Chapter 1046: Equipment Issues
Although Lin Xiao's mouth was relaxed, he also knew that since this Venerable Lord of the Demon Stone Society dared to come to Huaxia to challenge him, he should also have very strong strength, but this person was mysterious and unpredictable, and there was too little information about him, so he basically couldn't judge his true combat strength.
But no matter what, the strength of the Lord of the Magic Stone Society should be very strong, there is no doubt about it.
Han Ya was still a little worried about this, but she was the one who knew Lin Xiao's strength best, if even Lin Xiao couldn't deal with this Venerable Lord of the Magic Stone Society, then there shouldn't be a second person in the entire Huaxia who could deal with him.
"Even if I don't have the strength to do it, there are still people who can deal with him." Lin Xiao said.
After hearing this, Han Ya thought about it for a while, and knew the meaning of Lin Xiao's words, the big lynx that stayed on the mysterious island was naturally able to kill the other party in seconds, after all, the big lynx was already at a level above the true immortal.
If it weren't for the blockage of the ascension channel, the lynx would have flown up a long time ago, how could it continue to stay on Earth?
There are also many people who are worried about this, especially those who are more well-informed, and those who are closer to Lin Xiao, such as his father-in-law Han Shengxian.
When Lin Xiao rushed to Han Shengxian's side, he saw that it was always busy, and it seemed that the headquarters of the Military Commission had to deal with a lot of important affairs every day.
Han Shengxian, as the actual person in charge of the Military Commission, was even more busy in the dark, but after Lin Xiao's conditioning, his physical condition was better than that of a thirty-year-old person, and at this time, he looked at a radiant feeling.
When Lin Xiao came in, Han Shengxian was discussing the quantity of missile purchase orders with someone.
"This year, the money in hand is relatively rich, so let's purchase eight battalions of equipment, 512 missiles, and you can see the specific situation." Han Shengxian instructed on the phone, "In terms of price, there is no need to press it too low, just stop in moderation, the Russian side has been affected by the drop in oil prices recently, and the losses are relatively large, we purchase their missiles at this time, and they will understand what it means." ”
When Lin Xiao heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Obviously, the Americans have joined forces with Saudi Arabia to lower international oil prices, which has had a great impact on Russia, and the economic side has been particularly badly hit.
Naturally, this point did not have a good impact on the Chinese side, so the military took action, and the target was directly aimed at the S300 series anti-aircraft missiles that they were more interested in.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that China's missile production has reached a stage where it can be sold to US allies in large quantities, but now China is actually purchasing missiles from Russia, and it is worth speculating about what this means.
"Does the military do this kind of thing often?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.
"This is an old tradition," Han Shengxian nodded...... "Mainly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, we have purchased Russian anti-aircraft missiles many times to protect the security of Beijing and Shanghai." ”
According to Han Shengxian and Lin Xiao, in 1991, Huaxia and Russia signed the first contract for the purchase of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems (S-300PMU), and deliveries began in 1993 (2 battalions, 32 launchers, 256-384 5V55U anti-aircraft missiles, total 2. $200 million).
At the same time, the United States carried out Operation "Desert Storm" in the Persian Gulf, which showed that there is a great need for highly effective air defense systems in any country, so these systems soon began to take up combat duty in the air defense system of the capital.
In addition, the military has also organized a very effective personnel training system, and through such technical learning and mastery of the combat use of the S-300 air defense missile system, the Chinese military has seen that the gap between the development level of the world's air defense system and that of China in this field is indeed quite large.
Three years later, in 1994, China and Russia signed a second contract (S-300PMU-1), with a total of 2 battalions (32 launchers, 196 48N6E missiles, a total of 400 million US dollars, half in cash settlement, half in barter).
Deliveries of this order, which were not completed until the end of the 90s, were intended primarily for equipping the air defense forces of the North-Western Territories.
In 2001, Huaxia and Russia signed a third contract (S-300PMU-1), which was responsible for air defense combat duty in the city of Pearl and nearby areas.
In 2004, the parties signed a fourth contract (S-300PMU-2) for 4 battalions (64 launchers, 256 missiles of the 48N6E2 type, total 9. $800 million), this model has a range of 200 kilometers and can intercept 36 targets at the same time, and the launcher is arranged on the chassis of the BAZ car.
Of course, all contracts include all radars and auxiliary equipment, and the installation of a large number of S-300 air defense missile systems has indeed greatly increased the combat potential of the Huaxia air defense system.
"Now that the military has a lot of money, it can purchase eight battalions of equipment in one go, have you used it?" Lin Xiao said.
"The equipment of the eight battalions is not too much, the main reason is that our air defense area is relatively large, and if these more than 500 missiles are scattered, in fact, each region will not be able to divide much at all, and our main reliance is still the strategic deterrent weapons produced by ourselves." Han Shengxian is very clear about this, "Speaking of which, these things are just used in the future anti-terrorist battle, you must know that the current terrorists already have the strength to attack from the air." ”
"Oh, I see." When Lin Xiao heard this, he immediately nodded, thinking deeply.
Recently, the strength of these terrorists and extremist forces has indeed shown some signs of expansion, and even the Americans are a little overwhelmed.
"After the hostage crisis in Beslan, Russia was resolved, the police found that the terrorists were equipped with a lot of advanced American equipment: five brand-new Huangfeng flamethrowers, modern pistols, submachine guns, machine guns, grenadiers, grenades, sniper rifles, mines, TNT explosives, plastic bombs, satellite phones, night vision devices, and so on." Han Shengxian said to Lin Xiao, "Now the terrorists have more access to advanced weapons, and they can even get their hands on missiles. ”
Lin Xiao nodded, thinking deeply.
The chaos in the world arms market is inseparable from the disintegration of the former Soviet Union.
In 1992, when the separatists occupied a prominent position in Chechnya, Moscow decided to withdraw all weapons from the Chechen Republic, but at the insistence of Dudayev, then President of Chechnya, Chechnya finally received two-thirds of its weaponry, including more than 90,000 firing weapons alone.
In November 1994, the Russian National Security Council and the General Staff failed in their attack on the Chechen presidential palace, and 15 tanks, 20 armored vehicles, and a large number of guns and ammunition fell into the hands of President Dudayev.
After the end of the first Chechen war in 1996, Maskhadov received more than 1,000 submachine guns, machine guns and grenadiers, about 3 million explosive packs and 2,000 grenades from the Russian government.
After the end of the Second Chechen War in 2000, about 20,000 weapons fell into the hands of local residents, and for many Chechens, the absence of an AKM submachine gun in their home room is as unthinkable as the absence of a beard on their face.
In order to obtain weapons, many bandits began to threaten each other with death from village to village, forcing civilians to supply them with weapons and ammunition stored in their homes, and they also used money to buy off the Russian army, and more often than not, money can solve all problems.
Russian troops have become the largest supplier of guns and ammunition for Chechen militants, and Chechnya has become one of the largest arms retail markets, with militants receiving a wide range of supply orders, from ordinary AKM guns and bullets to pocket-sized controllable anti-tank devices.
The U.S. is a supermarket for terrorists to acquire sensitive weapons, and terrorists and foreign governments that want to acquire high-end military technology can buy high-end devices, including nuclear fuses, from the U.S. and evade U.S. export bans.
In the past, U.S. government investigators have disguised themselves as private buyers to buy related technology such as military body armor and guided missiles, including devices that can detonate nuclear weapons, all of which can be purchased within U.S. law.
Investigators also circumvented U.S. export controls by transporting counterfeit munitions to transshipment points where terrorists and foreign governments acquired weapons.
In other words, these behaviors of the investigators can be realized in real life.
"No wonder you're buying so many anti-aircraft missiles." After Lin Xiao listened to Han Shengxian's story, he couldn't help but sympathize with them.
After all, if you want to do a good job in national defense, it is no longer enough to just stare at a few countries around you, and now these terrorists and extremist forces are the most annoying flies.
You don't know when they will launch a surprise attack, and usually they are broken into pieces, no different from ordinary people, so it is not easy to deal with them, just a screening work, it is very difficult.
According to Han Shengxian, a similar situation exists in the northwest region, and in particular, some terrorists and extremist forces have very close ties with foreign terrorists, who have received training abroad, obtained weapons, and then infiltrated the country to engage in sabotage, which has already caused a very serious negative impact on the local authorities in China.
"If you want me to say, you can't be merciful when dealing with these people, you should be caught, you should be killed, you should be killed, listen to the Americans over there blind ****, life can't pass?" Lin Xiao is not very satisfied with the role played by the military in this kind of thing, he believes that the terrorists who dare to do it to civilians must give them even their nests, no matter where their nests are, "If the military's special forces can't do it, let the people of the secret service take action." ”
"I called you over, not to discuss with you about anti-aircraft missiles, nor to discuss terrorists with you......" Han Shengxian talked with Lin Xiao for a while, before he felt that the topic seemed to be a little crooked, so he grabbed his hair with his hand and said, "How much do you know about that Magic Stone Society's Venerable Lord, how much do you know, how could he suddenly challenge you?" How many things are you still hiding from us old men? ”