Chapter 1053
: The Air Force and Navy are both making progress, and the Army commanders are getting a
For the Longxia tribe, Qingming is a day for reflection and remembrance.
However, for the Longxia Navy, it was a very special day, because from now on, the heavy burden that had been weighing on their hearts could finally be lifted a little.
Over the years, the Eagle Tribe Navy's formidable naval combat power has brought unspeakable and immense pressure to the Dragon Xia Navy.
All of this came to an end with the recent swift and decisive action of the Longxia Navy, which turned the tide of the battle with its advanced hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missiles.
With the support of the Yunfan series of anti-ship ballistic missiles, the Longxia Navy is now even more powerful. The mention of the Xiong Ying Tribe Navy no longer evokes fear, but rather a sense of composure.
In addition, the Type 052D destroyer, which has entered mass production, and the 10,000-ton destroyer have made the Navy's surface ships no longer synonymous with being old, and have brought the Navy a strong foundation!
All the grievances I suffered in the past have vanished and become history!
The navy is now completely transformed, having undergone a metamorphosis. It has risen to the ranks of naval powers on Earth, and any other country would have to think twice before challenging the Longxia navy.
In terms of mental outlook, their spirit and energy have reached a whole new level.
Under Su Dingping's control, all scientific and technological work at the integrated naval naval factory and the Pangu Research Base is progressing in an orderly manner.
Before long, the advanced technologies derived from the 10,000-ton destroyers will be thoroughly understood by military experts and numerous professors, and then rapidly expanded to the air force, the army, and other branches of the armed forces.
Dark Sword One successfully completed its mission and returned to the dedicated airfield of the integrated naval factory intact. Its value had already been proven in the last conflict, and it had won high praise from many air force experts.
It should be noted that under Su Dingping's personal training and development, Dark Sword No. 1's performance had long surpassed that of U-2, and its performance was absolutely top-notch on Earth.
In the last military operation, if it hadn't been able to detect the enemy's latest movements in advance, the three armies wouldn't have been able to complete the deployment in such a short time and launch an attack on the Eastern Wilderness Tribe and the Eagle Tribe's combined forces, catching them completely off guard!
If it had been a few hours or even a day later, the outcome of this conflict in the waters off Dongzhou would have been completely different.
Even if they manage to win in the end, it will be by chance, and they will pay a very heavy price.
It would never have been like it is today, possessing a powerful naval defense force that would make those petty villains wary!
Taking into account the enormous role played by the "Dark Sword-1", the Air Force's military experts are now stepping up their efforts to overcome the technical challenges of this reconnaissance aircraft, striving to master its technology as soon as possible, and then build more of this type of high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft.
The Longxia tribe possesses an extremely vast territory, so naturally, relying on just one reconnaissance aircraft of this type is far from sufficient.
On the second day of the Qingming Festival, Air Force Chief Ma Zhengbang rushed to the Navy's integrated military factory to personally inspect the Dark Sword No. 1.
The Dark Sword No. 1 that flew back is still in the Navy Integrated Military Factory and has not been transferred to the Air Force Project Department in the Pangu Research Base.
However, under Su Dingping's personal supervision, some of the relevant materials have already been transferred, allowing engineers and numerous technicians to begin preliminary research work. This lays a solid foundation for formally taking over the work later.
As the project's oversight body, Su Dingping will no longer devote too much energy to the project. Ultimately, the Air Force's military industry experts will take on the responsibility of mass production.
Upon arriving at the integrated naval factory, Ma Zhengbang immediately met with Xie Zhenyu.
This mission was carried out by Xie Zhenyu himself, who piloted the Dark Sword No. 1 deep behind enemy lines for reconnaissance.
It was precisely because of this achievement that he was awarded a first-class merit, and the Air Force held a special award ceremony for him to reward his bravery and dedication, and called on the entire army to learn from him!
"Hello, sir!"
Xie Zhenyu straightened his chest and said with a serious expression.
"Comrade Xie Zhenyu, you've worked hard on this mission."
Ma Zhengbang said with a smile that the more he saw Xie Zhenyu achieve what he had achieved, the happier he became.
When Su Dingping borrowed ace pilot Xie Zhenyu from him, he already had some suspicions, but he never expected that Su Dingping would directly develop such an advanced high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft.
Moreover, it is said that its level of sophistication has surpassed that of the U2 equipment used by the Eagle Tribe.
The 'Dark Sword No. 1' is of great significance to the Air Force.
Not only that, he also heard Xie Zhenyu report on his adventures in the Eastern Continent Sea and the Eastern Wilderness Tribe Sea.
Especially the several times he teetered on the brink of death.
If it weren't for so many coincidences, and the White Bear Tribe's air force just happened to come and interfere, Xie Zhenyu would have been able to escape.
Otherwise, facing the siege of the Eagle Tribe's air force fighter jets, there would probably be no chance of escaping alive.
After all, Xie Zhenyu faced two adverse situations: the perilous nature of actual combat and the challenge of improving the aircraft's performance for the second test flight.
If something were to happen, it would definitely result in the plane crashing and all lives lost, a truly tragic event!
In short, Xie Zhenyu risked his life, experiencing several life-or-death situations!
"Reporting to the commander, when I arrived at the naval integrated military factory, I promised Commander Su that I would absolutely not bring shame to the Air Force!" Xie Zhenyu replied solemnly.
"Good job, you didn't disgrace our Air Force, you did it."
Ma Zhengbang was very happy, "I am proud of you!"
After saying that, he lifted his leg and walked towards the integrated naval military factory and air force research base.
As he walked, he said happily, "Come on, tell me about Dark Sword No. 1."
"Yes, sir!"
Xie Zhenyu spoke with a serious expression, "When I first saw Dark Sword No. 1, I was also greatly shocked and thought it was fake."
"When I came here before, I had seen this reconnaissance aircraft in the Air Force recruitment video. I thought it was fake, a CG animation. I didn't expect to find out that it was all real after I came here."
"This is the first truly high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft in China. It is a single-seat, twin-engine aircraft, and its speed is 0.7 Mach faster than the U-2, which only has a speed of Mach 0.8. With afterburner, the speed can even reach Mach 2."
Upon hearing this, Ma Zhengbang was deeply shocked.
"You, are you serious? You can fly at Mach 2?"
This number is terrifying. Even a typical fighter jet only has a maximum speed of Mach 2.2. For a large reconnaissance aircraft to reach this speed is truly astonishing.
If he hadn't heard it himself from Xie Zhenyu, a top-notch test pilot, he wouldn't have believed it.
"Yes, I've tested it myself. It can reach Mach 2 with afterburner on!" Xie Zhenyu replied truthfully.
"Good good."
Ma Zhengbang was very pleased to hear this and nodded repeatedly.
The test pilot himself has said it, and he escaped using this speed, which proves that the Dark Sword 1's fastest flight speed can reach Mach 2.
It should be noted that even the fastest reconnaissance aircraft currently in the Air Force's arsenal do not reach such a terrifying level.
The Plus is awesome, it's practically the Air Force's dream reconnaissance aircraft!
"Commander, the maximum flight altitude of Dark Sword No. 1 is 26km!" Xie Zhenyu continued, "I have piloted it to break this altitude before, and even I felt it was incredible at the time."
"What did you say?"
Ma Zhengbang's eyes widened in surprise. "26km extreme altitude?"
"Yes, sir."
Xie Zhenyu gave a positive answer, very decisively and efficiently.
"Lying down..."
If it weren't for his status, Ma Zhengbang would probably have already started swearing.
What does an altitude of 26km mean?
That's a height that most fighter jets can't reach, yet Dark Sword One managed to do it, which is quite frightening.
For fighter jets, there's never enough firepower.
Reconnaissance aircraft at that altitude are completely immune to ground-based air defense missiles, because the enemy simply cannot hit them.
Ma Zhengbang was about to swear when he heard this, but he held back.
It should be noted that the maximum flight altitude of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft of the Eagle Tribe is only 22km, which is not even in the same league as the Dark Sword-1.
Flying at such an altitude, one can completely ignore most of the air defense missiles on Earth.
In fact, this single performance feature alone is enough to make the Dark Sword-1 a successful reconnaissance aircraft.
At this speed and altitude, there is absolutely nothing to worry about when conducting activities in the airspace related to the Eastern Wilderness Tribe.
If the radar on the USS Freedom hadn't detected this air situation, Dark Sword 1 would not only have been able to successfully carry out its reconnaissance mission, but would have also been able to return unscathed, without encountering any danger along the way.
"anything else?"
Ma Zhengbang became interested and asked again.
Xie Zhenyu took a deep breath and continued to introduce the relevant performance of Dark Sword No. 1.
"The Dark Sword One is equipped with twin engines, which have powerful thrust. It is not equipped with a cannon, but it carries four air-to-air missiles for self-defense."
"Flight speeds below Mach 1.2 possess a certain degree of stealth capability. If the speed exceeds Mach 1.2, the stealth performance will decrease by about one-third."
"In short, it is the first stealthy high-altitude high-speed reconnaissance aircraft on Earth."
As Xie Zhenyu explained the performance of Dark Sword No. 1 along the way, they unknowingly arrived at the central hall of the Navy Integrated Military Factory and Air Force Research Base.
Inside the massive hangar, there was a Dark Sword No. 1 that had just undergone logistical maintenance.
When he saw the actual device, Ma Zhengbang's eyes widened instantly; this was truly the dream come true.
It's so impressive and advanced.
"I really didn't expect that Dingping would actually be able to create the Dark Sword No. 1 from the last CG animation in the Air Force recruitment video. It's amazing."
“I used to think that Dingping was just trying to give me courage and reassure me.”
"Look how unique the design is, with its streamlined spine that perfectly conforms to fluid dynamics. It's so cool, the Air Force must equip it with this."
At this point, Ma Zhengbang was still not finished speaking. He stepped forward and gently stroked the fuselage of Dark Sword No. 1. It was so gentle, like touching silk, or like touching a treasure.
"Bring me the detailed performance data so I can take a look."
After stroking him, Ma Zhengbang couldn't wait to speak.
While Ma Zhengbang was commenting on Dark Sword No. 1, Army Chief Deng Zhenhua was extremely anxious.
Southern military base.
Inside a quaintly decorated office, Deng Zhenhua paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his face serious.
"...Reporting to the commander, this is the information we have obtained so far."
An aide stood to the side, reporting with a serious expression.
I have just received relevant orders from headquarters.
The order states that artillery units, which were previously under the Army but were later upgraded to the Rocket Force, will be separated from the Army and become an independent branch of service.
This would mean that a piece of the army's strength had been removed, and its combat effectiveness would decrease accordingly.
It is worth noting that the Rocket Force had previously demonstrated outstanding performance in combat, and its combat capabilities were truly remarkable, which made Deng Zhenhua very eager to emulate it.
Who would have thought that the Rocket Force, which originally belonged to the Army, would now become an independent combat force.
From now on, he won't be able to mobilize this unit even if he wants to.
Moreover, he received information from headquarters that a strategic support force was to be established.
In this way, it is equivalent to diverting another part of the army's strength without being noticed.
For a moment, he felt that the army had become a branch of the military that no one cared about.
This made him feel extremely disheartened and anxious.
If the army continues like this, it will truly become the worst of the three armed forces.
He had heard that the Air Force had acquired a new reconnaissance aircraft, and that Ma Zhengbang had been cheerful every day lately, a far cry from his previous dejected state. Besides the reconnaissance aircraft, even the turbofan engines used in fighter jets had achieved significant technological breakthroughs.
Currently, the Air Force appears to be at the bottom of the three branches of the armed forces, but given time, it will certainly experience rapid development.
By then, wouldn't the army have become the least important force?
How can he be proud of himself?
Therefore, he was anxious!
"Can we contact Dingping right now?" Deng Zhenhua immediately thought of Su Dingping.
In his view, he couldn't rely on any of the military research institutes; the only one he could count on was Su Dingping. If this kid could lend a hand to the army, he believed that further advancement for the army was entirely possible. (End of Chapter)