Helmet sights! Andrei was suddenly excited, this thing can be said to be a sharp weapon first invented by the Soviet Union for close-range air combat!

In close combat, fighters are fleeting, and in order to catch the target as soon as possible and get the opportunity to launch, the Soviet Union has developed a new sighting device, which is this helmet sight!

Wearing a helmet, the missile's seeker rotates synchronously with the sight, so to speak, where the eye goes, the missile's seeker is aimed at and integrated into the fire control system, so that you can get more launch opportunities!

This technology was equipped on the MiG-29 and Su-27, and now, it has been transplanted to the MiG-23, and it seems that the Mikoyan Design Bureau is planning to transform this MiG-23 into a super MiG-23. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, if you want the helmet sight to exert its power, it must be matched with a large off-axis combat projectile, and in later generations, it is generally matched to launch the R-73 missile, and this missile, which was only in service in 85 years in history, has only now completed the prototype design.

Thinking of this, Andrei couldn't help asking: "What weapons can our MiG-23 be mounted?" ”

"At present, the main weapons are still R-60 and R-23, but our lightning design bureau is designing new missiles, and when the new missiles are in service, they can be modified to this kind of fighter in the shortest possible time." Tukhasky continued: "There are many improvements to this aircraft, except for the engine in the back, and the helmet sights, the equipment inside is almost all the most advanced technology of our Soviet Union in the seventies, for example, our swept wing, which has been automatically controlled by a computer. There is no need to use manual work, the Sapphire-23 radar in the aircraft is the latest improved model, which can attack two targets at the same time, electronic countermeasures equipment, automatic driving equipment are the latest type, and can also carry a variety of anti-ship weapons. In addition to being inferior to the Tomcat fighters of the Americans in long-range attack capabilities. Other abilities are comparable to the Tomcat fighters of the Americans. ”

Originally, although the MiG-23 was a heavy fighter of the Soviets, it had quite a lot of shortcomings, such as too much attention to high altitude and high speed, resulting in close combat capabilities that were not as good as the MiG-21, such as the manual control of the variable swept wing, which led to the fact that in the fierce air combat, the advantage of the variable swept wing was greatly reduced. But now, the improved version of the MiG-23 has improved a lot of flaws. The addition of helmet sights immediately greatly improved the fighter's close-range combat ability, and the computer-controlled variable sweep wing was used to make the fighter more suitable for air combat, such a MiG-23K, the combat effectiveness has changed greatly compared with the original.

But. There is a flaw, but it cannot be avoided. It's the ability to fight in the air at a distance! With the combination of AWG-9 and Immortal, the Tomcat fighter has the ability to shoot at a distance of 100 kilometers, and at this distance, the radar of the MiG-23 cannot scan the target at all!

For now, though, there's no doubt about it. The addition of the MiG-23K will also greatly increase the strength of the ocean-going fleet of the Soviet Navy, and the combat effectiveness of this aircraft is much higher than that of those red blacksmiths! There is no problem at all with the creation of an air defense ring at a distance of 500 kilometers from an aircraft carrier formation.

Andrei was in the cockpit for more than ten minutes with great interest. I came down from above. Looking at Gorshkov's expression, Andrei said: "Comrade Marshal, this is the carrier-based aircraft that our Navy needs!" With the Minsk and these carrier-based aircraft, we will at least not retreat any more in front of the aircraft carrier formations of the Americans. ”

"Yes, Andrey, our Soviet Navy must have the confidence to fight a decisive battle with the American Navy in the ocean!" Gorshkov said: "We took a lot of detours back then, and now we have a clear goal, we must develop our maritime aviation forces!" ”

The Soviet Union has long focused on the development of nuclear submarines, believing that aircraft carriers are live targets in the face of nuclear warfare, but the last battle at sea made Gorshkov finally make up his mind that there is no air supremacy, nothing!

"Yes, Comrade Marshal, in addition to vigorously developing our carrier-based aviation forces, we must also develop corresponding escort warships." Andrei said: "We are facing the US Navy, the pressure on air defense is even more severe, and I suggest that we can install Sky Sentinel radar and medium and long-range anti-aircraft missiles on the basis of the Dreadnought-class destroyers, and transform them into air defense destroyers similar to the Aegis warships of the Americans." ”

The Dreadnought class is a large anti-submarine ship being developed by the Soviet Union, and last year, the construction of the lead ship began. In later generations, in 83, the Soviet Union decided to install the Sky Sentinel phased array radar and SAM-11 anti-aircraft missiles equipped with the Kiev-class on the basis of the Dreadnought class to become a professional air defense destroyer, but unfortunately, the construction plan of this Dreadnought 3 has not been carried out, otherwise, the Soviet Union will also have the same professional air defense system as the American Aegis system.

Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, Andrei proposed to Gorshkov in the hope that he would pay attention to the issue of the air defense of the fleet. The US Aegis system was designed to deal with the saturation attack of the Soviet Union's anti-ship missiles, but once the Soviet aircraft carrier group encountered the United States on the ocean, it would also encounter an overwhelming array of missiles launched by US carrier-based aircraft.

Only a large number of vertically launched anti-aircraft missiles guided by phased array radars will be able to withstand such an attack! Launching missiles with two arms will not be able to resist saturation attacks!

"In this way, our aircraft carrier squadron will be able to better protect our fleet by relying on carrier-based aircraft for air defense in the long range, professional air defense destroyers in the medium range, and their respective air defense missiles in the short range." Andrei said. As a person from the Air Defense Force, Andrei said that he was completely an expert.

Hearing Andrei's suggestion, Gorshkov nodded: "Yes, after we go back, we will develop this kind of argument." ”

"This MiG-23 is good, we should rebuild our land-based fighter according to current standards!" Andrei still couldn't put it down, he couldn't help but sigh like this, and the personnel of the Mikoyan Design Bureau on the side said that a batch of land-based fighters had been improved, and the Far Eastern Military District had also been equipped!

With a feeling of unfinished business, Andrei accompanied Gorshkov and others to end the inspection. After returning to Moscow, the next day, Andrei flew to the Far East.

Returning to the place where he had fought and facing the same opponent again, Andre was already full of confidence. He has become the supreme commander of Hokkaido, and at the same time, he has the approval of the general secretary to occupy the entire island nation when the time comes!

The situation in the island country has become so chaotic, it seems that the Chi army is developing well! Andrei took the latest briefing and looked at it very carefully. (To be continued.) )