Chapter 1048: You want A to shoot and B to guide?

Almost at the same time, the fighter group received the early warning and command information.

Yanliang Airport.

Chang Haonan and others who were waiting for the test results near the relay communication vehicle also saw almost the same pictures on the laptop screen.

The reason why I say almost is that the color gamut of the multi-function display of fighter jets in this era is very narrow, so for things like radar information graphics that seek to be concise and easy to understand, they will simply be made in monochrome.

But the conditions on the early warning aircraft and the ground side are much better, at least they can be guaranteed to have normal LCD displays.

So some colorful parts will be added.

For example, friend or foe can be distinguished by color, not just the shape of the target marker.

Coupled with the larger screen size, the viewing experience is excellent.

Even if you have no experience in air combat, you can understand the basic situation of the entire mission airspace in a very short time.

As for the four "enemy planes" that were preparing to take advantage of the blind spots in the fighter jets' radars to launch a sneak attack, they were like thieves trying to steal something from a fire in the dark.

His intention was immediately exposed to everyone.

"Hungry thief..."

Behind Chang Haonan, someone was even so surprised that he blurted out a sentence in the Qin dialect to express surprise.

Although the former had roughly explained the functions and operating logic of this system at the test task meeting a few hours ago, it is actually difficult to form an intuitive understanding just by listening if you have not fully participated in the entire research and development process.

Therefore, the shocking scene on the screen hit everyone like a heavy hammer, almost without anyone being prepared.

It's no exaggeration to say that my head was buzzing.

This was the second time Qiao Chenqing had come here in a month. He bent down and looked inside the computer, wishing he could get his entire body into it.

After a long while, he stood up again:

"The Art of War says that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never lose a hundred battles."

"In ancient times... let alone ancient times, even in modern times, knowing oneself and the enemy is something that only the top military strategists can do..."

He put his hands behind his back and said with some emotion:

"But now...any commander who has undergone standardized military training seems to have this ability..."

A slightly younger colonel officer nearby used a more concrete description:

"Isn't this... almost like a video game?"

"You can directly see the deployment of your own and the enemy's forces on the computer, then issue command orders through the computer, and finally receive feedback on the battle situation..."

"..."

It can be said that everyone realized the great value of this command system in an instant.

This was even beyond Chang Haonan's expectations.

The reason why he organized such a big "live broadcast" was mainly because he was worried that the test effect would not be reflected and the Air Force leaders might not be able to realize the importance of this information system.

But judging from the results at hand...

good results.

A little too good, even.

To the point that Chang Haonan felt that he needed to cool everyone down...

It is true that informatization is a good thing, but it is not a panacea in the face of a rapidly changing and highly uncertain reality.

In a complex system, the weakest and most reliable parts are people.

If we let the leaders get carried away now, it may have the opposite effect when they face reality in the future.

So, taking advantage of a gap when no one was talking, he quickly reminded:

"Everyone, what we are simulating right now is just a relatively simple air situation. The number of enemies and our own is relatively small, and the enemy's target is still an air target that is easily detected, so the effect is so intuitive..."

"But in reality, there may be countless air and ground targets in a battlefield area. It is difficult to obtain all of them through a single reconnaissance method. In addition, the enemy will not sit idly by and will always use some technical or tactical means to interfere with our battlefield intelligence acquisition process..."

Chang Haonan's original intention was actually to let everyone look at new technologies rationally and not have unrealistic expectations.

However, Qiao Chenqing obviously misunderstood...

He immediately interrupted the former:

"Comrade Haonan, I understand what you mean."

"It's not enough to have early warning aircraft alone. We also need more other reconnaissance platforms, such as... aircraft like the E8 that are mainly used for ground-based battlefield surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft like the RC135. In the future, we can also consider incorporating other reconnaissance platforms from the army, navy, and space..."

"But you also know that the country is still in a critical stage of economic construction, and the military is also facing difficulties. The annual equipment construction funds are really limited, and there is no way to launch so many projects at the same time... But I assure you that I will definitely do my best to support the research and development and production of new equipment..."

"..."

After hearing all these assurances, Chang Haonan didn't know how to respond.

After all, he really didn't think that his casual words could have such an effect...

However, at least the initial purpose was achieved.

And supporting the research and development and production of new equipment is not a bad thing.

So, after thinking about it, Chang Haonan decided not to continue to dwell on these details.

……

During the time when the two were talking, the situation in the air had undergone tremendous changes.

The eight aircraft that were originally searching due west turned precisely to a position slightly ahead of the target route according to the interception mission assigned by the early warning aircraft.

As long as both parties keep the same heading, this can achieve a higher approach rate than flying directly towards the target.

In order to delay the time when the target radar warning system is triggered, the radars of the eight fighter jets themselves are always maintained in a search mode with a lower scanning frequency.

In fact, for a fighter of the J-7B's level, its RWR is simply unable to respond to the lock of a modern radar.

But it's a simulation test.

正如隔壁陆军拿59模拟M1A2一样，歼7B也不一定是歼7B。

Can be considered as F16.

"What a pity... our fighter jets are still using mechanical scanning radars, and the warm-up and startup time is too long..."

Chang Haonan looked at the screen and sighed softly:

"If it is a phased array radar, we can even turn off the radar at this stage and temporarily turn it on before locking on, which will improve its concealment even more."

His desire to go further made many people around him feel a little uncomfortable.

Although China has already put AESA-based shipborne radars and early warning aircraft radars into service, airborne AESA suitable for fighter jets is still under development due to cost, process and size limitations.

And the Air Force is now quite satisfied with the performance of the 147X series radars...

"If the other side also has early warning aircraft, this concealment may not be very important."

Soon someone comforted him:

"If you ask me, it's a pity that the missile's range is not enough..."

"Just now, the fighter jets had already acquired the target's location through the data link when they were more than 50 kilometers away from the target, but in the end, it was still safer to fly to about kilometers to launch an attack..."

“It’s not entirely about missiles.”

Another person followed up:

"The PL-13, which was tested in small batches last year, can theoretically reach a range of about 160-180 kilometers in air defense mode. But even if the missile can reach 200 kilometers, the fighter radar cannot lock onto a target the size of the J-7 at such a long distance. In the end, it still has to wait until it flies within 100 kilometers..."

"So I think what Mr. Chang said just now makes sense. If the problem of the fire control radar is not solved, the benefits of simply extending the missile range will be very low..."

"..."

As the test results became clearer, the topics of discussion became more diverse...

Soon, someone came up with a great idea:

"Speaking of which... since the AWACS can already send detected target information to the fighters and us, can we go a step further?"

"It means letting the fighter jets hide in the distance and launch missiles. After the attack, they will be guided by the early warning aircraft. When they get close to the target about 10 kilometers away, they will switch to the missile's own active radar to lock the target. This will increase the theoretical allowable range of air-to-air missiles to 400-500 kilometers, and at the same time avoid the requirements for the performance of the fighter jet's fire control radar..."

"puff--"

"Cough cough cough-"

Chang Haonan was drinking water nearby, but he spit it out after hearing this.

He is very familiar with this idea.

A shoots and B guides.

Twenty years later, it is still just an idea on PPT.

I've only done a few incomplete tests...

Letting myself go is the way it is.

The people around them didn't bother to continue the discussion at this time, and quickly helped Chang Haonan, who had choked on the water, to sit next to them.

"Then what..."

Chang Haonan, who finally recovered, put the water bottle aside and replied helplessly:

"I think we should consider using AESA on fighter jets."

"This is much simpler than using an early warning aircraft to guide an air-to-air missile..."