RPAGF Chapter 599 Knowledge is the sword in our hands. This sword will bring the dawn!
Chapter 599 Knowledge is the sword in our hands. This sword will bring the dawn!
Ha, what's there to be afraid of?
Historically, last year, the other side used an RB-57D aircraft to roam freely in the heart of mainland China, as if it were uninhabited.
The most audacious time was on the eve of the tenth anniversary celebration, when it swaggered over Beijing. No wonder a certain official requested to take photos of the big boss in his daily life; this was unprecedented!
Once it happens, it will happen again, but it will not happen more than three times.
At that time, Battalion Commander Yue, who had just received four months of training, led his comrades from Unit 543 to hide in the reeds, their eyes bloodshot as they stared at the radar screen.
When the third alarm sounded, they leaped up like cheetahs lying in wait. With the whistling sound of the SAM-2 missile tearing through the air, the once invincible "iron bird" finally crashed into the cornfield, trailing black smoke.
Battalion Commander Yue and his comrades used a single missile to leave a lasting mark on the history of world air defense—"the first time in human history that a surface-to-air missile has shot down an aircraft."
After that, thanks to the extraordinary performance of a certain bug, the RF-101 and U-2 suffered consecutive failures, which finally calmed things down for a while.
"What's going on? It's been so long since the air raid siren went off. Who came from here?"
Jiang Xia, who was peering through the crack in the air-raid shelter door and worried about whether the middle-aged man had managed to hide in time, asked Xiao Mo, who was beside him.
Eh!
Who built this air-raid shelter? The iron door, barely wide enough for two people to squeeze through sideways, was fitted into the frame so tightly it looked like it was cast from molten iron, preventing even a sliver of light from getting in.
Unable to contain his curiosity, Jiang Xia quietly turned on the scanner.
Wow! This air-raid shelter is of such high standard!
The wall is 90cm thick and is filled with high-grade C40 cement. Even the internal steel mesh has a diameter of more than 16mm and a spacing of less than 50mm, so dense that it can be used as a fishing net.
Then look at that iron gate. Good heavens, it's made of a metal with a density of 11.34 g/cm3.
This...this is a doomsday fortress?
"Who else could it be?" Xiao Mo peeked through the crack in the door, his nose covered in grease from rubbing against the lead door. "The bald eagle's reconnaissance planes that took off from the Japanese base, and the guys that transferred from the other side! I don't know what's gotten into them these past two days, they've been swarming into Beijing like flies!"
He paused, then lowered his voice.
"Two groups came the day before yesterday, but neither of them sounded the alarm. This time, I guess they flew too close..."
Hey! It only started these last couple of days?
"Could it be that I caused this?" Jiang Xia leaned against the lead door, letting the cold metal cool down his burning brain.
Hmph! That's so unfair!
So what if they exposed a "little maid"? What's it to you? You're just addicted to being a peeping tom, aren't you!
Sooner or later, we'll have this maid help you clean up!
Jiang Xia angrily slammed the heavy lead door! He didn't say anything stupid like why they didn't send fighter jets to intercept them.
why?
Don't forget that Factory 112, which is currently producing J-6 fighters, was personally trained by him. He knows all the problems with the J-6.
To put it bluntly, the current J-6 is practically "blind": it can manage a few maneuvers during the day thanks to the pilot's eyesight, but at night it becomes like a headless fly – it has absolutely no night combat capability!
Hey, young readers, you didn't know that, did you?
Back then, fighter jets were very well-classified: daytime and nighttime fighters were clearly distinguished.
Even the F-4 Phantom II, the Bald Eagle's all-weather fighter jet, which is known as the "high-class and handsome" of the skies, is still doing test flights on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base.
Although the MiG-19Ps we imported are theoretically equipped with the "Turquoise" radar, making them all-weather fighters, the supply of key components for this radar has been cut off for a year!
Nowadays, the J-6 fighters in the military can show off their power at 10,000 meters altitude during the day. If they are equipped with two "big guns", they can kill even a few U-2s if they come!
However, once night falls, they can only lie helplessly in the hangar, like a tiger whose teeth have been pulled.
Currently, China's nighttime air defense relies entirely on anti-aircraft artillery!
In fact, Jiang Xia didn't know that the fierce and powerful air force commanders and soldiers would never tolerate such humiliation. Just two days ago, while he was still digging in the pit, a certain unit forcibly took off two prototype MiG-19P aircraft carrying turquoise to intercept the uninvited guests.
However, radar has always been a weakness for the Russians. Despite the fact that they developed the "Dug-3" radar in the 1970s, which covered an area of 18,000 square meters and had a signal strong enough to interfere with global shortwave communications, it relied entirely on brute force. Ultimately, it could not hide the fact that vacuum tube technology lagged behind transistors in electronic performance.
The radar on the MiG-19P is the same; its detection range is limited to a maximum of 4 kilometers. At the same time, due to its unreasonable design, its ability to process ground clutter is close to zero! It simply cannot distinguish between a mountain and a target.
One of the two fighter jets that took off from a certain unit crashed into a mountain because of this!
It's a long story, but even so, our soldiers never thought of giving up!
Sure enough, a muffled sound came from outside the lead door.
"It's anti-aircraft guns!"
Jiang Xia suddenly looked up and, through the curved passage of the ventilation vent above his head, could see a few orange-red sparks exploding in the distant night sky, like a crushed sunset.
It's tough! Hitting a reconnaissance plane at 10,000 meters altitude with anti-aircraft guns is like shooting birds with a slingshot; at best, it only serves to demonstrate our resolve.
"Wait a minute! The RF-101 I helped shoot down had the top-of-the-line APS-20 radar. Hasn't it been copied yet?"
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia nudged Xiao Mo: "Hey? Didn't the big brother from the Northeast have some spoils of war? They haven't figured out that thing yet?"
Xiao Mo shook his head with a worried look: "I have taken apart the dimensions and structure to look at them, and I have drawn up stacks of blueprints, but I heard that we are stuck on the frequency characteristics."
"We're on two different paths, and I don't really know the specifics, but we just ran into a brick wall..."
As he spoke, he pounded on the door: "Comrade! Is anyone outside? Judging from the sound of the plane, it should have already flown past! Open the door and let us out!"
But all that could be heard outside was the cacophony of footsteps, commands, and the roar of car engines, making Xiao Mo's shouts seem rather insignificant.
For a moment, only the heavy breathing of the crowd and the faint smell of gunpowder seeping in from the seams of the lead door remained in the air-raid shelter.
"So, what are the problems you're facing now?"
In the darkness, Jiang Xia took out a flashlight and put it in his mouth. The dim light illuminated the small notebook in front of him: "Come on, let the darkness inspire us!"
The light that rose from the darkness made those behind Jiang Xia squint.
"Jiang Gong? Is he here?"
"Who are you! You're already in the air-raid shelter, and you still want to show off?!"
"Is Xiao Mo stupid? Even the director can't solve this problem, and you think you can solve it by bringing in some young guy?"
"Exactly, what's the point of all this fuss? Just make more 314A ones, why even think about putting them on an airplane! What a pipe dream!"
"Pah! Anyway, I don't want to get on a plane again. That's just asking for trouble!"
A few random sounds suddenly rang out in the darkness.
"Who! Who's talking nonsense!" Comrade Xiao Mo turned around and stood in front of Jiang Xia, shouting angrily at the group.
Upon hearing the words "early warning aircraft," he froze instantly, his lips trembling: "Oh, so you're complaining about my idea?"
Xiao Mo lowered her head, her voice trembling with tears, "But... but putting radar on an airplane, can it really protect our country's borders..."
"Nonsense! I could have said that using satellites to launch lasers would be much more effective! They could penetrate the atmosphere and kill the enemy, but is that even possible? Even the US and the Alliance don't have that, so why should we be able to build it!"
"You're wasting national resources! We're suffering because of you... even the director is suffering because of you!"
Humans are fascinating creatures.
Some people fear the darkness, while others yearn for it. Perhaps the darkness can conceal their cowardice.
Anyway, at this moment, in this small air-raid shelter, under the cover of darkness, some people poured out all the things they had been holding back. Under the cover of darkness, the pent-up resentment surged out like a flood.
Xiao Mo lowered her head, her shoulders trembling slightly.
Jiang Xia, with a flashlight in her mouth, stepped forward and pulled him behind her.
The beam of the flashlight swept across their faces. Some closed their eyes, some lowered their heads, but many more looked towards the light, their eyes filled with resentment and a hint of dejection.
"Jiang Gong, was I wrong? Was I being too unrealistic?" Xiao Mo murmured behind him, her voice heavy as if it were made of lead.
"do not know!"
"You think so too?" Xiao Mo's tone grew even lower.
"Fear? Fear that the project will fail? I'm afraid your colleagues think the same way. What you just said, I think, is nothing more than thorns for self-protection!"
Jiang Xia reached behind him and patted Xiao Mo.
"Eh?"
"But your knowledge is the sword in your hands! A brave warrior who charges forward will not be defined by a sword!"
"The sword that has been passed down to you, are you willing to use it to cleave through this darkness and bring dawn to our people?"
"Boom..." Outside the air-raid shelter, the anti-aircraft guns roared one last time, and the world seemed to fall silent at that moment.
a long time,
"willing!"
"willing!"
"I am willing!"
A series of sounds pierced the darkness and crashed heavily onto Jiang Xia, making him feel dizzy for a moment.
Jiang Xia smiled with satisfaction, and amidst the cheers of the crowd, he slowly tightened his grip on the pen.
"Hehe, I'd love to too!"
"No matter what happened in the past, no matter what the future holds..."
"I will..."
May every moment before us be free of gloom!