The rise of great powers: starting from military industry - #124 - Chapter 124 Is China crazy because of poverty? (Please subscribe, ten chapters will be updated soon)

On the same day, the contract agreement was signed!

In order to get the goods as soon as possible, Iraq was very fast and paid the deposit the next day.

Two contract agreements, a large order of up to US$937.2 million!

The deposit alone is as high as US$468.6 million!

Iraq paid the deposit without hesitation, which also made Liu Tao feel once again that the man in the white robe and the big beard is indeed a rich man with no humanity!

But thinking about it again, Liu Tao felt relieved when Iraq’s per capita GDP exceeded US$4,000, 26 times that of our country, and its foreign exchange reserves were nearly US$40 billion.

Being rich means being willful!

It has to be said that these big oil-producing countries are indeed so rich that they can count their money even while lying down.

It’s not like China, where they work hard to earn some hard-earned money.

Finally, on the fourth day after Liu Tao returned to Beijing, the batch of goods he entrusted the military to transport arrived at a military camp in the capital.

Liu Tao immediately took the initiative to make an appointment with Al and Rashid.

Liu Tao, Liu Zhenbang and others brought Al and Rashid to the military camp.

“Liu, my friend, isn’t this the surprise you said?” Rashid’s eyes lit up as he looked at the anti-aircraft machine guns, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and the tank.

At first glance, he felt that these weapons and equipment were very good-looking, and they looked high-end.

“Mr. Al, Mr. Rashid, this is the latest anti-aircraft machine gun developed by our country. It has an effective range of 2,000 meters, a barrel caliber of 14.5mm, and a weight of 73 kilograms. It can be equipped with a tripod and wheels. The magazine capacity is 150 rounds and can fire 14.5 Millimeter tungsten cored sabots, armor-piercing bullets, incendiary bombs, and tracer bullets. The barrel has a service life of 40,000 rounds and a muzzle velocity of 1,000~1,350m/s.” Liu Tao patted the front anti-aircraft machine gun and introduced.

This is the same export trade version, but its range is reduced by 500 meters compared to the personal use version.

Even so, it is an excellent anti-aircraft machine gun in the world!

“This anti-aircraft machine gun can also be mounted on a vehicle and has extremely powerful firepower, and the price is only 100,000 US dollars, and the double anti-aircraft machine gun is 250,000 US dollars.” Liu Tao said: “Ordinary bullets are 30 US dollars per round, and special bullets are 30 US dollars per round. $150/issue!”

“This is the latest self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed by our country. Its performance surpasses the West German ‘Cheetah’ self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The price of this equipment with four 25mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns is the same as that of this equipment with two 35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, US$4.4 million/ The price of two 70mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns is US$4.6 million per unit!” Liu Tao introduced the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns again. Three self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of different models were placed in a row, looking very majestic.

“So expensive?” Al gasped.

“Expensive? Not expensive at all!” Liu Tao smiled, “You can go find out. The price of the West German ‘Cheetah’ self-propelled anti-aircraft gun also costs 4.4 million US dollars per vehicle. Its performance is not as good as ours, and we This self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is also equipped with air conditioning, so you won’t feel hot at all in the cabin.”

“More importantly, you can’t even buy West Germany’s ‘Cheetah’ self-propelled anti-aircraft gun with US dollar bills. Even if you double the price, there will be a lot of additional conditions.” Liu Tao added .

Liu Tao opened the lid and said to Rashid: “Lieutenant Colonel Rashid, my friend, do you want to come up and give it a try? The performance is beyond your imagination!”

Rasheed’s eyes sparkled.

As a soldier, how could Rashid not know about the ‘Cheetah’ self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

He did not expect that China, a poor and backward country, would develop such advanced weapons.

The most important thing is that China is crazy and even exports such weapons.

Rashid entered it, and Liu Tao instructed Rashid how to open it.

Within a minute, Rashid drove the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun forward.

After experiencing it, Rashid took a breath of air.

It’s so modern, it’s easier than driving a car, and it’s also very fast. The top speed can reach 65 kilometers per hour, which is simply incredible.

Even in the wild, it can reach a speed of 45~50 kilometers/hour!

It has powerful armor protection capabilities and two portable anti-aircraft missiles.

Plus display screens, computers, radar systems, and advanced fire control systems.

“Oh my God, has China gone crazy with poverty? Such advanced weapons are actually being sold!?” Rashid was shocked.

Although the price is very expensive, Rashid feels that the price is very reasonable!

As Liu Tao said, the reported price of the ‘Cheetah’ self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is US$4.4 million per vehicle, but that is an order only for NATO countries. I have never heard of it so far. Apart from NATO, who else The country can buy the ‘Cheetah’ self-propelled anti-aircraft gun!

Even if Iraq offers a price of US$9 million, West Germany is probably not willing to sell it.

After a good experience, Rashid reluctantly came out of the cockpit of the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

Al walked over and communicated with Rashid in Arabic.

Liu Tao didn’t know what was being exchanged.

After a while, Al said to Liu Tao: “Liu, my friend, your surprise is so shocking! I believe now that you really regard us as your best friends!”

Al was shocked. He also didn’t expect that China could develop such an advanced self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, and more importantly, it could be sold.

It is very difficult for other countries to buy such advanced weapons.

Because no country is willing to sell it!

“Of course, we are best friends. I admire your leader Saddam very much. He is a hero!” Liu Tao said with a smile: “Frankly speaking, it is a rare opportunity now. If China develops in the future, like this It’s not that easy for you to buy advanced weapons!”

“Yeah!” Al nodded, agreeing with Liu Tao’s statement.

In any normal country, such advanced weapons are hidden and not sold.

No matter how much money you spend, you can’t buy some weapons!

“You, China, are amazing. You can develop such advanced weapons, and the anti-aircraft machine gun just now is also very good.” Al said.

Liu Tao raised his eyebrows, “Of course, we are the country that independently developed atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs, and there are only five countries in the world that can develop atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs!”

“And among these five countries, we took the shortest time!” Liu Tao held his head high and his chest high, full of pride.

Two bombs and one satellite are enough to make every Chinese son and daughter feel proud!

The success of two bombs and one satellite means that China has become one of the safest countries in the world!

Al and Rashid suddenly realized that what Liu Tao said was so reasonable. They had underestimated China before.

They realized that although anti-aircraft machine guns and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were advanced, in the face of nuclear weapons, anti-aircraft machine guns and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were just children’s toys and could not be compared at all.

“Liu, my friend, are you sure you are really willing to sell these two weapons?” Al took a deep breath and asked solemnly.

Liu Tao nodded, “Of course. If we hadn’t had a very happy cooperation before, you wouldn’t be the first customer to see these equipment!”

Al’s eyes flashed, but he heard the hidden meaning of Liu Tao’s words.