"Carrier-based aircraft ......?"

Viktor's words provoked the thinking of Mikhail Simonov, who for a moment sat in his chair and did not speak.

In the early years, the design bureau developed the Su-27K, which was suitable for glide jumps and interception landings, and defeated the MiG-29K in competitive tests.

Until now, the three aircraft carriers that have been built by the Red Empire are also equipped with carrier-based heavy fighters of the Sukhoi Bureau, with a range and sustained combat effectiveness that are far superior to the MiG-29K, the Su-27K has a very stable position in the Red Naval Aviation, which makes Simonov a little puzzled for a while, the carrier-based aircraft is originally the territory of the Sukhoi Bureau, is he saying that let the design bureau continue to compete with the Yakovlev Bureau and eat the vertical take-off and landing fighters

In addition, the chief designer also did not understand what Comrade Lieutenant General meant by "promising".

For the Red Empire, based on military concepts and construction traditions, the Red Navy's total demand for carrier-based aircraft was limited after all; At present, when the war is in full swing, the production plan for each quarter is only three to four, compared with the monthly output of hundreds of Su-27M/UBMs, it is not even a fraction. Even if we take a long-term view, the losses in the war will inevitably need to be compensated for by production capacity, but the total number is very small, and when "Project 1.44" is equipped with VVS and PVO, will the Sukhoi Bureau only be able to share a little of the leftovers of carrier-based aircraft.

Or is it this young man with excellent thinking. What he wanted to say was actually ......

"Yes. It's carrier-based aircraft. Comrade Simonov. Allow me to explain my thoughts. ”

Sitting at the table and chewing food calmly, snooping through guò consciousness to understand Mikhail Simonov's doubts, Long Yun's persuasion was very efficient, and he pointed out the omission of the idea that "the number of carrier-based aircraft required is limited":

"From my observations, you seem to be worried that once the main fighter market of the Air Force and Air Defense Force is handed over, the design bureau will be 'hungry' with carrier-based aircraft alone?

But didn't you just say that this world war? It is unlikely to end with the complete defeat of the enemy; Then, since the threat of capitalism still exists, according to the current development of the war situation, a series of profound and far-reaching changes will inevitably take place in the post-war world pattern.

In short, the Western countries' strategy of encirclement of our country is completely bankrupt, and the warships of the Red Navy can break through the fragmented barriers and sail unhindered in the world's oceans; Under these circumstances, my bold assumption is that the continental strategy pursued by the Soviet Union for so long -- that is, the strategy of the Army assuming the main force of conventional warfare and the other branches of the armed forces supporting it -- may be adjusted in principle, and that the era of all-out confrontation with the Americans on the sea is about to come.

So. Comrade Simonov, now that a new era in the Red Navy is about to begin. Do you still need to worry about the problem of 'too little demand for carrier-based aircraft?' ”

"Ah...... In that case, it is indeed ......"

Simonov's words touched Simonov deeply, and he sat down in his chair with a little stammering, looking directly into the young man's eyes and muttering.

As the head of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, who has been dealing with various people in the aviation system all year round, Mikhail Simonov is familiar with the aviation military industrial system, but he is not very clear about the situation of the Red Navy, and his understanding of this part of the development of carrier-based aircraft is not very good.

In his mind, he had always been influenced by Admiral Gorshkov to believe that the Red Navy's current priority was strategic defense, and to assist the Army in carrying out a series of campaign assault missions at the right time; As for the medium- and long-term development, it seeks to confront the U.S. Navy on the global oceans and protect the coastal areas and sea lines of communication of Warsaw Pact members and allies. Under the military concept of pursuing a continental strategy for a long time and ground force deciding the outcome of a war, it is difficult for even a talented aircraft designer like him to get rid of the traditional thinking that "air power serves ground warfare." Now that he hears Long Yun's words, he will naturally fall into a fierce ideological struggle.

However, struggle is struggle, and the sixty-year-old designer is still very clear-headed, and he quickly figured out the key to this.

Yes, since the strategy of the Red Navy is destined to change, then correspondingly, the historical mission and strategic value of heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers will also change!

Think about the concept of the Red Navy, until Marshal Gorshkov took charge of the Red Navy, it pursued a defensive strategy, and the task of aircraft-carrying cruisers in this system was air defense, anti-submarine, and ensuring the security of the fleet itself, or a kind of shield-like existence.

After Gorshkov came to power, he proposed the establishment of a powerful ocean-going navy, which requires aircraft-carrying cruisers and carrier-based aircraft to have powerful offensive capabilities and be able to play an offensive and defensive role similar to that of some US aircraft carriers in ocean-going naval warfare.

And now, Viktor Rezenov's few words point out a series of new changes after the end of the world war, in this geopolitical situation, the mission of the Red Navy is not only to confront the old enemy US Navy, but is likely to further evolve and become another "US Navy", that is, through the vast and boundless ocean, with the help of a large array of ocean-going warships, the military power of the Red Empire will be projected to every corner of the world, and any stubborn enemy will be attacked from sea to land!

Under this strategy, aircraft-carrying cruisers are bound to develop explosively, so how can the demand for carrier-based aircraft be less?

While his thoughts were still winding, the words of the young man rang in Simonov's ears again:

"Therefore, since the market for carrier-based aircraft is so broad, my personal construction and Sukhoi Design Bureau can actively carry out the research and development of the next generation of carrier-based aircraft on the basis of ensuring wartime production and providing a sufficient number of Su-24 and Su-27 fighters, so that it can gain an advantage over the MiG and Yakovlev bureaus in the future bidding for carrier-based aircraft.

After all, you'd probably agree that a high-speed interceptor like Project 1.44 isn't suitable for ships, right?

So as for the overall design of the carrier-based aircraft, in fact, some of the research results of the 'project T-10K', or the design concept, can still play a considerable role. ”

……

After a fruitful lunch conversation, Long Yun said goodbye to Mikhail Simonov in the afternoon and left the Irkutsk Aviation Industry Complex by special car.

Sitting in the car driving away from the factory, in addition to meditating, he will also talk to the young detective next to him, the empathetic Valentina knew that the number one ace was mostly thinking about things, so she responded very considerately and briefly, trying not to interfere with Victor's train of thought; In the middle of winter, there are bursts of snow falling outside the car window, and the young people who look out the car window are still thinking about their IAPO trip, and they feel that they have really gained a lot.

First of all, even if it is unintentional, a discussion with the experts of the Sukhoi Design Bureau will actually involve the research and development plan of the Soviet carrier-based aircraft.

This point, of course, is not a little difficult for Long Yun from the real world, after all, the situation of the Su-50/J-30 is there, and he is completely aware that Yakovlev's Yak-41 (later changed to Yak-141) has many problems, and it is completely impossible to be the main carrier-based aircraft of a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser; Of course, this cannot be blamed on the design bureau, after all, under the same level of science and technology, the design of vertical take-off and landing fighters is more difficult, and its performance is inherently insufficient, and it will certainly be inferior to conventional take-off and landing fighters of the same technical level.

Think about the F-35 "Lightning" in the real world, the vertical take-off and landing model is constantly troublesome, although it is still mass-produced and put into service in the end, but it can only be used in some low-intensity conflict occasions, or sold to small countries, used to be stuffed on light aircraft carriers to chat for self-entertainment; If a large-scale war really breaks out, these seemingly advanced combat platforms will still be vulnerable in the face of enemy heavy aircraft carriers carrying conventional take-off and landing fighters, and their fate will not be much better than that of the "Harriers" of the past.

In this "prescient" situation, Long Yun naturally wants to speak freely, and use Viktor Rezenov's special identity to play a role, so that the red empire in the parallel world will take fewer detours; Since the Yak-41 cannot be counted on, and the "project 1.44" in the meter pattern is not suitable for ships, it is also a logical thing to remind the Sukhoi Bureau to seize the opportunity and plunge into the development of something similar to the "project T-50" as soon as possible.

After all, in this parallel world, the Americans' YF-22 is rumored to be boiling, but the F-35 has not heard any news, but with so many aircraft carriers in the hands of the Yankees, it is impossible to use the third-generation aircraft that will eventually become obsolete.

If you don't plan in advance, when the Americans' fourth-generation stealth carrier-based aircraft appear, you will fall into a complete passivity.

After thinking about it, after affirming his appearance today, Long Yun also had an inexplicable sense of accomplishment, he found that he seemed to care more and more about the development trend of the parallel world, and his activities as Viktor Rezenov became more and more similar to the appearance of a lieutenant general of the aviation army.

In this way, he is getting used to it, and he is fully integrating into this bizarre parallel world.

The direction of the war, the appearance of the world after the war, and the future development of the design bureau, these things were not originally the things that he was concerned about as a traverser, at least at the beginning of the traversal, he didn't know what was going on at all, Long Yun just regarded the world where the war suddenly came as a "dreamland" to exercise air combat technology. (To be continued......)