Chapter 1,262 Whitehall and the Department of Defense
"Haha, we also hope that the United States can succeed." Alan Wilson replied with a smile on the surface, but in his heart he only hoped that the United States would keep its word. This is a big deal after all.
He then informed the Washington government of Prime Minister Eden's position on the serious issue of Iran affairs. As for the next task, he would attend a national defense conference and see whether the newly appointed permanent undersecretary of defense, Marks Magins, was
It is widely recognized by the Ministry of National Defense that he also went to suppress the enemy.
As the days of belt-tightening after the war have gone, the regular meetings of the Ministry of National Defense are no longer filled with the smell of gunpowder. The various services are red-faced arguing over the direction of military expenditures. The economic base determines the superstructure, and the long-lost gentlemanly style has returned.
Appeared in the Department of Defense.
Magins had just taken office, and in order to gain a firm foothold, he came up with a weapons development outline. Of course, this was also the product of Magins being a very elegant person, but a man who catches knives on his bedside, and this is the product of a hero.
The weapons revolution is always one step ahead of the military revolution. When revolutionary weapons arrive, the arrival of the military revolution is only a matter of time. The history of war continues to provide such proof: bronze or iron spears created infantry phalanxes, bows and arrows
Horses and stirrups provided new tactics for cavalry, and a whole set of modern warfare patterns emerged from guns using black powder... From the time when conical bullets and rifles entered the battlefield as the vanguard of the technological age, weapons simply
Put your own name on the chest of war.
First, the steel-armored giant ship acted as the overlord of the sea, ushering in the "battleship era", then its brother "tank" took the title of land battle, then the aircraft dominated the sky, until the atomic bomb appeared, signaling the advent of the "nuclear age".
Today, a large number of high-tech weapons continue to emerge, making weapons the chief representative of war. When people talk about future wars, they are accustomed to referring to it by a certain weapon or a certain technology.
In the tradition of Whitehall, this article is inevitably long and smelly, but in fact the core idea is the imagination of electronic warfare, which is also beneficial to the current development of British industries, such as semiconductors. Princess Margaret's
My husband, Mr. Turing, is grasping the direction of semiconductor development. Do you dare to say that it is not important?
Marks's thoughtful confession on taking office aroused a round of applause. It was not just empty talk, but he seemed to have something to say, as if he really had real talents and learning to take up the post at the Department of Defense.
"Secretary-General, thank you so much." After the meeting, Markins, who was already the second-highest figure in the Ministry of Defense, came out and expressed his gratitude to Alan Wilson, "You have helped me a lot."
"Everyone helps each other. My biggest hobby is to help others." Alan Wilson puffed up his chest like the poorest worker in the East End of London. "This is both a development trend and a trend. The military field is special and can be used to drive many
Industrial development. We all must admit that human beings often use the most advanced technology to kill each other first."
Having said that, Alan Wilson actually has reservations about many new technologies. What is high technology? What is it aimed at? Logically speaking, high and low are just relative concepts. And using a highly variable concept,
Naming wars in the ever-changing world is problematic in itself.
"I understand that in fact, Washington is also conducting similar explorations." Markins has just taken office, but he also conducted some make-up lessons, mentioning the trends in Washington. At least according to public information, the two countries should
Pretty much what I thought.
"Don't always look at Washington." To be precise, it's almost the same in the documents. It's hard to say what the specific differences are with this general development direction. The Aegis system will not be approved for another five years.
"Alan, you are always like this." Makins said with a smile, "In fact, we can try to communicate with the United States to make the future clearer."
"But it will definitely not be of any help. Moreover, don't overestimate the military development of the United States." Alan Wilson shook his head. "The development of the United States is only suitable for them, and the United Kingdom cannot copy it."
For the reactor technology of the Dreadnought nuclear submarine, the United Kingdom spent 50 million US dollars in technology transfer fees. This is not a complaint. After all, this is a life-saving thing, and it should be paid no matter how much it costs.
But from this point, we should also understand that the United States has really taken krypton gold to the extreme, and it was already so serious in the 1950s. Considering the Pentagon’s glorious record of not having a single corruption case in 50 years. At the same time, the military expenditure of 800 billion US dollars,
It can't even hedge a big country's 200 billion. The UK has a weak foundation and should not follow the example of the United States.
The 055 class of a certain major country costs US$900 million, a 4,000-ton Constellation-class frigate of the U.S. Navy costs US$1.1 billion, and a Burke III of the same class costs US$3 billion.
If it starts an arms race with a major country, the result will definitely be sad. If Britain stands with the United States, it will just add another corpse.
If there is more exchange, if military expenditures are wasted due to exchange, then it is better not to exchange. It is better to learn from France and take the route of self-reliance.
Alan Wilson even doubted whether the so-called Soviet Union's aggressive military expenditure was true or false, or whether it was a fiction created by the Americans to hedge against the United States' own waste of military expenditure after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
They all have the same national system. A certain big country's military expenditure of just over 1% can make the United States completely exhausted. There is no reason why the Soviet Union is rumored to have to spend more than 15% to compete with the United States.
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More than two months after Indonesia changed its color, the three aircraft carrier battle groups that rushed to the Far East finally joined the Royal Pacific Fleet. This round of changes in the Royal Navy's layout can be considered complete.
The British layout is still the same, like a snake on a mountain, starting from Gibraltar and extending to Xiangjiang. With the replenishment of troops, the Royal Pacific Fleet finally conducted military exercises against Indonesia in the South China Sea, showing the powerful power of the Royal Navy.
It was also the occasion for the British military exercises, and the U.S. patrol in the waters of Tokyo Bay officially began.
For a time, nearly ten aircraft carrier battle groups gathered in the South China Sea, belonging to the US and British navies respectively. This sea area was unprecedentedly crowded. The two branches belonged to the navies of different countries. Although they were in the same sea area, their targets were different.
They are completely different, one targets North Vietnam and the people behind it, and the other targets Indonesia and the people behind it.
This made Australia extremely embarrassed, but considering that Indonesia was so close, Australia decided to regard Indonesia as more important, and it was more important to follow the British to protect the right to free navigation.
The British troops stationed in Australia and their Vulcan strategic bombers also participated in the exercise. It can be said that the UK has not conducted such a large-scale exercise for a long time.
Along with aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, Centaur helicopter carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and even battleships, which account for 80% of the year's docking time, were pulled out to conduct live-fire exercises in the waters between East and West Malaysia.
Suddenly, the lookout on the helicopter carrier spotted the helicopter and saw the missile spitting fire from its tail speeding towards it. "There is a missile attacking our ship!" the lookout shouted in panic.
The captain immediately ordered an emergency dive. As soon as the submarine was submerged, the missile exploded on contact with the water. But at this time, it was already flying above the submarine. He fired cluster rockets violently into the swirling sea, and the rocket hit the submarine.
Explosions caused waves in the sea. At the same time, he also called the Centaur aircraft carrier anti-submarine helicopter to follow the bombing.
A few minutes later, two anti-submarine helicopters arrived. The anti-submarine helicopter's radar was installed under the belly of the aircraft, and the target was discovered through underwater scanning. The helicopter rediscovered the target. The helicopter immediately dropped depth bombs, and in an instant a dull sound came from the water.
There was an explosion. After a while, the submarine, which had its hull dented and flooded with water, surfaced and ran aground in the shallow water near the island. A white flag of surrender stretched out of the window on the boat.
Missile boats and submarines are common ways for the Soviets to counterattack in the British and American understandings. This exercise is based on the assumption that such a threat will appear.
"The execution of this exercise is really surprising." Although Marshal Mountbatten did not visit the front line in person, he still made an optimistic judgment based on the available information.
"Of course, the British army has far fewer problems than the US military, at least the navy." Alan Wilson opened his mouth and said, "Especially when it comes to defending Australia."
Ensuring the control of the aristocracy over the military is actually not a bad thing, but how to make aristocratic officers willing to serve the military is a matter of particular importance. First, there needs to be a profitable place for the children of the aristocracy in the army to be willing to pay.
This has to be said about Ms. Pamela Mountbatten, who was the first to go to sea, that is, the daughter of Marshal Mountbatten.
Then Marshal Mountbatten gave priority to promoting the children of the family who had made their first pot of gold in Australia and had no worries in the process of promotion into the team.
Under such circumstances, if the noble officers who have property in Australia encounter a country that poses a threat to Australia, can they not contribute wholeheartedly?
Even for the safety of their own industry, they can't just clock in and work hard. Sweating is still necessary.
The Royal Navy should indeed conduct drills. Marshal Mountbatten also agreed on this. After the war, weapons were updated very quickly. If a good fit can be found, that is, the most appropriate tactics can be found, and the combination of new and old weapons of different generations can be found.
Using it can not only eliminate the fragility of a single weapon, but may also become a "multiplier" of weapon effectiveness. Fighting with whatever weapons you have does not mean being passive and inactive.
"The marshal is right." Alan Wilson expressed his agreement. On the contrary, it is a big question of what war to fight and what weapons to make. The mistakes of the US military security warfare experts and the tragedy of the Littoral Combat Ship can provide profound lessons.