Chapter 994 Testing the Effectiveness of the Operation
Chapter 994 Testing the Effectiveness of the Operation
General Zhou immediately grasped Zhang Yunhe's hand and shook it, saying excitedly, "That's great! Just go with the price we just agreed on. As long as Mr. Zhang can deliver this batch of fighter jets, I'll pay on the spot, cash on delivery!"
Zhang Yunhe smiled and said, "Then it's a deal!"
Seeing that the two had finished talking, Chen Yu brought up the matter of the new weapons: "Brother Yunhe, you said that two new types of weapons have arrived this time..."
Zhang Yunhe glanced at his watch. "It's getting late. Let's go test the power of these two weapons! Brother Chen, could you please arrange a training ground and get a few old, abandoned tanks?"
"No problem, leave it to me!" Chen Yu readily agreed.
An hour later, the group appeared at a training ground. There were several rusty, dilapidated tanks on the open ground. These tanks were Japanese tanks that had been destroyed on the battlefield.
On the other side, a company of soldiers was digging trenches, and some others were placing scarecrows inside the trenches.
Under Zhang Yunhe's arrangement, several fully armed guards he brought from the airport, each carrying a bazooka rocket launcher, crouched behind a bunker and fired the rockets at the abandoned tank.
"whoosh"
"whoosh"
"whoosh"
Three rockets were launched in succession, and immediately the frontal armor of three dilapidated tanks was hit. Three explosions rang out in succession. The frontal armor of the three dilapidated tanks was penetrated by the rockets, and the rockets exploded inside the tanks, deforming them.
"Holy crap!" Gong Er exclaimed upon seeing this. "This thing is incredibly powerful!"
Then the three airport guards carrying rocket launchers loaded their weapons. After loading, they lined up and each fired a rocket at a vertical mountainside.
"boom"
"boom"
"boom"
The mountain exploded, plumes of smoke rose, and countless fragments of rock scattered and fell from the sky like raindrops.
When the smoke cleared, everyone saw that three large holes had been blasted into the vertical mountain wall, the deepest of which was more than one meter deep and the diameter of the opening was more than two meters.
Upon seeing this scene, Chen Yucai exclaimed, "This kind of offensive capability is truly the first I've ever seen. It's even more powerful than those explosive charges! The key is that its explosive force is more concentrated, unlike the dispersed force of an explosive charge."
At this moment, three other airport guards, wearing chemical protective suits and carrying fuel canisters, crouched behind the bunker and sprayed napalm at the three destroyed tanks.
A long burst of flames instantly engulfed one of the wrecked tanks, followed by a second and a third.
The napalm clung to the destroyed, wrecked tanks and burned fiercely, producing thick smoke and causing the air temperature to rise sharply, so high that the scorching heat could be felt even from dozens of meters away.
After burning the three wrecked tanks, the three men moved to a position 50 meters away from the trench, crouched behind a bunker, and breathed flames at the scarecrow inside the trench.
In just a moment, all the scarecrows in the trench were engulfed in flames.
Gong Er was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out: "This thing can breathe fire this far? That's amazing! With this, when attacking the Japanese defensive positions, we just need to advance to this distance and then breathe fire. Taking the position won't be a problem at all!"
Zhang Yunhe said with a smile, "The performance data of the weapons are all on the table. How to make them exert their combat effectiveness is what the soldiers need to train and think about!"
Chen Yu nodded: "That's right. Weapons are powerful, but soldiers need to be skilled in operating them and proficient in tactics to unleash their full potential!"
Gong Er asked, "How much does one of these flamethrowers cost?"
Zhang Yunhe replied, "400 US dollars per set, including two bottles of fuel. If you want to buy fuel separately, it's 50 US dollars per bottle!"
"What about that rocket launcher?" Gong Er asked again.
"A rocket launcher costs $300, and a rocket costs $30! Think about it, a tank costs tens of thousands of dollars, while a rocket launcher plus a rocket only costs $330. As long as the timing is right and the operation is proper, a rocket worth $30 can destroy a tank worth tens of thousands of dollars. How cost-effective is that?"
Zhang Yunhe's words delighted Chen Yucai, but Gong Er frowned upon hearing them.
"Second Young Master, what's wrong? Not satisfied with this price? This is the lowest price we can offer, it can't be any cheaper!" Zhang Yunhe said.
To everyone's surprise, Gong Er shook his head and said, "Brother Yunhe, the items are good, but... they're too cheap. If we were to acquire them, there would be no point in trying!"
Zhang Yunhe immediately understood that this guy wanted a kickback. He laughed and said, "I understand, I understand. What I just said was the manufacturing cost. The factory price is $1000 per unit, and the price of a rocket is $100. I also have to pay for shipping, so the price I'm giving you is $1200 per unit, and the price of ammunition is $120 per round!"
After leaving the training ground, Gong Er and Chen Yu left first, as they were going to meet with their superiors to report on arms procurement matters.
General Zhou, however, had not left yet; he got into Zhang Yunhe's car.
"Mr. Zhang, besides fighter jets, can you get your hands on bombers and transport planes?" General Zhou asked.
Zhang Yunhe handed him a cigarette and asked, "What kind of transport planes and bombers do you want? I heard you have bombers you bought from the polar bears!"
"You mean the TB3, S72, and 139WC bombers, right?" General Zhou gave a wry smile. "These three types of bombers were purchased a long time ago; they're quite old, and the numbers were too small. Even the 139WC bombers numbered only six, and they weren't even sent to drop leaflets over the Japanese until 1938."
"These bombers are no longer capable of flying and fighting. Apart from those that have crashed in battle or are beyond repair, the rest can only be used as training aircraft. It can be said that we have no bombers left that can be used for combat!"
Zhang Yunhe thought for a moment and said, "England, France, and even the funds for polar bear production are insufficient, so there's definitely no way to get more. We can only try to find a way from the clown!"
"However, the Jokers have laws to prevent technology leaks, and some advanced fighter jets and bombers are not on the list of those for sale. Right now, the only bombers I can get are the B-10 and the SBD Dauntless dive bomber. The Jokers currently produce and equip the most B-24s and B-17s. I don't know if I can get these two heavy bombers. Even if I can, I estimate the price won't be low!"
"How about this, I'll ask around and see if I can get my hands on some!"
"The SBD Dauntless dive bomber is a carrier-based aircraft, but it certainly can take off from land without any problem!"
"Besides these, the Joker also has some off-the-shelf bombers. They're not well-known, but they're more affordable. I'll ask around for you."
"Okay, then I'll have to ask you to help me think of a solution!"
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