Return to 78: Why are all the Americans panicking about doing scientific research?

Everything has its two sides.

By purchasing missile speedboats from Long Country, the State of Lak has dealt a heavy blow to the United States' first aircraft carrier battle group.

This battle caused the United States to lose face and also made the United States realize the importance of anti-ship missiles.

The U.S. Navy insists on the theory that aircraft carriers are the key to victory and believes that in future naval wars, aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft will be the key to determining victory or defeat.

Compared with anti-ship missiles, the United States pays more attention to the performance of aircraft carriers.

The sudden purchase of anti-ship missiles shows that the United States is seeking changes in its military development.

General Liu said, "Do you think that after this lesson, the US Navy will likely change from focusing only on aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft to walking on two legs, and devote some of its energy to developing new anti-ship missiles?"

"Old General, you are the expert in the military field. This question is not difficult to guess."

Lin Kaifeng said slowly: "Since the end of World War II, the US Navy has always focused on its naval aviation. Even though the US has a certain number of anti-ship missiles, it has not invested much in missile research. On the one hand, the US is paranoid that aircraft carriers and naval aviation are the key to victory. On the other hand, in the eyes of the US, only the Soviet Union is qualified to be a maritime opponent."

"Except for the Soviet Navy, no country dares to provoke and attack us at sea."

In addition to Lin Kaifeng and General Liu, there were also a large number of naval generals in the office.

Everyone showed approval of Lin Kaifeng's comments.

The reason why the country of Latvia was able to defeat a larger one with its smaller counterpart was not only due to the excellent performance of its missile boats, but also had something to do with the negligence of the United States.

The United States has always believed that among the more than 100 countries and regions in the world, the only country that dared to challenge the U.S. Navy was the Soviet Union.

In this situation.

The project that the United States focuses on researching is not anti-ship missiles.

But it is an anti-submarine torpedo.

That's right, anti-submarine torpedoes.

A lethal weapon specifically designed to target Soviet submarines.

Seeing that everyone agreed with his point of view, Lin Kaifeng continued: "The Soviet Union Navy can indeed pose a threat to the United States, but only its underwater submarine forces can do so. The threat posed by the Soviet Union's surface ships is actually not that great."

"Please think about this. From the end of the war in 1945 until the s, the US's anti-ship missile research was almost at a standstill. It was not until the late s that the US came up with the Harpoon anti-ship missile."

"This type of anti-ship missile has two fatal problems. First, it has low power and a short range."

When it comes to technical issues, Lin Kaifeng is always pragmatic.

In terms of overall performance, the US Harpoon anti-ship missile can be regarded as an excellent anti-ship missile.

Unfortunately, it is merely excellent.

Compared with Gaul's Exocet anti-ship missile and Dragon's Eagle Strike anti-ship missile, the Harpoon anti-ship missile is still too weak.

General Liu nodded slightly.

There are many noteworthy aspects in the military conflict between Latin America and the United States on the high seas.

If used properly, anti-ship missile speedboats can pose a greater threat to aircraft carrier battle groups.

Not only can it threaten other surface ships, it can also seriously damage nuclear-powered aircraft carriers or even sink them directly.

Lin Kaifeng smiled and said, "There are too many external factors in this maritime conflict. It was the first time that the United States encountered wolf pack tactics on the sea, and it underestimated the enemy and became a laughing stock around the world. But it must be said that the United States is a country that knows how to learn military lessons."

"If not, they would not have contacted us so quickly to purchase anti-ship missiles for research."

"Our anti-ship missiles adopt a lot of Exocet missile technology, but overall, they are two different things from the Exocet anti-ship missile."

After this battle, the United States will increase its efforts to develop new anti-ship missiles.

Gaul, a major anti-ship missile power, will also step up its efforts to upgrade its anti-ship missiles.

General Tang Wenyu, deputy commander-in-chief of the navy, who was sitting opposite Lin Kaifeng, couldn't help laughing and said, "From the mid-1950s to now, Gaul has always been a major exporter of anti-ship missiles. Now that the United States has chosen to buy anti-ship missiles from us, a large number of countries will follow suit and place large orders with us."

"The Gauls will be furious if third world countries snatch the arms business from developed countries."

Everyone laughed after hearing this.

It is indeed something to be proud of that Dragon Country is competing for business with major arms exporting countries.

Lin Kaifeng smiled and said, "Comrades, generals, it is inevitable to export anti-ship missiles to the United States and other countries. At the same time, we must continue to innovate. In addition to occupying a technological advantage in anti-ship missiles, our surface-to-air air defense missiles must also accumulate strength and achieve overtaking in many aspects."

As a country that has long been in confrontation with the two superpowers, Longguo is well aware of the importance of air defense.

Lin Kaifeng's words once again resonated with everyone.

The two superpowers of the East and the West launched a thirty-year blockade on Dragon Country.

During this period, Dragon Country's military development gradually lagged behind the mainstream world.

In the past decade or so, Longguo has been trying hard to catch up and has conducted a series of research on military technology and new tactics.

To be honest, there is still a lot to learn and understand.

Without talking about the distant past, let’s just talk about the development of Dragon Country’s army.

From the birth of the Dragon Army to the present, the army's construction has never completely broken away from the Soviet Union's pursuit of continentalism.

Conduct large-scale deep operations to penetrate and encircle the enemy and achieve strategic victory.

With the changes in the international situation, the deep tactics advocated by the Soviet Union have become increasingly outdated. The high-tech information warfare promoted by the United States is the mainstream of today's military development.

This is true for the army, the air force, and the navy.

The Falklands War a few years ago allowed Longguo to witness for the first time the strategic significance of anti-ship missiles.

The maritime conflict between the ROK and the First Carrier Strike Group further strengthened the ROK's awareness of anti-ship missiles and other types of missiles.

In the technical research and development of surface-to-air missiles, Long Guo also has shortcomings.

Longguo currently has only one type of air defense missile, which makes it difficult to be comprehensive in military struggles.

Tang Wenyu smiled and said, "Comrade Kaifeng, since you have proposed a new topic for us, I believe you have a deep understanding of this issue. Why don't you give us a lesson and tell us what advantages the new air defense missile should have."

Seeing that everyone was willing to learn, Lin Kaifeng did not hide his shortcomings.

The knowledge about surface-to-air missiles was told to everyone with slight deletions.

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