Chapter 177 cut half price

"As Yefimov just said, there is indeed such a model, but at present, it is still under development, and has not been officially finalized to equip troops." Nikolai could only say this: "So now, this S-300PMU , it is indeed the latest model.”

"Nikolai, since you said so, I believe you." After finishing speaking, Qin Tao glanced at Yefimov with dissatisfaction in his eyes. He was just bragging, Xiao Mian, and he was almost fooled by you .

Yefimov let out a long breath. Although that look made him blush, but at least he didn't mess up the matter. They are still waiting for this arms sale to return good things. Diamond Central Design Bureau And Pioneer Factory, we are looking forward to it!

Although in this era, the money sold in exchange for things is still under the unified control of Moscow, but most of the business with China is barter, and they can always get some, as long as they can share Then, it can greatly alleviate their lack of living materials!

Therefore, after the Chinese delegation left last time, they initiated a relationship and did a lot of work with their superiors. In addition, the development of the third-generation system went smoothly, so the superiors opened the door and allowed them to export the S-300PMU. Who would have thought that he would almost screw it up.

"However, it's never too late for a good meal. Since there are more advanced models, we can wait until the new model is successfully developed, and then we will order it. Now, spending 400 million US dollars to buy these backward models is really a loss It's over." After Qin Tao finished speaking, he glanced at Elder Lin and Elder Wu.

  Of course, both of them know what Qin Tao means. Although the Air Force has long coveted this advanced air defense system, but now, they still have to hold back.

  The two nodded one after another: "Yes, we can wait."

  You can wait, but we can't wait! Yefimov was bitter.

Nicholas spoke again: "Qin, my friends, since you have come, you can't leave empty-handed. It's better to buy back the missile systems of the four battalions. The price is negotiable, Yefimov, What do you say?"

   Nicola is such a great character! Qin Tao was extremely happy in his heart. This friend is very interesting, and he will do more business with Nicholas in the future.

"Nicolas, my friend, since you said it, then I have to give you face, how about this, since it is a backward weapon system, then sell it at the backward price, 50% off, 200 million How about dollars?"

   Yefimov's eyeballs popped up all of a sudden, subconsciously, he wanted to say, this is impossible! This is the price we sell to Eastern Europe. How can we give you half the price? Can you compare with Eastern Europe?

However, he also knew that if he blurted out these words, these people would probably run away. They didn’t get any business in Eastern Europe. Now that the negotiations on the Su-27 project have been completed, the Sukhoi Design Bureau and the Communist Party of China On the other side of Qingcheng, they have obtained a large amount of Chinese light industry products and materials, and they are so envious of them.

what to do?

Nicholas was still considerate. After seeing Yefimov's expression, he knew what Yefimov was thinking, so he said: "Qin, my friend, this price is a little unacceptable for us here, can you Add some more?"

  Qin Tao is kind and generous, and he sells Nicholas' face very much.

   "In this case, Mr. Lin, Mr. Wu, should we add more?"

  Mr. Lin and Mr. Wu were overjoyed, and Qin Tao was so ruthless in bargaining! It was cut in half all of a sudden, and the other party still seemed to be full of expectations. If this is the case, of course we must continue to work harder.

   "You can add another 20 million, but you have to give us some more ammunition."

  According to Yefimov's introduction just now, a S-300 missile launch battalion includes a 30N6 multifunctional phased array radar and a 76N6 low-altitude target search radar. Such a system can control 4 launch units at the same time, and each launch unit has 2 quadruple launch vehicles. In this way, a missile launch battalion has 8 launch vehicles and 32 missiles.

  Our side plans to purchase four launch battalions, plus a base number of ammunition, that is, a total of 256 missiles. If these missiles really encounter a large-scale war, they will soon be exhausted.

"That's right, one more missile base is added, and the total is 384." Qin Tao said: "In this way, the total contract value is 220 million. We will pay half of the cash and half of the items. If you can agree to this price, then we will Let's continue talking, if we can't agree, then we... can only say sorry, if it's that kind of new model, we will get a lot of the 400 million US dollars!"

  Qin Tao has been bitten to death. It’s not that we don’t want to follow your price, it’s that you don’t give us advanced models. We are actually at a disadvantage, all because of Nikola’s face.

  Fortunately, that guy named Grishin wasn't there, otherwise, the other party would absolutely slam the table and refuse to sell weapons at this price.

Yefimov fell silent, the scene was quiet, only the clock was ticking, one minute, two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes later, Yefimov finally took a deep breath and said with difficulty: "We are willing to use this Sell ​​the missiles at a certain price, but I hope you will keep it secret."

   That's natural, you're being nice when you get cheap?

   This price is not cheap for the country. After all, the motherland’s foreign exchange reserves are not enough, but compared with the Patriot missile, it is very cheap.

  In 1993, a certain region ordered 3 sets of "Patriot" systems and 200 "Patriot" PAC-2 missiles, which cost 565 million US dollars.

Both Mr. Lin and Mr. Wu were very happy. They brought Qin Tao over here. After such a flicker, together with Nikolai's kindness, they successfully bought the S-300 weapon system at half the price. Moreover, once the price is confirmed, In the future, if the other party wants to raise the price again, it will not be so easy, and the range will not be particularly large.

   "Everyone, we have brought a lot of fine wine. In order to celebrate the conclusion of today's deal, we have to celebrate it well." Elder Lin suggested.

  Every time I come to Lao Maozi, I always bring wine with me.

  Hearing about drinking, Nicholas was overjoyed, but when he glanced among the crowd and saw the figure of Dionysus, he frowned a little.

   "Of course, but he drinks his own, don't drink with us." Nicholas pointed his finger at the **** of wine.

   Li Daming was very upset.

  The atmosphere of the dinner party was very good. No one drank with Li Daming, so Li Daming went around looking for someone to drink with his own glass. There are always some people who don't know how good Li Daming is.

   As for those who knew how powerful they were, they avoided Li Daming from a distance, for fear of capsizing at Li Daming's place.

  Qin Tao held a wine glass and stood with Nicholas.

   "Nicolas, my friend, thank you for your help today. By the way, the watermelons over there are almost ripe. Do you want to send you a boat?"

watermelon?

  Nicolas nodded again and again: "Of course no problem, I will send good things to you."

  Qin Tao smiled: "It doesn't matter if you give it or not."

   "Our friendship is friendship, and business is business." Nicholas said with a smile: "At that time, it is estimated that I can get you a few 5V55U missiles to go there, and you can hit 150 kilometers without high-flying ballistic trajectory."

  5V55U is the third type of missile, which still uses semi-active guidance and has a range of 150 kilometers. Its next model is the famous 48N6E2 missile with a range of 200 kilometers.

   With a few of these missiles, you can exchange for a boatload of watermelons. Moreover, since they are universal, they can be directly linked to the weapon system agreed by Qin Tao and the others without modification.

  However, when Nicholas said this, he revealed a big secret.

  Nicolas is Navy!

The S-300 system is separate. The navy uses the S-300F, which was designed by the Antarta Design Bureau. It is not the same thing as the current Diamond Central Design Bureau. How can the Navy have the missiles of the Homeland Defense Air Force? system?

  Qin Tao's heart is like a mirror, he knows what's going on.

Lao Maozi installed the S-300F system on his cruiser and became the regional air defense force of the Navy. It is very different from the weapon system of the Homeland Defense Air Force, except that the launcher uses a revolver, radar, etc. There are also differences.

  For example, on a nuclear-powered cruiser, two 3R41 dome radars are installed, which can fire at twelve targets at the same time. A conventionally powered cruiser has only one dome radar, which can attack six targets flying in one direction at the same time.

  In this era, it is already a remarkable achievement. After all, saturation attacks are played by old men, and their enemies do not have the strength of saturation attacks.

   However, this system is mainly used to intercept aircraft. Facing the new generation of American Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Tomahawk C anti-ship missiles and other systems, the interception efficiency is very poor.

Therefore, the Lao Maozi Navy was very dissatisfied with the performance of this missile. They set their sights on the latest S-300PM system of the Homeland Defense Air Force, decided to put this weapon system on the warship, and gave it a number of S-300FM, as if It is an upgrade from the S-300F, in fact, it is completely different from the previous ones.

  For Lao Maozi, this is nothing embarrassing. Most of the navy's air defense missiles are transplanted from the missile system of the Homeland Defense Air Force, which also declares that they have given up the products of the Anerta Design Bureau.

  Nicolas came here, in fact, to inspect with other naval officers, and he will get a few sets back, try to test it first, and test it. His Pacific Fleet will also have this kind of thing.

   However, after the inspection, he heard that the Chinese delegation had come, so he stayed for an extra day. As a result, he really met Qin Tao.

  Lao Maozi's plan, the route is still no problem, but unfortunately, their movements are slow.

   Wait until they're done testing, the Red Empire is gone!

Lao Maozi's economy deteriorated rapidly, and those powerful nuclear-powered cruisers became a burden. The first ship to receive modification, the Peter the Great, only modified the bow and installed a 30D6 radar. The tail is still 3R41 The canopy radar can still be used anyway.

As for the cruisers Admiral Zakharev and Admiral Nasimov, which were later refitted, they could only be parked at the pier to be exposed to the sun and wind, and were finally eliminated. The two sets of S-300FM systems that were originally planned to be replaced were also replaced by the old Maozi sold it for something.

   Now, thinking of these, Qin Tao is still very emotional.

   "Nicolas, my friend, thank you for your support, cheers!" Qin Tao raised his glass.

  The wine glasses of the two touched each other.

   "Qin, what else do you need when you come here?" Nicholas said to Qin Tao, "I can help you."

  Nicolas is very generous to his good friends.

  Qin Tao thought for a while, and then said: "Efimov has hidden a brand new S-300 system from us. I am very curious about this system. It would be great if I could go and have a look."

Nicholas smiled, knowing that Qin Tao had such an inquisitive style, he nodded: "Actually, there is nothing advanced, the main thing is that there is a brand-new regiment-level radar, which has a larger area and is easier to search for." The distance is farther, and multiple missile battalions can be coordinated to fight together. However, it was developed by the Novosibirsk Scientific Research Institute of Measuring Instruments, and it is not in Moscow. If you want to see it..."

  Qin Tao nodded: "Well, I'm looking forward to it very much, of course, if it won't trouble you."

   "Qin, my friend, anyway, I'm going back to the Far East. If I go on the ground, I will pass through Siberia. It's no problem to stop by. Of course, I can't bring too many people with me."

   "It's just me and my wife, so it should be fine?"

  Nicolas nodded.

So, on the second day, Mr. Wu and Mr. Lin continued to negotiate on the details of the introduction of the S-300. At the same time, they went to the Pioneer Factory to see the real thing. state.

  Novosibirsk Oblast is located in the southeast of the West Siberia Plain, most of the land is located between the Ob River and the Irtysh River, and the capital Novosibirsk is 3191 kilometers away from Moscow.

  The location of this city is very good, so it is an important city in the inland of Lao Maozi. In terms of size, it is the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and Leningrad, and its scale is larger than Stalingrad.

It was built in 1893 and has a history of nearly a hundred years. Over the years, the city has vigorously developed the machine manufacturing and metal processing industries. In addition, the power industry, food industry, chemical industry, ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy industries have also Very developed.

  Many research institutions of Lao Maozi have established branches here, such as the Moscow Academy of Sciences, which has branches here, as well as nuclear physics, lasers, etc., and there are also a large number of universities here.

  Although it is inland, when you come here, you can't see the desolate Siberian scene of the exiled prisoners, but there is the bustle of the city.

   Novosibirsk Scientific Research Institute of Measuring Instruments is located in a corner of the city, surrounded by green trees and pleasant scenery.

   "Qin, let me introduce you. This is Kuznetsov." Nikolai took Qin Tao and Zhao Ling, found his old acquaintances, and introduced Qin Tao enthusiastically.

  (end of this chapter)