Dominate South Asia

Even Hamad did not expect it to go so smoothly. When people from Krause Company came to the door again, Hamad was already planning to rush to the next stop. The negotiations started again. This time, Prime Minister Cole He didn't come forward, he was completely from Klaus Company.

"In order to show our sincerity, we have decided to sell the 1,500-horsepower engine production line to you. The car body can also be welded by you. As for other aspects, including fire control, suspension, and gun barrels, you need to take care of these things. Our company imports. " Leut said, this is the final result and no more bargaining is allowed. If it fails, then Leut can only express regret.

1500 HP engine! At least it can be considered as something useful in exchange. German machinery is very advanced, especially this engine, which is really good! It has low fuel consumption and high power, making it very suitable for Pakistan's advanced tanks.

"Okay, we can accept it," said Mhammad. "Let's talk about the specific details."

Negotiations lasted for several hours, and finally it was agreed that Pakistan would purchase 200 Leopard 2s in advance, all of which belonged to the second batch and were equipped with infrared imaging devices. At the same time, Krauss-Maffei would improve Pakistan's tank overhaul. Factory, so that this overhaul plant has the ability to produce 1,500-horsepower engines. At the same time, it is also necessary to ensure that Pakistan can independently produce all parts of the engine. The special alloys required also need to be provided by Krause Company so that Pakistan can produce them on its own. Come out with blanks.

The last three hundred tanks were all produced in this way, including ammunition, and the total contract value was 700 million marks.

At the same time, Pakistan needs to provide bra composite armor with a bulletproof capability equivalent to 500 mm of homogeneous armor, as well as technical information on this composite armor.

Negotiation completed. Leut was very happy and said to Mhamad: "General Mhamad, our Mercedes-Benz Car Company has many products, and you must be very interested in them, including the NG80 military vehicle and the Umonika off-road vehicle. You will also be very interested. Where our Leopard 2 can go, the Umonika off-road vehicle can go.”

If you have money, let’s make it together. Although Pakistan is very poor, it is discerning when it comes to purchasing things from abroad and chooses first-class things. In addition to armor, the Pakistani army must also have a large need for off-road vehicles and military trucks, and. If the factory was built, Mercedes-Benz would make a lot of money, so Leut took the initiative.

Mercedes Benz? actually. Hamad's main target is cheap Steyr heavy-duty trucks. Mercedes-Benz has advanced technology, but it is too expensive and not suitable for large-scale equipment, let alone civilian production.

The best is the one that meets the conditions of the country.

but. It's hard to refuse such hospitality. Since I have Reuter's recommendation, I might as well go to Mercedes-Benz myself.

At this time, it was already noon. After dinner, we went straight to Stuttgart, a city in southern Germany.

Daimler-Benz Automobile Company, formerly the Benz Automobile Factory and Daimler Automobile Factory established in 1886. The founders are Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. In 1926, the two factories merged to form the current multinational company.

In addition to world-class quality in the passenger car segment. In the field of commercial vehicles, they have invested billions of marks and successfully developed the NG-80 series of heavy-duty trucks, with advanced variable-section beams and a good match between the engine and transmission system. The excellent processing quality gives this vehicle good performance.

And Umonica. It is an off-road vehicle with a portal axle and a ground clearance of up to half a meter. The performance of this vehicle is comparable to that of a tank, and its service life can exceed fifty years. Even after fifty years, this kind of vehicle will The off-road performance of off-road vehicles is still not surpassed by other vehicles.

The research and development capabilities of Mercedes-Benz Car Company are evident.

Mercedes-Benz extended a warm welcome to the arrival of the Pakistani delegation. Company President Hubert personally paid tribute to the visiting Pakistani personnel at the door of the company.

When we arrived at the company's reception room, Mercedes-Benz showed a video in which the NG-80 heavy truck was speeding through the mountainous area. Especially when passing through a narrow road, the driver reached out and folded the reflector. Going back, the speed of the car did not slow down at all. After passing, I took out the reflector.

"This is the advanced heavy truck that our company has developed over more than ten years." Hubert said: "On the land of Pakistan, donkey carts are still mainly used. As the times advance, you are in great need of a Trucks are here to serve the national economy, and in the army, this need is even more urgent. For example, if your infantry division has a large number of military trucks, then if there is a war on the border, the army can quickly move over. "

Hamad nodded: "Yes, the performance of this heavy truck is very advanced."

"So, are you interested in purchasing a heavy-duty truck like ours?" Hubert asked.

"I'm interested." Mhamad said solemnly: "But we have no money."

Hubert felt like he was about to vomit out a mouthful of blood. He had no money, so what the hell.

Ordinary leaders are very polite. The country has no money. This kind of thing cannot be said easily. However, this person in power who came from the lower-level army is very down-to-earth and says it directly.

"If you are willing to use national banks and commercial banks to lend us money and let us purchase 500 complete vehicles and a full set of process technology, we can consider it." Mhammad said: "The battlefield is to test your military vehicles. With the most qualified standards, we can deploy these military vehicles in the Kashmir Valley at the forefront, and we can also test the performance of your Umonika off-road vehicles in the mountains of Afghanistan. This is equivalent to advertising for you. ”

This is simply a waste of money. People say that this general is so good. Hubert didn’t believe it before, but now, he really believes it. Pakistan’s national power is limited, and so many advanced fighters are said to have been bought with loans. , a pile of foreign debt, how will they rely on repaying the loan when the time comes? Maybe, after a few years, it will be over.

This is absolutely not okay!

"I'm sorry, if this happens, our cooperation will really be impossible." Hubert said.

"Yeah, it's a pity that we can only choose a heavy-duty truck that is affordable and willing to lend us money. We have evaluated that the army needs about two thousand vehicles, and the civilian market, with the prosperity of the mining industry, at least one hundred thousand "I hope we can cooperate next time if there is a chance."

The demand for 100,000 vehicles is definitely a big market! In fact, they have already evaluated that a very important reason why Pakistan supports Afghanistan so much is that it is interested in Afghanistan’s minerals. It is said that after the Afghan Freedom Party established the government, they immediately signed a mining agreement, and many Afghans People are starting to go into the mountains to dig for ore.

However, as for the entire loan, Mercedes-Benz felt that this business was too risky and did not comply with the company's regulations at all.

So, I could only watch as Mhammad and others left the Mercedes-Benz company, shook hands with them in a friendly manner, got in the car, and went straight to the airport.

"The technology of Mercedes-Benz trucks is advanced. If we can achieve domestic production, it will not only be used in our civilian market. After simple improvements, we can turn into wheeled infantry fighting vehicles." On the plane, the deputy in charge of this procurement said the team leader, Pakistan’s Army Logistics Minister Tolik.

Torik was a little confused. He was Zia-ul-Haq's confidant. When Zia-ul-Haq was on the front line of the India-Pakistan conflict, Torik was Zia-ul-Haq's guard.

This time, the budget given to them by Zia-ul-Haq is very huge. It is a package of import agreements. It is entirely possible to use part of it to introduce Mercedes-Benz trucks. There is no need to force the Germans to take loans in this way. .

"Yes, but our funds are limited." Mhamad said: "We still have a lot of things to introduce, and money is needed in various places. Negotiations with Mercedes-Benz are not necessary, and, I believe, they We will not give up a huge market like ours and will definitely negotiate with us again. When the time comes, the initiative will be in our hands.”

"Then what if they don't come by then?" Torik said: "If we can achieve independent production of a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, we can completely mechanize our army. Our military expenditure cannot support a large number of tanks. , wheeled infantry fighting vehicles are a good alternative.”

"Suppress the Germans first, and in the end, if the worst happens, we will negotiate." Hamad said: "Whoever is anxious will take the initiative. Especially, after we reach an agreement with the Austrian company, the Germans will definitely come to us. ”

Hamad has a lot to buy, especially Austria, and the introduction of the Steyr project is an important project for Pakistan's industrial development and will drive the growth of other related industries.

Although Austria is a small country, it has a high degree of industrialization. In addition to Steyr, it also has the patented technology of the 155 mm 45 times caliber GC-45 artillery that Hamad values ​​most.

The king of artillery on land, the 155mm caliber howitzer is the most important support weapon and the most common howitzer caliber in the world. More importantly, this howitzer uses electroslag remelted steel. The introduction of this To develop artillery technology, we must also introduce In this way, even if the Germans do not export the 120mm tank gun technology, Pakistan will have a replacement plan. Hamad clearly remembers that there is a 120mm tank with a caliber of 50 times in the Eastern countries. Cannon development plan. (To be continued ~^~)