Negotiations should be artistic, and Mahmad has repeatedly retreated and deceived the Americans countless times, and it is only when the contract is completed that they realize that they have fallen into the hands of Mahmad.

And this time, again, everyone understands that the other party wants an aircraft carrier, but it is just a pretense, and the real purpose is to want these four warships!

"These four warships have now entered service in our navy, and it is probably unrealistic to be directly removed from the navy and join your navy." Weinberg said: "In my opinion, it is better for your country to choose from our retired warships, except for aircraft carriers, as long as your country has a fancy to us, we will give them away, I don't know what President Hammad thinks?" ”

Weinberg immediately denied what he had just said, narrowing the range of options for the Pakistan Navy to the decommissioned warships of the US Navy, except for aircraft carriers, there is nothing with combat effectiveness, and giving it to the Pakistan Navy will not disrupt the balance of the region.

"Mr. Minister of Defense, apart from aircraft carriers, can we all request other decommissioned naval equipment?" Mhammad said as he looked at Weinberg.

Looking at Mhammad's eyes, Weinberg once again felt an ominous feeling in his heart, but it seems that there is nothing that cannot be exported except for aircraft carriers, right?

"Yes." Weinberg said.

"Then we ask you to give us a retired Sturgeon." Mhammad said.

Sturgeon-grade? Weinberg's face suddenly changed: "No, that's a nuclear submarine." ”

This is the first type of submarine in the United States to adopt a teardrop-shaped submarine, although in the US Navy, this kind of submarine has long been backward, and the advanced Los Angeles class has already begun to enter service, but nuclear submarines are a strategic force, and they cannot be exported.

Weinberg was talking about Navy ships. And Mhammad is talking about naval equipment, and the difference in this one word counts nuclear submarines in it.

The atmosphere at the scene was very awkward.

"I'm sorry." "Now, I wonder if you really want to help us fight the Indians' maritime power, or if you're just talking," Mhammad said. ”

Just talk, of course! For the fight against the Indians. The United States has no interest, but in front of Mhammad, the United States cannot express it.

"Originally, we in Pakistan were still looking for clues and wanted to help our US allies search for those citizens of your country who disappeared in Lebanon, but now it seems..."

U.S. citizens missing in Lebanon! This sentence. President Reagan's eyes lit up.

For the president of the United States, no matter where in the world, if an American citizen has an accident, he must go to the rescue, just like the original Roman Empire, any Roman can safely walk in the corner of the world, behind their backs. It's the mighty Roman Empire!

President Reagan, of course, remembered that President Carter had failed to compete with him. It was because of the hostage crisis in Iran, because the government handled it unfavorably, that those hostages were held in Iran for more than a year, and finally President Carter lost the hearts of the people.

And now, the same problem is in front of him. Just a few months ago, several U.S. citizens in Lebanon suddenly disappeared.

The CIA mobilized a large number of forces, and after several months of searching, there was no clue. And the families of those missing American citizens are already very anxious, and if they cannot be appeased, it will lead to a new crisis of confidence.

Now, President Hammad is actually saying that Pakistan has a clue?

"We can't let our allies down." President Reagan said, "You asked for Kidd-class destroyers, and we can meet your needs, but the number has been reduced to two, and the operation of the most complex anti-aircraft missiles on them requires our technicians to operate." ”

As long as the United States can agree, get the destroyer back to Pakistan first! As long as it is in Pakistan, Mhammad has a solution.

Aircraft carriers, destroyers, and nuclear submarines, if the United States chooses to sell them, the United States naturally chooses to sell destroyers, after all, the other two belong to the strategic level.

"Thank you very much." "We in Pakistan and your country have always maintained a good friendship, and we will do everything we can to help our American friends return to their homes," Mhammad said. ”

As for those people, of course Mhammad knows where they are, they are all manipulated by the Iranians, and it is not the first time that Pakistan has connected with the Iranians.

It is impossible for the destroyer to come over immediately, there will be follow-up negotiations, and the United States has only agreed to sell it in principle, but with the news of those hostages, Mhammad can seize the initiative.

"We are in the fight against the Soviets, air combat is the main form." Mhammad continued: "At present, the number of our fighters is completely insufficient to deal with the conflict in both directions, so we have submitted an application to you for the purchase of forty more fighters, and we hope that you can deliver them as soon as possible." ”

Pakistan has ordered another 40 F-16 fighters, which have reached the level of F-16C, which is another major military purchase by Pakistan.

"These military aircraft, General Motors is intensively producing, and it is expected to be delivered next year." Weinberg said that this kind of fighter is very popular, and the United States will ensure that it is equipped before it is the turn of Pakistan and other countries.

So, Mhammad could only shake his head helplessly: "No, it's too late, if we can't come back in time to participate in the war, our air force may not have enough military aircraft." ”

Mhammad's remark is also foreshadowing, and it is really not enough, so the Pakistan Air Force can only think of other ways.

"We'll give priority to equipping your air force." Weinberg said.

"Our first batch of F-16 fighters, F100 engines, many have flown to the end of their life, we need to carry out overhaul, originally wanted to be shipped back to your country for overhaul, it seems that you are too busy, we request in our country, establish an F100 overhaul line." "The TF30 overhaul line has repaired a lot of engines for us, and we have enough experience to overhaul the F100 engines," Mhammad said. ”

The introduction of fighter engine overhaul line, is not very difficult, after all, Pakistan has introduced the Tomcat fighter engine overhaul line, this F100, until now is not fully mature, in later generations, 86 years, F100-PW-220 engine, can be regarded as a formal stability down.

Hearing Mahmad's request, the US top brass nodded and agreed without any particular objection.

And for Mhammad, this F100 overhaul line, of course, is more important, when later, after turning around with the Americans, the Americans will definitely be stuck in the supply of parts, in the future, if the United States is not merciful, allow GM to continue to export F16 parts to Pakistan in the name of trade, Pakistan's F16, will become a pile of scrap metal.

When Pakistan has its own overhaul line, it can ensure that it will not be stuck by the Americans again, and at some point in the future, it can also reverse map the F100 to make this thrust-to-weight ratio of 7 engines.

Engine technology is the crown of industrial technology, and if Pakistan wants to develop an advanced engine in a short period of time, it is purely a dream, so only by constantly digesting and absorbing this existing technology is the right way.

This article has been negotiated, and even if the main purpose of Mhammad's visit to the United States is achieved, the rest is just some small things.

"We also want to bring in some weapons and equipment for the Free Afghan Army." Mhammad said.

Now, Pakistan is the face of Afghanistan, and the liberal government in the north is in fact completely controlled by Mhammad.

Hearing Hammad say that weapons and equipment would be introduced, President Reagan asked, "What equipment do you need?" ”

In recent years, the United States and other Western countries have spared no effort to provide Afghanistan with all kinds of weapons, but because Afghanistan is a guerrilla force, it can only support light weapons.

"M551 Shedenley tank and M247 Sergeant York self-propelled anti-aircraft gun." Mhammad told President Reagan: "These two weapons, when joined by the Free Afghan Army, will turn the Free Afghan Army into a real force." ”

The M551 tank is a light tank, weighing 20 tons, relatively advanced technology, and, most importantly, can be quickly deployed using C130 transport aircraft, it is an armored vehicle that can perform airborne missions, and it is equipped with an M81 152 mm low-pressure smoothbore gun, which has a record of killing 59 tanks at a distance of 2000 meters in the Vietnam War.

It is light in weight, easy to move freely in the mountains of Afghanistan, and at the same time, it is also convenient for Pakistan's rapid reaction forces to use C130 airlift to carry out special operations, and it has been equipped with the US Army for decades, and now it is almost out of the sight of the US Army.

The M247 Sergeant York self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is a chicken rib weapon that the United States is now developing. In 77, the U.S. Secretary of Defense approved the divisional anti-aircraft artillery system development plan, and officially determined the "divisional air defense system" development project, which is this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which uses the M48A1 or M48A2 tank chassis, two Bofors 40mm L70 guns and an improved version of the Westinghouse APG-66 radar used on the F-16 fighter.

The Americans are wealthy, and this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun actually uses a modification of the radar on the F-16 fighter! This is also the reason why the cost of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns has soared. In the process of development, this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun invested 1.8 billion US dollars, an average of 6.8 million US dollars per gun, which is three times the cost of the main M1 tank of the United States. In history, in 85, this project was discontinued, and the development of this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was stopped.

And now, the development of this anti-aircraft gun has actually been stopped, the progress of the project is slow, the US Army dislikes the high cost, and Congress is also opposing. (To be continued......)