Great Power Fighting Falcon

"Your idea is wrong. You are still young and cannot devote all your time and energy to work. Family is very important. If you want to wholeheartedly fight in the front, the rear must be stable. You know this better than me. I What else does the old man want to be dissatisfied with? He has a happy family and filial sons and daughters. With the remaining time, he can do more for the country. As an old party member, only in this way can he live up to the training of the party."

After Academician Liu Yi said these words to Li Zhan, he sent him off the car at the entrance of the hotel. Li Zhan's idea of ​​following Academician Liu Yi to the army came to nothing.

Of course, Li Zhan didn't understand the truth, but how could he make peace with himself and travel?

After Academician Liu Yi's words, he felt less guilty. Isn’t it because of the many unknown people like Academician Liu Yi that our country will become stronger and more prosperous?

Watching the convoy go away, Li Zhan and Ying Wanjun were filled with emotions.

Ying Wanjun whispered, "We don't know that Mr. Liu is terminally ill. Why isn't he hospitalized? Why is he fighting so hard!"

"Because he is a soldier." Li Zhan said, leading Ying Wanjun toward the hotel, with staff leading the way.

Li Zhan said in a deep voice, "Academician Liu Yi is actually a person with very old-fashioned ideas. He believes that he should not be hospitalized unless it is absolutely necessary. He will get sick even if he is not sick. It is nothing but serious after being admitted to the hospital. I understand what he means. Yes, emotions have a great impact on the condition. If he does what he likes to do every day, maybe the situation will be better."

"Well, this statement has scientific basis." Ying Wanjun said in agreement.

Li Zhan calmed down and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Now that we are out playing, we can have fun. Let my son see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland in advance."

"Okay!" Ying Wanjun smiled shyly.

Wuya is really beautiful, so beautiful, a model of tropical island ocean scenery. Li Zhan had a special liking for the scenery of Yalong Bay. To be precise, he was attracted by the warships stationed in the military port. As a double super ace pilot who has worked on aircraft carriers, he was still excited to see destroyers, frigates and other service ships that were much smaller in tonnage.

If the country's influence is to go global, the navy can and must play a huge role. As the country's overseas interests grow, the navy is shouldering more and more tasks. One of the most typical manifestations is the threat of pirates in the Gulf of Aden. To this end, the Navy formed an escort formation according to orders from the upper level and began to conduct long-term escort operations in the Gulf of Aden with rotation every six months.

In December of the year when Li Zhan lowered his troops, the first escort formation of the Navy set sail from Yalong Bay. At that time, the two most elite destroyers of the Third Fleet were dispatched, Ship 171 and Ship 169. The former was The 052C represented the highest level of destroyers in active service of the Chinese Navy at that time, and the latter was the slightly inferior 052B.

The more advanced 052D was launched in 2012, that is, last year. Li Zhan knows something. The first 052D will be incorporated into the Third Fleet. Its hull number is 172, and it will be named Kunming. It is expected to enter service in 2014.

It can be seen that the Navy's speed has accelerated, and it is very obvious that the focus is on the Third Fleet. Since entering the 21st century, the status of the Third Fleet, which was originally the weakest, has suddenly improved. Most of the newly built ships have been placed in the Third Fleet. The Second Fleet almost stopped adding new warships after acquiring four Modern-class ships.

It shows that the above strategy has been significantly adjusted.

Setting up the Third Fleet first means that the higher authorities are paying more and more attention to maritime rights and interests, raising it to a level that concerns the country and national interests.

After spending three days in Wuya, Li Zhan and his group took a bus along the round-island expressway and started traveling around the island. The scenery of Qiongdao is quite good, and some undeveloped small places have a lot of natural beauty. After enjoying the fun, Ying Wanjun and Li Ling decided to extend the trip together.

Li Zhan was worried and called Jinhua to ask if the matter at Shuilingchang Station could be postponed for a few days. Jinhua said that it would be based on Li Zhan's time. There was no rush for Shuilingchang Station. When It was okay in the past.

In this way, Li Zhan continued to travel around the island with his family without any worries.

Half a month had passed since he returned to Wuya after a long circuit. After seeing his family on the flight home, Li Zhan finally felt relieved. Jinhua brought a Land Cruiser to wait at the airport, picked up Li Zhan and ran all the way to Shuilingchang Station.

The ship's commander was obviously not in a hurry, but hoped to allow Li Zhan to spend more time with his family as much as possible. Anyone who knows Li Zhan knows that he spends very little time with his family. Normally, cadres get one month of family leave every year, but Li Zhan never spent more than two months at home in five years.

The most important thing is that Li Zhan had just experienced a serious plane crash and narrowly escaped death. How could he rush to get Li Zhan back to work under such circumstances?

On the way, Jinhua didn't mention what new aircraft model a certain unit stationed at Shuilingchang Station had installed, nor did he talk about things in the army. He just made short-term gossip. Li Zhan naturally understood it. Do not talk about secrets in unconfidential places. The car is an unconfidential place.

Decades ago, there were reconnaissance satellites capable of eavesdropping on calls in ground vehicles. If they happened to be scanned and targeted for eavesdropping, the secret would be leaked.

Wuya is an hour's drive from Shuilingchang Station, and you can reach the place in the blink of an eye. Although Xixian Station is also a coastal station, it is 40 to 50 kilometers away from the coastline. Shuilingchang Station is different. This Haihangchang Station is right on the seaside, only a few kilometers away from the coastline, and is a place where the sea breeze can directly reach.

The most obvious difference is that there are many coconut trees. Most of the coconut trees planted in the coconut tree farms on both sides of the road are also coconut trees. They are lush and shady all year round. This place has only one season of the year - summer. This is why the officers and soldiers of China Southern Airlines generally look darker.

Before lunch, Li Zhan asked to start working directly. Then he learned that Academician Liu Yi had just left here in the morning and went to another unit to conduct experiments.

Jinhua took Li Zhan around first, and after figuring out the basic layout of Shuilingchang Station, he went to the memorial hall to pay homage to the sea and air defenders, and then went to the hangar to see the aircraft.

After seeing the plane, Li Zhan didn't need Jinhua's introduction. He could be said to be very familiar with this plane.

J-8FR.

J-8FR tactical reconnaissance aircraft with all-white paint and black radome.

Li Zhan was quite dumbfounded, "Chief of Staff Jinhua, isn't this a new model?"

"Strictly speaking, yes." Jinhua said with a smile, and walked into the hangar. The maintenance mechanic over there ran over and handed a brochure. Jinhua took it and handed it to Li Zhan, saying, "The predecessor of this aircraft model is You have flown the plane and you are the most experienced pilot. That’s why I asked you to come over.”

Li Zhan browsed the brochure. It was the technical manual of the J-8FR. Yes, even the model name was the same as before. It was difficult to tell that it was a new model. However, after browsing the main technical indicators, Li Zhan believed that this was really a new tactical reconnaissance aircraft.

It should be called a high-altitude and high-speed tactical reconnaissance aircraft. The biggest highlight is that its electronic reconnaissance capabilities have been greatly enhanced. The main reconnaissance method of the previous J-8FR was photography and target guidance, and its electronic reconnaissance capabilities were quite limited.

Li Zhan discovered that the manufacturer had almost completely replaced the original avionics system, and all the weapon system space was vacated to deploy electronic reconnaissance systems. What surprised Li Zhan was that the new J-8FR retained its target guidance capability and had it enhanced.

Obviously, according to the direction of use of the troops, the manufacturer has made drastic improvements to the J-8FR on the original basis. New engine, new flight control system, new radar, optimized aerodynamic layout, and canceled all weapon systems.

The new J-8FR can no longer shoot air-to-air missiles and air-to-ground missiles. It also has no aircraft cannons and cannot even fire aircraft fire.

It has become a pure reconnaissance aircraft. If it is blocked by enemy planes, there is no other way but to run away.

Li Zhan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Isn't it too thorough without any means of self-defense?"

"There are no active defense methods, but there are passive defense methods, such as electronic jamming systems, which can still deal with missiles." Jinhua said, "But it is still unknown how effective it will be in actual use, so I need your expert guidance."

Every gram of the new J-8FR's weight is used for reconnaissance and high-altitude and high-speed performance, which can be seen from the technical data. The maximum airspeed is Mach 2.5, and the maximum ceiling reaches 25,000 meters, double 25. It can be said that with the advantage of high altitude and high speed, the escape ability of the J-8FR is first-class.

The current maximum service ceiling of third-generation aircraft is generally 18,000 meters. Those that can exceed 20,000 meters are probably only achieved by fourth-generation aircraft. And at a high speed of Mach 2.5, even fourth-generation aircraft cannot catch up. The maximum Mach number of the F-22A is only 2.25.

Simply put, the new J-8FR is a crazy high-altitude, high-speed tactical reconnaissance aircraft.

Many people believe that the era of high altitude and high speed has passed, and this type of fighter aircraft can no longer adapt to the requirements of modern air combat. Little do you know that this is another way that imperialism uses to destroy your research and development projects and guide public opinion to deliberately create a false environment to make you cut off your own hands and feet. Many lessons from the past are still fresh in our minds.

A powerful enemy is the only superpower and the only supermilitary power. Its direction is naturally the direction that everyone thinks is the most correct. If you follow it blindly, you may be led into a ditch. The Soviet Union is a bloody example. Now we have begun to learn to think for ourselves, what is appropriate and what is unnecessary or not in a hurry, and we have our own set of judgment standards.

You obviously can't do anything about my high-altitude, high-speed tactical reconnaissance aircraft, so why don't I keep doing it?

The new J-8FR was probably born under such a tactical thinking. After using several models, all the requirements were finally clear. For example, canceling all weapon systems, or doing nothing but doing it thoroughly, so it has such excellent high-altitude and high-speed performance.

On the other hand, there is the issue of range. The range of the J-8 series fighters is generally short, which has a lot to do with the use of turbojet engines. The new J-8FR also uses a turbojet engine, but it is already a very advanced model. The fuel economy has been greatly improved, and the fuel capacity has been increased after the weapon system has been removed, and the mounted auxiliary fuel tank has also been retained. Ability.

Without external auxiliary fuel tanks, the new J-8FR has a maximum range of 2,500 kilometers, and with three external auxiliary fuel tanks, it can reach a maximum range of 3,500 kilometers. This data even generated some interest in the Air Force, which planned to abandon the J-8FR to continue improving the project and instead focus on the J-16.

No way, the Air Force just likes long legs.

Jinhua asked Li Zhan, "How do you think this aircraft should be used? Compared with before, what kind of adjustments need to be made?"

"Hainan Airlines should not equip such aircraft." Li Zhan said in surprise.

Jinhua frowned, "Why?"

Li Zhan spread his hands and said, "With a fighter jet that has no attack capability, what is HNA going to do?"

It took Jin Hua a while to understand. He said, "Not necessarily. Many tactical aviation units of the US military are also equipped with professional reconnaissance aircraft."

"Very few, and our situation is different." Li Zhan pointed at the J-8FR, which looked like a white whale, and said, "This aircraft should be allocated to three units. They need this kind of aircraft more."

Jinhua nodded slightly, understanding what Li Zhan meant. The third department is equipped with a large number of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, and they are engaged in technical intelligence.

"But it has been installed in our department." Jinhua said.

Li Zhan said, "The key to this aircraft is not the technical use. Any pilot can complete the mission well. What should be considered is how to use it. The previous J-8FR and Jianzhen-8 were used as tactical reconnaissance networks. They are used as one node, so they all have attack capabilities. The J-8FR I flew back then was such an aircraft."

"Now this J-8FR has lost its ability to serve as a tactical campaign reconnaissance node. If used according to the original idea, it cannot fully exert its combat capabilities. As a tactical campaign reconnaissance node, the fighter aircraft must have attack capabilities, and the air combat capability does not need to be very strong. , it is enough to be able to defend oneself. But the ground attack capability must be possessed. According to the actual situation of our army now and in the future, this type of reconnaissance aircraft must also be responsible for attacking enemy air defense network nodes. Mission.”

When he explained this, Jinhua basically agreed. Whether you can bring out the full combat capabilities of a fighter aircraft depends first on how you use it. If you use it correctly, it is a sharp weapon. If you use it incorrectly, it will waste combat resources and may lead to weaknesses in the combat system.

Our military has had the concept of systemic combat capabilities for a long time, and has already entered the accelerated construction stage. From top to bottom, as long as you are a military cadre, if you do not understand the concept of systemic combat capabilities, it means that you are unqualified.

"Experts are experts after all. I was enlightened after what you said. It's a good thing I invited you here, otherwise we would have taken a detour." Jinhua said with a smile.

Li Zhan smiled and shook his head, "Chief of Staff, you are ridiculous. Even if I don't come, you will find something wrong after using it for a while. As for the specific use, I will write a material for pilots to refer to during training. Just refer to it.”

"That's not possible. You have to fly. It's impossible not to fly. The plane is ready." Jinhua said.

Li Zhan said with a wry smile, "I haven't had much luck recently. I'm afraid it will fall apart again."

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