Chapter 524 Multipurpose

The earliest old road naturally refers to the fact that the predecessor of the 5th generation, the MiG-19, is a pure fighter.

An interesting little-known fact is that the predecessor of Uncle 5 actually developed in parallel with Uncle 6 to some extent. That is to say, Uncle 5 is not the direct descendant of Uncle 6, but a brother. If you have to count, he can only be considered the eldest nephew.

President Xiao pondered for a long time and said, "I think so too. This thing looks more than just an attack aircraft."

Their doubts came from the last few paragraphs.

"If the aircraft adopts the internal 'ammunition to fuel' solution, my personal suggestion for the overall weapon mounting configuration of the aircraft is as follows: the aircraft gun is changed to a double-tube belly arrangement, and the ammunition control circuit is added to the existing auxiliary fuel tank heavy-load rack. A pair of racks are added outside the heavy-load rack to mount air-to-air combat missiles for self-defense. Two more 250kg racks are added under the belly on the basis of the original two 250kg racks, and the number of racks for the whole aircraft is increased to 10."

This mounting configuration is actually the most mature configuration used by the Type 5 later, except for the belly arrangement of the aircraft gun.

Without the influence of the bomb bay, the belly-mounted arrangement of the aircraft gun can further reduce its size and weight, and also leave more available space for the wing fuel tanks, allowing for easier arrangement.

It’s just that the aircraft gun may need to be made now, but Gao Zhendong happened to know that an aircraft gun suitable for belly placement is about to arrive.

"Under this configuration, considering the change in load caused by the increased thrust of the improved engine, the aircraft's typical mounting configurations can be as follows."

"2* auxiliary fuel tanks + 2* 250kg bombs + 2* air-to-air missiles."

"2* auxiliary fuel tanks + 4* 100kg-class bombs + 2* air-to-air missiles."

"4*250kg-class bombs + 2*air-to-air missiles."

"6*100kg-class bombs + 2*air-to-air missiles."

All configurations are equipped with two air-to-air missiles as self-defense weapons. This is not surprising. Having independent combat capabilities as much as possible has always been the pursuit of the troops.

But what is strange is that as an attack aircraft, the commonly used rocket launcher does not appear here, but this is not the strangest thing. The strangest thing is the last configuration.

"2* auxiliary fuel tanks + 4* air-to-air missiles. With this configuration, a typical air combat profile is adopted, and the estimated combat radius can reach 600~700 kilometers."

As an attack aircraft, this kind of mount configuration and usage suggestions should not appear.

But this is Gao Zhendong's real goal - a weakened version of a multi-purpose fighter! An aircraft that can carry out air strikes accompanied by air superiority fighters, and a relatively cheap fighter that can independently carry out air superiority operations when necessary, combined with more advanced air-to-air missiles.

With a combat radius of 600 to 700 kilometers, it is qualified as a multi-purpose fighter for quite some time, and can even undertake some interception missions.

A pure interceptor does not necessarily need a particularly good radar. For example, the early Russian interceptors that were guided into combat under the "air" system all had very poor radars with nose air intakes, but they were able to complete the mission. In essence, they could be regarded as large manned missiles to some extent, except that the manned missile can also launch the missile.

However, from a development perspective, the radar of a multi-purpose fighter must be good, otherwise it will not be multi-purpose. The reason why Gao Zhendong chose the Gong-5 as the envisioned multi-purpose fighter is nothing else but that pointed nose!

Apart from it, none of the fighter jets within reach can accommodate a radar.

Use it as a multi-role fighter! That's why the rocket launcher is not in the typical loadout.

Things like rocket launch nests can be used for close support on the front line, but they are not suitable for blocking the battlefield because their power is relatively small.

This is where it gets interesting. At this point, the Air Force itself may not have figured out what it wants, or may not have a clear concept of these two combat methods.

The technical and tactical requirements that the Air Force gave to the Gong-5 were actually more suitable for completing battlefield interdiction missions, similar to the Russian MiG-27 attack aircraft, rather than close air support. However, the original idea of ​​the Air Force was precisely to provide close air support.

The Air Force was very satisfied with the performance of the Il-10 in the first joint combat of the three services, and the Gong-5 was planned as its successor model.

But the IL-10 is actually closer to a front-line support aircraft, and the 5YE, as its successor model, was given a set of battlefield interdiction requirements.

As far as fixed-wing aircraft are concerned, close air support is the job of the Russians' Su-25 and the Americans' A-10, so they are all tough and strong. Although they don't fly fast, they have good low-altitude and low-speed performance and long air time. Close air support also requires steady aiming and accurate shooting. Otherwise, missing the enemy is a small matter, but hitting your own people will be a disaster.

Of course, flying too low in altitude and too slow in speed is not a good idea either. For example, the Fifth Master in the transport plane cannot do that because it is too slow.

With the 5th's foundation, it is a bit difficult to do close air support. Although it can't go up, it can't slow down either! And the ammunition load is small, so it can't support for a few times before it has to go back. In short, the original 5th's plane is good, but it has always been a little crooked, but after a while, it can be used.

This time, Gao Zhendong wanted to move it and see if he could put it in a more suitable position in the system.

Therefore, Gao Zhendong did not raise the issue of the relatively low cockpit cover in the original design of the Gong-5 in order to reduce drag. As a fighter jet, the cockpit height is almost enough, and some sacrifices had to be made in order to reduce drag.

A bubble cockpit like the F-16 would be great, but it certainly cannot be built at this time. Knowing how to weigh the pros and cons and not being greedy is also a principle of applied research.

As for the problem of whether the bombs can be dropped accurately, it can be solved through other means.

Although the comrades at the Porcelain Aircraft Factory may not have a clear concept of these things, they are engaged in combat aircraft after all, and are very sensitive. This last configuration is clearly an attempt to turn this attack aircraft into a fighter.

By looking at the given typical combat mounts, it is possible to see the aircraft's usage settings. It's not that the Leopard, decades later, cannot carry medium-range air-to-air missiles, but it has never been seen carried, because it was not designed to do this.

President Xiao's eyes became brighter as he looked at this suggestion. If the other suggestions were to modify the capabilities of Attack-5, then the last suggestion would directly affect its compilation.

A cook who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Generally speaking, in the hearts of military workers, fighter planes are always a little cooler than attack planes. In the 21st century MOBA games, everyone likes to play the output position, isn't it because of this, it's cool!

Gao Zhendong wrote this suggestion in the letter to lure the comrades at the Cifei Factory. Do you want to be cool? If you want to be cool, you guys should work hard and work hard together.

After thinking for a long time, President Xiao made up his mind: "All of you, work overtime, and carefully calculate in addition to your normal work. Based on the latest conditions, modify the design indicators of Gong-5 according to the suggestions in this email, and at the same time, try to tilt the performance towards the direction of fighter jets. Let's see what level Gong-5 can achieve based on the indicators of fighter jets and what kind of product we can get."

If you want to adapt the system, you must first have the ability to play around with the foundation of Attack -5 and see if it is attractive enough.

As for the "latest conditions", it naturally refers to the technology that the current Gong-5 can use. The Gong-5 in this world has much better conditions than the Gong-5 that Gao Zhendong saw in his previous life. It can get better engines, better armor steel, better structural steel, faster, more in-depth and more accurate design calculations...

"Okay, Mr. Xiao!" Several people were very excited. Even though they had never heard of the saying that a bicycle could be turned into a motorcycle, they still understood the principle.

One of them asked, "What about the wing-body fusion?"

Mr. Xiao smiled and said, "Let's not think about it for now. Let's make an estimate based on the existing technical conditions. This may be a gesture of further improvement."

Risky technologies that are not yet clear should not be taken into consideration when making lower limit estimates, but this does not mean that Mr. Xiao will do nothing.

"Book me a ticket to Beijing. I want to go to the Beijing Defense Committee to see if I can figure out the wing-body fusion issue. Once you've calculated the indicators for the Attack-5 combat type, send them to my confidential email!"

This performance estimate is calculated based on experience and some formulas, and is actually very quick to calculate.

He was going to the capital not just for the wing-body integration, but his greater goal was to personally consult the relevant departments of the Defense Work Committee to see if there was any hope.

Since the National Defense Committee forwarded such a special email, it means that they are not completely without attitude. However, what the final result will definitely require the efforts of many parties.

There are some situations that the employees are unaware of, but General Manager Xiao knows that the prospects for the Attack-5 are not optimistic at the moment.

At this time, various factories rushed into the production, and various imitation and homemade models of the same weapon were produced. The products of each factory were diverse, and it can be said that they were a mixture of good and bad. To put it nicely, it was a hundred flowers blooming, but to put it bluntly, it was a waste of resources.

When people in the future study the genealogy of the 6th and 7th generation weapons, they often scratch their heads and wonder why there are too many twin brothers. This is caused by this situation.

In this situation, adjustments must naturally be made, but it is unclear who will be adjusted, after all, everyone's things look similar.

In Gao Zhendong's previous life, the development of the Gong-5 was full of twists and turns, with ups and downs. So although its design was completed very early and the prototype manufacturing started early, it did not make its first flight until 65.

Gao Zhendong, the cheater, knows that Attack-5 will eventually become one of the famous "Five Masters", but Mr. Xiao doesn't know that.

President Xiao, who is worried about the future of Attack-5, will strive for every opportunity, not to mention that the attitude of the Defense Working Committee revealed in this letter is very intriguing.

(End of this chapter)