Chapter 667: Envy and Jealousy
It was only after mobilizing the personnel that Clark emerged from the tent.
According to the mission, Clark's brigade was responsible for the defense of the southern front, in fact, mainly to support the rebels scattered around the perimeter, to provide support when necessary, and to prevent outsiders from approaching the mines, even rebels, when in danger.
As for what's inside the pit, Clark doesn't know very well.
Need to figure it out?
Apparently not.
Clark is just a mercenary, and his subordinates are also mercenaries, and they do things when they are paid, and they don't need to know the meaning of what they do.
In addition, the price offered by the employer is also relatively high.
The average weekly wage reached $5,000.
Of course, Clark gets 10 times the commission of ordinary mercenaries, and can earn $50,000 a week.
On the African continent, this commission is already frighteningly high.
A few years ago, Clark took people to West Africa to help Côte d'Ivoire carry out a military coup, and it took a lot of effort and a dozen men to help the careerist sit in the presidency, and he only earned less than $100,000, while others only made tens of thousands of dollars.
If you work here for a week, you'll get $50,000!
What is the concept of $50,000?
In Angola, it was possible to recruit at least 100 armed men.
To be precise, it is actually the purchase of 100 AK rifles, because all you need to recruit armed personnel in war-torn areas is a rifle.
Soon, the team was organized.
There were more than 100 people and more than 20 vehicles, all of which were off-road vehicles and pickups, several of which were equipped with large-caliber machine guns such as Deshka.
On one pickup truck there was also a double-barreled 20-mm anti-aircraft gun.
Actually, it's just a machine gun, because it doesn't have anti-aircraft firing capabilities at all.
Comparatively speaking, the mercenaries of the Holy Cross are much better than the rebels in terms of personal equipment, for example, most of the mercenaries' individual weapons are small-caliber rifles such as the M4 and G36, and some are of the HK series, while Clark's weapon is an SCAR.
In addition, most of the mercenaries have body armor, but the quality is uneven.
It is not surprising that the vast majority of mercenaries only provide salaries, not weapons and equipment, and mercenaries have to pay for them themselves.
While some of the more powerful mercenaries, such as the Holy Cross, will provide basic equipment, it will certainly not be much better, and most of them will be second-hand goods that have been obsolete, such as a barely working AK rifle, or some weapons captured in battle.
If you want to get better weapons, you have to pay for them yourself.
As for body armor, that's a luxury.
Clark has a Class 4A body armor, and it's the latest model, with the ability to swap out reinforced inserts as needed for added protection or to reduce weight.
As for the other mercenaries, they are generally ordinary level 3 body armor.
The point is that it is difficult for mercenaries to buy body armor through formal channels, and in the underground black market, body armor above level 4 is extremely expensive.
In addition, a lot of mercenaries don't like body armor very much.
Why?
When you put it on, it not only adds weight and makes your movements very inflexible, but it is also very stuffy, which is obviously a problem in the deserts of Africa.
Good body armor, to be precise, is suitable for the African continent is not nothing, for example, D&F company has launched a very good breathability, and comfortable to wear, but also can enhance the protective effect of the 4A level of body armor according to the hot climate of Africa.
It's just, it's too expensive.
Clark had asked a few months earlier.
In the underground black market, a piece of body armor like that sells for $15,000, and it is priceless, and it will take at least half a year to get the goods.
Why?
D&F has never sold high-end body armor to informal organizations, and the body armor that goes to the black market is a sample given by D&F to the purchasing country, and the quantity is very small, and the number of people willing to sell it is even less.
This made Clark a little depressed.
You know, for those in the "Angu" company, there is no such problem at all.
In addition, Clark has long known that the "Angu" company offers frighteningly high salaries, not only providing standard individual equipment to operatives, but also providing private customization for elite personnel free of charge, and even purchasing frighteningly high accident insurance for all employees.
At least in terms of individual equipment, the company "Angu" is at the forefront of the world.
As long as you become a temporary employee of the "Angu" company, during the service of the "Angu" company, you will receive a rifle of the DF series, as well as a level 4 body armor, and other equipment, such as combat camouflage uniforms and sighting equipment, will be distributed according to the actual situation.
After becoming a regular employee, you will receive a DF8SMG and a DF6PD, and the body armor will be upgraded to Level 4A, and at least 3 camouflage uniforms, a low-light night vision device, a combat pistol, and a personal computer will be issued if needed.
If you can become an elite, you can get the privilege of private customization.
Of course, the pay is much less.
However, Angu rarely recruits people openly, to be precise, in Africa.
In addition, Angu has always been cautious in recruiting people, and even in Pakistan, it needs to be recommended to have a chance of getting a contract from Angu.
Don't have a letter of recommendation?
Not to mention South Africans like Clark, even Pakistanis, may not be able to get a chance.
If the company had been openly recruiting, Clark would have gone to Pakistan long ago.
Of course, it wasn't just Clark who knew this, and it wasn't just Clark who wanted to go to the "Angu" company, but almost all the mercenaries.
After two wars, Angu has become a recognized "leading enterprise" in the industry, and the limelight has even overshadowed those private security companies in the United States.
High remuneration, as well as sophisticated weapons, make mercenaries a huge attraction.
After the convoy was organized, Clark gave orders to several squad leaders to take their teams and rush to Mulento as fast as possible.
Immediately after arriving, the situation on the ground was brought under control.
As for the enemies that might be encountered, Clark didn't say much.
He received the news on the radio, only knowing that Mulento had been attacked, and did not know the exact circumstances, not even who the attackers were.
Only one thing is certain.
Definitely not the Angolan government army.
Why?
After so many years of fighting, the Angolan government army has long been beaten by the rebels, to be precise, the mercenaries are afraid, how dare they go to Mulento to find trouble with the rebels?
Besides, if it was a government army, it would have been a huge force when it was dispatched, and it would have been discovered a long time ago.