British Civil Servant

The Tiger gunship should be one of the few bright spot weapon platforms in the UK after the war. Considering that the UK has always had a unique and hip-pulling aesthetic on the weapon platform, it is hard to imagine a country that manufactures helicopters without tail fins. Out of such a successful weapons platform.

From this, we know that Alan Wilson's ability to only copy the shell is how suitable for the United Kingdom, it is simply a perfect match.

As of today, it is mainly exported to European countries and the Middle East. Indians still prefer tanks and do not think that armed helicopters will be very useful. I hope this can be changed after the India-Pakistan war.

The export of nearly 1,000 Tiger helicopters has proven its reliability. Alan Wilson guessed right. The United States is indeed researching a gunship, but it has just been tested. It was equipped by the United States during the Vietnam War. Cobra gunship.

As for the prototype Apache Tiger gunship? In fact, it did not catch up with the Vietnam War, and it was Saigon Iron Fist when it flew for the first time.

Alan Wilson speculates that the Americans are only temporarily ordering Tiger gunships to relieve their immediate needs and improve the recent embarrassment that the United States has no reliable gunships. Once the Cobra gunships start mass production, the United States will not need the United Kingdom. It is impossible to expect the United States to drive the development of the British weapons platform during the Vietnam War.

But even if he knew in his heart that there was no such thing as a big arms sales order, Alan Wilson still acted like he hoped that the order would be successful, giving Donald a reassurance. What is the Anglo-American special relationship? Alan Wilson implemented the special relationship between Britain and the United States with practical actions.

The military and technical exchanges between Britain and the United States must continue. The doorway here must be carefully planned. Donald left with a smile. After he left, Alan Wilson fell into thinking. What is the price? Concerned, arms sales are huge profits, but who should be divided.

Take the Tiger prototype Apache, for example. When the first Apaches entered service in the 1980s, the average cost per unit was $19 million. The price of foreign military sales is definitely different according to different countries. Simply put, the poorer your country, the higher the price.

Selling it to South Korea is 50 million US dollars, and selling it to the Philippines is amazing. It is 250 million US dollars, which is more expensive than the f35.

Britain's arms sales in Tiger armed helicopters also follow this rule. The prices of Germany, France and Italy in Europe and the pro-British countries in the Middle East are different. The former are all industrial countries, and the price of selling them is too high. People make their own after a calculation. If the Middle East countries do not have this ability, they will be more expensive to sell.

After returning home, Alan Wilson told his wife the news and expressed his thoughts, "My suggestion is to sell, it is good to be able to make a name. And the price can't be higher than the one sold to Europe, now The Royal Navy is facing a problem. As for destroyers and frigates, the Royal Navy still has a large number of warships in service during World War II. We have secured a large number of aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. The **** force should also be paid attention to. The cabinet is definitely not willing to hear this. Good news for spending money. If you can get some help from the U.S. and save some money, it will be much easier to have an orderly replacement.”

"Spend a little money for big things, right? Exchange Tigers for the technology of American destroyers' electronic equipment?" Pamela Mountbatten and Supreme Authority have shared the same bed for so many years, as long as this man speaks, she knows what will happen next, "My The product lost, but the British Empire made a profit, is that what it means?"

"A powerful military can't solve all problems, but it can solve most problems." Alan Wilson pulled his wife's body over, holding it with a look of enjoyment, "I'm also going to fight for the construction of the Mountbatten missile battleship. U.S. support. Any idea why?"

"Why?" Involuntarily, Pamela Mountbatten followed her husband's established track and began to discard the highland of IQ. The whole process was very smooth, as it should have been.

"With the configuration of the US Navy, it is impossible to find another way on this arsenal ship. This is undoubtedly self-defeating martial arts. Do we still need our aircraft carrier battle group?" Change will put a lot of pressure on the country, and we can't afford it. Considering the tonnage of the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy today, do you want the U.S. Navy to want us to work on arsenal ships?"

The U.S. Navy also has an aircraft carrier battle group as the core of the navy. The Pentagon must know how much financial pressure such an attempt will increase. The aircraft carrier battle group is war-tested, and the arsenal ship just looks beautiful, but trying it now is definitely thankless.

In fact, the most suitable for building a missile fleet is the Soviet Red Navy. The Red Navy has no sunk costs, and there is no difficulty in riding a tiger.

"Well, the Americans will definitely agree. Their country is bigger than the UK. You can watch us make trial and error before deciding whether to follow. If I were an American, I would have encouraged the UK." Pamela Mountbatten Said to be the daughter of the Admiral.

"The United States definitely wants to abolish the Royal Navy and take all sea power in the world. Once the Royal Navy goes astray, the Americans must be very happy." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "We ask the United States to provide the missile battleships. Technical support in exchange for lowering the sale price of the tiger. In this way, it is a win-win for the United States.”

"Well, the Americans won twice, took the rare British fist weapon to fill the gap in wartime, and may also think about leading us in the wrong way." Pamela Mountbatten nodded, and now she understands What the husband wants to do, exchange the gunship for the electronic upgrade of the British destroyer and frigate to prepare for the service of the next generation of destroyers.

It is not an exaggeration to think that the United States starts from the bottom line of thinking. If nothing else, the United States is still drawing the ppt of supersonic passenger aircraft. There is wind blowing from Washington, and supersonic passenger aircraft is the trend of the future. Boeing- The 2707 supersonic passenger aircraft will replace the existing passenger aircraft of various countries. This is the first and only civil aviation passenger aircraft research and development project in the history of the United States that is directly led and funded by the US government.

It seems like this is the case. Alan Wilson remembers that the Boeing-2707 supersonic airliner is basically a Star Wars plan for the United Kingdom. The then US President Kennedy officially established the "National Supersonic Passenger Plane" and promised the United States The government will subsidize 75 percent of the funding for the development of the supersonic airliner.

Design requirements for supersonic aircraft were sent to major US aircraft manufacturers one after another, with the fuselage and engine being bid in two separate parts. Competitors for the fuselage include Boeing, Lockheed, and North American Aeronautics, while the engines include Curtiss-Wright, Pratt & Whitney, and General Electric.

As a result, the United Kingdom, which had collapsed the entire line of the Comet airliner, united with France with the ambition to make a comeback and preemptively built the Concorde supersonic airliner, but the United States terminated the supersonic airliner program.

Now that the Comet airliner is running fine, here's another set? Alan Wilson is really ready to argue with the French, using ppt to ppt to see who plays more.

Of course, first of all, the most credible person is Pamela Mountbatten, who accompanies him to sleep. Now this time, to sharpen her acting skills, Pamela Mountbatten also agrees to see what her husband can get back in exchange for the tiger style.

Ellen Wilson left the U.S. ambassador for a few days, and solemnly discussed with the Department of Defense about the future development of the arsenal ship. When Donald came to the door again, he said that Pamela Mountbatten was an entrepreneur and she wanted to make money. Yes, this is not the time of World War II. The cost of a tank is more expensive than that of a bomber. Now a Tiger helicopter is three times more expensive than a Chieftain tank.

If the United States needs more, it’s okay to say, if you buy dozens of emergency aircraft, it’s too much to ignore the richest woman in the UK.

"However, if the United States can provide some technical support on missile battleships, such as electronic equipment. I am still willing to facilitate this arms sale, or give each other a discount when we sell arms to each other. I don't know what the ambassador thinks. Sample?"

The United Kingdom is not verifying, in fact, it has already started construction. It has begun to build the only battleship that has been started after the war. Facts have proved that the United Kingdom has really begun to think about the application of arsenal ships. Donald just needs to tell the Americans about this accurately.

The Pentagon, the symbol of power in the U.S. military, and the No. 1 figure in the U.S. Navy, David Lamar MacDonald, listened to Earl Wheeler's elaboration on the Vietnam War and finally heard something he was interested in," The British side does not prohibit the export of Tiger gunships. Our Cobra gunships have just been tested, and we really need the British to help fill the gap. But the British do not want to suffer, they want us to provide some help in the missile battleship project, especially It's on the electronic equipment. I heard that work has already started."

"This is a good thing. The British seem to want to make an effort to retake the First Navy. However, our Admiralty has argued that this is a wrong route. The British will eventually regret it. ."

MacDonald's eyes were filled with stars when he heard it. "The Soviets are clamoring for missiles to solve the problem every day. The Soviets are so close to the United Kingdom, the British seem to be very worried."

"McDonald, do you think this is a technology exchange that is beneficial to us all?" Earl Wheeler asked seriously, has the Admiralty fully demonstrated another naval route?

"Chairman, of course we have argued that at the same time, the British gunships are very helpful to the Army's operations in South Vietnam." MacDonald looked at Army Chief of Staff Harold Keith Johnson at this time, "Harold, do you think What? Will we suffer from this exchange?"

"In terms of specific projects, the Cobra gunship still needs production time. Of course, we will not suffer. Generally speaking, if there is a technical exchange, it will not suffer even more."

After listening to the words of the Chief of Staff of the Navy and the Army, Earl Wheeler nodded knowingly, "Then send someone to talk to the British. It is a win-win arms sales project for us."

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