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Chapter 1053
Zhang Qihang spread his hands, and said to Mustafa Muharem with a smile: "Because the explosions occurred on the side and bottom of the vehicle, the engine and gearbox in front of the car did not play the protective role they advertised at all. Ah, you simulate the explosion in your mind, isn't that right?"

Is that so?
Mustafa Muharem subconsciously didn't believe it: This was said by the media in the United States, so could it be false?
But when he listened to Zhang Qihang's words and mentally simulated the situation when the IED exploded, he suddenly realized: Isn't that what happened? The IED explosion was not because a rocket flew straight towards the front of the car, It happened on the side or bottom of the vehicle. In this way, the engine in the engine compartment of the front of the car does not seem to have any protective effect?
Realizing this, Mustafa Muharem's expression suddenly...is indescribable.

"However, if the engine is at the bottom of the vehicle, the situation is completely different," Zhang Qihang continued: "When facing the IED, the engine and gearbox at the bottom are solid and can play a protective role, and can even provide protection. Extra protection..."

Now, without needing Zhang Qihang to say more, Mustafa Muharem simulated it in his heart: When an IED placed on the side of the road or buried on the road explodes, the most severely impacted places are the bottom and side of the car body , in this case, the thoroughly arranged engine and gearbox naturally provide additional protection capabilities besides the armor plate...

Thinking of this, Mustafa Muharem also had to agree in his heart that Sinotruk Group's approach was correct: the overall layout of the flat head, engine and chassis installed on the bottom of the body seems to be more suitable for mine-resistant vehicles.

Zhang Qihang went on to say: "Of course, we have not neglected the protection of the front of the car. As you have seen, Lao Mu, our car's front adopts a bottom-sloping design similar to the Mi Jun M977 heavy truck. Remove the heavy protective armor plate. At the beginning of the design, the requirement for the frontal protection of this mine-resistant vehicle is to be able to withstand the direct shooting of 500mm armor-piercing incendiary bombs and semi-armor-piercing bombs at a distance of 12.7 meters. The test results Right here, it can be said that the effect is very ideal... I think, for PMC, this level of defense is enough, right?
Of course, if they feel that it is not enough, they can also choose to hang another layer of armor plate on the outside of this ceramic armor plate to form a two-layer composite protective structure, of course..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qihang said with a smile: "Additional money is required."

Mustafa Muharem is also insightful. Standing on the front of the car body, he looked at the shocking craters on the thick protective armor plate, but apparently the armor plate resisted and was not penetrated. , he can see at a glance that these pits are the products of 12.7mm heavy machine guns. Looking at these large pits and composite ceramic armor plates that have not been penetrated, Mustafa Muhajem is very happy, and he is smiling again and again. He nodded and said, "Enough! Enough! Enough! It's just some PMC companies. I even think that this level of protection can not only meet their requirements, but is even a bit excessive."

joke!

In the final analysis, my target customers are just some PMC companies for the purpose of making money. It is enough for this anti-mine vehicle to resist camouflaged and buried IEDs on the roadside, and at the same time, the front of the vehicle body can resist the shooting of 12.7mm heavy machine guns. As for resisting the approaching shooting of 12.7mm semi-armor-piercing bullets and armor-piercing incendiary bombs, Mustafa Muhajem never thought about it: As for the poor in Afghanistan and Iraq, it’s not that they look down on them, they can afford 12.7mm mm semi-armour-piercing and armor-piercing incendiary?
As for the requirement that the protection performance of this anti-mine vehicle be able to withstand the direct fire of 20mm or 23mm machine guns, Mustafa Muhajem never thought about it.

In addition, Mustafa Muharem especially agrees with Zhang Qihang's design that ceramic bulletproof armor plates can be installed again: If users think they really need it, they can enhance the protection ability of a certain car, it is nothing more than a need It's just a little extra money - isn't it only natural that you pay more if you want more protection? Naturally, it is impossible to sell something for $10 to you for $5.

Zhang Qihang nodded, and then pointed to the tires and said to Mustafa Muharjem: "In addition, our tires are special military anti-explosion tires, which are the kind used on military wheeled armored vehicles, which can guarantee After being shot by a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, it can continue to drive for 100 kilometers, and it can also resist the power of 1.5 kilograms of explosives.

We have done 5kg before[email protected]In the destruction test of explosives, a large part of the tire was blown off, but it can still be driven at a speed of no more than 10 kilometers per hour, but the occupants in the car may not feel so comfortable... But this is not important, it is important The best thing is that they saved their lives, so they should be lucky, right? "

"You're right."

Mustafa Muhajem nodded immediately: If you encounter a 5 kg[email protected]After the explosion, the vehicle was still able to drive away from the scene. Shouldn't the people in the vehicle feel lucky?As for the question of what to do with the tires hit by a 12.7mm heavy machine gun after 100 kilometers...

Didn't you see that there is a military special explosion-proof and bulletproof spare tire on each side of the vehicle body, which is the same as the wheel? Is it possible that there is no way to change the tire after leaving the battlefield for 100 kilometers?

After finishing speaking, Mustafa Muharem, who had a complete understanding in his heart, turned his head and said to Zhang Qihang: "Although I haven't seen the next test situation, but based on what I see now Said, I have full confidence in our two vehicles, and I believe they will definitely occupy a place in the PMC market in Afghanistan and Iraq with their excellent cost performance."

As for national-level procurement, Mustafa Muharem knew very well that this was not something that a young man like himself could get his hands on and touch.

Zhang Qihang responded, and asked Mustafa Muharem curiously: "Old Mu, how big of a market do you think our anti-mine vehicle will have in the PMC industry in Iraq and Afghanistan?"

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, Mustafa Muharem hesitated, but after hesitating for a while, he said honestly: "This... I think there should be hope for selling one or two hundred cars within two years. .”

Only one or two hundred cars can be sold in two years?
Hearing Mustafa Muharem's words, the faces of several accompanying comrades from Sinotruk Group were filled with joy: 200 vehicles in two years, and 100 vehicles in that year, even if they are all in accordance with the minimum configuration Counting the "basic version", that is also a sales of 4000 million US dollars. If there are some high-end configurations and additional options, it may break through 5000 million US dollars.

For the leaders of Sinotruk Group, who have just lived a good life for two days, they can earn 5000 to [-] million US dollars in foreign exchange a year. In addition, the development of the civilian truck market in Syria is also going smoothly. It is expected that In the next two years, the entire Sinotruk Group's annual foreign exchange earning from exports will reach or exceed US$[-] million.

But Zhang Qihang was a little dissatisfied with this sales volume: only one or two hundred cars a year?Does this mean wool?
After pondering for a while, Zhang Qihang said to Mustafa Muharem: "Old Mu, we are friends, so let me tell you the truth, if you can only sell one or two hundred of these mine-resistant vehicles every year, Then it is impossible for me to give you the agency qualification, but for the sake of our friendship for so many years, I will suggest that the local agent give you a dealer qualification..."

Ok?
Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, the surrounding comrades of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group were a little surprised: Mr. Zhang is not satisfied with the annual sales of one or two hundred vehicles?
But the astonishment is the astonishment, no one is stupid, everyone knows that Zhang Qihang is fighting for the company's interests, so no one speaks, and no one even shows himself.

It was Mustafa Muharem, whose expression changed immediately: Suggest the local agent to give him the qualification of a dealer?

suggestion? ?
What does "suggestion" mean? He is too clear. In the end, Zhang Qihang said to the agent, "I have a good relationship with Mustafa Muharem. Can you let him be your subordinate?" Distributor?” If the agent does not have a distributor in Tuai, then it’s okay to give yourself the qualification of a distributor for the sake of the manufacturer, but if the other party has a partner in Tuai, you can even have the qualification of a distributor Can't get it.

How can this work? !
In fact, Mustafa Muharem is very aware of the huge demand for such high-protection mine-resistant vehicles from the PMC companies in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has heard more than once from those PMC companies that have a cooperative relationship The company complained to itself that the protection ability of the U.S. military Humvee military vehicles is "like shit". If it can win the agency qualification of mine-resistant vehicles in Afghanistan and Iraq, even if it is only one of them, its wealth can jump to a new level again. steps.

However, despite the anxiety in his heart, Mustafa Muhajem's courage and courage have been tempered after all the dealings with those unprovoked guys in the Middle East all day long. Staffa Muharem spread his hands and said to Zhang Qihang with regret on his face: "Zhang, my friend, I understand what you mean, and I also know that the number of one or two hundred vehicles is a bit small, but you know Yes, in Iraq and Afghanistan, there are only a few people who are qualified and able to buy this kind of mine-resistant vehicles. What we can do is only the PMC market. We cannot do business with the United States and the coalition forces. The market size is just that big, so it’s not that I don’t want to sell more, don’t I want to make more money? It’s really based on my judgment that the market size is just that big.”

Thinking of this, Mustafa Muharem paused slightly, and then said: "Of course, the annual sales of one or two hundred vehicles is my estimate. If there are more orders, I can't refuse to accept them. You said yes It's not like this?"

What this guy said seems to make sense.

After listening to Mustafa Muharem's words, the executives of Sinotruk Group on the side also felt that there was no problem with what this guy said: the price of mine-resistant vehicles is very high, but the market size is indeed limited. We can only sell to those PMC companies. Maybe a PMC company can only sell one or two cars. Calculated in this way, the sales scale of one or two hundred cars a year is really not small. Isn’t Mr. Zhang’s request? Too high?
But still the same sentence, although I felt that what Mustafa Muharem said made sense, but no one jumped out to dismantle Zhang Qihang's platform. Everyone knew very well that they were not smarter than Zhang Qihang.

Faced with Mustafa Muharem's sincere defense, Zhang Qihang smiled and said: "Old Mu, I completely understand your thoughts, and I admit that what you said is indeed reasonable, but let's put it this way, If the same business is entrusted to you, you may only be able to sell one or two hundred vehicles a year, but if I entrust someone else to do it, he may be able to sell three or four hundred vehicles a year... Well, maybe you are better at the drone business, and what I have to do is to find out the guy who can shine in the mine-resistant vehicle market."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qihang smiled and patted Mustafa Muharem on the shoulder: "Of course, even if our cooperation cannot be achieved, it will definitely not affect our friendship. Accompany you to have fun in our Shungeng City for a few days, but Lao Mu, I hope you can understand me, I must be responsible to our group."

Mustafa Muharem didn't expect that he was talking about this, and Zhang Qihang was still not good at it, which made him suddenly think of another possibility: Could it be that he is not His only option?

possible!
At this moment, Mustafa Muharem even thought of Zhang Qihang's breakthrough direction: Syria!
Mustafa Muhjem knew that Zhang Qihang was developing the civilian truck market in Syria, and he also knew that this project was supported by the Syrian government from top to bottom. If you think about it from this perspective, many things become clear in an instant: If Huaxia Heavy Duty Truck Group uses this matter as a quid pro quo in exchange for the help of the Syrian government, then... no matter how hard Syria is, it is still a country!The energy is far beyond that of a small businessman like himself.

And if the Huaxia Heavy Duty Truck Group really got the help of the Syrian government, let alone sell one or two hundred vehicles a year, it is not impossible to double or even two or three times!

Thinking of this level, Mustafa Muharem suddenly became nervous, and couldn't help but regret in his heart: What did he do with those little calculations before?
Just when Mustafa Muharem was hesitating what to say, the intercom rang on the side: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the explosives have been placed, the test dummy has been arranged, and the next item can be carried out." test."

"I am the commander-in-chief, have all the personnel evacuated to a safe location?"

"Report, a group has retreated to a safe location."

"Report, all members of the second group have retreated to a safe location."

"Report, all three groups have retreated to a safe location."

"Report, all members of the security team have retreated to a safe location."

"Report, Observation Point No. [-] confirms that there is no one at the scene, and there is no one in the cordon."

"Report, No. [-] observation point confirms that there is no one at the scene, and there is no one in the cordon."

After listening to the reports of the personnel in each group, the voice of the commander-in-chief came out from the walkie-talkie again: "Every unit, confirm again."

"Yes, a group has reconfirmed that all members have retreated to a safe location..."

…………

When the members of each group confirmed the situation to the commander-in-chief in an orderly manner, Mustafa Muharem's assistant trotted to his side.

Seeing the surprised look on his assistant's face, Mustafa Muhajem asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

The assistant took a deep breath and whispered to Mustafa Muharjem: "Sir, the next item they are going to test is 10kg[email protected]explosion shock test. "

"How many?!"

Mustafa Muharem even suspected that he had heard it wrong.

"10 kg[email protected], "The assistant obviously understood why his boss reacted like this. He took a deep breath and lowered his voice and said to Mustafa Muharjem, "The power of this explosion is almost equivalent to 25 kilograms of IED. of explosive power. "

Mustafa Muharem nodded silently.

The IED explosives that often show up in Afghanistan and Iraq are filled with very little[email protected]This kind of powerful explosives is basically filled with all kinds of local homemade earthy explosives. Because of the limited power, those organizations that bury such explosives have to increase the amount of explosives. However, for the convenience of hiding and handling, At the same time, in order to avoid being discovered by the patrol convoy of the Mi Army and the Allied Forces, the volume of the explosives should not be too large or too obvious, so basically about 20 kg is the upper limit, and now, Huaxia Heavy Truck Group directly uses 10 kg[email protected]……

At this moment, Mustafa Muharem just wanted to say: Are you crazy?Do you know that 10 kg[email protected]What is the concept of the power of the explosion?
If Mustafa Muharem knew that Sinotruk Group had also used C4 and black S gold, but was scolded by the higher authorities, saying, "Are you crazy? What terrorists would use C4 Do roadside Z bombs with black S gold?[email protected], the others do not! "If that's the case, I don't know what kind of reaction he will have in his heart...

"boom……"

Accompanied by a sound much louder than the sound of thunder in the ear, even after hundreds of meters away, wearing sound-proof earplugs and the loud noise that makes people feel extremely uncomfortable in the heart, and the clear vibration from the ground, the distant A column of yellow smoke rose from the test site.

Seeing this plume of smoke, Mustafa Muharem knew that the explosive charge in this explosion test was not falsified at all. Realizing this, he couldn't help being curious about the test results...

(End of this chapter)