Chapter 469: Live Ammunition Demonstration
The export version of the "Thunder" is the same as the self-use version in terms of fuselage layout, the engine is also the same model, and the weapon configuration is also exactly the same, except for some changes in the radar and driving position arrangement.
The self-used "Thunder Dragon" is equipped with Hawkeye, this radar system cannot be sold, so Xu Ziling deliberately came up with a set of optimization plans from the original radar system of WZ-10, in terms of performance, this radar is superior to any similar radar in the world, if there is no "Hawkeye" appear, it will also be the object of the ban, but with Hawkeye, this is the restriction is relaxed.
The cockpit, is to adjust the position of the fireman and the driver, the self-use version because of the use of automated weapons, and the "Hawkeye" radar, do not need to think too much about the problem of line of sight, the driver's position is in front, and the export version of the automation is only one-third of the original, and there is no "Hawkeye" system, so naturally these have to be considered, so according to the traditional way, the driver's position is in the back, and the fireman is in the front.
Lao Wang and Lin Jianbin were the first people to test fly the export version, at least they had flown for dozens of hours, and after chatting with Yang Kaiming and Li Cheng, several people exchanged equipment, got on the helicopter, and began to wait for Nie Yunjie and their arrival.
Driving from the city to the southern suburbs test base, unlike Yang Kaiming, they drove the helicopter in a straight line, and the speed must be slower, especially with Aka, the car could not drive too fast, and after waiting for more than half an hour, they came over.
As soon as they arrived, Yang Kaiming and Li Chengcheng said hello to Lao Wang, and then drove Lin Jianbin out of the airport, came to the periphery of the base to meet Xu Ziling and them, and gave the base to Lao Wang and the two of them to play.
If Acre did not ask for a demonstration with live ammunition, Xu Ziling would also use live ammunition, because the biggest feature of the "Thunder Dragon" is that in addition to surpassing the speed of the "Apache", the weapon automation system is the most eye-catching aspect.
It was precisely because of the live ammunition that Nie Yunjie and Aka and his party stood at the very edge of the base and watched, there was no viewing platform, Aka and the others did not dislike it, took the telescope that Yang Kaiming and they took out of Lin Jianbin's car, and looked at the "Thunder Dragon" that was taking off.
Lao Wang and Lin Jianbin both knew that a large part of the reason why such an order could be achieved was on them, and this was also their first live ammunition, so they naturally worked hard.
The helicopter flew into the sky, and the two of them pulled the speed to the fastest, almost vertical climbing, and then began various maneuvers, such as Levisman, water droplet circulation, low-altitude hovering without ground effect, rolling, and other tactical actions, the two of them came easily, and in just ten minutes, basically as long as the helicopter could be used in wartime, all of them were demonstrated once.
Aka and his party were dumbfounded.
After the demonstration of maneuvering maneuvers, the next thing is live-fire detection, and there are many abandoned vehicles on the ground of the test base, and the two of them casually find a target as an imaginary enemy, and use rockets, aerial guns, and anti-tank missiles in a combat posture to attack the ground respectively, and at the end of the day, a target plane flying from the 81st Division was hit by an air-to-air missile, which is the end of the entire demonstration process.
After a brief moment of astonishment, Aka quickly became rational and, unlike his still shocked companion, asked a surprising question: "First of all, I don't mean to be offended." According to what I see, this helicopter should be the most advanced armed helicopter in your country, and according to your country's national conditions, such an excellent helicopter should not be allowed to be sold to you, right? ”
Hearing him say this, Xu Ziling and Nie Yunjie knew that he was worried about whether he could deliver the goods.
As he said, the "Thunder" is now the most advanced armed helicopter in China, but there is enough distance between the self-use version and the export version, and the country is now increasing its influence in the international arena, so it is determined that the export version of the "Thunder" can be exported.
Arms exports have always been a sore spot for the country, and in terms of aerospace, the amount of domestic export sales is less than $1 billion a year, and some outdated aircraft are still sold to countries that want quantity rather than quality, and the fundamental reason is that domestic technology is insufficient, and now that there has been considerable development, high-end weapons should also be sold to the outside world for the sake of international status.
In this way, on the one hand, it can counter the expansion of those Western countries, on the other hand, it can increase foreign exchange earnings, and of course, more importantly, it can establish the country's image in the international community, so that people can know that now that the Celestial Empire has also developed, it is fully capable of exporting high-end weapons.
Outsiders don't know about the changes in the military field in China in the past two years, and it is not surprising that Acre has such worries.
There are some things that are not enough for outsiders, and Nie Yunjie can't boast that their export version is scum in front of the self-use version, or that now there are more advanced fighters in China than the Chinese people, and he really doesn't know how to answer him for such an unexpected question.
"Every country has the possibility of changing, in order to be in the interest of everyone, our helicopter export is just a matter of following the trend, and I don't think Mr. Acre wants the Apache of the United States to fill the whole of Africa." As an old fritter in the mall, although this question is not very easy to answer, it is still difficult for Nie Yunjie, and after a few seconds of deep groaning, he said such a sentence.
The words avoided the reason why the "Thunder Dragon" would be exported, and affirmed that the delivery was no problem, and the best thing was the last sentence, Aka is a native of the Netan country, and he is naturally blind to the people of the United States, so he naturally resonated with him.
"That's right! Ha Lu Ha ...... Some things are always changing. ”
After Aka heard this, he really smiled and agreed with what Nie Yunjie said, and as for the question of whether he could deliver the goods, he didn't mention it anymore.
It may also be the unexpected effect of Nie Yunjie's words, the next Aka seems to be more cheerful and casual than before, watching Lao Wang and them descend the helicopter, he smiled and said that he also wanted to experience it, and he did not shy away from saying that he himself had been a soldier and could fly a helicopter.
The customer is God, not to mention Nie Yunjie and the little Jiujiu in their hearts, it is not a big deal to let him experience the plane, as soon as he said it, Nie Yunjie agreed without thinking about it, so the group got in the car again and drove to the airport.
When I came to the airport, Xu Ziling, the "staff", came forward and communicated with Lao Wang, and Lao Wang didn't say anything, one person is flying, two people are also flying, and he readily agreed to take the foreigner around.
Although the missiles mounted on the helicopter before were all gone, there were still artillery, and of course Xu Ziling would not ask for trouble, so before Aka got on the plane, he quietly told Lao Wang to lock all the instruments in the front seat first, so that the front cabin was completely a sightseeing position, and it was useless for Aka to have any thoughts.
Aka is a smart person, life is also very nourishing, of course he will not do stupid things, Lao Wang took him to the sky, he honestly sat in the front cabin, walked around in the sky and came down, and didn't even let Lao Wang take him to fly a few maneuvers.
He got off the helicopter, and several other "experts" were very interested in gathering next to the helicopter, looking here and there, this was originally for export, and there was a lot of things, they didn't stop them, they just stood far away, didn't bother them, and went with the four of them to toss.
Under normal circumstances, such a situation will not appear, how can it be an export type, and there are still important people next to it, Aka looked at Xu Ziling and the others so generous, the smile on his face became even bigger, and even when he spoke, his tone became a lot bigger. Although he didn't say anything substantial, he was also very satisfied with this move.
Xu Ziling They think more simply, the most powerful technical personnel, you can't learn anything just by looking at it, and even if they toss it bad, at most they will pull it back to repair it, rather than getting someone to guard them, it is better not to go, so that it will save trouble for their own people, and can also give people a good impression, knowing that they are not the kind of people who are stingy when they look at it.
A few people were also happy to see the hunt, and they also knew that Lu Daoguang looked at these things, and it was impossible to learn anything secretly, so after wandering around for more than ten minutes, they retreated with interest.
Seeing that they were back, everyone knew that it was time for the road to come to an end, and the next thing should be for them to discuss, and then decide whether to purchase or not, so Nie Yunjie invited a few people to get in the car, saying that they would go back to the city first, and when they were rested, it would not be too late to talk about things tomorrow.
When the plane was seen, Aka and his party also knew in their hearts, they were no longer as eager as before, and they were as easy as they were before, Nie Yunjie said that when they returned to the city, they immediately got into the car.
Xu Ziling did not go with them, but stayed behind, chatted with Lao Wang, Lin Jianbin , Yang Kaiming, and Li Cheng for a while, and made an appointment to drink on Sunday off, so that Yang Kaiming and Li Cheng drove the plane back the same way, and he, Lao Wang, and Lin Jianbin left the test base together and went to the 81st Division station.
The time for cooperation with the 81st Division continued, but friendship returned to friendship, cooperation returned to cooperation, borrowed the site of the 81st Division, and also asked them to scrap a target aircraft, which always had to be explained.
When they arrived at the station, Xu Ziling and the two of them went to Senior Commander Lin's office, and when Senior Lin learned of Xu Ziling's intention, he smiled and told him that there was no need to be so angry, just say it on the phone, and there was no need to come in person.
He said this, but Xu Ziling can't take it seriously, it's too casual, no matter how casual they are in private matters, they don't care about it, but they use the target machine, this is different, the target machine is a thing with a record, although Xu Ziling said to the above, the above will agree, but Master Lin can cooperate with him without an order from above, this is a big favor, of course Xu Ziling wants to thank him.
There were also a lot of things in the military factory, and he told Division Commander Lin that the cost of the target machine would come out of the military factory, and he didn't stay any longer, and after saying a few words of homely things, he left the 81st Division station and returned to the military factory.