The joint investment and construction of factories by the Eastern Union and West Germany in Iraq is of course a great thing for Iraq, which has a weak industrial base.

However, Saddam Hussein knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch. There will certainly be much more than what Iraq will receive in the future than it will give.

However, whether or not the Eastern Union really harbored the intention of colonizing Iraq, it was not something that Saddam Hussein needed to consider now. The only thing he has to do is how to get the aid of the Eastern Union and let Iraq defeat Iran and win this damn war!

The Middle East is the Middle East of the Aberans, and if the Jews can be expelled from Jerusalem after winning the war against the Iranians, even if Iraq pays a big price in the future, he, the president of Iraq, will admit it.

Although it is not yet known what the specific contents of the investment plans of the Eastern Union and the Federal Republic of Germany in Iraq are, Uday said on the phone that there will be at least one tank factory, an aircraft factory, and a submarine factory. And this kind of plant is exactly what Iraq needs most right now. Obviously, the young head of the Eastern Union hoped that Iraq would win the war.

In the context of the Soviet Union's sudden proposal to dig a grand canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Euphrates in Syria, the Eastern Union intended to increase its investment in Iraq again, which made Saddam Hussein have to think about it.

The Soviet Union no longer disguised its colonial intentions by exporting the red revolution as before, but followed the example of the Eastern Union to invest in infrastructure construction to achieve the goal of economic control, which proves from the side that the world's youngest heads of state of the Eastern Union have a profound influence on the economic and institutional reforms that the Soviet Union is underway.

Since the end of World War II, the United States has been plotting for oil resources in the Middle East, and Saddam Hussein has a very clear understanding of this.

Relying on its world's largest territory and abundant resources, the Soviet Union has always been a major exporter of oil and natural gas, and it seems that it has never heard of the Soviet Union seeking to seize the oil and gas resources of other countries. Doesn't the Soviet Union plan to carry out another socialist revolution and learn from the Western capitalist world to use capital to control resources?

If this conjecture is true. Does that not mean that the reform of the socialist system in the Soviet Union is a transition to a capitalist free-market economic system?

From this point of view, the overall pattern of this world will soon undergo earth-shaking changes!

Saddam Hussein could not help but be shocked by his bold assumption.

It is time for Iraq to seriously consider whether it should follow China's example, open its doors, and warmly welcome foreign capital to invest and build factories in Iraq. Perhaps, this joint investment of OUEC and the Federal Republic of Germany. and the Soviet-led Syria-Iraq Canal project, which is the biggest opportunity.

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Munich, Krauss-Maffei Wiegmann Group Proving Ground.

In the drizzle, an improved main battle tank of the Leopard II family was galloping across the sky at a speed of no less than 50 kilometers per hour in the complex potholed terrain.

On the observation table of the test site, Yang Weiping, wearing a black leather windbreaker, held a telescope in both hands. Carefully observe every tactical maneuver of the massive main battle tank, which is undergoing rigorous testing, such as shifting, steering, starting, accelerating, stopping, and firing.

As early as the time when he cooperated with Mercedes to produce the AVCR-1790-1A air-cooled diesel engine and jointly modified and produced the "Siberian Tiger" medium main battle tank, Yang Weiping had already carried out in-depth cooperation with Klaus Maffei Wigmann on the further improvement plan of the Leopard II main battle tank.

In this process, Tiangong & Mercedes Heavy Diesel Group has not forgotten to optimize and improve the production process of MB873Ka-501 water-cooled diesel engine while increasing the output of AVCR-1790-1A air-cooled diesel engine.

After the industrial mass production of the TK85 main battle tank of the Eastern Union Defense Force, Yang Weiping still did not leave behind the cooperation with Klaus Maffei Wigmann.

Because Yang Weiping knows very well that relying on the industrial and technical strength of OUCC alone, he wants to make the most powerful and practical Leopard 2A6M of the Leopard II family. Without the cooperation of the Germans, OUCC would have to explore for at least ten years.

Hard work pays off.

After seven years of technical cooperation. Tiangong & Mercedes and Klaus Maffei Wigmann finally succeeded in finalizing the Leopard 2A6M main battle tank 13 years ahead of schedule.

It can be said that without the support of OUCC in computer and information transmission technology, it would not have been possible for Klaus Maffei Wigmann to complete the design of the Leopard 2A6 now.

The fire control system of this Leopard 2A6 is more advanced than the TK85 in service in the Eastern Union Union, and its commander and gun commander have redundant observation and gun control devices, which can ensure rapid response in various weather conditions. And its fire control system is closely connected with the command system. Even in the event of a decisive battle, the enemy tank will be able to react at its best with only six seconds of reaction time.

In terms of informatization, that is, in terms of managing and communicating with each other, this Leopard 2A6 main battle tank can also integrate the intelligence of each vehicle through a number of companies, with a navigation system and an electronic map. On the LCD color display, the location of the surrounding enemy and the enemy, battlefield information and supply locations are clearly marked, and then the route of travel, the organization of attack or defense, and even the pre-formulation of battle plans, etc. The system allows each vehicle to obtain clear and complete battlefield information in the first time, so that the troops can easily assemble and deploy, advance on the best route, and deploy in place in the shortest possible time.

It can be said that the Leopard 2A6 main battle tank, which was successfully developed by the Eastern Union and West Germany, has thrown out a big section of the M1A2 main battle tank that is still under development in the United States. For this reason, it is classified as a top state secret by the Federal Republic of Germany, and it is strictly forbidden to disclose half of the information to any country. Otherwise, OUCC has the right to disclose all technical secrets of the Leopard 2A6 to all countries in the world.

Returning from the observation platform to the information command platform in the observation room, Yang Weiping and Kohl looked at the various battlefield information transmitted from inside the test tank, and the rapid and efficient real-time battlefield information transmission made Kohl, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, exclaim from time to time.

"It's too advanced! It's too powerful! It's so invincible! This is the most powerful weapon on land! This is the tank that Germany needs the most!"

"When the Luftwaffe is equipped with the F22 tactical fighter in the new EFA plan, I can guarantee that the Federal Wehrmacht will definitely be invincible on the land battlefield!" Yang Weiping smiled and pointed to the large LCD screen in front of him and said with a smile: "The most critical point of this set of military data chains is that it can realize air-ground information sharing and command. ”

"But as far as I know, your country's military number chain is shared by the navy, army, and air force!" Cole pretended to be incomprehensible and asked, "Why can our set of number chains only be shared between the air and the ground?"

"If your country wants to have a powerful modern navy, let's wait for the reunification of East and West Germany!" Yang Weiping said with a sigh of regret.

"Yuan Xiansheng, do you think Germany can achieve reunification?" Cole asked with a particularly solemn face looking at Yang Weiping.

"If the United States, Britain, and France can support the reunification of Germany, perhaps, I can help your country to get in touch with the Soviet Union. Yang Weiping replied very seriously: "The Soviet Union is seeking to reintegrate into Europe, and if possible, Andropov will not let the GDR become an obstacle to the Soviet Union's return to Europe!"

"Regardless of whether or not Germany can be reunified in the future, I am very grateful that Yuan Xiansheng can have this heart for the sake of the German people. Cole nodded solemnly and said: "The prerequisite for the realization of European integration is the reunification of Germany! I believe that Margaret Thatcher will support the reunification of Germany!"

Perhaps, the day of the success of the new EFA plan will be the time for German reunification. Yang Weiping looked at Kohl meaningfully and said with a smile: "Only with strong military strength as a guarantee will the people of the GDR have a sense of security about returning to Germany." ”

Cole could naturally understand the inner meaning of Yang Weiping's words, so he nodded quite solemnly and said: "Please rest assured, our government will definitely make every effort to accelerate the process of the new EFA plan!"

After watching the comprehensive performance test of the Leopard 2A6, an equally large wheeled armored vehicle soon appeared in the test site.

This "Boxer" armored personnel carrier proposed by Yang Weiping is also an advanced and powerful wheeled armored vehicle that OUCC began to develop while cooperating with Germany to develop the Leopard 2A6.

As early as when Yang Weiping helped Huaxia develop the Type 92 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Yang Weiping proposed a new tactical concept of multi-purpose wheeled armored vehicles. It's just that due to the lack of funds in Huaxia at that time, this plan has been shelved. In the end, Yang Weiping could only cooperate with the Federal Republic of Germany in the development of Guò at that time, and share the risk.

This "Boxer" wheeled armored personnel carrier, which was praised as "the world's first armored vehicle" by later countries, what Yang Weiping liked most was the combination of its unchanged body and modular design.

The hull is welded with high-hardness armor, and the modular design includes two parts: the driving module and the mission module. The body remains the same, and the rear compartment is divided into a group of modules. The rear space has 14 cubic meters, which is also easy to modify and adjust the module according to needs, and can turn the original personnel transport vehicle into an armored ambulance, logistics supply vehicle or armored command vehicle. The replacement of the rear cabin module takes only an hour.

This wheeled armored car, which was obviously German-style and named "Boxer", was sought after by Klaus-Maffei Wiegmann and Mercedes as soon as it was proposed, and it can be said that it hit it off with the boss Yang at that time.

After more than six years of continuous design and improvement, it was finally finalized a month ago. The armored vehicle can be transformed into 10 models, which fully demonstrates the outstanding characteristics of combined speed change and multi-purpose performance. Once again, a powerful battlefield weapon was added to the Federal German Army, which was praised by the officers and soldiers of the Federal Republic of Germany who participated in the test. (To be continued......)