Not to mention the threat to China from India's vigorous development of nuclear weapons over the past few years, which can carry the "Agni" series of medium-range and long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads, the arrogance of India's development department after the "Agni-2" ballistic missiles clamoring to launch nuclear weapons at the capital is enough for Zhang Lan to think about how to ruthlessly clean up these bastards.

Of course, India's vigorous development of nuclear weapons over the years has not had an impact on India's construction of a modern army, India's own economic strength is not strong, and it is too difficult for India's fragile economic system to vigorously develop nuclear weapons platforms while developing nuclear weapons.

As far as India's long-coveted nuclear submarine is concerned, because the research on nuclear bombs has taken up too much money, the development of nuclear submarines has shown a trend of insufficient follow-up financial support, and it was not until eight years later that India again added 15 percent of the financial support to this project, and by 1999, India had spent $10 billion on this project.

The accumulation over the years is only $10 billion, which may not seem like a lot, but if we know that before the beginning of the new millennium, India's annual military expenditure exceeded 25 percent of its total fiscal revenue, while the military expenditure of various countries during the same period only accounted for 6 to 7 percent of its total fiscal revenue, and even the United States only accounted for about 5 percent of its total fiscal revenue

Compared with China's explicit and implicit military expenditure, which accounts for about 6 percent, India's military expenditure level actually accounts for one-quarter of the entire fiscal revenue, and is even higher than the proportion of China's military expenditure accounting for 20 percent of the government's fiscal revenue during the Cultural Revolution

"Since the Indians want to get this 'Admiral Gorshkov' aircraft carrier so much, then give it to them." Looking at the news, Zhang Lan sneered twice, but he remembered very well how the original $700 million renovation cost was turned into $2 billion by the Russians, and the poor Indians didn't expect that in the original plan, they were going to make a bargain, how did things develop into their bad luck?

-- Zhang Lan did not expect that in 2010, two years after his departure, the greedy Russians had raised the cost of refitting the "Admiral Gorshkov" aircraft carrier to nearly $3 billion, which was even more expensive than building a new large aircraft carrier

The Indians, not only spent money on the Russians to train their long-abandoned aircraft carrier manufacturing and modification technology, but also spent such a large sum of money to buy a second-hand goods and said that they were wronged, and they were not wronged at all.

"How ......" Xiao Chenxi was shocked

"It's nothing," Zhang Lan smiled, no longer talking about this matter, but changed the topic, "By the way, how is the current development of nuclear submarines by the Indians?" ”

"It's not good, I've encountered the biggest problem," Xiao Chenxi shook his head, also feeling a little funny, "Even now, with the help of the Russians, they still haven't mastered the construction of the nuclear power system for nuclear submarines." ”

"Is that so?" Zhang Lan's eyes lit up

Originally, Zhang Lan thought that India's nuclear submarine development work had been stagnant for a long time because there were no suitable SLBMs, but he did not expect that in addition to the fact that there were no suitable SLBMs, there was another layer of influence

In fact, because it is really difficult for Indian engineers to complete the construction of nuclear power units, in order to remove this roadblock, the Indian military has to cooperate with the Russians, although the poor Russians who are about to go crazy at that time are asking for black death, but there are only a few countries in the world with nuclear submarines, and the Americans should not think about it; Although the British are the suzerainty of the Indians, no suzerainty wants to see their younger brother stronger than themselves; The French naturally don't have to think about it; As for China? The Indians didn't even think about it, and they knew very well that in such a matter, the Chinese would not help themselves at all. …,

"In this case, the helpless Indians can only cooperate with the damned, greedy old Maozi?" Zhang Lan's eyes suddenly lit up

"Of course, there is no doubt about this" Xiao Chenxi nodded with a smile, "And after using the Akula-class attack nuclear submarine of the former Soviet Union, Indians have always had a soft spot for the Akula-class attack nuclear submarine, and have never given up the pursuit of this type of nuclear submarine, in the summer of 1998, an Indian military delegation visited the Russian Northern Fleet and became interested in Russia's Type 971 Shark-class, that is, Akula-class nuclear submarine. ”

"At the meeting of the Russian-Indian Committee on Military-Technical Cooperation in November 1998, India proposed to the Russian side that in order to obtain the right to lease the new nuclear submarine again, New Delhi intends to provide financial support for the two Shark-class Akula-class attack nuclear submarines that are unfinished in the Russian factory and that the Russians are no longer able to build.

"Huh? What's going on in the heads of Indians? Are they crazy" Zhang Lan handed over in surprise, he didn't expect that the Indians' tracking of nuclear submarines had reached such a crazy realm In order to rent someone else's nuclear submarine, the Asan were willing to invest in a strategic weapon that the Russians had no money to build, and the condition was just to be able to lease these two submarines?

Are you saying they're crazy? Or might it be better to say something else? But no matter what you say, it's not a good adjective anyway.

"We don't know if they're crazy or not, but Lao Maozi is very interested in the Indians' proposal," Xiao Chenxi shook his head amusedly. "According to the speculation of the Russian media at the time, in March 1999, during the visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergeyev to India, Russia and India reached a preliminary intention on the lease contract of two Akula-class attack nuclear submarines."

"It's just that India has been trying to develop its own nuclear submarines through its own efforts, but over the years it has been stuck in the two points of reducing the size of ballistic missiles, allowing ballistic missiles to be successfully put on boats and nuclear power furnaces, so this lend-lease plan did not really enter the implementation stage until five years later, when India has not made great progress in the manufacture of nuclear submarines."

In fact, after Indian Defense Minister Mukherjee visited Moscow last year and presented Russia with a list of $9 billion in arms purchases, including SU-30MK fighter jets and missile technical assistance, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleshin visited the Amur Komsomolsk shipyard, and the plant immediately resumed the construction of two Project 971 Akula-class attack nuclear submarines: one Akula-class nuclear submarine was 85 percent complete at that time, but the other was only 60 percent complete.

Although to this day, the Type 971 nuclear submarine still belongs to the core strength of the Russian Navy's attack nuclear submarines -- the 24th Nuclear Submarine Corps of the Northern Fleet has four Type 971 Akula attack nuclear submarines, and the Russian Far East Pacific Fleet, which was tossed hard by Zhang Lan back then, is even more miserable: only the 10th Nuclear Submarine Corps, which is subordinate to the Far East Pacific Fleet, still has two Akula-class attack nuclear submarines.

It's just that the combat power of the Akula attack nuclear submarine is great, but the excessive size also means that some sea areas are not suitable for Akula, so Russia is vigorously developing the "Oscar" class attack nuclear submarine and the "North Wind" class nuclear submarine.

Moreover, with the constant changes in the harsh economy and the adjustment of Russia's national defense strategy, it is an indisputable fact that the Russian Navy no longer needs new boats of this type: Now, the Russian military has invested all its financial and material resources in the construction of the fourth-generation nuclear submarine -- the Type 885 "Bore-class" strategic nuclear submarine, and the Russian Ministry of Defense has no more rubles in the treasury of the Ministry of Finance, and there is really no financial strength to continue the construction of these two nuclear submarines. …,

And since the Amur Komsomolsk shipyard does not have the ability to dismantle the nuclear reactor from the boat. In order to ensure that the nuclear reactors installed on the boat are in normal condition, Russia will spend at least 70 million rubles a year.

Therefore, Moscow has always held an attitude of not doing anything about India's proposal to renew and lease the Type 971 nuclear submarine: Taking this opportunity, Russia has just unloaded a big burden, and the Indians are really good people.

Of course, if there was a better alternative, Indians would not want to be the good guys.

"In this way, in fact, the Indians also know that they are playing the role of a wronged leader, but the reality of the situation makes the Indians have to stand up and act as the wronged leader?" Hearing Xiao Chenxi's comment, Zhang Lan smiled very happily.

"Isn't that what it is?" Xiao Chenxi smiled and nodded.

"So what do you think you do...... How much does it cost the Indians to lease these two nuclear submarines? Zhang Lan held her chin and asked thoughtfully.

"The exact amount is not clear, but I estimate that the price of the lease is between $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion. Of course, the reason why India chose to lease Russia's nuclear submarines is that in addition to the consideration that it can obtain the right to use nuclear submarines with limited funds, the more important thing is that it wants to continue to realize its dream of domestic nuclear submarines. At a time when it cannot produce its own nuclear submarines, leasing nuclear submarines from other countries is undoubtedly a good way for India to maintain sufficient pressure and deterrence on its border countries. ”

According to the "Moscow News", last year, a large number of Indian officers who can be used for four nuclear submarines appeared in the city of Sassnovipol, a well-known Russian nuclear submariner training center, in the Leningrad region, and the Russian media believe that these Indian naval officers are likely to go to Komsomolsk to participate in the continuation of the construction of two Type 971 nuclear submarines. Because the ultimate goal of the Indians, of course, is to build their own nuclear submarines. ”

In addition, because India has spent a huge amount of money to purchase a number of "Club-S" anti-ship missiles from Russia, this type of missile is a general-purpose missile improved by the "Innovator Design Bureau" in Yekaterinburg on the basis of the "Granite missile," and has been used in various types of conventionally powered submarines and attack nuclear submarines produced in Russia, and has even become the pillar of the Russian Navy and the submarine weapons sold abroad, and the Granite missile is precisely the most widely used missile on the Type 971 nuclear submarine. ”

Therefore, after leasing Russia's Type 971 Akula-class attack nuclear submarines, India can not only ask Russia to provide some corresponding weapons and equipment, but also the "Club" anti-ship missiles it has purchased should also be able to be launched through four 533-mm torpedo tubes on the Type 971 Akula-class attack nuclear submarines, that is, after leasing Russia's Type 971 Akula-class attack nuclear submarines, the Indian Navy can quickly form combat effectiveness, which is very important for the "ocean-going navy" that has always wanted to become of the Indian Navy, the allure is self-evident. ”

"That's the case," Zhang Lan nodded thoughtfully, "If you can pour a basin of cold water on the overheated minds of Indians at this time, you say that the overheated heads of Indians will calm down at this time?" ”

"Splash cold water?" Xiao Chenxi blinked twice, "What do you mean?" ”

"That's what it means." Zhang Lan smiled and nodded.

"Then I guess the Indians will definitely poke your backbone and scold you" seemed to think of where to jump when something happened, and the little girl's face also had a wicked smile. …,

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No matter how proud Indians are these days, there are two things that Indians cannot avoid:

First of all, the Russians will only have one aging aircraft carrier, Virat, at their disposal until the Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Gorshkov" is officially delivered to the Indian Navy, and the Indian Navy's aircraft carrier, which the Indians can't wait to name "Vikramaditya", will be able to combat effectiveness.

This "aging" aircraft carrier Virat is just a scare and scare injection into small neighbors like Bangladesh and Pakistan, but if it is used to scare China? Even the Indians themselves don't feel like they have that guts -- just look at how the mighty U.S. Seventh Fleet reacts to the Chinese two naval combat formations with Glorious-class heavy missile cruisers and Kirov-class nuclear-powered heavy missile cruisers as flagships

Retreat

The Indians do not think that the Chinese anti-aircraft carrier fleet, which can scare off the "Kitty Hawk" aircraft carrier battle group with more than 50 fighters, will be able to shy away from itself when it sees its own aircraft carrier, the Virak, which can only carry more than 10 aging "Harrier" fighters

The second thing is that so far, there is still not a single nuclear submarine in service in the Indian Navy. Not to mention ballistic missile strategic nuclear submarines, even attack nuclear submarines, there are none

This has become a problem in the hearts of Indians who seek to become great powers

Fortunately, for the Indians, after finalizing the "generous" gift of the "Admiral Gorshkov" aircraft carrier and the two leased Akula-class attack nuclear submarines to the Russians, they finally have a hope. Now they can rest assured for a while.

In their opinion, the Indians, who are anxious to seek the status of a great power and desperately expand their military and naval forces, are undoubtedly the best wronged ones -- anyway, the Indians have a long historical tradition of being the wronged leaders, and if you look at the weapons that India has purchased from abroad over the years, which one is not more expensive than the normal market price?

The very beginning of the development of the matter was indeed as the British themselves expected, after they threw out the news that they were going to sell the "Invincible" aircraft carrier, the Indians immediately came over with a shy face and were close enough to themselves to buy the aircraft carrier from themselves, but after the damned, despicable, shameless, Russians who deserved to go to hell, the polar bear who was even more greedy than the three-headed dogs of hell suddenly threw out the news that he was going to give the Indian aircraft carrier "Admiral Gorshkov", Everything has changed.

The Indians suddenly threw themselves away and fought fiercely with the Russians

Seeing this scene, the British felt a little stunned

Although they can already expect that they will probably be able to get a lot of benefits from the Americans this time, who would have too much of that beautiful pound and dollar bill?

In particular, the recent wave of demonstrations in society against the government's sale of the meritorious "Invincible" aircraft carrier and demanding that the government increase investment in the navy have also made the hearts of those legislators who are full of fat brains feel depressed for a while -- How is it that at this time, those damned ordinary people who are easy to fool on weekdays have suddenly become so difficult to fool? Some "simple" parliamentarians and government officials were at a loss.

However, the British Ministry of Defense and the Admiralty were very glad at this news, and it was a feeling of happiness for the rest of their lives: Originally, they thought that the aircraft carrier "Invincible", which had made great contributions to the Royal Navy of the British Empire, might eventually withdraw from the stage of history with such a shameful ending, but they did not expect that things would eventually turn around and the Russians would intervene at this time

Although the British Navy has always had little affection for the Russian Navy, at this time, the British Ministry of Defense and the Admiralty were full of gratitude to the Russians for their "righteous help": if it were not for these damned, greedy polar bears, the proud end of the Royal Navy of the British Empire......

Oh, it's hard to imagine ......,