Not long after Yang Limin left, the new large-caliber long-range artillery project officially entered the technical demonstration stage, in fact, for this new artillery, as the army is very satisfied with the performance data submitted to it, especially the high-level military leaders from the artillery are eager to immediately sign, project and fund, hoping that this new large-caliber long-range artillery will be developed and equipped with the troops as soon as possible. ，

Because of this, the General Staff Armament Department, which is directly under the army, has always raised its hands in favor of this project, and the experts in the army who have been convened have also given high recognition to this new large-caliber long-range artillery, and the project application form is also the first to sign, but this new large-caliber long-range artillery project is not different from the previous assault rifles, light automatic grenade launchers, and man-portable rocket launchers and other weapons and equipment.

These weapons and equipment are all light weapons, the technical difficulty is relatively small, and the resources and financial resources used are not very large, and these weapons and equipment are more or less realistic war needs in them, and the emergency meaning of putting them into actual combat is relatively strong, so whether it is examination and approval or development, the procedures are not very formal.

However, the new large-caliber long-range artillery is different, this weapon and equipment is a real heavy weapon with an offensive nature, and the various resources mobilized in the development of artillery are not comparable to any light weapon, and the amount of investment in such heavy weapons and equipment can be described as amazing.

Not to mention anything else, the issue of steel materials used for casting guns alone requires huge investment, because the technical standards for the new large-caliber long-range artillery in the artillery technical text reported by Lu Jiadong are formulated by adopting the artillery technical standards advocated in the "NATO Second Memorandum of Understanding on Common Ballistics", which were widely used in later generations, that is, 155mm caliber, 52 times the body tube, and 23 liters of cartridge volume. It can be said that it is the golden ratio standard for large-caliber long-barreled artillery.

However, although this standard is good, it brings a problem, that is, a high-strength artillery steel is needed to realize the development of artillery under this standard, but it is not easy to develop such artillery steel, let alone now, that is, the 21st century before Lu Jiadong has not crossed. There are no more than eight countries that can independently develop such a high standard of long-range artillery, and the reason for this is that the complex artillery steel materials and production and processing technology are a real threshold!

There is no other shortcut to solve such a material problem, only continuous research and experimentation, after thousands of experiments to find the right steel ratio, but these research and experiments are not free, which requires a lot of money investment, for large countries, in order to dominate the world can be spared no blood, but for weak and poor countries even if the strength of the whole country can not be done.

China is not a poor country. It is not even a weak country, but judging from the actual national conditions, it is indeed not rich, and every penny must be spent as best as possible, so in the way of thinking about developing weapons and equipment, it is always required to use and inherit mature technology as much as possible in order to save money.

Therefore, there will not be a lot of investment in the development of artillery steel, and artillery steel is only a supporting project for the development of artillery, in addition to the necessary production and processing equipment, research on new processing and production technology, research on new artillery shells and thousands of tests after the prototype gun is formed, all of which require a large amount of funds to support!

Because of this, although the Armament Department of the General Staff signed the application for the establishment of the project. However, as a national project, the final approval power is not in the hands of the Armament Department of the General Staff. But in the hands of the high-level, for such an equipment project, the starting point of the high-level will be more practical and cautious, and will stand at the national level to consider the necessity and possibility of this project as a whole, especially in the context of reducing military spending, the project review is even more cautious!

Lu Jiadong is also fully mentally prepared for the complexity of the new large-caliber long-range artillery project. The approval of the Armament Department of the General Staff also gave him great confidence, but he encountered great obstacles to reaching the national level, especially at a recent project demonstration meeting, several high-level leaders asked Lu Jiadong bluntly about the technical standards of the new artillery. If you specialize in researching how much new artillery steel needs to be invested, how long will it take to develop it successfully.

In this regard, Lu Jiadong can't answer at all, because he can't tell how many resources to invest in artillery steel to complete, after all, Lu Jiadong is only a military expert, not a material expert, it is with this project demonstration meeting as a turning point, the new artillery project can be described as a sharp turn, and it is very likely that it will not pass the national approval!

In the face of such a situation, Lu Jiadong can be said to be anxious, very eager to save and continue this project, for this reason he thought of importing, but at present the country is most lacking foreign exchange, the only bit of foreign exchange is still used in nuclear weapons, intercontinental missiles and other important weapons of the country, artillery such conventional weapons are almost minimal.

After breaking the idea of importing, Lu Jiadong also went to Blomberg, hoping to get the ratio of artillery and steel and the required machinery and equipment from special channels, but Blomberg listened to Lu Jiadong's words and shrugged helplessly:

"Lu, this kind of equipment and formula can't be exchanged for a few guns, it all requires real money, not to mention anything else, the value of several sets of equipment required for artillery is more than the sum of our last transaction!"

Now Lu Jiadong has finally realized what it means to be a penny to stump a hero, and the superior performance of the new artillery is recognized by anyone, but because of the problem of funds, both the army and the country can only be put on hold for the time being, and this can be described as having a huge impact on the improvement of the squadron's combat effectiveness and the development of the military industry!

The trouble of lack of money is like a dark cloud in the sky, shrouded in Lu Jiadong's head for a long time and cannot be dispersed, and at this time, Lu Jiadong can't wait to become a money printing machine, 24 hours a day, printing the required funds, but such an idea can only exist in a ridiculous dream, just when Lu Jiadong was worried about funds, Blomberg's words made Lu Jiadong pause:

"Lu! You have a cloud of lack of money on your head, and the world is also going through a change, why don't you take advantage of this general trend to see the light of day!"

Blomberg's words were just to the point, and he didn't say it very directly, so Lu Jiadong was also stunned after hearing it, but then he reacted, so he couldn't help patting his head with his hand:

"I've been busy these days, and I've left the world behind me!"

Lu Jiadong is right, today's world can be described as a sudden change, and the starting point of the change is all concentrated in last year, that is, in 1979 AD, although this short year is only a short moment in the long river of history, but in this year several major events in a row, but have played a vital role in the development of the international situation, and even changed the world pattern, and its impact is so great that it even lasts into the 21st century.

It was also in this year that China carried out a limited border self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, and earlier this year the Islamic Revolution broke out in Iran that shocked the world, and the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Pahlavi regime that had been in power in Iran for many years, turning Iran from a secular country into a theocratic state.

And on this basis, they actively exported the revolution to the outside world, which aroused the vigilance and hostility of other Muslim countries around Iran, among which Iraq was the most active, coupled with the instigation and covert support of the United States, Iraq and Iran can be described as saber-rattling, and a big war is about to break out!

And at the end of this year, the Soviet army brazenly sent troops to Afghanistan without warning in advance, overthrew the anti-Soviet Amin regime, supported the pro-Soviet regime to come to power, and took this opportunity to station more than 100,000 troops in Afghanistan, and the troops reached the mouth of the Indian Ocean.

The war against Vietnam, the war in Afghanistan, and the upcoming Iran-Iraq war, these three wars can be said to have lasted throughout the 80s, not only protracted, but also far-reaching.

The demand for weapons and equipment by the Afghan guerrillas, Iraq, and Iran is even more astronomical, and there is such a huge cake, as long as you go up and cut a few knives, let alone new artillery, even if it is the funds for new aircraft, it is not a problem, for such a problem, Lu Jiadong, as a traverser, is not unexpected.

It's just that in the recent past, it has been the development of man-portable rocket launchers, and the discussion of new artillery projects, so busy that Lu Jiadong can be said to be in a circle, how can he still have the heart to think about this, and now Blomberg woke up the dreamer with a word, so that Lu Jiadong couldn't help but gear up and prepare to make this war money!

The same idea is not only Lu Jiadong, Tan Bin, the minister of the General Staff Armament Department in Beijing, is also sketching out the blueprint of using arms to earn foreign exchange in his mind, and he is not based on the prophetic prescience of a traveler like Lu Jiadong, but a request report from Pakistan, just as Tan Bin was sitting behind the desk and thinking about the report, the phone next to him suddenly rang, which made Tan Bin naturally pick up the phone, when he heard the report of the secretary on duty on the other end of the phone, the corner of Tan Bin's mouth showed a faint smile:

"Liu Daring, it's fast enough, let him in!" (To be continued......) u