I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 740 - 638: Sealed Cold War Equipment

The Europeans have no fighter jets left, and this news really surprised the high-ranking officials in the Flame Country.

Although everyone had anticipated old Europe’s state of disrepair, they didn’t think it would be this extreme. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Faced with such a situation, even though quite a few people felt it would be easier to ignore the Europeans and tackle the extraterrestrials ourselves, the high-ranking officials still convened a special meeting to discuss new aid plans for Europe.

After all, despite everything, these Europeans are indeed resisting the extraterrestrial invasion, and it wouldn’t be right for the Flame Country to leave them entirely unattended or simply take over themselves.

While taking over might allow the Flame Country to better utilize these Europeans’ resistance, the high-ranking officials, after careful consideration of the problems they would face, ultimately abandoned this tempting idea.

In essence, although life’s been easier for the Flame Country lately, there are still many issues at home to deal with, and there’s not enough leeway to handle European matters.

Indeed, taking over completely could provide benefits like land and population from old Europe, but unfortunately, the Flame Country doesn’t have the appetite to swallow such a large cake, not even with Lucia as an ally.

"Colleagues, you are all aware of the situation in Europe. What thoughts do you have?" asked the high-ranking leader chairing the meeting.

"These Europeans are regressing more and more! I say we should just send our troops over ourselves. After all, with the Land Ship, deploying troops there isn’t a hassle, and these Europeans can’t be relied upon!" A military officer at the meeting bluntly expressed his dissatisfaction with the Europeans and shared his thoughts.

When it comes to soldiers, they always like to solve problems directly. If the Europeans don’t hold up, they’ll take over.

Although this is a straightforward approach, it’s still a valid one. The Flame Country initially considered this too. But due to the influences and distractions of domestic battles, the military currently doesn’t have sufficient forces to deploy in Europe.

So, regarding this idea, an official directly stated, "Although the Land Ship can help us easily transport troops to Europe, unfortunately, we don’t have enough troops to maintain two fronts simultaneously—it’s too consuming!"

"Yes, and it’s not just the manpower; the logistics can’t keep up either. Currently, the ammunition consumption at the Dongting Lake Battlefield is very high, and we can only sustain one battlefield’s consumption," another official chimed in, explaining the current logistical situation.

The speeches of the two officials clearly dispelled the officer’s idea of directly sending troops to Europe.

However, leaving the European issue unattended is obviously impossible. For the Flame Country, they still need various European countries to exist and maintain their defense lines to fend off extraterrestrial attacks, allowing the Flame Country to focus on dealing with domestic extraterrestrial threats.

"Support for Europe must continue," the high-ranking leader, giving the table a slight tap, set the tone for the discussion. "The Lucians are currently building the Eastern European Defense Line to serve as the second line of defense against extraterrestrial invasions, so they, too, can’t spare much manpower for now.

Based on the information we’ve received from the Lucians, they can only deploy at most a brigade of forces for the time being, making it unlikely for us to assume the European defense operations.

Even though no one wants this line of defense to be used, Europe needs to hold on until it’s completed!

Moreover, even when the Eastern European Defense Line is built, according to the Lucians’ plan, it’s meant to gather European refugees and defeat armies, using them as the main force to bolster the defense. So, let’s figure out how to help European countries sustain as long as possible."

With the high-ranking leader setting the tone, others naturally had to conduct discussions around this guideline.

At this moment, Chen Xin suddenly asked, "If I recall correctly, before the end of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization had stored a large amount of military equipment in Europe. Are these still around?"

"Cold War equipment?" The question from Chen Xin instantly sparked surprise, as everyone was curious why Chen Xin brought this up.

However, in meetings like these, if someone asks, there will be answers, so a staff member quickly responded, "Most of this equipment is still around, except for a small portion that was damaged due to submerged storage sites or bad weather. The majority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Cold War equipment is still there and confirmed to be operational. In fact, European countries have already unlocked a significant portion of this equipment to arm their troops."

Perhaps thinking Chen Xin’s question might relate to the topic under discussion, the staff member added, "They seem to have a batch of stored Cold War-era fighter jets, but due to a lack of spare parts, they don’t plan to deploy them."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin nodded knowingly and then proposed, "I think we can send a maintenance team from home to Europe to help these Europeans repair and deploy the stored aircraft.

Even though these planes are Cold War products, they should still be usable against extraterrestrial threats. As for the parts issue, as long as they provide the blueprints, I believe with 3D printing equipment, it’s not a problem to print parts for them."

Chen Xin’s suggestion surprised the meeting attendees, but they quickly agreed with his idea.

Although Cold War-era fighter jets are somewhat outdated compared to modern ones, they’re still quite serviceable. After all, the goal is to fight extraterrestrial threats, which don’t require modern jets’ advanced electronic warfare and radar stealth capabilities. Their supersonic speed is more than enough.

More importantly, during the Cold War, Europe was the buffer zone between the Federation and Suyia. If war broke out, this would have been the battlefield, so both European countries and the Federation deployed significant troops and weaponry here.

At that time, they spared no expense in preparing for a potential third world war, resulting in an astonishing amount of weaponry and equipment.

Even though most of this equipment was decommissioned after Suyia’s dissolution and the end of the Cold War, an impressive quantity of stored equipment remains.

While lacking maintenance and spare parts has left these planes and equipment in disrepair, if fixed, these old machines could still be of great use.