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For this request of Iraq, Gorbachev and others are not surprised, and now, Iraq's air force has a certain capability, especially Iraq's Mirage 4000 fighters, which are said to be not inferior in air battles with F-15. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info{{}} Therefore, unless the Soviet Union is willing to take out the Su-27 fighter, the treasure of the Air Force, Iraq has no interest in anything else.

As for the army, the main battle tank, Iraq already has the T-72, and it has wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, all kinds of weapons can be almost self-produced, it is said that Iraq's self-produced 155 mm howitzer can be more advanced than the Soviet Union.

And Iraq's weakest thing now is probably the navy, the Iraqi navy is still at the stage of missile boats, and the only few frigates are definitely not satisfied.

Therefore, Iraq has now made a request for the purchase of warships, and it is not surprising that Iraq did not order large quantities from Western European countries, but chose the Soviet Union.

"I wonder what kind of warship you need?" Sergei asked: In the Soviet Navy, a number of frigates and destroyers built in the sixties are about to be phased out, which can be modified and exported to Iraq, in exchange for a part of the profits. {{}}

Who knows, after hearing Qusay's words, everyone feels that Iraq's appetite seems to be too big, right?

"We need a Type 956 destroyer and an 1155 destroyer." Kusai said with a smile.

This sentence made Gorbachev sound like a gasp, and Gorbachev had already become the general secretary of the Soviet Union. Therefore, he is very clear about everything in all aspects, especially that the Navy is always urging, increasing military spending, and building one warship after another.

Except for the hugely expensive aircraft carrier that gave him a headache. Mass-produced destroyers are also a lot of expense, these two types of destroyers. All are destroyers that are now the main force of the USSR.

The Type 956 "Modern" class destroyer is a large surface warship with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons. Equipped with an anti-submarine helicopter, 48 anti-aircraft missiles, 8 anti-ship missiles, as well as torpedoes, mines, long-range naval guns and complex electronic warfare systems.

And the Type 1155 "Dreadnought" class, also known as the "Brave" class. It is a large anti-submarine ship with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons in service with the Soviet Navy.

These two types of warships, which are a pair of brothers, were adopted by the Soviet Union to solve the problem of the Soviet Union's backward electronic equipment and the inability to integrate it on one ship, which was adopted by the two warships separately, of which the modern class was mainly responsible for air defense and anti-ship, while the Dreadnought class was mainly responsible for anti-submarine.

The modern class, the main weapon, is the above eight 3M80 Sandfly (translated as RI in Hong Kong and Taiwan) anti-ship missiles. This is a supersonic anti-ship missile, although in later generations this missile was hailed as an aircraft carrier killer, but, in fact. Because the shè is closer, it is simply impossible to reach the side of the aircraft carrier and deal with the aircraft carrier formation, which is a matter of the SS-N-19 shipwreck, but, except for the formation. When dealing with the opponent's single warship, the sandfly is a nirvana.

This anti-ship missile is very ferocious, the shell made of titanium alloy, with a cruising speed of more than two Machs, the supersonic anti-ship missile, which leads to a very short reaction time of the opponent's air defense system, coupled with ultra-low-altitude flight and serpentine maneuvering at the end, is a nightmare for all surface ships. Since the Soviet Union already had more advanced anti-ship missiles at this time, it was considered a low-end model in the Soviet Union's equipment sequence, and it was exported to Iraq, and Qusay was very sure.

The other main anti-aircraft missile on the Hyundai class is the 9M38 'Gadfly' ship-to-air missile, with a range of 25 kilometers, which exceeds the 15-kilometer range of the Italian Pit Viper ship-to-air missile equipped by the Iraqi Navy at this stage.

This missile is common to the SAM-11 of the roadbase, and the Xing energy is very good, and in later generations, the Eastern powers also used the same missile on 052B. (.

The modern class is a powerful existence of a medium-sized naval power.

And the dreadnought, the focus is on anti-submarine, there are no anti-ship weapons, anti-submarine is a series. Long-range anti-submarine is based on two "Ka-25A" or "Ka-27" anti-submarine helicopters. In addition to the direct attack of anti-submarine helicopters using torpedoes, it can also guide 2 quadruple SS-N-14 anti-submarine missile launch devices, this anti-submarine missile has a range of 55 kilometers, a flight speed of Mach 1, full radio command guidance, can be equipped with anti-submarine torpedoes or a nuclear warhead with a yield of 5,000 tons TNT, it is difficult for any submarine to escape once it is targeted. At medium and short range, there are two quadruple 533mm torpedo tubes, with a total of 8 533mm torpedoes, a speed of 45 knots, and a range of 20 kilometers. The self-defense is two 12-in-one RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launch devices with a range of 6 km.

The air defense, the dreadnought class mainly relies on the 9M330 vertical hair shè ship-to-air missile, not in the form of a single arm, but uses a circular eight-mounted vertical hair shè device, 8 missile hair shè cabins, the whole ship has 64 bombs, shè range of 12 km, there are 2 sets of control systems on the ship, each system can guide 8 missiles at the same time to deal with 4 air targets, and it has a certain anti-saturation attack capability.

These two warships, both of which are the latest destroyers of the Soviet Navy to enter service in the eighties, can make the Iraqi Navy quickly stronger.

In the development of the navy in Iraq, after several years of accumulation, it has finally reached a period of further development, in addition to missile boats to guard the Persian Gulf, Iraq also needs enough advanced warships, in addition to the four Heden-class frigates, Iraq should have larger warships. {{}}

It's just that in one step, it has crossed over to a warship with a full load displacement of 8,000 tons, is this a bit big? Wouldn't it be better to choose a warship of three or four thousand tons and make a gradual transition?

Only Kusai knows that this span is not big at all.

Because, warships are not automobiles, it takes one to two years to build missile boats that can be built, Iraq's self-produced missile boats, and this kind of large warships, in the Soviet Union, which is mainly engaged in military production, also takes three years, for example, the first ship of the 1155 Dreadnought class, the first ship of the Dreadnought class, started construction in 1977, was launched in February 1980, and entered service in November 1980, which is already very fast.

Therefore, if Iraq places an order now, it will take three years to deliver, at least eight or eight years, and at that time, Iraq will definitely need to operate in the Arabian Sea, and it will never work without large warships on the ocean, so it is the right time for Iraq to order now.

If you put aside various factors, what Qusay wants to choose more is actually the Glorious-class cruiser, which is a conventional power version that is one size smaller than the Kirov-class nuclear-powered cruiser, with far, medium and close air defense missiles, which can provide strong air defense capabilities for the entire formation, and SS-N-12, a large long-range anti-ship missile, can be used to deal with aircraft carriers, but unfortunately, the cost is too high, even if it is a conventional power version, Iraq is reluctant to take out dollars to order, moreover, the weapons on it are too advanced, Even if Gorbachev had agreed, the Soviet Navy would have collectively objected.

So, Kusai didn't ask too much, he didn't ask for the Kirov class, he didn't want the Glory class, he wanted a modern class and a dreadnought class, which can always be given, right?

As far as the Iraqi Navy's strategy is concerned, in fact, two destroyers, plus the existing four frigates, will definitely not meet the needs, but Qusay's order for these two warships has a deep meaning.

In '88, the Iraqi Navy was able to receive these two warships on time, and Iraq's naval personnel, who had undergone several years of advanced training, were able to familiarize themselves with the work of these two warships, and at the same time train a large number of qualified crew members to master the capabilities of these two warships. And it is also possible to modify electronic equipment in accordance with Iraq's own military industrial development, such as installing its own C3I system, and after a few years, when Iraq has a sufficient foundation, the huge Red Sè Empire, I am afraid that it will also collapse, at that time, you can get several warships at a very low price, the Iraqi Navy, and it will show a blowout growth process.

At present, many warships built by the Soviet Union are prepared for the Iraqi Navy, and at that time, the already weakened polar bear will no longer have the ability to support such a large navy, and it is inevitable to "eliminate" some warships.

Now train the good people first, and when the time comes, take them in large quantities!

This is just the idea of Qusay's heart, that is, the top of the Navy, he has not revealed, this is just a general idea, and when it is gradually realized in the future, it will continue to be deepened.

"These two kinds of warships are too big, your navy directly imports this kind of 8,000-ton warship, some are too big, I'm afraid it is inconvenient for your cāo, I suggest, can you change to a kind of warship, for example, more than 4,000 tons of Kassin-class, it is a warship with gas turbines, it should be more suitable for the Iraqi Navy, we are now building for the Indian Navy, Xing can be very good." Sergey said.

Cassin class? Please don't fool us with the way you fool the Indians! Cusai thought to himself.

The Cassin class is a lot of first, the first specially designed destroyer to carry anti-aircraft missiles, the first warship to use gas turbines, but this is only a warship designed in the sixties, which has long been far behind, and the anti-ship missiles used are still the classic Styx, and only Ah San will be fooled and pay a high price for this kind of warship.

"No, we don't just need these two large warships, we need even larger ones." Qusay vetoed Sergei's proposal and said: "In addition to these two warships, we also need to order a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser." ”