When I replaced the tomcat, I felt that the tomcat was expensive and the maintenance cost was high, and the big bug was cheaper. In fact, the operation cost of the big bug is not low at all. Now, since Nathan is here, he is still a tomcat fan. , Of course, we must rely on her own strength to change the destiny of Tomcat.
The first is to carry out a multi-purpose transformation to make this fighter more cost-effective. Of course, it must have the ability to attack the ground. Is the multi-purpose fighter ashamed? Not ashamed!
The variable swept wing of the Tomcat is simply a material for the bomb cat. Look at this era, isn't the Tornado fighter-bomber jointly developed by Western Europe just the variable swept wing? Compared to the combat type, its bombing type is more popular.
The variable swept wing brings a lower take-off and landing speed, which means that more ammunition can be loaded. At the same time, the variable swept wing also allows the aircraft to take advantage of the sprint at the last moment, and so on. Too much.
If the improvement is completed and the Tomcat fighter is found to be too cost-effective from top to bottom, then the fate of this fighter may change.
In the future, facing the Soviet Union's Su-33 carrier-based aircraft, only the Tomcat fighter can be worthy of the important task, big bug, anyway, I don't like it.
Of course, it takes Nathan's unremitting efforts to make the Tomcat fighter completely free from the danger of retirement. Now, it is only the first step.
The U.S. Navy is now encountering a big problem. It is the Soviet naval fleet. They must urgently improve their anti-ship and anti-land capabilities. They must develop supersonic anti-ship missiles, which only the Tomcat can mount.
In this way, the Tomcat fighter must be upgraded, so that it has the ability to launch anti-ship missiles, and the advantages of the Tomcat are too many!
"Our AWG-9 radar should also undergo digital transformation and introduce more models." Nathan continued to say his thoughts.
When I was competing with the F-15 for the contract in the BS country, the other party always talked about the radar. Nathan was so arrogant at the time that my radar was seeing far, but it was actually wrong. The radar had to see far, but also You have to see clearly.
For example, in the ground, there is no synthetic aperture mode. If there is this mode, the ground can be seen clearly. The last time we performed the mission of searching the Soviet ground forces, if there is this mode, even if they have this mode. Stop moving forward, everything is still, and I can find it myself.
The radar lacks this mode. On the one hand, the Tomcat fighter is an air-control fighter, and these modes on the ground are useless. They are only needed for ground attacks. On the other hand, the AWG-9 radar was developed relatively early at the time. Many of them are analog circuits and should be digitally transformed. Nathan knows all of these. Keep the transmitter, etc. unchanged, and improve the rear processing circuit. The result is the APG-71 radar. There are quite a few models, and there are more. use.
Now we propose a transformation plan to transform the Tomcat fighter into a fighter with ground attack capability. When the Navy operates like this, um, I find that this is not bad, so the big bugs can cool off.
Nathan thinks there is great hope. This is under the heavy pressure of the Soviets. If we don't improve now, will we wait to be abused in the future
"Our AWG-9 radar originally had a very long search distance. The maximum distance found for large aircraft was more than 300 kilometers. However, if it was modified and the sea-to-sea mode was introduced, the distance to the warships on the sea would definitely be more than three. A hundred kilometers, so if our Tomcat fighters are used to mount anti-ship missiles, our Tomcat fighters can even fight alone without external reinforcements."
This is another big advantage. The radar of the Tomcat fighter is the largest of all airborne radars, and it can be used as a small early warning aircraft in many cases.
If you let the Tomcat mount the anti-ship missiles, you don’t need anything, such as maritime patrol aircraft, early warning aircraft, and nothing. I fly and play by myself. When I encounter a target, I will beat you!
If only mounting missiles is not enough, then you can search the enemy's fleet by yourself. This advantage is even greater. No high-ranking navy official will refuse this proposal.
As long as the anti-ship missile can be mounted first, then other missiles can be mounted, and the multi-purpose transformation is considered a success.
Nathan has already paved the way for the Tomcat fighter. With this opportunity, he solemnly proposed an upgrade plan for the Tomcat fighter. In the past, only the engine was upgraded, and the modified TF41 was temporarily used instead. However, in other aspects, almost It's all the same.
Now, it happens to take advantage of this opportunity to carry out a large-scale improvement, so that the performance of the new fighter aircraft will be completely upgraded to the next level. Next time you will compete with the F-15, all aspects can be crushed. It is not by tricks, but on the front. Can crush him.
When Nathan said so, everyone present nodded, and Petropaoli felt the same way. It seems that the only way to upgrade the Tomcat is. This report will be sent to superiors as soon as possible.
and many more.
It takes a lot of money to upgrade fighters! The sudden outbreak of war in Hokkaido has consumed a lot of military expenditures. If the Congress does not approve the increase in military expenditures, not to mention upgrading fighters, I am afraid that the current equipment will have to make do with it.
How to solve the funding problem
Pietro Boli thinks of this, he feels his head is big, but this thing, you don’t need to have a headache, let the big people above have a headache. Now, after talking for a long time, Nathan has only asked a question, and there is a second point. Is it
Of course, Nathan had already thought about the issue of funding. If there was no funding, this matter would still go badly. And the source of funding, Nathan had already thought of it.
Kill two birds with one stone. Simply suspend the development of the F-18 and move the F-18 money over first. There is no way, emergency, big bugs, wait, don’t worry, you are born to your mother, and the Tomcat fighter is the one. Raised by a stepmother.
On the other hand, it is possible to sell aircraft carriers. Those retired aircraft carriers are parked in the port, and the ones that are blown by the sun and wind, it is better to sell them altogether.
Who are you selling to
Buyers should be easy to find. For example, in the UK, I fudged in the UK at the beginning and firmly promoted the advantages of aircraft carriers. I don’t know if they have argued that the asking price for American aircraft carriers is not high. Then, let them modernize and improve. Moreover, let them equip them with a Tomcat carrier-based aircraft, and the whole set will be a bottomless hole.
As long as Britain privatizes its own industry and allows American capital to enter British state-owned enterprises, their government will have money all at once. Buying an aircraft carrier is a trivial matter, and everyone is satisfied with the ending.
Moreover, after waiting for a few years, when the Falklands War came, Britain should thank itself. (End of this chapter)