Chapter 404 Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security 5/10
Ordinary tactical body armor has a lining, usually on the chest and vest, which is used to place bulletproof inserts to increase the bulletproof capability of the body armor.
According to the NIJ standard for U.S. body armor levels, level 5 and level 6 body armor are even worse.
Specially shaped bulletproof inserts can be placed on the shoulders, ribs, crotch and both sides of the thighs.
Because the bulletproof insert plate, whether it is ceramic, metal plate, or emerging bulletproof material, is a solid board to achieve bulletproof capability.
The lightest one weighs two or three kilograms, and the metal plate can even weigh seven or eight kilograms.
The higher the level of bulletproof vests, the heavier they are. Level 6 bulletproof vests are all equipped with bulletproof inserts, which is like carrying a standard-weight woman on your back.
It's almost the same as the bomb-proof suits worn by bomb disposal personnel in the bomb disposal unit.
Therefore, the bulletproof layer of heavy tactical bulletproof vests is only level four soft body armor, and even level five body armor is rarely used.
Long Zhan and the others were performing an escort mission this time and did not need to carry direct action combat materials.
Just pack light.
Others only wear level 3 or 4 body armor, coupled with a tactical vest, and their personal weight is not very large, only thirty or forty pounds.
The bulletproof insert greatly increases the survivability, but at the same time, because of its excessive weight, it will put a strong burden on the body and make movement very inconvenient.
For example, in order to make himself more comfortable, Jose did not even install a bulletproof insert on his back.
Only Long Zhan did it the other way around!
Not only did Black Fox come up with this set, a level 5 body armor with ribbed plate slots, it also required an additional lining to accommodate double the number of bulletproof plates.
Four big ones, four small ones and eight bulletproof boards, how can one be so heartbroken and crazy?
I personally saw Long Zhan put on this super-doubled abnormal-grade tactical body armor, and his movements looked almost as easy as theirs.
Black Fox had to secretly curse him as a pervert.
The four of them, Jose and Li, almost lost their eyes.
After getting along for more than a month, Long Zhan has been complaining about the weird quirks of the four of them, and the four of them are also looking for Long Zhan's "hobby".
I had never found it before, but now I finally have an answer that all four people agree with.
One word - coward!
Two words - afraid of death!
In a word -
So cautious that people can’t understand it!
For Long Zhan, staying alive is the most important thing, and other things must give way.
After the episode of Dragon War wearing equipment, Sophia, who had changed from a student short skirt to long-sleeved trousers, also walked off the jump floor.
"Here, put it on."
Black Fox walked up to Sophia with a relatively light second-level bulletproof vest. He didn't allow Sophia to say anything, and directly put it on her head and put it on.
Sophia was a little reluctant to wear it.
But the serious-faced black fox made her dare not resist, and her eyes subconsciously turned to Long Zhan.
That pitiful look seemed to be asking for help.
Wearing bulletproof vests is for safety. Long Zhan himself is wearing double bulletproof panels, so naturally it is impossible to speak for Sophia.
He just smiled and raised his eyebrows, meaning to let her accept this protection.
After helping Sophia put on her body armor, Black Fox raised her wrist to check the time and ordered: "It's almost time. All escorts are on board and ready to go!"
"Get in the car and move quickly!"
Long Zhan helped Black Fox press further and brought Sophia to the second bulletproof Humvee.
"Bang bang bang..."
After a series of heavy car door closing sounds.
Three super-powerful Hummer military vehicles, their engines roaring as loudly as a 12-cylinder sports car, began to leave the warehouse door.
In the Humvee military vehicle that first left the warehouse, Black Fox and three PMCs, including the driver, were seated.
Black Fox is sitting in the passenger seat!
The driver of the second car is DiCaprio "David Lee", the co-pilot is the bearded "Nikolai Petkovic", and Long Zhan and Sophia sit in the back seat.
The remaining three PMC and Department of Homeland Security agents sat in the last Humvee military vehicle.
The significance of the existence of this Department of Homeland Security agent is the same as the military's dispatch of foreign aid for cross-border operations. It serves the purpose of assisting in actual supervision.
Essential routine operations.
The U.S. government is more powerful than Kenya, and this time there are high-altitude drones to cooperate with the operation.
The convoy left the Macaroon branch of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, followed the green channel all the way, smoothly passed through the bustling urban area, and arrived at the border checkpoint between the two countries.
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When a convoy of Humvees leaves the U.S. border checkpoint and enters the Mexican border station.
The Navy Terminal 1 command base, which saw the scene live through a drone, sent a communication channel to the convoy: "This is the bird, calling to escort the convoy.
I have seen seven Mexican police cars waiting outside the Mexican border station opposite and requesting entry into your convoy."
Black Fox looked through the front windshield and saw the convoy more than 100 meters away. Knowing that it was sent by Rudolf, he connected to the radio and said: "The Hummer convoy has been received and agreed to merge in!"
The base liaison officer received Black Fox's reply and passed it on to the Mexican police convoy.
The Hummer convoy passed the Mexican border station smoothly. The seven police cars were divided into two groups, three in front and four in the back, integrating with the Hummer convoy.
Follow the originally planned route and drive forward along the national highway.
Perhaps in countries where there are more independent traffickers and gangsters, and gunfights are more common, the police need stronger and more intense firepower to enforce the law.
The escort convoy arranged by the Mexican police is more exaggerated than the previous convoy of Ethiopian police cars.
Four of the seven vehicles were armed pickup trucks, and the police officers on them were also more elite, equipped with bulletproof helmets and body armor.
At first glance, it looks like a Mexican SWAT unit!
That is to say, it was the special nature of the SWAT unit itself and the trust in its old friend Rodolfo that prevented the Black Fox from rejecting the integration of the Mexican escort team.
However, despite agreeing to the meeting with the Mexican police, Black Fox did not let down his guard.
After all, what happened in Ethiopia happened, and black foxes must take precautions to avoid making the same mistakes in the same thing.
This is also the main reason why Black Fox specifically requested Rudolph to provide these three bulletproof Hummers.
There is a distance of nearly 200 kilometers from McAllen to the federal inspection station in Mendes, and it takes nearly three hours for the convoy to arrive.
This process is all within the borders of Mexico and may face attacks at any time, so the risk is very high.
Needless to say, the terminal command center has already entered a combat state at this moment. Even Mrs. K, who is so mysterious that she rarely appears, has personally come to the command headquarters to take charge.
As the on-site commander, Black Fox is related to the success of the entire operation, and he can't even sit in the car to relax.
"Today is a good day for driving. The weather is sunny and there is no damn wind and sand. We are escorted all the way by large-caliber armed vehicles."
Black Fox opens with standard American humor through the car's radio equipment.
Then the inspection process for each unit began.
"Asuka, what's the situation?"
Black Fox is asking about the MQ-8B "Fire Scout" drone called from the military, which always remains at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters above the convoy and is remotely controlled by the command center.
"The observable distance radius is 10 kilometers, and no vehicles have been found." the drone monitor replied.
"No vehicle?"
A radius of 10 kilometers is equivalent to a radius of 20 kilometers. There is not a single car in such a large area. This really surprises Black Fox.
Even the area on the border between the two countries is a barren desert wilderness.
"Only desert, repeat, only desert to see, you are safe now."
After the drone monitor finished answering, in order to eliminate Black Fox's doubts, he paused for about two seconds and then said: "Before departure, the Mexican government has promised that the road will be cleaned and alerted across the board. It seems that they have kept their promise."
"Okay, got it."
After hearing the drone monitor's explanation, Black Fox, who originally felt something was wrong, relaxed again.
If there is a checkpoint set up by the Mexican government and an auxiliary escort convoy transports Sophia to the checkpoint, then it is normal that there are no cars on the road.