Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

Chapter 452 is too crazy, a bit conservative (ask for monthly tickets!)

"It can be sold, of course it can be sold!"

Alexei said quickly.

Without the ability to modernize the T-64 series, they can only sell it for the price of a platform, and this is still based on the old capital of the army.

If they had given all of their 2000-plus T-64s to Ermao when they divided their property, they would have been in a mess!
"It's just a tank in better condition, so the price will be more expensive."

Lao A and Xia Yu said tactfully.

No matter how expensive the T-64B is, it is not as expensive as the T-80BV. Jihuo Defense can afford it. Boss Xia signaled the other party to make a quote.

"Type B costs $20, and Type A costs $10."

This tank is just like a second-hand car. The older the model, the less valuable it is. But 64 for a broken T-10A is still a bit expensive.

"The T-64B is worth the price. I can only pay 64 for the T-8A. I'm going to buy it as a target vehicle. If it's too expensive, it's meaningless."

Xia Yu shook his head and bargained.

We all know the business. The T-72 zombie vehicle in Eastern Europe sells for 5 without shipping, and 7 with shipping, so no matter how many rubles the T-64A cost back then, it is only worth 8 dollars today.

"Sure, 8 is 8, just consider it as clearing out the inventory."

Alexei agreed to Xia Yu's price. A T-64A that could be moved after maintenance could still be worth about 20 yuan. The condition of the one that was not good when it was sealed could be sold for tens of thousands now, and it could also free up space.

"But Sherlock, you just want tanks?"

The tanks Xia Yu purchased today, whether good or bad, add up to nearly 400. Doesn't he need to match them with something else?
"We also need some armored personnel carriers. Do you have BTR-80?"

The storage base for the wheeled platform is not at this base, but since the other party asked, Xia Yu also directly stated the need.

"Hahaha, BTR-82S, right? I knew you were going to buy BTR-80 this time."

Alexey looked happy, as if he had guessed it right.

When he was in Northern Philippines some time ago, he heard about the performance of this unofficial modified car. When he asked, he found out that it was indeed a defense vehicle.

Xia Yu creatively combined the Weasel's 20mm machine gun with the BTR-80 chassis and launched the BTR-82S, a model that competes with the BTR-82A.

The platform is almost the same, the only difference is the machine gun. Although the caliber of 2A72 is larger than that of Rh202, it only has an advantage when firing high-explosive shells.

When it comes to hitting the APFSDS-T needle, only the latest M929 can catch up with the performance indicators of DM63, not to mention the disadvantage of ammunition reserve. After combining multiple factors, it seems that BTR-82S is still stronger?
Focused Fire Defense has really created an excellent competitive product. Who would have thought that the machine guns eliminated from the previous generation of tracked heavy infantry combat vehicles could still be used on wheeled platforms!

Fortunately, these two types of vehicles are not on the same track. As long as you are not as poor as the black guy in Afika, you can buy the tracked platform second-hand, but you must buy the wheeled platform new.

像早先引入了一批二手豹2和黄鼠狼的印坭，去年就花9000万美元采购了50辆全新的BTR-82A轮式步战车，单车要180万一辆。

They can't spend 120 million to buy a BTR-82S, because in non-Afika areas, Concentrated Fire Defense cannot provide any guarantees other than vehicles.

Equipment performance is secondary to this guarantee. After all, the BTR-82A used by Russia itself only costs 50 yuan. Half of the premium of nearly two and a half times is profit, and you know the other half.

"You guessed it all. Can you make it cheaper? I need a large quantity."

Xia Yu asked with a smile.

The quantity he wanted was indeed large. Initially he only wanted to buy 100 vehicles, but later he found that even doubling the number seemed not enough.

"How much does it cost exactly?"

Alexey needs to confirm the demand before he can quote the price. The larger the quantity, the cheaper it is.

“400!”

Xia Yu stretched out four fingers.

If doubling the amount was not enough, then he would double it again and place an order for 400 vehicles directly.

"400? Did I hear you right? You want 400!"

Alexei, who was originally laughing, was shocked by Xia Yu at this moment.

The other side had bought a lot of tanks before, and he knew that more than half of them were bought to be used as target vehicles, and only more than 100 were actually modified and sold.

可没有人会买BTR-80当靶车，便宜的BTR-60和BTR-70全球多的是，所以这意味着夏屿会把这400辆BTR-80改成400辆BTR-82S。

This is crazy. It would take him three to five years to sell so many cars, and they can't all be of the same platform like this.

Xia Yu said that it was impossible for all of them to be BTR-82S, and he had to fine-tune the production of BTR-82S based on the number of Old Weasels in service and dismantled.

In addition, some customers are still using the old BMP-2 and do not want to add a new caliber of shells to affect logistics, so Jihuo Defense also provides a special version of BTR-82A.

地下军火市场上的2A72拆车件数量挺多的，改第三方BTR-82A并不困难，夏屿估摸着能有50至100辆的市场。

Of course, he doesn't need to buy these dismantled car parts, he can just find a mother car and print them in batches.

"Yes, that's 400 vehicles. Can't you find the goods?"

Seeing Alexei repeatedly confirming the number, Xia Yu said that this was not right. He didn't want a BTR-90. Are old cars from the Luolian period also difficult to find?
"Yes, I am a little curious. Is Afika's demand for wheeled infantry fighting vehicles so great right now?"

Lao A did not hide his confusion and asked Xia Yu directly.

"To be precise, there is a great demand for cheap wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. The Afica market needs a cheap wheeled fighting vehicle that can fully suppress armed pickup trucks and has a fast enough speed."

Xia Yu also spoke bluntly.

The price must be cheaper than BTR-82A so that customers can afford it. If it is not a tough battle and human life is not valuable, the performance of the Weasel is excessive, so the cheap and crispy wheeled combat is more suitable for local people.

"You're right, we can't sell it that cheap."

Alexei thought about it carefully and found that he couldn't go this way, so he could only say it frankly.

However, the market in Libia is enough for him, and there is no need to develop new markets in the short term. Let’s just complete the next orders first!

"No, I'm different. You have to sell it to me cheaper."

Xia Yu, who misunderstood Alexei's meaning, spoke quickly.

"Haha, it must be cheap. How about 8 dollars for an 20% new one?"

Lao A smiled and gave a quote for BTR-80.

It looks as expensive as a T-64B, but this vehicle can be launched immediately and does not require maintenance before being put into combat.

In the absence of a war, Russia's armored vehicles are absolutely in surplus. For example, there are too many BTR-80s in storage, so Russia simply removes the 14.5mm machine gun on the turret and sells them to the public.

Although it cannot compare with tracked vehicles, the big eight-wheeler's passability is definitely better than those four-wheeled off-road vehicles. It is also not so delicate to use, so its sales naturally seem to be good.

However, you still have to use MT-LB to navigate the muddy ground in spring. Once the machine gun is removed, this vehicle becomes a civilian version, which is much more useful than a tractor.

"That's 8000 million, and you can give me some more accessories!"

Xia Yu agreed to the price and wanted to get some extra money.

"Okay, how about 50 sets of tires, engines, and gearboxes?" Alexei said readily.

"That's no problem. I won't go over this time. I trust your character."

Xia Yu was also very happy, after all, they were long-term partners.

"By the way, help me get 10 PT-76s and 12 BTR-50PKs in the best condition. The prices will be calculated separately."

Thinking of the request from the Busa Marines, Xia Yu mentioned it again.

Such an old car was not worth much, and he didn't think about adding more money to make more money, he just considered it as helping.

"Okay, there are quite a lot of PT-76s, but BTR-50PKs are a bit hard to find. I'll make a phone call and ask."

Alexey said as he pulled out his satellite phone and dialed.

If the same platform is not pursued, the BTR-80 with underwater thrusters can actually replace the BTR-50PK, but the Busa Marine Corps has such a limited budget, so the old car can still be used after some repairs.

"If you find it, just give me 300 million for everything."

Alexei said when he came back from the phone call.

His offer was not high, but the inventory vehicles still needed to be prepared to be usable, so they had to wait for the next batch to be shipped together with the BTR-80.

This first batch of tanks consisted of the T-80BVs with separated hulls and turrets that needed to be assembled, which would take a week at most, during which time Alexei could just find a ship.

In addition, Xia Yu also asked him to get a set of fossil heavy explosive counter-attack equipment, so that he could modify it into a T-80BVM with genuine configuration in the future.

The gas turbine T-80 is indeed quite good, but in a situation where the quantity does not constitute an advantage, it is safer to use a diesel engine solution.

After the company's T-64B1M goes into the museum, Xia Yu will definitely have to replace it with two T-80BVMs, and the T-80U will serve as the platoon command vehicle.

As for Leclerc UAE, he has already talked to Ha Mengxin, and the other party can squeeze out at most 5 second-hand cars, plus the company's original car, which means 6 cars in total.

According to the three-vehicle system, there are two platoons. With the T-80BVM as a supplement, the company's front-line armored force can be developed into four platoons, which is a reinforced tank company.

Add to that a reinforced armored infantry company, two anti-aircraft vehicles, and some miscellaneous logistical armored units, and this is a low-end version of a combined battalion.

This level of frontline force is enough. It would be a waste to have more vehicles. It would be better to disperse them and garrison them in various mines under the mining company.

Non-self-operated cooperative mines can also hire armored patrol forces for concentrated fire defense. It is not enough to rely solely on local government forces. Having artillery in your hands will give you a sense of security more than anything else.

After wandering around the 1295th Central Tank Maintenance and Storage Base with his wife and children for almost a week, the convoy that Alexei had dispatched finally arrived.

First, the 100 T-80BVs in good condition were shipped to the port in batches, and then the T-80BVs with their heads and bodies hit randomly were shipped.

They are all T-80s, and have all spent decades in this frontier tank graveyard, but the final results are very different.

Those that are worth rescuing can be put back on the battlefield, but those assembled vehicles that require twice as much work to maintain can only become target vehicles.

"Honey, we have more main battle tanks than many countries' armored forces, right?"

Looking at the T-80BV being towed to the port, Liv, holding the child, looked at Xia Yu.

"That's true, but we are like dealers. Our goal is to sell these repaired tanks for a profit, not to use them ourselves."

Xia Yu corrected his wife's mistake.

Moreover, the equipment financial management concept he sorted out and summarized is only limited to NATO customers. It is impossible for Russia, which has received the largest share of the alliance's legacy, to be short of tanks and armored vehicles, right?

Well, it's hard to say what will happen if the battle turns into a disastrous one. In a battlefield where there is no generation gap in equipment, even the most advanced weapons are just consumables.

The concentrated fire defense has not suffered much equipment loss over the years, relying on dimensionality reduction attacks. Russia can carry out dimensionality reduction attacks in Xuliya. If the target is changed to someone taught by the same master, it is very likely that the move will not be broken.

Should he buy some more?
Xia Yu realized that he was a bit conservative and wanted to buy more goods, but after calming down a little, he found that the quantity he purchased this time was not small.

If there are more, the total number will exceed 1000, and it will be too sensitive to be seen from satellites.

So you can buy ground equipment, but you can’t buy the cheap ones. You must choose the expensive ones.

Just like...

"Alexei, how much does your Tunguska cost?"

Xia Yu finally asked about this classic combined missile and artillery anti-aircraft vehicle, and this thing was not sealed in the Far East.

"Dude, don't you guys always use Cheetah?"

Lao A didn't expect Xia Yu to be interested in Tunguska. He thought the Chinese only liked double 35mm, so the previous quad 23mm were changed to 25mm.

"Cheetahs are too expensive. I bought a batch with the intention of selling them in the future. If I want to use them for personal use and fly consumer-grade drones, your Tunguska is more suitable."

Xia Yu explained to Alexei.

To be honest, they do have this need. The main force has the Red Cheetah to protect them, but several mines only have the Weasel S3 and BTR-82S.

If each of them were equipped with an anti-aircraft vehicle, they would feel safer in an era when consumer drones are increasingly weaponized.

"That's true. Last year, I helped Mr. Yevgeny to repair and produce three Tunguskas."

Alexei nodded in agreement, not knowing that this was Xia Yu's suggestion.

"How many do you want? Because they are equipped with anti-aircraft missiles, the price of the Tunguska is more expensive than that of the Cheetah. I must make this clear first."

There are no cheap missiles. The range of the 9M311 air defense missile is a little longer than that of the Zhen-S, so even an old one costs nearly 10 yuan per round.

However, if the quantity is large, Alexey can get a discount of 5 yuan, which means one car is 40 US dollars.

Of course, Xia Yu can also choose the improved 9M311-M1, which can hit targets up to 10 kilometers away.

"I understand. I want to buy 12 anti-aircraft vehicles and 6 ammunition transport and supply vehicles. Two maintenance vehicles will do. The missiles they carry only need half the base number."

Xia Yu reported his needs, not counting the auxiliary vehicles, which were two Tunguska air defense systems.

Back then, an air defense vehicle sold for 1600 million yuan, and a package cost million yuan. But now, like the cheetah, they have become yesterday's news.

Today, only the Pantsir S1 can still be sold at such a price. The old Tunguska has been cut in half and cut in half again, and can’t even be sold for a fraction of its former price.

"Without missiles, a single bike sells for 150 million yuan, with half the missiles, that is, 4 missiles, it sells for 170 million yuan, and with 6 missiles, it sells for 1020 million yuan."

Alexey took out his cell phone and opened the calculator, and with a few presses, he came up with the first number 1020 million.

"Ammunition trucks and eight maintenance trucks cost a total of 8 million. Two sets will only cost 400 million in total."

Wow, 6 cars plus 5 auxiliary vehicles are not sold for the price of one car back then. This discount is quite steep!
Alexei had no choice. He wanted to sell it at a higher price, but with the cheetah as the control group, the price couldn't be too high. If it was too high, no one would buy it and all would go to buy the cheetah.

However, of the 100 million yuan per unit back then, a lot of it was bribes given to the third brother, so if you think about it this way, the loss is not that much.

"Okay, $2400 million."

Xia Yu nodded to indicate that the deal was done.

(End of this chapter)