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Volume 1 023 Tomcat Project Begins

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    Qi Yiming came to the capital again. Without any obstacles, he entered Zhongnanhai with his plan and met Lord 286.  At this time, Liao Huairen also came back from southern Xinjiang and reported on his work. He happened to meet Qi Yiming here.

    When he saw Qi Yiming again, Ping Taizong was still very kind and even greeted Qi Yiming.

    But when he took the plan from Qi Yiming, he became a little more serious, put down the plan, and sighed: "Xiao Qi, you kid, if you don't stir up the changes in the situation, you won't  Forget it, this big business involves our country, the United States, Iran, North Korea, and even Iraq. To complete this business, I am afraid you have to have a master diplomat to be able to do it. It is enough to go down in history.  What about major diplomatic negotiations and deals?¡±

    Liao Huairen looked at the two men blankly, wondering what they were talking about.

    Qi Yiming smiled slightly and said: "Actually, for us, it doesn't matter whether this business is done or not. The help of that thing to our Air Force is not particularly great, but it is also meaningful. What's more, with  After my base, we may have to suspend almost all military cooperation projects with the United States. With such an incident, we can at least promote mutual military trust between the two countries, and we can also get a feel for the US Air Force.  It can also serve as an advertisement for the military products exported by our country.¡±

    He continued: "And this aircraft is a naval version. It can be used on aircraft carriers with almost no modifications. We do not have the financial resources to operate an aircraft carrier in the short term, but the Chinese cannot always be without aircraft carriers, and neither will our country forever."  The ground is stuck on land. At this stage, we have some technical reserves for STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing), and we also have such fighter aircraft, but we really don¡¯t have many aircraft carrier-based aircraft here. If we can introduce these  This fighter jet is also very helpful to us.¡±

    Ping Taizong shook his head and sighed: "You are right. If the negotiation is successful, it will be very good. If the negotiation is not successful, it will not have much impact. Besides, you are the one who pays, and our country and the army are the ones who get the advantage.  , I don¡¯t seem to have anything to object to. I support you on this matter and give you the authority to do it with confidence and boldness, but every step and progress you make must be reported to the central government in real time, and we must have a detailed grasp of this matter.  The main reason is that even if you get into trouble, we will still have the opportunity to wipe your ass."

    Qi Yiming clapped his hands excitedly and said: "Great, thank you, Mr. Ping, I will work hard to complete this matter."

    Ping Taizong nodded and found someone to send Qi Yiming and Liao Huairen out.

    Liao Huairen asked as he walked: "I said Yiming, what kind of trick did you get up to?"

    Qi Yiming smiled mysteriously and gave the plan to Liao Huairen. Liao Huairen opened it and almost frightened him out of his wits: "You want to buy F-14 fighter jets from Iran and the United States?"

    "Don't shout so loudly. This matter is now highly confidential and cannot be spread randomly."

    Liao Huairen was confused, and was even more amazed by Qi Yiming's audacity, and said: "You can build J-10 fighters for our air force, why do you still need F-14s? Do you think J-10 fighters are  10 can¡¯t beat the F-14?¡±

    Qi Yiming said: "This is not necessarily the case. Judging from the situation of the first two batches of J-10s I delivered to the Air Force, the combat success rate with the F-14 is even greater than 50%. The overall level of our J-10s is  It is half a generation more advanced than the F-14A currently used by Iran. However, I have other considerations when buying the F-14. In addition, Mr. Ping also sees clearly that if this deal is concluded, it will help us strengthen our relationship with the Americans and Iran.  The relationship with China is very meaningful. Technically, I can absorb the best aircraft carrier-based aircraft technology from the Americans and make technical reserves for our future aircraft carriers.¡±

    When Liao Huairen heard the word "aircraft carrier", a trace of fiery emotion appeared in his eyes.  Just like the commissioning of the No. 16 ship Liaoning in later generations brought joy to the whole country, even if it was just a training ship with many imperfections, an aircraft carrier represented the majesty and power of a big country. Only a country with an aircraft carrier battle group can be called  Become a truly great country.  There is no doubt that even though the current Celestial Empire is in poverty, everyone has their own dream of a great nation, especially those at the top.

    Qi Yiming is not looking for trouble.  Although he can now build an excessive amount of multi-purpose fighter J-10 for the PLA, the J-10 is still a medium-sized fighter. No matter how easy it is to use, it still suffers in some aspects compared with ordinary heavy-duty aircraft.  For the heavy aircraft, he can choose Black Hawk or Sumig after the combat laboratory is opened, but the F-14 Tomcat is still a good choice at this stage.

    What¡¯s more, the Tomcat is still a carrier-based aircraft and can serve the navy in the future.  The Red Alert 2 version of the aircraft carrier he built himself is also equipped with carrier-based aircraft, but it is an early version of the F-18, not even a Super Hornet. Qi Yiming isNot on.  As for the aircraft carrier in Red Alert 3, he still needs to upgrade the base again before he can see it.  He will have to use the F-18 or the J-15, which is a close relative of the Su-33, for a while. For the first time, he has no choice.

    Qi Yiming stubbornly chose to use heavy carrier-based aircraft, and the medium-sized Hornet was not within his consideration range at all.  So without mature support from the base, he focused on the F-14 Tomcat.

    The F-14 Tomcat can be said to be the most powerful heavy-duty carrier-based fighter jet in the United States. Its main design goal is to gain air supremacy for the aircraft carrier fleet.  In the era when the F-14 was rampant, the concept of multi-purpose fighter aircraft was not yet popular, so there were usually two types of main station aircraft on US aircraft carriers, a fighter aircraft starting with F, an attack aircraft starting with A, and later an E aircraft.  The leading electronic warfare aircraft.  It was not until the F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet occupied the main force of the U.S. Naval Aviation in the 21st century 00 and 10 that full-time attack aircraft were driven off the aircraft carrier. This multi-purpose aircraft has both air superiority and  Multiple missions such as bombing and electronic suppression.

    But this still cannot conceal the brilliance of the Tomcat.  The well-known Tomcat may appear more in Tom Cruise's "Top Gun", a military education film with obvious recruiting intentions, but in fact not many people know that the F-14 is used in confrontations within the US military.  , with a score of 31 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, almost completely defeating the F-15 Eagle fighter jet.  I saw the Tomcat when flying in the sky. The F-15, an air superiority heavy fighter that claims not to have a pound used for ground attack, should feel ashamed of itself.

    As the first fighter jet to maneuver beyond a stall, it has the first Phoenix long-range air-to-air missile in history that can hit 180 kilometers away. The high-power AWG-9 radar can almost be used as an early warning aircraft, and its variable sweep wings are also used for it.  It brings excellent performance at both subsonic and supersonic speeds.

    There is no doubt that the F-14 Tomcat is a domineering and powerful fighter.

    It cannot be ruled out that it also has a series of problems such as high cost, long maintenance time and high cost, the initial TF30 engine is simply terrible, and so on. However, the flaws are not concealed. If you own it, you will know how powerful this fighter is.

    It is said that during the Gulf War, the US military's F-14 did not achieve more results than the F-15, which was questioned by many people. However, it was later discovered that the Iraqi pilots were really scared by the F-14 during the Iran-Iraq War.  During the Gulf War, when encountering the F-14, they immediately turned around and returned home, not daring to fight with it at all. This resulted in the US military's F-14 having very few results.

    Liao Huairen held the plan written by Qi Yiming and said: "If you want to buy F-14, just go to the Americans directly. Why do you want to involve Iran? Moreover, your report is a fantasy.  I think it¡¯s unreasonable and unrealistic. I don¡¯t know how you can get along with such a weird thing.¡±

    Qi Yiming pretended to have a profound smile and said: "I said at the beginning that this matter is not only based on military considerations, but also involves diplomatic and political considerations in international relations. This business is done, and you will benefit.  It¡¯s all three parties, so why not do it?¡±

    Liao Huairen still felt that it was unlikely to succeed and asked: "How are you sure that the Iranians will sell you their most powerful air force weapon?"

    "In the 1980s, when the Canadians wanted to purchase a batch of fighter jets to replace their F-104s, they turned to Iran. At that time, due to the Khomeini Revolution, Iran was sanctioned by the United States and could no longer obtain F-14 parts and accessories.  Weapons. Iran also promised to transfer these F-14s to Canada at a cabbage price. However, during the Iranian hostage incident, the Canadians themselves hid several Americans in the embassy and issued them fake Canadian passports and visas.  Escaped, causing dissatisfaction among the Iranians, and the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, so the deal was not negotiated. As the war continued, although the F-14 shined in this war, it won the respect of the Iraqis.  It doesn¡¯t start, but as time goes by, the availability of these fighters will become lower and lower, and the weapons will become less and less, until one day the Iranians can no longer use them.¡±

    Liao Huairen said: "So you plan to replace the foreign trade version of the Xiaolong light fighter aircraft with the Iranians one-for-one, provide them with accessories and weapons, and even hand over the overhaul line to them?"

    Qi Yiming laughed and said: "This is not a money-losing deal. Even if we build Xiaolong fighters, each one costs millions of dollars, and Iran can provide us with at least 70 F-14 fighters, which is very important to us."  It¡¯s a sure-fire deal.¡±

    Liao Huairen frowned: "Then you contact Grumman in the United States and use the advanced engines, avionics systems and weapons you have to cooperate with Grumman to upgrade the F-14. If necessary, order from Grumman  30 or more F-14s, and even further obtain the F-14 production line and production license in our country, and ultimately achieve the goal of completely acquiring the F-14 and assimilating its technology.¡±

    Qi Yiming nodded and said: "Yes, because Iran is a war embargo country, so we also need a white glove, that is North Korea, North Korea canPretend to purchase Xiaolong from us, and then the Iranians will pay for it. We can buy North Korea half of it with the Iranians.  As for the F-14 flowing into our hands from Iran, the United States is at least happy to see it happen. In addition, we can also place additional orders and cooperate with them in development, and the Americans can also obtain a lot of practical benefits.  Therefore, all parties involved in this entire transaction benefit.  "
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