"At present, the scope of our naval and air defense is still not clear enough."

"As a result, sometimes it causes some unnecessary problems."

After Shi Hu piloted the fighter plane to complete several border patrol missions, such a question was raised.

In fact, the problem of unclear scope of naval and air defense has been around for a long time.

Before this, Shi Hu had never cruised that far away.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't.

In the past, Shi Hu and the fighters they were equipped with were not enough to support them for a long cruise in such a distant area.

Shihu has a large maritime defense area, from the mouth of the Yangtze River to the boundary between the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

The vast East China Sea is their defense area.

In the previous wave of redressing, they were the first batch of troops to redress.

Because of their combat pressure, it is the largest among several military regions.

Long faced with the enemy's superiority in the Navy and Air Force.

However, the reequipped J-10S still can't let them complete the task of cruising the borders of the East China Sea.

After all, the range of the first few batches of J-10S is not long, only 3000 kilometers.

The combat radius is around 1300 km.

"This time, the Eagle Sauce Air Force stationed on the other side of the sea did not take the initiative to attack, and there is a high probability that they still have a clear grasp of our strength."

At the meeting, Shi Hu put forward his own views.

"After all, they haven't seen our shadow yet."

If they had mastered Shi Hu's sortie cruise, they would definitely not be silent as they are now.

Instead, in the arena of public opinion, the so-called "threat theory" is hyped up.

Those present at the meeting were also aces in air combat, to say the least.

Not to mention, there is also the old ace who actually shot down several enemy planes in past wars.

"This situation will not last long, and we will be able to hide it for less than a year at most."

Some people present have a very calm understanding of the current situation.

Nowadays, the frequency of sorties of the J-20 is not high, and the other side cannot detect the specific situation.

But as the change of outfits proceeds quickly, they will be dispatched more and more frequently.

Correspondingly, the probability of being found will also increase.

It's only a matter of time before it's discovered.

Chengfei's annual production this year is expected to reach 75 aircraft, most of which have been allocated to them.

They say less about being able to reequip two aviation regiments.

"So we need to make good use of this time to expand our cruising range, especially within the range of the huge oil and gas fields in the East China Sea!"

In recent years, a large number of oil and gas fields have been discovered in the East China Sea.

Among them, there are many oil fields with reserves of 10 million tons.

And even more huge reserves of trillions of cubic meters of natural gas!

In recent years, the footbasin across the sea has repeatedly made a fuss about the East China Sea.

Whether it's the so-called 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone or the hype over the issue of the median line in the East China Sea.

In fact, it is all for the huge oil and gas resources of the East China Sea.

"At present, the cruising range we have delineated is actually quite conservative."

Lao Fei, who had a more radical attitude, stood up and pointed to the map in the conference room.

"With our current strength, we can continue to advance the patrol range to the east by 100 kilometers!"

"A hundred kilometers, will it be too big a step?"

"Will it provoke further reactions from the other party?"

As soon as Lao Fei's suggestion came out, there was enough sound for discussion in the conference room.

However, there is not much opinion on the eastward advancement of the cruising range.

The controversy is mainly about whether this distance is too big.

The width of the East China Sea is not very large, about 380 nautical miles wide.

That's about 700 kilometers.

Now they patrol in an area that is generally 360 kilometers from the mainland.

Although it crosses the median line of the East China Sea, it is not considered to have crossed the border from the perspective of the exclusive marine economic zone.

If the cruising boundary continues to be pushed closer to the east, it will certainly cause contradictions.

It's just that the magnitude of the contradiction between pushing closer than 50 kilometers and pushing nearly 100 kilometers is definitely different.

A hundred kilometers further east, almost to the vicinity of the Ryukyu Islands!

It is less than 250 kilometers away from the Kadena base where the Eagle Sauce Air Force is stationed!

"How many kilometers are pushed closer, we don't count, this problem is still left to the top headache."

"Let's think about the smooth change of clothes!"

As soon as this sentence came out, no one in the conference room immediately discussed the issue of the patrol boundary.

Instead, they began to compete with each other for the next batch of J-20 refitting places.

It has been a few months of refitting and everyone is aware of how good this fighter really is.

Especially during the cruise during this period of time, it almost rubbed the other third-generation aircraft around it on the ground.

Among the many people, only the old god who has completed the costume change is there.

Looking at the brother troops who have not yet changed their clothes, they are vying for the next batch of places to change their clothes.

Shi Hu looked very different in the conference room with a fierce atmosphere.

Among the many people, he was the only one who was still silent with his head bowed.

"Huzi, what do you want?" Lao Fei, who was tired of watching the play on the side, patted him on the shoulder and asked.

"I'm wondering what air combat should look like in the era of stealth fighters."

When Shi Hu said this, he revealed a sense of confusion.

That is, Lao Fei is his senior, so he said it and wanted a little opinion.

"We're basically relying on stealth and phased array radar to crush the enemy now, but what if we encounter an enemy of the same level?"

Lao Fei glanced up and down at Shi Hu in some surprise:

"I didn't think that not long after I flew the stealth fighter, you kid would be able to think of this."

"We can't always face an opponent with such a generation gap in the future."

Shi Hu frowned and said, "Sooner or later, we will have to face an enemy who is also equipped with stealth fighters. ”

"Plan ahead and be prepared."

"I don't know if you ask me these questions."

Lao Fei shrugged his shoulders and said, "But I know that there is a place where there is a high probability that someone will know." ”

"Where?"

Shi Hu's heart moved, and he had already guessed what the other party would say.

Most likely, it is a professional Blue Army unit formed as early as two years ago.

"Who else could it be, 'Nanbatian'!"

"They changed their J-20 two years earlier than us, and it is said that the first batch of factories was all given to them to hone their tactics."

Lao Fei's eyes lit up and he said enviously:

"It is said that their flight time is very sufficient, and everyone can fly to vomit."

"In our area, everyone can fly 150 hours a year, which is a great thing in the entire Air Force."

"It is said that in 'Nanbatian', each person has no less than 300 flying hours per year!"

"They must have a lot more deduction of J-20 tactics than us."

Lao Fei is right, they have just changed their J-20 for less than a year, and most of the time is still spent on flight training.

Unlike the "Southern Batian", they have been fighting for several rounds just in the air.

"This year's confrontation exercise seems to be about to start."

Lao Fei thought for a while and said:

"When the time comes, you should be able to learn what their tactics are."

"After all, there is not much difference between your fighters."

After listening to this, Shi Hu nodded with some expectation.

Simulation drills are a nightmare for many people.

Because every time, Nan Batian was able to come up with all sorts of different ways to torture them.

Including but not limited to, the airport that had just joined the exercise was completely annihilated by a low-altitude tactical nuclear bomb strike, and the airport was attacked by cluster bombs on the way to the field.

Almost all the troops who fought with "Nanbatian" can tell a little sad history.

Shi Hu had also been beaten by them before.

It's just that they still used the J-10S at that time, and it is understandable that the equipment is not as good as the people.

Now they have also been refitted with J-20, and the two sides are on the same level.

Shi Hu thought that he should have the strength to fight.

At least there will be no situation where the enemy is shot down before the enemy is found.

The issue of the cruising boundary was the subject of an even more heated discussion after the escalation.

Again, the main question is where the cruising boundary should be located.

Most people think that the cruising boundary is to divide the main oil and gas fields on our side.

In the end, it was the boss who made a decision, believing that the demarcation of the cruising boundary could not only take into account the issue of resources.

It is more important to take into account strategic issues.

In the East China Sea, there is an important pass in and out of the first island chain, the Miyako Strait.

The future Navy and Air Force, if they want to enter and exit the first island chain, will have to take this into account.

This is of great significance for breaking through the enemy's strategic blockade.

As a result, a domestic maritime air defense identification zone began to be prepared for release.

Air Defense Identification Zone, the concept arose after World War II.

The first country to implement it was Eagle Sauce.

The ADIZ is different from a country's airspace and does not have sovereignty.

It is mainly to prevent aircraft or aircraft with unknown attributes from violating the national airspace, and to remind or warn aircraft entering the area not to enter the territorial airspace of other countries.

The main reason is that the high-speed fighter plane after World War II is too fast, and if it is still intercepted in the airspace after all, it will be too late in time.

The air defense identification zone of the footbasin was demarcated back in the last century.

However, there is no first-come, first-served version of the Air Defense Identification Zone.

Therefore, when dividing the country, it is mainly based on its own strategy.

In October, the first version of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) was released and sent to the Air Force for discussion.

As the front line of the confrontation, Shi Hu's aviation division naturally received this freshly released report on the scope of the air defense identification zone.

"It seems that the mind above is bigger than we think."

Shi Hu said with some emotion.

When he received this report, he had just completed a flight mission.

And in this flight, a record was set for a single plane to drive away three fighters.

However, Shi Hu didn't think there was anything to be proud of.

After all, the equipment crushes the opposite side of a large section, if you can't do this again, just go home.

"In the process of demarcating the air defense identification zone, our task will definitely be heavier."

Lao Fei, who also had just received the report on the side, said.

"It is said that we only had 24 J-20 quotas for the next batch of refitting, but this time we were given 60 quotas."

"For most of this year, we will be given priority to change clothes."

Shi Hu's news was a little behind, and he had just learned about it.

"Then won't we be able to complete all the outfits within this year?!"

Shi Hu was a little surprised.

Their aviation division has a total of three brigades, and Shi Hu's brigade has been redressed before.

Only two brigades are still flying the J-10S, which was previously equipped.

This time 60 aircraft will be replaced, that is, the entire army will be replaced!

"This may have something to do with Eagle Sauce."

Lao Fei whispered to Shi Hu:

"I heard that their fourth-generation aircraft will also be equipped with troops soon, and we are the most likely unit to fight them, so we are considering completing all the refitting in the first batch!"

It was also the first time that Shi Hu had heard that Eagle Sauce's F-22 was about to enter service.

After all, although all kinds of gossip were smooth before, how advanced their F-22 would be.

But for fighters that are not in service, everyone does not pay much attention.

After all, if a fighter is not able to enter service, there is little value for them to consider.

After all, they are combat troops, not scientific research teams.

However, if they are really going to serve, then they really should take a hard look at their fighters.

"Now that the country has collected the performance of their fighters, what is it like?"

Shi Hu also asked in a low voice.

"According to the grapevine, it is said that the speed, radar, etc., are a little behind us?"

Lao Fei is not sure about the authenticity of this news.

After all, in everyone's impression, Eagle Sauce is still the world hegemon.

It's unlikely to be behind us, right?

However, Lao Fei is only a little skeptical about this, because they have also flown the J-20 and know how perverted his performance is!

The maximum cruising speed is Mach 2.2, which is close to the maximum speed of many fighters!

Not to mention the speed of more than Mach 3 with the afterburner turned on!

This is already more than the speed of quite a few cruise missiles!

It means that even if the opponent launches a missile from behind the J-20, as long as it turns on the afterburner to fly, it will soon be able to throw off the missile!

Not to mention the stealth performance on the fighter plane, which is almost cheating.

In addition, the J-20's weapons have also undergone a wave of updates recently, and the original Thunderbolt 9-D has been replaced by the more advanced Thunderbolt-15.

The Thunderbolt-15 has a range of 210 kilometers, which is almost the limit of radar detection by fighters.

This means that when you enter the range of the fighter, you will almost enter the attack range!

"Maybe they're really not as good as our fighters."

Shi Hu thought for a while and said:

"But it still can't be underestimated."

"After all, we don't have experience in fighting stealth fighters."

In fact, for Eagle Sauce, there is also this problem.

They also have no experience in fighting stealth fighters.

Even now they don't realize what kind of opponent they are going to face.

"The East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone will be demarcated into the following areas."

On the conference room stage, they are still announcing the range of their future patrol flights.

"The specific scope is the airspace between the following six-point line and the territorial sea line."

(End of chapter)