Chapter 1268: Highlights
A piece of news that shocked the world was born, and the signing ceremony of the transfer of land ownership between Atlantis International Group and the Vietnamese government was held in the press conference hall of the Cam Ranh Bay Naval Base Command, and the U.S. government, as a third party to mediate the war, was attended by the president's special envoy, which also represented the complete end of the Vietnamese war.
The Vietnamese government agreed to sell the coastal areas of Sui Hoa, Ninh Hoa, Nha Trang, Cam Ranh Bay, Phan Thap and Phan Thiet, as well as the surrounding areas and islands, the inland areas of Bao Loc, Dalat and Buon Ma Thuot and the surrounding areas, plus Phu Quoc Island, adding up to more than 38,000 square kilometers of land, to the Atlantis International Group and officially became the territory of the Atlantis Sea State.
In return, Atlantis International will pay the Vietnamese government US$3.86 billion in cash after the signing is completed, in a lump sum payment, to complete the deal. $10,000 per square kilometre of land is cheaper than the price of cabbage, but governments know that this is not the case.
In this war, the Mercenary Corps Navy mobilized three aircraft carrier battle groups, including aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, arsenal ships, and nuclear submarines, and most of the active ships were dispatched, including carrier-based fifth-generation fighters and carrier-based vertical take-off and landing fighters, as well as anti-submarine aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft, to carry out large-scale artillery bombardment and bombing of Vietnam's coastal cities and important military facilities, and also used more than 300 Tomahawk cruise missiles.
The Air Force used strategic bombers and fighter planes to carry out saturation bombing of as many as 20 cities in Vietnam, almost turning over industrial and commercial areas, and dropping more than 24,000 aerial bombs in three days.
The army mobilized five divisions to defend Cam Ranh Bay, and the number of helicopter gunships reached more than 300, not to mention the consumption of conventional artillery and ammunition, but the frequency of firing of rocket artillery units was surprisingly high.
As a result, the three main days of combat alone cost more than $3 billion in military spending, and for example, one-fifth of the amount was actually consumed by rocket artillery units.
The Tornado multiple launch rocket system, a 12-tube rocket launcher, is a consumption of $1.2 million at a time, a 300-millimeter rocket is at least $100,000 each, and two rocket artillery battalions and 24 rocket launchers launch once, which is more than $20 million.
Cutting-edge weapons and equipment are quite cool to use, and it is also cool to spend money, which is also a helpless thing, the number of Vietnamese troops is too large, and there is a steady stream of replenishment, if you do not rely on this kind of weapons and equipment, it is difficult to withstand the attack of the other side to sacrifice life and death.
In this war, the mercenary corps lost more than 1,100 mercenaries, more than 2,000 lightly and seriously wounded, more than 100 armored vehicles including main battle tanks, and more than 20 helicopter gunships.
"This Vietnam is really unlucky, and it has nothing to provoke mercenaries, isn't this death? Do you think that with the support of the U.S. government and the Russian government, you can take the opportunity of the second war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to take back the Cam Ranh Bay area and take over the mercenary industry by the way? ”
"Well, now it's because of the preemptive start of the war, all the crimes are borne by themselves, all the large and medium-sized cities have been blown up, the vitality of industry and commerce has been greatly damaged, and it has not been able to recover in 20 years, and nearly 40,000 square kilometers of land have been lost, what a big pit!" France's Minister of Defense said with a smile.
"This war has also given us a great inspiration, if the United States fights this kind of war with Vietnam under the same circumstances, in these three days, it will need at least $30 billion in military spending, I am afraid it is not enough, the US military pays too much attention to precision strikes, whether it is joint direct attack ammunition or laser-guided munitions, the price is frighteningly expensive."
"The reason why the mercenary corps spent so much military spending is, first of all, that it has saved a lot in terms of aerial bombs, more than 24,000 aerial bombs, worth 120 million US dollars at most, and there will be no more, these are all conventional bombs, not joint direct attack munitions or laser-guided bombs."
"Secondly, Vietnam's coastal cities are basically damaged by naval artillery attacks, a 406-millimeter shell, 5,000 US dollars is enough, 10,000 rounds is how much, not to mention that it is not so much, but a Tomahawk cruise missile is worth 1.2 million US dollars, and the purchased artillery shells can destroy a large city." This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Italy.
"The mercenary army's new battleship is a good thing, powered by two nuclear reactors, powered by four steam turbines, with four axles and two main rudders, reaching a speed of thirty-five knots, thick skin and strong armor. The displacement reached 65,000 tons, the length was 305 meters, the width was 45 meters, and the personnel establishment was only 1,200 people, which shows that the battleship adopted a high degree of computer automation. ”
"Equipped with a sea elf combat system that is more advanced than the Aegis combat system, nine 406 mm semi-automatic loading naval guns, 12 127 mm high-level dual-purpose guns, one missile vertical launch bay in the front and rear, 22 seats in each missile launch bay and eight vertical launch systems, carrying 176 anti-aircraft missiles, anti-ship missiles or cruise missiles, it is amazing, such a battleship can deal with an aircraft carrier battle group." This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Germany.
Since the mercenary regiment first unveiled the latest type of battleship, and then the world's navies have been discussing this matter, whether the battleship should return to the naval ship sequence, there is a lot of controversy.
However, the performance of the battleships in the Jin-Vietnam War made the navies of various countries shine, too strong, at least the firepower is unparalleled, it is clear that the 406-mm naval guns are either installed for naval battles, or as short-range support firepower.
The tragic situation of Vietnam being bombarded by naval shells deeply stimulated many countries, all of which were countries that could afford to buy.
65,000 tons, this is equivalent to the displacement of a medium-sized aircraft carrier, the countries that can make it in the world, it is estimated that it is the United States and the Golden Triangle Federation, as for Russia, it is okay to make a big iron hulle, as for the technology above, hehe!
At present, in addition to the Golden Triangle Federal Navy, only Argentina has ordered two, but the tonnage is relatively small, only 36,000 tons, which are conventionally powered battleships, and the rest of the countries either do not have them, or they have become museums.
At the request of the navies of various countries, the Golden Triangle Federation Navy published the basic data of some Megalodon-class battleships on its official website, which is information that cannot be kept secret, which has also aroused the minds of some countries.
Not only can this thing pose a great threat to the aircraft carrier battle group, but also the more than 300 vertically launched missiles have tremendous lethality, whether they are sea, air, or land.