Chapter 453: TR-1700 Submarine
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≦≧≦≧≦≧≦≧≦≧≦≧ just as Qusay was personally going to Saudi Arabia to discuss countermeasures, on the other side of the world, a negotiation was underway
Argentina, in a hotel in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina
"It is a great pleasure to see you again, Mr. Lombardo," said Hikmat
Lombardo was not in good spirits, he said: "It is a great pleasure to meet my friends from afar, you are good friends of our Argentine people, and in the last war, your country reached out in time to help"
The last war refers to the war in the Malvinas Islands a year ago, the great President Galtieri issued a war to retake the Falklands by force, and a large number of senior military personnel participated in this plan, including Anaya, the commander of the navy, Vice Admiral Osvaldo Garcia, and others, and after the defeat of the war, these people all fell
General Galtieri was thrown into a prison cell, and other military personnel were also changed in large numbers because they were afraid that the military would have another military coup, so one of the priorities of the government in office was to govern the military
This is also the saddest thing that makes Lombardo feel the saddest, he did not expect that for the interests of Argentina, they fought bloodily against the British and almost the entire Western camp, and in the end they got such a result
The Falklands War was wrong, and those who commanded the battle were war criminals
Lombardo still remembers that when the Falklands were taken, countless citizens cheered, and the whole of Argentina was boiling, could it be that the people were also wrong? The fault is only that the war was lost
Passed by Alfredo Oscar St? The interim president, President Reinaldo Biñone, came to power, and after he came to power, he vigorously promoted democracy in Argentina, and the president was elected through elections rather than military coups
At the same time, due to the post-war war made Argentina's already bad economy worse because of the war, and the president's distrust of the military, Argentina began to vigorously reduce its investment in the military, with aircraft carriers, the most powerful country in South America, Argentina's military power is extremely shrinking
Compared with the military leaders who were imprisoned and dismissed, Lombardo was fortunate because he did not support the military's Falklands War because he spoke out before the war, so Lombardo was trusted by the incumbent president to succeed him as defense minister
However, Lombardo's powers were greatly limited, and the military's actions required the full approval of the parliament, and all military expenditures had to be approved by the parliament (
The warships that had been ordered before the war and had not yet been delivered did not receive follow-up funds, and those that had already entered service did not receive sufficient funds to maintain normal operations
The pride of Argentina, the modernization of the aircraft carrier that was supposed to be carried out on May 25, was postponed indefinitely, and many times the aircraft carrier simply stayed quietly in the harbor and did not even have funds for outgoing activities
In addition to eliminating the old ships, the Argentine Navy could no longer afford to maintain the largest fleet in South America
So the Argentine Navy had to be approved by the parliament and ready to sell the one that had just completed production and had not yet been delivered to the Argentine Navy
Alien Zerg
Two German-built submarines, TR1700
In World War II, Germany's submarines are famous all over the world, the famous wolf pack tactics, so that countless Allied freighters suffered enough, and after the war, Germany's mechanical manufacturing industry is still at the top of the world, because it is a defeated country, Germany can not have nuclear submarines, however, in terms of conventional submarines, Germany is definitely the first, and the German submarine 209 class, is its successful masterpiece, sold to many countries in the world
The TR1700 ordered by the Argentine Navy is a conventional diesel-electric submarine built for the Argentine Navy by the North Sea Shipyard of the German ThyssenKrupp Group Company, which is the largest submarine built by Germany since the end of the war, and one of the fastest diesel-generator submarines in the world
Argentina signed a contract in 1977 for six TR1700s, the first two of which were built by Germany, and the remaining four were expected to be built in Argentina, with the first two TR1700s just completed this year
If it had entered service a year earlier, it would have been very likely that the outcome of the Falklands War would have been rewritten, and this type of submarine could have been completely drilled under the belly of an invincible aircraft carrier
TR1700, built of HY80 steel, has a water displacement of 2,160 tons, an underwater displacement of 2,264 tons, a maximum diving depth of more than 300m, and the power system is four MTU diesel engines with a total power of 6,720 horsepower, an 8,850 shaft horsepower Siemens propulsion motor and eight batteries composed of 120 units each, with 15 and 25 knots respectively for water and underwater navigation, and can continue to perform combat patrol duty at sea for 20 days, or continue to sail for 70 days
What makes Cusai fancy is the TR1700 combat system, which is an improved product of the Dutch Walrus-class combat system, the Sinbads type, which has a high degree of automation, and the whole ship only needs 29 people to operate, and the German CSU3 search and attack sonar is used, and the ranging interception sonar is the Duux5 type of Thomson Sintra in France
The TR-1700 has a total reserve of 22 torpedoes, and with the automatic torpedo reloading system, although there are only 6 launch tubes in the bow, the TR1700 Fish** can launch the next torpedo within 50 seconds after launch, so the firepower is very powerful
Such a modern submarine, but it was born at the wrong time, these two submarines just built, they became motherless children, the Argentine Navy wanted, but could not pay the final payment, which was once a naval power Argentina, it is simply a naked irony
A total of six such submarines were ordered, the third and fourth, built at Argentina's own shipyard in Astillerodomecqgarcia, which were also completely stopped after only thirty percent of the construction began
As soon as the news of Argentina's desire to sell submarines was released, the Iraqis came to the door
This time it was Hekmat, because in the last deal, Iraq and Argentina successfully reached a deal to sell Exocet missiles to Argentina, and although Iraq made a lot of money from it, it still became a friendly partner of Argentina, and the two sides of the last deal were Hekmat and Lombardo
So, this is the second time we have talked about business, and Hikmat is very confident
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It's a pity what happened last time, if your air force can destroy one of the British aircraft carriers on the sea, then it's a pity that the whole war will be different," Hekmat said, for this kind of thing, no matter how it is inappropriate, it depends on how the other side understands
Fortunately, Lombardo did not object, and he also regretted it very much, if the president followed his advice and delayed the attack for a few months, it would be another result entirely
"Yes, it's a pity," Lombardo said, "However, at a critical juncture, we will not forget the help of our Iraqi friends. ”
"Yes, General," said Hikmat, "we are very interested in the two TR1700 submarines that your country has just built, and we have heard that your country wants to transfer them, and we very much hope that we can take over this burden for your country."
Take the baggage? Lombardo knew that the other party had picked up the baby
The Argentine Navy now needs funds everywhere, remembering that the last time the other party's lion opened his mouth, a Exocet missile actually asked for 10 million US dollars, Lombardo knew that friendship is friendship, business is business, and since the two submarines want each other, then they want a satisfactory price
"We have a very friendly friendship with Iraq, in fact, many countries are trying to negotiate with us to buy these two submarines," Lombardo said: "Since our Iraqi friends want to buy them, of course we are very willing to sell them, but as you know, we are now in a very bad financial situation, all the projects are controlled by the parliament, and if the price is low, it is difficult to get the approval of the parliament."
According to intelligence, only people on the Taiwan side are currently in contact with Argentina and hope to buy back the two submarines, but Germany has already expressed its stance that it resolutely refuses to sell to Taiwan, or a third country to transfer it to Taiwan
Therefore, although Hikmat is not ready to bargain, he will definitely not ask for a price from Lombardo, he is waiting for Lombardo to continue
"What is the right price, then?" Hikmat asked
"Five hundred million dollars for one, two billion dollars" Lombardo finally made up his mind
When Hekmat heard this, this person is a soldier, or he won't ask for a price, or is he so kind that he is embarrassed to ask for a high price?
The factory price of this kind of submarine is 250 million US dollars each, and Lombardo only doubled the price, and when he sold Exocet missiles to the other side, the price was increased tenfold
However, this is not a cabbage, a billion dollars, even if it is an oil-producing Iraq, even if it takes over Iran's major oil-producing province of Khuzestan Province, it will be a transaction that will make His Excellency Qusayi feel painful, so Hekmatt naturally has to bargain
"$200 million each, $400 million for two," Hekmat said, "You know, we in Iraq have been at war and can't afford to come up with too much money, but we are very grateful to you for this kind gesture, General, so we will deposit $50 million into your account in a Swiss bank to represent ours."
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Thank you, and at the same time, you also need the funds to get around the council so that this business can go through"
Lombardo almost wanted to get angry when he heard the previous counteroffer, but then he was moved by the words that followed