Chapter 478 Angolan Military Delegation

On September 3, 2006, the newly established Somali Defense Forces finally ushered in the first batch of visits from his [***] people. An Anmo, headed by an Angolan military delegation led by the Deputy General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces, arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Major General Hussein, Chief of General Staff of the Somali Defence Force, personally greeted him at the airport and expressed his importance to the Angolan military delegation!

Due to the arrival of the Angolan military delegation, although the Capital International Airport did not declare martial law, it also temporarily strengthened its defense. Some officers and soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 1st Armored Brigade of the Somali Defence Force were on alert near the capital airport in the Lion King infantry fighting vehicle.

Since the peaceful reunification of Somalia, it has attracted a large number of foreign tourists because of its special geographical location and as a representative country of the war. As an important transportation station connecting foreign countries, the Capital Airport has attracted tens of thousands of tourists every day.

Today, the airport suddenly strengthened its guards in some key passages. Alert soldiers could be seen everywhere, but many tourists who came here for the first time stopped at afar, because it was very similar to rumors from the outside world. Soldiers patrolling with guns could be seen everywhere on the street.

At 11 a.m., a special plane from Angola landed from the capital airport, and several Somali Wehrmacht jeeps rushed directly into the airport to the side of the special plane.

Ambine is a middle-aged man in his forties. He not only has a military-like perseverance but also an indescribable sense of vicissitudes. As a country that has been involved in the civil war for 27 years, almost one or two generations have been affected by this environment and have the potential to become soldiers. Not to mention Amboin, who can become the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces!

When he got off the plane, Amboyin saw a group of people standing below to greet him. The leader is an Arab who looks in his thirties. With a slight movement in his mind, ampoin knew who greeted him: Hussein, Chief of the General Staff of the Somali Defense Forces.

Thinking of the identity of the other party, ampton couldn't help but accelerate a little. How can the other party say that the other party is the chief of staff of a country. According to the principle of equal reception, he came to visit Somalia, and it is enough for the Somali National Defense Forces to send at most a deputy chief of staff. Unexpectedly, the Chief of General Staff appeared and greeted him at the airport in person. Although Ambo is not optimistic about his mission, he is happy with the importance attached to the Somali Defense Forces.

Under the spotlight of several military journalists, the image of the cordial handshake between the Chief of General Staff of the Somali Defence Forces and the Deputy Chief of General Staff of Angola stopped in the camera.

The group came to the Ministry of Defense Building of the Somali Defense Force, which is the staff building in the mouth of insiders, a gray three-story building.

In the conference room, the two sides expressed their views on some issues in Africa, but because they were military personnel, the mention was mainly related to the military.

In the afternoon, accompanied by Chief of Staff of Hussein, Deputy Chief of General Staff of amboin visited the headquarters of the Somali Capital Military Region and the camp of the First Armored Brigade. In the camp of the 1st Armored Brigade, amboin was surprised to see those officers and soldiers who were different from the scattered troops in most African countries.

"Chief of Staff, I found that the soldiers in your country and the Chinese soldiers I have visited have some similarities in their overall appearance." Angola now has a relatively close relationship with China. In Angola, we often see Chinese who come to work. Most Angolans are very friendly to Chinese, which is also related to China's many aid to Angola.

Hussein smiled secretly. These soldiers were trained almost according to the training syllabus of China with the elite soldiers of China as instructors. Of course, it is similar to the Chinese army in temperament and appearance.

"In our National Defense Force sequence, there are many soldiers who were once retired from China." Hussein smiled indifferently and explained concisely. But this sentence is enough to make it clear to Amboyn.

There is a real look on amboin's face. Since last year, there have been several big noises in Somalia. It has attracted the attention of the world. As an African country, Angola has naturally done detailed research on Somalia. Because the two countries have similarities in a sense. It took years of civil war to gradually become peaceful. Although Angola's civil war lasted longer than Somalia, its peaceful reunification was also earlier than Somalia. In 2002, Angola ended the civil war with the shooting of Savimbi, the largest [***] armed leader of Angola.

At the 1st Armored Brigade camp, Amboin focused on watching the troops' tactical drills. In particular, the small-scale rapid assault drill conducted by the machine troupe made Aomboin's eyes bright.

Although the situation in Angola has calmed down, it does not mean that there are no disputes and contradictions within it. There are still many opposition parties and armed forces. However, the large-scale civil war almost never happened again. However, small-scale conflicts still occur from time to time, and the Angolan military now needs a weapon that can be quickly deployed and supported. In the Angolan army, most of the weapons used are produced by the former Soviet Union, Cuba and China, because most of these equipment are Soviet-made weapons or extensions, all of which are characterized by heavy and practical firepower. If these weapons and equipment can still play an extraordinary role in large-scale wars, but today's situation is gradually stable and the battle is becoming smaller and smaller. Whether it can be quickly deployed in the required areas is an important sign to measure whether an army can meet the needs of the current situation.

The wheeled infantry fighting vehicle is receiving more and more attention from various countries because of its strong firepower and rapid deployment ability. Compared with tracked armored vehicles, wheeled infantry fighting vehicles have fast maneuvering speed, low fuel consumption, low cost and low maintenance cost. This is a very suitable weapon for the development of equipment for many countries with insufficient economic strength.

"Chief of Staff, the infantry fighting vehicle you see is the first generation of Lion King infantry fighting vehicle developed and produced by China's Star Industrial Group; and the second generation of Lion King Type 2 infantry fighting vehicle is better than this Type 1 surname and has stronger mobility..." Chief of Staff Hussein did not forget the most important thing, the group When he came to a ready chariot, he began to introduce it to the Angolan military.

amboin nodded from time to time and occasionally asked some questions, all of which were answered satisfactorily. Originally, with the relationship between Angola and China, the first choice for the Angolan military was to purchase weapons from China. However, in the first half of this year, a normal arms purchase between Zimbabwe and China triggered a multinational diplomatic dispute, which made Angola have great concerns about the purchase of Chinese weapons. In the first half of this year, a Chinese ship full of arms sailed to Zimbabwe, because Zimbabwe is a landlocked country with no port. Therefore, the arms ship will eventually dock in a neighboring coastal country and then be transported to Zimbabwe by road general fire. However, the U.S. political axe wanted to "cover the sky" in Africa, "encircle and intercept" the munitions, and strongly warned the coastal countries around Zimbabwe not to dock. Countries such as South Africa and Mozambique refused to dock the munition ship in their domestic ports in the face of pressure from the United States or other reasons. In the end, Angola allowed the munitions to use their ports. In this matter, China, the United States, Angola and Zimbabwe were very noisy.

Angola's political axe valued the friendship with China and extended a helping hand. Among them, there may be the reason why the United States has supported Angola's largest [***] armed forces that led to the Angolan civil war for decades, but it does not mean that Angola has ignored the pressure of the United States. As a coastal country in West Africa, it can be said that the other side of the Atlantic is the United States, and Angola does not have the courage to "violate" the United States again and again.

If it does not purchase Chinese arms, Angola will not purchase arms from the United States and other Western countries. Because there is a great resistance to the use of Western weapons in Angola, it is also feared that it will be suppressed by Western countries. After all, when weapons and equipment are bought and used, various spare parts and the ability to maintain these equipment are also needed. After learning that Somalia, which is also an African country, also has a more advanced infantry fighting vehicle, the Angolan military became interested, and as a result of Amboyin's visit to Somalia.

That night, a delegation from the Angolan military attended a welcome meeting personally convened by Somali President Yusuf. At the same time, the welcome party was also attended by several important Somali ministers and Kenyare, the commander of the Capital Military Region. In addition, the Ambassador of Angola's Embassy in Somalia and some staff also attended the party.

At the welcome meeting, President Yusuf, on behalf of Somalia, welcomed the Angolan military delegation and made an important speech.

President Yusuf stayed at the party for less than half an hour, which is already very good for the Angolan military delegation, otherwise there will be nothing even if he does not attend the party. Before leaving, Yusuf also sincerely invited Angolan President dos Santos to visit Somalia through ampton.

The next day, an Angolan military delegation came to the Badada Town Industrial Park and visited this arms production base, which is quite mysterious to the outside world.

Here, the Deputy Chief of General Staff of Amboin met a person who had studied carefully before he came: Li Mo.

It is rumored that this businessman from China is the actual leader of the Palamin cooking army. amboin did not know what the real inside story was, but from the calm Chinese in front of him, he could not see a trace of respect for Hussein's chief of staff.

Because he is now a businessman, Li Mo did not do anything too 'out of the ordinary'. During the whole process of accompanying the visit, he rarely spoke. The people who introduced Amboin and his party were all experts and other people from the production committee.

At the weapons test site of the industrial park, amboin and others finally saw the ultimate purpose of the trip, the Lion King 2 infantry fighting vehicle.

At the first sight of the infantry fighting vehicle, ampoin could hardly believe it. This kind of chariot, which looks similar to the mainstream wheeled chariots of Western countries, is produced by a Somali company that has just been peacefully reunified. If it hadn't been for the assurance of several Angolan weapons experts accompanying him that this kind of chariot was not produced in any country today, he would almost have thought that the Lion King 2 infantry fighting vehicle was secretly purchased from Somalia.

"Mr. Li, can our people have a try?" After listening to the expert's introduction of the data of the chariot surname, An Boyin couldn't help asking.

Li Mo was stunned and nodded, "Of course, if you don't experience it yourself, you won't have a comprehensive understanding of the chariot's surname!"

(to be continued)