Chapter 618: Catch it right
The intention reached with the Soviet Union is very good, a 35 million dollar Su-27 fighter is almost the cheapest fighter that Wanwan can buy, and the performance is still so strong!
In fact, out of the requirement of secrecy, until now, Huang Xiaozong and others have not seen the actual aircraft of the Su-27, but they are also quite familiar with this fighter, after all, in order to promote this fighter, the Soviets frequently appeared at major air shows, all kinds of dazzling actions, so that countless people cheered, the maneuverability of this aircraft can be said to be the first in the world!
Although he had to pay half of the deposit, which is nearly two billion US dollars, Wanwan could agree to get the fighter as soon as possible.
When the people in Wanwan left, the representatives of the Soviet side were also happy.
"Thirty-five million, our asking price is not high." Simonov said. The cost of this advanced fighter on its own production line is as high as 20 million rubles, and it is only sold for 35 million, which is somewhat low.
"We don't make money by selling fighter jets, but through later maintenance." Sergei said: "As long as they pay the deposit, they are not allowed to listen to our arrangement. ”
At this time, the woolly bear is no longer the image of the honest big brother, there is no way, if the Soviet Union wants to develop, to seek a breakthrough from NATO's encirclement and interception, and to carry out domestic reforms, it must rely on powerful military industrial enterprises to make money.
The Soviet Union must also take the road of market economy, and the trend of reform is already obvious.
What was just discussed was only the price of the fighter plane, and when the Wanwan people paid the deposit, they could sell them the plane, but Wanwan had to pay for the missiles and other equipment on it. What's more, there are also engines and other components, like engines, which only have a flight life of 300 hours, and they have to be overhauled, this initial overhaul. It must have to be done in the USSR, so that they will make a lot of money.
Thirty-five million? If it were Huaxia, maybe it would be sold at this price, and the Wanwans would not have a suitable fighter to choose from, and the only thing that could be sold to them was France, and the asking price of the French was not an ordinary black.
The Soviets were ready. As long as Wanwan is on the set, the subsequent profits will follow.
At this time, Wanwan was still immersed in the dream of obtaining a third-generation heavy air superiority fighter, and when he returned from the Soviet Union, Huang Xiaozong reported this matter to the "president" of Wanwan.
The "president" of Wanwan was also very happy, and for the time being, he could not allocate $2 billion to make up for it. A billion dollars were scraped together and paid to the USSR first.
The reaction of the USSR. It was also very fast, after receiving the deposit from Wanwan, in addition to receiving the pilots from Wanwan as seed instructors, in accordance with the agreement, the first batch of Su-27 was delivered.
A large transport plane appeared in the sky above Qingquangang Air Base. The plane roared loudly, and when visible to the eye, no one could fail to be shocked by the massive silhouette of the transport plane.
The thick fuselage is not cylindrical like the previous one, but has a pear-shaped cross-section. The main wing is a backswept trans upper wing, with a wingspan of more than 70 meters, and the wheelhouse in front of the cabin looks so small, and below is a huge cargo compartment. In the four nacelles under the wing, four high-thrust turbofan engines with a thrust of more than 200 kN are hoisted.
This kind of aircraft is the pride of the Soviets, the second largest An-124 transport aircraft in the world! The world's largest transport aircraft, still a product of the Antonov Design Bureau, the An-225 aircraft has a take-off weight of more than 600 tons, and six high-thrust engines are suspended under the wings, this aircraft is designed to carry the Buran space shuttle.
And this second-largest An-124 also has a take-off weight of more than four hundred tons, which is higher than the weight of the American C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft, and as for the cargo loaded, it can also exceed one hundred and fifty tons.
This An-124 flew directly from Komsomolsk, and now, the captain skillfully operates this large transport plane, landing on the runway of Qingquangang Air Base, when the tires in that row make contact with the runway, the fuselage is slightly shaking.
The thrust reversers of the engines under the wings quickly opened, and the large transport plane slowed down rapidly, almost sliding for only nine hundred meters before coming to a stop on the runway.
Huang Xiaozong and others, who had been waiting next to him, immediately stepped forward and looked at the stopped transport plane, the huge nose at the front end slowly rose under the action of the hydraulic cylinder, revealing the huge belly, and at the same time, the cargo door behind was also slowly opening.
Transport aircraft and ordinary passenger aircraft, although they are both large aircraft, but the structure is not the same, military transport aircraft, the cargo compartment is a complete whole, just like now, from the front, you can always see the back, when fighting, the main battle equipment transported, from the back up, can be driven down directly from the front.
The cargo compartment of this transport aircraft, 36 meters long, 6 meters 4 wide, and 4 meters 4 high, can even stuff a light airliner directly into the stomach.
And now, looking in from the cocked nose here, you can see the Su-27 fighter with the wings and tail removed, and the body is still slender!
So fast! Only half a month after the contract was officially signed, the first batch of fighters arrived, and it was really refreshing to do business with the Soviets!
Huang Xiaozong was quite happy in his heart, and walked up to meet the Soviets who came out of the transport plane.
"Dean Huang, I'm very glad to see you." The Soviets who came down said: "We first shipped four Su-27s this time, removed the tail and wings, and then assembled them, all of which are new fighters from our production line." ”
If the Il-76 comes, it can only transport two at a time, but this time it is the An-124, a large transport aircraft that can transport four at a time!
"Thank you very much." Huang Xiaozong said: "We immediately started to assemble these fighters. ”
The automated loading and unloading system in the An-124 is not bad, those fighters that are tied to the slide rails have slowly emerged from the inside, looking at the shape of the fuselage, looking at the chrysanthemums in the tail, Huang Xiaozong is even more happy, this powerful fighter finally appeared on Wanwan!
At this moment, a sharp siren suddenly sounded in the distance, and from far and near, several police cars drove over.
Who? Huang Xiaozong was stunned for a moment, this is Taiwan's air base! Even the police have absolutely no right to interfere! Moreover, why didn't the sentries standing guard outside stop them?
When these cars approached, Huang Xiaozong saw the number plate of the police car clearly, and his face suddenly changed, damn it, the CIA people!
Once, after Lao Chiang evacuated the mainland, the US imperialists sent troops to Wanwan in order to protect Lao Chiang, and the Seventh Fleet also sailed in the strait, and there were a large number of US imperialist military personnel in the air base in Wanwan.
However, after the relationship between the United States and Huaxia returned to normal, the United States agreed to Huaxia's request, recognized the principle of one Huaxia, and withdrew its own garrison from Wanwan.
However, although the troops were nominally withdrawn, it was impossible for the United States to relinquish control of the bay, so there were still American activities on the bay, including the CIA.
Now, these cars are CIA agents, and they can go anywhere on the bay.
How do they know? Someone must have leaked the secret! Huang Xiaozong shouted in his heart that it was not good, but at this time, there was no other way, and the Americans had caught it right this time.
"Squeak." With the sharp sound of brakes, the American detectives came down and shouted at Huang Xiaozong: "Dean Huang, what's going on?" ”
At this time, the transport plane was unloading and could not take off again, and the Soviets ran back to their plane very interestingly, inside the plane, even if it was the territory of the Soviet Union, if the Americans dared to come up and arrest people, it would be a violation of the territory of the Soviet Union!
The Americans did not do this, but only controlled the high-ranking officials of Wanwan on the ground, and even the commander of the Wanwan Air Force and the commander of the Qingquangang Air Force Base who were present were controlled by the CIA.
Huang Xiaozong's face turned pale, what's going on, do you need to say it? Nothing more than a fighter plane purchased from the USSR!
The Americans' intelligence was too timely, and they not only succeeded in discovering the actions of the Wanwans, but also seized all the stolen goods! The high-level executives of Wanwan, who were arrested, all the inside story of this transaction were in the hands of the Americans.
When the news came back to the United States, Bush Sr. was immediately furious.
"What does Wanwan want to do? Don't they know that we will not tolerate such a deal with the Soviets? And Huaxia, how could Huaxia tolerate the Soviets selling them fighters? The voice of the elder Bush echoed in the White House: "Even if they want to buy arms, they can only buy them from us!" ”
Looking at the angry old Bush, he was really angry with Wanwan, but the old Bush seemed to have forgotten that the United States had repeatedly rejected Wanwan's request to purchase F-16, and in this case, Wanwan had to develop its own fighters, but unfortunately it was restricted by the United States again, and came up with a nondescript IDF.
"Mr. President, we now know about Wanwan's deal with the Soviets, and their deal can only be terminated." "What we need to think about now is how to deal with this, and fundamentally, it's a result of our restrictions on the bay," Baker said. ”
"Even if we limit it, Wanwan can't buy fighters from the Soviets! When Huaxia protested, the Soviets did not provide follow-up spare parts supply, aren't these fighters just a pile of scrap aluminum? Bush Sr. said.
What makes Bush Sr. angry is the betrayal of the Wanwan people, even if it is to buy fighter planes from France, Bush Sr. will not be angry, but now he is buying from the Soviet Union and from the sworn enemy of the United States, which makes Bush Sr. very angry, if it were not for the support of the United States, the mainland would have crossed the strait long ago and drove the old Chiang into the sea. Now, they are collaborating with the enemy! This kind of deal will give the Soviets a lot of money, and the Soviets will be able to continue their so-called reforms!
"Mr. President, now is our chance!" At this moment, Brent, who was on the side, said: "This campaign is very valuable to us. (To be continued......)