British Civil Service Volume 1262 Chapter 1262 Whitehall and the Ministry of Defense "Hehe, we also expect the United States to succeed." Alan Wilson replied with a smile on his face, and he only hoped that the United States would do what it said. event.

Then he informed the Washington government of Prime Minister Eden's position on the seriousness of Iranian affairs. As for the next job, he will participate in the National Defense Conference, and at the same time see whether the newly appointed Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Defense, Makins, is accepted. Widely recognized by the Ministry of Defense, he is also going to hold the line.

As the days of post-war belt tightening go away, the routine meetings of the Ministry of National Defense are no longer filled with the smell of gunpowder. Various military branches are arguing about military expenditures. The economic foundation determines the superstructure. Appeared in the Department of Defense.

Maggins just took office, and in order to gain a firm foothold, he took out a summary of weapon development. Of course, this is also the product of Makins being very elegant.

The weapon revolution is always one step ahead of the military revolution. When the revolutionary weapons arrive, the military revolution will come sooner or later. The history of war is constantly providing such proof: bronze or iron spears created infantry phalanxes, bows and stirrups provided new tactics for cavalry, and a whole set of modern warfare models emerged in guns using black powder... From the time when the cone bullet and the rifle entered the battlefield as the vanguard of the technological age, the weapon simply put its name on the chest of war.

First, the giant steel-clad ship acted as the overlord of the sea, opening the "Battleship Era", then its brother "tank" became famous for land warfare, and then the aircraft ruled the sky, until the birth of the atomic bomb, heralding the advent of the "Nuclear Age".

Today, a large number of high-tech weapons continue to emerge, making weapons the chief representative of war. When people talk about future warfare, they are used to calling it a certain weapon or a certain technology.

In the tradition of Whitehall, this article is inevitably stinky and long, but in fact the core idea is the imagination of electronic warfare, which is also beneficial to the current development of British industries, such as semiconductors. Mr. Turing, the husband of Princess Margaret, is grasping the direction of semiconductor development. Dare you say it is not important?

Makins' confession of taking office with substance caused a lot of applause. It was not empty talk but a look of substance, as if he really had real talents and learned to take office in the Ministry of National Defense.

"Secretary-General, thank you very much." After the meeting, Maggins, who was already the number two figure in the Ministry of National Defense, came out and expressed his gratitude to Alan Wilson, "You have helped me a lot."

"Everyone helps each other. My biggest hobby is to help others." Alan Wilson puffed up his chest like the poorest worker in the East End of London. "This is not only a development trend, but also a trend. The military field is special and can be used to drive many Industrial development. We must all admit that human beings often use the most advanced technology to kill each other first."

Having said that, Alan Wilson actually has reservations about many new technologies. What is high technology? What is it for? Logically speaking, high and low are only relative concepts. However, using a highly variable concept to name wars in an ever-changing manner is very problematic in itself.

"I understand that it seems that Washington is also conducting similar explorations." Maggins has just taken office, but he also conducted a make-up lesson, mentioning the trends in Washington. At least according to public information, the two countries should Think about it.

"Don't always look at Washington." To be precise, the documents are similar. It is difficult to say what is the specific difference between this general development direction. It will take five years for the Aegis system to be approved.

"Alan, you are always like this." Maggins said with a smile, "In fact, we can try to communicate with the United States, so that the future will be more clear."

"But it will certainly not be of any help, and don't look too high on the military development of the United States." Alan Wilson shook his head. "The development of the United States is only suitable for themselves, and the United Kingdom cannot copy it."

For the reactor technology of the Intrepid nuclear submarine, the United Kingdom paid 50 million U.S. dollars for technology transfer. This is not a complaint, after all, this is a life-saving thing, and it should be paid for as much as it is.

But from this point of view, it should also be understood that the United States has really taken krypton gold to the extreme, and it was already so serious in the 1950s, considering that the Pentagon has not had a glorious history of corruption cases in 50 years. At the same time, the 800 billion U.S. dollars in military spending cannot even be hedged against the 200 billion U.S. dollars of a big country. The United Kingdom is weak, so don't learn from the United States.

The 055 class of a big country costs 900 million U.S. dollars, a 4,000-ton Constellation-class frigate of the U.S. Navy costs 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, and the Burke III of the same level costs 3 billion U.S. dollars.

If an arms race starts with a certain big country, the result will definitely be sad. If Britain stands with the United States, it will be just one more corpse.

How much military spending is wasted by exchanging more exchanges, then it is better not to communicate, it is better to learn from France and take the route of self-reliance.

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Allen Wilson doubted whether the so-called high military expenditure of the Soviet Union was true or false, and whether it was fabricated by the Americans after the disintegration of the Soviet Union to hedge against the waste of military expenditure by the United States itself.

It’s all the same national system. A big country’s military expenditure of just over one percent can make the United States completely shattered. There is no reason for the rumor that the Soviet Union has to spend more than 15 percent of its expenditure in order to continue to fight against the United States. .

More than two months after the discoloration in Indonesia, the three aircraft carrier battle groups that rushed to the Far East finally joined the sequence of the Royal Pacific Fleet, and this round of changes in the layout of the Royal Navy is considered complete.

The layout of the United Kingdom is still the same, just like the snake on the mountain, extending from Gibraltar to Xiangjiang. With the replenishment of troops, the Royal Pacific Fleet finally conducted a military exercise against Indonesia in the South China Sea, showing the powerful strength of the Royal Navy. It is also a stall for military exercises in the United Kingdom, and the United States' cruise to the waters of Tokyo Bay has officially begun.

For a time, nearly ten aircraft carrier battle groups gathered in the South China Sea, belonging to the U.S. and British navies respectively. This sea area was unprecedentedly crowded. The two navies belong to different countries. Although they are in the same sea area, they are targeting completely different targets. One is targeting North Vietnam and its behind-the-scenes actors, and the other is targeting Indonesia and its behind-the-scenes actors.

This makes Australia extremely embarrassed, but considering that Indonesia is close at hand, Australia still decides to regard Indonesia as more important, and it is more important to follow the United Kingdom to guarantee the right to free navigation.

The British Army stationed in Australia and its Vulcan strategic bombers also joined the exercise. It can be said that the UK has not conducted such a large-scale exercise for a long time.

Together with aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, centaur helicopter carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and even battleships that account for 80% of their docking time in a year, they were pulled out to conduct live-fire drills in the waters between East and West Malaysia.

Suddenly, the watchmen on the helicopter carrier spotted the helicopter and saw the flame-breathing missiles galloping towards it. "There are missiles attacking our ship!" The lookout shouted in panic.

The captain immediately ordered an emergency dive. As soon as the submarine was submerged in the water, the missile hit the water and exploded. But at this time, he had already flown over the submarine, and he violently fired cluster rockets into the swirling sea. The rockets hit the submarine, and the explosions caused the sea to turn into waves. At the same time, he also called the Centaur aircraft carrier anti-submarine helicopter to track the bombing.

A few minutes later, two anti-submarine helicopters arrived. The radar of the anti-submarine helicopter is installed under the belly, and the target is found by scanning underwater. The helicopter rediscovered the target. The helicopter immediately dropped depth charges, and in an instant there was a dull explosion sound underwater. After a while, the hull was sunken by the bombing, and the submarine flooded in all directions surfaced and ran aground in shallow water near the island. The white flag of surrender stretched out from the window of the boat.

Missile boats and submarines are the conventional countermeasures of the Soviets in the perception of Britain and the United States. This time the exercise is based on the assumption that such a threat will appear.

"The execution strength of this exercise is really surprising." Although Marshal Mountbatten did not come to the front line in person, he still made an optimistic judgment from the current information.

"Of course, the British army has far fewer problems than the American army, at least the navy." Alan Wilson opened his mouth and said, "especially when defending Australia."

It is not a bad thing to guarantee the control of the aristocratic class over the army, but how to make noble officers willing to serve the military is a matter of particular attention. First of all, there needs to be a profitable place for the children of the aristocratic class in the army to be willing to pay for it. This has to be said that Ms. Pamela Mountbatten, who was the first to go to sea~lightnovelpub.net~, is the daughter of Marshal Mountbatten.

Then Marshal Mountbatten, in the process of promotion to the team, gave priority to digging the first pot of gold in Australia, and promoted the children of the family who had no worries.

Under such circumstances, if the aristocratic military officers who have property in Australia encounter a country that threatens Australia, can they not contribute wholeheartedly?

Even for the safety of their own industry, they can't do foreign work like clocking in to work, and sweating is still necessary.

The Royal Navy should indeed practice drills. Admiral Mountbatten also agrees with this point. After the war, weapons are updated very quickly. If a good fit can be found, that is, to find the most appropriate and suitable tactics. The combination of new and old weapons of different generations Using it can not only eliminate the vulnerability of the singleness of weapons, but also may become a "multiplier" of weapon effectiveness. Fighting whatever wars you have with your weapons does not mean being passive and doing nothing.

"The Marshal is right." Alan Wilson agreed. On the contrary, what kind of war to fight and what weapons to manufacture are very big problems. The mistakes of the US military's security warfare experts and the tragedy of the Littoral Combat Ships can be learned deeply.

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