The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 702 Adding fuel to the flames (asking for monthly tickets)

Moscow.

A conference room.

"We must speed up the delivery of fighter jets and give the Iraqis greater support so that they can start a war. Even if we don't start a war, we can make them more confident. This way, international oil prices will rise faster!"

"For us, only higher oil prices are in our national interest!"

"Two hundred planes, let the pilots fly directly over there!"

"The Su-27 fighter jet is not good, but the MiG-29 fighter jet is good, and the Su-25 fighter jet is good!"

The Su-27 fighter is currently only equipped with the Soviet Air Force and the National Air Defense Force. As a third-generation fighter developed by the Soviet Union with great effort, and also a heavy fighter, the Su-27 fighter is currently the most advanced fighter in the Soviet Union.

The aircraft began to be developed in 1969, made its first flight in 1977, made major improvements to the fuselage design in 1979, entered service in 1985, and last year the Soviet Ministry of Defense approved the Su-27 as the standard fighter for the Soviet Air Force and the Air Defense Forces.

At this point, after nearly 20 years of research and development, the Su-27 fighter finally became the main force of the Soviet Air Force fighter group.

Not to mention exporting to Iraq, the Su-27 fighter jet is not even equipped by the Warsaw Pact countries.

Compared with the Su-27 fighter, the MiG-29 fighter is not that important.

The MiG-29 fighter is a twin-engine fighter developed and produced by the Mikoyan Design Bureau. It is also the first model in Soviet history that was defined as a fourth-generation fighter in terms of design concept (Soviet standard fourth-generation fighter). Its prototype made its maiden flight on October 1977, 10. In 6, the MiG-1982 was put into mass production at the Moscow and Gorky Aircraft Manufacturing Plants, and began to be equipped with troops in 29.

The MiG-29 fighter is a fighter with outstanding performance and unique characteristics. It has a unique fuselage design, stealth performance, excellent performance parameters, the ability to cruise at supersonic speeds, rich onboard weapons, strong combat capabilities, outstanding maneuverability, adaptability to a variety of complex air combat environments, and advanced electronic equipment, which enhances its combat effectiveness.

In the Soviet Air Force and the National Air Defense Force, the MiG-29 provided powerful air combat capabilities.

The Soviet Union initially banned the export of MiG-29 fighter jets, but later changed its strategy and allowed their export.

Of course, the MiG-29 fighter also has its flaws. The biggest flaw is that its combat radius is only 600 kilometers, which is why the Soviet Union used it as a national air defense fighter.

The MiG-29 fighter is not an all-weather air superiority heavy fighter like the Su-27 fighter and is not as sensitive.

As for the Su-25 fighter, it is a single-seat, high-subsonic, close-air support attack aircraft developed by the Soviet Khoy Design Bureau in the 70s. Its development began in 1968, its first flight took place in February 1975, and it was put into service in the Soviet Army in 2. It is the main force of the Soviet Air Force and the National Air Defense Force, and is also the main air force of the Warsaw Pact countries.

In addition to being used in the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries, the Su-25 fighter jet was also exported to Iraq and other countries.

During the Afghan War, the Soviet Air Force deployed nearly 50 Su-25 fighter jets. During the war, each Su-25 fighter jet flew an average of 360 sorties per year, almost once a day, maintaining a very high continuous deployment rate.

Iraq had 100 Su-25 fighter jets that participated in the Iran-Iraq War. The Su-25 fighter jets played a very important role in the battle against the Persian Air Force.

At first, the export price of the Su-25 fighter was about 400 to 500 million US dollars per unit. Later, with the depreciation of the US dollar, the export price of the Su-25 fighter continued to rise. Now the export price has soared to 1000 to 1200 million US dollars per unit. If it is an improved version, the price will reach 1500 to 2000 million US dollars per unit.

The Soviet Union acquiesced to Saddam's plan to launch a war, and made promises to Saddam behind his back. After all, no matter how it was analyzed, the Soviet Union felt that launching a war with Iraq would be of great benefit to the Soviet Union.

Although the Soviet Union was quite dissatisfied with Iraq's attitude towards Europe, the United States and the East, Iraq was still worth fighting for.

Just recently, Iraq purchased 200 fighter jets.

Even Iraq was trying to purchase Su-27 fighter jets.

Iraq does not have the courage to start a war now, and sending troops to the border between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia is just a threat to Kuwait to make concessions in the negotiations.

They decided to give Saddam the courage to go to war.

The Soviet Union wanted to use this method to tell the Iraqis that they supported Iraq in making the regional situation tense!

The rise in international oil prices is of great benefit to both the Soviet Union and Iraq!
Both the Soviets and the Americans hoped that Saddam would start a war, which would be beneficial to both sides.

The Soviet Union was expecting that if the United States got involved, it would suffer a setback in Iraq, just like the Vietnam War, which would last for more than ten years and invest hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars. By then, the Soviet Union would win without fighting.

The situation reversed that year, from the US attacking the Soviet Union to the Soviet Union attacking the US defending. Wasn't it because the United States plunged headlong into the Vietnam War for more than ten years, spending hundreds of billions of dollars, and gave the Soviet Union an opportunity!
If the United States also falls into it this time and loses blood for more than ten years, even if the United States will lose in the competition with the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will win.

When it comes to the U.S. military power, the Soviet Union only respects the U.S. Navy and Air Force. As for the U.S. Army, the Soviet Union has always looked down on it.

In the 50s, the fully armed U.S. military, which had the most advanced weapons at the time, was defeated by a group of farmers. Later, in the Vietnam War, the U.S. military failed to win for more than a decade, spending hundreds of billions of dollars. According to data released by the United States, 4.63 people were killed, 1.03 were casualties, 15.33 were injured, and 0.55 were missing or captured.

How can such an army fight against the Soviet Army?

As the first in the world to complete the construction of mechanized troops, the Soviet Army truly ranked first in the world, far ahead of the second place! The Soviet Union's steel torrent is definitely a nightmare for the enemy.

As for Iraq, its military strength is very strong now, with 80 million regular troops, thousands of tanks, a large number of armored vehicles, and a large number of artillery. In particular, the Type main battle tank equipped by Iraq is highly regarded by many military experts as the most powerful main battle tank, with fierce firepower, strong armor defense, and strong mobility. It had a very impressive performance in the Iran-Iraq War.

Even the Soviet Union's T72 main battle tank would not be able to withstand a single shell from the Type 80 main battle tank if it was hit by the Type 80 main battle tank.

Over the years, the Soviet Union has been collecting relevant intelligence and has already gained a general understanding of the performance of the Type 80 main battle tanks equipped by Iraq, Persia and other countries.

The Soviet Union even obtained four Type 80 main battle tanks from relevant countries for research purposes.

For the Soviet Union's powerful intelligence system, it was easy to do this and it was not a difficult task at all.

Therefore, the Soviet Union was very cautious in its attitude towards the East, and even took the initiative to show goodwill, thus normalizing relations between the two sides.

(End of this chapter)