When the American-made F-14 and F-15 soared in the blue sky, the old man Marcel, who was already old but still top on his head, had an ideal that he never forgot: to create a heavy air superiority fighter like the F-14 and F-15!

Since France has withdrawn from NATO, if there is a war, the French Air Force will have to rely on its own strength to win, so a heavy air supremacy fighter is indispensable.

Dassault came up with the idea that the political axe would finance the development of the Mirage 2000, while the Mirage 4000 would be developed entirely by the company itself.

In this case, it is actually somewhat similar to Northrop's F-20, which is the wishful thinking of the company's senior leaders, the F-20 is based on the F-5 and is a large-scale improvement, and many of the designs of the Mirage 4000 and Mirage 2000 are universal, and their final outcome is the same.

The Mirage 4000 can be said to be a double-hair large version of the Mirage 2000, due to the use of two engines, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the whole machine is higher than 1, that is, it can climb vertically effortlessly, and the fuselage is enlarged, there is completely excess space to hold fuel, and the combat radius is much higher, this fighter is the darling of the blue sky. However, when the Mirage 2000 was built, the French Air Force believed that the Mirage 2000 was enough to meet their control of the blue sky, and they no longer needed to equip the expensive Mirage 4000.

However, with the arrival of Zhang Feng, the fate of these two fighters has also changed substantially. The F-20 has been introduced by Zhang Feng, and the next conversation will also affect the future of the Mirage 4000.

In a small conference room next to the reception, the two sides sat down again. It is a fully soundproofed conference room and, after inspection, there are no bugging devices.

"Your Excellency Qusay, I am very shocked, are you really interested in our Mirage 4000 fighter?" Marcel asked.

In Dassault, Mr. Marcel can definitely be regarded as a miraculous figure, and now, despite his advanced age, he is still fighting in the front line of designing aircraft, especially his dream, the Mirage 4000 fighter, he participated in the whole process of designing, this fighter, also in 79 years, began its first flight.

"If we want to be able to fall below the Tomcats of the Iranians in all categories, we in the Iraqi Air Force need a heavy air supremacy fighter." Zhang Feng said: "Looking at the world, only Dassault's Mirage 4000 can meet our needs. ”

Of course, Zhang Feng knows that in addition to the Mirage 4000, there are other fighters, such as American-made F-15 fighters, but there is no need to think about it, will the Jews of the United States allow the United States to export an air supremacy fighter equipped with the same equipment as Israel? When pigs fly! Besides, Americans are notoriously untrustworthy. The F-20 is likely to be full of uncertainties, let alone the mighty F-15.

The rest is the Su-27 of the Red Empire, this kind of large wing-body fusion fighter, beautiful streamlined shape, and even more admirable cobra maneuver, which was Zhang Feng's favorite in his previous life, but unfortunately, before the Red Empire disintegrated, there was no way.

Looking at the world, Zhang Feng can choose the Phantom 4000 of Dassault, although it is more expensive, although it still has various problems that have not been solved, but Zhang Feng has no choice.

If it only guards Iraq's limited airspace, the F-20 will be enough, but if you want to become a major power in the Middle East, you will definitely not be able to do without heavy air superiority fighters.

Although Iran's Tomcat lacks accessories now, Zhang Feng does not know whether the Iran-Contra incident will happen in advance, and Israel's F-15 is a threat to Iraq, plus if one day Iraq is strong, maybe one day, facing the challenge of the Americans, there is no heavy air superiority fighter, is it okay?

In terms of vision, everyone here is probably not as good as Zhang Feng, because he has the experience of later generations, and the scene of the multinational force's air attack on Baghdad must not happen again!

Hearing Zhang Feng say that only the Mirage 4000 can satisfy the Iraqi Air Force, Marcel was very happy: "Yes, I also think that our company's development of the Mirage 4000 is the right choice, and the French Air Force also needs an air superiority fighter." ”

The fighter that is still under development has been booked, which fully shows that this fighter is very popular in the market, and Marcel continued: "I don't know how many Mirage 4000s are needed for the Iraqi Air Force?" ”

"If the Mirage 4000 can meet my requirements, I think, at least eighty. For the same need, I want to get the production line of the Mirage 4000. Zhang Feng said.

Eighty! Marcel was shocked again. These countries from the Middle East, the land is full of black gold, which is so confident.

Dassault predicts that even if this fighter is successfully developed, the French Air Force will be equipped with up to 50 aircraft. Well, the cost of research and development spread over each aircraft will be very high, and now, with such an order for eighty aircraft, then, the price of such fighters will be reduced, so as to gain greater competitiveness in the market.

As for the production line, Marcel knew that it probably had to be sold, and even Northrop exported the production line to Iraq, and Dassault probably had to take this road.

"Your Excellency Qusay, our Mirage 4000 is very valuable, I wonder if your country can digest these eighty?" Marcel asked. This is not selling cabbage, let alone a light fighter like the F-20, this is the latest fighter that even the French Air Force is not equipped with, in terms of unit price, it is naturally quite expensive, especially this fighter is developed by the company with its own funds, and it is impossible to sell it at a loss.

The French really began to negotiate the price again, you know, although the French goods have always been of good quality, but the price is ridiculously high, in short, it is not negotiable. Zhang Feng asked: "Mr. Marcel, we can be so bold to order a fighter that your company is still in the research and development stage and has not been formally finalized, which is the greatest support for your company. ”

Of course, it won't be very high, Marcel calculated it and said: "The whole machine is 70 million, and the parts are 60 million, which are assembled by your country itself, and the engine and fire control radar alone are 20 million, and the production line is 1 billion." ”

Boileau's eyes widened next to him, he didn't expect that this old boss, when it comes to the price, can simply kill people.

Zhang Feng calculated in his heart that if the first ten complete aircraft, twenty parts assembly, and fifty were produced by their own production lines, it would already be four billion for Dassault alone, plus the raw materials that the last fifty needed to be purchased, and the production of the production line would have to be at least three billion, then, these eighty fighters, less than eighty million, would be about the same as the F-22 of later generations, you know, it is now the currency value of the early eighties!

Marcel is very quiet, this is a high-tech product that has spent a lot of manpower and material resources of his own company, but it is not selling cabbage, and it is normal to increase the price twice, not to mention, after Iraq has its own production line, then, the future maintenance, maintenance, life extension and other work of the fighter will not make money, if you don't rely on making some money now, it will be too much of a loss.

Zhang Feng said calmly: "Mr. Marcel, what I said is that joining your company's Mirage 4000 can meet my requirements, although it is your company's most advanced fighter, however, there are still shortcomings. ”

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