230 F-14 fighter wreckage with AIM-54 missiles
"Xiao Xie, ...... are you" Zheng Yucheng suddenly became anxious when he heard this.
Xie Kai himself said that the price can be reduced if the quantity is large, why is it not the second price now?
In case the Iraqis do not increase the order in the end, where will he go to make money?
The Iraqis also frowned, such a huge number is a large order for the Chinese military industry, let alone a unit.
In addition, the subsequent orders for a new generation of missiles to improve performance and increase the range, as well as contracts for the purchase of air-to-air missiles, etc., are a lot of money.
"Thanks, that's not the case when it comes to business. We buy a lot of money, and you don't have any discounts...... "Harry Moissan" said solemnly, "It will only make us feel that you are not sincere." ”
"Lieutenant Colonel, this is a procurement of weapons, not ordinary goods!" Xie Kai ignored Zheng Yucheng and said calmly to the Iraqis, "The so-called larger the quantity, the more favorable the price, in the international arms trade, it is impossible at all!"
In the international arms trade, it is simply impossible to optimize the quantity of ordinary goods.
"Weapons are used to increase national defense or to defeat other people's national defense, and the more advanced the weapon, the more difficult it is to obtain it in the international arms trading market. We all know that. Even if you can get some advanced weapons, not to mention the high price, you still need a lot of additional conditions......" Xie Kai said calmly. "We don't have any strings attached. ”
The so-called sincerity means that under the conditions of equality between the two parties, both parties hope to reach a cooperation agreement urgently.
Avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles, not to mention the world's No. 1 man-portable anti-aircraft missiles, can at least rank among the top three.
Iraq desperately needs, and theirs is even more urgent than getting money from base 404.
"We've shown enough sincerity just with no strings attached. Xie Kai continued. "If you purchase general goods, machinery and equipment, you can talk about it. But this is a weapon! Advanced anti-aircraft missile!"
Faced with Xie Kai's statement, the Iraqis simply do not know how to refute it.
And so it is.
"Your country has a traditional friendship with my country, and relations have always been very good. That's why we're willing to sell you the most advanced anti-aircraft missiles. This hurts our traditional friendship with Iran...... "Xie Kai simply dragged the Iranians out to talk about it.
Of course, this is also to prepare for the sale of missiles to Iran later.
When the Iraqis found out that the 404 was also selling missiles to their opponents, they came to the door and there was a reason to deal with it.
"The number is small, and we can handle it. Once there are more Iranians coming to the door, how do we deal with them?" Xie Kai asked the Iraqis.
Both of you are good friends of ours.
I advise you not to fight, both sides will not listen, one side has also obtained advanced equipment from our hands and has an advantage, and naturally the other side is not happy.
"If the price is lowered and offered to you in large quantities, Iran can fully assume that we are on your side and make such a decision in order to help your country get rid of them. I think you all know very well what the consequences will be if this is a very passive situation for our superiors......"
Shekai has always had the initiative to speak, and he has not even let the Iraqis speak.
Zheng Yucheng was in a hurry on the side, this time there was no translator, and he couldn't understand Russian at all.
Xie Kai, this kid spoke so fast that he could only look at the changing faces of the Iraqis to guess, but he couldn't guess anything.
The cooperation has been yellowed, where can I go to make money?
"Xiao Xie, we're talking about cooperation! Zheng Yucheng waited for Xie Kai to finish speaking, leaned into his ear, and reminded him in a whisper. "If you get yellow, you're in trouble. ”
He did not dare to say out loud that he did not bring an interpreter, but the Iraqis did.
If the Iraqis knew that they were also urgent, the other side would be even more depressing.
"Don't worry, I know what to expect. Xie Kai said, "They are fools and don't know the actual combat effect." ”
The two exchanged words and whispered to the Iraqis.
Xie Kai's words gave them a very bad premonition that the Iranians might also be seeking such missiles.
If that's the case, you're in trouble.
It is impossible for them to get the Chinese not to sell such missiles to the Iranians.
Everyone knows that the Chinese side buys weapons on both sides.
Even if the Chinese units promise not to sell to their opponents, they will sell weapons to the enemy's allies.
"Thanks, you're changing concepts. Some of these missiles do not appear at all in the same situation as you said. They have opinions, and they can also procure them!" they said it knowing that the Chinese side was plotting.
"Sell to the Iranians? That's a good idea. Xie Kai said with a smile.
His words made Iraqis swallow like a fly.
thought that if he forced the other party with words, the other party would say that he would not sell it to the Iranians for the sake of face, but he didn't expect that people would not give them any chance at all.
"Alright, stop kidding here. Zheng Yucheng said to Xie Kai, then turned to the Iraqis and said, "General, although the quantity you need is very large, the price can indeed be negotiated, and it is definitely impossible to reduce the price too much." As for the reason, Xie Kai has already made it very clear. ”
Mr. Zheng did not want the negotiations between the two sides to end there.
He didn't know what reason Xie Kai said, and it didn't mean that he would be exposed.
"We've got a lot of them!" the Iraqi stressed, "including the new generation of products that you haven't developed." ”
"General, we're talking about missiles that have been developed and tested with performance data. Large-scale procurement will make us very passive, and it is not easy to convince our higher authorities. Previously, we quoted $120,000 for each missile plus the launch system, but you didn't give us the right to discuss the price......" Xie Kai said nonchalantly. "If you really want to reach a cooperation, I don't think there is any need to discuss the price. ”
The Iraqis had offered $100,000 each for 200 individual anti-aircraft missiles, originally to fund their research.
I did not expect that the performance of avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles would show itself so satisfactorily in real combat.
The test samples of two avant-garde missiles directly caused two F-14 Tomcat fighters priced more than $65 million a piece to fall.
"What if we could provide samples of more advanced missiles, for example, the American AIM-54 and so on. Harry Mossan didn't let go when he saw that Xie Kai was going to die, and began to ask Xie Kai seriously.
Samples from the most advanced air-to-air missiles in the United States, which are extremely scarce in China.
You can't buy it if you have a channel.
Xie Kai was silent, Zheng Yucheng didn't know what kind of missile AIM-54 was at all, and immediately said, "We are not interested in missile samples or anything, we are the ones who produce missiles ourselves." ”
"If you add the samples of the AIM-7 Sparrow, the AIM-9 Sidewinder, and the AIM-54 Immortal, can you provide you with some technology?" Ibrahim does not think that China has no ideas.
The United States, the world's most advanced air-to-air missiles, if not the most advanced in the world, are advanced enough compared to China's existing air-to-air missiles.
The Chinese have the most advanced imitation capabilities in the world.
They want to purchase weapons and equipment, especially fighter planes, from China, and naturally hope that air-to-air missiles with better performance can be provided to them for use.
Originally, it was planned to use the sample of this missile to negotiate with the Chinese side for fighter planes and other things.
The avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles in the hands of the 404 base are what Iraq needs urgently, and now it is natural to exchange them for some benefits.
"Even with that, there's no way to get us to lower the price. Xie Kai is very impressed, but they are not a unit specializing in air-to-air missiles, and they do not have such a technical development team," AIM-7 Sparrow, this is an air-to-air missile that has long been outdated, with poor performance and easy interception...... As for the AIM-9 Rattlesnake, the early model was no different from the Sparrow......"
These missiles were devalued by him.
Even if it was a complete sample, it was not possible for the Iraqis to sell it for a high price of $40 million.
The AIM-54 Immortal Bird missile, the world's longest-range air-to-air missile, does not know what its actual combat performance is.
Only Iran has used it, and it is impossible to figure out how much actual combat effect it has achieved.
The Iranians say they fired dozens of warplanes and shot down a number of Iraqi warplanes, while Iraq has firmly denied it.
In the end, this missile, like the F-14, was also abandoned by the United States, and since then, the Americans have not had an air-to-air missile that can strike targets beyond visual range at a distance of 200 kilometers.
"These missiles play a very significant role in the development of air-to-air missiles in your country. Ibrahim was in a hurry.
Feelings: Neither of them understands the true effect of these missiles.
"General, maybe what you said is true, but as far as we are concerned, we are not a professional air-to-air missile research unit, and even if we get a sample of this missile, it will not have any other effect than to consume our limited research funds. Xie Kai said calmly, "The AIM-54 is the world's longest-range air-to-air missile, but this must be combined with the radar system of the F-14 Tomcat fighter to play a role......
China does not have missiles of this type, not even the technology for this.
I can't figure out how to start if I want to research.
Not to mention that China did not have it, even the Soviet Union did not have it.
Even if he wanted it desperately, Xie Kai showed that this thing did not do them any good.
"We can provide a complete prototype of the F-14, and most of it is good except for the broken engine!" said Harry Mosan, looking at Xie Kai, and said what he thought the other party could not refuse.