The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Guifei Group.

Liu Tao retracted his gaze only after watching the last fighter take off, soar into the sky, and disappear from sight.

He couldn't help but think of the Gulf War in his mind.

The outbreak of the Gulf War taught a vivid lesson to all countries in the world.

It also taught a vivid lesson to all military generals in China who still hope to build a strong artillery.

Let everyone realize that the Soviet Union's previous large-scale combat mode is outdated.

The steel torrent must be able to play a greater role when it has air superiority. Without air superiority, no matter how powerful the steel torrent is, it is just a target.

In the Gulf War, many Iraqi tanks were destroyed by the coalition forces led by the US military, just like canning.

And the world's military seems to have used the Gulf War as a turning point.

Since the Gulf War, war has almost nothing to do with ground forces.

Ground forces are only used to clean up the battlefield.

The invincible image of the US military has been thoroughly established.

In fact, if the time scale is extended, this view is correct, but it is not correct. To a certain extent, the Gulf War has led the world's military development astray.

Because the only countries in the world that can afford such a war are the United States and the Soviet Union! And the target cannot be a big country or a strong country.

At that time, the United States had to transport combat materials for five months before it could carry out indiscriminate bombing. If it was not Iraq but the Soviet Union, then the United States would be courting death. The Soviet Union could use the air force and missiles to destroy these bases, and would not allow the United States to have the opportunity to stockpile so many combat weapons and weapons, nor would it be possible to transport so many troops.

Similarly, if the target was China, China would also have the ability to destroy these military bases.

In Liu Tao's view, the entire Gulf War showed a trend of crushing withered and rotten, mainly due to three factors.

First, Saddam's move was unpopular, and morality was not on Saddam's side. This can be seen from the vote. The Gulf War was not the US military against the Iraqi army. The war against Iraq was carried out in the form of a coalition force, and as many as 32 countries participated in the war against Iraq.

It's just that the American propaganda is too powerful, which makes people think that it's all the credit of the US military, and the armies of other countries are ignored.

Secondly, there is a huge gap in the quality of the two armies. The US military that participated in the war at that time was an ace unit, the Seventh Army that was originally defending the Soviet Union. This army has about 100,000 troops and is very strong in combat. It can be said to be the elite of the elite of the US military and is ready to defend against the Soviet Union's attack at any time. The troops sent by other participating countries are also elite troops. Although Iraq is known as the third largest military power in the world, the military qualities of both sides have been fully demonstrated in the Iran-Iraq War, so that military experts will evaluate the Iran-Iraq War as "Iraq and Iraq fought a most primitive war with the most advanced weapons."

The same weapons can exert 100% of their combat power when used by the coalition forces, but can only exert 20% of their combat power when used by the Iraqi army. With such a big gap, it is normal to fight a beautiful battle.

Finally, it is the tactics of the coalition forces, destroying targets through missiles and air strikes, while Iraq lacks advanced air defense weapons, and its fighter jets are not as advanced as those of the coalition forces. The air force was crushed and had no air superiority at all. Then there is the terrain. The battlefield is a desert plain, which is extremely open and has no strategic location to defend. It is not conducive to defense at all. Finally, the electronic warfare of the coalition forces cut off all Iraqi communication equipment. No matter when the communication is destroyed, it is fatal.

If you cut through all the whitewashing and go straight inside, the Gulf War is actually the coalition forces led by the US military "kicking the Nanshan Nursing Home and punching the Beihai Kindergarten"!

This tactic may not be useful in other complex terrains.

In Liu Tao's view, this war awakened many countries, made them realize the cruelty of the world, and made them understand what a superpower is, what a strong country is, what a big country is, what a medium-sized country is, and what a small country is, so that they understand the positioning of their own country and know what they can and cannot do.

Before the Gulf War, in the 1950s, the coalition forces, which were mainly composed of the US military and had the most advanced weapons and equipment of the era, were armed to the teeth, and had experienced the cruel baptism of World War II. They were severely beaten by a group of farmers in their eyes, crying and shouting, and were psychologically traumatized; in the Vietnam War from the 1960s to the 1970s, the US military spent more than ten years, spent hundreds of billions of dollars, and suffered huge casualties, but failed to win and achieve strategic goals. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union plunged into Afghanistan and controlled major cities in Afghanistan in just a few days at the beginning, achieving a brilliant victory. Since then, it has continued to win, but the final result was that it suffered a loss and left Afghanistan sadly.

Both superpowers fell on small and weak countries, which invisibly gave the people of the world a wrong signal-the so-called superpowers are nothing more than this.

It is believed that as long as the territory is deep enough, the US and Soviet armies can be trapped in the quagmire of war. It is believed that as long as you are not afraid of sacrifice, you can defeat the US military!

In recent years, many countries in the world are no less than the United States and the Soviet Union.

Then the result of the Gulf War was a slap in the face. The coalition used its strength to tell the world that your uncle is still your uncle after all!

After the Gulf War, many countries that were originally full of fighting spirit suddenly lay down and began to learn how to survive.

But now, it is hard to say.

The Iraqi army is stronger, with more advanced fighters and more advanced air defense weapons.

If the Gulf War breaks out again, it is hard to say whether the coalition forces can still achieve such a hearty victory.

Liu Tao is not denying the Gulf War. In fact, the Gulf War has many advantages, especially for superpowers, strong countries, and big countries. The tactics, technologies, etc. in it are all worth learning.

It’s just that you can’t learn all of them, but you can learn from them.

If you learn all of them, I’m afraid 99% of the countries in the world will be led into the pit.

Let me ask, how many countries in the world can afford to fight such a rich country! ?

After Liu Tao stayed in Guifei Group for a few hours, he gave some instructions and drove his "Ray Sculpture" helicopter back to Panshan Group.

He had to stay in Panshan Group, coordinate all parties, and supervise production.

At the same time, he had to keep an eye on the Persian Gulf and the whole world at any time.

This is closely related to his interests, and the interests involved are hundreds of billions of dollars.

For example, oil futures, since you are long oil futures, the higher the oil price, the better, and you can earn more money. This requires strategy, and when the market panics, it is necessary to further promote panic, and it is necessary to spread news that is not conducive to international crude oil.

Then you can't bet on the highest point to sell, you have to stay calm, and always remind yourself not to make the last dollar, and you have to withdraw when it's almost time, so as not to lose money.

After all, even he can't completely control the ever-changing stock market and futures.