Chapter 1829： South American needs

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"I know, someone made the same suggestion as me, but the complex situation in South America is not inferior to that in the Middle East. I have no foundation there. How can I open up the situation?

The point is that America’s reputation in South America is stinking. Are you sure it’s a good idea for me to sell arms to South America? "

It’s no wonder that Yang Cheng has this question. It’s that the relationship between several countries in South America and the United States is more stinky than the old lady’s footwear. The story is stinky and long. If it were written in a book, it might cause something wrong. The longest novel in history.

Leaving aside the relationship issue, just talking about military power, Brazil is undoubtedly the most powerful country in South America, and it is also the country with the largest area in South America. In the military field, the strength of the Brazilian army is very strong, and the entire country has With nearly 500 main battle tanks, the only drawback is that Brazil's main battle tanks are slightly worn out and not enough to meet the needs of modern battlefields. For this reason, Brazil has been looking for new main battle tanks to replace.

And Brazil may be the only country in South America with autonomous productivity. Although this force is not strong, it can be used? It is better than importing everything.

Anyone familiar with the development of Brazilian main battle tanks knows that as early as the 1980s, a Brazilian company called Njesa designed a main battle tank called EE-T1 "Osorio", and Later, an improved version of the Osorio main battle tank EE-T2 equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun was launched.

Although the performance of the "Osorio" tank was good from the perspective of the time, but in the later stage of the bidding for the Saudi Army's main battle tank, the Saudi side's final unilateral breach of contract caused it to belong to the "Osori". The order for the Austrian EE-T2 main battle tank was eventually taken away by the American Abrams. In addition, the Brazilian Army did not purchase any type of the Osorio main battle tank at the end. Without the funds to return to the capital, Njiesa can only declare bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy is nothing more, the key is that this bankruptcy directly led to the Brazilian Army in the years to come and can only rely on buying other country's main battle tanks to live.

Now, from the information that can be found, since the M60A3 previously purchased from the United States has been basically retired, the main battle tanks currently equipped by the Brazilian Army are mainly Leopard 1 series.

According to the standards of the current main battle tanks, the Leopard 1 series has fallen behind the times, and even more than one era. Let alone the fragile armor protection performance of the Leopard 1 series, it is certainly not very satisfactory. The actual demand on the ground battlefield, especially Brazil is a country with a wide range of land protection.

Therefore, the Brazilian Army is also very anxious to find a new main battle tank to make up for its relatively backward plight, which is also a fact.

From this point of view, Richard's suggestion is not wrong. At least South American countries can afford large orders, and it is estimated that only Brazil is the only country that can afford large orders.

But Brazil’s problem is also obvious, that is, they will not spend all their money on tanks, so it is unrealistic to let them directly buy the expensive M1A2.

Judging from the current needs of the Brazilian Army, its requirements for the new generation of main battle tanks are actually miniaturization, light weight, and fast mobility.

First of all, in terms of the basic performance of the tank, the crew of the new tank cannot exceed 4 people, the weight does not exceed 50 tons, the length is less than 12 meters, the width is less than 4 meters, and the height is less than 3 meters. It is equipped with a new tank that can use more fuel. A first-generation tank engine, equipped with a semi-automatic transmission, the maximum road speed is more than 60 kilometers per hour, the maximum road travel is not less than 400 kilometers, the wading depth is greater than 1 meter, and it can cross a 2.5-meter wide trench;

Secondly, in terms of firepower, the new tank must install a smoothbore gun with a caliber of at least 120 mm, adopt an image stabilizing fire control system, and integrate a ballistic computer, cross wind sensor, automatic target tracking system, laser rangefinder, thermal imaging camera, etc. Equipment, the turret adopts electric drive or manual drive, and is equipped with a 7.62mm parallel machine gun, a 12.7mm high-level dual-purpose machine gun remote control weapon station, and 76mm multi-purpose smoke grenade launcher and other attached weapons.

In terms of protection, in addition to the basic car body composite armor, additional armor, active defense system, three defense devices, automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system, the Brazilian Army inevitably hopes that the new main battle tank has certain stealth capabilities, that is, its entire vehicle. The infrared and radar characteristics should be as small as possible.

As for the remaining air-conditioning systems, car-machine systems, etc., the more the better, the more advanced the better.

Under various conditions, the Leopard II tank was the first to be passed.

Not only the Leopard II tank, but from these requirements, it can be said that the current best-selling East and West tanks on the market do not meet its requirements. For example, the vehicle weight does not exceed 50 tons, similar to the M1 series and Leopard II The series and other advanced three-generation and three-generation improved main battle tanks in the West are basically not considered. For example, the actual requirement of being equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun also makes a number of polar bear models weighing between 40 tons and 50 tons similar to those in South America. Land missed, of course, including China's foreign trade models.

The Ukrainians have regained their happiness in weapon research and development over the years. Although their scimitar main battle tanks can meet the needs of the Brazilian Army in performance, this country that strikes at every turn or doesn’t want to work if it’s too drunk has the credibility. As a compliment, it is estimated that the Brazilians would not consider Ukrainian tanks if they were not really able to do it.

Calculating this way, perhaps only the small RB Type 10 tank barely meets the requirements. Firepower, protection, and maneuverability are sufficient. Especially its excellent maneuverability and the use of liquid-gas suspension devices are still very attractive to the Brazilian Army. Forceful.

But in terms of price, I am afraid it will become the last factor hindering Brazilian orders. Others are better to say. Because of the relationship between iron ore, the relationship between RB and Brazil is pretty good, but the first is production capacity and the second is reliability. Strong can make do, but the price can not make do.

Therefore, there may be only one way out for Brazil, which is to cooperate with other countries that require main battle tanks and require similar research and development. Brazil does not lack experience on this point.

In short, Brazil basically doesn't need to think about it. The tanks and airplanes that Yang Cheng can get are not urgently needed by Brazil. No doubt, Lang Youqing, can't he buy and sell?

Looking at other countries, the second largest military situation in South America should be Colombia, which is located in the north of South America and is adjacent to Venezuela. The only difference in military strength between this country and Brazil may be the number of tanks. Compared with Brazil, the annual defense budget also has certain shortcomings. Brazil’s annual defense budget is about 30 billion, while Colombia is only 12.1 billion U.S. dollars. The gap between the military budgets will inevitably make the gap between the military strengths of the two countries larger and larger. , Arms is to burn money, there is no second way to go.

However, as we all know, Colombia is a country with irreversible relations with the United States. Therefore, if a conflict occurs, the US military will come to help. In South America, it is equivalent to the existence of nuclear weapons, and Colombia is indeed a kind of beauty. Standard weapons, but the problem is that the country’s order Yang Orange can’t be used at all, so Colombia does not consider it.

The next step should be Argentina. Regardless of its size, it is considered a large country in South America, but it has basically no independent research and development capabilities. Its military strength comes from the assistance of the United States and European countries. Currently, Argentina only has more than 200 vehicles. Main battle tanks, more than 200 planes and 3 submarines. Compared with Colombia and Brazil, this military strength is really not enough. It can barely be used as its own homeland security protection and has no possibility of attack.

Of course, Argentina also has no ambition to expand abroad. It lives a small life honestly, eating roast beef, dancing tango, watching football and scolding Messi and Maradona by the way. These small days are more comfortable and play. What battle.

Since you don’t fight, you won’t even spend money on weapons. It’s impossible in this life. Either you give it or I don’t want it. It’s so personal, so Argentina doesn’t count on it.

Next is Chile. If you don’t count the military assistance from Western countries, Chile’s military level is actually much higher than that of Argentina. Its current weapons are comparable to Colombia’s, but Chile has not been favored by other countries. In terms of real strength, it cannot really fight against other countries, but compared to people in other countries, Chileans have a more fierce temper. You can see from their domestic turmoil that fire is only a point, so weapons are against Chileans. It is really a necessity. They dare to shine their swords and dare to fight. This is an element that Brazil does not possess.

But here comes the problem. Chileans have needs but no money!

Chileans have been seeking to modernize their military. At this point, they have been more radical, but they are not. This is a demand that requires a large investment to be effective, and there are not many places where Chileans can make money.

Chile , which has a long and narrow land area, will leave a very deep impression when many people come into contact with geography. However, the knowledge of this South American country may be limited to this.

In fact, Chile has always been a relatively strong presence in South America. After the revolution decades ago, Chile's economic level began to gradually improve.

Especially in the 1980s, when Chile implemented economic liberalization reforms, a large number of state-owned enterprises were privatized, the expansion of communication was suppressed, a relatively open market was established, and Chile's economy developed rapidly.

In the days that followed, Chile got rid of the curse of South American economic development and the middle-income trap, and officially became the most developed country in South America.

In other words, Chileans were once rich and were the richest man in a continent. With money, they would naturally increase their military power. Otherwise, even if they had money, they would not be able to protect them.

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