Chapter 3009

While listening to Roger and Duru's explanation, Qian Tiandun paid attention to the status of the soldiers in the mercenary group.

If you look at the unit in front of you by the standards of a special operations division, the military appearance of the mercenary group is indeed not good. At a glance, the appearance of these people is not on the same channel, some are black, some are white

White, yellow, yellow, the first thing that comes to mind is the word "miscellaneous troops".

The military uniforms of the mercenary regiment are also different from the gray military uniforms of the regular army. The color is yellow-green, which is a bit close to the jungle camouflage. This may be due to the limitation of military expenditure, and there is not enough budget to provide them with camouflage military uniforms with higher manufacturing costs.

I can only settle for the next best thing and get a color that is close to the jungle environment.

Compared with the uniform style of military uniforms, the equipment they wear is diverse. Some wear straw sandals, some wear cloth shoes, and some wear small leather boots. Their carrying equipment includes scrawled cloth bags and canvas tactics similar to regular army equipment.

The styles of their vests, water bottles, water bags, and daggers are also different.

Most of the personal weapons they use are Type 33 rifles that have been mostly eliminated by the regular army. Although they are some outdated equipment in the Haihan Army, they are also breech-loading rifles that use paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition. Their performance

Still far superior to Western-style muskets of the same era.

Coupled with the tactics summarized by the Shanghai Han Army through rich practical experience, it is enough for the mercenary group to deal with the indigenous armed forces in the areas around the Strait of Malacca.

However, there are a few people who, in addition to being equipped with rifles, are also equipped with crossbows, short spears, chain hammers and other cold weapons. This is probably related to their personal combat habits.

"The mercenary regiment allows soldiers to freely choose their personal equipment. They can purchase some non-standard equipment to enhance their combat effectiveness according to their own circumstances." Du Lu explained what Qian Tiandun noticed.

If the mercenaries are willing to spend money, they can customize their own equipment according to their own combat needs, and they can even buy some of the Haihan Army's active equipment on the black market.

However, judging from what Qian Tiandun saw, the firearms they were equipped with were obviously restricted. Otherwise, there would definitely be some mercenaries who could obtain rifles with better performance from some special channels. But this may also be Roger's intention.

For this reason, in order to limit the combat effectiveness of the mercenary group and maintain a certain gap with the level of the regular army, it can be easier to control.

Although they are of different ethnic groups, have miscellaneous equipment, and do not look as neat as the regular army, the chilling aura of these mercenaries is no less than that of the regular army. After all, they perform military missions overseas all year round, and most of what they do is licking blood.

The trading and combat experience are not bad, and may even be better than some troops with less actual combat opportunities.

After a simple inspection ceremony, Du Lu led the team to visit the base's barracks, logistics, arsenal and other facilities. The construction of the entire base basically followed the standards of the Haihan Army. Qian Tiandun had led troops in the army for many years and built it himself.

There are also countless campsites, and he participated in the formulation of many relevant standards, so he is very familiar with them.

Although the foreign mercenary group has limited investment in personal equipment, the construction level of this base is not bad. All the houses are brick structures, the main roads in the camp have even been hardened, and various training facilities are available.

It is fully equipped. The level of hardware here is fully qualified even if it is used as a base for the regular army.

However, the reserves of the arsenal are a bit shabby. In addition to the Type 33 rifles, there are only a few small-caliber field guns, and they are all old models from the 1930s. It is estimated that the remaining ones are in use today.

Life span is not long either.

As for the grenades, landmines, blasting tubes and other equipment installed by the regular army, there is none here. It is obvious that the heavy weapons that the mercenary group can use are under very strict control, and the ability to attack difficult tasks is probably that of the mercenary group fighting on land.

biggest shortcoming.

The only place that is obviously different from the base of the regular army is probably the confinement room under the Military Discipline Department.

The military bases of the Haihan Army will all have confinement rooms for detaining soldiers who violate disciplines, but the scale is generally small. Generally, a few confinement rooms at a ratio of one thousandth of the number of garrisoned soldiers are enough.

But the situation of the mercenary regiment is obviously a bit special. It actually built a courtyard in a corner of the base, with more than thirty single rooms partitioned inside. With only some personnel from the third battalion staying, half of the people here were actually in confinement.

There are people locked up in the room, which shows that the military discipline of the mercenary group is indeed not very good.

Qian Tiandun asked jokingly: "With so many people locked up in this place, wouldn't it be just after a group fight?"

Roger didn't think anything was wrong, and responded calmly: "The discipline of the mercenary group is indeed not that strong. Violating military discipline is almost commonplace, so it is necessary to build more confinement rooms to let these guys learn to abide by the rules.

Those who have completed their service in the Corps have probably been incarcerated here."

Qian Tiandun said: "With such a level of discipline, can we still trust them to carry out important tasks?"

Roger said: "In some special circumstances, using a mercenary group is the best solution, and there won't be much room for choice."

Qian Tiandun said: "Then how do you plan to use it this time?"

Roger said: "If you want to find a sufficient reason to send troops and achieve immediate results, of course you have to set up a target and hit it yourself."

Dulu led a group of people to the combat conference room of the base. All officers of the third battalion above the company level were also present, waiting for Roger's dispatch.

First, Duru explained the current overseas deployment of the mercenary regiment: "The first battalion is currently stationed in Badang Port in West Sumatra, assisting Aceh in wiping out local rebel forces. The second battalion is dispersedly stationed in northern Sumatra.

The main task of Simawei, Mylon, Sikri, Banda Aceh and other places is to assist Aceh in training its new army."

"The rotating troops of the third battalion are stationed in the Dumai area and are responsible for guarding the local oil fields. According to the schedule, the troops stationed at the base will go to Dumai to replace them one month later."

Qian Tiandun looked at the map on the wall and saw that the mercenary regiments were all deployed on Sumatra Island.

"It seems that Aceh is the big sponsor of the mercenary group!"

Judging from the deployment situation, it is not difficult for Qian Tiandun to draw such a conclusion.

Roger did not deny his speculation: "The country of Aceh pays considerable remuneration to the mercenary group every year. We just complete the tasks required by the employer."

"Aceh must be in a lot of trouble, right?"

Qian Tiandun is no stranger to such a situation. After all, inviting foreign troops to station on the country's soil is not new. A part of the army under the Northern Region has been stationed in North Korea for the past twenty years.

Provide them with military protection.
Chapter completed!