Chapter 1048 Do you want A to shoot and B to guide?
?At almost the same time the fighter group received early warning and command information.
Yanliang Airport.
Chang Haonan and others who were waiting for the test situation near the relay communication vehicle also saw an almost identical picture on the screen of their laptop.
The reason why I say almost is because the color gamut of the multi-function displays of fighter jets in this era is very narrow, so for things such as radar information charts that are simple and easy to understand, they will simply be made in monochrome.
But the conditions of the early warning aircraft and the ground terminal are much better, and at least normal LCD monitors can be guaranteed.
So some colorful parts will be added.
For example, friends and foes can be distinguished by color, not just the shape of the target mark.
Coupled with the larger screen size, the viewing experience is excellent.
Even if you don’t have any experience in air combat, you can understand the basic situation of the entire mission airspace in a short period of time.
As for the four "enemy planes" that were waiting for opportunities to carry out sneak attacks by relying on the blind spots of the fighter jets'' radars, they seemed to be thieves trying to get close to the fire to steal something in the dark.
His intentions were immediately exposed to everyone’s view.
“Hungry thief…”
?Behind Chang Haonan, someone was even so shocked that he uttered a phrase in Qin Province dialect expressing surprise.
Although the former had roughly explained the functions and operating logic of this system during the test task meeting a few hours ago, if you have not fully participated in the entire development process, it is actually difficult to form an intuitive understanding just by listening.
?Hence, the shocking scene on the screen hit everyone like a heavy hammer almost without any preparation.
It is no exaggeration to say that my mind is buzzing.
Qiao Chenqing, who came here for the second time in a month, bent over and looked around, wishing he could get into the computer.
?After a while, he stood up straight again:
“The Art of War says, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never lose a hundred battles.”
“In ancient times... let alone ancient times, even in modern times, knowing yourself and your enemy is something that only the top military strategists can do..."
?He put his hands behind his back and said with some emotion:
"But now...any commander who has undergone standardized military training seems to have such an ability..."
??A slightly younger school-level officer next to him used a more concrete description:
“Isn’t this... almost the same as a video game?”
“You can directly see the deployment of your own and the opponent’s troops on the computer, then issue command orders through the computer, and finally receive feedback on the battle situation..."
…”
It can be said that everyone realized the great value of this command system in an instant.
?This even completely exceeded Chang Haonan’s prior expectations—
?The reason why he organized such a "live broadcast" activity was mainly because he was worried that the test effect would not be reflected and that the Air Force leaders might not be able to realize the importance of this information system.
But judging from the results in front of us...
It works very well.
Even, a little too good.
So much so that Chang Haonan felt that he needed to cool everyone down...
It is true that informatization is a good thing, but it is not a panacea in the face of rapidly changing and highly uncertain actual situations.
In a complex system, the weakest and most reliable part are people.
Let leaders take the lead now, but it is likely to have the opposite effect when they face reality later.
So, taking advantage of a gap where no one was talking, he quickly reminded:
“Everyone, what we are currently simulating is just a relatively simple air situation. The number of enemies and ourselves is relatively small, and the opponent’s target is an aerial target that is easily detected, so the effect is so intuitive..."
"But in actual situations, there may be countless air and ground targets in a battlefield area, and it is difficult to obtain them all through a single reconnaissance method. Moreover, the opponent cannot sit still and will always use some technical or tactical means. To interfere with our battlefield intelligence acquisition process..."
Chang Haonan’s original intention is actually to let everyone view new technologies rationally and not to have expectations that exceed reality.
?However, Qiao Chenqing is obviously wrong...
He immediately interrupted the former:
“Comrade Haonan, I understand what you mean.”
"Early warning aircraft alone are not enough. We also need more other reconnaissance platforms, such as... battlefield surveillance aircraft like the E8, which are mainly used for ground surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft like the RC135. In the future, we can also consider using the army and navy , and other reconnaissance platforms in space are also included..."
"But you also know that the country is still in a critical stage of economic construction, and the military is also in difficulty. The annual equipment construction costs are really limited, and it is impossible to launch so many projects at the same time... But I promise you that I will do my best to support R&D and production of new equipment…”
…”
After making the promise, Chang Haonan was a little confused about how to answer the question.
After all, he really didn’t think that his two casual words could have such an effect...
?However, at least the original goal was achieved. And supporting the research, development and production of new equipment is not a bad thing.
So, Chang Haonan finally thought about it and did not continue to get entangled in these minutiae.
…
While the two were talking, the situation in the air had also changed dramatically.
??The eight aircraft that were originally searching due west followed the interception mission assigned by the early warning aircraft and accurately turned to a position slightly ahead of the target route—
As long as the headings of both parties remain unchanged, this can achieve a higher approach rate than flying directly at the target.
In order to delay the time when the target radar warning system is triggered, the radars of the eight fighter jets are always maintained in a search mode with a lower scanning frequency.
In fact, for a fighter jet of the J-7B level, its RWR is simply unable to respond to the locking of modern radars.
But it’s a simulation test.
Just as the Army next door uses the 59 to simulate the M1A2, the J-7B is not necessarily the J-7B.
Can be regarded as F16.
“What a pity…our fighter jets are still using mechanical scanning radars, and the warm-up and start-up time is too long…”
?Chang Haonan looked at the screen and sighed softly:
“If it is a phased array radar, you can even turn off the radar directly at this stage and turn it on temporarily before locking, so that the concealment can be improved to a higher level.”
?His aggressive thinking made many people around him feel a little nervous.
Although China has put into service AESA shipborne radars and early warning aircraft radars, due to cost, process and volume constraints, airborne AESAs suitable for fighter jets are still under development.
And the Air Force is now quite satisfied with the performance of the 147X series radars...
“If the other party also has an early warning aircraft, in fact, this concealment may not be very important.”
Soon someone said with relief:
“If you really want me to say it, it’s a pity that the missile’s range is not enough…”
“Look just now, when the fighter jet was more than 200 kilometers away from the target, it had already obtained the target position through the data link, but in the end it was safer to fly about 50 kilometers to launch the attack..."
“It’s not entirely about missiles.”
Another person followed up:
"The Thunderbolt 13, which was trial-installed in small batches last year, can theoretically hit about 160-180 kilometers in anti-air mode. But even if the missile can hit 200 kilometers, the fighter radar cannot lock on to the J-7 at such a long distance. No matter how big or small the target is, you still have to wait until it flies within 100 kilometers..."
“So I think what Mr. Chang just said makes sense. If the problem of fire control radar is not solved, the benefits of just extending the missile range will be very low..."
…”
As the test situation gradually became clearer, the topics discussed became more divergent...
Soon, someone came up with a great idea:
"Speaking of which...since the AWACS can already send the detected target information to the fighter jets and us, can we go one step further?"
"That is to let the fighter jets hide in the distance to launch missiles. After the attack, they are handed over to the early warning aircraft for guidance. They approach the target about 10 kilometers and then switch to the missile''s own active radar to lock the target. This can completely increase the theoretical allowable range of the air-to-air missile. At the level of 400-500 kilometers, it can also circumvent the requirements for the performance of fighter fire control radars..."
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“Cough cough cough—”
?Chang Haonan was drinking water next to him, but after hearing this, he squirted out.
?He is very familiar with this idea.
A shoots and B guides.
The idea of ??still being stuck on PPT twenty years later.
Only conducted a few incomplete tests...
It belongs to let yourself go.
The people nearby did not care to continue the discussion at this time, and quickly helped Chang Haonan, who was choking on water, to sit next to him.
“Then what…”
Chang Haonan, who finally recovered, put the water bottle aside and replied helplessly:
“I think we should consider using AESA for fighter jets.”
“This is much simpler than guiding air-to-air missiles by an early warning aircraft...”
(End of this chapter)