The disintegration of the Soviet Union was an inevitable result, and there was certainly nothing Liu Lang could do unless he was reborn as God. However, he did not want to miss this gluttonous feast. Of course, things like oil and mineral deposits were not his turn, but the old industrial foundations of the Soviet Union were very strong.
valuable.
In his previous life, Liu Lang had read many books about the power of the Soviet Union, and he had some understanding of the power of this country that made even the United States extremely fearful. The Soviet Union's business, that is, the tertiary industry, was far inferior to that of the United States, but its industrial technology, to be honest,
, not necessarily much weaker than the United States.
The level of industrialization is first reflected in the country's weapons. It is clear when you look at the comparison between the two.
The most glorious period of the Soviet Union was the period of Brenev's administration from 1975 to 1982. At this time, after rapid development, the Soviet Union and the United States dominated the world.
In the late 1970s, the Soviet Union strategically suppressed the United States. At this time, the Soviet Union was a god-like existence.
Putting aside technology, let’s talk about the size of the country. It goes without saying that the Soviet Union is the country with the largest land area in the entire world. How big was it?
At that time, after merging Belarus, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and other countries, the Soviet Union had a total area of more than 22 million square kilometers, occupying one-sixth of the world's land area, 58 times that of Japan, and more than twice that of the United States.
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In 1991, the population was as high as 280 million, while the United States had a population of 250 million, giving it an absolute advantage in area and population.
Then look at the industrial level.
At that time, the Soviet Union's heavy industry exceeded that of the United States and ranked first in the world. In 1975, the Soviet Union's total industrial output value was equivalent to 75% of that of the United States, but its fiscal revenue and military expenditures were basically the same as those of the United States. At that time, the Soviet Union sacrificed its economy and vigorously developed
The military and economic structures are deformed, and light industry and daily necessities are underdeveloped.
In 1978, the total steel production of the Soviet Union reached 150 million tons, twice that of the United States; its oil production was 600 million tons, 1.4 times that of the United States; its natural gas production was 400 billion cubic meters; its cement output was 125 million tons, which was 1.4 times that of the United States.
1.6 times; textile production is 71
billion square meters, 1.8 times that of the United States; harvester output is 110,000 units, 3.6 times that of the United States; tractor output is 550,000 units, twice that of the United States; dairy product output is 90 million tons, 1.6 times that of the United States;
The fishing volume is 9.2 million tons, 2.6 times that of the United States.
The Soviet Union also ranks first in the world in terms of arms production capacity. It can produce 3,000 main battle tanks, 5,000 armored vehicles, 300 intercontinental ballistic missiles, 10 submarines, and 70 surface ships every year. This capability is beyond the reach of other countries, including the United States.
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At that time, the Soviet Union had more than 4 million standing troops, including 2 million army, 400,000 air force, 400,000 navy, 600,000 air defense force, 300,000 rocket force and other services, and more than 20 million reserve forces. At that time, the US military including civilian personnel was almost 4 million.
million, but the U.S. Army only has 1 million men.
At that time, the Soviet Army had 65,000 tanks, 75,000 armored vehicles, and 29,000 artillery pieces. The Soviet Army was known as the "Steel Torrent" and was well-deserved to be the strongest in the world.
The Soviet Navy was the second largest in the world at the time, with more than 2,000 ships, including 10 aircraft carriers, 79 ballistic missile submarines, 268 cruise and attack submarines, 193 surface ships, 797 small surface craft, and 187 landing craft.
There are 269 auxiliary ships, 100 nuclear submarines and 100 conventional submarines, and these naval equipment travel around the world all year round, making any country terrified.
At that time, the Soviet Air Force had nearly 10,000 aircraft of various types, including 752 long-range bombers, 5,200 fighters, bombers and attack aircraft, 620 transport aircraft and 200 helicopters.
The Air Defense Force has 1,300 fighters of various types, 9,600 air defense missile launchers, 7,000 radars, 100 anti-ballistic missile launchers, 1,400 intercontinental missiles, and 1,700 strategic combat aircraft, making it the largest in the world.
The above are all conventional weapons. What frightened other countries the most was the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons.
In terms of nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union had 45,000 nuclear bombs at its peak, while the United States only had 33,000 nuclear bombs during the same period, enough to destroy the earth several times. This is also the most feared part of the world about the Soviet Union.
It is said that in order to prevent a nuclear strike from the United States, the Soviet Union equipped each battalion with 40,000 AK47 rifles for the normal use of weapons after a nuclear strike. In 1981, in order to show off its force, the Soviet Union conducted an eight-day joint sea, land, air and strategic military force
The exercise, which involved 500,000 troops and tens of thousands of tanks, was the largest military exercise in human history. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, marking the peak of Soviet hegemony. At this time, the Soviet Union was a perverted existence.
However, these things disappeared instantly after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
In a previous life, twenty or thirty years after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, some explorers secretly went to those abandoned military bases for "explorations". As a result, they saw an extremely shocking scene. Thousands of scrapped tanks.
The tens of thousands of tons of giant ships are like dead fish
Floating on the sea, even nuclear submarines lie in the base and turn into piles of scrap metal. These rusty steel giants silently tell the story of the once extremely powerful country, but this country is also like them.
, has long since become the dust of history.
Of course, not all has disappeared. Russia has inherited a part of the Soviet Union’s industrial heritage. These heritages may only be one-tenth of what they were in their heyday, but just this little thing still made no one in Russia dare to do so in the following decades.
provoke.
Liu Lang was not very interested in these equipments. These things can still support the scene in this era, but in the information age twenty years later, they are almost like scrap metal.
Today's China's national defense strategy is similar to that of the Soviet Union. It attaches great importance to military tanks, infantry and warships, because most generals are still immersed in traditional tactics and believe that the factors that determine war are numbers, equipment and tactics. By the way
, and fighting spirit, the national army relies on these to defeat enemies one after another.
This concept did not exist until the Gulf War four years later, when the U.S. military showed its true strength to the world for the first time.
It was a war between the US military and Iraq. The US military took the initiative to attack, while Iraq defended various fortresses and waited for work. If the US military wanted to attack the opponent, they had to cross a large desert. However, Iraq had already deployed millions of troops in the desert and even buried its tanks in the sand.
, just wait for the other party to fall into the trap.
This war has attracted the attention of the country's top leaders. Most people believe that even if the Americans can win, they will have to pay a heavy price in the end, because the empty desert may become a cemetery for the U.S. military to bury them.
What's the result?
The U.S. military did not dispatch an army at all. They allowed small-scale special forces to flexibly penetrate deep and use satellite positioning to effortlessly sneak under the opponent's nose, and then use laser positioning to guide missile launches.
As a result, in a very short period of time, the roaring missiles destroyed all the tanks hidden in every corner. As soon as the Iraqi fighter planes took off, they were blinded and deafened by the interference of the US early warning aircraft. The final result was ridiculous.
, the US military suffered almost no losses, while the other side's entire army was destroyed. This cannot be called a war at all, but can only be called a unilateral massacre.