Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 518 New Ships, Logic
Central part of the Japanese Sea.

A fierce wind raged, torrential rain poured down, and dark green waves tens of meters high crashed violently against the steel hull that was over a hundred meters long.

This is an electronic reconnaissance and jamming ship jointly developed and manufactured by Sanyuan High-Tech, Sanyuan Heavy Industry, and Dongfang Shipbuilding Group, and launched in March 2005.

It is approximately 138 meters long and 42 meters wide, uses a diesel-gas dual-drive system, and has a full-load displacement of 8800 tons.

The bow is equipped with 24 shipborne vertical launch ports, two electromagnetic railguns, and a three-system ultra-high frequency radar network integrated base station (signal tower).

The ship features a miniaturized, integrated, and modular island superstructure in the middle of the hull, which houses an integrated radio frequency system and is equipped with 11 sets of spherical electronic jamming devices on the outside.

The stern is equipped with laser cannons, a supersonic drone launcher, and a dedicated landing pad for V280 tiltrotor aircraft.

In modern warfare, this ship has almost no offensive capability, but it can perform many unconventional operations.

For example, by activating the stealth system, one can brazenly scan enemy ships from outside their visual range, especially when strong winds and rain interfere with visual distance assessment, allowing one to almost stand shoulder to shoulder with the enemy ship.

For example, when the power is fully turned on, it is like the Buddha's light shining everywhere, blinding the enemy ship's radar and electronic systems, and making the area within a 200-nautical-mile radius return to its original state.

For example, by stealthily approaching enemy ships and using themselves as anchors, they can improve the hit rate of their own shipborne missiles, or observe enemy missiles and provide flight trajectories so that their own anti-missile systems can achieve high-precision interception.

The ship, also known as the 818 electronic reconnaissance ship, is hailed as a deep-sea special agent and a maritime special forces soldier.

September 6th, noon.

Lower combat command post of the 818 electronic reconnaissance ship - inside the bridge of the command ship.

After ending the call with Yu Yang, Kongbu Menghu looked at the visualization screen of the three-system perception combat platform.

In a colorful scene resembling a 3D pixel game, six high-powered tugboats tow two 10,000-ton amphibious landing ships, cutting through the waves and heading towards Vladivostok.

Six months ago, our side broke through the first island chain and then, with the help of the Vietnam-Hong Kong-Macau economic circle, formed a joint fleet to patrol the Asia-Pacific region.

However, the combined fleet's combat capabilities are not even in the same league as those of North America and Japan.

Therefore, Yu Sanyuan proposed, "If we don't have guns or cannons, the enemy will make them for us."

Subsequently, our side set its sights on the warships under construction on the Japanese islands.

Normally speaking, Japan is not a large island in area, but it has a population of over 1 million. In addition, it has more than 130 North American bases. It would be difficult for Japan to build warships on its own or secretly expand its Maritime Self-Defense Force.

But the Japanese islands can be built openly.

Because warships can be iterated upon.

In the 70s, Japan's shipbuilding output reached 1900 million tons, accounting for 50% of the global shipbuilding market.

At that time, Japan launched the first missile destroyer in the Asia-Pacific region, the Tachikaze-class, as well as the conventional-powered submarine, the Uzushio-class, with a total displacement of 30 tons.

In the 80s, Japan launched the Hatakaze-class guided-missile destroyer, the Hatsuyuki-class general-purpose destroyer, the Shirane-class helicopter destroyer, the Asagiri-class corvette, and the Type 88 shore-based ship, with a total displacement of 30 tons.

90年代，倭岛下水了金刚级宙斯盾驱逐舰、朝雾级通用驱逐舰，新增初雪级护卫舰12艘、阿武隈级护卫舰6艘、准航母白根级直升机驱逐舰1艘、春潮级潜艇6艘···服役舰船总排水量依旧为30万吨。

Entering the new century, Japan launched the Atago-class destroyer, Harusame-class destroyer, and Takanami-class destroyer, added 6 Oyashio-class submarines, and added 3 Hyuga-class helicopter carriers under construction. The total displacement of the ships in service remained at 30 tons.

Compared to the standard of nearly 30 years for North American ships, the service life of Japanese ships is only 6 to 8 years.

Assuming that all decommissioned warships are maintained, the total displacement of Japanese warships would be no less than 200 million tons during wartime.

In terms of tonnage, it is second only to North America's 390 million tons.

Even the perennial runner-up, the Ice Bear, can hardly catch up with it.

Because the total displacement of the warships that the Ice Bear can operate is only 80 tons, and many of them may not have matching ammunition.

And the total displacement of the Eastern warships…

The three small Dongyue-class destroyers, each with a combined displacement of approximately 40,000 tons, are a total of 10,000 tons.

Ignoring older warships and submarines, and including the domestically developed Type 052 destroyers, the total displacement is approximately 40 tons.

Furthermore, the rate of modernization and modification is less than 60%.

Ships like the two Dongyue-class, three Arleigh Burke-class, numerous third-generation commercial-grade transport ships, and even the 818 electronic reconnaissance ship in front of us, are all collective property and do not belong to any single unit.

With a total displacement of 40 tons, it now patrols the entire Asia-Pacific region, while also facing North America, which is eager to return to the Asia-Pacific, and Japan, which is biding its time. This shows how much pressure the East is under.

Therefore, the Air Force's Tiger Commander attached great importance to this operation and personally came to command it.

Unexpectedly, despite detailed intelligence, a storm of radar interference, and the help of insiders, the enemy was alerted, allowing the two quasi-aircraft carriers—18,000-ton helicopter destroyers—to escape.

They only captured one 1.4-ton and one 1.6-ton amphibious landing ship.

Of course, such a result is still incredible for the East.

After all, they towed away two 'mothballed' modern warships right under the noses of Japan and North America, which is equivalent to getting 20 billion US dollars and a three to five-year construction period for free.

Air Force Tiger let out a long breath, "Return to the third port of Vladivostok."

after one day.

He disembarked from the 818 electronic reconnaissance ship and, in his capacity as the deputy head of the Sanyuan Agricultural Security Office and under the guise of a North American foreign military staff officer, boarded a Galaxy III business jet bound for the North American base in Tunisia on the Mediterranean.

...

9 month 9 number.

The Libyan war broke out.

The underlying reason for this war was that North America had discovered gold and crude oil in Libya as early as the Reagan era. As a result, Bush, who was the Deputy General Manager of North America, promoted the American-Libyan War (1986).

At the time, although North America adopted modern tactics and ended the battle in just 11 minutes, it failed to achieve its strategy of entering Africa due to interference from Europe and Russia.

Later, when Bush became president, he was busy conquering the Gulf region, and when Clinton took office, he was busy conquering the Asia-Pacific region, and Libya survived.

Currently, North America has taken over Iraq, but is blocked in the Persian Gulf, resulting in a massive amount of crude oil being unable to be transported out and being forced to transfer it to Yu Sanyuan at a low price.

With OPEC aligned with the Tripartite Pact and the situation in West Asia in complete chaos, taking over Libya becomes the best option for North America if it wants to make money and curb the development of the Tripartite Pact through its African strategy.

In particular, Kafiza used a certain island to provoke the East, and the East, in a fit of anger, abstained from voting on North America's proposal. For North America, this was the first time in a century that it had not been vetoed despite having done so many bad things.

As for the Air Force's fierce tiger coming to serve as a foreign military staff officer...
North America had heard of the other side's reputation, especially the Pentagon, which had repeatedly expressed to the East its desire to establish contact with the other side in order to avoid strategic miscalculations.

Therefore, upon the arrival of the Air Force Tigers, Admiral Metzger, the commander of the North American Fifth Fleet, held a grand welcoming ceremony for them on the deck of the USS Roosevelt.

First, they spread the word that the East had sent people over.

Second, to ease tensions between the three countries.

Third, after the three North American fleets return to port, with the help of Bush, he will be awarded the rank of four-star admiral by Bush and promoted to commander-in-chief of the North American Asia-Pacific Fleet. In the next few years, the two will definitely have frequent contact.

The Air Force's "Tiger" has led numerous close-quarters combat maneuvers between MiG-25s and USS Ronald Reagan, as well as J-11Bs, and has spearheaded standoffs in the Bering Sea, the Philippine Sea conflict—the Dongyue vs. the US-Japan joint fleet—and the joint fleet's operations against bandits in the South China Sea. He can be considered one of the most capable commanders in the Asia-Pacific region.

He showed no fear whatsoever when facing North American General Metzger.

Upon meeting, he spoke frankly, "With the advent of missile cruisers, the era of aircraft carriers has come to an end. I wonder when your arsenal ship will be launched so I can admire it."

"Just two missile cruisers. I wonder if your barrage missile defense system can withstand the saturation attack from our three major North American fleets?"

"We have laser cannons, electromagnetic railguns, and Theta space-based weapons."

"We in North America have B2, Valkyrie, and thousands of Peace Worlds."

"The Japanese islands have an estimated 200 million tons of warships. You should first consider how to tame these vicious dogs that like to kill their masters."

"···"

North America was not unaware that Japan was stockpiling warships, but with Japan's North American bases, North America always believed that what Japan owned belonged to North America.

The stockpiling of warships on the Japanese islands was entirely for the purpose of preparing reserves for North America.

However, with the first island chain lost and Japan's food supply controlled by Sanyuan Agriculture (which accounts for 60%), North America has to consider what kind of crisis would be triggered if Japan were to side with Sanyuan Agriculture.

Especially considering the loss of two amphibious landing ships of over 10,000 tons to Japan a couple of days ago, investigations show it was clearly a deliberate act by the Japanese to curry favor with Yu Sanyuan and prevent him from constantly keeping an eye on Japan. Admiral Metzger, with a forced smile, entered the banquet hall, picked up his wine glass, and said in a deep voice, "Japan is the closest to you, and you should be the ones most worried. You must understand that your navy's total tonnage is simply insufficient to cope with the Asia-Pacific region. If we return to the Asia-Pacific, you'll have even more headaches."

"It's as if the Japanese islands listen to you. Don't forget how many of their main warships were suddenly grounded during the conflict in the Philippines. Was that an accident, or was the Japanese islands hiding their strength? Don't forget the Japanese commander Harris, who almost caused you a major disaster. Was he out of personal vendetta against you, or was he planning to use you as a pawn? And don't forget that two Dongyue-class missile cruisers are already lingering around the second island chain."

"General from the East, I hope your strength can be as assertive as your words."

"That's inevitable!"

After saying this, Bu Menghu took out a customized SY handheld console and showed off six brand-new warships.

Three 4-ton amphibious assault ships.

Three 4-ton supersonic drone launch platforms, also known as amphibious drone carriers.

General Metzger narrowed his eyes slightly, but unfortunately it was just a photograph, taken from a distance, so the core device was not visible at all. "Are you here to show off your power?"

"Yes, otherwise why would Yu Sanyuan send me here?"

"... "

"Once these warships are launched, I'll kill you all!"

"... "

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Amphibious assault ships are powerful coastal weapons in modern warfare.

North America proposed the concept as early as the 50s, intending to use it to carry small fighter jets, helicopters, hovercraft, and other vehicles for surprise landings.

However, the project was still not launched until the beginning of the new century.

Unmanned aircraft carriers are also a major future trend.

As radar and electronic systems become increasingly sophisticated, missile defense systems are also becoming more robust.

If we want to break through enemy missile defense systems in the future, we must either spare no expense to develop faster and more accurate missiles, or develop drone swarms at extremely low cost to achieve saturation strikes.

The second option is definitely the most suitable at present.

Equipped with 50 electromagnetic catapults, it can launch 50 drones at a time, or deploy 3 to 5 electromagnetic catapults to continuously launch batches of supersonic drones, making its combat efficiency far exceed that of current aircraft carriers.

Since the beginning of the new century, international competition has become increasingly fierce.

In 02, Federal Capital, facing the Dongyue, launched a construction program for amphibious assault ships and unmanned aircraft carriers.

The relevant orders were awarded to Tijuana Corporation, with 10 amphibious assault ships costing $20 billion each and 5 drone carriers costing $30 billion each.

Tijuana Group gave a construction period of 8 years, which means delivery in 2010.

But in reality, it will not be delivered in 2020 either.

After all, delivering it would be tantamount to strengthening the enemy.

Now, with the three amphibious assault ships and drone carriers about to be launched, federal capital, hoping to return to the Asia-Pacific region, will inevitably urge Tijuana Group to accelerate the construction speed.

Accelerating construction means higher costs, which makes it easier for David Engsger to ask the congressmen for more money.

The final cost is very likely to double, or even triple.

Therefore, the Air Force's fierce tigers gave federal capital a heads-up.

"Actually, Yu Sanyuan sent me here to sell these things."

Admiral Metzger paused slightly, "An amphibious assault ship, how much does it cost?"

"Amphibious assault ship, how much does it cost?"

"40 tons displacement, including avionics system and three command and combat systems, priced at 4 billion US dollars."

"So expensive? What about drone carriers?"

"With a displacement of 4 tons, including avionics systems, three command and combat systems, and various types of drones, the price is 60 billion US dollars."

"You must be out of your mind to think about money!" General Metzger laughed incredulously.

"But any one of them could take down a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that costs as much as 200 billion US dollars."

"... "

"I bet you guys will definitely buy it."

Upon hearing this, General Metzger stopped complaining, because he couldn't make the decision about whether to buy or not.

Therefore, he left the banquet hall and contacted Old Bu.

Upon hearing the offer, the latter burst out laughing, "Yu Sanyuan must be desperate for money."

“Mr. Bush, just now, I consulted Tijuana Corporation about when to deliver similar ships. They postponed it by 5 years from the previous 2010 date and requested double the budget, saying that the unstable relationship between the three countries and the soaring prices of advanced materials and composite metals have led to increased construction costs.”

"Double the budget?"

"Yes."

"One is $40 billion and the other is $60 billion, both the same price quoted by Yu Sanyuan. I might as well snatch the orders and have Yu Sanyuan handle the procurement!"

Tijuana Corporation was invested in by Old Smith and belongs to the democratic faction, not the military-industrial complex.

If Old Bu purchases from Sanyuan Heavy Industry, he can not only disrupt Tijuana Group's order, but also take the order for himself and make a profit.

For example, if each party adds $10 billion to the price quoted by Sanyuan Heavy Industry, half of the extra amount goes into their own pocket, and the other half is distributed to the government officials.

The only problem is that David Ensger is a religious fanatic, and if he sabotages the other party's order, the other party will most likely retaliate.

So Old Bu agreed, "I don't care about the budget, I want to deliver as soon as possible."

"The reply from the other end said, 'Soon, soon.'"

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Titan Corporation headquarters.

The factory secretary called, "Chairman Yu, the Air Force's 'Tiger' division failed to sell six new warships."

"Nonsense, unless North America is crazy, they wouldn't come to us to buy warships, and besides, we don't have those warships."

As Yu Yang spoke, he brought up a 3D bird's-eye view and switched to the Tijuana shipyard on the US-Mexico border.

Hidden within the layered buildings are six shipyards.

Each of the three on the left has an amphibious assault ship.

Each of the three on the right is a drone carrier.

All six ships have been completed, but since they will be delivered no earlier than 2010 and no later than 2020, these six new ships will be prioritized for domestic supply.

Of course, neither the company nor Tijuana Group would publicize this; they would only say that it was independently developed and built by Nan Yue San Yuan Heavy Industry.

Once the ships arrive, they will definitely take them out for a spin, to provoke North America and get them to accept Tijuana Group's request for increased budget again.

Yu Yang gestured to the factory secretary, "Put the warships aside for now. With the open beta of the simulated cultivation game, the number of players is increasing, and the demand for advanced artificial intelligence is growing. Hire as many people as possible."

"The more people involved in the game, the easier it is to be discovered. What if we get caught?"

"Do you think any game company would hire millions of people to impersonate artificial intelligence and provide one-on-one service to players?"

"Maybe not."

"So, logically speaking, no company would hire millions of people to impersonate artificial intelligence. The advanced artificial intelligence in our virtual cultivation world is the real thing."

"Makes sense!"

(End of this chapter)