Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

As for why Lockheed agreed to sell the AH-56 project and production line, there are different opinions. However, judging from the current environment, Lockheed's approach was not problematic.

During the Cold War, although the U.S. military expenditure accounted for a large proportion, in order to achieve a certain balance, every company was not very full. Lockheed's life is not as easy as expected, and the military has made it clear that it does not want them to enter the helicopter field. Then the technology previously stored will not be of much use. It is impossible to cooperate with Boeing, and most importantly, others do not like their products.

The funds previously invested in the helicopter field are facing wasted. Now that the enemy, the Heiyun Group, is coming to visit, how can I dare to refuse? Lockheed, which has not performed well in recent times, did not hesitate to dump its helicopter business to Heiyun Group.

As for Heiyun's competition with Boeing, it has nothing to do with them. As for who else cares so much, they will not enter the helicopter field in the future anyway.

It is precisely because Lockheed passed the blame and the US Department of Defense left it alone. What made Heiyun able to easily receive the AH-56 project was precisely because it had all the technical information on the AH-56. Heiyun Group gradually occupied the market by combining Soviet helicopter design concepts.

Of course, these are all things for later. At this time, the work at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has been completed. Ian Wright is taking the richest man Bao to his next destination.

Bao Zixuan left all the wine in the car to Colonel Freiburg; the old man didn't have any scruples and just took it all. It can be said that one is really brave enough to give away, and the other is really brave enough to receive. It is estimated that in the US military, only this old man has such courage.

Before leaving, Bao Zixuan finally understood why Colonel Freiburg spared no effort to help him.

Colonel Freiburg said to Bao Zixuan: "Professor Bowman and I are good friends, and I heard a lot about you from him. Eva is a good girl, and I have always treated her as my daughter."

It seems that the Germans hide it very deeply, but they just don’t know it. I really didn’t have any idea about Aiwa Bao Zixuan. Now when I heard the old man say this, I didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

I can only guarantee that someone will send me wine every month as a token of my appreciation. Colonel Freiburg's role this time is to control his drinking for ten lifetimes.

After the helicopters have been purchased, it is the turn of the naval ships. At this point in time, it is not easy to buy warships in the United States. After all, they are not only building ships frantically, but they also have plans to reuse decommissioned warships.

Since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, the number of warships in the U.S. Navy has been on a downward trend. The Soviet Union began to deploy warships to ports in South Vietnam. Soviet warships also frequently appeared in various oceans and even penetrated into the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time, the number of Soviet infantry, armor, and aviation troops stationed in Eastern Europe was also expanding rapidly. Therefore, Reagan used this to make a big fuss during the election, describing the Soviet Union as a dangerous grizzly bear.

Reagan proposed an ambitious naval expansion plan, including: recommissioning all four retired "Iowa"-class battleships; extending the service life of old warships; announcing a package of new shipbuilding plans; accelerating the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier construction speed.

After Reagan came to power, he immediately began to implement the naval expansion plan. In 1981, the first "Ohio" class nuclear submarine with a displacement of 18,000 tons was completed and officially entered service in the U.S. Navy.

The four "Iowa"-class battleships built in the 1940s, "Iowa", "New Jersey", "Missouri" and "Wisconsin", are equipped with "Harpoon" anti-ship missiles and "Tomahawk" "After the cruise missile, it also regained its youth. In order to modify and maintain these four 45,000-ton giant ships, the U.S. Navy spent a total of US$1.7 billion. This is also the first time that a new type of missile has been mounted on a warship.

During Reagan's eight-year term, nine "Ohio"-class nuclear submarines were built, accounting for half of the 18 "Ohio"-class nuclear submarines currently owned by the U.S. Navy. Eleven "Ticonderoga" class guided missile cruisers with a displacement of 9,600 tons were built.

Reagan claimed that by the end of his term, the number of U.S. Navy ships would reach 600. The final result was only 6 ships short, which shows how crazy the Americans are. You must know that entering the 21st century, the number of U.S. main ships is less than 300, which shows the pressure brought by the Soviet Union on the United States in this era.

In fact, there is another saying that Reagan wanted to bring down the Soviet economy through the arms race, and in the end he did it.

But this invisibly made it more difficult for Mr. Bao to purchase warships. Fortunately, his requirements were not high. I just hope to get a small warship. If I buy it back, I can send it to Xiangjiang Heiyun Shipyard for practice.

The "Allen-Sumner" class is an enlarged version of the "Fletcher" class. Its combat radius is larger than that of any previous first-class destroyer. It is the best destroyer built by the United States in World War II. A total of 70 ships of this class were built, 3 of which were completed after the war. In the early 1960s, 33 "Allen Sumner" class ships were modernized and modified to carry anti-submarine helicopters.

It may be due to historical deviations, or it may be because the Soviet Union placed too much military pressure on the United States at this time. The Americans have not retired all Allen-Sumner destroyers, but after all, the ships are too old. No one wants to serve in the Navy, so retirement is the best option.

Bao Zixuan didn't like this battleship. After all, the design level was during World War II and was completely behind the times.

Ian Wright could see what Bao Zixuan was thinking. After all, he even looked down on this kind of warship. Even if you buy it back, it will be difficult to sell it, and there is a high chance that you will lose it. Fortunately, the Ministry of National Defense has a response plan, otherwise I really don’t know how to deal with it.

Ian Wright said with a smile: "Mr. Bao is not satisfied with the Allen-Sumner type battleship!"

Although I am not a professional on ships, I still know some general information. Americans use this thing to fool things, aren't they?

Bao Zixuan: "The performance of this kind of warship is really too backward, and there is not much room for modification. It is basically useless to buy it back. Let's see if there are any better options. If it doesn't work, we can only think of solutions from other countries. After all, The U.S. Navy has corresponding expansion plans, and Heiyun Group will not do business that is difficult for others."

Now that he has come here, he must not let this guy go easily, otherwise the navy will not have the money to replace modern warships.

Ian Wright: "The Allen-Sumner destroyer is just a match. If Bao Zixuan likes it, the Ministry of Defense is willing to sell the Spruance-class destroyer. The premise is that it needs to be compared with the Allen-Sumner type. sold in combination.”

In other words, to purchase a Spruance-class destroyer, you must purchase an Allen-Sumner destroyer.

Hearing this, Bao Zixuan was speechless for a while. The U.S. military has actually started bundling sales, and it seems business is everywhere.

The rich man is very excited about this plan, because the Spruance-class destroyer is a good thing.

The Spruance-class destroyer is a multi-purpose guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. It was built in the early 1970s to replace the large number of Allen Sumner-class destroyers and Keeling-class destroyers left over from World War II. Mainly used as the main anti-submarine force of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier battle group, this class of ship is the first large fleet destroyer built by the U.S. Navy, the first ship to be fully modularized and built, and the first to use all-gas fuel from the beginning of the design. The turbine-propelled ship completely broke away from the previous World War II design and was a milestone in the history of American shipbuilding.

The Americans have really spent a lot of money. After all, the Spruance-class destroyer was only commissioned in 1975. Less than ten years later, it actually agreed to be retired and sold.

Bao Zixuan: "If this is the case, Heiyun Group can accept it, and the high-low matching can also be explained to the next family."

Americans were not very satisfied with the first few ships of the Spruance-class destroyer. After all, they used a lot of technologies that were not very mature at the time. Now that someone is willing to take over, the U.S. Navy can use the funds from the sale of the ships to improve the next few ships.

Even if the richest man Bao knew about it, it wouldn't matter. The US Navy was dissatisfied because they had high requirements. But for other developing countries, there is not so much emphasis. After all, it is the same model as the US warships currently in service, which is also a huge improvement in combat effectiveness for them.

As for other warships, the U.S. military will not sell them. After all, Reagan's grand plan has begun to be implemented, and there are no extra warships for the richest man to choose from.

In the end, the Americans sold the four Spruance-class destroyers that were in early service to the Black Cloud Group. In addition to the four Allen-Sumner destroyers, the price of the eight warships was US$480 million, which was considered as a contribution to the military. The sale of paintings came to a successful conclusion.