Chapter 203: Phobia of insufficient firepower

"Alright, then, it's our turn to play."

After visiting all the civilian vehicles, Wang Ye made a gesture of invitation, and at the same time said:

"Mr. Farouk, please."

"Later you will see two of the heaviest weapons in our consortium at the moment, one of which has already been exported to Saudi Arabia and Iraq, and I think there will be good news soon."

"Actual combat will prove their worth!"

Hearing Wang Ye say this, Farouk, whose emotions had been completely mobilized, followed Wang Ye with great interest and came to the door of a factory.

"Click!"

"Rumble Rumble"

With the sound of the door opening, there was a rumbling engine sound and a slight trembling vibration of the ground inside, and in Farouk's expectant gaze, then two behemoths drove out!

The first one to appear, the whole body is painted in desert gray color, the classic five pairs of load-bearing wheels body, and it is equipped with an angular welded turret, although the size of this turret is not too large, and even the size is small compared to the normal tank turret, but the content on it is very rich, and the four pipes make it look like it is dancing with teeth and claws!

At the same time, Wang Ye's voice sounded appropriately:

"Mr. Farouk, what you see now is our fire support vehicle codenamed 59-K."

"It's a fire support armored vehicle that can maneuver quickly, in the sense that you can think of it as a mobile fire fortress, and it can provide a dense and constant fire output compared to a tank, so its main lethal targets are enemy living forces and light and medium armored units."

Speaking of this, Wang Ye paused, as if leaving time for Farouk to think, as for the living force in Wang Ye's mouth, it was actually an infantryman, in other words, a big living person, and then Wang Ye continued:

"As for the weapons it is equipped with, there are three of them."

"First of all, in the middle of the turret, there are two 23 mm cannons, the power of which you should be well aware of, against infantry and vehicles, can inflict a devastating blow, and secondly, on the sides of the turret, two 40 mm howitzer guns."

"You should notice that these two howitzer cannons are different from the howitzer machine guns that our consortium has sold well in Africa and desert regions at present, although the caliber is 40 mm, but these two guns have a longer barrel and a thicker outer diameter, which is why it can be called a 'howitzer gun' instead of a 'howitzer machine gun', because they use high-speed grenades with a larger charge, a longer range and a greater explosive power! ”

"As for the third weapon, you see 120 mm rockets on both sides of the turret, eight on the left and right, a total of sixteen rounds, and they are fired in the same direction of the turret and at an adjustable pitch angle, with a maximum range of ten kilometers."

With Wang Ye's introduction, the corners of Farouk's mouth were even more difficult to suppress than AK, if it weren't for his identity and the current situation in his country, maybe he couldn't help but laugh!

After all, Farouk is very clear about the next battle process between India and Pakistan, large-scale tank and armored forces may be an important part, but it still depends more on the advance of the infantry and the pulling of the infantry, and in this kind of combat mission, timely and powerful fire support is the most critical part!

And this is where the value of this fire support vehicle lies, just like Wang Ye's introduction to it just now, it is a kind of fire fortress that can be moved!

"Not bad! Not bad! Powerful weapons! ”

"It reminds me of the Soviet BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle, but it's clear that it's more professional than that in terms of design concept, it has given up the transport function and added a stronger fire output function!"

Farouk was full of praise, and Wang Ye said with a smile;

"Next, we will also launch an infantry assault vehicle type of fire support vehicle."

"I think you'll like it too."

As soon as Wang Ye's words fell, just as Farouk nodded frequently, the 59-k fire support vehicle drove out, and the second car behind it appeared!

That moment.

Everyone present, including Farouk and many leaders of the Fifth Aircraft Department of the Ministry of Defense, were dumbfounded!

"Shhh This is? ”

With the sound of gasping air at the scene, Farouk's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly, and he pointed to the chariot not far away and asked in amazement.

I saw this second chariot, its body looked strange and familiar, familiar in that its shape was very similar to 59, and strange in that the once five pairs of weights disappeared and became three sets of huge truck tires!

However, this is not the most surprising, but even more surprising is its rather outrageous turret!

The reason why it is outrageous is because the size of the normal tank turret is relatively large, almost covering most of the area above the tank, and the size of this turret is very small, and the overall structure is trapezoidal, in which the front side has a group of binocular-like gun barrels, in other words, this car is a relatively rare double main gun structure!

After all, a normal combat vehicle, if a larger caliber gun is used, then the turret must only be able to fit the next gun, and the barrel diameter of this vehicle is not small, it looks about the same as the normal 59 tank, but the length is only a little more than one-third of the past, that is, two meters long, it has actually become a parallel double cannon!

Time.

Not to mention that Farouk was stunned, even the leaders of the Ministry of Defense and the Fifth Machine Department looked at each other, and Wang Ye's voice sounded at the right time:

"Mr. Farouk, now you see this tank, codenamed 59-m."

"where m means mortar howitzer."

"So this car is a self-propelled mortar howitzer vehicle, it uses the structure of two main guns, the caliber is 105 mm, the smoothbore structure, it can be fired in two ways: projectile and flat, in which the maximum firing range when firing high-explosive grenades is seven kilometers, and the maximum firing range when using mortar shells is six kilometers."

Accompanied by Wang Ye's voice, Farouk couldn't help but light up again, he suddenly thought of something, and the other leaders behind looked at this self-propelled mortar howitzer and couldn't help but have a light in their eyes!

After all, good things, that's naturally good at a glance!

Double-barreled, 105 caliber, flat and throwable, up to seven kilometers of range, wheeled chassis movement, these words are combined, it is not difficult for the leaders of the Ministry of Defense and the Fifth Aircraft Department present to think of a picture!

That is, fast maneuver, quick support, fast strike, and run after the fight!

The next second.

Just when everyone's thoughts were in their minds, suddenly Farouk showed a smile, coughed lightly, and waited for everyone's eyes to focus on him before he said:

"Mr. Wang Ye, through the visit just now, I have a not very mature guess, a guess about you."

In this regard, Wang Ye said with a smile:

"Tell me, I'll listen."

Then under the gaze of everyone, Farouk looked at the 59-k fire support vehicles and 59-m self-propelled mortars parked side by side not far away and said:

"Nowadays, almost all the medium-sized and large countries in the world are carrying out motorized and even mechanized transformation and construction, and those who lead this trend are naturally those military powers."

"And their development direction, in my opinion, can be understood as heavy-duty."

"For example, larger-caliber tank guns and heavier tanks, larger-caliber cannon howitzers, stronger armored vehicles, etc., I can't wait to put tracks on all equipment."

"But I found that your understanding of motorization or mechanization seems to be different from that of these big countries, and you are engaged in a very new development strategy, that is, lightweight, fast, and large-scale."

"Unlike the torrent of armor that the great powers want to roll forward, you seem to be more focused on how to move quickly, then attack quickly, kill the living force in a wide area, and then retreat quickly!"

Regarding Farouk's statement, many leaders present also nodded frequently, because they also discovered this problem, such as the weapons and equipment that Wang Ye just introduced, in fact, it can form such an army.

As a simple example, let's say there is a regiment of troops.

They can be equipped with a small number of fire support vehicles, self-propelled mortar howitzers, and a large number of six-wheeled off-road vehicles, and that kind of pickup truck, and when all the fighters of this regiment are in the car, they will maneuver very fast, and then they can quickly surprise the target enemy, as long as the opponent does not have enough tanks, then it can completely deal devastating damage.

"No, no, no! You are mistaken! ”

Under the gaze of Farouk and many leaders, Wang Ye waved his hand and said with a smile:

"I don't really have the train of thought you're talking about."

"In my opinion, whether it is light motorized and mechanized, or heavy motorized and mechanized, as long as it can be equipped, it is a good modern army."

"So in essence, I'm just a patient with a phobia of underfire!"

Originally, the translator translated very quickly, but when he heard Wang Ye's last sentence, he was blindsided, because he hadn't heard the word "lack of firepower phobia", so naturally he didn't know how to translate.

And Wang Ye seemed to notice his pause, and explained with a smile:

"Lack of firepower, fear, that's what the word means on the surface."

"The firepower was insufficient, so I felt fear, and in the end it turned directly into a heart disease."

"If I were the commander of a unit, my soldiers would only have semi-automatic rifles and rifles, a small number of mortars, grenadiers, rockets, a small number of light machine guns and heavy machine guns, and no other heavy firepower."

"Then I'm going to be miserable!"

"Because I know very well that when I command such an army, in the face of an enemy better equipped than me, it will cost me more, such as reconnaissance, such as running, such as command, such as the lives of the soldiers, so that I can win, and what about the enemy? All it takes is round after round of firepower coverage and they'll be victorious! ”

"The gap in it makes me feel fearful."

"So I got a disease, which is a phobia of lack of firepower."

When Wang Ye said this, the atmosphere on the scene had actually undergone some changes, whether it was the leaders present or Farouk, they seemed to have thought of what the picture used to be.

Although Pakistan and India seem to have fought back and forth in several conflicts, in fact, Pakistan has not taken any advantage every time, and their wars are more about defense to prevent the enemy from eating more land.

The reason is simple, they don't have enough tanks, they don't have enough planes, they don't have enough artillery, they don't have enough of anything, they don't have as much as the other side of the opposite side, so what else can they use to achieve victory except for desperate fighters?

It's a pity that their country is not big enough, so that their warriors are not as many as the enemy!

In the atmosphere of sudden silence at the scene, Wang Ye smiled and said:

"Just some time ago, when I was going to the desert, in fact, in the course of talking to my Satler, I came up with a concept called non-contact warfare."

"Sartler asked me how their troops could get stronger."

"I said it's very simple, since your individual combat effectiveness, combat awareness, will to fight, and desire to fight are not as good as the other party, then the best way is not to engage in direct combat."

"Not fighting directly does not mean not fighting, but fighting indirectly."

"For example, in the whole course of the war, even once the enemy can't see it, you can end the battle and get the final victory, although this sounds very outrageous, but it is not impossible to achieve."

"If the enemy could be wiped out in their way of running and charging, then there would be no such problem."

"So I said, in fact, for Saudi Arabia, the way they want to increase their combat power is very simple, that is, to directly smash the other side with money, as long as their firepower output is fierce enough and far enough."

"That is victorious before their warriors see the enemy!"

Accompanied by Wang Ye's voice, everyone present was stunned, although Wang Ye's words sounded crooked at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that it makes sense, but if you think about it carefully, it seems to be still crooked, after all, if you want to destroy the enemy on the way to attack, how long range of weapons is this, and how much ammunition can it reach? In short, how much does it cost? But if you think about it carefully, it seems that with Saudi Arabia's wealth, it doesn't seem impossible?

"Hahaha!"

Finally, Farouk laughed, the first time he had laughed so loudly since he came to the Consortium, and when his laughter died down, he shook his head and sighed:

"I have to admit that what you said is too reasonable, Mr. Wang Ye."

"Stoneing each other with money? Hahaha! ”

Obviously, Farouk's last smile was a little bitter, because they had no money, although they were little brothers and could get the financial care of the big brothers, but in essence, the big brothers took care of them because of their bravery, all the pictures conceived by Wang Ye, they would never get it, only blood and sacrifice were the only way for them to win!

"Alright, Mr. Farouk."

"Now you have learned about all the regular products of the Red Star Consortium."

"Next, it's our last project, I just told you, I don't have any pursuit of motorization and mechanization of the troops, I'm just a patient who is afraid of lack of firepower."

"So, let's go and witness the projects that our Red Star Consortium is currently developing!"

"I think this project may be able to overturn your guesses and perceptions of me just now."

Hearing Wang Ye say this, Farouk put away the emotion just now, nodded with a smile and said:

"To be honest, I'm already looking forward to it! Hahaha! ”

Then everyone got into the car, under the driving of the staff, all the way to the location of the shooting range, when everyone got out of the car, they saw a long object on the bracket not far away, it was not difficult to guess that it should be some kind of cannon, but at this moment it was covered by a large red cloth sewn together by a number of red cloths!

"Next, allow me to introduce to you the blockbuster products being developed by Red Star Machinery and the Iron and Steel Consortium!"

"That's our heavy tank gun project!"

Accompanied by Wang Ye's passionate voice, the two young men pulled open the red cloth on it!

I saw that under the red cloth, there was a large-caliber gun painted with green paint as a whole, and at the position of the barrel and bolt, there was also a big red flower woven with strips of cloth!

Seeing this scene, Wang Ye felt that the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching, but he instantly controlled his expression, and in the stunned gaze of Farouk and many leaders of the Ministry of Defense of the Fifth Machine, Wang Ye coughed lightly and said with a smile:

"This tank gun, with a smoothbore structure, has a caliber of 130 mm."

Just this sentence, the expressions of everyone on the scene were not calm, whether it was Farouk or those leaders, after all, the tanks in these two countries are still equipped with 100 mm and 105 mm tank guns, and they are also very clear that the two mainstream large-caliber tank guns in the world are the 125 caliber of the Soviet Union and the 120 caliber of Western countries.

But now, the Red Star Complex has actually begun to engage in tank guns of 130 mm caliber?

And if it is just said that it is going to be done, then it is nothing, but they have already set up all the guns on the test platform and pulled them to the shooting range, and it seems that they can already be tested? That's the most amazing!

"Alright, please step back."

"We're going to do a one-shot target show, yes, that's the show."

"Because I am sincere to my friends, I said that our cannon is still in the process of testing, and it is still an experimental artillery, so all its performances can be said to be 'performances'."

"None of them represent the power and effect of the final product."

For Wang Ye's statement, Farouk nodded to express his understanding and recognition, and at the same time, his favorability of Wang Ye increased again, after all, in his feeling, there are not many arms dealers as sincere as Wang Ye, not to mention, allowing himself from Pakistan to visit the project being tested, which in itself is a very face-saving and happy behavior!

"As for the target, it's the Type 59 tank a kilometer away."

"We're going to aim at its turret frontal armor and fire a fire!"

As Wang Ye spoke, he led everyone backwards and walked to a safe place, while the other staff members also began to get busy, and various passwords kept ringing.

Eventually, as the crowd stood behind the low wall, one of the staff members trotted over and said:

"Report to the factory director! You're ready to go! ”

"Fire at any time!"

Hearing this, Wang Ye smiled and picked up a 54 pistol from the side, pulled the sleeve a few times, made sure that there was no ammunition in it, and then picked up an empty cartridge, loaded it, and finally handed it to Farouk.

"Mr. Farouk, you are a friend and a customer."

"Please give the order to open fire!"

At that moment, Farouk inexplicably felt that adrenaline began to secrete, because this was an experience he had never had in the past, not to mention the 130 artillery, Pakistan almost did not have any ability to develop its own weapons, so he had never participated in the test of a new weapon with such a "sense of ceremony", let alone be responsible for ordering!

"Good!"

He nodded with some excitement, took the 54 pistol, and raised it above his head.

"Bang!"

When the gunshots rang out, the staff in the trench in front pulled the fire rope, and the deafening roar was accompanied by the shaking of the ground!

"Boom!"

The gun barrel flickered, and almost at the same time, a kilometer away, the 59 tank parked exploded into a dazzling spark, which was as charming as fireworks in the evening twilight!