Soviet Union 1991

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Crisis is often accompanied by danger and opportunity. Just when the people of the East Asian countries were panicking, the Soviet Union sensed military business opportunities. Since April 13, Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has called on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid conflicts. At the same time, South Korean President Kim Young-sam also held emergency consultations with China, hoping that issues between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can be resolved through peaceful dialogue, and violence is not the only way. Small countries trembling around China are afraid that this country, whose international influence is gradually rising, will suddenly launch a war regardless of all costs. By then, as neighboring countries separated by a narrow strip of water, the economies of South Korea and Japan will definitely suffer a certain impact.

Even though both sides are now advocating Sino-Japanese friendship, it is not uncommon for them to stab each other in the back.

Faced with the increasingly tense situation in East Asia, the Soviet Ministry of Defense put forward a bold idea. It did not require many countries to maintain prismatic restraint. Instead, it carried out military operations against the Asia-Pacific countries and used the Taiwan crisis to trigger an arms race among small East Asian countries. upsurge.

"Give Japan our shore-to-ship system?" Yanayev's first reaction was that this plan didn't seem very reliable.

Yanayev expressed his worries, "There are still island disputes between us and Japan, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force also regards the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Red Navy as an imaginary enemy. If we now send Japanese shore-to-ship systems "Are you sure you won't shoot yourself in the foot?"

However, the Ministry of National Defense, which is bent on creating more budgets, has already thought of a way to deal with it. Yazov replied directly to him, "For Japan's military, the latest bastion system is needed to arouse Japan's interest."

The performance of the Bastion system, which has just entered service, has indeed satisfied the Soviet Red Navy. The North Sea Fleet deployed two groups of K-300P "Bastion" coastal systems equipped with supersonic anti-ship cruisers on the Kola Peninsula. It can protect nearly 1,500 kilometers of the Soviet Union's coast from possible invasion by the Marine Corps, and mark a 300-kilometer "death zone" for NATO warships in the Barents Sea.

The Black Sea Fleet was the first to obtain the "Bastion" system. Their deployment in Crimea allowed the Soviet Union to control the entire Black Sea waters, including the mouth of the Bosporus. Now the bastion system covers the Barents Sea, and in the near future the system will be deployed in Kamchatka and the Baltic Fleet.

"While threatening the Soviet army, it can also threaten the US aircraft carrier, so as to drive a wedge between Japan and the United States so that the Soviet Union can penetrate Japan. The "bastion" system can leave a backdoor, and the range has shrunk, the performance has shrunk, the range has also shrunk, and it does not have the caliber launch capability. The range of the gem is reduced to 300 kilometers. 00 kilometers is still out of reach for Japan. The detection methods use Japanese domestic products, and the combat system leaves a backdoor for the Soviet army, which can improve the sea's strike capabilities without worrying about the leakage of core technology. It can also arouse suspicion in the United States and facilitate Soviet penetration."

On the one hand, the Soviet Union could not give it to Japan because of confidentiality. On the other hand, it was not very compatible. This was more like a kind of cooperative research and development. Cooperating with Japan to develop the bastion system could also increase potential international customers. The Soviet Union plus Japan's The radar can be given to other countries using Western systems. The penetration of Soviet power into Japan is one of the convenient ways for the Soviet Union to intervene in Asia-Pacific disputes.

In the face of common interests, countries can put aside all previous grievances.

"If it is carried out openly, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Americans. Perhaps the project was blocked just after it was established, but what if it is under the banner of Soviet-Japanese cooperative research and development? After all, their Maritime Self-Defense Force also needs to purchase domestic products, so the Soviet Union Weapons can enter the Japanese market openly," said Comrade Yazov, Minister of Defense.

"We still need the support of Chinese friends. In this tense and delicate period, no one wants to have the flags of other countries on their territory inexplicably the next day. Even if we offer a high price, Japan will not complain, but will I am even more grateful and grateful to the Soviet Union for saving Japan.”

"So what about the issue of the Southern Kuril Islands?" Yanayev said, "They can deploy these weapons on the four northern islands to deal with the threat of our ships. In this way, the Soviet Union is simply helping its enemies to build a sharp sword. ”

"So our plan needs to leave a way out, cancel the function of self-identification and classification of targets by importance in the bastion system, choose strike tactics and implement plans. We are not offering to our enemies to pierce our hearts. Instead of a long sword, give them a dull, rusty knife.”

"Not only Japan, the reset and reduced version of the bastion system can also be given to countries in Southeast Asia, and then the offensive ships can be given to their enemies. The Soviet Union has continuously obtained funds through the arms race between them. But we Doing so would rob Americans of their business, so the Bastion system would not be an easy deal from the start."

Minister Azov's proposal made Yanayev interested. Now is a critical period for the construction of the vine system. If the scaled-down version of the bastion system can be sold, it will be a milestone for the construction of the vine system. Such a leap may lead to the achievement of the goal of ten Vine system satellites to monitor the world earlier.

"General Secretary Yanaev, this is our idea. Don't you need to take a look?" Seeing Yanaev close the plan directly, Yazov thought that the other party was dissatisfied with his military plan.

"No, I am not dissatisfied, Comrade Yazov, I am just very interested in this plan now. The Soviet Union will visit all countries that may be involved in this Taiwan Strait crisis in the near future, so we will also use this opportunity to promote our anti-ship system." Yanaev said. Since the Ministry of Defense has this intention, he and Pavlov will also add fuel to the flames and add financial support to the final construction of the vine system.

"South Korea, North Korea, Japan, these countries whose interests are closely related to the ocean and the Asia-Pacific powers are often the most worried about the occurrence of war, so the Bastion system, as an excellent anti-ship weapon, will be able to expand our shore-based sales in the Asia-Pacific market." Yanaev murmured to himself, "Sure enough, using arms to improve relations between the two countries is more direct than talking about win-win and common interests." (To be continued.)