Chapter 415: Africa Raiders Five

The third stop of the African tour is Angola, which is also the most important oil and gas resource production place for mercenaries, and a helicopter carrier is stationed in the oil-producing area, which is the former Soviet Union's Minsk aircraft carrier, because of the military concept at that time, which is fundamentally different from the American aircraft carrier, equipped with very powerful firepower. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It includes four Basalt anti-ship missile launchers and eight missiles, including two sets of twin needle anti-aircraft missile launchers and 96 missiles, including two twin Gecko short-range anti-aircraft missile launchers and 40 missiles, and two twin 76.2 mm guns.

It includes two sets of five 533-mm torpedo tubes and 10 torpedoes, two sets of 12-pack anti-submarine rocket launchers, eight fully automatic 30-mm Gatling cannons, one dual-arm launcher of quartz anti-ship anti-submarine dual-purpose missiles, and 16 missiles.

"We care too little about this aircraft carrier, and when the upgrade of the aircraft carrier Independence is completed, we will send it to replace the Minsk, put the aircraft carrier in the shipyard in Luanda for a major overhaul, remove unnecessary obsolete equipment, and replace it with modern naval equipment."

"For example, we will install electronic equipment such as anti-aircraft search radars, plane search radars, and tracking radars, use integrated combat systems and self-defense systems, remove those machine guns, install Kashtan artillery integrated air defense systems, and replace Basalt anti-ship missiles with Granite anti-ship missiles to become the flagship of the patrol fleet." Wu Chen said to the Navy Command Denis on the plane.

"Boss, we have three Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, plus this helicopter carrier, a simple anti-submarine helicopter is no longer enough to reflect the value, I hope the R&D department can create a vertical lift fighter, otherwise it will be too wasteful." Janis said embarrassedly.

The navy was originally a big money-burner, and the boss poured all his resources to support it, but so far there were no bright spots, and new equipment had to be developed.

"What's the trouble with this, the prototypes of the four Yak-141 vertical take-off and landing fighters in the former Soviet Union, which are now in our warehouse, are the collectibles I bought for the boss when I sorted out the rags of the former Soviet Union, this is the best model, and it will be much easier to develop new models with such a foundation." Marcas disagreed.

Wu Chen's eyes lit up, he knew that the United States was now developing a joint strike fighter, that is, the later famous F-35 series fighter, and the F-35B model used by the Navy was a vertical take-off and landing.

"You can let the aircraft design department try it, this is actually nothing new, Britain first invented this kind of aircraft, and then the United States also introduced and upgraded it, which is most suitable for the use of the Marine Corps, the United States Joint Strike Fighter Program You all know, this series of B type is a vertical lift fighter."

"But the shortcomings of this fighter are also obvious, the bomb load is low and the flight range is short, each take-off requires a lot of fuel consumption, just because of the fuel problem, so it can only carry out close strikes, repair and maintenance are quite troublesome, pilot training is also very difficult, and these weaknesses must be overcome in research and development." Wu Chen said.

Angola's President Hagson, who was single-handedly supported by the mercenary corps, naturally had to go to the military airport to greet the boss, not to mention that there were many core figures of the mercenary corps this time, and they were also the ones who escorted him, and they did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

This is a complex base around the port of Luanda, which occupies almost all the land in the southwest all the way to the seaside, especially on the port side, which has become a military port after a long period of construction by mercenary regiments.

The dock can accommodate aircraft carriers, and two Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers, one Burke-class destroyer, four Spruance-class missile destroyers, and three Perry-class frigates are parked on the berth.

The mercenary corps navy is often mobilized and never stationed in one place, on the one hand, to exercise seafaring skills, and on the other hand, to prevent mercenaries from tossing in the local area, so this fleet has not been transferred for three months.

On the army side, there are two battalions of the First Brigade Combat Team directly under the General Headquarters of the Mercenary Corps, and there are also two brigades of the Falcon Airborne Division.

The warehouses and training grounds of the base store a full 1,000 T-80 main battle tanks and 2,000 T-72 main battle tanks, 2,000 infantry fighting vehicles, 500 armored transport vehicles, 500 self-propelled guns, and more than 600 towed guns and mortars of various kinds.

On the side of the Air Force there are ten Tu-95SM strategic bombers and ten Tu-22M3 Backfire strategic bombers, the B-52 reaches thirty, the A-10 attack aircraft is one hundred, the F-16 fighters also have a hundred, and there are thirty C-141 tactical transport aircraft.

"Mr. Hagson, we haven't seen each other for a few years, you weren't president when I was here, and Angola has achieved impressive results in the past few years, both in terms of industry and infrastructure, as well as people's livelihood, and I'm glad I didn't choose the wrong person." Wu Chen said with a smile.

"Your Excellency, I am just an executor, without your support, Angola would not have the current situation, especially the strong development of the government's oil industry, which has laid a solid foundation for various constructions, and I dare not take credit." Hagson's attitude was low.

The mercenary corps are very strong in Angola, with the exception of Atlantis Mineral Resources and two American oil companies, as well as a Huaxia oil company, and other oil companies have been driven out by mercenaries by various means.

As long as US companies can get enough benefits in Angola, the US government will not worry about whether other countries' companies are dead or alive.

Atlantis Mineral Resources and the Angolan government have formed a joint venture to form the Angolan National Oil Company, with Atlantis Mineral Resources holding 60 percent of the shares, and the Angolan government investing in oil resources, accounting for 40 percent of the shares.

The mercenaries fully supported Hagson, replacing all the senior government officials and military generals with his people, and the rebels were completely dead in the face of such a strong force, and those who opposed it did not dare to make any noise, what an unreasonable mercenary!

"Iron has to be hard, I can only do some assistance, violence can solve a lot of problems, but it can't solve the people's aspirations, the fate of the Angolan people is to be chosen by themselves, your support rate is very high, it proves that you are a person who does things, I feel very pleased with this, I am ashamed if you don't do well."

"Remember, don't be greedy for the small bargains of those companies, the shares of oil companies can make you rich for generations, and I don't want you to make such mistakes. Corruption is the root cause of a government's instability, and it's time to clean it up, and someone will help you. Wu Chen said lightly.