Chapter 475: Seriously?

So he echoed: "Mr. Colonel, you should know that I am also an aviation enthusiast, so I like this "F-16" aircraft since it appeared, although I am purely from an appreciation perspective. It has nothing to do with the evaluation of real battlefield weapons... But I remember that my teacher Song once told me that he said that a fighter plane needs at least 8-10 hours of maintenance for one hour of flight. Is that true? ?"
Mahmoud nodded and said: "Yes, your teacher Song is a great expert in fighter design. He must be right. From the perspective of my work, the ability of logistics maintenance is of great importance to the performance of fighters. influences."
Tan Zhenhua nodded, and then struck Mahmoud’s key with a single blow: "Then, Colonel Mahmoud, with all due respect, you are equipped with metric "F-16" fighters on such a large scale, you will not be afraid to face it again. What was the situation at the time of the second India-Pakistan War?"
As mentioned earlier, the equipment of the Pakistani iron army was monopolized by the Western world, especially the US arms dealers, before the second India-Pakistan war. This situation continued until 1965.
In this year, due to the continuous fermentation of the "Kashmir" issue, the Second India-Pakistan War broke out. At a critical moment in the war, the United States and its Western allies suddenly announced an arms embargo against both sides and demanded that both sides be equal. Western weapons must not be used for warfare; otherwise, more severe sanctions will be imposed.
This seemingly equal embargo sanctions is actually aimed at Pakistan Railways, because the people in India use Soviet Russian equipment, and this ban is nothing but a dead letter to it.
At that time, the Pakistan Railway was caught off guard by this sudden ban. In the dilemma of lack of effective resistance weapons, the Indians went straight to the hinterland, and continued to rout to the last line of defense, the Yaker Canal. It seemed that the country might perish!
If it weren’t for the then Pakistani President Ayub Khan to make a decisive decision and immediately appealed to China for help and obtained tremendous help, the military operation code-named "Heavy Rain in Delhi" initiated by India might really have taken Pakistan’s country from the map. Erase it completely!
This incident is simply a big scar of the Pakistan Tie Army, but now Tan Zhenhua has unscrupulously opened the lid, that makes people can't bear to look straight.
Mahmoud's face turned red in an instant, and he couldn't answer a word for a long time. But Tan Zhenhua didn't plan to let him go.
"I also heard that Indy had conducted a nuclear test code-named "Buddha Smile" in 1974. Although that test was not a success, we can see his ambition in this area. Development, in fact, the threshold for possessing nuclear weapons is gradually lowering, and Indy has not signed the "Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty"! Indy, but your Pakistani feud, I think this is certainly not good news for you."
"Yes, but..."
"Col. Mahmoud, as one of the main persons in charge of Pakistan Railways’ military equipment, haven’t you imagined the worst? The fourth India-Pakistan war broke out, and the United States once again treated you for some reason. Implementation of the blockade policy, when the time comes, your proud air force cannot take off to meet the enemy due to lack of accessories and ammunition or for other reasons. There will be a day, what do you do? In the Falklands War that ended some time ago, Ah Gentina is a lesson from the past!"
When Mahamud heard this, his eyebrows were straightened, a pair of fists clenched tightly, his throat creaked, obviously in his heart, but facing the quiet Tan Zhenhua, he did not work hard for a long time. Can say something, and finally sighed: "Tan, what you said is correct. In fact, we also have this concern. However, there are some things that we can't lead. I will not hide it from you. The current equipment of our country is very special. The purchase of major equipment requires military aid funds to achieve, and the source of these military aid funds does not require me to tell you, right?"
Tan Zhenhua nodded and said: "Yes, of course I know that the cost of your large arms purchases is not from the United States, or from Mosha, or Kuwait, the Arab Emirates and other Middle Eastern oil tyrants, and these countries will definitely designate you to buy Western goods. Equipment, this situation may not be changed for a while, but the long-term result is like a man being pinched by someone, and if something happens in the future, he can only be at the mercy of others."
Mahamud was very pleased by him, and gave him a fierce look: "Tan, I always thought you were the kind of gentle gentleman described in your ancient Chinese sayings. I was surprised to be able to say such a thing today. , But, the words are not rough, your description is really quite apt-but do you think I don’t know about these situations? Don’t you think our equipment minister, Brigadier General Latif, don’t know? Think of our President Huck Don't you know? But what can we do? Who told us to be poor, and your equipment level in China is so much worse than those of Western goods?"
It seems that Tan Zhenhua didn’t save Mahamud’s face. This one also caught the pain point and stepped back hard:
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. Seven", but those planes can barely compete with Indy’s old-fashioned Soviet fighters. If they are used to deal with Soviet Russia, then forget it. The F86 Sabre fighters we bought back then, fortunately, there were "Rattlesnakes". "For missiles, you can talk about your Huaxia aircraft. If we encounter enemies equipped with "F-16" or "MiG-23" or "MiG-25", how do we fight?"
According to Mahmoud's thoughts, Tan Zhenhua would definitely be upset when he heard this. This is what he deserves. Why did you just catch our dark history of Pakistan? You Huaxia have a saying, "You don’t slap someone in the face." It’s true that your boy and I have a good relationship, but the slap in the face just hurts too much. If I don’t seize the opportunity to fight back, how can we reflect us? The iron-blooded tough guy style of Pakistani soldiers?
Unexpectedly, Tan Zhenhua burst into laughter when he heard this, and then applauded: "Yes, yes, I finally heard what the Colonel said today. You are right. Modern warfare, the performance advantage of weapons and equipment is a very important aspect. It’s a fact that China has a considerable gap with the United States and Soviet Russia in these areas. However, Colonel Mahmoud, what I want to say is that with our accumulation and ability, Will soon catch up with the international advanced level, at least, in a short time to compete with Indy’s equipment, dare you bet?"
Mahmoud said: "If you want to bet, then I will bet with you, but your title is too broad to be measured. If you say that your nuclear weapons are leading in the world, how can I verify? ?"
Tan Zhenhua touched his chin and said, "That makes sense, or it would be better. Since we were talking about airplanes just now, then we will use this to make a bet. I bet that within the 1980s, we can develop and Your "F-16" rival fighter!"
"If you want to say something else, I have to think about it. If you say fighter jets, I definitely dare to gamble with you. Although I know that you Huaxia are working on the latest modification of the "J-8", in my opinion, that Even if the aircraft is built, it is nothing more than a double-engined enlarged version of the "J-7". It is impossible to compete with the "F16" in terms of range, fire control system and fighting ability. Not to mention the multi-purpose ability, you. Bet, I take it, you just say let’s bet something. Explain in advance that our doctrine stipulates that gambling is not allowed. Therefore, our bet cannot exceed the scope of entertainment. Well, may God forgive me for my sins."
Tan Zhenhua said: "That's simple, if I win, you have to promise me to include this fighter in the list of candidates that your equipment department focuses on inspection and introduction."
Mahamud laughed and said: "This is not a condition at all. If Huaxia can really develop such a fighter, you don't say I will do it. After all, for us, as long as Huaxia can produce equipment, we will never All are listed as the first priority."
Tan Zhenhua nodded and said, "Okay, I'm even if you agree."
Mahmoud asked, "Then what if you lose?"
Tan Zhenhua smiled slightly and said: "If I lose, I promise you to invest at least US$100 million in your Gwadar Port to build it into a modern super port."
"Hi...Is it serious?"