"Even if it's a prototype for testing, we have to get a batch first, and then compare and then determine whose tank to use as the main equipment. Isn't their 122-mm self-propelled howitzer about to come out? When the time comes, let's get a few first, and compare them with the French, and whoever has the best cost performance will use whoever!" Ibrahim received a report from China, unable to make a decision, and instead left the problem to Issad.

So says Isad.

"Their prototypes haven't been tested too much!" said Ibrahim, worried.

Issad doesn't care, "That's why we need to get the most direct data." The T72 main battle tank that the Soviets provided us with was not only expensive, but also a lot less configurable. If the tanks of the Chinese are better, why don't we use theirs?"

"What if they're not as good as they think?"

"Then, we will lose the money for 11 tanks, which can be used as training tanks to train our tank crews and technicians for more logistical support. Maybe then we can upgrade the tanks from China on our own. "Issad didn't care at all. "Otherwise, our losses would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Spending hundreds of millions of dollars, but procuring a bunch of junk equipment, those bastards of the Wehrmacht, on the surface, dare not say, the president will be very embarrassed. ”

Ibrahim nodded and said nothing more.

They don't even need to report it to their superiors.

With domestic approval, Colonel Harry Moissan, who soon signed a contract with Hongqi Machinery Factory for the purchase of 11 prototypes of the 359 tank, with a contract value of $27.5 million.

The two sides jointly agreed that the delivery period will be six months, and the Chinese side will provide all training, logistics and maintenance services.

For the Iraqis to be so happy, tens of millions of dollars in the list, everyone in 404 has no sense of excitement.

"Damn the Arabs are crazy! The Chinese tanks haven't even done much testing, and they place an order, do they think they can defeat us with these tanks?" The Iraqis signed a contract with 404, and the Iranians got the news without deliberately keeping the base secret. "Are they dragging us into large-scale purchases?"

Hazari, who was in charge, could not understand the purpose of the Iraqis to cooperate.

"Mullah, Chinese data on this tank is kept secret from us, if it is really advanced...... his subordinates do not think that the Iraqis are trying to trap them.

Although it is said that the Iraqis are equipped, as long as they can get it, Iran will definitely have to get a batch.

But these tanks, a dozen or so, will not have much impact on the war between the two great powers at all.

"Advanced performance, can change the whole state of war?" Hazari couldn't understand.

For the two countries, which are currently in the stage of confrontation, a dozen or so tanks will not change any situation.

A hundred cars, none of which can necessarily be changed.

"It's better to report to the country first, how to decide, and whether you also need to buy ......," his subordinates suggested.

This kind of thing has to be reported.

Hazari also knew that the news had to be fed back, and he couldn't call the shots on it.

Iran also attaches great importance to this news.

China's advanced tanks have also been sold to them before, but you know the content of the deal, this kind of tank has not yet been finalized, the performance test has just begun, and the Iraqis have only one tank company in the number ordered, so they do not pay attention to it.

On the third day after Hazari reported the news, he received instructions from home.

"Domestic news, don't pay attention to the Arabs' tank deal with the Chinese side. After the intelligence department confirmed that Iraq has a huge number of Scud missiles, we must get the same type of surface missiles from the Chinese as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to effectively retaliate when they launch a missile attack on us!" Hazari said to his men, "You must keep an eye on their missile modification project." Once you get it, you have to get it as soon as possible!"

Iran prefers to acquire ground-to-surface missiles with a long enough range.

Even if the armored forces can't compete with the damned Arabs, they still have death squads.

Iran has a much larger population than Iraq.

The only thing is the number of missiles, which they cannot compare, and once Iraq launches a missile attack, they will not be able to make an effective counterattack.

"In addition, we must find a way to get the Chinese side to speed up the delivery of avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles!" Khazari stressed, "the number of anti-aircraft missiles delivered to us by the Chinese side is too small! The country needs more to make up for the shortage of our fighter planes......

"But that's all they can produce, and we've been keeping an eye on every ...... they've assembled," said his subordinate in distress.

The number of anti-aircraft missile assemblies at the Hongqi Machinery Plant has not been effectively increased.

The Iranians are far more worried than the Iraqis.

Their number of warplanes is dwindling, and Iraq's warplanes purchased from France are already in place.

"Find a way!" Hazari was also aware of the situation, "I will continue to communicate with their managers." ”

Even when they know that communication is ineffective, they won't give up.

Therefore, it is not taken seriously that Iraq purchased 11 prototypes of 359 tanks from China.

Iraq has a bunch of Middle Eastern oil-producing countries providing financial support behind it, and it is rich and capricious.

Iran can't do it, it can't sell its own oil, and there are too few sources of foreign exchange.

The small amount of money has to be used wisely.

Pakistan also got the news, Musharraf was envious, scolded the 404 bastards, and finally wrote a telegram in code in the dead of night to report the news to the domestic logistics department.

In the telegram, he expressed his urgent desire to speed up the construction of the domestic 359 tank production line in Pakistan, and at the same time seek potential users.

Mubarah, Qached and others attached great importance to the news reported by Musharraf.

"The Chinese sample car came out, and Iraq, which should belong to our customer, placed an order directly with them!" Mubara looked annoyed.

Kachhead looked at him, "We need to speed up construction. Although Iraq has purchased from the Chinese side, as long as it performs well on the battlefield, this is also a very good propaganda. We can also get a piece of the pie! At least, some users in the Middle East who have good relations with our country will be ours!"

"Yes, we must speed up construction!" there was hardly any disagreement.

The two senior officials who led the cooperation with the Chinese side have no opinion, and naturally there is no opinion in Pakistan.

Pakistan has invested a lot in the 359 tank project in cooperation with China, and naturally it will not give up on recovering the investment.

When the document was submitted to the competent unit of the logistics and equipment department, it was instructed that "the cooperatively produced tanks cannot only be tested in their own country, and whether they meet the ...... of military use in their own environment"

In other words, the Chinese side was asked to provide two prototypes for testing in Pakistan.

If the test process does not meet the use environment of Pakistan, it is natural to ask the Chinese design team to modify the project.

Otherwise, with Pakistan's technical capabilities, it is simply not capable of modifying it.

$50 million was in vain.

"Do you need two prototypes?" Faced with Musharraf's request, Zheng Yucheng did not react for a while.

"This is a tank jointly developed by our two countries, if it does not meet our domestic use environment......" Musharraf smiled. "We can do altitude tests in the Kashmir Plateau. ”

Pakistan wants three generations of tanks, mainly to cope with the T-72 that India purchased from the Soviet Union.

The average altitude of Kashmir is above 4,000 meters.

"In this way, these tanks can be tested in multiple environments at the same time. For example, after the completion of the test, our two vehicles can be interchanged with the domestic test in your country, continue to test, obtain more test data, and speed up the test progress. We paid the manufacturing cost for the two prototypes, but we absolutely couldn't afford the high price in Iraq! We are also investors. ”

Regarding Musharraf's request, Zheng Yucheng did not understand.

"They want to experiment with data!" Xie Kai is a man who understands.

Zheng Yucheng was even more puzzled, "Didn't their technicians test with them?

"If we are in their position, will we rest assured? Even if China cooperates with Western countries, will they only accept the test data provided by the other party? Even if some of us are involved in those projects, they will open the core to us?" Xie Kai's series of questions made Zheng Yucheng suddenly realize.

"To give or not to give?" After understanding the crux of the problem, Zheng Yucheng naturally knew what the other party wanted.

"Why don't you give it! Give them a prototype car for $1.8 million. Some of our technicians have passed. It's not a bad thing to test in multiple environments at the same time, and more test data is good for stereotyping. Xie Kai said resolutely. "It's a prototype anyway. The more terrain you can adapt to, the better it will be for the project as a whole. ”

Zheng Yucheng felt that what Xie Kai said was also reasonable, but he didn't say anything, and went to Zhang Deming and others to discuss with the Pakistanis.

"Iraq has not been in such a situation, has it been? Even prototypes that have not been tested and have unstable performance are needed!" When the military authorities at higher levels approved the contract, all the leaders who had access to the contract were astonished and inexplicable.

Long Yaohua helped 404 say good things, "They did a good job in public relations." After all, the 404 base belongs to independent accounting, as long as the superior policy, self-raised research and development funds ......"

"There's not going to be anything good to sell, is it?"

The domestic third-generation tank project team has cooperated with them, and many technologies have been determined by relevant experts from departments such as science, technology and industry for national defense, and it has been clear which ones can be exported at the beginning of the project. Long Yaohua shook his head.

The leader then signed and sealed.

This kind of dialogue has appeared in almost many of the above departments.

Long Yaohua didn't know how 404 communicated with the Iraqis, and he could fool them into paying for the prototype test.