"I do have some ideas on this, especially since the M-type solution is from the KnAAPO design team."

"Uh...... Is that so? ”

Long Yun partially agreed with Koneshev's words, and he also felt that the current situation of the war was favorable to the Soviet Union, and it was very necessary to replace weapons at such a time. As for the dispute between the M-type and the M2 type, when he heard the designer say that "the previous plan is from KnAAPO", he didn't have any idea about it, but he just thought of the situation in the real world, IAPO and KnAAPO had a lot of suspicions in order to compete for export orders, and he didn't expect that there would be this in the parallel world.

With such doubts, at noon of the same day, entering the factory restaurant with Anatoly Simonov, the two of them were sitting in a single room undisturbed, he asked the general designer of the Sukhoi Design Bureau.

Hearing Viktor's words, he drank a few sips of fragrant thick soup, and Simonov first explained the problem of the production of the improved type.

"Ah, Comrade General, about the general coordination of the production of fighters, Sergei this guy is not wrong at all.

For IAPO, even if it has been producing two-seat models before, after a slight adjustment of the production line, it can efficiently produce single-seat Su-27S/P; So for the current M2 type, although there are a lot of changes to the structure of the airframe, but it has not reached the point of breaking the muscles and bones, if some adjustments are made to the IAPO production line, I feel that there is no problem in putting the Su-27M2 into production.

Comrade Rezenov, if I were from the point of view of the head of a design bureau, I would definitely agree with Comrade Sergei Koneshev. To this talented designer. I've always been very important; However. If I proceed from the current strategic situation, I will not agree with this point of view, but will support the production of the Su-27M at full speed as much as possible, even if the performance of this fighter does not achieve an overwhelming advantage over American fighters.

Ordinary people may not be able to think about this clearly, but a high-ranking officer like you will definitely understand, right? ”

"Hmm...... Probably. What do you mean, "

Even if he was a little confused by Simonov's words, he could also see the thoughts of the person in front of him at a glance with the help of snooping on his consciousness, Long Yun quickly nodded:

"In the form of all-out confrontation, the primary factor that determines the outcome of a war is still the quantity of weapons and equipment, not the quality?"

"Haha! It's not quite exact, but, comrade general, I think what you say is basically true. ”

Sitting at the dark table, I was still a little apprehensive. Anatoly Simonov's love affair has now turned for the better, and he explained his opinion in a few words. At the same time, it also explains why the above gave the complex a plan to produce the Su-27M at full speed. In Simonov's view, the scale of the current world war is much larger than that of ordinary local wars, and in this case, as long as the weapons systems of the two belligerents are not modernly damaged, then the victory or defeat can only be determined by the number of weapon platforms, not the performance of individual pieces of equipment.

He knows that the Soviet Union's philosophy of war has always advocated overall warfare and all-round warfare, and this is also reflected in weaponry: It is not to blindly pursue quantity without quality assurance, but to provide simple and reliable weapons of uniform specifications in large quantities as much as possible on the premise of ensuring the main combat performance of weapons, and then to be able to have sufficient armed forces, and finally implement the combat strategy of fighting more and fighting less and making breakthroughs in a concentrated manner on the battlefield.

In this case, taking into account the fact that the world war will not last too long, it would be more appropriate to produce the Su-27M at full capacity on the existing industrial basis than to make efforts to switch to the production of the Su-27M.

This, as an ace pilot, he does not deny that the fighting performance of the M2 is significantly better than that of the M-type, but the two are almost the same in over-the-horizon combat; As a high-end model of the Red Empire's air force, the situation of chaotic warfare is often dealt with by MiG aircraft, and the Su-27, which focuses on long-range interception and air interdiction, does not frequently participate in combat - except for super aces such as Victor, then the advantages of the M2 type may not be fully exerted on the battlefield.

Having understood all this, on the one hand, regretting Koneshev's efforts, and on the other hand, taking a keen interest in the Su-27M2, Long Yun continued to listen to Simonov's analysis:

“…… Yes, in terms of cost-effectiveness, I personally support the full production of the M-type.

In addition, I have another technical consideration regarding Sergei's mentions; In fact, it is needless to say that Comrade General, now intelligence from many sources shows that the American YF-22 project is progressing rapidly, and it may appear on the battlefield soon; In this case, to put it bluntly, the 'deeply improved' Su-27M2, no matter how strong its performance is, will not be the opponent of the YF-22, and such a weapon, even if it manages to enter mass production, cannot be used as a kind of victory weapon for the Air Force and Air Defense Force.

In this regard, I also follow the progress of the project of the MiG Design Bureau, compared to their 'project 1.44', I don't know what you know about this project, the M2 type is still only an improved version based on the third generation aircraft, and there is really no comparison between the two. ”

"'Project 1.44', well, I've actually heard of it."

In front of Simonov, Long Yun did not take the initiative to mention the visit to the MiG Design Bureau, he muttered a response.

"Ah, then, I'm afraid you'll come to a similar conclusion, huh?

The M2 fighter, no matter how it is changed, is still a third-generation aircraft, and it does not have radar stealth characteristics and advanced electronic systems, so the outcome of the confrontation against the YF-22 is obviously not optimistic.

Think about the MiG Design Bureau, which is considered our competitor in the field of fighters, and now Altyn already has 'Project 1.44', and our Sukhoi Bureau has not yet come up with an excellent fourth-generation aircraft scheme; In this case, I will naturally choose to increase the management of the project, and appropriately tilt financial and other resources to the research and development of fourth-generation fighters, rather than blindly studying how to continue to improve the Su-27, which is also an inevitable choice. ”

Listening to the low-pitched talk, he saw the cigarette held by the elder on the back chair turn on and go out, as if he was hesitating about the future of his design bureau, in fact, Long Yun knew that he was still worried about how to develop a new fighter.

Inadvertently glimpsed Simonov's thoughts, Long Yun understood the appearance of the chief designer in front of him better, maybe the time went back to a few years ago, he was still a scientific research expert immersed in technology, but once he served as the head of the design bureau, he wanted to do things, he could not only consider technology, and good relations with the military and government agencies were also important work content, and now the appearance of this deputy professional manager in front of him is actually not his original appearance.

"But now, not to mention this sudden world war, long before the outbreak of the war, the Ministry of Aviation Industry and the military have made medium and long-term arrangements, and the research and development of the next generation of main fighters has been delegated to the Mi pattern, and what about the tasks of our design bureau?

It is actually 'to do a good job in the production of the Su-27 and provide a sufficient number of new fighters for VVS and PVO as much as possible'......

This, of course, includes a lot of content, such as the interceptor type Su-27PU provided to PVO, the carrier-based version of the Su-27K needed by the Navy, in addition to export orders to China, production line technical support, which occupies a considerable part of the manpower and energy of the design bureau. However, Comrade General, I think you will surely also think that relying solely on the successful Su-27, with other derivative businesses, is not a good thing for the design bureau and the industrial complex, for which we also tried to design the next generation of light stealth fighters, which in itself was not very successful and the military was not very interested.

Fighter weapons, developed to the generation of stealth capabilities, the design of light aircraft has been greatly improved, and the performance is difficult to achieve the ideal range, which is not the subjective efforts of technical personnel can change. So frankly, as the head of the design bureau, I still have some sense of urgency, after all, the war will not last forever, and what will become of the situation if the Air Force, the Air Defense Forces and the overseas market no longer need so many Su-27s?

With all due respect, it is not realistic to completely defeat the United States and wipe out all the enemies in a war, the Soviets still need to maintain a strong military force, but the Mi pattern has 'item 1.44' for the future Red Air Force, and our situation is not good, and this is where I really have a headache now. ”

In the smoke-filled dining room, facing the table of food in front of him, Long Yun's mind was all on Simonov's words, and he felt that the chief designer's worries were very reasonable after thinking about it.

After thinking about it in his seat for a while, he drank all the black tea in his cup, and he already had some plans in his heart.

"Well...... That's right, Comrade Simonov, since I've talked about this topic today, I, a layman who flies planes to fight, would like to take the liberty of saying a few words, and I would like you not to laugh at it. Regarding the future of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, since you have a very long-term vision, and relying solely on one Su-27 will not last long, then,"

While talking, while playing thoughtfully with the teacup, Viktor Rezenov's eyes showed an inexplicable look:

"Regarding the research and development of the next generation of fighters, the Mi pattern does have a '1.44', but the Sukhoi Bureau can still make a lot of progress in another area, which is also the one that it has occupied so far:

Yes, your guess is not wrong at all, it is the carrier-based aircraft on the heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers of the Red Navy. (To be continued......)