Chapter 854: Opening of the United Aviation Exhibition

The exhibition finally opened, and what everyone imagined was that the opening of the whole exhibition was not very big, except for the organizers and the heads of state of France who came up to make speeches, and then there was a short air show, and there was nothing else. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 Of course, this is also due to the fact that the first few days of the exhibition are only open to delegations and dignitaries from the industry and various countries. And these industry people and dignitaries, who have seen a lot of this kind of thing, are naturally much calmer than ordinary people, so this exhibition is not so lively. After the opening ceremony, Jiang Chen and the others returned to their venues. And those industry people, delegations and dignitaries went to visit, but first of all, it would definitely not be Jiang Chen and them, but the two overlords.

Of course, when these people went, other people in the industry also followed, and people from the media naturally followed, so Jiang Chen's venue was very deserted, and there were basically no people. Therefore, Deputy Director Song and Director Yuan, as well as several military representatives, called the leaders of several large enterprises to call Jiang Chen and decided to go and see the excitement. In their words, that is, to learn and see the advanced weapons and equipment of foreign countries. Jiang Chen saw that there was no one, so he gave an order, and then called the bored Ma Jun on the side to follow.

Because there is a head of France at this opening, it is natural to go to the exhibition hall of the French venue first. It may be in line with the convenience of being the organizer, so there is a lot of equipment in the French exhibition hall this time. And the variety is also very complete, just one exhibition hall, including all the equipment in the sea, land and air and aerospace. When Jiang Chen and the others rushed over, they saw a group of people watching a tank. Through the introduction of Jiang Chen, they learned that this is the latest third-generation main battle tank AMX-56 main battle tank developed by France, France pinned hopes on it, and named it the name of the famous general in French history, Leclerc, and this tank is the Leclerc main battle tank of France that everyone is familiar with in later generations.

The French Army's program to develop a new generation of tanks to replace the aging AMX-30 tank began in the late 70s, when France decided to develop a new generation of tanks on its own. It was developed by the GA Group and officially named the Leclerc main battle tank in January 1986. A total of 6 Leclerc prototypes were built in France for various tests, and like the Leopard 2 and M1, the Leclerc is also a first-class advanced main battle tank that can perform well in firepower, mobility and protection at the same time, and its thinking is completely different from the era of the AMX-30, of course, thanks to the great progress in technology. And the Leclerc main battle tank on display this time is actually just a semi-finished product or conceptual design, and it cannot be counted as a finished product. Jiang Chen remembered that France seemed to have been equipped with this weapon one after another until the end of the Cold War. I didn't expect to take it out this time, and it seems that France can't wait to find a buyer. And such a tank has attracted everyone's admiration. Jiang Chen didn't know how many of these words were true, and how much was complimented by the head of state here. In Jiang Chen's line, several business leaders and designers who specialize in the research and development of armored vehicles can't wait to get closer to take a look. In their words, this trip is to learn, they really don't have too much information for reference, and it is impossible to have such a close opportunity.

Then everyone moved to other exhibits, such as the AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicle produced in France, and the Panhard VCR armored personnel transporter and other land armored equipment. AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicle Jiang Chen remembered, because this car should be regarded as a more famous French equipment, it participated in several battles, basically in the area where France sent troops, it will be seen. And the Panhard VCR armored personnel transporter, this vehicle was specially developed for export. However, it seems that the sales of this car are not very good, it is said that there are no buyers, and we even heard that France wanted to recommend this car to us, but we didn't seem to be fooled. It seems that this time they moved this car to the showroom, and they don't know who they want to fool.

In addition to these equipment, there are also various equipment like this AUF1 155mm self-propelled howitzer, TR.F1 155mm howitzer, Famasi assault rifle and many more. However, it may be that French equipment is famous around the world, and the popularity of everyone is not very high. This made the French head who took the opportunity to sell a little embarrassed, but was immediately filled with a piece of weaponry. This is also one of the most interesting equipment in the entire exhibition hall, and it can also be regarded as the important export equipment of France, that is, the Exocet missile. This is an anti-ship missile developed and produced by France itself, which was sent to the battlefield shortly after it was developed. I don't know if this missile is really powerful, or if its opponent is the United Kingdom, which sank and damaged many ships in the war, so it has become famous ever since. This has also made this missile particularly popular in the arms market, so much so that its price has increased several times. Not long ago (May 17, 1987), a Babylon fighter jet fired two Exocet missiles and hit the USS Stark frigate of the US Navy, causing serious damage to the ship. Like the Sheffield, according to the information, the Stark did not detect the incoming Exocet missile at all before it was hit. Therefore, there are many people in the industry who have come to see it this time, whether it is to find out, or to buy it, or even to see the excitement, there is an endless stream. Even the media took special care of this missile, and the flashing lights kept on.

And Jiang Chen and several aerospace experts and missile experts and business leaders in his party are also staring at each other, and they all want to see what is so special about this missile and how it can be so powerful. If they can build it, it will not only be beneficial to their own country's national defense and security, but also bring benefits to their own factories, so these people are very serious. Even Jiang Chen saw such a scene, an expert with glasses actually took out a small notebook, and recorded something while looking at this missile. This made Jiang Chen full of black lines, no wonder there was such a saying in later generations. It is said that in many defense exhibitions, other exhibitors do not want our country's industry insiders, experts, or even visitors to visit closer. According to their bitter words, one of their weapons and equipment has been developed for several years and has finally been successfully developed, and they want to launch it and sell it. But I didn't expect these yellow-skinned people to take a look at it, and the weapons and equipment exactly the same as them were brought out at the air show the following year. The price is only a third of their price, and the performance can reach 80% of theirs. So in this case, they lost a lot of orders, which made them more and more unwelcome people from our country to visit. Jiang Chen really couldn't believe how bad the character of our people in the future life was, and they actually made these people so annoying. However, for the sake of national defense and security as a whole, these slanders and grievances are still worth it.

And we can't be blamed for this, who made us smart, who made us a people who love to learn. If you look at other people, don't you see it the same, why haven't they learned it, haven't they created it?

(To be continued.) )