Set sail1992

Chapter 1474 You are comrades worthy of trust

Chief Engineer Jiang frowned unconsciously.

Although Zhang Qihang said this in a dreamy tone, he instantly felt that this idea was feasible: Yes, the American aircraft carrier battle group has always been our biggest threat, and how to deal with the powerful American aircraft carrier battle group has always been a problem we have been thinking about. The solution given by the Soviet Union is saturation attack, through submarines, large surface ships and supersonic bombers, using the method of launching hundreds or even thousands of supersonic anti-ship missiles in all directions, exceeding the anti-ship capability of the aircraft carrier battle group, thereby achieving the strike effect.

Now that the Soviet Union is gone, the greatest pressure has come to us.

In recent years, we have been actively exploring how to deal with the threat of aircraft carrier battle groups.

Why do we develop a new generation of H6 when the previous generation H6 still has considerable combat effectiveness? Because the new generation of H6 will take on the mission of anti-ship and even anti-aircraft carrier battle group.

  Before this, Chief Engineer Jiang thought it would be great to use the new generation H6 as an air missile launch platform to launch six long-range missiles at a time, but Zhang Qihang’s words instantly gave him a new idea: Yes, since the "Dongfeng went to the sea and the huge waves came ashore" back then, why couldn't the "Dongfeng" be moved to the sky?

At the very least, with the H6 air launch platform, we can carry much less fuel!

This idea is worth considering!

Thinking of this, Chief Engineer Jiang became very excited. He couldn't help but hold Zhang Qihang's hand tightly. "Mr. Zhang, thank you! Thank you! Your idea is very inspiring to us! I will seriously consider it!"

Zhang Qihang quickly said politely: "Master Jiang, you are too polite. I am just a military fan and just said this casually. Whether it will work or not depends on your efforts."

"Hahahaha... you're not just saying this casually. Your suggestion is really inspiring to us. No, I have to write it down..."

As he spoke, Chief Engineer Jiang couldn't wait to take out his notebook and carefully wrote down Zhang Qihang's suggestions.

Looking at Chief Engineer Jiang, whose face was beaming and who was taking notes seriously, Feng Guoqing was extremely surprised: Could it be that Qihang’s idea was really feasible?

Just now, Feng Guoqing heard Zhang Qihang say that he would use the new generation H6 to carry a "big guy" of about 10 tons. He thought this idea was a bit too whimsical. He sighed in his heart and wondered why Mr. Zhang was so unstable this time. You are an outsider in the aviation industry, and you are pointing fingers at other people's work. Is this appropriate?

Fortunately, there were only three of us at the moment. I guess Chief Engineer Jiang would not embarrass Chief Engineer Zhang for the sake of past experience, and he would just laugh it off...

  But Chief Engineer Jiang's reaction was far beyond Feng Guoqing's expectations. Looking at Chief Engineer Jiang's excitement, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart again: Could it be that this seemingly fantastic idea of ​​setting sail is really feasible?

Of course it is possible!

Because this is one of the missions of the new generation H6 in the future.

Who would have thought that Liuye, an old bomber that many people consider useless and even inferior to the Su-30MKK, would not only become an air launch platform for a certain type of anti-aircraft carrier weapon, but also a carrier for a certain hypersonic strategic reconnaissance drone? Perhaps Zhang Qihang's suggestion was of great significance. After putting away the notebook, Chief Engineer Jiang, who was very happy, took the initiative to say, "Comrade Qihang, do you remember when we first discussed this project, you suggested that we should give our aircraft the ability to refuel in the air?"

"Of course I remember." Zhang Qihang was surprised and a little happy when he heard Chief Engineer Jiang's suggestion: "Could it be that we have already made a breakthrough in the hard-pipe refueling technology?"

Zhang Qihang had just noticed that this H6 did not have an aerial refueling probe. Considering that such a large aircraft could not use a retractable aerial refueling probe, Zhang Qihang was somewhat excited and somewhat unbelievable after hearing what Chief Engineer Jiang said: Could it be that the new generation of H6 already has the ability to receive refuel through a hard pipe? This is impossible?

"No, we still use hose refueling now," Chief Engineer Jiang was a little embarrassed when hearing Zhang Qihang talk about this, and explained: "However, the user unit feels that with the national defense pressure our country is facing now, it is better for the new generation H6 not to have the ability to receive refueling in the air, so as to avoid giving the opponent the impression that it is too aggressive; but considering the future combat needs, it should still have the ability to receive refueling in the air.

So in the end, our suggestion to the user unit is that a full set of refueling equipment can be installed inside the fuselage of the new generation H6, but no external refueling probe should be installed.

But if there is a need someday in the future, we can just remove the cover on the nose and install the refueling probe within half an hour, giving the new generation H6 complete combat capability.”

At this point, Chief Engineer Jiang lowered his voice a little, winked at Zhang Qihang, and said with an expression that said, "Ordinarily, this configuration cannot be disclosed, but Mr. Zhang and Comrade Lao Feng are not outsiders, so it's okay to tell you."

Zhang Qihang instantly understood why Chief Engineer Jiang said this to him.

The sensitivity of the new generation H6's aerial refueling function is not very high, which falls into the category of "it's best not to say, but you can also reveal a little at a certain level."

The reason for concealing it is that this aircraft itself has a range of more than 10000 kilometers. If it is equipped with the ability to refuel in the air, it is hard to say what the maximum range and combat radius will be. This will make some countries even more uncomfortable and will bring greater pressure on our country's national defense. Therefore, this function needs to be kept secret for the time being.

But the situation of Zhang Qihang and Feng Guoqing is special after all, so it is okay to reveal some of these functions that are "best not to say" to each other, and it may even bring them closer to each other - Comrade Zhang Qihang and Comrade Feng Guoqing are trustworthy.

"Don't worry, Chief Engineer Jiang, we definitely have this unique ability," Zhang Qihang nodded repeatedly, looking at the huge black nose radar antenna cover, and sighed: "I just don't know when such a powerful aircraft can officially form combat effectiveness?"

Chief Engineer Jiang hesitated for a moment, and actually answered Zhang Qihang's question: "About 3 to 4 years."

Zhang Qihang and Feng Guoqing looked at Chief Engineer Jiang in surprise when they heard this: "Can you tell me this?"

"Of course I can't tell others, but I can tell you two," Chief Engineer Jiang nodded with a smile, his eyes gentle, "You are comrades worthy of trust in Huateng Group, and you are our own people."