[VT]: Phonecall to Rosoboronexport

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Minister of Defence Phạm Văn Trà sat in his office with a phone to his ear as he placed a call to the front end sales department of Rosoboronexport. He had a very important task in front of him, and given Vietnam's use of Russian military equipment there was no one better suited to help fulfill a newly emerged need then this company.

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[Alex]

Aleksandr Mikhaeev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, would use an encrypted line to answer the call.

"Mikhaeev, CEO speaking. How may I help you, Minister Phạm?"

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"Hello, I would like to discuss putting together a defense contract to supply our special forces and elite units and would like to work with you to work out a selection of equipment. The special and elite forces we seek to outfit are our Infantry reconnaisance special force/trinh sát đặc nhiệm, Border Defense speical force/Đặc nhiệm biên phòng, Infantry Commando/ Đặc công bộ, Airborne Commando/Đặc công đổ bộ đường không, Commando counter terrorist/Đặc công chống khủng bố, Naval Commando/Đặc công nước, Special police fast response unit/Lực lượng phản ứng nhanh cảnh sát đặc nhiệm, and Naval Infantry.

Alex

 

[Alex]

"Rosoboronexport has a wide array of products which I am certain would suit all your possible needs, Minister Phạm. Do you have any numbers in mind at the moment? Or are you enquiring about our range of equipment beforehand? If you do have the numbers, then I could go ahead and make a in-depth list with pricings for you. Otherwise, we could go step-by-step for Vietnam's military branches."

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"We would like to know your suggested range of equipment per branch. So we will start with the Infantry reconnaisance special force/trinh sát đặc nhiệm. We have around 3,600 of them trained at this time."

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"Wonderful. For reconnaissance we can offer the following equipment:

Pchola-1T UAV: 3,600,000.00$/system; each system comes with 1 GAZ-66 Loader/Transporter Vehicle, 4 Pchela-1T UAVs, and 1 BTR-D (with GCS and Launch Rail).
Credo-M1 Man-Portable Radar: 186,266.11$/unit. With a range of up to 32km, this radar can offer your recon troops high levels of intelligence from moving targets.
BRM-3K Rys Armored Recon Vehicle: 5,052,400.00$/unit. A recon vehicle that is also capable of offering IFV-levels of protection and offense to recon troops.
BRDM-2M-96 Scout Car: 666,806.40$/unit. A modernization of the amphibious scout car, it is in service with over 50 countries worldwide, proving its capabilities.
Dnepr M-72 Motorcycle: 10,771.04$/unit. A motorcycle used in the Russian forces, offering high and fast mobility off-road and on-road.

Lastly, if required, we also have a recon helicopter available for export. The Kazan Ansat 2RC for a unit price of 12,830,700.00$.

This is all recon-specific equipment, of course. So if you require other equipment such as logistical, let me know and I'll fetch some more listings for you."

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"Hmm, I am thinking 100 of the Pchola-1T UAV systems. 300 of the Credo-M1 Man-Portable Radar, 200 BRM-3K Rys Armored Recon Vehicle, 200 BRDM-2 Scout Car, and 200 Dnepr M-72 Motorcycle. I would also like to discuss general transportation for this unit outside the dedicated BRDM-2 and the Rys. We would like to aquire around 2000 UAZ-469 with a majority of that number being backup incase of vehicle losses. We are also interested in armed variants of it.

As for helicopters, can you tell me more about the proposed one and how it may fit with what we are building here? As opposed to an Mil Mi-2, Mi-4, or a Mi-8 reconasance variant?"

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"Of course, Minister, each UAZ-469 could be sold to Vietnam for a unit cost of 17,660.18$. As for variants, we do have the UAZ-3153 which is a long-wheelbase version with larger seats and cargo area that can carry up to 9 people. As for an armed variant, we have the UAZ-3132 Gusar, built to act as a fast attack vehicle. It can be armed with two 12.7mm heavy machine guns, a 7.62mm machine guns, or 40mm automatic grenade launchers.

Regarding the Ansat 2RC, I recommended it due to it having been developed for the specific role of reconnaissance. It is light, mobile, quick, and has superior range to many helicopters of its size. It is lighter than the Mi-2, 4, and 8 helicopters. It has a crew of only 2, with room for 2 additional passengers in the events of a search and rescue mission, and can offer air support if required - being able to enter anti-tank, anti-surface, and anti-air operations. But, of course, if you would prefer a recon variant of the Mi-2, Mi-4, or the Mi-8, then I can dig up a price for you, Minister."

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"I think we will stick with the UAZ-469, for the time being that is. We will want the 2,000 of them, so we can add that up to the total price accumulated.

As for the helicopter. I am intrigued. Do you currently have any we can send a team to Russia in order to observe a demonstration of it?

Also, as a side note about helicopters. Currently our main attack helicopter is the aged Mi-24A. We would like it if you could upgrade their weapons systems and possibly avionics. We don't want to go through with a total refit of the forward fuselage so we would be interested in something simular to the Mi-24B which was used to test systems for the Mi-24D. Do you think that is something you can look into for us? We would also be willing to purchase any Mi-24A helicopters you may have sitting around off your hands. Outside of that we would be interested in purchasing more current variants in the future once we finish supplying out special forces."

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"We could certainly set up a demonstration near Vladivostok for your military, Minister. Of course, this'll have to be done once we've finished our call.

As for the 100 Pechola-1T UAV systems, 300 Credo-M1 man-portable radars, 200 BRM-3K Rys armored recon vehicles, 200 BRDM-2 scout cars, 200 Dnepr M-72 motorcycles, and 2,000 UAZ-469 light utility vehicles, it'll come to a total of: 1,597,195,681.00$. This is not counting the helicopters, of course.

Regarding the Mil Mi-24... if you could, please hold for just one moment please." With that, the CEO would call his contact at the Ministry of Defense. After roughly 5 minutes, the CEO would take the Minister off hold. "Hello, Minister, my apologies. I have just gotten off the phone with the Ministry of Defense. I have some good news. Due to the potential large order that Vietnam is placing with us, the Ministry of Defense has granted your nation a production license for any variant of the Mil Mi-24 that you may wish to produce - free of charge. This is with the promise that Vietnam will not produce the Mil Mi-24 for any other nation. If it does, the license will be withdrawn.

Does that work for you, Minister?"

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"That works perfectly for us, and we can agree to that. Though, we still have the other special forces to go through. We will have to arrange this demonstration at the end of our call. Nexf on our list is the Border Defense speical force/Đặc nhiệm biên phòng of which we have trained 10,800. Aside from patrolling the border one of their tasks is to search for and intercept drug traffic entering the nation. As you may know a great deal of the terrain along our border is rough."

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[Alex]

"No problem at all. I suppose we could look at what the Russian Border Guards utilize and hand-pick from there.

GAZ Tigr Infantry Mobility Vehicle: 395,280.00$ per vehicle. Can be offered either un-armored or armored. Offers great urban and off-road mobility with speeds of up to 140km/h.
UAZ-469 Light Utility Vehicle: 17,660.18$ per vehicle.
BPM-97 Patrol Vehicle: 459,600.00$ per vehicle. Serves as a light MRAP that can be equipped with man-portable radars to serve as a recon vehicle.
Credo-M1 Man-Portable Radar: 186,266.11$/unit. With a range of up to 32km, this radar can offer your recon troops high levels of intelligence from moving targets.
BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carrier: 795,789.60$ per vehicle. If a border conflict were to occur, these vehicles would offer your troops high protection and great firepower.
BMD-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle: 1,911,349.44$ per vehicle. Originally created purely for airborne operations, this light IFV offers better speed and mobility for border services than any of the BMP models.
Ural-4320 Utility Truck: 34,924.42$ per vehicle. Can be equipped with various bodies, offering high modifications for various missions. Also offers good off-road mobility for either troop transport or logistics.
2S12 Nani 120mm Mortar: 65,797.92$ per mortar. A light 120mm mortar that can be towed by the Ural-4320 or a lighter truck such as the GAZ-66.
Mil Mi-8 Utility Helicopter: 11,731,200.00$ per helicopter.
Antonov An-2 Utility Aircraft: 36,000.00$ per aircraft. A very light utility plane that can be used for recon, patrol, and airborne operations.

I believe all of these would be able to serve your border guards very well. "

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"I am really liking this line up. Though I will need to ask some clarifying questions before giving numbers on how much we want to buy of each. I would like to make some changes as well as negotiate a proposition. Instead of the listed truck I would like for us to purchase the KamAZ-43253 instead. I would also like to negotiate the building of a KamAZ factory in Vietnam with lucrative tax incentives. This way we can build for Russia and for ourselves (with payment to Russia) the KamAZ-43253, KamAZ-43118, and KamAZ 65224. The factory would be fully owned by you, but you would have access to a Vietnamese work force which frankly at this time has a lower standard of living and lower rate of pay. Which is something we hope to fix as time goes on, but that won't be for awhile. We ourselves are trying to diversify our economey with a strengthened industrial sector so that we no longer have 60% of our workforce in agriculture.

Regardless, what version of the BTR-80 are you selling us? What are the advantages over our current stockpile of BTR-60PB? Also, what radar does the BPM-97 Patrol Vehicle use? Aside from that this is what I am thinking so far:

2,000 UAZ-469
100 Credo-M1 Man-Portable Radar
400 KamAZ-43253
200 2S12 Sani 120mm Mortar
100 Mil Mi-8T Utility Helicopter"
Alex

 

[Alex]

"Of course, Minister, fire away.

Unfortunately, I am only the leader of a government-owned company. I cannot confirm or deny the building of factories or production rights without first contacting the Ministry of Defense and Foreign Affairs. However, one question that would likely arise from this conversation with them would be the current situation going on in Indochina. It is from our knowledge that there is currently some type of skirmish happening near Laos, yes? I expect there will be concerns from the Russian government about whether or not this may escalate into instability in the region.

As for the BTR-80, we have either the original variant which is an APC or the BTR-80A with a larger turret that can be used as an IFV. Either variant has the same unit price. Regarding the radar of the BPM-97, they are not built with a radar, instead they have the ability to have a radar attached. As for which, it's really any man-portable radar; the Credo-M1 for example. This gives scouts the ability to scan surrounding areas without having to disembark the safety and mobility of their vehicles."

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"Skirmish? Sorry, one moment. I have not been informed of this." There would be the sound of a clattered as the phone was set on the desk. Some mumbling."I just heard there was a skirmish near Laos?..." a long pause with some mumbling."WHAT?! And you decided to just stand there and wait for me to finish?" A pause and some apologetic mumbling."Are you sure?" Another pause."Địt mẹ." and then he would return to the phone.

"I want an aircraft carrier." He said simply apparently having forgotten for the moment what they were talking about before."Somethjng that our country can manage. Do you have any of those older Kiev Class carriers around? We need need force projection yesterday so anything else you can suggest will be of help."

Alex

 

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Mr. Mikhaaev would hold. The Minister's statement on his return was certainly a surprise.

"I see... that's something I'd have to discuss with the Ministry of Defense as Rosoboronexport does not have access to Russian carriers. Please give me a moment." For the next few minutes, the man would discuss the selling of a carrier to the Vietnamese. When the Ministry had finally decided on something, the man would return to the call. "Thank you for holding, Minister. Sadly we do not have any used carriers laying around, most were scrapped after the dissolution of the Union or are still in use by the navy. However, if you wish, we could sell you the Moskva-class helicopter carrier that was built during the war against Turkey. The armed forces no longer require this carrier and as such are willing to transfer it to Vietnam. However, this is purely a helicopter carrier so if you wish for a dedicated carrier we could build your nation a Kyiv-class carrier from scratch for a price of 2,772,612,330.00$. We could also sell you its aircraft, the Yakovlev Yak-38M "Forger-A" VTOL fighter for 27,084,000.00$ per unit, the Kamov Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopter for 19,920,000.00$, the Kamov Ka-27PS search and rescue helicopter for 17,400,000.00$, and the Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning radar helicopter for 34,800,000.00$."

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"Hmm, helicopter carrier? I do see that could be of use. Especially since our navy has some ways to go before we can support larger ships. While I would love to go for the fighter option, I do believe landing on a helicopter carrier with something like that fighter could be some trouble for our pilots. I was thinking maybe a helicopter gunship of some sort would be able to fill an aspect of the role we would need from that."

Alex

 

[Alex]

"We could transfer the helicopter carrier to Vietnam for the price of 650,000,000.00$. As for helicopters to be used on them, let me think a moment... The Mil Mi-24 is far too large to fit on the Moskva-class, however, I believe you would be able to fit 4-5 Kamov Ka-50 attack helicopters, with a combination of 6 Kamov Ka-27s, and perhaps 2-3 Mil Mi-8 transport helicopters. We would be willing to sell the Ka-50 for 14,976,000.00$ per unit, the Kamov Ka-27 for 19,920,000.00$ per unit, and the Mil Mi-8TV for 11,731,200.00$ per unit."

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"This sounds all very good, but one more thing before we go any further. We do not have the experience your navy no doubt has with protecting and using larger ships such as these. How many ships and of what type do you recommend for screening operations? It would be a wasted investment if we cannot handle her protection yes?"

Alex