Naturally, it is impossible to end the target test with just one shot.

Therefore, a second target aircraft took off immediately afterward.

Even at the request of Yang Fengqi and Guo Liqiang, the test base further lowered the flight altitude of the target.

But it was still accurately hit with almost the exact same process.

"The target plane is confirmed to be shot down!"

As the commander's voice sounded, thunderous applause erupted in the command center of the tower.

Medium-range interception capability at a distance of 25 km.

If we talk about the range alone, it is only the level of the United States and the Soviet Union in the 60-70s of the last century.

However, it means that China's aviation industry has truly broken through the threshold of "over-the-horizon air combat".

Although more advanced active radar-guided air-to-air missiles that can be launched and ignored to a certain extent have appeared, the AIM120 and R77 were in service in 1991 and 1994 respectively, only a few years ago, and the main weapons of fighters of various countries are still the same semi-active radar-guided models as the Thunderbolt 11.

What's more, these 25 kilometers are still shot from the bottom of the eyes.

So in general it is not far behind.

"Thank you so much."

Guo Liqiang, who finally relaxed, turned around and shook hands with the personnel involved in the test on the side of the 601 Institute.

He stayed here for a particularly long time.

The trial base is not often seen in the media, so a lot of things in your heart can be said without any scruples.

"Comrade Xiao Chang, although you did not directly participate in the research and development of Thunderbolt 11, you can definitely be regarded as our great hero and savior!"

Halfway through speaking, Guo Liqiang's tone was even a little choked.

It's definitely not a feigned mood swing.

Like almost all units in the military industry, the Second Bureau of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering has not had a good time in recent years.

And the only way they can change their lives against the sky at the moment is almost to get the Thunderbolt 11 out and then export it with Huaxia fighters.

In the arms trade, ammunition is certainly not as visible as equipment, but when it comes to profit margins and transaction turnover, the former is often the main one.

After all, the contract price of the aircraft includes the maintenance of the next few years or even more than ten years, if the customer's willingness to upgrade the model is not strong, then there are many times it is a hammer deal.

But ammunition is different.

That's consumables.

Even if you don't fight, you have to spend a lot of money every year to maintain basic training.

And for most countries that do not have decent military industrial capabilities, if they want to replenish, they can only find the original seller to buy it.

Therefore, Thunderbolt 11 can become a cash cow for the Second Electromechanical Bureau.

Of course, the premise is that there must be more advanced fighters that can be sold.

Otherwise, if someone buys a bunch of Qiang-5 or J-6 or something like that, they won't think about medium-range bombs at all.

Correspondingly, aerospace industry systems will benefit from the finalization of the Thunderbolt 11.

After all, it's already the mid-to-late 90s, and fighters without over-the-horizon air combat capabilities really can't find much of a market.

In short, everyone is happy.

……

In the evening of the same day, the participants in the test held a small celebration banquet in the guest house of the Dingxin base.

After three rounds of drinking, Chang Haonan himself was nothing, but seeing Guo Liqiang next to him, he seemed to be a little unable to stand.

If this drinker is in the mood for it, it will be useless for you to say that you will not let him continue drinking.

So while the latter was still sober, Chang Haonan directly pulled him to the door of the guest house and talked about missile-related topics.

"Mr. Guo, the target test of Thunderbolt 11 must be no problem this time, I don't know which direction you are going to go next?"

Guo Liqiang, who heard something serious, really put down his wine glass, and the whole person seemed to be sobering up for most of the time:

"Is this...... Semi-active radar guidance should have been developed to the end, so my initial idea was to replace the seeker and further develop the B and C models, of which the B type is infrared guidance and the C type is active radar guidance. ”

"In addition, the range of 40 kilometers is too short now, and if you can replace it with a new propellant, it should not be a problem to extend it by another 50% on this basis."

"Hmmm......"

Chang Haonan pondered for a moment after hearing this.

In fact, Guo Liqiang's judgment of the general direction is not a problem.

Increasing the range and upgrading the guidance method is also the improvement route of the R27 series missiles on Ermao's side after the disintegration of the alliance.

The final products of the latter, the R27AE and R27EM, have actually changed drastically from their predecessors.

But people are not as good as heaven, just as R27 can not compete with R77 with a higher starting point, no matter how much it is changed, in Huaxia, the 612 Institute of the Air-to-Air Missile Research Institute in Luoyang has already begun the pre-research of active radar guidance related technologies.

According to the historical process, Dong Bingyin, the chief designer over there, should have been collecting the technical information of the R77 from the Vulmac Flag Design Bureau, and applied it to the model he was responsible for after removing the turnips, and finally came up with the blue Thunderbolt-12 active radar-guided air-to-air missile around 2006.

And now with Chang Haonan's presence, the process will only get faster.

The base of the Thunderbolt 11 is essentially equivalent to the AIM7, and if you want to go head-on with the Thunderbolt 12, there is basically no hope, even if you change the active radar seeker.

The only way out is to change tracks.

Thinking of this, Chang Haonan organized his language a little:

"I don't know if you have considered expanding the application scenarios of Thunderbolt 11?"

"How?"

Although Guo Liqiang is a person in the aerospace system, Chang Haonan has indirectly helped a lot before, so he is also willing to listen to the latter's opinion.

"It's not just air-to-air missiles that are in short supply right now."

Chang Haonan picked up the cup, took a sip of the white grape juice that Yao Mengna had secretly replaced just now, and then stretched out his other hand to count them one by one:

"The Air Force's airfield air defense unit has only twin 37 antiaircraft guns in its hands, and the Hongqi-61 anti-aircraft missile, which is pitifully small and outdated in performance, can be completely changed on the basis of the Thunderbolt-11 to create a short-range anti-aircraft missile similar to the Hongqi-7 but with a lower cost, and provide it to the Air Force's air defense missile crews."

"In addition, the Thunderbolt 11 is relatively large in the air-to-air missile, which is a disadvantage, but if you change your thinking and replace the missile with a passive radar seeker, you can rely on a larger warhead to become an anti-radiation missile with a range of about 40 kilometers, and the speed is still very fast, even if it is not as good as Hamm, it is definitely better than the Mozu."

"And ......"

At first, Guo Liqiang was just a casual chat between peers, but as Chang Haonan talked more and more, his face gradually became serious, and finally he put down his wine glass directly, took out a notebook and took notes seriously.

(End of chapter)