Chapter 346 The Prime Minister really didn’t lie to me
I don’t blame Huai Guomo for his reaction.
In many of the Navy's operational assumptions at the turn of the century, the role played by the Y-8J was almost always at the core of combat operations.
Whether it was the initial low-altitude penetration of a JH-7 aircraft group, or the later large formation assault after the Type 22 missile boats came into service, this kind of maritime surveillance aircraft is required to perform target search and relay guidance tasks.
Although this method has limited effect against opponents with aircraft carriers, it is after all the only advanced tactic that the Chinese Navy can use in this era.
As a result, this time, he was directly interfered by the other party!
When it was decided to import eight SouShui 2000 radars, the country also thought that the British might do something with the equipment.
However, at that time, everyone’s understanding of electronic warfare was not deep enough, and they did not have this string in their minds. The main concern was that the other party would compromise on the performance and functions of the equipment, which was what the exporters called " Monkey version".
After all, we have suffered such losses when doing business with Americans in the past ten years, such as F16/J79 and the like.
When signing the contract and later accepting it, we also took special precautions in this regard.
As a result, I didn’t expect that their current routines have evolved.
The exported equipment itself has no problem, but others hold the key to countering you.
Fortunately, this is just a confrontation. If it is really a conflict or even a war, it will be discovered when the incident is over that others can easily disable one's most critical radar even if they use equipment from twenty years ago. The consequences will be But it's serious.
Although there is no longer much conflict between China and the United Kingdom, especially the United Kingdom that has completed the change of leadership, it is well known that the British secrets are completely open to the United States...
< br>This is not the end yet.
Huai Guomo quickly thought of something more fatal.
After all, Yun 8J was just a transitional product in the original plan.
But.
Ring Project.
That is a strategic project related to the improvement of the Air Force's combat effectiveness in the next 15-20 years.
From radar to command terminals and electronic countermeasures equipment, they use a full set of equipment from the Great Patriotic State.
The British are unreliable, so how can David be reliable?
It is a trivial matter that the budget of more than one billion has been wasted. The key is that the research and development progress of the early warning aircraft may be delayed for several years or even longer.
Thinking of this, Huai Guomo almost broke into a cold sweat.
“Is there any way to solve this situation, I mean, to remedy it?”
he asked solemnly.
The problem with the ring project is that the contract on China's side has been signed, and the advance payment of 350 million has been paid. If the contract is terminated now, it will be us who will breach the contract.
This is another reason why Chang Haonan did not rush to stop this project before (the first reason is that this kind of strategic project cannot be stopped just because of one person) -
Anyway, he Knowing that David will take the initiative to breach the contract later, China will not suffer much loss in terms of money, as long as it ensures that the domestic early warning aircraft project is promoted without delaying time.
“There is no trick, the only way is to completely modify the hardware, at least the transmitting circuit part, which is equivalent to fundamentally changing the signal characteristics of the radar, so that the other party will not predict it in advance, just like This time, even if the electromagnetic interference is strong, there will be a delay of several seconds after we switch modes before the interference can be re-implemented. However, judging from the feedback from the crew, the opponent's countermeasures arrive almost simultaneously. It is obvious that it is something. Everyone knows..."
When Chang Haonan said this, the pen in his hand suddenly stopped——
He just realized something.
Of course he knew about the Wave 97 Task Group, but why did an aircraft originally belonging to the North Sea Fleet Air Force encounter the British Fleet in the South China Sea?
"Director Huai."
Chang Haonan looked to the other side of the conference room:
"Did something happen two days ago? The letter just said that a Y-8J was intercepted by a British carrier-based aircraft, but I think this kind of thing will definitely not happen for no reason."
" You don’t know?” Huai Guomo was confused at first when he heard this question, but after a moment he slapped his thigh suddenly,
“Blame me, forget that you are not an official member of our Science and Technology Committee The editor... Because the impact of this matter is too great, the current scope of publicity is very limited... Of course, Xiao Changqian and Academician Du can know, but they should not disclose the information to others before it is officially announced."
Obviously, this is a big deal.
Chang Haonan nodded to express understanding.
“Actually, a few months ago, when the Lang Lang 97 fleet set sail, the Navy and the Air Force jointly formulated a set of response strategies. To put it simply, they replaced it with new equipment. In fact, it was the J-8C and J-8C. The naval aviation force after Hongden 7 is the main force, to scare the British who come to stir up trouble."
"On June 30, one of our three-aircraft formations directly broke through the air defense of the opposite fleet and went to They flew in a circle, and a pilot named Wang Wei dropped two auxiliary fuel tanks near their flagship, the aircraft carrier Excellence..."
Huai Guomo spent about ten minutes, What happened that day was recounted.
Chang Haonan was immediately happy:
"Is there such a thing?"
Compared with the previous MiG-25 interception of a three-sonic squadron, although this time it did not bring any direct results, it was improved in terms of perception. Much more angry.
After all, the Indians were our defeat 35 years ago, and it feels logical to defeat them now.
But the British are different.
Although the British army suffered several small losses in the process of facing the People's Liberation Army, overall, as an old empire, even if it has declined now, it is still very proud for China. feeling.
Especially at such an important time.
It can be said that a century of shame has been wiped away.
"It's a pity that we can't publicize it."
After being excited for a while, Chang Haonan said with regret.
After all, having fun alone is not as good as having fun together. No matter how happy you are, if only one person knows about it, you won’t be happy for long.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Originally, at least it could be made public within the army. Even the manuscripts of commendations and publicity were written, but the next day, the other side suddenly sent us a note..."
< br>"Why, are they still planning to continue causing trouble?"
Chang Haonan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
Generally speaking, in this kind of thing, you have to accept the loss. Anyway, there will be no real loss. At most, a few relatively vulnerable people will be scared out of mental illness. Then It's also because the other side's army didn't do a good job in ideological construction, and it has nothing to do with our side.
“On the contrary, they are here to relax.”
Huai Guomo waved his hand:
“The things here are more complicated, involving the change of their parliament, and more importantly, the scandal of the royal family... In short, the new ones in Britain are now It’s the Labor Party. They also benefited a lot from this incident, so they are very willing to trade with us and develop relationships.” By mistake, he won a complete victory, no matter on which level."
"..."
Chang Haonan's first feeling was speechless.
"Yes, Prime Minister" Don't lie to me.
These people are really willing to do anything to secure their position.
But for China, it is obviously a good thing.
In Britain in this era, there are still many areas worthy of cooperation.
(End of this chapter)