in this competition, but it is inferior to FN in many ways.

For example, SCAR has been adopted by special forces in more than 10 countries, and HK416 is only purchased in a few countries, and the sales volume is only one-fifth of the former.

What's more, not long ago, there was a scandal that G36 had serious quality defects.

If we lose to FN here, then H&K's good days may be over.

It's just a company, it's nothing, but behind H&K is the German group holding company, and the company's shareholders are all German giants.

To put it another way, this is why FN participated in the second round of bidding.

If FN gives up, it will miss out on the opportunity to grow, lose the ability to compete with H&K, and end up being marginalized like Beretta.

FN is partnered with a French security company called the Tricolor.

According to the information provided by Nicholas, the "Tricolor" has a close relationship with the French intelligence agencies, and its members are all from the French Foreign Legion, and the core backbone comes from the French special forces.

Like other security companies, the main mission of the "tricolor" is to safeguard French interests.

Obviously, this is also in line with FN's relationship with Nexter.

From this point of view, France also does not want H&K, which is controlled by the German group holding, to monopolize the European firearms market.

Although there are several firearms companies in France, such as the Saint-Etienne arsenal of the GIAT group, which produces FAMAS, French companies are completely negligible in the mainstream market, and these French arsenals have almost zero influence in other countries.

If nothing else, apart from France, which country procured FAMAS rifles?

In terms of strength and influence, in the whole of Europe, and even on a global scale, only FN can compete with H&K.

Domestic enterprises cannot afford to support Adou, and they can only support enterprises of other countries.

In addition, Belgium is a small country, and even if FN dominates the European firearms market, it will not have much impact on France, let alone any threat.

In terms of strength, the "Tricolor" is on a par with "Made in Germany", and can only be regarded as a second-rate security company.

Sending a team of thirty people is already the limit of the "tricolor".

In the conference room, 28 people involved in the operation, including Musharraf and Churkin, have been waiting for a while, and it is Wang Dong.

After a few days of training, they already knew each other, and there was no need to make more introductions.

After arriving, Wang Dong first briefly explained the situation, that is, the formation of the teams of the other four companies, especially the origin of those operatives.

Wang Dong did not exaggerate, nor did he carelessly underestimate the enemy, but only explained the situation objectively.

No one asked Wang Dong where he got this information, after all, Wang Dong had his own channels, and he didn't need to explain it to his subordinates.

Subsequently, Wang Dong made arrangements for the personnel.

Led by him, including Luo Qing, Xie Chuyue, Zhang Zilan, Lei Dong, Wang Haotian and Zhao Huang, plus three Pakistani agents formed Team A.

Led by Churkin, four Russian special forces recruited by him, as well as five Pakistani agents, formed Team B.

Musharraf formed Team C with nine recruited Pakistani special forces.

A few more operatives remained in King Fahd Military City, under the command and dispatch of Serena, mainly to prepare for the airdrop of supplies.

The three squads also have specific assignments.

Needless to say, Team C is all Pakistanis, and it is better to communicate with the Saudi special forces, so they will act with the Saudi special forces.

Nominally, only to assist the Saudi special forces.

Team B is the most complex of the formations and is therefore responsible for providing support, effectively operating all kinds of equipment, including vehicles necessary for operations in Yemen.

Squad A, commanded by Wang Dong, was responsible for advancing reconnaissance, looking for hunting targets, and undertook most of the combat missions.

Wang Dong didn't ask for advice and gave an order directly.

Although it has not yet left the military city of King Fahd, it is a disciplined force in a fighting state, and it is not necessary to express one's own opinions.

After making arrangements, Wang Dong asked everyone to go back to rest.

Early tomorrow morning, we will leave the military city of King Fahd.

It's just that Wang Dong left Musharraf behind.

Some things can be said openly, and some things can only be said in private.

Nicholas provided not only information about other teams, but also an even more important piece of information, that it was not only the operatives who participated in the bidding that came to Saudi Arabia.

Obviously, someone is going to do something, and it's a big thing!