"The whole car is 8 meters long, 3 meters wide, 2.17 meters high, the basic model without heavy weapons weighs 14 tons, and uses a 12150L-3 diesel engine with a power of 316K and 430 horsepower...... Crew 3 people, can carry 7 infantry ......"

"430 horsepower, so powerful?" Xie Kai drooled at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes lit up.

This doesn't seem to be any different from the ZBL-08?

And lighter?

"The maximum road speed is 110 kilometers, and the off-road speed is more than 40 kilometers......" Zhang Deming proudly introduced.

"Can an infantry fighting vehicle carrying a 122-mm howitzer also achieve such performance?" The Iraqi's question made Zhang Deming's face change instantly.

Xie Kai clearly knew that it would not be easy to solve the impact of the recoil of the 122-mm howitzer on the entire infantry fighting vehicle.

Faced with such a tricky question from the Iraqis, he had to stand up, "Sir, mind you, this is an infantry fighting vehicle, not a self-propelled gun!"

When the Iraqis heard Xie Kai's words, they had mixed expressions on their faces.

Xie Kai also knew what the other party was thinking.

Apparently, the Iraqis used this thing as a self-propelled gun that could transport infantry.

Self-propelled guns are combined with personnel carriers, and the cost is much lower.

You must know that the 122mm self-propelled howitzers sold in 404 are more than 4 million for each one, or American knives, so far, no country is willing to place an order, and Pakistan has been trapped......

"Aren't you armed with 122mm howitzers?" asked the Iraqi, "don't you want to sell this?"

Zhang Deming didn't know how to answer at all.

Do you tell the Iraqis, hey, don't count on it, this thing of ours is just an idea for the future, and there is no way to figure it out now, even the recoil of this 122mm howitzer when firing can make the entire armored vehicle fall apart?

If you really say that, can you mix it up in the future?

The entire armored infantry transport vehicle, the weight is only 12 tons, as soon as the cannon is fired, the whole car will move to the back for a long time, if the parking brake is turned on, the entire brake can not bear a few shots!

How else can Zhang Deming explain?

There's no way to explain it anyway.

"Sir, please note that this is just a weapon module, a direction of upgrading in the future. The larger the caliber of the artillery, the stronger the recoil, you should know this......" Xie Kai said calmly, "Besides, the most important thing for armored personnel carriers is to cooperate with tanks and provide fire support for the attacking infantry in some places that need to be attacked......"

Shekai reminded the Iraqis.

The biggest role of armored personnel carriers is to carry the enemy's firepower to transport infantry to the front line, in fact, the most fundamental thing is to cooperate with tanks.

The tank, the king of land warfare, can crush the infantry from a distance, but it has little power to fight back against the infantry who are close.

Therefore, this kind of bulky, but powerful tank, needs armored vehicles that work together to transport infantry.

Infantry fighting vehicles, on the other hand, provide protection for the infantry who are sent to the front line to fight and deploy to the front line more quickly, so they are the focus of research on the armies of various countries.

"Such infantry fighting vehicles are not only designed to fight in tandem with tanks. According to our vision, it is hoped that this combat vehicle will have independent combat capabilities. For example, in the event of urban street fighting, when the tank unit cannot follow up, and the light infantry needs fire support, the combat vehicles transporting these infantry can provide heavy fire support...... "Zhang Deming emphasized, "The hull protection adopts the same composite attachment as the 359 tank, and reserves the ability to attach reactive armor...... According to the design, this combat vehicle has the ability to resist 23-mm armor-piercing incendiary shells at 1000 meters on the front and 12.7-mm armor-piercing incendiary shells at 100 meters on the sides...... A group of 4 smoke grenade launchers on each side of the turret, equipped with a collective three-defense device and an automatic fire extinguishing device, can pass through rivers and lakes below the level 3 wind force without any preparation......"

Such armored vehicles, in this era, are definitely advanced.

Xie Kai now understood why Zhang Deming was willing to give up the research on tanks and turn to the research of armored vehicles.

Such an armored vehicle, if it can really carry a 105-mm rifled gun or a 122-mm howitzer, is even more effective than a tank.

When the Iraqis heard these introductions, their eyes lit up.

"The main armament is a Shipunov 2A72/30 mm cannon with a load of 500 rounds, and the commander and gun commander are each equipped with sights, and they are equipped with a downward anti-stabilized fire control system...... In the future direction of development, we will study automatic turrets that do not require human operation......" Zhang Deming's introduction did not end. "At the same time with a 7.62 mm side-by-side machine gun carrying 2,000 rounds of ammunition......"

Infantry fighting vehicles are mainly used to fight the enemy's infantry.

Machine guns, this is a must-have.

"At the same time, our avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles, new surface-to-surface missiles, can be optionally equipped. This missile belongs to the general-purpose model, just because the warhead is different and the combat object is different, and it belongs to the improved model of that anti-tank missile......" Zhang Deming gave a briefing on the situation of the entire infantry fighting vehicle.

"And the missiles can still attack fortifications?" the Iraqis clearly did not believe. "Multi-purpose missiles?"

"Same structure, different warheads. Lieutenant Colonel, please note that as we introduced earlier, this anti-tank missile can be fired not only in the top-attack mode, but also in a direct shot. For armored targets, the top is the weak link!"

You can't have a top-attacking mode and give up direct shooting.

At present, all anti-tank missiles are fired directly.

"Has your armored infantry fighting vehicle been designed and tested?" Ibrahim didn't pay much attention to it, he was more concerned about how this armored vehicle was.

Iraq does not have advanced infantry fighting vehicles.

Really using the composite armor of the 359 tank, with the same thickness, it is much better than their domestic armored vehicles.

Carrying a 122-mm howitzer, etc., it is even more powerful than a self-propelled gun.

"Currently being tested and not yet finalized......"

"It's an unshaped product again!" the Iraqis felt, not knowing how to express their feelings.

Why do the Chinese always supply unshaped weapons?

Treat them as weapons test subjects?

But so what, at least, they can get advanced weaponry.

"At present, only models with 30-mm guns have samples, and some technologies are not very mature. According to our design, these weapons can be replaced according to different combat environments and needs. In addition to the parallel machine gun, the top armament adopts a modular design like other power, body, control and other systems, which is not only convenient for maintenance, but also can quickly match and integrate the combat needs ......," Zhang Deming continued.

Even let people personally cover up the huge infantry fighting vehicle in front of them.

This vehicle is designed to combat new tank systems.

A new generation of infantry fighting vehicles designed specifically for the completion of mechanization of troops.

It not only undertakes the mission of transporting materials and infantry into the battlefield environment, but also explores the development of a new generation of equipment.

Tracked armored personnel carriers, too slow, with poor maneuverability and inability to maneuver quickly on the highway.

"It doesn't seem to be any different from ZBL-08. Is domestic technology really so advanced?" Xie Kai was a little puzzled.

Modular design, not so quickly done.

And this 8X8 chassis, a bit like that used by missile launchers?

No matter how much Xie Kai was puzzled on the side, the Iraqis were excitedly discussing it on the side.

Wheeled infantry fighting vehicles that allow their troops to move faster.

In Iraq, the road conditions are much better than in China, and the tracked infantry fighting vehicles are easy to run over the surface of the road on the asphalt road, not to mention the speed.

"The Tikrit Division needs an infantry fighting vehicle like this! This can provide rapid mobile deployment capabilities, and it can also provide better protection for soldiers!" said a colonel roaring excitedly after demonstrating how the infantry in the vehicle could fight.

"How much does it cost?" Ibrahim wanted to ask for the price.

I never got a chance!

If it were possible, he would like to shoot a lot of bills at the Chinese in front of him right now and tell them, "Pack them all, Lao Tzu will buy them all!"

However, it is only necessary to think about it.

Just don't let the damned Persians get it.

"General, because our car has not yet been finalized, the current price and cost are a bit high......," Zheng Yucheng said with a smile.

"Although our country is at war with the Persians, we don't have much time to extract crude oil, so can't we afford to pay for the purchase of equipment?" said a lieutenant colonel coldly.

It's almost written on the face that Lao Tzu is not bad for money.

"Director Zheng, we have been working together for so long, and the transaction amount is more than 2.5 billion US dollars!" Ibrahim was also a little unhappy, looking down on people too much.

Xie Kai watched the Iraqis' reaction in confusion, unable to understand why.

The former Iraqis, although they also looked like nouveau riche, would not have behaved so obviously, right?

The more people don't have anything, the more they will show that they have it in the case of a good face.

It's completely strong on the outside.

The Iraqis are out of money?

Impossible.

It's only November '86, and the Iran-Iraq war won't end until August '88!

This is not a fight?

Not quite in line with the style of President Silly Oki, no.

Wrong!

Silly Damu accepted the cease-fire agreement in July 87, and now he no longer wants to fight, and in 84, in order to force Persia to stop his troops and make peace, he adopted the policy of "promoting peace by war", and launched several large-scale attacks on the ground and at sea......

Up to now, the war between Iran and Iraq has not ended, and now it seems that all the troops of Silly Damu are on the defensive, and the Persians are the active attackers.

The Iran-Iraq war cannot be fought.

Iraq is really short of money!

Thinking of this, Xie Kai suddenly became anxious.

At the end of the war, to whom were their weapons and equipment sold?

At that time, a batch of domestically produced equipment was sold during the Iran-Iraq war, and later the international arms market had nothing to do with China.

In particular, the US imperialists destroyed too many Chinese-made tanks in the Gulf War, which damaged the reputation of China's arms.

This must not be the case, and it is necessary to take advantage of the end of the war to make a ruthless profit from the Iraqis!