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If military development does not give way, how can Longguo improve the living standards of its people and solve the infrastructure problems in various cities?

How can we purchase advanced equipment and production materials from abroad?

Unexpectedly.

The unexpected good news from Lin Kaifeng stunned General Liu.

Hundreds of billions of foreign exchange funds entered Longguo's pocket.

All problems are no longer a problem.

Longguo can not only develop people's livelihood, but also has sufficient funds for military construction.

"Old General, let me say something that I shouldn't say. The funds invested in military construction and military research can only be more, not less."

Lin Kaifeng said bluntly: "As mankind entered the 1980s, the world pattern was undergoing rapid changes. This change was not only concentrated in the business field, but also reflected in the scientific research and military fields."

"The United States is trying to squeeze the last bit of blood out of the Soviet Union through the space race. Once the Soviet Union collapses, we will definitely be the next country targeted by the United States."

"I don't think it will take long."

Lin Kaifeng repeatedly reminded General Liu that the United States' wolfish ambitions were obvious.

The most likely means to deal with the Dragon Kingdom would be a naval blockade.

Among the four major branches of the Dragon Kingdom, the Army can be said to be invincible.

The overall strength of the missile force is only slightly inferior to that of the two superpowers.

The air force and navy are the biggest weaknesses of the Dragon Kingdom.

The two major military services have one common characteristic: burning money.

For a long time, Longguo has been besieged by the two major camps, and its economic development has been relatively slow.

Without sufficient capital injection, the development of the navy and air force has always lagged behind.

Various types of fighter jets from the Soviet Union and the United States are being innovated at a competitive pace.

The main aircraft model of the Dragon Kingdom has always been the J-7 fighter.

The situation at sea is even more severe.

All in all, the Navy only has a dozen missile destroyers.

In contrast, the Soviet Union and the United States each have a large number of underwater attack nuclear submarines.

The other has multiple carrier battle groups.

When the threat from the Soviet Union no longer exists, the US fleet may form a maritime encirclement of Longguo at any time.

After these words were spoken, General Liu put out the cigarette in his hand and showed deep worry.

"Over the years, the military has thought about vigorously developing the navy, manufacturing new warships, and enhancing the navy's overall combat capability, but there are too many problems to face."

General Liu did not deny that what Lin Kaifeng said were big problems that exist in reality.

As we all know, the most powerful branch of the U.S. military is neither the Army nor the Air Force.

But the navy.

Suppose one day the Soviet Union no longer exists.

The biggest threat that Dragon Country has to face is definitely the US Navy.

Three years ago, the Navy formed a visiting delegation to pay a friendly visit to the United States.

Visited several large US warships.

The U.S. aircraft carrier left a deep impression on General Liu.

Do not see do not know.

Aircraft carriers are built to be giant mobile cities at sea.

Not only does it have extremely strong offensive and defensive capabilities, but it also carries an increasing number of carrier-based aircraft.

The internal electronic warfare system should not be underestimated.

If a country wants to guard its vast maritime borders, it must have aircraft carriers.

After returning home.

General Liu had an urgent idea to develop aircraft carriers.

However, building an aircraft carrier not only requires a large amount of capital investment, but also requires the assistance of technical talents from all aspects.

Dragon Country has shortcomings in all these things.

Even if we have enough funds, without advanced technology, enough talent, and equipment that meets manufacturing standards, only God knows when we can build an aircraft carrier and whether the built aircraft carrier meets the standards.

"Alas, when can we have our own aircraft carrier?"

General Liu sighed.

Lin Kaifeng said: "Old General, aircraft carriers are indeed the guardian of our sea borders. Our Dragon Country will definitely have aircraft carriers."

"Just because we don't have it now doesn't mean we can't fight the enemy's carrier battle group."

"We don't have aircraft carriers, but we have ballistic missiles, which can also pose a threat to the U.S. Navy."

Lin Kaifeng said seriously.

"Can ballistic missiles pose a threat to the U.S.'s naval forces?"

General Liu was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Who are you to vigorously develop anti-ship missiles?"

"No, ballistic missiles."

Each era has its own military structure. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the United States achieved its sole hegemony, both the Soviet Navy and the U.S. Navy, all types of warships under their command were unable to defend against ballistic missiles.

As long as the location of the aircraft carrier can be locked in advance, ballistic missiles can hit it accurately.

In order to achieve this, Lin Kaifeng raised his hand and pointed to the ceiling.

General Liu followed Lin Kaifeng's finger and looked towards the ceiling.

The next moment, General Liu suddenly realized.

"In order for our ballistic missiles to pose a direct threat to the US aircraft carrier battle group, we must first have the assistance of a satellite navigation system?"

Lin Kaifeng nodded and said, "In order to attack the US aircraft carrier battle group, in addition to the cooperation of the satellite navigation system, we also need to solve a problem."

"what is the problem?"

General Liu asked.

Lin Kaifeng said word by word: "Further enhance our submarine strike capability."

General Liu laughed heartily and said, "Letting your Northern Machinery Group enter the military industry and arranging for you to become an important helper in military export trade is one of the wisest decisions I have made in my life."

After that, General Liu talked about the issue of submarine-launched missiles.

Lin Kaifeng's words just now gave General Liu endless room for imagination.

The Northern Machinery Group has transformed from a simple civilian export enterprise into a comprehensive enterprise that not only exports civilian goods but also takes into account the trade of military products.

The angle from which he considered the problem was indeed extraordinary.

Learn and apply flexibly, and adapt to local conditions.

In order to become a military export enterprise, Lin Kaifeng and Northern Machinery Group received a series of training and education.

Knows a lot of military equipment secrets that ordinary people don't know.

Langtao 1 is a submarine-launched missile project independently developed by Longguo.

The research was launched in 1969, 16 years ago.

During the 16 years, the research on the Langtao submarine-launched missile encountered numerous difficulties and twists and turns.

The project participants displayed a fighting spirit and, faced with a shortage of funds and lack of supporting information, they overcame numerous difficulties and obstacles on their own.

Due to the lack of a sufficient number of transistor computers, the researchers involved in the project relied on traditional slide rules and hand-cranked computers to simulate a large amount of formula data for submarine-launched missiles.

In 1982, the Langtao-1 submarine-launched missile completed its first underwater launch, which was a perfect success.

However, behind the success, there are still many problems hidden.

The successful launch of the Langtao-1 submarine-launched missile can only mean that Longguo has the ability to launch underwater ballistic missiles.

It does not yet have the ability to pose a direct threat to enemy maritime targets.