Chapter 622 expand armament

   The just-concluded border joint combat exercise successfully gave Serov another layer of presence. As the biggest demon of the Soviet Union, the bloodiest executioner, the most cunning enemy, and the most ruthless villain. He once again appeared on the pages of Western newspapers and became the savior of these newspapers every once in a while. Comrade General Political Commissar said it was not bad.

   The representative of the Soviet hard-liners who destroyed peace in the midst of condemnation, Serov has long been accustomed to the accusation. After all, the peace-loving Brezhnev is already there, and his role must be Serov, the war madman. Some newspapers are still kindly reminding the Soviets that peace is hard-won, and that the efforts of First Secretary Brezhnev should not be undermined by Serov, and even reminded Brezhnev that the youngest member of the Soviet Central Presidium. Very dangerous and should be removed as soon as possible…

   First Secretary Brezhnev smiled slightly, indicating that everything is under control. Serov knew Brezhnev’s reaction because he had received a surveillance report in the morning. I have to say that Beria made too many preparations back then. If he hadn’t been killed suddenly, it would have been really scary. Now these preparations have been accepted by his current intelligence chief.

  Selov attended the meeting because he was a national defense commissar, while Ustinov attended the meeting because he was the secretary of the Central Committee in charge of army construction, and the Soviet armament system and production schedule were in his hands.

After listening to the opinions of the Ministry of National Defense, the two will make an evaluation based on the current economic scale of the Soviet Union, and then come to formulate a production plan. While the US military is still eating rubber in Vietnam, they will formulate a long-term plan, and strive to use ten years or even more. For a long time to maintain a balance with the United States in every way. In any field, the Soviet Central Presidium is still very optimistic about the current situation, and believes that it is not a big problem to catch up with the US military.

The Western Front was the focus of the competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. Three-quarters of the Soviet troops were deployed in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, with a total of 3.2 million people, and about 80% of medium and long-range missiles were also deployed. Seventy percent of the Navy, seventy-five percent of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces. These projections of power gave Soviet military power a dominant position in Europe. The military strength of the Soviet Union increased significantly during the Brezhnev period. Its army has always been very strong.

This advantage is on the front line of confrontation in Europe, but in fact, the military power of the Soviet Union is still not the opponent of the United States. The military power of the United States in Europe is obviously not as large as that of the Soviet Union, and the military power of countries such as Britain, France and Germany itself is more than that of the United States. The Soviet Union’s allies are stronger, and the Soviet Union’s Eastern European Union military strength is supported by the Soviet Union. No one will deny this. With their own national strength, there will be no military scale at present.

The Soviet Air Force is a group that mainly competes for the supremacy of the air. The Soviet Air Force is equipped with nearly 10,000 aircraft of various types, all of which are provided by the Soviet aviation industry. The Soviet aviation industry has a very high level of science and technology, and its scale ranks second in the world. The 24th Air Force, the 4th Air Force, the 46th Air Force, the 36th Air Force, and the 30th Air Force are composed of five air corps. The army can fight independently, and the strategic bombing of the Soviet Air Force mostly replaces bombs with missiles with long-range attack performance.

   As for the Red Navy, where the gap between the Soviet Union and the United States was the largest, its weakness was exposed in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Since then, the Soviet Union has vigorously expanded its navy and built an armed force capable of ocean-going combat. During the Middle East war two years ago, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet sailed into the Mediterranean Sea and last year into the Indian Ocean. It is catching up step by step, and the Kirov-class strategic cruiser, which has left a strong mark in the history of the Cold War, has passed the demonstration, and the construction can start only after Ustinov nods his head.

   “Comrade Serov, I heard that the KGB has obtained a piece of information that says that the United States may use space for combat?” Ustinov had just arrived at the Ministry of Defense, and he had not talked about the land, sea and air, and the strategic rocket force.

“Well, there is this information, but in terms of current technology, it is unlikely.” Shelov simply admitted the existence of this information, and the KGB probe heard the news: the United States is using outer space for space warfare. possibility study. This is the first time the Soviet Union has received relevant information. Why did the United States start the Star Wars program, and the Soviet Union immediately accepted the move with confidence, and believed that this was not a scam.

It was because the Soviet Union had already received news of this in the late 1960s, so once Reagan’s Star Wars plan was launched, the Soviet Union, which had been doing related research, responded quickly and immediately took over the Red Star War Plan. Later, in the eighties. A batch of monsters that appeared in the Soviet Union in the 1990s, such as giant ground-effect vehicles, Blizzard, An-225, and Energy launch vehicles, have long been prepared for a lot of preliminary work.

“Even if it is unlikely, it will not delay our research first, and the relevant technical reserves are still to be done. I will apply with the Central Presidium and make relevant funding. I believe Comrade Serov will also support it.” Usti Nov asked noncommittally, obviously looking forward to this matter.

   “There is no problem with the research, and I will definitely support it.” This kind of secret research, of course, will cost money, but if compared with the cost of the Star Wars plan, it is still very cost-effective. Some technologies have ample time to study slowly, and there is time pressure to study at the urging of the center. The pressure and funding of the latter are much higher than the former.

   As for the big fool Reagan, if he dares to propose a Star Wars plan in this time and space, Sheloff is ready to fight, and fight with the United States in ten years to see who is dead.

After expressing his gratitude, Ustinov began to talk about the main topic, expounding the Soviet Union’s armament plan for the next few years in front of the old marshals of the Ministry of Defense. In general, it was to strengthen the army’s superiority in Europe, maintain the balance of the air force, and bring the sea to the sea. The short-term goal of the Navy is to form a balance with the U.S. Navy.

  For the soldiers of the Ministry of Defense, they are of course welcome, and they welcome any plans to expand their armaments. It’s not enough time. These soldiers who have experienced the Great Patriotic War have a purpose after the war is over, that is, they will never let their descendants fight in difficult conditions, so even if the Soviet Union has too many tanks, they can’t be used there. To continue production. A battalion of troop warehouses holds 40,000 assault rifles to prevent production from being too late when war comes.

“I have no objection at all about the strength of domestic armaments, but what we pursue is overall strength. Our Soviet Union wants to confront the United States, the United Kingdom, NATO, East Asia, Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East. And Iran, are we going to take care of these countries ourselves? Is our motherland a little too tired?” Serov stood up and said, “Except for Western Europe, the economic conditions are not bad, but it is definitely on the side of the United States. There are still so many countries, such as South Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It has to be said that the old imperialism has left a rich legacy. It would be quite troublesome for these countries to mobilize their forces to stand on the side of the United States. Australia and On New Zealand’s side, I plan to support Indonesia as an opponent, but Indonesia’s current military strength has no advantages.”

“Yura, just say what you have to say!” Ustinov moved in his heart and asked with a tone of speculation, “What do you mean, large-scale arming of allies outside the Warsaw Pact? Mobilize these countries the power to distract our nation from the pressure?”

“Of course it is, do we have a country of our own to challenge the whole world?” Serov thought of the arrogant attitude of the Soviet military in history, and then changed his tone, “Of course I don’t doubt that you have the determination to do this, But why does our country have to work so hard? We have defeated the United States, and the benefits are all our own country? They can’t do anything? These allies, such as Egypt, Iraq, Syria, they can build a larger army.”

   “Explore the potential of the allies? You mean those countries like Sudan and Iraq?” Ustinov said to himself, “It’s not impossible, after all, these two countries are also socialist countries.”

“For example, in the Middle East, if we give Syria, Iraq, and Egypt 3,000 or 4,000 tanks each, what will happen? With 10,000 tanks, Israel will be in an embarrassing situation like Western Europe. , that is, they dispatched all the air forces to shoot out all the missiles in stock, and the remaining tanks of the three countries can still rush into Israel, and they will destroy the spokesperson of the United States in the Middle East.” Shelov stood up and opened his arms and gestured, “Indonesia’s surrounding environment needs a strong navy. We can help Indonesia build such a navy. Anyway, the headaches are the Americans, Australians, not us. I personally mean that all the allied armaments are added together. Sixty percent of the Soviet Union’s strength is enough to shock the surrounding skeletons.”

“That is to say, all our military alliances together, if we have 100,000 tanks, they should have 60,000, and we have ten cruisers, they should also have six.” Ustino I have to say that this idea is very bold. In fact, the Soviet Union has a certain degree of defense against all allies: “But what if they think they don’t need us anymore? Isn’t that the case in Yugoslavia?”

“Anywhere in the world should be within our strategic considerations. We are interested in any piece of land, and if we confront the United States with this goal in mind, it will be a matter of time to rely on our allies, isn’t it? Comrade Zinov, now that our allies are developing very fast, we can’t let us shoulder all the responsibilities, right?” Serov kept his mouth shut after speaking, the truth is not difficult to understand, the other party will definitely understand. (To be continued~^~)