9: The formidable Hind attack helicopter

Jiang Xin stood in place, holding military binoculars, and directed his gaze toward the 3 o'clock direction. Through the lenses of the binoculars, 800 meters away was a relatively large supermarket.

The supermarket's doors were wide open, and the supply crate was placed right at the entrance. Jiang Xin observed the surrounding environment, and the difficulty of acquiring the supply crate did not seem to be high.

Jiang Xin immediately ordered Zhang Long to lead 3 Heavy Infantry and 2 Riot Troopers to board the ifv and head to the supermarket entrance to retrieve the supply crate.

About a quarter of an hour later, the ifv slowly stopped in front of Jiang Xin. Zhang Long jumped off the vehicle, carrying the Red Alert supply crate in his hand, and walked quickly to Jiang Xin.

Jiang Xin looked at the supply crate in Zhang Long's hand, and an irrepressible excitement surged in his heart. He rubbed his hands together, a look of excitement appearing on his face, and shouted to Zhang Lei, "Brother Lei, Brother Lei, come here quickly and lend me some good luck!"

Watching Jiang Xin's nervous yet expectant appearance, Zhang Lei couldn't help but shake his head, smiling as he walked over. He extended his right hand, a clear water sphere slowly rotating in his palm, reflecting the light in Jiang Xin's eyes. "Fine, I'll give you some 'water' luck, and some 'fire' luck!" Saying this, he forcefully high-fived Jiang Xin with his left hand, which was covered in a thin layer of flame! With a soft "Pop!", the flames and water vapor instantly evaporated into a small patch of mist.

"Alright!!" It was as if Jiang Xin had truly received great encouragement. He no longer hesitated, took a deep breath, and with slightly trembling fingers, pressed the conspicuous red button in the center of the supply crate!

A dazzling light shot out from the supply crate. Jiang Xin looked closely and saw a delicate model of a hind attack helicopter lying inside. The voice of No. 1 came to his ears: "Congratulations to the host for obtaining the hind attack helicopter, and the corresponding construction authorization (3,500 funds/unit)."

Jiang Xin was suddenly stunned, his body trembling violently. In an instant, an incomparably brilliant smile bloomed on his face. He jumped up in excitement, and couldn't help but shout: "Awesome!"

This shout was full of surprise and admiration. He knew well the prowess of an attack helicopter—the attack helicopter is known as the absolute killer of infantry and tanks. In modern warfare, an attack helicopter with excellent performance, with its fierce firepower and strong mobility, is enough to cause catastrophic destruction to a tank company or an infantry battalion without anti-aircraft capabilities.

Just as Jiang Xin was marveling, a dazzling white light suddenly flashed, like a bolt of lightning cutting through the sky. Immediately after, a majestic hind helicopter, like a giant steel bird of prey, hovered steadily in the air about 10 meters in front of Jiang Xin.

The helicopter's rotors spun rapidly, emitting bursts of roaring sounds, and the powerful airflow blew Jiang Xin's clothes, making them flap loudly.

As the helicopter stopped in the open space, the cabin door slowly opened, and two pilots wearing flight suits nimbly walked down from the helicopter.

"Pilots Li Yi and Air Wing Vice-Captain Liu Jiang, reporting to the Commander!" Their voices were loud and firm, and they simultaneously gave Jiang Xin a standard military salute. Jiang Xin looked closely and saw the two pilots carrying the rank of second lieutenant on their shoulders, looking heroic and high-spirited.

If Jiang Xin hadn't already been promoted to a first lieutenant company Commander, the rank of these two pilots would have been on par with his own.

"Good!" Jiang Xin responded excitedly, "Introduce the specifics of this helicopter!" He showed a strong interest and eager anticipation for the hind helicopter; after all, no man could resist the attraction of a torrent of steel.

"Yes, Commander."

"hind attack helicopter, fuselage length: 19.7 meters, rotor diameter: 15.6 meters, height: 5.7 meters, empty weight: 7658 kg, maximum takeoff weight: 14432 kg."

"Power system: Equipped with 2 turboshaft engines, each with a maximum takeoff power of up to 2400 horsepower; in terms of performance parameters, maximum speed: 375 km/h, range: 500 km, service ceiling: 6400 meters."

"Weaponry: Equipped with one 30mm MH chain gun, which can adjust the attack direction 360° according to the pilot's line of sight, with 1200 rounds of ammunition, and a rate of fire of 635 rounds/minute. Loaded with 70mm 'Viper' rockets, it can carry up to 70. Missiles: The short wings on the fuselage have 4 hardpoints, which can carry 'Hellfire' anti-tank missiles, usually 16 can be carried, and the missile has a range of up to 8 km; or it can carry 'Sidewinder' air-to-air missiles or 'Stinger' surface-to-air missiles, etc. In addition to the pilots, the hind attack helicopter can also carry 8 fully armed soldiers." Pilot Li Yi detailed the specifics of the hind attack helicopter.

(The author modeled this after the American Apache data, everyone can consider it an enhanced version of the American Apache)

Jiang Xin was excited again. This firepower, it was just too awesome, wasn't it? Such a formidable attack helicopter, if it poured out all its firepower, even if facing a Zombie Tide of thousands, it could be wiped out with a wave of a hand.

Jiang Xin calmed his mood. Currently, he had 9 combat squads under his command, which meant three combat platoons. There were 3 armored personnel carriers, 1 ifv, 4 civilian luxury off-road vehicles and pickup trucks, and including the transport vehicle and flight crew members, there were a total of 116 soldiers. Additionally, there were 2800 funds. 3 armored personnel carriers were definitely not enough. He built three more, assigning two vehicles to each platoon, consuming 1800 funds. Currently, his strength was relatively weak, and there was no great need to keep funds on hand. Thinking that he was already a company Commander, he should also be equipped with 1 Guard Squad, so he produced 8 more Conscripts and one Military Dog.

Conscripts were already familiar faces to Jiang Xin, equipped with QBZ assault rifles and two high-explosive grenades. They possessed decent close-quarters combat skills and superb marksmanship, with 90 rounds of ammunition.

What surprised Jiang Xin more was the Military Dog. This Military Dog, which cost as much as two Conscripts, did not disappoint Jiang Xin.

The Military Dog was a tall black German Shepherd with a shoulder height of 80cm. It had a robust physique and wore lightweight black-gray polymer armor. Its sharp canine teeth were 4cm long. Moreover, the Military Dog also had the function of reconnaissance and spying. As a melee unit, the zero-star Military Dog could also be immune to the zombie virus. As the first Military Dog, Jiang Xin named it Howling Heaven.

Jiang Xin subsequently organized and appointed the troops. Zhang Long was appointed as the platoon leader of the first platoon, Heavy Infantry Chen Hao as the platoon leader of the second platoon, and Sniper Li Ang as the platoon leader of the third platoon. These three veterans were also the best soldiers in the unit who were the first to be promoted to one-star. In addition, there were several other veterans promoted to one-star, who were the members of the No. 1 Red Alert squad that initially followed Jiang Xin: Riot Troopers Li Wei and Yang Wen, and Conscripts Lin Yufei, Lieutenant Colonel, Green Giant ability Su Jin, Wood Element Ability Lu Hang, Shen Nan, Flame Fist, and Water Summoner. After being promoted to one-star, the veterans were also promoted by 1 rank. After the star upgrade, the soldiers' military skills were improved, and their physical fitness was 1.5 times that of the original, which was very formidable. It is worth mentioning Heavy Infantry Chen Hao; after he was promoted to one-star, the lightweight exoskeleton armor on his body was significantly improved. Now he was like a humanoid beast, relying solely on the power of the exoskeleton armor to easily smash a normal zombie's head with one punch. As Riot Troopers, Li Wei and Yang Wen's close-combat abilities were greatly improved. And as a Sniper, Li Ang's bullets were upgraded from armor-piercing rounds to armor-piercing incendiary rounds, with an additional 18 rounds of ammunition. Soldiers after the star upgrade also had a certain degree of immunity to the zombie virus. In the case of minor scratches, they would not be infected and turn into zombies.

As the veterans who followed Jiang Xin the earliest, Jiang Xin also took special care of them. Li Wei served as the squad leader of the Guard Squad, and the other 8 members also served as squad leaders for various squads, with the last squad leader being the second Heavy Infantry born, Yang Ning.

What Jiang Xin appreciated most was Zhang Long. Regardless of his combat ability, his execution ability was very strong. His command ability in field combat was definitely not just that of a low-level officer. Jiang Xin intended to cultivate Zhang Long, and now Zhang Long's rank had also been promoted to second lieutenant.

Before heading to the government building for rescue, Jiang Xin felt it necessary to scavenge the supermarket for edible supplies. After all, soldiers had individual combat rations. But ordinary people had no supplies that could be refreshed. Moreover, soldiers just eating this was not a sustainable thing.