USSR 1991

So when Mario came to Tokyo to visit Miyazawa Kiichi, Nakatani tried every means to get in touch with President Mario. He made it clear to the other party that the Self-Defense Force wanted to update the air force armament in order to deal with the threat from the red polar bear.

"But don't you already have a bidding plan? The detailed design of your FS-X project was completed last year. It passed the review in April this year, and the test model was completed in May, and then it was officially released to the public."

1994年2月，设计日本F2战斗机零部件的公司都完成了工程设计，开始制造一号原型机。FS-X第一架原型机于1994年初开始组装，1995年1月12日从三菱重工业公司的小牧南工厂出厂，同年10月第一次进行了38分钟的试飞。

"But we can't wait, Your Excellency." Nakatani said anxiously, "We still need more fighter jets. Before the official production of F2, we also need F-15 and F-16 fighter jets to deal with the provocations of the Soviet Union. And In terms of Congress and the Prime Minister, I also hope that through the President of the United States, we can put diplomatic pressure on Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa.”

Of course, President Mario doesn’t mind helping the Director of the Defense Agency. In fact, he also hopes that someone in Japan will actively discuss the arms sale. I also want to help our allies strengthen their military forces to deal with threats from the North."

Yuan Nakatani stood up suddenly, bowed slightly to President Mario, and said gratefully in never-so-standard English, "Thank you for the support of the President, we will never forget your contribution to Japan."

In this way, a deal of what you like and what I want to reach a unified caliber in private.Later, during Mario's state visit to the Japanese Prime Minister, he would naturally disclose the news that the United States intends to sell arms to Japan.And stated that the United States is willing to sell F-16 fighter jets to deal with the Soviet threat for Japan.

Of course, Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa declined President Mario’s proposal. He said that Japan is now actively seeking to improve relations with neighboring countries, and that any agreement that can be reached on the negotiating table should be resolved on the negotiating table as much as possible. He does not plan to use force to intimidate means to resolve territorial issues with surrounding countries.

President Mario expressed his displeasure at this. He asked Kiichi Miyazawa, "Do you live up to the public's expectations of the prime minister? The failure of the former Prime Minister Kaifu Toshiki in the four northern islands led to his immediate resignation. Now The Soviet Union is targeting your four northern islands, if you don’t update your armaments, you may not even be able to intercept the provocations of the Soviet bombers.”

After finishing speaking, he finally added a sentence that was enough to stimulate Kiichi Miyazawa, "My friend, the bargaining chip on the negotiating table is determined by your own military strength, not by your friendly attitude. When you don't have enough The so-called negotiation is a big joke when the air force can protect the security of its own country’s territory.”

Sure enough, Miyazawa Kiichi was a little displeased by Mario's words, "President Mario, is this a threat to Japan? Although we are not a political power, we are the second largest economy in the world so far."

"The world's second economy? Oh, so what?" Looking at Miyazawa Kiichi's inexplicable sense of superiority, Mario couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, "Then do you know that the Soviet Union's Varyag is about to enter service? According to intelligence, 70.00% of the Soviet Union’s fourth-generation aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk has been completed. If you guessed correctly, when these two aircraft carriers are completed, they will serve in the Soviet Union’s Pacific Fleet When the time comes, will your economy be able to save the country in the face of sharp guns from ships? No, only the armed forces of the Naval Self-Defense Force can deal with the threat from the north.”

The information provided by Mario was like a slap in the face, and it hit Kiichi Miyazawa hard on the head. At this time, the director of the Defense Agency was also fanning the flames, "Yes, the purpose of equipping the Soviet Varyag with the Pacific Fleet is to target Japan. The four northern islands. This is probably a well-known secret, and there is nothing to hide."

"So, if we don't update the equipment of the Air Self-Defense Force, it will be difficult for us to stop the advance of the Soviet Navy. At that time, let alone compete with the Soviet Union for the four northern islands, whether Japan can be kept will be a problem." Zhong Guyuan deliberately exaggerated the strength of the Soviet Navy. Threats, in order to coerce Miyazawa Kiichi to agree to the conditions.

"The recent economic situation in Japan is not very good. If some US-Japan economic cooperation projects are transferred to South Korea, it may have a major impact on the Japanese economy, right?" Mario asked with a smile, on the surface, in an amiable tone. Li, however, revealed a threatening appearance.Don't put Kiichi Miyazawa in the same position at all.

Sure enough, under the threat of the Soviet Union from Mario and Gen. Nakatani, Kiichi Miyazawa was forced to agree to the purchase of Japanese armaments, just like when Japan wanted to develop its own fighter jets but was coerced by the American chaebol group to give up the plan.

"Just like you threatened us back then when you coerced us to change the air force's bidding plan?" Kiichi Miyazawa asked in counterattack, but in the face of the powerful comprehensive strength of the United States, Kiichi Miyazawa's counterattack seemed weak and ridiculous.Comprehensive strength determines its own diplomacy, and Japan, which is bound by security agreements, has no preconditions for itself in front of the United States.

Mario directly ignored Miyazawa Kiichi's questioning, he didn't even care about the Prime Minister's opinion, and asked Nakatani Yuan's opinion directly, "If possible, I can have someone bring the contract over later, and sign the economic cooperation project together it?"

"It's an honor." Zhong Guyuan nodded and said.

Miyazawa Kiichi twitched the corner of his mouth, but did not speak.

This cooperation project includes four F-16 fighter jets, five Black Hawk fighter jets, and fifteen Sidewinder missiles. Everyone can see that Miyazawa Kiichi was almost completed under the coercion of the domestic right-wing forces and the US military conglomerate. In this transaction, the Japanese Prime Minister who just took office accepted a treaty that was simply humiliating to him who loves peace without the assistance of any political power.

But the hawks in the Self-Defense Forces have obtained a sufficient military force for this purpose to deal with the threat from the Soviet Union.Akio Suzuki, chief of staff of aviation, accepted this batch of air force assistance with a smile and arranged them all at the military base in Hokkaido.This move can be seen by any fool. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force plans to challenge the Soviet Air Force and Navy on the issue of the four northern islands.

To this, Kiichi Miyazawa just sighed and blamed himself deeply, "It was my incompetence that ruined Japan's hard-won peace."

However, Nakatani is ambitiously planning to further strengthen the strength of the Self-Defense Forces and develop it into a powerful armed force that cannot be underestimated in the East Asian situation.

Chapter 1: Varyag Launches

Following the launch of the Soviet aircraft carrier Kuznetsov, the Varyag has also entered the final stage of preparation.Varyag, which had completed 80.00% of the progress eight months ago, finally ushered in the moment when it walked out of the Black Sea Shipyard. Director Makarov witnessed this milestone aircraft carrier from factory to factory with tears in his eyes. The historic scene of launching.

In the end, the key funding from the central government allowed the Varyag, which was gradually in trouble, to complete the final construction, and also gave the legendary aircraft carrier, which might have been aborted, a chance to be reborn.After all, the great motherland has lived up to Makarov's lifelong painstaking efforts, and the Black Sea Shipyard, which has spent countless painstaking efforts, finally ended his great mission at this moment.

Varyag will surely become a great monument in the history of the Soviet Navy, and will also become a legendary aircraft carrier for the Soviet Union and even the whole world!

The launching ceremony of the Varyag even attracted the presence of Defense Minister Yazov. He tightly held the hand of Makarov's factory director covered with black oil, and said excitedly, "On behalf of the party and the country, I thank you for your dedication. Everything! You have completed a major engineering project for the country."

"Thank you for the praise from the Minister of Defense. This is what I should do for the motherland. I still have tasks on my body, and the Ulyanovsk must also hurry up to complete the tasks. It is best to catch up with the end of next year or the middle of the year after next. Complete the construction tasks, and then you can start testing." Makarov seemed calm, in stark contrast to the cheering crowd at the shipyard.Looking at the majestic aircraft carrier under the blue sky, he muttered to himself, "A Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and a Varyag are still too few. The replacement of naval aircraft carriers has fallen behind In the West, only three aircraft carriers can form an aircraft carrier battle group that can rival the world. And it will take a few years to fully form combat effectiveness."

"Okay, it's good to have such determination." Yazov patted Makarov on the shoulder, "If you have any difficulties, you can bring them up, and the central government will support you vigorously."

"Funds and technical support." The director of Makarov bluntly stated his difficulties, "When will the follow-up problem of Ulyanovsk's funds be resolved? Don't be like Varyag. The most critical funds are obtained when you are almost desperate."

Yazov was about to light the cigarette in his hand. He almost spit out the cigarette in his mouth when he heard Makarov's words. He scratched his head and said embarrassingly, "There will be, Comrade Makarov. Even if the Navy Admiral Kiev The aircraft carrier will be sold, and we will also provide you with financial support to build the aircraft carrier."

Makarov's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe what Yazov said, "What did you say? The navy wants to sell the aircraft carrier to support the construction of the Ulyanovsk? So the rumor is true? When did our navy need such a heroic way to support construction?"

"It's not a decision made by the navy." Yazov lowered his voice, "It's a decision made by General Secretary Yanayev. He even used his own private funds to support the construction of the Ulyanovsk. The general secretary said I would rather let him go hungry than let the Ukrainian Black Sea Shipyard build an aircraft carrier fleet capable of protecting the Soviet Union..."

Speaking of this, Minister of Defense Yazov quietly turned red.This is the first and only general secretary he has ever seen who has dedicated everything to the motherland.If it is said that other people will serve the people, then Yanayev is personally proving to everyone that a party member's obligations and accusations.

There are always people who don't understand what Yanayev has done. They denounce him as "the tyrant of the Soviet Union", "the cruel red tsar" and "the monster against humanity".Most of these voices come from outside, and some of them come from inside whose interests have been damaged by the reform.Of course, those who shout the banner of democracy and freedom will never know that the general secretary often stays up until the early morning for a livelihood construction project, and he will not know that he adopted the underage children of those political opponents and donated his salary anonymously to Orphanage.

As Surkov angrily responded to the duties of the democrats, "You are enjoying the benefits you take for granted, you have everything you don't value, the current system you want to overthrow, and everything you are ruining. From the man you call a tyrant!"

Other politicians will more or less hide a little selfishness, but Yanayev is the only one who faithfully fulfills his mission and accusations, defends the Soviet, and maintains the last dignity of the Red Empire.

The reason why Yazov knew this was that the representative of the CPSU who wrote the biography of Yanayev at the beginning, recorded Yanayev’s oral narrative for nearly six hours, and in exchange for almost [-] densely packed Manuscript paper.However, Yanayev made a request that this biography could only be published when he was buried under the loess after his death.

"I am not a god, just an ordinary Soviet citizen who was fortunate to sit in the position of leader. There are also some small achievements and major mistakes. I hope that after my death, the people and history will make a just decision. judgment."

Thinking of this, Yazov's thoughts were pulled back to reality, and the first commander-in-chief of the navy, Smiryev, appeared in front of him. Since the Minister of Defense has made public appearances in this public place, as the admiral who Yanayev single-handedly selected There's no reason not to be at the fest.

Factory director Makarov resigned first, leaving Yazov and Smiryev to discuss military "secrets" one after another.Smiryev approached Yazov, staring at the aircraft carrier indifferently, but asked in a low voice, "Didn't Moscow say that it was going to sell the Kiev-class aircraft carrier? Is there any further information on this matter? It has been a long time since the Central Committee There is no movement."

"There must be." Yazov nodded, "I'm looking for a buyer recently, and the Kiev-class aircraft carrier of the North Sea Fleet must be sold, otherwise the central military expenditure will not be able to support so many ships. Eliminate the old Ships, building a modern aircraft carrier fleet is the top priority of the Soviet Navy's construction."

"Which country will the Kiev-class aircraft carrier be sold to? Can you disclose it in advance?" This incident aroused Smirev's curiosity. Since he had Ulyanovsk and Varyag, the remaining Those Kiev-class aircraft carriers are not very popular.Instead of clinging to these old toys, it is better to keep things simple and build a lean and powerful aircraft carrier fleet.

"India."

Comrade Yazov replied with a smile.

Chapter 191 The Ambition of the African Admiral

If it is said that the sale of the Gorshkov aircraft carrier in history was due to the internal boiler explosion and insufficient funds, then Yanayev decided to sell the Gorshkov at this time purely to free up part of the Funding continues to support the construction of the Navy's new generation aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk.

So Yanayev's first goal was aimed at the Indians who purchased Soviet equipment on a large scale last time. Of course, it is not a glorious tradition of the Soviet people to like to cheat Asan, but the current light aircraft carrier Virat of the Indian Navy , that is, the former British Hermes has been in service since 1959. In 1986, India purchased this Centaur-class light aircraft carrier from the British.

I don't know whether Ah San is a fool with a lot of money or a fool with a lot of money. He went to buy an aircraft carrier that has been in service for nearly 30 years, and the Gorshkov was officially commissioned in 1987, so this aircraft carrier no matter what From which point of view, the Indian Navy has no right to refuse.

What's more, Yanayev is not ready to make money from the Indians on the price of the aircraft carrier itself. With this reason, Chemezov, the head of the Soviet arms export company, visited Indian Defense Minister Kapoor as a lobbyist.This is good news for the Indian Navy.

The Gorshkov aircraft carrier, after forming combat power, together with the Vitra, you can become the overlord of the Indian Ocean in one fell swoop. Although only you and Australia have aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean, how can something like the Melbourne aircraft carrier be possible? Comparable to our Gorshkov?

"You mean you plan to sell us the Gorshkov, which has just been in service? And at a lower price?" Kapoor had no idea that such a good thing would happen to the Indian Navy. Knowing that they are still worried about which country's second-hand aircraft carrier they should buy after the Vitra has reached its service life.

"Yes, I was asked to visit India this time just to hear your thoughts." Chemezov replied in a rather helpless tone, "You also know that our country has suffered from economic problems in recent years. The naval construction is insufficient, so the size of the navy is being reduced now. Even the aircraft carrier Gorshkov needs to be sold to you at a low price in a painful way, and this time is definitely the most conscientious price."

When he heard the most conscientious price, Kapoor's eyes lit up, but Indians always forget that every time someone tells them the most conscientious price, the price released is not very conscientious.

"I don't know what price the Soviet Union will sell the aircraft carrier?" Kapoor asked eagerly. He could not wait to ask the people in Congress for money to pass the procurement budget of this aircraft carrier.

"In short, it will not exceed one billion US dollars. One billion is the highest limit. I am afraid that the specific price will need to be negotiated and negotiated between us." Chemezov gave an ambiguous answer. He reached out to Kapoor. One finger, "Of course the buyer of the Gorshkov aircraft carrier is not the only one. The reason why we consider you first is because we believe in the strategic partnership between the Soviet Union and India."

"India is a rising big country, and a big country also needs a powerful naval force to protect their ocean-going interests from any infringement, so the Gorshkov will be your best choice. We also hope to be able to Contribute to the military might of our allies..."

Chemezov's serious nonsense can't help but make the Indian Minister of Defense a little embarrassed, as if he is sorry for the Indian Navy if he doesn't eat this pie that fell from the sky.So Chemezov agreed in advance, "We agree to this transaction, but before the transaction starts, we want to send a delegation to visit the Gorshkov aircraft carrier first, and wait until everything is confirmed and ready. We will send someone to sign a trade treaty with you."