Chapter 858 (2/2)

The war in Afghanistan was like a quagmire, swallowing the limited military expenditure of the Soviet Union. At this time, it is necessary to provide weapons and medicine to the Afghan garrison, and meet the domestic competition with the United States, at least not to lag behind in armaments.

At the moment, the Americans came up with military vehicles, which made the Soviet military very passive.

Even though Ustinov was a logistics director, he was a typical technical cadre; There is also a feeling that it is difficult for a skillful woman to cook without rice. But Americans have to deal with difficulties. At least the preliminary work should be prepared, and we should not lag behind in armaments.

Ustinov: ”intelligence shows that the Americans have made a great move this time; The requirements for new military vehicles are very high. Although they didn't want to admit it, it was difficult for the Soviet Union to follow up. Not only technically, but also economically. ”

”After all, the Americans are going to spend more than $30 billion. At present, the Soviet Union is not so heroic.”

”The upgrading of technology is normal, and the Soviet Union can adopt a step-by-step approach. I have ordered Muscovites and Gorky automobile factory to cooperate with several design bureaus to carry out the research and development of new military vehicles. At least it won't lag behind American military vehicles in performance, but it will take some time in quantity. ”

The two major automobile manufacturing plants in the Soviet Union are also famous.

Muscovite automobile factory was established in 1930. It occupied the leading position of the Soviet automobile industry in the 1970s and 1980s. It was once regarded as a banner of the Soviet automobile manufacturing industry.

In 1947, the first Muscovite cars went offline, and the production was modeled on the first generation of Opel sergeant K38 in 1936. After Germany's defeat in World War II, the Soviet government occupied the industrial base in eastern Germany. After investigation, it took K38 production line back to the country and handed it to the Lenin Communist Youth League automobile factory built by Moscow college students, the predecessor of Moscow people's automobile factory. The first generation of Muscovites after listing was named Muscovite M400 car, which only cost 9000 rubles. It was the lowest selling car on the market at that time, so it immediately attracted a hot sale. The increasing market share gradually pushed the Muscovites into the largest manufacturer of the Soviet automobile industry.

Gorky automobile group was founded in 1930, which was the product of Stalin's first five-year plan to develop Soviet industry at that time. At that time, the United States had an extremely serious economic crisis, and it was at this time that the Soviet Union proposed to buy a complete set of American automobile factories with gold. This automobile factory is located on the Bank of Luji River in Lake Erie. It is called Luji automobile factory. It belonged to Ford at that time. It was the world's first comprehensive automobile factory with a large number of assembly lines, and it was also one of the most advanced automobile factories in the world at that time. After the Soviet Union bought the complete set of drawings and production equipment of Luji factory, it built a Gorky automobile factory stretching tens of kilometers on the Bank of Volga River. Thus, the Soviet Union jumped into the most advanced field of automobile production at that time, and Gorky automobile factory became the pillar of the Soviet automobile industry.

The Soviet Union's top leaders are still very confident in the two automobile factories. After all, one is from the United States and the other is of German descent; In addition, the improvement and innovation of the Soviets. In the eyes of the Soviets, the two auto factories are no weaker than any auto manufacturer in the world in terms of technology and production capacity. It was not popularized only for political reasons and was directly related to the blockade of the United States and Western Europe.

Brezhnev also knew the current situation of the Soviet Union, especially the economic situation. The annual high military spending is eroding the Soviet economy, but without military support, Americans will be more unscrupulous. This is very contradictory. I can only bite my teeth and insist.

Knowing your physical condition may not last long. Only appropriate reminders can be made. Even if you are the top leader, you dare not easily change the established programs and policies.

Brezhnev: ”marshal Ustinov came from a technical cadre. It's reassuring to leave this matter to you.”

”The Ministry of Finance appropriates a sum of funds for the R & D and production of new military vehicles. The remaining shortcomings can follow the example of the United States. Sell military vehicles in active service; Although the economies of Eastern European countries and other alliance countries are not rich, it is not a problem for them to buy some military vehicles. ”

Bao Shoufu once again changed the decision-making of the Soviet Union, but this time it was capital investment. It can't be said how bad it is for the Soviet Union, but it can't be said to be a good thing.

Finally, as a result of the high-level meeting of the Soviet Union, the KGB strengthened its investigation into Turner's appointment as commander-in-chief of NATO's European allies; Ustinov organized the domestic design bureau and automobile factory to develop and produce new military vehicles; The Ministry of foreign trade of the Soviet Union is responsible for selling retired military vehicles.

On the surface, there seems to be no problem, and it's quite reasonable; Only the parties concerned know the pain.

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