From arms dealer to king of war

Chapter 1114 The most suitable ship for P·B

Joga did not stay in Borsosa for too long. He left Borsosa on a Seahawk-43 the next morning.

It will take time to sort out the military base that the African Union gave him, and it will take time to distribute the first batch of food as a gift.

Only by sorting out everything can everyone around Bossosa know that P·B is coming.

In addition to the construction of the military base, the remaining issues of material distribution and political negotiation are the tasks of lawyer Jory Amon.

This guy has become famous in Afika in the past two years. He not only travels extensively within the African Union, but is also a guest of many Afika heads of state.

Compared to other Afika countries, Somalia is also a new challenge for Jory Amon!

The situation here is indeed very complicated, and Qiaoli Amon needs to coordinate a lot of things to cooperate with Boss Qiao’s grand strategy...

First of all, Jory Amon must act as a middleman to coordinate the relationship between Puntland and Somaliland, so as to facilitate the coordination and coordination of materials between the two sides. Otherwise, large-scale exports will be impossible to talk about.

The Puntland region is not an area where Al-Shabaab operates. Rather than fighting against Al-Shabaab, Puntland is more interested in Somaliland in the northwest. Although both sides apparently belong to the federal government, in fact there is a dispute between the two parties. Never stopped.

Sometimes Qiao Jia really doesn't understand. This shabby country is like this, so what's the point of fighting for this shabby territory?

For water, for pasture, or even for a few camels, these people can fight you to the death...

Boss Qiao has no interest in intervening in Somalia's internal affairs. He has made it clear that he only speaks to the Somali federal government recognized by the United Nations.

Fight against Al-Shabaab, integrate export resources, and use the expansion of the demand side to promote the development of Somalia's supply side from the side.

The most important thing is to use fishing boats to integrate fishery resources in the Gulf of Aden and even the Arabian Sea. Using the name of the United Nations and the name of combating piracy can allow him to do many, many things when needed.

Somali piracy has been so fierce in the past decade or so. Not to mention other things, the fishery around the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea has recovered well.

As long as Mukalla and Bossosa can resume fishing, their influence will spread outward as fishing boats expand.

Every country near the sea should have its own maritime exclusive economic zone...

Because Yemen is located within the Gulf of Aden, its exclusive economic zone is not large, but Somalia can. They have an exclusive economic zone of 56,000 square kilometers registered with the United Nations.

As long as Boss Qiao holds the fishery, he is equivalent to holding the maritime exclusive economic zones of Yemen and Somalia.

There are huge benefits here that are unimaginable to ordinary people!

As the world’s busiest waterway, the Gulf of Aden is no joke!

It's just that in the past, because Yemen and Somalia were so bad, they couldn't benefit from it at all.

That could soon change as fisheries recover…

Among other things, the recovery of the fishery will definitely suppress the scale of piracy. As long as the two Gulf of Aden ports are secured, the cost of escorting the Princess Fleet in the Gulf of Aden can be reduced by a large amount.

From Crete in the Mediterranean to Mukalla and Bossosa, the exits of the Gulf of Aden, in the future if the Shah is willing to give face, he is willing to rent a few berths at the port of Socotra, where Yemen extends into the Arabian Sea, to the warlord princess...

At that time, as long as the 3,600-ton Princess docks towards Bossosa, it will be able to handle the entire area from the Gulf of Aden to the Arabian Sea.

By then, four Seahawk-43s will patrol the sea regularly and respond to calls from ships at sea, and they will be able to collect money from passing ships generously.

This is not a toll, but a maritime security service.

Moreover, any cargo ship that wants to purchase insurance must purchase maritime security services when passing through dangerous sea areas, otherwise the insurance company will not pay compensation if something goes wrong!

Many people don't know that the insurance industry is also a super financial industry with many giants. Moreover, when Europe and the United States initiate sanctions against third world countries, they will first use the insurance industry.

For example, if the United States wants to block Venezuela, they don't even need to send warships. They only need to increase the shipping insurance limit to Venezuela to effectively block the entry and exit of bulk commodities.

Some countries have built a new port. No matter how advanced you are, you must first be evaluated by the International Insurance Alliance before you can be included in the global port system.

An internationally renowned and authoritative investigation company also serves international insurance giants.

They can even give a country a credit rating, which then affects not only that country's financial markets, but also their insurance markets.

For example, the most important department of major banks around the world is actually the 'risk control department'. The main role of this department is to control investment risks and to contact insurance companies, because many large-scale cross-border investments require the intervention of insurance companies. .

Global trade, from currency to logistics, has a set of standards and rules set by Europeans and Americans, so they can initiate sanctions at will when necessary.

Once you are sanctioned, it is okay if the export volume is small, but if the export volume is large, it will be really difficult.

Look at Iran, Venezuela, Cuba…

It's so miserable!

In order to join the WTO, my old mother transferred a lot of interests according to the requirements of Europe and the United States, and made a lot of efforts, just to connect to this system, to join global trade, and to transport products to Europe and the United States, which have the most consumption power. Earn foreign exchange and seek development.

Boss Qiao has no ability to shake this system, but in this case, if he wants to maintain the Princess Fleet, he does not need to do much. He only needs to maintain a certain tacit understanding with the international insurance company.

Because international commercial insurance companies have insufficient motivation to lower premiums for cargo ships!

Boss Qiao's development of fisheries can effectively reduce the number of pirates. After the transportation risk is reduced, the compensation risk of commercial insurance companies will also be reduced, so as long as the current rates are maintained, those insurance companies can make more money.

Until the Commercial Freight Industry Association puts enough pressure on them, they will not take the initiative to send assessors to investigate whether it is necessary to lower the risk level in the Gulf of Aden.

Therefore, if those cargo ships want to buy a solid insurance coverage, they must seek the services of a maritime security company. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the insurance company will have reasons to refuse claims.

When the Princess Fleet's port relay protection model takes shape, it will naturally overwhelm other maritime security companies.

How do those so-called maritime security forces who put a few mercenaries on board compare with the princess's fleet?

You must know that the owners of ocean freighters actually don’t want to spend this money, but this is stipulated by the insurance company.

So if you have to spend money, of course you should choose the Princess Fleet, which is cheaper and more reassuring.

High-speed ships like the Haiying-43 are perfect for the current situation!

As long as there is a port that can dock, an ocean high-speed patrol boat like the Haiying-43, which can travel 3,000 nautical miles at a speed of 20 knots, is very useful.

You see, new benefits derived from the war in Yemen have emerged!

In the past, the most expensive part of P·B was the air force, and the second most expensive one was the Princess Fleet.

The Air Force is okay, because Boss Qiao will reap huge benefits every time he uses them. They are considered the main force for P.B. to make money through war.

The fleet does not have this advantage. The main reason why they waste money is that those ships lack stable profit channels.

Now, not only can the Air Force make profits for P·B through war, but the Princess Fleet has also reduced navigation costs through the existence of multiple ports, which can be regarded as a stable profit point!

In the past, Boss Qiao was like a captain. He could always find the right ocean current and wind direction and sail smoothly.

Now Boss Qiao is able to create favorable conditions and effectively control the ship's course, allowing the ship to ride the wind and waves.

Qiao Jia stood on the bow of Seahawk-43 with Nice in his arms...

In the past, he didn't like this big money-eating guy, but now his view of the Seahawks-43 has changed dramatically.

After all, people can make their own money...

The Seahawk-43 has a 7+8 personnel configuration, but in fact, if the ship is properly maintained, only 3 people can complete the operation.

An 8-man maritime commando team can be configured as needed.

The ship that Boss Qiao now owns is an introduction fee given by Juste Fontaine, the head of the French Naval Group, after he helped with the Greek destroyer renovation project last time.

Compared with the three Seahawk-43s purchased at a low price, the current ship owned by Boss Qiao is an advanced high-speed patrol ship that Naval Group is unwilling to abandon the Seahawk project and strives to build.

It is also 43 meters long and 16 meters wide. The waterline of the ship that Boss Qiao is on is 0.5 meters deeper than the 1.6-meter waterline of the ordinary Seahawk-43.

The reason for this phenomenon is that the weapon has been expanded...

The 12.7 mm elevating automatic weapon station originally installed at the bow of the ship was moved above the cockpit and became two sets.

The original location where the machine gun was installed was changed to a CTAS CT40 40mm countersunk cannon.

This small change is not too much, but there are two 'Flying Fish anti-ship missiles' loaded inside the pontoons on both sides that look like wings, which is a bit scary.

Although Juste Fontaine made it clear that Naval Group will not provide purchase channels for subsequent missiles, why does Boss Qiao care about this?

He wouldn't really use this thing to start a war with the warships of a big country, because he couldn't defeat them and couldn't afford to offend them!

What Boss Qiao likes most is not the so-called Feiyu anti-ship missile, because this thing is just a gimmick.

What Boss Qiao likes the most is that the French integrated two sets of liftable Mistral missile systems behind the cockpit of the Seahawk-43, under what was supposed to be the unmanned helicopter parking platform.

This thing takes up a small space inside the Seahawk-43, but Boss Qiao likes it so much!

Because the positioning of the French Mistral missile is actually the same as that of the Stinger, the Mistral missile system on the ship is actually the same thing as the Avengers close combat air defense system that Joga has long used.

It's just that the French's aesthetic appreciation of the appearance and performance of weapons is indeed superior to Boss Qiao...

The 3-kilogram explosive part of the Mistral missile not only makes it much more powerful than the Stinger missile, but its advanced guidance function and propeller allow it to hit all targets on the ground, in the air, and at sea within a range of 6 kilometers.

The French Naval Group has been modifying this ship for some time, but it has been unable to sell it.

Not to mention that the navies of other countries don't like this kind of thing with a small internal space. Even their own navies don't like this patrol boat that has an advanced appearance but is 'useless' in actual combat.

But Boss Qiao likes it so much, because the current Seahawk-43 is completely in line with P·B’s current positioning.