The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 289 Purchase the 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile?
Beijing.

Liu Tao met some old friends.

"Liu, my friend, we need to purchase 'Vanguard' air defense missiles and 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles!" Haller said.

This time they took the initiative to contact Liu Tao in order to purchase the "Vanguard" air defense missiles and "Eagle Strike" missiles.

Other guns, bullets, shells, etc. are still sufficient. Even if they are not enough, just contact Liu Zhenbang.

However, the 'Vanguard' air defense missiles and 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles are different and must be purchased from Liu Tao.

"You know, the Israelis provoked the fifth Middle East war, and they must be punished and pay the price for their actions," Haller said.

Haller and the others all had hatred in their eyes.

Liu Tao secretly sighed in his heart.

This is a war between Arabs and Israelis. In order to expand the land where they live and to firmly take root in this area, the Israelis want to constantly expand their territory and their power. They wield sharp swords in their hands and kill anyone who is not good for them.

The Arabs, who have been born and raised here for two thousand years, will naturally not be willing to have their land occupied. They want to resist and take back the land that belongs to them.

War is inevitable.

However, how to wage a war is a science.

Modern warfare is not just a military contest. Any war is fought for the purpose of gaining tangible benefits. This is true for everyone. The military is for politics and economy.

And war is not just about military affairs, it also permeates politics and economics.

For example, under the alliance with the Arabs, although they did not directly send troops to participate in this war as they did in previous times, they did not prevent young people from helping and joining the guerrillas. Moreover, they played a huge supporting role in the rear.

The oil-producing countries in the Middle East have united together to express their strong opposition to those countries that support Israel by cutting oil production.

The world's oil prices began to rise from then on.

The rise in oil prices will lead to an economic depression. After this incident, it is likely that it will take several years for the economy to recover.

The current international oil price has never been lower than $50 per barrel since the outbreak of the fifth Middle East war, when OPEC members announced a 50% cut in oil production. During this period, the international oil price has remained in the range of $50 to $52 per barrel.

This price is a huge blow to industrial countries such as Europe and the United States.

After all, they have a large number of cars and are all oil importing countries. Rising oil prices mean more money to fill up the tank, which also means higher production costs.

"Weren't we just handed over a batch of 'Vanguard' air defense missiles to you two months ago? And why did you buy 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles?" Liu Tao was very surprised.

Haller said: "Anti-aircraft missiles are very expensive, and we can't use them all to support them. We are purchasing this batch to give to the guerrillas."

"The navy's warships are showing off their might, and the Americans have announced that they will send aircraft carriers to the Gulf." Haller was very angry.

Liu Tao suddenly realized why they wanted to purchase the Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles.

But this is quite consistent with the American style. When something happens, they first ask where the aircraft carrier is.

"No problem!" Liu Tao said cheerfully, "It just so happens that both of these weapons are in stock. You can get them when you pay."

"By the way, do you choose sea transportation or land transportation?" Liu Tao asked.

"It takes too long to ship by land or sea!" Haller said, "The money is easy to deal with. We have deposited 10 billion US dollars in your bank and can be transferred at any time!" Liu Tao secretly exclaimed in amazement. This man is really rich and powerful. He has deposited 10 billion US dollars directly in the bank of China.

These tycoons in white robes are truly inhumane.

But this is the best way to save trouble.

"Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles cost $100 million each. In addition, our technicians will go to your place to train you, and the training fee will be $10 million." Liu Tao said, "Avant-garde air defense missiles cost $ each. You know how much the dollar has depreciated now."

Haller and others have no problem with the price.

180 "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles, 1 air defense missiles, plus launch equipment, technicians, etc., totaling US$13 billion.

After the deal was done, just after signing the contract agreement, the other party transferred all the US$13 billion to the account.

Liu Tao was not vague and immediately arranged for people to transport the weapons to the Western Region Province and hand them over to them at the border. As for how to transport them to the Middle East, that was their business.

Liu Tao sent a team of technicians to the Middle East to teach them how to use it.

"The Iran-Iraq War, the Falklands War, and now the Fifth Middle East War, the world is in chaos!" Liu Tao couldn't help but sigh when he thought about the current situation.

The fifth Middle East war was launched because the Israelis saw that the Iran-Iraq War and the Falklands War attracted everyone's attention and felt that it was a rare opportunity, so they brazenly launched it.

But no one expected that the Israeli army, after dispatching more than 100,000 troops, suffered heavy losses and has not been able to achieve its strategic goals until now.

Of course, Israel's attack on Lebanon was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but was premeditated.

Since the Fourth Middle East War in October 1973, Israel has actually been considering eliminating the threat posed by the Syrian army and guerrillas stationed in Lebanon to the north.

From April to July 1981, after the Syrian-Israeli missile crisis, Israel planned to launch a war against Lebanon. For this purpose, Israel formulated a three-year "overall combat plan" in an attempt to annihilate the guerrillas and their headquarters in Lebanon, weaken the Syrian troops stationed in Lebanon, and support a pro-Israeli regime.

This time, Israel believed that the time was ripe, so it used the assassination of the British ambassador as an excuse to launch a lightning attack on Lebanon.

However, Israel did not expect that the war would not go as smoothly as it had imagined, and the losses would far exceed its imagination.

The guerrillas and the Syrian army had sufficient weapons and ammunition, including various anti-tank mines, anti-tank guns, anti-tank missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles. The Syrian army and the guerrillas even had Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

But no matter how great the losses are, Israel must grit its teeth and persevere because it cannot afford to lose this war.

Israel can always win, but it cannot lose.

If it fails, it will no longer be the little bully in the Middle East.

If it is no longer the little bully in the Middle East, it will face a life-and-death crisis.

Therefore, no matter how great the losses are, Israel must persevere, or at least end the game in a draw.

And with a biological son, the possibility of failure is very small. Naturally, the biological son will come forward, and there will at least be a draw to cover the result.

Of course, it has long been an open secret that Israel possesses nuclear weapons, but it refuses to admit it.

As to whether this nuclear weapon was researched by himself or taken from his own son as a life-saving measure, it is unknown.

After all, this is confidential. Maybe it will be decrypted in a few decades, and then we will know the truth.

(End of this chapter)