Babylonian Empire

On December 12, just before President Reagan was about to leave office, he came to Europe for his last visit during the presidency.

His last stop in Europe was Berlin.

Berlin is the capital of Germany. In the 40s, it can be said that it was the center of hatred of the whole world. This is the birthplace of fascism!Nazi Germany spread its iron hooves all over Europe.

The smoke of the Second World War has passed, marked by the liberation of Berlin. At this time, Germany, the defeated country, is full of ruins, ruins, dilapidated, and precarious.This is the tragedy of all mankind. In this kind of war, there is no winner.

As for the defeated Germany, the four major powers of the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union implemented divisional occupation, which led to the emergence of the Cold War due to the original ideological differences.

In 1949, with the support of the East and the West, Germany split into the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Republic.Berlin, too, was split into two camps.

Facing the split, the residents of East Germany kept pouring into West Germany. The government of East Germany and the Soviet Union finally got their hands dirty and built a wall in Berlin overnight, dividing Berlin into two City.

This is the famous Berlin Wall.

What started out as barricades of caltrops was transformed into a two-meter-high concrete wall topped with barbed wire.Set up police guards at official intersections and observation towers along the route.In the beginning, only more than 100 kilometers were built between East and West Berlin, and then it was expanded for decades. By 1980, it was extended to the entire border of East and West Germany. The total length of the Berlin Wall is 1369 kilometers.

People in East Germany were very resistant to this Berlin Wall, and they used various methods to climb over this wall.

At the very beginning, it was still No. 19 of the barbed wire fence, and the [-]-year-old East German soldier Konrad Schumann, wearing a helmet and carrying a spear on his shoulder, strode over the barbed wire fence.This moment was captured by the photographer Peter Rebin who was present at the time, which shocked the world.

Afterwards, various tricks came out one after another, such as digging tunnels, jumping off buildings, hot-air ballooning, and crashing cars. Countless East Germans risked their lives to cross the wall.

The Berlin Wall is like a scar in Berlin, stabbing the hearts of Germans.

At the end of Paris Square and Unter den Linden Avenue is one of Berlin's iconic buildings, the Brandenburg Gate, a special building built by the King of Prussia in the eighteenth century.

Today, here, there are huge crowds of people, nearly [-] people in West Berlin have flocked to the street, and there are also nearly [-] East Germans gathered on the other side of the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate. They know that in On the other side, US President Reagan was about to deliver a speech.

From the outside, it seems that President Reagan is in front of this building. Only the bodyguards nearby know that in order to prevent accidents, there are two sides of bulletproof glass behind the president.

Reagan was born as an actor, which made his speech more contagious, as if he was the same as the mustache decades ago, his voice resounded through the sky through a loudspeaker.

The current Berlin can be said to be on a direct line of fire between the East and the West. If a war breaks out between the two sides, behind the Berlin Wall, the rolling torrent of steel will continue to flow into the entire West.

Speech here is the most pointed social and political speech, and President Reagan hardly needs a speech script to start his own speech.

"Now, the Soviets may, to a certain extent, have begun to realize the importance of freedom. We often hear that Moscow is now about to implement a new policy of reform and opening up; some political prisoners have been released, some Foreign broadcasts are no longer interfered with, and the planned economic system has been loosened, and some commercial activities have been allowed. Does all this mark the beginning of a radical change in the Soviet system? Or is it just some superficial gestures aimed at Let the West have unrealistic illusions and further strengthen the Soviet system without changing the essence?"

Reagan's words made the people below a little excited. This was the first time that an American leader openly criticized the reform of the Soviet Union.

On the other side of the Berlin Wall, the police began to drive away the audience who had gathered under the Berlin Wall.

Reagan's words became more and more provocative.

"General Secretary Gorbachev, if you really love peace, if you really desire to bring prosperity to the people of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you really want to open up, then please come to Brandenburg! Mr. Gorbachev: Please open this door! Mr. Gorbachev: Tear down this wall!"

The whole of Germany was boiling, and the whole of Europe was boiling. These speeches of President Reagan spread all over the world.

General Secretary Gorbachev, tear down this wall!This is a challenge to Gorbachev, and his speech made the situation in Eastern Europe even more turbulent.

Western countries began to link the issue of loans to the Soviet Union with these events. If the Soviet Union did not change its current approach to Eastern European countries, then Western countries would stop lending to the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union has been borrowing money from the West since the 80s. Now it is no longer a question of how to repay the loans, but how to make new loans to maintain the continued development of the Soviet Union.

Gorbachev carried out failed economic reforms. Now, the Soviet Union's economy shows no signs of improvement. The carrot and stick raised by the West has made the Soviet Union even more difficult.

In later generations, Gorbachev was like this and had to succumb to the West. However, unlike history, in later generations, due to the manipulation of the United States, the world's oil prices plummeted, and the Soviet Union's most important export project, namely The export of energy will not bring more profits to the Soviet Union, which has caused extreme financial difficulties for the Soviet Union.

But now, Saudi Arabia has not accepted the conditions of the United States, maliciously increased production, and lowered oil prices. World oil prices are still growing steadily.

The world situation, in the midst of peace, is undergoing constant changes, and it has entered the XX year.

In the White House, Bush was sworn in as the No.40 president of the United States.The United States began to enter the period of Bush's rule.

In Iraq, the second five-year plan has already begun to develop.In the first five-year plan, Iraq preliminarily completed the goal of building an industrialized country. Electromechanical, metallurgy, automobile, chemical industry, agriculture, and various industries have developed rapidly. Not only has food become an asset, but it has also begun to export.Various colleges and universities began to be built gradually, and Iraqi citizens began to popularize higher education.

The second five-year plan is to continue to promote the industrialization process, especially to promote the further development of high-tech industries and the country's scientific research capabilities, so that Iraq can become an advanced country with various research capabilities. investment in these areas.

Attract foreign capital, attract talents, thoroughly develop the overall level of the country, and build Iraq into an industrial powerhouse!Even without oil, Iraq could join the ranks of rich countries.

Chapter 26 Ground Effect Aircraft

March 1989, Saddam Port Naval Base.

A strangely shaped piece of equipment is docked in a bunker specially built for submarines, with a huge roof above it, which can prevent the detection of satellites in the sky.

Navy Admiral Nasser, accompanied by the enthusiastic President Qusay, came here for inspection.This special equipment was transported here more than ten days ago and then assembled.

Now, beside this equipment, there are still several Soviets working.

"President Qusay, we will conduct a test flight of this equipment later, hoping to achieve the desired effect." Nasser said, however, he still has many concerns in his heart. After all, this is the first time he has seen such a thing. arrived.

Is this called a plane or a ship?Nasser looked at the thing in front of him. It had wings and a tail, and it used the same jet engine as an airplane, and there was a propeller engine at the tail.However, its bottom is also a ship-shaped structure, and it can also float on the water.

Only Kusai knows that this thing is a good equipment for amphibious landing, a ground-effect wing aircraft!

Coming to the side of this equipment, a Soviet engineer is directing the final inspection work.

"President Qusay, I am very glad to see you. You are a hero in the Middle East." Seeing Qusay's arrival, the engineer said.

Listening to the translated words, Qusay knew that it would be difficult for such technicians to say some compliments.

"This is engineer Alexeyev." Adelina said.

Hearing the name, Qusay suddenly became interested: "You are very welcome. I hope you can help our Iraqi Navy realize the production of this weapon equipment."

"Very willing to oblige," said Alekseev.

For this person, Qusay is very clear. He can be said to be an important leader of the Soviet Union's ground-effect aircraft. In the Soviet Union, the department that specializes in this type of aircraft is the Alekseev Design Bureau.

And the thing in front of him is Alexeyev's proud work, the Kitty Hawk Assault Landing Ground Effect Aircraft.

Ground effect refers to the ground effect. When the aircraft flies at a low altitude and during takeoff and landing, the ground produces an effect that reduces the induced drag of the wing, increases the lift-to-drag ratio, and significantly increases the lift of the aircraft.Generally speaking, when the height of the wing from the ground is 15.00% of the length of the wing, the ground effect is the most obvious, and the lift-to-drag ratio of the wing can be increased by more than 30.00%. This area is called the ground effect area.The aircraft flying in the ground effect area seems to be gently supported by a mysterious force.

And this height happens to be the blind spot of the radar, so this kind of aircraft has a heavy load and a high speed, far surpassing the hovercraft, and is the best choice for assault landings.

In this regard, the Soviet Union conducted the most research. After inventing the power boost technology, it finally put this aircraft into practical use. A dynamic air cushion is formed under the wing to enhance the ground effect and support the aircraft.

Therefore, the biggest difference between this kind of thing and an airplane is that the engine is in the front.

In the 70s, Alexeyev built the masterpiece of his life, which is the thing in front of him.

它的机首装有2台NK-84K涡扇发动机，主要用于起飞、加速和降落，垂尾顶部还有一台用于巡航的NK-12MK涡桨发动机，它能以125节的航速运送20吨货物至1,700公里外。适航xìng在起降时为3级海况。

The aircraft uses a low-wing configuration, which allows hydrodynamic forces to act on the bottom of the hull and the extended wings.At the same time, landing gear is installed on the lower part of the fuselage and the wingtips, so that it can enter and exit the water on a relatively flat shore, and can also enter and exit the water on a special low-level floating platform.

Since then, this kind of thing has been conducting trial voyages in the Caspian Sea. After being discovered by American satellites, it is called the Caspian Sea Monster.