Chapter 623 The wishes of the Red Navy

“The situation now is very different from ten years ago. Back then, our allies were Eastern European countries, and we could say we could protect them, but now whether it is Sudan in Africa or Indonesia in Southeast Asia, we are far away. In this situation They must have a certain level of resistance, at least as long as we can support them.” Shelov emphasized this point, which is actually very important. Syria, which was isolated in later generations, was relied on for the first two years. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union gave it thousands of tanks to resist, only to prove that it was not an Adou, and finally received assistance from Russia, which had been weakened to the extreme.

   So don’t see that some tanks are not advanced, even after the T64 is put into production, it seems a little backward. But with and without it is completely different. Soviet weapons have always been suitable for mass production, and they are slightly worse than the United States alone. The number of the two sides is different. The number of tanks in the Soviet Union is three or four times that of the other side all the year round. The quality advantage of Western Europe is not capable of closing this quantitative gap. All NATO aircraft took off and bombed the Soviet tank cluster, killing all the bombs. , the remaining tanks of the Soviet Union could still flatten Europe. ;

“Actually, we don’t need to be so extreme for the time being. I think our country and our allies have 100,000 tanks. If we speed up a little bit, we will be able to achieve this goal in ten years.” After finishing the final summary, the parties sat down and waited. According to the opinions of others, Serov is just a proposal, and whether it can be implemented or not depends on Ustinov.

   In fact, it mainly depends on whether Ustinov can straighten out the progress of military production. The attitude of the Marshal of the Ministry of Defense here is not important. They all agree with any idea of ​​increasing the strength of the Red Army.

   “Although it is relatively nervous, it can still be completed. I will plan and see if the progress can be caught up.” Ustinov thought for a while, and didn’t say anything when he answered.

  Soviet détente, domestic economic reforms, and the arms race all went hand in hand. This catching-up pace of doing several things at the same time has been around since the very first days of the Soviet Union. After all, external pressure has always existed, and there is simply no chance for this country to slowly accumulate little by little.

   If we say that China’s military development in later generations is to run in small steps, then the Soviet Union has a stronger enemy than China, so it can be said that this strategy is to run in big strides. At the risk of chasing the US at any time, the arms race must be carried out. The Soviet Union has no qualifications for peaceful development. This is not a matter of a country. The Soviet Union must support all its allies. Instead of managing the country’s affairs like China does.

   We must reach a military balance with the United States, which is a joint decision of the entire Central Presidium. Perhaps except for Kosygin’s reservations, this is the established plan of all the other committee members. When the United States is in a quagmire, it is as important as the development of the domestic economy to smooth the original military gap between the two sides.

   Then this should not only be about arming yourself, the armament of all allies must also be considered. At the subsequent meeting of the Central Presidium, after seeking broad consent, Brezhnev approved Ustinov’s armament development plan, it is certain that Brezhnev needs the support of the army. Otherwise, his first secretary is a weak secretary.

“I think once this plan is completed, we can maintain a balanced air force while maintaining the superiority of the army, and can greatly narrow the gap between the navies of the two sides. The short-term goal is to build an army with 80% of the strength of the U.S. Navy.” Ustinov said eloquently, “A global navy is bound to be established. This is the common intention of Marshal Gorshkov and I. Our navy must have the ability to have half of the aircraft carriers in the United States at the same time. The ability to conduct full-scale operations. Rip off the course and let our powerful nuclear submarine fleet go deep into the ocean.”

“So this not only needs to improve the strength of the navy, but also needs to provide enough air cover for the navy to go out to sea. We need a heavy bomber group that penetrates defenses, and the relevant basic reserves and plans have been handed over to the Tupolev Design Bureau. I am, I think there is no problem, with the strength of the heavy bomber group and the Red Navy, we can completely fight the US Navy head-on.” Ustinov said very confidently, “With our submarine force, there is definitely a fighting force. .”

“For the consideration of total war, the navy we need is a navy that can perish with the U.S. Navy. To be honest, this definition is unfair to the navy, but it is true.” Shelov took Ustino with a sigh Fu said, “Under this strategic consideration, the mission of the Red Navy is to take the initiative to attack, to preempt the battle against the U.S. Navy. Before the U.S. aircraft carrier formation planes arrive, they will launch heavy missiles to attack first. Then the Red Navy will only attack. It’s a sad strategy to wait to die.”

Hearing Ustinov’s words, Serov immediately knew that this heavy bomber to cover the Red Navy’s attack should be the Figure 22 backfire bomber that caused great pressure on China during the Cold War. In fact, the original intention of the backfire bomber was to It is only a side effect of putting China under great pressure to deal with the US Navy.

“But there is no way around it. As long as our Red Navy can be guaranteed to die together with the U.S. Navy, it is equivalent to contributing to the victory of other services. We border Europe. The United States and Europe are separated by the Atlantic Ocean and have no navy. escort, the United States is completely unable to support Europe.” Ustinov’s answer was very unmoved, considering the total war, the mission of the Soviet navy was to sacrifice, and use the weakest Soviet Union in exchange for life. exchange with the most powerful service in the United States.

   According to this guiding ideology, while the Red Navy continued to build its underwater nuclear fleet, it also began to vigorously build large surface ships and long-range aviation units carrying various types of anti-ship missiles. In Nikolaevsk, Leningrad and Komsomolsk in the Far East, nuclear submarines and large surface ships walked down the slipway like a marquee.

  At the same time as the scale of the troops continued to rise, various tactics of the Red Navy also began to take shape. In view of the large number of ships in the U.S. aircraft carrier formation and the strong survivability of large and medium-sized ships, the Red Navy specially tailored the strategy of using multiple supersonic anti-ship missile salvo attacks at the same time, trying to use multiple missiles at the same time. The tactics paralyzed the U.S. fleet air defense system. The specific tactical means are: first, the first wave of missiles will focus on attacking missile cruisers and destroyer leaders in the aircraft carrier formation performing regional air defense, so as to make the enemy lose the ability to use ship-to-air missiles to carry out regional air defense; the second wave of missiles will focus on attacking the aircraft carrier. Try to incapacitate it or sink it.

“I have agreed in principle to about 60 large-scale military projects involving various services, including the Army’s new tanks, the Navy’s construction progress, the Air Force’s strategic bombers, and airborne transport aircraft. There are also projects for Iraq, Indonesia, Sudan, Egypt, The military construction of the five countries in Syria.” Ustinov took out his report and put it on the table, and put the final decision in the hands of the Central Presidium.

“I agree that it has been more than seven years since the Cuban missile crisis. The achievements of the Red Navy’s construction are obvious to all. Our navy is already qualified enough to occupy a place in the ocean. Without a strong navy in many places, our strength radiation is not enough.” Serov first It’s no surprise that this performance has been voted in favor. At the meetings of the Central Presidium, which involve issues such as economic development, party organization building, army building, social security, etc., he either does not participate in ordinary meetings, and as long as he participates, he votes in favor. So far, he has not expressed any dissenting opinions. .

   It’s not that he wants to do this, but as a security cadre, Serov must refrain from interfering in the work of others. Beria’s grave is three feet tall, and he doesn’t want to learn from this past experience.

“We must respect the opinions of the marshals of the Ministry of National Defense. They are professional soldiers. Besides, as a security cadre, Yura thinks it is feasible, so there is no problem at all.” Brezhnev and Kirilenko looked at each other and said Don’t forget to take the statement of Shelov, a security expert, as your basis.

   Then this huge military development program by any means made a breakthrough in the Kremlin.

  Marshal Gorshkov, the commander of the navy, got the news first. In his speech a few days later, he couldn’t hide his excitement. He shouted to hundreds of admirals, “Red Navy, march to the ocean.”

“We’re going to put the bayonet on the chests of the Americans, and before the aircraft of the carrier battle group arrive, we’re going to send them all to the bottom of the ocean with missiles.” Marshal Gorshkov made no secret of the imminent global presence of the Soviet navy .

  After World War II, the US Navy finally ushered in a real challenge. The Soviet Red Navy, with its sickle and hammer flag flying on its bow, was ready to make its own voice for the first time. Soon, many American newspapers ridiculed the challenge of the Soviet Red Navy, “Let’s see if this fleet is really possible as our opponent.”

However, compared to the optimism of the media, the U.S. Navy as an adversary rarely has no fierce words, but cautiously watches its opponents. After more than 20 years after the end of World War II, the generals of the U.S. Navy are focusing on When the largest country in the world felt the threat of a thorn in the back for the first time.

“I think about next year, we can consider holding an overall combat exercise to test our results, covering four oceans and seven important sea areas. In fact, we can also consider returning to Guantanamo Bay and establishing the Caribbean Sea. Fleet.” Marshal Gorshkov thought of that important port.

“Unless we can defeat the U.S. Navy head-on, don’t think about that port.” Serov thought about it for a while and still felt that he was waiting. In terms of the number of ships, the Soviet Red Navy should be 400 to 700, just slightly more than half of the United States. . This ratio cannot be said to be able to use Guantanamo. (To be continued~^~)