E-8 United Star.

In the public information, there is very little introduction to a support command platform invested by the US military in the Gulf War, and people only know that there is such an aircraft, but they cannot say what it does and what role it plays.

Compared with the F-16, F-15, E-3, E-2 and other star aircraft, it is simply as transparent as a low-key mess.

However, such an inconspicuous and leaky aircraft is the key to the US military's victory in the Gulf War, and the reason why I say this is very simple, because this model is the core key node of the US military's air-ground integrated warfare.

If we say that the E-3 early warning aircraft is equipped with radar on the aircraft, it is used for accurate detection of air targets, so as to achieve early warning and air interception.

Then the E-8 United Star focuses its attention on the ground, and uses the simple principle of standing tall and seeing far to provide the army units with real-time adjustment, movement and deployment of the enemy's ground forces, and on this basis, coordinate the air force's air support, fire coverage and even necessary tactical nuclear strikes against the army.

In other words, with the presence of the E-8 Combined Star, the U.S. Army can achieve one-way transparency on the foggy battlefield, no matter how sophistry and cunning the enemy is, it is not as good as the U.S. military's map, and it is really how to fight as it wants, and it can fight by any means it wants, just like playing a real-time strategy game.

In the ground war in the later stages of the Gulf War, the US military was devastating, and no matter how the Iraqi army adjusted and intercepted, the US military was able to respond in advance and turn the so-called encounter into an effortless war of annihilation.

Why?

The E-8 United Star in the sky has been hovering over the battlefield all the time, and every move of the Iraqi army has long been in full view, and they want to set up an ambush and engage in an ambush.

It is precisely for this reason that in the summary after the Gulf War, people of insight in China compared the E-8 United Star to a multiplier of the US ground forces, which at least increased the attack power of the US Army by more than three times.

This makes many military leaders in China envious, a single plane can increase combat effectiveness by more than three times, who is not itching in their hearts?

You must know that under normal circumstances, if the combat effectiveness of the ground forces wants to be increased by a multiplier, it is necessary to make all-round efforts in equipment, personnel, and training, and this kind of investment is amazing.

Not to mention, the replacement of advanced tanks and armored vehicles is not a decimal.

In contrast, the same purpose can be achieved with one or two planes plus some advanced communications and electronic equipment, and it cannot but be said to be a very good deal.

However, the US military's public information does not mention a single word about the principle of this aircraft, how the air-ground liaison is coordinated, how the role of nodes operates, and so on, and even academic technical papers are very secretive in this regard.

On the other hand, at the media level, the boast of the US military's air-ground integrated warfare and joint operations has reached a peak level, and even generated that no one on this planet can defeat the powerful US military except for the alien invasion.

So much so that some media boasted about Haikou, claiming that the US military could completely deal with two large-scale wars at the same time and could easily win them.

Because the technology of the US military has reached the pinnacle in human history, even the US military stands still and allows other countries to catch up, and there is no need to think about it for 20 or 30 years.

Then there is a list of various technical terms, all kinds of unbelievable English abbreviations, which is called an endless stream, and the leaders of the domestic troops are stunned for a moment, so that they all begin to wonder if they have thought about the E-8 United Star simply.

It was not until this exercise that it was learned from the mouth of the head of the headquarters that the Airborne Forces had used a similar model, and as for the effect, watching the Red Army played by the Airborne Forces quickly seize several key gaps in an unfavorable situation, fight a wave of counterattacks and smoothly retreat, we know that the effect is not ordinarily good, but quite good.

As a result, people who understand the principle of the E-8 union star began to be uneasy, and those who did not know it, and at this time also knew it from others, were equally surprised.

Is there such a good thing?

However, the most shocking thing is those scholar-type officers who have been studying foreign armies for a long time, because the head of the general department just said very clearly that the airborne troops use a civilian aircraft.

Shouldn't such a high-end, atmospheric, and high-grade key node in operations be a special military product? How can it be a civilian aircraft? The US Journal of Strategic Studies, the Tactical Academic Journal, and all kinds of academic articles do not all say that the E-8 United Star is a military classified equipment, and every piece of it is a cross-era product built with huge investment from the United States, and it is impossible to replace it at all...... The Airborne Forces did it with a civilian aircraft?

The heads of those scholar-type officers were a little messy, and they only felt that their three views were somewhat subverted, and they frowned and thought for a long time, but after all, they couldn't think of a reason, so a scholar-type officer mustered up the courage to ask the head of the headquarters: "Chief, you just said that the Red Army's mini 'United Star' is a civilian aircraft?"

Hearing this, the head of the headquarters turned his head, looked at several scholar-type officers behind him, and immediately understood what they were confused about, and was just about to speak, when he suddenly heard a series of rapid footsteps, turned his head to look, and saw a tall, wearing camouflage uniform, and wearing a steel helmet officer running over, came to the head of the headquarters and stood upright, and made a standard military force: "Report to the chief, the commander of the Red Army unit Zheng Quanli reports, please instruct." ”

The head of the headquarters nodded: "You guys fought well," after speaking, he turned around and said to Zheng Quanli: "There are a few cadres on our side who have some doubts about your use of terrain and environmental protection comprehensive detection aircraft to guide ground operations, you can help answer them." ”

"Yes!" replied Zheng Quanli.

The head of the headquarters smiled and pointed at Zheng Quanli and said to the scholar-type officers: "The actual user is here, he has the right to speak more than anyone else, and it is better for you to ask him any questions." ”

An officer nodded quickly, and then eagerly repeated the question just now: "Are you really using civilian aircraft to guide ground operations?"

"Yes, three days ago, the terrain and environmental protection comprehensive detection machine under Tengfei General Aviation also helped the State Environmental Protection Bureau to carry out environmental protection surveys on the water systems around Beijing, providing a large amount of environmental protection data for the State Environmental Protection Bureau.

In this national defense mobilization exercise, this aircraft will also be requisitioned, and after simple coordination and modification, the communication system can be smoothly connected to our focus-2 UAV command and control cabin to form a relatively complete air-ground communication system, so as to complete the erection of the air-ground system...... Homosexuals...... Forehead...... Leader, what are you ......?"

Zheng Quanli didn't think much about it, so he said it without hesitation, but when he said it, he felt that something was wrong, because the person in front of him suddenly had straight eyes and a pale face, as if he was possessed by something, how could Zheng Quanli continue to speak, and hurriedly asked.

As a result, it was okay not to ask, but the scholar-type officer suddenly trembled with excitement when he asked: "Simple modification, environmentally friendly civil aircraft, UAV command cabin...... How simple is that?"