Chapter 317 East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
The development history of Dongda Air Force.
It’s not all the way up.
But it is in a curve, up and down.
The Dongda Air Force had a explosive start, and it was already struggling with the world's number one air force at the time.
later.
Because it successively copied many advanced fighter aircraft from the former Soviet Union, from the 1950s to the 1970s, the Dongda Air Force remained at the top level in the world's air force rankings.
Especially the J-7.
The number of exports is hundreds.
Sold well in dozens of countries.
But since the 1980s, Tokyo University's air force has gradually fallen behind the times.
In particular, both the Eastern and Western camps have successively developed third-generation and fourth-generation aircraft, but Dongda still dominates the world with its second-generation aircraft.
It is completely behind an era.
It was not until the J-10, a competitive aircraft, made its first successful flight that Dongda University gradually came out of its decline.
But even in 2013.
Dongda's air force is still very weak.
Although there are thousands of combat aircraft in active service, most of them are outdated models such as J-7, J-8, and even J-6 with backward performance.
A territory of more than 9.6 million square kilometers and a territorial sea of 3 to 4 million.
It relies entirely on hundreds of Su-27s, Su-30mkk purchased from Russia, as well as imitation J-11a/b and independently developed J-10a/b.
But there are too many places that need to be protected.
A mere few hundred third- and fourth-generation fighters are obviously not enough.
Strapped!
So after the Dongda Air Force designated the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone on November 23, 2013, the surrounding forces did not take it seriously at all.
As for the reason, it is very simple
——The country has no heavy weapons!
The so-called air defense identification zone actually refers to an area unilaterally delineated by a country based on its air defense needs.
The purpose of this is to enable the country's military to detect and identify it early, and to provide conditions for the country's air force to try interception operations.
The Air Defense Identification Zone first appeared after World War II.
After World War II.
With the continuous development of air combat forces. In particular, the rapid entry into service and popularization of second-generation fighter jets with high altitude and high speed as their basic characteristics has caused great threats to the traditional prevention and control systems of various countries.
If we continue to follow the original policy of dispatching fighter planes to intercept hostile air targets after they approach our country's airspace, not only will there not be enough time, but it will also cause the fighter planes (combat opportunities) to disappear, and there is no guarantee that the interception of enemy aircraft will be successful.
That’s why major countries have designated air defense identification zones in public airspace outside their own national airspace.
In this way, the early warning space can be expanded and the interception time can be guaranteed.
But.
The air defense identification zone is not airspace.
Therefore it is not protected by international law.
If a country does not have strong radar early warning capabilities and strong interception capabilities.
Delimiting air defense identification zones is a big joke.
Because not only will the air forces of other countries not comply, they will come and leave as they please, and if they enter your air defense identification zone, your radar troops will not even be able to detect them.
What’s not a joke?
Therefore, it was not until November 23, 2013 that Dongda delimited the first air defense identification zone in the East China Sea.
Dongguan University’s East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone is very large.
Not only does it overlap with the Nanbang and Japanese air defense identification zones.
It even covers a lot of disputed airspace.
So why didn’t Tokyo University delimit the air defense identification zone until 2013?
Didn’t Dongda want to do it before?
Of course not.
The same sentence.
When you are not strong enough, everything you say will be treated as fart by others, let alone the air defense identification zone.
With the delineation of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone, the overt and covert battles between the East China Sea Air Force and major surrounding forces have also become more intense.
Those people are not good people.
Especially the Yankees. I have long been accustomed to treating the East China Sea as my back garden.
I can come and leave whenever I want.
Now Dongda suddenly wants to verify and intercept it.
Naturally, it touched the Yankee's reverse scale.
So 'war' is inevitable.
The fight was won.
The East China Sea Identification Zone is truly controlled by the East China Sea Air Force.
Lost.
So the East China Sea is still people’s back garden.
Of course.
The ‘war’ here is not a ‘hot war’ in the traditional sense, but it is still a life-and-death struggle.
As the key force of the Jinling Military Region Air Force, the 'Wang Hai Brigade' not only undertakes the air defense mission of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Belt, but also fights on the front line, facing the enemies across the ocean.
In just one month, the number of takeoffs and landings of the 'Wang Hai Brigade' was even more than six times the usual number.
The number of direct encounters with enemy aircraft has also increased exponentially.
So just one month.
The ‘Wang Hai Brigade’ was already depleted of men and horses, and its combat effectiveness had significantly declined.
But this kind of combat experience accumulated in actual combat is very valuable, and it is far more than a few confrontation exercises and several exchanges with foreign troops.
Xiao Yun values Jiang Chen very much.
Especially in the past month, he was active on the front line almost every day. After battling wits and courage with the enemy, he felt that talents were scarce and rare.
It’s not that the Dongda Air Force lacks talents.
But the Dongda Air Force lacks talents who can perfectly control the advanced fighters.
Stronger than the ‘Wang Hai Brigade’.
Many pilots, especially older pilots, although skilled and experienced, lack a perfect understanding of modern advanced fighters, and cannot achieve a perfect fit with modern advanced fighters.
That’s what people say.
Lack of fresh blood.
That’s why Xiao Yun has such great expectations for Jiang Chen.
In the future, after Jiang Chen’s group of fresh blood has fully grown up, it will be supplemented by a group of advanced equipment such as J-20, J-16, and J-10c.
Then the Eastern Air Force will be invincible on the east coast of the Pacific!
"I originally wanted to stay a little longer today, but I really couldn't leave."
The open space outside the school hospital.
Xiao Yun and Li Chenguang stood outside the cabin of a Z-8 helicopter and shouted to Jiang Chen, "But Xinyang is not far from Wuhu. As long as we have time, we will come back to see you."
“Don’t take psychological counseling seriously. If it fails, you won’t be able to make a comeback.”
Jiang Chen nodded repeatedly.
"As for the application for skipping a grade you mentioned, don't be too anxious."
"You know it's easy to lose your temper if you take such big steps?"
Jiang Chen hurriedly carried him to the helicopter. Posted on the page, "You are so noble, you are in your thirties and sixty years old, you are so rude and gibbering."
An angry Xiao Yun raised his foot and kicked him.
A few minutes later.
As the helicopter slowly took off, the deafening roar gradually disappeared.
Jiang Chen looked at Xiao Yun and Li Chenguang, who came and left in a hurry, with eagerness in his eyes.
Yesterday he was still complacent about being able to fly Jiao-8.
He even bargained with Liang Zhenghong in order to be able to fly Jiao-8.
But today after listening to the thrilling experiences of Xiao Yun and Li Chenguang in the past month.
Only then did he realize how much of a child he was.
Damn it!
Am I the frog in the well?
(End of this chapter)