69novels Chapter 553
Chapter 553
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Tanks are important, but airplanes are more important, so President Roosevelt pays more attention to these two pieces of equipment.
Mainz took the other party’s reaction into consideration, then smiled and said,”Both of these aircraft use a special engine called a rocket ramjet engine!”
“”Rocket ramjet?”
President Roosevelt asked curiously,”What is this? Why have I never heard of it?”
Rockets had not yet been invented at that time. Humans first invented ballistic missiles, and then rockets, and then entered the space age!
So Mainz patiently explained,”Rocket ramjet is a special engine specially prepared for high-speed fighter jets. Because this engine has great power, it is very powerful. If it weren’t for this engine, our fighter jets wouldn’t be so fast, and we wouldn’t be able to carry so many bombs to perform missions!”
Although Mainz leaked false information, Roosevelt had no idea about it. He was stunned by the new words Mainz threw out. He was still thinking: No wonder Hans’s fighter planes are faster than those of the Allies, have stronger firepower than those of the Allies, and have better protection than those of the Allies. It turns out that it is because they have replaced the engines with new ones!
If they import Hans’ engines and imitate them, then in the future will their own aircraft be able to use such engines?
Thinking of this, President Roosevelt couldn’t help himself!
He asked eagerly,”What are the prices of these fighter planes?”
Mainz saw that the other party had been fooled, so he smiled and said,”Not expensive, about 100,000 marks per plane, which is about 500,000 US dollars. If there are 2,000 fighter planes, it will be about 1 billion US dollars. How about this, isn’t this a very conscientious price?”
What a bargain!”
President Roosevelt complained in his heart. The cost of the fighter jets currently equipped in their country did not exceed 40,000 US dollars. Suddenly, they were asked to pay more than ten times the price to purchase a new fighter jet. This was really unacceptable!
He suddenly regretted that he had directly reported an order for 2,000 fighter jets in order to get the Hans to agree to sell arms and to allow the US military to get ready-made equipment as soon as possible! The number of fighter jets equipped by the US military is now about 3,000. If civilian aircraft are included, this number can soar to 12,000.
Because of the experience of large-scale aircraft equipment, Roosevelt felt that 2,000 aircraft were not too many, but he did not expect the price of the German fighter jets to be so high!
500,000 for a plane, who can afford it?
Could it be that the fighter jets equipped by the German army were also purchased at this price?
If this is really the case, then he is speechless!
It seems that this German army is completely built up with real money?
“What about the B29 and Stuka dive bombers?”
President Roosevelt had already backed off in his heart. Although he still wanted these advanced weapons from Hans, Hans’s offer was too high. He couldn’t afford it!
However, before rejecting the military purchase, he wanted to see the price of Hans’ B-29 strategic bomber.
If the price of this fighter was right, he would still be interested in continuing the deal with Hans.
“The B29 is huge, weighing dozens of tons, so this type of aircraft has the highest cost, with an average cost of 2 million yuan per aircraft. If you want to purchase it, we can sell it to you at cost price!”
Mainz said with a smile. The real price of the B-29 is actually about 1 million US dollars. He only doubled it to sell it to the Eagle Sauce people, which is actually very authentic.
You know, the previous selling price of the BF-109 fighter was increased tenfold by Mainz!
The cost of a BF-109 is actually about 50,000 US dollars. Mainz directly mentioned the sale price of 500,000 US dollars. If you say that he is not black-hearted, it must be a lie!
BF-The cost of 09 itself is low, so even if it is increased tenfold, the impact will not be particularly large. The figure of 500,000 is indeed dazzling, but with the financial resources of the Eagle Sauce, it can actually be taken out with a gritted teeth!
However, the cost of the B-29 itself is already very high. If Mainz continues to increase it several times, the price will soar to millions or even tens of millions of dollars! At this price, you can buy a heavy cruiser of 10,000 to 20,000 tons or even a low-end battlecruiser!
As long as the Eagle Sauce people’s brains are not pitted, they will never accept the price of such a weapon!
So Mainz did not dare to increase the price too much, only doubled it, and sold it to the Eagle Sauce people at a fire sale price of 100,000 US dollars!
Of course, the prerequisite is that the Eagle Sauce people are willing to spend money. After all, 2 million US dollars for an aircraft is definitely expensive!
When President Roosevelt heard about the BF-109, he almost cursed in his heart. He felt that the offer provided by Mainz was too expensive, so expensive that he didn’t want to buy it.
However, after hearing Mainz’s offer for the B-29, he began to hesitate.
B-Is the $2 million unit price of the B-29 expensive? Of course it is expensive, it is so expensive that even the mother can’t recognize it!
However, compared with the $500,000 of the BF-109, is the $2 million price of the B-29 still expensive? In this comparison, it doesn’t seem to be very expensive!
Even the not very advanced bombers of the Eagle Sauce themselves are much more expensive than fighters!
Because of their size, bombers consume more materials and have more crew members.
Moreover, the most important thing is that there are several more engines, so their cost is definitely higher than that of fighters, there is no doubt about it!
Since the price of the BF-109 is $500,000, then the B-29 must be two or three million or even three or four million dollars, right? Of course, if Mainz really quoted such a high price, then Roosevelt would definitely turn around and leave without saying anything.
The price of $200 can still be slightly accepted with some pain, but the price of three or four million dollars or even higher is completely unbearable, so this military purchase is definitely yellow.
However, after hearing that the B29 only cost 2 million US dollars, President Roosevelt suddenly became tempted!
“1,000 B-29s are a bit too many. If you buy them at $2 million, it will cost $2 billion.……”
Mainz himself felt that this number was a bit exaggerated. Wouldn’t Roosevelt be scared to cancel the order after hearing this number?
Roosevelt really had this plan. He was now completely sure that he had given too much before!
1,000 B-29s, even if calculated according to the performance of their domestic bombers, this would cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars!
After purchasing this kind of aircraft, which was far more expensive than domestic ones, the budget instantly increased by dozens of times. If the previous orders for tanks and BF-109 fighters were added, the price of this order would have exceeded 3 billion US dollars!
This did not count 2,000 Stuka dive bombers. President Roosevelt felt that the price of this thing must not be cheap!
Even if it was conservatively estimated, using the price of BF-109, it would be 1 billion US dollars! With a military purchase order of more than 4 billion US dollars, Roosevelt suddenly felt a little panicked.
If he spent so much money to purchase these weapons, wouldn’t it be a great bargain for the Hans people and help them become stronger? Is this considered aiding the enemy?