Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 67



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Episode 67 – Bayraktar

The sea seen from inside the G650 ER jet lacked a sense of openness. It felt cozy, and perhaps because of the high altitude, it felt like I was looking down on the Earth.

Throughout the flight, Director Lee Shin-young was constantly admiring the luxury of the jet.

It seems like the OSL staff have adapted to it, or are they being considerate of me.

Director Lee Shin-young’s fuss was accompanied by a chuimsae. Director Lee Shin-young looked excited as he listened to that.

The plane quickly reached the skies over Nagasaki. It really was an instant. That’s how I feel. Maybe it was because I was always on a boat or because I was curious about new things, but there was never a dull moment.

I looked at the clock and saw that three hours had passed since I took off from Tawi-Tawi Bongao Airport.

If we had moved by yacht, it would have taken 5 or 6 days…

Suddenly I thought, ‘What have you been doing?’ It was to the point where I wanted to think about it.

Nagasaki Bay, seen from the jet, was shining with sunlight on the calm sea.

The plane landed lightly at Nagasaki Airport. I couldn’t even feel the landing gear hitting the ground.

As a novice pilot with a light aircraft pilot’s license, I could not help but admire and respect the piloting skills of the G650 ER captain.

The plane was taxiing slowly off the airport runway. I could see Director Jeong Si-woon and his employees waiting to meet me at the end of the taxiway.

– Taxing: Aircraft moves on the ground under its own power.

– Taxiway: A taxiway connecting the runway and parking lot.

When the plane came to a complete stop, the captain’s in-flight announcement continued.

– OSS Echo-Romeo ONE. Arrived at Nagasaki Airport. (OSS ER 1: call sign)

– The current temperature here is unusually -7 degrees Celsius. Please pay special attention to keeping warm.

When the stewardess opened the door, I felt a chill digging into my collar. It was not the weather in Nagasaki, which never drops below 4 degrees Celsius even in winter.

Everyone was busy taking out the coats they had prepared and putting them on.

When I came down from the plane trap, Director Jeong Si-woon and his staff were there to meet me.

“CEO!”

“Director Jeong. “It’s so touching to see your face after such a long time.”

“Yes, representative. “Thank you for your hard work in handling such a big problem.”

“no. “It is thanks to Director Jeong’s hard work in Ukraine, where there was nothing.”

We headed to our accommodation, Garden Terrace Nagasaki Hotel, unpacked our clothes and rested for tomorrow.

The hotel had a very nice view. As the name of the hotel suggests, Garden Terrace, you can see the entire city of Nagasaki at a glance.

So to speak, perfect for a cigarette! It was such a nice place. Despite Hyein’s glare, he lit a cigarette on the terrace.

– Phew~

As I looked at Nagasaki Port, past events came to mind one after another.

From the moment I first received my first ship, the Yacht Sonyatore, in Ancona, Italy, I remember diving to the limit of depth on the Lee Hoe-young ship.

The battle fought to retrieve the ARK, and now the jet to Nagasaki…

‘If Director Kim Jun-myeong had not been able to obtain RPG 7 at that time…’

At that moment, something flashed. I found Hyein.

“Hyein! “Hyein.”

“Uh~ Oppa.”

She had just come out of the shower, and her milky skin was shining through her white gown.

“Did you bring my laptop?”

“I… again.”

Hyein answered with a sober expression.

“sure. I’m my brother’s secretary, but I’m afraid you didn’t take care of it. Ho Ho”

“Yes, please take care of that quickly. “When I thought of it, I had something to do quickly.”

“Yes~”

I turned on my laptop and made a secure connection via cell phone tethering. The wifi was unreliable.

And a security letter was sent to SBU Ghost Bear.

[ … We will continue to maintain Dnieper (Alexei) employment.

If mutual trust is maintained. His status will remain as OSS engineer.

and

Can you purchase the Bayraktar TB-3, Turkiye’s armed drone, on my behalf?

If possible, we are willing to purchase 150 aircraft and donate 50 to Ukraine free of charge. This equipment will be owned by OSS, not the Korean military.

… ]

The effectiveness of attack drones was fully confirmed in the battles of Severodvinsk and Ditovato Island. It was limited to infantry irregular combat.

I especially felt it keenly while dealing with tanks and armored vehicles at the Sevmash Shipyard.

The fact is that suicide drones modified from commercial drones or 60mm mortar rounds are still insufficient to deal with it.

Turkiye’s Bayraktar is a simple unmanned attack aircraft. It was a hero drone in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

So great was his performance that poems and songs praising Bayraktar were already created during the first war.

It went beyond the role of a reconnaissance drone and had an endurance of more than 24 hours even though it was equipped with 150 kg of weapons.

It was a full-fledged UCAV military attack drone capable of carrying anti-tank missiles and laser-guided bombs.

In addition, the upgraded TB-3 model could be placed on a ship by folding its wings and could be taken off from a small aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship without a catapult.

If I could get my hands on Bayraktar, I planned to make one of the ESBs to be introduced in the future a drone carrier.

Unfortunately, it seemed like it could play the role of an aircraft carrier. Perhaps there were many aspects that were better than an aircraft carrier.

Not only is it impossible to educate and train fighter pilots on your own, it takes a long time, and it is difficult to hire them.

Drone operators could be trained through in-house training.

The price was about 7 billion won per aircraft, making it a very cost-effective aviation weapon system.

The specifications of Bayraktar TB-3 were as follows.

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Total length: 8.35m

Wingspan: 14m (folding wings)

Height: 2.6m

Crew: 0 (3 ground control personnel)

Maximum take-off weight: 1450kg

Maximum cargo weight: 280kg

Cruising speed: 125 knots (approximately 230 km/h)

Maximum speed: 160 knots (approximately 296 km/h)

Range: 6,000km

Operating altitude: 5,500 m

Flight range: 170km (remote control distance)

Continuous flight time: 24 hours

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After frantically tapping the keyboard on my laptop, I looked up and saw Hyein standing there looking at me.

“I’m done?”

“eww···. huh”

Hyein also smiled brightly when she saw me smiling brightly.

And her gown flowed to the floor. A dazzling white milky glow gradually came closer to me.

The night in Nagasaki deepened like that.

…

next day.

It was a refreshing morning with the sun rising over the horizon. Even in the cold wind, I could feel the salty and sweet scent of the sea.

We headed to MHI Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki shipyard.

I was greeted by the diligent movement of workers crossing the huge shipyard like ants.

As soon as I entered the launching ceremony site of the Rator, I saw the overwhelming majesty of the cruise ship.

Its majestic appearance was something different from a submarine or an aircraft carrier.

What can I say? It felt like a huge apartment, no, a small city waiting to be thrown into the water.

The launch ceremony began. The familiar boredom passed quickly.

Just by looking at various parts of the huge ship that could not be seen at a glance, it was impossible to feel the passage of time.

It was time to break the champagne bottle that would conclude the event.

Hyein was wearing a pure white one-piece dress with a narrow waist and white gloves.

It was Hye-in with a beautiful figure that matched the majestic curves of the Laterus.

Bottles of champagne were lowered from a high crane on the dock, hanging from a rope. Following the guidance of the event staff, Hyein raised her hand high in the sky and threw the champagne bottle with all her might.

Hye-in’s dress spun around while the bottle was flying through the air.

The hem of the dress fluttered and bloomed. Its beautiful appearance was clearly imprinted on all eyes looking at it.

It reminded me of Maria from the movie ‘The Sound of Music’, dancing and spinning around in the meadow.

The champagne bottle hanging from the line flew in a spectacular fan shape in the air, and exploded on the ship’s hull with white foam.

Lastly, let Hye-in cut Jin Su-seon.

Amid the applause of the people, congratulatory guns were fired, and as the balls exploded, colorful pollen flew into the sky. It’s like worshiping Hyein’s beauty.

…

The launch ceremony has concluded, but it is said that it will take more than two months for it to be commissioned.

After commissioning, Relater’s cruise routes were determined as follows:

Incheon > Tongyeong > Jeju > Okinawa Naha > Tawi-Tawi Bongao > Palau > Guam > Saipan > Kagoshima > Tsushima > Yeosu > Incheon

…

We boarded the OSS ER1 jet at Nagasaki Airport and headed to Korea.

The destination was Sacheon Airport. It was to meet Vice President Han Gyu-dong and Deputy Director Lee at Hanwha Ocean’s Okpo Shipyard.

We arrived at Sacheon Airport, and I and the two OSS assigned as security personnel got off.

The plane dropped Hyein, Kim Wanjun, Jeong Siwoon, and Lee Shinyoung at Gimpo Airport. I was made to wait again at Sacheon Airport. (They were each given a mission to do in Seoul along with their vacation time.)

OSS agents and I headed to the Okpo Shipyard in Geoje Island in the prepared vehicle.

Upon entering the Okpo Shipyard grounds. The image of Director Jeong Si-woon rushing to the ground as if heading to the ground to build the Lee Hoi-young came to mind.

The events that took him to the Okpo Shipyard passed by like a flash of light.

When I arrived in front of the Hanwha Ocean headquarters within the shipyard, an escort staff member was there to meet me. I followed them to the conference room.

Vice President Gyu-dong Han and Deputy Director Lee were waiting for us there.

Following Vice President Han’s opinion, we moved to a location within the shipyard grounds.

It was a shabby little office at a factory that assembles ship parts.

Vice President Han Gyu-dong spoke first.

“I brought you here because there may be a security loophole. “Please understand.”

“no. “Well thought out.”

Deputy Director Lee accepted the speech and continued the conversation.

“CEO Lee can do whatever he wants.”

“…?”

“One crucial thing cannot be resolved…”

“What is that like?”

Deputy Director Lee blinked and Vice President Han Gyu-dong began his explanation.

“To summarize, everything from quick drying of ESB to nuclear reactor production can be solved.”

“…”

“Even adding the last nuclear fuel is technically no problem…”

“But why…?”

“We cannot supply nuclear fuel itself.”

“Oh, as expected…”

Deputy Director Lee opened his mouth with a serious expression.

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Bayraktar TB2

Bayraktar TB3

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