Chapter 474: Thorn

Mahamud sighed again: "Masood and several other major resistance forces are indeed fighting well, and there is a tendency to fight better, but the better they fight, the greater the pressure on us in Pakistan. "
Tan Zhenhua wondered: "Why is this again?"
Mahmoud replied: "The Soviets are obviously not fools. They suffered a loss on the frontal battlefield. Of course, they thought of cutting off the supply line of these guerrillas, and the world knows that it must have taken advantage of our Pakistani railway. The long border with Afghanistan and the people involved in the transportation are undoubtedly located in the continuous refugee camps on the border."
"So?"
"Therefore, they adopted two countermeasures. One is to strengthen the blockade of the border, deploy heavy troops on the main traffic arteries that border Afghanistan and our country, and make a posture of ready to invade at any time, although we The staff judged that the opponent was mostly bluffing. After all, they have not settled the big quagmire yet. If they want to come here for a while, they will not be able to spare their energy and strength to open up a new battlefield."
Tan Zhenhua nodded and replied: "Yes, but even if it is only possible, you must be fully prepared. Besides, the gang of bear cubs have poured more vodka, but they can do anything."
"Who said no? Therefore, the military pressure on our border has been very heavy during this period of time."
Tan Zhenhua nodded again with deep approval, not to mention a small country like Pakistan and Tie, even a big country like China, facing the aggressive armored clusters on the northern border, it is not the same as being cautious, always beware of which guy is drinking too much. Suddenly mad, rushing over while driving the tank?
He then asked: "Then what is the second countermeasure of the Soviet army?"
Mahmoud immediately replied angrily: "Of course it is constantly harassing by planes. And sometimes they really dare to fly across the border and bomb the refugee camps placed in our country."
Tan Zhenhua asked, "Then what do you do?"
Mahmoud replied firmly: "Mr. President has given a special order for this. As long as the Soviet plane dares to enter our country's airspace, it will be shot down firmly!"
Tan Zhenhua immediately raised his thumbs and said: "President Zia Huck is worthy of a military background. He will do it when he needs to do it. This is a good order!"
Then he asked: "Then, do you have any results?"
Mahamud proudly said: "Of course, we have shot down 2 MiG-23 fighters, 1 Su-25 fighter and 1 Su-22 fighter. The wreckage of these downed aircrafts crashed in In our Pakistani railway area, we even caught a few parachuting pilots and obtained their testimony. Therefore, the Soviet army has nothing to say except for the usual protests and intimidation."
Tan Zhenhua once again praised: "Awesome, there are so many achievements, did you use ground-to-air weapons or air combat to achieve these results?"
Mahmoud became more proud:
Of course it’s an air battle. Our pilots are all elites who have been battle-tested. Back then, with the "J-6" provided by your China, the Asan ghosts were crying and howling, if it weren't for...oh, forget it. I’m not going to talk about the past, and now we have the latest "F-16" fighter jets from the United States to bless combat power. Unless the Soviet army on the opposite side adopts the tactics of group fights, they have no chance of winning one-on-one!"
Tan Zhenhua pretended to be surprised and asked: "You actually have an "F-16"? Why would the Americans sell you their latest fighter?"
Mahmoud said: "Tan, as a friend, I don't want to hide you. In fact, since 1978, when bad signs began to appear in Afghanistan, our country has made a request to the United States to buy the "F-16" fighter. This aircraft is too expensive. The unit price of the bare machine has reached 20 million U.S. dollars, so our military aid side has been hesitant. Secondly, our country and your China are relatively close, so the United States has never approved this procurement plan."
"This matter was not until the Soviet Army formally invaded Afghanistan at the end of 1979. The United States changed its president in 1981. The Congress approved the purchase. The military aid also agreed to use a considerable portion of military aid funds to pay for the purchase of aircraft and accessories. And the cost of supporting ammunition, and named this aid procurement plan "Peace Gate I", and I can tell you frankly that the number of "F-16" scheduled to be purchased in this batch has reached 40. The official delivery will begin next year, and now there are only two prototypes undergoing adaptability testing in China, and among the results I just mentioned, there are two "F-16" records."
Tan Zhenhua nodded and said, "Mr. Colonel, thank you for your frankness. Then I would like to consult your personal opinion on the "F-16" aircraft. This should not involve any military secrets of your country, right?"
Mahmoud said: "Tan, although you may be a little unhappy to say so, but in all fairness, I have to say that the "F-16" is really a good aircraft. In contrast, whether it is your country's "J-7" or " The "Strong Five" or the Soviet Russia’s "MiG 23" and "Su 25" can’t be compared with it. Moreover, this aircraft is multi-purpose, it can intercept, dominate the air, and even attack the ground. It is enough to carry out different mounting configurations for different tasks, and the ground handling maintenance is relatively simple, and the voyage is also satisfactory. I am afraid that its only drawback is that it is too expensive."
How could Tan Zhenhua not know that Pakistan has an "F-16"? In his previous life, Pakistan Tie once gave up buying the "J-10" that China strives to sell and would rather shop around the world for second-hand "F-16". I don't know how many wars of war in the military arena.
But in fact, it was more than the Pakistan Railway back then. Didn't China also drool at the "F-16"? And this matter is not only on the agenda, even the test prototype has been flown to China, if it weren’t for the Americans’ later play, they had to take the
F-16
engine that was going to be exported to China from Pratt. Whitney’s F100-PW-100 turbofan engine was changed to a J79 turbojet engine with greatly reduced thrust and range. At that time, China might have bought it through bitter teeth.
Of course, from a historical point of view, this is actually a good thing. With the "F-16", it is very likely that Song Wenhua’s "J-10" will face the fate of dismounting, and once the "J-10" cannot be successfully completed, The later "J-20" may also be in crisis.
However, in Tan Zhenhua’s eyes, those half-hanging military fans who criticize Batie for not buying the "J-10" but for the second-hand "F-16" are purely keyboard guys making a fuss. Batie has been equipped and used since the 1980s. The F-16" has a fleet of more than 80 planes, and this is because the Americans detained a batch of goods and did not give them.
The Pakistan Railway has built a complete system of logistics support, ground service maintenance, weapons and ammunition for the imported "F-16". If you really want to count it, this system is worth more than his "F-16" fleet. If they change the "J-10", then Pakistan will have to build such a system from scratch and completely abolish the original system, but people all over the world know that Pakistan is a poor country...
Now that Mahmoud has stated his position, he obviously appreciates the "F-16" aircraft very much, and the reality is that Pakistan Railway has already ordered 40 aircraft from the United States. Therefore, Xiao Tan Tan originally envisioned Seizing the opportunity to promote a wave of "Flying Leopard" plans still on the drawings can only be temporarily stranded.
There is no way. Even if he is a rebirth, he can't do everything well. That ability can only be done by the of the plane, but Ba Tie is one of the important customers of the future "Flying Leopard" in the mind of the second son of Tan, although today The result of my first trial was not very satisfactory, but I still have to leave some thoughts for the next time. As for how to keep this thought?
Of course, it was a thorn in the heart of Colonel Mahmoud, an important figure in the Pakistan Railway Equipment Department.