From the humid and warm coastal areas of southern China to the high mountain plains and mountains in the north of the west, it is not only the climate that is unsuitable, but also the vast deserts that are often uninhabited.
After passing through a large desert, we saw the endless foothills. Looking at the gentle slopes and the basin in the middle, they were all hills, densely covered with coniferous forests. Looking further into the distance, the trees in the middle of the peaks became more and more green.
, and then when we reached the top of the mountain, it was all white.
You cannot see such majestic natural scenery in coastal areas.
Kubei Field Station is probably the northernmost air force airport in the region. To the north is a mountain range with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. Farther away are peaks with an altitude of 1,000 meters with level 4 scenery. However, in the other three directions there are only
From a military point of view, some low hills have a very good geographical location, because if a war breaks out, the enemy will come from the north, and the mountains will act as a shield, forcing the enemy aircraft to climb up, and then they will be exposed to our ground and air firepower network.
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Fifty years ago, large armies gathered here, and a large number of the Air Force's most elite fighter planes were deployed here. It was also a place that had once been glorious.
Nowadays, the same fighter planes we were equipped with fifty years ago are still the same fighters we are equipped with now.
Xue Xiangdong said that he should walk around the station first to familiarize himself with the surrounding terrain and the layout of the station. When Li Zhan saw the maintenance staff in blue winter training uniforms, they were working on a row of jet fighters painted in white and off-white.
Perform routine maintenance.
After rubbing his eyes several times, Li Zhan was finally convinced that his eyes were fine.
"J-6?" Li Zhan's voice was trembling, his expression was shocked, and his lips were trembling.
"Stop the car." Xue Xiangdong patted the center console and asked the driver to stop the car. "You guys send your luggage back first. I'll walk around with Captain Li."
After getting out of the car, the driver took the captain's staff and Li Zhan's luggage away. Li Zhan staggered and slowly approached the neat row of J-6s until he reached a place where he did not dare to approach.
Feel the complex emotions of time and space.
Xue Xiangdong was not surprised, and came to Li Zhan, with his hands behind his back, looking at the J-6 with complex doting, like an old father gazing lovingly at a mentally retarded child.
"Surprised, it should be surprising. I didn't expect it. It must have been unexpected. This batch of sixth-form soldiers has entered their 40th year of service this year. Except for the body, other parts have basically been replaced several times." Xue Xiangdong said calmly.
He introduced in a loud voice, and suddenly said proudly, "Our maintenance brothers are very capable. It is their careful maintenance from generation to generation that allows Lao Liu to still fly in the blue sky today."
Li Zhan murmured to himself, "But the worst aviation schools and training bases also decommissioned all their J-6s a few years ago. Why is this happening here?"
Was his reaction excessive? It was not excessive at all.
Today in 2009, the work of modifying third-generation fighter jets is progressing steadily. Due to production capacity constraints, many troops will not be able to obtain third-generation fighter jets in the foreseeable few years. As an emergency measure, the J-7 has been changed to production as a transitional aircraft.
The model was distributed to some units. For example, when the Fourth Regiment of the Second Division could not obtain the J-11b in a short time, it first modified the J-7g and eliminated the J-7e that had only been in service for a few years. On the other hand, Shen Fei still
The production of J-8F is also used as an emergency means to enrich the force and replace the old model.
Against this background, who would have thought that under the foothills of the western border, at what was once a key air force station in the country, there would be a batch of J-6s in service that were produced forty years ago!
Isn’t it hard to imagine?
More and more people are consciously looking for old cars to play with, in order to pursue their lost youth dreams and make up for past regrets. From material pursuits to spiritual pursuits, it doesn’t matter what kind of car they are playing with, as long as the car is old enough.
old.
But is this the case with the army?
If you fly a classic aircraft to fight, you will have to pay the price with your life. The most important thing is that you have no way to stop the enemies that invade the airspace in the future!
The sadness in Li Zhan's heart was beyond words. He could not imagine the scene of our military pilots flying J-6s against Su-27s. The whole screen was full of tragedy.
At its peak, the Chinese Air Force was equipped with more than 4,000 fighters, with the J-6 series accounting for the vast majority. According to private predictions about the future strength of the Chinese Air Force, at least 2,000 third-generation or above fighters are needed to barely meet national defense needs, of which at least
Five hundred fourth-generation aircraft.
How many J-10 regiments, J-11 regiments, Su-30 regiments and old-fashioned Su-27 regiments are there now?
The gap is not as big as one or two points, but very, very big. In theory, the two major aircraft factories need to operate at full capacity for twenty years of continuous production to complete the equipment replacement of the Air Force aviation force. Fifteen years may be half a generation.
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In other words, the aviation force of the Chinese Air Force will never have the day when the equipment and technology level of all units are at the same level. The first-line troops are equipped with top-notch fighters, the second-line troops are equipped with mid-range fighters, and the third-line troops take over the equipment eliminated by the first-line troops.
fighter plane.
When the Fifth Regiment of the Second Division was equipped with J-8s, their J-7ii were taken over by the Seventy-third Division and some of the J-6s were replaced. When the Sixth Regiment of the Second Division refitted the Su-27, the eliminated J-7iigs continued to be transferred to
The 73rd Division, the 73rd Division continues to replace some of the J-6s. There are currently four regiments. When the four regiments have modified the J-10a, the eliminated J-7e will be transferred to the 73rd Division to replace them.
The last regiment’s J-6.
Chen Hualin agreed to Fang Chenghe's conditions without much consideration. Doesn't he care about self-esteem at all? He will care about it, and he cares about it very much. However, in front of the new model, the dignified university teacher can even throw away his self-esteem. In the eyes of others
The shit is a treasure in the eyes of the Seventy-Third Division.
The autumn wind blew over my face and it hurt a little.
Xue Xiangdong smiled and comforted Li Zhan, "Don't be emotional. Our country has a big business and there will always be things that cannot be taken care of. Besides, whether the fighter planes of several surrounding countries can take off is a problem. Lao Liu is a bit old, but
It's still flying as usual and on combat readiness duty. The old thing is quite easy to use, especially for combat readiness patrols. It's quite comfortable to drive."
After wiping his face a few times to wipe away the tears that had flowed out from nowhere, Li Zhan said, "Captain Xue, can I smoke?"
"Smoke mine." Xue Xiangdong quickly took out the Lanzhou and handed it over, lighting it for Li Zhan. "Take a few more sips tonight to catch the wind. The wine here is pretty good."
Li Zhan's mood has improved a lot, and people don't want to see me outside.
"Walk, walk, look around."
Xue Xiangdong lit a cigarette and walked west along the parallel highway. On the left, the maintenance officers and soldiers who were performing daily maintenance on a row of J-6s stood at attention and saluted and said hello. It can be clearly seen that the military discipline of the 101st Regiment is quite strict.
His qualities are quite good. Xue Xiangdong, the seemingly unreliable leader, is very prestigious and capable, but he is a little informal.
"All Lao Lius are in the training brigade. New pilots will first drive Lao Six and then modify Lao Seven. Now the schools and training bases are all J-7s, so new pilots usually don't stay in the training brigade for a long time.
"Lao Liu is about to retire. When the J-7 from the Second Division comes, these veterans will have to retire." Xue Xiangdong introduced to Li Zhan, not without sadness.
Li Zhan enjoyed the pleasure of walking and smoking while standing there, and said, "Will it be sealed? I heard that it will be used to modify drones and other things, and some that are in good condition will be used as war preparations."
"Modified unmanned target drones do exist, but there are only a few thousand of them. How many of them are used? It's nonsense to keep them as combat readiness. They are old antiques. What role can they play in future wars? Besides, there are so many J-7s.
Which one is not better than Lao Liu?"
Li Zhan sighed, "It looks like I was almost misled."
"There are a lot of keyboard warriors out there, and they are all talking nonsense."
"Haha, Captain Xue, you know a lot about the Internet."
"My undergraduate major is computer technology, haha. Your reaction is normal. Newbies always have problems like this. Who hasn't experienced it?" Xue Xiangdong said with a smile, "But you are not a newbie anymore.
Not as good as you, hahaha."
Li Zhan was horrified and said, "Captain Xue, you are being ridiculous."
For some reason, Xue Xiangdong put a lot of psychological pressure on Li Zhan.
In front of Li Zhan, Qi Hong couldn't hold back his master's aura, and Li Zhan was even more fearless. However, Xue Xiangdong's rough appearance seemed carefree and simple-minded, but Li Zhan was keenly aware that this person must have the fate of an ordinary person.
A story that he never had the chance to experience in his life.
Li Zhan felt only depressed. This 101st regiment should be quite interesting.
There are too many similar units in the Chinese army. They can obviously rely on their combat effectiveness, but they don’t get updates on new equipment. They have no exposure in front of the common people and people don’t know you. The little brother units that have been equipped with advanced models often show up and come from behind.
, after two rounds of new clothes and equipment, your big brother’s army is still eagerly waiting to take over the second-hand goods from your little brother.
There is no reason to reason, because the direction of the station determines everything.
One thing Li Zhan has no doubt about is that if the 73rd Division is transferred to Xixian, it may only take a year or even less for the superiors to turn the 73rd Division into a third-generation fighter fighter division. There will be no new
Just transfer them from brother units. All in all, we must improve the equipment level.
Because the geographical location of Xi County is very important, the combat direction of the garrison is the current main threat direction.
Then there is admiration. He has guarded a fighter that is several rounds older than him. He has no regrets for decades and has never relaxed his demands for decades. It is not easy to be able to persist in the current army. For this reason, Li Zhan believes that he
The grievances suffered mean nothing.
"Captain, I want to express my opinion that I will dedicate my limited life to unlimited service to the people." Li Zhan said firmly.
Xue Xiangdong laughed loudly, "The soldiers of the 101st Regiment don't like to talk empty words. They have the ability to take action. Don't rush to express your position. I only have one request for you. Experience the life here well. As long as you don't make mistakes, I will
I’ll give you a beautiful appraisal.”
"Huh? What do you mean?" Li Zhan heard some voiceovers.
Xue Xiangdong smiled and said, "There's nothing bad to say. Why don't you find more difficult grassroots work experience? It's understandable that your division chief cares about you. But you are fully qualified. With three first-class merits, can you be an ordinary person?"
Suddenly, Li Zhan stopped. Xue Xiangdong walked a few steps and found that no one was following him. He stopped in confusion, "What?"
Li Zhan asked in a deep voice, "You mean my establishment is still in the Second Division?"
"Of course, your political commissar didn't tell you?" Xue Xiangdong also felt strange. Ever since Chen Hualin explained the situation, he had regarded Li Zhan as a key training cadre who came to experience life, even though he was from another division.
Li Zhan slowly shook his head, "I don't know."
Just as Xue Xiangdong was about to say a few words, Li Zhan continued, "Commander Xue, since I am here I have no intention of returning to the Second Division. Please transfer my file. From today on, I am a soldier of the 101st Regiment."
"What are you..."
Li Zhan said, "My second plane is numbered 101. A few days ago, the cockpit cover fell off during the Sanhe flood rescue operation and returned. The fuselage disintegrated shortly after returning and landing. Although it has only been with me for less than three months, it is still rare.
It's fate. Now that I have been transferred to the 101st Regiment, it is even more fateful. Commander, I have decided that I will be a soldier of the 101st Regiment."
Xue Xiangdong looked at Li Zhan in surprise and horror.
So if you stay for a few more months, wouldn’t the 101st Regiment be disbanded?