The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Barack announced that the United States would withdraw troops from the Iraq battlefield and end the Iraq War, which became the biggest news in the world recently.

Many Americans scolded Barack and believed that Barack was the worst president in the history of the United States.

Of course, many Americans also praised Barack and believed that Barack was a peace-loving person. No wonder Barack was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year. Barack deserves the Nobel Peace Prize and has contributed to world peace.

But Israel was very unhappy!

It is because there are a large number of US troops in Iraq that Israel has lived quite well in recent years.

Except for the initial setback in its attempt to seize the Golan Heights, Israel has been smooth sailing in recent years. With the help of its firm alliance with the United States, Israel has recovered its vitality in just a few years.

If there is any country in the world that does not want the United States to withdraw its troops from Iraq the most, it must be Israel.

Israel strongly opposes Barack's desire to withdraw troops from Iraq.

Many American media have criticized Barack's speech on the withdrawal of troops as irresponsible, and most of the media owners behind this are Jews.

Jews have great power in the United States, covering the fields of finance, media, etc. Many very famous super-rich people are actually Jews.

Many Wall Street tycoons are also Jews.

Jews have embedded themselves in the United States in a very peculiar way and have become the upper class of the United States, the absolute elite.

It is precisely because of the great power of Jews in the United States that Israel and the United States have formed a very unique conjugate father-son relationship.

For Israel, the United States will even sacrifice its own national interests.

The United States has suffered several setbacks in its Middle East policy and has a very bad image in the Arab world. One of the most important reasons is that in all the Middle East wars, the United States has favored Israel, causing huge losses to the Arab world.

This time Barack made a speech on the withdrawal of troops, which attracted huge capital from Jewish capital, and naturally Barack would not have a good life.

In addition to launching the media to criticize Barack, the Jews also reduced their support for Barack.

No, Barack wanted to pass a bill, but suffered a huge setback and failed to pass.

Facing huge opposition and huge resistance, Barack had to compromise in some aspects.

In order to win the support of Jewish capital and appease Israel, Barack announced that he would send 20,000 US troops to be deployed on the Palestinian-Israeli border, the Syrian-Israeli border and the Lebanese-Israeli border as peacekeeping forces to maintain stability in the region.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a huge wave in the Middle East.

Everyone knows that these 20,000 US peacekeeping forces are actually protecting Israel, and the attitude of the Americans is obvious.

This made some people who were lucky suddenly lose their luck and firm their position.

Amid the noise, before Christmas, the first batch of 10,000 US troops took planes to evacuate Iraq. The entire withdrawal process will last for 2 years, and all US troops will be withdrawn before Christmas 2011.

The US military did not withdraw many weapons and equipment, because the cost of withdrawing these weapons and equipment is even more expensive than buying new ones, so the United States decided to leave these weapons and equipment to the Iraqi puppet government forces to strengthen the military strength of the government forces.

Everyone knows that the United States really wants to end the Iraq War this time.

And Barack's withdrawal speech is also regarded as an extremely important turning point in the Iraq War, which is destined to be recorded in the annals of world history.

The Nobel Prize ceremony was held grandly.

Liu Tao did not attend the award ceremony. Although this would disappoint many people, there was no other way. For safety, he would try not to go abroad.

While many people around the world were watching the Nobel Prize ceremony, Liu Tao was on a warship in the South China Sea.

This warship is a specially built experimental warship. If an expert who studies naval ships sees it, he will definitely exclaim - cruiser.

This warship is indeed a cruiser, with a standard displacement of 25,000 tons and a full load displacement of 31,000 tons. It is not powered by traditional power, but by nuclear power.

However, this heavy cruiser named "Type 058" is different from any current cruiser. It is not only a nuclear-powered cruiser, but also its weapon system is very different. It is precisely because of the use of nuclear power systems and new weapon systems that the shape of the Type 058 heavy cruiser is very different from existing cruisers. From the appearance, it is full of science fiction.

Zhang Zhaozhong, who had just been appointed as the head of the navy, personally accompanied Liu Tao to participate in this experiment.

The Type 058 heavy cruiser is not a fixed warship, but an experimental warship, which is specially used to experiment with new technologies.

Although it is an experimental warship, the cost is not cheap, and it is more expensive than the latest Type 055 missile destroyer.

The two of them took Liu Tao's "Ray Sculpture" helicopter and looked at the steel behemoth with a telescope.

As a warship with a full load displacement of more than 30,000 tons, the Type 058 heavy cruiser is a real steel behemoth.

The appearance of the Type 058 heavy cruiser looks full of science fiction.

Because of the stealth design, this cruiser has a very unique shape and beautiful lines.

Zhang Zhaozhong looked at this steel behemoth and was amazed. He couldn't help but say: "Leader, will this really be our main warship in the future?"

The Chinese Navy did not have cruisers before this. Large warships were composed of frigates, destroyers, and aircraft carriers. Other large warships were also supply ships. Underwater, they were composed of Type 039 conventional-powered submarines, Type 093 attack nuclear submarines, and Type 094 strategic nuclear submarines.

According to the Navy's plan, five years later, the main destroyer will no longer be the Type 052 missile destroyer, but the Type 055 missile destroyer, which is a 10,000-ton destroyer. As for the aircraft carrier, the Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the main aircraft carrier, and the Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the core of the aircraft carrier formation.

China's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is very different from that of the Americans. In addition to the use of electromagnetic catapults, one of the most important differences is that China's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have very strong air defense capabilities. The defense capabilities of those laser cannons are very powerful, and it is not so easy to penetrate.

Ballistic missiles can hit American aircraft carriers, but they cannot hit China's aircraft carriers.

As for the Type 055 guided missile destroyer, a 10,000-ton destroyer, it is the most advanced guided missile destroyer in the world. It is truly an integrated attack and defense ship with strong attack and air defense capabilities.

It once set a record, that is, a Type 055 guided missile destroyer forced back an aircraft carrier formation.

According to the simulation, a Type 055 guided missile destroyer has the possibility of destroying an aircraft carrier formation if it is not careful.

And Zhang Zhaozhong knows how perverted this steel behemoth is!

The Type 058 heavy cruiser is not a conventional power cruiser, but a nuclear-powered cruiser.

Speaking of nuclear-powered cruisers, many people may not know that this is not a technology created by China, but a product of the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. However, with the end of the Soviet era, only Russia is left to transform it.

The so-called nuclear-powered cruiser is a warship that uses a nuclear reactor as its main power system. It can provide long-term continuous power and high speed, making it a very combat-capable ship. This type of ship is often used to perform maritime combat missions, such as anti-submarine, anti-ship and land attacks. At the same time, due to its powerful power system, it can also be used for scientific research, rescue and monitoring missions.

The world's first nuclear-powered cruiser was the USS Long Beach, which was built by the United States in the 1960s and had a full load displacement of about 17,525 tons. The appearance of the Long Beach set two world firsts. One is the first surface warship equipped with a shipborne phased array radar. The second is the world's most expensive surface warship. Although the price of the Long Beach in 1957 was US$87 million, it had cost US$332 million by the time it was completed in 1961. Compared with the conventional-powered aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, which was put into service on April 29, 1961, its price was US$60 million higher; at the same time, it was only US$120 million cheaper than the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise, which was put into service on November 25, 1961. Therefore, because the Long Beach ship was slender and expensive, the US Navy also gave it a nickname of "Lady" at the time.

Despite its high price, the "Long Beach" played a significant role. It was one of the few nuclear-powered warships that participated in actual combat. During the Vietnam War, it was not equipped with naval guns and could not provide fire support to ground forces. Therefore, the US Navy relied on it to provide ground armed forces and air defense cover. It also shot down two MiG-17 fighters, creating a precedent for ship-to-air missiles to shoot down fighters. After that, the US military built 4 models and 8 cruisers.

However, the "Long Beach" is not the largest cruiser in terms of tonnage. At that time, the US and the Soviet Union were competing for hegemony. Seeing this, the Soviet Union developed the "Kirov" class nuclear-powered missile cruiser, with a tonnage of up to 24,000 tons, second only to aircraft carriers. Moreover, a ship can be equipped with 500 missiles of various types. It was once the most powerful surface combat ship in the Soviet era.

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After the end of the Soviet era, the United States did not focus on expensive cruisers, but instead developed aircraft carriers. On the contrary, Russia, which has a poorer economy, maintains and upgrades the remaining Soviet cruiser Peter the Great every year, trying every means to increase its service life.

There is a consensus in the development of the world navy, that is, aircraft carriers replace cruisers, and cruisers, including nuclear-powered cruisers, have no development prospects.

Since the reform and opening up, China has not developed cruisers. Large surface ships mainly develop frigates, destroyers, and later develop aircraft carriers.

As for this Type 058 heavy cruiser, it was a few years ago that Liu Tao developed laser defense weapons. He had a new idea on a whim.

For the positioning of the Type 058 heavy cruiser, it is the main surface combat ship of the navy in the future!

In addition to nuclear power, there are various new weapons.

The air defense weapon does not use air defense missiles, but laser cannons. Laser cannons replace air defense missiles for air defense.

Moreover, the laser cannons on the Type 058 heavy cruiser are enough to shoot down all spacecraft in the Earth's orbit.

The missile launcher is equipped with a full 800 missiles, mainly anti-ship missiles and cruise missiles.

In addition to missiles for attack, there are also electromagnetic guns!

The so-called electromagnetic gun is an advanced kinetic killing weapon made using electromagnetic launch technology. Unlike traditional cannons that use gunpowder gas pressure to act on projectiles, electromagnetic guns use the Lorentz force generated by the electromagnetic field in the electromagnetic system to accelerate metal shells to achieve the kinetic energy required to hit the target. Compared with traditional gunpowder-propelled cannons, electromagnetic guns can greatly increase the speed and range of projectiles.

In the 19th century, British scientist Faraday discovered Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, which shows that charges and currents in a magnetic field will be affected by the Lorentz force, that is, the wire in the magnetic field will be pushed by a force when it is energized. At the same time, if the wire is allowed to cut the magnetic lines of force in the magnetic field, current will also be generated on the wire.

In the early 20th century, someone proposed the idea of ​​using the Lorentz force to launch shells. During the two world wars, France, Germany and Japan had studied electromagnetic guns. After World War II, other countries also conducted research in this area.

This 058-type heavy cruiser is equipped with 4 electromagnetic guns for attacking surface ships and road targets.

Using electromagnetic guns as attack weapons, in addition to increasing speed and range, also has another attraction for countries, which is cost. The cost of launching electromagnetic guns is much lower than that of missiles.

The ammunition carried by the Type 058 heavy cruiser can carry more than 200,000 shells at a time!

It is no exaggeration to say that once the technology of a Type 058 heavy cruiser is mature and finalized, it can destroy a medium-sized power.

And like the Type 055 10,000-ton destroyer, it is also an integrated attack and defense.

It's just that the two have different tendencies.

"If everything goes well, it is expected to be put into use by 2025!" Liu Tao nodded.

At present, many technologies of this cruiser are experimental in nature, and there are inevitably many shortcomings. This requires experiments and then solving problems.

"But the electricity generated by the current nuclear reactor is far from meeting the target!" Zhang Zhaozhong frowned slightly.

Liu Tao smiled faintly and said, "The current nuclear reactor cannot do it, but it may not be possible in the future!"

Liu Tao's goal is not to use a nuclear fission reactor, but to use a controlled nuclear fusion reactor. The difference between the two is very big.

That's why this cruiser is just an experiment, to test and verify a series of new technologies.

Zhang Zhaozhong's eyes flashed with doubt, but he didn't ask much.

Anyway, let alone 2025, even by 2030, with his current physical condition, there should be no problem living to that time.

Although he will probably have retired by then, he will definitely see it.

"Leader, it's about time, how about we go down?" Zhang Zhaozhong looked at Liu Tao.

Liu Tao nodded, and then the pilot operated the helicopter and began to fly to the helipad of the cruiser.

There are only two helipads on the entire cruiser, both of which are used to dock helicopters. (End of this chapter)