Chapter 547: Prelude to the Exercise Four
"This is indeed good news, I always believe that the propeller fighter is not completely outdated, in a specific environment and conditions, even more practical than the jet fighter, I am ready to be equipped in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia and other regions, the wear and tear of an F-15 Eagle fighter is three to forty thousand dollars per hour, but the hourly wear and tear of a propeller fighter will not exceed a thousand dollars!"
"The terrain in these areas is very complex, so that the high performance of jet fighters is useless, and when it comes to absolute air supremacy, propeller fighters are the most economical, the best are not necessarily the most practical, and this trend will start with us. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Wu Chen said with a smile.
"The Condor 1 propeller fighter, using a turboprop engine from the Institute of Power of the Golden Triangle Academy of Sciences, is 12 meters long, with a wingspan of 21 meters, a height of 4.5 meters, a payload of 4,500 kilograms, a cruising speed of 600 kilometers per hour, and an additional fuel tank that can last up to 12 hours in the air."
"In addition to the two 12.7mm Gatling tri-barreled cannons in the wings, the fuselage and wings have up to fifteen hardpoints that can be used to hang sniper targeting pods, cannon pods, rocket nests, normal bombs, cluster bombs, laser-guided bombs, anti-tank missiles, and infrared combat missiles."
"The performance of this propeller fighter is extremely superior, it can take off from an airstrip or even a dirt road, the stall speed reaches one hundred and twenty kilometers per hour, the key parts of the fuselage are made of titanium alloy materials, the exterior of the cockpit is bulletproof glass and armor, the seats are ejectable, with the Atlantis satellite navigation system and the use of GPS satellite navigation system, it is fully capable of carrying out precision strikes." Ward said with a smile.
"Twenty-five squadrons of propeller fighters will be produced first, five squadrons will be needed for the border patrol of the Golden Triangle Federation, ten squadrons will be needed for the patrol of mining areas in African countries, and ten squadrons will be needed for mining patrols and the Silver Triangle region in South America, a total of 600 fighters, each of which will cost up to three million dollars, and I will grant you two billion dollars."
"This kind of propeller fighter is simple and easy to operate, and 2,400 pilots will be trained in the early stage, and priority will be given to recruiting from the Golden Triangle Federation and Africa, and it will temporarily belong to the establishment of the defense force and will not be included in the establishment of mercenary regiments." Wu Chen smiled and said.
The establishment of the mercenary corps and the establishment of the defense force are two completely different concepts, take the air force as an example, the average ground staff start with an annual salary of 100,000 US dollars, and the minimum driver starts at 200,000 US dollars, but all the expenses are borne by themselves, and if the contract is not renewed, the mercenary corps will not care.
The defense force belongs to the regular army of the government, and the treatment of ordinary ground crews is 1,000 US dollars per month, and the drivers are only 3,000 US dollars per month, but they can enjoy free housing and medical care, pay pension insurance, and pay holidays and other benefits.
"Boss, now I'll briefly talk about some high-end equipment, according to your requirements and the technical data provided, the core scientific research base of Sailunta Town has cracked the Predator UAV and the Global Hawk UAV, and mastered the core technology."
"At present, the Assassin-A drone we developed has entered the production stage, and a drone production plant has been specially built for this purpose, which is jointly manufactured by the electronics company of the Golden Triangle and the Ukolan military-industrial complex, and the core components are produced by the auxiliary manufacturing workshop of the core scientific research base, which will produce three aircraft per month."
"As for the manufacture of clairvoyant drones, there are still some problems, and the design drawings have not been completed for the time being, the world's most cutting-edge scientific and technological products are too precise and complex, and experts still need time." Marcas said.
"The U.S. government has assisted us with ten sets of Global Hawk UAVs and 100 sets of Predator UAVs, at present we do not lack this strike force, don't worry, slowly crack this Global Hawk, this is the main equipment in the future, it is not the ability to eat thoroughly, innovation is the ability." Wu Chen shook his head and said.
As long as a military strategist with a little vision, he knows that the role of UAVs in future wars is very strong, not only can stay in the air for a long time for reconnaissance and patrol, but also can use guided weapons to carry out precision strikes, the development of UAVs will be a major trend in military research and development, Wu Chen is very patient with this.
In other words, a high-performance all-weather fourth-generation advanced fighter is the F-15 Eagle fighter, and the old model has to start at 30 million US dollars, which has to be the US Air Force's own domestic purchase price.
What's more, the fighter is not the most critical, an excellent fighter pilot, in terms of value, is more than a fighter, because the training of pilots not only requires a lot of money, but also a lot of time, the pilot of a road-based fighter costs at least 10 million US dollars, and the training cost of a carrier-based aircraft pilot is at least five times!
And the price of a UAV, is the most sophisticated Global Hawk UAV, the cost is only 70 million US dollars, with the ability to attack the Predator UAV, the cost of 10 million US dollars is the sky, although the UAV can not replace manned fighters for the time being, but it is an indispensable means in war.
There is also a cost-effective problem, whether it is a road-based air defense missile or an air-to-air missile carried by a fighter, the cost of destroying a drone is too high, with the progress of science and technology, the UAV can not only be mass-produced, the cost will also be reduced a lot, and when a drone is more than one million dollars, it will not be worth it.
After discussing the equipment of the navy, land, and air force, he began to listen to Khante, chief of the General Staff, on the final plan for the Kunashir Island exercise. After so many years of fighting, Hunter has become an excellent military strategist, and the plan is naturally impeccable, so Wu Chen approved to proceed according to the original plan!
"This is Mr. Wu Chen, the spiritual leader of the Golden Triangle Mercenary Corps, and also my mentor, the most respected old friend of the Russian people. In the VIP room, Park Kim shook hands with Wu Chen and introduced him to a leader of the Cuban government.
The leaders of state who came to participate in this military exercise were all arranged to rest in Wu Chen's private residence, that is, the Hot Spring Palace, while the leaders of other military delegations were all staying in the newly built local hotels on Zetao Island.