[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill":3,"chapter-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-192":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting by Conning a $10 Billion Order",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2079084,3287,"Chapter 192","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-192",192,"\u003Cp>In the past, the Ugly Army could have relied on its superior air force to bomb the entire city of Homs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ever since that world-shocking air battle more than a month ago,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Ugly Army now rarely concentrates its air force for use,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aiming to prevent the Xuzheng Prefecture from acting out of desperation and hiring pilots from the DWS platform again, before finding a countermeasure against the J-20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ugly Country does not want to risk having its air force completely annihilated by appearing on the Xuzheng battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the memory of a single DWS pilot single-handedly destroying a hundred Israeli aircraft remains vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: For this new book, I beg for flowers, tips, and review votes; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For this reason, the U.S. Department of Defense formulated a strategy of dispersed small-unit raids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they encountered advanced fighter jets from the DWS platform, they would lose at most a few aircraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike last time, when the U.S. lost an entire fighter squadron outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the U.S. is now actively advancing research on anti-stealth radar and beyond-visual-range missiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoping to catch up with Dragon Country in this aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the U.S. forces are now encountering trouble on the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Urban warfare and suicide drones from the Syrian side have caused them considerable trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such urban terrain, even elite tank units find it difficult to deploy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet these Syrian troops can leverage favorable terrain to launch surprise attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various RPGs and Javelin anti-tank missiles were deployed in turns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Causing significant losses to the U.S. armored forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only potential advantages for the U.S.-led coalition lie in satellites and firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it is evident that the Syrian forces, having retreated to Homs City, had not only gathered a large number of troops there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the city also possessed an extensive network of underground tunnels and numerous hidden firing positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, even relying on its military strength and current troop levels,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would be very difficult for the U.S. forces to achieve a frontal breakthrough of Homs City's defenses in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this certainly does not represent the full strength of the U.S. forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>40,000 personnel),\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>deploying 4,300 tanks, 5,600 armored vehicles, 4,000 combat aircraft, 2,300 artillery pieces, and 400 warships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, in dealing with Syria, the U.S. forces have used only a fraction of their military capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, compared to the period of the Gulf War,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the U.S. forces now face numerous problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Domestic economic growth in the U.S. has stagnated, internal racial conflicts and immigration issues are intensifying, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the declining prestige of the U.S. globally at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially following the sinking of an aircraft carrier and the destruction of an F-22.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many nations feel that the once-mighty U.S. military is now nothing special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also the reason why so few countries responded to this multinational coalition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems no one wants to join the U.S. forces in fighting a meaningless war of aggression anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, for the currently declining U.S. to launch a battle on the scale of the Gulf War again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is actually very difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, war correspondents from various countries are conducting live reports from locations not far from the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past few days, domestic media have reported in detail on this conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The offensive and defensive battles between both sides have repeatedly refreshed people's understanding of modern warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after several days of stalemate between the two sides,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an encounter battle completely captured the world's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A U.S. armored brigade, comprising over 4,000 personnel and equipped with 87 M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2 Bradley fighting vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was ambushed and intercepted by the Syrian side in Homs City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides erupted into a large-scale tank slaughter battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what astonished countless people worldwide the most was that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the tanks on both sides were actually M1A2 Abrams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference was that the U.S. tanks were domestically produced by the U.S.,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while the Syrian side's were sold via the DWS platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this battle, the Syrian side deployed 90 tanks across two brigades, totaling approximately 8,000 personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Launching a frontal attack against the U.S. forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the plains, both sides began to engage in fierce combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, an incredible scene unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Syrian tanks and U.S. tanks, both painted in desert camouflage, simultaneously turned their turrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once within a range of two kilometers, both sides began firing at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, this unit belonged to the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Armored Division, III Corps of the U.S. Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally stationed at Fort Riley in Kansas, U.S.,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were transported to the Syrian battlefield following President Xiao Ao's war order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as these men encountered the Syrian army,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were met with a devastating counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, these U.S. soldiers did not think much of it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after all, some of them had participated in the 2003 war against Iraq.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their view, hadn't they crippled Iraq, one of the two Middle Eastern powers back then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of actual strength, Syria simply could not compare to Iraq of those years, even though Syria had the support of the so-called evil nation of Iran behind it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as well as assistance from the DWS platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in terms of overall strength, the U.S. forces still held an absolute advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, just after being dispatched to the Syrian battlefield, what did they witness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Ugly Army soldiers were dumbfounded, rubbing their eyes repeatedly to confirm they were not seeing an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opposing side was uniformly equipped with Ugly-made gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the paint schemes on both sides' tanks were identical; fortunately, the Xuzheng side had painted the Xuzheng national flag on their tanks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>otherwise, if both sides became entangled in a melee, it would be very difficult to distinguish who was the enemy and who was friendly forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FUCK!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the opposing gun barrels pointing at them, the Ugly Army tankers began cursing incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, although both sides fielded M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks that appeared identical,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in reality, the Xuzheng Army had purchased the 2020 version of the M1A2 SEPv3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Ugly Army itself was using the M1A2 SEPv2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the SEPv3 retained the previous design, it incorporated several new technologies,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>enhancing the tank's combat capability, functionality, and firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the SEPv3 was equipped with high-definition displays and new electronic circuit components.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the M1A2 SEPv3 began integrating upgraded ammunition data links and electronic warfare weapons,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such as the Counter-Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare System (CREW).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This new tank model was theoretically produced in 2017,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>powered by a Honeywell AGT1500 gas turbine engine and equipped with an auxiliary power unit capable of running onboard systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of protection, this Abrams tank was also fitted with the CREW Duke V3 counter-remote explosive device electronic warfare system,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>providing greater security for the crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other additions included new fire-control radar, new communication systems, and new auxiliary power units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks currently used by the Xuzheng side\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were a generation more advanced than those of the Ugly Army.\u003C\u002Fp>",1191,"2026-06-16T04:15:30.615Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","88a8f931b98bfec3a47ccc1e2e65cc7c5dab9b02f790a973babc291b923f3aa3","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-193","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-191",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]