Reborn Xiangjiang Tycoon Growth

As for why Lockheed agreed to sell the ah-56 project and production line, there are different opinions. However, judging from the environment at that time, there was nothing wrong with Lockheed's approach.

During the Cold War, although the U.S. military expenditure accounted for a large proportion, in order to achieve a certain balance, each company was not very full. Lockheed's life was not as easy as imagined, 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 were facing wasted. Now that the enemy, Heiyun Group, came to the door, how dare you refuse. Lockheed, whose performance has not been outstanding in recent times, did not hesitate to dump the helicopter business.

The Black Cloud Group.

As for Heiyun competing 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 U.S. Department of Defense left things alone that Heiyun was able to easily receive the ah-56 project. It is also precisely because it has all the technical information of the ah-56. The Heiyun Group combined with the Soviet Union

The helicopter design concept has gradually occupied the market.

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 Bao Shaofu to the next destination.

Bao Zixuan left all the wine in the car to Colonel Freiburg; the old man didn't have any scruples and just accepted it all. It can be said that one of them really dared to give away and the other really dared to accept it. It is estimated that this old man is the only one in the US military who does this.

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 don’t have any idea about Eva Bao Zixuan. Now when I heard the old man say this, I didn’t know how to answer it for a moment.

I can only guarantee that someone will bring wine every month as a token of appreciation. Colonel Freiburg's role this time is to ensure that he drinks wine for ten lifetimes.

After the purchase of helicopters is completed, it is the turn of naval ships. At this time, it is not easy to buy warships in the United States. After all, they are not only building ships frantically, but 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 Soviet Union stationed

The number of infantry, armored and aviation forces in Eastern Europe was also expanding rapidly. Therefore, Reagan made a big fuss about this 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, including the USS Iowa, the USS New Jersey, the USS Missouri and the USS Wisconsin, were equipped with Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Tomahawk missiles.

"After the launch of cruise missiles, they have also been rejuvenated. In order to modify and maintain these four 45,000-ton giant ships, the U.S. Navy spent a total of 1.7 billion US dollars. This is also the first time that new missiles have been mounted on warships.

During Reagan's eight-year term, 9 "Ohio" class nuclear submarines were built, accounting for half of the 18 "Ohio" class nuclear submarines currently owned by the U.S. Navy. 11 "Ticonderoga" class ships with a displacement of 9,600 tons were built

Missile cruiser.

Reagan claimed that by the end of his term, the number of U.S. naval ships would reach 600. The final result was only 6 ships short, which shows how crazy the Americans are. You must know that in the 21st century, the number of U.S. main ships is less than 300. This shows that

The pressure brought by the Soviet Union on the United States during the 1990s.

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. He just wanted to get a small warship. After buying it, he could send it to Xiangjiang Heiyun Shipyard for training.

The "Allen-Sumner" class is an enlarged version of the "Fletcher" class. Its combat radius is larger than that of any previous class of destroyers. It is the best destroyer built by the United States in World War II. A total of 70 destroyers of this class were built.

Three of them 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 because the Soviet Union put too much military pressure on the United States at this time. The Americans did not retire all Allen-Sumner destroyers, but after all, the ships were too old. No one in the Navy wanted to serve in them and retire them.

is the best choice.

Bao Zixuan did not 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, even he did not like this kind of warship. Even if he bought it back, it would be difficult to sell it, and there was a high chance that he would lose it. Fortunately, the Ministry of National Defense had a response plan, otherwise it would still be difficult to sell it.

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 in the field of naval vessels, I know some general situations. Isn’t it true that the Americans are fooling around with this thing?

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 ways from other countries. After all,

The U.S. Navy has corresponding expansion plans, and Black Cloud Group will not do business that is difficult for others."

Since 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 conjunction with it.”

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 actually started bundling sales, and it seemed that business was everywhere.

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

The Spruance-class destroyer is a multi-purpose guided missile destroyer of the U.S. 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. It is mainly used as a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.

The main anti-submarine force of the battle group, this class ship

It is the first large fleet destroyer built by the U.S. Navy, the first ship built using a modular design, and the first ship to use full gas turbine propulsion from the beginning of the design. It completely breaks away from the previous World War II design.

A major milestone in the history of American shipbuilding.

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

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."

The Americans are not very satisfied with the first few ships of the Spruance-class destroyers. 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 upgrade the next few ships.

improve.

Even if Mr. Bao knew about it, it wouldn't matter. The US Navy is dissatisfied because they have high requirements. But other developing countries are not so particular. After all, it is the same model as the US's active warships, which is 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 excess 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 regarded as a contribution to the military.

The sale of paintings comes to a successful conclusion.