Chapter 232: The Magical Aegis III
Soon, reporters from hundreds of countries around the world flocked to Japan in various ways, and the level of attention to this incident can only be described as hot. The American media is the most angry www.biquge.info the dignified world superpower was almost sunk by Japan, or a new aircraft carrier that has just been in service for less than five years, which is simply an extremely serious provocation!
"Mr. President, the USS Washington is very badly damaged, we need $10 to $1.2 billion to complete the repair work, the casualties have reached more than 100 people, and all the 36 Super Hornets in the hangar have been scrapped, and the overall damage has reached nearly $4 billion, which is a catastrophe for the US Navy." The Secretary of the Navy reported.
"Does the investigation team have any evidence that the Japanese Navy deliberately attacked the USS Washington? Is it because of the failure of the Aegis combat system that caused this disaster, and did the technical department of your Navy come up with the appraisal results? The President of the United States said with a frown.
"After the incident, our naval experts went to the Kongo-class missile destroyer to conduct a comprehensive inspection, and the operation of the Aegis combat system was normal, and there was no sign of failure, and the radar, command, display, control, and combat readiness systems also recorded in detail the relevant data of this launch, and it was indeed operated by the combat system."
"But now there is a problem that cannot be explained, at that time there was only a small number of officers on duty on this warship, and it was very difficult to operate this kind of precision strike, and we also found it incredible." The Minister of the Navy said with some distress.
A missile destroyer needs a lot of people to operate, even with Japan's technical level, the Kongo-class missile destroyer also needs 300 people, how can many operators do precision strikes when they are not on duty, this kind of thing is too weird.
But how to calm the people's emotions is a big test of the presidential palace and the Ministry of National Defense, and a large number of excited Americans began to take to the streets to demonstrate and demand that the government sanction Japan, and the families of the Navy who were killed or injured in the incident cried to the media about their anger, grief and pain, which was very much a precursor to a volcanic eruption.
"We can only put the blame on the Japanese, let's just say that they modified the Aegis combat system privately, but the technology is not up to par, and the coding is flawed, otherwise we can't explain it to the domestic people, and we don't have a second choice!" The Minister of Defense said through gritted teeth.
Planting is definitely the first choice, that is, the Japanese make small moves, not yes! In any case, it cannot be said that it is the problem of the Aegis combat system itself, and such a conclusion can calm the public anger, but the losses of the US Navy are not a little bit.
The United States is not the only country that uses the Aegis combat system, and each of these combat systems, excluding missiles, costs $200 million, making it the most advanced carrier-based missile combat system at present.
If it is announced that the Aegis combat system is a loophole, it will face two consequences: first, Congress immediately urges the Navy to stop using the combat system altogether to avoid heavy losses in personnel and warships.
Secondly, countries that are now equipped with the Aegis combat system will lose confidence in the US naval equipment as a result, and there will be big problems in future sales.
So, this black cauldron can only be carried by Japan, and it is not a black cauldron, after all, the Aegis combat system itself has not found any flaws, whether Japan has done something wrong, it is difficult to say now.
"Mr. President, what about the USS Washington, do you immediately ask Congress for appropriation to repair it as soon as possible? Without aircraft carriers in the Seventh Fleet, the overall combat effectiveness of the fleet will be greatly reduced, and this is the most pressing issue at present! Said the Minister of the Navy.
"There is no need for this, first transfer other aircraft carriers to perform tasks in the past, as for the Washington, the damage this time is very serious, and repairing it will also affect the overall performance and combat effectiveness, didn't we sign a strategic cooperation agreement with the Golden Triangle International Security Company, and give them this aircraft carrier, as for whether it can be used, then we don't care."
"Since the matter was done by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, then the Japanese government must compensate for it, including carrier-based aircraft and aircraft carriers, and pay 10 billion US dollars in the early stage before talking about other problems, otherwise, this matter will not be finished!" The president said hatefully.
Ten billion dollars can build two aircraft carriers USS Washington and 30 Super Hornet carrier-based aircraft, and the United States' demands are not ruthless, and even if Japan has deep pockets, it will be extremely painful to take this money.
However, it is tradition for the United States to be unreasonable, and who made you destroy one of my nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and how new is it, and how bad is this influence for the United States?
"I think we should teach the Japanese a serious lesson, so that they can increase their sense of crisis, such as secretly destroying one or two Japanese warships or submarines to divert attention from domestic military bases. But we can't do such a thing, and if it is exposed, it will be a terrible international scandal. ”
"In order to achieve the goal without going too far, we must grasp this degree well, and we must choose a scapegoat, the United States and Japan must be staunch allies, and our interests are the same when it comes to Russia and China, and we must not be." The Minister of Defense was ruthless.
"The Golden Triangle International Security Company is a good choice, these mercenaries are now grabbing resources everywhere, and their weapons and equipment are also very advanced, but it is indeed too difficult to destroy Japanese warships or submarines with their strength."
"With Russia's decommissioned Delta-class submarines, they can't stop the Japanese Navy's anti-submarine capability at all, and Japan's missile destroyers and conventionally powered submarines have a lot of cutting-edge technology that we provide." The Minister of the Navy felt that the likelihood was low.
"The Golden Triangle International Security Company doesn't have it, but we in the United States do, and give them those two Seawolf-class attack nuclear submarines that don't have much effect, which is a killer weapon against Japanese submarines, and with the technology of the Japanese Navy, it is almost impossible to find out." The Minister of Defense smiled grimly.
"Seawolf? Oh my God, Mr. Minister, that's a $4.4 billion attack nuclear submarine, and we have only two of them, one of which is not yet officially commissioned! The Admiralty Minister was dumbfounded.
The Seawolf-class attack nuclear submarine is a product of the United States during the Cold War, specially designed to deal with the nuclear submarines of the former Soviet Union, and is the most powerful attack nuclear submarine of the United States, and it is also an ultra-quiet nuclear submarine, and it is a masterpiece of cutting-edge technology condensation.
It can dive into the deep sea of more than 600 meters, the hull uses high-tensile steel plates, strong and durable, modular construction, very easy maintenance, active and passive sonar and electronic equipment, can find and detect opponents at a long distance, and quickly attack, with very high accuracy and resolution.