The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 596: The End of the USS Stark
011 Aviation Industrial Base!

This is undoubtedly the largest investment in your province since the founding of the Republic!

The 011 Aviation Industry Base alone has invested 300 billion RMB, which is real investment!
You should know that in addition to the 011 Aviation Industrial Base, there is also a series of supporting projects.

For example, water diversion projects, power supply projects, and road projects!

These are undoubtedly the most important to the entire Anshun and the entire province.

Not to mention, Panshan Group has two production bases in your province - 03 production base and 07 production base, both of which are the most important production bases in your province.

The two sides had been in close contact before.

Your province fully supports Panshan Group taking over the 011 Aviation Industrial Base because with the decrease in orders in recent years, many factories in the 011 Aviation Industrial Base have not had an easy time, and there are many cases of wage arrears and wage delays.

This matter is also a headache for your province.

Many factories were transferred from the military to civilian use and were given to local industrial bureaus or departments. However, this became a huge burden for them and every year they had to find ways to squeeze some money out of the treasury for these third-line factories.

Many leaders are troubled by these third-line factories every day, but they dare not let them go bankrupt.

Now, the 011 Aviation Industry Base as a whole has been taken over by Panshan Group, and the original military-to-civilian factories have also been transferred from the Industrial Bureau and the Industrial Department to the 011 Aviation Industry Base. This has undoubtedly made the heads of the Industrial Bureau and the Industrial Department of your province breathe a sigh of relief, and also made all prefecture-level cities and even the province feel relieved.

Panshan Group was also generous and quickly settled the factory's overdue wages, project fees, purchase payments, etc.

The reconstruction of the 011 Aviation Industry Base is a major development opportunity for Anshun and Guizhou Province.

In the southwest region, excluding Tibet, your province ranks last!

This puts a lot of pressure on your province, and it is also working hard to keep pace with the times, carry out reforms, and keep up with the development pace of brother provinces.

This negotiation involves all aspects.

It lasted for three full days, and both sides had dedicated teams responsible for the subsequent detailed coordination.

After negotiating with the Gui Province, Liu Tao took a special plane back to Panshan Group headquarters.

At the same time, in the Persian Gulf, the Iran-Iraq ship attack war was in full swing.

Iran and Iraq adopted this unconventional method to destroy the enemy's economy by attacking the opponent's oil tankers in the waters of the Persian Gulf, and then force the opponent to surrender early.

Under such circumstances, international crude oil prices have risen sharply and have now exceeded US$50 per barrel.

Shipping prices and insurance to the Persian Gulf are rising like a rocket.

This rise has become even more severe after large oil tankers in the United States and Europe were attacked.

Being locked by an Eagle Strike anti-ship missile almost means being destroyed.

On that day, the nearby USS Stark frigate was ordered to go to the Persian Gulf to escort US oil tankers and ensure their safe navigation.

The Stark frigate was cruising in the middle waters of the Persian Gulf, only 3 kilometers away from the war zone designated by Iraq and close to the Persian coast. However, the officers and soldiers of the Stark frigate were not worried at all, with the Stars and Stripes flying in the wind. They believed in the powerful deterrent power of the US Navy, and neither Iraq nor Persia dared to attack the US warships.

If you dare to attack American warships, the consequences will be very serious. Just look at Libya!
At this time, a Falcon-50 business jet was flying in the sky. This Falcon-50 business jet was equipped with three turbofan engines and had a maximum range of 3 kilometers. It had been modified and carried two "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles. The Iraqis also gave it a feminine name - "Susanna"!
The pilot of 'Susanna' at this time was an experienced air force fighter named Mohammed. Mohammed had more than 1000 hours of flight time and had launched more than ten 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles while flying a Mirage fighter.

Mohammed turned on the radar to search, and soon a large light spot appeared on the screen. Based on his experience, Mohammed judged that it was a medium-sized ship sailing along the edge of the "restricted area" and it seemed that it might intrude at any time.

He thought it was probably a Persian tanker that was "playing tricks" and that the captain would probably be fine if he sailed along the edge of the restricted area.

"Damned Persians, go to hell!" A fierce look flashed in Muhammad's eyes, and he was full of hatred for the Persians.

Mohammed decided to teach the 'Persians' a lesson with missiles.

Soon, the missile hanging under the wing of "Susanna" completed power-up, downloaded targeting data from the onboard fire control system, and entered the launch state.

Mohammed opened the cover on the joystick and pressed the red launch button. The heavy 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missile was released from the rack. The fuselage of 'Susanna' shook, and then the aircraft became more flexible. After the missile fell a distance, the engine ignited and it flew quickly towards the target with a bright tail flame.

At the same time, he repeated the launching action, fired the second Eagle Strike anti-ship missile, and then turned the plane sharply to the left and entered the route back to Wahda.

Just when 'Susanna' found the target, the radar of the 'Stark' frigate, which was regarded as the target, detected a suspicious aircraft signal.

Captain Glenn R. Brindle of the USS Stark ordered the radio operator to send a message to the approaching aircraft: "Unknown aircraft, this is a US warship, located in the sea 12 miles away from you, heading 078, please indicate your identity."

Unfortunately it was too late, the missile had already been launched.

Two "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles were seen flying at an ultra-low altitude of only 3 meters above the sea surface and attacking from the side. At this time, the radar reflection area of ​​the "Stark" was the largest.

The Stark's radar did not detect the incoming Eagle Strike anti-ship missiles, and by the time it discovered it was under attack, it was too late.

When the lookout on the ship saw the tail flame of the Eagle Strike missile with the naked eye, the frigate Stark had already lost the chance to save itself.

The ship's Phalanx close-in weapon systems did not have time to fire, and the jamming system was only activated at the last moment, with negligible effect.

The first Eagle Strike missile penetrated the ship's hull directly below the bridge, but there was no explosion, and the unburned engine fuel caused a fire.

However, the second Eagle Strike missile hit the same area directly and caused an explosion, tearing a 3m x 4.6m hole in the hull.

Two Eagle Strike missiles caused extensive damage to the USS Stark, causing a fire that burned for 24 hours and caused the ship to tilt to one side.

The sea water continued to pour in.

The officers and soldiers on the ship were either dead, injured, or trying to save themselves.

Before rescue could arrive, the 4100-ton battleship sank into the sea.

After the news came out, the world was in an uproar, oil prices continued to rise, and shipping costs also soared.

Many shipping companies even regard the Persian Gulf as a restricted area and dare not enter the Persian Gulf.

Iran and Iraq even dare to attack American warships, so what are these shipping companies!
(End of this chapter)