"It's a wonderful feeling to fly, and if it weren't for my age, I would have liked to learn how to fly an airplane. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info"Having ended his inspection of the base of the Air Defense Forces and returned to Moscow, Saddam Hussein was still full of praise.

"Marshal Ustinov, General Andrei, we in Iraq need to have this advanced fighter, only it can defend our Motherland!" Saddam said solemnly.

If at the military parade, it was just casual talk, with the end of this experience flight, the actual decision-makers of Iraq are about to step onto the stage of Iraqi history, and the vice president of Iraq, who will be known as the stupid big wood in later generations, has put forward his own application, Iraq wants to equip this fighter!

At this time, the highest position in the conference room was the Soviet Defense Minister Ustinov, and in the face of Iraq's application, Ustinov was very embarrassed: "Mr. President, our MiG-25 is the most advanced fighter, and we are only equipped with the Territorial Defense Force, and there is no precedent for export, not because we do not have enough relations with you, but because we are worried that once this fighter is exported, the secrets of our most powerful fighter will be leaked to the West." ”

"I vouch for my personality that we will definitely protect the MiG-25 and will not let Western agents get any data on this aircraft." President Saddam Hussein said: "We will keep these MiG-25s under close control. ”

Ustinov shook his head: "No, Western agents are everywhere, and even within our Soviets, you can find the infiltration of Western agents, let alone your country." ”

Want? I can give it to you, but I'm worried that you'll leak your secrets! Ustinov's opinion is clear. Saddam Hussein was thinking rapidly in his mind, how can he move the other party?

"Comrade Marshal, I have a plan, I don't know if it will work." Andrei at this time, suddenly spoke.

"What's the plan? Let's talk about it. Ustinov said.

"We are now worried about the leakage of the MiG-25 once it is exported, so we will simply send some personnel to protect the MiG-25 fighters that we export to Iraq." Andrei said: "Anyway, the maintenance, maintenance and flight of the MiG-25 are quite complicated, our people in the past, can help the Iraqi Air Force to familiarize themselves with this fighter, train their pilots and ground crew, at the same time, can also ensure that the secrets of the MiG-25 are not leaked, wait for five or ten years, the Iraqi Air Force is completely familiar with this fighter, and at the same time we can also identify that these operators will not leak secrets, when the time comes, and then withdraw, isn't it okay?" ”

This scheme? Isn't that the equivalent of the Soviet garrison in Iraq? Hearing Andrei's words, Saddam's mind was thinking rapidly for a while: Is this good for Iraq?

Just thinking about it, Andrei said again: "Our people are just helping Iraq to familiarize themselves with the operation of the MiG-25, training their pilots and ground crew, we will not participate in the war between Iraq and other countries, we are not mercenaries." ”

"Doesn't seem like that, right? We still have to report to see if the general secretary can agree, and besides, will the Iraqi side agree? Ustinov asked.

Hearing this, Saddam Hussein was already relieved, and now, hearing Ustinov's question, Saddam immediately nodded again and again: "Yes, of course we agree, with your help, we will definitely be able to quickly master the operation of this fighter, and at the same time, it is also conducive to secrecy." ”

"Okay, then I'll report to the general secretary." Ustinov stood up, and just as he was about to leave, he turned to Saddam Hussein and said: "We, the Soviets, have always been very generous to our class brothers, and if the general secretary can agree, we will send a total of 20,000 air defense forces over to help you quickly master the operation of this fighter, and at the same time, we can also help your country improve the operation of air power by the way." ”

20,000 people! The smile on Saddam's face was instantly ugly, this, the number of people seems to be a bit large, right? The total number of our own air force is only 25,000!

Seeing Ustinov go out, Andrei couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, the two sang and harmonized, they had already discussed, now, Ustinov just went out to the toilet, and then went to the next room for a while, smoked a cigarette, and then came back and told Saddam that General Secretary Andropov was finally persuaded by himself and agreed to sell this fighter, but it must be tightly controlled, and no Westerners can be allowed to get close to it!

Now, seeing that Saddam Hussein was anxiously waiting, Andrei continued: "President Saddam, if the MiG-25 deal can be carried out, and your secrecy measures are appropriate, I have a new proposal to give your MiG-23 fighters a large-scale mid-term improvement and life extension according to the standards of our Soviet fighters." After the improvement, the MiG-23's combat effectiveness is the same as that we use over Hokkaido, and it can be used as your main air superiority fighter. ”

MiG-23!

In fact, countries like Iraq and Syria can also be regarded as hardcore allies of the Soviet Union, and the advanced equipment of the Soviet Union was also exported to them first.

Just after the Syrians got their hands on the first MiG-23 fighters in the early 70s, they attracted the attention of Iraqi pilots. The Iraqi Air Force then made a request to the Soviet Union for the purchase of 48 MiG-23 fighters/attack aircraft. So, at the beginning of 74, the Iraqis received a large number of MiG-23 fighters: 18 MS, 18 B, and 4 UB. These aircraft were quickly formed into three combat squadrons: the 23rd/26th squadron was armed with fighters, and the 77th squadron was armed with MiG-23BN attack aircraft.

However, when they got the plane, Iraq was disappointed by the weapons they had received: they had planned to use their MiG-23 fighter jets against the American-made F-14A Tomcat fighter jets purchased by the Iranians. But it turns out that the "Flagellant" is far behind the "Tomcat" in all indicators, from airborne avionics to weapon systems; From range to payload to maneuverability. The only thing that can be compared is the complexity of maintenance and the difficulty of operation of the "Flogger"!

In addition to these, another problem is the principle that the Soviet Union has always exported products that are castrated so as not to prevent technical leaks. At the same time, the weapons exported by the United States to its allies were not castrated in any way, like those exported to Iran, but the identification of friend and foe was just different, and in comparison, Soviet-made weapons were of course more shoddy. (To be continued.) )