The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Chapter 335 Il-20 Reconnaissance Plane

Panshan Machinery Factory.

There is a radar station on Panshan Mountain, equipped with advanced radar for air defense.

At this time, it can be clearly seen on the screen that there is a small red dot in the south, which is approaching the direction of Panshan Machinery Factory quickly.

This plane does not belong to our plane.

Then, the stationmaster picked up the phone and reported to the higher-ups.

Liu Tao received the call and his face showed a solemn expression.

The plane flying over there, you don't need to think about it to know what's going on.

Liu Tao called the military region, communicated, and then issued an order to destroy the plane.

At this time, the 'Aegis-0' is ready and can be launched at any time to shoot down the plane.

Airspace is the sovereignty of a country, it is not something you can come and go as you please.

There are many U2 ​​reconnaissance planes that have been shot down.

"Kill it, don't let it run away!" Liu Tao issued an order.

At this time, at a certain location of Panshan Machinery Factory, a missile launcher had removed its camouflage, revealing its thick missile launch tubes. Then the operator received the radar signal, began to calculate the flight trajectory, and made the final report.

"Ready!"

"Fire!"

At Liu Tao's command, the operator of the missile launcher pressed the launch button, and a surface-to-air missile flew out of the launch tube. After the tail flame suddenly ejected a ball of flame in the air, it accelerated violently and flew towards the target area.

At this time, a reconnaissance plane in the sky was constantly conducting reconnaissance.

In the sky, the surface-to-air missile had approached the reconnaissance plane. The red signal light on the warhead was always on. With the guidance of the radar, it directly hit the reconnaissance plane without any obstacles.

"Boom!"

A firework suddenly appeared above an altitude of about 6,000 meters.

"Report, the plane has been shot down."

After receiving the report, Liu Tao then sent the only helicopter of Panshan Machinery Factory to find the landing point where the plane was shot down.

An hour later, the landing point was found.

Liu Tao also went to the crash site, where the flames were still burning.

Someone from the Air Force came over and looked at the destroyed wreckage: "Is this the Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft?"

"Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft?" Liu Tao was a little surprised.

"The Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft is an electronic reconnaissance aircraft designed by Polar Bear based on the Il-18. It was equipped to the Soviet army in 1970. It's just strange that according to intelligence, Annan does not have an Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft." The people from the Air Force frowned and couldn't figure it out.

According to intelligence, Annan has MiG-21 electronic reconnaissance aircraft and Tu-4 electronic reconnaissance aircraft.

As for large electronic reconnaissance aircraft such as the Il-20, it is not equipped.

Liu Tao suddenly realized that it was the Il-20 electronic reconnaissance aircraft, which is 35.9 meters long, 10.17 meters high, 37.42 meters wide, and has a wing area of ​​140 square meters. It is powered by four AL-20M turboprop engines with a power of 3169 kilowatts, a maximum take-off weight of 6.4 tons, a maximum load of 1.35 tons, a maximum speed of 675 kilometers per hour, a reconnaissance altitude of 6000-7000 meters, a maximum range of 6500 kilometers, a flight time of 12 hours, and a crew of 13-20 people.

In terms of reconnaissance aircraft, the United States is in the leading position in the world, and its RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft and U-2 reconnaissance aircraft are world-famous.

As for the Soviet Union, it is far inferior to the United States in terms of reconnaissance aircraft.

Of course, China is a weakling in this regard. China began to develop reconnaissance aircraft in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Initially, the Il-14 aircraft was equipped with the captured American AN/APT-3 and AN/APQ-2 and the Soviet jammer launcher to make my country's first electronic warfare aircraft. Later, considering that the Il-14 aircraft was too small, the Tu-4 electronic reconnaissance aircraft was developed using the Tu-4 aircraft.

Later, Liu Tao went to the military region to attend a meeting.

This meeting was about air defense.

This time, the Il-20 electronic reconnaissance aircraft entered the airspace, which was a wake-up call.

This time it was just the Il-20 electronic reconnaissance aircraft. Will it be a fighter or even a bomber next time?

In this regard, an air wall must be built to prevent other people's aircraft from coming and going as they please.

"I suggest that two 'Aegis' air defense battalions be arranged in the border area with Annan. As long as they break into our airspace, they will be shot down to maintain the safety of our airspace." Liu Tao suggested.

Even the basic 'Aegis-0' has strong air defense capabilities.

If it is 'Aegis-1', it can almost cover a large area.

As for the long-range air defense missile system 'Aegis-3', Annan is not worthy of it, which is used in the north.

The straight-line distance between the border with Annan is only 600 kilometers, and two 'Aegis' air defense battalions are more than enough.

Currently, none of the aircraft owned by Annan can escape radar detection.

"This is a good proposal. It's time to strengthen the border air defense capability." The military leader said in a deep voice, "We must make our front-line airspace a no-fly zone!"

"However, Comrade Liu Tao, you have to send out the two 'Aegis' air defense battalions. It just so happens that your three combined brigades have to take turns to fight on the front line, so just let the two air defense battalions be stationed at the border." The military leader looked at Liu Tao.

Liu Tao couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this.

This is a very good plan.

This is a free ride.

However, he still agreed. After all, there are too many military factories here. These are military secrets and naturally cannot be easily detected.

It just so happened that the air defense battalion went to the border, which can also be regarded as an experience.

Besides, at present, in the entire Yun Province, there are only two "Aegis" air defense battalions here. The others were delivered to the troops and were equipped to the army in the north.

In the entire north, about 30 "Aegis" air defense battalions of various types should be established, and short, medium and long-range missile air defense systems should be built to basically meet the air defense requirements of the north.

And to truly build a solid northern air defense line, 60 "Aegis" air defense battalions of various types are needed. There is no way, the Sino-Soviet border is tens of thousands of miles long, which is too long.

Compared with the pressure faced by the north, the pressure in Yun Province is undoubtedly much smaller.

This is why the military of Yun Province is not equipped with the "Aegis" air defense battalion, not even the "Aegis-0" air defense battalion.

Liu Tao had no objection to the transfer of the air defense battalion of the combined brigade to the border, because the troops were required to fight in rotation, and they could respond to battles at any time at the border, and at the same time they could build a complete air defense network.

"Speaking of which, our air force is too weak, otherwise how dare they send the Il-20 electronic reconnaissance aircraft directly into our airspace." The military leader sighed.

Now the air force is simply unable to fight, the fighter planes are backward, and the pilots are also low in level.

Now it is completely a tacit agreement between the two sides that the air force will not play, and the main reason for this is that China has a strong air defense firepower.

But tacit understanding is tacit understanding, and now the Il-20 electronic reconnaissance aircraft makes the military feel worried.

Annan's pilots are the same as them, and everyone is in trouble, but the polar bear's air force is very strong, and the pilots are very high-level. Who knows if they will go to Annan as volunteers, or as mercenaries.

Polar bears are very familiar with operations like this and have done it more than once or twice.