The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 982: Night Training and the Small Boat is Easy to Turn Around

The addition of the Laotian and Cambodian Volunteer Army brought about great changes in the situation in Thailand.

There is hope for quelling the mob riots, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the nationwide mob riots in Thailand are quelled.

In addition, 200,000 volunteers have joined Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

More volunteers are setting off.

A total of 600,000 volunteers will be deployed to protect compatriots and quell mob riots.

Among them, of course, there were mercenaries, guards, and volunteers who were injured or even sacrificed. After all, the medical conditions were not up to par, so some of the injured who could have been rescued eventually died.

It was cruel, but it could not shake Liu Tao's strong heart.

It can be said that Liu Tao has a heart of stone, but he is actually creating a living space.

We missed the Age of Discovery, and now is the only opportunity.

If you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again.

Ships carrying supplies are sailing on the sea. Because the financial crisis has led to a trade depression, all the spare shipping capacity is put into this.

So far, tens of billions of bullets of various types, millions of artillery shells of various calibers, and thousands of tanks and armored vehicles have been transported.

More weapons, equipment and ammunition are still being transported.

Modern warfare is actually fought with logistics.

As a country with the most powerful industrial productivity in the world, it is least afraid of war, and its industrial capacity is enough to crush most countries.

Up to now, the riots have caused the deaths of millions of people and created tens of millions of refugees. However, no one has paid any attention to the refugees who have died in the ocean and have become food for fish and shrimp.

Only one in ten people can successfully escape.

Journalists from Europe and the United States have thought about going to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, but they are too dangerous there, and often they either die on the same day they go there or flee quickly.

At this point, even if we kill the journalists from Europe and the United States, they don’t want to go.

Because there is really no guarantee of personal safety.

Gulf of Thailand.

The Type 001 light aircraft carrier formation is conducting night take-off and landing training here.

I saw 15 "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft taking off with weapons hanging, and 9 "Ray Eagle" helicopters taking off.

On land, part of the army was still resisting and colluding with the mob.

Even at night, the fighting was still going on.

The area currently controlled by the mob is very small.

The military headquarters is set up in a relatively secret place.

At this moment, several missiles streaked across the night sky and accurately hit the command center.

The error of precision-guided missiles is very small even at night. This is why precision-guided missiles are increasingly attracting the attention of major military powers, as they can greatly improve the accuracy of hits.

Hundreds of air-to-ground missiles dealt a heavy blow to the army here. They were not used to bomb ordinary soldiers or mobs, but were targeted.

The combat radius of the 'Sea Hawk' carrier-based aircraft is limited. As a short-takeoff/vertical take-off and landing carrier-based aircraft, the shortcomings of the 'Sea Hawk' carrier-based aircraft are very obvious, with limited payload and small combat radius.

At this time, the "Sea Hawk" carrier-based aircraft was practicing landing training subjects.

At the same time, two Type 052 destroyers were launching cruise missiles as part of a night combat capability exercise.

In peacetime, when there is a lack of war experience, the way to improve and maintain combat effectiveness is to conduct more training.

After completing a series of planned training subjects, the aircraft carrier formation returned home and disappeared into the night.

A meeting is being held in Singapore.

Malaysia was hit hard by the financial crisis and unexpectedly fell into chaos, which made Singapore very nervous.

Singapore has a land area of ​​only 712.4 square kilometers, much smaller than Hong Kong, and a population of more than three million. Singapore's active military has a total strength of 7.25 troops and a reserve force of 35, and its weapons and equipment are quite good.

Singapore immediately called up reservists, strengthened vigilance, and dispatched naval warships to prevent rioters or refugees from entering Singapore.

Singapore is a small country with a large population. If mobs or refugees pour in, it will put enormous pressure on Singapore.

Singapore did not relax after the United States withdrew from its military base in Singapore after deciding not to renew its treaty with the United States.

We are all thousand-year-old foxes, there is no need to talk about Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

"I suggest sending volunteer troops to Malaysia and Indonesia to help our compatriots!" Singapore's Defense Minister made a bold suggestion.

Singapore is a small school, but a small school has one advantage, which is that it is small and easy to turn around.

Just like now, we turn around without any delay.

In the past, Singapore had a small land area and no strategic depth, so it had to be able to "keep the enemy out of the country". To this end, Lee Kuang Yao proposed the famous "poisonous shrimp" theory, that is, Singapore should become a "small shrimp that can produce highly toxic substances", which can coexist with "fish schools" but will not be swallowed by "big fish".
This actually emphasizes that Singapore's armed forces must maintain effective deterrence capabilities so that major powers will not dare to act rashly against Singapore.

This is an important pillar of Singapore’s “total defence” national defence policy.

Specifically, Singapore's military security strategy has three principles:
The first is the "poison shrimp" principle. Singapore's military security strategy emphasizes deterrence. First, it makes the opponent intimidated by the combat effectiveness of its army, and second, it makes the opponent intimidated by the resistance of its entire people. In addition to the regular army, Singapore also has 25 reserve troops, which can be basically mobilized in just 6 hours. At the same time, Singapore's economic, social, civil, psychological and other aspects of resilience are also very strong.

The second is the "school of fish" principle. Singapore is a small country with a small population. The army has no actual combat experience and it is difficult to ensure national security by its own strength. Therefore, Singapore attaches great importance to joint defense and self-protection, seeking collective security, and relying on collective strength to contain potential enemies. Singapore can be compared to a small fish. If a small fish wants to survive, it must be with other fish, in a school of fish, and rely on the school to protect itself.

The third is the "big fish" principle. Singapore's containment strategy relies on a two-pronged approach: joining the "fish school" and holding on to the big fish. The big fish is the United States.

Singapore believes that "the United States is a friendly big fish that can prevent other big fish from causing trouble in the region." Therefore, Singapore has always supported the United States to maintain a military presence in the region and introduce American military power into Singapore. If someone wants to eat Singapore, the small fish, in addition to considering the five-nation defense and ASEAN, they must also consider whether the big fish, the United States, agrees. In this way, Singapore can use the power of other countries to achieve the goal of protecting its own security.

However, as a model of survival for a small country, Singapore has a very keen sense of smell and ability to judge the situation. When danger comes, it lets the big fish, the United States, leave at the first opportunity and then turns around as a whole.

Now, we must make our attitude clear, form a volunteer army, and send a volunteer army.

What Singaporeans talk about most often recently is that we are the descendants of Yan and Huang. We are all one family. We must unite as one and overcome difficulties together.

(End of this chapter)