"Then, regarding the later operations, I will propose a plan."

Thinking of the MiG-25, which has backward electronic equipment and high-speed performance but is very strong, Long Yun has a new idea: "If you want to transfer fighters from other troops, can we use the MiG-25 to try it?" ”

“MiG-25？ Comrade General, do you mean-"

"Yes! Since the absolute speed of the existing fighters cannot catch up with the 'Blackbird', and there is no talk of using aircraft guns to launch attacks, how about finding a MiG plane that is fast enough? Are there any MiG-25s in other territorial defense regiments stationed nearby? ”

In the face of Long Yun's question, the head of Levsenko and the political commissar next to him seemed to remember something, and after a brief exchange of words, the political commissar left the conference room to call the above to confirm, and the head of the regiment stayed behind to ask him about his detailed ideas:

"Shemyon is going to contact him, but I think there should be. What, Comrade Rezenov, do you want to fly the MiG-25 into the air to intercept the "Blackbird"? But as far as I know," Levsenko glanced at Asimov next to him, who cleared his throat and continued his technical remarks, "let me explain, Comrade General, the interception types such as the MiG-25PD equipped by the Territorial Defense Forces are now almost all decommissioned, that is, replaced by the MiG-31, and the rest are basically reconnaissance types. And whether it is a reconnaissance type of MiG-25R, or an interceptor type of PD, these models are also ...... There are no cannons. ”

"Didn't either? …… Oh, yes, yes, yes. ”

Hearing Asimov's words, Long Yun couldn't help but sigh lightly in his seat, he originally knew about this. But why is it so unlucky?

For high-speed interceptors, the aircraft gun is indeed a useless ornament. But this rational omission caused considerable confusion to his plans. Of course, in the absence of a stationary aerial gun. Gun pods mounted on fighter planes could also be considered, but as far as he knew, the Soviet Air Force, which emphasized the use of special aircraft, rarely used such things.

But since this is the case, Long Yun also thought of a possibility in desperation, since the performance of the weapon at hand is like this, can you find a MiG-25 and then try to install a large-caliber aircraft gun suitable for use at high altitude and high speed? Although he has only seen the tip of the huge base in the unfamiliar Alalsk base so far, generally speaking, this kind of base far away from the city will have relatively complete fighter support facilities, and maybe it is possible to simply modify the fighters.

"Since there are no artillery. That's okay, let's try to get two MiG-25s first, and then figure it out. Uh, and, Comrade Asimov, can you take a look by the way and find a few sets of high-powered aerial guns, at least thirty mm caliber? There are no aerial guns, we managed to install them ourselves, is this okay. ”

"Think about it. ――I think so. There is a maintenance workshop in the base, and the equipment is basically complete, but the aircraft guns used by the fighters are not yet available, so I will contact them as soon as possible. ”

Seeing that the deputy regiment commander Asimov had also received the task, he left to contact the maintenance workshop and transfer the aircraft guns. The head of the regiment, Levsenko, is at a loss for what he used to be, it seems that the number one trump card in front of him is really quite creative, but I don't know if this method is good or not? In any case, the so-called "poor think about change". If we first break free from the previous missile interception, there is hope that this matter will be done.

"Ahh Comrade Major General, how are you going to modify the transferred MiG? Recently, the activities of the 'Blackbird' have been quite regular. It's basically about treating our interception as air, and in short, the faster we do it, the better. ”

"Well, that's what I thought, too."

Thinking of the frequent invasion of the "Blackbird" reconnaissance plane, maybe they will swagger in again tonight, Long Yun also felt that this was outrageous, if it weren't for the inexplicable mysterious interference, those SR-71s would have been crushed and lying in the desert of Central Asia to bask in the sun!

"I'll start the modification right away, but it should be fine if you install the gun. As for the invasion route of the 'Blackbird', are there any new discoveries now? ”

Long Yun was actually quite casual when he asked, he felt that in order to successfully intercept the SR-71, not only the weapon had to be modified, but it was also important to find out the opponent's movement patterns. However, hearing his question, Levsenko was interested:

"Discovery? It's really a bit of a discovery, no matter how cunning the fox is, there are times when the tail is exposed, hey! - Well, look at this," the regimental commander found one from a large number of slides, and did not turn on the slide projector again, but directly asked Long Yun to take it and take a look, "You see, according to some information sent by the KGB, we have also speculated about the purpose of the Americans' reconnaissance; In addition to the Baikonur space center and several strategic missile positions, the most worthy targets in this part of Central Asia are also military bases and industrial centers. However, the previous route of the 'Blackbird' was obviously irregular, and it was impossible to see what target it was trying to reconnoitre.

However, if we think about this problem from a different angle, we may come to another conclusion: as depicted in this film, if the tracks of the 'Blackbird' are overlapped and observed, we can find that although the tracks of the reconnaissance are quite chaotic, they can form a large sparse net. This net basically covers a large area of the hinterland of Central Asia, although the net itself is dense and sparse and quite irregular. ”

As he spoke, Regiment Commander Levsenko seemed to be afraid of having ears on the wall and paying attention to secrecy, and lowered his voice, "According to this posture, Comrade Major General, I always feel that the Americans are not engaged in some strategic reconnaissance. ”

"Oh......?" Feeling that what the regiment commander said made sense, Long Yun looked at the slide in his hand again, "Isn't it strategic reconnaissance?" ”

"Yes, that's a guess on my part, and Semyon; I guess the KGB thinks the same way. ”

While speaking, Levsenko took out a cigarette case from his pocket, took out a cigarette and paused on the table, "Comrade Major General, would you like one too?" - Okay, then you're welcome. You see, if these tracks like the 'Blackbird' are to reconnoiter some strategic target, then technically speaking, it will take at least a certain number of time intervals to get enough photographic records. Is there a track like this?"

Lighting a cigarette and taking a puff of pleasure, in the dimly lit conference room, Levsenko's eyes seemed to become brighter, and he slowly said his long-held inference in a slightly hoarse voice:

"I think the Americans' 'blackbird' is looking for something very important in Central Asia." (To be continued......)

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