The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 124: Is China going crazy due to poverty? (Please subscribe, ten chapters will be updated)
The contract agreement was signed on the same day!
In order to get the goods as soon as possible, the Iraqi side was very quick and paid the deposit the next day.

Two contract agreements, a large order of up to US$9.372 million!
The deposit alone was as high as 4.686 million US dollars!
Iraq paid the deposit without hesitation, which made Liu Tao feel once again that the man in the white robe and the bearded man was indeed a rich man with no mercy!
But thinking about it again, Iraq's per capita GDP is over 4000 US dollars, 26 times that of my country, and its foreign exchange reserves are nearly 400 billion US dollars, so Liu Tao felt relieved.

Money is willful!
It has to be said that these major oil-producing countries are indeed extremely rich and can count their money even when they lie down.

It's not like China, where people work so hard to earn some hard-earned money.

Finally, on the fourth day after Liu Tao returned to Beijing, the batch of goods he entrusted the military to transport arrived at a military camp in Beijing.

Liu Tao took the initiative to make an appointment with Al and Rashid immediately.

Liu Tao, Liu Zhenbang and others brought Al and Rashid to the military camp.

"Liu, my friend, this can't be the surprise you mentioned, right?" Rashid's eyes lit up as he looked at the anti-aircraft machine guns, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and the tank.

At first glance, he thought these weapons and equipment looked very good and high-end.

"Mr. Al, Mr. Rashid, this is the latest anti-aircraft machine gun developed in our country. It has an effective range of 2000 meters, a barrel caliber of 14.5mm, and a weight of 73 kilograms. It can be equipped with a tripod and wheels. The magazine capacity is 150 rounds. It can fire 14.5mm tungsten core discarding sabot bullets, armor-piercing bullets, incendiary bullets, and tracer bullets. The barrel has a service life of 40000 rounds, and the initial velocity is 1000~1350m/s." Liu Tao patted the anti-aircraft machine gun in the front and introduced it.

The range of this same export trade version is only 500 meters lower than the self-use version.

Even so, it is still an excellent anti-aircraft machine gun in the world!
"This anti-aircraft machine gun can also be mounted on a vehicle. It has extremely powerful firepower and costs only $10. The twin-mounted anti-aircraft machine gun costs $25." Liu Tao said, "Ordinary bullets cost $30 per round, and special bullets cost $150 per round!"

"This is the latest self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed in our country. Its performance surpasses that of West Germany's 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. The price of this model equipped with four 25mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and this model equipped with two 35mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns is the same, 440 million US dollars per vehicle. The price of this model equipped with two 70mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns is 460 million US dollars per vehicle!" Liu Tao introduced the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns again. Three self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of different models were lined up in a row, looking very majestic.

"So expensive?" Al gasped.

"Expensive? Not at all!" Liu Tao smiled. "You can go and find out. The price of West Germany's 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is also 440 million US dollars per vehicle. Its performance is not as good as ours. Moreover, our self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is equipped with air conditioning, so you won't feel hot at all in the cabin."

"More importantly, you can't buy West Germany's 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun even if you wave your US dollars. Even if you double the price, there will be a lot of additional conditions." Liu Tao added.

Liu Tao opened the lid and said to Rashid, "Lieutenant Colonel Rashid, my friend, do you want to come up and try it? The performance is beyond your imagination!"

Rashid's eyes glowed.

As a soldier, how could Rashid not know about the 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

He didn't expect that such advanced weapons could be developed in China, a poor and backward country.

Most importantly, China is crazy and even wants to export such weapons.

Rashid entered and Liu Tao instructed him how to drive.

In just one minute, Rashid drove the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun forward.

After experiencing it, Rashid took a deep breath.

It is so modern, even easier than driving a car, and it is also very fast. The maximum speed can reach 65 kilometers per hour, which is simply incredible.

Even in the wild, it can reach a speed of 45 to 50 kilometers per hour!

Strong armor protection, two portable anti-aircraft missiles, display screens, computers, radar systems, and advanced fire control systems.

"My God, has China gone crazy because of poverty? They are actually selling such advanced weapons!?" Rashid was shocked.

Although the price is very expensive, Rashid thinks it is very reasonable!
Just as Liu Tao said, the reported price of the 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is 440 million US dollars per vehicle, but that is only an order for NATO countries. So far, no one has heard of any country other than NATO that can buy the 'Cheetah' self-propelled anti-aircraft gun!
Even if Iraq offered $900 million, West Germany probably would not be willing to sell it.

After having a good experience, Rashid reluctantly came out of the cockpit of the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

Al walked over and communicated with Rashid in Arabic.

Liu Tao had no idea what they were communicating about.

After a while, Al said to Liu Tao: "Liu, my friend, your surprise is so shocking! I now firmly believe that you really regard us as best friends!"

Al was shocked. He also did not expect that China had developed such an advanced self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, and more importantly, it could be sold.

It is very difficult for other countries to purchase such advanced weapons.

Because no country is willing to sell!
"Of course, we are best friends. I admire your leader Saddam very much. He is a hero!" Liu Tao said with a smile: "To be honest, this is a rare opportunity. If China develops in the future, it will not be so easy for you to buy such advanced weapons!"

"Yeah!" Al nodded, agreeing with Liu Tao's statement.

In any normal country, such advanced weapons would be kept hidden and would never be sold.

There are some weapons that cannot be bought no matter how much money you spend!

"You Chinese are amazing. You can develop such advanced weapons. And the anti-aircraft machine gun just now is also very good." Al said.

Liu Tao raised his eyebrows, "Of course, we are the country that independently developed the atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb, and there are only five countries in the world that can develop atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs!"

"And among these five countries, we took the shortest time!" Liu Tao held his head high, full of pride.

The two bombs and one satellite are enough to make every Chinese feel proud!

The success of the two bombs and one satellite means that China has become one of the safest countries in the world!

Al and Rashid suddenly realized that what Liu Tao said was so reasonable. They had underestimated China before.

They realized that although anti-aircraft machine guns and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were advanced, in the face of nuclear weapons, they were just children's toys and could not be compared at all.

"Liu, my friend, are you sure you are willing to sell these two weapons?" Al took a deep breath and asked solemnly.

Liu Tao nodded. "Of course. If we hadn't had such a pleasant cooperation before, you wouldn't be the first customer to see these equipment!"

There was a gleam in Al's eyes, and he understood the hidden meaning of Liu Tao's words.

(End of this chapter)