Chapter 1150 Big Boss’s Surprise (2/2)

”I recall that the armory of this vehicle is only thirteen millimeters at the end. In some

areas, the thickness of the armor was only four millimeters. The total combat weight

was about nine tonnes and the maximum speed was seventy-five kilometers. The

weapon was a 7.62 millimeters machine gun….”

Brother Wolf continued with his brief lecture on the vehicle, and though he was a

serious man, he almost laughed as he said, ”Let's put it this way, there are more

formidable military machines out there.

There was a gun barrel at the back of the armored car, being dragged by the truck. Li

Du was amused. Was this truck brought out for comical effects?

He had only seen stuff like that in old movies. The gun barrel was propped up by two

wheels. There would be an iron plate in the middle of the wheel. It was one of those old

gun barrel vehicles that had to be dragged by horses.

Li Du asked Brother Wolf, ”These are also items from the 50s and 60s, right?”

Brother Wolf looked straight ahead as he said, ”This, this, this is the M1942 76mm

howitzer? Sh*t! Does this stuff still exist in this world? Boss, you guessed wrong, this is

not something from the 50s or 60s. This was used during World War II!”

He told Li Du that the howitzer had been invented in 1942 and was used all the way

until the end of World War II.

In fact, even during World War II, that sort of gun barrel had not been popular. It was

because the howitzer was inadequate for dealing with the German Tiger One tank,

Panther tank and the No. 4 H-type tank. Hence, many production lines were mobilized

to make the more effective 57 Mm ZIS-2 anti-tank guns.d

At least there was quite a number of those gun barrels. Li Du counted a total of eight.

As the eight trucks drove past them, Remonin revealed a proud expression, puffing out

his chest.

To Remonin, those weapons were his triumph card.

That was understandable. Previously, Remonin had been the leader of a tribe. The

most powerful weapon he had was a high-altitude machine gun on a pickup truck. He

had no other heavy weapons.

Although the armored vehicles and artillery were primitive and old, they were still

considered heavy weaponry. With such weapons, the surrounding tribes would be no

match for him.

Li Du could not have higher expectations for Remonin. In reality, the weapons in all of

Mozambique were trash that the Soviet Union had discarded.

Those armored vehicles had been sent to Mozambique as a gift from the Soviet Union

in support of the third world country's development. However, in reality, the Soviet

Union had only wanted to dispose of the trash in their military warehouses.

To the leaders of the poor African country, these weapons seemed top notch. Even

now, they were still using the production lines that the Soviet Union had initially built for

them.

Li Du stayed silent for a long time after the parade. Remonin was pleased, feeling that

Li Du must have been awed by his weapons.

He smiled. ”Li, forgive me for not telling you that I have a truly powerful army. I had

wanted to surprise you.”

The corner of Li Du's mouth twitched and he said, ”What a huge surprise!”

Remonin brought them to their lodgings and on their way there, Li Du could not help but

ask, ”Commander, is that all your Ministry of Defense gave you?”

”Actually, I bought these with my own money,” Remonin said.

Li Du exclaimed, ”What? Doesn't your military region belong to the government?”

Remonin said helplessly, ”Of course it does. However, to tell you the truth, Li, we can't

count on the government. If the military zones want to develop, we have to feed the

people at the top. Only then would they transfer some weapons to us.”

Li Du asked, ”What kind of weapons?”

”T-54 tanks, BRDM-1 armored reconnaissance vehicles, BMP-1 infantry fighting

vehicles, anti-tank missiles, recoilless guns, and even Mi-8 helicopters!” Remonin said

excitedly.