Although the performance of the Nazi Air Force's Mig-9 fighter jets was not as good as the Warsaw Pact j-11, the German Union vigorously strengthened intelligence control, making it difficult for the Chinese Empire agents to obtain real data of the Mig-9. In this way, it was difficult for the Chinese Empire's military to determine the combat effectiveness of the Mig-9 fighter jets. In addition, the German Union Air Force produced Mig-9 fighter jets on a large scale and quickly equipped them to the air forces of NATO countries, which made the Chinese Empire's military believe that the Mig-9 fighter jets already have the ability to fight against the J-11a/b series fighter jets.

As a confrontation with the Nazi Air Force Mig-9 fighter jets, the Imperial Chinese Air Force approved the development of new fighter jets and required the advantage of competing for air supremacy in the next ten years.

After World War II, the Chinese Empire's sufficient fiscal revenue ensured the accelerated modernization and renewal of air force equipment. Major airlines are optimistic about the future development prospects of the jet aircraft field, so they invested huge sums of money in development and development. Both world wars ultimately failed to completely defeat Germany, which made them aim at the next world war, namely the final battle between the two major military groups of Warsaw Pact and NATO.

After the arms expansion bill of the Chinese Empire military was introduced, a large-scale arms race between the Chinese Empire and the German Union also kicked off. These aviation giants naturally did not want to miss this big meal, so the competition became increasingly fierce.

In the end, after more than a dozen rounds of review by the Imperial Air Force Equipment Committee of the Imperial China, the WP-15 jet fighter of the Imperial China defeated the other seven aviation industry giants of the Imperial China with excellent performance and low cost, and was included in the list of standard equipment for the Imperial China Air Force in the 1950s.

According to the post-war equipment development regulations of the Chinese Empire, the equipment update speed of the four armed forces of the Chinese Empire in peacetime is updated every ten years, and will be separately formulated during wartime according to actual combat needs. Therefore, the WP-15 jet fighter of Jiangnan Heavy Industry will become the main fighter of the Chinese Empire's Air Force from the 50th to 59th years of Guanghua.

The WP15 was able to break through the siege and gained recognition from the Imperial Air Force, mainly because the aircraft was equipped with four 20mm cannons. Over the Air Force's test field, when the WP15 fighter was fighting in the air with its opponents, its four 20mm cannons defeated the K-40 fighter from Royal Heavy Industry, equipped with 6 12.7mm heavy machine guns.

During the air combat exercise, the 20mm caliber special shell of WP15 caused a fatal blow to the K-40, and one or two rounds of the shell could destroy the K-40. Conversely, the 12.7mm machine gun of the K-40 hit the WP-15 fighter many times, with the largest cumulative total of 133 rounds. However, after the WP-15 landed, the pilots were surprised to find that the structure of the WP15 was still complete, the pilots were theoretically safe, and the fighter's protective performance was excellent. The Air Force Command officials who watched the confrontation exercise drank tea for the aircraft's outstanding performance.

In the final evaluation report, the Air Force Committee believed that the German MiG9 fighter had installed a 37mm machine gun. It believed that the 12.7mm heavy machine gun of the K40 could no longer meet the actual combat needs, so it adopted the WP15.

After WP-15 was selected as the main fighter of the Imperial Air Force in the 1950s, its number in the combat sequence of the Imperial Air Force was j-15. It was originally intended to give it j-12, but it was abandoned considering the true and false strategies of the Western world. This would cause the German Air Force to believe that the Imperial Air Force had completed the research and development of several fighter jets, j-12, j-13, and j-14, which puts invisible pressure on them.

As the first jet fighter of the Imperial Air Force after the war, in order to fight against the German Mig-9, the Imperial Air Force has already supported the needs of the front-line allies. The Imperial Air Force has accumulated more than 4,000 equipment, becoming the main fighter of the Imperial Air Force in the 1950s.

Compared with the j-11 fighter, the engine performance has been greatly improved. It uses a wj65-16a turbine engine with a thrust of 34.3 kN. Its wingspan is 11.91 meters and its length is 11.07 meters. Its height is 4.24 meters, its swept wing layout is adopted, and its speed is 1,100 kilometers per hour. Its design uses a large amount of magnesium-aluminum alloy materials, its empty weight is only 5,992 kilograms, and its full fuel range can reach 2,240 kilometers. In particular, it is equipped with four 20mm cannons, which have 1,000 rounds of ammunition and extremely fierce firepower. The radar system and other electronic warfare systems it carries are much more advanced than the j-11.

J-15 fighter jets were used to suppress NATO's mig-9 fighter jets, but in fact, jet fighters such as me350, ju-18, and ft-33 developed by German Union were not opponents of J-15. In the local wars of the Transcaucasus in the 1950s, the Warsaw Pact's j-15 fighter jets set a world record of shooting down 77 NATO fighter jets, making J-15 fighter jets an international star in the 1950s. Countries around the world actively purchased this fighter jet, and when it was discontinued, they accumulated more than 20,000 exports. Until the late 1980s, the shadow of such fighter jets could still be seen in backward African regions.

Just as the J-15 fighter was selected as the Imperial Chinese Air Force, the Royal Heavy Industry Group, which failed to bid, handed over another K-14 fighter to the Naval Equipment Committee for testing and passed, becoming the standard carrier-based fighter of the Imperial Chinese Naval Air Force in the 1950s.

The K-14 was named the F-12 by the Naval Aviation Carrier-based Fighter Navigation Committee to replace the F-6 Wildcat carrier-based fighter currently in service in the Naval Aviation.

Compared with the F6 ship-based fighter, the overall performance of the f12 carrier-based fighter has been greatly improved. The aircraft began to be developed in Guanghua for 46 years, and the original number k14-ubk. The prototype of Guanghua for the first time was tested in March 47, and was officially delivered to the Imperial Navy for two years later.

The f-12 is the first carrier-based supersonic fighter of the Imperial Navy. It broke through the speed of sound during its first flight. It is also the last aircraft designed by the Imperial Empire with cannons as its main weapon, so the pilots of the f-12 often call themselves the "last gunner."

As the main fighter of the Imperial Navy in the 1950s, the f-12 was one of the main carrier-based fighter jets of the Imperial Navy until the mid-1960s.

Of course, this is directly related to the weak opponents. After all, the German Union countries are very behind in the development of aircraft carriers, and they have been using landing takeoff technology to replace their steam catapult technology. At the same time, jet fighters require a very high technical content in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing. The German Union Naval Air Force simply cannot achieve that technical level and equipment support capability. Therefore, under limited technology, the German Union Naval Air Force has always used land-based fighters. It only needs to slightly transform it into folding wings and increasing landing stern hooks and other technical content is relatively low and simpler to build the German Union's unique naval carrier-based aircraft unit.

As a super naval power, the Chinese Empire has always been leading in aircraft carrier technology and naval aviation preparation technology. It has the only large comprehensive maritime training center in the world. Most of all naval aviation corps in the Warsaw Pact countries have been trained there. Steam catapult technology is in a monopoly position, allowing carrier-based jet fighters to take off at short distances. These factors that limit the advanced nature of naval aviation fighters are not a problem for the Chinese Empire Navy, which has created a naval aviation. The German Union Navy was dropped far behind by the Chinese Empire Navy, forcing the German Union Navy to make a fuss on other surface ships to surpass the Chinese Empire Navy.

Because of these factors, the F12 war of the Imperial Navy has always maintained a leading position in the fighter jets of the German Navy Aviation, so it is difficult for the Imperial Chinese Cabinet to approve the replacement of new aircraft for the Navy Aviation.

The f12 has been greatly exerted in this environment. Its main types are: Type A. single-seat daytime fighter jets, with a total of 318. B., limited all-weather type, a total of 130. RF-8a, reconnaissance type, a total of 144. C., a modified type A, and enhanced air combat capabilities, a total of 187. D. Limited all-weather type, with a speed of nearly twice the speed of sound, a total of 152. E-type and D-type improved type, a total of 286. F-12e, ordered by the British Navy and Turkish Navy, a total of 142.

Overall, the characteristics of the f12 are the use of variable-mounted angle wings. During take-off and landing, the hydraulic self-locking actuator on the aircraft can increase the wing installation angle by 7 degrees, which not only increases lift, but also keeps the fuselage basically parallel to the flight deck or runway, avoiding the pilot's vision being affected by the nose being swung. When flying in a flat position, the wings return to their original position. In addition, the outer section of the wing can be folded upwards to facilitate parking on the ship.

The air weight of the f-12 is 8170 kg, the normal take-off weight is 13380 kg, the maximum take-off weight is 15420 kg, and the internal fuel volume is 6300 liters. As the pride of the naval aviation force, the f12 can be used for air refueling. This has become a dazzling point in the world's aviation field. Since the day F12 was in service with the Imperial Navy, it has been paid attention to by the navies of all countries around the world.

Of course, the f12's popularity is still supported by its powerful performance. Its maximum flat flight speed is 2124 kilometers per hour and its practical ceiling is 17,000 meters. Since it is a carrier-based fighter, its combat radius naturally cannot be compared with the j15, which is only 370-800 kilometers, and its transition range is only 2,250 kilometers.

In terms of weapons, Royal Heavy Industry lost to Jiangnan Heavy Industry in the Air Force order competition, so the weapons and equipment of the F12 have also been greatly adjusted. The nose is equipped with 4 20mm cannons, each with 84 rounds of ammunition. There are 2 weapon hangers on both sides of the fuselage, which can hang 8 rockets. Later, the production of F-12e has two more hangers, which can mount air-to-air missiles and aviation bombs, with a maximum load of 2,270 kg.

However, although the Imperial Naval Aviation has advanced F12 ship battles, this does not mean that the Naval Aviation has been smooth sailing.

Due to the harsh training conditions of naval pilots, the risk of fighter take-off and landing at sea is extremely high. The Imperial Naval Air Force in the Chinese Empire was inevitably sacrificed since the day of its establishment. However, early casualties in propeller ship battles were still very low. In the era of jet ship wars, casualties were rising steadily, which once caused the Navy Command to stop flight training many times to reduce casualties.

The Imperial Chinese Navy built a total of 1,261 F-12 fighter jets. When the F-12 fighter jets retired from the Navy, 1,106 fighter jets had already crashed in accidents, and only a few of them were shot down in wars such as the Mediterranean Battle, the Black Sea Battle and the Gulf Battle. Due to engine failure, pilot mistakes, and bad weather, a large number of F-12 fighters (88%) crashed into the ground, fell into the water or turned into a blazing fireball on the flight deck. This aviation history of the Imperial Chinese Navy was in 1947.

It was a period of history in 1988. Until the early 1990s, the crash rate of the Imperial Navy jets in the Imperial Empire was less than 100,000 flight hours, making the accident an unusual accident. This was in a strong contrast with the situation in Guanghua's fifty-four years. The Navy Air Force (the Navy and Marines combined) lost a total of 776 aircraft and 535 crew members in the year, with a crash rate far higher than the 50 crash rate of 100,000 flight hours. Moreover, the crash rate of the carrier-based tactical aircraft was much higher than the crash rate.

During this long transformation, the Imperial Naval Air Force participated in six major wars and countless crises. Of course, many aircraft and crew lost their lives under enemy firepower. However, most jet aircraft were damaged by accidents. In other words, in the 20 or 30 years from the service of the F-12 fighter to the retirement, a large number of careless crew members lost their lives due to poor operating performance and maintainability of the aircraft. In the maritime environment facing many challenges, the Imperial Navy pilots were brave enough to sacrifice themselves. During the Cold War between China and Germany, they maintained the world hegemony of the Imperial Navy. Their sacrifice made the Imperial Navy proud of it and won the respect of naval aviation forces from all over the world.
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