"Finally we can stop our pilots from taking risks and fighting enemy aircraft." A general of the Tang Empire Air Force opened the buttons on his collar and said to deputy commander Xiao Yun: "Perak has been mass-produced.
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"Isn't this giving away both 6 and 183? Otherwise, if we want to use cheap air-to-air missiles, we will have to wait for a while." Xiao Yun took out a cup and personally poured a glass of water for his capable man.
Not many people get this kind of treatment. The general under his command quickly stood up and took the water glass from the deputy commander's hand: "Thank you, General! So it's not easy, otherwise we really have to use active radar guidance."
I'm going to fly a propeller plane."
Technology develops too fast, and sometimes it is not a good thing for others to catch up. For example, if assault rifles are deployed directly and the armor strength cannot keep up, then in actual combat it may not be possible to defeat someone equipped with a Mauser rifle or
Mosin Nagant Rifle Enemy.
This is why, except for the Tang Empire, which had enough armor and a strong air force, few other countries installed assault rifles on a large scale.
In actual combat, everyone still prefers bolt-action rifles that require less team logistics, are easier to maintain, have longer ranges, and have higher hit accuracy.
Because of comprehensive considerations, if there is no need to accompany armored forces for fire suppression, assault rifles are really not a good choice.
For the same reason, under the premise that other countries cannot field jet fighters, relatively cheap air-to-air combat missiles with infrared seekers cannot be popularized.
There is no way, unless a combat missile with a modern optical imaging comparison seeker is developed in one go, otherwise it is unlikely that an infrared seeker will hit an old propeller fighter.
The heat energy of the opponent's engine is really not obvious enough, so the missile is likely to turn around and lock on the Tang Empire's jet, or it may rush directly towards the biggest heat source in the sky - the sun.
The solution to this problem is the active radar-guided air-to-air missiles that the Tang Empire is developing and working hard to reduce costs, or the cheaper semi-active radar-guided air-to-air missiles.
This type of missile can lock on to low-heat targets for attack, but the problem is that this type of missile is really too expensive. Especially when the early technology was relatively immature, the price of a radar-guided air-to-air missile was prohibitively high.
If you use this kind of missile to attack the opponent's propeller fighter, in addition to earning a pilot, the rest will really go to grandma's house.
That broken aircraft is not as expensive as the radar seeker. Using missiles to attack such aircraft is really not worth the gain. That's why the Tang Empire has not been equipped with air-to-air missiles.
Well now, the Yangmu Empire far away in the eastern continent has 6 jet fighters. At the same time, the Qin State next door finally got its wish and equipped with 183 fighter jets.
With these two types of aircraft, coupled with the increasing popularity of civil aviation jets in the future, there will be more heat sources in the sky.
Air-to-air missiles are no longer useless. They will shine brightly in the sky, allowing the pilots of the Tang Empire to stay away from the danger of fighting with the enemy.
"Now that we have the Thunderbolt air-to-air missile, we will definitely surprise the enemy pilots!" the general under his command continued excitedly.
Xiao Yun also laughed. He remembered a joke everyone made in a previous meeting: the instructor asked, why do we have a dog fight with the enemy? The student replied, because my aircraft has maneuverability advantages. The instructor said, wrong! Because
You are stupid! You should use air-to-air missiles to deal with the opponent!
At that time, air-to-air missiles were just a hypothesis and imagination of the Air Force technical department about future air combat. Now, this thing has begun mass production and has become a reality!
If in the past, the Datang Empire pilots flying J-6 fighter jets had a one-thousandth chance of being defeated by an opponent who performed beyond his level, then now, this only slight chance has disappeared.
In the future, the pilots of the Tang Empire will begin to abandon the tactics of close-range gunfights. They will gradually become accustomed to relying on combat missiles to solve problems at a distance of about ten kilometers.
Another good news is that the J-7 fighter jet will be mass-produced together with the Pili missile. In the past, the J-7 fighter jet equipped with a small radar on the nose was delayed in mass production because there was no matching missile.
Well now, the Pili missiles have begun to be put into use, so the J-6 seems a bit outdated. The "Qi Ye" that the Air Force has longed for will finally begin to enter active service.
This brand-new fighter will give the Tang Imperial Air Force absolute air superiority: their opponents don't even have radar, and the J-7 can already launch thunderbolt missiles for sneak attacks from ten kilometers away.
A thunderbolt and five lightning whips, a sneak attack! The air force pilots of the Tang Empire were so unruly in martial arts!
The future air combat has already changed in the technological innovation that the Tang Empire quietly started, but other countries don't know it yet.
When some countries around the world barely entered the field of jet technology in the World War II era, the navy and air force of the Tang Empire had already stepped into the second-generation aircraft.
For the Tang Empire, the next war will be Tang Mo’s version of the Gulf War! He will bring a little shock to the world!
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Mirage country, Dingcheng.
The Mirage's 1st Armored Division outside the city has retreated, leaving only the nominal 1st Armored Division to accompany the Mirage troops in the encirclement to their death.
It is said to be the 2nd Armored Division. In fact, this Armored Division of Mirage State no longer had any tanks available for use half a month ago.
Most of the tanks were destroyed, and a small number of tanks were transferred to the 1st Armored Division for replenishment and taken away. Some of the tanks that could not be repaired due to lack of spare parts were dismantled into parts and given to the 1st Armored Division.
There are a few Cyric tanks left that no one wants. They are old, thin-skinned and stuffed. There is no difference between having them or not.
This so-called armored division now only has some thorn mines left as anti-tank means, and it has some anti-tank capabilities.
It was impossible to expect such a so-called armored force to hold its position, so when the troops on both wings outside the Mirage City began to abandon their positions and retreat, Dingcheng was surrounded by the orcs.
Dingcheng was surrounded, which meant that a small number of orc troops could cross Dingcheng and move towards the sides and rear of the Mirage Army's 3rd Armored Division.
The Mirage Army's 3rd Armored Division was attacked from both sides and had no choice but to retreat - in fact, this unit, which was more capable than Mirage Emperor expected, had already been ordered to retreat by Mirage Wuk, waiting for an opportunity to retreat.
When the 1st and 3rd armored forces all retreated, the central fortification zone was completely surrounded.
Although there are still some gaps, the actual communication no longer exists. To put it bluntly, a small group of troops can break through, but transporting supplies is a luxury.
Under such circumstances, the Mirage Army had to take the initiative to shrink and abandon some defense lines at the foot of the mountains outside the central defense line, trying to use the rugged terrain to consolidate its defense line.
Mirage Wuyou retreated with the 1st Armored Division on the last day, and the entire central defense line was handed over to Mirage Haiping's command: This is the best compliment for this Army Lieutenant General. After all, Mirage Wuyou defended the city well.
, it is a matter of course to transfer back to guard the mirage.
He did not expect that Mirage Haiping suddenly shouldered the heavy responsibility, but he quickly adapted to this new job: In fact, he did not have to do anything, as long as he sat in the command post and let everyone know that the admiral did not
Just leave.
As for how other troops should proceed, the most they can do is ask for instructions from Mirage Haiping and ask for some supplies or reinforcements.
The central defense line was divided into two parts, one was the city encirclement, and the other was the mountain fortification area. The fortification area was not easy to deal with, so the orcs didn't pay much attention to it. Shanru focused all his attention on more
In the direction of Dingcheng, which is easy to attack.
Sure enough, just as he thought, on the third day after the Mirage Army field troops began to retreat, the Mirage Army troops began to suffer a large-scale rout in the direction of Dingcheng.
Lacking ammunition, they almost lost the support of any heavy weapons, and street fighting turned into guerrilla warfare. After using up the remaining ammunition in their hands, the mirage army without any supplies basically lost its combat capability.
At the end of the battle, it was pretty much just a massive massacre: Unable to tell who was a civilian and who was a soldier, the orc troops killed everyone on sight. They burned down houses and threw grenades at anyone they suspected.
Soon most of the city was captured by the orcs, and a large number of troops swept back and forth in the remaining parts. The gunfire in the city never stopped, and the battle continued for three days.
Three days later, there were almost no decent houses in Dingcheng, and the gunfire finally stopped.
The orc troops drove armored vehicles and trucks through the city in a swaggering manner, crossing Dingcheng to the new battlefield on the only cleared road across the city. They passed by as victors, and it was considered a show of force.
parade.
One force successfully joined forces with the orc forces to the north, and the central fortification area was finally surrounded. The orcs made significant progress, and the mirage's resistance seemed to be defeated.
The reporters from the Tang Dynasty who were interviewed, as well as some observers from other countries, all saw the orcs' victory parade in Dingcheng from safe places.
These reporters recorded videos and took photos, recording many precious scenes. Soon their reports would be covered in major newspapers and repeated on radio broadcasts every day.
It is a pity that among the people in Dingcheng holding cameras and video recorders, no one is willing to go to the deep mountains and old forests north of Dingcheng to interview Mirage Haiping who is trapped in the basement and ask this Mirage country's naval admiral, now
