Chapter 484 Cooperation
"Hasar, thank you for your hard work this time." Kusai said to Hasar, who was about to say goodbye and leave.
In a simple sentence, Hassar felt a warm heart. This sentence suddenly made her feel happy, as if all her efforts were worth it.
"This is my job, I will try to do better," Hassar said.
Looking at the back of Hassar walking out with his light steps, Kusai said to Dr. Bour: "We are very interested in your super cannon project. If it can be realized, we can undertake the mission of launching satellites from various countries, and it has very low operating costs."
Although Dr. Boer had done many experiments on Barbados Island in the Caribbean in the 1960s, theoretically showing that when the "Birdless Bird" ultra-long-range shells were fired, the speed of the satellites could be achieved. These shells were different from the usual artillery ammunition. The essence was a rocket-propelled vehicle launched by large-caliber artillery. These vehicles were designed to launch artificial satellites or carry warheads to perform ultra-long-range attack missions.
However, due to the termination of the investment, the project ended in vain.
Now, Iraq has expressed a strong interest again, which is undoubtedly very attractive to Dr. Boer.
In fact, for Kusai, this super cannon that can launch satellites is not very cold. It has practical distances and has great technical risks. Unlike rocket launch satellites, this launch method requires a large acceleration, which will be about several thousand g, which requires the satellite to have a high mechanical strength. It is still possible to consider launching a long-range warhead.
However, one of the great attractions to get Dr. Boer from Europe is this space cannon project. If Dr. Boer can rest assured here, he must use this as bait. Moreover, this is not just bait.
Kusai knew that the development of space cannons must be a very long process, and it would not be done very well during the experiment. It was a process of gradual research from childhood to adulthood. During the research, Dr. Boer with a high IQ will definitely come out with all kinds of new things.
For example, the mainstream 155mm caliber artillery can only fire grenades to more than 20 kilometers, but Dr. Boer invented rocket extended range bombs, increasing the range of howitzers of this caliber to nearly 40 kilometers. After increasing the caliber, the range will be even greater. For example, in later generations, Dr. Boer developed a long-range gun for Iraq. The 210mm caliber self-propelled giant "Fao" howitzer has a weight of 53 tons and a barrel length of 11 meters. The range of rocket extended range bombs is 56 kilometers. It can fire up to 4 120 kilograms of shells per minute.
Now Iraq is no longer the Iraq that is inexpensive to make ends meet in later generations. It has a huge economy as a backing and has a certain heavy industry production capacity. As long as existing production equipment is improved or new production equipment is imported, it can be used to independently produce it using the manufacturing process of high-bridge compression guns mastered by Dr. Boer. In order to complete the Air Force cannon project, Dr. Boer will definitely do his best. Then, Iraq's artillery manufacturing industry will develop from scratch, from small to large, into an industry with the world's advanced level.
Therefore, investing in the research of super cannons has very realistic benefits, not to mention that improving the existing artillery in Iraq and exerting greater effectiveness. This is also Dr. Boer's unshirkable obligation.
When talking about super cannons, Dr. Boer's eyes showed a childlike longing. Since he came into contact with the information about the "Paris Cannon Project" during World War I, Dr. Boer has become obsessed with super cannons, and he was once very close to this dream.
"His Excellency Kusai, are you really willing to make this super cannon?" asked Dr. Boer.
"Very willing," said Kusai. "But I have a condition."
“What conditions?”
"This super cannon must be produced and used in Iraq. It is absolutely impossible to output any technology of the super cannon. We must monopolize all the low-orbit satellite launch business in the future." Kusai said. When he said this, Kusai was very serious.
"No problem at all." Dr. Boer is also a very practical person. He knew that if Iraq had no benefits, how could it invest in such a project, and even Americans withdraw their investment. Moreover, the other party said that he wanted to monopolize the future low-orbit satellite launch business, as if he could see the brilliant future of the super cannon. He had no idea that Kusai said this for other purposes.
After talking about this topic that Dr. Boer is most interested in, Kusai gradually shifted the topic to his own focus: "Dr. Boer, just two years ago, you used a GC45 155mm howitzer to conduct a test in the Middle East, and the maximum range is said to have reached 43 kilometers?"
"Yes," said Dr. Boole.
"You also know that we are now fighting against Iran. Iran's sea tactics make us feel that our artillery fire is not suppressed enough, so our existing howitzers cannot meet our needs," said Kusai.
Before coming, improving the existing artillery in Iraq was also a requirement that Yurid had already stated, so Dr. Bour was very pleased and said: "Your country is mainly equipped with the Soviet-made 130mm caliber cannon. The ammunition technology of this cannon is outdated. We can increase the range by changing the tailgate and using new ammunition. However, I still recommend that your country produce 155mm caliber howitzers, which is the future trend, and larger caliber cannons should also be equipped."
Dr. Boer proposed a very important aspect: ammunition! In order to make a cannon far, in addition to the gun body, there is another very important point, that is, ammunition, better ammunition, which is conducive to the full performance of the artillery.
Moreover, Dr. Boer told Kusai very clearly that he could produce the 155mm caliber artillery he had developed, which was the trend of development. Dr. Boer was still studying the larger 210mm cannon. These were needed on the battlefield in Iraq. For Dr. Boer, it was his best project. As long as Iraq could fund him to carry out space research projects, he could share these projects with Iraq. You must know that he opened a company in Belgium and promoted cannons everywhere in order to raise funds and continue his research.
"We have an artillery repair shop in northern Baghdad. We hope that Dr. Boer can provide technical guidance to transform our existing artillery, and at the same time, upgrade this repair shop to transform it into an artillery manufacturer that can produce this new type of artillery." Kusai said.
Since Dr. Boole agreed, Couse must implement it immediately.
To transform the gun repair factory into a production plant? Dr. Boer frowned and said, "I have to conduct a survey first. It is very likely that I have to purchase a large number of equipment. Moreover, I don't know if Iraq can produce qualified steel."
"As long as there is equipment abroad, we will definitely try to buy it." Kusai said that Western countries are still relatively supportive of Iraq now and can introduce equipment from the West. Japanese equipment can also be squeezed out, which is more difficult for the United States.
Iraq is now able to produce tanks. If suppression artillery can be produced, it will go a step further. Iraq will eventually achieve domestic production of all weapons.
Wait! A thought suddenly flashed through Kusai's mind. His tank project still has a big problem: tank guns!
Iraq has now introduced the British 17 105mm caliber tank gun, which is installed on the 69-improved model, and the 2a46 125mm caliber smoothbore gun imported from the Soviet Union, which is installed on the T-72 tanks that Iraq itself assembled. However, Kusai is still not satisfied with the performance of these two types of artillery guns.
Although what Kusai most hopes is Rheinmetall 120mm tank gun, the other party has rejected the request for Kusai to introduce, and such tank guns cannot be exported to Iraq.
Moreover, if it is introduced, Iraq will coexist with 125mm shells and 120mm shells, which is very unfavorable to logistics support.
Although in principle, tank guns and howitzers are not the same, tank guns use cannons with high chamber pressure and low elevation angles, mainly direct aiming and shooting, while howitzers have high elevation angles, curved ballistics, and indirect aiming and shooting.
However, the artillery technology is the same. For example, the electroslag resolvation technology that can significantly improve the performance of the body tube can be used on any type of artillery, and the ammunition of the artillery is also in common.
Why not let Dr. Boer make a guest appearance and see if he can use the technology he masters to design a 125mm caliber tank gun?
"Dr. Bour, we still have an urgent technical problem now," Kusai said. "The firepower of our existing 125mm caliber tank guns is not strong enough, and they cannot be produced by themselves. Iraq needs to have its own tank guns. Only with large-scale armored forces can we better carry out wars against Iran."
Looking at the person in front of me who valued him so much, Dr. Bour said: "Although I have never been exposed to tank guns, I can also conduct some experiments. However, if I use the launching medicine made by the new process I have recently developed, it should be able to increase the firepower of existing tank guns."
There was a giant cannon pie in front of me, and Dr. Boer was indeed very cooperative. Kusai said: "Then please ask Dr. Boer to take over the tank gun project together. We will cooperate with each other. We will meet the requirements of funds, personnel and equipment as soon as possible."
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Chapter completed!