Chapter 269: Leopard 2 Arrives

After returning from his trip, he dispatched dozens of flight and ground crews to Saudi Arabia to train their air force, and then transferred a second-line infantry division to Saudi Arabia to help garrison the border, which is simply using Saudi Arabia's financial resources to train the army for Pakistan, and before the end of the Iran-Iraq war, Saudi Arabia will not have a threat of war, and in the past few years, it is just training.

While Mhammad was sitting in his office, he summoned the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan.

"Ambassador Wang, it's a pleasure to meet you." Mhammad said to Ambassador Wang, who was sitting in front of him.

"President Mhammad, I'm also glad to meet you, can I help me with anything?" Ambassador Wang said.

Mhammad must have come to him because of something important, and he has also become busier as the cooperation between the two countries has gradually deepened.

"For the sake of our introduction of DF-3 missiles." Mhammad said.

The matter is very important, and when Huaxia visited Wรจn, Mhammad only made an application, but he has not yet received a reply. After all, the export of medium-range ballistic missiles is a matter of importance.

Historically, Pakistan's missile technology was obtained from the DPRK, and it has continuously developed more advanced models, forming Pakistan's missile family.

"This matter is being considered in our country." Ambassador Wang said.

"It's another thing." "During my visit to Saudi Arabia this time, the Saudi king revealed to me that he wanted to buy more than 50 Dongfeng-3 missiles from your country, and they offered a very high price, intending to exceed $3 billion," Mahmad said. โ€

More than three billion dollars! Ambassador Wang immediately took a breath of cold air.

Now, the country is undergoing reform and opening up, developing the economy, but. The country is still poor, how poor is it? In the seventies, the country's foreign exchange reserves were only 200 million US dollars! And now, Tong guรฒ exports arms to the two Iraqs, and is slightly richer. It's only two billion dollars! And Saudi Arabia is willing to pay more than $3 billion at a time to buy domestic Dongfeng-3 missiles!

You must know that the cost of one of these missiles will not exceed 8 million yuan.

This wealth is enough for the country to take a risk, and with this foreign exchange, the country can buy all kinds of equipment needed for economic development. raw materials, there will also be enough funds for the development of the military industry ...

Looking at Ambassador Wang's expression, Mhammad knew that he had taken the right step again.

Pakistan and China are strategic allies, but this is still not enough for China to provide medium-range ballistic missiles to Pakistan, which is a huge political risk, if the United States is allowed to do so. The Soviet Union knew that it would come together to suppress it.

So. Pakistan does not have enough funds, but Saudi Arabia has enough funds, so Pakistan also earns commissions, half a billion dollars. Pakistan can do a lot of things.

Moreover, since it has been exported to Saudi Arabia, it is necessary to export a few pieces to Pakistan, so there is no psychological pressure.

Ambassador Wang did not agree, but contacted China. Mhammad knows that there is absolutely no possibility of refusal in China for this big cake.

When Ambassador Wang left, Mhammad received news again that the first batch of the Germans, ten Leopard 2 tanks, had been delivered to Pakistan!

The production plan for the Leopard 2 was originally full, and it had to be equipped for the German Army first, and there were also orders from several countries, and orders from Pakistan had to be pushed back.

However, when the turret with the milk cover was fitted and the resistance to attack was greatly enhanced, the Germans finally could not control their eagerness.

At that time, according to the contract, Pakistan first provided milk cover products for the Germans to test, and then, the first 200 Leopard 2 were sold, and when the 200 tanks were equipped with Pakistan, Pakistan would hand over the production process of milk covers to the Germans, and then, the Germans built factories in Pakistan, and this plan came step by step.

And now, the strong resistance of the milk cover made the Germans realize that it could make up for their shortcomings, and it seemed that the bulletproof ability was not worse than the British Chobham armor, so they were tempted and couldn't wait to get the manufacturing process of this armor.

Even if they get a qualified milk cover and disassemble it, they can only study the ingredients, and the manufacturing process is also very critical, and if they want to improve it in the future, they need all the technical information.

Upon hearing that the tanks had arrived, Mhammad was overjoyed and immediately went to Lahore, the station of the Fourth Army and the Independent Armored Brigade of Punjab.

It is directly facing India opposite, and it is a plain area, which is very conducive to the advance of armored forces, and in several wars, it is a forward zone.

Ten Leopard 2 tanks, lined up, with high barrels, thick and sturdy, Pakistan's tank crews were also very excited when they looked at this advanced tank whose silhouette was much larger than their own Type 59 tank.

"President Mhammad, these tanks we have brought are exactly the same as the models of equipment of the domestic army, and they have not shrunk in the slightest." Anli You, sales manager at Klaus Maffee, said to Mhammad.

"Fahim, go up and let's go, try." Mhammad said to the commander of the separate armored brigade beside him.

"Okay." Fahim had long been eager to try, the driver's position of this tank was on the right, unlike before, he jumped on it, and when he looked again, it was actually the steering wheel! Moreover, the gear is also automatic.

"Boom, boom." He thrashed the throttle a few times, and then pushed forward gear.

A huge thrust came, and on such a heavy tank, he actually experienced a feeling of pushing back that he had never felt before!

In a few seconds, the meter in front of me has already displayed a speed of 40 kilometers per hour! And to drive a Type 59 tank, it takes more than forty seconds, and it also needs to be done on concrete floors.

As a tankman, he knew what that meant, and even if a shell was coming at him, he could quickly dodge it!

He turned the steering wheel, and with very light force, the huge tank began to turn flexibly with his rotation, and on the Type 59 tank, he had to pull the lever hard!

The roar of the engine in the back rarely reached the inside of the tank in front, and he no longer needed to shout, as long as he spoke softly, he could also be heard by those behind him.

The seat is also very comfortable, his previous 59 tank, the seat is similar to the seat of the bicycle, that is called an uncomfortable ...

After turning around and returning to his original position, he has mastered the essentials of driving this tank, which used to take several months to train a tank driver, but now, half a month is enough!

Watching the tank gallop across the field, Mhammad smiled.

"Mr. Mhammad, can we talk about the next cooperation plan?" "We've already sent you tanks, about the production process of that special composite armor..."

"Your productivity is amazing." Mhammad said: "So quickly, we produced 200 tanks? โ€

"Of course there are none, only these ten tanks." "We are arranging the follow-up production plan. โ€

"Then according to our contract, we can only move on to the next step when the rest is delivered to us." "You need to improve it now, and we can deliver the finished milk cover to you," Mhammad said. โ€

As long as the German side is willing, Mhammad will order another batch of the same milk cover from Huaxia and deliver it to the past, and he can also make money from the Germans, so why not.

"No, we just need the production process, it is very important for us to determine if this production process is suitable for our tank, if it needs to be improved." Juanli said.

"Then these two hundred tanks are also very important to us, only Allah knows when the Indians on the other side will make a fool and attack us again." Mhammad said.

This kind of negotiation is not effective, You Anli thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. President, do we have any other way?" โ€

"Yes, for example, if you take the next step in the contract and renovate our tank overhaul plant to produce Leopard 2 engines and gearboxes, and assemble Leopard 2 tanks from other components in your country, we can consider providing the production process to your country in advance," Mhammad said. โ€

"Wait." When Anli heard Mhammad's words, he was shocked: "We only talked about the production of the engine of the Leopard 2, when did we mention the gearbox?" โ€

A set of power system, only the engine is not enough, but also need a gearbox, the chassis needs to be cooperated, if Pakistan only produces the engine, then, the gearbox still needs to be provided by Germany, in this way, Germany can be stuck in Pakistan's production, after all, the 1500 horsepower engine uses the matching transmission, there are few manufacturers in the world can produce.

And now, Mhammad is so confidently saying that the engine and gearbox, both produced in Pakistan?

"When we signed the contract, wasn't it the power system?" Mhammad asked.

"Of course not, just the engine!" "Look at our contract, this is the engine system!" โ€

"It's obviously the power system." Mhammad said.

It's all a mess of this one word! This word can be read as both engine and power, and Pakistan actually caught this flaw!

"Damn, it's clearly the engine, we've all said it." Youanli was in a hurry.

"Watch your words." Mhammad said: "We are the most honest, and we also have an improvement plan in our country, which intends to improve the thousands of 59 tanks equipped with our army, using the Leopard 2 simplified fire control system. (To be continued......)