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Text Chapter 1,125 The Navy takes great strides

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    The most important thing about the Glorious class for Iraq is the powerful vertically launched anti-air missiles on it, which are a necessary guarantee for the aircraft carrier formation to defend against the opponent's saturation attack.

    Only with enough escort ships can an aircraft carrier battle group be powerful.

    Therefore, in addition to having great enthusiasm for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, Iraq is also very concerned about other supporting ships.

    In the Soviet Navy, apart from the aircraft carrier that attracted Kusai the most, the rest were the Glorious-class cruisers.

    The Glorious-class cruiser with a displacement of over 10,000 tons has excellent anti-ship, anti-submarine and air defense capabilities. This warship is attached to the Iraqi Navy and can make them a world-class navy!

    Even Ah San from the east would be envious.

    The construction of the Communist Youth League started in 1984 and was launched in 1990. Now the construction period is coming to an end.  Its construction period is no shorter than that of an aircraft carrier.  The main reason is that the shipyards' energy is spent on building aircraft carriers, and all departments across the country are mainly focused on supporting aircraft carriers.

    The construction of the fifth ship "Russia" only started in 1988, and the progress of this ship is currently only 45%.

    That Glorious class ship, when the Russian Navy was still mainly focusing on the aircraft carrier, we got it done and drove it back to Iraq first!

    After hearing what Amir said, Makarov said: "That warship is almost completed, but the anti-ship missiles on it cannot be exported to Iraq, otherwise Russia will definitely protest strongly."

    For the Soviet Union, the key mission of the Glorious class is anti-ship, so it is equipped with the swan song of the Red Navy anti-ship missile, which is the Granite anti-ship missile, and these anti-ship missiles are the current killer weapons of the Russian Navy.  No second country will be allowed to own or reveal its secrets.

    "The anti-ship missiles above can be dismantled. Those missiles are of no use to us in Iraq." Amir said that Iraq's aircraft carriers are not equipped with such missiles, and there is no need for other warships to be equipped. This does not mean that  This missile is not good, but Iraq lacks the entire system.

    After dismantling the anti-ship missiles, Iraq will use those spaces to install new things, namely Iraqi self-produced cruise missiles!

    The use of warships to carry out ground attacks is a trend in later generations. Don¡¯t Americans often launch Tomahawk missiles from cruisers?

    In this way, this kind of warship will be even more threatening.

    "In that case, there should be no problem. Our shipyard can report it, or you can contact our superiors directly. The Russian Navy will never pay for the entire ship." Makarov said  .

    "Also, if we invest in Iraq, how long will it take to build the Glorious-class No. 5 ship?" Amir continued to ask.

    Makarov thought for a while: "If there are sufficient funds, it will take two years. Moreover, if no one invests in this warship, it will definitely be dismantled. Therefore, the superiors should be very satisfied and can export it."

    After the meeting with Makarov, Adelina reported to President Kusay as quickly as possible that a major project in Ukraine had finally reached the final stage!

    This is a critical moment related to the century-old development of the Iraqi Navy!  At this time, the Iraqi Navy will achieve a leapfrog development!

    After Qusay got the news, he couldn¡¯t close his mouth from ear to ear for several days. The era of Iraq¡¯s navy was finally coming.

    Now, the first aircraft carrier Baghdad is undergoing training, and Iraq¡¯s carrier aviation is slowly growing up from its infancy.  After the arrival of the second aircraft carrier, Iraq will have two aircraft carrier battle groups.

    Of these two aircraft carrier battle groups, apart from the aircraft carriers, the most powerful one is the Glory-class cruiser. The number that Iraq will eventually acquire will be two to three.

    In addition to cruisers, Agelina is also negotiating with shipbuilders about the introduction of the unfinished Dreadnought III. This specialized air defense destroyer will turn Iraq's aircraft carrier fleet into an ironclad wall.

    In addition to these large warships, the modern class and the fearless class will be the outer protection force of the formation.  Although the Iraqi Navy currently only has two such warships, Iraq's future plan requires at least four of each.

    Coupled with Iraq¡¯s own frigates, the aircraft carrier formation will be very powerful.

    In order to meet this moment, Iraq began to train its own naval personnel in the mid-1980s. Through the Naval Academy in Basra, a large number of high-level naval personnel with modern knowledge took up their positions. They took turns  ??Interned on several warships and mastered the essentials of operation.

    The disintegration of the Soviet Union will quickly reduce its once powerful navy to a second-rate army. Within a few years, a large number of warships will face the fate of being eliminated. Iraq has purchased enough warships at extremely low prices. It is not at all  The difficult thing is that many warships actually don't have major faults, it's just that they don't have money to repair them.

    For example, before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Black Sea Fleet was the second largest naval fleet of the Soviet Union. It had more than 800 warships, including two helicopter carriers, seven cruisers, including one Slava-class, nine destroyers, etc.  A large warship.  Because it was the only ice-free port, it was a powerful force for the Soviet Union in the Mediterranean.

    But now, the fate of the Black Sea Fleet is full of unknowns. It still flies the flag of the Soviet Union with its sickle and axe!

    Faced with this second largest fleet, Russia will naturally not give up. Therefore, Russia has always claimed that the Black Sea Fleet is Russia¡¯s maritime force.

    But Ukraine will definitely not agree with this. For them, the Black Sea Fleet stationed in Ukraine is completely the property of Ukraine.

    The two sides had a big dispute over this.

    Soldiers cannot interfere in politics. When the commander of the Black Sea Fleet could not come to a conclusion whether the Black Sea Fleet belonged to Ukraine or Russia, he had to have a plan: temporarily hang the Soviet flag until the two sides had finished wrangling and decided.  After belonging, they can fly the corresponding national flag.

    In later generations, in August 1992, Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement in Yalta to turn the Black Sea Fleet into a Russian-Ukrainian joint fleet, jointly commanded by the two countries.  In June 1995, the two countries officially decided to split the fleet in two.  Because most of the ships in the fleet are in disrepair, Ukraine only receives 18.3 ships, and the rest are sold to Russia at a discount.

    Of course, for Kusay, he will not watch these ships waiting in the Black Sea like this. Rather than letting those ships rot, it is better to buy them from Ukraine! As long as they are given a sufficient price, Ukraine will develop itself  With the economy, I definitely dare to sell.  When the time comes, they won't care if they bite each other, since they paid for it anyway.

    Iraq's national treasury is now abundant. The annual oil revenue alone is enough to make Iraq the richest country in the world. Moreover, Iraq's current oil revenue only accounts for about half of theirs. Various manufacturing industries in Iraq have begun to  In the midst of vigorous development, export earnings also account for a very important part of Iraq's economy.

    Even putting these aside, Iraq has already made enough money from previous world economic speculations. Therefore, Qusay has already prepared funds and devoted himself to this crazy acquisition.

    Because, it is not just Kusai who is taking action now. The Eastern powers have already extended their hands, and the United States and Western Europe have also extended their hands to dig out talents, technology, and equipment!

    This is not a friendly match. Kusai has made up his mind. As long as he likes it, he will strike first and no one can take it away.

    However, the first news came back from another inspection team led by Hikmat. After inspecting the Nitka training center in Ukraine, they asked President Kusay for instructions and placed a deposit with Ukraine to stay.  The twenty-five Su-27K fighter jets at the Nitka training center were bought back at a price of 30 million US dollars each.

    This batch of fighters is attached to the Kuznetsov.

    Although the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has sailed back, the fighter jets produced for it have never been secured. The Soviet Union lacked funds. It was not until two years ago that the allocation came down and these fighter jets were produced.

    However, after the fighters were produced, they did not fly directly to the aircraft carrier because the Soviet Union lacked enough carrier-based aircraft pilots. Therefore, these fighters first flew to the Nitka training center, where Soviet aviation forces would practice on the simulation deck.  takeoff and landing.

    As a result, the Ukrainians were benefited in vain, and the Soviet Union was divided. Ukraine would not give Russia anything for these fighter planes unless they paid for them.

    The Russians naturally disagreed. After the two former brothers separated, they began to quarrel with each other over inheritance issues.

    So, Ukraine finally started to act cruelly. Since it is on my land, it belongs to me. If you don¡¯t give me money, do you want to take it for free?  Then I might as well sell it to someone else!

    The price offered by Iraq is not low either, US$30 million per unit, which is slightly higher than the cost price.

    So, after having forty Su-27Ks, the Iraqi Navy Carrier Air Force now has twenty-five Su-27Ks, which is enough for two carrier-based air wings. Of course, if there is another rotation??, then it would be best to order another thirty to forty such fighters.

    With the Su-27K agreement reached, it began to fly from Ukraine to the Qeshm Island Naval Base, and the Iraqi Navy began to take off again.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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