The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Yes!

The Soviet Union did not think that this large-scale strategic bombing would be suitable for the Soviet Union!

If the terrain is complex, the effect of this large-scale strategic bombing is limited, it is a complete waste of ammunition, and it is only suitable for terrain conditions with good conditions.

But if it is a terrain like Iraq and Kuwait, the Soviet army can completely rely on the steel torrent to take away the enemy in one wave.

The Soviet army once conducted a combat simulation. If it was the Soviet army, it only needed 500,000 troops to break through Iraq's defense line and enter Baghdad in three days.

Since the 1970s, in order to win over Iraq, the Soviet Union not only sold weapons to Iraq and helped Iraq develop some industries, but also sent a military advisory group to help Iraq train troops for a long time.

It can be said that the Iraqi army is half an apprentice of the Soviet army.

The Soviet army is very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army.

The equipment is not bad, but the quality of the soldiers is not high, the mastery of weapons and equipment is not high, and the ability to execute tactics is relatively limited.

Although Iraq claims to be the world's third most powerful military country and claims that its army is a mechanized force, the mechanized force of the Iraqi army is completely incomparable to the mechanized force of the Soviet Union.

The mechanized force of the Soviet Union is a three-dimensional attack, with a tide of offensive and a torrent of steel that is enough to scare people, and the communication is direct to the class. The Soviet army can do it, rush to the battlefield quickly, and immediately engage in battle once it arrives at the battlefield.

"However, the Iraqi tactics of using missiles to attack aircraft carriers are eye-catching!" said a general.

Another general also said: "Yes, this has given us a lot of inspiration. Maybe it can be improved and used to deal with American aircraft carriers."

"The theory that aircraft carriers are useless is still very reasonable. With the development of missiles, the accuracy is constantly improving, and it is possible to effectively attack and destroy aircraft carriers."

"There are two things that need to be solved in this regard. One is to solve the performance of anti-ship missiles. Now our anti-ship missiles are not as good as the 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles; the other is to upgrade the navigation satellite system!"

Others expressed their opinions one after another.

It can be said that the biggest inspiration that the Gulf War has brought to the Soviet Union so far is how to attack aircraft carriers.

The United States has the most powerful navy in the world and is the hegemon of the ocean. Even though the Soviet Navy ranks second in the world, the Soviet Navy is still not as good as the US Navy.

The US Navy is a global navy, but the Soviet Navy is not.

Why did the Soviet Union always want to open up a land passage to the Indian Ocean? In addition to obtaining an ice-free port, it is because this can make the Soviet Navy a global navy.

It is precisely because of the strength of the US Navy that the Soviet Union has been studying how to target the US Navy.

Aircraft carriers are a symbol of the strength of the US Navy. The United States has the most aircraft carriers in the world and is also the most advanced aircraft carrier.

How to target the US Navy's aircraft carriers has always been a major issue for the Soviet Union.

Aircraft carriers played an important role in World War II and naturally became the focus of development for countries that are committed to naval development.

But in the 1950s, the "aircraft carrier uselessness theory" broke out!

In 1945, two B29 strategic bombers of the US Air Force dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, triggering a global discussion on strategic bombers, missiles and aircraft carriers.

The mainstream view is that since intercontinental ballistic missiles and strategic bombers can project nuclear warheads within the intercontinental range, and since a nuclear bomb has the power to destroy a city, why should aircraft carriers be developed?

It is precisely because of this kind of thinking that aircraft carriers have gradually been relegated to the cold palace.

Like the United States, it was also deeply affected. The United States used the money saved to develop B-52 bombers and strategic nuclear missiles, which caused dissatisfaction in the US Navy and caused many three-star and four-star generals to resign. This is the famous "US Navy General Rebellion" incident. The more than 100 aircraft carriers owned by the US Navy during World War II also dropped sharply to more than 20.

Many people believe that the "aircraft carrier uselessness theory" was used by the United States to fool the Soviet Union and let the Soviet Union give up the development of aircraft carriers, and then the Soviet Union foolishly believed it.

This view underestimates the Soviet Union. As one of the two poles of the world, how could the Soviet Union be so easily fooled?

The reason why the US aircraft carriers have regained attention is that after the failure of the Korean War and the Vietnam War, the once invincible US military had to re-examine its military strategy: Is it preparing for a nuclear war that may never really break out? Or is it preparing for a medium- and low-intensity conventional war that often uses aircraft carriers?

It was also at this time that the development paths of the US and Soviet armies diverged seriously.

The Soviet army was still preparing for the S3 season. The construction of the Soviet army was completely centered around the S3 season and winning the S3 season. The entire Soviet Union was also preparing for the S3 season.

The US military was different. The United States never thought about the S3 season. The construction of the US military began to adjust its direction. The US military was preparing to fight only medium- and low-intensity conventional wars and did not want to fight the S3 season with the Soviet Union at all.

Whether it was the US attack on Grenada or the US-Liberty conflict, they were all medium- and low-intensity conventional wars.

In this Gulf War, the US military mobilized 527,000 troops, 8 aircraft carriers, and a total of more than 200 warships. However, the number of troops of its allies and the Arab coalition far exceeded that of the US military. Iraq is actually just a medium-sized power, and this kind of war cannot be compared with that of the Soviet Union.

The United States has redefined aircraft carriers and believes that it is still necessary to develop aircraft carriers, but this does not prevent the United States from continuing to use the "aircraft carrier uselessness theory" to fool others.

This kind of fooling is to increase funding for civilian research, highlight the role of strategic nuclear weapons and strategic bombers, and focus on doing some people's work.

The classic example of the US war fooling work is that it successfully fooled the Soviet Union's corn, making him believe that the plan to build an ocean-going fleet was wrong. In the era of nuclear weapons, aircraft carriers are just a kind of "floating coffin", so it gave up the aircraft carrier plan and gave priority to the development of nuclear missiles and long-range bombers.

By the time the Soviet Union suffered a loss and realized the importance of aircraft carriers, it had missed many years.

By the time the Soviet Union was determined to develop aircraft carriers, it had already slowed down on the road to developing aircraft carriers.

Being slow on the road to developing aircraft carriers, the Soviet Union has been studying how to target aircraft carriers to offset the advantages of the US Navy.

This time, Iraq severely damaged two US aircraft carriers at one time, which directly made the Soviet Union's eyes light up.

After a few days of discussion, some preliminary judgments were made.

If the Soviet Union wants to further improve, it must work hard on anti-ship missiles and satellite navigation systems.

The Soviet Union was not weak in anti-ship missiles. In fact, in the past, the Soviet Union's anti-ship missiles were the most powerful in the world.

After all, the Soviet Navy was at a disadvantage compared to the US Navy, so it was natural to develop anti-ship missiles.

However, after Panshan Group developed the "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missile, the Soviet Union discovered that their anti-ship missiles were so advanced.