Tomcat fighters, can they be exported to Iraq? Not to mention that Pakistan's production is insufficient now, even if the production is sufficient, this fighter must not be exported to Iraq!

Because Mhammad knew that it would not be long before Iraq would definitely fight Kuwait for its own interests, and Kuwait supported Iraq throughout the Iran-Iraq war.

Iraq's perverse behavior will offend the entire Arab world and will also prepare an excuse for the United States to intervene in Gulf affairs; if Pakistan sells Tomcat fighters to the other side now, it may have to face a new threat on the battlefield at that time. You know, the Tomcat fighter is the best fighter of this era! The results of the downed aircraft are at the top of the list of third-generation aircraft!

"Mr. President Saddam." "We are very honored that this fighter has been able to satisfy you, but I personally believe that this fighter is not the most suitable choice for you," said Mhammad. ”

Not the most suitable option? Saddam Hussein was stunned: "Why? On the battlefield between Iran and Iraq, this fighter poses the greatest threat to us. ”

"Yes, that's because of that." "If you think about it, even if you are equipped with this fighter, it is definitely not as skilled as the Iranian Air Force, which has been operating it for more than ten years," Mhammad said. In air combat combat, the most taboo thing is that the performance of one's own fighter is well known to the other side. ”

When Mahmad said this, Saddam Hussein agreed with it, the Tomcat is very powerful, and it is in the hands of the Iranians that it exerts its might, and Iraq is also equipped with such fighters, so I am afraid that it will not be able to play the Iranians on the battlefield.

"Moreover, the toughness of the Tomcat fighter is manifested in the long-range interception ability." "The combination of Tomcat fighters and Immortal Bird missiles is the multiplier of air combat power, and now, we can only produce Tomcat fighters ourselves," Mhammad said. Immortal Bird missiles can only be ordered from the United States, and the United States will not allow us to transfer them to a third party. ”

Immortal Bird Missile! It is not so much that the Iraqi pilots on the Iran-Iraq battlefield are afraid of Tomcat fighters, but rather that they are afraid of the Immortal Bird missiles! This missile, which has a range of more than 100 kilometers, has put too much psychological pressure on the Iraqi pilots, and their farthest missiles cannot hit 40 kilometers, and it is very uncomfortable to only be beaten and not fight back.

"yes." Saddam Hussein said: "It seems. We're going to come for nothing this time. ”

Saddam Hussein's face was disappointed, and he had planned to sign a huge order, but now that Mhammad said so, he had come too hastily this time.

"We can buy a few of them as an imaginary enemy squadron to fight against our other fighters." At this moment, the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, Hamid, said.

This guy really has an idea! With a smile on his face, Mhammad said, "Of course it's okay, we can export a few planes to you in small quantities." So, 50 million dollars a plane, export a squadron, four fighters to you, pay for all the training costs, what do you think? ”

A $50 million Tomcat is definitely not cheap, but it's not too expensive. This is the most advanced fighter plane that Iraq can buy, and the price is about the same as that of the Su-27.

"Good. We can fully procure. Saddam Hussein said: "If we had had access to such fighters ten years earlier, the hateful Iranians would have been defeated by us." ”

When Saddam Hussein spoke, the mustaches on both sides were skimmed, his eyebrows fluttered, and his words were very infectious.

Until now. At the end of the Iran-Iraq war, both sides considered themselves victorious, and no one admitted that they were the losers. Both sides have lost a large number of people, the country's economy has regressed, it has been saddled with huge foreign debts, and there is no winner in this battle.

"In order to counter the export revolution of the Iranians, Iraq has made an outstanding contribution to the peace of our entire world." "If it weren't for the fact that we fought too hard with the Soviets, we would have really wanted to form a volunteer army and beat the Iranians together with our Iraqi compatriots," Mhammad said. ”

Anyway, now that the war is over, Mhammad is not afraid of anything, and these people in Iraq sound very good.

"Yes, Pakistan has also fought hard battles to resist the aggression of the Soviets, and our army has become strong in the battle." Saddam Hussein said with great emotion: At present, Iraq's army has doubled in size compared to before the war! Saddam Hussein is very confident that his army is the most powerful military force in the entire Middle East!

"It's a pity that this time we want to order a large number of Tomcat fighters to make our air force more elite, and it seems that this wish is going to be disappointed." Hamid on the side said.

"We have plans for another fighter." "If you want, I can introduce you to him," Mhammad said. ”

Another fighter! Hearing this, the old Arslan next to him was stunned, could it be that his own fourth-generation aircraft plan still wants to involve the Iraqis? Unlike Saudi Arabia, Iraq is quite belligerent!

"We believe that Pakistan's defense industry will definitely have advanced fighters!" Saddam Hussein said: "I am very glad to see your new warplane. ”

The group came to the conference room, where an engineer from Pakistan Aviation Industries picked up a model.

When he saw that model, the old Arslan was immediately relieved, and thought it was a fourth-generation aircraft, but it turned out to be a Thunder Dragon fighter jointly developed with Huaxia!

The last time Mhammad visited China, signed a contract with Chengfei for a foreign trade aircraft, Pakistan invested half of the funds to develop this light fighter, due to Pakistan's capital injection, and a mature model to rely on, that is, the F-16 fighter, so the project is proceeding quickly, and now, there is a full-size wooden prototype model in Chengfei, and it is estimated that there will be another year to build a metal prototype for test flight.

The shape of the whole body is similar to that of the F-16, with a large side strip wing and a cut pointed delta wing layout, a normal aerodynamic layout, a full-motion flat tail, and, unlike the Thunder of later generations, it adopts the belly air intake.

When Chengfei developed the No. 10 machine, it has already used the nose of the F-16, the way of belly air intake, can make the aircraft have excellent maneuverability at the angle of attack, in the third generation aircraft, this is a very important parameter, and the air intake on both sides will lead to the air intake on one side when the steering is blocked, the air intake efficiency is low, but the belly air intake will not. As for the disadvantage, it is that the belly air intake has high requirements for the airport, and it is easy to inhale things such as sand and gravel from the airport. Anyway, Iraq's economy is developed, and the air bases are all concrete runways, and they will not be rudimentary field airfields, so these are not problems.

This foreign trade aircraft was originally developed for the third world, and was mainly used to replace the Jian-7 fighter. But now, now that Iraq has taken the initiative to send it to the door, of course Mhammad is going to fool them.

Although Iraq has a lot of foreign debts, its armament spending has always been very large, and fooling Iraq into equipping this fighter plane can make Pakistan and Chengfei make a lot of money.

"Is this an F-16?" The commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Air Force, who is very familiar with the equipment of the Air Force, asked: "You have not only copied the Tomcat fighter, but also the F-16 fighter?" ”

The main force of the Pakistan Air Force is the Tomcat fighter and the F-16 fighter, and now, seeing that the model of this fighter is very similar to the F-16, Hamid immediately raised questions.

"This is a new fighter that we have developed ourselves." The engineer introduced to them: "The aerodynamic layout of this fighter is carefully developed by ourselves, and the wind tunnel has been blown for more than a year to determine, the belly air intake will make the fighter have excellent high angle of attack combat ability, at the same time, the advanced turbofan engine can effectively reduce fuel consumption, the air superiority of this fighter, the combat radius is more than 800 kilometers, and the instantaneous hovering ability is also a leader in the third-generation aircraft." ”

"Did you develop it yourself?" Ibrahim, chief of staff of the Iraqi armed forces, asked suspiciously.

"It's not completely self-developed, we refer to the design concepts of some advanced fighters, and at the same time, we cooperate with Huaxia companies to jointly develop." Mhammad explained, complaining that the engineer he had found had misunderstood his meaning and had gone a little too far.

"Can it be produced now?" Hamid asked.

"It's still in the research and development phase." The engineer continued: "Next year we will freeze all the designs, build a metal prototype, conduct test flights, and if the project goes well, we will be able to deliver the first pre-production models within four years." ”

An advanced third-generation aircraft will take several years to develop, and even more than ten years. However, Chengfei has already developed the No. 10 machine, completed the whole process of developing a model, and at the same time, it is an imitation based on the surveying and mapping of the F-16, and various technical difficulties have also been overcome, so the project is progressing rapidly. Of course, four years is also an optimistic estimate, and maybe the final progress will be delayed by a year or two.

Hearing that this fighter had not yet been successfully developed, Saddam Hussein couldn't help frowning, his own side had come to buy a fighter, and it was a fighter that needed to be able to equip the troops immediately, not a model that was being developed!

"Mr. President Saddam, do you know what we relied on to win the air war with the Soviet Union?" Mhammad said.

Hearing that Mhammad suddenly raised such a question, Saddam Hussein couldn't help but be a little curious, he had studied the war in South Asia, and every time the Pakistani Air Force relied on the powerful Tomcat fighter to gain superiority in air combat.

"With your Tomcat fighter, this fighter has excellent performance, surpassing any Soviet fighter, even the latest Su-27 of the Soviets." Saddam said. (To be continued......)