In the Middle East, where the oil tyrants and local tyrants are gathered, Persia is an alternative. Relying on the abundant underground natural resources, it used to be so rich that it would not have been able to afford to buy a 'Tomcat' for $80 million.

And that's just the bare metal price, not including ammunition training and after-sales.

But Persia chose to break away from Eagle Sauce control after the seventies. It intends to develop on its own, but it is blocked by Europe and the United States, and lacks funds and technological resources.

The Persian industrial system is very good in the Middle East, but the imitation of a second-generation aircraft is stumbling, and the third-generation aircraft is even less hopeful.

Later, after the flower grower developed the fourth-generation aircraft, the whole world felt that he could also do it. Persia also made a ...... and made a strange model.

After the Iran-Iraq war, due to religious turmoil, Eagle Sauce implemented a blockade, and the 'Tomcat' in the hands of Persia faced the dilemma of lack of spare parts. The availability of the fleet continues to decline, and the number of usable fighters continues to shrink.

But no matter how it shrinks, the Tomcat is the most powerful weapon in the Persian military. Especially in the 90s, this thing was so advanced that flower growers were all in trouble.

First of all, this is a carrier-based aircraft of pure blood - why Persia, which does not have aircraft carriers, chose a carrier-based aircraft, then only God knows. After all, Pahlavi, who bought this thing, hung up in 80.

The Tomcat's variable sweep wing is complex and expensive, and the manufacturing technology is quite demanding, with the advantage of taking into account both high-speed volleys and low-speed cruises.

It can quickly pounce on the battle position after takeoff, hover for a long time at a distance of 400 kilometers from the aircraft carrier, and rely on the command of the AWACS aircraft to launch an attack on the opponent or prevent the enemy from approaching.

The top speed of Mach 2.4 allowed the Tomcat to hit and escape.

The AN/AWG-9 radar is an air combat artifact with explosive performance. When it first entered service in the 70s, it was completely unrivaled in the air with the long-range 'Immortal Bird' and the medium- and short-range 'Sparrow' and 'Rattlesnake'.

If such a fighter has enough logistical support, the power is endless.

It's just a pity that Persia was blocked.

Zhou Qingfeng lay on the hillside near Tabriz Airport and stared at the airport for several hours.

The Persian Air Force stationed here took off and landed several sorties of fighters early in the morning, among which the "Tomcat" was only seen once, but the RF-5E reconnaissance plane flew quite frequently.

Many people feel that the enemy of their enemy is their friend. But this description is not true, the enemy of the enemy is not necessarily a friend, but also an idiot with a high heart and a low eye.

Zhou Qingfeng doesn't have a good impression of Persia, because the Persians have an inexplicable self-superiority, which is more magical than the third brother. Although the third brother is funny, he knows how to make more friends, multiple ways, and a thick-skinned city wall.

The Persians do not think so.

The 'Tomcat', which had taken off in the morning, had flown a few laps in the air and had landed back in the open hangar on the east side of the airport. There's a terminal, a tower. Passengers have to use shuttle buses to get in and out of the airport.

The perimeter of the airport is sealed off with barbed wire, and guards in gray-green military uniforms patrol the perimeter with dogs. Eagle sauce has been trying to destroy the 'Tomcat' in the hands of Persia, including buying the inside line to dismantle the 'Immortal Bird'.

In order to protect the 'holy relics' in their hands, the Persian Air Force also worked hard and did not dare to be negligent.

Zhou Qingfeng didn't move all day, just circled around the airport a few kilometers away. Wait until the night, and then he appears.

After dark, airport guards tightened their alert. But they didn't have night vision devices, so they relied on patrols to sweep flashlights and police dogs' noses back and forth.

This can't stop the violent maniac Zhou Qingfeng at all. He can run several kilometers at a speed of 100 meters, like a gust of wind crossing the outer cordon of the airport.

The barbed wire, several meters high, is covered with barbs, and ordinary people are daunted. He can flip it over with a hand, which is the blink of an eye.

Even if a dog smells him, it will be fooled by the arcane art of 'pacifying the animals'. One or two of the guards noticed something unusual, and could only see vague shadows.

There are several hangars, which are actually open hangars. Zhou Qingfeng casually picked a closer. The lights in the shed are bright, and what comes straight into your eyes is ......, scaffolding?

Well, not scaffolding, it's a maintenance ladder.

The huge 'Tomcat' stopped inside, and the ground crew in overalls circled the body like ants. The Tabriz base can only be used for ordinary daily maintenance of fighters. If it is to be overhauled, the fighters will have to be transferred to Isfahan.

The cabin selected by Zhou Qingfeng is the 'Tomcat' flying during the day, and more than a dozen Persian ground crews are busy. Zhou Qingfeng didn't know what they were doing, so he only released the sleeping technique one by one.

The spirit slave appeared and held the fallen ground crew back. They change their body shape and take on the appearance of bearded Persians, standing in their original positions, pretending.

If outsiders pass by, they can also cover it up.

Arcie followed Zhou Qingfeng in, and turned into liquid metal into the 'Tomcat' body, flowing around like mercury, one in the nose and the other in the tail.

Next to the fighter plane, there are maintenance equipment like power distribution cabinets, several skin openings have been opened under the belly, and a large number of cables extend from the ground to be maintained through the detection interface under the skin.

Next to the service equipment are a large number of service manuals and assembly guides. Sophia floats out of the void, and the 'scholar's touch' absorbs the information.

"Master, these repair manuals are incomplete, and the parts related to major repairs and the like have to go to Isfahan."

Because of the purchase of fighters, the Persians received professional training in Eagle Sauce, including overhaul skills. Isfahan is home to the Persian Aeronautical Manufacturing Industries, where the 'Tomcat' was overhauled and remodeled.

On the other side, Arcie jumped out of the engine nozzle in the tail of the plane and shouted happily: "Master, this plane can fly." As long as you replenish fuel and ammunition, you can go to beat up the American troops in the Persian Gulf in a few hours. ”

Zhou Qingfeng is here to make trouble, in fact, he is very close to success. But standing in front of the 'Tomcat' and intuitively feeling the deterrence brought by this heavy fighter, he had other thoughts in his heart.

It was not until 99 that the flower planters started to buy the "Varyag" for the aircraft carrier, and it was not until 02 that the warship was towed home, and it was rebuilt in 05 and delivered in 12 years.

And now in 92, the "Varyag", which was built to more than 60 percent, is soaking at the Nikolaev shipyard on the Black Sea. When it was towed home, the ship was rusty and resembling scrap metal.

In addition to the lack of money and foreign obstacles, there is a very important reason why it has been delayed for so long, and there is no carrier-based aircraft at home - isn't the absence of carrier-based aircraft equal to waste?

As for the carrier-based aircraft of the Alliance, it is not to mention - the combat capabilities of the Yak-38, the 'mast defender', are quite limited, and the reliability is super poor.

Domestically purchased Su-27SK will not arrive until August of this year, and self-assembly will not begin until 98. As for the J-15, it was also done on the prototype of the Su-33.

The Su-33 prototype can be obtained, but the 'Tomcat' of Eagle Sauce is a mass production machine. This is not playing Gundam, the mass production machine is stronger.

Zhou Qingfeng thought about what would happen if he went to buy the 'Varyag' now? If you think about it, it's not like that.

There are no carrier-based aircraft, can you buy them back as a private yacht?

A private yacht of more than 60,000 tons, the price is not expensive, it was only 20 million US dollars when it was sold in 99, and it is quite majestic to buy it.

Why don't you take a trip to Isfahan and touch the old bottom of the 'Tomcat'? In addition to the 'Grumman' company that removed the eagle sauce, only the Persian family has this thing.

It's all here, so let's take a trip.