In the middle of the desert, the petroleum refinery works day and night.

Refining black industrial gold into various petroleum products.

It is the lifeblood of modern industry and the cornerstone of the country's wealth.

Even though it's night, the refinery is already glowing yellow-red and refining crude oil pumped from the ground and the seabed.

In addition to several large petroleum refineries, there is also a desalination plant.

As a desert country, there is a severe shortage of water resources.

Before owning desalination plants, they were only able to buy fresh water from abroad.

Not only is it expensive, but it's also very susceptible.

Therefore, after the development of the oil industry and the wealth, they vigorously introduced and built a lot of large-scale desalination plants.

Here, there is a large desalination plant capable of producing 20,000 tons of fresh water per day.

Not only can it meet the needs of many workers in the refinery, but there is even excess fresh water to irrigate the plants in the refinery.

Three o'clock in the morning is the time when people are most tired.

Only night shift workers and 24-hour equipment are still working tirelessly.

Until a terrible alarm broke the silence of the night.

The air defense siren, which sounded incessantly, sounded in the sky above the refinery.

Workers who have been working here for a long time are used to such things.

After hearing the alarm, quickly hide in the air raid bunker and bunker!

"Air defense radar, detected several low-speed targets coming towards us."

As an important asset, the newly introduced laser air defense system "Silent Hunter" is deployed locally!

Reporting to Chen Su were local officers who had just received training in air defense systems.

"Turn on infrared reconnaissance and night vision reconnaissance, and the Silent Hunter is ready to turn on."

Although Chen Su's identity is now the after-sales maintenance personnel of the product, he has been working in the army for a long time before this, and he still has the atmosphere of military orders and prohibitions.

"Can the radar determine what the target is?"

Chen Su put on his coat and walked towards the air defense command position.

In this place, all kinds of weapons can be seen.

From World War II antiques to the latest high-tech weapons.

That's why Chen Su asked such a seemingly superfluous question.

"Judging by past experience, it should be a suicide drone attack."

The local officer replied at this time.

Here, drones are also a widely used technology with low cost and good results.

Who uses who knows!

When Chen Su heard the suicide drone, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The speed of drones in these years is not very fast, especially since many of their drones are modified from old aircraft.

Even supersonic speed is difficult, and the pressure on the air defense system is not particularly great.

On weekdays, it is difficult for these low-speed drones to break through the network of anti-aircraft missiles.

Not to mention, the defense of laser weapons.

In fact, Chen Su felt that it was a bit of a waste to use laser weapons to deal with such a target.

After all, every time a laser weapon is turned on, it costs a lot.

Chemical lasers, after each use, have to be replenished, which is a significant expense.

In addition, laser weapons are also a large energy consumer!

In particular, the exported batch of "Silent Hunters" is not yet the latest hydrogen-oxygen explosion generator.

The amount of electricity needed has skyrocketed!

Half an hour after turning on the machine, the energy consumption can be comparable to the power consumption of a medium community for a month!

The generator rattles in the desert, barely audible.

The desert was cold in the early morning, and it took a few minutes for the generators to start.

UAVs flying from the southeast belong to small and medium-sized UAVs.

Chen Su looked at the situation report in his hand, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

This level of armament is too low!

Chen Su couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although the current use of drones in China is not very much.

However, there were actually a lot of drills in terms of tactics.

Especially in key areas such as investigation and crackdown.

However, Chen Su quickly reacted that he was not facing a regular army.

They're just an armed force.

It does not have its own R&D and manufacturing capabilities.

Most of their drones are assembled from various parts bought from the civilian market.

In a way, it may not even be as powerful as the domestic model airplanes!

"Turn on the image recognition system."

Chen Su instructed the locals on how to use the Silent Hunter.

This laser automated weapon station was designed with the level of the operator in mind.

So, in many ways, it's actually a fool's errand.

It's even less difficult than some games.

The most important of these are the two functions of image recognition and automatic tracking.

Image recognition can identify incoming air targets in a wide range of airspace.

Even on nights like this, with the help of infrared night vision devices, it is possible to show the outlines of the drone.

Most of the incoming drones use diesel or gasoline engines.

The information about the heat source under the night sky is very obvious!

"The nearest drone, 12 kilometers from us!"

An officer looked at Chen Su a little nervously and said:

"Do you shoot?"

12 km, already within the range of the Silent Hunter's attack.

Laser weapons with hydrogen-oxygen explosive generators are capable of reaching a range of up to 30 km.

But the export batch, because of the low power of the generator, the range can only reach 15 km.

"Agree to shoot!"

Chen Su did not hesitate to give the order to attack.

Without hesitation, the officer pressed the button in his hand.

Almost at the same time, a pale green beam of light was shot from the circular laser generator.

Shine on the drone more than a dozen kilometers away.

In less than a second, the drone in plastic shell.

It's like butter that has been cut with a hot knife.

In the belly of the plane, a long cut was made.

Then it fell to the ground at a tip!

Seeing the "Silent Hunter" achieve its first real combat results.

Chen Su's heart, which was originally a little hanging, was completely relaxed.

The Silent Killer uses an automatic tracking system that allows the operator to keep his or her angle on the target after it has been manually selected.

There will be no loss of target.

All the operator needs to do is confirm the launch and press the button.

It's even easier than playing FPS games.

Even, taking into account the situation where there are more targets.

Silent Hunter, in fact, also has an auto-fire mode.

As long as the operator gives the authorization of the attack, it is given to the system.

The system will be able to complete all the actions from seeking enemies to attacking!

This time, it was only a dozen drones.

The operator is also able to complete the attack command on his own.

So I didn't turn on this feature.

"We shot down all the incoming drones!"

Half an hour later, all the drones were shot down.

The officer in charge of the operation said to Chen Su very happily.

"Your weapons are so useful!"

Although Chen Su felt that these drones could be shot down even with anti-aircraft cannons.

However, in order to maintain everyone's face, he still said modestly:

"Our weapons are only one aspect, and your training is good."

"Hahaha."

But the officer laughed and said:

"What is the quality of our soldiers, I know."

"Far from being elite, we've always relied on weapons."

Because of the oil economy, the country is very wealthy, and the local people can live a better life even if they don't work.

Therefore, there are not many local people who volunteer to serve in the army.

As a result, the localities have no choice but to try their best to use some relatively advanced weapons and equipment in terms of weaponry.

Like, the latest third-generation tanks, the best third-generation fighters, and so on.

The laser automatic weapon station also belongs to the advanced weapons introduced under such a strategy.

However, in the minds of officers, a weapon as simple and easy to operate as the Silent Hunter is a good weapon.

Because it is easy to operate and risk-free, it is very suitable for their soldiers.

For example, the third-generation tank, although it is excellent in all aspects, but there is no air conditioning in it, and the soldiers are reluctant to use it, which is not a good thing.

After listening to the officer's emotion, Chen Su was speechless in his heart.

I can only comfort myself: every country has its own national conditions, and I can't compare the domestic situation.

"Chen, this auto-tracking and auto-attack of yours is so easy to use!"

The officer said to Chen Su very enthusiastically:

"I don't know if you can do this on tanks or infantry vehicles."

"Today's tanks and infantry combat vehicles still need operators and gunners, which is really inconvenient!"

For them, tanks are basically something that is not needed, and the armor on the ground still relies more on infantry fighting vehicles.

Infantry vehicles are more likely to use cannons or large-caliber machine guns as weapons.

This requires someone to poke out and operate the cannons and machine guns.

The danger is relatively high, and most of their soldiers are reluctant to take such positions.

Although the armed forces faced by them, generally speaking, there will be no heavy firepower.

Most of the heavy firepower is nothing more than armed pickups and bazookas.

However, for the operator whose body is half exposed, the danger is still relatively large.

"We don't have a product like that at the moment."

Chen Su didn't know what kind of mood he was in rejecting his idea:

"Maybe I can bring your needs back to our R&D department."

"Maybe they'll be able to develop what you want."

To be honest, the automated weapon station is a relatively advanced product after more than ten years.

By no means those second-rate countries can afford to play.

This is because it requires strong technology in the fields of mechanics, electronics, and information.

Today, there are no more than two countries that can play with this technology.

"Chen, you deserve to be our good friends."

The officer couldn't help but boast happily.

Although Chen Su came here on a business trip, it was more about the face of money.

After all, when traveling to such a war-risked area, his company has an extremely high travel allowance.

Moreover, the subsidy is calculated on a daily basis.

$50 per day travel allowance!

That's $1,500 in a month!

Locally, it may not be a big deal.

But for Chen Su, who is from China, this is a lot of income.

After all, his monthly salary in China is only more than two thousand.

This is already a high salary in the eyes of outsiders!

After a year of business trip, I was able to earn nearly 200,000 yuan.

Many people don't care much about the possible risk of war.

After a year of hard work, I was able to go back to my hometown and build a three-story building.

Chen Su took the opportunity to go on a business trip, and he still defeated many competitors.

His military service experience and the second-class merit he once won also added a lot of points to him.

"Of course, Abdullah!"

Chen Su felt the other party's enthusiasm and laughed:

"We are friends!"

Whether Chen Su is because of money or because he wants to come out and have a look.

He was indeed in the local area and felt the enthusiasm of many locals.

Because he is an after-sales service person for weapons systems, his identity is more sensitive.

The other party values them more.

All kinds of treatment are on par with the treatment of their officers.

This also opened the eyes of Chen Su, who was going abroad for the first time.

Before going abroad, Chen Su thought that he would live a disgraced life in the desert.

After all, his former troops were stationed in the north.

Have a good understanding of the desert environment.

But after I came, I realized that everything was different from what I imagined.

Although the place where the Silent Hunter after-sales service is located, it can be regarded as in the middle of the desert.

However, the conditions were more than ten times better than when he was stationed in the desert at home!

Not only are you able to bathe with fresh water every day, but you can even have an unlimited supply of ice cream at the station!

When Chen Su was stationed in the desert before, it was good to be able to take a bath once a month.

Don't even think about ice cream.

This is mainly due to the fact that they are now located next to a large desalination plant.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible to bathe him with so much fresh water.

The only pity is that because of doctrinal issues, the locals basically don't drink alcohol.

Even alcoholic beverages are not visible.

However, this carbonated drink and fruit juice are abundant.

"The consumption of chemical laser generators is not too serious, and there is no need to replenish it for the time being."

Chen Su came on a business trip as a technician.

For the inside of the Silent Hunter, I know a little bit about it.

After the completion of the use, the inspection work began with a few engineers.

As a focus, of course, are laser generators and integrated power systems.

"But one of the electronic components of the power system burned out."

Chen Su said after careful inspection.

"Is it serious?"

The officer asked with some concern, looking at the complex structure inside.

"The next attack, maybe not long after."

Now, the Silent Hunter is seen by him as an important part of the air defense system.

If something goes wrong and can't be used, there is a good chance that the enemy's attack will be successful.

The loss at that time will be calculated in tens of millions!

"The problem is not very serious, I can change the part. ，”

Chen Su patted him on the shoulder and said:

"I promise that there will be no loopholes in your air defense network!"

(End of chapter)