Chapter 334 Ballistic Missiles
"Ladies and gentlemen, we already have our shields, but we still need spears.
The mere enhancement of our defensive capabilities is not enough to truly deter the enemy's attempts at us, and we must also have the ability to attack them in fear, even if it is only limited.
And this spear is a ballistic missile. ”
In the meeting room of Gallic President Oriol, Yang said while pacing and waving his arms, looking like a great man deciding the fate of mankind.
Just when the Mi Air Force was defeated by the Ming Air Force on the battlefield of Goryeo, Yang Yuan Shou also began to dig into the corner of the Mi people again, and he used an excavator to dig very ferociously.
Because around him sat not only Oriol and Gaul Prime Minister Faure, but also Adenauer, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and other European envoys, and even the British ambassador to Gaul, like a rehearsal of the EU conference.
He invited them.
Because of the tense situation in Goryeo, this guy is not going to travel all over Western Europe, and he will return home directly after his visit to Gaul, but before that, he must sell the most important plan of his trip, which is his ballistic missile program.
Now the biggest threat to Europe is no longer the Soviet bombers, but their ballistic missiles, the intelligence agencies of these countries are not vegetarians, Stalin's ballistic missiles are progressing rapidly, of course, this is not unrelated to the fact that he has captive a large number of Prussian missile experts, in short, according to intelligence, the latest R5 medium-range missile has been close to success, and it will be tested next year at the latest, and this is a missile that can carry a nuclear warhead and attack targets more than a thousand kilometers away.
Strictly speaking, the performance of this missile is mediocre. So the people of the United States don't care too much.
Of course, they don't have to care. They don't have any other places to hit this missile except Alaska.
But the Europeans can't. If this missile is deployed in Eastern Europe, then even Britain is within range, and in the face of this thing, the Europeans who have just regained their self-confidence because of the arrival of the Wind Chase Interceptor and the success of the Javelin anti-aircraft missile, the little heart immediately hangs again.
This is a good opportunity for Yang Feng to take advantage of the void!
"Your Excellency the Führer wants to cooperate?"
Oriol asked tentatively.
"Yes, cooperation!"
Yang Feng said with certainty.
"I love working together!"
Oriol said with a smile.
Who doesn't know that ballistic missiles are good these days, just look at the miserable appearance of the Britons being bombed by the V2 back then. But this thing requires huge investment, and at this time, no one in the European countries except Britain can afford to undertake the research and development of such a thing alone, if it is cooperation, it is completely fine, and the success of the Javelin anti-aircraft missile and Airbus is an excellent example.
In fact, cooperation has become the consensus of Western European countries, and even Gaul and West Germany have begun to get close to each other under the threat of the Soviet Union's mysterious supersonic bombers, atomic bombs, and medium-range ballistic missiles. Of course, this is the case. It is also related to the fact that the people of the United States are becoming more and more unreliable, after all, they have been beaten into bears in Goryeo. Even the Japanese country, which he personally covered, allowed Soviet bombers to come and go freely, and it was difficult for such a boss to place too much hope.
"But if there are only ballistic missiles, there is no point without an atomic bomb."
Said Gaul Prime Minister Faure.
This guy is from Charles de Gaulle, who just came to power this year, but will step down in a few weeks, and Gaul has changed prime ministers as fast as women change clothes in recent years.
As Faure said this, he glanced at the British ambassador in passing, who smiled humbly.
"Why do you have to have an atomic bomb? Wouldn't other warheads work? We are not a United States, we will not compete with the Soviets for the dominance of this world, we are just protecting ourselves, limited attack capabilities are enough, we don't have atomic bombs to carry, don't we have du air bombs to carry? What does it mean to have a two-ton warhead stuffed with shabu, or something more efficient, once it hits Moscow? One hit is not enough, what about dozens or hundreds of hits? It would turn into a dead city, and that would be enough to terrify the Soviets.
Ladies and gentlemen, we need to understand where we are at the moment.
We don't want to dominate the world, that's what others want to do, we just want to protect our own limited interests, just to ensure what is in our own family yard, so it is enough for us to have a pistol, and we don't need to carry a recoilless gun for this. ”
Yang Feng said.
Oriol and his gang looked at each other, it was obvious that this guy's theory was more reliable, to be honest, both the Britons and the Gauls understood that their time had passed, and all they wanted now was to keep what they had, the outside world was a playground for the Americans and the Soviets, and they could guarantee that they would be very satisfied if they were spectators and not be fished, such a medium-range ballistic missile that could hit Moscow, even if it was not equipped with an atomic bomb, was enough for Starling to remain calm when dealing with them.
To be honest, even if there is an atomic bomb at this time, it can't be loaded on it, otherwise it will be a provocation to Stalin, after all, even he doesn't have the ability.
Intermediate-range ballistic missiles equipped with conventional warheads can ensure that Europe has the ability to strike at the heart of the Soviet Union, but it is only a limited strike capability, and it will not touch the bottom line of Stalin's tolerance, but it can have a certain right to speak in the face of him and a certain degree of autonomy in the face of the American people. With anti-aircraft missiles, highly efficient interceptors as shields, and medium-range ballistic missiles as spears for attack, and the ability to injure the enemy, Europe's security will be truly guaranteed if it is both offensive and defensive.
Not to mention the fact that relations between Gaul and the Soviet Union were not too bad in the first place.
"Your Excellency, what kind of cooperation are you going to adopt in the development of this missile? For example, to Airbus Aerospace Systems? If this is the case, then this is the corporate behavior of Airbus Aerospace Systems, which has nothing to do with the governments of the country, and it is up to the board of directors of Airbus to decide, and as for the financing of this project by the board of directors of Airbus, it is also a matter of the capital market, and it has nothing to do with the governments of the same country. ”
At this time, the Dutch ambassador to Gaul said with a smile.
Well, Yang Feng immediately understood what he meant.
This kind of thing can be done by the Gauls, by the Britons, but they are certainly not qualified to do it by these small countries, and if they are directly involved, then they will offend not only the Soviets but also the Americans, and they are not sure whether they dare to have such a thing. But if Airbus Aerospace Systems does it itself, then no one can control it, as an arms company, their research and development of missiles is their business, and our governments have not said about procurement, as for whether they really develop it, it depends on the situation.
Therefore, Yang Feng only needs to pass the board of directors of Airbus, and he alone has 40% of the voting rights in Airbus, and it is enough to pull one or two shareholders casually.
As long as the board of directors of Airbus passes, let alone that he wants to build medium-range ballistic missiles, it is casual to build intercontinental missiles, and R&D investment is of course responsible for Airbus, otherwise by Airbus's shareholders, and Airbus's shareholders, whether it is Hawker-Siddeley or Dassault, Saab, are all controlled by governments, and they can be said to be state-owned enterprises, and governments inject capital into their own state-owned enterprises, which is also nothing to say.
In this way, all the troubles are averted.
As for the missiles that will be developed after they are developed......
Whoever is not afraid of things will buy it! Yang Feng is definitely not afraid of things, the Britons are certainly not afraid, they even dare to put an atomic bomb on it, the Gauls are not afraid, although they do not have an atomic bomb, but they can be like Yang Feng said to put a sand on it, two hundred tons of sand forest spilled to Moscow, that is basically the same as an atomic bomb hit. In this way, these three alone are enough to recover the investment, and as for the other participating countries, even if they do not buy, they still reserve the right to buy, and they can buy a few sets at any time when needed, so that there are many benefits to operate.
"So the next question for us is, do you have any specific requirements for an ideal ballistic missile?"
After solving the problem of cooperation, Yang asked with satisfaction.
Oriol and the British ambassador looked at each other, and the latter made a gesture of invitation very gracefully, anyway, they were about the same distance from Gaul to Moscow, and the missiles that met Gaul's needs would definitely meet their needs.
"With a two-ton load, the range can reach 3,000 kilometers, and the launch method should have a certain degree of maneuverability."
Oriol said.
Well, Yang Feng immediately knew what kind of missile he should develop for them.
You don't need Dongfeng 21, just make them a batch of Jupiters.
The people of the United States have not yet started the Jupiter project, this medium-range missile was developed on the basis of the Redstone short-range missile in 54 years, and the technical level is not high, at least it has not departed from the level of this era, if it is developed by Airbus Aerospace Systems, the guidance system and the Lockdyne engine will be developed by the Tenglong Company and the Kunpeng Missile Division, plus his heavy off-road truck as a vehicle, it is estimated that two years will be enough to get it out.
It was commissioned five or five years ago, when the Jupiter project of the American people had just started, so it became their technology to steal Airbus.
What's more, this missile can be turned into a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Jupiter's solid-fuel model is the world's first submarine-launched ballistic missile, Polaris, which is not only the first generation of submarine-launched missiles of the United States, but also the first-generation submarine-launched missiles of the Britons.
Simply perfect. (To be continued.) )
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