"It is said that a pilot's collapse begins with borrowing a plane. This makes sense. There is no such thing as easy in the world of combat pilots."
Li Zhan stood in the corridor in front of the office and looked out at the outfield. The cold wind blew over him, and he couldn't help but wrap himself up in his desert camouflage military coat.
"These words sound familiar. Isn't that what they said in the original words?" Nie Jianfeng, who was also standing next to him, said.
Li Zhan said, "These are the original words."
Nie Jianfeng smiled and said, "Do you think the Three Hundred Division will borrow it?"
"It's hard to judge." Li Zhan looked across the outfield to the snow-capped Beiku Mountains in the distance. "Sometimes it's good to think about not flying a plane. Do political work, don't worry so much, and live a more regular life."
Nie Jianfeng said, "I don't even believe the punctuation marks in your words."
"Really." Li Zhan said deeply, "I'm serious. You can't make enough money, and it's not worth using your body to fight. When I first drove the J-7, I envied those who drove the J-8 and Su Liang-qi. Now that I drive
Su Liangqi envied those who drove the J-11. When he got his wish and drove the J-11, he should envy those who drove the fourth-generation aircraft. Sometimes I think about it, it’s really unnecessary. Wouldn’t it be difficult to survive with more money and less money? No.
Yes, being a human being makes you content and happy."
Nie Jianfeng ignored these words and said, "If the Three Hundred Division does not borrow it, what are you going to do? Open the J-7? Or take the risk and open the hole number Su Liangqi?"
"Until the manufacturer issues a report, Dongyao Su Liangqi cannot leave the maintenance station. J-7... The superiors need me to take off. Let alone J-7, even if you pull out the J-6 Plus from the combat readiness warehouse, I will launch it."
"Li Zhan said in a deep voice, "We soldiers cannot be picky about the equipment we have. We must use it if conditions permit and if conditions are not created, we must use it."
Nie Jianfeng said, "After all, flying is indispensable. If I were to transfer you to a political position, I'm sure you wouldn't be able to survive a day."
"Don't underestimate people, I can carry it for at least three days." Li Zhan said.
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Nie Jianfeng waved his hand, then stretched out his hand with his palm facing up. The snowflakes fell on his palm and became cold. "God is not kind to me, so the job rotation must be postponed to a later date."
The first heavy snowfall in 2011 started yesterday. As of today, all the passages in and out of Beikuchang Station have been blocked by heavy snow, ushering in the mountain closure season again. Of course, the relevant support forces and units will do their best.
Open up roads and railways to ensure smooth channels for combat readiness.
Li Zhan said, "The combat training under low weather conditions was conducted last year. The group is experienced and all pilots have this ability. Just keep an eye on it. If conditions permit, just follow the plan."
"What about you, what are you going to do? Do you really want to be a political worker?" Nie Jianfeng asked with a smile.
Li Zhan looked at the time and said, "I have other tasks. It's almost done. You can go and do it."
"Okay." Nie Jianfeng left.
Li Zhan waited for a while before going downstairs, bypassing the office building and heading to a two-story bunker-style building not far away that was completed late last year, where Zhu Wei was already waiting.
"Captain, Lieutenant Colonel Lu and the others are here." Zhu Wei reported in a low voice.
"Walk."
Li Zhan and Zhu Wei went to the basement. The underground was actually a complete underground fortification. The two floors of the above-ground building totaled less than 400 square meters, but the underground part was over a thousand square meters. This is the ground technical support center of Beiku Nighthawk.
.The technical support of the Nighthawk Independent Tactical Reconnaissance Regiment's squadron in Beikou is completed here. All types of intelligence obtained from reconnaissance are interpreted here, instructions are issued here, and tasks are formulated here.
Zhu Wei is stationed in Beikou as the chief of staff of the Nighthawk Independent Tactical Reconnaissance Regiment, and is specifically responsible for the management and use of the four J-8FRs. The 101st Brigade is responsible for daily management, and Zhu Wei is the combat commander. However, because of Li Zhan's special
He is also the first commander of the Nighthawk Tactical Reconnaissance Force. He has the richest experience in the use of the J-8FR. He is a figure like the father of Nighthawk. Therefore, Zhu Wei attaches great importance to Li Zhan in terms of training.
Suggestions.
"I heard that the problem with the flight control system of your landline aircraft has not been found out, and you are facing a situation where the aircraft is unavailable. Captain, you can fly the Jizhenba for a while." Zhu Wei laughed softly.
Li Zhan said, "It's okay. The manufacturer's technicians have arrived and they should be able to find out."
Zhu Wei's voice became lower and lower, and he and Li Zhan walked down the stairs side by side, and said, "Didn't you buy a villa at home? If you can't make up the flight time, it must be quite stressful to just rely on your salary to repay the loan, right? I can use it."
If you issue a secondment letter in the name of the squadron, your work will not be in vain like last time."
"Lao Zhu, stop talking. It's not about the rod fee." Li Zhan shook his head seriously.
Zhu Wei whispered, "Our superiors have raised the rod fee standard for us. Starting from this year, it will be one thousand and twenty-one hours."
"What?" Li Zhan was shocked, stopped and stared at Zhu Wei.
"One thousand and two." Zhu Wei smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes.
Li Zhan heard it clearly and saw that it was actually one thousand two. He was extremely surprised, "Isn't this higher than Su's two-seven-to-ten fight? It can't be possible?"
"Really." Zhu Wei said mysteriously, "We are also doing electronic reconnaissance now."
Li Zhan's eyes were rolling with excitement. One thousand and two is the standard for Su-30mkk. He asked when his apprentice Yao Dongming called him to wish him a happy new year. Yao Dongming flew more than 300 hours last year.
, got 400,000 yuan. His flight time was twice that of Yao Dongming, but the rod fee was not proportional. For this reason, he sighed for a while.
As expected, rich people get richer, and poor people need to work harder to become prosperous.
"How about it? I'll send a letter to the brigade later." Zhu Wei said.
Li Zhan really wanted to agree. One thousand and two, what kind of third-generation aircraft do you want? But in the end, he slowly but firmly shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Forget it. The team has heavy tasks and I can't leave my post for too long."
"Well, there are too few people with such a strong will. Captain, you are one of them. I admire you very much." Zhu Wei said sincerely.
Li Zhan waved his hands with a sad expression on his face.
After arriving underground, we turned a few corners and came to the reference room. Lieutenant Colonel Lu from a certain army department and a man of similar age in civilian clothes were whispering something inside.
"Li Zhan, we meet again." Lieutenant Colonel Lu stood up and shook hands with Li Zhan.
Li Zhan was very surprised, "Hello, Chief! It's you!"
When Sanhe was fighting floods at that time, the lieutenant colonel who gave Li Zhan the order to fly the J-8fr to blow up the flood outlet was this lieutenant colonel Lu. Unexpectedly, he met him again in Beiku two years later.
"Let me introduce, this is Comrade Fan Zengsheng, an engineer from the Bureau of Surveying and Mapping." Lieutenant Colonel Lu introduced the man in civilian clothes to Li Zhan.
Fan Zengsheng adjusted his glasses and shook hands with Li Zhan in a somewhat reserved manner, "Hello, Captain Li."
"Hello, Fan Gong."
Lieutenant Colonel Lu said, "Stop chatting and let's talk about the mission."
Instructing everyone to sit down, Lieutenant Colonel Lu pointed to the map of the Beiku area spread out on the table and said, "This time we are mainly assisting the Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in surveying and mapping. The survey work on the ground side has already begun. Our army will provide assistance.
Aerial surveying and mapping depends on you. Fan Gong, please introduce the situation in detail."
It turned out that we were going to do topographic surveying.
There is a type of little-known unit in the army. Most of the officers and soldiers in the company are unaware of their existence. The surveying and mapping unit is one of them. The Surveying and Mapping Bureau is a unit directly under the headquarters and is responsible for drawing all combat maps of the entire army.
They also set the work and standards. We all know how important combat maps are. The map must be the most important prop in the classic picture of our military commander's decisive victory thousands of miles away. For decades, paper combat maps
It is the most important basis for commanders to direct operations.
Electronic-related units such as radar units and resistance units have a very high level of confidentiality and are the first-class classified units in the military. In the eyes of many officers and soldiers, these units are mysterious enough, but compared with surveying and mapping units, they are inferior.
up a level.
On some displays, you can see mobile radar vehicles, communication vehicles and even electronic countermeasures unit equipment, but surveying and mapping vehicles must be tightly covered even if they are pulled out for display.
To use an analogy from another perspective, one of the most important criteria for judging whether country a is going to go to war with country b is whether country a has started to carry out targeted surveying and mapping of the terrain in the relevant areas. In the 1960s, a certain country did this before going to war.
He used all means to quietly understand the terrain of the relevant areas, and used the opportunity of military exchanges to reconnoiter the current situation of the opponent's troops and gain an accurate understanding of the opponent's strength. Therefore, he was able to defeat the opponent in a devastating manner in the subsequent war.
In general, terrain mapping is very, very important. Even if the future satellite network system can provide commanders with real-time terrain information, as an important second means, it is very important to maintain stable updates of paper combat maps.
Fan Zengsheng said, "According to the instructions from our superiors, we need to make a comprehensive update to the maps we are currently using. The place is developing rapidly, and the topography of many areas has undergone major changes. Many maps used by the troops have lost their accuracy.
The response from the troops was very strong, especially from the Army side. I am mainly responsible for the surveying and mapping of the Beikku area, the west and north of the Beikku Mountains. The area is very large, and I mainly rely on you, Captain Li, for aerial surveying and mapping."
Li Zhan looked at Lieutenant Colonel Lu and said, "Helicopters are more suitable for terrain surveying. Zhu Wei's J-8 is too fast. If it is not possible, a small transport aircraft is better than the J-8."
Lieutenant Colonel Lu said, "Gong Fan is an expert in topographic surveying and he knows the situation very well. If you look at the west and north of the Beiku Mountains, they are all deserted areas and the situation is complicated. Helicopters and transport planes are not suitable, so we can only use
Your fighter."
Li Zhan nodded thoughtfully. When he looked at the map again, he already understood what Lieutenant Colonel Lu meant. Naturally, he wanted his help when he found him. He also figured out what problem he wanted him to help solve.
"Xiao Li, Zhu Wei and the others are in charge of aerial surveying and mapping. Your task here is to ensure the smooth progress of the surveying and mapping work. Tell us what you think." Lieutenant Colonel Lu asked directly.
Li Zhan quickly had a rough plan in his mind. He said, "Let's conduct a coordinated training. The reconnaissance aircraft will carry out tactical reconnaissance of the enemy in depth under the cover of fighter jets."
Similar training is planned in the annual training plan. In the second half of the year, the Falcon Brigade will start training on this subject with the Beiku Nighthawk Squadron. It is just like the army's infantry and tank cooperative training, to exercise the cooperative combat capabilities between the arms.
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"Maybe it's not enough." Lieutenant Colonel Lu shook his head slightly and said, "Is there any better way to deal with emergencies? What I mean is that we must absolutely ensure that the surveying and mapping work goes smoothly. We can only do one aerial surveying and mapping.
. Time is tight and the task is heavy. I know you are a tactical expert and you have a way."
Li Zhan was deep in thought, and couldn't help but pick up the Lanzhou in front of Lieutenant Colonel Lu, light one, and smoke it.
The good ventilation system quickly discharged the smoke, but others also lit up cigarettes and smoked, not afraid of affecting Li Zhan's thinking.
The map laid out on the table shows that it was drawn in 1966, which is already extremely old. It is obvious that the upgrading of the paper combat map system is imminent, and the importance of this work cannot be overstated.
To absolutely ensure that the aerial surveying and mapping work is completed smoothly, the difficulty lies in the western part of the Beiku Mountains. Li Zhan is very familiar with it and understands the situation very well. He has conducted several live-fire trainings there, and the most recent one was with Yuan Boning and the others.
The accompanying air-to-surface missile live-fire training was also conducted there. He probably knew the complexity of the situation in that area best.
It was precisely because of this that Lieutenant Colonel Lu and the others found Li Zhan.
For the J-8fr to conduct aerial surveying and mapping, it means constantly changing flight altitudes and speeds, and even flying repeatedly in certain areas in order to obtain the most accurate data. In mountainous areas with such complex conditions, low-altitude flying itself is risky.
It's huge, not to mention that there may be simulated blue army targets in those caves in the mountains. Safety issues are the first priority.
After smoking two cigarettes, Li Zhan had a complete action plan. He said in a deep voice, "We are going to hold a competition. The assessment content is comprehensive training on resisting penetration, ground strikes and air cover under low weather conditions. Put aerial surveying and mapping into
During our assessment, I will use all Su 27s to provide you with eight hours of cover, including at least two Su 27s to escort the J-8. In addition, I will arrange one or two fighter planes to simulate the target.
Use this to deal with other unexpected situations that may arise.”
Lieutenant Colonel Lu thought about it over and over again and said, "Okay, I agree with this plan."
Fan Zengsheng asked, "Can I fly in the current weather?"
"Is it urgent?" Li Zhan asked.
Fan Zengsheng said, "There is no rush for a day or two, but this time we mainly need winter data. The worse the weather, the better."
"Gong Fan, can your surveying and mapping equipment work in bad weather? There is a big difference between bad weather in mountainous areas and so-called bad weather in plain areas." Zhu Wei asked with a frown.
Fan Zengsheng said with a smile, "I have been to the western and northern areas of the Beiku Mountains twice, one of which was during this season, and I have some understanding of the situation. There is no problem with the equipment at all, and our surveying pod can be used in
It works normally in extremely cold temperatures of minus 60 degrees Celsius.”
Li Zhan and Zhu Wei were immediately in awe.
They have all flown before, but measuring that complex mountainous area with their feet is no longer something that fighter pilots like them can have a clear idea of. Fan Zengsheng, who looks at Fan Zengsheng, who is weak and technical, has actually conquered the terrain of the Beiku Mountains with his feet.
People in complex areas.
Lieutenant Colonel Lu asked Li Zhan, "Xiao Li, can you fly the aircraft to perform surveying and mapping missions?"
"This..." Li Zhan hesitated for a moment, but finally resisted the temptation and said, "This is not suitable. The Nighthawk Squadron is fully capable of completing this mission. As for me, I will take command in the air."
Naturally, Lieutenant Colonel Lu didn't know what all the levers and fees involved here. He nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "That's good. I feel more at ease with you commanding me in the air."
"Lieutenant Colonel Lu, now that it's confirmed, I'll make preparations immediately, apply to the military region, and report to the aviation department." Li Zhan stood up and said.
Lieutenant Colonel Lu stood up and said, "Okay, the sooner the better. I'll treat you to a drink after the mission is completed."