The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

Nowadays, there are two types of strategic transport aircraft in the United States: C5 and C141. The performance of the latter is good, but the cabin width and height are poor; and the two types of transport aircraft fleets are facing a big problem: there are not many flight hours left. The replacement model is still in the trial production stage, and even the test flight is estimated to have to wait until next year.

It will be the famous C17, but even if it is optimistically estimated, the service time will be three years later, which is still early.

The U.S. mainland has a voyage distance of more than 12,000 kilometers from the Gulf region. In this trip, the U.S. military has to quickly mobilize heavy forces. It has to rely on the two performances on hand, which are still world-class, but the lifespan of the aircraft has begun to be an old strategic transport aircraft.

If you want to beat Iraq to the ground, you have to have an army here. Three to fifty thousand is obviously not enough, and you have to make up 500,000!

This count...

Good guy, most of the heavy equipment has to be shipped by sea, but for the part that needs to be transported quickly, the US military has a tight supply of strategic transport aircraft!

Zhang Nan was listening to Thomas' report on the phone: The three C141s are the treasures of the "united forces", and they are also responsible for delivering special-sized goods to the major mining areas of the mining group.

If this is taken away by Washington, there will be no accurate count when it comes back!

"...According to friends from the Ministry of National Defense, the Central Command began to formulate a military plan to defend Saudi Arabia a few months ago, and conducted exercises according to the plan last month.

The exercise only ended a few days ago, but the boss, our friend said an interesting situation: There is no military transportation expert in the entire combat planning team. "

This is a military secret, but for some "informants", such a secret is nothing special-the exception is the sale of intelligence to Iraq, but the other side also knows that "joint forces" cannot be combined with Iraq.

Thomas’s tone was a little helpless, and even a little gloat: As an old officer who participated in the Vietnam War, he was really speechless about the efficiency of the US Central Command!

However, Zhang Nan did not laugh at the US military. It was probably his butterfly wings that had a slight impact: It was only August 3, and the Air Force Military Airlift Command was worried about the three strategic transport aircraft from this side. This is already "Historic-Breakthrough"!

Zhang Nan remembers a big joke in world military history in his previous life: As the protagonist of the initial military transportation, the U.S. Air Force Military Airlift Command didn't know through TV news until August 7 that Mr. President had officially ordered the US military to be sent to the Gulf.

Washington and the President, the Department of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff have decided to engage in strategic transportation, but they forgot to inform the transportation department or for four or five days. This incident was "at the beginning" but "a sensation in the world"!

This time, at least the second day after the war broke out, Washington thought of the military department, and those who didn't then would not notify the "joint forces". This is pretty good!

"...Now Washington’s biggest worry is that Saddam will attack Saudi Arabia immediately. Not to mention morale and combat effectiveness. Iraq has an overwhelming ten-to-one advantage over Saudi Arabia, not to mention morale and combat effectiveness. The Gulf forces will airlift Saudi Arabia.

At present, the active air force, air force reserve, and national guard under the jurisdiction of the Military Air Transport Command, plus the strategic transport aircraft of the civilian reserve, have a maximum of 126 C5A and 270 C-141B transport aircraft, which is not enough.

It has been planned to recruit passenger aircraft and transport aircraft of civil airlines into military use, and most of the personnel transportation will use the conscripted civil aviation passenger aircraft.

Moreover, the average flight time of the C-5 and C-141 on the Air Force side has basically reached 80% of the designed flight time. Our three are not bad. They cost a lot of money, and there are about 60%. Those people don’t worry about it. That's strange. "

At this point, Zhang Nan frowned, because he heard two words-levy!

"Allied Forces" is an American company. When a war involving the United States breaks out, if it is called for, unless you want to fight against Washington, you will definitely not be able to keep the three C141s!

This is a conscription!

At this point, Zhang Nan said to the phone: "Is our plane conscripted or leased?"

"Boss, renting is nice, the money given is almost negligible, and the maintenance and fuel are all counted as military."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nan said a few words "crackling" from China's mouth, and Thomas on the opposite side was also very helpless.

After going smoothly, he said to the phone again: "Find a way to inform Alyosha and them, I want a transport plane, a big transport plane!

If you can't buy it now, wait until the Soviet Union is over and continue to find a way for Lao Tzu!

If the name of the company is not enough, the government of Gambia will be used. We must have reliable transportation power! "

Thomas on the other side knows that the boss is upset, and he is still upset!

He knows that his boss is not an American at all, and his relationship with the United States is at the level of "everyone live a good life."

The war that the United States is going to participate in will harm the boss's interests~www.wuxiaspot.com~ of course he is not happy-the guys around this group know that the boss has never regarded the United States as his own country!

Thomas was in love, but he participated in the Vietnam War. He actually hated the so-called war that took place 10,000 kilometers away from the mainland.

Besides, the boss pays so many taxes to the United States a year, and it never harms the interests of the United States. To Thomas, this is a good boss!

Now that Washington has harmed the interests of the boss, Thomas is also angry, very angry!

But being angry is useless!

Because the other party is the United States of America!

For a military transportation operation of this scale, the use of strategic transport aircraft will be very powerful, and things that are not one's own will not be cherished even more. It is the virtue of people.

This time, the three C141s of the "Joint Force" not only have to be attached to the plane and the crew, but also have a precious and **** flight life!

In particular, posting the crew member is really a step that cannot be omitted. If you marry someone else to borrow a luxury car, you have to smile and agree, and you have to be equipped with a driver for free.

Give the plane to someone else to fly?

That's worse!

Zhang Nan had seen it through and bought Uncle Sam's plane. At the critical moment, it was still a matter of one sentence.

In the future, I have to buy a transport plane, but I will not buy American products: C141 has a limited lifespan and was discontinued 8 years ago; C5 is not only purely for military use, but Washington is not willing to sell it.

As for the future C17, the British will only use the rental method after ten years, and a few other countries have bought one or two, like Canada, it will take at least 15 years before it is possible to buy it.

What should I do if American goods are troublesome

I buy furry goods!

Thomas on the other end of the phone also knew why the boss would say, and asked: "Boss, do you want Il-76 or Antonov"

Hearing Thomas' words, Zhang Nan said: "I want it!"