In this way, the J-10 multi-role fighter can be replaced with a single function and outdated J-8i, J-7 and even J-6 fighters, and the combat effectiveness of the unit can be greatly improved under the condition that the scale of equipment is relatively stable and the number of fighter pilots remains unchanged. Not only that, but in the face of the surrounding enemy, the type and intensity of combat missions that the air force can undertake have also been further enhanced, and it is no longer a gatekeeper force specializing in defending the territorial airspace of the motherland.

The current situation is like this, unlike the situation of the superpowers, the idea of arms development of the "parallel motherland" has its own uniqueness, which naturally makes Long Yun very happy.

According to his understanding, unless it is a matter of waiting for a world war, the Soviet model of "special aircraft for special use" is not very suitable for the "parallel motherland." On the contrary, the US military's heavy air superiority aircraft and medium-sized multi-purpose aircraft are more optimistic, and a better balance can be achieved in terms of cost of use and combat effectiveness.

At this stage, China's national strength and military expenditure cannot be compared with the Red Empire, as far as Long Yun knows, the main combat equipment of the PLAF at this stage is still mainly second-generation aircraft, and the third-generation aircraft is only Su-27SK/UBK for the time being.

Moreover, in this case, in terms of the total number of combat aircraft and equipment, PLAF is also far behind the United States and the Soviet Union; The world war is in full swing, but after all, the war cannot last forever, and the outcome is not yet known, if we consider the long-term development of the Air Force, it is not enough to rely solely on the introduction of the Su-27SK/UBK and Shen Fei's "Cai Guoqing" and "Cai Guoqing II".

From the "high and low matching" of J-7 and J-8 to the new generation of Su-27SK and J-10, that is, from simple "homeland air defense" to "both offensive and defensive". Long Yun naturally agrees with this.

Think about the situation in the real world, the "Seventh Master" and the "Cai Guoqing" are actually a kind of point air defense fighter and a larger and faster point air defense fighter overlapping each other, plus a large number of Wu Faxian advocated "beating the world's big six masters", the equipment situation is like this. Compared with Plana, which has the same worrisome performance of fighters but no lack of actual combat achievements, the PLA Air Force has long followed the Soviet Union's operational concepts and construction ideas, or is more like a poorly equipped and heavily task-loaded Far Eastern PVO, gradually deviating from the mainstream direction of the world in terms of strategic thinking.

For a long time, the PLAF, as the air force of the republic, has been due to many reasons such as its own capabilities, equipment conditions and the impact of the Cultural Revolution. It is more like a territorial air defense force with insufficient actual combat capabilities, and the air force in the real sense of the PLA's combat sequence was "absent" for a time.

It was not until a few years later, with the introduction of Su-27 fighters, the Taiwan Strait crisis and a series of events that the PLA Air Force once again entered a period of rapid development, which is also reflected in the parallel world; The difference is. The year 1996 has passed, and the Americans, who are mired in the quagmire of world war, have no time to show solidarity with Taiwan, and the farce of reunification or independence, with a loud thunder and a small raindrop, has come to an abrupt end, and the Taiwan issue, which once plagued China, has now become insignificant.

As long as the war ends, there will be a natural solution to the long-delayed Taiwan issue.

As a senior general of the Red Air Force and the number one ace pilot, Long Yun was unable to change into civilian clothes on this trip to Beijing. Wandering through the streets and alleys of Beijing, tracing the traces of the passing years, I saw the gratifying progress of the air force of the Republic through visits and exchange activities. Naturally, this made him very happy.

The excitement is not only because he saw a unique J-10 fighter and discussed and exchanged ideas with his comrades-in-arms of different generations in the "parallel motherland", but he did feel the progress of this air force, and the PLAF, which once faced the world's first air force on the Korean Peninsula, after decades of ups and downs. Finally found a promising path to this. Young people themselves cannot predict the future, but they can judge by real-world experiences. He felt that this path was the right choice, provided of course, that the threat of world war no longer existed.

In the unknown world, the decisive battle between the East and the West has begun, and after a cruel baptism of gunpowder and fire, what will become of this world?

Long Yun couldn't answer this question yet, all he could do was do his best to win, and he couldn't think about other things so much for the time being; In any case, the situation is now very clear, the Eastern bloc will definitely gain an advantage in this contest, and the post-war world will probably no longer need a large Soviet-style air force, which he is completely sure of as a veteran pilot, even the Red Empire itself.

The process of communication was long and short, and after visiting and understanding the first batch of mass production models of the "No. 10 Project", Long Yun checked the performance parameters of the model in detail.

The top speed of Mach 1.8, the range of internal oil is 2,100 kilometers, the weapon system is the PL-11 imitation of the "Aspide" missile and the PL-8 imitation of the "Strange Snake-3", as well as the licensed production of the GSH-301 aircraft gun, which is similar to the situation in the real world.

It seems that, as in the real world, the overall technical standards of Project 10, including the electronic systems, engine control systems, and weapons systems, are different from those of the Soviet Union, but are closer to those of NATO.

In fact, Long Yun can probably think that since the situation between the East and the West in the parallel world is continuing the Cold War, it is impossible for China to receive a series of half-hearted assistance from Western countries like the real world in the eighties of the 20th century, and there is no way to talk about any "model of peace".

Of course, the Soviet system and the Western system are not simply a question of superiority or inferiority, advanced or backwardness, but are based on the realities of different countries and at different times.

In this regard, Long Yun saw that the current situation is positive, he learned from the Chinese personnel that the current equipment system of PLAAF is being adjusted, the introduction of the Subiao Su-27SK/UBK, the domestic J-11 still follow the Warsaw Pact system and standards, and the self-developed J-10 "Raptor" is another set of standards.

As for which of the two systems is more suitable, it seems that the former is better.

Due to the problem of system compatibility, the new units equipped with J-10 fighters have not been able to integrate into the unified combat system of the Warsaw Pact for the time being; not only has the system itself not been perfected, but the logistical support and supporting facilities are also different from the original Soviet system, and their role in this world war will be somewhat discounted.

During the afternoon visit, the delegation spent a long time in the hangar where the J-10 fighters were parked, and the delegation ended the discussion one after another, packed up the materials with the Chinese personnel, and prepared to go back to the conference room to continue studying the problem.

He was about to leave the hangar with his colleagues, but the Chinese personnel who accompanied him made a request, since "the Soviet friends have already brought fighter planes, if conditions permit, can we hold a confrontation drill between the two sides, and by the way, we can also check the situation of the new fighters in this form."

"Oh......?

Are we here with fighter planes? ”

At first, Long Yun was quite surprised when he heard the words of the Chinese personnel, he tilted his head and asked the entourage next to him, and the adjutant of the major who was a temporary guest nodded to Comrade Lieutenant General, "Yes, Comrade General; I'll check the specifics, because, as you know, I don't have a detailed record of the mission's preparatory work. ”

The major's answer quickly answered Long Yun's doubts, and he himself thought that unlike other members of the delegation, he had come to Beijing this time to take a special plane with Lyudmila Pavlyuchenko, and since he had joined in halfway, he did not know much about the delegation's exchange activities on this foreign visit, and he had no idea at all about the arrangements before and after, and of course the combat planes arriving from the Soviet Union were not what he expected.

But I don't know, what kind of aircraft did the Red Air Force send to this exchange activity?

It is conceivable that this kind of occasion is not equivalent to a joint military exercise, and generally speaking, the two sides are mainly engaged in dialogue and discussion of issues, but it is very obvious that the Soviet military also sent several fighters to Beijing this time to prepare for possible exchanges between the two armies.

During the Great War, the war on the Far Eastern front was raging, and China, which was in East Asia, had not yet directly participated in the war, so the exchange activities of Viktor Rezenov and his party could be so calm.

Hurriedly looking for the relevant personnel of the delegation to understand the situation, the major ran back to report to Comrade General, the number of fighters that arrived at the same time as the visiting team this time was not much, except for two Su-27M and a supporting IL-78M air tanker, that is, two MiG planes temporarily transferred from the aviation training regiment, the specific model is the MiG-29M, that is, the mid-term upgrade model improved on the basis of the prototype.

MiG-29M, Long Yun is no stranger to this model, he has used it once in the Black Sea air battle before, and his evaluation of this fighter is also quite high. (To be continued)