Not only the military observers of New Delhi, but also the military observers of other foreign armies were equally shocked, and the six Y-15s that could take off and land on the Gobi Plateau were already very surprising.

There is surprise, and there is excitement, such as Hussein Zarif, a military observer from Pakistan.

When he saw that six Y-15s had sent the reinforced company that had been equipped with heavy firepower to the Gobi plateau in a short period of time, his heart began to surge, knowing that the northern part of Pakistan, especially the disputed area of Kashmir, is also on the plateau.

Although it is not as harsh as the average altitude of 4,600 meters in the Ali area of Tibet, there are still altitudes of two or three thousand meters above sea level.

It is also a high-altitude area as defined by the aviation industry.

Because of this, Pakistan is equally urgent to support troops and logistically resupply the disputed areas, and has also thought of many ways to do this, such as building infrastructure.

However, this thing costs a lot of money, the cycle is slow, coupled with the plateau area of frozen soil, snow, climate, geological disasters and other factors, virtually expand the difficulty indefinitely, and it is not something that can be repaired if you want to.

Air transport is a good choice, the problem is that there are many types of transport aircraft in the world, but there are really few aircraft that meet the national conditions of Pakistan and can meet the take-off and landing conditions in the plateau area.

The US C-5 "Galaxy" heavy transport plane is good in all aspects, but the problem is whether the big guy is good or good, and Pakistan cannot afford it with limited financial resources.

Medium-sized C-130 transport planes can barely be used, but the price is equally expensive, Pakistan relied on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, military aid from the United States to buy a few, usually as a treasure supply, do not dare to let go of the ruthless use, because this goods are the same as other American equipment, repair and maintenance costs are high, that is called a madman.

As for the various types of transport aircraft of the Soviet Union, Pakistan basically has no thoughts, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the two sides around Afghanistan are constantly in discord, except for the layer of skin on the surface, in private, how could the Soviet Union buy Pakistan such an advanced transport plane?

In the blink of an eye in Europe, the Europa people are very concerned, the key is that the overall environment of Europe is a vast plain, so European aircraft designers consider the anti-freezing performance of the aircraft more than the plateau take-off and landing performance, and even ignore such strict performance indicators for cost considerations.

Anyway, there are only a few plateaus in the world, and most of them are not traditional markets in Europe, so European aircraft manufacturers are naturally reluctant to make great efforts to engage in such a thankless task.

Because of this, the Pakistani military initially took a fancy to Spain's production of the CN235 light transport aircraft, but after two rounds of testing on the Kashmir plateau, it decisively dismissed the idea.

There is no way, the 6-ton load advertised by the Spaniards has been sharply reduced to 2.5 tons in Kashmir.

That's it, because the engine power attenuation is severe, the distance of take-off and taxiing is more than 2000 meters, you must know that the Kashmir Plateau belongs to the mountainous plateau, the terrain is extremely complex, the 2000-meter runway in the plains does not matter, but in the plateau and mountains is simply embarrassing.

Coupled with factors such as the high maintenance cost of the CN235 light transport aircraft, Pakistan naturally chose to give up.

I thought that this idea of relying on the introduction of some kind of high-performance aircraft to gain local advantages in the disputed area was so stranded, but he was invited to participate in the strategic projection exercise in Tibetan areas this time, and actually saw the Yun-15 that can easily take off and land in the harsh environment of the plateau.

This made Zarif, who had participated in the evaluation of the Spanish CN235 light transport aircraft, dance with his hands and shout again and again: "I finally found it, I finally found it~~"

As a result, the excitement on his side was not too cool, and there was the roar of the engine in the sky, not to mention the excitement of Zarif, just one explosion point can be high~~ tide, so he hurriedly explained to the adjutant next to him: "Don't care about your handing in, you have to take pictures of every detail of the plane." ”

The adjutant also knew the importance of the Y-15 he had just seen to Pakistan, nodded heavily at Zarif and held the camera tightly as an automatic rifle.

However, just as Zarif and the others were about to witness the style of the Yun 15 again, a figure familiar to everyone present broke through the clouds and met the eyes of all the officers and observers present.

"This is ......" Zarif couldn't believe his eyes, and the adjutant who was about to take pictures next to him paused even more, looking like a ghost: "How can it be An-26?"

As he spoke, he looked at his commander Zarif and asked in some surprise: "Sir, when will the Soviet Union's An-26 be able to fly more than 4,000 meters on the plateau?"

Zarif didn't speak, for he was also shocked at the moment.

Not only Zarif, but Singh and the other foreign soldiers present knew one by one, with an unbelievable look on their faces, they may not know the Yun 15, but they are not familiar with the An-26, especially Singh from New Delhi, who is a frequent passenger on the An-26, and because of this, his face is even more ghostly than the hellish expression of Zarif's adjutant.

Because they are very clear that although the Soviet Union improved the An-26 on the basis of the An-24, and then claimed that it has plateau take-off and landing performance, the big guys are clear, and they can also put below 3000 meters, more than 3000 meters, and the engine power attenuation is extremely serious, coupled with its own fuel consumption, poor maintenance, so under normal circumstances, the An-26 only takes off and lands at an altitude of about 2500 meters.

But now, the Chinese army is equipped with the An-26 actually appeared in the Gobi plateau at 4,600 meters, if it were not for the highly recognizable appearance of this model, these military observers of the foreign army assured that they thought that there was something wrong with their eyes, and regarded an excellent model as the An-26.

However, before these foreign military observers could recover from the shock, the next moment they were even more shocked and let them go crazy.

In particular, Singh and Godopaj, who almost fell to their knees when they saw the scene in front of them, prayed directly to the sacred cow to see if their eyes were broken.

Because after landing, the An-26 opened the cabin, and people jumped out of it.

Yes, not cargo, not even more ammunition, but officers and men with loaded guns and ammunition, thirty-two in total, intact, high-spirited, and high morale.

The An-26, which started as a cargo plane, can carry passengers after simple modifications, but the flight altitude can only be at a low altitude of about 2,000 meters.

The reason is very simple, when Lao Maozi designed the An-26, he only set up a pressurized cabin in the cockpit, and the passenger and cargo compartment, like the An-12, was only equipped with some temporary oxygen equipment, and there was no airtight cabin design.

This leads to the An-26's high-altitude performance is very average, coupled with the poor de-icing system, resulting in the safe flight altitude of the An-26 can only be below 5000 meters, and there may be problems no matter how high it is.

But now, the place where the An-26 in front of me landed is close to an altitude of 5,000 meters, and that's it, the key is that the passenger and cargo hold is loaded with heavily armed soldiers.

At this moment, Singh and the others couldn't stop roaring in their hearts, Shenniu, is the reality too cruel, or is a certain country in East Asia too magical, how do you think the whole world is unreal......