Rebirth of Military Workers

Chapter 360

“Aren’t they asking for a prototype vehicle for combat experiments?” Xie Kai wondered. “Don’t talk about it before, first provide a batch of prototype cars to them for testing?”

“No, they demanded to start the delivery now.” Wang Guilin said, “the attitude that Harry Mossang stated just now.”

Large-scale delivery of 359 tanks is not a good thing now.

Xie Kai looked at the two, “Small-scale delivery is okay, but large-scale delivery is definitely not. We can’t smash our own signs. This type of tank was originally used for foreign trade. Once the signs are smashed, who else will buy it in the future.” ”

“Yeah, isn’t this sad!” Zheng Yucheng said with a bitter expression.

They were also worried because they couldn’t sell it before.

Now customers are rushing to request delivery, they are still worried.

“Small-scale provision is possible. I will talk to Colonel Harry Mossant after this matter.” Even if the other party gave cash, everyone was very tempted, and no one wanted to smash their signs.

The 359 tank was initially positioned as foreign trade. It is not used at home. If foreign trade smashes the sign, this project is finished.

There was nothing on the way. After returning to the base, Xie Kai took the initiative to find Harry Mossan.

“The Tikrit Division is about to be expanded. The reason why I am here is to wait for equipment!” Harry Mossan didn’t go around the circle and told Xie Kai straightforwardly, “The number of Soviet T-72 main battle tanks available in our hands. Not much.”

“Colonel, there are still a lot of tests on the 359 tank.” Xie Kai had known for a long time that Tikrit Division would be expanded.

Not only that, but Iran’s guards will also be expanded.

“We can deliver and test at the same time. We need to train soldiers…” said Harry Mossan. “For the tanks that stay in your country, it seems that the Persian training needs to be provided for the test, right?”

Harry Mossan looked at Xie Kai calmly.

This makes Xie Kai a little embarrassed.

Organizing the Iranians and Iraqis into one force originally made both sides very dissatisfied.

If it is not that the two sides do not have too many choices, it is impossible to agree, and it will even affect the diplomacy between the two countries.

“No, Iran has not purchased our tanks, at least not now. Training in our country is also our experimenters and returnees…” Xie Kai said.

359 tanks, when Iran did not place an order, it was naturally impossible to provide training.

“We need your country to provide it now, at least the number of tank battalions.” Harry Mossang can’t be questioned. “Our logistics system, etc., must be established from the beginning, and we have a huge number of troops to be trained.”

“I’m sorry, in order to be responsible to you, we can’t start providing it now.” Xie Kai firmly shook his head, “If you really need it urgently, we can provide a prototype vehicle for combat experiments, up to one company. According to your country’s establishment , A tank with three platoons, each with three platoons, plus two tanks in the company, a total of 11 vehicles.”

11 prototype cars, the cost is not low.

Xie Kai really doesn’t know why the Iraqis are so urgent.

They purchased more than 2,000 Type 69 main battle tanks from China, and there should be no shortage of tanks.

“Can’t provide more?” Harry Mossang didn’t understand why Xie Kai would refuse, “provided in advance, we will pay all in cash.”

“Sorry, even if you increase the price, we can’t provide it. After all, we need to do after-sales service. The failure rate of tanks that have not been tested and finalized will be very high…” For the signboard, Xie Kai could not agree, “At the same time, We have not conducted too many operator trainings in our country, and we provide too many to provide after-sales service. The number of a company is already the limit. This requires a technical team of dozens of people to provide assistance to your operators, drivers, and The logistics support personnel are trained…”

“What about the price? If it is provided in the quantity we requested, we won’t care about the price!” Harry Mossan knew that the entire 404 was greedy for money, so he took money to talk about it.

Xie Kai shook his head, “Since it is a test sample car, what is provided to you is also to assist our test and obtain more test data. For each car, I can take the lead and provide it at a price of 2.5 million US dollars. It is equivalent to each car. We will bear the test cost of 500,000 U.S. dollars for the tank!”

“We are helping you to test, and you still let us pay so much money? Such a small amount, shouldn’t it be free?” Harry Mossang was not happy.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Xie Kai finally understood what the opponent was thinking.

Who says Iraqis are stupid because they have more money?

Obviously, they use this as an excuse to request large-scale delivery when the Chinese side has not finalized the design. When they are used up to failure, the base will definitely replace the first batch of tanks provided in order to preserve its reputation.

In that way, even fifty tanks would cost tens of millions of dollars.

No profit can not afford early.

“Colonel, tank test, we don’t need to produce so many prototypes, because design improvements will be made during the test…These are just prototypes. Without any improvement, why do we produce so many?” Xie Kai said that it seemed very interesting. reason. “Even if you help us to test, we still have to test, improve…and even provide upgrades to the prototype cars you purchased…”

In order to get the 359 tank finalized faster, and at the same time to allow the Iraqis to bear the test funds, Xie Kai will not send them free prototypes for use.

The Iraqis desperately want this tank, and it must have a purpose.

Xie Kai faintly guessed a possibility, but was not sure that it must involve some interests between the Tikrit Division and the National Defense Forces in Iraq.

It has nothing to do with him.

Anyway, it is impossible to give a prototype car for free, not even one.

Harry Mossan couldn’t refute Xie Kai’s words.

“Colonel, if you need it urgently, we can sign a contract. After signing the contract, we will start to cut the material for production. 11 prototype cars should be delivered within 3 months.”

Xie Kai left such a sentence and left.

Harry Mossang was left behind, secretly surprised, “Do they know our purpose?”

“How?” Zheng Yucheng has been waiting for news from Xie Kai.

“The US$2.5 million vehicle, the first batch of 11 vehicles, the size of a company, Tikrit Division is likely to compete with the Iraqi Defense Forces for rights. Therefore, even if there is no finalization, they must get a batch…” Xie Kai said his guess.

Saddam is not assured of the National Defense Forces, Tikrit Division will expand to more than 100,000 people.

This is the most elite force in the entire Iraqis.

The current Tikrit Division has only one division.

“Aren’t you afraid of smashing our sign?”

“As long as there are no major problems. It’s just that the desert temperature in Iraq is high now. Let’s do extreme high temperature tests to see the adaptability of our tanks in the desert environment. To provide these vehicles, we have to follow a group of technicians. Counting on these technicians to help establish a complete logistical support. This can also provide us with some experience in the construction of the garrison.” Xie Kai’s abacus was very loud.

A dozen or so 359 tank prototypes were obtained by Iraq and should be used for training at the beginning.

“Start order production now?”

“No, when they sign the contract, the funds will arrive. In this way, they will bear the cost of our new prototype!” Xie Kai shook his head.

“What about the 122mm self-propelled howitzer?”

“This thing can also be produced with this batch of funds. When they don’t order it, we can directly send one or two sample guns. Actual combat data is not easy to obtain. The war on the southwest border is difficult to meet our test conditions.” Xie Kai said. “At that time, the 122mm self-propelled howitzer sample cannon has been tested, and a few will be provided to them first.”

The 122mm self-propelled howitzer was originally used to provide rear support to the tank.

Many technologies are actually universal, such as fire control.

“The Iranian side…”

“I don’t care about them for the time being. Iraq gets these things and they will definitely be used for actual combat tests. Iranians will naturally look for us when they see the effect.” Xie Kai knows that if you want to sell any weapon to two families, you must have it. One family use.

Let the other party see the power before purchasing from China.

Iran purchased a large number of Type 69 main battle tanks from China. It was because they seized Iraqi tanks on the battlefield and found that this type of tank was easy to operate, easy to use, and suitable for operations by military personnel with a low level of education in the country, so it was introduced from China.

Even the J-7 was purchased by Iraq after it was purchased, but it was finally found that it was not working, and it was transferred out.

Otherwise, Xie Kai would not deliberately want to sell all kinds of equipment to the Iran-Iraq battlefield.

“If both sides have it, take our equipment to fight on the battlefield, this…” If both sides use weapons and equipment from China to charge on the battlefield, the picture is too beautiful, Zheng Yucheng is a little unimaginable.

Xie Kai grinned, “If the two warring parties find that their weapons and equipment are evenly matched, the war will only continue to cause both of them to continue to lose, and the gains outweigh the losses. In the end, the two sides will shake hands and make peace.”

“You wouldn’t say that we are contributing to world peace! Shameless like you, there is no one except you.” Wang Guilin was amused by Xie Kai’s words.

Zheng Yucheng is also smiling.

Only Xie Kai is serious, “This is the truth.”

How did Zheng Yucheng and the others know that Xie Kai sent advanced weapons and equipment to the Iran-Iraq battlefield, not for anything else, but for the American emperor.

If the Iran-Iraq War ends early and the Iraqis take two more years of rest and rest, and then the Gulf War breaks out, the outcome of the war should not be rewritten, but the course of the war will definitely change.

It just so happens that Iraqis are now their first users.

The first user of the 359 tank was also Iraq. As long as the orders for a few beautiful M1, 359 tanks can be turned over, there will be a steady stream of orders.

The Type 69 tank was destroyed by the U.S. forces too much during the Gulf War, making China’s foreign arms sales of heavy equipment without breakthroughs for decades.