Chapter 305: The Hostage Problem
Fear comes from ignorance, even if the Soviets are equipped with Su-27s, Mhammad is not worried, because of the declassified information of later generations, he has long known the weakness of such fighters. However, this Mirage 4000 has never entered service, not because of backward performance, but because it was born at the wrong time.
Now, this fighter is going to be equipped with the Indian Air Force, and the inherent characteristics of the canard layout will give this fighter an advantage in air combat, and Pakistan must find ways to remove this advantage!
Of course, even if the Indians are really equipped with this kind of fighter, Mhammad also knows some of its disadvantages, in addition to the supporting medium-range air-to-air missiles are too cheating and too short-range, another disadvantage is its engine.
Among all the three generations of aircraft, the M53 engine equipped with the Mirage 2000 is the only single-rotor engine, which has only one shaft, while the engines of the other three generations are all double-rotor structures, the two shafts are set together, and the speed of the high-pressure machine and the low-pressure machine are different, so as to achieve a good running performance.
Therefore, no matter how beautiful it is, the anti-surge performance of the M53 engine must be the worst, even if it becomes a twin engine and is installed on the Mirage 4000, this performance is also the worst.
While analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the Mirage 4000, Mhammad began to work on the arrangement to deal with the threat of the French Mirage 4000, and on the other hand, there was the issue of the modification of important aircraft carriers.
The next day, Mhammad met with the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan.
"We are very happy to see that just two days ago, the Lebanese extremist group released the young man Jensen, and he looks fine." Mhammad said to Arnold.
As a result of the first trade, the lad was released.
"yes. Thanks to your help. Arnold said: "We are now very much looking forward to the rest of the people being released as well. ”
"Then we both have to show more sincerity." "We will continue to send people to engage with the Iranian side," Mhammad said. ”
"What we want most is Barkley, next time. We want Barkley to be released first. Arnold said.
"These are not things I can control." "All we can say is that we did our best. ”
"We want to solve these problems as much as possible." "President Reagan decided to send Lt. Col. North, deputy assistant for national security affairs, to Iran in person to negotiate with Ayatollah Khomeini," Arnold said. ”
Originally, Pakistan acted as an intermediary, so that Pakistan could still get some of it from the middle, but now, the United States actually wants to negotiate directly with Iran!
Mahmad frowned.
"How. Are you having any difficulties? Arnold asked.
"We don't have any difficulties." "It's just that we are worried that if this matter is leaked, it will cause a lot of trouble for President Reagan, and now, we in Pakistan can take all the responsibility on ourselves, and if your country directly sends someone to negotiate with Khomeini, then once it is known by the media," Khamad said. President Reagan probably won't be more popular than President Carter. ”
The United States does not compromise with terrorists, and this is a firm position. If the American people knew that the government had used weapons to exchange hostages with the Iranian government, it would mean a crisis of confidence in President Reagan.
"So, we wanted to be a little more secretive." Arnold said, this matter. They are very determined.
"Okay, I can send someone to get in touch." Mhammad could not express any objection.
"There's one more thing." "According to the contract, your shipyard will send someone to assist us in repairing the warship, but. Until now, we haven't seen your personnel, and we hope that you will send someone to help us fix it, and at the same time, we need three more things. ”
C-11 catapults, welding equipment, and more steel plates needed for aircraft carriers, looking at these requirements, Arnold couldn't help but say: "President Mhammad, at the beginning, we wanted to be modified in our shipyard, and these equipment are more suitable in our shipyard." ”
"Now that we're back, we'd love to see what you can do." Mhammad said.
"We're going to push the shipyards." Arnold said.
Watching Arnold leave, Mhammad knew that the Americans had also deeply learned the skill of dragging in the international community, and this time, they must still want to delay this matter.
It seems that it is time to give the Americans some more eye drops.
Within a few days, news came from Iran that Iran refused to have direct contact with the Americans, for whom the United States was still the devil, the Great Satan.
In the face of the Iranians' uncooperative attitude, the United States seems to have begun to change its attitude, and it seems that it is not so interested in continuing to trade arms and hostages with Iran.
After inferring for a long time about the Americans' expressions, Mhammad finally felt that the Americans should want to solve the hostage problem once and for all, saving them from using a large number of weapons each time and exchanging only one hostage.
The Americans seem to have calculated correctly, the Iranians want to go to war, they very much need American weapons, especially spare parts for those Tomcat fighters, and the United States wants to pinch Khomeini's neck in this regard and make Iran agree to the plan they give.
It's a pity that the Americans underestimate Iran too much, and when Iran made the decision to cooperate with the Great Satan, it was very determined, and now, it is absolutely impossible for the United States to use this means to jam Iran.
Soon, on TV, a picture appeared in front of everyone.
A masked terrorist, speaking in front of the camera: "We have lost patience since the United States did not agree to our demands, and now, we will kill the first hostage." ”
Next to him, the hostage who was tied to a chair, his hood was removed, revealing the face of a Westerner, it was none other than Buckley, the head of the CIA's Beirut station!
At this point, Barkley's eyes were swollen with fear, and he watched as the man in front of him spoke in Arabic, and then he flashed a long scimitar.
"No!" Barkley exclaimed.
"Huh!" The terrorist, wielding a scimitar, slashed at Barkley's neck.
Blood splattered, the skull flew off, and due to the high pressure of the heart, at the neck, blood spurted up several meters high, and even the lens was scarlet.
"Damn it!" With the TV turned off, Reagan stood up and walked back and forth around the room.
"Obviously, they're challenging us." "The release of such footage by these terrorists is a demonstration that we are not continuing to do business with Iran," said CIA Director William. ”
It was his men who died, and William began to investigate in the first place.
"After all this time, we still can't find their hiding place?" Reagan said.
Reagan didn't mind using force when he needed to, and that's the case now, Reagan didn't really want to do more deals with Iran, he did think of a solution by force.
"I don't know, they're too cunning, and besides, the people there reject us Westerners, and they can't do their jobs." William said.
Although the CIA claims to be pervasive, it cannot go anywhere, for example, Iran, the Americans will never be able to get in, the people there hate the Americans, and it is difficult for the United States to carry out the work in the war-torn areas of the Middle East.
Without intelligence, they could not organize a rescue operation.
"We have no choice." Vice President George W. Bush said: "After this video is broadcast, it will put a lot of pressure on us, and if we don't get the remaining hostages out, we won't be able to account to the people." ”
Bush can see the effect of this video broadcast, and the American people will be very angry, and at the same time, it will turn into dissatisfaction with the government.
"Can we only go through Pakistan and continue to trade with the Iranian side?" Reagan said.
"We don't have a choice." The same is true of the Secretary of State.
"Report, there is an emergency again." At this moment, the deputy director of the CIA hurriedly broke in: "In Egypt, a passenger car carrying more than twenty tourists was hijacked, and five of our citizens were on it. ”
Again? Reagan suddenly snapped, and the cigar in his mouth fell to the ground.
Needless to say, this is certainly a demonstration by the Iranians! Damn it!
American citizens can't stay on American soil all the time, they like freedom, they can travel to various countries, and the United States must ensure the safety of every citizen, which is the expression of American strength.
Now, what to do?
"Who else is in the car?" William asked.
"There are also sixteen Frenchmen, two Italians, three Middle Easterners, and we suspect that these three Middle Easterners are Neiying."
"Regardless of others, we must first rescue our citizens." Reagan said.
Pakistan.
Arnold, who received the order, again asked to see Pakistani Vice President Mahmad, but he did not see Mahmad after coming several times in a row, and he was not in Islamabad.
"I have important things." Arnold said: "Excuse me, where has the president of your country gone?" ”
"He went to Karachi." The person in charge said to Arnold.
Karachi? What to do in Karachi? Arnold quickly figured it out, Karachi, there's a big ship docked.
If the United States wants to let Pakistan pull the strings again, I am afraid, it will have to agree to Pakistan's request. This time, the United States did not reap any benefits, and gave Pakistan a decommissioned aircraft carrier for nothing, and there are not too many benefits, and now they are still forced to take the initiative to help Pakistan's own shipyards and repair their aircraft carriers, which is simply a slap in the face, at this time, will the Navy regret it?
After pondering outside the presidential palace for a while, Arnold decided to go back to the embassy and report to the president about the current situation, and then go to President Mhammad. (To be continued......)