1098 Angola to become second African PLA (2/18)
"What do you mean by this? J-7 buy 100 and get 10 free, do you think it's selling something for a dollar or two outside? Such a large quantity, do they have enough pilots to operate it?" When the Angolan generals went to discuss, Zheng Yucheng asked Xie Kai with some anger.
The J-7 is a fighter, not an ordinary commodity.
"Isn't that a good thing? Factory 132 is not engaged in Project 10, they need funds, and the production line of Factory 132 needs to be upgraded,......" Xie Kai said, "More importantly, do we still have engines for the Super 7A?"
It's not that Xie Kai doesn't want to sell their fighters.
The Soviets previously supplied 200 RD-33 engines, which are now not for sale.
It's not that they don't sell, it's that these guys want to raise the price.
Zheng Yucheng also has nothing to say, this is a fact.
Could it be that the turbofan-6 is on it?
Not to mention that the service life of the turbofan-6 is simply impossible for any country's air force to accept, even if it is that performance, it will not be approved for export.
The performance of the super-7B depends on the turbofan-6, which is much higher than the RD-33 in terms of thrust-to-weight ratio and maximum thrust, which is also the closest to practical turbofan engine in China.
"Didn't you say that you were going to build the core engine of the turbofan engine? Wang Guilin reminded Xie Kai.
Whether it is Project 10 or their own Super -7B, or even the future J-20, there are no supporting engines.
The domestic engine has always been unworkable.
The localization of bass engines is also problematic.
"It's time to get started, and I'll look for Minister Shen again. If the core engine technology is completed, the technology of marine gas turbines can also be broken through. We want to build a large warship of larger tonnage, and it is also a trouble for the power system to keep up. Zheng Yucheng also spoke.
Xie Kai didn't speak.
It is not easy to engage in the core engine now.
But it was time to do it.
Whether it's a warplane, or a warship, you need better engines.
"Let's get this out of the way first. It is best to talk to the Soviet Union, at present, we cannot provide stable and reliable turbofan engines in China, and we need to import them from the Soviet Union. Even Pakistan is unable to supply the Super-7A as a training aircraft. Xie Kai said.
The problem has always been here, and it can't be solved until it is solved.
The problem of the engine has always been a key place restricting the domestic aviation and navigation field.
The problem of the engine is not only that it is not designed and manufactured, but the biggest problem is in the material.
When the turbofan engine is working, the material requirements are almost harsh, even if 404 makes a nickel-based superalloy, which can withstand high working temperatures, but it does not have a long enough service life.
This has nothing to do with the manufacturing process, but the defects of the material itself and how to reduce the various loads carried by the material in the critical parts when the design considers how to get more power.
An engine that is almost involved in an important domestic industrial field.
From material smelting, design, machining, heat treatment process, etc., all require great harmony to solve problems.
"Plant 132 also has this idea, the progress of Project 10 is very fast, and there is also no supporting engine. As a result, the progress of the project has slowed down. Wang Guilin introduced the situation.
Xie Kai usually didn't pay attention to these, and they felt that Xie Kai should still understand the situation.
In order to develop the core machine, it is necessary to mobilize the entire relevant domestic units to jointly tackle key technical problems.
can be qualified for such a job, and a slap in the face can be counted in the country.
The most suitable is Shen Hong, the retired Minister of Industry, who led the design and construction of most of the important industrial infrastructure systems in China, understands the level of domestic industrial technology, and is familiar with various units.
He has retired, and Zheng Yucheng and others are not good at going to him all the time.
Didn't you see that Xie Kai usually grinded for a long time, didn't he agree?
"Let's get the Angolans first, before the core engine of Project 10 is completed, there is absolutely no domestic engine available, and they can seek to import the AL-31 engine used in the Su-27 from the Soviet Union. ”
The Soviets will not sell now.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy was impoverished and collapsed, and everything would be sold at that time, just depending on the price.
Even if Russia can't buy it, you can buy it from Ukraine.
After the collapse of Ukraine from the Soviet Union, life has been difficult, so it lives by selling the money left by the Soviet Union, and in the end even wants to sell strategic missiles.
"Would the Angolans agree to such a plan? My biggest concern is that they don't have the money to pay. Wang Guilin said worriedly, "The plan of exchanging resources for equipment is not very reliable, the domestic mining industry has some excess capacity, and the country is now implementing a monetary tightening policy to adjust the production capacity structure." ”
"It's not a big problem, the current infrastructure in China is still far behind. Now the overcapacity is not because of the production capacity, but because of the serious duplication of construction, and there is not much high-end capacity...... In a few years, when macroeconomic regulation and control are over, it will develop even faster. In particular, the urbanization strategy and the automobile industry and other strategies have begun to be laid out by the country. Xie Kai said.
In the future, China will become the world's largest importer of resources.
China's domestic market is far stronger than domestic demand in any other country in the world.
"Chinese doesn't seem to be unreasonable, we have always relied on Soviet expert consultants for logistical maintenance, and now the country is basically peaceful, and the country's main focus is economic recovery and infrastructure ......."
Inside the guest house, a group of Angolan generals sat together and discussed Xie Kai's proposal.
Under the arrangement of Zheng Yucheng and others, some areas of the special operations brigade that can be opened to them have been given a glimpse of it.
Such a force has subverted the understanding of the Angolan generals on army building.
They weren't called armies at all, they were just slightly better armed forces than the guerrillas.
"General, the Air Force can indeed change it, but we don't need such a lot of MiGs, we need a much larger number of ground attack aircraft......"
"No, we also need a lot of fighters, not only South Africa, but also the Republic of Zaire!" Sutterwin said, "We already have a sufficient number of ground attack aircraft, the Soviet Union is willing to provide some more Su-22s and Su-25s, and the Air Force needs air supremacy, General Thomas, what do you think?"
The Major General was silent.
In terms of quantity and quality, they are really difficult to choose.
"We don't need so much, as long as we have half, we can form four more fighter groups, and the savings will be the purchase of another regiment of advanced tanks from China, so that the number of troops can be completely reduced without any impact. The streamlined army can be used as an armed police force in accordance with China's model, without the need to be equipped with heavy weaponry......"
The Angolan civil war has not yet completely ended.
Internal peacekeeping is more important.
As the supreme commander of the Angolan military, with the exception of President José Eduardo dos Santos, Sateven is still very willing to carry out a large-scale transformation of the country's military forces.
"Even if we build up our defense forces according to the Soviet model, we will not be able to win the war without their large air force and armored forces...... And the Chinese army has never lost a battle. Even the Tanzanian army, which studied with them, has become extremely strong, and even Libya is no match for it!"
This is the reason why Sutterwyn is tempted.
"Where's the money?"
"Exchange resources for their advanced equipment, it's too expensive. The only thing is that tanks and armored vehicles are cheaper, and we don't need to purchase that kind of missile defense system, but we can increase the configuration ......of individual anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank missiles," Shatwen said.
President Mobutu's army of the Republic of Zaire is not very combat-ready, and neither is the combat effectiveness of the South African army.
Learn the Soviet model of army building, because it is too poor to learn, and even less equipped, victory will not be so easy. If it weren't for the bravery of the Cuban army, and only on the army trained by their Soviet advisers, it wouldn't work.
The Soviet generals were accustomed to relying on a lot of equipment to achieve victory.
Angola can't help it.
"The Soviet Union will certainly not be happy with us doing this!"
"They don't need their consent, they don't want to provide us with advanced heavy equipment, and their consultants, the training of our pilots and so on, is not systematic training......," Shatwen said.
The more he even talked about it, the more firmly he felt that learning from China in army building was the king's way.
"General, will the President agree?" asked Major General Thomas.
The president disagrees, it's all in vain.
"It can make our defense stronger, and we don't even need military advisers in the future, so why not agree?" Sutterwin said, "We should learn from the Chinese People's Liberation Army in all aspects, they are good at winning with lack of equipment." This is also the beginning of our search for the Chinese government's support for economic construction......"
The crowd did not refute it.
The Angolan Government's task now is to restore economic development, and there are not many countries that can help them. With no political strings attached, the Chinese government, which has always hoped for a win-win situation, is their best bet.
President dos Santos is now asking for help everywhere.
"What the hell, begging us to send military advisers to completely rehabilitate the Angolan Defence Forces?" Xie Kai was scorched when he heard the Angolan's new request.
They can't do this.
You need to find a big boss in the Ministry of Defense to do this.
Xie Kai couldn't answer the Angolan general's request, and Zheng Yucheng couldn't call the shots: "General, we just sell equipment and provide training in the operation of Chinese equipment, which we can provide, but comprehensive military cooperation is a matter for our government......
In fact, Xie Kai is still very excited.
If this is how it works, there will be a second PLA in Africa.
The key is the government's consent.
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