"We are now continuing to develop this helicopter, are there any difficulties?" Mhammad asked.

"Pakistan's basic industry is good, and we can continue to improve this helicopter based on Pakistan's industrial level, but there is one thing that we don't have." "If we wanted to mass-produce this helicopter, we needed a turboshaft engine with good performance," John said. ”

Motor! No matter what kind of aircraft it is, the key is the engine, and helicopters, which now use turboshaft engines, are similar to aero engines, except that instead of exhaust providing thrust, they are converted into rotational energy from the output shaft.

For example, in the Chinese army, only the early imported Black Hawk helicopters could take off and land on the plateau, because the engine of other helicopters was insufficient in the plateau starting performance. The newly developed Wuzhi 10 in Huaxia can only be regarded as a medium-sized armed helicopter at most, not a heavy helicopter like Apache, because of the performance of the engine, the power provided is not enough, and it cannot carry more ammunition.

Now, this replica CSH-2 helicopter, the focus is also on the engine!

"What engine are we using now?" Mhammad asked.

"We are now flying with Turbomeca's Maquila 1K2 turboshaft engine, which can provide more than 1,500 horsepower, which is enough to support our helicopter gunship flight, and if you plan to mass produce it, you need to negotiate the import of this engine in advance." John said.

Turbomeca is a world-class turboshaft engine manufacturer, and the Maquila series engines they produce are widely used in SA.330 "Puma", AS.332 "Super Puma", AS.532 "Jaguar"/EC225, EC725 "Super Puma", IAR330 and other helicopters, which is an excellent general-purpose engine.

Negotiating with this French engine company requires skill. Moreover, we need the cooperation of the French government! Mhammad has already made up his mind in his heart, he already has an idea, the card that has been hidden for a long time, just ready to be used, killing two birds with one stone!

"No problem. We will negotiate the introduction of this excellent engine. "However, the introduction is only temporary, and we need to understand the technology of this engine and eventually achieve the goal of copying this engine ourselves." ”

In terms of technical difficulty, the turbofan engine used in fighter jets is the most difficult, and Pakistan already has an advanced production line of F110, which can also be used to manufacture Makila turboshaft engines!

"That's the best!" John replied happily.

Seeing off John, Mhammad said to his assistant: "Please come over to the French ambassador." ”

in Pakistan. The main reason why the French ambassador is not very popular is that France is too close to India. India is equipped with a large number of advanced French weapons, including aircraft, submarines, and other equipment. Therefore, in order to take care of the mood of its big customer, India, France sometimes plays Pakistan. For example, in later generations, it was clear that a contract for the export of submarines had already been signed. However, due to the strong protest from India. France canceled the contract again, after all, India is the big financier of France, and the number of legal weapons purchased is huge, the amount is very high, and the Indians are very fond of slaughter.

And now. As a result of Mhammad's crossing, Pakistan has beaten India to the ground, and India's national strength is weak, and it has not purchased any advanced weapons for several years. In this case. France has also begun to change its relationship with Pakistan, hoping that the two sides will be closer, and Pakistan has also imported some equipment from France, but the big business like the introduction of the whole fighter jet has nothing to do with France, and Pakistan's defense industry has been able to produce a large amount of equipment. Therefore, the relationship between Pakistan and France is just ordinary international relations.

The French ambassador, Francis, soon arrived at the presidential palace, a tall Frenchman with a French arrogance that exudes it.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Francis said to Mhammad: "Mr. President, what is the matter with you calling me?" ”

"The first few times, we had a good deal." "This time, we in Pakistan also want to purchase a batch of parts from your country, hoping that your country can export to us at the right price," Mhammad said. ”

The French's stuff has always been very expensive, and the card that Mhammad has in his hands is also used to drive down the price.

"There is no problem, our French products have always been advanced in performance and at moderate prices, and we are not restricted by NATO and can export any equipment to your country." Francis said, "What do you want?" ”

"Turbomeca's Marquila 1K2 turboshaft engine." "We hope to bring in about 100 units," Mhammad said. ”

One hundred! Two helicopters equipped with one helicopter, and then a part of it as a backup, can produce the first batch of about 40 helicopter gunships, in this process, their own reverse mapping and imitation, will also be carried out gradually, therefore, Mhammad's plan is to introduce the first batch of 100 units.

"I'm sorry, as far as I know, the main force of your equipment is American-made Black Hawk helicopters, and you don't need our engine." Francis immediately saw the problem, why did Pakistan suddenly need such a helicopter engine at this time? He was very sensitive and immediately realized that Pakistan might be building its own helicopters. What is made? Just think about what is lacking in Pakistan's army.

"We want to develop our own helicopter gunship." "If the research and development goes well, in addition to our own equipment, we will also sell to the Middle East, China and other countries, so your engine will also be sold to many countries, so that you can earn more profits," said Mhammad. ”

Mhammad did not hide it, and the helicopter gunship is not a nuclear weapon, Pakistan developed it, and there is nothing to keep secret.

"If you just add weapons to a helicopter, it's very simple, but if you develop a professional armed helicopter, the technical difficulty is very great." Francis said: "What do you think about you simply joining our Tiger gunship project, investing in R&D, and when the time comes, you can receive it at the lowest price?" ”

Tiger Helicopter! Now, France and Germany are also working together to unite a professional armed helicopter, which is the Tiger!

In the past, there were no professional armed helicopters in Europe, and they all used general-purpose helicopters to install anti-tank missile systems, such as the United Kingdom used the Great Lynx general helicopter with the Tao anti-tank missile, the French used the Gazelle helicopter with the Hult anti-tank missile, and the German MBBBo-105 helicopter combined with the HOT anti-tank missile became the PAH-1.

However, this universal helicopter cannot completely replace the role of professional armed helicopters, flight performance, reliability, anti-crash ability, weapon loading capacity, pilot vision, etc., are inferior to professional armed helicopters, after the United States has developed the second generation of Apache helicopters, the Europeans are also in a hurry.

In '83, France and Germany jointly decided to develop a new helicopter gunship, which was expected to enter service around '92. Unfortunately, as with other joint projects in Europe, costs are high and progress is slow as the project progresses. At present, the first prototype of the Tiger helicopter has just flown and is still early before it is officially equipped with troops. Moreover, there is a serious shortage of funds!

At such a time, when he heard that Pakistan was also going to develop helicopter gunships, Francis was immediately tempted to fool Pakistan into joining the development!

Mhammad smiled: "We believe in our own ability, we have set up a project, a professional department has been established, and after careful research, we have decided to purchase your engine." ”

Of course, Mhammad will not be fooled, if Pakistan really joins this kind of project, then there will be only one ending, only funding, as for technology, you can imagine it!

In later generations, Huaxia wanted to develop a global positioning system, and after the Europeans' deception, they joined the Galileo navigation satellite project, but as a result, no technology was obtained, and the Europeans only hoped that Huaxia would contribute money! As a result, Huaxia was furious and began to take the road of independent research and development, from the regional positioning of the double star of the Beidou generation to the global positioning of the second generation of the Beidou, Huaxia has come to the present step by step, while the Europeans are still fighting each other because of the investment in the Galileo system, and the launch of the first satellite is still far away.

Mhammad's attitude is very firm, his own helicopter gunship, in fact, is about to be successfully developed, and it is almost finalized, so at this time to join this project of France and Germany? It's just boring!

Seeing that Mhammad was very determined, Francis said: "Well, I can contact the domestic Turbomeca company, 100 engines, this is a big project of 300 million dollars." ”

$300 million! The guy insisted on the amount, and Muhammad sneered in his heart and said, "You miscalculated, right?" The total amount is $30 million. ”

In later generations, in 2000, the unit price of "Maquila" 1A1 and 1A2 was about 525,000 US dollars and 560,000 US dollars, respectively. And now, it's only 91 years, and one engine is only 300,000 dollars, so Mhammad directly said this amount, 30 million dollars! Much cheaper than self-developed engines. (To be continued......)