On the 7th of the month, after Da Chengyi went to the General Staff Headquarters and went to the equipment office, Pei Chengyi rarely returned to the General Staff, had no work needs, and never took the initiative to find Xiang Linghui. It's not that Pei Chengyi has a bad relationship with Xiang Linghui, but he doesn't want to give others a wrong influence, making people feel that he has the ambition to win the throne of chief of the General Staff.

As always. After arriving at the General Staff, Pei Chengyi did not go to the archives, but went directly to the archives.

The efficiency of the MIA was amazing, all the materials were ready in just one night and delivered to the General Staff on time. After asking for a separate reading room, Pei Chengyi took Dongfang Wen. When entering the electronic file, Pei Chengyi chose the normal reading mode. Although the three-dimensional display technology and voice reading technology have long been mature, Pei Chengyi is still accustomed to the traditional way when reading documents. Of course, electronic documents have replaced paper documents, and all but extremely important documents are electronic files, and special files that have been encrypted by hardware can only be opened on a designated computer. It can only be read in the designated place.

I watched it for a while. Pei Chengyi has a problem.

In terms of military strength alone, Argentina has the most powerful military in South America, and even if you look at the entire Western Hemisphere, Argentina's military strength ranks among the top five. It can be said that this is the result of many years of hard work in Argentina. Argentina's defense modernization has continued for many years. Although during this period, Argentina has taken many detours, such as in the first few years, because of the rush for quick success. The modernization of defense put too much pressure on the country, which eventually led to the delay of the defense modernization process for several years, but on the whole, Argentina's defense modernization has been very successful, and it can be regarded as a model for the third world.

Progress can only be seen by comparison.

In the old days, Argentina did not even have a decent army, the army did not have an advanced main battle tank, the main force of the air force was the 4 and the Mirage 4 developed and produced in the era of the force century, and the navy only had a few offshore patrol ships; By the year of Liwu, Argentina already has one of the best military forces in Latin America, the army is moving in the direction of lightweight, the main force of the air force is all four-and-a-half-generation fighters, and fifth-generation fighters are being introduced, and the navy has established a three-dimensional tactical force from the air to the sea in addition to the absence of aircraft carriers and large warships of 10,000 tons. It can be said unceremoniously that Argentina, which is a regional power, is already a major military power in the South Atlantic, in addition to being on a par with global powers such as the Republic and the United States.

The military strength of the state has long surpassed that of Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Urla, and in some respects that of Brazil. In terms of perimeter security, Argentina's defense forces are already strong enough. Looking a little further, compared with Britain in the North Atlantic, although Argentina's national defense strength is still lacking, such as the lack of systematic combat capability and long-range strike force, it is impossible to pose a threat to the British mainland, but in terms of the struggle for sovereignty over the Falklands, as long as the scale of the war is controlled, Argentina's national defense strength is still not to be underestimated.

As with the fundamental purpose of national defense modernization since then, all Argentina's efforts over the years have been aimed at regaining sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands. Whether it is oil in the past or rare metals now, Argentina and the United Kingdom will not easily give up the sovereignty of the Falklands. When the time for the modernization of national defense. Argentina's basic point of departure was not to regain the Falklands with a surprise attack, but to fight a large-scale war with Britain in the South Atlantic. It is precisely because of this that Argentina's defense modernization has continued for many years, but still has not achieved final results.

Although Pei Chengyi is not a politician, he can see the fundamental problem at a glance.

It must be admitted. War is a continuation of politics, and military strength is only a means to ensure national interests, so national defense construction must be subordinated to the general environment and can only be carried out within the scope of the country's strength, and any military expansion action that produces the country's basic strength will not achieve good results.

No doubt. Argentina's defense modernization is going in the wrong direction.

Although Argentina has the second largest land area, the third largest population and the second largest economic power in South America, it ranks outside the world in terms of comprehensive national strength, and has not even crossed the threshold of reaching the country. In terms of the country's basic security alone, Argentina has nothing to worry about, but if it wants to defeat the former empire on which the sun never sets, Argentina's strength is much worse.

The world is always improving, Argentina is improving, and Britain is improving.

Although Britain is far inferior to Argentina in terms of land area and resources, it is far ahead of Argentina in terms of population, science and technology, and economy. In terms of military strength alone, Argentina is also far inferior to Britain. Even if we don't consider Britain's status as a nuclear power, just in terms of conventional grass forces. Argentina is no match for Britain either.

I have to admit it. Argentina's national defense construction has had a great impact on Britain and even on the entire world pattern.

In response to Argentina's military expansion, Britain adjusted its basic national defense policy, abandoned disarmament actions that had lasted for many years, not only built three aircraft carrier battle groups for the navy, doubled the size of the attack submarine force, but also accelerated the pace of lightening the construction of the army, and developed a long-range air strike force by participating in the US Ant program. Afterward. Britain sold 3 medium-sized aircraft carriers to India, and the construction displacement was more than 10,000. "Chase the class aircraft carrier. It is also in response to Argentina's comprehensive expansion of air power that brings about July 1, and it can be said unceremoniously that without Argentina's defense modernization, Britain will definitely not frantically expand its military in the context of the global Great Depression.

The frenzied military expansion has allowed Britain to maintain its military superiority and has also had a great impact on British foreign policy.

Fundamentally. In an arms race with Argentina, it would be difficult for Britain to have the last laugh, because it was not Argentina that Britain was going to win, but the Republic that supported Argentina behind its back. With the outbreak of the Great Depression, the problems arising from the arms race have become very prominent. Although in the short term, through the expansion of armaments, we can effectively consume surplus domestic materials and create more jobs, which will be of great help to promote economic development, but in the long run, because the resources invested in military construction will not produce anything, it will inevitably have a negative impact on the economy in the end. As the first industrial nation and an established empire that has experienced many economic crises, Britain has plenty of reason to believe. The arms race inevitably ended in the defeat of Britain, and in the end it was not only the Falkland Islands British name for the Malvinas Islands that was lost, but also the future of the entire Kingdom of Great Britain. Britain wants to have the last laugh. What is needed is not sustained military spending, but a strong backer to rival the Republic.

For the UK. There are only two options, one is the European Union and the other is the United States. Although the EU's potential has surpassed that of the United States and will surely become the dominant force in the Western world in the foreseeable future, in the short term, the EU, which has not even completed political integration, not only does it not have the strength to compete with the republic, but also has no determination to contend with the republic.

Britain has turned to the United States diplomatically, and the impact of the Falklands crisis cannot be said to be insignificant.

Of course, from an objective standpoint, Britain's initiative to make concessions, or even give up sovereignty over the Falklands, is the best way to resolve the Falklands crisis, after all, the United States is unlikely to directly intervene in the Anglo-Argentine Falklands conflict, and the United States does not have the ability to defeat the republic. The problem is that, in reality, neither the Labour Party, nor the Conservative Party, nor the new Liberal Party, can make any concessions on the Falklands issue, let alone give up sovereignty over the Falklands. The reason is simple: any concession made by the British government on the Falklands issue will call into question the legitimacy of its existence and eventually lose power, and the new British government will certainly take a tough stance.

As a great power, the impact of Britain's foreign policy cannot be underestimated.

It is not the Republic that is most willing to take advantage of the Falklands crisis, but the United States, because through the Falklands crisis, the United States can easily control the United Kingdom, and then use Britain to influence the political integration process of the European Union, so that the European Union can become a member of the American system as much as possible, rather than quickly becoming a unified country enough to compete with the United States. For the EU, Britain is a wound that will never be erased. Although France, Germany and Italy have been clamoring for political integration without Britain, anyone who understands the history of Europe knows that European reunification would not have been possible without Britain's involvement. You know, as early as the time of Napoleon, Britain single-handedly fought against the entire European continent. Although Britain is no longer the Britain of the thug century, Britain still has a strong influence and is still an indispensable part of Europe. For the foreseeable future, continental European countries will still have to woo Britain at all costs and complete political integration with British participation. The result is unification.

Herein lies the problem.

From the standpoint of the United States, although it is reluctant to see a certain South American country break out into war with a certain ally, if there is no choice, or when there are more important interests in the appeal, the United States will certainly give Britain the support within its ability, so as to control Britain more firmly and make Britain an important link in containing the EU. In this case, even if the Republic provides Argentina with the support it can, it can at best offset the influence of the United States. That is, Argentina must defeat Britain on its own. Even without taking into account the attitude of the European Union, Argentina's hopes of victory over Britain are not very good.

It can be seen from this that Argentina should not regard all-out war as the fundamental purpose of army building.

Although no one can deny the possibility of an all-out war between Argentina and Britain, neither Argentina nor Britain can become the ultimate winner in a full-scale war. More importantly, with the participation of the Republic, the United States, and the European Union, it is impossible for Argentina and Britain to break out into a full-scale war. Because a total war cannot bring benefits to any third party.

As Bae Seung-yi argues, Argentina should be based on a decisive battle.

Fundamentally. Only by keeping the Falklands war within the confines of regional conflicts can Argentina hope for a final victory. As long as the scale of the war gets out of control, Argentina will definitely be the ultimate loser. Fortunately, the situation in the UK is similar to that in Argentina. It will also try its best to control the scale of the war. In other words, Argentina has the basic conditions for a decisive battle, as long as the military action is resolute and decisive. It would be possible to force Britain to accept a fait accompli in a compromise way, thus turning the military confrontation into a more "moderate" political struggle.

After reading Argentina's procurement list, Pei Chengyi couldn't help but be a little disheartened.

Over the years, Argentina has not made any serious mistakes.

Long-range fighters, multi-purpose destroyers, attack submarines, and electric artillery systems remained at the top of the list of purchases sent by the Argentine military mission. That is, Argentina is still preparing for a full-scale war

"Work four. Only a sufficiently large military operation can reclaim the Falklands. If he stood on the standpoint of the republic, Pei Chengyi would definitely not have other ideas.

Don't say anything else. The total value of this procurement list is more than 100 million yuan. It is enough to keep more than half of the military industrial enterprises of the Republic busy for several years, create tens of thousands of labor posts, and create tens of billions of yuan in profits for enterprises. Create tens of billions of yuan in tax revenue for the country. What's more, even if Argentina buys this batch of weapons and equipment, it will not be able to immediately send troops to attack the Falklands, and it will take at least several years to familiarize itself with and master the new equipment. A few years later, when the Argentine army had improved its combat effectiveness, it was ready to purchase more advanced weapons and equipment.

The problem is that Pei Chengyi cannot consider the problem from the standpoint of the republic this time.

War is imminent, and with all the conditions ripe, the hope of peace is very slim. Although Pei Chengyi has not yet come into contact with the most core secrets, according to Yuzu's judgment, the war will explode at the end of the year at the latest, and if the preparations are in place in time, it is very likely that the first shot will be fired sometime in the second half of the year. No doubt. The Republic could not allow Argentina to lose the war, and therefore Argentina could not continue on the wrong path.

In just one morning, Pei Chengyi "formulated" a new procurement list.

Long-range fighters are necessary, but the number of purchases must be drastically reduced. According to Pei Chengyi's point of view, the key to the Argentine Air Force's air supremacy is not how many advanced air supremacy fighters it has, but whether it can defeat the British fleet at the beginning of the war. More importantly, mastering advanced fighters requires a good enough pilot and enough time, while the Argentine Air Force does not have too many good pilots, let alone enough training time. If the government agrees to sell small old series fighters, "one squadron, a maximum of two squadrons, will be able to ensure air supremacy." Of course, the prerequisite is that the Argentine Air Force must have a group of excellent pilots with excellent quality and ability. Herein lies the problem, if the Argentine Air Force does not have good pilots capable of wielding the performance of a small old fighter, the Republic will have to consider providing the necessary additional help.

There is no need to purchase multi-way destroyers at all, except for the construction period of large warships that lasts for several years; The Falklands are close enough to the Argentine mainland that there is no need to seize sea supremacy with surface warships. Aviation and submarines will be able to ensure sea supremacy. Now it is too late to purchase attack submarines, after all, the construction cycle of submarines is also continuous, and more importantly, the Argentine Navy has the most powerful underwater fleet in the entire southern hemisphere, as long as the combat power of the existing submarines is wielded, the Argentine Navy can keep the British fleet out of the Falklands. The value of the electromagnetic cannon system is not high, after all, the maximum range of the active electromagnetic cannon is less than a kilometer, and the Falklands are more than a kilometer away from the Argentine mainland; What's more, the electromagnetic cannon system is too large, especially the energy supply system, to be transported by tactical airlift, and therefore cannot be safely delivered to the Falklands; If the Argentine Air Force and Navy were able to defeat the British fleet and would not engage in a ground battle with the British Army at all, there would be no need to purchase electromagnetic gun systems specifically for use against ground targets.

According to Pei Chengyi's thinking, Argentina's procurement work must focus on two aspects.

It is to increase the procurement of advanced ammunition, after all, the war in India has proved that with the advancement of technology, in the face of various defense systems, the original offensive ammunition has fallen behind. Especially in naval warfare, with the spread of forced electromagnetic interference systems, the role of anti-ship missiles is significantly reduced. Without advanced ammunition, the Argentine Air Force would have repeated the mistakes of the past, as it did half a century ago, against the British fleet, armed to the teeth, with primitive means. More importantly, the procurement of advanced ammunition can maximize the strength of the military system and maximize the combat effectiveness of the entire army without making major adjustments to the existing combat system.

Second, it is necessary to speed up the lightening of the army and strive to build a quick assault force as quickly as possible.

Although Pei Chengyi did not believe that a large-scale ground war must be used to determine the final victory, and even believed that large-scale ground battles must be avoided as much as possible, in the early stage of the war, Argentina must seize the Falklands as quickly as possible, turn the occupation of the Falklands into a fait accompli, and then concentrate on defeating the British fleet at sea in order to force Britain to accept the reality, and finally negotiate an armistice between the two sides in Argentina's favor. To achieve this, Argentina must have a fast assault force capable of launching a surprise attack. There is no doubt that this will be a light ground force similar to the Airborne Forces, or the Air Assault Force.

When thinking about this issue carefully, Pei Chengyi realized that the problem was far from what he thought.

Don't say anything else. Even if Argentina had airborne troops, sending the assault force to the Falklands would require a not too small airlift force. Not to mention that a third-rate country like Argentina does not have a strong tactical airlift force. Even a second-rate power like Britain does not have a strong enough airlift force. Although Argentina did not have any problems with the procurement of transport planes from the Republic, such a move would cause a lot of trouble and must be thought twice.

Busy until the evening. Pei Chengyi left the General Staff

Although he sorted out the clue and had a definite idea of Argentina's military construction, Pei Chengyi still had a feeling that he couldn't say, after all, he didn't even have two official identities.