Chapter 1732 Almost Made a Joke
(It’s too difficult, I work overtime on Saturday, I’m exhausted, I only have 4000 words, (＞人＜;))
A brand new F-16 currently sells for about $70 million. In the second-hand market, even the cheapest F-16 fighter jet with complete functions can be sold for more than $20 million.
Moreover, as long as the United States is willing to invest in the second-hand mobile phone market, fighter jets like the F-16 will be snapped up by various small countries, and they may be able to snatch them bloody and sell them at sky-high prices!
From the beginning of service to the present, the U.S. Air Force has a total of more than 2,000 F-16 fighter jets. If all the old F-16 fighter jets are sold, billions or even tens of billions of dollars can be obtained in return. As a local tyrant who treats pork as corn, Yang Cheng admits from the bottom of his heart that he is poor.
It's just that he was very unhappy with Damien's bragging attitude, and took the opportunity to piss him off. The United States sold too many F16s to Dawan overtly and secretly, and they were not all used to modify target drones as Damien said. .
Of course, if this is the case, it is enough to turn Yang Cheng into a lemon essence. According to Damien, in recent years, the United States has converted more than 100 F-16s into target drones, and will refit more than 200 F-16s in the future. -16 as a target drone, this kind of generosity is really speechless.
He pissed off Damian, but the other party pretended not to hear her. Yang Cheng was also very helpless and could only ask with 'distressed', "Aren't you a little too arrogant? What can't you use as a target drone? You have to use F- 16?"
Even if you use F-14, F-15, I can accept it~
In this regard, Damien replied as seriously as answering a reporter's question at the press conference, "The United States needs to use the powerful maneuverability of the F-16 to simulate the fighter jets of potential opponents in active service, which is not available in other target drones."
Seeing Yang Cheng's unbelieving expression of 'fooling ghosts', Damian had no choice but to put the facts and reason, "The engine equipped with the F-16 has a thrust of more than 100 kN, which makes the F-16 fighter that weighs only 13 tons very powerful. Powerful maneuverability. At the same time, after unloading weapons, ammunition and avionics equipment, the maneuverability of the F-16 has been greatly improved. It can simulate the flight characteristics of the fourth-generation or even fifth-generation aircraft. , will be as close as possible to actual combat.
Moreover, using the F-16 to make a target aircraft can not only enhance the pilot's sense of actual combat during training, but also allow them to gain more experience in combating real aircraft, which is also very beneficial for participating in actual combat in the future.
So from your point of view, it is a waste of money, but from the perspective of the Air Force, this is indeed a benefit that money cannot buy~”
Yang Cheng pursed his lips, agreeing with this statement in his heart, but he still had other thoughts.
How to control the F-16 target drone? It must not be controlled by people, and unmanned control technology is bound to be used. Once the technical system is formed, this is completely an F-16 drone. Once actual combat is carried out, a large number of unmanned F-16s will be used as the vanguard to attack the enemy. , On the one hand, it can consume the opponent's air defense missiles, on the other hand, it can also attack the opponent's prevention and control system, and it is not impossible to even launch an air battle.
Even if the enemy's air defense system cannot be completely destroyed, it can open a gap for subsequent fighters to break in, which is much more cost-effective than a manned fighter.
Of course, this is a secret thing, Yang Cheng didn't point it out, he is a businessman, and he can't participate in actual combat, so what if he guessed it?
Putting on that philistine face again, he said, "I don't care. We must not miss such a good opportunity to make money. I heard that you are also seeking promotion recently? went well?"
Don't you like to 'show data'? I will also use Chiguoguo's benefits to tempt you, to see if you can resist the temptation~
really,
Damien hesitated, what Yang Cheng said seemed, maybe, seemed to have some truth.
If she wants to be promoted, it is not enough to have merit alone, she must also satisfy the appetites of all parties, which requires money support, and the fastest way for her to make money at present really depends on Yang Cheng's ability.
In this way, wouldn't it be a waste of time to get a batch of retired fighter planes for him?
It's not easy to handle, but that's the F-16, each of which has a detailed plan for the future, not as easy to maneuver as a tank.
Especially the group that Yang Cheng was eyeing, they were target drones that a certain department of the Air Force had ordered. If someone else's drones were used, then she would stop thinking about how to get promoted, and just think about where to retire!
Damien had a headache, this Yang Cheng's appetite was getting bigger and bigger, if Iota's big cake got into his mouth, would he still be able to spit it out?
Unknowingly, Damien became wary of Yang Cheng. Of course, she concealed it very well, and Yang Cheng didn't find any flaws.
"I see, I will think about how to operate this matter, don't rush, the plane is not a tank~"
"I understand, but I will try to contact the buyer first, and when you get it, I will transfer it immediately~"
Damien warned with a sullen face, "Don't sell the plane to a hostile country. Once it is found in the air, I can't protect you, and I won't protect you~"
Yang Cheng nodded heavily, "Don't worry, I don't want to die so quickly, I know it~"
Even so, Damian was still worried, "Tell me first, who do you want to sell these planes to? These are 66 F-16s. If they are used well, they are enough to destroy a small country!"
Yang Cheng didn't have any ideas at first, but suddenly thought of the recent stalemate between the United States and the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, because of the oil issue, he had an idea, "How about Qatar?"
Damian's eyes were a little weird, "They just bought F-15 from you~ You won't forget, right?"
"I have not forgotten, but how can the F-15 compare with the F-16?"
Damian directly turned black, "I suspect that it was a mistake to cooperate with you. Do you know fighter jets? You actually compare F-15 and F-16?"
Yang Cheng really doesn't understand, but it's true that the F-16 is slightly stronger than the F-15? Are you kidding yourself?
"You don't admit that the F-16 is better than the F-15?"
Damian opened her mouth, how did she answer those words? We must know that in terms of positioning, the F-16 is a "low-end" fighter, of course, this "low-end" is compared to the F-15.
But as Yang Cheng said, the performance of the F-16 itself should be said to be quite good. The low "low-end" mainly refers to the price and some performance. The F-15 is more advanced.
In addition, in order to reduce costs at that time, the F-16's airborne electronic equipment was relatively simple. After several improvements, its airborne electronic equipment has become increasingly perfect and advanced, and its combat effectiveness and price have also increased.
Therefore, it is not wrong for Yang Cheng to say that F-16 is better than F-15!
It’s just that the two cannot be directly compared, because the two fighters have different purposes. The F-15 is a multi-purpose, all-weather air superiority fighter, which is used to seize air supremacy and has a strong advantage in long-distance combat.
The F-16 is a light fighter, good at close-range combat and low-altitude penetration and ground attack, and it can play its greatest role in cooperation with the F-15.
It's just that these words are a bit too much for Yang Cheng, a layman.
And from a certain point of view, after the introduction of F-15 in Qatar, the introduction of F-16 will undoubtedly improve the combat effectiveness in an all-round way.
Thinking about it this way, Damien suddenly felt that Yang Cheng's thinking was correct, but these words were a bit embarrassing!