Chapter 768 The Air Force is the highlight (4K)
At the same time, in Yangcheng, in a conference room of Yixian University Press.
Several young people are staring at the TV screen eagerly.
On the conference table in front of them, there were a lot of beers and snacks.
“This... equipment formation is the highlight when it comes up?”
A young man wearing a half-sleeved shirt was holding a beer can, but the movement of his hands was still in mid-air.
Those who can gather at their units to watch the military parade on their rest days are obviously die-hard military fans.
But none of them recognized the model of tank in front of them.
So, I had to turn my attention to Xi Boyang, who had been contributing articles to major magazines since college.
But this time, even a trace of hesitation flashed in the latter’s eyes:
"It seems...it's the Type 98 that there have been some rumors about before?"
In this era, because the People's Liberation Army is still relatively open, many things, even the names of equipment, are spread by rumors.
Including the Type 99 tank. Since the prototype was first observed in 1998, it was misreported as the Type 98 for a long time.
“But...it doesn’t seem like it...”
Xi Boyang shook his head, and then asked:
"The video recorder should be turned on, right?"
Another older person nodded:
"Of course it is turned on, I am also going to make a copy and take it home for collection."< br>
“I also talked to a friend from Beijing who I met online yesterday. He said that during the previous rehearsals, the vehicle formation would pass by their house and they didn’t find much new stuff.”
The first person to speak sounded indignant:
"There isn't much new stuff here?"
If someone hadn't been pulling him beside him, he would have almost gotten up and rushed to the TV screen.
However, Xi Boyang behaved much more steadily:
“The first tank formation was 88B, the second was 88C, and when the third formation saw new tanks, I guess the whole The situation of the ground equipment is similar. Even the equipment that seems new to us, I’m afraid there won’t be too much..."
Soon, his prediction was verified——
Following the three tank formations, the Type 86 infantry fighting vehicle, the Type 89 armored transport vehicle, the Type 92 infantry fighting vehicle, the Hongqi 7 anti-aircraft missile...
For the vast majority of the guests invited to the ceremony, Even for people across the country who are watching the live broadcast of the military parade on TV, these things have rarely been seen on TV in the past, so they are naturally full of freshness.
But for people who have paid attention to the military for a long time, it seems a bit ordinary.
“Bo Yang is right.”
The atmosphere in the conference room has calmed down a lot:
"Except for tanks, they are all old equipment...most of them start with 8..."
At the military parade, Zhou Ruifu gave similar comments when he saw about half of it. judge.
“I think, judging from the ground equipment displayed by the Chinese army today, their most cutting-edge weapons are probably the ones that started research and development about ten years ago, and they are also familiar to us.”
He said to Liddy, who was changing the film in the camera next to him.
China introduced a series of Western technologies in the early to mid-1980s. However, due to the breakdown of the relationship between the two parties in the late 1980s, a considerable number of models did not have time to be finalized and were forced to switch from technology introduction to imitation.
In Zhou Ruifu's view, almost ten years have passed and it is almost time for the Chinese to understand the technical research back then.
"Looking at it so far, the only exception should be the new model tank you just mentioned. Maybe it contains some Russian technology?"
For those who spent most of the Cold War For Zhou Ruifu, who has a professional career, whenever talking about tanks, it is difficult not to think of the Soviets.
What's more, China's military industry is closely related to them.
“I can’t say, unless you can see the internal style, everything can only be a guess.”
Bai Lid shook his head:
“But no matter what, at least from the appearance, there are not many traces of imitation.”
After a short pause, he continued:
“As for the remaining models, I agree with you.”
“The main guns of the tanks at the front are L7 imported from Britain. The position of the smoker is very obvious. Those anti-aircraft guns are obviously the Swiss Oerlikon GDF-003, and the short-range anti-aircraft missiles should be the French Sidewinders, but the Chinese installed them on the trailer chassis. The original French chassis is powered by electricity and is said to be fully charged. It can’t even drive 100 kilometers on a single charge..."
As a technical counselor who had been stationed in Europe for a long time in the past, Bradbury was very familiar with these equipments.
“Although they should be able to produce it themselves, they are still the models we are familiar with.”
In military confrontation, being familiar with the opponent’s equipment means being able to take a huge advantage.
What's more, in the eyes of the two American officers, these things in front of them are not considered advanced.
“Look, there should be their naval equipment behind it.”
Bradbury pointed to the row of trucks approaching in the distance.
It is naturally impossible for warships to drive onto the ground, so the Navy can only participate in the parade in the form of "trucks pulling missiles."
"Naval equipment..."
Zhou Ruifu laughed slightly contemptuously.
It’s not just his nagging. When it comes to the Navy, even at the peak of the Cold War in the early 1980s, the U.S. Navy had never been afraid of anyone.
What they have to worry about is never whether they can defeat a certain opponent, but whether they can defeat all other countries in the world.
Although Baili De next to him didn't act very obviously, he obviously had the same idea.
However, their smiles did not last long -
In the Hongqi 61 and Haihongqi 7 ship-to-air missiles, as well as the YJ 8A and YJ 6 anti-ship missiles, After the ship-to-ship missiles, the Air Force air defense force phalanx appeared next.
The first two rows of the square array are 8-shot Red Flag 2A surface-to-air missiles.
This is nothing. The ultimate improved version of the S75, from the perspective of the late 1990s, basically has no other advantages except that the warhead is large enough and the power section is long enough.
But what follows them is an even more ancient weapon.
Eight Type 59 100mm anti-aircraft guns.
“?”
When he saw this thing, Zhou Ruifu’s expression froze instantly.
After the Allied operation ended in chaos, the U.S. military quickly began to investigate what happened in the more than ten hours from the night of April 17 to the early morning of April 18.
When the Spirit of Kansas was shot down, there were witnesses nearby after all.
In fact, there is no need to investigate at all.
The Southern Army keeps complete firing records.
After the war is over, it is natural to promote the war heroes.
So you only need to buy a few newspapers to find the result——
Several КС-19 anti-aircraft guns fired a round of covering barrage on the only way B2 must pass.
This is also consistent with what the EA6B crew members witnessed.
The Type 59 anti-aircraft gun in front of us is a Chinese imitation of this model.
Look almost exactly the same.
Although everyone knows that it is extremely unlikely for a modern fighter plane to be shot down by a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun, the other party also paid a considerable price to set up this ambush.
But no matter what, it is an irrefutable fact that two of the most advanced stealth aircraft were shot down by two old weapons, S125 and КС-19——
The wreckage is in other people’s hands. Woolen cloth.
It affects morale very much.
It is no exaggeration to say that the entire US Air Force is almost suffering from PTSD over this thing.
Now that China has brought similar models out for military parades, it is obviously based on the battle examples in Allied operations.
It is obvious that the U.S. military is in decline, which is something that people all over the world like to see.
Those propaganda reports are all over the sky this morning.
Especially on the Chinese side, several news programs were dedicated to introducing this incident.
So, when these anti-aircraft guns passed in front of them, there was a sudden burst of applause from around them.
Military attachés from several countries even turned their heads and looked meaningfully at the two Americans while applauding.
Zhou Ruifu's face turned red and white, and his fists felt hard.
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“Comrade Liangxin.”
General Zhang turned his head and looked at Li Liangxin, who was standing in the second row. He had remained serious before. There was also a smile on his face:
"Your arrangement is indeed good."
He said, pointing to the eight anti-aircraft guns that were walking away in front of him:
"It seems that the response from domestic and foreign audiences is very enthusiastic. . ”
As the main leader of the army, Mr. Zhang certainly knows the sequence of troops deployed for the military parade.
In fact, when the reference units were first selected in March this year, the formation in front of us was still a "medium- and long-range air defense missile formation."
But the Balkan crisis occurred in April, and the combination of passive anti-stealth radar and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns became famous in one battle.
The existence of the former cannot be declassified for the time being. After all, once it is leaked, it is likely to be associated with China and the downing of the B2. Naturally, it will not be shown off in the military parade.
But the anti-aircraft guns are no problem.
After 1991, the Chinese army, which realized that old-fashioned anti-aircraft missiles were unreliable, had long since dragged out the Type 59 anti-aircraft guns and formed several mixed air defense brigades.
It is reasonable to refer to anti-aircraft guns and missiles together now, right?
Besides, the Hongqi 2A is not an advanced piece of equipment in the first place. It is not a shame to be followed by several equally unadvanced anti-aircraft guns.
It can also scare, or at least disgust, the US military.
Now it seems that the effect is pretty good.
“By the way, Liangxin.”
Mr. Zhang leaned over a little:
"That young comrade named Chang Haonan should be here today?"
"He must be here."
The other leader next to him heard the conversation between the two and replied Intruded too far.
During the process of sorting out, the big leader himself is in the spotlight and it is definitely not easy to look around, but for those of them standing nearby, it is not a big problem for them to sneak away for a while.
“Two months ago, I accompanied the chief to Jiangcheng to inspect a National Day gift project. Comrade Chang Haonan was the person in charge of that project.”
“After the inspection, he specifically asked us for several invitation letters, saying that they were for other comrades in the group. I also specifically asked if it would be better for him to reserve one for himself, but he said that he already had one "
In fact, even Chang Haonan did not expect that Li Liangxin would actually bring the Type 59 anti-aircraft gun to the military parade.
When he saw this formation of ground guides and anti-aircraft artillery, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
Fortunately, only anti-stealth radars were displayed instead of anti-stealth radars, which also reflects China's habit of keeping a secret in everything.
Don’t worry about someone linking China with the downing of the B2.
It is appropriate for the Russians to shoulder this responsibility for the time being.
In such a warm and even joyful atmosphere, no one even paid attention to the S300PMU following behind.
Of course, this is largely because the commentator did not hint that China had introduced the S300 production line as he did in the previous life, and only introduced it as an ordinary high-performance equipment.
Concerning this matter, when he went to Wuqing Airport two days ago, Zheng Liangqun specifically consulted Chang Haonan and Ding Gaoheng for their opinions.
The latter two agreed that, considering that the equipment level of the aviation force has made a qualitative leap, and even the domestic third-generation fighter jets will soon be put into service, there is absolutely no need to engage in this kind of meaning. Not a big bluff.
If such a wave comes out of nowhere, it will appear that we are not confident enough.
So on the eve of the military parade, another deletion was made before the final version was finalized.
The biggest reaction to this change was naturally several Russian military attachés.
As for the original version of the commentary, China has naturally communicated with the Russian side.
Otherwise, if you make a few hints, but others are confused and say that I have never sold it before, wouldn’t it be a joke?
But today, Andrei Lipilin, who was listening to the commentary with great satisfaction, found that it seemed a little inconsistent with what he said before.
He quickly checked with the translator next to him.
There is indeed no mention of anything related to "self-developed" or "domestic production".
This made Lipilin feel a little flustered.
The reason why Russia agreed to cooperate in the first place was naturally not out of the spirit of internationalism, but for business——
To describe the imported S300 as domestically produced clearly shows that the Chinese are very satisfied with the performance of this model and regard it as a weapon to deter potential opponents.
But now...
"Is it possible that they have developed a new type of anti-aircraft missile?"
Lipilin fell into self-doubt.
Although I haven’t heard that the Chinese have made any particularly huge progress in missile technology in the past two years, considering that they seem to have been hiding and then suddenly developing in the fields of aviation and machinery manufacturing, it seems that It’s not impossible...
After much thought, he decided to report the situation to the country and ask Antai Company to speed up the delivery of the 4 camps of S300PMU1 ordered by Huaxia last year, and at the same time speed up the testing and development process of the latest models S300PM2 and PM3...
At this point, the foreign representatives present had their own thoughts.
......
Following the ground equipment formation, the entry of the air formation pushed this situation to the peak.
Since today's weather conditions are far better than October 1st in the previous life, with extremely high visibility and almost no wind, the air formation adopted the lowest flight altitude among the three preset plans.
Especially the Bayi Aerobatic Team who took the lead.
A Hyou-6 carrying eight JJ-9Ys passed over everyone's heads at a height low enough to give people a slight sense of oppression.
This time, Zhou Ruifu changed his previous careless attitude and picked up the camera and pointed it at the sky and took a series of pictures.
“It’s really in service...”
During the Singapore Air Show in 1997, the export version of the JJ-9 FTC2000 had conducted ground and flight demonstrations.
But it is one thing to build an aircraft for verification, and it is another thing to put the new technology into mass production and equip the troops.
What's more, it's still a unit like an aerobatic demonstration team.
It shows that the Chinese people have strong confidence in its aerodynamics and control stability.
Moreover, relevant information about this model has only been available since mid-1997, and it has already completed the testing process in just over two years.
He reasonably speculated that the Chinese people may have already begun to study the related technologies of the DSI air inlet, but they have been doing it secretly without anyone noticing... This is a bit scary.
Zhou Ruifu frowned.
The two large machine formations at the back are nothing to look at. Even on the Chinese side, the H-6 is not considered a new piece of equipment.
Although the J-8D has only been in service for a few years, it is essentially not much different from the J-8B. It was already seen as a model of peace.
What he was looking forward to was the model that appeared at the first Xiangzhou Air Show in 1996.
Based on the comprehensive inference of the internal wall climbing deployed in Shengjing and satellite photos, China should have equipped 3-4 regiments of J-8Cs.
The navy and air force have conducted several trials before, but the Chinese are very vigilant. Even if they dispatch the J-8C, they will rarely make long-term visual contact.
Therefore, it is unclear whether there is any difference between the mass-produced version and the original version.
In other words, it is whether to reduce the allocation.
If not, then the threat of this model should still be considerable.
Although the aircraft body is still a second-generation aircraft, judging from the movements of the original flight performance, some of its performance are comparable to those of light third-generation aircraft such as the Mirage 2000.
But the more I look forward to coming, the less likely I am to come.
The fourth and fifth formations are both fighter-bombers.
Zhou Ruifu did not have a deep understanding of the JH-7, but he knew that the F4EJ of the Air Self-Defense Force had fought against this model before, and had not gained any benefits within visual range.
"Wait..."
It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly noticed that these Chinese aircraft were all in combat mode with ammunition hanging on them:
"It's a bit interesting..."
Compared with the aircraft themselves, Zhou Ruifu was more interested in these aircraft. I am more interested in the changes in details.
This seems to indicate that the training intensity and ground maintenance level of the Chinese Air Force are gradually improving.
Don’t underestimate this small action of hanging a bomb.
The pylons and guide frames are one of the places most prone to failure on the aircraft, and each aircraft has anywhere from a few to a dozen, which requires a lot of maintenance work.
It would be great fun if an auxiliary fuel tank or a missile fell down.
Since they dare to do this, it shows that they are very confident in the maintenance level of the aircraft.
When 3 groups of 12 J-8Cs appeared in the viewfinder, Zhou Ruifu's first reaction besides pressing the shutter was to glance at the British military attache not far away.
He knew that about two years ago, a Royal Navy fleet was penetrated into the air defense circle by several Chinese aircraft at low altitude. One of the aircraft imitated the Afghan A4 during the Falklands War and dropped two missiles at the Royal Ark. Equipped with auxiliary fuel tank.
It seems that the J-8C did it.
The incident was later handled in a low-key manner, including the photos taken by reporters on a civilian ship present, which were also destroyed. The Royal Navy was even more secretive about the specific situation.
But it is probably impossible to hide the experience from the insiders.
Sure enough, the British military attache did not raise his head, but looked at the crowd opposite with a complicated expression.
Zhou Ruifu's mood suddenly became less bad.
He took the camera off his neck and prepared to take out the film.
According to previous estimates, there should be nothing important after the J-8C appears.
The most important one is the Su-27SK, but this model is no stranger to the US military.
They have even obtained an original Su-27S, so there is no need to try to tell anything from the military parade.
……
At the same time, the voice of the female commentator also sounded again:
"What is flying over now is a high-altitude and high-speed fighter echelon composed of two regiments of a certain aviation division. This is the future of the People's Air Force. The main aircraft type in the anti-invasion operation is composed of three groups, with a total of 12 aircraft..."
Until this time, General Zhang's calm expression finally changed again.
If he felt just now that there was still a long way to go, then at this time, at least the dawn was beginning to appear.
"The main aircraft type in future anti-aggression operations", this is what he personally added when determining the commentary.
In fact, even from the current perspective, the two domestically produced third-generation aircraft are progressing smoothly and will probably begin to be equipped with troops within a few years.
The positioning of the J-8C has gradually changed from the core and main force in previous years to a model responsible for transition, as well as specific interception and reconnaissance missions.
The planned equipment volume has also been reduced by about half from the initial 400-600 aircraft.
However, he still wrote this sentence-
Whose aggression should we oppose and in what context is it self-evident.
When that exercise was organized, there were even many troops flying first-generation J-6 fighter jets.
The one who entered the airspace surrounding the exercise to provoke was the F14.
General Zhang still remembers the almost farewell look in his eyes when an aviation regiment commander assured him before taking off that "the invading enemy will be intercepted outside our airspace."
For this reason, after the J-8C completed production and finalization, he made special arrangements to re-equip that unit.
Unfortunately, because they are located on the southeastern front line, they cannot be out of combat readiness for a long time and lost the opportunity to come to this military parade.
"If there is another chance..."
Mr. Zhang's eyes moved slightly and he began to simulate in his brain whether the situation would be different if the exercise was carried out now instead of three years ago...
There are many people who are also thinking about this matter.
The officers on the viewing platform, the military fans in front of the TV, the pilots in the cockpit...
Everyone is holding their breath.
This anger has been held in for several years.
And.
Coincidentally, it is since 1996 that China seems to be on a fast track.
It’s not that it didn’t develop fast enough before.
But in recent years, it has been a bit unusually fast.
As long as you pay a little attention to relevant news, it seems that you can often hear some good news that you never dared to think about in the past.
So much so that in the past few years——
When I saw the J-8C for the first time at the Xiangzhou Air Show.
When the bat hunting operation is successful.
When the embankment operation was completed.
When I learned that B2 was shot down.
When NATO's Allied Force operation ended in failure...
Although most people only know one or a few of them.
But everyone has had the thought "Maybe we can breathe a sigh of relief?"
However, when the short-term joy passed, the shadow of the powerful enemy on the other side of the ocean still lingered in the heart, telling everyone——
No, it's not the time yet.
......
For Xi Boyang, who had been waiting for a long time, his expectations for this military parade were already satisfied when he saw these 12 aircraft.
As a military fan, even a senior military fan, the information he can obtain is pitiful compared to an insider.
Therefore, what he has been paying attention to is how many J-8Cs have been in service——
Just as military fans more than 20 years later are keen to estimate the number of J-20s in service.
After hearing the commentator's report, he quickly opened the notebook next to him:
"A certain aviation division...that should be the 1st Division..."
" Two regiments, one more than I previously estimated. If calculated this way, the navy and air force combined should have at least 6 fighter regiments that have changed their equipment..."
"Then...isn't that 140? How many? ”
The person next to him shook his hand and dropped the beer can he had just picked up on the table.
“You can’t say that.”
Xi Bo didn’t even raise his head:
“The beginning of the change does not mean that the change is completed, but in any case, it is only three months. Years have passed, which shows that the production speed of the J-8C is very fast..."
"Just now it was said on TV that it will be the main model of our country's future anti-aggression operations. Doesn't that mean that the J-10 and J-11 are not going well? ?”
The other person's face didn't look good.
Obviously Mr. Zhang did not expect that the sentence he added could still make people think like this.
“The J-10 has only made its first flight two years ago, and the progress cannot be that fast. We bought the Su-27, and the domestically produced models also have imported parts. Obviously we cannot build too many...”
Xi Boyang He vowed to promise:
“So, within the next six or seven years, it is really no problem to say that it will be the main model of our army.”
"Besides, even though the J-8C is a second-generation aircraft, military reports have shown footage of it launching the Thunderbolt 11 before. As long as the fight is not within visual range, homeland defense operations do not require much range and rely on high-altitude and high-speed capabilities. , it may not be possible to compete with third-generation machines..."
After explaining this, he raised his head and looked at the TV again.
At this time the next air formation has appeared on the screen. .
"What is flying over Tiananmen is the People's Air Force's new long-range fighter echelon. This aircraft is the masterpiece of the world's third-generation long-range heavy fighter..."
Although the commentator did not mention The specific model, but everyone sitting here can naturally recognize it, it is 12 Su-27SK.
Although Xi Boyang said that just now, the anticipation and envy in his eyes when he actually saw the Su-27 appear could not be deceived:
“Alas... I guess it will be another 10 years before the next military parade. When the How long...how long will we be suppressed by the Americans..."
"It won't be long..."
Xi Boyang took a sip of beer and began to show his optimism:
"We are all in our twenties, and the oldest brother Yang is only in his early thirties. Next, it is our time to shine... I guess we will definitely see that day before we retire.”
“Don’t you think it’s cool to experience this process from weak to strong with the country?”< br>
“…”
He wanted to say something more, but the pleasant voice of the female commentator sounded again, drawing other people’s attention back to the TV:
"The next thing to be inspected is the domestic third-generation fighter formation. It is composed of two different types of fighters independently developed and produced by our country. It is the core and typical example of the People's Air Force's new combat force. Among them, the heavy fighter..."< br>
This paragraph of commentary is particularly long.
Of course, it is also due to the excellent low-speed performance of the two aircrafts that it gives the commentator a relatively longer time to read the manuscript.
But Xi Boyang couldn't listen to the rest.
Because all his attention has been focused on vision.
The whole world seemed to be quiet to him——
Five planes appeared in the camera in a wedge formation.
The front one and the two outermost ones are still the Su-27s he is familiar with.
Of course, since it is a domestic model, it must be called J-11.
This is not surprising.
but!
The two planes sandwiched in the middle...
The belly air intake, canard layout, wing body fusion...
"J-10, it is J-10!"< br>
Xi Boyang jumped up excitedly and even knocked the chair over to the ground.
Although he made his judgment less than a minute ago, saying that the progress of the J-10 "cannot be that fast."
But at this time, he couldn't care less about the pain in his face. He rushed in front of the TV at lightning speed, trying to see as many details as possible.
It’s a pity that the resolution of the TV broadcast signal at this time is really average. Even if you get close enough, you can only see an outline.
“Ah——”
He slapped his forehead in annoyance:
"I really want to be there..."
...
And at the military parade that Xi Boyang couldn't get, Zhou Ruifu felt that his breathing had stagnated.
Although the intelligence department had already speculated on the rough design plan before the first flight of this model, during the test flight, many insiders were sent to squat in the grass around Factory 132 to take secret photos.
But it is still an extremely rare opportunity to observe China's aircraft that have not yet officially entered service at a (relatively) close range during the military parade.
Zhou Ruifu subconsciously raised the camera and adjusted the lens focus to the maximum.
Then he realized that he had just unloaded the film.
Zhou Ruifu wanted to slap himself in the face, but just regretting it was obviously of no use, so he had no choice but to shout loudly to Bai Li De:
"Quickly, take pictures, take pictures!"
At the same time, Chang Haonan also raised his head and watched the five planes gradually approaching and then moving away.
He finally felt what Zhu Yusheng felt half an hour ago.
The No. 01 aircraft of the J-11AS, the two J-11A turbofan demonstrator aircraft, and the No. 01 and 03 prototypes of the J-10 original plan.
Every one is so familiar to him that he cannot be more familiar with it.
Especially the two outermost aircraft are equipped with four new turbofan 10 engines that he has put a lot of effort into.
Perhaps 99% of the people present could not tell the difference.
Even most people will think that it is the same Su-27SK as the previous formation.
But under the similar appearance, there is a completely different inside hidden...
For Chang Haonan, it is like sending his child to the military parade.
As he turned his head, he glanced at the Tiananmen Gate Tower out of the corner of his eye.
It seems that the chief spent a particularly long time waving in the air this time...
(End of this chapter)