Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Old Lin said angrily: "Before liberation, we had no air force and could only let others bully us. Now we have a strong air force, but we still have to let others fly over our heads. This is our shame!"

"Old Lin, use your brain. Does our air force have the ability to intercept the MiG-25? If we had that ability, Old Liu would have shot it down long ago! Would he have been dismissed? Speaking of which, Old Liu was really wronged."

"Yes, that's a Mach 3+ fighter. Our planes can't even fly that high, and our missiles can't reach it."

"I don't believe it. A living person can't be suffocated by urine. We were able to shoot down the U2 back then, and now we can shoot down the MiG-25!"

"Old Lin, we need to face reality."

"Even if we can't shoot it down, General Qin will have a way!"

Hearing this, Qin Yang was surprised. What does this mean? Are they putting their hope on him?

"By the way, where is General Qin?" Old Lin turned his head and looked at the door after speaking. He happened to see Qin Yang walking in and immediately waved: "General Qin, I was afraid you had left. Tell me, should we shoot down that junk stainless steel fighter that came to show off over our heads?"

"Old Lin, that's not a junk stainless steel fighter. That's the MiG-25, the only Mach 3+ fighter in the world," Qin Yang said.

Only two types of aircraft in the world can reach three times the speed of sound. Besides the MiG-25, there is also the SR-71, but the latter is a reconnaissance aircraft. Speaking of fighter jets, the MiG-25 is the only one in the world!

Ordinary planes can only fly to a height of 20,000 meters, and 30,000 meters is unreachable. Ordinary planes can only fly at Mach 2 at most, and a speed of Mach 3 cannot be caught up. So, there's no way to shoot it down!

However, although Qin Yang is an amateur, he has decades of experience. The MiG-25 is not omnipotent. The Tomcat can beat it down!

As early as 1982, on the Middle East battlefield, Iranian Tomcat fighters successfully shot down the MiG-25 using Phoenix missiles. At that time, the MiG-25 had already flown to an altitude of 25,000 meters and was speeding at Mach 2.6, but it still did not escape the hunt of the Tomcat fighter!

"If we can shoot down the high-altitude, high-speed MiG-25, then only the combination of the Tomcat fighter and the Phoenix missile can do it," Qin Yang said: "After the Phoenix missile is launched, it will climb to a height of 24,000 meters and sprint to Mach 4, making it easy to hunt down the MiG-25."

In this era when air-to-air missiles can only hit 20 to 30 kilometers, the Phoenix missile can fly more than 100 kilometers. Of course, there are tricks: climb to a high altitude to reduce air resistance! This is perfect for sniping the MiG-25.

"Unfortunately, we don't have this kind of equipment now. It would be better in a few years." Old Lin felt a little regretful. They are currently surveying and copying the Tomcat. It would be good if this project can be completed in three to five years. It may take ten or eight years. Can't we just keep watching the other side wreak havoc during these years?

Moreover, even if we have the plane, we don't have the Phoenix!

"General Qin, do we have any other way?" a leader asked.

"If the improved J-8 fighter comes out, and we install our radar on it, and then equip it with a brand new air-to-air missile, it should be possible."

This is even more impossible. Changing the J-8's nose intake to side intakes has stumped many people. There is not even a preliminary plan yet.

"This won't work, that won't work, are we going to continue watching the MiG-25 wreak havoc?"

"Of course not." Qin Yang suddenly thought of something: "As long as we use the right fighter and the right tactics, we can still do it."

"The right fighter? Our current planes can't fly that high! And we don't have the right missiles..."

"Don't we still have a Mirage 2000? This thing is a high-altitude, high-speed interceptor." Qin Yang said: "If we use it well, it should work."

"Mirage 2000? How is that possible? They sent it over for testing. It's impossible for it to participate in our combat operations!"

"Then it depends on how we fool them. I have an idea here."

Everyone opened their eyes wide: "General Qin, you are still the best!"

Old Lin was even more smiling: "Do it, we must do it! This trick of using a knife to kill..."

Seeing Qin Yang's dissatisfied gaze, Old Lin quickly shut up. He won't say it. You are the greatest.

"This is a major event that requires General Qin to preside over." The air force leader said: "You will stay here during this period and come up with a detailed plan, right?"

"Me?" Qin Yang frowned: "I still have a lot of things to do. Old Zhu is still waiting for me!"

"What could be more important than defending the motherland?"

As soon as this was said, Qin Yang was helpless. In fact, he wanted to say that it was already December and he had been busy all year. He had to rest. As for this matter, don't worry, take your time. Anyway, in his timeline, it was not until the 1990s that the Su-27 was introduced to deter the other side. But if he said this now, wouldn't it be too low-level?

"Okay."

This does require a detailed plan. However, Qin Yang can't do it alone. He needs others to discuss it together. He is just saying the idea, and then others judge whether it is feasible. Another task is to be responsible for negotiating with the people of Dassault, after all, Qin Yang is the most familiar with the other party.

A few days later, Pierre came back.

"General Qin, after careful consideration, the company has decided that it can only leave the Mirage 2000 here for three months. Moreover, the travel allowances for the maintenance personnel and pilots who stay behind need to be paid by you," Pierre said.

Qin Yang frowned: "Pierre, you probably don't know that General Dynamics came over recently. I guess they are here to promote the F-16. I'm not very clear. The air force knew my position and deliberately hid it from me..."

The Tomcat is a heavy fighter, and the F-16 is a medium fighter. Therefore, the Mirage 2000 is officially targeting the F-16. Moreover, it has lost in many bids. Now, hearing Qin Yang say this, Pierre became anxious again: "General Qin, this is Dassault's greatest sincerity. We have never had a precedent of putting a prototype in the hands of a customer for three months!"

Qin Yang nodded: "Of course I'm anxious too. It would be great if you could show more strength."

"What strength?"

"Can the Mirage 2000 be deployed at high-altitude airports?"

"...Yes!"

"Now, none of our domestic air force fighter jets can go to the plateau. If it can be deployed to the plateau, the air force will definitely be amazed. By the way, bring two more missiles. How about we perform a high-altitude target practice?"

The big round hole under the nose is for reconnaissance.