The previous tactics of the Soviets were mainly numerical superiority, using the huge T-34 tank sea, they conquered the formidable Tiger, King Tiger tank, and during the Cold War, they still continued this tradition, their Ak series fighters, as long as a mechanical processing plant can be manufactured, can be mass-produced, as for each of their fighters, the performance may be slightly worse, but in terms of quantity, there will definitely be an advantage.

However, when it came to the Su-27, they also began to pay attention to quality, their fighters already have very advanced tactical indicators, and they have achieved catch-up, so their fighters do not need to win by quantity, they can also rely on quality superiority to occupy more enemies.

Two against eight, that's definitely a huge significance, not only because the number of fighters needed is reduced, but also because the number of pilots needed is greatly reduced.

You know, compared with fighters, the training of pilots is more costly, to say that pilots are worth money, it is absolutely no joke, from the training that began in the aviation school, all the way to enter the fighter unit, to become a qualified pilot, that is to go through strict training, just burn the fuel, is astronomical.

Reducing the size of the army and improving the quality of the army were proposed at military parades a few years ago, and the domestic army began to be massively reduced, and at the same time marched towards a high-quality army.

The same is true for the Air Force, if it can have modern fighters, it can reduce the huge J-6 fleet and turn quantity into a quality advantage.

"Do you have any missiles with a longer range, such as the Immortal Bird missile?" Qin Feng raised another question.

If you want to mention over-the-horizon air combat, you can't help but mention the Immortal Bird missile, which is a perfect match for the combination of Tomcat fighters, and this combination of methods allows it to have a hunting distance of more than 100 kilometers, which is enough to be proud of the group.

"Absolutely." In the face of this question, Simonov spoke eloquently: "Our R27 missile, and a special extended-range missile, the front part remains the same, but the rear body is replaced with a solid rocket engine with a slightly increased diameter and length, and when this missile is used at high altitude, the range can exceed 100 kilometers, which is enough to be comparable to the immortal bird." ”

In Simonov's mouth, their fighter is omnipotent, and in fact, although there are such missiles, in the evaluation of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, the pursuit of long range does not have much value.

On the one hand, it needs the cooperation of airborne radar to be able to give full play to this range advantage, but as we all know, the Soviet Union's radar technology is far inferior to the West, and the Su-27 has not been able to match the flat slot radar antenna, resulting in the weight increase of the nose and repeated modification of the design, its radar, the detection distance is only 100 kilometers, how can it lock the target?

The radar of the Tomcat fighter has a maximum detection distance of more than 300 kilometers, and it can lock on to the target at a distance of 100 kilometers, with the range of the Immortal Bird missile, so that it is useful, and on the Su-27 fighter, it is good to be able to lock on at a distance of 50 kilometers to deal with a target the size of a fighter, and there is no value in pursuing a long range.

On the other hand, it is the difficulty of identifying friend and foe, in the territorial air defense mission of the Soviet Territorial Defense Force, it can be intercepted from a long distance, as long as it flies from certain directions, then it can be judged as an enemy aircraft, but in battle, flying back and forth in a narrow airspace, many times, it is necessary to visually determine the target before launching an attack.

Friend or foe identifier? After all, it is a machine, and there will be times when the machine will make mistakes, and if it is because of such factors that it accidentally hits a friendly army, or even causes the pilot of a friendly plane to die, then the responsibility is quite large.

Until now, the Chinese Air Force has no medium-range interception capability, so they have been pursuing this capability, which is understandable, of course, when they actually use it, they will know that there are many limitations of this medium-range interception, and when the time comes, they will naturally not come to investigate Simonov's current boasting of Haikou.

"Let's talk about short-range missiles, our missiles are also quite advanced in performance." Simonov went on to say that he has already talked a lot about medium-range air combat, and now it's time to talk about close-range combat.

"Your fighter plane, in terms of close-quarters combat, should be equipped with the same equipment as the MiG-29." Qin Feng said speculatively: "In my opinion, their equipment is almost the same. ”

The research and development unit of the fighter mainly develops the aircraft itself, and the weapon systems in it are all developed by the supporting departments, just like the missile system, the MiG-29 and the Su-27 are actually not much different, they are both mounted on the R27 and R73 missiles.

Now, hearing Qin Feng's words, Simonov nodded: "Yes, what you said is very correct, we can use radar, helmet sights and infrared optoelectronic systems to lock on to the target, it will greatly increase our chances of launching missiles, at the same time, here, I will focus on introducing to you our R73 missile, we know that you have introduced and produced the Strange Snake 3 missile, and the data of this missile in all aspects are very different from our R73 missile." ”

The R73 missile, which is the latest air-to-air missile in the Soviet Union, is still a product of the Lightning Design Bureau, and it was not until 1985 that it was finalized and put into service, and in 1988, it was exported abroad for the first time, and the first country to use it was East Germany.

The performance of this missile is advanced, and you can know it by comparing various data, for example, the most important thing for modern air-to-air missiles is the off-axis launch angle, which can greatly improve the launch chances in air combat for fighter pilots.

For example, the off-axis launch angle of the Monster Snake 3 has reached 30 degrees, which is already very against the sky, and the pilot can fire as long as he simply aims at the target, but compared with R73, it is absolutely insignificant, because the off-axis launch angle of R73 has reached 60 degrees!

Sixty degrees, what does it mean? In front of the missile's 120-degree cone, it is a must-kill area, only this kind of large off-axis combat missile, and helmet sight coordination is effective, otherwise, the pilot can turn his head to see, but the missile can't keep up, that is also in vain.

Now, the maneuverability of the Su-27 is already enough against the sky, and with this advanced missile, it is definitely the first-class air combat force!

The off-axis launch angle of 60 degrees means to the fighter pilot, everyone is very clear, and for a moment, everyone's eyes widened and they looked at the R73 missile model. Its aerodynamic shape looks the same as a normal air-to-air missile, but the eyes inside the seeker are turned at a larger angle!