During the Sarkyzian War, the Basilic Army stationed nearly one million troops in Sarkyzia because of its strategic military importance. The day after the Zokesians took over, the paychecks stopped coming. There's nothing better for an arms dealer than a combination of disgruntled soldiers and warehouses full of weapons. The end of the Sarkyzian War was beginning of the highest time in arms dealing. The arms bazaar was open: Guided missiles, Unguided missiles, mortars, mines, armored personnel carriers, whole tank divisions.
I was hoping Major General Boris Valisiov would open a lot of armory doors in a lot of military bases. For a start, he was family, a highly decorated hero in the Basilic military, and more importantly, he was permanently shitfaced.
Those five years of mutual hatred between Sarkyzia and the KC now left millions of weapons, and no enemy.
"How many T-80s do you have?"
"Three Hundred."
"Is that a three? Doesn't look like a three to me. Looks more like a one."
"No, it's a three."
"It's whatever we say it is, because no one else will know the difference. One Hundred T-80s for a battalion... your stocks are badly depleted, Valisi. You should order more from the factory."
"Someone will work it out. What happens then?"
"We'll cut them in."
