Chapter 413: Annihilation

On 21 April, when the news of "the total annihilation of the Indian Navy and the domination of the Indian Ocean by the Seven-Nation Alliance" spread throughout the world, the top officials of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Federal Republic of Salween, Thailand, and Indonesia, the five countries that have sent ships to join the combined fleet, gathered in Mawlamyine to discuss the distribution of the captured ships. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

One badly damaged destroyer, two badly damaged frigates, a slightly damaged combat support ship, the light aircraft carrier USS Virat, a conventional submarine, ten patrol boats, twelve minesweepers, five landing craft, four transports, and the total harvest of the combined fleet amounted to thirty-eight ships of all types.

Of the 38 ships of all types, the most valuable is undoubtedly the light aircraft carrier USS Virat. Regardless of the fact that the Indian Navy only bought and imported this ship from Britain at a low price of 25 million pounds, but after refitting, overhaul and equipped with a large number of advanced equipment, the price of the Virat light aircraft carrier is about 4 billion US dollars.

In terms of displacement, the standard is 23,900 tons, and the full load is 28,700 tons; In terms of hull dimensions: length 226.9 meters, width 48.78 meters; The draft is 8.8 meters; The maximum power is 76,000 horsepower; The maximum speed is twenty-eight knots; In terms of powerplant, two Parsons steam turbines with a power of 57 megawatts are used; The cruising range is 6,500 nautical miles; In terms of shipborne firepower, it is equipped with two "Sea Cat" ship-to-air missile launchers; two-by-forty-mm Bofors naval guns; two-by-thirty mm AK-230 Gatling naval guns, etc.; In terms of carrier-based aircraft, it is equipped with 12 Sea Harrier fighters and 7 MK-42 anti-submarine helicopters. In terms of shipborne radar, it is equipped with anti-aircraft radar, air-to-surface radar, navigation radar, fire control system, navigation system, anti-air search radar, anti-air/plane search radar, navigation radar, ......

Looking at the performance parameters of the Virat light aircraft carrier, the five countries involved in the distribution of captured ships are all salivating. After a long period of fruitless bargaining, the five-nation nation decided to divide the thirty-eight ships of various types into five parts of varying value according to their importance, and then the five countries chose their own share according to their importance to the combined fleet.

the first, the light aircraft carrier USS Virat; the second, a badly damaged destroyer, a conventional submarine, ten patrol boats, three landing craft; the third, two badly damaged frigates, twelve minesweepers, and a transport; the fourth, a slightly damaged combat support ship, two landing craft; The fifth, three transport ships. In comparison, the first, second, and third are all impressive, and the fourth and fifth are more like consolation prizes for participating in the event.

It is a miracle in military history that such a huge result was achieved with almost zero casualties. As the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, Long Zheng made great contributions, and of course helped the Federal Republic of Salween get its first award, including the light aircraft carrier Virat; Indonesia sent the most warships, and deservedly received the second reward, taking a badly damaged destroyer, a conventional submarine, ten patrol boats, and three landing craft; Thailand received a third award, two badly damaged frigates, 12 minesweepers, and a transport; Bangladesh received a fourth reward, a slightly damaged combat support ship and two landing craft; Sri Lanka received the fifth reward, three transport ships.

For Bhutan and Nepal, the two little brothers of the Seven-Nation Alliance, although they did not participate in the formation and battle of the combined fleet, for the unity of the alliance, Long Zheng personally decided to divide the military supplies obtained from the port of Mumbai in two and send them to the two countries.

After the distribution of the captured ships, the relationship within the Seven-Nation Alliance has become more harmonious, and the relationship between this alliance has become more and more important. Because it was Long Zheng who won the big victory by himself and led the distribution of this seizure, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan faintly had the idea of following Long Zheng. Even if they don't, Indonesia and Thailand must admit that Long Zheng has become the soul of the Seven Nation Alliance, and the role of the Salween Federal Republic in the Seven Nations Alliance has been vaguely surpassed by them.

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In Myitkyina, in Kokang, in Toshiba, in Mawlamyin....... Everywhere in the territory of the Salween Federal Republic was running to tell the story of the destruction of the Indian Navy by the Combined Fleet of Commander Long Zheng, and for a moment, the whole country rejoiced.

The newly-born Federal Republic of Salween needs such a foreign victory to rally the people at home, especially against India, which is recognized as the hegemon of South Asia.

Because of the victory in this war, the federal central government controlled by Long Zheng was able to quickly consolidate its power. Under the deliberate guidance of the central government of the Federation, Long Zheng became a common national hero of all ethnic groups in the Federation. Because of the victory of the foreign war, the ******** problems that the federal central government had been worried about have been greatly alleviated, so that the officials in charge of related issues of the federal central government cannot help but feel at ease, and they will no longer have the previous worries and uneasiness.

A little later on 21 April, the distribution of captured Indian ships spread from Mawlamyine, spreading ten, ten, hundred, and the news of the IDF's possession of aircraft carriers quickly spread throughout the administrative districts of the Federal Republic of Salween.

Although the population of the Federal Republic of Salween is now very poor, the people are sensitive to military information because of the turmoil over independence. If the destruction of the Indian fleet did not give the people an intuitive feeling, then the capture of an aircraft carrier was too shocking. It was like a thunderbolt from the blue, hitting them directly in the heart.

After Long Zheng took charge of the federal central government, the 11 first-level administrative regions unswervingly adhered to economic construction as the center, and all their energy was focused on the economy and people's livelihood. The federal defense investment does not require a single investment from local governments, which means that the people do not need to contribute to the national defense construction of the federation.

Personal income tax, customs duties and fifteen large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are the source of all revenues for the central government of the Federal Republic of Salween.

For the Federal Republic of Salween, which is in ruins and desperate for money, the current personal income tax, customs duties, and revenues from fifteen large state-owned enterprises can only support the daily expenditures of the federal central government and the federal armed forces.

Whether it is Russian-made weapons and equipment for the army or American-made weapons and equipment for the navy and air force, the huge amount of money needed to purchase them is all interest-free loans from the Longzheng government, which are loaned to the federal central government of the Federal Republic of Salween. (To be continued.) )