Chapter 189: Tomcats Improved (69/100)
"The Soviets, perversely, this year, there were two defections." Inside the bridge of the Kitty Hawk, Colonel Ted Petroburi, the commander of the flying wing, said to Nathan: "The system of the Soviets will certainly not last long, and there will be more and more defections in the future." ”
Nathan returned to the carrier after his trip to Europe, nearly a month after his last flight.
The vacation was long enough that Nathan almost forgot how to fly the Tomcat, and after more than a week of go-around training, he finally continued to fly the Tomcat and take off and land from the aircraft carrier, and on this day, at the flight summary meeting after his go-around, Petro Bori began his tirade.
"What's going on?" Nathan is still very strange, if you want to say defection, Belenko counts as one, is there anything else?
"I just received news that the large anti-submarine ship Alert of the Soviets had a rebellion, and the deputy captain Saberin took control of the warship and wanted to sail to Kronstadt, where he called on the Soviet people to rise up against the tyranny of the Soviet Union, but unfortunately, it was counterinsurgent, I heard that one of them was a Hero of the Soviet Union named Andrei, who played a key role in the counterinsurgency, he was blind, but after this stimulation, he regained his eyesight, which is simply a miracle."
Listening to the introduction, Nathan's brow gradually furrowed.
This incident was regarded as a typical example by the Soviets, and Andrei's deeds were also greatly flaunted, but Nathan knew that this was almost exactly the same as the one he had read.
In particular, this blind Andre must have been blinded by himself last time when he used the headlights, and now, he is alive again?
It seems that the battle with him will continue, and fortunately, he is ready.
Andrei fell into the water, and after being rescued, he got on the warship, found a problem, and wanted to get off the ship, but he was detained and imprisoned with the captain, and then, the little hero Ivan climbed out and opened the cell, and the people inside poured out and regained control of the warship.
Saberlin's operation fell through.
Although the uprising was unsuccessful, it was definitely a stain, and the Western free world commented on it and discussed the rotten nature of the Soviet system.
Listening to the lively discussion around him, Nathan just nodded, how will it develop in the future, this is what Nathan cares about the most.
Now, the mystery is almost about to be revealed, and the confused time and space that I have traveled through has been completely figured out by myself, and this is the world of the red Soviet Union.
And the other point is about his own life experience, this life experience, Nathan already vaguely knows the mystery, but he doesn't dare to think about it.
In the palace that day, Jenny and Emily must have guessed it.
Emily was originally engaged in intelligence, and Jenny was even more incomprehensible, the two of them didn't know if they had analyzed it, in short, they must have also looked at their bodies and knew that they had the same thing under their feet.
Now, Nathan doesn't want to think about this anymore, he was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage, and that's better, isn't it?
The meeting ended on a cheerful note, and Nathan was left behind as everyone left.
"Nathan, your report to the top of the Navy asking for the replacement of our TF41 engines with TF30 engines, and now, the project is progressing well." Petro Bori said: "Thanks to your last trip to the UK, and now, the British Navy is also said to want to order Tomcats, and with the British team working together to study the replacement of the engine, the progress will definitely be faster." ”
TF41, is a modification of the Spey engine, this belongs to the general in the spit, the existing engine, the most suitable alternative, as long as it is replaced, it will be a lot higher than the original TF30 engine, thrust-to-weight ratio not to mention, at least don't worry about the terrible surge at any time.
"Well, the problem with the engine, it should have been solved a long time ago, what about my other report?" Nathan continued.
In addition to the problem of having engines, there is another problem, which is avionics.
The advanced thing about the Tomcat fighter is the combination of its AG-9 radar and the immortal bird, but, unfortunately, the Tomcat fighter that fell into the water lost the radar.
The tomcat that fell into the water was salvaged, and it was finally determined that the loss of the radar was completely artificial, and the Soviets must have had a sophisticated deep-water submersible, which was able to operate a mechanical arm to dismantle the radar and steal the radar, which surprised the American experts, but even shouting was useless, and the Soviets would definitely not admit to stealing.
The loss of the radar caught the US Navy off guard, but fortunately the company Xiusi made urgent changes to avoid the risk of being jammed by the Soviets, but it was clear that an upgrade of the avionics system was also imminent.
The AG-9 radar is very strong, but when compared to the Air Force's F-15 fighters, Nathan repeatedly said that our radar could see far.
Apart from seeing far, there really is no other advantage, only this one.
Now, since the radar has also been leaked, simply upgrade the radar as well, after all, the progress of electronics is too fast.
Retain the high-power transmitter of the AG-9, use digital circuitry in the processing circuit to improve, increase the signal processing capacity, and meet the standards of the later APG-71, so that the Air Force also realize that they are backward.
However, Nathan's report was not approved.
"It's going to take some time to upgrade the radar, and as you know, our budget is still limited, and the improvements we have invested in the engine are already beyond our budget." Petro Bori said.
Greed doesn't work, Nathan knows, that's the only way it can be.
"The Soviets acquired our radar technology, which could significantly improve their airborne radar, and in the future, our threat became even more serious." Nathan said.
This is not alarmism, Nathan certainly knows about the Su-27, and if the Soviets get these technologies, will they be used to transform the Su-27? If the Su-27 has a flat slot radar, it will definitely be a fierce enemy of its own side.
One can only hope that the level of industrial processing of the Soviets is insufficient, and if they want to imitate, I am afraid it will not be so easy.
"Yes, the environment in the air will be worse in the future, and the intelligence department has discovered that the Soviets have improved a newer interceptor, which may also have the ability to kill at a distance of a hundred kilometers."
The most powerful thing about the Tomcat is the combination of radar and immortal bird missiles, which have the ability to kill at a distance of 100 kilometers, and if the Soviets want to imitate it, it is the MiG-31 and R33 missiles?
If this is the case, I am not afraid, because the maneuverability of this missile is really low, as long as it makes a side turn, it will be unlocked.