British Prime Minister Callaghan has always been paying attention to relations with Eastern countries. Not long ago, he also hoped that when Foreign Secretary Owen could "narrow the gap between Sino-British relations and Sino-French relations." They were looking at France and Eastern countries.
The relationship is hot and very enviable.
On the other hand, because they all have a common enemy, the Soviet Union, British officials also hope that through arms exports to Eastern countries, they will have the military power to fight against the Soviet Union.
And it was under the guidance of this idea that they warmly welcomed the guests from the East. Moreover, this was only the first round. After that, there would be those from the air force and the navy. They looked forward to exporting all their various weapons to
Eastern countries can make money while dealing with the Soviet Union.
But now, they have overestimated this matter. They have ignored the simplest fact. Eastern countries are still relatively poor and do not have much funds to purchase advanced weapons.
They say they want to buy technology, but in fact they have no choice but to do so. For a country with a huge amount of equipment, it will not simply import it. They will inevitably introduce technology for production.
They have not carefully studied their customers at all, and now, how should they choose?
They must sell some weapons and equipment to the Eastern powers so that they can show that they have a good relationship with the Eastern powers, no worse than France. However, if they want to sell this 120mm rifled gun and the corresponding technology, that is absolutely not possible.
, because this thing is really a big killer. If the other party can produce it in large quantities, it will be great! If all the tanks of the big Eastern countries carry a 120mm big gun barrel, another Far Eastern thing will appear in the future.
In the war, didn't they shoot themselves in the foot?
They want to help Eastern countries become stronger, but they cannot make the other country particularly strong. They need to support and contain them. This balance must be grasped.
The other party has no money and cannot buy too many things, so they can only regard firepower as a key import item. They are interested in their own 120mm tank gun, but they cannot export it to them.
What's the trade-off?
Seeing that the other party had stood up, Robert suddenly thought of something: "If you want tank guns and related technologies, then we may consider licensing the L7 105mm tank gun technology to you."
The 120mm tank gun is unique to the British Army. It was developed by them to kill the Soviet army from a long distance. Before developing the 120mm tank gun, they had already developed this advanced 105mm tank gun.
In contrast, the technology of this tank gun is no secret, because this tank gun has been authorized to be produced by several NATO countries.
Okay, sure enough, in the end, you all said it yourself!
If our side had said from the beginning that it wanted the L7 105mm tank gun, then the other side would have been aggressive, asking for prices arbitrarily, and would have set up various obstacles for us, such as exporting only finished products and not technology.
Now that the other party has taken the initiative to speak out, then naturally our side has taken the initiative.
"No, the technology of that tank gun is too backward." Robert thought that he would make an exception by licensing the NATO standard tank gun technology to the other party. Who knew that the other party made such an annoying sound again?
He remembered this voice very clearly. Yesterday, he was fooled by this voice, thinking that he wanted to see the other party make a fool of himself. As a result, he got a lot of limelight. Although he was unwilling to do so, it also showed one thing. The other party was doing something.
Those who have done enough homework will have a clear grasp of their own weapons and equipment and the public data.
Now, if you want to give the other side a 105mm tank gun, the other side actually doesn’t want it now?
"Our own domestic tank guns already have similar performance. This 105mm tank gun is of no use to us." Qin Zhenhua continued: "What we are interested in is the 120mm tank gun, which has long range performance.
The precise strike capability is what we need."
The first words he said were in English, and the last words were in Chinese. At the end of the sentence, he even muttered: "Isn't this fooling people?"
In front of the other person, even though his voice was not loud, he still said it too much. Only such a stupid young man could say it without any scruples.
However, when hearing these words, everyone on the opposite side was stunned: "What, you have a similar tank gun? How is that possible? Your tank gun, isn't it a T-54 tank gun?
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This reception by the British has always been part of Qin Zhenhua's calculations. It is based on the premise that they are not familiar with their own country.
Over the years, our country's borders have been almost closed, and everything in the country has been shrouded in mystery. Therefore, foreign countries do not know how far our country has developed.
What we are most looking forward to is the introduction of the L7 105mm tank gun. At the same time, we must introduce all the production processes, including electroslag remelting of steel and self-tightening of the barrel. These processes are urgently needed by our side. Therefore, whether it is 120mm,
It's still 105mm, there is no difference. With these technologies, there is a basis for manufacturing high-pressure smoothbore guns.
As for the opponent's 120mm rifled gun, in fact, we don't need it at all, because the tank guns in the world have begun to transform to smoothbore, but the opponent still sticks to the original rifled gun. This is an old military power.
The most common mistake is to be immersed in the past world and refuse to make progress.
Now, if you want to make it easier for the other party to hand over the technology of 105 mm tank gun to yourself at a lower price, you must have such a basic premise.
We also have something with similar performance! We already have it, and it doesn’t matter whether we want it or not. At this time, the other party will lower their attitude, or even offer half-priced guns and half-priced guns to deceive themselves into choosing this kind of tank gun.
Why is this?
Qin Zhenhua has already analyzed the various reasons thoroughly. One of the important points is the convenience in logistical supplies brought about by unifying the caliber. If our own side uses the same standard tank guns as NATO, once a war breaks out, they can use each other's weapons to attack each other.
Take care, if there is a war in Europe, our domestic factories can produce a large number of artillery shells of the same type and send them over. If a war breaks out on our side, the other side can also support us. After all, we all have a common enemy, the Soviet Union!
If your side doesn't want it, they will have to force it on their side. Then, won't it be half-sale and half-free? Now, let's shock the other side first.
Hearing what the other party said, Qin Zhenhua shook his head repeatedly: "That kind of gun has been outdated for a long time. Now our advanced tank gun has 100 glide. In terms of armor-piercing ability, it is definitely no worse than your L7 tank gun. If you don't believe it, we can do it in the future."