Chapter 471 SS-20`Satan` Medium-range Ballistic Missile

When he came to Zingiba for the second time, Li Mo's mood was very different. The first time is an anxiety and urgency, the expectation of the organization to master a strategic deterrent weapon. But this time, I am very sure that I have a feeling of being under control.

In addition to the mouse, the minister of trade, who came with Li Mo this time was a meteor commando team led by Luo Xiang. Although Li Mo felt that his whereabouts were very hidden, and no one could easily threaten him, this transaction was very important and could not be sloppy.

Without the guidance of the peddler named Luz last time, Li Mo and his party came to Nazyrov's weapons warehouse. Najirov, who had received the news earlier, had already stood outside the gate with his men to welcome Li Mo, a big customer.

"Welcome the actual leader of the Somali National Defense Force, Boss Li!" Nazyrov joked at the moment he saw Li Mo.

Somalia's recent 'rumor crisis' has seen reports in this regard even if he is in Ukraine. Only then did he understand that the Chinese young man was really a 'Somali businessman'.

"Mr. Nazyrov joked. Compared with you, we are purely a small businessman!" Li Mo already knew that the goods he needed were available, so he was not in a hurry and chatted with Nazyrov casually.

Entering the gate outside the warehouse, Li Mo and others saw at a glance a assembled Mi24 armed helicopter parked in the open space in the yard. Moreover, they also found that the defense around the warehouse was much stricter than last time. Just scanning around casually, Li Mo found at least dozens of open sentries and hidden guards.

"Boss Li, how about it? I said that arms dealers have the most credibility. This helicopter is good, isn't it? Authentic Soviet goods!" Nazyrov shook his head, patted the shell of the helicopter cabin and laughed.

Li Mo did not answer directly, but looked around carefully, and then motioned to Luo Xiang. Luo Xiang received the boss's eyes and immediately got into the helicopter. After a simple check, he came out and nodded to the boss.

"Almost all of them are new?" Although Li Mo doesn't know anything about helicopters, his vision is sharp enough.

"Haha, Boss Li is right. It can be said that these helicopters were deployed to Ukraine after factory inspection from the Rostov factory. At that time, the former Soviet army tried to formation helicopters separately for the first time, so these helicopters were hardly used except for the necessary training and patrols. Moreover, we all maintain them regularly, which are all US dollars, and I can't bear to let them become a pile of scrap metal!" Nazyrov gave a thumbs up and laughed, vaguely explaining the source of the helicopter.

Li Mo showed a sure look with a trace of satisfaction. After all, these helicopters have been produced for nearly 20 years. If there is no maintenance, it is a question whether they can be used until now. He is also unwilling to spend money on a pile of scrap metal to go back.

"Is the number enough?" Li Mo took a look at the closed inner door of the warehouse and asked. The number he proposed last time was 20, and although the size of the warehouse is not small, it doesn't seem to be able to put down 20 armed helicopters. Moreover, there are not only helicopters, but also other munitions in the warehouse.

"Of course, Boss Li, you can't doubt my strength. My strength is much greater than you think!" Nazyrov looked at Li Mo with dissatisfaction and said something meaningful.

Li Mo's eyes condensed and took a deep look at Nazyrov. What does this person mean by saying this so far? Want to 'be frank' with yourself? Or do you feel that you are a reliable person and can reveal some details?

After Nazyrov said that, he stopped talking about it and took Li Mo and others to the reception room last time.

"There is an American cargo ship somewhere in the Arabian Sea. It is less than 300 kilometers away from the coast of Somalia. The goods you need are on there!"

Li Mo took a deep breath when he heard the words! Sure enough, these arms dealers can't peep. I actually thought of smuggling arms with an American cargo ship! In the Arabian waters, especially in the Gulf of Aden region, neighboring countries do not have decent navies, and even if there are, they carry out regular patrols near the coast at most. The real hegemony in this sea area is the Fifth Fleet of the U.S. Navy.

Will the U.S. Navy fleet check at will when they see the U.S. cargo ship? Definitely not.

Li Mo couldn't help sighing that Nazyrov's strength was so strong that he even came up with this method. And Li Mo estimated that the freighter was definitely not as simple as a leased ship or just hanging the American flag. It is a cargo ship registered in the United States, Nazyrov or the strength behind him may have controlled an ocean-going transportation company in the United States for a long time, which is dedicated to smuggling arms. However, Li Mo also believes that even if his speculation is true, Nazyrov will not often use the company's cargo ships to smuggle arms. It must be used when the transaction volume is huge. Usually, the company must be disguised as other commercial transportation companies.

"How do we trade?" Li Mo held his envy in his heart and asked.

Nazyrov turned on another cigar at some point. Hearing the words, he shook his right hand and said, "If Boss Li is really the actual leader of the Palamin cooking army, we can trade on the spot in Kiyangboni or Kismayo." The reason for doing so is to confirm whether Li Mo is what the outside world said. He is the behind-the-scenes boss of the current Chief of General Staff of the Somali National Defence Force. If it's true, Nazyrov should make friends with Li Mo according to the instructions of the forces behind him.

With the increasingly fierce competition in the arms trade around the world, it is not easy to do business in the underground arms black market. Especially arms dealers like them who have a large set of advanced and high-end weapons. Sometimes I can't find a big customer for a year. Because although they have a large number of weapons in their hands, they are not as good as those national arms organizations. They can sell openly to other countries, and force them to buy arms through political and economic influence. Moreover, in the international arms trade, the top arms trade is between countries. Most of the arms in the hands of underground arms dealers like them are not as good as the weapons in the hands of a country's arms organizations.

It is also a Mi-24 helicopter gunship. Other countries must be willing to contact the Russian political axe and purchase it from the Russian defense export company.

In non-political axe organizations, it is extremely rare for people like Li Mo to purchase arms with a total value of 100 million US dollars at a time. In fact, if Li Mo hadn't controlled the army of a country, he would not have purchased a large amount of arms.

Although Li Mo didn't see Nazyrov's intention for the time being, he couldn't wait for this batch of arms to be delivered to the door. Although there are many industries extended by arms smuggling in the port of Zimbabwe, such as organizations specializing in smuggling and transporting arms, there is no direct general fire sent to Somalia for safety.

"That's the port of Kismayo. The port of Kiyanboni is too small to berth 3,000 tons of ships!" Li Mo said after thinking for a while.

Nazyrov doesn't care which port Li Mo chooses. Anyway, Somalia has no navy. What he cares about is that Li Mo's answer confirms his previous guess.

Li Mo's 'influence' in Somalia is not far away from what the outside world says. Because Najirov suspected that the arms were purchased for the Somali Defence Forces.

The deal of armed helicopters is not easy to say, and the next content is the core of this time.

"Boss Li, after I contacted many parties when I returned to China, I found that it was difficult to get the goods you need in China. Since the signing of the 'US-Russia Nuclear Restriction Agreement', the two countries have banned the production of medium-range ballistic missiles, and most of them have been destroyed. And a batch of medium-range ballistic missiles originally deployed in China are also under the monitoring of the United States, Russia and other countries. As soon as Nazyrov opened his mouth, he was very embarrassed, as if he couldn't do it.

Li Mo was stunned, what does this mean? Can't you get it? Li Mo couldn't help turning his head and looking at the mouse. Yesterday, he found the guaranteed supply of goods.

The mouse had no choice but to spread out his hands. Najirov didn't say that before. Although it did not directly indicate that he was also sure to get a medium-range ballistic missile, the mouse still analyzed that Nazyrov was already sure.

"There is one thing that ordinary people probably don't know, but major countries in the world know it. That is, the 'Southern Machine Factory' no longer produces strategic missiles for some reasons, and now mainly produces space equipment such as launch vehicles. However, in order to satisfy your big customer, I used a lot of connections to find two SS-20s in the 'Baplogler Machinery Factory'!" Nazyrov had no feeling about the behavior between Li Mo and the mouse, so he continued.

After saying that, Nazirov found that the two did not seem to have much reaction. He smiled and said, "I'm not a person who often comes into contact with the arms industry. Now I'm afraid I don't know much about SS-20 medium-range ballistic missiles. SS-20 is a code name given by NATO. It is called 'RS-20' in the former Soviet Union. It is a medium-range ballistic missile with a range of 5,000 kilometers and one of the fourth-generation strategic missiles of the former Soviet Union. SS-20 also has a name in the West: Satan. There are two types of missiles, one is to load a guided warhead, and the other is to load a single warhead. What I'm talking about here is the former SS-20 that can be loaded with a guided warhead. This missile has a short launch time and high hit accuracy. During the Cold War, the United States and the Western world feared that this missile would pose a great threat to Europe and Japan, so they had to sign a 'China-Range Treaty' with the former Soviet Union to limit and destroy medium-range ballistic missiles. A total of 450 SS-20s produced in the former Soviet Union were destroyed in 1991. The method of destruction is to directly launch all deployed missiles, and the result is that all of them were launched successfully, creating a missile launch record..."

Although Nazyrov's introduction of the missile made Li Mo very excited, it is a more advanced medium-range ballistic missile than the SS-4/5 he wanted before. But he still has a question. Since all these missiles have been destroyed, why does another missile factory in Ukraine still have them?

When Li Mo asked this question, Nazyrov smiled and explained, "In fact, this can be said to be an accident. At that time, in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, both countries were trying their best to produce all kinds of weapons. It can be said that these two SS-20s signed the 'Middle-Range Treaty' outside in the production workshop. Moreover, as you know, 90-91 was a period of turmoil in the former Soviet Union. At that time, many Soviet orders were difficult to be successfully executed by the following federal states. However, the two missiles were dragged out of the production workshop before they were manufactured. More than a decade later, many parts have been aged and damaged for a long time. But I still used the relationship to let the 'Baplogler Machinery Factory' secretly remake them!"

(to be continued)