HPDBC #892 - Blast to your heart's content! (Second update!)
#892 - Blast to your heart's content! (Second update!)
Arlington Cemetery is located in Arlington, Virginia.
The overall terrain is high in the west and low in the east, with the lowest average altitude in the east being 11 meters and the average altitude in the west being 60 meters.
To the north, west, and southwest is the built-up area of Arlington County, Virginia.
To the southeast is America’s most famous Pentagon.
To the east of the cemetery is the Potomac River. Across Columbia Island in the center of the river and across the Arlington Memorial Bridge is the Lincoln Memorial. Continuing east is the American Constitution Park and two monuments.
Further east is the Washington Monument.
In Washington, to the north of the monument is the White House of America.
The straight-line distance between the two is less than 4 kilometers.
The history of this cemetery can be traced back to the Civil War.
This was originally a park for Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army. After the Confederate Army was defeated, it was confiscated by the federal government in 1864 and converted into a cemetery for fallen soldiers.
The first person to be buried in this cemetery was a very ordinary soldier.
As more soldiers were buried, the meaning of this purpose changed.
From then on, the cemetery that buried Civil War soldiers was gradually transformed into the America National Cemetery of Honor, and gradually began to symbolize America's respect for soldiers.
It covers an area of about 2.6 square kilometers and is home to more than 400,000 buried people. Among the more famous people buried here is Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. In front of his grave is a famous landmark attraction - the Eternal Flame.
In addition, the 27th President of America, William Howard Taft, is buried here. He was also a ruthless man and the only person who served as president and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the same time.
Next to this grave is Omar Bradley, the man for whom the Bradley tank was named.
In addition to dignitaries, there are also some slightly "ordinary people" here, such as the so-called astronaut John Glenn, the victims of the space shuttle accident, and the victims of the 9/11 incident.
Odebiao's convoy moved very slowly. It took the convoy almost an hour to travel a few kilometers.
Moreover, they did not go directly to Arlington Cemetery, but first went around the Pentagon before driving the convoy into Arlington Cemetery.
Instead of heading to Arlington House, a museum, the motorcade went straight to the memorial in the center of the cemetery.
Fortunately, the convoy had just entered the cemetery when it began to rain. The rain was not heavy, but dense.
A very dense drizzle slid down from the sky, carried by the wind, and penetrated into the car door that had just been opened, through the collar of his clothes, into the deep of Odebiao's clothes, and into the gaps between his bones.
cold!
"Hiss..." He couldn't help but shudder, then turned his head to look at the chief of staff of the co-pilot and asked seriously:
"Isn't that necessary?"
The Chief of Staff rolled his eyes and pointed to the monument not far ahead:
"Sir, now that you are here, please stand for a while!"
Hearing this, Odebiao couldn't help but sigh, and at the same time he wanted to raise his hand to slap himself.
I shouldn't have agreed to it in the first place.
In such a cold day, if you get wet in the rain, you will definitely catch a cold. As the president, after you catch a cold, countless doctors will be busy treating you.
But here’s the thing…
It is you who has a cold, and it is you who feels uncomfortable.
Seeing that Odebiao did not move, the chief of staff sighed, got out of the car, and then walked with serious steps to the back of the convoy, where there were two small trucks.
There were some wreaths made of fresh flowers in the truck.
Seeing him coming, the doors of the cars in front and behind the truck were pushed open from the inside, and bodyguards in black got out of the cars. Led by the chief of staff, they took the wreaths from the truck, and then marched in neat steps back to Odebiao's vehicle.
At the same time, the senior officials and generals of the Ministry of National Defense in the motorcade opened the doors of their cars and appeared in the drizzle.
Seeing this, Odebiao sighed, got out of the car, straightened his clothes, and smoothed out the wrinkles on his body bit by bit.
After doing all this, he stepped forward and walked into the grass.
Senior officials and generals from the Ministry of Defense also walked behind him, holding wreaths they had taken from the bodyguards.
The monument was not far away, but in order to show off, they walked very slowly.
With every step he took into the grass, his leather boots created splashes of water on the grass.
After about 10 minutes, they finally walked to the monument and put down the wreaths. These senior officials and generals raised their hands and saluted the monument.
In the truck bed, three men were furtively fiddling with gadgets.
The gadget is a drone.
There are a total of 54 drones smuggled from the Middle East. Each drone can carry 500 grams of TNT. 54 drones means 27,000 kilograms of explosives.
It’s enough to blow up everyone present!
After all the explosives were placed, one of the men pressed the intercom on his chest, did not speak, and just knocked on the floor of the carriage with the screwdriver in his hand.
The sound of metal colliding was very loud, and the person on the other end of the intercom naturally heard it and quickly responded:
"You guys evacuate first!"
After hearing this, the person who pressed the intercom turned off the intercom and pried the floor of the car with a screwdriver in his hand.
The floor of the carriage was pried open, revealing an open sewer outlet underneath.
The sewer exit emitted an unpleasant smell. He took a deep breath and was the first to crawl into the sewer exit.
The last person who got into the sewer exit moved the sewer cover with difficulty and closed it, as if nothing had happened.
After they disappeared, all the drones in the truck compartment started up, and then flew towards the east in large numbers like bees leaving their nest.
Meanwhile, southwest of Arlington Cemetery, at Longbrand Flag Golf Course.
George was sitting in a truck. He looked down at the time on his hand and grabbed the walkie-talkie on his chest:
"Release the bees, and everyone evacuate quickly!"
With his order, the canvas of the cargo box of the truck he was in was pulled open, and dozens of drones flew out of the cargo box. At the same time, dozens of drones also flew out from the two trucks next to this truck.
After the drones took off, the three trucks started quickly and then evacuated in three directions according to the established routes.
In just a few minutes, he disappeared in the vast crowd.
And across from them, Arlington announced Northwest.
This is the heart of Arlington, and Arlington City Hall is located here.
so.
It also has the tallest building in the vicinity.
The top floor of Hilton Garden Inn.
Three men dressed in suits and looking like elites stood on the roof, standing in a straight line next to the parapet.
The men on the left and right each hold an observer rangefinder, while the man in the middle holds a gray-white Tac-50 sniper rifle.
The man put the tripod in place and then pointed the scope in the direction of Arlington Cemetery.
At the same time, the voices of two observers came from the side:
"Distance to position 1, 1754.2 meters, wind direction west, wind speed 12 meters!"
"Distance to position 2, 1753.45 meters, wind direction west, wind speed 12 meters!"
After hearing the data reported by the two teammates, the sniper turned around and started to curse:
"Can one of you come and measure my position?"
"Over 1,700 meters, you guys think highly of me!"
The two observers did not take the sniper's complaint seriously. The observer on the left shook the observation device in his hand and said softly:
"Our purpose is just to alert the enemy, not to kill Odebiao."
"All you need to do is fire the ten 12.7×99mm bullets in your hand as quickly as possible when you receive the signal, and we can call it a day."
"In short, in short, we need to think about how to evacuate quickly and get ourselves out quickly."
As soon as the observer on the left finished speaking, the cell phone hanging on his chest rang.
I grabbed the phone and just as I answered it, I heard a voice on the line saying prepare to take action.
The sound of preparation for action had just come out.
A sudden explosion came from behind them.
The observer on the right quickly turned around, pulled out his gun, winked at his two teammates, and then quickly ran to the other side of the roof.
The roof of the building was very wide, about 60 meters wide. It only took the man four or five seconds to run to the other end of the roof.
With just one glance, he saw the thick smoke rising from the southwest corner of the Arlington Government Building.
He pressed the intercom and shouted: "Car bomb attack!"
As soon as the shout landed, several more explosions were heard.
This time, it was further northwest.
That seems to be a bank.
At this time, a voice came from the phone on the left observer's chest:
"Get started!"
Hearing his teammate's call, the sniper pulled the trigger without any hesitation.
Bang bang bang bang!
After firing ten bullets, the two men turned around and ran without any hesitation.
The 12.7×99mm bullet fired by Tac50 is .50BMG ammunition. The characteristic of this ammunition is high initial velocity, up to 900 meters per second.
After flying for 2.13 seconds, all ten bullets crashed into the grass around Odbiao.
The bullet flew at high speed, spinning, and collided with the wet grass, creating one pit after another.
Some of the mud spots that were knocked away fell on Odebiao.
He tilted his head, trying to think whether this part was included in the itinerary.
The chief of staff standing in the distance widened his eyes for a moment after seeing this scene, and then his body began to move before his mind issued the order.
Already flew towards Odebiao.
After he took action, the bodyguards finally realized what was happening.
"The president has been assassinated! Seal off the scene!"
The originally quiet scene became chaotic at this moment. Those tall and strong, very gentlemanly senior officials and generals of the Ministry of National Defense did not care about their image at this moment. They ran towards the convoy in a hurry and got into the cars.
Odebiao was also surrounded by bodyguards and walked quickly towards the convoy.
In the ambulance, Hanks naturally heard the sound as well.
However, when he heard the voice, confusion appeared in his eyes.
He didn't remember the sniper he had arranged.
Snipers used to be very powerful.
But after he saw the drone, he decisively abandoned the sniper and chose to embrace technology and the new world.
The drones obtained from Rhein International Defense can use satellite communications and signal relay stations to communicate.
With satellite communication, a palm-sized remote control can control the drone to fly anywhere within a range of 5 kilometers.
If several signal relay stations are installed, the range can be extended to 10 kilometers.
And it's even more secretive.
Add to that HD camera and infrared camera, sniper?
What the hell!
so……
This tnd is someone else's sniper!
After realizing this, Hanks did not dare to delay. He reached out and took off the gun from the holster on his waist, loaded the bullet, and then stood by the window of the ambulance, staring out the window with his eyes wide open.
As soon as he looked over, he saw a group of black spots appearing in the western sky.
He thought it was a bird.
But soon, he saw clearly what the other party was.
Drone!
Dozens of drones!
Under these dozens of drones, there are some small things hanging.
The moment he saw these things, his scalp went numb and he felt like his head was going to explode!
This is not your drone!
Damn!
The moment he saw the drone clearly, he pushed open the ambulance door without hesitation, rolled out of the car, and then continued to roll, trying to distance himself from the convoy and Odebiao as quickly as possible.
Seeing this, people who were familiar with him did not choose to stay in the convoy, but quickly distanced themselves from the convoy.
Seeing these people following him one by one, Hanks was anxious and shouted:
"Spread out! Don't gather in groups! Self-exploding drones cannot gather in groups!"
As soon as he finished shouting, the fastest drone crashed into the convoy.
The explosion of 500 grams of TNT is very powerful.
There was a loud bang.
The bulletproof car, which cost several million dollars, was blown into the sky, then fell heavily to the ground and rolled on the ground.
More drones swarmed towards Odbiao, as if they would not stop until the black man was killed.
When the drone appeared, Odebiao's bodyguards pushed him out of the car and asked him to run towards the woods and finally towards the building behind the monument. On the slippery grass, Odebiao was running, running desperately, running madly.
At this moment, the sympathetic nerves activated the medulla, adrenaline began to be secreted, and then entered the blood, completely activating Odbiao's black bloodline, allowing him to rush left and right on the silky grass and in the whistling cold wind, like a black lightning.
Maybe it was because he was not very skilled in the operation, or maybe it was because Odebiao was not the biggest target. In short, Odebiao, who turned into black lightning, avoided the impact of the drone.
He avoided the explosion and hid in the woods next to the cemetery.
All in all, he survived.
The attack of these dozens of drones was very swift and fast, and it only took two or three minutes from outbreak to end.
In these two or three minutes.
The originally smooth lawn has disappeared, leaving only pits one after another.
And there is not a single intact car in the once mighty convoy.
The high-ranking officials who relied on the convoy for defense had also been turned into pieces.
Odebiao, who was hiding under the tree, breathed a sigh of relief, slowly walked out of the shadow of the tree, and was just about to speak and issue an order as president.
He saw more drones appearing in the southwest sky.