Rebirth of the Military Industrial Overlord

When the application report for this exercise was submitted to the Pakistani Railway and the Chinese military, it caused an uproar without any suspense.

"Transnational military exercises" and "free air combat", these two sensitive words touched the nerves of many people, so that General Zhan and his son were urgently summoned to the capital to ask about the situation, which made the lame man very slanderous-what a pity Tan Xiaozi, you really don't want to be uncomfortable. You just got the export order for "Dongfeng 3", so you can toss about this "transnational free air combat exercise", so you can't let people live a stable life for a few days!

However, from the bottom of my heart, whether it is Zhan Nuozhu or his father General Zhan, they actually agree with Tan Er's work, especially General Zhan.

The Ningdu Military Region where General Zhan served was the main force in the first stage of the self-defense counterattack against Annan in 1979. Although the old general was not a direct frontline commander, he also had a good understanding of the execution of the entire campaign. Although the battle was won by China In the end, quite a few problems were exposed. Except for the navy’s recapture of the Paracel Islands in 1974, the Chinese Army had not fought a major battle for more than ten years since 1962. During this period, a special historical period has passed. The military skills are not strong, and the command is ineffective in combat; the 59 and 62 tanks suffer more damage in battle, and have proved to be unable to adapt to the combat environment of modern warfare; the 56-type semi-automatic rifle is not as good as the firepower equipped by Annan in jungle combat and close combat. The AK47 is powerful; the lack of a military rank system leads to the fact that the organization cannot be quickly determined when the troops are dispersed and temporarily assembled; the lack of armored personnel carriers for transporting infantry makes the infantry have to carry tanks and are vulnerable to attack... These problems have been solved in actual combat. As soon as it was exposed, it objectively caused the loss of the army, but it also pointed the way for the next step in the modernization of the army.

"Practice is the only criterion for testing truth." General Zhan firmly believes in this point, and he extended it, believing that "actual combat is the only criterion for testing the performance of weapons and the training level of commanders and fighters."

His thesis has won the approval of many people, and almost everyone has a question that can’t be said clearly but they all want to know the answer—that little subset is a hodgepodge of Gaul, Isaac, Britain, and China’s native technology. The "Flying Leopard" fighter aircraft that came out at present seems to be undoubtedly successful regardless of the paper parameters and the commercial point of view. Ibos and Haosha have already confirmed a considerable number of purchases. Needless to say, the navy is My own baby, the Air Force has also become more and more interested in this fighter after watching many test flights-but when I am really interested in the most advanced F-16 fighter in the United States, what kind of battle can it play? force?

Such an opportunity is really rare!

Of course, the Pakistan Railway also thinks this opportunity is very rare.

The Air Force is the most proud service of the Pakistan Railway. In the previous Indo-Pakistani wars, the Pakistan Railway Air Force has always been the most eye-catching service. In all participating battles, the Pakistan Railway Air Force has always crushed the existence of the Indian Air Force. , And even emerged so far, the only one in the world who shot down 5 enemy planes in one day and one battle in the jet age and became the "Ace of One Day" Brigadier General Alam.

However, it cannot be denied that there have always been two camps that are so antagonistic that their positions are almost irreconcilable in the Pakistani Air Force.

These two camps cannot be distinguished by patriotism, decent villains, or strictly right or wrong, because the focus of their tit-for-tat contradiction lies in what kind of air force equipment system they want to establish.

Since the founding of the country, its equipment has always been fully Westernized. Since the establishment of the PAF in 1947, the PAF was equipped with the "Storm" propeller fighter produced by Britain during World War II and the "Dakota" type manufactured by the United States. Transport aircraft, "Harvard" and "Tiger Moth" trainers. After Pakistan signed the first defense agreement with the United States in May 1954, the United States replaced Britain as its most important ally and source of military equipment, as an important member of the "Southeast Asian Treaty Organization" and the "Central Treaty Organization" led by the United States. The Pakistan Railway has obtained the treatment of a “quasi-ally” of the United States, and has successively introduced its F-86 “Sabre” and F-104 “Meteor” fighters, B-57 “Canberra” bombers, and C-130 “Hercules” transport aircraft. , T-33 jet trainer aircraft and other weapons and equipment, the Air Force has rapidly developed and grown, and its pilots have been trained in the United States, and therefore have mastered quite excellent aerial technology. The "Ace of the Day" Brigadier General Alam is the best By.

If it weren’t for the treachery of the Americans in the Second India-Pakistan War, the metric fighters would not be able to fly into the air at all. China’s equipment, especially the China’s fighters, which are significantly behind the United States, would not be able to enter these arrogant Pakistani irons. The law of the air force.

Even so, in addition to the introduction of a large number of Chinese fighters, Pakistan Railway has also introduced a considerable number of Gaul "Phantom" fighters as its high-end combat capabilities. It can be seen that in the minds of many Pakistan Railway Air Forces. Among them, the Chinese fighter aircraft is synonymous with cheap and low-performance. It is suitable for large-scale equipment in the case of insufficient economic resources. It can maintain the organization, perform daily patrols and many low-intensity tasks, but is not suitable for high-level execution such as seizing air superiority. battle.

These people are essentially inclined to purchase metric equipment, and they are also an active promoter of the “F16” project introduced by the Pakistan Railway.

Objectively speaking, although the U.S. fighters are expensive in unit prices, they are supported by "military aid" funds, which is not unacceptable. They have excellent performance, long service life, and good maintainability, especially in terms of electronic systems. The Soviet fighters equipped by the enemy's Indian Air Force have the advantages of compaction. The weapons, ammunition and maintenance of the fighters have a complete system that has been inherited for many years, and the upgrades and transformations are compatible. All these have great appeal to Pakistan Railway.

I'm afraid the only drawback is the harsh conditions for the use of fighter planes attached to the Americans.

It is clearly stated in the contract that Pakistan Railways must not use F-16s in offensive operations against India, and must not use F-16s over Kashmir, the focal point of the India-Pakistan conflict. Any mission performed with F-16s must Provide a detailed report to Mi Fang afterwards, etc...

And these are the places most criticized by the other party.

This other party is undoubtedly a firm supporter of the procurement of Huaxia equipment. They will always cite examples of the perfidious U.S. people in the Second India-Pakistan War, and point out that if the advanced equipment cannot be used for actual combat, what is the difference? The difference-deep down, it's better than never.

Only Huaxia is the most reliable and trustworthy partner.

However, this side also has obvious weaknesses that can be attacked. As far as fighters are concerned, whether it is the "J-6" purchased in large quantities in the 1960s, the "Strong Five" purchased in the early 1980s or the "J7" that has been partially delivered, There is a significant generation gap with American products. The gap in combat power formed by this generation gap can no longer be made up by the pilot’s technology. Even the latest "J-7" fighter aircraft provided by China is in the Pakistan Railway. During the confrontation exercise with the F-16, the exchange ratio was also terrible.

This is also the main reason why the party that supports the purchase of the China fighter has been unable to stand firm.

Now, both sides of the opposition believe that this exercise is an excellent opportunity to strike at their opponents!

Why are you still hesitating?

Come on, have a good fight!