Dominate South Asia

"The Iranians had already paid the full price," Mhammad said.

The Americans should not use the original cost as an example. Just like those Iranian Tomcat fighter jets, they have already paid for them. The Americans acted rogue and used them themselves instead of giving them to others. Now, they are using the original cost. What's the matter?

The meaning of Mhammad's words is very clear. Fifty million is definitely a lot and Pakistan can accept it. It must be the Standard-2 missile.

On the Kidd-class destroyer, there is a twin-mounted missile launcher at the front and rear. The front one is equipped with 24 missiles, and the rear one is equipped with 44 missiles. The front and rear ones add up to nearly 70 missiles. Each ship has another 100 missiles. It can be used for a period of time.

Moreover, with these missiles, Pakistan can combine the advantages and disadvantages of Patriot and Standard missiles to comprehensively develop an air defense missile suitable for Pakistan.

Mhamad's little calculation was pretty good, but unfortunately, the Americans on the opposite side obviously would not let Mhamad's good wishes succeed.

"Sorry, we in the United States have no plans to export missiles. Those missiles are very complicated to maintain and require constant-temperature warehouses. We in the United States will store them for you first. When you need them, we will test them for you. Completed, delivered to you for your use at any time.”

Hearing Arnold's words, Hamad's eyes slowly turned cold. This was what the Americans had in mind!

"You only sold us guns, but not bullets? No, or we paid for the bullets and you kept them for us first?" Mhamad said.

"This is not a bullet, it is the most sophisticated anti-aircraft missile, especially the sea-based one. It is very afraid of erosion by sea salt and often fails." Arnold said: "We propose this method for your consideration."

"Humph." The expression on Mhamad's face was angry: "We in Pakistan have always been very sincere to our friends. What we hate most is deception. Please tell the president of your country that your country has such good intentions. We It’s hard to accept!”

Watching Arnold's face turn red and white, he finally said goodbye and left. Mushaaf on the side said: "President Hamad, if we treat the Americans like this, will they become angry?"

"Of course not, they just didn't achieve their goal." Mhamad said: "I am very surprised, why did the Americans suddenly decide to sell the Kidd class to us?"

Of course, Mhamad was not satisfied with this kind of behavior that came to his door and wanted to extort money. He drove him away first. If they wanted to reach an agreement, they would definitely come back again.

"Mr. President, the British Ambassador wants to see you." At this moment, the secretary came in and reported.

The US ambassador has just been sent away, and the British ambassador is here again? Mhamad had just returned from the Soviet Union. Before I could take a breath, I started working non-stop.

Ambassador Edward walked in slowly. The pride of the British people gave him an inexplicable confidence. He walked very calmly, but there was a hint of sadness between his brows. It seemed to reveal his inner anxiety at this time.

"President Hamad, I am here to talk to you about the deal between us." Ambassador Edward said: "After careful consultation, our Royal Navy decided to agree to your request at the price you proposed. , ten million dollars to export our Type 82 destroyer to you.”

Ten million dollars! This is the bottom line proposed by Mhamad, now. The British actually agreed to the price proposed by Pakistan, which was almost a cabbage price, and asked for the Type 82 destroyer!

What's going on? The British are not going to open their mouths anymore? Hamad was thinking in his mind, and at the same time, he said: "Ten million dollars. This includes all the technical data of the sea dart gun above, as well as enough ammunition."

"Yes. It's exactly as you requested." Ambassador Edward said: "In this way, you already have the two Type 42 destroyers purchased from Argentina, plus our Type 82, three destroyers, just enough to form a large scale. . However, you only have technical data and cannot imitate the Seadart missile. If you really need it, we can export a Seadarn missile to you at a price of US$50 million."

Export sea javelin production line! This is something the British are proud of! Moreover, the asking price of US$50 million is indeed not high.

However, in Mhammad's consideration, the technology of the Sea Dart has lagged behind. Now it is just a matter of whether it is available or not. Spending 50 million US dollars to buy a production line is indeed not cost-effective. It is better to use 5 million US dollars to buy a large number of missiles. When the inventory is real, if it is the American standard missile, Hamad will definitely ask for it without hesitation.

"We only need technical information." Mhamad said: "We are very much looking forward to joining our navy as soon as possible for this ship."

"Of course. As long as our deal is concluded and you pay the bill, you can come and take over the Vice Admiral's warship at any time." Edward said, "It's a pity that the export of our production line cannot be achieved."

"We are also interested in some other weapons from your country." Mhamad said. Now, the British are short of funds, and the sea dart production line can be sold. It just so happened that Mhamad thought of some other things from the British. , if the price is right, you can definitely buy it.

"Okay, what do you need?"

"We need to have four Supporter-class conventional submarines." Muhammad said: "The first one will be manufactured in your shipyard, and the remaining three will be manufactured in our own shipyard."

Supporter-class conventional submarines!

With the end of the Afghan war, with India gradually weakening, and with the gradual strengthening of Pakistan's national strength, Pakistan has finally begun to focus on national defense and shift its focus to the navy.

In the navy, in addition to surface ships, underwater ships also need to be developed, and now, the Pakistani Navy is about to have two TR-1700 submarines.

For Pakistan, which has a large number of marine interests to maintain, the submarine force is also a force that needs to be developed. Although Muhammad wants to develop nuclear submarines more, this is by no means an overnight success. Under the current circumstances, the conventional submarine force of the Pakistani Navy can only be expanded first.

The British Supporter-class conventional submarine is a good choice for Pakistan. It is a large ocean-going submarine with an underwater displacement of about 2,500 tons. It adopts an elongated teardrop-shaped hull and a cross-shaped stern rudder, which greatly reduces the underwater navigation resistance; the bow elevator adopts a folding type, and all devices on the submarine command tower can be automatically raised and retracted, and all openings and water holes can be closed. The submarine has good maneuverability and maneuverability.

The British are also at the forefront of the world in the development of submarines. In later generations, with the end of the Cold War, the British decided to only retain the nuclear submarine force and sell all of this type of submarine to Canada.

Hearing Muhammad's words, Edward scratched his head. After all, this is the most advanced conventional submarine in the UK! Moreover, unlike the Type 82, the Type 82 is an old British ship that has been equipped with troops for nearly ten years. The Supporter-class submarine is the latest submarine developed by the UK! The first Supporter was started at the Barrow Factory in November 1983 and launched in December 1986. Until now, it is still in the sea trial stage!

In later times, in 1993, the four Supporter-class submarines were considered complete, but unfortunately, the British decided to phase out conventional submarines in just a few years and finally sold them.

That was later, and now, the British still treat this type of submarine as a treasure, and plan to build twelve!

If Pakistan only buys submarines, Edward can agree, but now, Pakistan only buys one, and the last three are built in Pakistan's own shipyard!

This made Edward hesitate immediately.

Muhammad knew that he couldn't show how much he wanted to own this submarine at this time. If he expressed his strong desire to own it, the British would definitely ask for a lot.

"We already have two TR-1700s, and in addition to your country's submarines, we also inspect submarines from other countries." Muhammad said.

Originally, Muhammad meant that the Germans' submarine technology was also very good. Since the World War II era, German submarines have been very powerful, and Pakistan has many choices.

However, after hearing what Muhammad said, Edward in front of him could not keep calm. He asked in surprise: "Did you also visit the Soviet Flounder?"

The Soviet Flounder? Flounder is a nickname. A more commonly used name in later generations is called Kilo-class submarine, which is the NATO code name, and the Soviets themselves named it Type 877 submarine.

This is a new diesel-electric submarine designed by the Soviet Rubin Central Maritime Design Bureau in the 1970s. The first submarine was delivered in 1982. Due to the use of many advanced Soviet technologies, this large submarine with a displacement of 3,000 tons underwater has very good performance. In particular, this submarine has been carefully designed in all aspects, and its silent performance has been greatly improved. In later generations, it was called an ocean black hole.

When Muhammad said this, the other party actually mentioned the Kilo-class submarine. Muhammad's eyes lit up immediately. So that's what happened!

I went to the Soviet Union and took a look at their shipbuilding industry. That was all. The Soviets made an exception and let me see it. However, the Western world misunderstood and thought that the Soviets, who were short of foreign exchange, even started selling their warships to Pakistan, which was not in the interests of the West. Therefore, the Americans began to sell the Kidd-class to me, and the British also agreed to the transaction price of 10 million US dollars for the Type 82. After all, if I bought warships from the Soviet Union, the British Type 82 would hardly find a second buyer. (To be continued ~^~)