Chapter 1,306 The United States is trying to remedy the situation
"You don't seem to care about the war at all." After Makins finished telling the information about the start of the Battle of Drang Valley, he couldn't help but sigh when he saw that the supreme authority had no reaction.
"I have just returned to China, Sir. It's not that I don't care about the war, but I really don't care about the Vietnam War." Alan Wilson answered unhurriedly, what is there to care about in the Vietnam War? A superpower goes across the Pacific.
Is Southeast Asia just for defensive counterattacks?
Like the Iraq War, the United States was somewhat aggressive, but the problem was that the Vietnam War was a complete failure. South Vietnam was still there before the U.S. military arrived, but it disappeared after they arrived.
For more than ten years, as long as the North Vietnamese troops did not move south, the U.S. military would definitely not move north. What was there to care about?
No matter how big the hot spot is, it has its time. Alan Wilson is now numb to the Vietnam War and wishes he could fast forward to Saigon Iron Fist. "The Vietnam War has nothing to do with us. We just need to cheer for the United States when we should applaud. Now."
Obviously, Europe is more important."
"Well, it seems that I paid attention to the wrong point." Makins expressed the wrong sentiment, and soon forgot about the intelligence about Southeast Asia and replaced it with the issues that Alan Wilson was interested in.
The source of funds for the guided missile battleship project was donations from British immigrants in Western Australia, at least in name. This guided missile battleship, which was started after the war and was based on the drawings of the Vanguard, has a strong experimental nature, which has also been recognized
Consensus of Cabinet, Whitehall and the Ministry of Defence.
Alan Wilson understood this consensus and piled up the latest technical equipment. Later warships had similar functions. For example, the Zumwalt-class destroyer was equipped with a considerable amount of Zentraedi technology at the time, but its reliability was somewhat improved.
Deficient. Of course, the Zumwalt class is also a pitfall. Its biggest role for the U.S. Navy is its sci-fi appearance, and that’s it.
Considering that the United States is trying an all-nuclear fleet, in comparison, guided missile battleships seem to be an evil path. However, Alan Wilson knows very well that an all-nuclear fleet is also a pitfall. All US nuclear-powered cruisers have been retired early and given way.
Give regular motivation.
As long as it really satisfies the U.S. Navy, the Virginia-class nuclear-powered cruiser will not be retired early. Retiring it early shows that this thing is not up to standard at all.
In previous discussions, the concept of nuclear power was abandoned for this class of experimental missile battleships, although the tonnage of the Vanguard class is enough to be nuclear powered.
Since it is experimental in nature, many novel design concepts can be tried out. At worst, the final result will be the same as the Zumwalt-class destroyer. Anti-ship, air defense, and connection to the Galileo system should be taken into consideration, and what about phased array radar?
It's not a new technology. As for the layout of the Aegis radar, Alan Wilson has seen the weird layout of the Kolkata class in India. It's not a problem at all for a person like him who knows how to copy shells. As for how to overcome the difficulties, that's up to the scientists.
Something happened.
"The electronic systems of the two Eagle-class ships also need to be replaced, and the steam catapults also need to be modified. This is also a big expense." Makins flipped through the documents and found a place to spend money, "But this is Mountbatten
The arrangements made by the Marshal before he leaves office should not be disturbed."
"If the refitting of the heavy aircraft carrier is disrupted, our country will really be in doom. It must be preserved, and maybe there will be a good place to go." Alan Wilson didn't know what he was thinking of, and suddenly expressed revolutionary optimism.
, if he remembered correctly, a certain major country has long been interested in aircraft carriers.
It also bought the USS Melbourne aircraft carrier with its steam catapults not dismantled. Of course, this is not all. After the defeat in the Vietnam War, the United States once very sincerely wanted to express its sincerity and benefit a large country. It even prepared to use an aircraft carrier that served in World War II
It was sold to a big country, but of course the deal was not finalized due to price reasons.
Benefits in the eyes of the United States and benefits from the Soviet Union are not the same thing. Benefits in the eyes of the United States are considered benefits if they sell you weapons normally, such as providing nuclear power technical support for the Dreadnought nuclear submarine with a labor fee of 50 million US dollars.
If by then, the United States has this idea, Alan Wilson can sell the Eagle class to a major country for the same price as the United States sold its World War II aircraft carrier, and also bring an extra set of steam catapults. Wouldn't it be more conscientious than Americans in doing business?
There is no problem with the replacement of heavy equipment of the Royal Navy, such as aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. The status of the world's navies is stable, but the situation with destroyers and frigates is not optimistic.
Once the Mountbatten guided missile battleship is built, the test weapons on it will also be used in the escort force. After all, the aircraft carrier cannot go to sea on its own. A new generation of destroyers should also be planned, otherwise the new post-war aircraft carriers will bring a lot of dads with them.
Earth-class destroyers and frigates are also not suitable.
"Let's talk to the representatives of the shipbuilding industry. I'm going to take a few days off, and you can go on my behalf." Ellen Wilson has just come back, and now she just wants to be comforted by the richest woman.
Pamela Mountbatten will return to Perth soon. He now has to fulfill his obligations as a good husband and spend more time with his wife.
"Actually, your support for the shipbuilding industry is somewhat inconsistent with the original intention of free trade." Pamela Mountbatten wondered why her husband had a soft spot for the navy despite her husband's efforts. Could it be that he had the same naval dream as his father?
"I will support any profitable industry, whether it succeeds or not. Most countries in the world believe that free trade is a good thing, but not the United States. The United States is opposed to free trade, but its methods are different from the Soviet Union. Don't believe me.
Look at how many years Boeing banned the Comet passenger plane from entering the United States until Boeing came up with a usable model." Alan Wilson's face was full of contempt, and he did not mention the fact that Boeing crashed several passenger planes in later generations.
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For any airline, this is the inevitable outcome. For example, the Comet airliner in history disappeared like this.
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Many high-end companies in the United States did not defeat their opponents by virtue of their technological content. Instead, national treasure companies from other countries made one mistake and disappeared. However, American companies have been surviving with the support of the government. As time goes by, the technical barriers of these surviving companies have become more and more difficult.
Strong, European companies are no match for us.
Precisely because the United States does this, the United States hates countries with the Soviet system. Because of this, socialism is more skillful.
Not to mention the countries with the Soviet system, the United Kingdom during the Labor Party was in power. Even the United Kingdom was very skilled in industry capital injection and integration, but the Soviet system was not very good at industrial upgrading. It is very useful to consolidate existing advantages.
While the United States was engaged in its first ground battle in Southeast Asia, Donald, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom who had not seen him for a long time, came to visit again. This time, the purpose was unexpected even by Alan Wilson. He came to discuss arms sales, which almost made Wu
The superior was shocked and quickly asked what he wanted to buy.
"Tiger armed helicopter." Donald pointed out what he wanted as soon as he opened his mouth. Fierce fighting was going on in the Vietnam battlefield, and the United States soon discovered that armed helicopters were suitable for local battles. This discovery coincided with France's original discovery, but then,
The U.S. military has discovered that the armed helicopters it currently uses are not as good as the Tiger armed helicopters that have blossomed in various European countries.
Of course, the Tiger gunship is the Apache, and of course the Americans find it easy to use. After learning the opponent's purpose, Alan Wilson said with a queasy expression, "My friend, this is one of the few British helicopters in recent years.
The high-quality weapons are exported very well and are exported to European countries and Middle Eastern countries."
The Vietnam War was called a helicopter war because of the local environment. The United States did not pay much attention to helicopters before the Vietnam War because the United States had strong air superiority. If there was any problem, it could just call the air force to solve it. Although the U.S. Army was equipped with a large number of helicopters
, but they are mostly used to transport troops. Although the helicopters are also equipped with weapons, they are not specifically used for combat.
As soon as this battle started, helicopters were constantly shot down by Soviet individual missiles. It must be said that when it comes to casualties, the US military has always responded very quickly. The environment in Vietnam and the battle damage suffered by helicopters during troop transports,
The U.S. military quickly realized its shortcomings in the field of helicopters.
Looking back now, it seems that due to the limited size and advantages of the British air force, the armed helicopters used to deal with the Soviet Union's ground forces in Europe were not a second-best solution due to lack of capabilities, but very useful and quite useful, especially now that the US military has
Weapons needed.
The H-21 helicopter still used by the US military is a search and rescue helicopter from 1945. The CH-47 transport helicopter has been equipped with weapons but is not useful. The UH-1 helicopter is currently the most widely used helicopter by the US military, but it is also
It is not a specialized armed helicopter. Only then did the Americans discover that the leader in the field of armed helicopters is the United Kingdom.
"Is that so?" Alan Wilson said to himself that the Apache is of course good. It is simply an evergreen tree comparable to the **52. The United States has been using it from service to the 21st century, which shows its reliability.
"Sir Wilson, everyone in Washington knows that you are the best foreign friend with the United States and even the US military." Donald emphasized, "The strength of the special relationship between Britain and the United States cannot be doubted."
"But I can't let my wife's products become a burden on this special relationship. The Tiger helicopter gunships are selling very well. They are equipped in more than 20 countries and have sold more than a thousand." Alan Wilson looked at it directly.
Asked Donald, "This kind of star product? Mr. Ambassador, you know that with the scientific research strength of the United States, as long as you think about it, competitors will appear immediately."
The supreme authority does not mean to refuse. It is useless to ban the export of such weapons. The United States is fully capable of producing similar products, but it did not realize it before. He just said this to tell the other party bluntly that this is the Mountbatten Group military industry.
The flagship product of the industry is of great significance and requires extra money.