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Chapter 518: Massive Purchases, Blocking Tactics (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

The average unit price of the 13 spare parts aircraft is 80 euros, and the remaining 19 aircraft are quoted according to their conditions, with a discounted price of 700 million euros per aircraft.

It was $16 million cheaper than the batch of F-30C/D Block 150s he purchased in Washington, but obviously more expensive than the batch of F-16AM/BMs he bought from Norway and Belgium.

Well, one Euro could be exchanged for 10 RMB back then. Xia Yu clearly remembered that Lao Xia brought back four 4-euro bills when he went abroad to work for the first time, and exchanged a total of more than 500 yuan.

But as of today, I can’t even exchange it for 8 yuan. The depreciation is quite severe!
Xia Yu went to Bilishi next. The price would definitely not be cheap, but fortunately he had the opportunity to buy the batch of high-quality models from the 90s.

Concentrated fire defense is not needed, Tac Air is very rare, because with this batch of F-16AM/BM, they will be more competitive than ATAC.

Compared to the declining military preparedness in Europe, the Jews dropped aerial bombs every few days, either bombing here or there.

Such high-frequency use will severely squeeze the life of the machine.

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

After signing his name in the signature column of the contract, Xia Yu shook hands with the other party and said.

The total price was 1.434 million euros, less than half the price of the civil airliners he stockpiled.

However, military equipment cannot be compared with civilian vehicles in this way, but Xia Yu must grasp both and do both well, because only in this way can he have sufficient risk resistance.

In the face of the current complex, turbulent and uncertain world situation, we must have some backup plan.

To stock up, you must seize the opportunity to stock up and exchange all the excess funds in your hands for physical goods. Only when you encounter a good opportunity later can you make a fortune.

As the CEO of Lufthansa said, the civil aviation industry will eventually recover, and local conflicts that may break out at any time will also heat up the trade in second-hand military equipment.

Things that cannot be sold at a high price now will see a substantial price increase in the future, so you have to buy them at the bottom.

"That's the situation. I'm on my way to Bilibili and may be delayed for a week before returning."

Xia Yu said this while connecting to the satellite network and video chatting with his wife on the Sherlock, which took off from Norway and flew towards Belgium.

"It's okay. You bought so many things. They will all be sent to Mary later. Then I will have work to do."

Liv also heard that her husband bought another 32 F-16s, saying that it was a group purchase from Tac Air, but this trip to Belgium was to really buy planes for them.

Next, the aircraft graveyard in Kidar will become really lively, with dozens of fighter jets, transport planes, and civil airliners filling it, forming a scale that has never been seen before.

The Cold War branch cannot be opened for the time being, so let the aircraft graveyard and dismantling plant take the lead.

Xia Yu couldn't stay in Mary for a long time, even if his wife kept an eye on him.

At the end of the video, they also arrived at Bilishi.

With an area of ​​only 3 square kilometers, this country is really small compared with city-states like Xingxian, so it did not become independent until the 19th century. Before that, it was a colony of neighboring countries.

Perhaps it was because of this that they rejected the plan of the Taiguo to build the Maginot route within their territory during World War II.

Then the Germans really used Belgium as a route to launch a blitzkrieg against the Famous Country. If they had known this would happen, why would they have rejected the Famous Country's proposal?
However, such a small country rose up during the Cold War, purchasing weapons and equipment in large quantities and vigorously developing its military industry.

Especially in the direction of light weapons, the magnesium army all said it was good.

Xia Yu didn't care about just a few guns. He came here to buy the big ones.

In addition to the Air Force's fighter jets, there are also armored vehicles for the Army.

However, in 14, the Belgian Army underwent a major downsizing, packaging up the equipment purchased during the Cold War and selling it to domestic private enterprises.

"Wow~Wow~~"

After the Sherlock landed, Xia Yu changed to a helicopter and quickly flew to Tournai, a border city between Belgium and France.

This small city with only 7 people has the largest PMC company in the country.

Compared with Freddy, the boss of this company, the armored units Xia Yu had before his trip to Nairobi were only a fraction of Freddy's.

But now, minus the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles waiting to be delivered, his strength far exceeds that of the opponent.

The helicopter landed in front of a large warehouse of a company called OIP Land Systems. It was hard to imagine that there were 2.7 armored vehicles parked in this 400 square meter warehouse.

However, half of them are Austrian SK-105 and German Leopard 1. Xia Yu has no interest in these antiques.

However, the 100 Italian VCC-113 infantry fighting vehicles that imitate the M2 are quite interesting. After upgrading and adding additional armor, they are not as fragile as the M113.

But Focus Defense will not use this thing. If the price is cheap, they can consider buying low and selling high. After all, this thing is also an armored personnel carrier under the NATO system, and there will be countries with demand for it.

It doesn’t matter if the price is high, after all, the Cheetah air defense vehicles next to this batch of VCC-2s are the purpose of Xia Yu’s trip.

He is optimistic about the military potential of consumer-grade drones and has set his sights on self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. Last time, he cleared out the old Jagdpanthers sealed up by Germany, and today he has finally set his sights on neighboring countries.

Among them, the last batch of 60 old Cheetahs were bought by York as early as 13. In Europe, except for the Roman Niyas still in service, the only ones in stock are from Belgium.

"They are all here. There are 38 of them in total."

Freddy said after pointing out an area for Xia Yu.

"I remember that the Belgian Army purchased a total of 55 Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft guns that year?"

After counting and confirming that there were 38 vehicles, he asked the other party.

"Yes, we bought 55 of them. But equipment like this always breaks down. When I took over, the army cut 17 vehicles from their establishment and gave them to the Cheetahs in good condition as spare parts. I picked out 12 of them and bought them back, but they are parked in another warehouse."

Seeing that Xia Yu came prepared, Freddy replied.

Those five vehicles were not completely repairable. Basically, only the car shells were left, and even the gun barrels had been removed and moved to other vehicles. The completeness was probably less than 5%.

"I want all these 38 complete vehicles and 12 spare parts vehicles. As for the price, I will give it to you after my people have evaluated it."

Xia Yu said directly.

With these 50 old Cheetahs as a base, his trip to Bilibili was not in vain.

As for the price, it is estimated to be around 50 Euros, and the market prices are basically transparent.

However, such an old Cheetah cannot fire programmable air-burst bombs, and its radar is outdated. It can only be used to intercept consumer-grade drones and cruise missiles, and there is no need to dream of using portable air defense missiles and anti-tank missiles.

However, after being sealed for almost 6 years, the condition of this batch of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns is similar to that of the German batch, and they must be repaired before they can be put into actual combat.

Of course, if the customer needs it, he also accepts upgrades and customizations and provides a variety of solutions.

"How much are these VCC-2s?"

After getting the other party's consent, Xia Yu signaled his employees to check the condition of these old cheetahs. He then asked about the selling price of those Italian iron-clad aluminum alloy cans.

"18 euros does not include shipping."

It's a bit expensive, and the version with only the M2 Lao Gan Ma is not worth the price, but the armored ambulance, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, and DOW missile launcher developed based on the same chassis are worth it at 18 euros.

Xia Yu looked and found that among the hundreds of VCC-2s here, there were 20 special derivative models.

"How about 20 basic models and 20 special models at a unit price of 18 Euros including shipping?" he started bargaining.

"Since your company is going to deliver 50 Jagdpanther self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, why not take 40 VCC-2s with you?"

"This is as you said."

Freddy didn't hesitate much and directly agreed to Xia Yu's bargaining.

He sold 90 cars in one go today, and this business is enough to support him for the whole year.

The Snow Leopard and Shrew were also very efficient. They checked the engine and radar, and then powered on the turret's servo mechanism to test. They confirmed that all 38 Cheetahs were in good condition, and they started discussing the price of the vehicles the next day.

The spare parts vehicle costs 10 Euros each, and the complete vehicle costs 45 Euros each, with a total price of 1830 million Euros, which is enough to buy two F-16C/Ds.

Xia Yu paid a 600 million advance payment on the spot. Even though sea transportation was very tight at the moment, Freddy guaranteed that all the goods would be delivered to Damari within a quarter.

"Dip~dip~dip~~"

Just as he was leaving the Belgian-French border and heading back, he received a call from Hudson, the head of Rheinmetall's vehicle department.

"Hey, Sherlock, I have a business to introduce to you."

Hudson said on the phone.

Is it the Weasel S30 or the BTR-82S?

"What business is it?"

"Regarding the business of the Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, the people from Tongtal came to Germany and found us, saying that they wanted to buy a batch of Cheetahs, but we have sold all our goods to you, so it is better to let them come to you directly."

Having gotten rid of the burden of Cheetah, Rheinmetall naturally doesn't want to do these scattered businesses anymore, and can now just push them directly to Focus Defense.

"I guess they bought it for the World Cup, so they must not need a lot of it."

Recalling the information related to Dingtar in his mind, Xia Yu said directly.

Due to some reasons, this year's Olympic Games have been postponed directly, but the 22 Tatar World Cup should not be greatly affected, but security issues must be handled with extreme caution.

It is understandable to purchase a batch of Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, but buying second-hand goods does not fit the image of a rich man!
"You guessed it, they only want 15 of them, to upgrade the radar and fire control."

Hudson continued.

Cheetahs have existing cars and the modification cycle is faster than current production. Many reasons led to Dongtar choosing the old Cheetah.

Rheinmetall just thought the deal was too small and pushed it to JIHUO Defense.

"It's different from upgrading the Ahaid ammunition. That would be a huge undertaking and very expensive."

Xia Yu asked for details.

"No, they need to deliver the goods within a year, and then send instructors to teach until the competition starts. The time is very tight, and the high price is not a problem."

Sub-caliber steel needles can also shoot down consumer drones and cruise missiles, but the problem is that the target must be discovered first.

"Understood. I'll wait for them to contact me."

Xia Yu hung up the phone.

For this business, Jihuo Defense will only produce a platform, and the work of upgrading radar and fire control will have to be handed over to its hometown. He doesn't care how much profit he makes.

After checking the time in China, he called Liv and asked her to be responsible for connecting with the people of Tongtar.

As for Xia Yu himself, his main focus is on receiving the goods, as this is where the biggest profit comes from.

But as soon as he returned to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, he ran into his new old acquaintance Jared.

"Mr. Jared, what a coincidence, we meet again."

"It's you. Are you going to compete with Draken International for this batch of F-16s from Billy?"

Seeing the other party greet him, Jared said with a bad face.

"What do you mean by robbing? The market has always been about strength. Draken International is not strong enough, so naturally it can't buy the fighter plane it wants."

Xia Yu said with a smile.

As a small company with a valuation of 20 billion, the cash flow on hand can only squeeze out 1 million to buy a plane. He doesn't care about this little money at all.

However, Belgium has enough F-16s, and Xia Yu cannot take over all of them like he did in Norway.

In addition, with Jared's activities for so many days, the other party should be able to get what they want this time. However, the blocking tactics this time are not to prevent the other party from buying fighter jets, but to prevent them from buying good batches.

There are plenty of old batches that started out as early as forty years ago in the second-hand market. The reason you come to Northern Europe specifically is to buy some good stuff!

Norwegian Air Force picked up the good stuff, Xia Yu took away the second-best and worst stuff, and now they came to Bilishi?
眼下他们空军仅保留了54架战隼（45架F-16AM与9架F-16BM），然而在18年的一次事故中，一架航炮走火的F-16AM击毁了另一架正在维修的F-16AM，然后自己也起火了。

在这次事故双杀后，他们的战隼机队变成了52架，那批90年代的F-16AM/BM也从44架变成了42架。

Because the F-18 contract was not signed until 35, Belgium cannot make drastic changes like Norway and cut its entire Fighter Falcon fleet. They said that the first two F-23s would be delivered in 24, but now it seems that the delivery will be postponed to .

Therefore, the active fleet can be reduced in size, but Xia Yu estimates that they can only reduce it by one third at most, and cut a dozen aircraft by streamlining personnel.

He and Jared were competing for these dozen or so spots. After all, who wouldn’t want a new batch?

"Mr. Sherlock, Mr. Jared, we are willing to sell you F-16 fighter jets. You two can choose from the sealed hangars, but we can only sell 16 of the active fleet at most."

Before the two of them could talk any more, a brigadier general of the Billy Air Force announced to them.

If two F-18AMs had not been lost in 16, the active fleet would have had 18 aircraft available for sale. However, the cannon could even misfire, so this F-16AM had some problems. Fortunately, the "self-destruct program" was activated.

"We want all 16 fire defense aircraft in the active fleet."

Xia Yu didn't even ask about the price and spoke first.

"Wait a minute, there must be a first come first served rule when buying things, right? It was obviously our Draken International that came first."

Seeing that the other party used his money ability, Jared, who was very dissatisfied, began to emphasize first come first served.

"Mr. Jared, in terms of order, Fire Defense is ahead of your company."

"Impossible. I came to Bilibili right after leaving Norwei. You couldn't have come earlier than me."

Jared said quickly.

He has been staying in Brussels for almost a week, but the other party had just arrived today.

"Does it take someone to be present in the queue? I contacted the Bilijian Air Force before you left Norwei. I have also been busy with another business in Tournai these past two days. If you don't believe me, you can ask Brigadier General Colline."

When Jared heard Xia Yu say this, his heart skipped a beat.

(End of this chapter)