Rebirth of Military Workers

"What should I do now? Don't we do helicopters?" Zheng Yucheng asked the same silent people.

Several technicians from the Zhi-7 team are even more worried.

In the past two years, they felt that the helicopter project was not as valued as other projects in the 404 in the past two years. Now it is hard to hear that they have acquired the world’s most famous armed helicopter Mi-24. As a result, Xie Kai described it as a flying tractor. , The base management is not very eager to see this thing.

Hope is slim, and the prospects are worrying.

Where should the entire helicopter team go?

"To do it, that must be done. Since it is to do it, it must have a clear positioning, and it cannot be studied like this. It is just to reduce the weight of the straight-7 structure, add some technology and use more advanced materials Replace to increase strength..." Xie Kai said firmly.

This is something that cannot be given up.

Now he is also very entangled as to whether he wants to build a gunship capable of carrying infantry or a professional gunship.

"Or, simply cancel the crew cabin behind the Mi-24 and turn it into an armed helicopter that specializes in providing fire support?" Feng Zhibiao, chief designer of the helicopter team, tentatively asked.

No one spoke in the entire office.

They are now on the 404 boat. If they continue like this, it is not a good thing not to have a clear goal.

"Special gunship?" Zheng Yucheng asked suspiciously.

Don't talk about him, even Xie Kai is a little confused.

Does the country have the ability to develop special armed helicopters?

"Yes. At present, the research on weapons and equipment of various countries in the world is becoming more and more specialized. Of course, some aspects are also developing from specialization to integration, such as the Air Force fighters. The new generation of fighters has changing mission modes and facing wars. The situation is complex, so the third-generation fighters are required to have more combat capabilities. The multi-task modes such as aerial combat, ground attack, and sea attack are concentrated... If you have a loaded weapon system, you can have a helicopter with a certain transportation capability. It really depends. It looks more promising, but it conflicts with the 602 project." Feng Zhibiao introduced.

602 is the most powerful helicopter design and research unit in China.

They were originally from the 602, and now the 602 has two helicopters imported from France, the Super Hornet and the Dolphin, which are being made in China.

They intervened to do this again, and it was indeed a bit repetitive.

"A gunship is more technically difficult than this kind of helicopter, right?" Xie Kai frowned and asked.

The domestic Wuzhi-10 will not start for more than ten years. It is unknown whether the pre-research work has already started.

"Otherwise. The most difficult is the control system, missiles, fire control system, etc.. It is mainly electronic. If you are engaged in a professional armed helicopter, the requirement for the body is as small as possible..." Deputy Chief Designer Zeng Guangping also explained .

Originally, they wanted to do this, but, as an outsider, the helicopter project was not taken seriously, and they have never dared to bring it up.

"What's your opinion?" Zheng Yucheng mainly asked Xie Kai.

Xie Kai actually has no idea about engaging in armed helicopters.

Wuzhi-10 has also been engaged in domestic activities for a long time, and it was not until more than a decade after entering the 21st century that large quantities of troops were deployed.

This is definitely not easy to do.

"On the basis of the Mi-24, we can remove the rear crew cabin. The previous large military transport aircraft had many weapon systems. Up to now, many military transport aircraft have begun to cancel the weapon station... "Feng Zhibiao said their thoughts.

Almost all the cannons on military transport aircraft have become furnishings and are of little use.

The same is true for transport helicopters. There are no weapons on it, and at most the personnel carrying weapons are at the door.

Hearing this plan, Xie Kai's eyes lit up.

Wasn't the original Wuzhi-19 the light armed reconnaissance helicopter made by the Zhi-9 without the crew cabin?(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

Although it is incomparable with Wuzhi-10, the empty weight of Wuzhi-19 weighing 4.5 tons and the 23mm cannon, coupled with the carrying capacity of 1 ton, have made the performance of this light armed helicopter inferior. It is inferior to a light armed helicopter such as the AH-1S Cobra; it has a cruising speed of 245 kilometers per hour and a maximum range of 700 kilometers. Although it cannot compare to the Wuzhi-10 in terms of overall performance, it has been greatly improved compared to the Zhi-9W helicopter.

This may also be a very good solution.

For a while, Xie Kai became a little expectant.

Slimming the Mi-24, then removing the crew compartment at the back to create a light armed helicopter, and then developing a special armed helicopter based on this, it should be considered an easier road.

"This is a good idea. But we need to make the armed helicopters have stronger overall performance, at least, they have to have a certain aerial combat ability..." Xie Kai said.

Wuzhi-19's aerial combat ability is not too strong, and it is positioned as an armed reconnaissance helicopter.

That thing is equipped with anti-armor missiles and special air-to-air missiles, and it also has a certain combat capability, but its combat performance can't be compared with a professional armed helicopter like Wuzhi-10.

The emergence of Wuzhi-19 allowed the PLA Army Corps to have professional armed helicopters at least ten years in advance.

And now, this project has not yet started.

"Yes? Xie Kai, do you know this stuff?" Wang Guilin didn't know where Xie Kai's excitement came from.

He really doesn't understand this.

Zheng Yucheng was also puzzled, "If it is really easy to use, why didn't the Soviets remove the rear crew compartment and directly create a dedicated armed helicopter?"

"The combat thinking is different from the development direction of army building." Xie Kai said. "The Soviet gunships serve their armored clusters, and their purpose is to quickly transport infantry to the designated combat area."

The Soviet Union's development thinking is somewhat biased.

In fact, it is not necessarily biased. However, the outbreak of the Gulf War and the new methods of warfare shown by the Americans have allowed the entire world to learn from the U.S. military for decades to come.

What happened later, Xie Kai didn't know.

Specialized armed helicopters, especially the army aviation regiments of various countries, become independent combat units. This is the future.

The torrent of steel in the Soviet Union now makes the whole world tremble when thinking of it.

However, the new combat methods demonstrated by the US military in the Gulf War tell the world that with the support of powerful information and the support of strong air power, ground warfare does not even require much time.

During the Gulf War, the United States and NATO coalition forces bombed Iraq for 43 days of aerial bombing. After almost destroying Iraq’s resistance, they began to invest in ground forces.

The ground forces only spent 100 hours in the entire war.

The role of high-tech weapons and equipment in future wars begins with this war.

This is also a war that changed the traditional combat model since World War II. The development and construction of the entire world's military was based on the characteristics of the Gulf War.

Gunships have also become important.

At present, the People's Liberation Army has not established a professional army aviation regiment.

There is not even a clear positioning for the helicopter.

"At the beginning, we can build a light armed helicopter, so the difficulty will be much lower. First, we will develop a professional armed helicopter to support ground armored forces." Xie Kai thinks about this more and more. Reliable.

The Zhi-9 did not solve it, not to mention the Wuzhi-19, which was obtained by removing the crew cabin from the Zhi-9 and then losing weight.

"Yes, air-to-air missiles. Isn't the base revising the design of the Qianwei-1 air-defense missile, but is it to be transformed into an air-to-air missile? Other aspects have a foundation." Feng Zhibiao also said excitedly.

Xie Kai can support, they are more excited than anyone else.

I didn't know who Xie Kai was. After staying in the base for two years, there were almost no projects in the base that had nothing to do with Xie Kai.

"Really?" Zheng Yucheng was a little uncertain.

He originally just wanted to get a gunship that could be exported.

The number of domestic equipment will not be large, after all, there is no money.

And it doesn't take this seriously.

"Do! At present, there is no unit in the country to engage in professional armed helicopters. We don't need to compete for projects with units such as 602. Professional armed helicopters can also fill the gap in the development of domestic weapons and equipment. At the same time, it can also obtain the technology of other helicopter research units. Support. After all, everyone complements each other and there is no competition." Xie Kai said firmly.

The funding required for the armed helicopter project will definitely not be as much as an advanced third-generation fighter.

"Export or domestic sales? If you are exporting, the superior will agree? If the above is not good, the investment will not be worthwhile?" Zheng Yucheng is a little worried.

He now likes to consider cost more often.

If the cost of the input cannot be recovered, not only will the project fail to be carried out in the end, other projects will also be severely affected.

"Uncle Zheng, you have become a brother of the wild geese. Before even the wild geese can be killed, we will discuss how to eat. It depends on our thoughts if we fight first and how to eat. If the superior is not allowed to export, at least we have to give it to you. Some orders, right?" Xie Kai said.

Zheng Yucheng was speechless by his words.

Even the others laughed.

"Actually, we have to worry, if the Soviets know that our armed helicopter is based on their Mi-24, with the crew compartment behind it removed, will it cause us trouble." Zeng Guangping said with a smile.

Xie Kai and others shook their heads.

Everyone is socialist. As long as there is no intellectual property rights, it is a capitalist thing.

"Actually, I'm even more looking forward to how the slim Mi-24 will look like after removing the crew cabin, and what kind of technical prowess it can show." Xie Kai looked expectant.

He really didn't think about what kind of surprises the Mi-24, which was originally a gunship helicopter, could bring after removing the rear crew cabin and losing a part of its weight.

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