The warhawk landed with its head held high, the landing gear and the runway surface rubbed and splashed a puff of green smoke, the double parachute was released, and the warhawk gradually slowed down and drove away from the runway. At fifteen o'clock, four J-15s landed at Dachang Station in an unloaded state.

The flying shark detachment responsible for the air cover operation of the capture mission arrived at the Dachang station. There have been some changes in the lineup, and Han Hongjun, who originally flew the J-11B, was replaced by the J-15. This J-15 was urgently transferred back from the aircraft carrier.

The reason for this is that the J-11B does not have air refueling capabilities, and there is no way to cruise in the mission airspace for a long time. Thanks to the Korean Red Army, in the last half year of Beiku, he received air refueling training and obtained the air refueling qualification.

is still led by Dai Wenming, and the composition remains the same. The Flying Shark squad relied on the Dachang station to carry out operations, replenishing ammunition and fuel here, and the command level remained unchanged, and the command post on the AWACS aircraft codenamed Voyeur was still in charge.

Guo Beimu convened a meeting of all the personnel involved in the arrest operation, clarified in detail the tasks of each combat unit, and emphasized the backup plan that should be adopted under relevant circumstances. Subsequently, together with Li Zhan, accompanied by Deputy Division Commander Fu, he convened a meeting of the aircraft maintenance and ground crews who provided support services, and also clarified the tasks of the logistics support detachment.

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhan and the crew of Gaoxin-P boarded the plane and began to familiarize themselves with the situation. The crew was divided into two parts, with the co-pilot and mechanical engineer and Li Zhan forming the crew, while four other weapon operators and an ordnance division formed the weapons operation group. The entire crew is eight people, plus Guo Beimu, who is in charge of command, is a nine-person crew.

Major Li Yunxiao is the leader of the weapons operation group, he introduced the weapon system of the high-tech-P attack aircraft to Li Zhan, and introduced them one by one, "Captain, the main weapon of our attack aircraft is a 105 mm howitzer, and the secondary weapons include a 57 mm rapid-fire gun, which is based on the old 57 anti-aircraft gun. Then there is the airborne version of the 730 multi-barrel rapid-fire gun, there are two, which are very effective against light armored clusters and enemy living forces, one of which is installed under the nose of the fuselage, and the direction is consistent with the central axis of the fuselage, the left and right rotation angles are 90 degrees, the pitch angle is minus 35 degrees plus 5 degrees, and it is also one of the self-defense weapons. ”

He pointed to a full row of machine guns on either side and said, "Captain, there is a 14.5 mm heavy machine gun, two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, and a six-barreled 7.62 mm rapid-fire machine gun on the left and right. All of them are operated by remote control, and you can even set the target characteristics in advance, and the integrated fire control system intelligently recognizes and selects the weapon for firing on your own. However, this piece is not very mature at present, and the success rate is less than half. ”

Li Zhan nodded slightly, "No wonder there are so many weapons, but there are so many fewer members." ”

"Gaoxin-P concentrates a large number of top avionics technology in our country, with a very high degree of intelligence, and it is also a technical verification aircraft, which is currently the only one, and the cost is very high. When it is the overall stability system, it accounts for one-third of the cost of the aircraft fuselage. ”

Li Yunxiao said, "Captain, in addition to these guns and weapons, the high-tech-P can also carry all the ground-to-ground ammunition in service with our army, including air-to-ground missiles." ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Zhan was stunned, "You mean all the ground ammunition?" ”

"Yes, all, our access should be the most complete of the aircraft in service." Li Yunxiao said with a smile, "It's just that our plane only has an airborne radar with a combat range of only 50 kilometers, so when using long-range ground munitions, we need signal relay or ground guidance." ”

Li Zhan was dumbfounded, and said, "You have turned the Y-9 into an arsenal, in the past, we built attack aircraft on the basis of the old Y-8, and at most we could install one 105 gun and two small and medium-caliber guns, you are armed to the teeth!" ”

"Captain, in fact, the plane you flew can only be regarded as an armed transport aircraft, and the focus is still on battlefield transportation. The high-tech-P is different, carrying up to twenty armed men. By the way, the Y-9 platform is good, the engine thrust is larger, the load is stronger, the range is longer, and the six-bladed blades are used, which is much more advanced than the old Y-8. ”

Li Yunxiao smiled and continued to introduce, "The maximum range has reached 6,000 kilometers when it is fully loaded and fully stocked, and if there is no external ammunition, the range can be increased by 5 or 600 kilometers, and the maximum transfer range has reached 7,000 kilometers." The maximum combat radius under the standard load situation is 2,300 kilometers, and the maximum stay time in the air reaches 10 hours. ”

"What is the maximum bomb load?" Li Zhan asked.

He is no stranger to the Y-9, the maximum range of the Y-9 transport aircraft has reached 7800 kilometers, it is obvious that the maximum range of the high-tech -P has decreased because it is equipped with a large number of weapons and ammunition, but Rao is so, the data of the high-tech -P is also very beautiful.

The corners of Li Yunxiao's mouth raised, and said, "The maximum bomb load is 20 tons, and it can also carry 15 armed personnel at the same time." The combat radius at maximum load still reaches 2,000 km. ”

20 tons ...... Combat radius 2000 km......

"The maximum flight speed is 590 kilometers per hour, the maximum cruising speed is 550 kilometers, the cruising altitude is 8,000 meters, and the maximum ceiling is 11,000 kilometers."

Li Yunxiao continued to introduce to Li Zhan, who was shocked, "The Y-9 has previously done a long-range airdrop test, from Beiku to Zengmu Dark Sands, and then landed on the poor island, flying out of the extreme range of 8,200 kilometers. ”

Even more shocked, Li Zhan subconsciously asked, "Changed the engine again?" ”

"Yes, the thrust and fuel economy are better than the engine used in the prototype, and they are more reliable, and the overall performance improvement is very obvious. The Y-9 is fully capable of carrying out transportation tasks at the same distance as large transport aircraft. Li Yunxiao's chest was full of confidence, he patted the artificial sight of the 105 gun, and said, "The expert group has analyzed and believes that only two Gaoxin-P can provide sufficient front-line fire support for the troops of a division, and the firepower of one Gaoxin-P is equivalent to an infantry battalion of the army." ”

Li Zhan couldn't help but think of the Y-8 artillery armed transport plane he drove back then, it was really a nondescript aircraft, the appearance looked weird, the performance was so-so and even backward, when the airborne artillery was fired, the pilot needed to constantly control the aircraft to maintain relative stability, and even sometimes the aiming and locking needed to be mastered by the pilot. Therefore, the requirements for selecting pilots were very, very high, so that even the old pilots who were not talented were not competent.

Looking at it now, compared with the high-tech-P, the previous plane was a fighter in tatters. The all-wheel automatic artillery system, intelligent detection and lock attack mode, more weapons, larger bomb loads, longer range, and even the appearance looks spicy and beautiful.

Thinking about it, he has always had a feeling that domestic avionics technology has suddenly seen a blowout of technological progress since 2011, not a small progress step by step, but a leap forward of several steps, which is really advancing by leaps and bounds.

The J-11B has been in service for less than two years, and the avionics system used by it has shown a backward trend. Li Zhan heard that Shen Hoy began to work on the J-11D a few years ago, and the most obvious change was the use of the current top avionics technology. The J-16 (J-11C) is a very good example, the reason why this aircraft has not been finalized for a long time has a lot to do with the rapid development of avionics technology, and the troops will not accept the situation of backwardness in service.

But Li Zhan also heard that Shen Huoyi's J-11D project is very likely to not be able to continue, because Cheng Luoma's fourth-generation aircraft came out too quickly! Isn't the stealth fourth-generation aircraft fragrant? Therefore, it is very likely that the J-11D will only maintain its existence as a technical verification aircraft.

Li Zhan continued to understand the situation of the aircraft in shock, and he was keenly aware that after mastering air supremacy, an attack aircraft like the Gaoxin-P was definitely the most effective and fastest battlefield fire support platform.

He said to Li Yunxiao, "Except for air-to-air missiles, this plane can be said to have brought all the on-board weapons with it. ”

"Captain, you are a senior, and we are not as good as you in terms of experience." Li Yunxiao respected Li Zhan very much, because he knew that Li Zhan was the best combat pilot in the predecessor of this unit, and he was one of the two survivors.

Li Yunxiao said, "Oh, by the way, captain, this plane can also carry air-to-air missiles, and there is a double-mounted pylons near the wingtips, which can carry four combat missiles." Medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles cannot be mounted at present, and the R&D team is doing research in this area. ”

Li Zhan: ......

"However, if medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles are used, they can only be used as weapons carriers, and there is no way to search and lock on to targets. Li Yunxiao didn't know what Li Zhan was thinking, so he continued to worry about himself, "In addition, some people have proposed to mount sea-to-sea attack ammunition, such as anti-ship missiles, but the opposing experts believe that it is the best plan for maritime patrol aircraft to mount anti-ship missiles. ”

Li Zhan waved his hand to interrupt Li Yunxiao's words and said, "Some experts just have this problem, they all want to take into account the results, and there are no bright spots in their combat capabilities." Based on the present, let's continue to talk about the situation of Gaoxin-P. ”

"Understood." Li Yunxiao quickly entered the post state, said, "Another highlight of the high-tech-P is that the captain and co-pilot have weapon operating systems, if the weapon operation team is disabled, the crew can still maintain a certain combat effectiveness." Moreover, the weapon operating system on the captain's seat has priority, which means that the captain can override the weapon operation group to command one or more weapons to attack the target when necessary. The commander of the unit said that this was a design based on the experience of his predecessors. ”

Li Zhan walked to the cockpit and said in a deep voice, "It's a lesson learned with blood." ”

Entering the cockpit, Li Zhan's eyes lit up, the instrument panel is mainly composed of two large-size color heads-up displays, full of modernity, what is surprising is that the joystick is actually the left rod, the throttle is between the captain's seat and the co-pilot's seat, the general design of a modern passenger aircraft. In the middle of the captain is a retractable weapon console, like a video game controller.

Li Zhan sat down and experienced it, and it felt like he had traveled to a future time and space. The cockpit of the old Y-8 is like an unearthed artifact compared to this. Try human-computer interaction, Li Zhan feels very good, and the seat is also very comfortable, thick, and very wrapping.

"Captain, only the captain has the authority to launch external weapons, using the fighter joystick, the launch system is integrated on the joystick, and the weapon can be launched after the power gate is turned on." Li Yunxiao said, pointing to the small-size display above the two large-size head-up displays, and said, "This is the flight parameter display screen, and the main information can be seen on your head." The large heads-up display on the left is the tactical display, and on the right is the radar display, which also shows real-time monitoring data from the aircraft's various systems. ”

Li Zhan nodded slightly, checking the various systems. He focused on the aircraft's battlefield situational awareness system, which was crucial. It's useless to have weapons and ammo, you have to know who you want, so you have to know where the enemy is, including the real-time situation of the enemy. Only with a strong battlefield situational awareness system can it be targeted, otherwise it will be useless even if it carries 200 tons of bombs.

As expected, the battlefield situational awareness system carried by the high-tech -P is very powerful and comprehensive, and has far exceeded the performance required by the attack aircraft. It can be seen that the high-tech -P is not only a large attack aircraft, but also a high-precision technology verification aircraft.

To what extent is the battlefield situational awareness system carried on the high-tech-P? It is actually possible to airdrop and scatter mobile ground battlefield monitors! It's like the giant zombie in Plants vs. Zombies, throwing the monsters on their backs when needed.

It is impossible to achieve such combat capability without a strong data link, so it can be judged that Gaoxin-P is very likely to be a verification machine for tactical data links at the same time, perhaps the first generation of joint operational tactical data links of the three services developed based on the Beidou satellite system.

Li Zhan suddenly felt that the fourth-generation aircraft was not fragrant, and being able to fly such an aircraft like the Lion King overlooking the battlefield was definitely a great pleasure in his life!

With a maximum take-off weight of nearly 80 tons, a maximum load of 25 tons, and a maximum bomb load of 20 tons, such a monster is simply a battlefield scavenger! What else can stop it?

Of course, an important premise is that one's own side must master the battlefield air supremacy, otherwise even if it encounters a second-generation fighter, the high-tech-P will only be shot down.

Li Zhan was very excited and asked a crucial question, "How much does this plane cost?" What is the estimated unit price? ”

"The manufacturer said that it has invested seven or eight billion yuan so far, and it will probably need to manufacture hundreds of aircraft in the future to control the unit price within one billion." Li Yunxiao said.

Li Zhan's eyes were about to pop out - according to the maximum take-off weight, wouldn't each gram weigh as much as 100,000 yuan!?