Chapter 998: Sweet little money

"Two tons? What kind of effect can this two-ton warhead explode?" Lieutenant Colonel Suweilin asked immediately.
"I'll answer this question." Vice Minister Cao hurriedly stopped Tan Zhenhua who was eager to try. He was afraid that the little ancestor next to him would poke something into him: "The 2 ton warhead with conventional charges was directly damaged. The radius should be about 50 meters, and the effective killing radius can reach 300 meters-the area is about the size of 4 football fields combined."
This analogy is very vivid, and it is also very easy to make people feel intuitively. After imagining the huge area of ​​4 football fields, Prince Sultan and Lieutenant Colonel Suvirin exchanged their eyes. A satisfied look was seen on his face.
"This is good, we want this," he said.
"But there are two problems."
Now that Tan Zhenhua has opened the issue of Huaxia’s ability to provide a larger warhead, Vice Minister Cao also went all out. Following the script that Tan Zhenhua just said, he continued: "First of all, a larger warhead is installed. It will affect the other parameters of this missile. Among them, the most important is the range-we cannot guarantee the original range of 2,800 kilometers with the 500 kg load added. I must solemnly point this out to you. And get your approval."
"About how much will it be shortened?" Lieutenant Colonel Suweilin asked with a frown, for fear of hearing an unacceptable number.
"I just estimated that if a 2 ton warhead is installed, the maximum range should be maintained between 2300 and 2500 kilometers." This time it was Ren Xinming. The rocket expert said that the credibility is still quite high. Actually, the rough estimate is not too complicated. The easiest and safest way to increase the load by 500 kg is to reduce the fuel by 500 kg. Then it can be done by simply measuring the range based on this condition. Of course, a more accurate calculation is You need to wait until the meeting is over, and then do it again. If you really follow this plan, you will need to do experiments to verify it in the future—that is, you have to post a few shots.
Lieutenant Colonel Suvelin once again started talking to Prince Sultan, and at the same time took out a map, a pen, a compass and a ruler from the small bag he carried with him.
What the guy with this belt really has.
He quickly completed the homework on the map, and Sultan nodded and agreed immediately after seeing the area in the big red circle-Haosha didn't dare to have the ambition to dominate the world, what he pursued was only in the Middle East The region has enough right to speak and guarantees of safety. Now in this circle, no more, no less is just right, perfect!
Seeing that Prince Sultan agreed, Vice Minister Cao continued: "It seems that we have reached a consensus on the first issue, but the second issue is more troublesome. As I said just now, we have the largest active duty in China. The conventional warhead is only 1.5 tons, and there is no 2 tons ready-made product. Therefore, if you confirm that you need this 2 tons warhead, then we can only develop a special one for you."
Lieutenant Colonel Suvirin frowned slightly. After exchanging glances with Prince Sultan, he asked: "Then we can know, how long will it take you to develop this new warhead?"
Vice Minister Cao silently calculated it, and then replied: "If everything goes well, it will take 8 to 12 months, including the missile test."
For no more than one year, Lieutenant Colonel Suvirin felt that this time could be tolerated. He looked at the prince, and when he saw that the prince was also nodding to him slightly, he replied: "Yes, we think one year is okay. Accepted, and we hope that, if possible, you can immediately start the development of this warhead."
Vice Minister Cao's face suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, he said: "His Royal Highness, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, of course we can start developing this warhead immediately, but, but..."
Okay, Vice Minister Cao is a professional technician with 800 years of background. When talking about money, he was a little reluctant. Tan Er immediately took over and said, "But you will be responsible for the development and experiment costs. After all, this is in accordance with your requirements. Specially customized, we don’t have similar equipment needs in China.

Lieutenant Colonel Suweilin opened his mouth and just wanted to say something, he heard Prince Sultan have asked: "How much does it cost to develop this new warhead?"
"5..."
Remembering that Tan Zhenhua asked the same question just now, Vice Minister Cao opened his mouth and wanted to give the same answer-to be honest, although he just said to Tan Zhenhua that it would cost 5 million to get a 2 ton warhead. In fact, it doesn’t take so much money to make such a thing. The iron shell is stuffed with explosives, and the technical content is not so complicated. He just bluffed Tan Zhenhua, 5 million yuan, already a lot of money. Well, it must be fine for half.
But his "5" has just been exported, and Tan Er has already connected the stubble with the fastest speed: "50 million US dollars."
Vice Minister Cao: "..."
Lieutenant Colonel Suweilin over there frowned when he heard the price. He had participated in many missile purchase negotiations. He consciously understood the international market and frowned when he heard this.
However, Young Master Tan Er explained eloquently: "His Royal Highness, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, each line has a line of knowledge. It is of course easy to make a bigger empty shell with more medicine, but you have to achieve the best. The effect is not simple at all. To determine the best grain layout, oxidizer ratio, tipping point location, etc., you need to do a lot of experiments, otherwise it will not take that long, I said Is that right? Minister Cao?"
This sounds familiar...Uh, isn't it what I just said? Vice Minister Cao nodded, and the two people on the opposite side also nodded in agreement with Tan Zhenhua's statement after murmured for a while.
Prince Sultan said: "That's good, the 50 million US dollars will be paid to you immediately after we reach the first phase agreement, and I hope you can complete the development of this warhead within the promised time."
Only then did Vice Minister Cao put the heart that was hanging in the air back in his stomach. Just now, he was shocked by Tan Zhenhua’s bold quotation. I was really worried that the two people on the other side heard the quotation and felt that China was not sincere. Go-and it turns out that he thinks too much.
But they didn't even pay the price, 50 million US dollars, so much sweet little money-is it the right way to open arms sales that should be discussed?
While he was thinking about this, Prince Sultan had already made his request along the way: "We believe that this contract should be implemented in two steps. The first step is to reach a purchase agreement on the product, quantity, performance and price. At the same time, we require on-site inspections of the products, and on this basis, reach an agreement on the second step of batch delivery.
Vice Minister Cao's expression changed again: "You want to make a field trip? What do you mean?"