Zheng Quanli smiled extremely innocently at the eastern foot of the Karakoram Mountains. To the west of the Lianman Mountains, in the Lema Valley 420 kilometers southwest of the SB airstrip, which is still 5 kilometers away, New Delhi is responsible for supporting six SB airstrips. In the h forward supply base of the northwest garrison cluster, Rahul, the director of the Defense Procurement Agency who came to inspect, was about to cry.
"Colonel Motorsky, we need a larger Mi-26 helicopter, not the much smaller Mi-17 helicopter. You know, this outdated equipment from the Soviet era is simply unable to perform plateau transportation missions."
Rahul was in a reasonably well-decorated lounge, staring sharply at Colonel Motorsky, the Russian military observer who came with him to understand the actual situation on the New Delhi plateau, with the word "angry" on his forehead. Written on the link.
But Motorsky acted as if he had seen everything, and smiled and persuaded Rahul: "My dear Dawali, don't be too excited. You know how deep my feelings for New Delhi are. In the past In the past few years, in order to equip New Delhi with the Su-30mki fighter jets that transcend the times, I have almost removed a layer of stairs in various departments in Moscow. Doesn¡¯t this still prove my feelings for New Delhi?
What¡¯s more, even if we don¡¯t talk about feelings, we can talk about interests. As long as you agree to this order, I will lobby Moscow to give an extra 0.5% on top of the 4.5% rebate for the Su-30mki fighter jet. How about it? Isn¡¯t this a bad deal? "
An extra 0.5% may not seem like a big amount, but you must know that military aircraft are often large orders worth hundreds of millions or billions of dollars, so a 0.5% rebate is not much at all.
Faced with such attractive conditions, Rahul was a little tempted to be honest, but the problem was that the previous Su-30mki fighter list had not been wiped clean. He himself was often besieged by political opponents. At this time, he was making money without hesitation. , is likely to affect your future career.
So Rahul reluctantly suppressed his impulsive desire and shook his head with difficulty: "No, this time human life is at stake, and all regulations must be handled in accordance with international standards! A Mi-17 helicopter worth 26 million US dollars is absolutely unacceptable. , if it¡¯s a Mi-26 heavy helicopter, it¡¯s almost the same.¡±
"Rahul, my dear Dawali, I believe the earthquake in the Karakoram Pass has given you a profound idea of ??the importance of heavy-duty helicopters. Do you think you can get it for $26 million? I Please stop kidding Rahul, that is a heavy-duty helicopter, one engine alone costs tens of millions of dollars, and if you want to use two engines, you need a complete set, how is that possible!"
Motorsky didn¡¯t give Rahul any face at all, and made it clear clearly that the $26 million was just for the Mi-26, so he couldn¡¯t stay where it was.
Being snatched away by Motorski, Rahul's old face was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't refute the fact. Who asked Motorski to tell the truth? Not every country can build heavy helicopters. Looking at the world, only the United States and Russia, which has integrated the Soviet Union, have this ability.
New Delhi really wants to buy American things, but firstly, the current United States does not like New Delhi. Secondly, American goods are too expensive. Heavy-duty helicopters like Chinooks and Sea Stallions often start at US$70-80 million. , more expensive than ordinary fighter jets, and New Delhi simply cannot afford it.
" Otherwise, it would be impossible to turn our attention to Russia. No matter what the performance is, Russian products are at least cheap, but even if they are cheap, it is just a fantasy to buy a heavy-duty helicopter for 26 million US dollars.
Motorsky looked at Rahul, who had an ugly face, and knew that he could not provoke him anymore, otherwise the confident director of the Defense Procurement Bureau in New Delhi would fall out.
Then the topic changed and he continued in a gentle tone: "I have never undertaken a Mi-26 helicopter. I don't know the specific price, but it must be at least more than 50 million US dollars. I think it is a bit difficult to afford it with New Delhi's current financial situation, and The old version of the Mi-26 has a maximum ceiling of only 5,000 meters, and its plateau capabilities are not very good.
Because of this, I say that New Delhi should consider the Mi-17 again Rahul, my dear Dawali, I know you will say that the Mi-17 is obsolete, so what I recommend is not the Mi-17. The basic model is the plateau application version of his improved Mi-171, Mi-171mt. As for the price, since we are so familiar with it, we will give you a preferential price. Each aircraft costs 28 million US dollars, which is only two dollars more than the Mi-17. For a million dollars, you can get its deeply improved version, and it is also a unique plateau application deeply improved version, which can be said to be a very cost-effective one. "
After saying this, Rahul¡¯s ugly face finally softened, and after careful consideration, something moved subconsciously.
With the money of Mi-17, you can buy the Mi-171mt plateau application version. If this is presented to his political opponents, it is equivalent to going crazy with the soles of his shoes.?The old faces of those political opponents.
How dare you slander yourself for taking kickbacks in the Su-30mki fighter procurement case? Open your eyes and see that I, Manmohan Rahul, a descendant of the great Brahmin, am doing this with the most pious sense of responsibility. You are dedicating yourself to the country, but you are blatantly claiming that you are getting kickbacks. Where is your conscience? Were they all eaten by dogs?
So Rahul nodded slightly and was about to agree, but before he could speak, an officer hurried over and said a few words in Rahul's ear. Rahul was shocked when he heard this, and immediately He apologized and said to Motorsky: "Sorry, I have some things to deal with, so I'll leave first."
"No problem, I also need to communicate with my superiors. After all, such a favorable price requires Moscow's approval." Motorsky nodded quickly in response.
Rahul nodded apologetically to Motorsky again, and hurriedly left with the officer who came to report. Then the two of them came to a temporary conference room not far away. As soon as they entered the door, Rahul He couldn't wait to ask: "What's going on? Why did the embassies of Japan, Canada and the United States in New Delhi send us notes at the same time, asking for the rescue of a man named Michael Hashimoto."
"Mr. Rahul, please listen to my explanation." After being questioned, the New Delhi colonel in front of him immediately said with sweat profusely: "This Michael Hashimoto was born in Japan, but he obtained Canadian citizenship, and he is Another senior reporter from Voice of America"
The colonel rambled a lot, and Rahul finally understood. It turned out that this reporter named Hashimoto entered the SB airstrip together with Su Mo, the trouble-provoking senior reporter of the New Delhi Press Trust. Then it was trapped here by a landslide caused by an earthquake.
It was fine at the beginning, but as time went by, the small reserves of supplies at the SB airstrip became unsustainable after a few days of consumption. Under such circumstances, Hashimoto contacted Japan, Canada and the United States through the satellite phone he carried. friends, hoping to get their help to save him from hell.
However, after hearing all this, Rahul no longer cared about Hashimoto's life or death. Instead, he looked at the colonel in front of him in surprise: "You mean, the SB airstrip has been cut off from supplies for two days? Including Su Mo. 28 people have died?¡±
"Yesyes!" The colonel nodded tremblingly.
"Asshole!" Rahul cursed angrily, then turned around and left angrily. He quickly walked to the lounge. When he opened the door, he saw Motorsky who had just put down the satellite phone and said impatiently: "Colonel , I agreed, one Mi-171mt for US$28 million, and we want 10 of them now, fast."
Motorsky smiled calmly: "Rahul, my dear Davari, unfortunately, the price I gave you just now was not approved by Moscow."
"How much does it cost in Moscow?"
"According to international standards, the price of a 13-ton helicopter is generally around US$40 million. Taking into account New Delhi's traditional friendship, Moscow has discounted the price to US$38 million." Motorsky said with sonorous force, and his smile was even more childlike. , but the invisible machete slaughtered the big fat sheep of New Delhi
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