"Your idea is wrong. You are still young and cannot devote all your time and energy to work. Family is very important. If you want to fight wholeheartedly in the front, the rear must be stable. You know this better than me. I
What else does the old man want to be dissatisfied with? He has a happy family and filial sons and daughters. With the remaining time, he can do more for the country. As an old party member, only in this way can he live up to the training of the party."
After Academician Liu Yi said these words to Li Zhan, he sent him out of the car at the entrance of the hotel. Li Zhan's idea of following Academician Liu Yi to the army came to nothing.
Of course, Li Zhan didn't understand the truth, but how could he make peace with himself and travel?
After Academician Liu Yi's words, he felt less guilty. Isn't it because of the many unknown people like Academician Liu Yi that our country will become stronger and more prosperous?
Watching the motorcade drive away, Li Zhan and Ying Wanjun were filled with emotions.
Ying Wanjun whispered, "We don't know that Mr. Liu is terminally ill. Why isn't he hospitalized and why is he fighting so hard?"
"Because he is a soldier." Li Zhan said, leading Ying Wanjun toward the hotel, with staff leading the way.
Li Zhan said in a deep voice, "Academician Liu Yi is actually a person with very old-fashioned ideas. He believes that he should not be hospitalized unless it is absolutely necessary. He will get sick even if he is not sick. It is not serious but it will become serious after being admitted to the hospital. I understand what he means.
Yes, emotions have a great impact on his condition. If he does what he likes to do every day, maybe the situation will be better."
"Well, this statement has scientific basis." Ying Wanjun said in agreement.
Li Zhan calmed down and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Now that we are out playing, we can have fun. Let my son see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland in advance."
"Okay!" Ying Wanjun smiled shyly.
Wuya is really beautiful, so beautiful, a model of tropical island ocean scenery. Li Zhan has a special liking for the scenery of Yalong Bay. To be precise, he was attracted by the warships stationed in the military port. As a man on an aircraft carrier
As a double-qualified super ace pilot, he was still excited when he saw destroyers, frigates and other service ships that were much smaller in tonnage and size.
If the country wants to expand its influence abroad, the navy can and must play a huge role. With the growth of the country's overseas interests, the navy is shouldering more and more tasks. One of the most typical manifestations is
The threat of pirates in the Gulf of Aden. For this reason, the Navy formed an escort formation according to the orders from the upper level and began to conduct long-term escort operations in the Gulf of Aden with a rotation of half a year.
In December of the year when Li Zhan lowered his troops, the first escort formation of the Navy set sail from Yalong Bay. At that time, the two most elite destroyers of the Third Fleet were dispatched, Ship 171 and Ship 169. The former was
The 052C represented the highest level of destroyers in active service of the Chinese Navy at that time, and the latter was the slightly inferior 052B.
The more advanced 052D was launched in 2012, that is, last year. Li Zhan knew something. The first 052D will be incorporated into the Third Fleet, with a hull number of 172, named Kunming, and is expected to enter service in 2014.
It can be seen that the Navy's speed has accelerated, and it has clearly focused on the Third Fleet. Since entering the 21st century, the status of the Third Fleet, which was originally the weakest, has suddenly improved. The newly built ships
Most of them were placed in the Third Fleet. The Second Fleet almost stopped adding new warships after acquiring four modern-class ships.
It shows that the above strategy has been significantly adjusted.
Setting up the Third Fleet first means that the higher authorities are paying more and more attention to maritime rights and interests, raising them to a level that concerns the country and national interests.
After three days of playing in Wuya, Li Zhan and his party took a bus along the round-island expressway to start traveling around the island. The scenery of Qiongdao is quite good, and some unopened small places have a lot of natural beauty.
After getting excited, Ying Wanjun and Li Ling decided to extend the travel time together.
Li Zhan was worried and called Jinhua to ask if the matter at Shuilingchang Station could be postponed for a few days. Jinhua said that it would be based on Li Zhan's time. The matter at Shuilingchang Station was not urgent. When
It can be done in the past.
In this way, Li Zhan continued to travel around the island with his family without any worries.
It was already half a month after the trip back to Wuya. After sending his family off to board the flight home, Li Zhan finally felt relieved. Jinhua brought a Land Cruiser and was waiting at the airport to pick him up.
Li Zhan ran all the way to Shuilingchang Station.
The ship commander is obviously not in a hurry, but hopes to allow Li Zhan to spend more time with his family as much as possible. Anyone who knows Li Zhan knows that he has very little time to reunite with his family. Normally, cadres are given one month of family leave every year.
, but Li Zhan never spent more than two months at home in five years.
The most important thing is that Li Zhan had just experienced a serious plane crash and narrowly escaped death. How could he rush to get Li Zhan back to work under such circumstances?
On the way, Jinhua didn't mention what new aircraft model a certain unit stationed at Shuilingchang Station had installed, nor did he talk about matters with the army. They just chatted among the parents. Naturally, Li Zhan understood it. He was not in a non-confidential place.
Talking about secrets, the car is an unsecured place.
Decades ago, there were reconnaissance satellites capable of eavesdropping on calls in ground vehicles. If they happened to be scanned and targeted for eavesdropping, the secret would be leaked.
Wuya is an hour's drive from Shuilingchang Station, and you can reach the place in the blink of an eye. Although Xixianchang Station is also a coastal station, it is 40 to 50 kilometers away from the coastline. Shuilingchang Station is different, this Haihangchang Station is
On the seaside, only a few kilometers away from the coastline, it is a place where the sea breeze can directly reach.
The most significant difference is that there are many coconut trees. On both sides of the road are coconut trees. Most of the trees planted in the station are also coconut trees. They are lush and shady all year round. This place has only one season in a year - summer. China Southern Airlines
This is why officers and soldiers are generally darker.
Before lunch, Li Zhan asked to start working directly. Then he learned that Academician Liu Yi had just left here in the morning and went to another unit to conduct experiments.
Jinhua took Li Zhan around first, and after figuring out the basic layout of Shuilingchang Station, they went to the memorial hall to pay homage to the sea and air defenders, and then went to the hangar to see the aircraft.
After seeing the plane, Li Zhan didn't need Jinhua's introduction. He could be said to be very familiar with this plane.
J-8FR.
J-8FR tactical reconnaissance aircraft with all-white paint and black radome.
Li Zhan was quite dumbfounded, "Chief of Staff Jinhua, isn't this a new model?"
"Strictly speaking, yes." Jinhua said with a smile, and walked into the hangar. The maintenance mechanic there ran over and handed a brochure. Jinhua took it and handed it to Li Zhan, saying, "The predecessor of this aircraft model is
You have flown the plane before and are the most experienced pilots. That’s why I asked you to come here.”
Li Zhan browsed the brochure, which was the technical manual of the J-8FR. Yes, even the model name was the same as before. It was difficult to tell that it was a new model. However, after browsing the main technical indicators, Li Zhan believed that this was really a new model.
It's a new type of tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
It should be called a high-altitude and high-speed tactical reconnaissance aircraft. The biggest highlight is that the electronic reconnaissance capability has been greatly enhanced. The main reconnaissance method of the previous J-8FR was photography and target guidance, and the electronic reconnaissance capability was quite limited.
Li Zhan discovered that the manufacturer had almost completely replaced the original avionics system, and all the weapon system space was vacated to deploy the electronic reconnaissance system. What surprised Li Zhan was that the new J-8FR retained the target guidance capability, and also had
been strengthened.
Obviously, according to the direction of use of the troops, the manufacturer has made drastic improvements to the J-8FR on the original basis. It has a new engine, a new flight control system, a new radar, optimized aerodynamic layout, and canceled all weapon systems.
The new J-8FR can no longer shoot air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface missiles. It also has no aerial cannon and cannot even fire aircraft fire.
It has become a pure reconnaissance aircraft. If it is blocked by enemy planes, there is no other way but to run away.
Li Zhan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Isn't it too thorough without any means of self-defense?"
"There are no active defense methods, but there are passive defense methods, such as electronic jamming systems, which can still deal with missiles." Jinhua said, "But it is still unknown how effective it will be in actual use, so I need your expert guidance."
Every gram of the new J-8FR's weight is used for reconnaissance and high-altitude and high-speed performance, which can be seen from the technical data. The maximum airspeed is Mach 2.5, and the maximum ceiling reaches 25,000 meters.
, Double 25, it can be said that with the advantage of high altitude and high speed, the escape ability of the J-8FR is first-class.
The current maximum service ceiling of third-generation aircraft is generally 18,000 meters. Those that can exceed 20,000 meters are probably only achieved by fourth-generation aircraft. And at a high speed of Mach 2.5, even fourth-generation aircraft cannot catch up. F-22A
The maximum Mach number is only 2.25.
Simply put, the new J-8FR is a crazy high-altitude and high-speed tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
Many people believe that the era of high altitude and high speed has passed, and this type of fighter aircraft can no longer adapt to the requirements of modern air combat. Little do they know that this is another way for imperialism to destroy your research and development projects, and to guide public opinion to deliberately create a false environment to make you cut yourself off.
.Many lessons from the past are vividly remembered.
A strong enemy is the only superpower and the only supermilitary power. Its direction is naturally the direction that everyone thinks is the most correct. If you follow it blindly, you may be led into a ditch. The Soviet Union is a bloody example. Now we are beginning to learn how to
After thinking about what is appropriate and what is unnecessary or not urgent, I have my own set of judgment criteria.
You obviously can't do anything about my high-altitude, high-speed tactical reconnaissance aircraft, so why don't I keep doing it?
The new J-8FR was probably born under such a tactical idea. After using several models, all the requirements were finally clear. For example, cancel all weapon systems, or do nothing but do it thoroughly.
This is why it has such excellent high-altitude and high-speed performance.
On the other hand, there is the issue of range. The range of the J-8 series fighters is generally short, which has a lot to do with the use of turbojet engines. The new J-8FR also uses turbojet engines, but it is already a very advanced model.
, the fuel economy has been greatly improved, and the fuel capacity has been increased after the weapon system has been removed, while the ability to mount auxiliary fuel tanks has also been retained.
Without external auxiliary fuel tanks, the new J-8FR has a maximum range of 2,500 kilometers, and with three external auxiliary fuel tanks, it can reach a maximum range of 4,000 kilometers. This data even makes people plan to abandon the J-8FR and continue to improve the project.
The Air Force, which focused on the J-16, had some interest.
No way, the Air Force just likes long legs.
Jinhua asked Li Zhan, "How do you think this aircraft should be used? Compared with before, what kind of adjustments need to be made?"
"Hainan Airlines should not equip such aircraft." Li Zhan said in surprise.
Jinhua frowned, "Why?"
Li Zhan spread his hands and said, "With a fighter jet that has no attack capability, what is HNA going to do?"
It took Jin Hua a while to understand. He said, "Not necessarily. Many tactical aviation units of the US military are also equipped with professional reconnaissance aircraft."
"Very few, and our situation is different." Li Zhan pointed to the J-8FR, which looked like a white whale, and said, "This aircraft should be allocated to three units. They need this kind of aircraft more."
Jinhua nodded slightly and understood what Li Zhan meant. The three units were equipped with a large number of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, and they were engaged in technical intelligence.
"But it has been assigned to our department." Jinhua said.
Li Zhan said, "The key to this aircraft is not its technical use. Any pilot can complete the mission well. What should be considered is how to use it. The previous J-8FR and Jianzhen-8 were used as aircraft in the tactical campaign reconnaissance network.
They are used as one node, so they all have attack capabilities. The J-8FR I flew back then was such an aircraft."
"Now this J-8FR has lost its ability to serve as a tactical campaign reconnaissance node. If used according to the original idea, it cannot fully exert its combat capabilities. As a tactical campaign reconnaissance node, the fighter aircraft must have attack capabilities, and the air combat capability does not need to be very strong.
, it is enough to be able to defend oneself. But the ground attack capability must be possessed at any time. According to the actual situation of our army now and in the future, this type of reconnaissance aircraft must also be responsible for attacking enemy air defense network nodes.
mission.”
After he explained this, Jinhua basically agreed. Whether you can bring out the full combat capabilities of a fighter aircraft depends first on how to use it. If you use it correctly, it is a sharp weapon. If you use it incorrectly, it will waste combat resources and may even lead to war.
There are weak points in the system.
Our military has had the concept of systemic combat capabilities for a long time, and has already entered the accelerated construction stage. From top to bottom, as long as you are a military cadre, if you do not understand the concept of systemic combat capabilities, it means that you are unqualified.
"Experts are experts after all. I was enlightened after what you said. It's a good thing I invited you here, otherwise we would have taken a detour." Jinhua said with a smile.
Li Zhan smiled and shook his head, "Chief of Staff, you are ridiculous. Even if I don't come, you will find something wrong after using it for a while. As for the specific use, I will write a material for pilots to refer to during training.
Just refer to it.”
"That won't work. You have to fly. It won't work if you don't fly. The plane is ready." Jinhua said.
Li Zhan said with a wry smile, "I've been having bad luck lately, and I'm afraid I'll fall apart again."