At this time, non-professional people did not know much about the Scud missile. In a few years, the Scud missile would become famous only when the Gulf War broke out. Sometimes it was Scud, and sometimes it was Patriot missiles shot down. Such a scene became almost well-known under the influence of Western media.
However, in fact, in the current war, both sides have begun to launch large quantities of Scud missiles, both sides have it, which shows that the spread of this missile is very fast.
The Scud missile is a single-stage liquid missile. The earliest technical source can even be traced back to the German V-2 missile during World War II, with a range of 300 kilometers. It was operated by the army within the Soviet army and used to carry out the first round of artillery fire strikes in war. Airports, power stations and other key facilities within 300 kilometers of the enemy will be treated by this weapon.
At the same time, with the expansion of the Soviet Union, this weapon was sold to many countries.
The Pyramids had a good relationship with the Soviet Union in the past few years, so they also purchased a batch. In their hands, this is what they used as strategic weapons. The number of missiles may be higher, but the launch vehicles were only less than twenty in total.
The missile launcher runs around with a missile on his back. After firing out the missile, he can come back and continue to install it. Therefore, the number of launchers is definitely smaller than the number of missiles.
Now, the Eastern Power is actually coming to ask for a launch vehicle? However, I have to say that they are really visionary. This kind of car is indeed a treasure.
The Scud missile launcher, codenamed MAZ-543, is a classic product from the Soviet Minsk Automobile Factory. The emergence of this product was even built for the Scud missile.
Because it is specially designed to support missiles, this car has unique characteristics. It has two separate cabs on the left and right sides of the car, which can carry the missile in the middle. Below is a huge engine with more than 500 horsepower. It powers eight huge off-road tires through the gearbox and transferor. The whole car looks rough and has the violent aesthetic characteristics of the Russians.
In the 1960s, this car became famous with the Scud missiles, and was mass-produced and exported to each country, becoming a symbol of arms for the Soviet Union.
Moreover, this kind of car has developed many deformations over a long period of time, and the subsequent various missile launchers are almost all related to it.
Of course, although it is also a 8*8 structure, it is definitely different from ordinary military off-road vehicles and has a unique mechanical structure.
Take its gearbox for example. There are only three gears, and this kind of car can't run fast at all. Of course, there are torque converters in front, so although there are three gears, you can actually change the speed ratio by relying on the torque converter, which is still relatively wide.
As for its top-mounting, it not only needs to transport missiles, but also needs to mount and launch missiles. Therefore, there are many unique equipment inside this kind of vehicle.
The great powers of the East want to ask them to give them a missile launcher? Intuitively, they are unwilling to do so. After all, this is a big weapon.
Qin Zhenhua knew that the other party would not agree easily, so this time it was just the first time to test, and he had to give the other party a high enough bargaining chip.
"We barter with goods, but the estimated price of this missile launcher can be twice the market price, so we will treat it as making friends." Qin Zhenhua said.
Anyway, the parts exported by our side are also valued according to the market price, and compared with our side's cost, it will not lose money.
This missile launcher is crucial to our side.
So far, there are only tow trucks in China to haul missiles. This method has attracted criticism from customers. Although Qin Zhenhua has fooled him, he may not be able to fool him next time. At that time, what should the customer do if he wants such an advanced launch vehicle?
We must also have technical reserves, so we, as an arms dealer, have to find one to survey and map and imitate in countries around the world that have missile launchers.
Of course, the first choice is Scud!
Because the West has a complete highway network, many people use trailers. Even air defense missiles are trailers, not to mention such ballistic missiles.
The domestic ballistic missile technology is also constantly updated, and there will definitely be more missiles that need to be deployed manually in the future. Using this kind of motorized launch vehicle is definitely much better than a trailer. For the sake of domestic technology, I can only rack my brains.
"And, after we have this sample, we will produce a large number of supporting parts." Qin Zhenhua said: "In this way, you will also be able to obtain more sources of parts in the future. As far as I know, it is probably not easy for you to buy parts of this launch vehicle."
You can't buy parts of a BMP infantry fighting vehicle. If you find that we have one, you will come up to order it all at once. So, I guess you must not have such a huge missile launcher.
Hearing this, Arif's face changed. He pondered for a while, and then said, "Please wait, I'll call."
Qin Zhenhua was immediately delighted. It seemed that there was a chance. If he came out this time and got a Scud launcher back, it would be worth it even if he didn't sell anything.
"We have several Scud missile launchers, and the engine has reached its lifespan. We hope to match it with existing tank engines. However, after installation, the engine will resonate and cannot be solved. We hope that you can help us solve this problem. I wonder if you are willing." Arif said.
Since the other party mentioned the launch vehicle of the Scud missile, Arif thought of it here.
This super large missile launcher naturally requires a strong power system. The prototype vehicle uses a D12A-525 diesel engine with a displacement of 38.9 liters and a power of 525 horsepower.
This D12 series engine is a world full of talents. It can be traced to the V-2-34 engine on the T-34 tank. The 12150L series tank engine in the Oriental Power is also imitated in the D12 series.
It can be said that the size and appearance are similar, and this kind of tank engine naturally inherits the shortcomings of tank engines: it has a service life of only a few hundred hours, and after it expires, it will be overhauled. If it runs for a few hundred kilometers, it will be scrapped.
What happened after that? Naturally, I have to replace it with a new engine.
It is impossible for them to introduce the same engine as the same model, but they still have backups of similar tank engines. After all, they also have a lot of T-54 tanks. Who would have thought that after installation, there will be problems and will not be used!
This has seriously affected the combat readiness of the Scud missile force.