Nathan is only considering it from his own point of view. You must know that in history, Britain has always tried to reduce their army because their national power is constantly weakening. Look at the future generations. The Elizabeth they plan to build will go to sea. Such a big problem occurred during the trial voyage, and the most funny thing is that the aircraft carriers are all in service, and the carrier-based aircraft is still in the foreseeable future. Without the carrier-based aircraft, it would be equivalent to a yacht.
And now, Britain’s finances are also very poor, so they even have to cut down their aircraft carrier formation, but what Nathan did not expect is that they actually plan to expand their army at this time.
Sure enough, it is a veteran capitalist country. Although the world is safe, forgetting the war is in danger, but now Britain has seen the world war and is about to rise again.
Yes, senior politicians can see a conflict in the Far East. Just like before World War II, Europe will be involved at any time.
The Soviets took the initiative to break the strategic balance and tried to make a breakthrough in Hokkaido. This is definitely not a good sign. Then, will the Soviets also be ready to move in Europe
It is even more terrifying than Germany at the beginning. If the Soviets decide to detonate a war, as long as no one uses nuclear weapons, then the armored forces of the Soviets can be pushed from East Germany to the French coastline in a week.
Can the English Channel stop the Soviet attack? This is still unknown, and then, as in history, Britain will need to rely on the long Atlantic Ocean to transport supplies and persist until the counterattack.
What if there is no strong navy
They have already begun preparations. During World War II, that stupid Chamberlain and the appeasement policy eventually made Europe uncontrollable. Now, Britain will not make the same mistake.
But... Nathan still finds it strange that when they went to the UK last time, their prime minister, Leonard James Callahan, this guy, is an absolute master of the suicide army. In his eyes, aircraft carriers are like this. Living coffins should have been eliminated long ago.
"Your Prime Minister Callahan, do you agree with the expansion of the navy?" Nathan asked.
Hearing Nathan’s question, the old generals who came here seemed to not know Nathan: "Major Nathan, don’t you know that Prime Minister Callahan’s term is over? Now, our new prime minister. It's Margaret Hilda Thatcher."
Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom and the longest re-elected British prime minister since the Earl of Liverpool in the early 19th century. Her political philosophy and policy propositions are commonly known as "Thatcherism". During her tenure as prime minister, she made profound and extensive changes to the economic, social and cultural outlook of Britain.
Nathan was shocked immediately, dear, it turned out to have changed terms, no wonder, that Callahan is definitely an idiot, and Mrs. Thatcher is different, she is an iron lady, and during her tenure, she has always been there. They hate the Soviet Union extremely, so, in order to deal with the expansion of the Soviet Union, it is normal to increase the strength of the navy.
Besides, once Thatcher came to power, the reform measures that I had discussed with her before, and the privatization of state-owned enterprises, would definitely begin, and the country would have money. In this way, it would be normal to buy American arms. Up.
No wonder they have the confidence to buy Tomcats. The British Navy finally waited. Now, even Nathan took a long breath for the hard-pressed British Navy.
"Great, with the Iron Lady, the British Navy can finally do a big job." Nathan said.
Iron Lady? Hearing Nathan's words, several people frowned. Who does this term mean? Is it Prime Minister Thatcher? However, this title seems to be really good.
Nathan didn't know that he had missed his mouth, and started to nickname people again, anyway, now he can finally do it again.
"In this way, we can go to the navy's warship cemetery first, if possible, we will give you two ships, and then add your Royal Ark, there will be three ships, and the ghosts of the previous navy can also continue. Operation, but the Tomcat’s boarding is also imminent. If you can trust me, I will come with you." Nathan said.
Nathan’s current identity is still a navy major, but everyone who knows the insider knows that Nathan’s future is unlimited. He has already begun to embark on the political road, and, for those who know the insider, just It's time to know that Jenny is the more crucial figure hiding behind.
And Nathan originally had a relationship with the senior management, and the relationship with the people at Grumman was even better.
Therefore, the generals present agreed, and it was funny to think about it. A major led them to visit the generals, but in fact, no one was surprised.
Nathan's rank must definitely be upgraded. If he mentions two ranks, he is a colonel. If he mentions it again, he is a general.
Moreover, Nathan himself actually wanted to visit the navy's warship cemetery.
Due to the huge military strength of the United States, the speed of updating military equipment is also quite fast. Therefore, many equipment will be replaced.
If these equipment are destroyed directly, it is very wasteful. At the same time, once a war breaks out, it will be activated at any time, so it will be temporarily sealed up, which is called a weapon cemetery.
The most famous warplane cemetery. Thousands of warplanes are quietly waiting for the unknown fate. It looks very spectacular. At the same time, there is also a huge warship cemetery.
Like the Air Force, many decommissioned U.S. Navy ships with preservation value will not be disassembled for the time being, but will be transferred to the warship cemetery for storage, waiting for the day when the U.S. Navy discovers new uses or foreign buyers want to export them.
Due to the size of the U.S. Navy, the warships in the cemetery alone are enough to kill the naval lineups of ordinary countries.
Of course, this also includes the huge aircraft carriers that are impossible to achieve. These yellow flowers of yesterday, after being retired, can only be soaked in the dead waters and gradually withered and rusted.
These sealed fleets are also known as ghost fleets. All warships that have been retired from the US Navy’s battle sequence and have been sealed belong to the ghost fleet.
One of the cemeteries is the Navy’s Bremerton Naval Port, which is very close to Miramar Air Station.
Bremerton is one of the most important naval ports of the United States Navy on the West Coast, and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is located here.
The next day, the high-level military had already approved Nathan’s report, so Nathan, who had only been an instructor for a long time, changed his profession again and began to take several British naval officers with him. Proceed to Bremerton Naval Port. (End of this chapter)