This is the heritage of the old country, although Britain is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets in history, but they are still proud, in terms of aero engines, the current Spey is the most mature and reliable, supporting missiles, and it is also the most reliable of the British sky flash missile, the army developed the 105 tank gun, which is almost the standard weapon of NATO, and the navy, the first to put the gas turbine into practical use on the ship, or the British.

It's just that now they're poor.

How to keep poor Britain in sufficient combat effectiveness is an extremely critical issue, and the current Admiral John is also having a headache with this problem, if the problem of money cannot be solved, then the aircraft carrier under his feet will usher in the end of retirement, just like the Eagle, which is extremely embarrassing.

Now, Nathan has finally proposed a solution, the United States to provide loans, and the United Kingdom to open up the military industry and financial markets, this idea is undoubtedly very attractive.

"Now, we still have a big problem." Admiral John said: "In the eyes of those politicians, they think that our aircraft carriers are not very useful, but the investment is huge, and the investment is not proportional to the gain. ”

Why would British politicians be so fond of destroying their own naval aircraft carriers? I just don't think the aircraft carrier is of much use!

Nathan frowned, yes, he suddenly forgot that in this era, there is a point of view that is quite popular, that is, the uselessness of aircraft carriers.

At that time, the Egyptian Navy's small missile boats easily sank Israeli destroyers with cheap anti-ship missiles, and since then, the theory of the uselessness of aircraft carriers has suddenly appeared.

The missile is powerful, the aircraft carrier has a large target, and the maneuverability is not good, so it is a target in the face of the power of the missile.

Therefore, as long as you build a powerful anti-ship missile strike fleet, it is enough to annihilate the aircraft carrier fleet, and you do not need to spend money and effort to build an equal aircraft carrier fleet for a decisive battle.

The Soviets were fooled, in fact, this argument was to fool the Soviets, needless to say anything else, just after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviets knew that without the support of aircraft carriers on the sea thousands of miles away, it was impossible for the Soviet fleet to go up to a decisive battle, and aircraft carriers were a kind of strike attack and an indispensable platform for long-range power projection.

But in this era, this argument is still dominant, and it caters to the views of some politicians, such as the current ruling party in the United Kingdom, who firmly believe that this view is correct, so that it can reduce expenses!

For the Navy, this is a deadly threat.

"The usefulness of aircraft carriers is huge for the country, there is no air supremacy, there is no sea supremacy, there is no victory in battle, and the aircraft carrier is to provide sufficient air supremacy combat capability for the ocean-going fleet, these, only fixed-wing carrier-based aircraft can be used, as for the Sea Harrier, I'm sorry, IMHO, this is a chicken rib general existence, the British Navy wants to be strong, it must have a super carrier-based aircraft like a Tomcat." Nathan continues to sell his Tomcat fighter.

"Yes, Nathan, you're right, but it's not easy to convince the higher-ups." Admiral John said helplessly.

"yes." Nathan is also deeply impressed: "Unless there is a conflict far from the British mainland, such as a large-scale war in the Falkland Islands, those politicians will not realize the role of supercarriers." ”

Nathan mentioned the Falkland Islands, that is, the Falklands, the Falklands War in history, only those nondescript Sea Harriers, if Argentina had modern long-range fighters, maybe the British fleet could be wiped out.

Thinking of the Falklands, Nathan suddenly thought of this chaotic time and space, after he crossed over, there were some events that did not match the time in history, and now, the Falklands conflict, will it break out prematurely? If that's the case, the Ark Royal at its feet may not be retired.

An idea slowly formed in Nathan's mind, aren't you British people with a well-developed intelligence system? Running to Argentina, stirring up emotions and making the situation on the Falklands tense, this will naturally highlight the role of aircraft carriers.

Look at the President of the United States, every time an accident occurs, the first thing he says is to ask where our aircraft carrier is!

"Boom." At this moment, there was a roar of engines in the distant sky, and Nathan looked up and swept the Sea King helicopter at a glance.

This is a general-purpose helicopter developed by the American Sikorsky company, and it has also been licensed to many countries, and the Sea King helicopter equipped by the British Navy is their own production model.

Its flat belly and bloated shape look cute.

"It's here so soon." Admiral John said, "Nathan, Emily, there is a welcome banquet in London to welcome you, and now, the helicopter has come to pick us up. ”

London, welcome banquet? Nathan was stunned for a moment: "Who organized the welcome banquet?" ”

"Her Majesty, of course." Admiral John was very proud: "Nathan, when we invited you, we had intended to pick you up only in Portsmouth, but somehow Her Majesty found out about it, and Her Majesty decided to hold a welcome banquet for you. ”

Wait a minute!

Nathan's brain can't react, I'm just a small Navy pilot, at most a squadron leader, such a person, in the U.S. Navy is a big handful!

Is it worth alarming Her Majesty to pick me up?

"Because you're the protagonist of Top Gun." Admiral John said: "You don't know, Her Majesty also likes to watch your movie, it is quite influential, Nathan, when you meet Her Majesty, remember our conversation just now!" ”

Nathan suddenly understood.

Admiral John is here to wait for himself! The suggestions he just made, especially the huge role of the aircraft carrier, can be directly explained to the queen, which is also the purpose of Admiral John.

They didn't tell themselves about Her Majesty in advance, for fear that they wouldn't come after hearing about it, these guys are really cunning and cunning!

It sounds a little funny that he is a member of the US Naval Aviation, but he wants to speak about the affairs of the British Naval Aviation.

Nathan nodded helplessly, and now he couldn't object.

Emily is smiling, touching Nathan's light, and being able to enter the upper class life in the UK, this kind of opportunity is not easy to come by.

On the helicopter, a pilot wearing a helmet kept looking this way. There is too much immaturity in his eyes, and he looks like he is probably underage.