Chapter 1842 Su Sansan’s Advantages (2)

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After the test flight team conducted tens of thousands of kilometers of test flights and conducted multiple in-flight refueling tests, the improved aircraft was proven to be able to perform long-term air patrol missions. The refueling device did not increase the aircraft's force or affect the aircraft. Radar work.

However, the single-seat Su-27P was considered unsuitable for this mission. This was not a problem with the aircraft, but because the test pilot felt exhausted during such a long flight and was unable to maintain normal condition.

In addition, modern air combat brings a heavy workload to pilots. The long-term air flight caused by long range and the high overload caused by high maneuverability make pilots have to deal with complex combat situations, airborne electronic comprehensive equipment and airborne weapons alone. In a hurry.

Therefore, the design team concluded that only two pilots could perform a 10-hour cruise flight, during which one pilot would take a rest while the other pilot would fly the aircraft and operate the radar and fire control systems. .

This also excludes the option of setting up a pilot and a weapons operator on the two-seat Su-27PU.

The design team immediately decided to make modifications directly based on the training cockpit. The front and rear cockpit configurations of the new aircraft will be the same. During long-endurance flights, two pilots can control, maneuver the aircraft or operate the radar at any stage of the mission. and weapons systems.

From both cockpits it is possible to start the engines, select weapons systems, enter and correct navigation data and decide whether to eject or parachute.

When the design team was enthusiastically engaged in the development of a new long-range interceptor aircraft, new problems arose.

The Polar Bear leaders at that time preferred the MiG-31 to more flexible aircraft such as the Su-27PU. The MiG-31 was bulkier but had a longer range than the Su-27PU, but its maneuverability and agility were completely incomparable to the latter.

There is a theory that it is meaningless to deliberately pursue the aircraft's maneuverability in the missile era. The MiG-31's excellent high-altitude and high-speed capabilities can make up for other deficiencies, especially the powerful ultra-long-range air-to-air missiles equipped by the aircraft, which makes it fundamental. There is no need for close air combat.

The MiG-31 can completely use its radar and information network to command four other fighter jets to form an "air defense command center" capable of combat. This makes some leaders have a soft spot for the aircraft and are unwilling to admit it until their death. The shortcomings of grid 31.

He even said, "The MiG-31 is the unique and most effective long-range interceptor aircraft. There is no need to develop new weapon systems. What we should do now is to produce and deploy more MiG-31s ​​instead of other !" Such words came from the Polar Bear Land Command at the time.

But on the other hand, they believe that the bulkiness of the MiG-31 will cause a 180-degree reversal in the battle situation, and it will be detrimental to themselves. The dispute between the two views has almost reached a fever pitch.

In the end, there was no choice. As a compromise, the Su-27PU was determined to be a supplement to the MiG-31 heavy interceptor rather than a replacement.

And in order to make the Su-27PU more competitive, the design team designed a set of optional equipment for it, so that the Su-27PU can also play the role of the MiG-31 "air defense command center".

But doing so destroys the original design idea of ​​having the same front and rear cabins so that two people can drive and control the aircraft separately during long-term cruising flights, because the rear cabin must be equipped with new radar displays and equipment to enable the aircraft to serve as an air commander. site needs.

However, until the end of the 1990s, no Su-30 prototype was proven to be equipped with this system. In addition, it was originally planned to mount a semi-active radar-guided long-range air-to-air missile specially developed for the MiG-31 on the Su-27. , also failed due to various reasons.

In any case, as an early model of the Su-30, the Su-27 has achieved good results abroad. After all, foreign countries feel that compared to the MiG series, having more flexibility and maneuverability is what they need, and it can have a land area as large as the former Soviet Union. There are only a few countries in total, so naturally they don't need long legs like MiG.

Moreover, the fuel weight of the Su-27 itself exceeds the empty weight of an F-16, and its weapons loading capacity is exactly the empty weight of a MiG-21. This makes the Su-27 itself unique among Soviet-made fighter jets. However, such a large long-range fighter is not inferior to the American F16 light fighter in terms of maneuverability and agility.

Since it has so many advantages, the MiG has naturally become useless, which has led to a very large export volume of the Su-27. However, the Su-30 has not been doing well abroad.

The early Su-30 was an aircraft developed entirely for air defense and offense. It was also a true "not one pound of weight used for ground attack" model.

However, Western intelligence agencies, which have always been sensitive to the development of polar bear fighters, have always believed that the Sukhoi Bureau will definitely develop a large-scale long-range interception strike aircraft based on this aircraft after the Su-27 was put into service. This is consistent with the American development of the F15. The development of the F15E is exactly the same.

This is also true. The birth of the Su-30MK confirms this. This is a newly designed fighter-bomber used for offensive combat missions. The "M" in the suffix of the aircraft number represents multi-function, and the "K" means that this model is used for export.

Although in terms of aerodynamic appearance, the biggest difference between the Su-30MK and the Su-27UB or even the Su-30 is the elimination of the knife-shaped antenna on the side wall of the air inlet, but its surface is sprayed with a brighter desert camouflage, and the wings are covered with various A variety of Russian-made precision guided weapons, all of which have generated strong interest among customers who intend to purchase them.

Equipped with a brand new airborne fire control system and guided weapons that can destroy ground/sea targets, the Su-30MK's combat skills in this area are 24 times higher than those of the Su-27SK and Su-30. The total number of weapons on the aircraft's 12 hardpoints is It can weigh up to 8,000 kilograms, twice as much as the early Su-27. In addition, the Su-30MK can launch active radar.

Unfortunately, the Su 30MK did not meet ideal expectations in terms of external sales. However, if it faces direct competition with its competitors, the Su 30MK will not fall behind at all.

In terms of combat effectiveness, except for the later ground attack variant of the F15, which has a stronger ground attack capability than the Su 30, other models, especially the early models, are no match for the Su 30.

Especially in recent decades, Polar Bear's air-to-air missile technology has been at least 10 years ahead of the United States. With the blessing of missiles, the Su-30 can even more fully exert its advantages.

You must know that the Su-30 is equipped with an infrared tracking detector, which can track and lock the F15 and launch missiles without turning on the radar. Although the range is only more than fifty kilometers, it is absolutely fatal to the F15 in close combat.

Coupled with the super maneuverability of the Su 30 inherited from the Su 27, it can be said that the Su 30 can completely beat its old opponents when facing the early models of the F15.

As long as the Su 30 is close, the F15 has no choice but to escape!

In the absence of the support of early warning aircraft on both sides, Yang Cheng's proposal to use Su-30 to restrain Chile's F15 was exactly what he wanted. Anyone with military knowledge knows this.

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