Great warships

Chapter 665
Hearing the name of BAC company, Qin Tao immediately realized: This is a deliberate provocation!
British Aerospace Corporation, or BAC for short, was established in 1960 when Hawker and Scottish Airways merged. It was once the largest aerospace manufacturing company in the UK and also in Western Europe.

This name is rarely known to future generations. In 99, British Aerospace Corporation and Marconi Electronic Systems merged, and the new company was renamed BAE. This name was familiar to everyone in the system.The famous Sea Harrier, and later Tornado and Typhoon fighter jets all have shares of BAE.

If you think that this company only makes planes and rockets, you are wrong.

BAE also has a division of surface ships. It has two historic shipyards on the banks of the Clyde River in Glasgow, Scotland: Scoostorn Shipyard and Gawain Shipyard. Looking back at history, the two shipyards were established from 1834 to Now, more than 45 warships have been built, and later it is famous for undertaking the construction of Type [-] destroyers and Queen-class aircraft carriers.

Shipbuilding is enough to cross the border, but their company obviously does more than that. They also build tanks, yes, the famous Challenger 2 tanks.Alvis-Vickers Systems was acquired by the BAE Ground Weapons Systems Division in 2004, so the Challenger 2 tank has also become a star product of BAE Systems.

When you see this, you should know that this company is simply an arms giant!
In terms of shipbuilding, the 052C built by Mingzhou Group is now attracting attention from all over the world, which makes British Aerospace Corporation very upset. Even if their Type 45 destroyer is built and put into service, it cannot compare with the Eastern one!

In terms of air combat weapons that it is best at, British Aerospace Corporation is even more annoyed.

Due to the weak national strength of European countries, they cannot undertake the research and development task of a fighter alone, and they can only adopt the method of international cooperation.

The Tornado fighter jet is such a model. With the joint efforts of the three companies of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy, this fighter-bomber jointly developed by the three European countries has finally entered service in the troops of various countries. It uses the popular variable-swept wing layout, which is divided into combat bombing Type and anti-aircraft interception type, although this fighter was discontinued in 92, it is still the main force of various countries.

They continued to work hard and launched the next-generation European joint fighter project. However, Dassault, a shit-stirring company, joined in and then occupied the magpie's nest. If they want to dominate the entire project, whether it is aerodynamics, avionics, or engines, they must Use Dassault.After being rejected, the proud Frenchman's self-esteem was hit hard, and he started a new gust of wind.

Facts have proved that the cooperation between the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy was smooth, and Spain was added later. The four countries fiddled with this European joint fighter, code-named EF2000, and the first prototype was manufactured in 92. It has been flying for four years now, and there are five prototypes in flight testing.

Due to the huge investment in research and development, the British are also looking forward to selling this fighter to more countries, and Saudi Arabia is the target of their strategy.

Now, they just want to squeeze out the J-31A project, and then put their own fighters in, so that they can make up for their research and development expenditures.

Knowing that Qin Tao was coming here, Kelly, who happened to be promoting the typhoon to Saudi Arabia, immediately asked to come with him. The excuse he said at the time was to see the boss of the famous Mingzhou Group. Who would have thought that after coming, he would Started spraying.

Salman's heart is also the boss's reluctance, but the demeanor of a local tyrant prevents him from losing his temper with Kelly.

Qin Tao smiled: "This gentleman is from British Aerospace Corporation? Are you trying to grab business in the international market like this? You are really thick-skinned!"

"We're not grabbing business, we just want to sell the most suitable fighter planes to customers!" Kelly said: "This market is free competition, whoever can receive business from customers, that's who's ability. You say I'm shameless Hou, this is an insult to us, you must apologize immediately!"

"A suitable fighter? Then you should know what the customer's needs are?" Qin Tao looked at this self-righteous guy: "The first requirement of the fighter our friends need is stealth. If your fighter has stealth Sex, then I will leave now and give the business to you, if you don’t have it, then don’t do useless work here.”

Useless work?
"This is your deceit! You are constantly promoting the world, saying that future air combat belongs to stealth aircraft! In fact, stealth is just an indicator of future fighters, just one of the 4S performance, and there are other What about the three S’s, your fighters are not advanced at all, you are the ones who misled your customers!”

This is Kelly's tactic: stealth is nothing, and aircraft with only stealth are not advanced at all, so your fighters are scum.

Qin Tao smiled: "Mr. Kelly, have you heard of the bucket effect?"

Seeing the other party's confusion, Qin Tao continued: "Or it's called the short-board effect. If a bucket is to be filled with water, each board must be even and undamaged. If one of the boards is relatively short, then only It can fit to the height of that plank."

"Of course I know, but what does this have to do with the fighter jets we're talking about now?"

"Stealth has a short board effect. If a fighter jet does not have stealth, then other performances are useless, because the shortest piece of wood limits how much water the barrel can hold, and the lack of stealth limits other fighters. Ability."

"You are quibbling!"

"Sophistry? A fighter with stealth can form an absolute advantage, you don't even know this?" Qin Tao said: "Then let's talk about it. Among the other 4S in 3S, supersonic cruise is the most In order to quickly reach the battlefield or escape quickly, it has no effect on the results of air combat, and it is not known whether your fighters have supersonic cruise, so we will not talk about it, let’s talk about the remaining two.”

"Our fighter plane is capable of supersonic cruise. At an altitude of 1.2 meters, it can fly to Mach [-] without afterburner! We have already verified this performance in the test flight!" Kelly's voice raised a bit.

The world's first supersonic cruiser fighter is the F-22, and the second is the Typhoon fighter jet. However, there are different opinions about its supersonic cruise capability. They boast that it can fly to Mach 1.5 with six missiles. , can fly to Mach 1.3 with an auxiliary fuel tank, as long as you calculate the maximum military thrust of the two engines and the weight of the fighter, you can get a conclusion: that is pure nonsense.

The EJ200 engine used by the Typhoon fighter is a masterpiece of Rolls-Royce.

Two engines, that is, the maximum military thrust of 120 kN, and its airframe is a full circle larger than the J-Ten, and the empty weight is more than three tons short.Therefore, supersonic cruise to Mach 1.2 is not easy.

"Mach 1.2 is also called supersonic cruise? By the way, there is a saying in the aviation industry called pseudo-supercruise. I don't know if it refers to you? I heard that you first turned on the afterburner to enter supersonic speed, and then turned off the afterburner. , Cruising at a speed of just over Mach 1? What is the difference between this speed and the high-pressure sound speed of our ordinary aircraft? If it does not exceed Mach 1.5, then it cannot be called supersonic cruise."

Qin Tao's words made Kelly's face ugly, and he continued to explain: "Let's not get entangled in this small issue, let's talk about the other two S, one of which is super maneuverable, what is the advantage of our stealth machine? Can't be found , approach quietly, and then directly use your own radar to attack the opponent. The opponent does not know how to die until he is shot down. You can directly kill the opponent from a long distance. Why are we still close to fighting for mobility? Your Typhoon fighter, maneuver No matter how high the sex is, it's useless!"

"Let's talk about the last S, which is an advanced avionics system. Your fighter jets use flat-panel slot radars, and we use the same. We are evenly matched. We can change to active phased array radars in at most two years. How about you? This performance, who is stronger?"

"Our planes are voice-controlled!" Kelly yelled.

Seeing the 4 S's, the opponent is going to take advantage of the whole, Kelly is completely anxious.

"Voice control? This is very powerful, but I don't know. How many versions have you developed? It will take a few years for the Arabic version to be developed? Can it recognize dialects?"

In fact, the Typhoon fighter still has advantages in some aspects. For example, in a complex air battle, the pilot may not have the energy to toggle the weapon launch switch, let alone operate on the touch screen, so the Typhoon fighter has introduced voice control and can speak directly You can notify the aircraft to prepare missiles and the like, and attack the enemy at any time.

However, voice control is two-sided. If the recognition rate of this thing is too low, it will be a big trouble, not to mention that there are different languages ​​and dialects.

Kelly had nothing to say.

They did not consider Arabic, which is very complicated, and it takes years of testing to add a brand new language.

In fact, the quality of Saudi Air Force pilots is very high, and many of them can speak English. However, this involves a kind of national self-confidence. If there is no Arabic, customers will definitely be dissatisfied.

"Everyone, should this farce be over?" Qin Tao said.

As soon as I got off the plane, there was a verbal battle against the Confucian scholars, and I was very tired.

"Yes, Mr. Qin, I'm very sorry, please come with me, the next step is to visit our base." Salman said.

"Wait!" Kelly yelled: "It doesn't count, these are just words, do you dare to bring the plane over, let us have a confrontation? Our Typhoon fighters will defeat you in the confrontation exercise! "

It’s too much to say, so let’s be real!
This is Kelly's last chance.

"Confrontation exercise? Your typhoon has not completed the finalized test flight, right?" Qin Tao glanced at the other party: "Our aircraft is already ready for service, so it would be unfair to you if we conduct confrontation exercises now. If you ask for a few years later, then you don’t need to look for us, just directly confront the fighter jets of the Saudi Air Force to see who has the better performance.”

"No, although we are still testing the flight, but the relevant systems are mature, we can fly the plane to fight against it now!" Kelly said: "Do you dare? If you don't, then don't pretend here! It's useless to have only one stealth machine shell!"

Qin Tao stared at Kelly: "Are you sure? I advise you to forget it. The test results may make it impossible to sell any of your Typhoon fighters!"

Kelly panicked.

Stealth machines have a huge advantage over non-stealth machines. They know this. After all, they and the United States wear the same pair of pants. Various paper confrontations have already been carried out. If they really engage in confrontation, maybe they will have Danger.

However, if you just admit cowardly like this, it will be even more embarrassing.Moreover, by taking this opportunity, you can also test the real performance of the opponent's stealth machine.

"Of course, we will defeat you, our Typhoon fighter is the overlord of this sky!"

"Okay, we accept your challenge!"

Among the people who greeted them, many showed excited eyes. Qin Tao knew in his heart that the current situation was what they wanted to see the most. Although they didn't feel bad about spending money, they still had doubts about Dongfang's technology. Yes, if the stealth machine is not as good as the Mingzhou Group's propaganda, they might tear up the contract and throw it into the embrace of Europe.

Now, it is necessary to use a hearty air battle to completely slap them in the face!

"President Qin, since this is the case, should we go to the meeting room first to discuss the details of this confrontation?" Salman asked.

"Of course no problem." Qin Tao nodded.

Anyway, it doesn't matter whether you visit the base or not. The Mingzhou Group mainly focuses on shipbuilding. However, since it has reached this level, the details of the confrontation must first be determined.

In the conference room, a large group of people, including many officers and pilots from the base, rushed over upon hearing the sound.

"Our Typhoon fighter jets can fly here within three days. Our maximum range is [-] kilometers. We only need to refuel in the air once in the middle, and we can fly without interruption." Kelly said proudly.

After all, for any aircraft, range is the first important indicator.One of the reasons why the MiG-29 cannot be sold is the airport defender.

"We can also fly one within three days." Qin Tao said.

Our own side does not need to refuel in the air, it is enough to refuel at the old bus halfway. With the good relationship with the old bus, there is no possibility that the other party will refuse this request.

"Okay, then the air confrontation is scheduled for three days later!" Salman also came to the spirit.

"So how about both planes landing at our air base here?" Salman asked.

Kelly nodded, Qin Tao pondered for a moment, and then said: "Your Excellency Salman, our fighters are advanced fourth-generation fighters. If you can't provide us with a special airport, we ask you to wait for the plane to land. Afterwards, confidentiality measures shall be taken, and no one is allowed to approach."

"In the vicinity of the capital, the only airport here is the most suitable. If we make a field airport, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Hearing what Salman said, Qin Tao suddenly thought of something: "Let's go to the field airport. Our planes can take off and land on the nearby roads."

Take off and land on the road!

Many pilots present widened their eyes, they knew what this meant.

In the previous years of war, they were at the rear here, so there has been no problem, but if they face a more serious threat of war, their airport is the first target to be hit!

Therefore, if there is an aircraft that can take off and land on a field airport, it would be great, and it would be better to use the road directly!
Relying on the black gold in the ground, Saudi Arabia is a wealthy country and infrastructure construction is also underway. Especially near their capital, there are many high-grade roads. If these roads are used to take off and land fighters, they can avoid blows during wars.

However, not any fighter can have the ability to take off and land in the wild!

This is especially true for the belly intake!
When Qin Tao mentioned this plan, he was deliberately targeting the Typhoon fighter jets again.

In order to pursue maneuverability at high angles of attack, many third-generation aircraft choose belly air intake. This method has high requirements for the airport, and it is difficult to take off from a field airport because the belly may suck some things on the runway, especially In Saudi, there is sand everywhere and sucking it in is not good for the engine.

In order to take off and land in the field, the MiG-29 deliberately opened auxiliary air intakes above the wings.

Typhoon fighter jets have air intake from the belly, and the two huge rectangular air intakes make this kind of aircraft not have the ability to take off and land at field airports at all, and can only take off and land at clean and regular airports. Moreover, this kind of aircraft The air intake method also makes it have no stealth. The fan blades of the engine can be seen directly from the air intake, which is the strongest source of electromagnetic reflection.

"Huh, what's so great about taking off and landing at a field airport? Our Typhoon fighter jets can take off and land at short distances. When we arrive, I'll show you how to take off at a distance of 300 meters," Kelly said.

Their aircraft did not take into account the take-off and landing conditions of field airports, roads, etc., but they also considered the possibility of being damaged by the runway during the war. Their solution was short take-off and landing. With advanced engines and excellent aerodynamic layout, their aircraft can roll and take off within 300 meters!
This means that, in the case of a damaged runway, they can fly with a length of only 300 meters.

However, this is also limited: the plane must be able to slide over it. If there is a 300-meter-long runway in the middle, but both sides are interrupted, there is still no way.

Qin Tao smiled, and did not entangle the other party too much in this regard.

"We took off an E-3 early warning aircraft to conduct exercise observation and judgment." An officer at the base said.

The relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States is special.

Let’s say the relationship is not good. They can get the first-class fighter jets from the United States, whether it is F-15 fighter jets or E-3 early warning planes. They can provide them. It seems that they are hard-core allies. Sell, Saudi Arabia wants to buy F-35, and the Americans will not sell it, because there is only one real hard-core ally in the Middle East.

The Saudi Air Force has five early warning aircraft, and all of them are the most advanced strategic early warning aircraft in the United States. In the last war, the early warning aircraft made great contributions. Now, if we want to engage in confrontation, the early warning aircraft must of course also play a role.

"Can the opposing sides get intelligence support from the AWACS?" Qin Tao asked.

The biggest advantage of the stealth aircraft is to turn off the radar and rely on the intelligence support of the early warning aircraft to approach the opponent quietly. In the current confrontation, if the early warning aircraft is removed, the advantages of the stealth aircraft will be offset by a lot.

Of course Kelly knew it, and he shook his head immediately: "Of course not, we are fighting alone this time, and besides, your fighters can't communicate with our early warning aircraft."

The United Kingdom also planned to develop early warning aircraft before, but they were unable to break through. They simply purchased E-3. Of course, they also used the standard NATO data link, which means that they can easily communicate with early warning aircraft, even if it is the Saudi Air Force. .

However, the fighters from the East will not work, and this is also one of their advantages: the fighter systems of the East are not compatible!
Any arms export will involve system problems, and the modification between different systems will bring a series of problems.

Therefore, from this point of view, Saudi Arabia can also be persuaded to give up the fighters in the East.

"As long as the data interface is opened to us, we can debug it at any time and communicate with the existing equipment of the Saudi Air Force. Of course, if there is difficulty, we also have our own early warning aircraft. In the future, the Saudi Air Force can deploy these aircraft in the north to deal with emergencies." In the event of an emergency, the cooperation of our early warning aircraft and our fighter jets can also guarantee absolute safety."

Kelly's expression changed.

What Qin Tao said is very clear. The current Western system is not safe, because there is another country in the Middle East that has always been hostile to them, but they use the same system. See, these existing equipment in Saudi Arabia may all be turned into scrap iron, and it is the most appropriate way to introduce a brand new oriental system.

"That's right, Mr. Qin is right!" Salman nodded.

At the beginning, they could choose Dongfang's fighter without hesitation. On the one hand, they hoped to obtain a stealth fighter. On the other hand, why didn't they want to stay behind?
"In our confrontation, one side will lock the other side first to determine the winner?" Qin Tao said: "This is the most fair."

"No, no, this kind of confrontation should be multi-faceted, including mid-range interception, close-range combat, and ground attack. It should be comprehensive!" Kelly objected.

If it is to lock the opponent to determine the winner, the non-stealth machine has an absolute disadvantage to the stealth machine!

"I'm surprised. Who said you want to fight in the air? Since it's a confrontation, you have to get close to the actual combat. It's already locked, and you can still rush up to fight at close range? Is it a ghost fighter?"

"That's right, it's close to the actual combat, and the opponent will win or lose by locking in the opponent!" Salman made a decision.

(End of this chapter)