The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 776 Our fuel-air explosive bombs can be used not only for military purposes, but also for civilian firefighting
The next day.

The two sides held a press conference in Baghdad.

The Gulf War is over, but the number of media reporters in Baghdad continues to increase.

There is a lot of news to dig up about Iraq's post-war reconstruction work, and there are also many journalists digging into the behind-the-scenes of the Gulf War. For example, media reporters from Arab countries specialize in reporting on the US military bombing of schools, hospitals, and nursing homes.

This time, the US military launched a bombing on Iraq, bombing both military and civilian facilities, which caused dissatisfaction in the Arab world.

There are also some peace-loving people who are extremely dissatisfied with the US military's actions, which makes Americans feel somewhat ashamed.

So many reporters came to this press conference.

"Before this, many Western media outlets estimated that it would take five or even eight years to extinguish the fires in our domestic oil fields. When we found the Chinese company, many Western media outlets were not optimistic, but in fact they did it. It took them only a few days to extinguish the two oil field fires!" The head of the Iraqi National Oil Company felt very proud.

He said with great joy: "They have adopted a new fire-fighting plan, using fuel-air explosive bombs to drop around the fire column to block oxygen from contacting the leaked oil, while lowering the temperature around the oil well to prevent the fire from reigniting after being extinguished. So far, they have put out two fires and the wellheads have been successfully sealed. As long as new wellheads are replaced, the two wells can resume production."

At the same time, the scene of yesterday's fire extinguishing was broadcast live.

When the reporters saw rocket launchers and tanks firing shells in unison, the scene was so spectacular that they were extremely shocked.

Especially when a huge mushroom cloud rose up, it shocked their souls.

Many reporters didn’t even know about fuel-air bombs, they only knew about mushroom bombs, and couldn’t help asking, “You’re using mushroom bombs to put out fires!?”

"You're conducting nuclear tests?"

"Everyone please be quiet, this is not a mushroom bomb, it is a fuel-air bomb. When it explodes, it can burn a large amount of oxygen, causing the fire column to lose oxygen and be extinguished!" The person in charge explained.

"How is that possible! This is military equipment, how can it put out a fire?" the American reporter retorted loudly.

Pang Hu said expressionlessly: "We have military equipment for civilian use. Fuel-air bombs can be used not only for military purposes but also for civilian purposes! They are used for firefighting. We put out fires in oil fields. There are CIA agents from the United States right next to us. If you don't believe me, you can go interview the CIA!"

"Facts have proved that this plan is effective! Facts speak louder than words! Just like you Americans only consider the killing effect, we Chinese invented gunpowder and we used it for civilian use to make fireworks. It's the same now, we also use fuel-air explosives for firefighting!" Pang Hu has no good impression of Americans.

After going abroad, I was responsible for mercenary work and had many dealings with Americans.

Americans are not good at construction, but they are good at destruction.

Originally, Pang Hu was tired after so many years of mercenary career and submitted a report to retire, wanting to spend more time with his wife and children.

But this time, he went abroad to Iraq again, responsible for coordinating the borrowing of equipment and arranging the team to launch the fuel-air bomb.

Others may be concerned about Americans, but Pang Hu is not.

The faces of the American reporters present turned red, white, and blue.

However, there was murderous intent in Pang Hu's eyes, so these media reporters did not dare to look at Pang Hu or find fault with him.

This news quickly spread throughout the world.

Moscow, USSR.

"I can't believe that the Chinese could come up with this way to put out the oil field fire!" exclaimed an expert.

The Soviet Union had rich oil and gas resources, so naturally there were fires there.

The Soviet Union had extensive experience in extinguishing fires, and had originally intended to participate in the business of extinguishing the Iraqi oil field fires, hoping to make a fortune from this opportunity.

It's just that Saddam resented the Soviet Union for abandoning Iraq at the last minute, refusing to export weapons and equipment to Iraq, and withdrawing Soviet military experts and technicians, and he has been reluctant to give in on this front.

The method the Soviet Union came up with was to use mushroom bombs to put out the fire.

The Soviet Union has practical experience in this regard.

In 1963, a fire broke out in an oil field in Uzbekistan during drilling. The fire burned for three years. Soviet engineers tried all conventional methods but failed to put out the fire.

Even injecting various chemicals and concrete into the oil wells failed to block the oil wells. Eventually, the Soviets came up with the idea of ​​using mushroom bomb explosions to seal the oil wells and put out the fire in the oil field.

"Yeah, why didn't we think of this before? Fuel-air bombs can be used in this way!" Another expert couldn't help but praise, "The Chinese are smart, they can think of this method."

The Soviet Union certainly had fuel-air bombs.

Not long after the Americans developed the fuel-air explosive bomb, the Soviet Union also developed the fuel-air explosive bomb.

The Soviets knew that China had developed the fuel-air bomb.

"This time, the Chinese made a fortune from extinguishing the oil field fire!" An expert was very envious.

Normally, margins in the oilfield firefighting business are thin.

Because it takes a long time and a lot of people to put out an oil field fire.

Normally, the profit margin for this business is between 10% and 20%.

The profit seems good, but there is a great risk of human casualties. Once there are many casualties, the profit will be lost.

For example, we use fuel-air explosive bombs to put out fires. Although fuel-air explosive bombs are not cheap, the fire extinguishing time is very short, so the profit created is high.

This is really eye-catching.

"Their equipment has now reached the world's most advanced level. It is hard to imagine how much damage such a volley would cause to the troops on the battlefield?" A military expert shook his head and said, "They took out so many fuel-air explosive bombs to put out the fire. Who knows how many fuel-air explosive bombs they have in their hands?"

"Tanks and armored vehicles can handle it, but what about infantry? Does it mean that every soldier will have to prepare oxygen cylinders and carry them when they go to war in the future?"

"They are not only putting out the fire, they are also taking this opportunity to conduct drills. According to information obtained by our intelligence personnel, they will also use short-sighted tactics. For this purpose, they have dispatched two H-6 bombers to the Middle East." The military expert looked at the issue more from a military perspective.

The H-72 is China's largest bomber, with a normal take-off weight of 75.8 tons, a maximum take-off weight of 5.5 tons, a maximum landing weight of 3 tons, a normal bomb load of 9 tons, a bomb load of 5760 tons, and a maximum range of kilometers.

In China's three-pronged nuclear attack, the H-6 serves as an aerial platform that can be used to launch and drop mushroom bombs.

The H-6 had never left China before, but this time it went to the Middle East.

Now no one knows how many fuel-air bombs China has.

If there were a large number of fuel-air explosive bombs, the war would be impossible to fight.

Think about it, if every soldier has to carry an oxygen tank, how can we fight a war?

(End of this chapter)