"Ready?" Unexpectedly, Lin Hongfei's words were exchanged for a wry smile from Ding Dachuan, "If it weren't for the critical situation, we wouldn't be like this...... Time is running out. ”

"Running out of time?" Lin Hongfei's head was a little confused: How did you say this?

"In March next year, there will be a general election on Bay Island, understand?" Ding Dachuan said to Lin Hongfei with deep meaning.

"Bay Island has a general election next March?" Lin Hongfei was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "The four E-2T 'Hawkeye' early warning planes that the Americans sold to Bay Island?" ”

Boss Lin, who has always lacked political sense, linked the republic's crazy desire to buy early warning aircraft with next year's Bay Island crisis: That's right, an election will be held across the strait in March next year, and the central government has already made up its mind to give a stern warning to the candidate who has always held an "independent" mind!

Launch the missile!

According to the plan, when the general election is held on Bay Island in March next year, the mainland will conduct a missile test launch for deterrence.

From the mainland's point of view, this decision and move is indeed quite encouraging and morale-boosting, but there is another rather big trouble in this, but there is an indisputable fact that no matter what the results of the mainland's missile test launch are, the test launch itself is a pretext for the United States to provide new arms sales to Taiwan.

After it was decided that the mainland would launch missiles to deter and warn during next year's general election, certain independent elements on the island immediately got down on their knees and asked the US godfather for help.

Under the pretext that Taiwan is threatened by the mainland's missiles, the US godfather agreed to sell four E-2C "Hawkeye" early warning planes to Wandao almost without the slightest hesitation, thus raising the level of US arms sales to Taiwan to an unprecedented level, and the more serious problem lies in. The AWACS aircraft will arrive on Bay Island next month...... Well, to be precise, it is the Wanwan version of the E-2C "Hawkeye" early warning aircraft: not only is it codenamed E-2T, but it also cancels the landing deceleration hook, etc., and even the core system has been simplified, for example, the E-2T early warning aircraft specially sold to Wanwan has replaced the AN/APS-125/145 radar used by the US military itself with the old AN/APS-138 radar, and the electronic surveillance and identification friend or foe system is one or two grades behind the US military.

But even so, the simplified version of the E-2T AWACS aircraft used by Wanwan has reached a relatively advanced level: it can detect an incoming air bomber at a distance of 741 km, and a low-altitude penetration bomber at a distance of 463 km. Approaching fighter jets were spotted at a distance of 408 km, surface ships were spotted at a distance of 360 km, and low-altitude cruise missiles flying at high speed were spotted at a distance of 269 km!

Because the E-2T early warning aircraft has realized the integration of long-distance detection, automatic target tracking and high-speed processing, each early warning aircraft can automatically track 2,000 targets at the same time, control more than 40 air interception missions, and can guide combat aircraft to carry out missile attacks on surface ships.

Then. Wanwan does not yet have such an early warning capability to prevent missile attacks, but after it has the E-2T early warning aircraft. Wanwan's early warning and command and interception capabilities for incoming missiles have been greatly strengthened.

At all costs. Wandao, which has four E-2T "Hawkeye" early warning aircraft and EC-130H electronic warfare aircraft, has powerful airborne early warning and electronic warfare capabilities, so much so that after obtaining the E-2T "Hawkeye" early warning aircraft, Wandao arrogantly declared, "We can detect every move of the Communist Party and the army south of the Yangtze River, including missile attacks!" Taiwan has increased its early warning capability for more than 10 minutes. ”

Judging from the current situation, the problem on our side is serious: the air warning capability of the Bay Island greatly exceeds that of the mainland.

The more serious problem is. The mainland has not yet been able to prevent Wandao from obtaining these four E-2T "Hawkeye" early warning planes, plus the EC-130H electronic warfare planes that Wandao itself has modified on the basis of the C-130 "Hercules" transport planes, and the two types of aircraft form an airborne early warning electronic warfare fleet, and Wandao already has a greater advantage in air combat.

Although it's a bit embarrassing to say it. However, until 2000, the overall combat strength of the Bay Island Air Force was stronger than that of the mainland Air Force, and the Bay Island Air Force had an advanced air force composed of second- and third-generation fighters such as the F-16, Mirage-2000, and F-5, while in the mainland region, the most advanced were the batch of SU-27 heavy fighters purchased from Russia, and the others were all J-6, J-7, and J-8 improvements, and there was a gap between the model and the airborne electronic system and the airborne weapon system...... Speaking of which, it was tears dripping.

"Can you think of the E-2T AWACS? Not bad! Ding Dachuan was surprised and a little surprised by Lin Hongfei's reaction, nodded, and said, "Originally, on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the air superiority of the Bay Island was greater than that of the mainland, and the so-called strategic balance of the United States in the strait area is actually to ensure Taiwan's air superiority in the Taiwan Strait, if a war breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, if China has an early warning system, it is possible to win the war." But in fact, it is a pity that this kind of air early warning system does not exist in the mainland region, not only does not have it, but even we cannot develop and produce it ourselves. ”

"Because we don't have early warning planes, things will become very troublesome at this moment, and the mainland air force will always be in a disadvantageous position, and at the same time, it is difficult to conclude that we are in an offensive situation in the war, because our every move is also under the monitoring of the other side, and we cannot quickly detect the counterattack of the other side."

"The only way to bring the air power of the strait region closer together is to introduce an advanced aircraft air warning system, so that the air defense capability of the mainland will be improved." Looking directly at Lin Hongfei, Ding Dachuan said word by word, "Now you understand, right?" Whether it is Russia's A-50 or Israel's 'Fercon', we must introduce it, otherwise it will ...... Too passive. ”

"It's too passive, which means that our fighters can be detected by the AWACS aircraft on Bay Island as soon as they fly together?" Lin Hongfei muttered.

"That's it," Ding Dachuan smiled bitterly, "Now do you know why the country is so anxious about Lu, right?" ”

Lin Hongfei nodded again and again, his expression was heavy, in the face of such a grim situation in the strait, it would really be hellish if the country was not in a hurry, but the previously established military exercises could not be stopped, otherwise the republic would become an international joke...... The only way is to have its own early warning aircraft as soon as possible, but in any case, it will be too late before the general election on Bay Island in March next year.

Ding Dachuan didn't know what to say, but at this moment, Lin Hongfei's heart had already set off a storm: because of his appearance, has history become so unrecognizable? In my own memory, when the Republic decided to buy A-50 AWACS aircraft from Russia, it was after Israel had to cancel the deal under pressure from the United States, and now, the country has decided to go in two steps?

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Hongfei still asked, "But Director Ding, the United States is Israel's first and most important ally, although Israel's 'Filcon' system is now, if the US government puts pressure on the Israeli government to force Israel to give up selling the 'Filkang' system to us...... You don't have to worry about ......"

"Worried, how can you not be worried?" Ding Dachuan said worriedly, but he was still very pleased that Lin Hongfei could think of this, "If we can really equip the 'Faircom' system, our early warning aircraft will be able to detect every move of the United States at the Okinawa Air Base in Japan, and can also spy on the deployment of Taiwanese aircraft, if Israel is forced to cancel this deal, the air force superiority of Bay Island over the mainland will be coarse to at least 2005, during this time, any attack on the mainland by Bay Island will have a deterrent effect." It is precisely on this basis that we have come to the conclusion that when the Bay Island does not have an early warning capability, the mainland can also do without it, but if Taiwan has it, the mainland must have it. ”

"In this way, no matter how much it costs, we will also get an AWACS aircraft...... Lin Hongfei muttered, "Whether it is A-50 or Ferkang, at least we must be able to get one." ”

"That's true," Ding Dachuan rubbed his brows, "Okay, don't reveal what I'm talking to you about today." ”

"I know what I know," Lin Hongfei nodded, hesitated, and he still asked, "Director, there is something I shouldn't ask, but ...... If the Americans threaten us to abandon the development of the North County 200, then ......"

"It's not the same thing!" Ding Dachuan waved his right hand heavily, he was very pleased that Lin Hongfei could think of this, "The role of Beijun 200 is much greater than that of 'Ferkang' and A-50!" The central government has formed a consensus on this point that no matter how great the external pressure is, it is necessary to ensure the smooth development of the North County 200...... The North County 200 is a strategic model developed by our country, and there must be no room for mistakes! This is not a bargaining chip! ”

What he was most worried about before was that the Americans canceled the development of the Beijun 200 in exchange for stopping the payment of the four E-2T early warning planes to Wanwan, with Ding Dachuan's words, Lin Hongfei finally felt relieved, and the country still saw it very accurately on the issue of major rights and wrongs and long-term interests in the future.

…………………………………………

It's just that now, Lin Hongfei's stomach has more and more questions, so he has to call Dongfang Zheng, "Dad, during my time in Russia, Director Ding gave me a lot of teachings in many places I didn't understand, and some ...... I feel like I'm a little out of line, for what? (To be continued......)