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Heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers, this is the name of the Soviet Union, when the Kiev class began, the front end was still like the style of a cruiser, especially the powerful anti-ship missile, but the later and now newly started Brelenev has completely gotten rid of the style of the cruiser, the style of the beveled deck and the jumping deck, which is typical of modern aircraft carriers, but the Soviet Union also called it a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ{{}}lin

Because, under the nose deck of the Brelenev, there were still huge SS-N-19 anti-ship missiles, and it was only for the take-off of fixed-wing aircraft that the method of leaping to the deck was adopted.

The previous generation used the Yak-38 vertical take-off and landing aircraft, so there was no need for a runway, but after replacing it with the Su-27K and MiG-29K, a runway was needed to take off, and the front deck had to be vacated for fighters to take off.

In terms of the number and power of the aircraft carried, it is still similar to the aircraft carrier in the traditional sense, except that the Soviet Union has always regarded the aircraft carrier as a tool of hegemony, so it is called a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, which can satisfy the Soviet Union's nominal sense of justice. {{}}

Now, the first third-generation heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, the Brennev, is about to be launched, and on the dock next to slipway 0, a new platform with an area of 18,000 square meters has been erected, and the 24 super-large sections of the second heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Riga (most of them are 32 meters long, 38 meters wide, about 13 meters high, and weigh about 1,400 tons) have been assembled on the platform next to the dock, just waiting for the launch of the Brerenev, and the dock 0 will be vacated. Two Finnish cranes and dozens of gantry cranes worked together to quickly weld a second warship by moving these sections into the dock. The USSR is already lagging behind in this regard, they are catching up with the American cháo stream, and such a construction can be shorter than the American aircraft carrier construction cycle.

Hearing that Qusay wants to order a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, I'm afraid no one will think. Kusai will order the Kyiv class, this person has a high vision, and the Kyiv class is not looked down upon. But will the heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers of the third generation be able to be exported to Iraq? That's absolutely impossible! Even if it's the second generation of the Kiev class. It is almost impossible, because these are the magic weapons of the Soviet Union.

"I wonder what kind of heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers Iraq needs?" Gorbachev asked. {{}}

"With a displacement of more than 50,000 tons, there is no need to install a large number of weapons, no anti-ship missiles, only short-range point anti-aircraft missiles are needed, and the upper deck is in the form of two bombs, plus the ship's first jump deck, and the hangar below is mainly used to equip fixed-wing jets." Qusay said.

Hear the words of Cusay. The first thing that came to Sergei's mind was the smaller heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser that was approved last year, the aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk.

The USSR put the most advanced aircraft carriers. Sell your own aircraft carrier, which has not yet entered service, to Iraq? If not the USSR was crazy, then Qusay was crazy.

When Qusay said this, not only the Soviets, but also the Iraqi side, before coming. Although they predicted that the cost would be around $100 million to $200 million, in the tone of the Soviets, I am afraid that they would not be able to get it without $500 million, (in later generations, China would have 500 million dollars in a modern-class class, which was the currency value at the end of the 90s) plus the anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles that were purchased in the supporting set, I am afraid that the contract amount will be about $600 million. {{}}

Coupled with the $500 million and $1.1 billion for satellite navigation, it is already a lot of money, and now, President Qusay has actually proposed an aircraft carrier, and if this one is built, I am afraid that it will not be enough without $3 billion, plus the supporting carrier-based aircraft, can Iraq afford it now?

President Qusay is like an upstart, he has easily exported oil and made a fortune from the sale of weapons this year, does he want to lose all his old capital?

Besides, will the Soviets be willing to sell?

"We don't have a supporting carrier-based aircraft yet, the Su-27 is still being tested, and it is still far from being equipped." Sergei said that he didn't know what to say, and in surprise, he thought of prevaricating with this reason.

"Isn't the Su-25 already developing a carrier-based version? Our current Iraqi Air Force is also equipped with Su-25s, and we are very satisfied with this kind of aircraft, and it would be very good if we were able to use this carrier-based aircraft on our aircraft carriers. {{}}," Kusai said.

Now, the Soviet Union is not even willing to sell the Su-27, and the Su-27K of carrier-based aircraft is even more refusal, which is psychologically prepared for this, first use the Su-25, you know, this kind of aircraft on the Soviet aircraft carrier, but as the main training aircraft to use, can train the pilot of the aircraft carrier, this is the most valuable.

Qusay remembers very well that in the turbulent situation at the beginning, Ukraine and Russia launched a fierce struggle over the ownership of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, and as a result, under the escort of the deputy commander of the Russian Navy, the aircraft carrier was driven away by Russian sailors, but the carrier-based aircraft remained in Ukraine.

"The development of such a carrier-based aircraft is also underway and has not yet been finalized." Sergei said: "Besides, even if we provide you with a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, in a few years, you will not have enough ability to maintain and maintain this warship, your navy lacks a large number of skilled personnel in this area, and a such aircraft-carrying cruiser has thousands of sailors, I am afraid that there are not so many people in the total Iraqi navy now?" ”

Wishful thinking, the construction of the Navy is definitely not achieved overnight, and if you want to buy an aircraft carrier, you will be able to dominate the Middle East? You don't even have enough personnel! When Sergei said this, there was still a hint of mockery on his lips. The development of the Soviet Navy to the present, decades of history, has only reached its current level.

Moreover, Iraq only has one modern class and one Dreadnought-class, and if you want to use these two warships, plus several frigates owned by Iraq itself, it will not be able to protect the safety of the aircraft carrier at all, at least it must be escorted by a large warship similar to the Glorious-class with complete air defense that can cope with saturation attacks, and there must even be an attack nuclear submarine to open a way underwater. There is no theory and practice of ocean warfare at all, and although it is very lively in the Persian Gulf, Qusay's clumsy vision is still not even an apprentice in front of the Soviet Navy, which is the second largest in the world.

Thinking of this, Sergei was not too frightened by Iraq's purchase of the Modern and Dreadnought, at best, it seemed like a nouveau riche with silver who wanted to buy a machine gun to protect his safety, but he didn't know how to use this machine gun, and he didn't know how to run around with a machine gun, in fact, it was better to buy a pistol tucked in the belt of his trousers.

"So, we have another request, and we hope that the Soviet side will send a large number of naval instructors to help our naval personnel master the cāo work of these warships, especially the large aircraft-carrying cruisers." Qusay said.

The Iraqi Navy, although it has trained some personnel, but in the face of the equipment imported by the Soviet Union, there must still be a lot of experience to learn, hiring Soviet personnel, this is a way of rapid growth, although the Soviet Union's third-generation heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers have just begun to build, however, the Soviet Union already has a wealth of experience in flying large deck aviation, which Iraq lacks, so Iraq must hire a large number of Soviet personnel.

Hearing this, Sergei's eyelids suddenly jumped, and he keenly felt that this was a very good opportunity!

"President Qusay, you just arrived in Moscow today, and now you have been talking for so long, I think, we will stop here today!" Gorbachev said.

It was impossible to agree right away, so Gorbachev proposed to rest, and they needed to discuss countermeasures.

"Okay," said Cusay, "it's been a long time since I've been to Moscow, and I'd love to see the night view here." ”

The Iraqi personnel were sent away, and the heated discussion finally began among these people in the top echelons of the Soviet Union, and Gromyko, who had heard the news, also arrived.

Iraq threw the largest arms purchase project in history to the Soviet Union, and Gorbachev originally thought that it would be very good to absorb Iraq's investment in satellite navigation, but he did not expect that compared to now, it was just a small child.

Two large warships, plus an aircraft carrier, supporting carrier-based aircraft and other equipment, plus maybe the Soviet Union will help Iraq expand its docks and train Iraqi naval personnel, all of which will definitely cost five billion dollars, and if the Soviet Union asks for a more ruthless price, I am afraid that there will be 10 billion dollars.

After all, only the United States and the Soviet Union can build an aircraft carrier with a displacement of 50,000 or 60,000 tons, and the United States will not sell it.

The simplest thing is that if such a ship is built for Iraq, then the Soviet Navy will not have to stretch out its hand and ask for money, and the Soviet Union will have all the funds for the development of new aircraft carriers, and all the funds for the initial development of the nuclear-powered heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser that was approved last year will be available.

The current Soviet Union wants money everywhere, and if Gorbachev can completely call the shots, he will not hesitate to agree, but he cannot ignore the reaction of the most powerful army under his command, especially the Red Navy, and build one for Iraq when building an aircraft carrier for the Red Navy at the same time, which will arouse strong opposition from the Red Navy. rq