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One of the major advantages of the B-2 strategic bomber is its extremely long range; without aerial refueling, its operational range can reach 1.2 kilometers.

One refueling in China can extend the range to 18,000 kilometers…

What is this concept?

This means that if an airfield for the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber is built at either the north or south end of Sumatra, it could carry out global strikes.

Moreover, the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber has an amazing stealth effect.

Its radar cross-section is less than 0.1 square meters.

Because of the aircraft's unique shape, its smooth and rounded exterior, without any wrinkles, makes it less likely to reflect radar waves. The cockpit is also arc-shaped, so radar waves that hit this area will "crawl" around the outside of the cockpit and will not be reflected back.

This is precisely why the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber is so expensive.

The cost of a single B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber is as high as 24 billion US dollars.

Of course, the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber can only be used after the enemy's various air defense weapons have been destroyed and air superiority has been completely achieved.

Otherwise, the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber would be incapable of combat and could be easily destroyed by a single F-15 Eagle fighter jet.

The factory that manufactures the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber also produces several types of bombs for the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber.

Among them is the CBU87 cluster bomb, which is not only powerful but also very cheap to manufacture, costing only $1 per CBU87 cluster bomb.

It can be said to be inexpensive to manufacture, with a daily production capacity of up to 1000 pieces.

Secondly, there is the GBU-28 laser-guided bomb. This bomb is also inexpensive, costing only $2, and its daily production can reach 1000.

The reason for this is that, whether it is the GBU28 laser-guided bomb or the CBU87 cluster bomb, once it is deployed, it will be deployed in large numbers.

It's no exaggeration to say that a single drop could potentially land hundreds of bombs.

If such bombs are too expensive to manufacture, they simply cannot afford to be deployed.

In addition to these two types of bombs that require concentrated and large-scale deployment, the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber can also carry other bombs.

For example, the AGM-158 Joint Standoff Air-to-Surface Missile.

It is a cruise missile, mainly used for precision strikes against high-value targets such as heavily fortified enemy command and control systems, communication systems, air defense systems, ballistic missile launchers, and ships.

Therefore, the AGM158 Joint Standoff Air-to-Surface Missile is not cheap, costing as much as $100 million per missile.

However, production is relatively low, with only 10 AGM158 Joint Standoff Air-to-Surface Missiles produced per day.

Next comes the main event of the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber, and its most important weapon.

AGM129 cruise missile.

This is a stealth-capable strategic cruise missile with a maximum range of 3200 kilometers.

Of course, none of that is the most important thing. The most important thing is that this AGM129 cruise missile can carry a nuclear warhead.

"Nuclear warhead?"

When Jiang Tiansheng saw this description, he was immediately struck by a thought.

However, precisely because of this, the AGM-129 cruise missile is ridiculously expensive, costing as much as 1500 million US dollars per missile.

The AGM-129 cruise missile costs a staggering $1500 million. What does that even mean?

US$1500 million is equivalent to more than HK$1 million.

You could say that this 100 million yuan, if not squandered, is enough for three generations to live on.

And it was a particularly affluent lifestyle.

But here, all they got in return was a missile.

"It's a pity there are no factories that produce nuclear warheads, otherwise..." Jiang Tiansheng imagined dozens of B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bombers, carrying AGM-129 cruise missiles equipped with nuclear warheads.

That deterrent power?

To put it simply, the fact that the US in later generations only had about 20 B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bombers is enough to illustrate everything.

This is just the cost of building the fighter jet; the annual expenditure on its maintenance is also considerable.

To put it simply, a B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber costs $24 billion.

However, the annual maintenance cost is nearly one hundred million US dollars.

"Wenhe, do we have pilots?" Jiang Tiansheng suddenly had an idea and looked at Jia Xu to ask.

Jiang Tiansheng had just remembered that it was either the F-15 Eagle fighter jet or the B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber.

Besides weapons, what is the most crucial thing?

That’s right, it’s people!

Without enough pilots, these so-called fighter jets and bombers are useless; even if they are produced, they will only gather dust.

"My lord, no," Jia Xu shook his head.

There's no way to make things difficult for Jia Xu.

Despite having an army of 30,000, the quality of these soldiers varies greatly.

The only ones who could truly be considered elite were the soldiers and officers manifested by Jiang Tiansheng.

The rest of the people are practically cannon fodder, if not cannon fodder.

How to find excellent pilots among cannon fodder?

Sorry, you're overthinking it.

Moreover, even if it really existed, would you really dare to use it?

After all, those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts, and we have not yet completely controlled this army.

If the other side escapes in a fighter jet or bomber, who can afford to take responsibility?

"When training pilots, we must select from among the existing soldiers," Jiang Tiansheng instructed Jia Xu with a serious expression.

Pilots are of paramount importance; aside from the soldiers he has manifested, Jiang Tiansheng cannot trust anyone else.

These manifested soldiers, in addition to their loyalty, also possess exceptional learning abilities.

So far, of the three thousand soldiers who have materialized, some have died and others have been sent out by Jia Xu.

There are currently 2800 people at the base, plus 100 officers.

"Yes, my lord."

Jia Xu nodded in agreement.

Even if Jiang Tiansheng hadn't said it, Jia Xu would have done the same.

Like Jiang Tiansheng, Jia Xu trusted no one except his lord Jiang Tiansheng.

Even Long Wenzhang didn't trust the other party.

Although he knew that Long Wenzhang was also someone who had been summoned by the lord, just like himself.

However, this was due to Jia Xu's personality; he couldn't change it, nor did he want to.

"Take this, take it."

As Jiang Tiansheng spoke, he took out a pair of glasses-like objects from his storage ring and handed them to Jia Xu.

"These are super glasses..."

Jiang Tiansheng explained.

These super glasses have never really had much use in Jiang Tiansheng's hands.

It's not that this thing is bad.

In fact, these super glasses are very useful.

Inside these super glasses are many insights into fighting techniques, combat skills, and marksmanship.

With just a pair of glasses, even an ordinary person can become highly proficient in fighting and combat techniques, including marksmanship, within ten minutes of putting them on.

It's no exaggeration to say that in just ten minutes, even a complete novice in marksmanship can become a sharpshooter with a minimum score of 98 points.

As for the rest, it all comes down to physical fitness.

It can be said that as long as one's physical fitness is sufficient, coupled with these super glasses, it only takes ten minutes to go from an ordinary F-level rookie to an S+ level master.

These super glasses, once placed in Jiang Tiansheng's possession, have been used only by Xu Zhi's clone and have never been put to any use again.

As for the club, he couldn't possibly equip everyone with the super glasses, so he couldn't cultivate that many outstanding combatants.

But it is different now.

The soldiers who manifested themselves were naturally loyal to Jiang Tiansheng; this was beyond doubt.

Secondly, the soldiers that are manifested all have a very solid physical foundation, and they only need to undergo some hard training and the assistance of these super glasses.

It is believed that Jiang Tiansheng will soon gain thousands of top-tier S+ level experts, who are also super experts in marksmanship and close combat.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is almost equivalent to several thousand Abu Dhabi; you can imagine how terrifying that is.

The mere thought of such an army is terrifying.

If this kind of army were deployed during World War II, it would undoubtedly be the most elite army in the world.

But now it's the 1980s, and warfare has changed from human-to-human to information warfare.

When the Gulf War breaks out in the 90s, the US will let the whole world know what information warfare is.

Of course, this doesn't mean that such warfare is unnecessary after the advent of information warfare; it is just as necessary.

For example, both are major countries with roughly the same level of information technology capabilities.

You almost destroyed all my information, and at the same time, I can cut off everything of yours.

Ultimately, everything will return to the most primitive state, namely the situation during World War II, and the fighting will continue.

Of course, this example assumes that the two countries are roughly equal in strength.

For example, this is the case with China and the United States decades later.

As for those at a lower level, they simply can't handle it.

Despite the current Cold War between the US and Russia, decades from now, the US will have completely outpaced Russia.

It could even be said that decades from now, the Russian bear will have already fallen to the second tier.

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are sometimes referred to as the "upper three" and the "lower two."

In reality, in Jiang Tiansheng's mind, the real targets should be the two permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and the United States.

The Russian bear is not in the same league at all.

Two at the top, one in the middle, two at the bottom – that was Jiang Tiansheng's idea. The Russian bear, seemingly powerful like a giant, still stood firm, despite the so-called Putin.

But deep down, the Russians were already weakened. Otherwise, they wouldn't have had to struggle so much to defeat them. If it were China, a single heavy combined arms brigade could have easily swept them away.

Of course, these are all things for later.

Returning to the present, with these super glasses, Jiang Tiansheng believed that Jia Xu would be able to thoroughly reorganize the army in a short period of time.

In the military, the strong are always respected, and that will never change.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he only has a little over two thousand men; he has more than enough to command an army of thirty thousand.

Jia Xu knew very well that this super glasses was crucial for stabilizing the army, and it absolutely could not be used by non-physical soldiers.

"Yes, my lord."

Jia Xu took the Super Glasses and put them into the spatial ring that Jiang Tiansheng had just given him.

"And this private jet."

As Jiang Tiansheng spoke, he took out a model of a private airplane from his storage ring.

After taking it out, hand it directly to Jia Xu.

Once the airport is completed, it will be ready for use. With this private plane, it will also be easier to train soldiers.