Chapter 1839: Deceiving

Since this failed battle, MiG's status has begun to decline. Not only in terms of fighter export volume, MiG is far inferior to the Sukhoi Design Bureau's export volume, but also in the competition for Polar Bear's fifth-generation aircraft. After the defeat, modifications of the Su-27 fighter jets continued to appear, such as the Su-30 and the Su-35, which have now become the main force of the Polar Bear.

On the other hand, of the MiG-29 fighter jets, only one improved version of the MiG-35 has appeared over the years, and the number ordered by the military is also extremely limited. It can be said that there is no future.

Under such circumstances, the reasons why the Peruvians want to replace the MiG series with the Soviet fighter series are not insufficient.

But again, when purchasing a killer weapon like a fighter plane, one must consider its strategic significance.

Originally, everyone was playing in the air, but you suddenly started attacking the ground beyond visual range. Can the Chileans be happy? You are holding back your bad intentions, I can't do what you want.

Regardless of whether others believed the news or not, the civilian general in front of Yang Cheng believed it. In his opinion, the Peruvians were ambitious and wanted revenge!

What grudge? The revenge of the Chuquicamata Copper Mine. The lack of a copper mine directly caused the Peruvians to lose the opportunity to become the richest man in South America. In the view of the general, this reason for revenge is very sufficient.

So after a brief hesitation, he no longer doubted the accuracy of the news and started thinking about how to deal with it.

Faced with a heavy multi-purpose all-weather fighter like the Su-27, the Chilean F16 alone is not enough. Of course, the F16 has unique advantages in seizing air supremacy, but the Su-27 can completely avoid fighting with you at close range and can fight from a long distance. When you are killed, who will fight you hand-to-hand?

The opposite is also true. Looking at the three generations of aircraft in the world, the only one that can compete with the Su-27 is the F15. As we all know, it cannot compare with the F16 in terms of maneuverability. Can the F15 still not compare?

You must know that the famous Cobra maneuver is the special skill of the Su-27. The Su-27 with a more perfect aerodynamic layout can completely defeat the F15 within the visual range. Of course, beyond the visual range, the F15 equipped with more advanced avionics system will undoubtedly More dominant.

Therefore, apart from the factor of different pilot qualities, the two classic third-generation aircraft have their own strengths. It is difficult to say who can definitely beat the other.

But no matter what, the F15 can suppress the Su-27 to a certain extent. This is enough. It does not need to be crushed by the ball, as long as it can compete.

The general made a decision and immediately asked, "I can't make the decision to replace F16s on a large scale. It must be discussed at a meeting, but I think we can try to introduce a few F15s.

This budget is provided by our military. "

Yang Cheng was very happy. This trick worked well, but selling a few of them couldn't satisfy his appetite.

Just as I was about to speak, I suddenly remembered something. It seems that the United States has been cleaning up its inventory recently. Almost all of the second-hand F16s have been sold, and there may not be a few F15s left. This is going to be difficult.

Of course, Yang Cheng considers himself a conscientious businessman. He definitely cannot use the old and broken F15A to fool people. At least it should be the F15C. The F15C is an improved model of the F15A. It mainly updates the airborne radar system and adds A removable conformal auxiliary fuel tank was installed, and electronic countermeasures equipment was added to the root of the right horizontal tail.

And it is the first F15 fighter to use the US Air Force's new water pattern coating.

However, compared with the younger F16, it is not difficult to sell the F15. As far as Yang Cheng knows, the United States is planning to retire a batch of them this year or next year. After all, it will cost too much money to modify all new electronic equipment. , it is better to directly equip fifth-generation aircraft. It is said that the unit price of modification is as high as 40 million US dollars. There are more than 400 F15 modifications still in service today.

In other words, if all modifications were carried out, it would cost at least tens of billions of dollars, which would make even the wealthy Americans tremble.

Therefore, it is definitely impossible to modify all of them. It is normal operation to modify some parts and retire some parts.

Of course, with a kind heart, Yang Cheng helped the Americans dispose of the fighter jets that were about to be retired, and was able to get a sum of money back. I believe no one would refuse such a good thing.

But things are definitely not that easy. After all, the overall layout must be taken into consideration. Even though the F15 has been in service for more than 40 years, the later-improved F-15C/D is still the mainstay of the U.S. Air Force's heavy air superiority fighters and has all been retired. If you do, you will face the dilemma of having no machine available.

Despite the bragging rights of the new fighter jets, whether it is the F-16 or the F-35, its endurance cannot be compared with that of the F-15.

The Air Force and Congress are very aware of this. In fact, the various treacherous information generated about whether the F-15C/D will be retired reflects a drama between Congress and the U.S. Air Force competing for budget initiative.

Let’s talk about the U.S. Air Force first. The Air Force’s requirements are very simple: Today, when both Country Z and Polar Bear on the other side of the ocean have begun to deploy fourth-generation heavy-duty fighter jets in batches, the U.S. Air Force, as a “national” force, wants to maintain its advantage over the rabbit. Buying a new aircraft is essential. Of course, the first and only choice for a new aircraft is the F-35.

As a "tri-service" model, in order to meet the triple requirements of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the F-35 has been positioned as a "fighter attack aircraft" from the beginning. To put it bluntly, it stands out of sight and throws The role of bomb.

At first glance, it sounds a little timid and does not fit the temperament of a fifth-generation fighter. But again, if you can solve the battle outside the visual range, who will fight with you on the bayonet? Developing a good pilot is not cheap.

Anyway, the air superiority capabilities of the F-35 are definitely not as good as the F-22A, a dedicated air superiority model designed for the post-Cold War era. It just has significant advantages over other third-generation and third-and-a-half-generation fighter jets.

At present, the only ones who are really satisfied with the F-35 are the U.S. Marine Corps, which has the most requirements and is mainly responsible for ground attack. As for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force, the combat effectiveness of the F-35A/C has never reached " Really satisfying" level.

But even this "half-baked" F-35 is more lovable than the old bones of the F-15C/D.

It is human nature to like the new and dislike the old. Although a considerable number of F-15C/Ds have been equipped with the latest version of active phased array radar, their actual combat capabilities are not inferior to the Su-35, Typhoon, Rafale and other advanced third-generation fighter jets.

But if you can become invisible in modern air combat, you are a dad, don’t you agree? Then taste a precision-guided ball outside the visual range, then kneel down and sing "Conquer", while singing, you have to call daddy.

Under such a premise, even if Boeing comes up with a "Silent Eagle" with an extremely low front cross-section stealth surface, it still cannot keep up with the F-35's survivability and situational awareness capabilities.

However, because the retirement of the F-15C/D is directly related to Boeing's interests, the U.S. Air Force's unilateral plan to replace it with the F-35 is likely to encounter stubborn resistance from Boeing in Congress.

Judging from the recent domestic public opinion in the United States, there has been noisy re-evaluation of the resumption of F-22A production, as well as Lockheed Martin's proposal to provide RB with a new fourth-generation fighter with an F-22A airframe + F-35 avionics.

Boeing's old rival Lockheed Martin has not missed this "opportunity" at all and is actively seeking more fifth-generation fighter equipment space with the cooperation of the U.S. Air Force.

At the same time, both sides are looking for breakthrough space for the next generation of main fighters. All in all, the F-15C still has room to play in the United States, and it is impossible to retire all of them in a short time.

But I believe that no one can refuse to take out a dozen of them in exchange for some extra money, and it is related to the strategic layout of the South Pacific. Yang Cheng is confident enough to convince him to find a way to free up a quota of a dozen or so for him, no matter what. The Chileans have to equip the F15.

After a few days in Peru, he was able to trick the Peruvians into continuing to place orders with him.

The abacus on his side was rattling, while the general was worried about his empty pockets. Damn it, God knows why he was so itchy today and always wanted to spend money to buy things.

Yang Cheng still doesn't know how low the price of the F15C can be, so he didn't raise the price. He just said confidently, "No problem, I can get any number of F15Cs you want."

However, he thought about the previous deal that cheated Qatar. The unit price was US$300 million. Even the Chileans could not afford it unless all the citizens were starved for a year.

This matter is not easy to handle. It seems that we still have to work hard on Damien.

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