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Chapter 730 Strategic Bomber (Fourth update, please subscribe)
“Protesting a thousand times is not as good as flapping the wings of a strategic bomber once.”

It doesn't matter who said this. What's important is that Nanyang does need strategic bombers, if for no other reason than to show off its force.

To be more precise, it is to use the deterrence of strategic bombers in a certain area to warn other countries that Nanyang has powerful weapons, not only large-scale weapons, but also weapons to transport large-scale weapons.

Although before this, Li Nian was more inclined to create a backfire in Nanyang, but now after the military exercises in the Gulf of Siam, he has seen the demand for strategic bombers.

"I don't know if the Americans are willing to sell their B52 bombers."

The answer is definitely...NO. After all, for any country, strategic bombers are the weapon of its country.

How could the country's sharp weapon be revealed to others so easily?
Therefore, the possibility of buying strategic bombers from the UK is almost zero. Of course, this possibility is not ruled out.

"It seems we still have to rely on our own efforts,"

Nodding slightly, Li Yian was planning in his mind whether he should ask the Air Force to develop a strategic bomber!

After simply weighing the pros and cons, Li Yian had difficulty making up his mind for a while.

After all, Nanyang, as a regional power, is not suitable for showing off its muscles at the moment. For the United States, a Nanyang with nuclear weapons has made them a little uneasy. If it has strategic bombers, I am afraid that there will definitely be politicians in Washington who will consider it. How to limit the development of Nanyang.

"Even if it's not suitable now, then let's wait. When the economy becomes stronger, how about showing off our muscles?"

In fact, Li Yian prefers strategic missiles to strategic bombers. After all, in terms of future development direction, intercontinental ballistic missiles are the real nuclear strike force, while strategic bombers are basically large and powerful in the context of the Cold War. Useless "waste" - easily intercepted by fighter jets or anti-aircraft missiles. During the Vietnam War, a large number of B52 strategic bombers were shot down.

In this case, strategic missiles are the best choice for carrying out nuclear counterattacks.

"But no matter what, strategic bombers can still flap their wings."

This is the crux of the problem - after all, most of the time, the military cannot play with intercontinental ballistic missiles to show strength or serve as a deterrent. Most of the time, the other party is indifferent to this kind of display.

But strategic bombers are different - strategic bombers can be in any area at any time as long as necessary. This is a way to flex their muscles.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union or the United States often used strategic bombing to fly near sensitive areas. This in itself was a deterrent and a silent show of force. Although the other party will send a plane to accompany the flight, they will also receive a warning from them.

At the same time, the behavior of strategic bombers flapping their wings will be widely reported by newspapers, TV stations and other media, thus causing panic among the people of the other side. This is the real deterrence!

"In any case, strategic bombers are necessary. Otherwise, we should carry out corresponding research first. Maybe we can borrow a lot of technology from the 707 project. The two must have something in common."

This is true. In fact, when Boeing developed the 707 aircraft, it used a large number of technologies from its B46 and other bombers. There are certain similarities between large aircraft. Even if the 707 can borrow bomber technology, then Nanyang's strategic bombers can also borrow 707 technology!

"Muscles always need to be shown, if not now, then in the near future."

After making up his mind, Li Yian leaned over the desk and signed a document for the development of a long-range strategic bomber, and even simply wrote out the corresponding technical requirements, such as a maximum range of 15000 kilometers, a ceiling of 15000 meters, and a bomb load of 30 About tons. The performance is basically the benchmark of the American B52 bomber.

Just after signing the document to launch the development of strategic bombers, Li Yi'an read another piece of information - the Siamese Navy also conducted exercises in its offshore waters to "prevent the invasion of imperialist careerists."

Although the current Siamese Navy is not worth mentioning, looking at the several torpedo boats in the photos and looking at the somewhat familiar appearance, Li Yian naturally thought of another weapon.

"Anti-ship missile! Styx!"

The reason why I think of "Styx" is because of the changes brought about by this anti-ship missile in naval warfare. Before the invention of the "Styx" anti-ship missile, the navy of the Soviet Union and Russia was just a "navy of a poor country", lacking large surface ships and no long-range sea and air strike capabilities.

But the emergence of the "Styx" anti-ship missile changed everything. After the small torpedo boat was converted into a missile boat, it could sink large warships dozens of kilometers away using the "Styx" anti-ship missile. The emergence of anti-ship missiles has changed the shape of naval warfare.

Even for a long time, facing the threat of Soviet-style missile boats, because of the short range and poor accuracy of naval guns, Western militaries were not even able to effectively attack missile boats and large warships equipped with missiles - after all, not everyone Every country has aircraft carriers and air and sea strike forces.

Because of this, for a long time, "Styx" anti-ship missiles and missile speedboats were standard equipment on the other side of the Iron Curtain. This also means that for a long time in the future, Nanyang may directly face the threat of the "Styx" anti-ship missile. For example, Siam and Indonesia are likely to become the "Styx" anti-ship missile. User.

If Nanyang does not have corresponding countermeasures, wouldn't it mean that it will lose control of the sea?

After this thought emerged in his heart, Li Yian suddenly became a little uneasy. After all, Nanyang is a trading country, and sea control is the lifeline of Nanyang!

"It seems that Nanyang also needs to develop an anti-ship missile that can fight missile boats and other missile warships!"

Only anti-ship missiles can prevent missile boats from attacking surface ships in the South China Sea. This is the only correct choice that will be proven in the future.

"Anti-ship missile... Well, it should be the Harpoon type that can be used by all three armed forces. What are the characteristics of the Harpoon missile..."

Holding a pen in his hand, Li Yian kept recalling the information he had read. As a fan of the puppet army, he had read a lot of information in this area.

For example, the Harpoon missile has a characteristic - it is the first medium-sized anti-ship missile to use a turbojet engine. Prior to this, most of the Soviet Union, France and other countries used rocket engines or ramjet engines. The use of turbojet engines not only makes the missile more fuel-efficient, but also allows it to load large warheads. Although its speed is relatively slower than rocket engines and ramjet engines, in terms of performance, the performance of the Harpoon missile is still extremely leading.

In this case, the Harpoon must be the most suitable object to imitate. Although there is still a certain gap in technology at the moment, take your time. After all, the Styx anti-ship missile may still be on the drawing board.

"Anti-ship missiles should be powered by turbojet engines."

Li Yian directly wrote down the suggestions. Not only did he write down the development suggestions, he even drew a simple sketch, which is actually just the appearance of the Harpoon missile. As for this simple aerodynamic layout, it can be used in the development of anti-ship missiles. I'm afraid only God knows how effective it will be.

When describing some technical requirements for anti-ship missiles and describing its sea-skimming cruise trajectory, Li Yian naturally thought of another cruise missile-Tomahawk!
Anyone who has a little knowledge of cruise missiles basically knows the name of the "Tomahawk" cruise missile. After all, from the Gulf War until the 21st century, the "Tomahawk" cruise missile stole the show. , is simply the pioneer of the US military. Almost every war starts with the "Tomahawk" cruise missile.

"It's not impossible to develop the Tomahawk missile. It can be used as a sub-project of a strategic bomber!"

With the "Tomahawk" cruise missile, it is equivalent to increasing the combat radius of the strategic bomber by at least 2000 kilometers. This is why the US military later retired the more advanced B1 Lancer while continuing to extend the life of the B52 bomber. Not only because of the long life of the B52 bomber that flies at subsonic speeds, the most important thing is that it has "Tomahawk" cruise missiles and other stand-off attack munitions, allowing it to attack beyond the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower.

The ability to project firepower around the world, and at the same time possess nuclear strike capabilities. The most important thing is that the operating cost is very low... Isn't this the real reason why the B52 has to live for a century?
Let alone Americans, polar bears are still flying Figure 95 until the 95st century! Even if the Tu flies into the sky, so what if the submarine can still hear its sound through sonar underwater? He only needs to launch cruise missiles from a distance of two thousand kilometers.

In other words, the most direct reason for both the United States and Russia to retain them is to use them as long-range ammunition launching platforms! Even if it’s just a platform, the cheaper the better!

"Taking it all together, it seems that it is very promising to develop such a subsonic strategic bomber."

But just recalling the information in this area, Li Yian understood one thing. The current development of Tomahawk missiles is simply a wishful thinking.

If nothing else, a GPS is an insurmountable obstacle.

"Satellites... there are no satellites in the sky yet? How can there be any satellite navigation?"

Not only satellites, but also personal computers, the Internet, etc., these things all take time to solve one by one. Time... One bite cannot make you a fat man. With such emotion, Li Yian looked out the window, stood outside the window, and watched Looking at the dusk sky and the stars in the sky, Li Yian's eyes became more determined, he took a puff of cigarette, and then said softly.

"Okay, take it step by step, conquer one by one, and finally achieve a breakthrough..."

(End of this chapter)