After a wonderful performance, according to the previous arrangement, the Indian side can arrange for a pilot to fly with Viktor Pugachev again to experience the excellent performance of the Yak-130.

In the face of such a rare opportunity, the Indian side was really unkind, and the person who arranged it was an officer named Jawaharlal Kaul.

Looking at this sturdy lieutenant colonel officer who was at least over 40 years old, Chen Geng asked Ashok Kante curiously: "Mr. Ambassador, this Kaul officer is a carrier-based aircraft pilot?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Kaul is our best carrier-based pilot," said Ashok Cont with pride: "He is the captain of the aircraft carrier Vikrant, with more than 800 hours of carrier-based aircraft flying experience. ”

No wonder!

Chen Geng suddenly realized: in order to learn as much as possible about the performance of the Yak-130, the Indian side did buy the capital.

Still a glide take-off, a series of brilliant maneuvers in the air, and then a precise landing that seemed to have been measured with a ruler, Jawaharal Kaul had a look of shock on his face as he stepped out of the back seat of the Yak-130.

As soon as Jawaharlal Kaur arrived, the members of the Indian delegation immediately rushed up to him and kept asking him:

"Lieutenant Colonel Kaul, what do you think of this plane?"

"Which plane is more powerful than the Sea Harrier you've flown over?"

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Jawaharlal Kaul did not deliberately put gold on the face of the British, after all, India has many years of experience in the use of Soviet equipment, and it is still necessary to have feelings for the Soviet Union and Soviet equipment, not to mention that now he always has to give the head of the family a little face, and nodded again and again: "Very good!" Although I have not experienced the performance of the radar system and other electronic systems, in terms of the maneuverability of the aircraft itself, at least in the subsonic stage of the speed below 500 kilometers per hour that I have just experienced, the maneuverability of this aircraft is not inferior to that of our MiG-29. ”

Not inferior to the MiG-29 ?!

Jawaharlal Kaul's words stunned a group of high-ranking Indian officials and officers!

India's MiG-29 is divided into two categories, namely the single-seat "Fulcrum-A" and the two-seat "Fulcrum-B", "Fulcrum-A" is considered a "monkey version" of the MiG-29, equipped with radar and electronic systems are different from the Soviet Union's own use, and the two-seat "Fulcrum-B" does not even have a radar, and the position of the nose radar is installed with a counterweight, but even so, the MiG-29 is still the most powerful and maneuverable fighter in India's hands, and there is no one.

After equipping the first batch of MiG-29 in 1985, India's minibuses that were beaten in many conflicts with minibuses only had the ability to parry and did not have the power to fight back, and the MiG-29 can be described as a killer and trump card in India's hands, but now, India's best and most experienced carrier-based aircraft pilots actually say that the maneuverability of this training aircraft is no worse than that of the MiG-29?

It's scary!

If the maneuverability of this Yak-130 is on par with the MiG-29 in India's hands, then if compared with the "Sea Harrier" in India's hands, isn't the "Sea Harrier" only a life of abuse?

Anyway, this is just a training aircraft, how can it be so powerful?—— they forgot, Jawaharlal Kaul said "500 kilometers per hour" during this speed, no way, in order to let the Indian delegation see the maneuverability of the Yak-130 as clearly as possible, the maximum speed of the carrier-based version of the Yak-130 piloted by Viktor Pugachev just now did not exceed 450 kilometers per hour, think about it, you are too fast, "Hula" As soon as it flew out of the sight of the Indians, what was the use of the plane, no matter how good it was? The Indians could not see it.

"I'm not kidding," looking at the expressions of the crowd, Jawaharlal Kaul knew what they were thinking, and he said with a straight face: "At least in my experience, the Yak-130 is really no worse than the MiG-29, and I can take responsibility for this sentence." ”

Just now, he thought that Jawaharlal Kaul was not exaggerating, and he suddenly quieted down.

You know, the word "responsible" is not just a casual word, if you don't say this sentence, but if you say that you want to be responsible for this sentence, but in fact, the performance of the Yak-130 has not reached the height you said, at least this life career to the end, standing still, seriously, it is not impossible to be refrigerated from the position of the deputy captain of the carrier-based aircraft.

Not to mention that being refrigerated is nothing, with Jawaharlal Kaul's age, qualifications and his family background, if he stays up for more than ten years, a rear admiral is proper, that is to say, this guy is a general's seedling, in this case, you say, if you are not completely sure, will Jawaharlal Kaur dare to say that?

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Jawaharlal Kaul continued: "As far as I know, the Yak-130 is equipped with two AI-25TL engines with a total thrust of less than 4,000 kilograms, while the fighter version of the Yak-130B will be replaced with two engines with a total thrust of 5,200 kilograms and a total afterburner of more than 9,000 kilograms, and the maximum flight speed can reach Mach 1.4. ”

“......”

A group of officers and high-ranking officers, look at me, I look at you, and suddenly someone asked Jawaharlal Kaul: "Lieutenant Colonel Kaul, what do you think of the Soviet Union's take-off and landing mode of sliding and taking off and blocking landing?"

Yeah!

With this question, everyone reacted: this is the main thing!

Compared with the take-off and landing mode of "glide jump take-off and vertical landing" used by Vikrant and Virat, the take-off and landing mode of "glide jump take-off and interception landing" in the Soviet Union is obviously more efficient, but the theory is theory, and what is the attitude of the pilots, this is also the main factor considered by the Indian side.

"I think it's very good," to the surprise of many people, Jawaharlal Kaul was full of praise for the Soviet Union's take-off and landing mode: "Compared with our traditional take-off and landing mode, the Soviet Union's take-off and landing mode has higher technical requirements for pilots, and there may be some people who are not suitable, but higher requirements also mean stronger combat effectiveness ......"

Speaking of which, Jawaharlal Kaul didn't say anything, and the eyes of other Indian officers and high-ranking officials also lit up: if the carrier-based fighter pilots in this mode had more powerful combat effectiveness...... What's a little bit of discomfort?!

Everyone exchanged glances with each other: it seemed that it was better to "give a gift" between asking the Soviet Union to build a new aircraft carrier and choosing to accept a "gift" from the Soviet Union.

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After reaching a preliminary agreement internally, Ashok Conte came to Chen Geng's side and asked him, "Mr. Fernández, can I ask you two questions?"

"You say. Chen Geng nodded.

"When will the Kyiv be decommissioned, and how much will it cost to rebuild and purchase fighter jets?"

"Soon," Chen Geng said with a smile: "The original plan of the Soviet Union was to start decommissioning a Moskva-class after the second ship of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier formed combat effectiveness, and then successively update the Navy's equipment in the mode of decommissioning an old ship for every new ship in service." But if India chooses to accept a gift from the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union can first decommission a Kiev-class. ”

Ashok Kant knew that the second ship of the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier had been put on the slipway, and according to the construction progress of the Zeng Ge project, the construction progress of the entire hull has been about 50% completed, that is, it will be launched in about a year, plus the hydrostatic mooring test, the compatibility test of the electronic system, and a series of sea trials and modifications after who, it will be officially delivered to the Navy after about three years, that is, three years later, the ship belonging to India will "take off and stop landing" 's aircraft carrier, you can officially start refitting?

Thinking of this, Ashok Conte's heart suddenly became over!

"As for the cost of retrofitting ......"

Chen Geng pondered for a moment and said, "About 500 million to 600 million US dollars." ”

"So much?!"

Ashok Conte was taken aback and hurriedly asked.

"Expensive!?do you think it's expensive?" Ashok Cont was surprised, Chen Geng seemed to be even more surprised, he looked at Ashok Conte in surprise, and looked at Ashok Cont in disbelief: "Why do you think this price is expensive?"

"I ......"

As soon as Ashok Cont opened his mouth, Chen Geng continued: "The Kiev-class is the foundation of a standard medium-sized aircraft carrier, with a full load displacement of up to 41,000 tons, and the full load displacement of the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau is only 33,000 tons?

"This ......"

Although Ashok Conte also agreed with Chen Geng's words, but this is the time to lower the price, Ashok Conte had to defend himself: "But the Clemenceau has a steam catapult. ”

Looking at Ashok Kante fixedly, Chen Geng suddenly smiled: "Ambassador Kante, it seems that you still haven't figured out the situation, the problem now is not that the Soviet Union is begging India to buy aircraft carriers, but that the Soviet Union is willing to help India enhance its national defense strength out of consideration for Soviet-Indian friendship, after all, the minibus has begun to consider purchasing the second batch of F-16 fighter jets, and the Soviet Union does not want India to have no power to fight back against the fleet of F-16 fighters on the minibus, but now it seems that your friendship with the Soviet Union seems to have some misunderstanding?" Since this is the case, then forget it, I will explain the situation to the relevant leaders of the Soviet government in the future, and let the Soviet government retire the Moscow class first according to the original established plan. ”

Compared with the Kiev-class, the Moskva-class is more like a large amphibious landing ship equipped with a large number of weapons that can take off and land helicopters, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the Kiev-class.

Ashok Conte was immediately anxious, his heart twitched, and he hurriedly explained: "Mr. Fernandez, you have misunderstood, we ......"

"Don't I get me wrong?" Chen Geng interrupted Ashok Conte's words, and asked angrily, "Let me ask you, do you think the cost of 500 million to 600 million US dollars is reasonable?"

"This ......"

Without waiting for Ashok Cont to speak, Chen Geng then asked rhetorically: "Let's not talk about whether you can buy it and whether any country is willing to sell it to you, let me ask you, assuming that in addition to the Soviet Union, France and the United States are willing to sell you an all-deck aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 40,000 tons, do you think this price can be taken?"

Ashok Cont smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid...... It's a bit hard......"

He didn't dare to talk nonsense, and he was responsible for talking nonsense.

"It's not a little difficult, it's impossible," Chen Geng snorted: "Of all the countries in the world, one counts one, how many can you count as an aircraft carrier of this tonnage?"

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PS: Sorry brothers, please wait a moment.

Although Ashok Conte also agreed with Chen Geng's words, but this is the time to lower the price, Ashok Conte had to defend himself: "But the Clemenceau has a steam catapult. ”

Looking at Ashok Kante fixedly, Chen Geng suddenly smiled: "Ambassador Kante, it seems that you still haven't figured out the situation, the problem now is not that the Soviet Union is begging India to buy aircraft carriers, but that the Soviet Union is willing to help India enhance its national defense strength out of consideration for Soviet-Indian friendship, after all, the minibus has begun to consider purchasing the second batch of F-16 fighter jets, and the Soviet Union does not want India to have no power to fight back against the fleet of F-16 fighters on the minibus, but now it seems that your friendship with the Soviet Union seems to have some misunderstanding?" Since this is the case, then forget it, I will explain the situation to the relevant leaders of the Soviet government in the future, and let the Soviet government retire the Moscow class first according to the original established plan. ”

Compared with the Kiev-class, the Moskva-class is more like a large amphibious landing ship equipped with a large number of weapons that can take off and land helicopters, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the Kiev-class.

Ashok Conte was immediately anxious, his heart twitched, and he hurriedly explained: "Mr. Fernandez, you have misunderstood, we ......"

"Don't I get me wrong?" Chen Geng interrupted Ashok Conte's words, and asked angrily, "Let me ask you, do you think the cost of 500 million to 600 million US dollars is reasonable?"

"This ......"

Without waiting for Ashok Cont to speak, Chen Geng then asked rhetorically: "Let's not talk about whether you can buy it and whether any country is willing to sell it to you, let me ask you, assuming that in addition to the Soviet Union, France and the United States are willing to sell you an all-deck aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 40,000 tons, do you think this price can be taken?"

Ashok Cont smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid...... It's a bit hard......"

He didn't dare to talk nonsense, and he was responsible for talking nonsense.

"It's not a little difficult, it's impossible," Chen Geng snorted: "Of all the countries in the world, one counts one, how many can you count as an aircraft carrier of this tonnage?"