Chapter 825: On the N weaknesses of "phoenix"

Sheikh's face became very serious, and he said solemnly: "Eric, this is a very important event, you can't be kidding."
"His Royal Highness, do you think I am joking now?" Tan Zhenhua also replied with a serious face: "The AIM-54A Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile, developed by the Hughes Company of the U.S., is the No. A long-range air-to-air missile with a projectile length of 3.96 meters, a diameter of 380 mm, a weight of 443 kg, and a maximum flight speed of Mach 4. It adopts active and semi-active radar guidance. It was commissioned at the end of 1974 and has an effective combat distance of more than 100 kilometers, but it was in 1973 During the test firing at the Pacific Missile Range, it created the longest attack range at the time—203 kilometers."
He looked at Sheikh’s increasingly surprised expression and continued to talk eloquently:
However, this air-to-air missile actually has fundamental design flaws. In addition to the backward electronic level I mentioned earlier, its original design goal was actually High-altitude and high-speed bombers or cruise missiles with low mobility are imaginary enemies. Therefore, its maximum use overload is only 17G. In other words, if the target of this type of missile is a fighter with strong mobility and flexibility, it is It is difficult to hit the target. In my opinion, the probability of hitting is about the same as winning the lottery. It is pure luck."
"Eric, I disagree with you. Even if the data you said are correct, the overload of 17 Gs is also higher than the usual 6-7 G overloads of fighters, and the maximum is 9- The overload of the 12G is also much higher? How can you think that it is a matter of luck to use it to fight fighters? And in the Iran-Iraq War, Iperos has used this missile to shoot down Ikra fighters many times."
"That can only mean that the pilots of the Ikra’s family are so good that they don’t even watch the radar warning device, or they don’t even do the most basic evasive actions when they see the warning; or their fighters are really good Too backward, there is no such equipment as radar alarms at all-and in the latter case, I am afraid that when they were beaten down, they didn't even figure out what happened."
Tan Zhenhua’s answer was a bit harsh, completely ignored. Ikla’s family was equipped with dozens of "J-7" bought from Song Wenhua. It was indeed not equipped with "high-tech" equipment such as radar alarms, so he spoke. At that time, even Chen Yijian, who was standing next to him, flushed with the old man, and was very ashamed for his old colleague.
This kid's stinky mouth is too unstoppable, he thought, no wonder Old Song wants to train him every time he meets.
And Tan Zhenhua’s stinking mouth is not over yet: "Xie He, you are also a fighter pilot. Why don't we do a math problem. According to the circular motion acceleration formula g=vv/r, it can be seen that overload is proportional to the square of the speed, and it is proportional to turning. The radius is inversely proportional, plus some other constraints for calculation. When the demand is that the air-to-air missile can catch up with the target fighter, that is, at least the gyration radius and gyration rate equivalent to the target, the overload that it needs to bear, at least It is also 4 times that of fighters. It can be seen that to catch up with fighters that use 6-7G overloads for evasive actions, air-to-air missiles require at least 28G overload capacity, while the maximum 17G overload of the Phoenix missile is far from reaching. This kind of requirement, in other words, a skilled pilot, as long as he operates properly, does not need to worry about being locked by the Phoenix missile, because he only needs to make the most basic evasive actions to get rid of it."
Sheikh suddenly felt that the time he spent in the Royal British Command Academy was wasted...
"This fully shows that the Phoenix Long-range air-to-air missile is more suitable for interception missions rather than air combat. Its most suitable target is actually a heavy bomber, but its current reputation is too loud and its light is too dazzling. It covers a lot of deficiencies and flaws. In fact, as long as you deal with them properly, you don’t need to be too scared."
"... Eric, I admit that what you said also has some truth, but I also have to admit that our Arab fighter pilots do have some gaps with Western pilots in terms of ability and mastery of skills and tactics." Sheikh Speaking of this, a flush of red flashed across his face, but his full face and beard helped him to cover it up well: "Ahem, but this is not the central meaning you just said?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Tan Zhenhua also found that his mouth was slippery. After introducing the basic situation of the "phoenix" missile, he also hacked the combat effectiveness of the entire Arab army... well, this is actually a fact. The endless wars that took place in the Middle East have always been evaluated on the Internet in his previous life as "five scumbags"...
He touched the back of his head embarrassedly, grinned awkwardly at the corners of his mouth, and then said: "Let's get back to the subject, as I said earlier, the "Philadelphia" missile has a diameter of 380 mm. With its wings, the diameter is 900 mm, and its weight is 443 kg, resulting in very few fighters that can carry it. In fact, so far, the only known carrier is the U.S. F -14. Even the US Air Force’s Ace F-15 has not been matched. In fact, you will know if you think about it. Bringing 4 rounds of this missile into the air means that the fighter aircraft has been equipped with nearly 2 tons of suspension. With such a large size, the maneuverability of the fighter aircraft must be greatly affected when it is carried. Combined with its not too high combat effectiveness and the price of more than 400,000 US dollars per round, this missile In fact, the practical value is not high, and its greatest significance is probably the deterrence it brings due to the previous results."
Sheikh finally nodded slightly and agreed with Tan Zhenhua’s statement, because he actually knew that according to the intelligence sent by Ikra, the Phoenix missile, which had repeatedly made military merits in the early days of the Iran-Iraq war, has less and less appeared on the real battlefield. Here, besides the tight inventory of Ibos, the few items summarized by Tan Zhenhua are probably also important reasons.
"Since this is the case, the solution is actually quite simple. The fighter we are developing now is not only equipped with a large-caliber PD radar, digital bus and continuous wave irradiator, it also has up to 5 tons of external hanging capacity and at least 4 A heavy-duty pylon, that is to say, it is fully equipped with the basic conditions for carrying the Phoenix air-to-air missile, as long as—"
"As long as I can buy this type of missile?" Sheikh became a little excited.
"Not enough, you still need to provide you with the data interface of this type of missile." Tan Zhenhua answered honestly, because he felt that there was no need to fool around in this regard.
Xie He hesitated. He felt that this condition was slightly tricky, but Tan Zhenhua then reminded him: "In fact, as long as you can buy this type of missile, it is not difficult to obtain the other party's openness to the data interface. There are at least two methods. It is possible to obtain them. One is to send us a few missiles of this type. Let us decipher the interface data. Of course, there is a certain risk in doing so. The other is that you can have closer relations with the United States and do more arms business. My neighbors come forward to ask, maybe there will be unexpected results?"
"Who are you talking about? Ah, aren't you talking about Haosha?"