The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 157: Tearful Sale of Active Equipment (Seeking Monthly Tickets at the Beginning of the Month)
Muhammad looked hesitant.

Being appointed as the full-power head of the embassy in China, Mohammed can be said to be influential in the Islamic Republic of Persia. He used to be a professor at the University of Tehran. After the Islamic Revolution, when the Persian regime was initially taken over, the Persian heads of these major countries had to be replaced.

As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, even if it is recognized as the weakest of the five permanent members, China is still a major country with a population of one billion, an army of six million, and both atomic and hydrogen bombs. Naturally, the head of the embassy in China will be the first to be replaced.

Muhammad also knew that the current situation in Persia was quite unfavorable.

In fact, the dispute between Iran and Iraq did not break out suddenly, but has historical roots.

First of all, the main reason is the territorial dispute. The Shatt al-Arab River, which is about 100 kilometers long, is the natural border between Iran and Iraq. The two sides have long had disputes over the sovereignty of this river. As early as early 1974, the two sides had an armed conflict. In 1975, the two sides signed an agreement on a peaceful settlement of the border issue under the mediation of Algeria. It stipulated that the centerline of the main channel should be the boundary. Persia needed to give up four areas including Zayn Ghosh that originally belonged to Iraq. However, Persia was unwilling to fulfill its commitments in the agreement, which was considered by Iraq as a "great shame". The hostility between the two sides not only did not ease, but deepened!

Secondly, religious conflict is another important reason for the conflict between the two sides. Both countries are Islamic countries, and most of the Muslims in the two countries are Shiites. The Shiites in Persia gained power under the leadership of their leader Khomeini, while the Shiites in Iraq do not have a ruling position. Domestic sectarian conflicts occur from time to time, and both sides support the Kurds in each other's territory, which exacerbates the conflict.

Furthermore, Khomeini had previously preached in exile in Iraq for a long time. In 1978, she was expelled from the country by Saddam on the charge of "inciting Shiite rebellion in the country." Khomeini has always held a grudge against this, and her followers regard it as a "great shame."

Finally, it is about Gulf hegemony. Both sides can be said to be the most powerful countries in the Gulf region. Persia used to be a big and powerful country in the Gulf region and considered itself the hegemon of the Gulf region. Iraq came from behind and surpassed Persia in recent years. Saddam has repeatedly shown his ambition to dominate the Gulf region.

Before the war, both Iran and Iraq carried out a series of war preparations.

But no one expected that the war would break out so quickly!

Persia responded hastily, and its ground forces continued to retreat, failing to stop the fierce attack of the Iraqi army.

In order to win this war, Persia had actually made the decision to spend a huge amount of money to purchase large quantities of weapons and equipment.

After a brief pause, Muhammad asked, "How much do you sell your weapons and ammunition for?"

"Well, let's go to the scene and see for ourselves how the weapons and ammunition are?" Liu Tao smiled, "Let's see how the weapons and ammunition are."

Mohammed nodded and called the military attaché.

Both sides came to a military camp outside the suburbs, where a regiment was stationed, which was an infantry regiment.

At this time, Liu Tao was joined by Liu Zhenbang and others.

The boxes that had been prepared long ago were opened one by one.

"This is a Type 54 pistol, a replica of the Soviet Tokarev pistol. One of these pistols costs only US$100, and the bullet is US$0.5 per round!" Liu Tao picked up a Type 54 pistol and introduced it.

China still has more than 54 million of these Type pistols.

In addition to being equipped to the troops and public security, a large number of them are stored in warehouses.

As the Type 78 pistol was mass-produced and continuously equipped to troops and became the sidearm of troop commanders, the Type 54 pistol was constantly being replaced.

If we don't sell these Type 54 pistols, they will be wasted and we will have to spend a lot of money on maintenance every year.

Mohammed asked the military attaché next to him, and the military attaché was introducing him.

The prices of weapons and equipment vary greatly for the same type, and even the purchase prices of the same weapons and equipment in different countries vary greatly.

For example, a pistol. A cheap pistol only costs a few dozen dollars, but an expensive one can even cost up to three or four hundred dollars.

The United States purchased M9 pistols, and Beretta's winning bid was US$237 per pistol!
If other countries purchase M9 pistols, it will only be more expensive, not cheaper. For example, the price of a Type 54 pistol in the international market is about $130 per pistol.

Now it only costs US$100 per gun, which is a 23% price reduction, not to mention that corresponding bullets are given away for free. Overall, it is about 30% cheaper than the international market.

As for the price of bullets, $1 is normal in the international market.

"This is a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, which costs $180 each and has bullets at $0.7 per round." Liu Tao picked up a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and introduced it, "It is a copy of the Soviet AK47. The price of the AK47 reached $230 during World War II."

The AK47 rifle is definitely the Soviet Union's most famous export product and the most famous rifle in the world. It is still the standard equipment of the Soviet Army and the Warsaw Pact Army.

The AK47 rifle is loved by all parties. Even American gangsters like to use AK47 rifles and often use AK47 rifles in gunfights with the police.

It is no exaggeration to say that wherever there are people in the world, there are AK47 rifles.

So much so that there was a witty saying in the 70s: "The United States exports Coca-Cola, Japan exports Sony electronics, and the Soviet Union exports AK47!"

Of course, 47% of the AK-9 series automatic rifles around the world are imitations, and very few are actually made in the Soviet Union.

There are many imitations of the AK47 rifle around the world, but China's imitation is definitely the best.

The current price of an AK47 rifle is around three or four hundred US dollars, while the Type 56 rifle only costs 180 US dollars, a 50% price drop, which is truly a conscience price.

Even if it is a second-hand gun, the price is still attractive.

In some ways, used guns may even be more popular than new guns because they have been used and run in.

Liu Tao did not recommend the firearms of Panshan Machinery Factory to Muhammad, but recommended these Chinese active equipment.

Although the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle has been discontinued since last year, over the past two decades, there have been more than 56 factories across the country producing Type 80 semi-automatic rifles. There are now at least 56 million Type semi-automatic rifles in China.

These are all to be cleared from inventory.

The prices of these weapons and equipment will be much lower, but they are still deadly weapons on the battlefield.

There is also the Type 56 light machine gun, which also exists in large numbers, with more than in service and in stock.

In addition to the Type 56 light machine gun, there are also Type 53 light machine gun and Type 74 light machine gun!

All in all, there are still 400,000 in the country. You can imagine how staggering the number is.

If all of these were sold, the troops could easily replace them with Type 78 general-purpose machine guns, and even have some left over.

After all, if they can all be sold, they can be sold for nearly 400 million US dollars, which is not a small amount.

There are also those Type 56 semi-automatic rifles, which can be sold for a total of 216 billion US dollars. With this money, the troops can not only replace all of them with Type 78 automatic rifles, but also buy more heavy machine guns and heavy sniper rifles.

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