Now with the development of China’s military industry, the advanced nature and high cost performance of China’s weapons have been increasingly recognized by the world. In addition, China’s weapons have always been well-known in the international community and are of high quality and low price. Good service, especially the majority of third world countries, like to import our country's weapons and equipment. Now our country has become the world's major arms exporter.
Almost all of China’s arms exports were initially packaged and gifted generously in the form of "selfless assistance". It was not until the reform and opening up in the 1980s that China adjusted its strategy, changed its ideology, and caught up with the opportunity of the Iran-Iraq War. Since then, our country’s weapons have moved towards the international market. Although there have been several twists and turns, the general trend is getting better and better.
In the Iran-Iraq War that broke out in 1980, both sides were rich oil exporting countries at the time. They competed all over the world to spend money to purchase weapons. At the beginning they were all purchased from the US, the Soviet Union and NATO. The most advanced weapons and equipment, but with the protracted warfare, the two sides began to strain financially. In addition to the fact that many of the capabilities of advanced weapons could not be displayed in the hands of soldiers with low education, they turned their attention to high-quality and low-cost procurement. Chinese weapons. At that time, China’s Type 69 tank became the largest purchase purchased by Iraq. The Type 69 tank is actually an evolution of the Type 59 tank. It is an earlier improved tank in China. After the finalization, it was already in the period of reform and opening up. It was only discovered after going abroad. The generation gap with the advanced international tanks at that time was too great, regardless of the fire control, armor, and maneuverability. In addition, the national policy at that time was that the army made way for economic construction, so the PLA was not equipped in large numbers.
However, Iraq took a fancy to this tank and ordered more than 2,000 vehicles at once, which brought a lot of income to my country, which was in urgent need of foreign exchange at the time. In fact, the Type 69 tank performed quite well in the Iran-Iraq War, and it was not at all inferior to the tanks imported by Iran from Britain, the United States, France and other countries. This proves that when the overall strength of the two sides and the mode of war are equal, our tanks are not as effective as those advanced in the West.
However, during the first Gulf War in 1991, due to changes in opponents and battlefield conditions, China’s Type 69 tanks were questioned because they were involved in a special war. White injustice.
The Gulf War itself is an extremely asymmetrical war. With the powerful United States as the leader and the participation of multiple Western countries, not to mention the gap in the number of troops, it is just the gap in the level of military technology between the two sides. There is a world of difference. At that time, the NATO army led by the United States had taken the lead in entering the threshold of modern information warfare. Any tiny combat unit on the battlefield, even a fighter plane, a tank, or an infantry platoon, could pass through satellites, rear command, and Everyone knows what military facilities there are, how many people there are, and what weapons are there. Everyone knows what warfare is as clear as playing an online game.
Even though the opponent Iraqi army has several latest weapons, the overall strategic model is still at the early stage of the Cold War. The saddest thing is the quality of officers and soldiers who are more backward than weapons. The Iraqi army quickly collapsed and collapsed as soon as it met. The Iraqi army has lost its combat effectiveness and combat awareness. All officers and soldiers are like a group of "refugees" with weapons, just thinking about "fleeing quickly". What about such an "army" even if it has the most advanced weapons in the world, Just like today's Hussein armed rivals Saudi army?
The war soon ended. On both sides of the road from Kuwait to Iraq, it was covered with various weapons such as the Iraqi army’s destroyed and abandoned military vehicles and tanks, of which only the Great Power 69 There are more than 700 tanks. For a time, the slander that "the tanks of major powers are vulnerable to a single blow" spread all over the world.
For this reason, our country sent military technicians to personally inspect the battlefield, and the truth came to light! It turns out that many tanks were not destroyed by the US army at all, but were abandoned and self-destructed by the Iraqis themselves! The incompetence of the Iraqi army has left our country’s weapons behind.
How can an army like a pig have a record like a wolf?
