"What's going on over there?" Xie Kai returned to the headquarters, and it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon.

Wang Guilin looked for him, and it was already after lunch.

Xie Kai said his thoughts, and Zheng Yucheng and the others did not object, "In this way, it will save trouble to kick them out early." Are you really going to talk to the Iraqis and invite them to see our tank prototype field test tomorrow?"

"Yes, they signed a contract of intent, and as long as the performance shown tomorrow is in line with the previous design, there should be no big problem. We don't have much time to improve little by little. The actual combat data on the battlefield can be better fed. No test in an extreme environment can compare to the battlefield!" Xie Kai said.

"But if something goes wrong...... Zheng Yucheng is worried that it will affect the order. "And they don't have skilled operators. ”

"When the tank prototype goes over there for testing, our technicians must follow, otherwise how can we get first-hand data?" Xie Kai didn't want to explain this anymore, he couldn't say that the Iraqi armored forces had to be familiar with this tank from the beginning, right?

Not to mention that he deliberately sold 359 tanks to the Iraqis in order to save the Chinese tank signboard that was smashed by the US military in the Gulf War.

Similarly, it is also to trap the US military.

"What about the Iranians?"

"They are not interested in our tanks and will not show them for the time being. Xie Kai said, "I have an idea......

"Can it work?" After hearing Xie Kai's thoughts, Zheng Yucheng and Wang Guilin's eyes widened.

"We shoot security personnel, and if something goes wrong, our people do their best to maintain it. The Iraqis will agree. Xie Kai didn't have a bottom in his heart, he was only fifty percent sure.

Something like the 359 tank, the Iraqis did not make it clear that they would definitely buy it on a large scale.

They are purchasing more Type 69 main battle tanks.

Without showing excellent performance, the Iraqis will not really throw money at it.

The contract of intent is a fart, and even if a purchase contract is signed, it may be torn up.

"Who is their person in charge here?" Xie Kai asked, preferably someone familiar with him, so that it would be easier to operate.

"Colonel Harry Mosan, they sent them all key members of the Tikrit Guard from the Presidential Guard, the most loyal officers under Saddam. Zheng Yucheng emphasized.

Xie Kai smiled with satisfaction.

Harry Mossan is an old acquaintance, and he already knows each other very well.

didn't say much, and directly asked Wang Guilin to call Harry Mossan and invite him to dinner together in the evening.

As for Xie Kai's invitation to dinner, Harry Moisan readily agreed, and the 404 management committee has not made much progress, and the number of avant-garde anti-aircraft missile deliveries is far lower than they expected.

What he hopes most is to start with Xie Kai.

Let Xie Kai help intercede and deliver a part of the quantity as soon as possible, the Iranian air force is now dispatched much more frequently than before, not for bombing, nor for air combat or reconnaissance, but to lure Iraqi fighters into their ambush circle, and then attack with avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles obtained from China when the time comes.

Of course, so far such a situation has not arisen.

Everything is a guess from Harry Moissan.

From the first batch, Iran received at least more than 150 avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles.

"The 359 tank prototype has been completed, and the system compatibility and other tests are fully in line with the design indicators, and the field tests will be carried out starting tomorrow. "Shekai and Harry Mossan made an appointment to meet in the cafeteria, and dinner was prepared in the cafeteria according to the eating habits of Iraqis.

Xie Kai went straight to the point.

"The completion of the prototype does not mean the finalized production. Thanks, I hope you can help deliver more anti-aircraft missiles as soon as possible, and what we promised to you, we also gave you......" Harry Mossan was not interested in tanks.

"We can't help the delivery of missiles, and we have been trying to increase production capacity. Xie Kai said slowly, "The Iranians are also very interested in the 359 tank, and once they also place an order, it is likely to affect our delivery ......."

An inexplicable fire welled up in Harry Moissan's heart.

There are Iranians to talk about things.

Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Xie Kai could only take the initiative to speak, "Colonel, you should know that there is still a very complicated test time from the prototype test to the finalization...... You have ordered hundreds of tanks, and we will have to wait years before we deliver them......"

"What do you want to say?" Harry Moisan asked with a frown, not understanding Xie Kai's purpose.

"In the case that the field test can meet the design indicators, you can ask the base to provide a batch of prototypes for combat testing, if the base allows, it is a good thing for both of us. We need actual combat data, and you can directly arrange for us to build a logistics support system with technical personnel in your country......" Xie Kai had an expression that I was very considerate of you. "The prototype is not a stereotyped product, and the price can be much less......"

"You know, we only care about performance, we don't care about price!" said Harry Moissan.

The kind of plan proposed by Xie Kai is what they need.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent people here to start studying.

They need to be able to fight as soon as they get their hands on these advanced tanks.

But who knows how long the test prototype will last?

"Of course. However, you can ask for priority delivery to ......you once it is finalized, and the delivery contract must guarantee priority delivery to you," Xie Kai said, "and you can even make a fuss about the delivery of avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles." ”

Harry Moissan's heart was completely moved, "All of this will have to wait until your field tests are completed!"

When Xie Kai heard this, he was also relieved.

As long as Harry Moisan agrees, it will be easy to convince Isad and Ibrahim in the future, and they will convince their president.

"By the way, I heard that you proposed that our officers and soldiers train with the Persian soldiers?" Harry Moisan asked Xie Kai nonchalantly.

The smile on Xie Kai's face froze for a moment, and instantly returned to normal, "Colonel, don't you think that training with the enemy will stimulate your soldiers' enthusiasm for training even more?"

"But it will also give them the opportunity to get to know us. ”

"Do you think that your subordinates will not know them in the process?" Xie Kai asked rhetorically, "The training we provide is all basic. Real training, in real combat training, will be separated. Otherwise, you will treat this place as a battlefield, and we will not be able to explain it to our superiors!"

Harry Moisan looked at Xie Kai for a moment before he withdrew his gaze.

The two chatted casually about some other things, and then parted ways, and that night, accompanied by the base personnel, Harry Moisan went to the garrison and explained that his subordinates must strictly obey the orders of the Chinese instructors.

Using the same statement, Xie Kai convinced the Iranians.

The Iranians were very dissatisfied with this behavior of the base, but Xie Kai complained that the garrison could not provide many instructors, after all, this was an exploration experiment to conduct a new combat mode......

Now, training every other day will not be able to achieve the training intensity at all, which is not good for everyone.

Suppress the opponent on the training ground to prove that they are better, and wait until they go to the battlefield and understand the opponent to have a better chance of winning.

Even threaten the opposing side with the number of deliveries of avant-garde anti-aircraft missiles.

In the case of both soft and hard measures, the Iranian head Hazari had to accept Xie Kai's conditions, saying that he would go to the garrison regiment early the next morning, before the training began, and instruct their personnel to strictly obey the instructor's arrangement.

After fooling the Iranians, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

Xie Kai went home, looked at the cold home, couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, obviously said that he would come back to life and enjoy life.

But now, life is endlessly busy.

But it's more fulfilling than it used to be.

Still getting up to the sound of the military horn and washing up, Xie Kai didn't bother to go to the headquarters building.

After cleaning up, the sky outside lit up slightly.

Last night, the prototype of the 359 tank in the assembly workshop had already been taken to the tank training ground of the garrison regiment.

Whether it was towed by a car or driven directly, Xie Kai did not know.

Waiting directly on the road next to the 359 workshop at the gate of the base, it didn't take long for the car to come out of the base.

"What about the Iraqis?" Xie Kai asked Zheng Yucheng as soon as he got into the car.

"With Pakistanis. ”

"When did they come together?" Xie Kai reacted instantly, originally Iraq purchased weapons and equipment from the country, and Pakistanis were pulling the strings.

"How did you talk to them last night?" Zheng Yucheng did not answer Xie Kai's words, but asked about Xie Kai's contact with both parties last night.

Xie Kai said it roughly, and Zheng Yucheng was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

"You kid, it's really good, so that we can even bear the cost of manufacturing the prototype car for the experiment!"

"Are they really willing to purchase prototype vehicles for combat experiments and training?" Wang Guilin thought this was a joke.

Are Iraqis so stupid?

This is a third-generation tank, and its operation is far more complicated than that of the Type 69 main battle tank. What's more, this is much more reliable than the training plane, and this thing can still be used for war. Xie Kai casually. "But this thing, the price can't be too expensive, it can't be too low. How much does it cost us?"

"Now the prototype car, a car costs nearly 2.8 million, if you don't use a computer-aided system and a stabilized fire control system, the price can be reduced to less than 2 million. Wang Guilin said, "It's too expensive, our army can't afford it." ”

Xie Kai rolled his eyes as he listened.

This is a tank with three generations of performance, and the cost of 2.8 million is very expensive?

"Didn't count the cost of technology, did you?" Xie Kai asked.

"If you count the cost, the price is high. Wang Guilin shook his head, "Otherwise, we wouldn't say that our army can't afford to use it." ”

"Anyway, this is an export sale, and I don't know if Mr. Zhu will have a headache if he knows the cost. Their tanks have to be more advanced than ours!" Zheng Yucheng said with some schadenfreude, "If it is developed, the troops will not be able to use it, and it will ...... when the time comes."

"Even if it's a small amount of equipment, the troops will definitely use it. Our troops can't always use old tanks. ”