Chapter 1829 South America’s Needs
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"I know that someone has made the same suggestion to me, but the complex situation in South America is no less complicated than that in the Middle East. I have no foundation there, how can I open up the situation?
The point is that the reputation of the United States in South America is ruined. Are you sure it is a good idea for me to sell arms to South America? "
It’s not surprising that Yang Cheng had this doubt. In fact, the relationship between several countries in South America and the United States stinks more than an old lady’s foot-binding cloth. That story would be long and stinky to tell. If it were written into a book, it might end up in a certain situation. The longest novel in history.
Putting aside relationship issues for the time being, just talking about military power, Brazil is undoubtedly the country with the most powerful military power in South America. It is also the country with the largest land area in South America. In the military field, the strength of the Brazilian Army is very powerful. 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 are not enough to meet the needs of modern battlefields. Brazil has always wanted to find new main battle tanks to replace them.
Moreover, Brazil may be the only country in South America with independent productivity. Although this power is not very strong, it can be used, right? It’s 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 Enjesa designed a main battle tank called the 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, due to the final unilateral breach of contract by Saudi Arabia during the bidding process for the Saudi Army's main battle tank, it was supposed to belong to the "Osorio" tank. The order for the Osorio EE-T2 main battle tank was eventually snatched away by the American Abrams. In addition, the Brazilian Army did not purchase any type of "Osorio" main battle tank in the end. Therefore, this back and forth ended in Without funds to repay the capital, Njesa Company could only declare bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy is nothing more than that. The key is that this bankruptcy directly caused the Brazilian Army to have to rely on buying main battle tanks from other countries in the years to come.
Today, judging from the available information, since the M60A3 previously purchased from the United States has basically been retired, the main battle tanks currently equipped by the Brazilian Army are mainly Leopard 1 series.
Judging from the current standards of main battle tanks, the Leopard 1 series has lagged behind the times, even by more than one era. Apart from anything else, in terms of the fragile armor protection performance of the Leopard 1 series, it is definitely not able to meet the current requirements. The actual needs on the ground battlefield, especially Brazil, is a country with a wide range of land protection.
Therefore, the Brazilian Army is now very anxious to find a new main battle tank to make up for its relatively backward main battle tank.
This is also true.
From this point of view, Richard's suggestion is correct. At least among the countries in South America, Brazil is probably the only one 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 for them to directly purchase the expensive M1A2.
Judging from the current needs of the Brazilian Army, its requirements for the new generation of main battle tanks are actually mainly small, lightweight, and fast mobility.
First of all, in terms of the basic performance of the tank, the crew of the new tank should not exceed 4 people, the weight should not exceed 50 tons, the vehicle length should be less than 12 meters, the vehicle width should be less than 4 meters, and the vehicle height should be less than 3 meters. It should be equipped with new equipment that can use multiple fuels. A first-generation tank engine, equipped with a semi-automatic automatic transmission, with a maximum road speed of more than 60 kilometers per hour, a maximum road journey of not less than 400 kilometers, a wading depth of more than 1 meter, and the ability to cross ditches with a width of 2.5 meters;
Secondly, in terms of firepower, the new tank must be equipped with a smoothbore gun of at least 120 mm caliber, adopt a stabilized fire control system, and integrate a ballistic computer, crosswind sensor, automatic target tracking system, laser rangefinder, thermal imaging camera, etc. Equipment, the turret is electrically driven or manually driven, and is equipped with a 7.62mm parallel machine gun, a remote-controlled weapon station for a 12.7mm high-level dual-purpose machine gun, and additional weapons including a 76mm multi-purpose smoke grenade launcher.
In terms of protection, in addition to the basic vehicle body composite armor, additional armor, active defense system, three defense devices, and automatic fire and explosion suppression systems, the Brazilian Army must hope that the new main battle tank will have certain stealth capabilities, that is, its entire vehicle The infrared and radar signatures should be as small as possible.
As for the remaining air-conditioning systems, vehicle systems, etc., the more the merrier, the more advanced the better.
Under various conditions, the Leopard II tank was the first to be passed.
Not only the Leopard 2 tank, but also from these requirements, it can be said that several of the best-selling Eastern and Western tanks currently on the market do not meet these requirements. For example, the weight of the vehicle does not exceed 50 tons, similar to the M1 series, Leopard 2 Western advanced third-generation and third-generation improved main battle tanks such as the series are basically out of the scope of consideration. For example, the actual requirement to be equipped with a 120 mm smoothbore gun also makes a number of polar bear models weighing between 40 tons and 50 tons also different from those in South America. There is no chance of land, and of course it also includes China’s foreign trade models.
The Ukrainians have regained the joy of weapons research and development in recent years. Although their Scimitar main battle tank can meet the needs of the Brazilian Army in terms of performance, it really cannot be trusted in a country that is prone to strikes or is too drunk to work. Compliment, I guess the Brazilians would definitely not consider Ukrainian tanks if they had no other choice.
Calculated in this way, perhaps only the small RB Type 10 tank barely meets the requirements. Its firepower, protection, and maneuverability are sufficient. Especially its excellent maneuverability and the use of liquid-pneumatic suspension devices are still very attractive to the Brazilian Army. Powerful.
But in terms of price, I'm afraid it will be the final factor that hinders Brazilian orders. Others are okay. Because of the iron ore relationship, RB has a good relationship with Brazil, but one is production capacity and the other is reliability. These two points are barely adequate. The quality is acceptable, but the price is really not affordable.
Therefore, there may be only one way out for Brazil, which is to jointly develop with other countries that need main battle tanks and have similar requirements. Brazil does not lack experience in this regard.
In short, there is basically no need to consider Brazil. The tanks and aircraft that Yang Cheng can get are not urgently needed by Brazil. There is no doubt that Lang has a love for his concubine, so he can't buy and sell by force, right?
Looking at other countries, the second largest military situation in South America should be Colombia. It is located in the northern part of South America and is adjacent to Venezuela. The only gap between this country's military strength and Brazil may be the number of tanks, and Compared with Brazil, the annual defense budget also has certain shortcomings. Brazil's annual defense budget is around 30 billion, while Colombia's is only 12.1 billion U.S. dollars. The gap in military budgets will inevitably make the gap between the military strength of the two countries wider and wider. , armaments are a waste of money, and there is no other way to go.
However, as we all know, Colombia is a country that has an irreversible relationship with the United States, so if a war breaks out, the US military will come to help. In South America, this is equivalent to the existence of nuclear weapons, and Colombia is indeed a beautiful place. Standard weapons, but the problem is that Yang Cheng can't get involved in this country's order, so Colombia won't consider it.
The next one should be Argentina. Although Argentina is not small, it is also a big country in South America, but it basically has 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 aircraft and 3 submarines. This kind of military strength is indeed insufficient compared with Colombia and Brazil. It can barely be used for homeland security protection and has no possibility of attack.
Of course, Argentina has no ambitions to expand. It lives a small life honestly, eating roast beef, dancing tango, watching football and scolding Messi and Maradona. It’s such a comfortable life. What a battle.
Since there is no war, there will be no money to buy weapons. It is impossible in this life. Either you give it to me or I don't want it. It is such a personality, so Argentina has no hope.
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. The weapons it currently possesses are comparable to those of Colombia. However, Chile has not been favored by other countries. This makes Chile In terms of real strength, it cannot really compete with other countries, but compared to people from other countries, Chileans have hotter tempers. Just look at their domestic turmoil and you will know that fire is easy to ignite, so weapons are very useful to Chileans. For them, it is really a necessity. They dare to show their swords and fight. This is an element that Brazil does not have.
But here’s the problem, Chileans have needs but no money!
The Chileans have been seeking to modernize their military. At this point, they have been relatively aggressive. However, this is a demand that requires a large investment to be effective, and there are not many places where the Chileans can make money.
Chile, which has a long and narrow land area, will leave a very deep impression on many people when they come into contact with geography. However, their understanding of this South American country may only be limited to this.
In fact, Chile has always been a relatively powerful presence in South America. After the revolution decades ago, Chile's economic level began to gradually improve.
Especially in the 1980s, Chile implemented economic liberalization reforms. A large number of state-owned enterprises were privatized, deflation and inflation were suppressed, and a relatively open market was established, which enabled Chile's economy to develop rapidly.
In the days that followed, Chile got rid of the curse of economic development and the middle-income trap of South American countries, and officially became the most developed country in South America.
In other words, Chileans were once rich and were the richest people on a continent. Once they have money, they will naturally have to improve their military strength. Otherwise, even if they have money, they will not be able to protect them, which is useless!
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