The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 739 Research Value

Although the Gulf War has just broken out and has only been going on for two days.

But there are still many things worth studying.

Now everyone has noticed the threat and importance of stealth fighters, and realized that stealth performance will be an important factor in the future development of fighter jets; they have also recognized the importance of precision-guided weapons and realized the role that precision-guided weapons will play in the future.

Similarly, we also realize the importance of building an air defense system.

In the past, everyone paid attention to the construction of air defense systems, but the degree of attention was not enough. Everyone felt that with China's current "Aegis" air defense missile system, combined with anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery, the air defense system was already very powerful and sufficient on the battlefield.

But now everyone suddenly realizes that China’s current air defense system is far from enough.

Air strikes and air defense capabilities are the relationship between spear and shield.

The large-scale missile attack demonstrated by the Americans this time made everyone realize that the existing air defense system is not enough to intercept so many missiles and aircraft.

At this time, these researchers were very grateful that Panshan Group's capabilities in guided weapons were not weak. Panshan Group's "Aegis" air defense missile system had excellent performance and performed well in the Iran-Iraq War, the Libyan War, the Kuwait War and the current Gulf War.

There is no technical problem here, only a question of how much equipment is needed.

Now that the problem has been discovered, we just need to pay attention to it and increase the number of equipment.

"We have another point to focus on, that is medium-range ballistic missiles and long-range ballistic missiles!" A missile researcher said solemnly: "Everyone has seen the preparations for the Gulf War. The multinational coalition led by the United States assembled in Saudi Arabia by sea and air transport, and built a large number of warehouses and military bases. The war preparations alone took 75 days!"

"If we have advanced medium-range ballistic missiles in large numbers, we can use them to destroy warehouses and military bases when the enemy is preparing, making it impossible for the enemy to assemble a large-scale army." The researcher said in a deep voice, "There are also long-range ballistic missiles. We need long-range ballistic missiles with longer range, faster speed and multiple warheads. This can make the enemy understand that there is a sword hanging over their heads, and we can bring the war to the enemy's homeland!"

In missile technology, China has made rapid progress in recent years.

With more research funds, the new materials and technologies used in the "Aegis" air defense missiles and the Thunderbolt series of missiles are constantly being absorbed and applied to other missiles, prompting these missiles to develop very rapidly.

It can be said that in the field of missiles, China ranks firmly third in the world, second only to the Soviet Union and the United States.

In the field of missiles, the Soviet Union is currently the strongest, followed by the United States. The United States' missiles are slightly inferior to those of the Soviet Union, but the difference between the two is not that big.

Next is China. China's aerospace field has developed rapidly in recent years, and its missile technology has also developed rapidly.

"We need to strengthen our nuclear triad strike capability. We have land-based and sea-based capabilities, but we still have a long way to go in terms of strategic bombers!" A nuclear researcher focused on the strike capability of the nuclear triad. "If we have a strong nuclear triad strike capability, no one will dare to attack us."

In the field of nuclear weapons, the nuclear triad refers to a country's ability to simultaneously possess three types of nuclear strikes: land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers.

When a country possesses a triad of nuclear strike capabilities, it is equivalent to having a comprehensive nuclear deterrence capability.

Because of the ability to counterattack after sustaining the first strike, no country can destroy the other side's nuclear strike capability in one go without being subject to nuclear retaliation from the other side.

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council all possess the nuclear triad strike capability in a broad sense.

However, in a narrow sense, the only countries that possess triad nuclear strike capabilities are the United States and the Soviet Union.

The two are the strongest in land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and strategic bombers, while the other three countries all have obvious shortcomings.

On the Chinese side, the weak points are nuclear submarines and strategic bombers. Scholars expressed their opinions based on their own research areas.

There are so many things worth studying about this Gulf War.

Kunming City.

Liu Tao met with Usamai.

"Liu, we need more anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft missiles!" Usamai went straight to the point and said anxiously.

The intensity of the war far exceeded the Iraqis' imagination.

This is not the consumption of ground warfare, but the consumption of air defense weapons and ammunition faced with high-intensity air strikes.

In the past, Iraq had prepared a large number of anti-aircraft machine gun bullets, anti-aircraft artillery shells and anti-aircraft missiles.

Iraq believes that this is more than enough.

But at the current rate of consumption, Iraq may not last more than a month before all its anti-aircraft machine gun bullets, anti-aircraft artillery shells and anti-aircraft missiles are used up.

So Saddam asked Usama to find ways to import anti-aircraft machine gun bullets, anti-aircraft artillery shells and air defense missiles from Panshan Group.

Liu Tao showed a helpless look, "Osama, my friend, now you have to know that even if I agree to sell it to you, you can't transport it to Iraq!"

"The Americans have surrounded the Persian Gulf. Now our oil tankers cannot go to Kuwait and Iraq. The Americans have set up a no-fly zone over you, and even passenger planes cannot fly to Iraq." Liu Tao said he was helpless.

It’s not that we don’t want to sell you weapons and equipment, but that you don’t have the ability to transport them back to Iraq.

"Liu, don't you have a good relationship with Persia? You can transport it to our Iraq by land through Pakistan and Persia!" said Usama.

It was no secret that the Panshan Group maintained friendly relations with both Iran and Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War.

Panshan Group is just a military-industrial enterprise, or in other words, an arms dealer. It does not need to take sides and has no stance. Its only stance is to make money.

So even though the Iraqis knew that Panshan Group was doing business on both sides and cursed it in private, they still maintained friendly relations between the two sides.

Panshan Group is an important channel for Iraq to import weapons and equipment. Although Iraq can also import weapons and equipment from Europe, the United States and the Soviet Union, the prices of weapons and equipment from Europe, the United States and the Soviet Union are higher under the same performance, and there are many additional political and economic conditions.

As for now, Iraq’s arms import channels have been cut off by the Americans.

The only group that Iraq can purchase weapons from is the Panshan Group.

Liu Tao smiled bitterly and said, "Before, you didn't listen to my advice and destroyed the Persian oil wells, blew up the ports of Abadan and Khomeini, and destroyed so many cities. The Persians took their anger out on us. How can we still have any friendly relations?"

"You said you had ended the Iran-Iraq War and were going to withdraw from Persia, so why did you have to blow up their oil wells, towns, Abadan Port and Khomeini Port?" Liu Tao couldn't help but complain.

(End of this chapter)