"You are Yang Xuefeng, the commander of the synthetic battalion?" Zheng Liangqiang looked at me in some surprise, it was obvious that he had heard my name...... But this is also necessary, this helicopter formation led by him is under my command here, so how can he not know my name.

It's just that I want to...... He probably didn't expect that the commander of this mysterious synthetic battalion would be such a young man...... That's why he was surprised!

It's not an exaggeration to say that our synthetic camp is mysterious...... The reason, of course, is to keep it secret...... In normal times, our training is carried out under the protection of the guard troops, and the ordinary troops know very little about our troops...... But it wouldn't be enough to say that I didn't understand it at all.

Most of this knowledge came from the 40th Division...... First, because we participated in the battle in the name of the 40th Division, and secondly, we also had a very close connection with the 40th Division, for example, most of the soldiers came from the 40th Division, and some equipment and tactics would also be passed on to the 40th Division through the soldiers who were eliminated and sent back to the original unit...... So this is spread by ten, ten, hundreds, but because the means of communication in this era are very poor...... The Internet has not yet appeared, there are only a few televisions, and few people read newspapers...... Therefore, the main method of communication is word of mouth, and in the process there will be a lot of personal emotional color, and the real information will become less and less.

Eventually, all the other forces learned...... The composite battalion is an independent unit with the most advanced equipment in our country, the best soldiers...... But no one knows what this synthetic battalion is doing!

It's not that they don't know...... For example, when we went to fight in Afghanistan...... Can they know about such a thing? It can even be said that the heads of the various units do not know much!

"I am!" As I answered, I took out a map and unfolded it in front of Zheng Liangqiang, pointed to a point on the map and said, "This is the location of our battalion headquarters, and you are limited to report to Deputy Battalion Commander Zhang Zuoliang within 30 minutes." Is the mission clear? ”

"Mission clear!" Zheng Liangqiang stepped forward!

"Let's go!"

"Yes!" At this time, Zheng Liangqiang dared to slack off. Turning around, he issued a series of commands to the pilots behind him. Then while looking at the map, I hurried towards the airport gate!

Merely...... In the process, I found that there were many pilots who had just learned the news and kept running in from all directions to join the team, and even some pilots found that their comrades had not come and hurriedly ran out of the queue to inform them...... The whole team is like a pot of porridge, it doesn't look like a unit that can go to the battlefield at all, and I just frown!

"It's quite majestic!" Li Li did not hide the adoration on her face, and said with a smile: "You're not bad as a battalion commander...... I didn't expect the deputy head to hear your title like a mouse seeing a cat! ”

I just smiled...... What can a deputy regiment commander be, there are not many people in the synthetic battalion who are bigger than the deputy regiment commander!

Leaving aside the group of pilots who ran out of the airport, we refocused our attention on the Zhi-5 that stopped in front of us.

"This is the Z-5 helicopter!" Li Li introduced on the side: "The range is 520 kilometers, and the combat radius is 250 kilometers. Loads up to 1.2 tonnes of cargo ......"

"How many people can you pack?" I casually opened the side door and looked at the small space in it and asked.

"You can fit eleven heavily armed soldiers!" Li Li replied: "If it is overloaded...... Barely enough to carry fifteen, eight wounded and one paramedic! ”

I couldn't help frowning when I heard this...... A helicopter can only carry eleven armed personnel, which is too big a gap with the Soviet Mi-8 that can fit a platoon.

"What kind of weapons can be mounted!" I asked.

Those are the two issues that I am most concerned about, because on the battlefield in Afghanistan...... The fire cover of Soviet helicopters made a deep impression on me!

"A 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun in the belly!" Li Li replied: "One rocket launcher on each side!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded.

Although the firepower is much different from the firepower of the Soviet gunship, the Gatling machine gun plus four rocket launchers and missiles, it is better than nothing!

I noticed the problem when I walked into the cabin......

"Why aren't there openings in the floor?" I asked.

Li Li shrugged: "This helicopter just doesn't have it!" ”

"Can it be transformed?" I said, "It's useful in real combat...... Let's make a one-meter and 600-millimeter-wide opening! Add an electric winch...... Only in this way is it possible to rappel and take people back through the guò rope ladder in case of emergency! ”

"There should be no problem!" Li Li nodded: "That's a good idea...... In the past, this helicopter basically only considered landing directly on the ground or airborne, so it did not take into account the problem of openings in the floor...... In doing so, you'll be more tactically flexible! ”

There was a pause. Li Li asked, "Didn't you find out what the biggest problem with this helicopter is?" ”

I smiled and replied, "How could I not have found out?" But...... Is there a way to fix it? ”

In fact, all of this qiē disadvantages...... For example, there are not enough people to load, not enough firepower, or even fast enough, and the flight altitude cannot exceed 2,000 meters...... None of this is a big problem for us. If the loading personnel is insufficient, we can use a few more helicopters, and if the firepower is not enough, we can also send a few more helicopters to cooperate, as for the speed is not fast enough, the altitude is not high enough...... What we are currently facing is the more devils...... In Vietnam, you don't need to be fast or have a high flight limit...... Of course, this kind of helicopter cannot fly in the mountainous areas of Afghanistan at an altitude of 3,000 meters, and it can also be seen from this that the gap between our military helicopters and Soviet helicopters in this era!

However, its strictest problem is ...... Or is its bottom armor not thick!

This is the experience I gained when dealing with Soviet helicopters on the battlefield in Afghanistan...... The most important thing for a helicopter is the bottom armor, because most of the time the threat comes from the fire from below, and what thickness can the bottom armor reach...... It also basically represents how its defense capability is!

But...... I have a preliminary estimate of the next ...... The bottom armor of this straight five was only a dozen millimeters thick...... YOU MUST KNOW THAT AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN CAN PENETRATE 100MM ARMOR AT A RANGE OF 20 METERS...... In other words, the bottom armor of the straight five can only protect against ordinary bullets, not even anti-aircraft machine guns!

That's a big problem...... You must know that anti-aircraft machine guns are not a high-tech thing now, and any infantry team can get a few of them, and some infantry even use this anti-aircraft machine gun as a heavy machine gun to fight infantry...... Moreover, it is convenient to split and carry the anti-aircraft machine gun.

Other words...... Let's fly out in a straight five, once we reach the sky above the enemy's position...... Then you have to be careful everywhere, any anti-aircraft machine gun hidden in the grass can pose a deadly threat to our fleet!

But this seems to be normal...... Helicopters developed in the fifties, anti-aircraft machine guns were used against such aircraft...... If the straight five can prevent the high machine, the high machine is afraid that it will not be called the high machine for a long time!

"Can't be solved!" Li Li shook her head helplessly: "Actually, if you want to solve it...... It can also be solved, and the solution is very simple, which is to thicken the bottom armor to increase its defense...... However, the Z-5 engine is not powerful enough, which will affect its flight speed and load capacity over a large distance...... The result is likely to be more than worth the loss! ”

Of course, what Li Li said makes sense...... This is actually the same as the principle of armored vehicles and tanks, armored vehicles are poorly armored and poorly defended, but they are fast...... It was equally difficult for the enemy to hit armored vehicles in high-speed maneuvers. Although the tank is slow, the armor is not ordinarily thick, and ordinary weapons can't help it!

Obviously...... Even if the bottom armor is thickened, the Naogo will not be able to reach the level of defense of the tank, but will become more dangerous due to the slowdown and load capacity.

So...... A better choice would be to use the Z-5 as an aerial armored vehicle, that is, a tool for rapid maneuvering and offensive assistance, rather than being the main force of the attack like a tank or a Mi-8 or Mi-24!

Then Li Li introduced me to the avionics and communication equipment of the Zhiwu...... At this time, I realized that the straight five that was now displayed in front of me was actually a straight five that had undergone a major change...... This overhaul began, of course, in '79.

Major changes such as the rotor ...... The original rotor of the Zhiwu was still made of steel and wood, but now it is replaced by a metal structure, which can undoubtedly improve the life of the helicopter in a large way!

Another example is the fuel tank...... The previous straight five fuel tanks were in the cockpit...... Good guys, there's already very little space in the cockpit of this helicopter, and you have to stuff two big fuel tanks into it...... If you didn't say it, change it to a plug-in...... That's enough space for eleven heavily armed soldiers!

There are also many changes to the throttle handle, pressure signal, etc...... These are not what I care about, in short, I know that the military industry of our army has not been idle in the past few years, this is not ...... These changes should be said to be very suitable for our actual combat needs!

On the other hand...... I also realized that there is another reason why these helicopters will equip our troops...... That's our previous mission: to be the guinea pig with the new equipment. It's just that we're willing to do this guinea pig!

So...... When my jeep left the airport, my hanging heart slowly relaxed...... Although there is still a big gap between our Z-5 and Soviet helicopters, if it really wants to compare...... It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a gap of decades, but it's important to ...... I know our military industry, our country...... At this time, we are already moving in the right direction, making progress, and catching up! (To be continued......)