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Volume 1 Chapter 154 154 Military Aid Finalized

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    In fact, to be fair, 12 racks of dried Chinook flowers.  [. First Release] US$200 million to get a production license, there is nothing cheaper.  Moreover, this 120 million is actually military aid from the United States, which means it is given away for free, so it seems that the United States is still very generous, and its intention is to win over the Chinese brothers.

    Boeing was elated when it heard that China wanted to buy Chinooks. Although it needed a production license, it was limited by its mindset. Boeing didn't think China could quickly absorb the technology for manufacturing Chinooks. After all, alternating twin rotors are in the market.  At this time, it was still considered a high-tech technology.  When transferring technology midway, be careful, for example, so that engineers don't have to focus too much, or only provide some pale production steps, while retaining the details. It may take many years for China to complete localization.  Furthermore, Boeing does not believe that China can produce all the parts for this aircraft at once. If it wants to make it itself, it will still need to purchase parts from Boeing, and the money will become its own.

    The market for Chinese aircraft is huge. The super order of 150 F-14 Red Tomcats obtained by Grumman has already made many American arms dealers covetous. Although the -47 order is not as lucrative as the F-14 deal,  But other business opportunities that followed one after another were also quite satisfactory.

    Taking Grumman as an example, because they formed a cooperative relationship with China through the F-14 project, they also got a share of the international version of the Xiaolong project launched by China.  Boeing and Grumman are not the same. Boeing is doing well now. China also ordered some civil aircraft from Boeing a few years ago.  Boeing not only counts on military products, but civilian products are also what they focus on.  Although China now has a large passenger aircraft such as the 919, it has not yet produced a large wide-body passenger aircraft such as the 747. Besides, Boeing also looks down on the unfamiliar 919, so they naturally regard China as a big airline.  son.

    Therefore, Boeing does not feel that it will lose money by selling 12 -47 Chinooks plus a production license. Considering the potential additional orders and the supply of parts, Boeing feels that it can make a lot of money.  The Japanese Self-Defense Forces are also equipped with -47, and the number of equipment is only a few dozen, much less than that of the US military, but they still obtained a production license and produced it at Kawasaki Heavy Industries.  Considering that the scale of the PLA is several times that of the Self-Defense Forces, it is not surprising at all to equip hundreds of -47s. Thinking of this, Boeing can't wait to sign the contract immediately and move towards a better tomorrow.

    Of course, if Boeing knew about their so-called alternating twin-rotor high technology, the technology of the Red Alert Base is more mature than theirs, and the 51-ton super-heavy helicopter double-blade technology is much more complicated than the -47, maybe they would not be so forthcoming.  China has agreed to export -47 to China.

    Projects such as carrier-based transport aircraft and ship-based anti-submarine aircraft were rejected by the United States because the United States simply felt that it was a waste of energy for China, which did not even have an aircraft carrier, to pursue such projects. However, the ambitions of the Chinese navy can be seen from this. However, according to the most optimistic think tank  According to analysis, given China's technological level and economic conditions, it will take ten years at the earliest before China can have its first aircraft carrier battle group.  The United States "well-intentioned" cannot let China spend money so randomly. The only military aid it has can only be used properly to enhance China's power and help the United States guard the eastern Soviet Union and the Western Pacific.

    So the United States somewhat unexpectedly proposed to transfer the technology of the P-3 Orion fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft to China.

    Qi Yiming analyzed that the United States made this plan after careful consideration. First of all, the United States did not know that Pla has now equipped an FQ-8vi anti-submarine aircraft (Gaoxin No. 6) with performance that is highly similar to the P-3; secondly, Yu Pacific Rim Army  During the exercise, the US military saw that it could rely on the PLA Navy, which had excellent combat capabilities, to contain the Soviet Union within the first and second island chains.

    To a certain extent, the Chinese Navy¡¯s combat capability is stronger than that of the Sea of ??Japan, and the U.S. Navy has reached this conclusion privately.  The Haizi is actually the anti-submarine squadron of the Seventh Fleet trained by the US military, so the Haizi has always focused on building its own powerful anti-submarine forces.  Not only has the Eighth-Eight Fleet been built mainly for anti-submarine warfare, but its aviation anti-submarine capability is second only to the United States in the world.  You can tell from the anti-submarine aircraft they equipped. Haizi equipped more than 80 P-2 anti-submarine aircraft. After the P-2 was retired, it equipped more than 100 P-3 anti-submarine aircraft. Later, it even developed its own P-1  Anti-submarine aircraft.

    Having the Sea of ??Japan is not enough, and the Chinese are dragged in to build an even tighter anti-submarine network.  The Chinese Navy now has two amphibious assault ships, which can carry more than ten anti-submarine helicopters to conduct very large-scale searches on the sea. In addition, the excellent performance of the destroyers and frigates have very good anti-submarine capabilities. Submarines are the strength of the Chinese Navy.  , then the US military believes that the shortcoming is the fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft in aviation anti-submarine.

    Anti-submarine aircraft such as the P-3 can not only perform anti-submarine work, but also conduct border patrols and strengthen sea control capabilities. They are a good deterrent to any actions of the Soviet Red Navy.

    So the United States proposed to China that it would export 6 more P-3 anti-submarine aircraft to China at a preferential price of US$30 million. Following the example of the -47, it would also produce many P-3 anti-submarine aircraft.The license can be transferred to China, allowing it to mass-produce it on its own.

    Qi Yiming was a little undecided, because the Navy already had about ten FQ-8vi, and at least seventy or eighty more would be produced in the future. In the end, the Navy would have a fleet of about one hundred large anti-submarine aircraft.  Team.  Let P-3 come in horizontally, and regardless of whether it costs money or not, logistics support will be a bit troublesome.

    However, considering that stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade, there are still many things that can be learned from the P-3. Qi Yiming proposed that 6 aircraft be transferred for US$100 million. They can be second-hand goods used by the US military. The technology will be transferred and the production will be carried out.  Get the permit.

    The American delegation still struggled for a while, but finally agreed to such conditions.  It is also a good idea to throw away the old goods at a relatively cost-effective price and exchange them for new ones. There are many models of P-3, and the US military still has some older mass-produced models, such as P-3a and  P-3B, just give it to China, and they will replace it with a better P-3.  I don¡¯t know if it was inspired by Qi Yiming, but the United States responded directly this time, with 18 P-3s totaling US$200 million, 12 P-3a early models, and 6 P-3bs that were 70% to 80% new models.

    The P-3 entered active service in 1959, which means that the early models had at least a service life of nearly 30 years. The earliest P-3s in service should be retired. The United States is equivalent to all these old goods.  When the price of scrap iron is sold to China, the only ones that can really be used are the 6 P-3Bs.

    In the end, the deal was determined to be US$180 million to purchase 18 middle-life P-3s. The United States thought it had an advantage, and Qi Yiming actually did not suffer any loss.  Even those P-3As that are close to retirement will not be a problem if they are sent to the maintenance factory platform and repaired and modified. They can serve for 15 years.  Even if it is really useless, just throw it into the crushing crane and use it as a material to make fq-8vi.

    This time, 300 million US dollars went out. Qi Yiming didn't want to spend it all. After all, it was not common for the United States to provide cash aid, so he finally stopped purchasing from the United States.  The United States also received an additional order of 300 million, and was very satisfied.

    In addition to the two major items of -47 and P-3, there are actually some "waste gifts" previously negotiated between China and the United States.  The main reason is that China has taken over some old-fashioned armaments that have been scrapped by the United States, such as Pershing tanks and 48 medium tanks from the Korean War, several decommissioned U.S. warships that need to be dismantled, and some fighter jets that need to be scrapped.

    During the meeting, the United States also proposed to strengthen the communication and liaison mechanism between the two militaries, and should try to unify the military equipment to facilitate future side-by-side operations.

    Qi Yiming also knows exactly what kind of medicine is sold here. Unification cannot be the US military unifying the shape of Chinese weapons. It must be China starting to use NATO standards.  It is almost impossible for China to give up its own weapons. It means that all weapons need to be redesigned. The negotiators will almost say that the Americans are joking.  Of course, if the Chinese army really uses NATO weapons, many arms dealers in the United States will laugh again.

    Originally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense did not want to talk about this matter, but Qi Yiming had an idea and told the Americans: "It is a useful attempt to unify the weapons with the US, but we cannot completely give up on ourselves."  We cannot afford to lose the equipment. For various reasons, we hope to form a group of "artists" to use NATO-standard weapons, so that when needed, we can use a logistics system to supply them when we fight side by side with our allies.  ¡±

    When the Americans heard this, they were also very happy. They did not expect all Chinese troops to be armored. Some of them were very profitable and of practical value.

    Who would have thought that Qi Yiming would change the topic here: "It is impossible to build an 'Artist' without your support. We may try to produce some NATO-standard weapons, and we hope that you will transfer the relevant technologies and standards."  Give it to us. In addition, we hope to build the first 'Artist' as soon as possible. The equipment may not be able to keep up. Can the US support our new troops?"

    It turns out that the fox tail is here, but this so-called art mechanic is a lightly armed quick reaction force, not fully mechanized. It only provides some light weapons, towed artillery, etc., plus some related technical materials and process specifications.  The Americans thought about it and thought that these things were not valuable, but the value of guiding the Chinese Army to gradually unify with themselves would be great, so they agreed wholeheartedly.  You can't expect them to give you good things. The list Qi Yiming saw was basically second-hand goods, such as 16 rifles, 101 howitzers, and early models of 60 tanks.  The number of tanks and armored vehicles is also very small. There are only 60 tanks per division and not 80 armored vehicles. However, some military Humvees have been promised to be delivered.

    It¡¯s just that the Americans didn¡¯t expect that Qi Yiming didn¡¯t just want to defraud some second-hand equipment, but planned to rely on the help of the Americans to build a beautifully-armed ¡°blue army¡±, that is, an imaginary enemy force.  At this time, the construction of imaginary enemy troops is in its infancy, from habits to equipment.The Blue Army, which is completely close to its opponents, is very helpful in developing the response level and experience of its own troops.  After this blue army division is formed, it can become a grindstone for pla.

    Being close to Americans now does not mean that you will wear the same pants with Americans for the rest of your life.  Qi Yiming made plans early and was prepared for a rainy day.  .
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