Chapter 283 We want an aircraft carrier
A Pakistani plane was flying on the sea, and their destination was the United States.
On the plane, Lilith is the one who is most excited. Now that Lilith has become the president's wife, she also has to share her worries for her husband. When she goes abroad, Lilith needs to maintain the image of the country.
And this time, I went to the United States, which is the country where I grew up!
The plane landed in Washington, the capital of the United States, and US Vice President George Bush and Secretary of State George Schultz went directly to the airport to greet him.
Amid the solemn national anthem, Mhamad reviewed the American guard of honor. After the celebration ceremony at the airport was completed, the group came to the White House in the United States.
The White House, this building that doesn't look very brilliant, is the core of Americans. When Mhamad walks here, he always recalls the scene when he was attacked by a bearded man in later generations.
US President Ronald Wilson Reagan cordially received a Pakistani delegation in the White House hall.
"The West is our loyal ally. In our war against the Soviet Union and on the frontline of Afghanistan, the West is our stable support. This time, I feel very honored to be able to come to the United States and communicate with your president." Mhamad said.
"Pakistan stands on the front line of anti-Sovietism. In order to drive away the Soviets and sacrifice bloodshed, all our support is due." President Reagan said with a smile.
"But now, we are controlled by the damn Indians." Mhamad said: "We want to devote ourselves to the battle on the Western Front. We want to support the Afghan Liberal Government and continue to advance southward, but we are constantly restrained by the Indians."
India and Pakistan have many conflicts. Although Mhamad is already the actual ruler of Pakistan, Mhamad still cannot suppress his inner anger in his words.
"Just a while ago, the Indians relied on their navy's advantage to dispatch a large number of warships. They wanted to conduct a military exercise outside our Karachi. This is a naked show-off!"
Show off, indeed. Indians wanted to show off their force and cultivate their self-confidence, but they also came out and were slapped hard by the Pakistan Air Force. Then they went back.
The last thing that is boring about this matter is India, and why did President Mhamad come up with this again?
"Your country's air force is already very strong." said US Secretary of Defense Weinberg. "Using the strong air force, we successfully drove the Indians away. I heard that you even broke their glass?"
The supersonic flight on the sea surface, and the sound explosion shattered the glass of others, only the Pakistani Air Force can do this. And the Indian aircraft carrier is so unstoppable, why is even tempered glass so fragile?
"But that was driven away by us when we arrived on our coastline. We did not have sea-based air force, so the combat radius was very short." Mhamad said: "We are very worried that the next time there will be a large-scale conflict with the Soviets, the Indians will not only restrain us over land, but also threaten us at sea."
Mhamad said solemnly: "Now, Soviet General Secretary Andropov is dead, and his successor Chernenko is only short-lived. He is too old and does not have much energy. The top leaders of the Soviet Union are planning a candidate for the next term. Once the next General Secretary comes to power, he will definitely be a fanatic who is the same as Brezhnev. At that time, the war in Afghanistan may deteriorate again."
What Mhamad said is all in the analysis of the American think tank. Moreover, Mhamad's analysis is completely correct. Chernenko is just an overbearing figure, and the next Soviet general secretary will be a ruthless person.
The calm of the battlefield in Afghanistan is only temporary. When the new Soviet leader comes to power, war will be rampant again.
Mhamad was deliberately exaggerating the threat. In fact, after the next Gorbachev came to power, what this guy did was like a send from the CIA of the United States. He successfully dug the Soviet building. Moreover, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this guy won the Nobel Peace Prize and was complacent. He went out to give a speech or something if he had something to do, and lived a free and easy life.
Now, of course, Mhamad is going to exaggerate the threat.
"What do our Pakistani brothers need us to do? Or should we send aircraft carriers?" President Reagan said.
"That's not necessary." Mhamad said: "You don't have a military base in South Asia. If you deploy it at sea all year round, it would be too expensive. We just want to rent or buy a few warships from you."
Pakistan has limited military strength, so it prefers to rent it from the United States. If the United States retires, it doesn't need it. Pakistan can't afford it. It can only be rented and served in the Pakistan Navy for decades before returning it to the United States.
"What warship do you want?" Weinberg said. Everyone here knew the character of Mhamad. He was not shocking. When he said that, he wanted the most expensive thing.
Could it be an aircraft carrier? National Security Assistant Poindexter also thought to himself that the US Navy recently retired from 1977 is the USS Roosevelt, which was dismantled in 1978, but the USS Oriskani aircraft carrier, which was retired in 1976, has been in stock. Two years ago, the USS Aristois planned to reseal, but found that renovations would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, so he gave up.
Even if the renovation cost of this warship is expensive and if it is rented to Pakistan, it can make a lot of money. However, the United States will not sell or lend the aircraft carrier to Pakistan. The aircraft carrier is a powerful attack weapon. In the US strategy, Pakistan cannot have such a weapon.
"We want to rent the USS Oriskani aircraft carrier," Mhamad said. "If we have an aircraft carrier, we can patrol the entire Arabian Sea. The Indian Navy's aircraft carrier is definitely not our opponent."
It was indeed an aircraft carrier! And he also fell in love with the sealed Oriscany! All Americans were shocked.
The Oriskani aircraft carrier is the Essex-class aircraft carrier No. 17. It was a large-scale aircraft carrier built by the United States during World War II. However, it did not catch up with World War II. The warship was launched two months after the end of World War II.
With a full load displacement of 36,000 tons, a maximum speed of 33 knots, two steam catapults can take off A-7-level aircraft, but the heavy F-14 will definitely not be able to take off.
Although Mhamad wanted the Roosevelt more, the aircraft carrier was dismantled after it was retired and did not give Mhamad a chance at all. Moreover, even if this aircraft carrier can be obtained, it is still unknown whether it can be obtained. Mhamad is just a negotiation skill.
Mhamad said earnestly: "Only by preventing the Indian navy from entering the Arabian Sea, our air force can do our best to deal with the threat from the Soviets."
"No, the storage status of this aircraft carrier is too poor." Weinberg said: "The hull has begun to corrode. If you want to repair it, it will cost more than $500 million."
"In order to kill the Indians at sea, even if we are tightening our belts, we have to raise money for repairs," said Mhamad.
Five hundred million US dollars, in the past, might have become a burden for Pakistan, but now, it is enough to get some diamonds on the battlefield of Angola.
"This warship has a small displacement and limited power of steam catapults, so it cannot catapult the Tomcat fighter jets," said Poindexter.
"Where can we deal with the Indian navy and those backward seahawks, there is no need for Tomcat fighter jets. It is enough to have A-7 attack aircraft." Mhamad continued: "Our Tomcats are mainly used to deal with the Soviet air force."
Seeing Mhamad insisting on renting, and making up his mind to spend a lot of money to buy, and several excuses from the United States were rejected one by one by one by Mhamad, US President Reagan finally spoke: "I'm sorry, our most sincere friends, we understand your country's urgent desire to teach Indians a lesson at sea. However, the aircraft carrier formation is not so easy to control. The old aircraft carrier has failed many times and cannot be exported to you. We in the United States cannot agree to this plan."
President Reagan directly cut off the other party's request, and all kinds of reasons were not reasons. In short, the United States just could not export aircraft carriers to Pakistan, even if it was a backward aircraft carrier.
Mhamad looked at Reagan calmly, his eyes full of loss: "Then how can we fight against the Indian aircraft carrier formation?"
"A aircraft carrier does not necessarily need to fight against aircraft carrier formations." Weinberg said: "For your navy, destroyers are enough."
"Can you support several destroyers of our navy?" asked Mhamad.
"Of course," Weinberg said. As long as you don't have an aircraft carrier, everything else will be easy to deal with. The aircraft carrier will refuse. It is not an exaggeration to ask for a missile destroyer.
"Then we request to rent to us Kid-class destroyers, which are the ones that the Iranians have paid the deposit but have not driven away." Mhamad said.
Kid-class destroyer! In fact, this is Mhamad’s real goal! It’s just a guise to get an aircraft carrier. If you want it, it’s best. If you don’t want it, it’s normal.
Americans have rejected themselves once, can they refuse again?
Kid-class destroyer, with a full load displacement of 9,000 tons, is almost half a cruiser. It is a series evolved from the hull of the Spruins-class destroyer. It is equipped with a standard air defense missile system to replace the Spruins-class short-range air defense missile, allowing this warship to gain valuable medium-range air defense capabilities. Moreover, after the revolution in Iran, the US Navy itself received it, installed Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and had the ability to attack seas, and it itself has strong anti-submarine capabilities. In this way, this warship has balanced air defense, anti-ship and anti-submarine capabilities, and is a warship second only to the Aegis warship! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!