Chapter 407 Helping Iran

"General Andrei, we are very grateful for the West 79 military exercise you held half a month ago, which made Western Europe give up the idea of ​​sending troops to Iran." Rafsanjani said: "Now, the United States is invading us. We need more support from you."

"Of course, what do you need?" Andrei asked Rafsanjani.

"We need to buy a batch of new fighter jets that can compete with the American ones. Now, the United States has complete air superiority, and our land is suffering from the United States' heavy bombing," said Muhsin.

Air Force! The first thing that needs to be rebuilt is the Air Force! Just a year ago, the Iranian Air Force was the most powerful air force in the entire Persian Gulf region! They have advanced Tomcat fighters, as well as a large number of second-generation fighters such as F-4 and F-5. But now, under the blockade of the United States, the advanced Tomcat fighters lack the necessary parts and can no longer take off to fight. The second-generation fighters, under the air supremacy of the United States, cannot take off at all. As long as they take off, they will be hit by the US Air Force and Naval Aviation!

The Persian cat is useless! Since only the US Navy is equipped with Tomcats besides Iran, it is impossible to obtain parts through smuggling!

"We can export our new fighter jets to you, but this is not a good choice." Andre analyzed calmly: "Your country's air force has always been accustomed to flying Western fighter jets. Once they are modified with our fighter jets, they will need new modification training. It will take at least half a year to restore their combat capability. What you need now is to restore your combat capability immediately."

Restore combat capability immediately! This is urgently needed for Iran!

But how can we immediately restore our combat capability? Invite the Soviet Air Force to help us fight as mercenaries? When we came, the HMN leader did not mention such a cooperation method. Buying weapons from the Soviet Union was already a last resort, and it was even more impossible to invite the Soviet army to help fight. This was absolutely impossible!

"General Andrei, do you have any good suggestions?" Rafsanjani asked.

"We can help you upgrade your Tomcat fighters." Andre said, "Your Tomcat fighters have been grounded on a large scale due to lack of spare parts. If your Tomcat fighters can continue to appear in the Persian sky, how can you allow the US Air Force to wreak havoc! Moreover, your pilots are fully familiar with Tomcat fighters. As long as we provide you with spare parts for your Tomcat fighters, you can keep them flying!"

Upgrade Tomcat fighters and provide spare parts! This sentence made the two men's eyes light up. Although more than a dozen were lost at the beginning of the war, there are still more than 50 left, but they can't fly due to lack of spare parts. If their Tomcat fighters can still fly, they will not let the Americans be so presumptuous!

But, the Soviets provided parts for American fighter planes? No matter how you look at it, this is not reliable!

What does it mean if the Soviets can upgrade and improve American fighter planes? The American advanced technology is just a bunch of shit from the Soviet perspective.

"We can upgrade each fighter jet for $10 million, including double the price of vulnerable parts." Andre said, "These vulnerable parts are all produced on our new production line, and some are even made entirely by hand. The price is a bit high, but the performance is absolutely guaranteed. At least it won't be interfered with by the Americans. We will change the frequency of the fighter jet radar to render the American interference ineffective."

Ten million dollars! You know, buying a new J-7 fighter from China only costs seven million dollars! The price of the modification and upgrade, and the provision of spare parts, is actually higher than that of a new J-7 fighter!

These oil tycoons in the Middle East are all extremely wealthy. Although Iran is now at war, Iranians still have huge wealth left over from the Pahlavi era. At this time, who else can they cheat if not Iran? They must be ripped off severely!

In the past, it would have been impossible for the Soviet Union to modify American fighters. But now, the defected Tomcat fighter has been repeatedly studied and mapped by Soviet technicians, and every component has been thoroughly understood. In addition, the Soviet Union's great progress in electronic technology has overcome the most important difficulties, and it is not difficult to upgrade Iran's airborne radar. Now, Soviet technicians have mastered the technical parameters of AWG-9. It can be said that technical countermeasures against the American Tomcat fighters have been prepared, including how to interfere with those terrible Phoenix missiles. At this time, it is not difficult to improve Iran's Tomcat fighters.

"If you don't trust us, you can let us modify the crossbow for you first. If you think the performance is good, we can continue with the modification. How about that?" Andre asked.

"Okay, then we can modify ten first." Muhsin said, "We hope that this contract can be completed as soon as possible."

Iran is waiting! How to restore the combat effectiveness of the air force as soon as possible has always been their focus. Now that they have made the intention, they must achieve it as soon as possible!

"As long as your funds are in place, we can start at any time. The modification can be completed in ten days at most." Andre said.

"Okay, then let's talk about other projects." Muhsin continued: "We also hope to import a large number of main battle tanks."

Imported tanks! To deal with the American army, we need our own armored forces! At the beginning of the war, our armored forces suffered huge losses. Those tall Chieftain tanks were like paper in front of the US Air Force!

In addition to dealing with the United States, on the Western Front, if they want to deal with Iraq, they also need to have powerful ground weapons! Therefore, importing ground weapons from the Soviet Union is also one of their focuses.

Hearing these words from the other party, Andre frowned.

"General Andrei, are you in trouble?" Rafsanjani asked.

"Our current main battle tank is the T-72. The production capacity of this tank is limited. It is not enough for us to replace it ourselves. We don't have any extra capacity to provide you with it." Andre said: "Everyone knows that it is not easy to produce this tank, especially the advanced composite armor."

Of course, Andrei was thinking about something else. He could improve the Tomcat fighter jets for Iran without anyone noticing, and he could deny it afterwards. But if he gave Iran the T-72, the whole world would know that the Soviet Union was openly supporting Iran! That fool would curse Moscow in Baghdad!

We can't let Shadamu down. What should we do?