#1393 - Southern Hemisphere Naval War

Gaddafi spent a sum of money to hire a group of Afghan armed forces to fight in Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria.

These three places all had puppet governments supported by the Americans.

Naturally, there were also the original government troops.

The two sides were engaged in fierce fighting.

The Americans and Russians were conducting a proxy war in Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria.

Gaddafi knew that this was not the time to be stingy with money.

In addition, with financial assistance from the Arab world, Gaddafi, who hated the Americans to the core, spent money to hire Afghan and Iraqi armed forces to fight.

The armed forces in these two places had fought for ten years, possessing rich combat experience, and were in urgent need of funds.

While Barack was conducting a proxy war in North Africa, he was also carrying out large-scale troop reductions.

Many troops were cut.

Only some elite American troops were not touched by Barack.

As for North Africa, the Americans had amassed tens of thousands of troops and maintained a carrier strike group for a long time.

Faced with the alliance of France and Germany and Russia, the United States was also very cautious and did not rashly escalate the war.

Barack even stopped emphasizing that the United States and Europe shared the same ideology and were unbreakable allies, as he had done before. On the contrary, Barack's criticisms and accusations of Europe increased.

The United States truly felt that Europe's power to break free from American control was rapidly increasing.

NATO, led by the United States, was effectively at a standstill, playing no significant role.

Now, Europe's desire to break free from American political and military control was growing stronger, and conflicts and frictions between the two sides were constantly emerging, with the nature of the contradictions undergoing profound changes from the economic field to the political and military fields.

France and Germany, known as the 'engine' of European integration, played a leading role in the EU and hoped to build the EU into a powerful pole in the world, playing an important role on the international stage.

Even though the United States took advantage of the world economic crisis to trigger a debt crisis within the EU, in order to alienate the EU internally, it now seemed that, in the face of the Americans' actions in North Africa, Europe's interests in this regard were consistent, and even led to a relaxation of relations between the old European countries and Russia, with a relaxation of vigilance and hostility towards Russia.

Russia, with its basic foundation and the backing of two markets, had a very tough attitude, and did not hesitate to send the Black Sea Fleet and airborne troops to protect Libya.

At this time, if the United States escalated the war and directly clashed with Russia, it could easily lead to a large-scale military conflict between the two countries.

This kind of terrible risk was something that the United States was also very cautious about and dared not easily initiate.

After all, once it was started, it would be a spiral of deterioration.

It was easy to start, but not so easy to stop.

What's more, in another direction, the United States was also feeling tremendous pressure.

Japan and South Korea were unstable, and the voices for Northeast Asian integration were constantly growing louder in Japan and South Korea, with an increasingly strong desire to break free from American political, economic, and military control.

In particular, Japan and South Korea had paid a heavy price in the Afghan and Iraqi battlefields, but gained little, and had to pay for it themselves, with even the compensation payments being paid by the Japanese and South Korean governments themselves.

This also caused a lot of resentment among the Japanese and South Korean governments and people.

Now, Japan wants to break free from the leash that the United States has put on its head and intends to become a normal country.

On the South Korean side, the voices for regaining military command are also growing louder.

Japan and South Korea are important strategic pivots for Japan. If the United States has South Korea, it can open up battlefields in the East Asian direction at any time. And with Japan in hand, it is also an important strategic pivot.

Not only in Japan and South Korea, but also in the direction of Australia, it is also under great pressure.

Lanfang once again took the initiative to provoke territorial disputes, and a carrier strike group with the 001-type light aircraft carrier as its core was cruising in the waters of Oceania, emphasizing freedom of navigation.

In Latin America, as the United States became a net exporter of oil, many Latin American countries, especially those that originally exported oil and natural gas to the United States, Canada, and Mexico, were extremely dissatisfied with the United States as this market was monopolized by the United States.

Panama was increasing transit fees, which made the Americans pay a lot more, causing great dissatisfaction among many Americans.

Related topics about the Panama Canal are constantly heating up in the United States.

Of course, what gave Barack the biggest headache was that the defeat in the midterm elections was now bearing its full consequences, and he had to compromise on anything he wanted to do.

Although he was accustomed to bypassing Congress with presidential executive orders, he could not bypass it when it came to budget matters.

In the midst of the turbulent world, 2011 unknowingly came to an end, and 2012 arrived.

During the 2012 New Year holiday, China Aerospace attracted a lot of attention.

In space, Tiangong-2 was successfully launched.

Tiangong-2 was developed and modified on the basis of the Tiangong-1 target spacecraft backup, according to the needs of the Tiangong-2 mission. The scale is basically the same as Tiangong-1, and it is also a long-term on-orbit automatic operation, short-term manned spacecraft, which is an important stage for China to carry out technical research before building a space station.

Compared with the Tiangong-1 target spacecraft, the Tiangong-2 space laboratory is equipped with a brand-new set of space application system payload equipment. Both the number of supporting equipment and the installation complexity have created the most manned spacecraft missions in China's history.

And this also means that China is closer to building a space station!

According to the plan announced by the China National Space Administration, the basic space station that China will eventually build will not exceed the size of the International Space Station. The basic space station roughly includes a core module, a cargo spacecraft, a manned spacecraft, and two other modules for experiments and other functions, with a total weight of less than 100 tons. The core module needs to be manned for a long time and can dock with various experimental modules, manned spacecraft, and cargo spacecraft.

And this basic space station is also short-term, because China has a more complete space station plan. This basic space station to be built is for technology verification and experience accumulation in building a space station.

At this time, no country doubted China's determination and ability to build a space station.

Everyone knows that China is only a matter of time away from completing the space station.

This year's Spring Festival came earlier than in previous years.

January 22 is New Year's Eve!

Many positions in Panshan Group began to have holidays on January 14, which is the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month, because it was already Saturday at this time.

After the weekend, it was the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, which is the eve of the Little New Year.

After the group New Year's greetings, Liu Tao took his family and parents on a private plane to an island in the Nanyang region. This is a high-end sanatorium that was built a few years ago specifically for recuperation.

This island has a dedicated small airport for aircraft to take off and land.

The island is beautifully developed, with natural white sandy beaches, the sea sand is very fine and beautiful, and the sea water is blue and very clear.

Moreover, here, due to the island and seabed terrain, it is almost unaffected by typhoons, and the waves are not too big.

The capital is still covered in ice and snow at this time, and you can wear shorts and swimsuits here, the climate is very pleasant.

After a year of hard work, take a good rest here for a few days.

The residence is also a water house, and you can blow the sea breeze and watch the sea by opening the window.

The vast ocean has a large number of islands, and these islands are valuable resources.

Since these islands were allowed to be traded, a heat wave of islands has been set off, and many rich people have bought islands to be their own island owners.

Even some super-rich people specially select islands with an area of more than 10 square kilometers as their private islands and build them into private secret homes.

The latest novel is first published on Liиg Jiu Shu Ba!

As long as it is legal and compliant, the relevant departments will not interfere with what they do on the island.

Happy times are always short, and the Spring Festival holiday soon passed.

The 003-type nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 'Yue Ship' was officially delivered to the Navy.

This also means that China has a second 003-type nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in service, and it also means that China has once again formed three aircraft carrier strike groups.

There is one 002B-type nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and two 003-type nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service!

And in the Nanyang region, there are three aircraft carrier strike groups mainly composed of light aircraft carriers, which are enough to form regional cruise needs.

In the entire regional sea area, there are six aircraft carrier strike groups.

From the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean to the Strait of Malacca, to the South China Sea, to the Yellow Sea, and to eastern Australia in the Indian Ocean!

In this case, the Christmas Island dispute broke out.

Lanfang and Australia have been arguing for some time. The total area of this Christmas Island is about 135 square kilometers, which is nearly 1,600 kilometers away from Australia, but only 350 kilometers away from Lanfang.

Australia has always believed that this island belongs to Australia.

But there is a lot of controversy in this regard. When refugees entered here that year, they had already declared independence, and Australia also announced its recognition of the country.

Lanfang regards the other party as rebels and now wants to send troops to suppress them.

In fact, there are very few people living on the island, I am afraid there are only two or three thousand people.

The so-called independent nation is very nonsense.

Australia is afraid that this island will be occupied by Lanfang and once again emphasizes its sovereignty over the island, but Lanfang does not pay attention to it at all.

Lanfang dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group, and Australia dispatched its navy to prevent Lanfang's military operations.

This time Australia also invested heavily, dispatching 1 'Canberra' class amphibious assault ship, 4 'Adelaide' class guided missile frigates, 4 'Anzac' class frigates, 4 'Collins' class submarines and dozens of armed transport ships, supply ships, etc.

Australia has only two 'Canberra' class amphibious assault ships. This class of ship is designed and built based on the Spanish 'Juan Carlos I' class strategic projection ship, with a full load displacement of 27,500 tons. It has strong amphibious projection and sea transportation capabilities. The weapons and equipment include 4 25mm Typhoon weapon stations, 3 close-in defense systems and machine guns. It can carry 1,000 fully armed soldiers, transport 150 vehicles including M1A1 main battle tanks, and can also carry 4 LCM-1E mechanized landing craft.

The 'Adelaide' class guided missile frigate is 138 meters long, 14 meters wide, and has a draft of 7.5 meters. It has a standard displacement of 3,678 tons, a full load displacement of 4,100 tons, a maximum speed of 29 knots, and a range of 4,500 nautical miles/20 knots. The weapons and equipment include 1 'Otto Breda' 76mm/62 caliber naval gun, 1 20mm Mk-15 Phalanx CIWS close-in defense system, 1 Mk-13 missile launch system (equipped with Standard-I/II ship-to-air missiles or Harpoon anti-ship missiles), FFG-03/05 upgrades and installs 8-unit Mk41 Mod 5 missile vertical launch device, equipped with 32 Sea Sparrow/Evolved Sea Sparrow ship-to-air missiles, 2 Mk-32 triple 324mm torpedo launchers; the ship-borne aircraft is 2 S-70B Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters; electronic equipment: AN/SPS-4k 92 fire control radar; AN/SPS-55 radar; AN/SQS-56 sonar, etc.; crew: 184 people. The entire Australian Navy is equipped with 6 frigates of this class.

The 'Anzac' class frigate is designed and modified based on the German MEKO 200 type and built by the Australian Tenix Defense Systems Company. The Australian Navy is equipped with 8 ships of this class. The ship is equipped with a US-made MK-45 Mod2 five-inch 54-caliber naval gun and is equipped with eight PIM-7P vertical launch Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles or a new generation of Sea Sparrow ESSM.

The 'Collins' class submarine is a new submarine built by the Australian Navy in the 1980s. In 1987, it selected the Swedish Kockums Shipyard's 471 submarine, which is 75 meters long, 7.8 meters wide, and has a maximum underwater displacement of 2,700 tons. The main mission of the submarine is anti-ship, anti-submarine, alert, intelligence collection, mine laying, and special operations. It is equipped with 6 weapon launch tubes with a diameter of 533 mm. The launch system can launch MK48-4 torpedoes and submarine-launched 'Harpoon' VGM84A anti-ship missiles.

Unfortunately, the Australian army underestimated the determination of the Lan army.

Under the tense confrontation, no one knew who fired the first shot, and the two sides broke out in the largest naval battle in this sea area.

In this sea area, the Australian army could not get the support of the air force, but the Lan army could.

With the help of land-based aviation, the Lanfang aircraft carrier strike group quickly gained air supremacy, and with air supremacy, it gained sea supremacy.

The naval battle was not as fierce as a collision between Mars and Earth, but presented a one-sided trend.

Continuously, warships were hit by anti-ship missiles and shells, either catching fire, or being smashed with a hole, or the hull had already tilted due to water ingress.

The situation of the war was constantly transmitted to the rear.

The Australian army dispatched bombers to support, but before they could get close to the battlefield, they were intercepted and shot down by Lanfang fighters.

Australia, exasperated, made false accusations first and declared war on Lanfang.

Lanfang, not one to be accommodating, also declared war on them.

News of the naval battle between the two sides spread, shocking the entire world.

After all, such a large naval battle was very rare in the Southern Hemisphere.

The last time had to be traced back to the Falklands War!

And as the losses of the Australian Navy were exposed, the whole world was even more shaken.

This time, the Australian Navy could be said to have lost two-thirds of its strength.

This also meant that Australia's coastal cities were almost undefended.

Once the Australian Air Force was destroyed, it would be truly undefended, like a naked girl walking around in the street. (End of this chapter)