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"Even if we don't create it, they still have conflicts." Alan Wilson shrugged, "It's the same with politics."

At present, the British military has a lot of installation plans, the Army's chief battle tank is used to replace the centurion tank, the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine construction plan, and the air force also has TSR.2 attack aircraft, Belfast strategic transport aircraft plan .and the Predator attack aircraft program in service on aircraft carriers.

"Duncan believes that missiles are omnipotent, and there are signs that the United States and the Soviet Union are also developing strategic missiles." Marshal Mountbatten talked about the deployment plans of various military services, and then said, "Many people think that under the development of early missiles, Some weapons are outdated and not worth continuing to develop."

"The theory of omnipotence of missiles is a nonsense conclusion. I am in charge of the aerospace project." Alan Wilson snorted, "It is well known that ministers are laymen when it comes to weapons. Churchill is like this. Not as good as him."

Alan Wilson has no impression of the TSR.2 attack aircraft and the Belfast strategic transport aircraft. It seems that these two items should have been cut off during the process of the British creeping back. He wants some specific performance data, Mountbatten accepted.

"If it is terminated due to cost issues, you can consider conducting joint research with European countries." Alan Wilson took the Air Force's equipment plan and joked with his father-in-law Mountbatten with a smile.

If the plan in his hand is given to the Soviets, I believe that the Soviets will get it no matter how much it costs.

Alan Wilson will also be more interested in the Belfast strategic transport aircraft plan, because it is too large, the prototype has been produced, in order to be able to transport the army's heavy equipment such as large-caliber artillery, missile systems and armed personnel, etc., so that it Load about two hundred heavily armed personnel.

SC-5 "Belfast" adopts a T-shaped vertical tail, the maximum take-off weight can reach 190 tons, and the maximum load can reach 54 tons. The power adopts the "Tyne" RTy-12 engine of Rolls-Royce. , using Hawk Sidley's four-blade aluminum alloy propeller.

If you want to say something about the fly in the ointment, it may be picked on. This is a propeller strategic transport aircraft.Like the Soviet Tu-95 strategic bomber, there are four propellers arranged on both sides of the wings. I don’t know if this is the reason why it was not favored by the British military, but these are all technical adjustments and can be improved. .

If Alan Wilson wants to forcefully push this strategic transport aircraft, the method is also very fake. Marshal Mountbatten is the supreme military commander of the British armed forces. The way to impress his father-in-law is to use the Belfast strategic transport aircraft when it encounters difficulties. Let the wife make the purchase and lower the price. The father-in-law judges whether the British military wants to equip this strategic transport aircraft.

Then the way to preserve the TSR.2 attack aircraft and the Belfast strategic transport aircraft is that the former seeks joint research with Britain and France, while the latter needs a powerful and financially strong group to take over for the country.

Most importantly, it is best for this group to have a good relationship with the head of the military. Alan Wilson believes that the relationship between Pamela Mountbatten and Marshal Mountbatten is fairly good.

"When will the flying coffins of the Federal Republic of Germany be delivered?" Alan Wilson was very distressed. If Germany hadn't suffered such a big loss on the flying coffins, there would be no European cooperation model for the subsequent typhoon.

Now that the relationship with Germany is not good, the British Liu can only choose to warm up with the French newspaper group. It happened that Charles de Gaulle led France. A few days after returning to China, Alan Wilson began to travel frequently between the two sides of the English Channel to warm up for Charles de Gaulle’s visit to the UK. .

Chapter 23 The Old One

Pamela Mountbatten, who was living in Perth with her baby, received a telegram from London explaining her views on composite armor.

The successful entry of the Tiger gunship into the British Army sequence is a solid step for the Mountbatten Group's Lockheed route, but only one Tiger gunship is not enough.

Compared with Lockheed, which is famous for its air force equipment, Alan Wilson has nothing to do with the technical content of the air force. Of course, he can draw a shape that is not bad, but this is only the first step, turning it into a real thing A large number of researchers are needed to practice, otherwise Pamela Mountbatten will not manufacture wind tunnel facilities in Australia.

The army equipment is much simpler. The characteristics of the army are the standard equipment of a powerful country, but the army is often not obvious.In the field of the army, strong strength on paper does not necessarily mean a soul-stirring battle of annihilation.

But the navy is much easier. The navy is strong and weak like a natural moat. The German High Seas Fleet fought the Royal Navy Fleet in Jutland. Even if the exchange ratio wins, the overall strength is still desperate.

The Japanese Combined Fleet attacked the U.S. Navy, but was later hanged up by the U.S. to fight.The strength of the navy can often be deduced from the results before the start of the war. In the era of sailing battleships, there is still a possibility of being upset. In the age of steel, the victory of the weak against the strong does not exist at all.

However, the characteristics of the army are not obvious. Weapons are very important, the source of troops is very important, morale is very important, organization is very important, training is very important, and all aspects are important. To have a strong army, it is not enough to be technologically advanced. of.

It seems that the gold content of the army's weapons is not so high, but the gap between the weapons and the navy and air force needs to be made up in other directions.

Army weapons do not have such a high threshold, which is just right for the Mountbatten Group to squeeze into the military industry at this time.

Alan Wilson only knew the basics of composite armor, but that was enough for the Army's tanks.

As long as one experiment is carried out, the difference can be seen immediately. It doesn't have to be like drawing an airplane shell and first building a large wind tunnel.

Many indicators of the Chieftain tank are the indicators of the third generation tank, but because it appeared very early, it has become the most advanced and backward weapon. The Chobham armor will appear more than ten years later, and the Chieftain tank is a pure steel tank. make tanks.

In the field of tanks, the Soviet Union is the benchmark. Both the United Kingdom and the United States are catching up. It is better to rely on the United States to provide any favorable suggestions than to rely on itself, not to mention the fact that the diplomatic friction between the United Kingdom and the United States is still going on.

"Composite armor and explosive reactive armor?" Pamela Mountbatten gave the eldest daughter a look, asked her to discipline the two younger brothers, picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Governor's Mansion, "Uncle Slim, can you help me?" Busy, discuss with Australia, and ask for a few Centurion tanks for experiments, what experiments are now a secret."

"I really can't do anything about you. The new governor is about to take over. Well, I'll help you once before leaving office." Marshal Slim reluctantly agreed, "I'll communicate with the Australian military."

The Centurion tank is the main station tank that the UK is vigorously exporting. With the presence of Alan Wilson, the export will only expand and not shrink. Even the Centurion tank in Nigeria is ready to be converted into the foreign debt owed to the UK after Nigeria's independence.

There are also 140 Centurion tanks in service in Australia. Pamela Mountbatten wants to borrow a few for modification tests. This tank is perfect.

If it goes well, coupled with the successful experience of the Tiger gunship, the Mountbatten Group will become a reliable supplier of the British Army. It needs to eat every bite. It will first become a reliable supplier of the Army, and then it can spy on the military orders of the Navy and Air Force.

The Lockheed road designed by Allen Wilson for his wife also kept pace with the times. From the late 50s to the early 60s, Britain no longer needed massive equipment orders due to the loss of its colonies.

The life of the military enterprises supporting the British Empire has also become difficult. There will be a large number of mergers and acquisitions of the large number of arms companies that existed during World War II.

This is a good opportunity for the Mountbatten Group, which has already swelled up in assets. The prestigious military enterprise is desperate and needs a rich and powerful takeover, and the Mountbatten Group can also use this to usher in transformation without having to sell raw materials. Instead of doing small things, turn to do some technical work, such as becoming a peer with Lockheed.

Although this is suspected of embezzling high-quality assets in the UK, it is better to hand it over to the Mountbatten Group than to die in obscurity, and maybe it can be rejuvenated.

An example is the de Havilland company. Isn’t the Comet airliner selling very well, and now it is the first to come up with a mature regional airliner. Although Boeing is catching up fiercely, de Havilland is still the world’s top civil aviation airliner.

In the headquarters building of Woodpecker Films in France, Ingrid Bergman, who is tall and wearing a white shirt, is preparing food, while Heidi Lamarr came out of the bedroom yawning, and said with a smile, "Why do you need to prepare food, drink milk That's it."

Heidi Lamarr meant something, and Ingrid Bergman has a very vivid nickname, the Nordic cow.

"Is he awake?" Ingrid Bergman glanced at the first vase in history and asked in a low voice.

"No, I'm still drying the birds on the bed." Heidi Lama seemed to recall, "The man is so energetic in the morning, I almost want to wake him up for morning exercises."

Half an hour later, the two female presidents of Woodpecker Films watched Alan Wilson gobble it up obsessively, "You don't know how busy I am, and the French are not easy to get in touch with. I don't know why de Gaulle insisted on letting the Prime Minister visit Paris first. I thought about it, but fortunately Prime Minister Eden is willing to start the visit first."

"If you are so busy, it will be easier to come to the company less." Heidi Lamarr pierced the man's self-promotion.

"What are you talking about, Heidi." Ingrid Bergman said rather displeased, "Alan can come here at any time, and the door of the company is always open for him."

Heidi Lamarr couldn't help but rolled her eyes, as if her door wasn't open for this man.

After drinking a cup of tea, Alan Wilson officially entered the state of health preservation. He recovered a little from the physical strength he expended yesterday. He grabbed Heidi Lamarr's arm and pulled it into his arms and asked, "Is the door here open for me at any time?"

"As long as you think, when have I never opened up for you." Heidi Lama blushed and whispered, "As long as you ask, when have I refused."

It seems that there is really no one!Alan Wilson recalled the treatment issues, but he couldn't find any faults. San Fernando's full set is nothing to worry about.

"Oh, by the way, Lana's daughter, Cheryl, knows. Maybe she will come to Europe for a while." Alan Wilson can forget some chores, but Zodiac's request will not be forgotten, and the two female presidents will not forget. Knowing what happened to Lana Turner, they all showed some sympathy.

It is difficult to say who has a better relationship with the United States, Britain or France.

France is still in the stage of silently but slowly stripping away NATO's presence on its territory.The United Kingdom and the United States faced each other diplomatically because of the Iranian oil crisis, and even dragged Germany into the water.

Germany didn't need to be dragged into the water, but didn't he, the pro-European executive deputy minister of the foreign ministry, was there.

Cheap others are not as cheap as the dragoon sisters.Single-handedly confronting Germany and the United States, the status quo of our invincibility in the world is here. Even if we finally compromise, we can give an explanation to the citizens. It is not that our army is incompetent but the enemy is too cunning.

This is also fair to Germany and the United States. The United States gave Germany a flying coffin, and Germany repaid the United States with a seal.Both have a bright future, and no one has the right to blame anyone.

Regarding Prime Minister Eden's visit, the French media commented that this is a victory for Gaullistism.

Since Charles de Gaulle came to power, independence, a vocabulary that Alan Wilson is familiar with and can no longer be familiar with, has become a word that French people can often hear. The implementation of de Gaulleism is crucial to maintaining France's sovereignty and independence, improving France's international status, and promoting European unity and world multipolarity. development has a positive effect.

For this reason, France is now similar to the Soviet system in some respects, such as the emphasis on face.De Gaulle himself did not make a return visit until a head of state visited France.

However, Britain does not pay attention to this kind of face project, at least Prime Minister Eden does not pay attention to it. De Gaulle hoped that Aiden would visit France first, so he came directly.However, when declaring it to the outside world, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will naturally emphasize that this is a visit to France at the invitation of Charles de Gaulle.

Britain and France, the two old rulers of the previous era, came together again. Prime Minister Eden received a warm welcome as soon as he arrived in Paris. This may be the most shocking visit in his life.

Although de Gaulle asked Eden to visit first, he also gave the most ostentatious welcome, and publicly stated at the first meeting that he would pay a return visit to the UK in a short time.

"Europe cannot be separated from the leadership of Britain and France. Only in this way can people see a peaceful, united and prosperous Europe." De Gaulle said to the gathered reporters, "We warmly welcome the Prime Minister's visit to France."

"The great influence of Britain and France on the current world cannot be denied." Prime Minister Eden also followed up and said, "The two countries need to adopt a consistent position on many issues in order to stabilize the world. Some issues may not be discussed in one visit. I believe the whole of the UK is looking forward to Mr. President's return visit to the UK."

The leaders of Britain and France both expressed their views one after another, and the entire Elysee Palace erupted into cheers.

Chapter 24 The United States is under pressure

Of course, only God knows how sincere the two leaders' statements are.

If Alan Wilson had been French, he would not have revealed an iota of truth about Algeria anyway, and vice versa.

And even if Britain and France can achieve unity in any field, they can only be able to face one of the United States and the Soviet Union and have sufficient self-protection capabilities.But fortunately, there is no need to worry about the Soviet Union for the time being. The current Soviet strategic projection capability is not yet capable of launching a global offensive.

The place where the Soviet Union can reach is the Arab region. Allen Wilson has long recognized the risks in the Middle East. By selling Iran at the beginning, it has contributed to a pattern of criss-crossing in Iran and a three-point world.

This is not a big deal, and he betrayed not only Iran, it can only be said that it includes but is not limited to Iran.

Although this visit is more symbolic, it is also of great benefit to be able to receive diplomatic support from France.At the juncture where Germany is not too tame, France's statement becomes extremely important.

"I don't know how the minister is?" Wick, the chief private secretary of the executive deputy, suddenly asked a question.

Normally speaking, the Foreign Secretary is responsible for the formulation of British foreign policy, but the problem is that the Prime Minister happened to be the Foreign Secretary during World War II. He is not very skilled in other tasks, but has a passion for diplomacy. Anyone can see the embarrassment of Macmillan.Although he himself never seemed to express any displeasure.

"I think he wants to go to the House of Lords." Alan Wilson said teasingly, "If the minister wants to aspire to the throne of the prime minister, then he should honestly shut up about the fact that the current prime minister is personally concerned about diplomatic work. "

If Macmillan is a little unruly, Alan Wilson is very optimistic and is contributing to Macmillan's promotion to the House of Lords.

It's a pity that the number of seats in the House of Lords will not appear at any time. Even if it does, should I first solve my own problem or my father-in-law's problem first?Whether to let Macmillan go to the House of Lords, or let Churchill's son-in-law Duncan go to the House of Lords, still needs to go through some open and honest family discussions.

Normally speaking, Alan Wilson naturally has this ability to interfere with the question of who goes to the House of Lords, but in principle the Queen has this power, but generally she does not do so.

Whether the respected Queen Elizabeth will do this depends on how much Alan Wilson will let the royal family inadvertently lose imperial assets during the process of colonial independence, and everything has a price.

The summit meeting between Britain and France, if it were 50 years ago, or even 20 years ago, would have been an earth-shattering event that could change the world structure. However, one generation after another, the world has been dominated by the United States and the Soviet Union.

This time the summit meeting between Britain and France focused on how to preserve the international influence of the two countries and make their own voices heard. In fact, France can still do it, but Britain is a little embarrassed because of the relationship between the same language and the same race. The voice of the British can often overwhelm the voice of the British.

But this time is just different, because there is friction between Britain and the United States because of the Iranian oil crisis, and there are rare noises in the English-speaking world. France knows the purpose of Britain's visit this time, and Britain also knows that France knows its purpose this time, but the summit meeting will not So it was smooth sailing.

After the failure of the Vietnam War, France's interests are now mainly concentrated in Africa, while Britain's interests are much more dispersed.If it comes to a critical moment to choose between the two, Britain will definitely choose Asia instead of Africa.

Excluding the Belgian Congo, which does not belong to France in name but belongs to French-speaking countries, and the independent Morocco and Tunisia, the entire French Africa is still a huge colony with an area of ​​more than 1000 million square kilometers.

Britain gained independence from British India and British Burma after the war. In addition to the already independent Sudan and the independent Nigerian Dominion, more than 700 million square kilometers of colonies have been separated from British control.

There are still colonies left in Africa, and Ghana, a contiguous British East Africa and West Africa, covers 430 million square kilometers, which is the same area as the original British India.The protectorates in the Middle East, plus British Malaya and the Pacific colonies, together were only half the size of the French colonies.

It can be said that the time has come to 1960, and the throne of the world's largest colonial empire has changed.Of course, how much effective area is left after the Sahara Desert is taken out is another question.

Although the time is a bit late and the version has been updated, it is also true that France is currently the number one colonial country in the world.

Although the interests of Britain and France lie in Africa and in Asia, it is not impossible to cooperate.Military cooperation is the first project to make progress, and it was soon confirmed that Britain and France will hold joint military exercises in the Mediterranean.

"How do I feel that France's joint military exercises in the Mediterranean are more concerned than we are." From the subtle expressions of the French, Alan Wilson felt that things seemed not simple.

The military exercise has been finalized, and progress is coming one after another. France expressed its willingness to criticize Iran's treacherous move, and at the same time put pressure on Germany together with the United Kingdom. However, in consideration of European unity, what France can do is limited to sanctioning German biological Pharmaceutical companies are unwilling to expand the scope of attack.

Cooperation in the economic, trade and military fields is much more general. Both the United Kingdom and France have reservations. It is impossible for the United Kingdom to agree to France's wish to form a European army with the United Kingdom.

It is impossible for an old opponent of 900 years to be completely innocent. It is considered good to be able to show some cooperative attitude. The results of state leaders' visits have never been insignificant, because the people below have already communicated the matter. The Prime Minister Just come and sign.

Under the intentional publicity of the British and French media, the significance of Prime Minister Eden's visit to France this time has been shaped to be particularly significant.

Just after the first day, France immediately took action and announced that it would join the ranks of sanctioning German biopharmaceuticals.This time, there is one more country involved in the Iranian oil crisis.

At least in terms of momentum, the British team this time is definitely not small, and it seems to be the case.

"It seems!" Allen Wilson couldn't help but think of the Suez Canal War, where Britain and France started the war together. Unexpectedly, the two countries, which have been fighting openly and secretly for 900 years, would still stand together at the critical moment.Can't help but sigh, this is really sad.

The Suez Canal is related to Europe's energy security. For the UK, once local problems arise, the UK's highly valued interests in the direction of Asia will be beyond its reach and quickly lose its influence.

Even though the throne of Farouk I is still considered stable, Egypt has always been vocal about taking back the Suez Canal, but it is only temporarily suppressed by the so-called voice of taking the overall situation into account by asking Britain to support the establishment of the Aswan Dam, but it does not mean that it does not exist .

Of course, Alan Wilson made a record to maintain the influence of the United Kingdom on the Suez Canal. It lies on several islands, Tiran Island and Senafir Island. The United Kingdom once gave the two islands of Tiran Island and Senafir Island to Egypt. Saudi Arabia across the sea.

But later, when Saudi Arabia became independent and Israel was established, Saudi Arabia itself was not an Arab military power, so Saudi Arabia ceded two small islands to Egypt.In this way, as long as Egypt blocks the Suez Canal and the Strait of Tiran, Israel's sea routes to Asia will be cut off.

In addition, the Hanish Islands at the mouth of the Red Sea Strait belong to the British colony of Yemen and can also be used for garrisoning troops. The UK can also conduct exploration in nearby waters to maintain the cost of garrisoning troops on the island.

Once the public opinion in Egypt is turbulent, or the Aswan Dam is built, the United Kingdom will use a series of islands controlled by the United Kingdom in the Red Sea Strait for indirect garrison.

In the evening, Prime Minister Eden, who had concluded a day of talks and trips, was discussing diplomatic outcomes with his advisory team.The main reason is to guess whether the United States will feel the pressure during this visit.

"It may depend on the statement in the next few days. If we don't achieve the results we want." Alan Wilson said with a heavy face, "then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will formally issue a visit invitation to the Soviet Union to see if we can get a response. After all The influence of the Soviet Union in northern Iran is also not small."

"Inviting the Soviets, I personally don't want to go to that step. It may bring a lot of reactions." Aiden pondered for a while and said, "Alan, this is very important."

"I understand very well that there is no other way. If an invitation to visit the Soviet Union is issued, it should not be overly political. We issue the invitation on the grounds of cultural exchanges. But in order to express our position, it is best not to invite the top leaders who are more important. Someone sends an invitation." Alan Wilson made a suggestion in a roundabout way.

Is there such a person?Downplaying the political color, and being a big figure in the Soviet Union, of course, the cultural tsar.

Prime Minister Eden's visit is still under way, and the US Congress has been quarreling over it. Democratic candidate Kennedy has attacked the foreign policy of the current administration for affecting the unity of the free world.

Even within the Republican Party, there has been a certain degree of disagreement. As a conservative, McCarthy, who has never loved the image of the United States more than him, defended the Republican single policy, saying, "This administration is dealing with Iran. On the issue of the oil crisis, the original intention was good, and colonialism should end, but it also ignored the feelings of the United Kingdom in terms of operation. It is entirely possible to find a solution acceptable to both parties to resolve this incident.”

"Senator McCarthy, it's rare to get you to admit you were wrong, but I still think you've narrowed down the government's mistakes on this issue. Britain and France are important allies of the United States and we should respect both."

In the White House, Secretary of State Dulles resolutely refused, "Your Excellency, this issue cannot be compromised. If some pressure makes the United States retreat, it will only be more difficult to weaken Britain and France in the future."

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Chapter 25 France also shrinks

Small countries can have both sides, but big countries can't, especially from the perspective of the United States, they can't do things halfway.

If the United States gave up its support for Iran and remained indifferent to the sanction of Germany just because of a meeting between the heads of state of Britain and France, will anyone listen to what the United States says in the future?

"Before the outbreak of the world war, Britain and France were unwilling to provoke Germany, but they finally declared war on Germany. Some things seem to have many choices, but in fact the choice is the only one."