The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 125 The only one in the world (Subscription required)
Liu Tao feels no pressure at all about exporting these weapons and equipment!

The poor and crazy Rabbit even dares to sell medium-range ballistic missiles such as the "Dongfeng 3", which is a real killer with a range of 3000 kilometers.

In comparison, anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns are nothing!
Not even a third generation tank!
For a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, the vehicle is only one aspect; the shells also cost a lot of money.

25mm炮弹价格100美元/发，35mm炮弹300美元/发，70mm炮弹900美元/发。还有便携式防空导弹，一枚价格是8万美元！
Listening to Liu Tao introducing the price, Al and Rashid didn't say much.

The price is very fair!
Maybe the cost is not that high, but this is the arms business, and the profit of arms is already very high.

"Liu, is this the second-generation tank you developed?" Rashid pointed to the beautiful tank.

"No, no, no~~" Liu Tao smiled, "Rashid, my friend, this is not a second-generation tank."

"To be precise, it is a third-generation main battle tank, the latest third-generation main battle tank developed by China. Its performance has reached the world's advanced level!" Liu Tao corrected.

"Third generation main battle tank!?" Al and Rashid were shocked.

Today in the world, the only third-generation main battle tank that has been put into service is the Soviet T72 main battle tank.

Others, such as the Leopard 2 main battle tank developed by West Germany, although also a third-generation main battle tank, have not yet been equipped in large numbers.

Both of them knew that the military was trying hard to introduce T-72 main battle tanks from the Soviet Union, but the negotiations were not going smoothly. The Polar Bear asked for a very high price. Not only was the unit price high, but the additional conditions were also very high. It was so high that even Saddam, who was eager to get a third-generation main battle tank, did not dare to agree easily.

Now China has developed the third-generation main battle tank?
"The Type 80 tank has a body length of 7.69 meters, a total length of 11.02 meters, a width of 3.71 meters, a height of 2.79 meters, and a combat weight of 55 tons. The main gun is a 120mm smoothbore gun, the engine has 1500 horsepower, a flat speed of 70 kilometers per hour, a range of 500 kilometers, and is equipped with automatic loading equipment and on-board air conditioning." Liu Tao introduced: "In addition to this main gun, it is also equipped with a Type 78 heavy machine gun and a Type 80 anti-aircraft machine gun!"

"Believe me, its performance is even better than West Germany's Leopard 2!" Liu Tao pointed to this export version of the Type 80 tank.

The most important thing about the export version of the Type 80 tank is that its performance has been reduced in three aspects. One is the engine, which limits its speed on flat ground to 70 km/h; one is the main gun, which is not a 125mm smoothbore gun, but a 120mm smoothbore gun; the other is the armor thickness. The front armor thickness of the export version's turret is 600mm, and its defense capability against armor-piercing discarding sabot projectiles is 450mm, and its defense capability against armor-piercing projectiles is 550mm!

"Liu, how much does this tank cost?" Rashid swallowed.

"Only 150 million US dollars!" Liu Tao smiled.

Al Rashid's eyes widened instantly.

Not too expensive, but too cheap!

Surprisingly cheap!
They also thought that the tank would cost at least $200 million.

When Liu Tao saw the two people’s reactions, he immediately smiled in his heart.

With the Type 80 main battle tank, it is impossible to make big money in the international arms market with the T72 main battle tank and the Leopard 2 main battle tank!
He can also sell the Type 80 main battle tank for $200 million or even $300 million!
But that will allow Leopard 2 and T72 to participate in the international arms market.

But if the price is 150 million US dollars, I can't say for sure that the T72 main battle tank will be interested, and the Leopard 2 main battle tank will definitely not have any interest, because this price is not even comparable to the purchase price of West Germany.

He has occupied the market now, and the shells can also be sold for a high price later.

One shell costs $5000, and if it’s a special shell, it’s even more expensive!
A tank has a basic ammunition supply of 42 rounds. Even if they are all ordinary shells, the basic cost is $21!
"Liu, the surprise you gave me today was truly amazing!" Al smiled bitterly and shook his head, "This is a big deal. I have to go back and contact the country and report to the higher-ups."

"I understand!" Liu Tao nodded slightly. "But I have to remind you two, these weapons are easy to sell. There are many buyers. We have just successfully developed them, and the production volume is not high yet. The sooner you order, the sooner you can get the goods."

"You two are my good friends, that's why I contacted you right away! If you were late, the orders after you would have to be put at the back of the queue." Liu Tao shrugged.

Al and Rashid looked at each other, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency. Liu Tao was right. There was no shortage of buyers for such good things.

Because currently the Soviet Union is the only country in the world that exports the third-generation main battle tank T72, and the conditions are very harsh, it must be from that camp.

As for the Leopard 2, only West Germany is purchasing it now, and other NATO countries cannot buy it even if they want to.

Looking around the world, there is only China as a seller, and he will sell as long as you pay him.

And from what we have seen before, there are still no strings attached.

There is simply no other arms dealer with such a conscience in the world.

"Mr. Al, Lieutenant Colonel Rashid, my friend, how about it, do you want to go up and give it a try?" Liu Tao said with a smile.

Al laughed and said, "I've never driven a tank before, let me try it first!"

Afterwards, under Liu Tao's guidance, Al tried to drive the tank.

Put the car in forward gear, lower the parking lever, release the brake, and the tank can move forward. At the beginning, the speed is very slow. Al behind starts to step on the accelerator lightly, and the speed of the tank starts to increase.

Even though it was Al's first time driving a tank, he quickly got the hang of it.

After driving the tank for half an hour, when Al got off the tank, he was still overwhelmed with excitement.

He never thought that driving a tank would be so easy.

It's even easier than driving a car.

"Liu, your tank is so advanced. I will definitely recommend these weapons to the country. We need them so much!" Al said.

When Liu Tao heard what Al said, his heart blossomed with joy.

This is a great start.

After leaving the military camp, Al and Rashid returned to No. 25 Xiushui North Street, while Liu Tao and others returned to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.

After all, you have to report the situation to your boss, and at the same time, the money that should be settled must be settled in a timely manner and the money must be safely in your pocket.

Although Panshan Machinery Factory still has a lot of money in its account, it is spending money everywhere, and the monthly expenditure is huge.

Employees' wages, payments to supporting factories, plus project fees.

Liu Tao wished that the Panshan Machinery Factory could make as much money as possible. The more money he made, the more at ease he would feel.

Liu Tao even wanted to withdraw the deposit for Iraq in advance this time.

All of these can only be achieved with the support and approval of the leader.

Otherwise, although the account belongs to Panshan Machinery Factory, Liu Tao cannot touch even a single dollar of those dollars.

(End of this chapter)