Chapter 425: Delhi-class destroyer
Protest! General Kumara Mangaram's remarks this time are, of course, a protest, that you have sold so many things to Huaxia, which has seriously damaged our national defense and security!
Of course, General Kumara Mangaram's protest has no political motives and no results, and this is just an opening statement! If his protest was really from his heart, Andrei could have coldly rejected it now, we export weapons in the Soviet Union, do we need you to talk nonsense? We don't even have to pay attention to the accusations of the Americans, let alone you?
Of course, Andre will not refuse sternly, now the two sides are like old friends, meeting and talking about home, just like the daily language when in China, have you eaten, today's weather is really good, this kind of rhetoric is the same. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"We have a reason for that, too." "However, we also understand the protests of our Indian friends," Andrei said. ”
Sitting on the chair in the room, Andre looked at the several Indians in front of him, at this time, the expressions on their faces were very special, as if they were being strengthened, but they had to pretend to be happy.
In this way, Andre quietly admired the expressions of these people, took the water bowl handed by the host, and drank the tea.
"General Andrei, in order to maintain the strategic balance, we want to import the same weapons to the USSR!" Finally, a man couldn't help it and said to Andrei first.
What is the purpose of India? Importing weapons, of course! The MiG-23 was imported last time, and this is not enough!
"What weapons do you want?" Andrei asked with a smile, at this time, he had completely grasped the initiative.
"It's a modern-class destroyer, we want it too, we want to buy four!" General Kumara Mangaram said that at this time, it doesn't matter whether the Soviet Union will kill people or not, in short, what China has, what its own side wants!
"Four Modern-class, of course, no problem." Andrei said: "However, I suggest that you still inspect our modern-class destroyers, which are not suitable for your naval equipment. ”
Since the modern class is planned to be exported, it is no problem to equip India with a few, and there is no need to worry about India's imitation, India's military industry, that is a big joke, the sky-high Arjun tank, the difficult to produce LCA fighter, that is, the Delhi-class destroyer, is considered to be in service, but 80% of the equipment on it is exported by Russia, India is just making a shell by itself, and India in later generations will have to start building aircraft carriers by itself, but even the steel plates used in aircraft carriers have to be imported from Russia.
It's just that there are more pitfalls for India, and for the time being, there is no need for the Hyundai class, after all, the Hyundai class is also the most advanced naval destroyer of the Soviet Union.
Square peg! Hearing Andrei's words, several Indians looked at each other, why is it inappropriate?
"Our modern class is mainly designed for our navy, and as you all know, our main naval bases in the Soviet Union are all in the temperate zone, even in the cold zone, so our warships are not equipped with air-conditioning equipment for refrigeration at all, and because there are too many weapons on the warships, they occupy space, and they do not have the ability to modify air conditioning in the later stage, and they really go to the Indian Ocean, in that kind of sultry weather, the officers and soldiers on the warships, the biggest enemy is the heat." Andrei said.
Weapons are all adaptable, it can be said that the weapons of the Soviet Union, mainly considering fighting in the cold and temperate zones, will definitely not take care of the tropics, and there is really no refrigeration equipment on the warship! Delivered to the Indian army, it will be extremely painful for them.
"Moreover, I heard that your country is preparing to develop its own advanced destroyers, and if you import destroyers from our Soviet Union, then your self-developed destroyers will definitely be squeezed out." Andrei continued.
Self-developed! The Indians have been studying the possibility of developing their own destroyers since 77, and for a big country full of ambitions, India has an ambitious plan for domestic weapons, and the Delhi-class destroyer plan can be said to have begun to brew, but with the current level of the Indians, the progress must be extremely slow.
Now, hearing Andrei's words, knowing this plan, General Kumara Mangaram, can't help but nod, the reality is like this, although this time out of righteous indignation, the Soviet Union was asked to export the modern class to them, but once this plan is implemented, their own advanced destroyer program is even more far away.
"I have a great idea here." Andrei said: "We at the Neva Design Bureau will send engineers to help you develop a destroyer suitable for you, modeled on our Kashin class, with a displacement of more than 6,000 tons, so that your own design will be more suitable for your operating environment, and it will also support the development of your own shipbuilding industry, and you can save money, and you can buy one modern class from us for the price of four of the same warships yourself." ”
Hit the nail on the head, analyze what the other party needs, and make the other party feel that it is completely for them, so that the negotiation will definitely succeed! Moreover, what Andrei said is the plan that has been implemented in the later world, and of course the feasibility is the highest.
In later history, in 1977, the Indian government approved the No. 15 Ship Building Program to build three new generation destroyers. This project was officially launched in 1982, and the unit in charge of the design, Navalhq, after repeated deliberations, finally chose the Soviet Kashin-class missile destroyer to improve and enlarge it. The detailed design of Project 15 was completed in 1985 and the construction of the lead ship, the Delhi-class destroyer, began in November 1987.
Hearing this, General Kumara Mangaram had already begun to nod: "If this is the case, of course, it is more appropriate than us to buy the modern class, General Andrei, we need the help of your technicians." ”
I still know that with the help of the Soviet Union, the design and manufacture of warships will definitely be smoother, which is much better than the direct introduction of warships from China! Finally we can defeat Huaxia! The Indians breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, you have a big disadvantage." Andrei continued: "Your submarine forces are really too old and need to be renewed. ”
Since the Indians are here this time, they can't just leave like this, they have brought hundreds of millions of dollars here, and they have to stay. Andrei felt that if he wanted to be an arms dealer, he would have a greater sense of accomplishment than being the commander of the military district. (To be continued.) )