The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 146 Air Defense Drill
Liu Tao felt amused when he saw Prince Abdul's eyes.

Where are we now?

With guns, no matter how big the purchase orders are, how big can they be?

Then the other firearms were displayed one by one.

Soon, the highlight arrived.

The first to start were balloons, which were used to demonstrate the power of anti-aircraft machine guns.

Hundreds of balloons took off.

"Da da da~~" The soldiers operated the anti-aircraft machine guns and aimed at the balloons in the distant sky.

Anti-aircraft machine guns spewed out flames.

Bullets flew out and headed towards the balloon in the sky.

Everyone looked at the balloons in the sky with binoculars. Every time a balloon burst, it meant it was hit by an anti-aircraft machine gun.

After destroying all the anti-aircraft machine guns in the air, the ten soldiers operating the anti-aircraft machine guns cooperated with other soldiers, and two people could carry one anti-aircraft machine gun.

After moving forward a hundred meters, they began to install wheels on the anti-aircraft machine gun. This was to demonstrate that the anti-aircraft machine gun could have strong mobility. The anti-aircraft machine gun equipped with wheels could be directly towed by the vehicle for long-distance movement. For short distances, two soldiers could cooperate to carry the anti-aircraft machine gun.

Next came the flat firing of ten anti-aircraft machine guns, with concrete walls in front.

"Da da da~~" anti-aircraft machine gun firing.

With binoculars in hand, everyone could see that the concrete wall was being pierced by bullets.

The powerful force is demonstrated vividly.

Then, like the heavy machine guns and heavy sniper rifles, they were replaced with armor-piercing bullets.

The target is abandoned cars.

After the anti-aircraft machine guns are demonstrated, the highlight will begin.

I saw eight self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and five tanks lined up in an orderly manner, coming towards this side with an overwhelming force.

The dust was rolling and the momentum was amazing.

Prince Abdul and others' eyes lit up. This was the original intention of their trip and also the biggest goal of their visit to China.

Advanced self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, advanced third-generation main battle tanks!

At this moment they were all shocked by this powerful momentum.

There were clearly only eight self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and five tanks, but it seemed as if there were hundreds of tanks forming a steel torrent.

As they were about to arrive, the speed of the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks began to slow down, and the dust also decreased.

When they arrived, eight self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and five tanks all stopped.

The first thing to start was the performance display of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks. The first thing to be demonstrated was naturally the speed, followed by the ability to adapt to the terrain, such as the ability to climb slopes and cross trenches.

"Liu, their performance is really outstanding!" Prince Abdul couldn't help but say as he looked through the telescope.

His blood is burning and boiling!

Currently, the world's proven oil reserves are 6826 billion barrels, and Saudi Arabia's proven oil reserves are 1660 billion barrels, accounting for 24.32% of the world's proven oil reserves. Its oil production also ranks first in the world, much more than Iraq and Iran, which are also major oil-producing countries.

Now, through gentle means, the Saudi government is constantly increasing its stake in Aramco. Now the two sides have reached an agreement that starting next month, the Saudi government will hold 100% of Aramco's shares.

Saudi Arabia is very rich, earning nearly $100 billion a year from oil exports! But the embarrassing thing is that Saudi Arabia's armed forces are not strong, far inferior to its two neighbors Iraq and Iran.

Even in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's military strength is not even among the top five.

The Middle East has been in a state of war since the end of World War II. The Middle East is rich in oil, which is a very important strategic material in modern times. This has attracted the attention of many people. It is a wrestling field for major powers. Therefore, countries in the Middle East frequently launch wars, and the war has never subsided.

There is no doubt that this makes Saudi Arabia feel very insecure.

As Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defense and having joined the military at an early age, Prince Abdul is eager to build a strong armed force to protect Saudi Arabia's oil and wealth.

It's not that Saudi Arabia has not sought to buy weapons from the United States, but because the United States wants to support Saudi Arabia to become the "little bully in the Middle East", Saudi Arabia is an Arab country, and the two countries are very close, the United States does not want to sell advanced weapons to Saudi Arabia at all.

Now, Saudi Arabia finally sees the opportunity to purchase advanced weapons and equipment.

"Prince Abdul, the next thing we're going to do is an air defense drill. There will be targets in the sky soon!" Liu Tao introduced: "The self-propelled anti-aircraft gun combines firepower, firepower command and control, and power supply in one. The vehicle-mounted radar is the most advanced in the world, and the search range reaches an astonishing 15 kilometers."

"The self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has a computer, and the calculation speed is very fast."

Under Liu Tao's introduction, the target aircraft have taken off. There are ten of them in total, and they are moving at a very fast speed.

"Boom boom boom~~" Eight self-propelled anti-aircraft guns quickly locked onto the target aircraft.

The anti-aircraft guns fired, and the firing speed was very fast.

The eight self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were located in different positions, with tanks mixed in among them.

In an instant, eight self-propelled anti-aircraft guns formed a powerful air defense network, and target planes were shot down one after another.

Prince Abdul couldn't help but clench his hands tightly. With the powerful firepower, all the target planes were soon shot down.

He could already imagine the powerful role these self-propelled anti-aircraft guns could play on the battlefield.

That would be a nightmare for helicopters and ground-attack fighters.

With such powerful firepower, without air superiority, helicopters and fighter jets would never dare to appear on the battlefield. Once they appear, they will be living targets.

Even these self-propelled anti-aircraft guns can intercept missiles flying at low altitudes.

"Good! Good! Good!" Prince Abdul couldn't help cheering and applauding.

He felt that his visit to China was the right one!

Who else would sell such advanced weapons except the impoverished China?
If you miss this village, you will miss this store!

"Prince Abdul, this self-propelled anti-aircraft gun not only has 640 rounds of ammunition, but is also equipped with two 'Vanguard' air defense missiles." Liu Tao introduced, and then a soldier took a 'Vanguard' air defense missile and pointed it into the air.

At this time, another target plane took off.

"Swoosh~~" As the anti-aircraft missile was aimed and fired, the missile was seen flying out into the air, drawing a beautiful arc.

"Boom~~"

The target aircraft was hit by the missile and turned into a ball of fire.

"Prince Abdul, think about this. On the battlefield, if an enemy helicopter appears recklessly without knowing the situation, this anti-aircraft missile will destroy it and turn the helicopter into a ball of fire." Liu Tao introduced: "This portable anti-aircraft missile called 'Vanguard' has a very strong anti-interference ability. Even if the aircraft releases jamming bombs, it is often difficult to avoid its attack!"

He knew very well the performance of the 'Vanguard' portable air defense missile. Even the internationally famous 'Stinger' air defense missile was inferior to it.

Although the Stinger missile is famous and the Americans hype it up, it actually has not shot down many planes or missiles.

Moreover, the Stinger air defense missile is not strong in anti-interference capability.

(End of this chapter)