Dominate South Asia

"All-wheel drive uses a 1,500-horsepower engine. The road speed is 70 per hour, and the off-road speed can reach 40 per hour. Even if only two sets of tires are on the ground, you can walk." Mushaaf also came down and said from the side.

"Okay, this is a good car!" Prince Sultan said, "Can I see the actual operation?"

"Of course," said Mhamad.

Prince Sultan climbed into the large cab. There was no plastic inside, it was all made of iron, a typical Soviet style.

"Buzz, buzz." As the engine was started, Prince Sultan felt a tremor. This large vehicle was about to start!

A missile soldier from the launch squad got into the vehicle and drove the seven-axis off-road missile launch vehicle towards the outside.

Khalid got into the second car and set off.

The vehicle quickly drove out of the base. The mountain road outside was still rugged, and Prince Sultan would soon cover his eyes.

When turning, many times the wheels in front are hanging in the air! Only the few rows of wheels at the back touch the ground. Once you get to the back, there is almost no road. Sometimes there is even a ditch and you can pass it directly. This off-road capability is better than a tank!

After all, the length of a tank is limited, and the tank cannot pass through a trench that is wider than half the length of the tank. And this off-road missile launcher is nearly twenty meters long! The driver didn't even look at the five- to six-meter trench and drove right through it.

Prince Sultan felt his stomach churn. After all, he was old. It would be really embarrassing if he vomited it here.

Fortunately, there is an open space ahead.

This is a temporary launch site! When the vehicle came over, it stopped. The Pakistani missile soldiers jumped out of the car and prepared quickly.

Behind them were several vehicles with the same chassis. After they stopped next to each other, soldiers in chemical protective suits began to drag pipes and connect them to the missiles.

Dongfeng-3 is a liquid missile. Because the fuel is corrosive, it cannot be stored in the fuel tank all the time. Only when launching, the bet will be raised in advance, and now, every drill, although there is no actual bet, is still in accordance with the requirements of actual combat.

After the filling is completed, the hydraulic legs at the bottom of the trailer will support the vehicle, and then the hydraulic cylinder at the back will raise the missile to a vertical position. The countdown to launch began.

Khalid followed closely behind, nodding his head all the way. He is quite satisfied with this chassis!

Entering the launch control room in the second row of the chassis, you can see that it is filled with LCD monitors! Several soldiers operated skillfully on it, determining their position and inputting launch parameters. Soon, the missile completed the data injection before launch.

Compared to the original trailer, preparation before launch takes at least half an hour now. In just ten minutes, the entire process was completed!

The passwords for Chinese training no longer exist. All data is displayed on the screen. When the countdown above reaches 1, a soldier twists the launch knob.

Launch completed!

After putting down the missiles, the convoy began to return one by one, and Khalid and Prince Sultan sat on one. The two summed up quickly.

After returning to the base, Prince Sultan and Khalid looked at the vehicle that had stopped again, still very interested.

"Mr. President, we are very satisfied with your vehicle." Prince Sultan said to Mhamad: "We can now discuss the introduction."

"Okay." Mhamad said, "How much do you need?"

At the beginning, Mhamad spent a lot of money to get the "tractor" production line from the Soviet Union. This kind of "tractor" is a niche vehicle with low demand, so the output is not very large, which has led to huge investment in Pakistan. Now, these investments will be digested by the Saudi tycoon, and they can still make a fortune.

"Two hundred vehicles," Prince Sultan said.

Two hundred cars! Now the total number of equipment in Pakistan is less than 100! Mhamad couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. Sure enough, Saudi Arabia is still rich.

Saudi Arabia actually only has fifty missiles in total. With the help of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia contacted China, which had not yet established diplomatic relations, and then purchased them for three billion U.S. dollars. Although the price is a bit high, after all, it is the only one in the world, except for China. , no other country will sell to Saudi Arabia, and besides, Saudi Arabia doesn’t care about the small amount of money.

Even if all the missiles are loaded onto the vehicles, only fifty vehicles are needed. Plus the vehicles for transporting fuel, another fifty vehicles are enough. Now, Saudi Arabia has ordered two hundred vehicles at once! Of course there will be new orders!

"Pakistan's missiles are all developed by itself. We are very satisfied and hope to introduce fifty more similar missiles from Pakistan." Prince Sultan said to Mhammad.

Sure enough, just as Mhamad guessed, Saudi Arabia wants to increase its ballistic missile arsenal to one hundred missiles!

"Okay." Mhamad said: "We have always been very generous to our friends. We sell these missiles and launch vehicles to our Saudi friends at ex-factory prices."

Hamad quickly calculated in his mind and said: "Fifty identical Dongfeng-3 missiles, including 200 launch vehicles, total 2 billion US dollars."

Two billion dollars! In addition to the imported production lines, these almost include the cost of developing all missiles in Pakistan up to now. However, Mhamad does not think that he is asking for more. Compared with the batch imported from China, it is definitely too cheap. .

In the past, Mhamad would not have sold this missile to Saudi Arabia. After all, Pakistan also needs it. But now, Pakistan has successfully developed solid ballistic missiles. This liquid missile has a shorter range than solid missiles and takes too long to prepare. The greatest value of Dongfeng-3 to Pakistan is that it serves as a reference for the development of launch vehicles.

Exporting this kind of missile to Saudi Arabia can also circumvent the Americans. Even if the Americans find out in the future, Pakistan can easily shirk it. You know, Saudi Arabia purchased the missile from China! At best, Pakistan is just helping pimp.

Hearing Mhamad say two billion dollars, Prince Sultan and Khalid were obviously stunned. Then, they heard Mhammad continue: "At the same time, we will also give our Saudi Arabian money free of charge." My friend improved the original Dongfeng-3 missile and replaced it with a more advanced guidance system to make the missile's landing accuracy higher."

"President Hamad, we are very touched by your sincerity." Prince Sultan said: "We, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, are true friends. We cannot let our friends suffer. In this way, we will continue to follow the original principles. The contract signed by China is US$3 billion to purchase 50 missiles. As for those launch vehicles, they are also very important. We use one billion US dollars to purchase 200 such launch vehicles. The total contract value is US$4 billion. , what do you think?”

From a global perspective, the Saudis are definitely good friends. For example, if you go to a Saudi home as a guest, as long as you show interest in something, the Saudis will definitely package it and give it to you before leaving. You, their hospitality is famous all over the world. Of course, it is also related to their family background. There is black gold underground, and you can have whatever you want without having to work.

Now, I heard that Pakistan sold missiles to Saudi Arabia so cheaply. Of course, Prince Sultan would not let Pakistan really suffer and doubled the contract amount. Even so, it was still worthwhile for Saudi Arabia.

Those multi-axle off-road vehicles will have better maneuverability in desert areas! You can run around carrying missiles without being noticed by the enemy!

You know, Saudi Arabia's purchase of medium-range ballistic missiles is mainly aimed at Israel, its enemy in the Arab world. Israel, on the other hand, has a very good relationship with the United States. Once there is another war in the Middle East, the United States may betray Saudi Arabia. Now, Saudi Arabia's Sulayil base has been detected by the Americans.

"Okay, if that's the case, we'll accept it." Mhammad said. There was no point in trying to push back and forth. Since others wanted to give it, of course he would accept it. Of course, Mhamad is not confused, but he cannot be moved and sell solid ballistic missiles to the Saudis.

"We will make partial improvements to the vehicle, add high-power air conditioning equipment, and improve the engine's air intake system to make it more suitable for operations in the desert." Mushaaf said on the side.

For the Saudis who love to enjoy themselves, it is absolutely impossible to endure hardship. Their military equipment is hired from foreign countries to maintain it. They will definitely not be able to stand driving such a big thing in the desert without air conditioning.

"Okay, that's great." Prince Sultan said, "We have gained a lot from our visit to Pakistan this time."

Hearing what Prince Sultan said, Mhamad suddenly thought of something. Since the Saudis are so rich, why not bring them into their own fourth-generation aircraft project!

Funding is also very important for the development of fourth-generation aircraft. For example, the American F-22 fighter jet has a research and development cost of 30 billion U.S. dollars, while the F-35 fighter jet costs as much as 65 billion U.S. dollars. Moreover, because the fighter jets are very expensive, The quantity of equipment has been reduced, and development costs have been allocated to fighter aircraft, causing the unit price of fighter aircraft to soar.

Fighters worth hundreds of millions of dollars are simply more expensive than gold!

Pakistan's current economic situation is very good, but the country's income should be invested domestically to continue to develop the economy, and the proportion of military expenditures should not be too high. Although cooperation between Pakistan and China can alleviate some of the pressure, it will not reduce costs too much. After all, China is also very poor now.

However, if Saudi Arabia is involved, it will be different. (To be continued ~^~)