Chapter 1584: Sand Table (3)

On this huge sand table, the 181 bases established by the United States in East Asia are clearly marked, and the most eye-catching ones are the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa and the Naval Base in Yokosuka.
The reason why these two bases are specially marked is because they are the two bases that pose the greatest threat to China.
Yokosuka Naval Base, located on the banks of Tokyo Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, covers an area of ​​234 hectares and is stationed with 9,800 naval officers. It is the largest base of the U.S. Navy in the Western Pacific and the only large-scale maintenance base for repairing aircraft carriers in the Western Pacific. Yokosuka is the headquarters of the 7th Fleet Headquarters of the U.S. Navy. There is a complete aircraft carrier battle group stationed all year round. Stationed in Yokosuka, Yokosuka is known as a base wearing "two straw sandals" (5th and 7th fleets) facing the Pacific Ocean and the Middle East.
Okinawa Kadena Air Force Base, located in the southwestern part of Okinawa, is the largest air force base of the United States in the Far East. It covers an area of ​​nearly 20 square kilometers. It is stationed with two veteran units of the 5th Air Force and the 18th Air Wing of the Mi Air Force. There are 3 F15 fighter squadrons, 1 AWACS squadron and 8 KC-135 aerial tankers, with more than 9,000 military personnel stationed there. The base is an important part of the U.S. Army’s global rapid response capabilities. For example, during the
Desert Storm
operation, the B-52 bomber that took off from Guam could fly continuously for 17 hours with the help of the Kadena base air tanker. Launched cruise missiles at Ikra. Kadena Air Force Base is also an important base for the U.S. Army’s overseas reconnaissance aircraft units. It houses the Air Force’s 390th Intelligence Squadron, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron, 18th Wing Intelligence Unit and 353rd Special Operations Group. An important base for intelligence in neighboring countries in South Asia.
In addition to these two US military bases being marked particularly eye-catchingly, the Xingjiapo Changi base located in the Strait of Malacca also received the same treatment, because although the base belongs to the Xingjiapo Navy in name, it is in fact a U.S. Known by people, and the location of this base is very special, tightly choking the East Asian exit of the Strait of Malacca, and it is the only surviving aircraft carrier in Southeast Asia after the U.S. Army evacuated from Subic Bay. Base.
Even the surrounding forces that might intervene in this war have been marked, and the armed forces on the main island of Bay Island can be seen on this sand table.
To be honest, the density of armed forces on this island with an area of ​​only 36,000 square kilometers is definitely among the best on Blue Star.
Just talk about the air force.
At this time, the Wandao Air Force organization was composed of three levels: wing (or base command), brigade, and squadron. There were 7 independent flying wings and 1 air base command.
The seven independent flying wings are: Tainan No. 443, Hsinchu No. 499, Qingquangang No. 427, Chiayi No. 455, Taoyuan No. 401, Pingtung No. 439, Taitung No. 737; Hualien Air Force Regional Base Command A flying wing.
At this time, the Gulf Island Air Force was equipped with the F-5E/F light fighter aircraft purchased from Northrop Corporation. The F-5E was a standard model and equipped with 242 aircraft, but the actual number of equipment was one less. Aircraft-by Tan Zhenhua’s current Air Force Staff Colonel Lin flew to the mainland; F-5F is a two-seater fighter/trainer model, equipped with 66 aircraft, but one aircraft was also flown by an earlier uprising Major General Huang mainland.
This type of fighter was developed by the United States in the 1960s to respond to the Soviet-made "MiG 21". It uses two turbojet engines with a thrust of 2.27 tons as power. The nose is equipped with an AN/APQ-159 lightweight micro X-band pulse. Radar has the functions of air control, interception, combat bombing, and close air support, but it does not have the ability to operate beyond the visual range.
This type of fighter aircraft has a small amount of equipment in the United States. The purpose of the U.S. people developing it is actually to cheat money... This kind of cheap fighter has been produced as many as 2,610, and it has been used by the U.S. in the form of "military aid." Export, I am very happy to make a lot of small money all over the world...
In addition to the F-5E/F, the Bay Island Air Force still retains an old F104G fighter jet from the Flying Wing. This product has a long history. It was a product from the early 1960s, and it was also known as "The world's first fighter that can fly Mach 2", but the countries and regions that have equipped it affectionately call it a "widow maker" because of its extremely high accident rate...
In addition to these two types of fighters, the most powerful fighter currently equipped in the Bay Island area is actually the "Jingguo", code-named "IDF", and model F- which has spent $1 billion in funding called "self-developed". CK-1.
Although it is known as "self-researched", it is actually a piece of Wandao pieced together with the help of the Americans. The machine is driven by two TFE-1042-70 produced by Garrett, and a single thrust is only It is 3.26 tons, but due to the use of advanced FADEC system control, the performance is still usable, that is, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the whole machine is a little worse, resulting in a serious lack of maneuverability of the machine, and the load and range data are also ugly. Among the "third-generation fighters", its flight performance is the bottom.
But this type of fighter has one of the biggest bright spots-radar.
The radar code-named "Golden Dragon-53" equipped on IDF fighters is nominally self-developed by Wandao. In fact, it is the radar APG-developed by Northrop for its dead F-20 "Tiger Shark" fighter. The vest version of the 67. The radar adopts the PD system and has 15 combat modes, including eight air-to-air and seven air-to-ground. It has the capability of over-the-horizon air combat. Its maximum search distance against air is 148 kilometers. The maximum search range is 67 kilometers, and the "Tianjian 2" active radar-guided air-to-air missile with a range of 40 kilometers, which is "in-house developed" by Wandao, not only has considerable beyond-horizon combat capability, but also can be launched. Don't care afterwards".
Well, "Heavenly Sword 2" is actually the "Bay Island Vest Deeply Improved Edition" in which the metric AIM-7 "Sparrow" medium-range bomb is replaced with an active seeker.
Although both aircraft and missiles are a patchwork of goods, their combat power should not be underestimated. At the very least, according to paper data, their performance level is compared to the current "F-7" and "F-7" currently in service in China Mainland. Various models of the J-8 are leading.
However, IDF only started mass production last year in 1994, and has only accumulated 27 squadrons of 1.5 squadrons. The "Heaven Sword 2" has suffered from procrastination. So far, it is still in pre-final trials. However, there is unconfirmed news that the Wandao authorities have skipped the normal process and urgently ordered 40 "Heaven Sword 2" to cope with the current tension.
Moreover, although the IDF fighter has obtained the finalization license in the Bay Island area, the actual production process has been troublesome, and the 27 fighters that have been installed are also all kinds of nests, so that the Bay Island pilots have renewed the name IDF. Explanation: This is not an "IndigenousDefenceFighter" (indigenous defense fighter), this is an "IDon'tFly" (we can't fly) fighter!
It is natural to be black as much as you want, but in the blue defense circle deployed by Tan Zhenhua, IDF is still treated as the most important high-end combat capability of the Wandao Air Force, and besides this type of fighter, he is still on the island. Two more advanced fighter squadrons were deployed inside. According to him, this is called maximizing the mobilization of all possible forces.