Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 857 Jiang Chen's "Flicker"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said, "Let's not talk about which plane to buy or sell, but let's talk about which plane we need and why we bought it."

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Jiang Chen continued: "Then why do we spend so much foreign exchange to buy these fighter jets? It must be because we need them. On the one hand, it is because after more than ten years of stagnation, the entire industrial system Compared with the world, it is relatively backward and cannot develop any advanced fighter jets. Then the second is that we need it, especially the threat from our north, which started more than ten years ago. After we normalized our relations with the West , the Soviet Union has strengthened their military presence and deployment in the Far East, which has increased the pressure on us. Especially in terms of air defense, we are facing even greater pressure, so we urgently need a more advanced fighter jet to deal with it these threats."

Seeing everyone nodding, Jiang Chen continued: "From this point of view, there are actually many fighter jets that are more advanced than ours. It seems that the ones I mentioned above are much stronger than the ones we are currently serving. Therefore, ,"

Jiang Chen was talking, but was interrupted by Deputy Director Song in embarrassment: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, and don't transfer it to other areas."

Looking at the embarrassing expressions of some people, Jiang Chen nodded and said, "So I look at these several aircrafts. In fact, it would be helpful for us to introduce any one of them. But if we only look at combat effectiveness and performance, Mirage 2000 is not bad. , but I think F_14 and F_15 are better. Why do you say that, because the latter two fighters are specially designed to deal with Soviet air power, especially the F_15 fighter, its advanced avionics engine and aerodynamic shape make it It became an air superiority fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority. Of course, the F_14 is also good, but first of all it was designed for naval operations, and we are dealing with mainly inland operations, so There are some mismatches in this aspect. And the second one, although it has a special aerodynamic shape and a variable-sweep wing design, but there is a slang in the field of industrial design, that is, the more complicated something is, the easier it is to appear Fault damage. Not to mention whether we have the ability to maintain such a complex fighter, but the additional expensive costs due to its complex structure are not something we can afford. The last is the price, The unit price is too expensive, and with our ability, we really can’t buy enough fighters. Moreover, even the rich and powerful Lao Mei doesn’t seem to have equipped many fighters, and only one buyer was sold.”

"But we can't afford F_15, and its price is not much cheaper than F_14." Vice Minister Zhao asked Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen nodded and said with a smile: "It's not that much cheaper, but if you add up, it's not a small number. In addition, I think this price can still be discussed, and there is room for further discussion. In addition, this I looked at the information on the aircraft. It can be said that it is quite durable, and it is easy to maintain, and the cost is relatively low. Moreover, this is an aircraft that has been tested in actual combat. Judging from the combat examples, it can be said to be quite good. Everyone knows that actual combat and exercises are different, so I think the proportion of the exercises of _14 and _15 mentioned by Lao Mei is relatively large. In addition, I think we can’t just buy a single type of fighter Ah, if there is any failure of this fighter, then we have other fighters as backup. In addition, F_15 is a twin-engine heavy air superiority fighter. From the perspective of multi-purpose and high-low tactical arrangements, I think It should be paired with a single-engine light fighter. From this point of view, I think the F_16, which is more cost-effective, is the most suitable."

"Wait, you mean to introduce two fighter jets at once to achieve a high-low match and complement each other's advantages?" Vice Minister Zhao interrupted Jiang Chen's words.

Jiang Chen nodded: "This is a method commonly used by the air forces of various countries, and it is also a common method that is in line with the development direction of the air force. In the current air combat, the first point is to seize air supremacy, and this task is usually completed by air superiority aircraft. Then next, the air supremacy in this airspace must be maintained by other fighters. It is definitely not cost-effective to use this kind of air superiority fighter, so a slightly similar fighter is needed to fill it. Based on this point of view , the F_16 is pretty good."

"Couldn't our plane be able to complete this task?" Director Yuan asked.

Jiang Chen didn't speak this time, but Vice Minister Zhao replied: "Our old antiques go to the sky. In front of these advanced fighters, they are just targets. The difference is too great, and they can't be compared at all."

Director Yuan nodded and looked at Jiang Chen and asked, "Then how many such advanced fighters do you think we need to fill our air defense gap in the north?"

"It doesn't matter how many fights. Compared with such an overlord, we can only block it as much as possible and leave us some reaction time." Jiang Chen shook his head and said.

"Don't worry about it, just answer my question first." Director Yuan waved his hand.

Jiang Chen lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up at the crowd and said, "According to the ratio of high and low air forces of other powerful countries in the world, I think it should be one to two is more appropriate. That is, one heavy air superiority fighter, paired with two 'low-end' air superiority fighters." 'Support aircraft. Judging from this ratio, and considering our country's huge land area and key defensive areas, I think three divisions are the most appropriate."

"Three divisions, how dare you say that there are nearly [-] planes, even if you let us sell them all, you still can't afford them." Director Yuan shook his head like a rattle.

Seeing Director Yuan's expression, everyone laughed wryly.And Vice Minister Zhao kept sighing after listening to Jiang Chen's words, while Deputy Director Song was frowning Lao Gao.Seeing this, Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Actually, we don't need to pay for this."

"Oh, how should I put it, is it rare that you still want Lao Meibai to give it to us?" Director Yuan said angrily and amusedly.

"I didn't say it was free, but we can borrow in installments." Jiang Chen said with a smile: "This is one of the reasons why I chose Laomei Fighter, Laomei has money, and now is the time when they need us to help them share the pressure , so I think they should agree."

"What the hell idea, we still have to repay the installment and loan at the end." Director Yuan said angrily.

"Hehe, don't worry." Jiang Chen said with a smile, "Think about it, you see that one dollar in the 60s is more expensive than it is now. Wait two or 30 years, and the money will not be too much It’s worth money. Besides, aren’t we developing now? When we have money in 30 or [-] years, will we still care about this little money at that time?”

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, everyone fell into deep thought.And Jiang Chen didn't bother everyone, but drank tea over there and looked at these people with various expressions on their faces because they were lost in thought.

(End of this chapter)