Chapter 506: Monkey F-16
At that time, Israel wanted to develop the Lion Cub, and when the United States found out, it immediately put pressure on Israel to abandon the development of such fighters. However, the United States cannot rely solely on pressure on China and Pakistan, which are independent in their national defense, and if they are annoyed, they may turn to the arms of the Soviet Union.
As for how to contain them, there is no need for Reagan to use his brains, and Reagan is about to step down, and such a difficult problem is obviously for Bush.
Bush looked into Reagan's eyes and saw that Reagan was also looking at him, and he knew how to contain it, and he wanted Bush to use his own brains.
"For Huaxia, it should be easier to solve." Bush said: "They are now developing the economy, and in order to develop the economy, they have also reduced the armed forces twice, and the armed forces have completely made way for economic construction, so their military spending must be pitifully small, and their investment in military research and development is also quite small, and many military factories have been converted to civilian use." As long as we export a batch of fighters to them at a favorable price, we can strangle their self-developed fighters in the cradle. ”
Huaxia has no money, and the development of fighter planes requires a huge investment, so as long as they are provided with a batch at a favorable price, or even a loan can be provided to them, in this case, they should accept it.
"Export fighters?" Reagan asked.
"Yes, it's the F-16/79." Bush said.
In general, the Soviets preferred to use the monkey version of their export weapons, and the Americans also got one such export model with "American characteristics": F-16/J79. While maintaining the characteristics of the overall design, aerodynamics, and avionics of the F-16A/B, this aircraft downgraded the original third-generation high-thrust turbofan engine to the J79 turbojet engine. As a result, the model has been working for several years, and not a single one has been sold, and the buyer is not a fool.
Now that Bush has put forward this plan, he intends to continue to fool China. In fact, it's not a fool, Huaxia's current fighters, what J-7, J-8, are all turbojet, and now give them the same turbojet F-16, what's the point?
"I'm afraid they won't like it." Weinberg said: "Look at their new aircraft, the maneuverability should be good. ”
"I have one more proposal." Secretary of State George, who had not spoken on the side, spoke: "China's military aircraft research and development is also divided into many research institutes. The competition between the two research institutes in the north and south is very fierce, and now, the research institutes in the north have been guarding the Jian-8-2 without making any progress, and they have long been red at the eyes of the research institutes in the south to develop new fighters. We can work with the research institutes in the north to improve their fighters. ”
"That can't stop the research institutes in the South, right?" Bush asked.
"But they have limited funds." "If their improvement plan is approved," George said. I am afraid that the funds of the Southern Research Institute will not be allocated. There is no funding. How else are they developed? ”
Sure enough, George is even more sophisticated, and if these two methods are carried out at the same time, they will definitely be able to suppress the development of fighters in the Southern Research Institute!
"When I take office, I will make a trip to the East, and I will definitely promote this cooperation." Bush said.
After Bush takes office. It is a common practice to definitely pay a visit to various countries, and at the same time, it is also a manifestation of his own policy and guidelines, and Bush's personal visit to China will certainly promote such cooperation.
The Huaxia thing. That's it, but on the Pakistani side, it's more complicated.
"From a long-term perspective, Pakistan is the dominant power, which will have an impact on the stability of South Asia, and our policy in the United States is to check and balance." Bush continued to analyze: "Therefore, we must support India, and only India can confront Pakistan and China. ”
In the past, in order to fight against the Soviet Union, the United States had to support Pakistan, export all kinds of weapons to Pakistan, and even export various production lines to Pakistan in order to obtain the Soviet equipment captured by Pakistan.
Nothing can be said on the surface, and the knife must be used in the back, so supporting India is already a necessary step for the United States.
This is a long-term policy, and in the near future, it is still how to solve the problem of Pakistan's self-developed fighters.
"For Pakistan, we also want to suppress and appease at the same time, and we can export a batch of Tomcat fighters to them at preferential prices." Bush said: "At the same time, now that the Soviet Union has gradually withdrawn its troops from Afghanistan, it is time for our equipment to be withdrawn from Pakistan. ”
At the beginning, a lot of equipment was exported to Pakistan in the name of borrowing, such as the Patriot air defense missile system, such as the E-3 early warning aircraft. Now, I'm afraid that Pakistan has used it as its own equipment. Now that the war is over, it's time for Pakistan to return.
"Also, during the war, Pakistan borrowed a lot of debt from us, and now it's time to pay it back." Bush continued.
Preferential prices, selling them fighter planes, this is appeasement, and withdrawing their own equipment, urging them to repay their debts, this is also suppression, if Pakistan does not know each other, it has to come to the door every day to collect debts!
Pakistan has no money now? Who are you fooling? Pakistan's hands have reached out to the Middle East, the largest oil tanker is owned by Pakistan, and now it is constantly transporting crude oil, and Pakistan has a lot of means to make money!
"Bush has long been a veteran in handling international affairs, and it is difficult for Bush to deal with these matters in South Asia." Reagan said: "I believe that during Bush's term of office, a democratic and free Soviet Union can be seen!" ”
These are trifles, and now, big international affairs, of course, are still the USSR! The Soviet Union of democracy and freedom? When that time comes, the red USSR will cease to exist!
Gorbachev is really a good friend of the United States!
Everyone looked at Bush, and it was the glory of their entire party that Bush won the election this time.
Fast into 89 years, Mhammad is still busy, his eyes are mainly on Afghanistan in the west.
Although Afghanistan was no longer the same as it was in history due to Mhammad's crossing, the outcome was still similar, and in '88, the Soviet Union finally began to withdraw its troops in an orderly manner. If Mhammad had preferred to let the Soviet Union withdraw its troops a few years later, Gorbachev could not hold on, after all, this army of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan was spent astronomical every day. And now, after more than a year, even if the Soviets are moving slowly, most of the troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan.
With the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, the post-war reconstruction of Afghanistan was gradually put on the agenda.
In later generations, when the Soviets left, Afghanistan was full of warlords, and soon a civil war began, which made the country suffer from the devastation of war, and now, with the crossing of Mhammad, everything is different, the Afghan Free Government, has integrated all the forces in the north and has become an absolute force in Afghanistan, and the puppet government of Afghanistan is simply powerless to confront the Afghan Free Government.
At this time, the Afghan Free Government was still located in Jalalabad, a city that had long since departed from its original appearance.
Factories have sprung up one by one, and the processing of agricultural products that used to be carried out by handicraft workshops has now become industrialized factories, especially the carpets produced by machines, which are exported overseas.
In the government building, a capable woman was picking up the papers on the last table, she had short ear-length hair, a suit, and a full chest, although she was over thirty years old, she exuded that unique charm.
"Dana, for so many years, how come you never found out, you are really good-looking." Osama said suddenly.
"Go, go." Dana looked at Osama, his beard was cleanly shaven, and he was dressed in the uniform of an officer of the Free Afghan Army, tall and straight, and secretly felt that Osama was also handsome and chic, but now was not the time to say this: "Osama, are you sure that we will go to Kabul and bring a platoon of guards?" ”
Go to Kabul! This is the last negotiation with the Afghan puppet government, which will finalize the placement of personnel between the two sides in the newly formed government.
Last time, the other party came to Jalalabad to talk, this time, the officials of the free government went to Kabul, and the main members of the free government, including President Durrani, Prime Minister Dana, Economy Minister Osama and others, will go, except for Defense Minister Hewaja, almost all of them. In the past, Dana was not good at taking care of her appearance, but this time she represents a free government, and she can't be ashamed.
In case they play tricks at that time, and they only bring one platoon of people to go, I am afraid that they will not be able to cope with it.
So, Dana was still a little worried.
"Don't worry." Osama said, "Those fools, if they dare to play a conspiracy, we just cleaned them up. ”
Osama said it lightly.
As long as they are not stupid, they should think that these negotiations are just to let them step down with dignity, and the puppet government is completely supported by the Soviets, and if there were no Soviets, they would have been finished long ago.
If they dare to conspire, the Free Afghan Army can have enough excuse to kill them all. When the time comes, the Soviet troops, who are withdrawing at the end, will probably not come to help.
Moreover, Osama has already prepared a plan to deal with it.
Looking at Dana's graceful figure, Osama suddenly said, "Dana, do you want to be my fourth wife?" ”
Dana turned her head and said a word to Osama: "Get out!" (To be continued......)