NOVEL WEB Chapter 421: Warfire CP
Joe Ga made light of it, but in truth, he was the one who found it most difficult to adapt!
Because of the battlefield's one-way transparency, a command system concocted by a bunch of college students and computer hackers made everything look like a game.
Each squad held a networked tactical computer in their hands; they no longer had names, only numbers.
Joe Ga had fantasized about sitting in the command room, casually ordering a number to move to a certain place and kill a certain person.
But he just didn't like it!
As a real boss, Joe Ga would rather go to the front himself, or even be a cheerleader in the rear once the grand strategy was set.
He just didn't want to be the one issuing specific orders and then waiting for those numbers to bring back good news or bad news.
He wasn't someone who couldn't handle pressure, but he just didn't like it, and there wasn't a reason that needed to be given!
A true commander should be adept at calculation, colder, and calmer, able to withstand the curses from the grassroots on behalf of the boss, and when necessary endure the punishment meted out by the boss.
This was very important in a team with personalities like P·B!
So, Joe Ga only took charge of giving instructions for the general direction, while the nimble-minded and calculating Thompson and Second Lieutenant Belic became the commanding partners.
No leader is born that way, but most leaders, due to personality and a stroke of fate, achieve what ordinary people cannot.
As the boss, Joe Ga's best course of action was to look dashing for his subordinates and leave the specifics to the professionals.
Inside the hangar...
'Wrench' was leading a ground crew to load ammunition onto the Super Albatross and the Mi-24s.
Seeing the boss arrive, 'Wrench,' who was busy to the point of distraction, pointed to the Super Albatross, fixed up by the boss's 'Midas touch,' and said, "Boss, I won't stop you if you want to go; the aircraft has been checked. Pick whatever weapons you need..."
When Joe Ga heard this, he frowned and said, "Who said I wanted to be a pilot?"
'Wrench' looked at Joe Ga's insincere appearance, put his hand on Joe Ga's shoulder, turned him to the side, and said, "The Devil Bird has been around for a while...
We now have six Super Albatrosses, but only five pilots. If you want to go, just go. As long as you don't fly too low, 'Stinger' doesn't have too many ways to deal with you.
'Professor's new weapon racks have been modified to be compatible with the Hellfires you brought back from Niger.
You said you liked this one, so use them all."
When Joe Ga heard this, he said earnestly, "This is war, not a joke!"
As he spoke, Joe Ga looked at 'Wrench's' impatient expression and sighed before saying, "But leaving a fighter jet idle and not flying it isn't right either, is it?
I'll just fly over and take a look to cheer everyone up."
'Wrench' shook his head with a chuckle and said, "Boss, as long as the outcome is victory, whatever you do is right; you don't have to explain to me.
If we can win, having the boss as a fighter pilot will make us look even better!"
After finishing his words, 'Wrench' turned and walked away. Just as Joe Ga was about to say something, he saw 'Archerfish,' the fat old man, walking towards him with a set of Air Force pilot's uniform and helmet in hand.
Looking at Joe Ga's befuddled expression, 'Archerfish' stuffed the uniform and helmet into Joe Ga's hands, patted his own big belly, and said, "Hurry up; we are on a tight schedule!"
Joe Ga let out an 'eh?' and asked, "How come you all seem to know what I want to do?"
'Archerfish' gave Joe Ga a disdainful look and said, "It's not that we know what you want to do, but our boss's wife knows what you want to do.
Today, you are Number 2 of Big Bird Squad 2, and I am your commander. Remember to follow me carefully."
With that, 'Archerfish' glanced in the direction of Nis, then leaned in close to Joe Ga's ear and whispered, "Is that girl named Monica really your mistress?
If not, help me chat her up; there's an empty seat in the back of my plane."
Upon hearing this, Joe Ga rolled his eyes and said, "Buddy, that girl isn't someone you should be thinking about; your retirement pay wouldn't be enough to buy her a bag."
When 'Archerfish' heard this, he shook his head regretfully, then glared at Joe Ga and said, "You fool, does a fighter pilot need to spend his own money to pick up girls?"
Joe Ga looked at 'Archerfish's' big belly and said with a laugh, "That depends on what the pilot looks like..."
Laughing, Joe Ga hugged the old man before walking over to Nis, who was already dressed in a pilot's uniform beside the waiting Super Albatross. He picked up Nis, spun her around, and said, "Planting a bug in my heart is illegal, you're under arrest now.
Keep me company on a sortie and I'll decide whether to release you afterward."
Monica, who was posing and posturing nearby, saw Nis's expected demeanor, rolled her eyes, and turned her gaze elsewhere.
When she saw a ground crewmember get bumped on the head by a weapon rack for staring at her, drawing 'Wrench's' curse, Monica rolled her eyes even more and then magically pulled a can of energy drink from her pocket and handed it to Joe Ga.
Joe Ga took the drink and had a sip, nodded, and said, "Go get a few more crates and distribute some to everyone; the next few days are going to be tough."
Monica...
Joe Ga was currently distracted by those Hellfire Missiles; where did he have the time to consider Monica's feelings?
He quickly changed into a pilot's uniform and conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Super Albatross using the Omnipotent Toolbox. After confirming there were no issues, he grinned at Nis and said, "How about we take a cluster bomb with us?
16 Hellfires and one cluster bomb!
This time, let's go on a killing spree together!
When the time comes, hold the cellphone and make sure you get my good side; as an idol of women worldwide, I need to give them something to remember, haha..."
Nis looked at Joe Ga, who was suddenly acting a bit childishly, smiled, and nodded, saying, "I've specifically learned from 'Wrench' so I can assist you."
Joe Ga liked this attitude of Nis's, the 'if you murder and set fires, I'm with you all the way' kind of spirit.
He happily operated an ammunition cart, lifting a Hellfire and mounting it onto the rack.
The Super Albatross had five hardpoints; the hardpoints on the wings used new racks provided by the 'Professor', which in total could carry 16 Hellfires, and under the belly, they hung a cluster bomb that Joe Ga had made himself...
Thinking of the 8-kilometer range of the Hellfires and the 20-kilometer range of the cluster bomb, Joe Ga truly didn't think that the men of 'God's Armament' had any right to threaten him.
Even if he couldn't aim properly, Sanderson and the others could provide ground guidance.
As a second-rate pilot, Joe Ga admitted he wasn't as good as 'Archerfish' or 'Cobra', but the weapons he used were many times more expensive than theirs, which theoretically could close the gap a little.
Compared to sitting in the command room, the current Joe Ga was happy, and it seemed that Nis particularly understood his joy!
Sitting on an ammo crate, she watched Joe Ga take a spray can and paint the words 'Old Boys' on the body of the cluster bomb.
Nis didn't stop Joe Ga's mischief but picked up the letter stencil from the ground, rearranged it a bit, and holding the consistently black spray paint, walked over to the side of the cockpit of the Big Beak Bird.
Hooking her finger, she gestured for Monica, who always seemed to want to spin around Joe Ga, to come over and help brace it. She then took the spray paint and went to town, leaving the words 'Knight' on both sides of the Super Albatross's cockpit.
The bored Joe Ga gave each missile a name and then looked at the 'Knight', still emitting the smell of fresh paint, and laughed, saying, "Why call it 'Knight'? It should be called 'Hu Lang's Queen' or 'Grim Reaper's Queen'."
Nis said with a smile, "Because a knight should protect the princess…"
Joe Ga paused for a moment and then said somewhat helplessly, "Don't listen to the nonsense in the tabloids; you should read the major newspapers more.
I have zero interest in that blank slate, Princess Amina, as you well know."
After hearing this, Nis nodded with a smile and said, "I know! A knight doesn't necessarily need to fall in love with the princess, but the princess has to be grateful for the sacrifices made by the knight to protect her.
You're just doing what a knight should do, and I need to remind those media and the Princess herself that you are a knight!
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Joe Ga marveled for a moment at Nis's 'heart of stone'; if this girl were in the debt collection business, she'd definitely be top-notch.
But she was his woman, after all, so the elbow should naturally bend inwards.
Laughing, he picked up Nis and kissed her, then signaled 'Archerfish' with a gesture before a ringing tone filled the hangar.
He carried Nis up the ladder to the back seat, then settled himself into the pilot's seat.
He started up the Big Beak Bird, gestured to a clearly displeased Monica to move the ladder away, and then signaled 'Wrench' to help pull the Big Beak Bird out of the hangar...
......
A dock in the swampland by the border of Uganda...
Over a dozen trucks loaded with munitions were parked on the dock, where hundreds of members of 'God's Armament' were busy moving a large quantity of weapons and ammunition onto several riverboats.
A middle-aged man with a scar near his eye finished the handover with 'God's Armament'. Only after receiving the final payment notification from his boss Aaron did he smile, lead his dozen subordinates to their vehicles, and depart from the dock. They then sped off onto the highway, racing towards the interior of Uganda.
As Aaron's men left, Sanderson and his group emerged from the bushes beside the road.
Watching the sun gradually sinking, the camouflage-painted Sanderson gestured to 'Impact' and said, "Plant bombs on the road outside the dock—we're going to trap those guys at the dock."
Then Sanderson checked his tactical computer and continued, "Water Snake, Hemostat, head to the high ground on the east, take the laser designators to guide targets for air support.
The rest will come with me on rubber boats to approach the dock...
Remember, don't get too close before the bombing is over; it's the boss coming this time, and, well, sometimes he can't hold back."