Chapter 1337 Looking for inspiration from the Army
Zheng Liangqun didn't know yet that Chang Haonan already had a way to hang the hypersonic missile to the midline of the J-11's belly, thus completely destroying this inability to intercept. The definition of the thing is a "tactical weapon" and greatly reduces its use threshold.
Whether it is tactical, technical or political.
But even if he really learned the news, he would probably not have time to be happy in a short period of time.
Because the Air Force is organizing the first division-brigade-level live-fire exercise since the founding of the army in the northwest region.
The air combat part does not have a height difference limit, while the low-altitude confrontation part does not have a penetrating height limit. It can be said that it is the closest simulation method to actual combat.
In fact, as early as twenty years ago, someone proposed that we can consider referring to the US military's "Red Flag" series of military exercises to improve the training and combat readiness of our air force, and also formed a simulation with common sense. Imagine the enemy's Blue Army.
However, in that era when the pilots could barely break double digits in the average annual flight time and could become an elite force, this kind of training content was simply unimaginable for the Chinese Air Force— br>
Even daily training will cause all kinds of outrageous flight accidents. If there is no limit to be set, then there will probably be more planes that will fall off every year than those newly installed.
It was not until the new century that with the improvement of equipment and training levels, as well as the continuous success of bat hunting and embankment building operations, the relevant training was able to continuously break through the original boundaries and gradually move towards practical combat .
Zheng Liangqun, who experienced the pain of the 1980s and 1990s and first achieved his first victory on the eve of the coming of the new era, was the main driving force for this change.
To a certain extent, it can even be said that the expansion of the scope of the Air Force's practical training is the process of his promotion from the regiment commander to the chief of the military staff.
So for reason, this milestone joint exercise was left to Zheng Liangqun for coordination.
But the result of the exercise made his face look a little ugly.
The air combat simulation stage in the first half of the time went smoothly, and the second-generation aircraft and the third-generation crew decided their respective winners respectively.
Although I haven't decided whether to award any title or trophy and other souvenirs, I'm always going back and forth and fighting very wonderfully.
Some units that performed poorly also learned from their mistakes and decided to work hard to come back next year.
The problem lies in the ground-space simulation confrontation in the second half.
The fighter unit relies on air-opposing missiles with a range of 150km to test frantically at the edge of the exercise area for seven in and seven out. The defense side's long-range S300PMU2 uses TVM guidance, and only needs pure outside the horizon If you lower the height, you will get out of the lock. The range of the Red Flag 9 using active radar is not enough. You just need to simply turn the direction and you can get rid of it.
A fierce confrontation that should have turned into a unilateral teasing, but in the end it was unbearable that the missile brigade commander gave up the protection target, and took a battalion to engage in a near-fast war based on the experience of his predecessors in dealing with the U2. Only then did he barely achieve a counterattack.
The cost is the complete failure of the protection mission.
Of course, even if he doesn't do this, it will be a matter of time before he fails.
The superiors provided each unit with a certain amount of ammunition base before the exercise began. In order to ensure the hit rate, the anti-aircraft missiles must fire at least two volleys once per round of fire.
But the aviation army can decide whether to launch weapons based on the situation.
In fact, when the brigade commander decided to lead the team to fight guerrilla, they had only three launch vehicles left with a total of 12 ammunition.
This is obviously different from the situation that I thought about in advance.
In addition to tactical value, this exercise also undertakes some verification tasks of tactical techniques and equipment.
In expectations, the rhythm of the ground-to-air confrontation part should be short and graceful, and everything will happen between lightning and flashing, and it will end with the pilot successfully using the terrain or radar soldiers to find flaws.
But in the end it turned into a lengthy and boring war of attrition.
What made Zheng Liangqun even more painful was that reason told him that this was probably the true form of ground-to-air confrontation on the battlefield in the future. Compared with the past, the development of combat aircraft and air defense weapons has reached a balance to some extent, resulting in the confrontation being over with the exhaustion of ammunition reserves of one side.
"Watching on the better side, this at least proves that the comrades are really thinking about actual combat, not our director department."
The military leader Qiao Chenqing, who came to observe, came to observe. I was very open-minded: "As the first time in the series of exercises, I feel satisfied enough to see such a result... Even if there are still some detailed problems, I can still change them later. ”
This sentence is equivalent to setting the main tone of evaluation.
But what Zheng Liangqun was worried about was not this: "I was thinking that the results of the exercise show that even if the technical level is comparable, the defense in the air-to-ground confrontation is always at a huge disadvantage, which is not for us. It's good news..."
Of course Qiao Chenqing understood what he meant.
Although the situation between the enemy and us has improved over the years, China is still on a strategic defensive in terms of overall situation.
"This is not surprising. Isn't there any explanation long ago? Air defense, air defense, nine out of ten defenses... No one can win the initiative through defense, so our predecessors have established 'active defense' concept. ”
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, then changed his mind and comforted him: "And from the perspective of tactical requirements, being able to drive away the enemy plane and intercept the ammunition fired by the opponent is already considered to be considered as " The basic tasks of the air defense force are there. As for offensive control of air... that should be the job of the aviation force."
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This remark undoubtedly made Zheng Liangqun, who was born in a pilot, very useful:
"However, it is best to continue to extend the effective attack range of air defense missiles..."
At this moment, another voice came from behind: "I am frank, this is very difficult..."
The two turned around and found that they were the first in the Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Chief Secretary Shen Fangzhong of the Second Research Institute.
The purpose of his trip was to prepare for the next improvement model of Hongqi 9 by collecting front-line feedback.
But just now I heard a request that almost stop his heart and lungs, so I quickly explained:
"Because of the limitations of power form and size of the projectile, the effective range of the header at a length of 200 km like 48N6 or Standard 2 is basically the limit. Although the updated 40N6 or Standard 6 can extend the paper data to between 300-400 km, But that was just by replacing the active radar seeker, the theoretical ability to dive at the far end of the range to attack low-altitude targets is obtained, and it is difficult to hit a mobile target..."
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Zheng Liangqun and Qiao Chenqing looked at each other.
In the end, the former asked: "Chief Master Shen, you have also seen the situation in the past two days. Is there any way to solve it... or at least alleviate such a passive situation ? ”
Shen Fangzhong smiled bitterly: "This is the biggest problem faced by colleagues all over the world... It's not that easy..."
After a brief sigh, he still replied seriously: "If you have to say, there are two mainstream routes at present."
"First, make large long-range bombs and small medium-range bombs compatible in the same system, and increase the number of firepower channels and Firepower sustainability, for example, you should have seen 9M96 series air defense missiles and 48N6 series air defense missiles launch on the S300 system, which is equivalent to changing the idea from the interception and launch platform to the interception ammunition itself. "
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Zheng Liangqun thought for a moment, but shook his head: "The exchange ratio is still not cost-effective, and it will only make the attacking party's activities more unscrupulous, and even compress the launch distance of the air-firing weapon. It can be used as an alternative, but it does not How to solve the root cause...whether the second route?"
This answer did not surprise Shen Fangzhong, so he immediately continued:
"At present, even the most advanced defense zone outer space ground-to-ground weapons , The range is basically within the range of 300-350 kilometers. Therefore, if long-range air defense missiles can also obtain the same maneuverability and hit probability at the end of the ballistic, there is a chance to intercept before the enemy plane enters the launch position."
"Before I came here this time, I heard that the Army has created some interesting new things in the field of propellants. If some R&D resources can be invested, it may be worth looking forward to..."
(This chapter ends)