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- The south coast of England, where Southampton is located, has one of the warmest climates in the UK. The weather is unpredictable and it can rain at any time of the year. The rain wasn't heavy, but it was annoying.
But usually it¡¯s not the rain that makes people upset, but their worries.
Vasily Ivanovich sat calmly in the luxury yacht, smoking a cigarette calmly, but his brows were furrowed. "You haven't found those mercenaries yet?" He turned to look at Black Pearl Betty who walked in.
"Yes." Betty hesitated and said, "Our people are still searching everywhere."
"It's interesting." Vasily said calmly, "It seems that we all underestimate these mercenaries."
"Perhaps they knew that their plan had been exposed, so they evacuated." Black Pearl whispered, "Otherwise, we would not be able to find them with our ability."
"They won't leave because they are mercenaries." Vasily shook his head and said, "I understand their behavior. They will not leave the battlefield voluntarily before completing their mission.
Although the mercenary industry has gradually undergone many changes in the new era, the spirit of perseverance and bravery should not be underestimated. They are money warriors, but only if they are worthy of every penny spent by their employers. "
"The Grand Duke thinks they are still hiding in Southampton, waiting for the opportunity to assassinate you?" Black Pearl frowned.
"Is there a better explanation?" Vasily smiled.
"Then why don't we move to another place to gather?" Black Pearl said strangely, "Do we have to take the risk and stay here?"
Vasily shook his head and said, "We must stay. Because in a few days we will witness history here."
"Witness history?" Black Pearl felt slightly strange.
"Yes." Vasily smiled slightly and said, "History."
"What does the Grand Duke mean?" Black Pearl frowned.
"This time our target is Britain." Vasily said calmly, "Portsmouth base. The meeting is just a cover. The Red Baron's people will attack Portsmouth base in a few days."
"Portsmouth Naval Base?" Black Pearl said in surprise, "That's the British Navy's aircraft carrier base."
"Yes, but what we want is not an aircraft carrier, but the Zumwalt." Vasily smiled.
"Zumwalt-class destroyer! The U.S. Navy's latest multi-purpose ground strike Aegis ship, it is said that it was officially launched in November last year." Black Pearl said in shock, "Is this ship in the UK?"
"Yes, this is a top-secret plan of the two militaries that has never been disclosed to the outside world. They will complete the joint test and evaluation of the latest destroyer here. Many countries now attach great importance to the secret of this ship." Vasily He shrugged.
He paused and said, "The Zumwalt-class destroyer's hull design, motor power, command and control, network communications, detection and navigation, weapon systems, etc. are all the result of cutting-edge technology that surpasses the contemporary era and is newly developed. It demonstrates the U.S. Navy¡¯s technological strength, strong financial resources, and forward-looking design thinking. It is the U.S. Navy¡¯s new generation main surface ship and is of very high value.¡±
"$3.3 billion." Black Pearl smiled bitterly, "I have heard about this ship. To be precise, this is the most expensive destroyer built by the U.S. Navy so far. In 2003, the Pentagon said it would purchase 16 new destroyers , and later it was said to be 7 ships. By 2008, it became 3 ships, and the cost may exceed 5 billion US dollars. Later, Department of Defense officials reduced the cost of the first Zumwalt-class destroyer to 3.3 billion US dollars, but this is still a sky-high price .¡±
Vasily smiled slightly, "What do you think of replacing my yacht with a Zumwalt-class destroyer?"
"God, you don't want to" Black Pearl Betty looked at this man in surprise.
"You guessed it right, we are going to hijack this most advanced destroyer in the world." Vasily stretched his waist and said.
"This is impossible." Black Pearl shook his head.
Vasily shrugged, "Everything is possible, my dear."
"But why are you snatching such a ship?" Black Pearl said uneasily, "This thing is the heart and soul of Americans."
"That's great, so they must be willing to pay the ransom." Vasily shrugged.
"What if they don't want to pay the ransom?" Black Pearl whispered.
"Then I will dismantle the ship and sell it. The mk-57 vertical launch system will be sold to the Europeans, and the dual-band radar and integrated underwater combat system will be sold to the Chinese. Maybe there will be some Middle Eastern high-roller who will be interested in the integrated broadband host. I am interested in passive sonar, active phased array radar and electronic warfare systems." Vasily shrugged. "33??If I sell a thing that costs more than one billion, there will probably be people rushing to get it. "
"So all this is just a trap?" Black Pearl looked at Vasily in surprise and said, "Your personal appearance at the summit meeting in Southampton was just to focus the attention of the British military intelligence department on you. Okay. Let the Red Baron take action and capture that state-of-the-art destroyer worth billions?"
"Isn't this plan to conceal the truth not bad?" Vasily smiled, "I knew five years ago that the British MI6 had doubts about my identity. Do you think I would be so stupid to show my face here on purpose? ? That¡¯s good, they were staring at me, but they didn¡¯t expect that it was actually them that I was staring at.¡±
"But this is too ridiculous. Even if we seize this ship, how can we leave? This is the main naval base in the UK. Sixty percent of the British Navy's ships are at the Portsmouth Naval Base." Black Pearl said in disbelief.
"The Zumwalt-class destroyer adopts an advanced and comprehensive stealth design, giving it the stealth of a submarine. The probability of being discovered when operating at sea is far less than 10%. The one-piece modular structure is lightweight and high-strength , Made of composite materials with low radar reflectivity and no rust, the overall shape shrinks inward from bottom to top to reduce the radar reflection cross section.
Moreover, this ship claims to be able to reduce the noise when sailing on the surface to about 110 decibels, which is equivalent to the later-model Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarine, making it the quietest surface ship in the world. It completely subverts the past that surface ships are always noisier than submarines and submarines are always noisier. This is the case where surface ships can be heard first from a long distance. This means that even if they respond quickly, they will not be able to successfully find us. "Vasili smiled.
"Oh my god, what if they send out fighter planes?"
"Do you think something worth 3.3 billion is vegetarian? The few aircraft of the British Navy are not enough to fire a round of missiles. Besides, they dare not pursue them. The Zumwalt-class destroyers are equipped with a variety of land attack missiles. Including Tomahawk cruise missiles, tactical Tomahawk cruise missiles, ground-attack standard missiles, and advanced ground-attack missiles. If they dare to pursue them, we will use Tomahawk missiles to attack British coastal ports." Vasily said calmly.
Black Pearl Betty looked at his smile and suddenly felt chilled all over. She knew that this man was not joking.
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