Chapter 768: The Air Force Is the Highlight (4K)

At the same time, in Yangcheng, in a conference room of Yixian University Press.

Several young people were staring at the TV screen eagerly.

On the conference table in front of them, there were a lot of beer and snacks.

"This... the equipment team is the highlight right from the start?"

A young man in a short-sleeved shirt was holding a beer can, but his hand was still in mid-air.

Those who could gather in the unit to watch the military parade on their rest days were obviously hardcore military fans.

But they didn't recognize the model of tank in front of them.

So they had to turn their attention to Xi Boyang, an old veteran who had contributed to major magazines since college.

But this time, even the latter's eyes flashed a hint of hesitation:

"It seems... it's the Type 98 that was rumored before?"

In this era, because the PLA's openness was still relatively low, many things, even the names of equipment, were spread by word of mouth.

Including the Type 99 tank, because the prototype was first observed in 1998, it was mistakenly reported as the Type 98 for a long time.

"But... it doesn't seem like it..."

Xi Boyang shook his head and asked:

"The video recorder should be on, right?"

Another older man nodded:

"Of course it is on, I'm going to transcribe a copy to keep at home."

"I talked to a Beijing friend I met online yesterday, and he said that during the previous rehearsals, the vehicle column would pass by their house, and they didn't find much new."

The first person to speak was indignant:

"What do you mean by not having much new?"

If there was no one holding him back, he would have almost gotten up and rushed to the TV screen.

However, Xi Boyang was much more stable:

"The first tank column is 88B, the second is 88C, and when we see new tanks in the third column, I guess the situation of the entire ground equipment is similar. Even the equipment that we feel is new, I am afraid there will not be too many..."

Soon, his prediction was verified-

Following the three tank columns, the Type 86 infantry fighting vehicle, the Type 89 armored transport vehicle, the Type 92 infantry fighting vehicle, the Hongqi 7 air defense missile...

For the vast majority of the guests invited to watch the ceremony, and even the spectators watching the military parade live in front of the TV across the country, these things were rarely seen on TV in the past, so they were naturally full of novelty.

But for those who have been paying attention to the military for a long time, they seem a bit ordinary.

"What Boyang said is really right."

The atmosphere in the conference room has calmed down a lot:

"Except for the tanks, they are obviously old equipment... Most of them still start with 8..."

At the military parade site, Zhou Ruifu also made a similar judgment when he saw almost half of it.

"I think, judging from the ground equipment displayed by the Chinese army today, their most advanced weapons should be the ones that were started to be developed about ten years ago, which is also familiar to us."

He said to Bai Lide who was changing the film in the camera next to him.

China introduced a series of Western technologies in the early and mid-1980s, but due to the breakdown of relations between the two sides in the late 1980s, a considerable number of models did not have time to be finalized, and were forced to change from technology introduction to imitation.

In Zhou Ruifu's view, now that almost ten years have passed, the Chinese should have studied those technologies back then.

"At present, the only exception should be the new model tank you just mentioned. Maybe there are some Russian technologies in it?"

For Zhou Ruifu, who spent most of his career in the Cold War, it is hard not to think of the Soviets when talking about tanks.

What's more, China's military industry is closely related to them.

"I can't say. Unless we can see the interior style, everything can only be guessed."

Bai Lide shook his head:

"But no matter what, at least from the appearance, there are not many traces of imitation."

After a pause, he continued:

"As for the remaining models, I agree with your opinion."

"The main guns of the tanks in the front are the L7 imported from the UK, and the position of the smoke extractor is very obvious. The anti-aircraft guns just passed by are obviously the Swiss Oerlikon GDF-003, and the short-range air defense missiles should be the French Sidewinder, but the Chinese installed it on the trailer chassis. The original French chassis is powered by electricity. It is said that it can't even drive 100 kilometers after charging once..."

As a technical counselor stationed in Europe for a long time in the past, Bai Lide knows almost all these equipment.

"Although they should be able to produce them themselves, they are still the models we are familiar with."

In military confrontation, being familiar with the opponent's equipment means being able to take a huge advantage.

What's more, in the eyes of the two American officers, these things in front of them are not advanced.

"Look, that should be their naval equipment in the back."

Bai Lide pointed to several trucks coming in the distance.

It was impossible for warships to drive onto the ground, so the navy could only participate in the parade in the form of "trucks pulling missiles".

"Navy equipment..."

Zhou Ruifu laughed slightly contemptuously.

He was not bragging. When it came to the navy, even in the early 1980s, when the Cold War was at its peak, the US Navy had never been afraid of anyone.

What they had to worry about was never whether they could defeat a certain opponent, but whether they could defeat all other countries in the world.

Although Bai Lide next to him did not show it very obviously, his thoughts were obviously similar.

However, their smiles did not last long-

After the two types of ship-to-air missiles, Hongqi 61 and Haihongqi 7, and the two types of anti-ship missiles, Yingji 8A and Yingji 6, the next to appear was the air force air defense force formation.

The first two rows of the formation were 8 Hongqi 2B A surface-to-air missiles.

This is nothing. The ultimate improved version of S75, from the perspective of the late 1990s, has basically no other advantages except for the large warhead and long power section.

But following them is an even older weapon.

8 5-mm anti-aircraft guns.

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When Zhou Ruifu saw this thing, his expression froze instantly.

After the Allied Operation ended in a mess, the US military quickly began to investigate what happened in the dozen hours from the night of April 17 to the early morning of April 18.

After all, there were witnesses nearby when the Spirit of Kansas was shot down.

In fact, there is no need to investigate anything.

The Confederate Army has kept a complete record of the firing.

After the war, it is natural to promote the war heroes.

So just buy a few newspapers to find the result-

Several КС-19 anti-aircraft guns fired a round of covering barrage on the road that B2 must pass.

This is also consistent with what the crew members of the EA6B witnessed.

The Type 59 anti-aircraft gun in front of us is the Chinese imitation of this model.

They look almost exactly the same.

Although everyone knows that it is an extremely rare event for a modern fighter to be shot down by a large-caliber anti-aircraft gun, the other side has paid a considerable price to set up this ambush.

But no matter what, it is an irrefutable fact that two of the most advanced stealth aircraft were shot down by two old weapons, the S125 and the KS-19.

The wreckage is in their hands.

It affects morale.

It is no exaggeration to say that the entire US Air Force is almost PTSD about this thing.

Now that China has brought out similar models for the military parade, it is obviously also referring to the battle examples in the Allied Operation.

And it is obvious that the US military is defeated, which is what people all over the world like to hear.

Those propaganda reports are now all over the sky.

Especially on the Chinese side, several news programs were specially used to introduce this incident.

So, when these anti-aircraft guns passed in front of them, there was a sudden applause around them.

Even the military attachés of several countries turned their heads while applauding and looked at the two Americans meaningfully.

Zhou Ruifu's face turned red and white, and he felt his fists hard.

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"Comrade Liangxin."

General Zhang turned his head and looked at Li Liangxin standing in the second row. A smile appeared on his face, which had been serious before:

"Your arrangement is really good."

He pointed to the eight anti-aircraft guns that had walked away one after another in front:

"It seems that the response from domestic and foreign audiences is very enthusiastic."

As the main leader of the army, Zhang certainly knew the sequence of troops selected for the military parade.

In fact, when the participating units were first selected in March this year, the formation in front of him was still the "medium and long-range air defense missile formation."

But the Balkan crisis occurred in April, and the combination of passive anti-stealth radar and large-caliber anti-aircraft guns became famous in one battle.

The existence of the former cannot be declassified for the time being. After all, once it is leaked, it is likely that people will associate China with the shooting down of the B2, so it is naturally impossible to show it off at the military parade.

But the anti-aircraft gun is fine.

After 1991, the Chinese army, realizing that the old anti-aircraft missiles were unreliable, had already dragged out the Type 59 anti-aircraft gun and formed several mixed anti-aircraft brigades.

It is reasonable to have the anti-aircraft gun and missiles reviewed together now, right?

Besides, the Hongqi 2B A is not an advanced equipment, and it is not shameful to follow it with a few equally unadvanced anti-aircraft guns.

It can also deter, or at least disgust the US military.

Now it seems that the effect is not bad.

"By the way, Liang Xin."

Mr. Zhang leaned over a little:

"The young comrade named Chang Haonan should be here today?"

"Of course."

Another leader next to him heard the conversation between the two and turned around to join in.

During the parade, the leader himself was in the spotlight and certainly couldn't look around, but for those of us standing next to him, it wasn't a big problem to look around for a while.

"Two months ago, I accompanied the leader to Jiangcheng to inspect a National Day gift project, and Comrade Chang Haonan was the person in charge of that project."

"After the inspection, he specifically asked us for several invitations, saying that he was preparing for other comrades in the group. I also specifically asked if I should reserve a better position for him, but he said he already had one."

In fact, even Chang Haonan didn't expect that Li Liangxin would actually bring the Type 59 anti-aircraft gun to the parade.

When he saw this mixed formation of ground-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft guns, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Fortunately, only anti-aircraft guns were displayed instead of anti-stealth radars, which also reflects the Chinese habit of keeping a hand in everything.

There is no need to worry about being linked to the shooting down of the B2 by someone with ulterior motives.

For the time being, it is better for the Russians to bear the blame.

In such a warm and even somewhat cheerful atmosphere, even the S300PMU following behind was not paid much attention.

Of course, to a large extent, it was because the commentator did not hint that China had introduced the S300 production line as in the previous life, but only introduced it as an ordinary high-performance equipment.

Regarding this matter, Zheng Liangqun also consulted Chang Haonan and Ding Gaoheng when he went to Wuqing Airport two days ago.

The latter two agreed that considering that the equipment level of the aviation force has made a qualitative leap, and even the domestic third-generation fighter jets are about to be equipped and put into service, there is no need to engage in such meaningless bluffing.

If such a wave is really made out of nothing, it will show that we are not confident enough.

So on the eve of the military parade, it was deleted and revised again before the final version was finalized.

The biggest reaction to this change was naturally several Russian military attachés.

Regarding the original version of the commentary, China naturally communicated with the Russian side.

Otherwise, if you hinted at it, but others said with a confused face that they had never sold it, wouldn't it be a joke?

But today, Andrei Lipilin, who was originally listening to the commentary with pride, found that it seemed a bit inconsistent with the previous statement.

He quickly confirmed with the translator next to him.

There was indeed no mention of "self-developed" or "domestic".

This made Lipilin feel a little flustered.

The reason why the Russian side agreed to cooperate at the beginning was naturally not out of internationalism, but for business -

Calling the imported S300 domestically produced obviously shows that the Chinese are very satisfied with the performance of this model and regard it as a trump card to deter potential opponents.

But now...

"Could it be that they have already developed a new type of air defense missile?"

Lipilin fell into self-doubt.

Although I haven't heard of any particularly great progress made by the Chinese in missile technology in the past two years, considering that they seem to have been hiding their progress in the fields of aviation and machinery manufacturing, and then suddenly developed in a blowout manner, it seems possible...

After thinking about it, he decided to report this situation to the country, so that Antai Company could speed up the delivery of the four battalions of S300PMU1 ordered by China last year, and at the same time speed up the testing and development process of the latest models S300PM2 and PM3...

At this point, the foreign representatives on the scene already had their own thoughts.

...

Following the ground equipment formation, the entry of the air formation pushed the situation to the peak.

Because today's weather conditions are much better than October 1st in the previous life, with extremely high visibility and almost no wind, the air formation adopted the lowest flight altitude among the three preset plans.

Especially the August 1st Flying Demonstration Team that took the lead.

A H-6 with 8 J-9Ys flew over the heads of the crowd at a low altitude that gave people a sense of oppression.

This time, Zhou Ruifu changed his previous carefree attitude and took a burst of photos with his camera facing the sky.

"It's really in service..."

At the Singapore Air Show in 1997, the export version of the J-9, the FTC2000, had performed ground and flight demonstrations.

But building an aircraft for verification is one thing, and putting new technology into mass production and equipping the troops is another.

What's more, it was put into units such as the flight demonstration team.

This shows that the Chinese have strong confidence in its aerodynamic and control stability.

Moreover, this model has only had relevant information since mid-1997, and now it has completed the test process in just over two years.

He reasonably speculated that the Chinese may have already begun to study the relevant technology of the DSI air intake, but it has been carried out secretly without being discovered by anyone...

This is a bit scary.

Zhou Ruifu frowned.

There is nothing to see in the two large aircraft formations behind. The H-6 is not a new equipment even in China.

Although the J-8D has only been in service for a few years, it is essentially not much different from the J-8B. It was already seen at the Peace Model.

He was looking forward to the model that appeared at the first Xiangzhou Air Show in 1996.

According to the internal wall climbing deployed in Shengjing and the comprehensive inference of satellite photos, China should have equipped 3-4 regiments of J-8C.

The Navy and Air Force have conducted several attempts before, but the Chinese are very vigilant. Even if the J-8C is deployed, it is rare to have long-term visual contact.

Therefore, it is not clear whether there is a difference between the mass-produced version and the initial version.

In other words, whether it has been reduced in configuration.

If not, then the threat of this model should still be considerable.

Although the body is still a second-generation aircraft, judging from the movements of the original flight performance, some of its performance is not much inferior to light third-generation aircraft such as the Mirage 2000.

But the more you look forward to it, the less it will come.

The fourth and fifth formations are fighter-bombers.

Zhou Ruifu didn't have a deep impression of the JH-7, but he knew that the F4EJ of the Air Self-Defense Force had fought against this type of aircraft before, and had not gained any advantage within visual range.

"Wait..."

It was not until this time that he suddenly noticed that these Chinese aircraft were all in combat mode with ammunition hanging:

"Interesting..."

Compared to the aircraft itself, Zhou Ruifu was more interested in this change in details.

This seems to indicate that the training intensity and ground maintenance level of the Chinese Air Force are gradually improving.

Don't underestimate this small bomb hanging action.

The pylons and guide racks are one of the most prone to failure on the aircraft, and each aircraft has at least a few and at most a dozen, so the workload of maintenance is very large.

If a fuel tank or a missile falls down, it will be a lot of fun.

Since they dare to do this, it means that they are very confident in the maintenance level of the aircraft.

When 3 groups of 12 J-8Cs appeared in the viewfinder, Zhou Ruifu's first reaction besides pressing the shutter was to glance at the British military attaché not far away.

He knew that about two years ago, a Royal Navy fleet was penetrated into the air defense circle by several Chinese aircraft at low altitude. One of the aircraft imitated the A4 of the Argentine Army during the Falklands War and dropped two auxiliary fuel tanks on the Royal Ark.

It seems that the J-8C did it.

The incident was later handled in a low-key manner, including the photos taken by reporters on a civilian ship at the scene were destroyed, and the Royal Navy was even more secretive about the specific situation.

But it is probably impossible to hide the process from insiders.

Sure enough, the British military attaché did not look up, but cast his eyes on the opposite crowd with a complicated expression.

Zhou Ruifu's mood suddenly became less bad.

He took the camera off his neck and prepared to take out the film.

According to previous estimates, there should be nothing important after the appearance of the J-8C.

The most important thing is nothing more than the Su-27SK, but this model is not unfamiliar to the US military.

They have even got an original Su-27S, so there is no need to try to see anything from the military parade.

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At the same time, the female commentator's voice also rang again:

"What is flying over now is a high-altitude, high-speed fighter jet formation composed of two regiments of a certain aviation division. This is the main aircraft type of the People's Air Force in future anti-aggression operations. It consists of three groups, a total of 12 aircraft..."

Until this time, General Zhang's calm face finally changed again.

If he felt that there was still a long way to go, then at least at this time, it was the dawn of hope.

"The main aircraft type in future anti-aggression operations" was what he personally added when he determined the commentary.

In fact, even from the current perspective, the two domestically produced third-generation aircraft are progressing smoothly and will probably be equipped in the troops within a few years.

The positioning of the J-8C has gradually changed from the core main force in previous years to a model responsible for transition, as well as specific interception and reconnaissance missions.

The planned equipment volume has also been reduced by about half from the initial 400-600 aircraft.

However, he still wrote this sentence in-

It is self-evident who is fighting against aggression and under what background.

When the exercise was organized, many troops were even flying the first generation of J-6 fighter jets.

And it was the F14 that entered the airspace around the exercise to provoke.

General Zhang still remembers that when an aviation regiment commander promised him before taking off that "the invading enemy will be intercepted outside our airspace", it was almost a farewell look.

That is why, after the J-8C was completed and finalized, he specially took care of it and replaced the equipment for that unit.

Unfortunately, because they are located in the southeast line, they cannot be out of combat readiness for a long time and lost the opportunity to come to this military parade.

"If there is another chance..."

Zhang Lao's eyes moved slightly, and he began to simulate in his mind whether the situation would be different if the exercise was carried out now instead of three years ago...

And there are many people who are also thinking about this.

Officers on the viewing platform, military fans in front of the TV, pilots in the cockpit of the aircraft...

Everyone is holding back a breath.

This breath has been held back for several years.

And.

Coincidentally, it is since 1996 that China seems to have embarked on a fast track.

It's not that the development was not fast enough before.

It's just that in recent years, it has been unusually fast.

As long as you pay a little attention to some related news, it seems that you can often hear some good news that you would never dare to think of in the past.

So much so that in these years-

When I first saw the J-8C at the Xiangzhou Air Show.

When the Bat Hunting Operation was successful.

When the dike construction operation was completed.

When I learned that the B2 was shot down.

When NATO's Allied Operation ended in failure...

Although most people only know one or a few of them.

But everyone has had the thought, "Maybe I can breathe a sigh of relief now?"

However, after the brief joy passed, the shadow of the powerful enemy on the other side of the ocean still lingered in everyone's mind, telling everyone -

No, it's not time yet.

...

For Xi Boyang, who had been waiting for a long time, when he saw these 12 aircraft, his expectations for this military parade were already met.

As a military fan, even a senior military fan, the information he can get is pitifully little compared to insiders.

Therefore, what he has been paying attention to is how many J-8Cs are in service -

Just as military fans more than 20 years later are keen to estimate the number of J-20s in service.

After hearing the commentator's report, he quickly opened the notebook next to him:

"A certain aviation division... that should be the 1st division..."

"Two regiments, one more than I estimated before. If so, the navy and the air force should have at least 6 fighter regiments refitted..."

"Then... wouldn't that be more than 140 aircraft?"

A man next to him trembled and dropped the beer can he had just picked up on the table.

"That can't be said."

Xi Boyang didn't even raise his head:

"Starting to refit doesn't mean that the refit is complete, but no matter what, it's only been three years, which shows that the production speed of the J-8C is very fast..."

"Just now on TV, it said that it is the main model for our country's future anti-aggression operations. Doesn't that mean that the J-10 and J-11 are not going well?"

Another person's face looked bad.

Mr. Zhang obviously didn't expect that the sentence he added could still make people think like this.

"The J-10 has just made its maiden flight two years ago, so the progress cannot be that fast. The Su-27 was purchased, and the domestic model also uses imported parts, so it is obviously impossible to produce too many..."

Xi Boyang vowed:

"So, in the next six or seven years, it is really no problem to say that it is the main model of our army."

"Besides, although the J-8C is a second-generation aircraft, the military report has already broadcast the footage of it launching the PL-11. As long as it is not fighting within visual range, the homeland defense operation does not require much range, and it may not be impossible to compete with the third-generation aircraft by relying on high-altitude and high-speed capabilities..."

After explaining this, he raised his head and looked at the TV again.

At this time, the next air formation has appeared on the screen. .

"What is flying over Tiananmen Square is the People's Air Force's new long-range fighter echelon. This aircraft is a representative work of the world's third-generation long-range heavy fighter..."

Although the commentator did not mention the specific model, everyone sitting here can naturally recognize that it is 12 Su-27SKs.

Although Xi Boyang said that just now, when he really saw the Su-27, the expectation and envy in his eyes could not be deceived:

"Alas... I guess we can see the domestically produced third-generation aircraft in the next military parade in 10 years..."

Obviously, this estimate was still a bit disappointing for the people around him:

"10 years... is too long... How long will we be suppressed by the Americans..."

"It's not long..."

Xi Boyang took a sip of beer and began to show his optimism:

"We are all in our twenties, and the oldest brother Yang is only in his early thirties. Next, it is our time to shine... I guess we will definitely see that day before we retire."

"Don't you think it's cool to experience this process from weak to strong with the country?"

"..."

He wanted to say something else, but the pleasant voice of the female commentator sounded again, drawing everyone's attention back to the TV:

"The next to be reviewed is the domestic third-generation fighter formation, which is composed of two different types of fighter jets independently developed and produced by my country, and is the core and typical of the new combat force of the People's Air Force. Among them, the heavy fighter..."

This paragraph of commentary is particularly long.

Of course, it is also due to the excellent low-speed performance of the two aircraft, which gives the commentator relatively more time to read the script.

But Xi Boyang couldn't listen to the latter part.

Because all his attention has been focused on the visual.

The whole world seemed to be quiet for him-

Five aircraft appeared in the camera in a wedge formation.

The front one and the two outermost ones are still the familiar Su-27.

Of course, since it is a domestic model, it should be called J-11.

This is not surprising.

But!

The two in the middle...

Belly air intake, canard layout, wing-body fusion...

"J-10, it's J-10!"

Xi Boyang jumped up excitedly and even knocked the chair to the ground.

Although he had made a judgment less than a minute ago, saying that the progress of the J-10 "cannot be that fast".

But at this time, he didn't care about the pain on his face, and rushed to the TV at lightning speed, wanting to see as many details as possible.

It's a pity that the resolution of the TV broadcast signal at this time is really average, even if you get close, you can only see the shape.

"Ah——"

He slapped his forehead in annoyance:

"I really want to go to the scene..."

...

And at the military parade site that Xi Boyang wanted but couldn't get, Zhou Ruifu felt that his breathing had stagnated.

Although the intelligence department had already speculated on the approximate design plan before the first flight of this model, and during the test flight, they also sent insiders to squat in the grass around Factory 132 to take secret photos.

But it is still an extremely rare opportunity to observe China's aircraft that has not yet been officially put into service at a (relatively) close distance at the military parade.

Zhou Ruifu subconsciously raised the camera and adjusted the lens focus to the maximum.

Then, he realized that he had just unloaded the film.

Zhou Ruifu wanted to slap himself, but regretting alone was obviously useless, so he had to shout to Bai Lide:

"Quick, take pictures, take pictures!"

At the same time, Chang Haonan also raised his head and watched the five planes approaching and then going away.

He finally felt what Zhu Yusheng felt half an hour ago.

J-11AS No. 01, two J-11A turbofan verification aircraft and J-10 original plan No. 01 and No. 03 prototypes.

He was familiar with each one.

Especially the two outermost aircraft, which were equipped with four new turbofan 10 engines that he had put a lot of effort into.

Perhaps 99% of the people at the scene could not see the difference.

Even most people would think that it was the same Su-27SK as the previous formation.

But under the similar appearance, there was a completely different inner...

For Chang Haonan, it was like sending his own children to the parade.

As he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of the Tiananmen Tower from the corner of his eye.

It seemed that the leader waved to the air for an unusually long time this time...