At the vehicle test site of the Red Star Defense Company, the freshly baked Fox Hunting anti-tank missile system drove into the launch position, and the targets in the target area had already been arranged.

Li Lu and Pei Lei accompanied Ahmad to stand on the observation platform, waiting for the performance demonstration of the Fox Hunt anti-tank missile system.

Pei Lei explained, Li Lu was in charge of translation, he said, "The perfect combination of the Red Arrow 73 anti-tank missile and the four-wheeled light off-road platform codenamed Little White Rabbit has created the Fox Hunt anti-tank missile system you see now." ”

Li Lu temporarily gave the Red Star Factory an improved BJ212 off-road platform nickname.

"The original Red Arrow 73 anti-tank missile system consisted mainly of a warhead compartment and a carrier compartment, including observation instruments and control components. We have organically combined these functions into the White Rabbit four-wheeled light off-road platform to become the Fox Hunter anti-tank missile system with excellent maneuverability that you see. The system can reach speeds of up to 80 km/h on road and up to 40 km/h off-road. It can be said that no active main battle tank in the world can escape the pursuit of Fox Hunting. With an effective range of up to four kilometers, it is completely capable of destroying enemy tanks before they are detected by the enemy. ”

"The original Red Arrow 73 battle group required at least four people, while the Fox Hunt anti-tank missile system integrated reconnaissance, launch, and carried four anti-tank missiles on board. Another big change is that compared with the infantry-carrying Red Arrow 73 group, the Fox Hunt crew only needs three people, which is more than enough to complete the combat mission. ”

Speaking of this, Pei Lei stopped, and Li Lu said to Ahmed, "Mr. Ahmed, please watch the demonstration, and I will explain in detail the attack control method of this missile later." ”

Ahmed said, "Mr. Lee, I have carefully read the brochure. There is a certain degree of technical difficulty in operating a fox hunt, and most of our soldiers are not highly educated. If we decide to buy Fox Hunt, you will have to provide services such as technical training. ”

"This can be added to the contract, and even the combat guidance can be considered." Li Lu said with a smile.

Ahmed suddenly had a smile on his face, "Obviously this is very good, very good. ”

Gong Dazhu ran over and immediately reported, "Report to the general manager!" Ready for launch! Please instruct! ”

Li Lu returned the salute, "Go as planned!" ”

"Yes!"

Gong Dazhu turned back, picked up the individual radio, and gave the launch order to the launch team. Because he had worked as an artilleryman, he was transferred by Li Lu to the Red Star Defense Company to help and assist in organizing weapons and equipment demonstrations.

"Red Arrow 73 adopts the attack control mode of visual tracking, three-point guidance, manual control, and wire transmission instructions, simply put, it is to visually find and track the target, and through the control unit, use the wire to transmit instructions to the missile, and guide the missile to attack the target. It sounds complicated, but it's actually quite simple. Although this control method is somewhat backward in terms of technology, the autonomy of the attack is very large. For example, in the process of attacking target A, it is found that target B is more threatening, and the shooter can completely guide the missile to change the target of attack and attack target B instead. ”

Li Lu introduced to Ahmed that over there, the 120 mm caliber missile of the Red Arrow 73 was launched, and the shooter controlled the missile to accurately pass through several obstacles arranged in front of him using a hole in the middle of the cloth, and accurately passed through the hole, like threading a needle.

This hand made Ahmed stunned, both amazed by the shooter's skill and amazed by the performance of the Red Arrow 73.

Li Lu said with a smile, "Theoretically, the shooter can even operate the missile to fly over the target, and then turn to attack the rear of the target." You know, the weakest point in the armor of the tank is in the rear. In fact, under the operation of skilled shooters, the Red Arrow 73 missile is not much worse than some top-attacking anti-tank missiles that are launched and left alone. ”

Ahmed saw that a company of missiles had passed through the barrier that was no longer on a line, and accurately hit the target at a distance of two and a half thousand meters - the front armor of a model tank welded with steel plates.

Li Lu pointed to the commuter jeep over there and said, "Mr. Ahmed, please go and watch the damage, I am sure you will be satisfied." ”

Everyone rode together to check the target area, which was a very obvious scene. Five hundred millimeters of homogeneous steel, which was broken through.

Ahmed applauded excitedly, and the crowd applauded.

Clearly, the demonstration was a great success.

What Li Lu did not explain to Ahmed is that the crew members who carried out this demonstration mission are all outstanding personnel of the Red Star Defense Company's test center, and they all have rich service experience, and the number of Red Arrow 73s they have fought together is more than the number of Red Arrow 73 battalions they have fought in a year!

In other words, if you equip your troops on a large scale, you have to pay a lot of money to train shooters of the same level - you have to have so many missiles to train on.

When he walked all the way back, Ahmet did not take the car, but walked back, Li Lu naturally accompanied him, and the others followed.

Ahmad whispered, "Mr. Li, we are willing to purchase the Fox Hunt anti-tank missile system and give up the purchase of the Asian Tiger tank." ”

"That's really good news." Li Lu also suppressed his voice and said, "Mr. Ahmed, I believe you can understand our distress. As you can see, as an arms supplier, our position is absolutely neutral. You've got a lot of tanks, supplemented by Fox Hunting, and if you use them properly, you won't be left behind. ”

Ahmed sighed and said, "We want to gain absolute superiority, not parity." That's not a good thing for us. ”

"Mr. Ahmed, I'm just a businessman, I hope you understand." Li Lu emphasized that he did not intend to express his views on the current situation.

"Understood." Ahmed suddenly hesitated, pondered for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "Mr. Li, as you know, we have purchased a large number of tanks and other equipment. We plan to purchase one hundred and fifty Fox Hunt anti-tank missile systems. You know, we're at war and money is tight......"

Li Lu smiled bitterly and subconsciously said, "You don't plan to exchange oil for it, do you?" ”

Ahmed was stunned for a moment, surprised how Li Lu knew, this was a direct instruction from the country, and no one else knew except him.

Immediately, it dawned on him - what else did his country have besides oil?

He was relieved at once, nodded and said, "Yes, we will pay 30% of the deposit in cash, and the remaining 70% of the money will be paid by oil." ”

Seeing Li Lu's sad face, Ahmad whispered, "Mr. Li, the price of oil can be renegotiated. ”

"Of course the price needs to be renegotiated, if I can accept your proposal." Li Lu was helpless in his heart, if it was a few years later, he would collect all the oil he wanted, but now, oil was so important to him that he was too important to deal with.

Li Lu said casually, "At least the exploitation and operation rights of a large oil field are for a period of fifty years. Under such a premise, I can consider the option of exchanging oil for weapons. Mr. Ahmed, you know very well that my country is an oil exporter, and although I know that there is a lot of room for oil prices to rise, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to cash in those oils. We certainly can't digest it at home. ”

In line with the conditions given to the Iranians, Li Lu did not see anything wrong with this.

It is also beneficial for Iraq to exploit and operate the rights, which now have at least 50 percent of the share and do not need to invest anything.

Li Lu has found the right person this time, Ahmad is the official who assists the president in managing the oil industry, and he has a lot of say. Therefore, he is very familiar with this, unlike Shapur, an officer with a military background, who is not very clear about this aspect.

Ahmed only thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed, "In principle, it should be fine, and I still need to report to the country for specific details." ”

Returning to the observation platform, Li Lu said, "Mr. Ahmed, you must first determine the basic conditions, and then I can report to the competent department, and you need to apply to the competent department of our country. Of course, I can give you a guarantee that the Red Star Plant is ready to bear all the consequences after the oil is repaid. In this way, our competent authorities will have no worries, and your application will have a better chance of being approved. ”

Ahmed held Li Lu's hand with both hands and shook it excitedly, "Mr. Li, you are a good friend of the Iraqi people, and I thank you on behalf of the Iraqi people!" ”

Listening to this familiar words of thanks, Li Lu was quite proud to save the people of the world from fire and water.

The price of a single set of the Fox Hunt anti-tank missile system is $1.5 million, and Ahmed wants to purchase 150 sets, $225 million, plus ammunition, spare parts, and technical training services, this order is close to $300 million, which is basically the same as the contract for 100 Asian Tiger tanks purchased by Shapur.

Thirty percent in cash is almost $100 million.

Li Lu's last problem seems to have been solved—he has enough foreign exchange to pay for the New Guangming Factory and Zhenxing Company, so that they can fully support the smooth progress of the two oil-for-weapons programs of the Red Star Factory and Shapur, and the Red Star Factory and Ahmed.

In the final analysis, Li Lu, a slut, is still salivaing those oils. As a person who has come over, oil is not a black, smelly slime in his eyes, but black gold!

It is not impossible to force large-scale borrowing to build oil storage tanks!

The dollar can be used, but is it not easy to borrow the Huaxia currency?

If the Red Star Factory and Fenyuan Company are mortgaged, plus the guarantee of the New Guangming Factory and the Zhenxing Company, there will not be much difficulty in borrowing hundreds of millions of Huaxia coins!