Chapter 1445 Military Parade Rehearsal

Chapter 1445 Military Parade Rehearsal

Just as Elginbridge and his team basically reached a consensus, another meeting with the same topic was also being carried out in full swing at the Gaofa Group.

However, Rolls-Royce only needs to evaluate the pros and cons of its own company, while the development of China's aviation industry is a national chess game, and there are many things that need to be weighed.

On the one hand, the overseas expansion of the aviation manufacturing industry is an industrial plan at the national policy level in the 21st century, and technology, market, policy and international environment are all indispensable.

On the other hand, the failure of the Brave's power system was an unexpected emergency, and no one, including Chang Haonan, could prepare for it in advance.

Therefore, to date, only the basic principles of the negotiations have been finalized, while there is still no consensus on the specific details.

From the perspective of various units in the industry, this sudden negotiation is likely to be the starting point for this field to completely break free from the shackles and go global. In other words, when it comes to dividing the cake, naturally no one is willing to stay out of it.

As a result, the scale of this meeting, which was originally planned to be attended by less than 20 people, continued to expand, and eventually covered almost all aspects of the aviation industry...

Although Chang Haonan felt a little headache about this, he was really helpless.

China's aviation industry is no longer the state it was a dozen years ago with only a few independent companies and small ships that were easy to turn around. Even if he has the power to make decisions immediately, he cannot simply have the final say.

Whether from the perspective of human relations or objective needs, it is necessary to balance the interests of all parties as much as possible.

That night, it seemed as if the night sky of the entire city of Gaojing was filled with a tense and anxious atmosphere...

In contrast, the capital city, which was also shrouded in the night a few hundred kilometers away, was in a completely different atmosphere.

After nearly half a year of training, the various ground formations participating in the 60th National Day parade finally started their first joint rehearsal.

Typically, this also means seeing that the plan is finalized.

In order to improve its effectiveness and authenticity, the rehearsal of this parade will be conducted entirely on Chang'an Avenue. In order to reduce the impact on the city's normal production and life, the rehearsal will be set between midnight and early morning. The participating troops will complete all procedures and withdraw from the city before dawn.

However, everything has two sides.

For those who are truly interested, although the time for on-site rehearsals is not very friendly, compared to the completely closed parade village, the streets of Beijing are always a relatively open place even if they are under martial law, and a lot of useful information can be collected in advance.

“I love the Internet age so much…”

In an office at No. 55 Anjialou Road, Major General Andrew Scheer leisurely stirred the coffee in the cup with a spoon and said to several assistants beside him:

"A lot of information that used to require going to the scene in person or even taking risks to collect can now be viewed simply by opening a webpage and refreshing it..."

On the computer screens in front of them, several Chinese BBS forum web pages were open side by side.

The content on the page, without exception, is a discussion of the movements of the troops participating in tonight's parade.

Of course, there is no need to take any risks in photographing the equipment on parade on the streets. It’s just that different formations will choose different transportation routes into Beijing, and the route planning for each rehearsal is not exactly the same. If you want to perform this task in person, your efficiency will definitely be greatly reduced.

Even before the official military parade, you may not be able to encounter them all.

During the 99 military parade, the then military attaché to China, Zhou Ruifu, also known as Ralph J. Jodich II, was caught off guard. He did not notice the appearance of many new equipment until the day of the parade.

He doesn't want to make the same mistake again.

"But from another perspective, this can also be done at home. The White House or the Pentagon may use this as an excuse to reduce the staff and funding of overseas agencies."

The naval attaché, Captain Edward Collins, was clearly not as relaxed as his counterpart:

"You know, since the financial crisis, the domestic economic situation has not been optimistic. China's top leaders have been trying to reduce spending and shrink the scale of debt..."

However, Sher shook his head decisively:

"It may be the case in other places, but China..."

He drank the coffee in the cup and said:

"Believe me, in the next twenty years, the importance of this place will only increase and not decrease."

Since the last tit-for-tat visit, it has become clear to anyone in the know that both sides have come to regard the other as their main strategic rival.

It's just that due to the current economic situation and the need to maintain basic decency, direct conflict has not yet broken out.

But the impact of the financial crisis will not last forever. When Washington recovers from the pressure of debt or needs to play the China card in the election, the two sides may really fall out at any time.

As a newcomer and deputy, Collins did not continue the conversation. He just showed a noncommittal expression and then turned his attention back to the screen in front of him.

A new photo has just been updated. It is a flatbed trailer taken from a bird's-eye view. It is carrying a large tracked equipment that looks like some kind of anti-aircraft missile launch platform.

"Compared to ten years ago, this time, at least in terms of army equipment, the Chinese don't seem to have many surprises."

Collins tactfully changed the subject:

"I have seen this type of anti-aircraft missile, which is a copy of the Doyle, when I was still a major."

He rolled the mouse wheel and turned the webpage back to a previous photo:

"The infantry fighting vehicle also looks like a replica of the BMP3, but it was rarely seen before. This time we can see a lot of new details..."

"There is also this amphibious vehicle that seems to be even larger than the AAV7. It has also been a frequent participant in various landing exercises in recent years... It's a pity that the EFV expeditionary vehicle project was cancelled, otherwise it would have been stronger than the Chinese model..."

"..."

But soon, the technical attaché Terry Joyce, who had been silent behind him, interrupted his chatter:

"In fact, if we compare it with the last military parade, then from what we can see now, except for the main battle tanks, almost all the equipment has been replaced with brand new ones. Some of them, such as large-caliber artillery and anti-aircraft missiles, have a greater technological span than that of 84 to 99... It's just because the Chinese military has improved its transparency in peacetime in recent years that it seems mediocre to us, just like the salami slicing tactics."

"In addition, many details also show that these equipment are upgraded and improved models."

He snatched the mouse from Collins and flipped back to the photo of the tracked anti-aircraft missile:

"For example, the search radar of this type of air defense missile has obviously been upgraded from a mechanical scan similar to the Tor M1 to an electronic scan, and the number of missiles ready to be fired has also increased from the original 8 to an astonishing 20..."

The changes in the radar antenna could be seen if one paid a little more attention, but the quality of photos taken in low-light environments was average. It was not until Joyce spoke that the others came closer to the screen and counted the 5 faintly visible 4*20 block-shaped spots, totaling .

“Is this car bigger than before?”

Collins recalled the Doyle M1 and Hongqi 17 he had seen before, and felt that it would be impossible to cram 20 launch tubes in.

"From the perspective of its ratio to the trailer, it has not become wider at least, and even if it has been lengthened, it has been very limited... In fact, I think the chassis has not changed at all, but the diameter of the air defense missiles has been reduced, thereby increasing the amount of ammunition to 2.5 times the past."

Joyce was worthy of being a technical attaché. He quickly calculated the approximate size of the tracked chassis using the scale on the diagram:

"That is to say, if the new missile can still maintain the 9km range of the 331M12, it means that the Chinese have made some kind of leap forward in the field of low-cost solid propellants, and the same changes may also appear in other tactical missiles..."

There was silence in response to him.

Although an "if" was added just now, everyone knows that the 12km range is already the bottom line of the range of dedicated field air defense missiles. If it is shortened further, the killing range will overlap too much with 30mm anti-aircraft guns and portable air defense missiles, and will completely lose its tactical value.

In other words, Joyce's speculation is almost 100% likely to come true.

The importance of solid propellants to modern armies needs no further explanation.

Whether it is improving the range or increasing the amount of ammunition, it is an improvement that can lead to qualitative change through quantitative change.

What's more, a new type of propellant can bring far more possibilities than just these two...