"What? No one was lost, but 17 of the opponent's vehicles were destroyed? General, you're not kidding, are you?" Xie Kai was a little incredulous.

The first time the 359 tank went to the battlefield, he thought many times and thought about the worst outcome.

What was the failure of the tanks caused by the misoperation of the Iraqi tank crews, which was besieged and blown up by the Iranian tanks; why did the two sides still set up a formation to shoot at each other as before, and then the 359 tanks were blown up by concentrated fire; or the powerful firepower of the 359 tanks was regarded as a thorn in the side and thorns in the flesh by the Iranian armored troops, and they were solved by death squads brandishing anti-tank mines, or killed with anti-armor missiles......

All kinds of worst-case scenarios have been considered.

I never thought about it, I was besieged the first time, and then I killed 17 of the opponent's vehicles, and I didn't lose a single one.

"It's not that there are no losses, it's just that the losses are relatively minor and do not affect the continuation of the operation. When an opposing tank hits the armor, it is either ricocheted off, or a crater is blown up, or an armor-piercing shell is nailed to the armor......"

Ibrahim said with some embarrassment.

"Tell me quickly, what's going on?" Xie Kai became interested. "359 tank, your tank crews should not be proficient in operation......"

In the case of no skilled operation, the new equipment goes directly to the battlefield and bombards the enemy!

How do you achieve this?

How can you not be curious?

"Let's talk about helping first, not helping. Ibrahim looked at Xie Kai with a smile on his face.

Xie Kai directly rolled his eyes, "Let's talk about it first, 2.2 million US dollars, it's impossible." ”

In terms of price, it is impossible to relax.

But $3 million, perhaps, could still arrive.

"The 359 tank, from the moment it entered the country, was taken over by the best grassroots officers and soldiers of the armored corps of the Tikrit Division. Under the guidance of the technicians who came from your side, they began to get acquainted with ......," Ibrahim began to tell about the situation after the arrival of the 359 tank in Iraq.

Although the most advanced tanks from China have superior theoretical and technical performance, they are naturally unlikely to receive too much attention when they are not actually used.

The Soviet T72 tank did not meet the Tikrit division, and when there was no excellent equipment to use, it was natural that the T72 could only be mobilized nationwide.

The wedge-shaped turret, the 359 tank with a western face, is extremely conspicuous among the Soviet-style tanks with spherical turrets, all of which are spherical turrets.

Without much testing, the 359 tank often broke down, or broke down in various ways.

The best grassroots officers, who drive the most advanced tanks, have already made the surrounding troops dissatisfied, and who can admit that they are not excellent?

It can be seen that the 359 tank has various failures, such as running and running and the tracks falling off or something, this tank company is not facing envy, but ridicule.

If it weren't for General Ishad's efforts to appease, it is estimated that all the young officers from Tikrit would have abandoned these Chinese tanks. For them, the 359 tank, with its unstable performance, is a moving iron coffin.

It's not even as good as the Type 69 main battle tank bought back from China.

But General Isad had high hopes for these tanks, and the president attached great importance to them.

As a result, the Turkrit officers, who operated the 359 tanks, marched 11 tanks from China to the south under the pretext of long-distance training.

Ishad thought about it for such a long time, and they were all familiar with the basic operation, and the Chinese technicians also said that the long-distance training could find problems better, so that the tank crews could become familiar with the operation faster.

As a result, 11 359 tanks rushed towards the southern theater of operations with several engineering tanks and some cars pulling vulnerable parts.

The young officers of Tikrit, whose original intention was to go to the battlefield, were forced to carry a few guns of those old tanks that were beaten by the Iranians, but they were pierced or could not move, so naturally they would not be allowed to use such garbage tanks.

So, from the north-west near the Jordanian border, straight lines interspersed with the south-eastern border.

"Don't sell it, hurry up and talk about war!" Xie Kai urged.

Ibrahim is complaining that the 359 tank has a high failure rate.

There is no finalization, it is still in the testing stage, it is a prototype car, and even the materials and processing have not yet been completed into a perfect system, such a problem has been clearly introduced when the two parties signed the trial contract.

Moreover, 11 359 tanks, at the beginning, were also sold to Iraq as training tanks.

"Don't worry, we're going to go to war right away. There are so many failures in your tanks, which our young officers don't like very much......" Ibrahim looked at Xie Kai, shook his head and sighed, "So, with this alone, the price has to be reduced......"

The old guy didn't forget about haggling at all.

"Since your officers don't like it, let's not sigh...... Ha ......" Xie Kai snorted, stretched, and prepared to leave.

Ibrahim hurriedly grabbed him and continued.

Under Ibrahim's narration, Xie Kai was brought into the tank war on a small scale, but with great results.

"Herard, hurry up! Is there something wrong again? Let those Chinese hurry up and fix it, and go to Basra immediately." "In an area more than twenty kilometers northeast of Basra, a convoy of wedge-shaped turrets, tanks painted with brownish desert camouflage, was moving at high speed.

The last tank, painted with 211 in white paint, was a kilometer away from the tank in front of it.

The commander of a tank in the middle, with several long antennas and a white 201, asked the 211 about the situation with dissatisfaction.

"Company commander, our armored vehicles have not yet caught up. Gerard of car 211 reported aggrievedly, "General Issad said that he must stay with the whole convoy!"

"Don't forget what we're here for. Do you want to drive this kind of garbage for the rest of your life? This is what will cost us our lives!" the company commander roared, "just get to the battlefield and let those damn Persians shoot two shots, and we can continue to fire the mighty T72." ”

"Mataji, if the general knows......"

"How would they know! We got lost on the way to Basra, got to the border and met the armored forces of the Persians......" The company commander Mataji replied dissatisfiedly to the deputy company commander of the 202 car, "Taszak, if you are afraid, you can go back." ”

After that, he said a little more to the whole team.

No one wants to go back.

For a month, they had enough of such tanks from China.

It looks very advanced, but the operation is complicated, which makes them extremely unaccustomed to it, especially since there are many failures.

"Since no one is going back, let's say goodbye to these damn Chinese tanks. Listen to my orders, turn east, target the border!, check your ammunition agency......" Mataji said, licking his lips.

But in his heart he prayed that he would not be hit by the tanks or heavy artillery of the Persians in the area.

"Mataji, we have only half of the fuel, and the armored vehicles have not come up. Once the other party is ambushed...... "Taszak worried, trying to stop Mataji.

"It's only 25 kilometres from Basra, and to the east, it's already on the edge of the battlefield. Heavy firepower on both sides was confronted across the Shatt al-Arab on the frontal battlefield in Basra...... Do you think that the damned Persians will cross the river in this area?" Mataji replied to Tazak disdainfully.

After speaking, he took the lead in directing the driver to turn the direction to the east.

At full power, the 201 command tank, with its tracks constantly moving rapidly behind under the high-speed rotation of the driving wheels, lifted the sand on the ground high.

"Boom~boom~" The roar of the tank engine roared.

Without paying attention, the two tanks 202 and 211 remained at the end.

"Taszak, what should we do?" asked Khrad, the commander of tank No. 211, Taszak, who was in charge of the position of deputy company commander.

In the entire team, all the commanders are with the rank of captain.

The other drivers and gunners were at least lieutenants.

The best junior officer in Tikrit, the most loyal to the president, was also the backbone of the expansion of the Tikrit division.

"Keep up, otherwise what should I do?" Taszak was helpless, "If it is the best success, are you willing to drive such a tank all the time?" Those bastards in charge of procurement, I don't know how many kickbacks they received from the Chinese!"

"The engineering truck hasn't come yet, if it breaks down at the border......"

"Isn't that just right? If our tank breaks down or breaks down during the battle, will General Isad still hold out? Our expanded Second Armored Brigade is ready to use this as the main battle tank when I hear about it! This will not only harm our brothers, but also harm the honor of the entire Tikrit Division...... Tajikistan's words are very realistic.

Seeing car No. 202 roaring towards the convoy that was already a kilometer or two away from them, Herard could only chase after it.

These 359 tanks, in terms of power, were slightly more powerful than the Soviet T72.

However, the failure rate and the complexity of the operation make it difficult for them to adapt.

Or rather, they don't like too much electronic gear.

These electronic devices are even less useful than they are with other tank sighting devices.

Many of the officers who came to Ticrete even felt that many of the things in it were useless.

A convoy of 11 tanks was speeding towards the border area in the northern area of Basra, and in the area of thousands of people in the sky, two Iraqi warplanes on patrol duty spotted the team, lowered their altitude, spotted these strange tanks, and passed the news to the Basra Operational Command, which was confirmed to be their own new tanks, and then continued to carry out the patrol mission.

If the Persian tanks broke through, it would not have been possible that there would be no news, and the direction would have been reversed, right?

"General, a new tank company from the 2nd Armored Brigade of the Tikrit Division has entered our defensive zone. "Qasim was working on the operational map, and the communications staff officer came to report.

Qasim looked up, "Where is it?"

"The area of 20 kilometers to the north is currently moving at high speed towards the border area. ”

"What are they going to do?" Qasim was even more puzzled and angry, the bastards of the Tikrit Division had always been unsightly, "Their station is not in the north, the defensive position is not in the Mandali area, do you want to break the current peace?"