A war called a "marathon" broke out in the last century. This is the Iran-Iraq War, which is called a typical case of advanced weapons fighting low-level wars. The Iran-Iraq War lasted more than 7 years and is known as one of the longest wars in the 20th century. There was no final winner in this war. The two sides eventually ended because of exhaustion. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and severe economic losses. Because of this war, it almost brought the crisis of extinction to the two countries.
The total economic loss was as high as 700 billion US dollars, and the cost of casualties was 2.8 million. Iraq launched an offensive against Iran. At first, Iraq thought that with their strength, they could completely win the hegemony of in the Gulf region. But Iraq did not expect that this war would last for more than seven years. The protracted war almost dragged down Iraq. As the saying goes, once a cannon is fired, gold is ten thousand taels. If there is no strong enough economy to support it, it is impossible to fight a war at all.
At that time, Iraq and Iran were both powerful countries in the Middle East, but many weapons were not self-produced and could only be imported from abroad. This war is the first attack launched by Iraq against Iran. Because the Islamic Revolution in Iran has just ended at this time, Iraq has the meaning of when people are in danger. In the Iran-Iraq War, the two sides carried out a human sea tactic. At that time, the Iraqi death toll was 180,000, and the total casualties reached more than 400,000. Iran has more casualties, twice as many as Iraq.
Although the Iran-Iraq War was a disaster for the world,But it is a good opportunity for our country, because the two sides urgently need a lot of weapons. The war that lasted for more than 7 years has long consumed all foreign exchange reserves. They can only borrow money everywhere. Incomparable. Coupled with the massive restrictions on arms exports by the United States and the Soviet Union at that time, Iran and Iraq could only seek help from countries other than the United States and the Soviet Union, and they needed to purchase high-quality weapons from these countries.
To compare and contrast, there is only one country that can meet their requirements, and that is China. During the Iran-Iraq War, Iran and Iraq respectively purchased a large number of military weapons from China, including J-7 fighter , 69 type main battle tank, 56 type automatic rifle, 59-1 type 130mm cannon howitzer , rockets. And mines, etc., there are billions of bullets, and so on.
In the late 1980s, Iraq also used Jordan as an intermediary to purchase 4 H-6D bombers and a large number of C601 and C801 anti-ship 3span missiles from China. These weapons shined on the battlefield later. According to data, during the Iran-Iraq War, my country’s foreign exchange earned by selling weapons to foreign countries reached 8 billion U.S. dollars, of which orders from the Middle East accounted for more than 90%.
This also helped China quickly grow into one of the world’s four largest arms exporters, accounting for 12% of the world’s arms export market. However, after that, the data began to decline. Until the 21st century, as the quality of Chinese weapons continues to improve,Embark on the high-end market. During the Iran-Iraq War, a large number of arsenals that were on the verge of bankruptcy were saved at that time due to the huge demand for weapons. Many arsenals process and produce overnight after receiving the order to ensure the supply of weapons.
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