Chapter 607: Chapter 281 Purchasing Black Hawk_2

“Not bad, at least my people have never screwed up any job due to vehicle breakdowns. They are all very satisfied with your company’s products, and if I need to, I will definitely place another order.” Allen Zhang praised.

The manager of Thunder Fire Company was also overjoyed.

Colonel Wood immediately proposed a visit to the military base’s training ground to see the Black Hawk Helicopter. Allen Zhang gladly agreed, following the group to the training ground.

Upon arrival, they saw soldiers at the military base undergoing training; whether they had been forewarned or not, the soldiers were training with extra seriousness today. The training program and standards were almost on par with Seal Team.

After touring around, Allen Zhang commented, “Indeed, soldiers from Flores’s military region are more decisive and efficient compared to others.”

“Of course, our military region can always place in the top few positions in California’s simulated training competitions every year. Both the Air Force and Army personnel serving here are elites among elites,” Colonel Wood expressed his satisfaction.

After visiting the base soldiers’ daily training, as well as tanks and armored vehicles, and the Army’s weapon configurations, Colonel Wood began to introduce the Air Force’s armed forces, and the equipment and configurations of the Black Hawk Helicopter.

This model of armed helicopter, which was born fifty years ago, has gone through multiple improvements and derived many versions, but the core configurations have basically remained the same. The several Black Hawks in front of us still use the two General Electric Company T700-GE-701 turboshaft engines.

With a speed of 357 kilometers per hour, a service ceiling of 5790 meters, a standard range of 2220 kilometers, and a combat radius of 592 kilometers.

The original Black Hawk was equipped with the M60D7.62 mm machine gun, and later it could also be fitted with the more powerful General Electric M134 7.62 mm 6-barrel Gatling mini-gun. On the support mounts on both sides of the gunner’s windows, a 12.7 mm machine gun could be installed on each, and its short wings could be equipped with many advanced weapons such as “Stinger” air-to-air missiles and “Hellfire” anti-tank missiles. Inside the forward-looking infrared turret is also equipped with a laser target designator.

Although excellent, the crash rate of the Black Hawk is notoriously high; it’s even been turned into a game about Black Hawk downing.

In Hollywood movies, if a Black Hawk doesn’t crash, it feels like there is no show, it’s just part of the backdrop.

Although Colonel Wood and the military aide beside him spoke at length, Allen Zhang was more interested in the two Apaches parked nearby, and asked, “Does your military base have any plans to sell the Apache?”

“Is Mr. Jin very interested in the Apache? I’m sorry, at the moment our base is not preparing to retire this model, however, other military bases might have such plans,” Colonel Wood regretfully answered.

The domestic sale price for an Apache helicopter is about 17 million US dollars, and if additional weapons are needed, the specific cost will vary depending on the weapon type. With the addition of Hellfire missiles and various top-tier configurations, the price of an Apache can easily exceed 30 million US dollars.

But the price of a standard-equipped Apache on the second-hand market won’t be much more expensive than the Deer or Ka-52, around 7 or 8 million US dollars, or even less.

Most countries and militants choose to buy second-hand Apaches and then find someone to retrofit them, manually adding firepower configurations, because, if push comes to shove, even a fire god Gatling could be mounted.

“That’s really a shame,” Allen Zhang smiled.

Colonel Wood then invited Allen Zhang and other leaders from Armed Nation to board the aircraft for an experience flight. It was the General Sect Leader’s first time on a Black Hawk Helicopter, and as soon as they got in, they felt that it was much more comfortable than the little birds and little antelopes.

It was fully taken into account the comfort of passengers, not as cramped, and the little antelope’s cabin had hard folding stools and could not accommodate many people. After all, with a ‘Little’ prefix in its name, it was designed to be an armed helicopter capable of executing missions in a flexible and convenient manner.

The pilot started the Black Hawk Helicopter, lifting high into the air, and Allen Zhang felt the strong wind blowing in through the cabin door, with two 7.62 mm machine guns beside him, ready to be retracted for air-to-ground firepower coverage, although they were currently not loaded with ammunition belts or bullets.

The pilot flew the Black Hawk around the military base for a while, demonstrating various complicated maneuvers and the ability to react on the spot, showing off its performance and speed with steep tilt angles and quick altitude gains—truly, you get what you pay for.

After landing back at the military base, Allen Zhang was very satisfied with this aircraft, at least much stronger than the little antelopes and birds.

“Mr. Wood, regarding the price we discussed earlier, I am willing to buy as many Black Hawks as you are willing to sell,” Allen Zhang smiled, not bothering with any further back-and-forth.

The managers from the other companies and the leaders of Armed Nation had to consider pricing issues and ongoing maintenance, and were not so quick to make a decision.

Colonel Wood was also eager to show enthusiasm, inviting the General Sect Leader to the VIP room for detailed discussions.

Reaching the VIP room, Allen Zhang let Sieg come in with him, while the other Beggar Gang Disciples stayed outside to keep watch.

Colonel Wood took out a bottle of red wine from his collection, poured two glasses, and handing one to Allen Zhang, he smiled and said, “Mr. Jin, we can sell you at least two Black Hawk Helicopters, but that was our previous thought. Now I can assure you, we can sell you at least four Black Hawk Helicopters!”