Chapter 613: To Suffer a Loss is to Make a Profit
"But the price that the army sold us is 100,000 US dollars, and 5,000 is 500 million US dollars, this deal is really not cost-effective, and the former Soviet tanks you just mentioned, we almost didn't spend much money, that is, the most advanced T-80 and T-72 main battle tanks, one can be done at most 10,000 US dollars. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info: "Marcas is very embarrassed.
Got so many benefits from the United States, and naturally had to pay it back, since the Minister of Defense opened his mouth, Marcas knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion, and there were many interest exchanges and involvements behind this deal, but he has always been a goose plucking character, and it is absolutely impossible not to make up for it, so he opened his mouth and began to talk about his grievances.
"Mr. Marcas, this is good for your mercenary army, if you don't suffer a loss on the surface, how can I make you cheaper? The weapons and equipment that the US military can sell are basically handled by mercenary corps, and my next president has nothing to sell if he wants to, and all of us have a wish, that is, to draw a satisfactory sentence for the phased cooperation between the two sides. ”
"The Army Command will sell you 100,000 sets of individual equipment, including infrared and thermal imaging night combat equipment, at a low price, for $3,000 each, and retire 30,000 Humvee off-road vehicles, each for $5,000, and the Army has already begun to manufacture new M1A3 main battle tanks, for this purpose, sell you 2,000 M1A2 main battle tanks with depleted uranium armor for $2,000 each, and help you upgrade the armor and electronic equipment of 4,000 M1A1 main battle tanks."
"For example, those ordinary conventional weapons, assault rifles, sniper rifles, general-purpose machine guns, grenade launchers, shotguns and other firearms, mortars, recoilless guns and 105mm howitzers and other artillery, as well as bullets and shells calculated in terms of quantity of 10,000 tons, grenades, anti-tank mines, rocket launchers, portable anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles, etc., enough for you to equip ten mechanized infantry divisions, although they are all outdated weapons, they are not so easy to buy in normal times, and the price is absolutely cheap." The Minister of Defense said with a smile.
The new president needs a new defense minister, the new defense minister needs a new power structure, and the army will definitely face a major reshuffle. The fattest department is naturally the Logistics Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, which is responsible for weapons and equipment and research and development, including transportation and livelihood support, and the generals who hold power will definitely be replaced.
The Golden Triangle International Security Company is the best trading partner for the bigwigs, because in nature, this company is still an American enterprise, and these conventional weapons and equipment are not classified and do not require the approval of the US Congress.
What's more, the mercenary corps has a very close relationship with the military-industrial giants of the United States, as well as the energy giants, and can influence the attitude of members of Congress, even if the matter is detected, it is not so easy to track down, which will offend the interests of a huge group, and the energy of this group is not easily touched by the president.
On the surface, the weapons and equipment sold by the United States to mercenaries are cheap and scary, and they say that they are protecting the security of their own enterprises overseas, but in fact, behind every transaction, there are amazing interests involved.
"Mr. Minister, the mercenaries can make this deal with the Army, but we need Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines more, the Mediterranean and Black Seas are now a mess of war, and it is difficult to say that the Russians will not intervene."
"As far as I know, the special envoy of the Russian president, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, has rushed to Syria to negotiate with the government about the resumption of the use of the port of Tartus, and the Russian Navy is about to establish a new Mediterranean Fleet, and will also place the newly built aircraft carrier at this naval base." Marcas said.
This thing is true, and it is operated by Wu Chen himself, if Russia wants to provide a nuclear shield to Middle Eastern countries, it naturally needs a suitable naval base in close proximity, and the port of Tartus in Syria is the best choice. The port is a deep-water port leased during the Soviet Union, and it is reasonable to restore it to large naval equipment such as aircraft carriers.
"The CIA has also obtained this information, the Russian government is implementing a new strategy, wants to restore the influence of the former Soviet Union in the Mediterranean countries and Middle Eastern countries, President Park Kim is preparing to visit several Gulf countries, the schedule is set, this naval base in the port of Tartus is indeed the only trump card left in the hands of the Russian government."
"Fortunately, for this reason, the US Senate Armed Services Committee has decided to approve the sale of four Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines, four Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers, and six Ali Burke-class missile destroyers to the Golden Triangle International Security Company, with the aim of helping you form an aircraft carrier battle group to comprehensively suppress the Mediterranean fleet that Russia is building and protect US interests in the Mediterranean region and the Middle East." The Minister of Defense gave an unimaginable answer.
"Mr. Minister, the mercenary corps has already bought seventeen Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers and eighteen Ali Burke-class missile destroyers, if you continue to sell, will it affect the combat effectiveness of the US Navy?" Marcas was skeptical.
In order to prevent a recurrence of the situation in the former Soviet Union, the US-led NATO is going all out to expand eastward, compressing Russia's strategic space to the greatest extent and putting a bayonet on Russia's neck.
The Russian government is not willing to have less and less influence on international affairs, nor is it willing to be strategically surrounded by the United States, so it must build its own military bases overseas and break through the blockade of the United States and NATO.
However, the U.S. Navy has already given the mercenary corps too many cutting-edge weapons and equipment, and has to sell so many active capital ships, Marcas believes that the members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee must have their heads caught in the door.
"The United States has the most powerful industrial and scientific research strength in the world, Congress approved the construction of twenty Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers and forty Burke-class missile destroyers, ten Wasp-class amphibious assault ships, ten Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines and twenty Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines, and the time given by the military-industrial complex is ten years."
"Let me tell you this, if the United States is faced with a threat to transition to a wartime economic system, a number of naval shipbuilding enterprises can build six Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers and twelve Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyers in a year, plus four Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines and three Ohio-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines, and even two years can build a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, this number is definitely not an exaggeration, no matter which country underestimates our war potential, it is self-defeating!" The Minister of Defense said proudly.
"The United States is the only superpower in the world, I am convinced of what you said, now let's talk about the price, the little money earned by the mercenaries is all invested in the construction of the Golden Triangle Federation, and there is not much liquidity in hand." Marcus said with a smile.