Middle Eastern tyrants

Chapter 107 "The Weapon Spokesperson"

In Moscow, General Podolskov stormed into the Army Commander's office, cursing and swearing, and gulped down a glass of water from the table.

General Vasily looked at his old friend with some helplessness, "Even if we have a good relationship, you don't have to force your way into my office, do you?"

If the people in the inspection department saw this, their blood pressure would definitely spike so high it'd cause their blood vessels to burst!

Podolskov waved his hand: "To hell with them, mine's about to explode anyway!"

Vasily was curious about what could have made his old friend so angry.

"You know which countries in the Middle East I'm responsible for providing weapons support to."

General Podolskov began to complain to his old buddy.

Since the 15th of the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, after receiving a large amount of material aid and a nationwide war mobilization from the colonial empire, Zion finally shifted from its initial passive defense to a full-scale counterattack.

Meanwhile, the Arab forces were completely put on the defensive across the entire front.

As the war has progressed, the southern part of Surya has fallen completely, and the five armored divisions have lost a total of more than 800 tanks, almost exhausting all their armed forces.

The situation in Masr is even more dire. Its air defense forces have suffered another devastating blow and lost their air protection. Zion's air force has begun frantically scooping up chips, and the "African farm" has become a tank graveyard.

General Vasily was incredulous after hearing the story. How could such a favorable situation have turned into this?

"Surria lacked maintenance and logistical capabilities. The T-62s we provided were abandoned on the battlefield due to minor malfunctions and became disposable items."

Podolskov began to give him an example: "In Kudaf, the commander of Surya, Hafez, ordered T-62s to form an armored group in an attempt to overwhelm the 7th Armored Brigade of Zion with sheer numbers."

The result was that the narrow lava terrain restricted maneuverability, making a large number of tanks easy targets for Zion's artillery and air force; in this one battle alone, four hundred tanks were destroyed on the plains!

General Vasily's eyes widened upon hearing this: "Are these people's brains filled with shit? If this were in Ant, these people would be traitors and should be arrested and shot!"

“That’s not even the most outrageous part!” Podolskov exclaimed, as if he had just opened a floodgate: “The biggest problem in this war was with Masr. They had already established a foothold in the Suez Canal by October 7th, but instead of taking advantage of it, guess what they did next?”

Although General Vasily already knew the outcome, he was still willing to play the straight man for his old friend.

What did they do?

"They went to the United Nations and proposed a ceasefire to Zion, demanding that Zion completely withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights!"

General Podolskov lamented, "They were so close! If they had seized this opportunity, before Zion had completed its mobilization and before the United Kingdom's supplies arrived, they could have fought their way to Jerusalem and pushed the front line to the outskirts of Tel Aviv! But they didn't! Instead, they went to the United Nations to talk big!"

To other countries, Masr's actions were like a child suddenly jumping up and slapping an adult, then telling everyone, "If you don't apologize, I'll keep slapping you."

Then, the adults, realizing what had happened, pinned the brat to the ground and gave him a good beating.

"and then?"

General Vasily had a vague idea of ​​how the story would unfold, since Ante hadn't appeared in the story yet.

"Then Surria and Masr started shifting the blame to each other."

Podolskov said: "Surria accused Masr of 'betraying the alliance' and watching as Surria's armored forces were completely annihilated by Zion's army in Qudsah, wanting only a small piece of land in the Sinai Peninsula, but sacrificing the Arab cause."

Masr, however, said that Surya's army was too weak and that its tactical command had serious problems.

There was a two-second silence in the office.

Podolskov revealed the result that made him both angry and amused:

"After arguing for ages, they actually shifted the blame to Ant! They claimed that Ant's weapons and equipment were too poor! Because of their high failure rate, they couldn't defeat Zion!"

Podolskov scratched his head with both hands: "Can you believe it?! They actually said something like that?!"

General Vasily was speechless after hearing this. While the Russians' military equipment was indeed mass-produced, its durability and sturdiness were undeniable.

Before the Merkava was introduced, the T-series tanks were more adaptable to desert environments than those deployed by colonial empires, with low fuel consumption and easy maintenance, making them suitable for long-distance desert marches.

It's worth noting that in Surya alone, Ant provided 1400 tanks, over 200 air defense systems (SA series and ZSU-23-4 low-altitude guns), thousands of anti-tank equipment, and 200 MiG fighter jets.

These armed forces even surpassed Zion's weaponry during the Six-Day War.

Moreover, Ant not only provided support to Surria, but also to Masr and Al-Ilag, and even Hashim received an additional armored brigade.

In Podolski's opinion, if they've already given so much, they can't afford to lose again, right?

As it turns out, he really was a hopeless case, and the worst part is that after losing the battle, he even turned around and bit his ally.

As a world-renowned military superpower comparable to the United States, this act of mudslinging disgusted Ant.

When the Americans next door find out, they'll be laughing their heads off in the bathroom.

Why were these Arab countries chosen as allies in the first place?

General Podolskov gritted his teeth: "They deserved to lose! It would have been better if they had destroyed the entire front. Ant will not provide any more support to the Arabs, not even a single bullet!"

General Vasily comforted his old comrade: "Supporting Arab countries is a key step for the Marshal in weakening the influence of colonial empires in the Middle East. This was also the policy set back then. Just bear with it for now."

Upon hearing the marshal's name, General Podolskov's anger subsided considerably.

"Moreover, it's definitely not enough for Masr and Surria's group to prove whether Ant's weapons are unreliable as they say."

General Vasily said, "Good weapons can only be effective when they are under the command of good and excellent generals."

"Excellent generals?" General Podolskov scoffed. "The Arabs, for example."

He seemed to be reminded by those words.

It seems that in this war, there is indeed an Arab country that has unexpectedly proven its military prowess, demonstrating a level of military capability far exceeding that of its allies, from its army to its top leadership.

"Dual-drive?"

General Podolskov was beginning to understand.

General Vasily began, “Their defense minister is an old acquaintance of mine, and his son is in charge of commanding the troops on the front lines this time. I met that young man once before at the United Nations General Assembly.”

General Podolskov asked, "What do you mean?"

“He looks like a capable general.” General Vasily shrugged. “At least in the context of Arab countries.”

He then added, "If you're interested, I can help you make the connection."

General Podolskov was somewhat intrigued. "Would this work? After all, Shuangzhi has the United States standing behind him."

General Vasily laughed and said, "That kid just finished fighting in Ghanam, so he must have suffered heavy losses. You'll be happy to send him supplies!"

During the start of the war, Ant provided nearly 20,000 tons of military supplies to Arab countries, of which 16,000 tons were sent to battlefields such as Masr, only to be betrayed by its allies.

Thinking this through, General Podolskov nodded: "Well, it's all about supporting Arab countries anyway, so what difference does it make who gets the aid?"

Ant's weapons have been bestsellers throughout the Middle East for the past two decades, and most of the tank crews in Arab countries are trained with T-54 or T-55 tanks, so General Podolskov has no worries about the integration of weapons and soldiers.

He slammed his fist on the table, making the horse sculptures bounce up.
"Let those Arabs see whether our Ant's weapons are useless, or their leaders are just too incompetent!"

(End of this chapter)