Chapter 522: Drag Down the United States

The success rate is zero percent, that's for sure, because later generations have proven this impossibility, not to mention other things, such as orbital electromagnetic guns, orbital lasers, etc. These weapons seem simple to talk about, and can be easily realized in science fiction novels, but many technical problems cannot be overcome, such as the energy problem first.

Just like the rail gun, the principle was invented by the Frenchman Villeruber in the 1960s. This rail gun consists of two parallel rails with the projectile sandwiched between them. The two rails are connected to a power source, and the current flows from one rail to the projectile and then to the other rail to generate a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field interacts with the current to generate a strong Lorentz force to push the projectile to a very high speed, theoretically even sub-light speed.

No gunpowder is needed, no contamination of the barrel is required, and the acceleration is very high. This railgun looks very advanced, but after so many years, it has not been put into practical use. The biggest problem is of course energy! It is not an energy crystal in science fiction. To fire a railgun shell, you need to provide tens of megajoules of energy, and the power generation mechanism needs to provide at least 30 megawatts of energy! It is almost equivalent to one-tenth of the power of the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in later generations!

Even the all-electrically propelled warships developed in later generations only have a power of 80 megawatts. If two electromagnetic guns are installed on the warship, there will be no need to do anything else. The ship will have to stop when firing!

This is a warship with a displacement of several thousand tons, or even tens of thousands of tons! And how to provide such a large amount of electricity in space? Nuclear batteries are absolutely not possible, unless the nuclear power plant is moved to space! So, this thing looks advanced, but it is basically a moon in the water and a flower in the mirror.

Unless there is some explosive development in technology and new energy sources with even greater energy density are discovered, these are simply dead ends.

Andre is fully aware of these, and bringing them up now is just setting a trap for the Americans!

Historically, Reagan proposed the Star Wars plan in 1983. But now, in 1981, when Reagan came to power, the Soviet Union proposed the Star Wars plan to completely suppress the United States in the field of outer space. Orbital electromagnetic cannons were flying over the heads of Americans. As long as the Americans launched missiles, they would be directly destroyed!

Under such a threat, what can Americans do? They can only catch up and spend their precious funds on these technologies that are simply impossible to achieve, making their economic revival a bubble!

Historically, the US plan to bring down the Soviet Union has now turned into the Soviet Union's plan to bring down the US! A great gift for Reagan's inauguration!

"We are promoting our orbital electromagnetic guns, laser weapons, etc. We can even conduct experiments to shoot down useless satellites in our own space, so that the Americans will tighten their belts to compete with us in the space race and completely bring down the American economy." Andre continued, "At the same time, our plan is not a complete deception plan. We can continue to research in many fields. For example, our satellite navigation system is about to complete global networking. Under this satellite navigation system, we can develop more weapons, such as low-cost precision attack ammunition with navigation module terminals. We have targeted investment, and ultimately it is to improve our overall scientific research level. In the fields of rocket technology, aerospace technology, high-energy laser technology, microelectronics technology, computer technology, etc., we continue to maintain an advanced level. At the same time, many technologies can be transferred to the civilian field to enhance the strength of our country."

"Andrei, your suggestion is very good." Andropov said, "We can consider launching this strategic deception plan. What do you think? Are you interested in being the person in charge of this plan?"

The project was proposed by Andrei, who had the most ideas. Although this plan was a deception plan, it would mobilize many military industrial departments of the Soviet Union and had great power. Entrusting it to Andrei was a great trust and a huge responsibility.

Andre shook his head: "Comrade General Secretary, I can participate in this project, but after all, my biggest task now is still in the Middle East. There will be more drastic changes in the situation next year, and I have to stay in the Middle East. Therefore, it is better to choose another person to be the general person in charge of this project."

Andrei knows the importance of the matter. The Middle East is the focus at the moment, and it is related to the Soviet Union's next strategic layout. It's not that Andrei is arrogant, he really cannot be without him here.

"Who do you think is suitable?" Andropov asked.

"How is Marshal Ogarkov?" Andrei said, "Marshal Ogarkov has done a good job in the high-tech reform of the army. Marshal Ogarkov should be the best at this kind of overall plan of strategic deception."

Marshal Ogarkov! Thinking of this person, Andropov also nodded: "Well, that's right, let Ogarkov do it. Andrei, you have to explain it clearly to Comrade Ogarkov, and always pay more attention and understand more. This is related to our major strategic adjustments."

Andrei nodded. It was quite strange that a marshal like Ogarkov could not enter the Central Military Commission, but Andrei, who was only a lieutenant general until now, was able to lead Ogarkov.

It's still an age issue. A general in his twenties is already against the will of heaven. If he is a marshal in his twenties, it is really against the regulations.

This is a big picture. Andrei only provides ideas, and Ogarkov will make the specific arrangements. Which ones are to confuse the Americans and which ones really need to be invested in all need to be analyzed in detail. It will take several months to sort out the ideas. Fortunately, we have plenty of time now.

After talking about politics and military, Andropov turned to Gelbachev and said, "Comrade Mikhail, please introduce some of our agricultural reforms to everyone."

Reform! In the Soviet Union, there is no way out without reform! In the past few decades, a rigid system has cultivated a large number of vested interests. They are corrupt and have made the Soviet Union lose its vitality to move forward!

These people had already begun collecting evidence of their crimes when Andropov was still the chairman of the KGB. Now, after Andropov finally secured power and took control of the army, he began to crack down on these parasites in the country from top to bottom!

This is different from the previous purges and the Great Purge. This movement does not carry personal feelings, but is completely based on the interests of the country! Even in Moscow, a large number of high-level officials lost their positions, and high-level officials in the republics, such as the secretary of Uzbekistan, were sentenced. The movement was carried out vigorously. After a large number of corrupt officials were killed, this trend was stopped.

No one dared to hinder the reform anymore, so the reform proceeded smoothly.

Among all aspects of reform, agricultural reform is also a key focus!