Although they still want to maintain the dignity of the empire on which the sun never sets, the British are having a hard time now, the inflation in the country is constant, the people are increasingly dissatisfied with life, and at such a time, the large investment in the navy is simply a nightmare for the rulers.

Among them, the aircraft carrier is a money-burning thing, so British politicians don't want to engage in aircraft carriers at all, and it's best to retire them quickly!

However, Nathan's Top Gun is popular all over the world, and the theory of the uselessness of aircraft carriers seems to be starting to change again, at least, look at American aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, it's so handsome! How could Britain, as a great power, not have it?

Nathan was just an ordinary naval pilot, but now he was caught up in a battle between the British government and the navy, with the prime minister and the navy trying to eliminate the aircraft carrier, and the navy trying to fight for its own chances.

Nathan's arrival was just a wedge, but it made the contradictions between the two sides public.

Of course, the government is the decision-maker, the army has to listen to the government, and if the navy's budget is not approved, the navy will have no problem, but after all, if Nathan can be criticized in a fair and open manner, it will mean that the aircraft carrier is useless, and this is even more reasonable.

Now Nathan's provocation is the British Prime Minister, Leonard James Callaghan, who, of course, should be called Baron Callaghan on this occasion.

In the eyes of Baron Callaghan, what are those aircraft carriers for? It's all a living coffin moving at sea, wasting taxpayers' money, and building this kind of thing is purely stupid and has a lot of money.

In terms of identity, Baron Callahan is a nobleman, and although Nathan in front of him is world-famous, he is a commoner, and in terms of status, he is the prime minister, and the other party is just a naval pilot.

Therefore, on this occasion, he was brutally abused, and the prestige of the Navy was also killed, so that the British Navy knew that since he was in power, he should not think about building an aircraft carrier.

However, Baron Callahan forgot, here, no one introduced Nathan, and Nathan didn't know that the Humpty Dumpty man in front of him was the British Prime Minister at this time, besides, Lao Tzu is an American, your master, what are you afraid of?

Since someone came to me to blow his mouth, of course he had to go back.

"A living coffin at sea?" "I don't know if you understand military affairs, if you like the idea of missile victory as much as that Humpty Dumpty man in the Soviet Union, that in the face of missiles, everything is killed," Nathan said. I only know that missiles can't solve all problems, and most of the time, bayonets are needed, and on the battlefield in Vietnam, that's the case. ”

On the battlefield in Vietnam, the theory of missile victory has been slapped in the face, and the Sparrow missile is good in test conditions, and in a real war, it is like an uncontrolled rocket.

You are a theoretician, Lao Tzu is a practical one, your theories are useless!

"At that time, our fighter planes were carrying eight missiles, but they couldn't even catch the hair of the Soviets, and in the end they had to go up and use machine guns." Nathan continued: "At sea, the same is true for anti-ship missiles, and take the Soviets as an example, if they want to launch missiles, then they have to break through the defense line composed of our Tomcat fighters first, with the fleet as the core, within a radius of six hundred kilometers, the ships of the Soviets can't get in at all, what do they rely on to launch missiles?" ”

"Yes, Tomcats are invincible." When the prince heard Nathan's words, he immediately cried out.

"No, no weapon is invincible, and only by constantly developing and improving can we constantly adapt to war." Nathan continued: "And as far as I know, the Royal Navy has exactly that tradition. ”

Nathan emphasized the word royal, nominally, the army is Her Majesty's.

"Once, warships flying the rice flag cruised in every corner of the world, and it was precisely because of the unremitting efforts of the Navy that the glory of Britain was born. If it weren't for World War II, the British Navy would still be the powerhouse of this era. Nathan said: "The British Navy has always inherited and innovated, not to mention that the aircraft carrier technology we use now comes from the British Navy." ”

"The aircraft carrier Ark Royal is the pride of the British Navy." Nathan continued: "This warship is the first aircraft carrier in the world to have a catapult and a beveled deck when it entered service, and it is also the first aircraft carrier in the world to be equipped with an optical landing system. The wonderful shots in the movie, my catapult take-off, my landing, were all invented by the British Navy. ”

"Without the catapult technology, beveled deck technology, and optical landing technology invented or applied by the British, there would be no current American supercarrier, without an aircraft carrier, there would be no carrier-based aircraft, without carrier-based aircraft, there would be no 500-kilometer defense circle, without a 500-kilometer defense circle, there would be no fleet security, and those anti-ship missiles of the Soviets would send the fleet to the bottom of the sea at any time. These, you know? ”

"Wow, wow, wow." Half of the men present raised their hands and applauded, even Admiral John and Major General Woodward, who were wearing military uniforms and had come with Nathan.

That's great!

The aircraft carrier used for fixed-wing fighters is the core of the water fleet, in order to protect the safety of the fleet, you are a high school graduate who has not gone to college, you know a fart!

"The army is for politics, it is for the country, and now, the economic situation in Britain is in a mess, how can it be enough to maintain a huge navy? Especially an extremely money-burning warship like an aircraft carrier? Callaghan's face flushed, and he said to Nathan: "You say I don't understand the military, I don't understand aircraft carriers, well, I admit it, I don't understand, but, I understand the economy, I know that the country can't afford it." ”

Baron Callahan was completely furious, well, Lao Tzu just didn't understand, but Lao Tzu knew that the country had no money and couldn't afford to support it.

At the same time, he also said this to the military guys who applauded around him, don't think it's reasonable to say it nicely, tell you that the reduction of aircraft carriers is irreversible, no matter what way you use, the country will not support aircraft carriers!

Yes, that's their attitude, the Ark Royal, which is about to be decommissioned, has been newly built, and there is not a single one.

Invincible is it? No.

In 1963, the Navy proposed the construction plan of the CVA-01 attack aircraft carrier, intending to build four attack aircraft carriers to replace the only three light aircraft carriers and fleet aircraft carriers.

As a result, the above sentence was high, and the cost was high, so that the navy had to bow its head.

After the construction plan of the CVA-01 aircraft carrier ran aground, the British Navy played a "word game" and put forward the famous "anti-submarine command cruiser" program.

In 1967, the British Navy designed a type of anti-submarine cruiser equipped with Sea Javelin missiles, capable of carrying 6 Sea King anti-submarine helicopters, and a full load displacement of 12,500 tons.

After further research and demonstration, the British Navy found that if the number of helicopter aircraft was increased to nine, the flight deck was changed to a full straight-through type, and elevators were installed, the combat capability of the ship would be greatly improved.

In the end, the Ministry of Defense deliberately described the "anti-submarine cruiser" as a type of warship similar to the Tiger cruiser, and finally passed the budget review and was able to start construction.

After hardships, it is almost the same as the Soviet Union. (The British Navy cries, the baby doesn't cry, think about the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in later generations, it's a joke.) ）

If you don't have money, what will you build? No way!

"I don't understand economics." Nathan also analized with the man in front of him: "But, I know, the way to maintain the economy by restricting workers from raising their wages is simply stupid and incorrigibly bad way. ”