Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 72



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Episode 72 – Ice and Fire

During the German-Soviet War, 29 million people died in the Soviet Union. 84% of those mobilized died or died.

(At the time, the combined population of North and South Korea was 22.5 million.)

Russia was a country specialized in fighting in harsh cold and ruins.

It also occurred to me that Russia might try to take away the power of the United States and falsely withdraw its troops from the border.

And then.

Russia felt no burden even if it used the shepherd boy tactic of invading Ukraine again.

Since Russia had become an international outcast anyway, Ukraine was just one step away. The United States had to fly thousands and tens of thousands of kilometers.

The United States seemed to be waging a war of supplies to end the war before winter arrived in Ukraine and Rasputitsa arrived.

– Rasputitsa: Refers to the period in spring and fall in Russia and Ukraine when the melted snow turns to mud, making it difficult to travel –

The reality of war was that nothing could be achieved until the infantry boots touched the ground. That was how it was going.

Amid the chaotic news, my mind is distraught. Something worth refreshing happened.

It was something that excited the fans of OSS.

Three Bayraktars and a control system had arrived at Bongao Airport.

Although weapons such as missiles did not come. It was a complete drone and control system that could be used immediately as a reconnaissance aircraft.

Warrant Officer Seo Ji-seok and I went to Bongao Airport and carefully brought the item to Sinheung Camp.

Although the operator has not yet arrived from Ukraine. I couldn’t wait any longer.

Just like peeling off the plastic on a new car that has been delivered, or like an old man opening the delivery box of a product ordered through direct purchase.

I unpacked it with excitement.

Director Kim Jun-myeong, as well as Captain Choi Eun-seok and Lieutenant Colonel Park Seo-joon, stood around and waited to welcome the new arrival.

With the Bayraktar parts unpacked in front of us, all we had was the manual.

There was a detailed manual, but I wasn’t leisurely enough to read the entire thick book.

Warrant Officer Seo Ji-seok and I began assembling the Bayraktar using only our long experience as a teacher.

– Oh, I’m going to need a guide for this.

– Director, please bring me a few pallets.

– yes. yes

– No, no, it’s shaking so hold on tight.

– Stop stop!

– You can’t just tighten it like that.

– We need to make it strong!

– Oh my! Even car wheels don’t work like that!

– This here, use a torque wrench. After looking through the manual and finding the torque value…

The sight of the older men gathering and bickering made me feel like a boy with an expensive toy in front of him.

‘These guys are cute.’

After many twists and turns, the assembly of Bayraktar, an attack drone with a wingspan of 14 meters, was completed.

The men surrounding me said something one by one.

– Wow, that’s cool.

– It’s bigger than I thought…

– So, this thing drops a missile from high in the air onto the roof of the tank.

– But who controls it?

“I will do it for now.”

– The CEO?

“I have experience with various simulators and RC airplanes before getting my aircraft license, so I don’t think it will be a problem to try flying one.”

– I heard the operator is from Ukraine.

“Can you wait until then?”

– haha. The CEO also does quite a bit of it. ha ha ha.

Before I knew it, the sun had set and I was gone. We decided to do a test flight tomorrow.

…

The next day, the test flight of Bayraktar began.

We headed to the makeshift runway that Director Kim Wan-jun had built in the direction of the Shinheung Camp beach.

A temporary drone control room was also built in a container. Bayraktar required three operators: piloting, reconnaissance, and armament.

I filled up the fuel and started the engine.

I slowly raised the throttle and increased the pitch. At first, I couldn’t figure it out and almost threw myself into the sea.

Bayraktar’s wide wings quickly received lift and flew into the sky.

‘The reason the wings were made so large was to shorten the glide distance.’

When estimating the glide distance for ascent, it seemed that it could be sufficiently operated as a landing ship.

Bayraktar was flying gracefully in the sky like a glider.

Looking at that, I understood why it had an endurance time of 27 hours.

Before we knew it, Bayrak Tar had risen to an altitude so high that it was invisible to the eye. Now I had to check the aircraft status only on the monitor screen.

While I was controlling the drone, Warrant Officer Seo Ji-seok was operating the reconnaissance camera and said something.

“Hey~ Turkish friends… “Well done.”

“How are your reconnaissance capabilities?”

“Representative, please take a look here.”

“oh!”

“The current altitude is over 3,800 meters, and the ground target is clearly visible like this.”

“All missiles to be installed are laser-guided…”

“Yes. If you just discover it like this, you will be in luck. haha.”

For a moment, I imagined it.

Bayraktar fills the deck of the ESB expedition base ship that is currently being built. And a squadron of drones fills the sky and flies toward the enemy.

If so. The ESB expeditionary mobile base ship was to be a drone aircraft carrier capable of launching 100 Bayraktars.

I finished the test flight with a full heart. An attempt was made to land Bayraktar via a makeshift runway.

– uh.

– Uh oh~

– Ugh!

Bayraktar could not stop on the runway and continued to slide.

Then I finally stopped in front of the control room container, and only then was I able to exhale nervously.

“Huh~ I waited ten years.”

– Ah, I almost ran away because of the CEO.

“sorry. “It’s been a while since I controlled the aircraft with a joystick.”

– I was appalled. I forgot I was unarmed and thought it was really going to explode.

“I must have lost my senses, but I adjusted the pitch incorrectly to ‘touch and go’ like a regular airplane, and it slipped even more. ha ha ha.”

– Still, I’m glad.

– None of us can control this guy like this when we first see him. It is possible because you are the CEO.

“If you say so. I feel relieved. The aircraft, people, and runway are all safe. ha ha ha”

I finished the test flight with a sheepish smile.

“Chief Warrant Officer Seo, please train the crew as operators on these three aircraft until the main squadron and instructor arrive.”

“yes. I think I have a lot to learn first. haha.”

“yes. sure. haha”

…

Shinheung Camp has been busy preparing for the introduction and operation of Bayraktar.

Meanwhile, ship number 9 entered the waters off Shinheung Camp with a CH-47H Chinook helicopter on its hip.

Once again, I could feel its grandeur.

On the flight deck of ship number 9, a Tide-class logistics support ship with a length of 200 m and a displacement of 39,000 tons, is as cute as a dragonfly. There was a Chinook helicopter sitting there.

Director Kim Jun-myeong was excited after seeing the CH-47H Chinook.

“Oh, finally!”

“Director. “You seem happy.”

“sure. Can’t we now do high-altitude drop training here too? ha ha ha.”

Director Kim Jun-myeong raised both arms and pretended to pull the parachute control rope.

“Oh, now that I think about it, I haven’t had a chance to jump.”

“yes. No matter how much I did while on active duty. You have to do it once. Only then will it live up to the SEAL name.”

– SEAL (SEa, Air and Land): General name for special forces capable of land, sea, and air operations. –

“ah. “I should have brought it in a long time ago.”

“no. Why not rent a ride? When I was on active duty, if I tried to do anything, there were a lot of people who would notice me in one way or another. “I will meet with the CEO and try to do it without any regrets.”

“ha ha ha”

“And personally, I like jumping.”

“okay. “The C-130 will be arriving soon, so high jumps are also possible.”

“Hey, now we have everything.”

…

Tawi-Tawi’s peaceful daily life continued. The situation in Ukraine was moving very quickly.

Belarus and Russia suddenly invaded Latvia, a Baltic country. Just by looking at the map, I could quickly understand the intention.

Cutting the Baltic states to the waist, while also geographically separating Estonia and Lithuania.

Since Latvia shares borders with both Belarus and Russia, it would have been advantageous in establishing operations and moving troops.

In addition, 30% of Latvia’s population is made up of Russians and Belarusians, so it would have been advantageous to establish a puppet government after the occupation.

The United States and NATO seemed to be in chaos. On the surface, Russia’s invasion of Latvia seemed like a strategic mistake.

Therefore, the United States was underprepared. Russia pinpointed that weakness.

The expanded front was filled with not only civilians and soldiers, but also civilians from various countries including Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia.

Therefore, it has become difficult to specify the origin of the attack from which to project air firepower, which is the advantage of the U.S. military.

Latvia, with a population of 1.8 million, was quickly occupied. As expected, a Russian puppet government was established.

Russia has secured a new bridgehead to the Baltic Sea.

‘If Ukraine and we had not blown up Severodvinsk…’

In this way, Russia cut off the Baltic countries and isolated Estonia. By issuing mobilization and conscription orders, insufficient troops could also be replenished.

Neighboring Lithuania and Estonia declared their participation in the war, calling for desperate resistance. Lithuania was a small country with a population of 2.6 million, and Estonia was a small country with a population of 1.3 million.

Poland, feeling the crisis, also declared war and declared participation in the war. Footage of the military moving to the Belarusian border was captured everywhere.

‘Because something is running, so is everything.’

Pro-Russian armed rebellions broke out in Georgia and Georgia. Moldova also became extremely chaotic due to the actions of pro-Russian armed forces.

And Chechnya, which is virtually the same as Russia, officially declared that it would fight the war on Russia’s side.

The power of violence inherent in many parts of the world was blocked by a dam called greater violence. A crack appeared in the dam called America.

I wonder if he knew that…

Iran says it will repay its salvation from the eight-year war. The war started again with Iraq, which is now a pro-American country.

Accordingly, the Sunni extremist IS, which was thought to have lost its power, declared a state again in northern Iraq.

Not to be outdone, even the Kurdish autonomous government in Iraq declared independence.

Words that had previously been considered taboo were poured out in the media.

[America in the mud]

[The beginning of World War III]

It was no exaggeration.

All countries in Europe were under the influence of war, and most Eastern European countries had no choice but to participate in the war or intervene directly or indirectly.

While looking at the news from each media outlet, my mind stopped as if the power had been turned off.

Although it was playfully caricatured, I came across a headline with a scary title.

[A world in ice and fire]

The title of the article was taken from ‘A Song of Ice and Fire,’ the original title of the ‘Game of Thrones’ novel.

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Baltic states cut off at the waist

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