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And now, Sergey talked about this reason, which made everyone excited.

"We exported these three warships to Iraq, but there are not enough Iraqi sailors at all. Therefore, within a few years, these warships need to be operated by our Soviet sailors to help the Iraqi sailors mature. Send troops to station in the opponent's naval base, as for the aircraft carrier, we need thousands of sailors, and we may have to send more than half of them." Sergey said, and other people's eyes gradually brightened.

When the Soviet Union exported high-tech equipment, it was always accompanied by the export of a large number of personnel. For example, when it provided Iraq with the advanced MiG-25, the maintenance, repair and training of this aircraft were all carried out by the Soviets. In the main role, at the most time, the Soviet Union stationed more than 25 personnel at the H-3 air force base where the MiG-1 is located. Most of the MiG-25s are flown by the Soviets. It is said that this is a forward base of the Soviets.

As for the sale of warships to Iraq, the Iraqis cannot operate them in a short period of time. That is to say, the Soviet Union will send about [-] sailors to help Iraq operate these warships. Sailors are in a secondary position, so it is equivalent to the Soviet Navy stationed in the Arabian Sea!

Isn't this an opportunity that the Soviet Union has always wanted?In the Indian Ocean, show your presence!It can echo with the Pacific Fleet in the east and suppress the sphere of influence of the United States!

"Moreover, if Iraq did not dare to announce that it had ordered a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser from us, we could claim that this warship was built by us, and it was only temporarily staying in the port there. In the Strait of Perth, the reasons are more sufficient." Gromyko added.

"Even if in a few years, the Iraqi sailors have fully mastered the operation of the aircraft carrier and hope that our personnel will leave, at that time, they will find that they lack the necessary conditions to protect this aircraft carrier. They do not have our Kirov-class The main air defense ship is the same as the Glory class, and if we only export Su-25 attack aircraft to him, this kind of aircraft carrier cannot leave the protection range of shore-based aircraft at all, and they do not attack nuclear submarines, and they do not have enough escorts The anti-submarine ship, this aircraft carrier, is just an empty shell. At most, it is wandering around the border of the Arabian Sea. It poses no threat to us, especially, I don’t know what Qusay thinks, we have been installing it on this kind of warship. He actually doesn’t want the powerful supersonic anti-ship missile, so we don’t have to worry about this kind of missile leaking our secrets of counterattacking US aircraft carriers at sea.” Sergey said.

In his eyes, this kind of warship has no anti-ship capability, and the escort formation is also much worse. At most, it is just a carrier for carrying aircraft, and there is no powerful carrier-based aircraft, although Qu Sai said that it will be equipped with catapults Well, Iraq doesn't have the ability to develop its own carrier-based aircraft. In this case, the performance of this warship will be greatly reduced, and it is not much different from the vision of India's Ah San.

Sergey represents the military's point of view. He looks at the problem very meticulously. Exporting to Iraq is just an aircraft carrier that moves at sea, allowing the Soviet Navy to exist in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. For the Soviet Union, it has been pursuing southward travel. As far as the strategy is concerned, there are very big benefits.

When Qusai really gets the aircraft carrier and uses it for a few years, they will find that without the help of the Soviet Navy, their aircraft carrier has no actual combat value at all. At that time, they may have to ask the Kirov cruiser of the Soviet Navy to come Escorted for them, once the red navy enters there, it will not come out again.

This is a temptation that no one can refuse.Fighting Afghanistan, so many people died, isn't it just to go south?

Now is a great opportunity!

Although their pockets have shrunk, their vision is still long-term.

"President Qusay, before we came, we didn't plan to buy an aircraft carrier." Deputy Navy Commander Karim asked.

Those who have the same doubts are Hikmat and others. Could it be that President Qusay did it on a whim?

They all know President Qusay's idea of ​​a large navy, but this leap seems a bit too big.

Therefore, after returning to the embassy, ​​in the room that had already been checked and confirmed that there was no KGB wiretapping equipment, Karim couldn't help asking.

"Yes, we have no plan, it's just our idea." Qu Sai said: "Because, just now, I saw that the Soviet Union was reluctant to sell us even two Dreadnought-class and Modern-class ships, so I added an additional aircraft carrier. In this way, the Soviet Union may also sell it to us as a package.”

Hearing what the president said, other people were puzzled. The Soviets would not sell the two destroyers alone, and the Soviets would sell their ace aircraft carrier together?What is the logic?

Although the Soviet Union has always called it a heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser, when it developed to the third generation, it was completely different from a cruiser, and it was an aircraft carrier in the real sense.

This is the pride of the Soviet Navy. You know, the first Brerì Nev is still on berth 0 and is about to be launched. There are still a few years before it enters service. The Soviet Navy is willing to use this aircraft carrier Sell ​​to Iraq?It is simply a fantasy.

"Because, after we have introduced large warships, we in Iraq have no operational experience, so we will inevitably hire a large number of Soviet personnel. In this way, the Soviet Navy will regard this as an opportunity to control our navy and realize their mission to the South China Sea." Strategy," Qusay said.

"Our Iraqi navy must not be controlled by the Soviet Union. We must stand on our own," said Karim, deputy commander of the navy.

"Sometimes, when there are certain conflicts in reality, we need to endure it temporarily." Qu Sai said: "We must first agree to the terms of the Soviets before they are willing to sell us these warships. However, After the warship actually arrives at our port, the initiative will be in our hands."

Qusay didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he said. Although the eyes of the people around him were a little strange, it took courage to play tricks with a big country like the Soviet Union. However, there was nothing that President Qusay dared to do, and they all Follow firmly behind President Qusay.

Let the Soviets build the warship first and drive it to the territory of Iraq. It is impossible for the Soviets to be arrogant, because the construction of an aircraft carrier has a long period. , It cannot be built until the early 90s. This is the fastest estimate. You must know that it takes almost ten years for the US super aircraft carrier. the construction cycle.

At that time, the entire Soviet Union was probably panicked.In later generations, the first aircraft carrier, which had been renamed Kuznetsov at this time, completed sea trials in this precarious environment.

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The Soviet Navy still wants to control the Iraqi Navy?Then don't dream, when the time comes, I'm afraid it's time for the Soviet Navy to help them "deal with" backward warships.

Although Qusay's travel has caused changes in the world pattern, and Qusay needs to delay the disintegration of the Soviet Union for his own benefit, but Qusay knows that the fate of the Soviet Union's disintegration is doomed, and he does not want to reverse the fate of the Soviet Union. God, even if Iraq fully supports the Soviet Union, it can't stop it.

Now, who would have thought that the mighty Soviet Union would suddenly collapse?Only Qusay had the foresight.

The construction period of the modern class and the fearless class is even shorter. If it enters service in [-] to [-], the Soviet Union will send hundreds of naval personnel to help the Iraqi navy become familiar with the operation, and wait until one to two years At that time, the Iraqi navy was familiar with the operation. I am afraid that they would not be willing to return to the Soviet Union at that time. It might be a better choice for them to stay in Iraq and join the Iraqi navy.

This is Qusay's plan.

However, Qusay can't explain these words to his confidants now, because if Qusay said that the Soviet Union is about to disintegrate, who would believe it?

However, they have always firmly supported Qusay's decision.

"President Qusay, our current navy only has frigates of more than 2000 tons. Now, it has grown to [-] tons, or even [-] tons. Is it a bit aggressive?" Hikmat asked.Although Hikmat was not from a military background, he still took this into consideration.

"We are not rushing forward now, but the progress is too slow." Qusay said: "We in Iraq have important offshore oil trade to protect, and there will be various other trades by sea in the future. Our navy must be able to protect For our maritime interests, we must vigorously develop the navy. However, the construction of the navy cannot be achieved overnight, especially the construction of warships requires a long cycle, so we need to make great strides forward bravely."

It's getting late now. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, even if there is an injection of Iraqi funds to maintain the operation of the Black Sea Shipyard, those supporting factories are already yellow. God knows how much Iraq will order such a large warship. long cycle.Asan of the later generations refitted the old aircraft carrier from the Soviet Union, not only the period was extended several times, but also the cost was doubled, which was more expensive than building a new one by himself. The serious loss of technical equipment on my own side also has a lot to do with it.

Therefore, the further you order backwards, the more problems you will face.Iraq is now vigorously developing its own shipbuilding industry, but it may be the 21st century when it has the ability to build aircraft carriers, and the Iraqi Navy can't wait for that time.

"Our current economy may seem a little nervous to support the aircraft carrier formation, especially since we do not have the budget to purchase an aircraft carrier," Hikmat said.Iraq is rich in oil, and the national treasury is also very abundant now. However, the Iraqi government has also invested a large amount of funds in domestic economic and industrial construction, especially after the northern part of Iran announced that it has obeyed the new government. Now, Iraq has provided a large amount of funds to these areas, preparing to develop the economy here, focusing on agriculture, increasing agricultural production, turning this place into a granary, and solving the food shortage situation in the Middle East. Moreover, this is also beneficial to the attachment of people's hearts. Great benefit.

Therefore, Iraq's current funds are a little tight, and it may be more abundant in a year or two.

"We are ordering now, and we only need to pay a deposit. When we add ourselves in the later stage, we already have a chance to make a fortune by accident, which is enough to get enough funds." Qu Sai said.

The day of the yuan crisis is getting closer and closer, and Qu Sai is very sure that from this, he can make a fortune, and five aircraft carrier formations are enough.

"If we only order these few warships now, it will not be able to improve our combat effectiveness. In particular, our heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers are very dangerous without a large number of protective warships. In particular, we do not have similar We don't have nuclear submarines to eliminate dangers underwater, and we still haven't perfected the ability to use such large warships." The deputy commander of the navy, Karim, expressed his concerns.

Although the Iraqi navy is still relatively weak, Iraq already has a first-class naval academy. All naval personnel need to graduate from formal training in the academy. They are taught by Western instructors. Their vision is all It is very high. They are all familiar with the highest level of the navy. The US aircraft carrier formation is actually what they yearn for, especially the Aegis system warships that the United States has begun to serve, which are very capable of resisting saturation strikes.

Only the aircraft carrier, plus two large destroyers, cannot guarantee the safety of the aircraft carrier at all, even with the existing Iraqi frigates and all the missile boats, it is not enough.

"That's right. We don't have dedicated air defense ships or nuclear submarines yet. What we need to do now is to train our personnel, our navy's ability to operate these warships, and the ability to sail and operate in the ocean. In preparation for receiving more warships, in particular, we only ordered the Su-25. Although this aircraft is not capable of air combat, it can train our valuable carrier-based aircraft pilots. Although we use catapults, the pilots The risk of taking off is less, but the risk of landing is still very high," Qusay said.

In the future, by taking over good things from the disintegration of the Soviet Union, but the personnel still have to be Iraqi as the main body. If you want to have carrier-based aviation, it will definitely not be achieved overnight. Now, even the Soviet Union does not have qualified ships. As for the carrier aviation, especially, the only aircraft that can be boarded in the Soviet Union is the Yak-38, the Su-27 has just been finalized, and the Su-27K (ship-based type) is probably still in the experimental stage. The Soviets mentioned the reason why the carrier-based aircraft used the Su-27K.In later generations, the only Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, the main trainer aircraft on it, is the Su-25.

Nuclear-powered submarines, large-scale anti-aircraft destroyers with four-sided phased array radar, these are all necessary. Qu Sai looked at the excited people around him. The current price has already been offered to the Soviet Union. I don’t know if they will accept it. ?Qusay felt that the bait for going south was very big.

……… "Report, the sonar room found that there was a faint propeller noise a hundred nautical miles away from us, which is suspected to be an aircraft carrier formation." Colonel Yezhov received the report in the command room.

As the latest nuclear submarine built by the Soviet Union, in addition to its excellent quietness, the Oscar 2 class also has excellent detection capabilities. Thanks to its huge hull, the three large passive array sonars on its side can be separated by a long distance. In this way, the detection distance and precision can be improved. The passive "shark rib" broadside array sonar used by Oscar 2 is even better than the passive sonar of the attacking nuclear submarines currently in service in the Soviet Union.

In later generations, the evaluation of the 2006A class in the British "Simplified Defense Yearbook 949" is: "The Oscar 2 class can not only destroy the aircraft carrier fleet, but also smooth out the submarines in this area."

The main task of the Oscar 2-class nuclear submarine is to destroy the American aircraft carrier. However, it is absolutely not afraid of the enemy's attacking nuclear submarine. The quietest oceangoing attack submarine.

Although Oscar 2's sonar is very good, it can only be obtained under good hydrological conditions if you want to find a warship [-] nautical miles away. They only detected the approximate position and signal. What, not sure yet.

"Double vehicles, advance two, left rudder three, prepare to release the towed line array sonar." Colonel Yezhov issued the next order.

For submarines, in addition to the passive array sonar that uses the boat's sidestring, a towed line array sonar can also be used.

As the name implies, the towed array sonar is to release the sonar using wires and release it to a distance of several hundred meters behind the submarine. In this way, the disadvantages of ordinary sonar are avoided. First, the space is limited, especially for accommodating sonar arrays. The limited space restricts the improvement of traditional sonar performance; secondly, the noise interference from the submarine itself will also affect the detection performance of sonar.

Therefore, advanced submarines all carry passive towed array sonars for detection, calibration, tracking and type identification of submarines and surface ships.

Following Yezhov's command, the rudder surface at the tail of the Oscar 2 submarine started to move and turned to the approximate position detected. At the same time, a tubular structure opened the hydraulic cover on the rudder fin of the submarine's podium enclosure.

For best results, align the side of the sub with the sound source.