The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 336 Air Force Comparison
How weak is the Chinese Air Force now?

It's almost the same as the navy, with two or three big cats and small cats.

Faced with the jackals, tigers and leopards around, you need to be prepared to fight for your life and die together at any time.

Almost every pilot is always prepared to write a suicide note. If he can come back, the suicide note will not be used, but if he cannot come back, the suicide note will come in handy as the last letter left for his family.

From the 6s to the present, the Chinese Air Force has been facing enemies stronger than itself everywhere. However, the equipment of this air force is not advanced. The J-, the first generation of technologically advanced fighter jets after World War II, is responsible for the arduous mission of counterattacking the enemy air force.

The MiG-19 aircraft designed by the Soviet Union is not considered to be an excellent fighter aircraft in the world, and its maintainability is even worse. After being produced domestically, it has a large number of quality problems and has been frequently and completely repaired.

Many major scientific research projects were launched without verification, resulting in great waste and no results. The development of the J-7 aircraft was also slowed down. Although the J-7 was successfully developed, it was still behind the times when it was developed.

A total of 188 J-Is were produced. The J-II has not yet been mass-produced, and many J-s are exported overseas.

Before, China could only keep improving, upgrading weapon systems and improving aircraft handling performance. It started the research and development of models such as the J-6I, J-6-2, and J-6V. The outdated J-6 became the main combat aircraft of the air and naval aviation.

Faced with advanced fighters such as the F-4 and F-104, the Air Force could only use the J-6 and even J-5, which were equipped with backward equipment. However, they still achieved a lot of results by relying on researching and practicing tactics and techniques, and using tactics to make up for backward technology.

Up to now, looking around, the air forces of various countries are in the era of major replacement. The third-generation fighters F-16 fighters, F-14 fighters, F-15 fighters F/A18 fighters, F-117 fighters, Mirage 2000 fighters, Tornado fighters, Su-27 fighters, and MiG-29 fighters have appeared like a blowout and have been equipped to the armies around China one after another.

At various U.S. military bases in the Pacific, there are a total of ten tactical flight squadrons, one B-52 bomber wing, six aircraft carrier flight wings, and four Marine aviation groups, with a total of more than 300 fighter jets, in addition to more than large and medium-sized transport aircraft and more than tactical transport aircraft.

In the north, the Soviet Far East National Air Defense Forces and front-line aviation had a total of 1300 fighters, the Soviet Pacific Fleet had 220 land-based bombers, and the long-range aviation had bombers to provide support for the Pacific Fleet.

On the North Korean side, the North Korean Air Force is equipped with 56 MiG-23 'Floggers' and 34 Su-25 'Frogfoots'. In terms of the number of advanced aircraft, it has surpassed China before.

In the direction of the South Asian subcontinent, the Indian Air Force is equipped with a large number of MiG-23s, and even ordered more than 1980 MiG-50B/UPGs in 29!

Even in the South Pacific, before 1979, there were more than 21 MiG-120 fighters, 17 MiG-5/J-89 fighters, dozens of Su-22 attack aircraft, 5 F-20 fighters, 39 A-19 attack aircraft, and 41 T-10 trainer aircraft.

In recent years, after receiving military assistance from the Soviet Union, Annan's weapons and equipment have been greatly improved, and the air force defense is no exception. In less than five years, the Soviet Union has provided Annan with more than 100 Su-22s and more than 120 MiG-21BISs. Even the MiG-29 fighter jets that the Soviet army has just begun to equip will be delivered to Annan according to the treaty signed by both parties. 30 MiG-29s!

Although China has also purchased a batch of American-made fighter jets, on the one hand, these equipment have not been fully delivered to China, and on the other hand, the troops are still in the process of forming combat effectiveness, and the equipment is mainly located in the north.

As for Yunnan Province, the main fighter jet is still the J-6!

The J-6 fighter jet is also the main force of the Chinese Air Force equipment.

除了歼-6战机外，便是一定数量的歼-7、歼-5和强-5，轰炸机方面则是几架轰-5！

If there is an advanced fighter fleet, it would be impossible for an Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft like this to come in and conduct reconnaissance in a swaggering manner.

To guard the air now, we need to rely on anti-aircraft missiles.

Anti-aircraft machine guns, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and "Vanguard" air defense missiles, which are aimed at low-altitude air defense.

The 'Aegis' missile defense system is aimed at medium and high altitudes!
Although not impregnable, it is at least a huge deterrent. If a few more planes are shot down, the enemy will not dare to come easily.

While Liu Tao and his team were discussing where to place the 'Aegis' air defense battalion, they were at an air force base in Annan.

This is the largest air force base in Annan, and there are many planes parked in the hangar.

At the headquarters, rows of snowflakes appeared on the screen. The communicator kept calling out, trying to contact the reconnaissance plane, but there was no response.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

"What happened?" The commander was stunned.

It has only been a short time, and something like this has happened: "What kind of malfunction has occurred? Damn it, this situation never occurred when I used it in the north before, but now this happens when I use it in Annan?"

"Maybe our reconnaissance plane was shot down!" the operator said with difficulty.

"Destroyed? Wasn't it because of a malfunction?" The commander frowned. This was not impossible.

Because the Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft is not very fast and its flying altitude is not very high, once it is discovered, the enemy's fighter jets can easily shoot it down, or even directly use air defense missiles to shoot it down.

"We shouldn't have supported them with SAM missiles in the first place. Now they are using them on us." The commander couldn't help but curse. He picked up a bottle of Volga and drank it in one gulp.

The polar bear's strongest fighting state is to drink Volga after being enraged. The more Volga it drinks, the stronger its fighting power.

The commander asked, "Can you find out the specific situation? Where is the missile position?"

The commander was very sad when the Il-20 reconnaissance plane was shot down, because the Il-20 reconnaissance plane was expensive and there were more than a dozen people on it.

But in this situation, no one can say anything.

Because they are in the wrong and are not in the right.

It’s just like when the U2 reconnaissance plane of the United States was shot down in the past, not only could they not say anything, but they also got scolded when they asked for compensation.

"Not detected yet!" said the operator.

"How are the enemy's troop movements? Have we detected any large-scale troop movements?" asked the commander.

"No, no large-scale troop movements were detected."

The commander hesitated for a moment and called his superior to report.

Since the conflict broke out here again, the polar bears have been both happy and worried.

In order to prevent being swept away by a wave of flat push, the Soviet Union stationed a fleet in Cam Ranh Bay, which was a squadron of the Soviet Pacific Fleet. In addition, a large amount of military aid was provided, including a large number of guns and artillery, a large amount of ammunition, and a large number of aircraft.

In just a few years, more than 200 fighter jets were donated, and pilots were personally dispatched to provide hands-on training, which can be said to be very attentive.

As long as we wait until these fighters become combat-ready, the balance of power in the air will be changed in one fell swoop, forming an absolute air power advantage.

In modern warfare, air power has played a very important role.

Whoever controls the air supremacy has the initiative on the battlefield!
Given Annan's current disadvantage and passive situation, if it can gain air superiority, it can change the situation on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)