Chapter 912: Ship Viewing Ceremony Six
In fact, the mercenary corps also bought some other former Soviet warships from Russia, but because of the long time, they look old, and they are really embarrassed to show them. The more powerful the navy is, the more it can exert deterrence, not to engage in nostalgia, the key is that this is not a warship developed by the mercenary corps itself, and nostalgia has no meaning.
In the following time, it was replaced by an American-made display, and the first to appear were four Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers, the main combat warships of the U.S. Navy in active service, which have always been used as flagships, and the mercenary corps purchased twenty-one before and after.
This type of warship is about 173 meters long, about 17 meters wide, has a full load displacement of 9,600 tons, is equipped with the Aegis combat system and the MK-41 missile vertical launch system, can launch 128 missiles of various types, and has a triple torpedo launch system.
The six Ali Burke-class missile destroyers form a phalanx, and the United States has the largest number of main combat destroyers in service, and it is still being manufactured, and the total number may exceed 100.
There are several models of destroyers of this class, and each model is changing and improving, and the cost of manufacturing is growing, and it is said that it will reach three billion dollars each, and there are twenty-four mercenary corps.
This type of warship is about 153 meters long, about 20 meters wide, has a full load displacement of more than 8,000 tons, is equipped with the Aegis combat system and the MK-41 missile vertical launch system, can launch 96 missiles of various types, and has a triple torpedo launch system.
"The Americans are really generous enough, the main warships will be sent as soon as they say, forty-five Aegis ships, and all the warships of the same type in all countries around the world add up to not as many mercenary corps, but the price is cheaper than cabbage and potatoes, don't they know that this is a tiger breeding?" Japan's defense minister looked at these warships with red eyes.
Japan also has Aegis ships, the so-called Kongo-class missile destroyers, and the most important thing is that an Aegis combat system is installed on it, which is the main warship that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is proud of.
As for the South Kuril Islands, which Japan calls the four northern islands, there is an almost pathological obsession, always thinking about taking it back from Russia, who would have thought that the Russian government would actually give the South Kuril Islands to the Golden Triangle Federation as a founding gift.
The mercenary corps is not Russia, war can break out at any time if it is unreasonable, the Japanese government grits its teeth with hatred, and only has the ability to swallow their anger and draw circles and curse every day, many people are actually desperate, and the lethality of mercenaries is even more terrible than that of Russia!
If Japan and Russia fight over the South Kuril Islands, the US Government will certainly support Japan, and this is a strategic inevitability. However, if Japan fights with mercenaries, the United States will definitely not help each other, and may even pull the side apart, and the side that is biased will definitely not be Japan.
"Your Excellency, is it a problem for the United States government to raise tigers and it knows in its own heart that it will rely on mercenaries to block the door of Russia's westward expansion in Ukolan and protect the security of the Mediterranean Sea and Europe, and the price is worth the price of forty-five more Aegis ships." Italy's defense minister said nonchalantly on the side.
For the European countries, the mercenary corps is stationed in Ukolan, or has completely controlled the country, especially the Crimea region and the Sestopol naval base, which is a matter of great interest to everyone, and the Russian Black Sea Fleet does not have a main force port, and the supply has been greatly affected, and the radiation to the Mediterranean region is much smaller.
Until now, the military expenditure of the mercenary corps Ukolan is still shared by the United States and the European Union, and Italy is also one of them, not the mercenary corps withstands Russia's westward expansion, and European countries cannot calmly implement the plan for peaceful rise.
The six Spruance-class missile destroyers form a phalanx, and the main destroyers of the United States, which have been fully decommissioned, and thirty-one of them of this type were all bought by mercenary regiments, which is also the reference basis for the development of the first two types of cruisers and destroyers. The length is about 172 meters, the width is about 17 meters, and the full load displacement is more than 7,700 tons, some of which reach the 8,000-ton level.
Twenty-four ships are equipped with MK-41 missile vertical launch systems, capable of firing 64 missiles of various types, and the other seven are equipped with two quadruple MK44 armored box launchers, eight Tomahawk cruise missiles, and eight MK16 Asroc anti-submarine missile launchers, all of which have triple torpedo launchers and phalanx close defense systems.
The longest service time for this kind of missile destroyer is 25 years, which is not very long according to the age of the ship, and the United States has one of the best shipbuilding technology in the world, and the Spruance-class missile destroyer can still serve for 25 years after upgrading, transformation, and life extension, so the Navy Department plans to modernize and refit these 31 warships, replacing navigation, vigilance, and fire control radars, as well as electronic instruments such as sonar and communications equipment, so as to further enhance their modern combat capability.
As for the twelve Perry-class frigates participating in the parade, they are the most decommissioned warships of the US Navy purchased by mercenary corps, this statement seems to be a bit incorrect, and it should be the second-hand frigates that the United States has given to mercenary corps, as of now, there are a total of thirty-four.
This type of warship is about 135 to 138 meters long, about 14 meters wide, and has a full load displacement of more than 3,600 to 4,000 tons.
The appearance of the two battleships, the USS Iowa and the USS Wisconsin, brings everyone a lot of memories of the Second World War era, which is the last battleship in the United States and the most advanced battleship in the world, with a service time of more than 50 years, which is simply an antique.
The Iowa-class battleship is huge, belonging to a steel behemoth with a displacement of 57,000 tons, with a length of more than 270 meters and a width of 33 meters, and is operated by computer automation, and is equipped with the world's most advanced US Navy Aegis combat system, and its various radar and sonar devices are exactly the same as those of the Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers and the Ali Burke-class missile destroyers, as well as computers, monitors, and other equipment.
Two missile vertical launch bays are installed at the front and rear, and each missile launch bay has 16 seats and eight vertical launch systems, which can carry 122 anti-aircraft missiles or cruise missiles. Two quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers, four triple torpedo launchers, and six Phalanx close defense systems were installed.
Most notably, the battleship retained nine 406-mm naval guns, capable of firing two shells per minute at a range of forty-two kilometers. Twelve 127-mm high-level dual-purpose guns with a firing range of 15.2 kilometers were also retained.