The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 740 Prevarication
Usama was dumbfounded!

After all, it's all Iraq's fault!
Faced with Liu Tao's questioning, Usamai had nothing to say.

Because this was ordered by Saddam.

Given the hatred between Iran and Iraq, even if the Iran-Iraq War ends, Iraq will withdraw from Persia and will not let Persia have an easy time.

Any Iraqi can understand this, but it cannot be said to others.

"Is there really no way to transport it? We can pay a high freight!" Usamai said unwillingly.

Liu Tao spread his hands and said, "There's really nothing I can do!"

"If you just want to buy weapons, that's fine. I don't need to raise the price of weapons and ammunition. I can sell them to you at the previous price, but you have to solve the transportation problem by yourselves." Liu Tao said helplessly.

Usamai's eyes were dim.

What's the point of buying weapons and equipment if they can't be transported to Iraq?

In the end, Usama came with hope and left with disappointment.

Liu Tao's eyes were calm. Business is business. He knew clearly what business he could do and what he could not do.

After the Americans issued a ban on the sale of weapons to Iraq, Panshan Group no longer sold weapons, equipment and ammunition to Iraq, and only delivered previous orders from Iraq.

Panshan Group completed its previous orders, and this makes sense no matter where it is placed.

In order to gain support, the Americans did not dare to push too far.

After delivering the previous orders, Panshan Group never signed any more orders with Iraq. The CIA knew all about this clearly, as it was giving face to the Americans.

The Americans also knew the attitude of the Panshan Group, so when the Panshan Group's oil tankers were sailing in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, no matter how unhappy the Americans were, they never destroyed them.

After the war broke out, Panshan Group's oil tankers never stopped calling at Iraq and Kuwait.

As for the excuse he made to Usama just now, it was just an excuse.

Panshan Group still maintains good relations with the Persians.

No matter how unhappy the Persians were, the cooperation between the two sides was based on interests and both sides benefited.

The Persians needed to obtain loans, import equipment for building oil wells, technology for building oil wells, and supplies.

Among these, Panshan Group is undoubtedly the best partner.

Because of its cooperation with Panshan Group, Persia paid the lowest price.

However, Panshan Group cannot continue to cooperate with Iraq because it will be hated by the Americans.

There is no need for Liu Tao to lose the big picture for the small.

Later on, even if the sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States on Iraq are not lifted, Panshan Group will have many ways to cooperate with Iraq. It can use Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Jordan and other countries as springboards for transit.

At that time, Panshan Group would not be doing business directly with Iraq. It would be the companies in these countries that were doing business, which had nothing to do with Panshan Group.

The day was just dawning.

The air raid sirens over Baghdad sounded again.

"What's going on? Damn it! Why are they launching another air strike!" The commander-in-chief of the air defense force couldn't help but roar.

Four days have passed since the outbreak of the Gulf War.

These four days were undoubtedly the most difficult.

He has had almost no rest since the war began.

His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was greasy, and he looked tired.

Often, just when we had a break, American missiles would attack.

The commander-in-chief of the air defense force immediately ordered the air defense force to make preparations.

Countless people were dazed and exhausted, and many officers and soldiers had bloodshot eyes.

"Woo~~"

The air raid sirens sounded even more shrilly.

I don’t know how many people are cursing Americans in their hearts.

"Capture the target and prepare to intercept!"

“Fire!” “Boom~Boom~Boom~”

When the Tomahawk cruise missile was about 30 kilometers away from Baghdad, at the SAM-2 and SAM-3 air defense missile positions, these medium- and long-range air defense missiles, under the commander's command, trailed white smoke and quickly rushed towards the interception target.

The speed of cruise missiles in the sky is always very slow, not even reaching the speed of sound.

It is easy for commanders of air defense positions to lock on through radar.

Aiming is easier!

One cruise missile after another was intercepted.

Turned into a firework in the sky.

As soon as the alarm sounded, Sadam was taken to the underground command center by guards.

At the same time, the Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns around the palace have fully deployed their attack mode.

The radar was spinning rapidly and the muzzle had been adjusted to the angle.

"咻咻咻~~~"

A series of anti-aircraft shells flew out, forming a series of aerial firepower networks.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

There were several explosions in succession, and fireworks exploded in the sky above the palace.

Even during the day, you can see the splendor of fireworks in the sky.

Baghdad is the city with the strongest air defense firepower in the whole of Iraq, and the royal palace is the place with the strongest air defense network in the whole of Baghdad.

So far, the palace has suffered at least six waves of attacks, but except for one that destroyed the building next to the palace, the others were intercepted.

Saddam came out of the underground command center, feeling very regretful.

All I know is to buy more anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, "Vanguard" individual air defense missiles, and "Aegis" air defense missiles from Panshan Group.

"Damn it!" Saddam secretly regretted it. Even if he wanted to buy it now, it could not be transported to Iraq.

Sadam's heart bled when he thought of the losses he had suffered in the past few days.

Although many American missiles and aircraft were intercepted, many could not be intercepted.

Not only military targets were hit, but even civilian facilities were hit.

Iraq did protest, but the Americans brushed it off as a "mistaken bombing."

The more Saddam thought about it, the angrier he became, and he wanted to take revenge on the Americans.

You know, it’s not just Americans who have missiles!

Iraq also has a large number of Scud missiles, as well as Hussein missiles with a longer range, and also has a large number of missiles purchased from Panshan Group.

Although the strike accuracy of these missiles is not high, the deviation from the Hussein missile with a range of 500 kilometers can reach 2 kilometers or even 3 kilometers, but if used on a large scale and intensively, they can still cause great casualties to the enemy.

Not to mention, Iraq also has a large number of "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles.

Libya can sink several American warships, so why can't Iraq?
Just as Saddam was planning to retaliate against the Americans.

"Woooooo~~"

“Boom boom~~”

The violent explosions occasionally interrupted the sirens of ambulances and fire trucks.

There were also faint cries of pain.

Thick smoke billowed from the entire city of Baghdad.

It's not just Baghdad that is experiencing air strikes, almost all cities in Iraq are experiencing air strikes.

The Americans and their allies are throwing missiles and bombs like they are free.

This blow to Iraq is much greater than the Iran-Iraq War.

During the Iran-Iraq War, although the Persians took advantage of their air force advantage and launched air strikes on Iraq at the beginning, the scale of the attack was not large.

But now it is different. One or two hundred missiles attack Iraq every day, and sometimes even three or four hundred missiles a day.

(End of this chapter)