Chapter 369: The Terror of Capital Operation IV
After carefully reviewing the cooperation between the two sides, the first time the United States supported the Golden Triangle mercenary corps was because it took a fancy to the Golden Triangle, which could play a restraining role in China and deter several neighboring countries, so it gave a large number of active weapons and equipment for the use of the army, including the sale of the aircraft carriers Kitty Hawk and USS Kennedy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The second cooperation was due to the fact that Russia's nuclear submarine formation suddenly entered the Black Sea region, forcing the United States to increase its support and shoehorn the most sophisticated naval equipment, including the Wasp-class amphibious assault ships and Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers, into mercenaries for no money, and made a second bargain.
The third cooperation was due to the arrival of the Russian aircraft carrier group in the Black Sea region, so the United States continued to sell and half-give away a batch of air force equipment, including strategic bombers and fighters, and also sold the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Enterprise and the conventional-powered aircraft carrier Constellation to the mercenary corps.
The fourth cooperation was due to the purchase of Russia's Delta-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, so the United States began selling Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines and Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, as well as Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers and Burke-class destroyers.
The fifth cooperation was the mission of attacking Japanese warships, and this time the United States gave two Seawolf-class attack nuclear submarines, and through this matter, the two sides really established a strategic cooperative relationship, and then there were ten Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines some time ago.
The two checked several transactions in the past five years, and were surprised to find a pattern, if it weren't for the mercenaries hiding behind the muddy waters, there would be no current chaos, which stems from the deep fear of the United States towards Russia.
If it were not for Russia's announcement of the construction of the Boreas-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine and the Yasen-class attack nuclear submarine, the United States would not have increased the number of Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines and Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines.
Russia will not manufacture and develop advanced fighter jets, the United States will not increase the number of F-22 Raptor fighters, Russia will not manufacture new warships and new aircraft carriers, and the United States will definitely not increase so many warships.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the previous deal between us and the military, everyone knows very well in their hearts, is just an appetizing dessert, and the weapons and equipment that can really help the United States achieve victory are cutting-edge weapons with high gold content."
"Many people are thinking that with the existing equipment of the United States, it is enough to win any country and any war, and there is no need to continue to make too much, but they do not understand that every little bit of progress can bring victory in return."
"Therefore, you must let a large number of these active equipment be retired or sold, otherwise, you will not get orders from the military, and you will not get congressional appropriations, those fighters that have been in service for more than 20 years, the cost of upgrading will exceed the fighters themselves, and there are missile cruisers and missile destroyers, and nuclear submarines, what I have to do has been done, and the next work needs to be completed by you." Marcas said during a meeting with the bosses of interest groups.
The power of interest groups is simply infinite, and after a week, when Wu Chen returned to Washington from Kansas City, the attitude of the congressmen changed again, and the second deal was completed.
In order to worry that the sale of these weapons and equipment would irritate the American people's caution, the second list of weapons was not made public, and it was listed as a special national secrecy plan, and the "reason" given by the Department of Defense to the US Congress was that the Golden Triangle International Security Company was needed in Eastern Europe to stop the pace of Russian expansion and help protect the security of NATO member states.
The A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft, which have been in service for 21 years, this time Marcas purchased 400 of them, each of which was only $1 million. The US Air Force has more than 400 aircraft mothballed in the aircraft cemetery alone, and the total number is more than 700.
Those public relations expenses invested played a big role, and by the way, they also gave 120 mothballed F-15 fighters for a unit price of 20 million dollars, and the low-grade F-16 fighters were sold for 600 units for 10 million dollars each.
Don't think that this is a big bargain, the F-16 fighter has been 22 years now, and the purchase price at that time was only more than 15 million US dollars, and in the early 21 st century, the price has only risen to 20 million US dollars.
Up to now, the F-15 Eagle fighter has been in service for more than 25 years, and the original internal purchase price was more than $30 million, but it was later fired by the Americans, and it cost $300 million to sell it to Middle Eastern countries.
All 193 B-52G strategic bombers capable of launching cruise missiles, plus 88 F-types for dismantling parts, were given away for nothing, and they were all temporarily assembled from aircraft cemeteries.
B-1B strategic bombers, this time sold 24 in the name of retirement, the price of each is 50 million US dollars, the number of mercenaries with this model, reached 48, has exceeded the number of the United States, but the other side values the B-2 stealth strategic bomber, and the Lancer keeps 45 is enough.
Two hundred Chinook heavy transport helicopters at $2 million each, and three hundred Black Hawk multipurpose transport helicopters at $2 million each. 300 Sea Stallion helicopters, 3 million yuan each. Ten E-3 AWACS aircraft for $100 million each, and twelve E2C carrier-based AWACS aircraft for $80 million each.
The Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, because Congress approved the construction of 10 new ones, so this time six were sold to the Golden Triangle International Security Company, each for $100 million. The Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines, supported by the Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines, continued to sell ten more at $50 million each.
The Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers, currently the best missile cruisers in the world, have a total of fifteen in the US Navy, but Congress approved the construction of twenty new ones, so five were sold, each for a price of $300 million.
Burke-class destroyers, currently the best missile destroyers in the world, the US Navy now has 18 of them, and they are still under construction in large quantities, and the number may reach hundreds in the future, and six are approved for sale, each at a price of $500 million.
These large-scale weapons and equipment of the navy, land, and air forces alone have reached a terrifying figure of more than $34 billion, and there are also more than 3,000 towed howitzers, self-propelled howitzers, self-propelled rocket launchers, and mortars, some of which are products of the Vietnam War era.
Assault rifles Wu Chen doesn't want, the rifles in service in the United States are not as good as AK-47 assault rifles, and they want general-purpose machine guns, sniper rifles, grenade launchers, shotguns, and twin-mounted anti-aircraft machine guns.
"It's paralyzed, it's really like money, it doesn't look like I bought much, but if I calculate carefully, it actually cost more than 34 billion US dollars, and it hurts so much that I haven't slept all night. Marcas thinks that those generals of the Ministry of Defense and the headquarters of the three services, whose conscience has been eaten by dogs, have taken so many benefits from me, why haven't they seen how much the price has been reduced?
"You can be content, if you are other countries, it will cost more than $30 billion for 16 nuclear submarines alone, and more than $20 billion for 11 warships, and the Americans may not necessarily sell them with money, so we are equivalent to spending nine-tenths less money." Wu Chen pursed his lips and said.