Zhang Feng's mouth suddenly opened wide, Dad, this kind of tank, can we buy it as a target?

Zhang Feng of later generations knew very well that in the Iran-Iraq war, both sides were equipped with a certain amount of Chinese weapons. At the very beginning, you can pick and choose, choose the right weapon you need, but later, when you fight, you have to ask for something, give a deposit first, owe it first, use oil as collateral, and all kinds of methods have been figured out.

Tanks, airplanes, missiles, in order to fight the war, Iran and Iraq coincidentally imported a large number of weapons from China, among them, J-7 fighters and Silkworm missiles are more representative.

Although the J-7 is an improved MiG-21, however, the surname can be a great improvement over the MiG-21, the Chinese designers gave full play to their talents, in later generations, the double delta wing J-7E, the close-range grappling surname can have changed a lot, even if it is against the Tomcat, there is a certain chance to escape, or even shoot down the other party.

The J-7 purchased by Iraq has added French air-to-air missiles to further enhance its capabilities.

The silkworm missile also showed great prestige in the later war of mutual attack between the two countries.

Zhang Feng's strategy also has many items imported from China, and from later generations, he naturally knows that China has many good treasures, but it definitely does not include this kind of tank, which is only comparable to the Soviet T-55.

The Type 69 tank is a medium tank designed by China on the basis of the Type 59 tank, which was issued in 1963, completed the design in 1964, produced a prototype in 1965, and finalized in 1974.

The tank is equipped with a 100mm smoothbore gun, a 580-horsepower engine, a two-way stabilizer and an infrared night vision device. The tank has improved over the Type 59 tank in terms of firepower and maneuverability, as well as night combat capabilities, especially with a two-way stabilizer, which gives the Chinese tank the ability to shoot in motion for the first time.

To be honest, this kind of thing, really not bad, the 100 mm smoothbore gun was developed by China itself, in this kind of tank gun that requires advanced smelting technology, China still needs to go a lot, in the improvement of the 69 tank, China later also used rifled guns imported from Europe to replace the smoothbore guns made by itself.

However, this tank still has advantages, inheriting the characteristics of Chinese workers, rough skin and thick meat, and has a good ability to adapt to the terrain of the Middle East, where there is a lot of sand and dust. For example, the engine, although the horsepower is not large enough, the fuel consumption is quite large, but if the air filter is not changed for a few days, it can still run in the desert area, if it is a chief, it will definitely have to overhaul the engine. Because, the Chinese manufacturing is not very precise, unlike the French goods, the phantom machine is so troublesome to maintain, and it is also because it is too precise.

In particular, in the 80s, China's strategy was mainly based on economic development, and military equipment had to give way to economic construction.

The 617 factory is responsible for the manufacture of Type 69 tanks, this new type of tank has been researched, and a single tank is only 200,000 yuan, but the army cannot afford to equip it, and there is not even an order for a symbolic surname. Later, the improved 69-2 tank, which was exported to Iran and Iraq, earned a lot of foreign exchange.

From the perspective of his previous life, Zhang Feng very much wanted to have a good relationship with the motherland, and many of the future projects had the meaning of developing with the motherland, such as the Yun-10 that he never forgot, and if Iraq wants to have a strong national defense, large aircraft are indispensable.

However, it doesn't mean that he wants everything, needless to say the Type 98 main battle tank, even if it is an 88C tank, he is satisfied, but, this Type 69, chicken ribs!

What do we do with it? Is it a target for the Iranians? In particular, when faced with a more powerful threat in the future, Type 69 will immediately be overturned by someone to overturn the turtle shell.

Looking at Saddam's happy appearance, Zhang Feng really didn't know what to say to him.

"Father, when did we import tanks with China? How did I not know? ”

"Speaking of which, it's still your credit, when you were in France, you talked to the Chinese ambassador to France about the introduction of Chinese missiles, right? Some time ago, the Chinese ambassador to Baghdad came to see me, and we had a very pleasant chat, and then I sent a delegation to China to watch this tank hit the target, and two of the three artillery shots hit the target, so I signed an order, which was very cheap, and the first batch would be transferred through Jordan immediately. ”

How did the introduction of missiles become the introduction of tanks? Zhang Feng admired it very much in his heart, and remembered that Uncle Zhao in later generations sold his sketches. Three guns have two hits, is it a fixed target or a moving target?

I didn't expect the delegation to be taken down so easily, although the price is low, but the surname can..."Then can we introduce missiles?" Zhang Feng asked.

"We are also negotiating to introduce silkworm missiles, the C801 you mentioned is too powerful, let's change to a powerful one, as well as the Chinese-made H-6 bomber, which is enough to cruise the Persian Gulf." Saddam said.

A voice in Zhang Feng's heart shouted, no, absolutely not, how did it become like this? This stupid daddy!

Although this missile is powerful and has a long range, it is a liquid engine, huge in size, with a cruising altitude of 300 meters, and it is not good to maneuver, it is easy to be shot down by the opponent's air defense missile, the electronic equipment is backward, and it is easier to be interfered with, so it is not an ideal choice at all, the C801 of the solid engine is ideal, and the range will be increased a lot if it is replaced with a small turbojet engine in the future.

Moreover, on the basis of C801, the transformation of the ground cruise missile, is the direction of Zhang Feng's future, which is also the reason why Zhang Feng wants to introduce the C801 production line, in later generations, in addition to ballistic missiles, cruise missiles are a powerful killing weapon.

And that huge silkworm baby, there is no room for improvement at all, can it stand up as a ballistic missile?

Let's talk to my father about the tank first!

"Father, this Chinese-made Type 69 tank, although it is cheap, but we can't use it to compete with the Iranian Sheikh tank, they can destroy us at a distance of 1500 meters, and we can only fire within 800 meters, this tank is surnamed can, I'm afraid it is under the T-62." Zhang Feng said.

"I also know that the surname can be a lot worse than the T-72, these expeditions have said, and it can't be compared with the T-62, but this kind of tank is cheap, the unit price of a T-72 is 1.5 million US dollars, and a T-62 is also 700,000 US dollars, we can equip more quantities, I don't believe it, four 69 tanks, can't you beat a Chieftain tank?"

Zhang Feng was a little unimpressed, the superiority in quantity was simply not enough to offset the superiority in quality, and ten years later, in the Gulf War, the US military almost unscathed to defeat the Iraqi army, which is enough to show this, even the T-72 tank, which Saddam Hussein is proud of, has no chance at all.

Dad is stubborn, and Zhang Feng is inconvenient to pour cold water on him, he thinks quickly in his mind to see how to be flexible.

Type 69 tank, although the chassis part is not advanced, but the key is strong and durable, unlike the sophisticated British and American goods, there is a little sand on the nest, the key problem is that the fire control system and the main gun are not good, then, if you change it, install the tank gun of the German Rheinmetall company, and then improve the fire control system, then, it is still possible to confront the Iranians.

Daddy's order can't be disobeyed, since the imports are all imported, then after equipping yourself, modify it, Daddy will never have a problem, right?

Equipped with a 120 mm caliber smoothbore gun, it has the feeling of a small horse-drawn cart and is top-heavy, but the L7A3 105 mm rifled tank gun of the Leopard 1 tank is a good choice, even in China, isn't it also improved into a Type 79 tank? It adopts a 105 mm rifled gun with a thermal sheath imported from the United Kingdom, and is equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system, a periscope micro-disturbance simple fire control system, a second-generation low-light night vision device, a VRC-8000 radio and a VIC-1 in-car intercom. The surname and structure of the chassis section are comparable to those of the 69-2 main battle tank.

Moreover, after the introduction of the 105-mm rifled gun, the T-62 tanks equipped with the troops could also be improved.

Although Zhang Feng already had the idea of Iraq's future main battle tank in his heart, a 120-mm smoothbore gun, a 1200-horsepower engine, an advanced fire control system, and a full combat weight of less than 50 tons, it is still a moon in the water, so it is also a good choice to improve the existing tank.

"Okay, father, then let this batch of tanks equip our Southern Military District, however, I want to improve it a little." Zhang Feng said.

"Improvements?"

"Using German artillery, the cost of modifying it will not exceed 50,000 US dollars, but the effect is definitely much better." Zhang Feng said.

"Fifty thousand dollars?" Saddam Hussein was a little surprised, one barrel is 50,000 US dollars, and four barrels can buy another tank, but he can't completely refute Qusay's face, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, but it must be controlled within 50,000 US dollars." "Actually, Zhang Feng means to pay for the modification himself, since my father has taken it, it will be better.

The matter of tanks has been decided, but this matter of anti-ship missiles has to be stopped.

"Father, I have negotiated with the French aerospace company to buy the other party's Exocet missiles, and in actual combat, it has played a good role, killing Iran's largest warship, and we can also use our existing Mirage F1 fighter jets, and there is no need to buy China's H-6 at all." Zhang Feng said: "We don't have much need for this kind of silkworm anti-ship missile for the time being. ”

Saddam Hussein nodded, this battle has been reported, and he has heard about it, so there is no need to repeat the introduction.

After negotiating this, Saddam Hussein suddenly remembered something and said: "In two days, Arafat will come to Baghdad, so you can go to the airport to greet me at the airport on my behalf." ”

Arafat? Zhang Feng remembered the old man wearing a scarf on the TV and running around, and said, "Okay." ”

(To be continued)