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The Glenn Martin Company was one of the first established aerospace and aerospace manufacturing companies in the United States. In 1913, when the U.S. military suppressed the Mexican uprising, it used an aircraft for the first time. That aircraft was a single-seat biplane produced by Martin.

In the future, due to financial problems, Glenn Martin Company will merge with an industrial and mining machinery company called Marietta Company, called Martin Marietta Company.

Later, Martin Marietta merged with Lockheed to create a new company called Lockheed Martin.

Of course, the current Glenn Martin Company is not as strong as the later Lockheed Martin Company. After figuring out the gap between the mission plan issued by the US Air Force and the pile of ugly parts in front of it, Glenn Martin Company and the US Air Force conducted a The main purpose of the two rounds of pre-negotiations is to extend the development cycle and increase money.

"The proof-of-principle machine for guided weapons is far from a mass-producible weapon system," said the technical director. "It is impossible to complete the weapon development and prepare for mass production within 36 months. If the development cycle is written into the bidding document, then Glenn Martin will not be able to meet the requirements of the Air Force. I believe that other American weapons companies will not be able to do this."

"In addition to the $470 million necessary to purchase the field equipment laboratory patents, Glenn Martin has to pay a lot for this weapon system. In addition, we must subcontract the subsystems. If the total development cost is less than 3000 Ten thousand US dollars, then the same, our company can not meet the bid. "

"If the Air Force has to regulate the price of a single missile, it is better to relax the estimated figure. A direct evidence is the proof-of-principle model patented by the Field Equipment Laboratory. You all have a look at what it uses. The parts, how many man-hours it took to assemble..."

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From the end of World War II until the end of the 50s, the U.S. Air Force was the most well-funded and most powerful in Congress among the four major U.S. military services.

Because 90% of nuclear weapons belong to the Air Force, heavy bombers—which can destroy a country when combined with nuclear weapons—also belong to the Air Force, and ballistic missiles under development also belong to the Air Force.

The setback on the Korean battlefield only made the US Air Force executives feel more excited.The enemy has made a technological breakthrough, so the United States itself must increase investment to complete the iteration of technology.

In addition to the field equipment laboratory, several laboratories under the U.S. Air Force started the forward-looking development of several air-to-ground tactical weapons at the same time. In addition to the development costs of the two contracts, the money burned was indeed about 1 million US dollars.

However, the total project cost of these air-to-ground guided weapons is basically small compared with the billion-dollar atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb and heavy bomber projects.

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Dalian, the Soviet naval base.

The Type 07 destroyer "Guo Gan" belonging to the Soviet Pacific Fleet sailed into the military port.

The Type 07 destroyer is a torpedo-artillery destroyer that was introduced by the Soviet Union in the 30s. The keel was laid in 324 by the Soviet C-1936 factory. Served as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet.However, the Soviet Pacific Fleet did not fight during World War II, so the "Courageous" only had worn out machines without any scars.The wear and tear of the machine was replaced by new parts in the overhaul in 1940.

The "Guo Gan" entering the port at this moment is very different from the appearance when it was first launched.

The "Kogan" was originally equipped with four single-barreled 4mm naval guns, but now one of the rear main guns has been removed, leaving only three guns.

After dismantling one gun, a set of Hongqi-2 ship-to-air missile launcher was installed in its original position. Now there are no missiles on the rotating launcher, but the cylindrical rotating and pitching mechanism and the short launching guide rail are still very abrupt on the warship. .

The main mast was replaced with a new air search radar. The rear mast was originally an antenna device, but now it was also removed and replaced with a steel tower with a radar on it.

"Davarish Xiao, the third sea test was a complete success. Tonight we will hold a celebration party and have a few drinks!"

Antonov, the captain of the "Brave", raised his eyebrows, and his slightly fat belly protruded against the bridge.

Beside him, Xiao Yang from the Military Training Department of the North Sea Fleet of the Navy is also in a particularly good mood.

After the "Kogan" was refitted at Luda and added a set of anti-aircraft missile system, it was immediately put into the shooting range test. The shooting range is very close to Dalian, just in the Bohai Bay.

For each range test, the target drone was provided by the Soviet Air Force, and the surveillance ships on the sea surface were basically Soviet frigates or destroyers, and of course there were several surveillance radars along the coast of Bohai Bay.

The HQ-2 missile itself is already a very mature and reliable missile system.The technical difficulties of changing from the ground-air type to the ship-air type were overcome one by one by the Shipbuilding Industry Bureau and the Hangzhou Radar Institute when they refitted the coastal defense ships and frigates.When the "Kogan" was put into the dock for overhaul and modernization, our technicians came to Dalian Shipyard, and it took six or seven days to install the missile system with ease.

The shooting range test is roughly the same. The coastal defense ship has already tested it once. On the "Kogan" it is nothing more than adjusting the radar roll frequency correction parameters.

"Captain Antonov, but I still regret that we did not have destroyers and ship-to-air missile systems to participate in the just-concluded Taiwan campaign." Xiao Yang said to Antonov, "otherwise we can give the Americans a surprise."

"But you still won the battle and captured Taiwan without destroyers, which is very good. Only the victory is the most important thing, and the others are not important."

"In this way, when our navy's destroyer force is formed, there will be no battles to fight. From the beginning of its formation, it will enter a dull and peaceful age."

Antonov: "Hey, in fact, I have suggested to my superiors before that our Soviet sailors will drive the destroyer. You will only serve as the deputy captain and a few officers, put on the Chinese flag, and directly participate in the Taiwan campaign. No one will It was found that the Soviets were piloting the warship."

"Your superiors didn't approve it."

"Yes."

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The Type 07 "Guo Gan" is the first destroyer equipped with surface-to-air missiles.

At the Soviet naval base in Dalian, there is also a Type 07 destroyer "Record" that has also completed overhaul and refit.

In the dock, the other two Type 07 destroyers "Sharp" and "Enthusiasm" are being overhauled. After the internal and external renovations and replacement of all worn parts, these two ships will be taken away by our North Sea Fleet when they leave the dock. ".

Including the "Kogan" and "Record", there are 4 ships in total.

These are the four Type 4 destroyers scheduled to be transferred to China in the Sino-Soviet Naval Technical Assistance Agreement.

The Chinese crew of the "Kogan" has been formed. When the ship-to-air missiles are tested at the Bohai Sea test site, about one-third of the positions are operated by the commanders and fighters of the North Sea Fleet.The operators on the other two-thirds of the positions are still being trained by the Soviet Navy at the Dalian base.

The "Record" did not participate in the ship-to-air missile test, so half of its Chinese crew were on the destroyer for practical operations, and the other half were training on the shore of the Dalian base.

The crews of the "Sharp" and "Enthusiastic" took classes at the Dalian Naval School, mainly to teach the sailors culture and commanders modern naval warfare knowledge. In September 1953, these sailors and commanders graduated and were transferred to the Soviet Navy to teach how to drive destroyers.

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"The North Sea Fleet, the main force is the first destroyer detachment composed of four Type 4 destroyers. The base is in Qingdao."

"The main force of the East China Sea Fleet is three US-made Keeling-class destroyers, the second destroyer detachment, and the first frigate detachment of four Type 3 frigates, based in Shanghai, Zhoushan, Keelung, and Kaohsiung."

"The main force of the South China Sea Fleet is three US-made Fletcher-class destroyers, the third destroyer detachment, and the second frigate detachment of three US-made escort destroyers, based in Guangzhou."

"Submarine detachment. The first submarine detachment should be in the East China Sea Fleet. Is the base Shanghai or Kaohsiung?"

In front of Xiamen, Navy Commander Xiao Jinguang is planning the layout of the three major fleets of the Navy in the future.Sometimes I would send my ideas to Beijing and ask Nie Shuai for advice.

Su Yu and Zhang Zhen got on the plane and headed to Taiwan. There was going to be a military parade in Taipei.

Now Xiao Jinguang and Air Force Commander Liu Yelou are staying in front of Xiamen.

What else can happen now?The navy commanders and air force commanders who have nothing to do draw their own blueprints for their own services.

"Naval aviation..." Xiao Jinguang muttered to himself while writing the plan.

"What naval aviation? No need, the air force is enough." Liu Yelou interrupted Xiao Jinguang's reverie.

"You, you, you can't take our navy's business."

"In the Taiwan campaign, we had six aviation divisions capable of navigating, positioning, and conducting sea and air operations at sea. We need Hainan Airlines. You naval aviation forces, wait until you build an aircraft carrier in the future."

Xiao Jinguang: "Isn't the navy's establishment of shore-based aviation units unique to all countries? The Soviet Navy didn't have an aircraft carrier, but didn't it also have a large-scale fleet of sea-navigation aircraft?"

"In the future, a large part of our Air Force's mission will be ocean-facing operations," Liu Yelou said. "The northeast is regarded as the land airspace, and the southwest also has a little bit. Then the most important thing is the defense in the sea direction. In the future, we will have nothing on land. There is a big crisis, and the Air Force must also plan a campaign concept for the ocean..."

Chapter 73, Taipei Military Parade and Entering the City