Chapter 898: The Mysterious Plateau Helicopter
In fact, it was not only Su Mo, but also the officers and soldiers of New Delhi who were present broke out in disbelief as they looked at the hovering helicopter in the sky to the northeast.
Doesn't it mean that a certain big country in the East does not have helicopters that are adapted to flying on the plateau? Isn't it that a certain big country in the East is inferior to New Delhi in this respect? But what is that helicopter in the sky?
"Is it Black Hawk? or is it a dolphin?"
At this time, Hashimoto also came out of the house, held the binoculars and looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see what model it was, and helplessly asked Su Mo and the others next to him.
Su Mo and the other New Delhi officers and soldiers were also confused.
Don't look at them can see the helicopter opposite, that's because of the high altitude, the sky is high and the visibility is good, in fact, the distance between each other is not close, although the telescope can help to see more carefully, but that is, more details can not be seen clearly, and it is impossible to judge the specific model, and even in the eyes of some laymen, it is the same, there is no way who makes the aerodynamic shape of the helicopter roughly the same.
"It's supposed to be Black Hawk!"
Just when everyone was looking at the helicopter in the distance and was surprised, Su Mo suddenly said a model, and immediately judged with a determined expression: "It's definitely Black Eagle, because only American products can do this, and a big country in the East relied on American products to complete the rescue, absolutely so, and it should be." ”
"You just said that the Black Hawks of a certain large country in the East are 2,000 kilometers away from the Karakoram Pass, and a certain large country in the East does not have the ability to transport Black Hawk helicopters quickly, so how did they use to transport the Black Hawks from 2,000 kilometers away to the Karakoram Pass in just eight hours?"
"This ......"
Su Mo's resolute words were immediately dumbfounded by Hashimoto's questioning, yes, it has only been eight hours since the earthquake happened, and with the maneuverability of the Black Hawk helicopter, even if it flies in transition, let alone 8 hours, even if it is given another 16 hours, it may not be put into use immediately.
It is important to know that helicopters are not toys that can be used when thrown out, but require a complete set of logistics support systems, at least fuel, venues, necessary maintenance spare parts, and at least maintenance personnel.
Not to mention anything else, the helicopter squadron composed of 15 SA315B "Llama" helicopters at the rear of the SB airstrip has more than twice as many facilities, equipment and personnel as it does at the SB airstrip, so as to ensure the normal operation of the 15 SA315B "Llama" helicopters at least.
It is no problem for the Black Hawk helicopter to fly to the Karakoram Pass on its own, but it is also a waste of work if the logistics around it cannot keep up.
This bit of common sense is naturally clear to Su Mo, who has been covering and reporting on the plateau frontier all year round, and because of this, it is extremely embarrassing to be asked by Hashimoto.
yes, that helicopter in the sky isn't the Black Hawk, and what is it?
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"It should be a dolphin, right? It's called Zhi-9 by a big country in the East!"
In fact, it is speculated that the mysterious plateau helicopter that flew up to the Sanctuary Bay outpost at an altitude of more than 5,300 meters above sea level in the Karakoram Mountains was not Su Mo, Hashimoto, and other New Delhi officers and soldiers trapped in the SB airstrip, but also the military observers of various countries who were invited to observe the live-fire exercise at the training ground in the eastern foothills of the Karakoram Mountain.
Even because of their convenient angle, they could see more clearly than Su Mo and Hashimoto and others, after all, the temporary field airfield was only a few kilometers away from their exercise ground, and they could see it completely clearly with binoculars, but because of this, one of these military observers was very interested in the helicopter that had just arrived and quickly lifted into the air to drop relief supplies to the hardest-hit Shenxian Bay outpost.
No, a military observer from the United Arab Emirates held a telescope and looked at it for a long time, and said a model suspiciously, no way, the helicopter in the sky is really very similar to the French dolphin helicopter in terms of appearance, maybe it is a special model for the plateau improved by a large country in the East on the dolphin.
However, as soon as the UAE military observer's voice fell, the Pakistani military observer next to him put down the telescope and shook his head very seriously: "It shouldn't be a Dolphin helicopter, it is undeniable that the two are very similar, but it should be noted that the tail rotor of the Dolphin helicopter uses a ducted layout."
The tail rotor in the sky adopts a conventional layout, not only that, but there are two small vertical tail fins under the tail rotor to balance, simple and beautiful, and more importantly, the effect is also very good. ”
"I agree with this judgment!" As soon as the Pakistani military observer's voice fell, the military observer from Iran on the other side picked up the conversation: "Although the helicopter in the sky is somewhat similar to the French dolphin in appearance, I don't know if you have noticed it just now, this mysterious plateau helicopter is actually tougher than the rounded fuselage of the dolphin in appearance, especially in the handling of the fuselage, full of muscle sense and masculine temperament."
But that's not the point, the key is that this treatment is just right to increase the space of the cabin, you must know that the navy's side sliding door can only accommodate one person up and down, I don't know if you have noticed, the side door in the sky is much larger than the dolphin, I paid attention to it, almost the same as the UH-1 helicopter, are the kind of general-purpose helicopters with wide doors.
There is also the engine tail nozzle, other helicopters use a natural backward discharge layout, while the tail nozzle of this helicopter in a large country in the East is vertically upward, but the tail nozzle layout of a special armed helicopter is used, so all of this shows that this helicopter is a completely new model. ”
As soon as these words came out, the military observers present all nodded in agreement, as the so-called layman looks at the lively, and the insider looks at the doorway, no matter how bad these military observers are, they are also experts in the field of equipment, although they can't see the details from a distance, but a few glances can still see a lot of places that others can't notice.
However, while many military observers focused on the mysterious plateau helicopter itself that had flown to the Sanctuary Bay outpost, and enthusiastically discussed the difference between this new helicopter and other helicopters, the rough voice of the Russian military observer Norokov rang out inappropriately at this moment: "I really don't know what you think, only focus on the tactical level of the helicopter itself, but don't look at the way this mysterious plateau helicopter is used."
Compared with helicopters, I think it is more strategic to be able to carry the Y-15PLUS transport aircraft of the air force of a large country in the East, which takes less than eight hours and maneuvers thousands of kilometers, and transports a complete set of helicopter support system to the plateau as a whole!"