Chapter 1408 Task Force

The call to sit down and talk is nothing more than the UK’s basic position as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. It does not mean anything. On the contrary, the UK is looking for opportunities to intervene.

In terms of public opinion, the coverage of the India-Pakistan war can be regarded as a rare upsurge of public opinion in recent years. The direction of the war in the former colony affects every move of British citizens.

"It's really difficult. I don't know what news will come out. Whether the Pakistani government forces defeated the Indian offensive, or the Indian army made a breakthrough, or it is still in a stalemate."

Alan Wilson was rarely calm. He still felt that India would have the advantage, but he didn't know how long Pakistan could hold on. The situation is obvious. Bangladesh is surrounded by Indian territory on three sides. The Pakistani defenders only have three divisions of 90,000 people, while the attacking Indian army has three armies of more than 200,000 people.

Bangladesh is small in area and has no depth. The Pakistani defenders are very isolated. This is not a special military operation of Lao Maozi. 200,000 people will occupy 600,000 square kilometers, and Ukraine has 400,000 defenders.

In this war, India is the dominant side from any angle.

"Egypt wants to buy the production line of the Chieftain tank!" Seeing the supreme authority sighing, Makins had to change the subject and talked about Egypt's hope to get British help in army construction. This is an order, and the same goes for Egypt. Technical support is also needed.

"Oh? Let me think about it! In fact, the problem is not big. But it is more difficult to convince the cabinet." Alan Wilson frowned slightly, indicating that this matter can be discussed.

If he remembered correctly, Egypt, as the largest military power in Arabia for a long time, is not completely superficial. Its military industry is considered to be the highest among Arab countries, and it still has an Abrams production line in hand in the 21st century.

"In this way, we will first transfer the technology of catamaran missile boats to Egypt, stabilize Egypt first, and we will figure out the rest. The problem with tanks is not big. We have ceramic composite armor in our hands, so we don't have to worry about those homogeneous armors. The tanks will one day become a threat to us. Look at the Soviet Union’s support for Syria and Yemen. If Egypt does not have an advantage in the number of tanks, it is not impossible to have a production line.”

Whether it is Syria or Yemen, there are now huge armored forces. After the war, the Soviet Union was the most powerful army power in the world. The countries supported by the Soviet Union were also dominated by ground forces. Just pick one out and the statistics are scary. .

This is something that countries that have good relations with the Soviet Union have in common. Should the United Kingdom be allowed to pile tanks for Egypt like the Soviet Union? It's a joke to think so. Who can benefit from the competition between Britain and the Soviet Union?

When it is impossible to compete with the Soviet Union in terms of quantity, it is a feasible option to establish a tank production line with a production license for Egypt. Gosh So So Sou, who will follow the British in the future?

"You are the Secretary-General of the Cabinet. This is all your job. The shipbuilding plan has been prepared and will be delivered to you in the afternoon." After taking a sip of black tea, Makins finished his pleasant working meal.

Alan Wilson nodded, and then the two of them left the restaurant. It has been several years since my British original 022 catamaran missile boat was equipped with the Egyptian Navy.

Because the British shipbuilding industry was subject to competition from Japan, the respected richest woman started to save the British shipbuilding industry. Pamela Mountbatten, who took over two shipyards, used the supreme authority of no one who knows shipbuilding better than me. , the design drawing given is the first step to develop the shipbuilding industry.

To be honest, when these ships were first given to Egypt, the richest woman was ridiculed for it. Both the American and British shipyards looked at the deal with gloating eyes.

Shipbuilding colleagues from both countries agree that even with the laudable myth of wealth, they cannot succeed in any industry. The shipbuilding industry of the richest woman started amidst the friendly remarks that only the navy of a poor country can be built.

Alan Wilson comforted his wife at that time, saying that they didn't know the goods, this was a killer weapon for the offshore navy.

If Britain had not had its own aircraft carriers in service, he would have talked about the concepts of saturation attacks and aircraft carrier killers.

That's the way it is. The United Kingdom and the United States have large navies and naturally look down on missile boats. However, anti-aircraft and submarine-type navies, missile boats close to 50 knots, certainly can't just participate in speedboat races.

Fortunately, Egypt does not dislike these missile boats. After all, what is there to dislike? Can Egypt also dislike British products? Don’t look at your own level!

The shipbuilding plan sent by Makins was a plan for the Royal Navy to replace its old destroyers and frigates. The first one was a blueprint based on Tiger cruisers to replace the Kokang-class destroyers.

The second copy was an enlarged version of the County-class destroyer. Alan Wilson recalled that there seemed to be a Class 82 destroyer in Britain that could match the indicators in front of him, but only one was built.

As for the frigate part, it is quite remarkable, but in Alan Wilson's mind, the part that can be discarded at this time, I don't know if the frigate is the prototype of the Sheffield class, but if the cabinet is not satisfied with the scale of the shipbuilding plan, Then the frigate part can be cut off and a general-purpose destroyer can be built from an 8,000-ton destroyer.

This is also Alan Wilson's bottom line. The Royal Navy with two Eagle-class ships, two Queen Elizabeth-class ships, and five Queen Victoria-class ships cannot just pick at the strings when building a destroyer fleet. Is that ridiculous? There is no shortage of aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, etc. It is completely unjustifiable to care about escort ships.

"Makins, the Ministry of National Defense has demonstrated that a reduction in the hull will not save costs. Why is the quote for the vertical launch system so high? It is not a radar system. Pamela also has a shipyard. I will ask her then." Holding the documents of the shipbuilding plan, Alan Wilson took the phone and gave instructions to Makins.

It's a pity that Pamela Mountbatten has returned to Perth. Otherwise, he could still talk to the richest woman about how to keep costs to a minimum while ensuring quality, which is to persuade his wife not to make money.

After comparing American ships of the same class, this shipbuilding plan was unsatisfactory. He remembered that the cost of the Sheffield class was US$200 million and that of the Ticonderoga class cruiser was US$1 billion. Although the tonnage was far different, even if it was the same ship. The tonnage cannot be directly compared to the cost of the US Navy, which is almost half.

Now is the time to submit the shipbuilding plan. Considering that we still don’t know the specific direction of the war, this can wait.

Every time I come to Hepburn's home, I always feel passionate about the supreme authority. Every piece of furniture here is as thick and solid as a house, and it also contains a simple charm; the golden sofa is covered with a layer of millet color. The velvet cushions, with its soft and dense touch, bring beautiful memories of the two of them everywhere.

Of course, he also received complaints. Hepburn complained as if he had suffered a big loss, "It's all my fault that I was young at the time and didn't understand it. You caught my weakness. Now that I think about it, you took advantage of me."

"I never deny this." Alan Wilson bowed his head to apologize, not mentioning that he was busy recently because of receiving German guests, and said, "As you know, a war broke out in South Asia, and the cabinet is busy."

"You always have a reason. It's as if I'm too stingy." Hepburn accepted the man's explanation and expressed his openness.

But Alan Wilson was not satisfied. He thought it would be better to stabilize the relationship. He took out the photo album of the two of them and recalled the whole process of dating with Qiuhua. The wedding photos and maternity photos were all good memories.

"The video record is here, take it out and have a look." Alan Wilson held Hepburn's body, arousing Qiuhua's vigilance, "Which one is it?"

"That's it." The supreme authority rarely prays, but in private settings, it's not too much to watch the movie of Hepburn's first appearance in the sea. The risk is two-way, after all, he is the leading actor.

When Alexeyev met Alan Wilson, Alan Wilson, who was tormented by the unclear situation in South Asia, had already adjusted his mentality from ladies of the same status as his wife. He no longer acted like playing red alert without a panoramic view. Map is so irritated, "Did India's plan to attack East Pakistan be formulated by the Soviet Union, especially the airborne operation?"

"There is absolutely no such thing." Alexeyev categorically denied, looking more determined than when he was questioned in the central hall.

Alan Wilson stared at the big boy's expression, and then murmured, "That means class enemies like you cannot be trusted."

Class enemy? Alexeyev was speechless. Wasn't this what he should have said? Why did the other party say it so smoothly? Little did he know that Xianyang's father was a person who practiced reverse magic skills.

In Washington, the capital of the United States, Kissinger suggested with a solemn face that the United States must deter India from its adventurous moves. "To give the Indians a signal, the U.S. Navy can appear anywhere in the world. Our warships should appear off the coast of India." , and delivering supplies to Pakistan from Iran, Turkey and Jordan.”

Before coming to the White House, Kissinger had just met with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin, had a frank exchange of views, and acknowledged the existence of a special relationship between the United States and Pakistan.

Nixon was lost in thought and finally nodded, "Okay, that crazy woman must pay the price."

The crazy woman in Nixon's mouth was Indira Gandhi, who had visited the United States before. The negotiation between the two was very unpleasant, and even thinking about it now makes Nixon feel stuck in his throat.

Nixon expressed support for Kissinger and ordered the formation of a task force, including "the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, guided missile destroyers including USS King, USS Decatur, USS Parsons. Destroyer Bowser USS Charles, USS Lake Charles, USS McKean, USS Anderson. The ammunition supply ship USS Haleaka, the fleet supply ship USS White Plains and an attack nuclear submarine.

It can be said that except for the British Royal Navy and the Soviet Red Navy, this task force can send the navy of any country to the bottom of the sea within one day.