The gold mine was less than 40 kilometers away from the camp in a straight line.
It took Joe Ga and his team over ten days to find the place by wandering through the jungle, but the helicopter could reach there in less than half an hour.
The Mi-8's cargo capacity was impressive; three Mi-8 helicopters not only brought doctors, medicine, chefs, and food but also carried enough ammunition and fuel for a small-scale battle.
The old guy 'Cobra' grew tired of playing the role of a scout in the Big Beak Bird, so he played rock-paper-scissors and beat 'Fat Goose,' earning the helicopter piloting rights for this fight.
'Ace' not only could fly fixed-wing fighters, helicopters were just like toys for them.
Arriving fully armed and with their fuel, they certainly didn't want to take everything back when they left.
Joe Ga admired these old guys, the only downside was that these old guys were really expensive to deploy in combat.
Rocket nests were fine, those things were cheap.
