The reason why Russia, willing to sell attack nuclear submarines. That's because there are too many active submarines under the water. Truth be told, this thing only works wonders in war. But in peacetime, its deterrent capability is not as effective as a destroyer, or several frigates.

After all, those warships on the sea are all intuitively visible to others. Whether it is a missile launch port or the main naval gun, this aiming can definitely make people feel nervous. But on the other hand, the nuclear submarine can only hide in the shadows, and once it is exposed, it will become the target of public criticism. I usually want to scare people, but I can't scare them. Critical maintenance costs are still expensive, and they are really not cost-effective in peacetime.

And if you sell nuclear submarines to India, it will not be Russia that will be threatened. There are almost no worries.

"I am very willing, Mr. Mawi, and I think that we, the Government of India, are honoured to have this opportunity to purchase this nuclear submarine from your country. "Indian Defence Minister, I feel so lucky today. Originally, he wanted to come to Russia this time, and it would be very good to be able to negotiate an order for MiG-33 fighters.

I didn't expect Russia to be so hospitable that even attack nuclear submarines were willing to sell them together. Such an opportunity, even if it is expensive, they have to borrow money. After all, it's a nuclear submarine! India can't build it at all.

In fact, what the Minister of Defense didn't know was that in his previous life, Russia leased an Akula-class nuclear submarine to India at a price of 50 million US dollars a year. However, in the end, due to improper operation, it was damaged by the Indians! The sonar equipment inside the submarine was seriously damaged, and the nuclear submarine directly lost its combat capability.

In the face of such a tragic situation, the Russian government really felt helpless. It is better to sell the nuclear submarine to India in the first place, so that even if it is damaged, they can still charge a high price for maintenance or something. And if you lease it, it will be tantamount to the Indians driving their nuclear submarines into ruin. Finally, pat the butt, pay some rent, maintenance fees, and return the nuclear submarine to Russia......

"Then please follow me, Minister Hasenmangalava. "Mavi arranged for the Indian defense minister to get on a special car and then go to the base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The plan to lease nuclear submarines, some officials of the Russian Navy also thought about it. But at Mavi's suggestion, it was still vetoed. After all, it's not your own thing, so you don't care too much about using it at all.

It's hard to get to the end, a nuclear submarine that could have been in service for another 20 years. Because of the damage of repairs, only 10 years of service remained. The hidden losses in this are only clear to people like Ma Wei.

An hour later, when the Mavi convoy, carrying the Indian Defense Minister, Senior General Hasenmangalava, arrived at the base of the Russian Northern Fleet. I saw a light gray Akula-class nuclear submarine floating on the surface of the water, doing oxygen replenishment.

The streamlined posture, coupled with the capable silhouette, made the group of officers from India very greedy. It is obvious from the eyes of everyone that they Indians really want to have this nuclear submarine with super high combat effectiveness.

"Minister Hassenmangalava, this is the Type 971 attack nuclear submarine of our Russian Northern Fleet. Its existence, even the US 7th Fleet, has to weigh three points. If it lurks in the Arabian Seas, or near the Bay of Bengal, it is believed that it will be a great threat to pirates or maritime armed forces in the region. Ma Wei played his job and told the Indian defense minister.

His remarks successfully reminded Admiral Hasenmangalava that if he were in the Indian Navy, he could pilot this Russian attack nuclear submarine. Cruising in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, what a heroic thing it would be. Look at the Pakistani Navy, the Burmese Navy, when the time comes, they will dare to follow him India, whether they are horizontal or not......

"Mr. Mavi, now you can say, this Akula-class nuclear submarine, your government, how much is it willing to sell?" Indian Defense Minister, Hasenmangalawa, asked Mavi with a heart in his eyes.

In this life or in the previous life, the attitude of Indians who are obsessed with arms and the character of buying and buying at every turn will never change. Therefore, 3.5 generation fighters, nuclear-powered submarines, aircraft carriers, as long as they can be bought, he India is definitely willing to rush to buy them.

"Yes, Minister Hassenmangalava. The Akula-class nuclear submarine in front of you costs $2.8 billion. We, the Russian government, at the moment, only intend to sell such a ship. "The cost of the third-generation nuclear submarine is not very expensive, about 185 million US dollars. Ma Wei: This is completely overstating the price. Know that Indians are stupid and have a lot of money.

"$2.8 billion? Mr. Mavi, how much will it cost if we want another 30 MiG-33 fighters?" said the Secretary of Defense, Hasenmangalawa, who needed to settle the score. If we can't do a good job in this arms deal with Russia, we must include all the military budgets for this year and next year. But it's also worth it, after all, attack nuclear submarines, which can't be bought with lanterns.

"MiG-33 fighters, 43 million US dollars each, 30 is 1.29 billion US dollars, plus 971 nuclear submarines, a total of 4.09 billion US dollars. Ma Wei said with a faint calculation. Whether it is a fighter or a nuclear submarine, the price he gives is much more expensive. Just to prevent the Indians from selling Russian arms to other countries to earn the difference.

The United States suffered their losses at the beginning. They were given a good price and then sold. So India, on the blacklist of many countries.

"Mr. Mavi, you see, if we are India, we will buy so many fighter jets and nuclear submarines from your country. Can you give a discount on the price? Give me a discount? Last year, our Indian Navy supported your government's order for six frigates. In the future, we can maintain a long-term cooperative relationship. General Hasenmangalava said to Mavi with emotion and reason.

"I didn't set the price either, Minister Hasenmangalava. You also know that I have no right to do this. Including some time ago, the Americans also reminded us not to have arms deals with your country as much as possible. I'm doing this at a risk. ”

Mavi will not give India a discount. Because he expected the Indians, no matter how expensive it was, they would spend money to buy it. Otherwise, they will wait to be beaten by Pakistan. There's nothing more murderous than meeting enemies. I believe that out of hatred, the Indian Defense Minister, will think it through.

"Alright then, Mr. Mavi. When I go back, I'll have a good discussion with Mr. President!"