Chapter 554 A Bigger One
"What about visual navigation?"

Gao Zhendong shrugged his shoulders. "With the development of technology and the change in engagement distance, landmark visual navigation is no longer very meaningful. Even if it is really necessary, the image below the aircraft can be transmitted to the cockpit of the weapon operator through the optical system. It is a waste to occupy the precious space in the nose of the aircraft for this purpose."

The nose of the aircraft is equipped with a radar. Gao Zhendong's repeated emphasis on radar made the comrades in the Air Force realize that this space is really of great significance.

Especially anti-ship, which is of great significance in the most urgent combat direction imaginable.

Air force anti-ship is something we have always wanted to achieve but have never been able to do so. The Gong-5 with rocket-boosted torpedoes that Gao Zhendong saw in his previous life was an attempt. However, the range of rocket-boosted torpedoes is only a few kilometers, which is actually not very meaningful compared to dropping iron bombs, and the torpedoes are not that big. What's worse is that by the time this thing was done, it was already around the 80s, and it was completely useless.

However, putting together all the things Gao Zhendong had said before, it made the comrades in the Air Force think of a possibility.

The radar on the nose, the range of "replacing missiles with oil", the larger engine, the heavy-load attachment point at the wing root...

Putting all these together, if you still can't figure out what Gao Zhendong wants to do, then you are underestimating our comrades in the Air Force.

"Do you want to provide the Il-28 replica with a radar-guided anti-ship missile for use at sea, in addition to close-range ground support on land?"

This statement was a bit confusing in terms of functional division, but Gao Zhendong could understand what he meant.

"Correct!"

The air force comrades were filled with mixed feelings: "Your vision is a bit too far-sighted."

With such a much improved range, plus anti-ship missiles and low-altitude penetration, it is self-evident what Gao Zhendong is aiming for. He doesn't even consider what is happening on the other side of the strait. He thinks further!
In other words, the target he wants to attack is the root cause of the problems on the other side of the strait.

Of course, it is not easy to say this clearly, so he could only say it vaguely. "Long-term" can also be interpreted as Gao Zhendong's long-term considerations on the application of missiles.

The chief engineer of the Defense Work Committee suddenly interrupted: "Are anti-ship missiles too big? We don't have suitable anti-ship missiles."

The Zhengxian-1 has been successfully copied and has achieved actual combat results. Not to mention its weight of up to 2 tons, its size alone is too large for an aircraft of the Il-28 to bear.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said vaguely: "Things are always developing. We can't stop the right plane just because we don't have the right bomb."

If someone else said this, the Defense Work Committee would most likely think that the literal meaning of his words was his true meaning.

But with Gao Zhendong, things were a little different. Looking at the mysterious smile on Gao Zhendong's face and his vague words, the leaders of the Defense Work Committee understood that he had something in mind!
It seems that he has also learned that some things should not be said in public.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee laughed and said, "Well, development is good, as long as there is development." This kid has always been exaggerated in his cross-border work. It doesn't seem to be a strange thing for him to go from anti-tank to anti-ship. The gap is much smaller than that between computers and armored steel.

After saying that, he turned to look at the leading comrade from the Air Force and said, "Old X, I personally think this suggestion is good, not bad, haha."

The comrades in the Air Force were somewhat puzzled by his series of jokes, and always felt that something he did not understand seemed to have happened.

However, the opinions of the Defense Work Committee leader are also very important. Since he thinks it is good, it can be taken into consideration.

Anyway, today is a seminar, a Zhuge Liang meeting, some intentions will be discussed, but no resolution will be formed. It's always a good idea to listen more. Besides, apart from the lack of suitable bullets, this suggestion actually sounds quite reliable.

"Well, this is an interesting idea. We can consider it. What about the tail gun? Don't you want the butt?"

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "My idea is very simple. For close-range ground support, the enemy poses no threat to our rear. For anti-ship missiles, we can just throw them from a distance and run away. The tail gun is not very efficient to begin with. It is just a psychological and harassing function. Now that missiles are becoming more and more popular, for targets like bombers, the enemy will basically not enter the effective range of the tail gun. It is better to cancel it and save the weight of the entire gun system to load oil and ammunition."

Although the enemy's infrared air-to-air missiles can only chase from behind and their performance is average, judging from the bomber's maneuvers, these missiles may not be reliable against fighter jets. However, to hit aircraft such as the Il-28, there is no need to enter the range of the Il-28's tail gun.

Gao Zhendong did the math for everyone: "The entire tail gun system weighs several hundred kilograms. Don't forget that the gunner is also part of the system, and we have to add the gunner's life support system and communication equipment. If you add all this together, it will weigh at least 200 kilograms, if not 300 kilograms."

The NR-28 aircraft cannon used in the tail gun of the Il-23, not counting the turret and movement mechanism, the gun itself alone weighs 39 kilograms per gun, and two guns plus connecting parts weigh over kilograms. Add to that the things mentioned above and the shells, the weight is incredible.

However, the later successful imitation of the Z-5 replaced the NR-6 with the imitation of the AM-23 in order to use the same parts as the 23th Master, but there was still no essential difference in weight. This account made the comrades very entangled.

This thing is indeed very expensive, but to say that it is completely useless, at least in the current environment, it seems to be somewhat useful.

In the end, it was the Air Force that stepped on the brakes: "Since the engine, fuel, and other aspects have been improved so much, this gun should be kept. The price is affordable."

Apart from being wealthy, the Air Force, which is optimistic in other aspects, has also become much more arrogant.

Gao Zhendong did not insist on his opinion, but laughed happily. This was not the most core change. If it really could not be changed, it would be easy to change it later.

To some extent, this improvement point was brought out by Gao Zhendong for others to work on. It is impossible for us to just listen to you and not make any adjustments, right? This minor issue was brought out for everyone to work on.

At worst, when flying at level altitude or disengaging from an attack, a sound can be heard by pointing the muzzle downward, which can also scare the enemy.

This is called sacrificing pawns to save the king. Gao Zhendong modified the bomber to bomb the -5. The core of the modification was its main tactical tasks and methods of use. Minor details like the tail gun were not a big problem. When the time came, he didn't need to mention it. The Air Force was very self-conscious.

This is also a little trick that Gao Zhendong's mentor in his previous life taught him: "In your report, it is best to leave some harmless minor mistakes for others to pick out. Otherwise, others will not be able to find minor faults and will find major faults in you. Hey, why am I telling you this? Your report is full of minor faults. There is no need to leave them out."

You know what, the instructor is quite nice.

"What about tactical bombing?" Some comrades put forward their opinions.

Gao Zhendong smiled: "Well, the aircraft modified according to the above plan can still carry out tactical bombing. It's just that the performance is stronger, but it has not lost its ability to carry out tactical bombing. It can still be launched when needed."

When everyone thought about it, they realized that this was indeed the case. The comrade who raised this question laughed and patted his head, jokingly saying, "I'm confused, I'm confused."

After the Air Force summarized the key improvements of the Il-28 copy, the more they looked at it, the more they liked it. This thing looks really good.

Larger payload, longer range, better protection, better fire control, this is a flying tank!

It is perfect for the front line, this is the true successor of Il-10!
I heard that Comrade Gao Zhendong is also the deputy chief designer of the second-generation tank. He is moving the tank into the sky!

At that time, no one expected that this aircraft, among the five aircraft of this generation, except for the flying tractor which was really long-lived, had the longest equipment time in our army's equipment sequence.

Not to mention the Z-5 and Z-5, even the Gong-5 combat type couldn't survive it.

There is no other reason, it is just easy to use, cheap, sturdy and durable, has thick armor, a large ammunition capacity, and a rich variety of weapons.

Even in the 21st century, some pragmatic countries even demanded that it be converted into a turbofan engine, the radar be removed and replaced with better optical and infrared sights, and then bought to fight local armed forces, which prevented the production line of this aircraft from being shut down.

There is basically a consensus on the improvement of the Il-28, which is a good idea, but it brings up another problem.

"Comrade Zhendong, we roughly understand your idea about attack aircraft. It is only logical to keep one new type of bomber, the Tu-16 imitation model. But what about the current Gong-5? What about some tactical missions that require high-speed penetration?"

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "This involves the three levels and three types of fighters. My idea is to change the Gong-5 into a multi-purpose fighter, and produce the existing Zhan-6 at a low rate or make further improvements. After the Gong-5 combat type matures, the Gong-5 combat type will be used as the main front-line fighter, while also taking into account tactical tasks such as battlefield interdiction."

Damn, the noise you make is louder than that of the bomber just now!

In Gao Zhendong's previous life, the domestic equipment quantity of the Z-5 was no more than 300 throughout his life. Of course, if it was really converted into an attack aircraft in this life, the equipment quantity might be larger. After all, it occupied two ecological niches of tactical light bomber and ground attack aircraft at once.

However, compared with the previous life's Z-6, it is still a dwarf compared to the giant. Since the Z-7 has been slow to form combat effectiveness, the production volume of the Z-6 has reached more than 5200 aircraft, and most of them are equipped by China itself.

0.5, rounded to 1! From this number, we can see how big an impact Gao Zhendong's suggestion will have, even if the abnormal number was caused by the slow progress of Master 6 and Master 7 in the previous life.

(End of this chapter)