"The whole vehicle is 8 meters long, 2.17 meters high. The basic model without heavy weapons weighs 14 tons. It uses a 12150l-diesel engine with a power of 16k and 40 horsepower... The crew can carry 7 infantrymen..."

"40 horsepower? So powerful?" Xie Kai's mouth was drooling and his eyes shining.

This seems to be no different from zbl-08?

And lighter?

"The maximum road driving speed is 110 kilometers, and the off-road speed exceeds 40 kilometers..." Zhang Deming introduced proudly.

"Can infantry fighting vehicles carrying 122mm howitzers achieve such performance?" The Iraqi questions made Zhang Deming's face change instantly.

Xie Kai clearly knew that it was not easy to solve the impact of 122mm howitzer recoil on the entire infantry fighting vehicle.

Faced with such a tricky problem from the Iraqis, he had to stand up, "Sir, please note that this is an infantry fighting vehicle, not a self-propelled artillery!"

When the Iraqis heard Xie Kai's words, their faces were complicated.

Xie Kai also knew what the other party was thinking.

Obviously, the Iraqis regarded this thing as a self-propelled artillery that could transport infantry soldiers.

If self-propelled artillery and personnel carriers are combined, the cost will be much lower.

You should know that the 122mm self-propelled howitzer sold at 404 is just about 4 million yuan per piece, but it is still a US dollar. So far, no country is willing to place an order, so Pakistan has been cheated...

"Didn't you equipped 122mm howitzers?" asked the Iraqi man loudly, "Don't you want to sell this?"

Zhang Deming had no idea how to answer.

Could you tell the Iraqis, oh, don’t expect it. Our thing is just a future idea, and it is impossible to make it happen now. The recoil of this 122mm howitzer when firing can make the entire armored vehicle fall apart?

If you really say that, can you still be able to survive in the future?

The entire armored infantry conveyor vehicle weighs only 12 tons. Once the gun is fired, the whole car will move a long section back. If the parking brake is turned on, the entire brake will not be able to withstand how many guns will be fired!

How else can Zhang Deming explain?

Anyway, it's impossible to explain.

"Sir, please note that this is just a weapon module, a direction of upgrade in the future. The larger the caliber, the stronger the recoil. You should be clear about this..." Xie Kai said calmly, "Besides, the most important thing about armored personnel carriers is to cooperate with tank operations and provide firepower support for infantry attacking in some places where attacking is needed..."

Xie Kai reminded Iraqis.

The biggest function of an armored personnel carrier is to carry the enemy's firepower to transport infantry to the front line. In fact, the most fundamental thing is to coordinate tank combat.

The king of land warfare, such as tanks, can crush infantry in the distance, but has almost no power to fight back for close infantry.

Therefore, this bulky, but extremely powerful tank requires coordinated combat and armored vehicles that transport infantry soldiers.

Infantry fighting vehicles provide protection for infantry sent to the frontline for combat and deployed to the frontline faster, so they are the focus of army research in various countries.

"Such infantry fighting vehicles are not only for the purpose of cooperating with tanks. According to our vision, we hope that this kind of fighting vehicle has independent combat capabilities. For example, when the tank troops cannot follow up in urban street fighting, and when light infantry needs fire support, transporting these infantry fighting vehicles can provide heavy fire support..." Zhang Deming emphasized, "The vehicle body protection uses the same compound attachment as the 59 tank, and reserves the ability to hang reaction armor... According to the design, this fighting vehicle has the ability to resist 2mm armor-piercing incendiary bombs on the front and 100 meters of the front and 12.7mm armor-piercing incendiary bombs on the side... There is a group of 4 smoke bomb launchers on both sides of the turret, and the car is equipped with collective three-defense devices and automatic fire extinguishing devices. Without any preparation, it can pass through the rivers and lakes below the third-level wind..."

Such armored vehicles are definitely advanced in this era.

Xie Kai now understood why Zhang Deming was willing to give up his research on tanks and switch to the research of armored vehicles.

If such an armored vehicle can really carry a 105mm rifled gun or a 122mm howitzer, it will even have a greater effect than a tank.

When the Iraqis heard these introductions, their eyes shone brightly and they drooled.

"The main weapon uses Shipnov 2a72. /0mm machine gun, with a load of 500 rounds. The commander and the gunman are equipped with a viewing sight and a lower anti-stabilizing image fire control system... In the future development direction, we will study automatic turrets that do not require manpower operation..." Zhang Deming's introduction was not over. "At the same time, it is equipped with a 7.62mm parallel machine gun carrying 2,000 rounds of bullets..."

Infantry fighting vehicles mainly fight against enemy infantry.

Machine gun, this is a must-have.

"At the same time, we can choose our avant-garde air defense missile and a new ground-to-ground missile. This type of missile is a general model, but only because of the different warheads and different combat targets, it belongs to an improved model of anti-tank missile..." Zhang Deming introduced the situation of the entire infantry fighting vehicle.

"Can missiles still attack solid fortifications?" The Iraqis obviously didn't believe it. "Multifunctional missiles?"

"The same structure, different warheads. Lieutenant Colonel, please note that we have introduced before that this anti-tank missile can not only adopt the top attack mode, but also direct shot. For armored targets, the top is a weak link!"

You can't give up direct shooting with the attack top mode.

All anti-tank missiles are currently direct-fired.

"Your armored infantry fighting vehicle has been designed and tested?" Ibrahim didn't pay much attention. What he cared more about was the specific details of this armored vehicle.

Iraq does not have advanced infantry fighting vehicles.

It really uses composite armor like 59 tanks. Under the same thickness, it is much better than their domestic armored vehicles.

Carrying a 122mm howitzer, etc., is even more powerful than a self-propelled cannon.

"Testing is underway, and it has not yet been finalized..."

"It's an unsettling product again!" Iraqis felt that they didn't know how to express their feelings.

Why do Chinese people always provide undefined weapons?

Treat them as weapons test subjects?

But so what? At least, they can obtain advanced weapons and equipment.

"At present, only the models equipped with 0mm machine guns have samples, and some technologies are not very mature. According to our design, these weapons can be replaced according to different combat environments and needs. In addition to the parallel machine gun, the top weapons are the same as other power, body, and control systems. They adopt a modular design, which is not only convenient for maintenance, but also can quickly match and integrate combat needs..." Zhang Deming continued to introduce.

It even allowed people to personally cover up the huge infantry fighting vehicle in front of them.

This tank is equipped to combat the new tank system.

A new generation of infantry fighting vehicles specially used for the mechanization of the troops.

It not only undertakes the mission of transporting materials and infantry into the battlefield environment, but also explores the development of a new generation of equipment.

The tracked armored personnel carrier is too slow to maneuver, has poor maneuverability, and cannot maneuver quickly on the highway.

"It seems that there is no difference from zbl-08. Domestic technology is really so advanced?" Xie Kai was a little confused.

Modular design, not completed so quickly.

And the 8x8 chassis is a bit like a missile launcher?

No matter how confused Xie Kai was on the side, the Iraqis were discussing excitedly.

Wheeled infantry fighting vehicles can make their troops move faster.

In Iraq, the road conditions are much better than those in China. Crawler infantry fighting vehicles are easily crushed on asphalt roads, and they are not fast enough.

"The Tikrit Division needs such an infantry combat vehicle! This can provide rapid maneuvering deployment capabilities and also provide better protection for soldiers!" After demonstrating how the infantry carried in the vehicle fought, a colonel roared excitedly.

"How much?" Ibrahim wanted to ask about the price.

Never found a chance!

If possible, he really wanted to take a lot of money at the Chinese in front of him now and tell them, "Bring them all, I'll buy them all!"

However, I can only think about it.

Just don't let the damn Persians get it.

"General, our car has not yet been finalized, and the current price and cost is a bit high..." Zheng Yucheng said with a chuckle.

"Although our country is fighting with the Persians, we don't have much time to mine crude oil, can't we afford the equipment purchase?" said a lieutenant colonel coldly.

It's just a short time to write about me, I'm not short of money.

"Director Zheng, we have worked together for so long, and the transaction amount is more than 2.5 billion US dollars!" Ibrahim was also a little unhappy and looked down on people too much.

Xie Kai looked at the Iraqis in confusion, not understanding why this was.

Although the Iraqis in the past looked like nouveau riche, they would not be so obvious, right?

The more people have nothing, the more they will show that they have it when they are in a good situation.

It's completely a strong outside and a hard job.

Iraqis have no money?

It's impossible.

It is only November 1986 now, and the Iraq-Iraq War will not end until August 1988!

Isn't this going to fight?

It doesn't fit the style of President Sha Damu.

wrong!

Sha Damu accepted the ceasefire agreement in July 1987 and now he no longer wants to fight. At the beginning of the 84th, in order to force Persia to stop its troops and make peace, he adopted the policy of "using war to promote peace" and launched several large-scale attacks on the ground and at sea...

Until now, the war between Iran and Iran has not ended. Now it seems that all the troops of Sha Damu are taking the defensive stance, and the Persians are the active attacking parties.

The Iraq-Iraq War cannot continue.

Iraq is really short of money!

Thinking of this, Xie Kai immediately became anxious.

When the war is over, who will their weapons and equipment be sold?

At that time, domestic equipment was sold in batches during the Iran-Iraq War, and later the international arms market had nothing to do with China.

Especially during the Gulf War, the US destroyed too many Chinese-made tanks, which damaged China's reputation for arms.
Chapter completed!