Eagle Sauce: The 055 destroyer was launched into the sea just after the founding of the country?

Up to now, the only object developed by him for the navy is a 022 missile boat.

Compared to the time I spent on the army and air force.

The navy is basically invisible.

However, if I say that I omitted the navy intentionally, that is definitely not the case.

The main reason is that researching navy stuff is not only troublesome but also expensive!

Moreover, it is extremely expensive!

Take the Air Force as an example.

The current cost of a JF-17 fighter jet is only about 5 million US dollars.

The Backfire bomber, a powerful weapon, is extremely expensive, but only costs $4000 million per unit!

And what about the warships?

A Fletcher-class destroyer that was easily destroyed by the 022 missile boat costs 1000 million US dollars!

The construction period of such a destroyer reached more than half a year.

And this is just the destroyer that the Eagle Sauce has retired.

If it is the latest model of ship, the cost will probably be more than doubled.

However, in Fang Yu's eyes, it costs so much money to build a ship with such backward equipment.

Not to mention the modern warships that he wanted to build.

Even the smallest and lowest-displacement Type 056 frigate in China costs more than $1 million!

Not to mention.

For the training of the crew, the installation of various advanced equipment, the fuel used for training, and various miscellaneous expenses...

All in all, the construction cost will probably double!

In general, to build a fleet, you have to keep burning money! Burning money! Burning money!

This is why even people who know a little about military affairs understand this.

There will be a saying: "Five years for the Army, ten years for the Air Force, and a hundred years for the Navy"...

And now, what is the situation of the Longguo Navy?

The answer is, it’s even worse than the Air Force.

Although, four years after its founding, Longguo is no longer as poor as before.

However, the idea of ​​building the army is still based on the Continental Army.

At most, add some air force assistance.

Therefore, in the annual distribution of military expenditures, the army always gets the lion's share, and although the air force gets less, it can also get a good share of military expenditures.

Although Liu Yadong always cries poor, he actually has at least $5-6 million in military funds available every year.

Although this money is not enough considering the huge demand for aircraft by the Air Force.

But at least Liu Yadong can still afford big items like the Backfire bomber if he grits his teeth.

Although Jiang Chaoyang has never complained about being poor, he is carefree.

But as the Commander-in-Chief of the Dragon Kingdom Navy, the military budget he receives each year is less than $2 million...

If all this money is used to build warships, then the entire naval command will probably be left with nothing...

But, that's what I said.

But Fang Yu also knew that if Longguo wanted to return to the top of the world, it needed to have a strong army and air force.

A strong blue-water navy is also essential.

No, you can even say that.

If Dragon Kingdom wants to become the undisputed number one on the Blue Planet, it must have a strong navy.

After all, although the blue planet is called "Earth", 70% of the world is ocean.

Before humans developed hyperspace teleportation technology, the cheapest, most stable, and largest-capacity mode of transportation was sea transportation.

In the past, when the world was not closely connected, the importance of navigation technology was not so important.

But after entering modern times, the strength of a country's navigation technology is basically closely linked to the country's strength!

After all, without the support of powerful navigation technology, these Western countries would not be able to build ships capable of crossing the ocean, nor would they be able to discover new continents and open up new shipping routes.

The reason why Longguo dominated the world for thousands of years but became so weak in modern times is precisely because it did not attach importance to navigation technology.

When all Western countries had entered the crazy Age of Exploration and divided the world with their powerful ships and guns.

However, the decadent Big Bird, fearing change, chose to issue a maritime ban, prohibiting any ship from going out to sea.

It was precisely because of this that Long Guo missed the last chance to save his own destiny.

From then on, it inevitably withdrew from the ranks of world powers and became a fish on the chopping board of Western powers.

If God hadn't been unable to bear it anymore, he would have sent down the Great Chief and General Wu, a group of rare and powerful men, to create the New Dragon Kingdom.

Perhaps the Dragon Nation, which once looked down upon the Blue Planet, will sink into complete ruin, never to recover...

And this is just the historical significance of developing the navy.

In fact, in addition to this meaning, Fang Yu also thought of a practical meaning.

That is, as the Dragon Kingdom continues to develop, it will inevitably "expand" outward.

However, this expansion is not like the previous one, which is to expand territory through war.

One day, after the industrialization of Longguo is completed, the domestically produced goods will be in excess of demand.

At this point, naturally, these goods will be exported.

Some of these goods will be exchanged for foreign exchange, while others will be exchanged for resources.

But if you study the map you will find it.

The Eagle Sauce has already set up several blockades around the Dragon Kingdom without anyone noticing.

No matter from which direction Dragon Country transports materials such as oil, raw materials, etc. to the country, they must pass through places such as the Strait of Malacca and Miyako Strait.

And these straits are already under the control of the American Navy.

Under normal circumstances, perhaps the Americans would act like gentlemen and not attack these Dragon Country ships.

But if the two sides enter a state of war.

The Eagle Sauce can easily cut off the lifeline of Dragon Country’s resources!

Once the resources are gone, Longguo’s production progress will definitely suffer a huge blow, and both the economy and people’s livelihood will definitely be affected!

Therefore, in order to protect its overseas interests, Longguo must have a fleet that can compete with the Eagle Sauce!

Of course, once Dragon Country has its own fleet, the benefits will be more than just this.

With a powerful fleet, Longguo no longer has to be the same as before.

When a friendly country is threatened by the Eagle Sauce or the Russian Bear, we can only make a few empty remarks and express our support.

Instead, they could dispatch their fleet directly to a country and declare to all the countries in the world that they were protecting that country...

Moreover, after owning a fleet.

The Dragon Kingdom no longer has to sigh in despair facing the vast strait as it did in the past.

Instead, they could directly cross the strait and land directly! This would allow the long-divided Dragon Kingdom to be reunited!

Even after having this fleet.

It's not impossible for the Dragon Nation to land on the four Sakura Islands to avenge their blood feud with the Little Sakura people...

But, that's true.

After thinking about it, the problem returned to the starting point.

Warships must be built.

But the problem remains the same.

No money.

Even if I squeeze the budget to the limit, I'm afraid I can only reduce it to US$1 million per ship.

And this is just a Type 056 frigate with a displacement of only 1400 tons.

Although, the combat capability of this ship is definitely the best in the entire blue planet.

But the problem is.

Two fists are no match for four hands.

No matter how strong the individual combat capability of this ship is, there is only one.

Facing the Eagle Sauce Navy, which is now at its peak, there is almost no chance of winning.

Even more so, it is unknown whether the entire American Navy can single-handedly fight against the Seventh Fleet.

Moreover, if Fang Yu had to spend money on this kind of knife handle, not to mention others, even he himself would feel extremely uncomfortable.

Could it be that I can only watch the Eagle Sauce’s ships show off their power in the waters around Dragon Country without being able to do anything?

When he thought of this, Fang Yu immediately fell into deep thought.

A moment later, a bold idea suddenly emerged in his mind...