Chapter 1129: The key to victory gate

"Let me say, they will lose this time!"
Tan Zhenhua speaks surprisingly.
"Uh, Zhenhua, this time the opponent is F16. How can you be so sure?" Chen Yijian looked at Tan Zhenhua up and down with extreme suspicion and added: "Explain in advance that although this exercise was not based on national standards It appeared in name, but in fact it was the best pilots of China Huaxia and Pakistan Railway that were fighting each other. Although I also hope that we can win, everyone knows that no matter from which angle, we must win or lose this time. Zhenhua, I can hear people say that you have a problem with cheating in every gambling, but this time it won’t work. Even if you want to win the gambling between you and Mahmoud, you can’t make a fool of yourself this time."
"Damn, who's really choreographed me in the back!" Tan Zhenhua couldn't help but spit out a big groove in his heart, but he smiled and replied, "Master Chen, don't worry, I will not cheat this time. And so many people are staring at this exercise, four planes are fighting each other in the sky, even if I want to cheat, I don’t have the ability, right?"
"That's true." Chen Yijian nodded, and just wanted to continue to ask why Tan Zhenhua was so sure of the outcome of this exercise, he had already heard him say: "But I have some tactical thinking, is this always okay?"
Mentioning this, the four test pilots in the house suddenly became curious. It was rumored that the young manager Tan was rich in the enemy's country and had a lot of wisdom, but it was in the market. Is it possible that he still knows air combat tactics? This is the first time I have heard of it.
Seeing these four gazes towards him, Tan Zhenhua waved his hand quickly: "Don’t get me wrong, a few big brothers, I don’t understand air combat tactics at all, I’m afraid of heights...cough cough cough cough, in fact, I just do it. Here comes a piece of information, um, I think it should be helpful for us to develop corresponding tactics."
"Intelligence? Which aspect?"
As the saying goes, "Knowing yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end." Our army has always attached great importance to this kind of work. Therefore, these few have no worries about obtaining intelligence from their opponents, and unanimously urged Tan Zhenhua to quickly explain.
At this time it was not the time to be screaming, Tan Zhenhua did not sell it at the moment, and said straightforwardly: "The main thing is the intelligence about the opponent's fighter."
"F16?"
"Yes, after investigation by my people, the F16 fighter model currently equipped by Pakistan Railways is F16A/B. The configuration of the two on-board electronic systems and weapon equipment is exactly the same, mainly single-seater and two-seater trainer models. The difference, and the batches are mainly Block10 and Block15. It is it that wants to fight our "Flying Leopard" fighter."
"Ok?"
"Unfortunately, these two batches of F16 cannot launch medium-range interceptor bombs."
"...Aha! Zhenhua, is your information accurate?"
"Of course, I am 100% sure!"
Tan Zhenhua certainly has this certainty. In fact, he has never let anyone investigate the status of the Pakistan Railway’s active F16 fighters, because there is no need at all—as a radar expert in the past, a practitioner in the military industry, and a fake who often visits military forums. Military fans, he still has this basic knowledge. The famous F-16 fighter jet will have to wait until the F16C/D version and the Block30 batch before upgrading the airborne radar and fire control system, matching the AIM120, and capable of launching mid-range interception. The ability to bomb-and that, has been a thing since the 90s.
Some students will definitely ask, why don’t the Americans adapt the medium-range air-to-air bombs for this excellent performance and very impressive fighter? Once improved, it can immediately greatly improve the combat capability of this fighter, which does not cost much, and it is not technically difficult for the Americans?
The answer may be beyond the expectations of many students, because ah, the F16 fighter, it was designed, and the initial main combat goal is not actually air combat, but-mess!
Qian Zhiyu feels that some classmates are already preparing rotten eggs with leaves and bricks...
But this is really true.
The period of F16 development was the peak of the Cold War. An arms race was in full swing between the Misu, which led to a result-from space to the seabed, from nuclear arsenals to conventional weapons, defense equipment research and production equipment, Every year, the same amount of money as the sea is burned, consuming a lot of resources in both countries.
With such a large amount of spending every year, even if you are as rich as a countryman, you feel that it is too much to bear. Therefore, despite the development of excellent performance, it claims that "every gram of weight is born for air combat" dual-engine heavy air superiority fighter F -15, but its high equipment prices also put pressure on the Americans.
And not all missions require expensive fighters such as F-15s. For example, the National Guard with 1,700 aircraft, the most dangerous mission of its air force is probably to hunt down single-engine propeller drugs smuggled from South America. Smuggling the plane, then dispatching F15 is not a sledgehammer, it is simply Thor's hammer swattering flies.
Moreover, the unique geographical environment also makes Americans feel that the possibility of threatening air warfare on the mainland is extremely low. To the north is Canada, which sits on its nose, and to the south is a pile of weak chickens from Central and South America. There is no one that can fight.
So the Americans decided to develop a single-engine cheap fighter to make up for the insufficient number of F-15 equipment, requiring it to be able to undertake a variety of tasks, that is to say, it is better to call Wanjinyou, its essence is the role of soy sauce, the most important Yes, be cheap, cheap, cheap!
Say the important thing three times!
Since it is cheaper, then all places that should be castrated have to be castrated...
Therefore, the unnecessary medium-range projectile launching ability has naturally become the first choice for castration-you are a soy saucer, what do you want such a tall function? Is it possible to still want to grab F15's job?
Besides, the medium-range ammunition currently in the hands of the Americans, the smallest one is like the AIM-7M "Sparrow", with a body length of 3 meters 8 and a weight of 240 kg. Is it a bit different for you to carry such a big F16 car? coordination?
It’s enough for a handyman to bring a few rounds of "Rattlesnake" in self-defense, right?
Based on this idea, in the early 1990s, after the Americans successfully developed the lighter-weight AIM120 medium-range bomb, they exported them to the "allies" or "quasi-allies" of those F-16s, which were hurriedly upgraded and equipped. , The improvement of the old version in my home has been delayed until after the millennium.
Of course, the reason is actually more embarrassing-the low-end miscellaneous soy sauce party goods in the eyes of the Americans are already appropriate high-end, atmospheric, high-grade black technology products for most countries on this blue star, and they need to pay a lot of money. You can enjoy it only if you pay protection fees and sell yourself for refuge. Of course, I hope to maximize its potential.
For Huang Bingxin and several "participating" personnel, this short piece of information from Tan Zhenhua is no less than passing the key to the victory door into their hands!
Because this exercise is a free air battle!