Chapter 637 scapegoat

The fast maneuvering speed of the tank can effectively improve the assault ability and rapid deployment ability. The speed advantage of the tank, a land war weapon aimed at high-speed maneuvering and rapid breakthrough, is a bonus to the overall advantage of the tank.

However, this only plays a considerable beneficial role in the combat environment in the gentle plains. Among the four countries participating in the study, the plains of Somalia and Syria are relatively larger, and the higher the speed of the tank, as long as the internal drivers are physically fit, it is very beneficial.

North Korea and Iran have more mountainous areas on the plateau, and the speed of tanks is not very high. But after all, tanks are road vehicles, and it is impossible to climb mountains and mountains. Most of the time, they are deployed in a flat geographical location.

Therefore, all four countries were surprised by the speed of the 'Cheetah' tank.

The 'Cheetah' tank is 9.412 meters long, 2.185 meters high, 3.520 meters wide, and the overall weight is 44 tons. It is equipped with a 125mm smooth-muff gun, a 7.62mm parallel machine gun and a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The ammunition is 40, 3500 and 500 rounds respectively. Referring to the volume of the T-72 and the physical fitness of the soldiers of the four countries, the loading method still retains the automatic loader. The power system is a four-stroke V12 water-cooled supercharged diesel engine with an estimated power of 610 kilowatts (low speed) - 905 kilowatts (maximum speed). The tank has prepared three-proof device space and automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system space; in addition, there are laser rangefinders, thermal imaging night vision devices, digital electronic computers and photoelectric alarm systems developed by ourselves..."

Although many data are only on paper because the new tank has not been tested, everyone in the conference room is still excited to listen to He Ping's report.

"Deputy team leader He, I don't know when this tank will be put into production? And are the tanks produced here or in various countries? Li Changyuan, North Korea's ambassador to Somalia, suddenly asked after He Ping's explanation.

This problem is also a question that people are very eager to understand. From now on, the surname of this tank should be very good, at least stronger than the T-54/55 equipped in various countries and the T-72 part of the main battle tank. The external environment of several countries is not very good, and now there is a great need for an excellent tank to strengthen national defense.

Li Mo also wants to know this question. In his opinion, the Somali Defense Forces will not be equipped with too many new tanks. This tank will be used as a flagship product exported by Star Company.

He Ping smiled and said, "The test of the tank is mainly in two aspects: the power system and the overall test of the test vehicle. The estimated time is three months to half a year. According to my detailed discussion with the experts and representatives of the R&D teams of various countries, it is believed that after the tank test, the first batch of production models will be produced in industrial parks, and then discuss whether it will be produced by countries themselves. One of the main issues involved here is the silicon-uranium alloy used in composite armor. Due to the immature raw materials and technology, our company currently has only one production line to produce alloys, and the quantity may be difficult to guarantee large-scale tank production. You still need to discuss with the company how to solve this problem.

Li Mo nodded slightly. He Ping's words were very in line with his mind. Because of the participation of Syria and North Korea, all three countries will get 40 vehicles purchased at a price of $2.6 million without calculating the profit of silicon-uranium alloys, and then if they continue to purchase, the unit price will be $3 million.

The detailed data obtained by Star Company from the R&D team, after strict and detailed calculation, it is concluded that a 'Cheetah' tank does not calculate the research cost, but only the production cost. A tank costs $2.6 million from the raw material to the production line. Among them, the value of silicon-uranium alloy alone is about 1.1 million US dollars. This $1 million is the cost price of Star Company's own production without calculating profits. If it is sold, its value will definitely be more than this figure.

Generally speaking, if Li Mo purchases a 'Cheetah' tank, it does not calculate the input of silicon uranium alloy and does not calculate the technical input cost. Other production costs such as electronic equipment, ammunition, parts and components production costs, production and assembly labor costs, etc., it will cost 1.5 million US dollars. That is to say, the cost of Li Mo's company to produce a tank is $1.5 million (not counting other inputs).

Because the other three countries have participated in the development, they can purchase at the production price of 'Cheetah' tanks, including the price of silicon uranium alloy purchased from Li Mo, which should be divided into two prices. The first is the first batch of 40 vehicles that Li Mo agreed to purchase. This part of Li Mo does not receive the profit of silicon uranium alloys, but only sells them at the production cost price of silicon uranium alloys. If the three countries produce or purchase by themselves, they will need 2.6 million US dollars. According to the contract, after the three countries purchase 40 new tanks, Li Mo will not provide silicon-uranium alloys for the tanks at cost price, and the price will naturally rise to 3 million US dollars. The difference of $400,000 is the profit of silicon-uranium alloy collected by Li Mo.

A tank requires 1.1 tons of silicon-uranium alloy at a cost of 1.1 million and a profit of $400,000. This profit is not in line with the real value of silicon uranium alloys. The reason why Li Mo agreed to this price is because of the relationship between the four countries. Moreover, it is stipulated in the contract that the Three Kingdoms Government Axe cannot be sold to a third party whether it is purchased by Xingchen Company or produced by itself.

The ownership of the new tank belongs to the four countries, but the four countries only have the right to produce and use, and do not have the right to sell them separately. The export right of the new tank is controlled by Star Company, and the other three countries have shares in the new tank factory and have the power to supervise.

The three countries of the tank factory each account for 25% of the shares. Because it is built in the industrial park, Li Mo's Star Company naturally has a lot of advantages. Many parts and raw materials will be provided by Li Mo's company, which will be purchased and sold in normal business practices.

Although the people in the conference room were a little dissatisfied with the time of tank testing, they knew that this link was the most important. Because the last name of a tank depends on whether the design defects and other serious problems can be found in this link.

After the secret meeting broke up, the ambassadors of the three countries to Somalia sent an invitation to Li Mo almost at the same time. The procurement of new tanks for silicon-uran alloys has signed a strict and detailed contract. But the three countries are obviously unwilling to let go of silicon-uranium alloys. This alloy has a wide range of uses, not only for tank protective armor.

Li Mo pushed this matter to experts. After all, experts are now responsible for the production of silicon-uranium alloys. Li Mo himself returned to Mogadishu. The two prospective mothers-in-law are still here. In the past few days, he must fulfill his obligations as a son-in-law.

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General Staff of the Huaxia Army in the West City of the Capital of China.

In the room with the Chief of Staff's office, three people sat on two sofas.

One of them casually sank his body into the sofa, looking at a young colonel opposite with a gentle smile on his face. The last short and fat major general looked thoughtful and frowned slightly.

"Comrade Huiqiang, what you said is exactly what the leaders of the Central Military Commission attach importance to, and some details are also ignored by us. This caused some misunderstanding between us and Li Mo. The man who had casually sank into the sofa in a general's uniform sat up seriously and said heavily with his hands crossed on his knees.

He is the master here, the Chief of General Staff of the General Staff of China.

Comrade Huiqiang in Haikou was sent by Huaxia to Somalia by Colonel Ding Huiqiang.

Ding Huiqiang's face was solemn when he heard the words of the Chief of General Staff. But I was muttering in my heart that I knew why I had to do so at the beginning. But he never dared to say these words.

"Lao Yan, tell Comrade Huiqiang about the purpose of letting him come back this time!" Shan Guohai looked at the frowning and meditative short and fat major general nodded and said.

"Yes, Minister!" The short and fat young general nodded calmly.

"Coloon Ding, I think you already know my identity." Major General Yan looked at Ding Huiqiang and smiled. After Ding Huiqiang nodded, he continued, "Let you come back this time to understand your work in Somalia. Although you will report your work in Somalia, those contents are only the focus, which can only help the domestic reference when making some decisions, and you can't let the leaders know some details in detail. The problem. This can easily lead us to ignore some seemingly small but very important issues.

Although General Yan's words were very plain, Ding Huiqiang felt a cold sweat oozing on his back.

He is not stupid. He knows one of the meanings revealed in General Yan's words, that is, their previous work was not meticulous enough, which led to some inappropriate decisions made by the senior officials in China.

Ding Huiqiang thought he was wronged, but he couldn't refute it. At this time, he can't defend himself under any circumstances. It is also the responsibility of subordinates to take responsibility for the senior management. And when it comes to this matter in detail, he is also very responsible. After all, he was sent to Somalia by the country. Now that the work has not been completed, if something goes wrong, it is natural to find a 'scapegoat'.

However, this 'scapegoat' is not the kind of death for others, but in order to block the mouth of some people, it is necessary to find a reason for some 'mistakes' of the senior management. The reason for this is naturally that Ding Huiqiang and others did not do their job well.

"Considering that you are not an intelligence officer, we can understand some minor mistakes in our work. In the future, we just need to pay more attention to this aspect and try to correct it."

Seeing General Yan's sharp eyes, Ding Huiqiang knew what he had to do.

Stand up and loudly review the mistakes at work, and promise that you will never make mistakes again in the future.

General Shan Guohai and General Yan, the Chief of General Staff beside him, finally slowly eased his cold look. The young colonel in front of him is finally clear-headed. Know when and what choice to make.

The attitude of the two towards Ding Huiqiang suddenly improved, and their words were no longer as condescending as at the beginning, full of oppressive popularity.

"Comrade Huiqiang, sit down first, sit down and talk." General Yan's cold face melted like an iceberg, and he said with a soft smile.

(to be continued)