Dominate South Asia

More cooperation intentions! Hearing Muhammad's words, everyone's eyes lit up.

Now, what the Soviet Union lacks most is foreign exchange. If there is sufficient foreign exchange, the reform in the Soviet Union could have been smoothly promoted long ago. For foreign exchange, the Soviets have tried every possible way and borrowed a lot from Western Europe. In the end, they almost fell into a vicious cycle of borrowing and paying interest.

If Pakistan can have some trade exchanges with the Soviet Union, it will be of great benefit to the Soviet Union. Last time, even if the two sides were still in a confrontation, the Soviet Union hoped to sell nuclear reactors to Pakistan, but unfortunately it ended in vain. If the two sides have some economic cooperation now, it will be beneficial to both sides.

Ogarkov frowned. What can the Soviet Union show now? Only arms. Pakistan doesn't care about low-level arms, and Pakistan is afraid that Pakistan will also disdain high-level arms, and some of them cannot be exported by the Soviet Union.

Su-27 fighter jets are almost the most advanced weapons that the Soviet Union can offer, and they are very valuable. However, Pakistan is already equipped with Tomcat fighter jets, so it certainly doesn't look down on them.

"What do you want?" Marshal Ogarkov asked.

"Mainly some basic industries." Muhammad said: "For example, metallurgy, chemical industry, and machinery manufacturing. We hope to introduce your technology from your country to improve our domestic industrial level."

Pakistan's domestic industries are all assisted by China, and a comprehensive industrialization project has been completed.

But now, after a few years, many of these projects have begun to show backwardness. After all, China's technology is also the technology of the 1960s.

As long as it does not involve Soviet confidential projects, such ordinary basic industries can certainly be provided by the Soviet side.

"We are very willing to help Pakistan develop its industry." Gorbachev said, "What do you need specifically?"

"For specific projects, we will leave some people to discuss with you in detail." Muhammad said, "For example, alloy steel with a yield strength of 850MPa."

Mhammad said it casually, as if it was just an ordinary industrial steel, but Marshal Ogarkov's eyelids jumped wildly. Is this still considered ordinary industry?

If you want to have advanced national defense, you need advanced industry. Why is the United States strong? It is because the United States' industrial capacity is the highest in the world.

Although it is just an ordinary steel, there is a lot of knowledge in it. The steel used on the ship has to withstand huge pressure when sailing in the waves, and this performance of special steel for ships is called yield strength, which is mainly expressed in MPa (megapascals). Ordinary ships. For example, the steel used in civilian ships such as tankers, bulk carriers, and container ships is about 250 MPa, and ordinary military ships also need about 300 MPa. But. Steel for aircraft carriers and submarines, especially for aircraft carrier flight decks, requires very strong steel, at least 850 MPa.

After all, the flight deck of an aircraft carrier has to withstand the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft, especially landing, which is simply a collision! And when taking off, the hot heat flow is also a test.

At the same time, submarines need to sail underwater. Every ten meters lowered will increase one atmosphere of pressure. Even if it dives 300 meters, it is equivalent to 30 atmospheres of pressure. Ordinary steel will be squeezed directly.

Pakistan wants to transform aircraft carriers, but steel has to be imported from the United States. This is what Muhammad spent a lot of effort to get.

Looking around the world, there are not many countries that can manufacture steel for aircraft carriers. The best quality is the United States. The two types of steel, HY-100 and HY-80, in the United States are the best steel for manufacturing aircraft carriers or nuclear submarines. In later generations, even the proud Gallic rooster, when manufacturing its own Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, faced with the best steel in its own country, the yield strength was only about 550MPa. In desperation, it imported HY-80 special steel from the United States.

The Soviet steel is also quite good. The Soviets are best at adding nickel, chromium and titanium high-temperature synthesis of special alloy steel. The yield strength of this steel is the highest in the world, up to 1000MPa!

Muhammad was deeply impressed. In later generations, China bought back the empty shell of Varyag from Ukraine. This aircraft carrier had been alone on the slipway in Ukraine for several years without any anti-rust treatment. After it was brought back, it was placed in Dalian for more than ten years, but it has never rusted. The steel used for this aircraft carrier can naturally resist seawater corrosion! Moreover, military ships must be demagnetized to prevent being targeted by magnetic torpedoes and mines. Ordinary warships need to undergo a demagnetization process before leaving the factory, but this warship does not have this step at all. It is actually non-magnetic. This kind of steel is absolutely non-magnetic!

Muhammad certainly knows the importance of this kind of steel. If Pakistan wants to develop in the future, it will not be possible without this kind of high-strength steel. In Muhammad's future grand plan, there will be nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers. Pakistan has vast maritime rights and interests to protect, so it must have this kind of high-strength steel.

"What do you want this steel for?" Ogarkov asked.

"Our industry needs it," Mhamad said: "We want to build an oil pipeline. If we want to increase the oil pressure, we need high-strength steel. We want to manufacture various machinery and equipment, and we also need high-strength steel. ”

Mhammad just said casually that no matter how high the pressure in the oil pipeline is, it cannot be hundreds of atmospheres. This is just an excuse. After all, both parties only need to know the real situation.

Marshal Ogarkov frowned. This kind of steel is top secret. If Pakistan imports steel directly, forget it. If you want to build such a steel industry in Pakistan, it will bring a lot of chain reactions.

"We in Pakistan will spare no effort to improve our industrial level." Mhamad said: "We in Pakistan plan to invest tens of billions of dollars."

Tens of billions of dollars! Although the huge red empire seems to look down on this small amount of funds, this amount is definitely not small.

Hamad is focused. He is reluctant to spend tens of millions on the British. He plans to spend more than 10 million US dollars to buy the British Type 82 destroyer, and also uses Argentina to suppress it. However, towards the Soviet Union, Mhamad was very generous.

You can't be generous. You can't steal this kind of thing. In later generations, China also spent a lot of money to buy it back from Russia in order to modify its aircraft carrier and build its own aircraft carrier.

For example, Zhang Zhaozhong, director of the Strategic Guidance Bureau, once introduced a situation: We want to build an aircraft carrier, so we allocate money to build an aircraft carrier. First, we spent more than 40 million US dollars to start up the shipyard, build roads, build docks, and build workshops. After all these infrastructures were completed, we discovered that we did not have the steel to build aircraft carriers!

(The bureau’s style has always been to keep talking without surprising. During the Gulf War, they said that Baghdad had been hollowed out and the US military would fall into the vast ocean of the Iraqi People’s War. As a result, Desert Storm was fought extremely smoothly. It was also said that China did not The fourth-generation aircraft is a J-10 modification. The result seems to be a slap in the face. The J20 will fly in a few days. Everyone is welcome to watch the program.)

Hamad has been making preparations. He took an unusual path. He first acquired carrier-based aircraft, then built an aircraft carrier. He first built a scrapped aircraft carrier for training, then accumulated strength, and slowly prepared to build his own aircraft. aircraft carrier.

Although this road will be difficult, Mhamad has been preparing. Now, he is making advance reserves and buying the technology for aircraft carrier steel first!

"How much do you plan to invest in this high-strength alloy steel project?" Marshal Ogarkov asked.

After all, steel is just a basic industry. Only steel can do nothing. Whether it is an aircraft carrier or a nuclear submarine, it is a huge system project. Therefore, Ogarkov wants to know how sincere Pakistan is. If the price is enough, Technology is also exchangeable.

The Soviet Union is short of money. Military reform and digital construction require large investments. It is worthwhile to export steel technology in exchange for sufficient funds.

"We can offer about 300 million US dollars." Mhamad said: "The yield strength of this alloy steel must be high enough and it must be antimagnetic. We also need welding technology. If we can export all the equipment, we will We plan to invest about US$500 million to open a factory in Pakistan. Of course, we can discuss the price in detail.”

Five hundred million dollars! Mhamad can buy several advanced warships. Now, buying just one kind of steel seems to be a loss. Only Mhamad knows the absolute value! His affordable price is within one billion US dollars!

After all, this is the only one, buy it from the United States? Wake up, Americans will never sell this technology. Wait until the Soviet Union collapses later to buy the bottom? Mhamad may not be able to wait any longer. Due to Mhammad's crossing, the disintegration of the Soviet Union may be delayed. And the manufacture of a warship takes several years. Pakistan must prepare as soon as possible. .

In the world financial market, Mhammad has already made a lot, and in subsequent island countries, Mhamad will make another fortune. Now, Pakistan will never have a headache for money.

If the United States on the other side of the world knew about it, I wonder if it would scold Mhamad too much. The United States still has a huge debt waiting for Pakistan to pay.

Five hundred million dollars! After hearing this price, sure enough, Gorbachev and Marshal Ogarkov looked at each other. This price is already high enough. Pakistan is very sincere. This project can be signed! (To be continued ~^~)