The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

New Year's Day!

The world bid farewell to 2012 and welcomed 2013!
The blueprint for the development plan of the ASEAN coalition forces has been officially announced.

The ASEAN coalition forces are composed of the army, navy and air force, with a total strength of 120 million.

Among them, there are 50 soldiers in the army, 30 soldiers in the navy, and 40 soldiers in the air force!

The Army’s land rapid reaction force is composed of 42 combined brigades and 2 combined divisions.

The Navy consists of four major fleets: the Western Indian Ocean Fleet, the South Indian Ocean Fleet, the Eastern Pacific Fleet, and the South Pacific Fleet, including four aircraft carrier formations with a total of 4 ships. The Eastern Pacific Fleet's home port is in Luzon, the South Pacific Fleet's home port is in Dongdi Port, the South Indian Ocean Fleet's home port is in Coconut City Port, and the Western Indian Ocean Fleet's home port is in Dagon.

The Air Force is mainly divided into aviation, anti-aircraft artillery, surface-to-air missile, airborne, radar and other arms. It will have more than 4000 combat aircraft, including thousands of third-generation aircraft, about 200 bombers, and about 20 early warning aircraft!
As soon as the development plan blueprint came out, the whole world was in an uproar.

You have to know that the European coalition forces are only this size in total!

Now the ASEAN coalition forces are doing the same thing, which is a target for the European coalition forces!

However, when one considers that the ASEAN coalition forces have such a vast land to garrison and such a large sea area to protect, the total force of 120 million does not seem that much.

As for the reserve forces, this is also a common practice in the world.

Once the ASEAN coalition forces realize their planning blueprint, they will become a powerful military force in the world.

Many experts cannot help but comment that ASEAN will no longer be a geopolitical fringe area, but will be a force that can influence the world pattern.

However, many experts are more focused on regional integration. They find that regional integration here is progressing very quickly, with a new level reached almost every year and progress being made.

It is obvious that regional integration first occurred in Europe and then affected the world.

But while European regional integration has been bumpy, the pace of integration here is very fast and the progress is astonishing.

The influence of Americans in this area has been almost completely expelled, and the original US military bases here no longer exist.

All parties revolve around a strong core. Under the leadership and drive of this strong core, the entire integration is progressing very rapidly.

Just like Singapore, it has long solved the water and electricity problems, solving a major development dilemma.

Even in the development plan blueprint, where the naval bases are located, where the air force bases are located, and which are the army military bases are all circled.

Anyway, this kind of thing cannot be hidden from the reconnaissance satellites in space, so it is better to display it openly.

As for wanting to attack with missiles without any specific coordinates, I can only say that you are thinking too much.

Even though satellite maps seem to be very accurate, you should know that even a slight difference can lead to a huge difference.

Look at cruise missiles, which one is not constantly calibrated? No country's cruise missiles can be launched and then ignored and still have a relatively high hit rate.

The same is true for other missiles.

Moreover, any military power will have air defense forces and will use various methods to interfere with missiles.

However, the specific plan of the ASEAN coalition still shocked the world.

No one would think that this planning blueprint would be empty.

Because previous experience has long shown that it is best to choose to believe in the various plans and programs of the Eastern superpower and not to question them, otherwise you will be slapped in the face, because what the other party does will often exceed the plan.

Liu Tao returned to Panshan Group and asked Chen Weimin to visit his office.

Chen Weimin, 63 years old this year, has basically reached the retirement age. Even if the conditions are relaxed, he must go through the retirement procedures at the latest at the age of 68.

In fact, Chen Weimin will complete the work handover at the age of 65 and then go through the retirement procedures.

Unless Chen Weimin takes one more step forward.

Unfortunately, Chen Weimin lacks talent. It took Liu Tao’s great support to get him to his current position, but this is already Chen Weimin’s limit.

If Liu Tao reluctantly promoted Chen Weimin, he would be in a high position that he shouldn't be in, which would be harmful rather than beneficial to Chen Weimin.

Liu Tao instructed Chen Weimin to let China Southern Ordnance Group Corporation be prepared.

After all, it is a huge order for a large amount of weapons and equipment.

It is no exaggeration to say that such a large order is enough to make China Southern Ordnance Group Corporation very happy.

Of course, Liu Tao also reminded Chen Weimin that he had to complete the handover work in advance.

Who will take over Chen Weimin's job has basically been decided.

Unless something major happens, the succession will proceed in an orderly manner.

The person who took over Chen Weimin's job was a man named "Wei Xu", who came from the Shancheng Tank and Armored Production Base and graduated from Tsinghua University. He started out from the production workshop and moved up step by step from a production workshop technician to the technical director of the production workshop, and then step by step to the person in charge of the Shancheng Tank and Armored Production Base. He is now the deputy general manager and a member of the party group of China Southern Ordnance Group.

Wei Xu is only 51 years old this year, still in his prime, and can work healthily for at least another 14 years.

When Wei Xu stood out in the Shancheng Tank and Armor Production Base, he said something moving: I am an orphan. My parents died very early. I have never seen my father. I have no brothers or sisters. My mother died of illness when I was 10 years old. I grew up eating at other people's homes. It was the villagers who supported me to go to college. I was admitted to Tsinghua University in the college entrance examination. When I was a freshman, I found the Party and became a glorious Party member. I feel that the Party is my mother. I wholeheartedly regard the Party as my mother.
In fact, Wei Xu's words were not exaggerated at all. He was indeed an orphan and grew up eating at many people's homes. Since elementary school, the school waived tuition fees, which allowed Wei Xu to not drop out of school. In junior high school, high school, and college, Wei Xu relied on scholarships and the help of villagers to complete his studies.

Wei Xu was assigned to the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building at that time, but he took the initiative to apply for the front line. As soon as he arrived at the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building, he was sent to Panshan Group as a talent support and to the Shancheng Tank and Armored Production Base.

At the Shancheng Tank and Armored Production Base, he started from the grassroots level and was highly praised by his colleagues. He received excellent scores in all the assessments. Due to his outstanding work, Wei Xu was continuously promoted and was designated as a key training target.

Moreover, Wei Xu's family education impressed his colleagues. His daughter was the top scorer in the Yunnan Province College Entrance Examination and was admitted to Southwest Associated University as the top scorer in the Yunnan Province Science College Entrance Examination. And what people talked about most was that his daughter Wei Xinyu refused the school's recommendation to become the top scorer in the Yunnan Province College Entrance Examination.

Wei Xinyu is now 24 years old, but has already obtained a doctorate degree from Southwest Associated University.

Anyone who knows about it will give a thumbs up.

Chen Weimin also knew what he should do. The handover was a big deal and could not be taken lightly.

He did not want to be power-hungry and insisted on waiting until he was 68 years old at the latest to go through the retirement procedures.

The disciple surpasses the master! He could reach this point, which was something he had never dared to think about before.

On this day, Liu Tao came to a secret base in Yunnan Province.

This place is affiliated with the air defense force, and its authority is second only to the Beijing General Command.

Through the communication system, the country's air defense forces can be directly commanded here, including the national strategic defense system that China focuses on building!
China's national strategic defense system, also known as the 'Rock System', means solid as a rock, representing the strength of its defense, which is as solid as a rock.

Currently, the 'Panshi System' is able to destroy all enemy satellites in space in a short period of time once the order is given.

Currently, only China has this capability in the world.

So far, only China has strategic laser weapons. Whether it is the United States, Russia or Europe, they are currently in the testing stage and cannot be put into large-scale use.

It is precisely because of these strategic laser weapons that we can destroy all enemy satellites in space in the first place.

Moreover, we have space-based weapons and laser weapons deployed in space, which can prevent the enemy from launching a satellite or an intercontinental missile!
Just one laser is enough to destroy a rocket that has just been ignited, or directly blow up an intercontinental missile that is about to be ignited and launched.

The secret base has a very high level of confidentiality. It is not under the command of the theater, but is directly under the unified command from above.

Liu Tao looked at the big screen, which showed the distribution of strategic laser weapons: some had been built, some were under construction, and some were planned to be built!
This is a great project.

China has invested heavily in this project for the sake of national security and to protect the lives and property of the people.

It is also because of this project that the huge project that was built at that time has gradually been declassified and released in recent years, and has become a tourist attraction for people to visit and feel the severe situation that China faced at that time and the indomitable spirit of the Chinese people.

It can be said that it is precisely because of this project that the world's terrifying nuclear balance has been broken, and the deterrent power of nuclear weapons, intercontinental missiles, strategic nuclear submarines, and strategic bombers has been greatly reduced. Even when the situation is tense, no country will issue nuclear threats at will.

China has made a very great contribution to world peace.

Another large screen is a model of the Earth and the orbits of satellites in the Earth's orbit. This tracks the real-time positions of satellites in the sky, and none of them can escape.

With modern technology, any satellite is constantly monitored and tracked from the moment it is launched.

Whoever lags behind in this area of ​​technology will suffer.

China's satellite tracking is divided into three parts: one is the monitoring stations on land, one is the scientific research ships on the ocean, and the other is the satellites and spacecraft in space.

With modern technology, satellites and the International Space Station are being monitored at all times.

Not only the satellites in the sky, but also the intercontinental missile silos and important military targets on the ground are monitored at all times. Once there is any movement, it will be known at the first time.

For a military power, it can quickly be confirmed which major or powerful country in the world is about to start a war.

Even if exercises are used as a cover, we must know that when a war is launched, the number of field hospitals equipped will be far greater than during exercises, which can be judged by the number of field hospitals.

Furthermore, there is the number of weapons, the size and movement of troops.

None of this can be hidden from the military reconnaissance satellites in the sky.

The commander of the secret base introduced it to Liu Tao.

The confidentiality level of the entire secret base is very high, and the staffing is also very high. There are many technicians here with high academic qualifications.

Just like the commander introduced to Liu Tao, he graduated from the National Defense University and has a real technical background.

It is absolutely true that modern warfare is a high-tech warfare.

It is for this reason that the educational level of the armed forces of major military countries around the world is improving, because without sufficient educational level, the power of many modern weapons cannot be fully exerted.

As for command operations, now it is information-based operations, three-dimensional operations, and coordinated operations of multiple arms. If you don’t have enough academic qualifications, it will be difficult to become an outstanding commander.

After inspecting the secret base, Liu Tao set off for Anshun 011 Aviation Base in Gui Province.

The previous global flight of a nuclear-powered aircraft caused a sensation around the world, making nuclear-powered aircraft once again enter the military perspective, and major countries have restarted the nuclear-powered aircraft project.

Since China's nuclear-powered aircraft has proved that this route is feasible, what else do we have to worry about?

The United States, Russia, France and Germany in Europe have all launched projects to develop nuclear-powered aircraft.

The United States has given a timeline of 2020 for the first flight of a nuclear-powered aircraft. Russia is aiming to achieve the first flight of a nuclear-powered aircraft in 2025, and France and Germany are jointly developing a nuclear-powered aircraft, also giving a timeline of 2025.

The benefits of nuclear-powered aircraft are self-evident.

And here, the second nuclear-powered aircraft has been completed.

There won't be too many nuclear-powered aircraft for China. They are mostly for technical verification and deterrence.

As for the actual combat effect of this thing, it is actually not as great as imagined.

For example, carrying a nuclear weapon and throwing it more than 10,000 kilometers away, but the problem is that this can be achieved through strategic missiles.

You can't carry bombs and carry out bombing more than 10,000 kilometers away. That would be too inefficient and far less effective than an aircraft carrier formation.

The reason why nuclear-powered aircraft were abandoned by the United States and the Soviet Union one after another, in addition to facing technical problems, a very important reason was that the development of missiles weakened the necessity of nuclear-powered aircraft!
Now everyone is just scared, so they are investing huge amounts of money to develop nuclear-powered aircraft.

After everyone has invested huge amounts of money and continues to run into obstacles, they will be hit by reality and gradually calm down.

This nuclear-powered aircraft, modified from the H-10 platform, is slightly different from the first one because it is equipped with more laser weapons.

In addition to strategic laser weapons, there are also a large number of tactical laser weapons.

It can be said that there has been a great improvement in anti-satellite, missile defense and short-range defense capabilities.

Of course, according to the needs of the military, the Chinese Air Force will be equipped with a total of five nuclear-powered aircraft.

Liu Tao looked at this nuclear-powered aircraft and had to admit that it was really a big one. Just looking at it, it was intimidating enough! (End of this chapter)