Chapter 1048 Do you want A to shoot B?
At almost the same time the fighter group received early warning and command information.
Yanliang Airport.
Chang Haonan and others who were waiting for the test situation near the relay communication vehicle also saw an almost identical picture on the screen of their laptop.
The reason why I say almost is because the color gamut of multi-function displays of fighter jets in this era is very narrow, so for things such as radar information charts that are simple and easy to understand, they will simply be made in monochrome.
However, the conditions of the early warning aircraft and the ground terminal are much better, and at least normal LCD monitors can be guaranteed.
So some colorful parts will be added.
For example, you can distinguish between friend and foe by color, not just the shape of the target mark.
Coupled with the larger screen size, the viewing experience is excellent.
Even if you don’t have any experience in air combat, you can understand the basic situation of the entire mission airspace in a short period of time.
As for the four "enemy planes" that were waiting for opportunities to carry out sneak attacks by relying on the blind spots of the fighter jets' radars, they seemed to have become thieves trying to get close to the fire to steal something in the dark.
Their intentions were immediately exposed to everyone's view.
"Hungry thief..."
Behind Chang Haonan, someone was even so shocked that he uttered an expression of surprise in Qin Province dialect.
Although the former has roughly explained the functions and operating logic of this system in the test task meeting a few hours ago, if you have not fully participated in the entire development process, it is actually difficult to formulate it just by listening. An intuitive one.
Therefore, the shocking scene on the screen hit everyone like a heavy hammer without any preparation.
It is no exaggeration to say that my mind is buzzing.
Qiao Chenqing, who came here for the second time in a month, bent over and looked around, wishing he could get into the computer.
After a while, he stood up straight again:
"The Art of War says that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never lose a hundred battles."
"In ancient times... let alone ancient times, even in modern times, knowing yourself and your enemy is something that only the top military strategists can do..."
He put his hands behind his back, feeling a little emotional. He said:
"But now...any commander who has undergone standardized military training seems to have such an ability..."
A slightly younger school-level man next to him The officer used a more concrete description:
“Isn’t this... almost like a video game?”
"You can directly see the deployment of your own and the opponent's forces on the computer, then issue command orders through the computer, and finally receive feedback on the battle situation..."
"..."
It can be said that, Everyone immediately realized the tremendous value of this chain of command.
This even completely exceeded Chang Haonan's expectations beforehand -
The reason why he organized such a "live broadcast" event was mainly because he was worried that the test effect would not be reflected, and he might not be able to let people know about it. Air Force leaders realize the importance of this information system.
But judging from the results in front of me...
The effect is very good.
Even, a little too good.
So much so that Chang Haonan felt that he had to cool everyone down...
It is true that informatization is a good thing, but in the face of the rapidly changing and extremely uncertain actual situation, it is also difficult to It's not a panacea.
In a complex system, the weakest and most reliable part are people.
Let the leaders take the lead now, and it is likely to have the opposite effect when they face reality in the future.
So, taking advantage of a gap where no one was talking, he quickly reminded:
“Everyone, what we are currently simulating is just a relatively simple empty situation, with a relatively small number of enemies and ourselves. , and the opponent's target is an aerial target that is easily detected, so the effect is so intuitive..."
"But in actual circumstances, there may be countless air and ground targets in a battlefield area, and it is difficult to All can be obtained through a single reconnaissance method, and the opponent cannot sit still and wait for death. They will always use some technical or tactical means to interfere with our battlefield intelligence acquisition process..."
Chang Haonan's original intention is actually to let everyone view new technologies rationally and not to have expectations that exceed reality.
However, Qiao Chenqing was obviously wrong...
He immediately interrupted the former:
"Comrade Haonan, I understand what you mean."
"Early warning aircraft alone are not enough. We also need more other reconnaissance platforms, such as... battlefield surveillance aircraft like the E8, which are mainly used for ground surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft like the RC135. In the future, we can also consider Including the Army, Navy, and other reconnaissance platforms in space..."
"But you also know that the country is still in a critical stage of economic construction, and the military is also in difficulty. The annual equipment construction costs are really limited, and there is no way to launch so many projects at the same time... But I promise you, I will definitely do my best. Support the research and development and production of new equipment..."
"..."
After the assurance, Chang Haonan was a little confused about how to answer it.
After all, he really never thought that his casual words could have such an effect...
However, at least the original purpose was achieved. And supporting the development and production of new equipment isn't a bad thing either.
So, Chang Haonan finally thought about it and did not continue to get entangled in these minutiae.
......
While the two were talking, the situation in the air had also undergone tremendous changes.
The eight aircraft that were originally searching due west accurately turned to a position slightly ahead of the target route in accordance with the interception mission assigned by the early warning aircraft——
As long as the headings of both parties remain unchanged, this can achieve a higher approach rate than flying directly at the target.
In order to delay the time when the target radar warning system is triggered, the radars of the eight fighter jets are always maintained in a search mode with a lower scanning frequency.
In fact, for a fighter of the level of the J-7B, its RWR is simply unable to respond to the locking of modern radars.
But the simulation test.
Just like the Army next door uses the 59 to simulate the M1A2, the J-7B is not necessarily the J-7B.
Can be regarded as F16.
"What a pity... Our fighter jets are still using mechanical scanning radars, and the warm-up and start-up time is too long..."
Chang Haonan looked at the screen and sighed softly:
“If it is a phased array radar, you can even turn off the radar directly at this stage, wait until it is locked and then turn it on temporarily, and the concealment can be improved to a higher level.”
He said this The idea of pushing further and further made many people around him feel a little nervous.
Although China has put into service AESA shipborne radars and early warning aircraft radars, due to cost, process and volume constraints, airborne AESA suitable for fighter jets is still under development.
And the Air Force is now quite satisfied with the performance of the 147X series radars...
"If the other party also has an early warning aircraft, in fact, this concealment may not be very important."
Soon someone said with relief:
"If you really want me to say it, it's a pity that the missile range is not enough..."
"Look just now, when the fighter jet was more than 200 kilometers away from the target, it had already obtained the target position through the data link, but in the end it was safer to fly about 50 kilometers to launch the attack..."
"Also It’s not entirely a missile problem.”
Another person then added:
“The Thunderbolt 13, which was trial-installed in small batches last year, can actually fire in anti-air mode. to about 160-180 kilometers, but even if the missile can reach 200 kilometers, the fighter radar cannot lock on the target the size of the J-7 at such a long distance. In the end, it will have to wait until it flies within 100 kilometers..."
"So I think what Mr. Chang just said makes sense. If the problem of fire control radar is not solved, the benefits of just extending the missile range will be very low..."
"..."
As the test situation gradually became clear, the topics discussed became more divergent...
Soon, someone thought of an excellent idea:< br>
"By the way...since the early warning aircraft can already send the detected target information to the fighter jets and us, can we go one step further?"
"That is, let the fighter jets hide in the distance and launch missiles After the attack, it is handed over to the early warning aircraft for guidance. It approaches the target about 10 kilometers and then switches to the active radar of the missile itself to lock the target. This can completely increase the theoretical allowable range of the air-to-air missile to the level of 400-500 kilometers, and at the same time, it can Circumventing requirements for fighter fire control radar performance..."
"Pfft——"
"Cough cough cough——"
Chang Haonan was drinking water next to him, but after hearing this, he sprayed it out.
He is very familiar with this idea.
A shoots and B directs.
Twenty years later, the idea is still stuck on PPT.
I have only conducted a few incomplete tests...
It is okay to let yourself go.
The people nearby did not care to continue the discussion at this time, and quickly helped Chang Haonan, who was choking on water, to sit next to him.
"Then what..."
Chang Haonan, who finally recovered, put the water bottle aside and replied with some helplessness:
"I think we should consider using AESA on fighter jets."
"This It's much simpler than an early warning aircraft guiding blank bombs..."
(End of this chapter)