The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

How weak is the Chinese Air Force now?

Almost the same as the Navy, there are only two or three big cats and kittens.

Facing the surrounding jackals, tigers and leopards, they need to be ready to fight for their lives and die together at any time.

Almost every pilot is ready to write a suicide note at any time. If they can come back, the suicide note will naturally not be used, but if they can't come back, the suicide note will come in handy, and it is the last letter left to their families.

From the 1950s to the present, the Chinese Air Force has drawn its sword and looked around, and there are enemies stronger than itself. However, the equipment of this air force is not advanced. The first generation of technological level fighters after World War II are responsible for the arduous mission of counterattacking the enemy air force aircraft.

The MiG-19 aircraft designed by the Soviet Union is not excellent among the world's fighters, and its maintainability is even worse. After being domestically produced, there are a lot of quality problems and frequent full repairs.

Many major scientific research projects were blindly launched without verification, resulting in great waste and nothing was achieved. The development progress of the J-7 aircraft was also slowed down. Although the J-7 was successfully developed in the end, the J-7 was still behind the times when it was developed.

A total of 188 J-7Is were produced, and the J-7IIs have not yet been mass-produced. Many J-7s were exported overseas.

Before that, China could only keep improving, upgrading the weapon system and improving the aircraft's handling performance. It started the research and development of J-6I, J-6-2, J-6V and other models. The old J-6 became the main combat aircraft of the air and naval aviation.

Facing advanced fighters such as F-4 and F-104, the Air Force could only use J-6s and even J-5s, which were backward equipment areas. Relying on research and practice of tactics and techniques, and using tactics to make up for the backward technology, it still won a lot of results.

Now, looking around, the air forces of various countries are in the era of major equipment 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 with the surrounding armies of China.

In various US military bases in the Pacific, there are a total of ten tactical flight squadrons, a B-52 bomber wing, six aircraft carrier flight wings, and four Marine aviation brigades, with a total of more than 300 fighters, in addition to more than 1,000 large and medium-sized transport aircraft, and more than 650 tactical transport aircraft.

In the north, the Soviet Far East National Air Defense Force and the front-line aviation have a total of 1,300 fighters, the Soviet Pacific Fleet has 165 land-based bombers, and the long-range aviation has 220 bombers to provide support for the Pacific Fleet.

In North Korea, the North Korean Air Force is equipped with 56 MiG-23 ‘Floggers’ and 34 Su-25 ‘Frogfoots’, which has surpassed the previous Chinese in terms of the number of advanced aircraft.

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 50 MiG-29B/UPGs in 1980!

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

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

Although China also purchased a batch of American fighters, these equipment have not been fully delivered to China, and the troops are still in the process of forming combat effectiveness, and they are mainly equipped in the north.

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

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

In addition to the J-6 fighter, there are a certain number of J-7, J-5 and Q-5, and several H-5 bombers!

If there is an advanced fighter team, it is impossible for an Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft to come in for reconnaissance.

Now to guard the air, we need to use anti-aircraft missiles.

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

The "Aegis" missile defense system is aimed at medium and high altitudes!

Not to mention impregnable, at least it is a huge deterrent. If a few more planes are shot down, the enemy will not dare to come easily.

Just when Liu Tao and others were discussing where to put the "Aegis" air defense battalion, Annan, an air force base.

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

At the command center, rows of snowflake patterns appeared on the screen.

The communicator kept calling and 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's only been a short time, and this happened: "What kind of malfunction happened, damn it, this situation didn't happen when it was used in the north before, and it happened when it came to Annan?"

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

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

Because the Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft was not very fast and its flight altitude was not high, once it was discovered, the enemy's fighter jets could easily shoot down the Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft, or even directly use anti-aircraft missiles to shoot it down.

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

The strongest combat state of the polar bear is to drink Volga after being angered. The more Volga you drink, the stronger your combat effectiveness.

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

The Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down, which made the commander very distressed, because the Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft was expensive and there were more than a dozen people on it.

But in this case, no one could say anything.

Because they were in the wrong and had no reason.

This is like, in the past, when the U2 reconnaissance plane of the United States was shot down, not only could they not say anything, but they also had to be scolded when they asked for compensation.

"It has not been detected yet!" said the operator.

"How is the troop movement of the other side? Have you found a large troop movement?" asked the commander.

"No, no large troop movement was found."

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

Since the conflict broke out again here, the polar bear is both happy and worried.

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

In a few years, the aided fighter planes exceeded 200, and pilots were personally sent to teach them hand in hand. It can be said that they were very attentive.

As long as these fighter planes form combat effectiveness, the air power comparison 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 will have 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.