Babylonian Empire

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"Unfortunately, there are no civilian-use items in our warehouse. It is said that some of their guards in the military vehicle parts warehouse secretly sold military vehicle parts." Another person, Lev Nikolaevich said .

"What? They sold all the military vehicle parts?" Ivan asked, "How is this possible? When the higher-ups came to investigate?"

"It's only checked once every few years. When the time comes, just find a used part and say it's rusted."

Listening to Lev's words, Ivan thought that the warehouse he guarded was full of shells, and said that he didn't dare to sell them. Even if he sold them, he had to find a buyer!

"Actually, there are more activities at the top. It is said that a certain KGB director is secretly transporting alcohol and cigarettes from Europe to sell on the black market in Moscow."

"You can't talk nonsense. If the KGB knows about it, be careful to go to jail."

After finishing speaking, he thought again that what he was guarding was a warehouse for shells. If there were some auto parts here, even if they were tanks or armored vehicles, they could be sold as scrap iron, but this kind of shells was definitely not acceptable. of.

They didn't know that at this time, their superiors were thinking about this batch of shells.

Vlamir has been wearing a pair of sunglasses since he lost his sight in the left eye, and the scar left on his left face made his face even more hideous.

At this moment, there were two people sitting in front of him.

One of them is his good friend, Andrei Pavlovich, secretary of the deputy commander of the Kiev Military District, and the other person, although he also wears a Soviet military uniform, can tell at a glance that he is definitely not a Soviet person.

Chapter 763 "Sky Price" Gun Barrel

"Vlamir, since you were injured, I haven't come to see you because of my busy schedule." Andre said first.

It is also his credit that Andre was able to be transferred here, but Andre has never visited him. This time, he came here because of something.

"This injury is nothing, Andre, thank you very much for transferring me to this position." Vlamir said.

If it wasn't for Andre, Vlamir would have bid farewell to the army. Now that he is here, he can still experience life in the army.

"You're not just here to see me this time, are you?" Vlamir said, looking at the person next to him.

"This is Kochakin from our friendly country. He is here to discuss business with us." Andre said.

Amir Mahmoud, whose pseudonym was Korchagin, stretched out his hand: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Colonel Andrei. I've heard about your deeds in Afghanistan. You are a true warrior!"

When it comes to Kochakin, and it is in a place like Ukraine, almost everyone will first think of the novel How Steel Was Tempered. This is the place where Paul was born and the hometown of a hero.

At the same time, the name Korchagin is a very popular name in Ukraine, so Amir Mahmoud, using his disguised identity, started his activities in Ukraine.

Amir's first breakthrough was Andrei, because now, in the upper and middle levels of the Soviet Union, many people are looking for their own interests, taking advantage of the convenience of their positions to make money into their own pockets.

And Andre is one of them. Before departure, Amir researched all the information about these people in Ukraine. He felt that it was the easiest to break through from Andre, especially since Andre had been to Iraq, had a relationship with Amir.

After coming to Ukraine and meeting Andrei, Amir explained his purpose of coming, and wanted to buy some waste items at high prices in Ukraine, for example, those rusty and unusable gadgets in the logistics warehouse of the military base.

Although Amir is interested in many things, such as the giant aircraft carrier in the Black Sea Shipyard, Amir knows that he can’t become fat with one bite. He needs to start small, and slowly build up that huge aircraft carrier. arms smuggling channels.

Now, it's just the beginning, as long as the other party has a taste of the sweetness, their courage will gradually become bigger.

Rusty, unusable stuff?Hearing what the other party said, Andre knew what the other party was planning. However, he was also very cunning. He had better be careful when doing this kind of thing for the first time.

So, Andre directly brought Amir here. Anyway, Vlamir is in charge of the warehouse. If something goes wrong, Vlamir can be pushed out. Andre already had these ideas when he was in the post.

What are you afraid of? It is said that the KGB people are taking advantage of their own convenience to smuggle cigarettes and alcohol from Western Europe. Now, the accounts of various military bases in the Soviet Union are very chaotic. At this time, why not take advantage of it?

Seeing Korchagin in front of him, Vlamir said: "Welcome, Mr. Korchagin, what business do you want to discuss here?"

Now, it depends entirely on Amir's performance. He said: "I heard that some parts in the warehouse you are guarding have rusted and are now being prepared to be sold as scrap products. We want to buy those scraps so that we can replace them for you Lighten up some of the burden."

Waste?Vlamir said: "How is that possible? These warehouses are full of important logistical materials for the Soviet army. If any part is rusted, I must send the person guarding the warehouse to prison!" Having said that, Vlamir His one eye is piercing.

On the battlefield, a rusty screw may kill a soldier. Therefore, when he came here, Vlamir's daily work was to inspect these warehouses.

When he said this, Andre's face was very embarrassed. This old friend of his had always been so straightforward and didn't know how to deal with things at all. If he hadn't made outstanding military achievements, he would have never been able to rise to the high position of colonel.

"Colonel, what you said is very good." Amir said: "This kind of behavior is quite irresponsible. These are related to the life and death of frontline soldiers, but there is no war here in Ukraine. Peaceful, your pension has not yet come down. I heard that your daughter is studying in Europe. I am afraid that the annual expenses will be very high? As long as you can dispose of the really rusted parts, you can also free up Warehouse to store new things, and your daughter will also have funds to continue her studies, so she doesn’t have to work so hard, isn’t it great?”

Regarding the situation of Vlamir, Amir also did some research and knew that although this person was born and died on the battlefield, the Soviet Union's empty treasury and endless holes made them even pay the soldiers' pensions. I can't come out anymore. In this situation, not everyone will continue to do their best for the country. Everyone, after all, has a small family before everyone.

After listening to Amir's words, Vlamir's left eye suddenly became lifeless. This is what worries him most now. As a Soviet soldier, he has fought for many years, but even his own He can't even pay for his family's needs, and he can't even fully afford his daughter's study abroad expenses.

"Now, many people like you already own their own villas in Western Europe." Amir went on to say, although the authenticity of his words cannot be verified, but this sentence obviously has a great significance. Lethality. "Since the country can't give you enough compensation, why can't you act on your own, for your daughter, if she can have enough funds in Europe, why bother to work and study, your wife, don't have to wait another day Teams to buy those poor bread, there are enough funds to buy unlimited supply of grain on the black market."

Looking at Vlamir's expression, Amir knew that his words had moved the other party.

If he hadn't come here, Amir would never have dreamed that the seemingly powerful Soviet Union was actually so weak at the bottom.

The Soviet Union, which can manufacture aircraft, cannons, and any kind of advanced weapons, can't meet the people's living needs with basic living materials!They need to line up to buy food, and the pensions of soldiers who died on the front line are not paid in full.

However, the privileged class has already begun to corrupt. For example, those high-level people in the republic of Ukraine, the cars driven by their children are definitely not affordable by their wages.

There is a big problem in this country.Amir felt more wise about his president's decision-making. In such an era, as long as you give the other party money, the other party will definitely sell everything.

"Well, there are indeed a batch of rusted parts in our warehouse, but these parts need to be inspected by people from the Kiev Military District to confirm whether they are intact and whether they can be discarded." Vlamir said.

According to the procedures, he is only responsible for keeping and storing them, and he has absolutely no right to sell them.

"There is no problem with these at all. I will take care of the people in the military region." Only then did Andre speak.At that time, there is no need to insist on it at all. He can sign directly in Kiev and hand it over to the commander of the military region.

"What parts are rusted here?" Now that he had agreed, Amir continued to ask.

For every kind of parts, Vlamir can know their condition, and he feels that any kind will exert incomparably great power on the front line, so it is a pity that he just sold them off.

I have to say it myself, Andre said: "Don't you have a batch of spare 2A46 spare barrels in your warehouse?"

That's the barrel of a Soviet main battle tank!Vlamir thought in his heart, but said: "Yes."

The 2A46 tank gun is the main tank gun of the Soviet Union. It is equipped on the Soviet T-64, T-72 and T-80. Therefore, in the Soviet army, the total number of such gun barrels is tens of thousands.

Correspondingly, the amount of spare barrels for tank barrels is also quite large, because the life of tank barrels is very short.When firing grenades and armor-piercing projectiles, the service life is about 300 rounds, and when firing armor-piercing projectiles, the service life is only 200 rounds.If time is used to count, the total life of a gun barrel is only three or four seconds.

Compared with ordinary artillery, the service life of tank guns is much shorter, and the service life of artillery barrels is related to various factors.The first is the temperature of the propellant gas. The higher the temperature, the shorter the lifespan.The second is the chamber pressure of the gas. The higher the chamber pressure, the shorter the service life.The 100rd, the friction when warhead moves in barrel, the more severe the friction, the shorter the service life.As a high-pressure, high-explosive artillery, tank guns have a very short lifespan. This is just a smoothbore gun. The rifled guns that Britain has always used have fired more than [-] shells, and the rifling has been worn out.

Therefore, when equipping army tanks, they will also equip some spare tank barrels in proportion.

"How many barrels are there?" Andre asked.

"620 pieces, all packaged and ready to be used on tanks at any time," Vlamir said.

"Those are rusted and can't be used anymore, Mr. Kochakin, how about selling them to you for two hundred dollars each?" Andre said.

"What?" Amir couldn't believe his ears.

"That's one hundred dollars each. These things can all be installed on your country's tanks. You can transport them over there without wasting any money," Andre said.

Chapter 764 Arms Smuggling Begins