"When did we sell the F-14 to China?"

In Hanoi, Orrentom, the CIA's head of Asia, who was communicating with the Vietnamese government and wanted to poach the Soviets, looked at the high-ranking Vietnamese officials who had contacted them with a bad look on his face.

When did the United States sell the F-14 to China?

"No, Major Orrentom, do you think our pilots are mistaken? The twin-engine, double-vertical tail has become a swept wing, and even the Soviet pilots have witnessed it!" As a high-ranking official of the Vietnamese government, the thin old man looked fierce.

Now that the Soviet Union is no longer in sight, the Vietnamese government has been planning to gradually get rid of Soviet control since the Long March came to power.

Just then, the Americans came to the door.

At the beginning, the two sides talked very harmoniously, hello and I am good.

As a result, something like this is happening now.

"There is definitely a misunderstanding in this!" said Major Orenthom affirmed, "and the whole world, except us, is owned only by the Persians. And so far, the F-14s of the Persians are not enough even for themselves. ”

In order to defend against the Iraqi Air Force, which outnumbered them in many fighter planes, it was simply impossible for the Persians to resell the F-14 to China.

And the United States, not to mention the F-14, is not even willing to sell the F-15 heavy fighter and the standard version of the F-16 to countless countries around the world, how can it sell the F-14 to China?

"Even if we are willing to sell, they Air Force will not be able to afford it. Even our navy, which has a huge budget, can't afford to raise such fighters!"

Orenthom felt that the Vietnamese were trying to blackmail them.

If it were not for the purpose of stabbing the Soviet Union in the back and disintegrating the Soviet Union's power in Asia, the United States would not have paid attention to such a poor country as Vietnam.

There are not a few warplanes, there are not a few warships, even the tanks and armored vehicles used by the army cannot be manufactured by themselves, there are no rich resources to exchange for money, all the equipment is bought, and it dares to claim to be the third military power in the world.

Look at the stupid big wood, known as the world's third military power, sitting on thousands of tanks and thousands of combat aircraft......

"You must give an explanation for this, otherwise we will not be able to continue talking!" the Vietnamese snapped, "If you think we are lying, ask our naval commander and chief of staff!"

After saying that, he slammed the door angrily and left.

Leaving the scratching Major Orenthom.

"These guys have broken heads?"

"Major, we should first inquire about what is going on. Previously, the Vietnamese navy was plotting to seize unattended islands in the South China Sea. As Major Orrentom's assistant, Nguyen Shao Bin suggested.

When the U.S. military withdrew from South Vietnam, Nguyen Shao Bin was evacuated with him, then went to school in the United States, and eventually joined the CIA.

finally got the opportunity, so he naturally had to perform well.

"What does their seizure of China's islands have to do with us?" Orenthom still didn't understand.

"If the Chinese military gets F-14 fighters, they will have the ability to support warships at the very edge of the South China Sea......" Nguyen Shaobin hurriedly explained.

Orentom still didn't get it.

Couldn't the Chinese fighter planes be able to support them in the first place?

"The equipment of the Chinese Navy is backward and has not even appeared in the South China Sea before. After the evacuation of South Vietnam from the great American army, the fleet of the Soviets was stationed in Cam Ranh Bay...... And in '83, the Chinese Navy organized a fleet to appear in the Spratly Islands, where they had never appeared...... Until then, Southeast Asian countries had been encroaching on China's islands...... Worried about the presence of the Chinese Navy on these islands, Vietnam took action at such an opportunity......"

Ruan Shaobin still did a lot of work on these situations and understood them in great detail.

Vietnam's naval strength cannot be compared with that of the Chinese navy, but they have a geographical advantage.

Starting from Cam Ranh Bay, it is only 600 kilometers to the Nansha Islands, and China's southernmost point to this side has a distance of thousands of kilometers, and China's most advanced fighter J-8II has a combat radius of only 800 kilometers.

The Vietnamese Air Force, on the other hand, is armed with more than 50 Su-22s with a combat radius of more than 1,100 km.

The combat effectiveness of naval warships is not good?

That's not a problem at all, you can rely on fighter planes to attack China's warships with weak air defense.

You must know that importing Su-22 fighter-bombers from the Soviet Union, Vietnam also imported a large number of anti-ship missiles.

Vietnam was a thug supported by the Soviet Union in Southeast Asia, and even the invasion of China was secretly supported by the Soviets. These anti-ship missiles were originally equipped to guard against Chinese warships.

Sell big warships to Vietnam?

On the one hand, the Vietnamese could not afford this price, and on the other hand, did not see that the fleets of the Soviets were all stationed in Cam Ranh Bay?

The USSR could help Vietnam defend itself against all threats from the sea.

After the Americans withdrew, the Soviets, who had the upper hand in the competition of the Cold War, felt that they needed more overseas bases, and at a glance they took a fancy to Cam Ranh Bay.

Since then, the Soviets have had a large fleet in the South Pacific, which is an even greater support for their Indian Ocean strategy. You know, the Soviets dreamed of stepping directly into the Indian Ocean from the territorial limits. Fighting Afghanistan is also for the Indian Ocean strategy.

Orenthom understood the Soviets' strategic intentions, but he did not understand what it had to do with the Vietnamese's seizure of Chinese islands.

"Major, once Chinese have fighters for air support, do you think the Vietnamese fighters will still have an advantage? They don't have the money to buy more advanced fighters to compete...... And the fleet, unless the Soviets are ready to go to war with China...... "Nguyen Shao Bin said.

Obviously, there was no possibility that the Soviet Union would go to war with China.

Although diplomatic relations between the two governments have not yet been restored, people-to-people business exchanges have become more frequent.

Orentom understood.

"I can assure you that our government has never sold the F-14 to China, could it be that they themselves have created a fighter similar to the F-14?"

With China's technological base, it is simply impossible to make a fighter like the F-14.

This matter must be properly investigated, otherwise it will be a serious mistake at that time.

Soon, Orenthom met with the commander of the Vietnamese Navy, Gia Van Gang, who, like other senior Vietnamese government officials, was very unfriendly to the Americans.

"Did you sell Chinese F-14 fighters, and are you going to sell them the same fighters to defend against China?"

Looking at him, Orenthom smiled and said, "Your Excellency, I think you misunderstood. The U.S. government has never sold Chinese fighter jets, they are too poor. Even the F-16 we pitched they refused. ”

"Yes, sir, may I ask what is going on!" Jia Wengang directly threw a few photos in front of Orentom, "Major, you need to explain to us, this is the so-called sincerity of cooperation that you have been emphasizing?"

Orentom holding the photo, which is blurry.

And the two sides are not close, only the appearance looks like an F-14.

If you just look at the photo, it is simply impossible to determine that this is an F-14.

"Isn't there a clearer photo?" Ruan Shaobin also frowned and said.

It does look a lot like the F-14.

It's too far away, though.

"No, the MiG-25 was very far away from them at that time, and the other side was in a three-plane formation...... The Soviets are very sure that this is an F-14, and our Su-22 pilots who originally carried out air support missions also confirmed that this is your F-14, and the Chinese pilots are only a few hundred meters away from them, and they even make threatening gestures to our pilots' weapons that show their belly...... "Jia Wengang immediately gave a detailed introduction to the previous events.

Because of the appearance of Chinese fighters, their plans had to be terminated.

That's an island!

An island where the Chinese have not yet been stationed.

"If it weren't for you selling Chinese fighters, they wouldn't have the ability to provide air support to the edge of the South China Sea." This shouldn't be in line with your U.S. strategy in Southeast Asia, right?" Jia Wengang's face was full of anger, "We need to determine how many F-14s China has now, otherwise, it is impossible for us to cooperate at all." ”

This is not only a threat to the Vietnamese Navy.

It is also the demand made by the entire Vietnamese government to the Americans.

If the Chinese had the F-14, the situation in the entire South China Sea would be completely rewritten in the future.

"We will definitely investigate and give you an explanation. Although I don't think so, what should be done on the surface is still indispensable.

The news was quickly delivered back to the CIA headquarters in the United States.

For the news coming from Asia, the entire CIA does not know the situation, and if the government secretly sells weapons and equipment to China at any time, it is impossible to bypass the CIA.

Just like the Persians, who were embargoed by the United States and included in the list of terrorist countries, in order to exchange hostages, they organized a batch of F-14 spare parts to be transported to them, which was also implemented by the CIA.

"Who gave the Chinese these fighters? Could it be Grumman?" John Otto was going crazy.

China's previous news has given him enough headaches, and now it is finally easier to relax, but he didn't expect that now, it will come again.

"BOSS, could it be that Grumman's people secretly made a deal with the Chinese and provided technology? Before that, Grumman wanted to sell the F-14 to China. The assistant reminded the director.

Grumman's order will not be new, and the F-14 Tomcat fighter is unbearable for the US Navy due to the high maintenance costs, and the US Navy has decided that the future carrier-based aircraft will be the F18/A.

"This is impossible, in the contact with the Chinese, there have been people in the bureau who have been following the whole process!" John Otto felt that it could not be Grumman's man.

If it was really Grumman who provided the technology, then until now, it was not possible for the Chinese to produce it so quickly.

"I said at the beginning that you must not cooperate with the Chinese, and a lot of technology, even if they look at it from a distance, can copy it! Obviously, the Sino-Norwegians stole our F-14!" Colonel Alex, head of the Asian Department of the Strategic Analysis Office, said seriously after learning the news.