Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 892 The advantage of heavy fighters is not that of light fighters
After the pilot and other entourage left, only the members of the fighter introduction working group were left in the room, and everyone became more casual.Director Yuan lit a cigarette for everyone, then lit one himself and said, "Let's talk about it."

An aviation expert was the first to speak: "Xiao Jiang is mainly in charge of contacting and negotiating with manufacturers, and we should listen to his opinions as much as we want."

After the expert finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Jiang Chen.And Jiang Chen flicked the cigarette ash and said with a wry smile: "Don't, I'd better stop talking, let everyone talk first. I'm afraid that if I say it, everyone will stop talking."

Deputy Director Song nodded and said: "I think what Xiao Jiang said is reasonable, so I'll put him at the end. I'll talk about my opinion first. After we got in touch with this Paul, we found that this Paul still kissed us. And he I also told the story of his grandfather. I don’t think this is a story made up with a set of close friends, and it’s unnecessary. Another thing is that he can let us test the plane in advance. In this regard, you are more sincere than other companies asking you There are many. This shows that they are confident and have excellent performance of their fighters, so there is no need to hide it. And judging from the feedback from the pilots, their planes are indeed very good. It is a low-end aircraft, used to cooperate with heavy aircraft F_15, 14, but in terms of performance, the gap is not too big. Judging from the relevant information and information we have obtained, as well as the feedback information from the pilots, this fighter Some performances are even better than those of the 14 and 15 fighters. Of course, there are also many deficiencies, but generally speaking, each has its own merits. One thing, what Paul said is very good. That is, we will definitely not introduce only one For fighter jets, this is not in our interests. In case of a major technical failure of one fighter jet, other fighter jets can still take off. So I think it is better to introduce two fighter jets. They should be matched with each other and complement each other’s advantages. , is in line with our current actual situation.”

"The two fighters are good. They are high and low, and they complement each other. But do we have the ability? We don't have that much money. Is it rare that we really want to introduce three divisions like Xiao Jiang said?" Director Lu, who is a member of the working group, also expressed his opinion.

When money was mentioned, everyone fell silent, yes, there is no money, what should I do.Seeing that everyone was gloomy, Director Yuan waved his hand and said, "It's rare that we don't work without money. The country is in trouble, but it's all temporary. You don't have to worry about this, we can figure it out. As for In the end, whether to sell the iron or sell the iron, or postpone the loan payment in installments as Xiao Jiang said, these are not considered for the time being. At present, we are discussing your views on the F_16 fighter jet we tested today, and its comparison with the previous fighter jets. Comparison."

Hearing what Director Yuan said, Deputy Director Zhao next to him exhaled smoke and said, "According to me, we have introduced two types of fighter jets, which can be used in a mixed manner. The heavy air superiority fighters are competing for air supremacy. Combat, while light and low-end fighters are to supplement the combat missions of heavy fighters to make up for their lack of numbers and combat targets. From this point of view, we should prepare a heavy air superiority fighter, one to two types Light and low-end fighters. According to the current domestic situation of our country, I think two light fighters will increase our maintenance costs, so I think it is enough to choose one. The best is heavy fighters and light fighters in terms of some parts It can be interchanged, which will not only reduce our logistical pressure, facilitate maintenance, but also reduce some expenditures. From the perspective of the ratio of heavy fighters to light fighters, what Paul said is good, two to one is the most suitable. So I think that if this plan is adopted, at least one division will be needed, that is, one heavy fighter regiment and two light fighter regiments."

Deputy Director Zhao looked at everyone's reactions and continued: "But in this way, there are not many aircrafts that are actually used for combat. As you know, most of these fighters are divided into A/B models, that is, single-seaters. Fighter planes and two-seat fighter planes. In real combat, single-seat fighter planes are mainly used, while two-seat fighter planes can also carry out combat operations, and can also complete some multi-purpose combat missions. However, its main job is still used as a trainer plane to help Those pilots who are not familiar with this type of aircraft are used to the aircraft, so they dare to fly solo for these pilots. According to the current matching ratio of this type of foreign fighters, the ratio of single-seater and two-seater should also be two to one, at most three to one. Only in this way can normal training be carried out to form combat effectiveness. That is to say, this heavy fighter regiment should belong to a high-level regiment, and there will be a total of 36 aircraft in three brigades. In fact, 12 aircraft in a squadron are trainers and multi-purpose fighters, and the rest The two squadrons are single-seat fighters. In this way, there are actually very few aircrafts that are actually used for combat. So I actually agree with Xiao Jiang’s point of view that it is best to have three divisions.”

After hearing Deputy Director Zhao's words, everyone started discussing in low voices.Director Yuan thought for a while and then asked Deputy Director Zhao: "Do you have to match like this?"

Hearing Director Yuan's question, everyone laughed.But Director Yuan said a little angrily, "What's so funny about that?"

"Okay, Lao Yuan, you're an amateur, so I don't blame you." Deputy Director Song said with a smile: "You know that apart from the different tasks, there is another important reason for high and low matching, that is, it costs less money. I couldn’t afford too many F_15s, so I developed and purchased the relatively cheap F_16.”

"Oh? How much cheaper can it be?" Director Yuan said brightly.

Deputy Director Song turned to look at Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen understood and said to Director Yuan, "Nearly half."

"So many?" Director Yuan asked in surprise.

Jiang Chen nodded and said: "Heavy fighters not only have one more engine than light fighters, but also are much more advanced than light fighters in most other aspects of performance, so the price is so expensive. Just the F_14 we came into contact with earlier. Let’s see, its initial quotation to us is 5500 million US dollars. And the F_15’s initial quotation is also 5000 million US dollars, and today’s fighter jet, its preliminary quotation is only 3000 million US dollars. Of course, this is only a preliminary quotation. After the actual negotiations, the price should be lowered.”

Hearing Jiang Chen's explanation, Director Yuan's eyes lit up, and then he didn't know what to think. After a while, he asked Jiang Chen: "Then can't we just buy light fighters? You can buy a few more. In this way, the technical advantages of heavy fighters can be compensated by the number of light fighters, and a few fighters will be lost in vain.”

Hearing Director Yuan's words, everyone laughed wryly.Deputy Director Zhao even shook his head and said to Director Yuan: "Old Yuan, it's not your calculation at all. The advantage of heavy fighters is not comparable to that of light fighters. These involve some professional knowledge in aviation combat. For you I can’t explain clearly, but let me tell you, your idea won’t work.”

(End of this chapter)