The last chapter mentioned the f35b. Some book friends have some doubts about this. At the same time, I also have interests in the military. I will browse information on the Internet when I have nothing to do. Although the information on modern equipment is basically useless... I write about modern things very much.
Harmony is hard to avoid.
However, this is purely a personal hobby. Browsing data, analysis, and even deduction are all a form of entertainment and entertainment rather than work.
In this chapter, I will discuss the f35b with book friends and military fans. If there is something wrong, brothers are welcome to correct it.
First of all, there is the issue of the combat radius of the f35b.
This aspect should be 300 kilometers to 400 kilometers. Yingjiang has not announced it. It only announced that the combat radius can reach 1,000 kilometers with one aerial refueling... The information and data on the Internet directly omit "one aerial refueling".
Or we can also use the land-based f35a as a reference. The combat radius of the f35a is about 1,000 kilometers... In fact, most of the data given by Yingjiang need to be questioned, because modern ones are not kind and there are too many things that falsify the data.
very beautiful,
For example, when calculating the bomb load, Yingjiang will also include the weight of the fuel. When calculating the combat radius, Yingjiang will hang up the auxiliary fuel tank and fly out of the most perfect combat radius at the most economical speed. In addition, GDP will be injected with a large amount of water.
Fraudulent unemployment rates, etc., are all open secrets.
There was once a steel product that the Chinese military industry could not produce according to Yingjiang's standards. At first, I thought it was due to poor technology, but later it was discovered that Yingjiang's data was falsified, and the old military industry was so angry that he cursed...
Let’s assume that the F35A’s combat radius is 1,000 kilometers. We will not question the data here, otherwise there will be no discussion.
The f35a has a combat radius of 1,000 kilometers. The f35b has a lift fan in order to take off vertically, so it is heavier but has a smaller fuel tank. In addition, vertical takeoff consumes a lot of fuel and cannot take off with full fuel and bombs. The combat radius should be within 400 kilometers.
There isn't much controversy.
Next, we will discuss the combat issues of aircraft carrier formations.
Aircraft carrier formations are roughly divided into three areas: long-range, medium-range, and short-range in air defense operations.
The medium-range and short-range are built by warships (the large-scale missiles usually travel tens to more than a hundred kilometers forward to use missiles to form an interception zone. The short-range is equipped with medium- and short-range air defense missiles by frigates and aircraft carriers themselves and is called the last line of defense.
The close-range defense gun has been completed), which has little to do with the content discussed today, so we mainly discuss the long-range area.
Long-range areas are opened up by AWACS and fighter jets.
The Yingjiang E2C early warning aircraft's detection range for non-stealth fighters and missiles is about 270 kilometers. During wartime, it will move forward to about 300 to 400 kilometers from the enemy's incoming sector, so the air warning distance is about 600 kilometers.
However, only Eagle Eagle and Gaul can eject this carrier-based early warning aircraft. All other countries do not have fixed-wing carrier-based early warning aircraft.
(Note: China's Air Police 600 has completed its test flight and is expected to be used on the Fujian ship because the Fujian ship is equipped with electromagnetic ejection. In other words, China will become the only country with fixed-wing carrier-based early warning aircraft. Previously, the China Aircraft Carrier
The K31 helicopter early warning is used. The early warning distance is only more than 100 kilometers and it has shortcomings such as slow speed and range. As for Gaul, the aircraft carrier is repaired in the repair shop most of the time and is about to be retired, so it can basically be ignored)
Countries that use the F35B as carrier-based aircraft do not have early warning aircraft, so this point can be completely ignored.
Then the point comes.
After the AWACS, there is an interception zone created by carrier-based fighter jets. The Eagle F18 Hornet has a combat radius of 722 kilometers, and the longest interception zone can only be set at a distance of 400 kilometers.
The reason is very simple, it is still the theory of "offense is greater than defense".
The attacking side may launch an attack at any point in time, so the defending side must defend it at any point in time.
In order to be able to defend the enemy at any point in time, the interception area during the quasi-combat period must be patrolled by fighter jets 24 hours a day.
The combat radius of F18 is 722 kilometers, and the airborne time when carrying auxiliary fuel tanks is more than 2 hours. With the cooperation of early warning aircraft, Yingjiang usually dispatches 4 carrier-based aircraft to patrol the enemy's main attack sector, so that each batch of F18 can patrol More than an hour to nearly two hours, replacement in several batches can fully achieve all-weather patrols.
What f18 can do, can f35b do?
This is a big problem...
A country that uses the F35B as a carrier-based aircraft does not have an early warning aircraft. How many fighter planes are needed to effectively intercept it?
We assume that 8 fighter planes are used. In fact, if there are no early warning aircraft, using 8 fighter planes is far from being able to achieve effective interception, and there will be huge air defense loopholes.
But we might as well assume that 8 aircraft can effectively intercept it.
Then another question arises: How far can the F35B, which has a combat radius of only 400 kilometers, set up an interception zone?
300 kilometers?
The f35b flew to a distance of 300 kilometers with only ten minutes of fuel left, which means that it can only patrol for ten minutes before returning, and then another batch of shifts will come on top. This means that a batch of eight f35bs will take off every ten minutes. It is possible to complete the patrol.
200 kilometers?
At a distance of 200 kilometers, the F35B can only patrol for 20 minutes to half an hour, which means a batch of 8 aircraft will take off every half hour.
Let’s not talk about whether there are so many F35Bs to patrol, even if it can be achieved...just regular patrols can tire the pilots out! They have to take off and land frequently, take off and land again, and it goes without saying how many malfunctions and accidents will occur. Already.
When the enemy actually launches an attack, how many fighter planes will be available to respond?
not to mention……
The China Eagle 83k anti-ship missile has a range of 300 kilometers, which means that the 200-kilometer interception zone that the F35B has gone to great lengths to build will not make any sense.
(Note: Some book friends believe that the radar of Chinese fighter jets cannot launch missiles at the longest range of 300 kilometers. China's J-15t uses a new active phased array radar because of its late-launch advantage, which surpasses Yingjiang's F18, and the F18 is very effective against the sea surface. The detection range of non-stealthy large warships is 250 kilometers)
Therefore, it is impossible for a so-called aircraft carrier equipped with the F35B to become an aircraft carrier. It cannot complete the basic function of an aircraft carrier: protecting the safety of the aircraft carrier itself.
The f35b was designed and produced at the strong request of the Marine Corps. It is an artifact for the Marine Corps: landing operations do not require long range. It can achieve similar functions to helicopters and is much more powerful than helicopters. In landing operations, it is both It can be used as an armed helicopter and can engage in air combat with enemy fighter planes. There will be no embarrassing situation where the weapon is directly targeted when facing enemy fighter planes.
We can think about it this way: If a country successfully possesses an "aircraft carrier" by simply using a helicopter carrier to carry the F35B, and then it can crush China's actual aircraft carrier, then why doesn't Yingjiang do the same?
Why is the Yingjiang aircraft carrier equipped with the F35C that takes off by catapult, while the F35B is only equipped with an amphibious assault ship?