The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1089 Ambitious
George Walker was ambitious and had a lot to do.

He not only wants to attack Afghanistan, he also wants to attack Libya, Iraq, and Persia as well.

He wants to demonstrate America's strong military power through war.

Even if Venezuela and Colombia continue to act so rebellious, he would not mind sending troops to Venezuela and Colombia!
However, the current US military strength is not enough to realize George Walker's ambitions!

Therefore, the expansion of the US military has become an inevitable option.

George Walker wants to restore the US military's strength to what it was in 1991!

1991年的时候，美国兵力达到192.8万人，其中陆军76.6万人，编为7个集团军、6个军，下辖装甲师4个、机步师7个、步兵师1个、轻步兵师4个、空降师1个、空中突击师1个、各种独立旅30个、地对地导弹营12个、防空导弹营17个。

装备的主战坦克M48A5有1111辆、M-60A1有3487辆、M-60A3有5400辆、M-1M-1A1有5994辆，合计15992辆主战坦克。装备的步兵战车M-2M-3有4883辆；装甲输送车M-577有4500辆、M-113有18080辆、其他型号3900辆，合计26480辆装甲输送车。装备的牵引火炮105mm火炮1135门、155mm炮810门，合计1945门；自行火炮155mm炮2433辆、203mm炮1029辆，合计3462门；火箭炮M227有416辆，迫击炮81mm炮和107mm炮合计2670门。

地对地导弹‘潘兴’II有109部、‘长矛’65部，合计174部。反坦克导弹‘陶’7400部、‘陶’M-901有3900部、‘龙’7700部，合计19000部。

无后坐力炮，90mm炮和106mm炮合计3560门；高炮有20mm牵引式220门、20mm自行式380门、40mm自行式500门，合计1100门。

防空导弹有‘复仇者’39部、‘小榭树’618部、‘霍克’400部、‘爱国者’204部、‘剑’8部、‘红眼’和‘毒刺’各3500部，合计8269部。

武装直升机，AH-64、AH-1、OH-58合计2250架；运输直升机，CH-46、UH-60、UH-1合计8126架；观察机运输机：0-1、U-6A、C-2、C-27合计520架。

美国海军总兵力58.3万人，编为4个舰队，分别是第2舰队（大西洋）、第3舰队（太平洋）、第6舰队（地中海）、第7舰队（西太平洋）。

装备有弹道导弹核潜艇俄亥俄级9艘、富兰克林级12艘、拉斐特级6艘、麦迪逊级8艘，合计35艘弹道导弹核潜艇；攻击核潜艇有洛杉矶级31艘、鲟鱼级37艘、长尾鲨级13艘、铿鱼级6艘、鳐鱼级4艘。巡航导弹核潜艇有圣胡安级2艘、普鲁斯顿级8艘共10艘；常规潜艇长颔须级2艘、镖鲈级1艘合计3艘，特种潜艇2艘。

There are 5 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and 7 conventional-powered aircraft carriers, totaling 12 active aircraft carriers, which can form 12 aircraft carrier formations.

反潜航空母舰‘中途岛’级2艘，战列舰有衣阿华级4艘，核动力导弹巡洋舰有弗吉尼亚级4艘、加利福利亚级2艘、特拉克斯顿级1艘、长滩级1艘、班布里奇级1艘，合计9艘。

There are 14 Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers, 9 Belknap-class cruisers, and 9 Leahy-class cruisers, totaling 32.

导弹驱逐舰有斯普鲁恩斯级31艘、基德级4艘、孔茨级10艘、亚当斯级23艘，合计68艘。导弹护卫舰有佩里级51艘、诺斯克级46艘，合计97艘。反潜护卫舰有加西亚级2艘、格洛弗级1艘、布朗斯坦级2艘，合计5艘；导弹艇飞马座级6艘，巡逻艇24艘。大型两栖舰艇，包括两栖攻击舰、船坞登陆舰、两栖运输舰、坦克登陆舰合计66艘。

The naval aviation force has 13 wings under its jurisdiction, equipped with 1570 fixed-wing aircraft and 376 helicopters.

海军陆战队19.5万人，下辖3个陆战师、3个飞行联队，装备有坦克716辆、步兵战车422辆、装甲输送车805辆、自行火炮251辆、牵引火炮764门、迫击炮400门、无后坐力炮700门、反坦克导弹2237枚、固定翼飞机488架、直升机84架。

美国空军有57.9万人，下辖6个导弹联队、21个轰炸机联队、25个战斗机联队。装备有战略轰炸机B-52有234架、B-1B90架，合计324架；战术轰炸机FB-111A有48架，F-117有52架，合计100架；战斗机F-4有677架、F-15有642架、F16有1083架，合计2402架；战斗轰炸机F-111有219架；攻击机A-7有270架、A-10有538架，合计808架。

运输机有C-5有97架、C-141B有249架、C-130有534架、C-135有7架、C-137有7架、C-9有20架、C-12有86级，合计990架。

The number of intercontinental missiles includes 450 Minuteman IIs, 500 Minuteman IIIs, and 50 MXs, totaling 1000.

At that time, only the Soviet Union could compare with the United States in terms of military power in the world.

Throughout the 80s, the U.S. Navy was far ahead of the Soviet Union and ranked first in the world; the U.S. Air Force was almost on par with the Soviet Air Force; that is, the Army was not as good as the Soviet Army.

George Walker looked down on Clinton. He felt that Clinton had no idea what hegemony was. How could it be called hegemony without a strong military force?
Is it useful if the economy develops too well?
If my neighbor collects grain, I will store my gun, and my neighbor is my granary!
Clinton doesn't understand such a simple truth. He still wants to compete for the best president in American history. What a beautiful dream!

When George Walton went to inspect the troops, he felt so sad to see that the US military still had M-48A5 tanks. He wanted to cry when he saw the tanks and armored vehicles that were far beyond their service life. He couldn't understand when the powerful US military fell to this point when he saw the warships that should have been retired but had been in service for so many years and were rusty.

Looking at the fact that the United States still has so many second-generation aircraft, it is simply incredible.

So last year, George Walton set himself a goal, which was to revitalize the U.S. military and make it strong again!
As for the navy, he wants to retire those aircraft carriers that have expired and end their missions, so that the US Navy will have 12 Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and promote the development of a new generation of aircraft carriers; he wants to update those frigates, destroyers, nuclear attack submarines, and strategic nuclear submarines, retire those warships that have reached their expiration date, replace them with new warships, and develop and put into service a new generation of warships.

As for the Air Force, it is necessary to retire aircraft that have reached the end of their service life, put more third-generation and fourth-generation aircraft into service, purchase more F-16 fighters, F-15 fighters and fourth-generation fighter F22 'Raptor' fighters, and put more and more advanced B2 stealth bombers into service.

In the army, George Walker wants to phase out those outdated tanks and armored vehicles and equip them with more advanced third-generation tanks and armored vehicles.

He wants to equip the U.S. military with more and newer weapons and equipment, improve the combat effectiveness of the U.S. military, and make the U.S. military "far ahead" on the earth!
He, George Walton, wants to spread his military power around the world!

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