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Chapter 780 Lao Mo, there is a big fish (second update, please subscribe)

On the opening day of the exhibition, a wide variety of weapons and equipment immediately attracted the attention of merchants from all over the world. Of course, the focus of merchants from various countries is completely different.

Unlike Israel and Yugoslavia, they went straight to the F-1B fighter jets on display. Colonel Harrison, who came from Tokyo, was more concerned about small arms in Southeast Asia.

"K50 assault rifle?"

As soon as he got his hands on the assault rifle displayed on the cabinet, Colonel Harrison discovered something different about this assault rifle. Although it can be seen that it is developed on the basis of STG44, it is lighter and lighter than STG44.

"The total length is 1000MM, the barrel length is 450MM, the weight is 3600G, and the rate of fire is 700 rounds. .028 caliber."

Colonel Harrison asked while looking at the information presentation on the side.

"The K50 uses British .280 ammunition?"

Colonel Harrison, who has been paying attention to the development of small arms, has a certain understanding of the British .280 ammunition. Its excellent performance has attracted the Belgian FN team to participate in the research and development. As a member of the Commonwealth, it is natural for Nanyang to adopt this ammunition.

"Yes, but we have made some improvements to it based on demand and redesigned the warhead and cartridge case. Its warhead is a steel core and weighs 8 grams. Its performance is better than the British .280 ammunition, and it has better Ballistic performance, when used on the K50 assault rifle, the initial velocity reaches 839m/s, the muzzle kinetic energy is also 2670J, and the bullet weighs only 18 grams.”

In the past few years, in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, the military required Nanyang Defense Company to improve weapons, including the s.FH18 howitzer. This German-made howitzer is the main artillery of the Nanyang Army. Although its status in the military has It was replaced by the American M-114A1 howitzer that was gradually supplied by the United States, but the military still has 786 s.FH18 howitzers in reserve.

Of course, customers must come to experience it themselves, and there are still many customers who are interested in K50. After all, in this era when handheld machines are still used in many countries, the performance of K50 is still very good.

As for Colonel Harrison's interest, it was completely forced - during the Peninsular War, the M1 carbine, which had shown great performance in the Pacific, performed embarrassingly and could not even penetrate the enemy's cotton-padded clothes. That's why he is so interested in small arms.

"Can we arrange live firing?"

The military attaches stationed in Southeast Asia from small South American countries such as Colombia were even more interested. After all, they still used Mauser rifles imported before the war. Of course I am interested in something as advanced as an assault rifle.

When the staff of Nanyang Defense Company introduced the ammunition used by K50, Colonel Harrison asked again.

Just when Colonel Harrison asked about the time of the live ammunition firing, the Chilean military attache stationed in Chang'an on the other side was eyeing the s.FH18 howitzer. No, it should be the GM32 howitzer.

"Yes, sir, considering that many countries use 155mm caliber ammunition, our company launched this howitzer. Although it uses the gun mount of the s.FH18 howitzer, the barrel is replaced with a 32-fold barrel. The muzzle is equipped with a high-efficiency muzzle, which can fire Nanyang-made artillery shells. When firing Nanyang-made high-explosive shells, the maximum range is 17.7 kilometers. Even when firing American-made M107 artillery shells, it still has a maximum range of 15.8 kilometers. "

The answer is yes.

"This artillery is the s.FH18 howitzer replaced with a 155mm caliber barrel?"

Lieutenant Colonel Juan asked.

In order to improve its performance, and because the 150mm artillery shell fired one less round, the military proposed to transform it into a 155mm caliber. While using American-made artillery shells, it could also be exported to use the waste heat.

The replaced gun barrel adopts a 32-fold diameter, has a single-chamber muzzle brake, and fires 155mm sub-package shells, which is common with US-made 155mm grenades. These artillery pieces have all been replaced with inflatable rubber wheels, which is conducive to car towing and marching.

As early as two years ago, the brand-new GM32 howitzer has been exported to Hyderabad, Kashmir and other princely states. Although the quantity is not large, it has really made Nanyang Defense Company a small profit. After all, those cannons were picked up from Europe that year. Come. Now taking it out for exhibition is naturally to make a fortune. Not to mention, there are really many countries interested in the GM32 howitzer. After all, this thing is cheap!

Not every country has the opportunity to accept US aid, and even if it does, it may not be able to get a sufficient number of artillery. Therefore, they are still very interested in the modified GM32 howitzer. Of course, the most important reason is that it is cheap and has shells. Cheaper - During World War II, artillery shells produced in the United States were always on sale. After the Peninsula War, artillery shells will be sold off again, and the price of artillery shells will only become cheaper. In short, for these countries, just use the 155MM caliber.

Not to mention that countries like Chile and Argentina are interested in it, even countries such as France and the Netherlands are also interested in it. After all, they also have a batch of s.FH18 howitzers in their hands. Because of their different calibers, they have been stored in In the warehouse, instead of recycling it as scrap metal, we might as well improve it and see if we can find some overseas buyers.

In addition, Israel and Yugoslavia are also very interested in them. After all, when the former was founded a few years ago, it imported a large number of German-made artillery from Southeast Asia through middlemen, and Yugoslavia also captured more than 18 guns that year. Hundreds of s.FH32 howitzers, their interest in the GM howitzer with greatly improved performance is not the slightest.

而在得知南洋制造的 155毫米火箭增程弹的射程远达21公里之后，以色列军方代表当即拍板购买58门GM32榴弹炮——改装套件，也是他们手中s.FH18榴弹炮的总数。购买改装套件就是典型的花小钱办大事的典范嘛！

For such a good start, Nanyang Defense Company is naturally overjoyed. Modification kits can also make money!
But what makes them even more happy is that many countries have shown strong interest in Nanyang's modified M4 tanks, especially small South American countries like Peru and Colombia. For these countries with little money, modified second-hand tanks Tanks are obviously more in line with their needs. After all, their prices are cheap enough, and cheap is king in this world.

However, compared to those small countries, the Israelis are eyeing the VT-1 main battle tank launched by Nanyang Defense Company.

"Its total combat weight is 38 tons. Its power equipment uses the 8V-71T diesel engine produced by BMW authorized by General Dynamics, with a power of 613 horsepower. The tank gearbox uses a semi-automatic gearbox with a hydraulic torque converter. This kind of The improvement makes the gear shifting operation very simple and gives the tank improved maneuverability. The tank can accelerate from standstill to a speed of 30 kilometers per hour in 27 seconds. "

“装甲厚度为正面140毫米、两侧80毫米、底部20毫米、顶部30毫米、尾部45毫米，炮塔装甲厚度为正面200毫米……”

From the introduction of the defense company staff, two Israeli army officers realized that this tank is equipped with the best suspension, traveling system and excellent transmission system at the moment. Its maneuverability exceeds that of tanks from European and American countries, and the tank has a low profile. The vehicle body adopts a steeply inclined bow armor plate and an oval turret, which reduces the probability of being hit and being discovered. Its survivability is higher than that of many tanks.

Just as the Israelis were learning more about the performance of the VT-1 main battle tank, Major Petrov on the side was completely confused because he saw... saw a familiar tank.

When he saw an old acquaintance, he almost subconsciously had an idea - when did we send our tanks here for the exhibition?
(T54 in the picture above, VT-1 main battle tank in the picture below)
The tank does have some similarities - first of all, its turret and body adopt a steeply inclined upper armor plate, which looks so similar to the new tank he saw in the military camp near Moscow. Exactly the same.

Is this the new tank he saw in Moscow?
Absolutely not.

Because the display photo next to the tank clearly told him that this tank was a new Nanyang tank.

What's the biggest difference?
It’s just that Moscow’s new tank has five pairs of wheels, but this tank has six pairs of wheels!

Is there any difference besides that?

Almost exactly the same!

Is this a coincidence?
But how could there be such a coincidence?
Maybe some weapons will look similar because sometimes engineers have some overlap in their design ideas. But there is only a slight similarity, and there are still obvious differences between them.

But these two tanks - there is no difference at all.

Almost subconsciously, a professional instinct flashed an idea in Petrov's mind.

"There must be a spy!"

Not just a spy! But a big fish!
(End of this chapter)