At the airport, looking at the passenger plane that was carried on by people who went to Northrop to inspect and study, Zhang Feng stood for a long time, and the matter of the F-20 fighter was over. Although various changes may occur in the future, as long as the production line can be introduced, it is a huge achievement. However, Zhang Feng knew that this was just the beginning.

Ten years later, Zhang Feng still remembered that high-tech war. Before that, almost everyone thought that although China's military construction was far from that of developed countries, it could be completely compensated by its numerical advantage.[]

That high-tech war completely subverted the concept of the Chinese people. They finally realized that the gap between them was too big!

The quality gap cannot be compensated by quantity. In the sky, although the MiG-29 equipped by Iraq is a third-generation aircraft, and in terms of air combat performance alone, it is not below the F-16, but as long as you fly together, under the surveillance of the opponent's early warning aircraft, you will encounter the interception of multiple F-15 and F-16s by the opponent. Before the pilot started preparing, he was shot down by the opponent's medium-range bomb.

Although the sky failed, Saddam believed that after eight years of war in the Iraq-Iraq War, his army would definitely be able to shoulder the important task of defending the motherland.

The Continental Army is also the concept of the Chinese people. So many tanks can form a torrent of steel, allowing the invading US troops to taste the bitterness of failure.

The ground war only took several dozen days and the US military had achieved brilliant results. The army that Saddam had high hopes for suffered heavy losses.

Without air supremacy, you can only fall behind and be beaten. Conventional wars under high-tech conditions are definitely not the style of fighting between Iran-Iraq War. They buried tanks in the sand as usual. Unexpectedly, the attack aircraft in the US sky, like they had perspective eyes, exploded all the tanks in the sand.

In this war, the world's first stealth attack aircraft, the f-117, was put into use, leading the trend of high-tech.

Zhang Feng knew that Iran in front of him was just a short-term goal. If Iraq wants to rise in the Middle East, it must face the challenge of a world-class military power. Strong military power is indispensable, but now Iraq lacks too many things!

With the introduction of the F-20, Iraq has temporarily had a light modern fighter jet, but there should be a heavy air-control fighter jet, and there are very few options available now.

It is simply impossible for the United States to export f-15 or f-18 to Iraq, and the United States cannot consider it.

The Red Empire in the north has a relatively close relationship with Iraq, but it only exports the shrinking version of the MiG-25 to Iraq. Although this type of fighter can fly to three times the speed of sound and has powerful radars, its actual combat effectiveness is not strong. If its electronic equipment is improved and Western avionics are used to arm the MiG-25, it can be a powerful interceptor.

Although the MiG-29 has matured its technology at this time after repeated test flights and equipped it with the Soviet Air Force, the MiG-29's short legs are very obvious. Although it is also a turbofan engine, due to the body, the fuel capacity is not high, and the avionics equipment is still behind.

Another heavy air combat aircraft, the Su-27, was put into production in 1979, but it only started mass-equipped troops in 1985. Now, such fighter aircraft is still an absolutely confidential project, making it even more impossible to export to Iraq.

Then, looking at the world, there is only another country left that can provide Iraq with heavy air combat aircraft: France!

Phantom 4000, Dassault Breguet pursues the dream of heavy air combat fighter jets, and is full of passion for the founder of Dassault Marcel Dassault. In order to fulfill this dream, Dassault proposed that the French government provide funds for the development of Phantom 2000; Dassault Breguet is responsible for the development of all Phantom 4000s.

In 1979, the first prototype of the Phantom 4000 was built and made its first flight, showing maneuverability that was no less than that of the F-15.

The Phantom 4000 and the Phantom 2000 can be said to be a pair of twins. They use the same engine and weapon system, but the total length has increased by 20%, the wingspan has increased by 33%, the wing area has increased by 80%, and the maximum take-off weight has increased from 17.5 tons to 32 tons. It is a standard heavy air combat fighter.

However, Phantom 4000 is not simply amplified by Phantom 2000. In addition to becoming a double-engine and the thrust-to-weight ratio reaches more than 1, Phantom 4000 also added a pair of fixed front wings instead of Phantom 2000 small striped wings on both sides of the intake passage. They can effectively improve the airflow under high angle of attack and allow the aircraft to obtain greater maneuverability until Phantom 2000-5 adopted the same fixed canard. Later fighters adopted more advanced variable maneuverable canards. In addition, another major application is the telex operating system, which relaxed static stability.

However, such an excellent fighter jet, due to various reasons, did not receive orders in the end. The same fate as the F-20 disappeared in the long scroll of French aviation history. It represents the end of the dream of the Gauls to develop heavy air combat aircraft.

Zhang Feng is not the savior. In the future sky of Iraq, there must be a heavy fighter. In addition to improving the MiG-25, the Phantom 4000 is the best choice. Although it is too expensive, Iraq needs it. Although Zhang Feng is more interested in the Soviet Union's Su-27, it is impossible to let the proud Soviets export such a heavy fighter before the Soviet Union collapsed.

France, because of its highest defense industry, rarely has political conditions attached to exports, which is an incomparable factor. Moreover, Iraq and France have a good cooperative relationship, and the nuclear reactor that is still operating secretly is a prominent example.

France will never look at the face of Israel, nor will it look at the face of Americans.

In addition to fighter jets, Iraq also needs a lot of things. The Army needs a new type of main battle tank. This type of tank needs to exceed the main t-62 and t-72 of Iraq's current equipment, as well as the Iranian chief, and it needs to have good maneuverability, protection, and strong firepower.

As the king of land warfare, tanks must be able to produce themselves. Zhang Feng has always been thinking about establishing another tank production line in Basra. If other factors are aside, the 120mm caliber smoothbore gun of the German Rheinmetallurgical Company is the most ideal choice. The Soviet T-72 equipped with 125mm caliber artillery is not as powerful as the German 120mm caliber artillery. It has a high chamber pressure and a large initial velocity. The fire control system is much more advanced, and the engine is naturally the best mb873 diesel engine in Germany.

At this time, the German Leopard 2 tank had been finalized in 1979 and now it has reached the capacity of 300 vehicles per year.

Regardless of whether you can directly introduce the Leopard 2 tank, the least part of Zhang Feng's catching up with the Leopard 2 tank is that the Leopard 2 tank has a full combat weight of 55 tons, which is a bit too large. The terrain adaptability in Iraq is not good, and many bridges near Basra cannot withstand this weight.

On the contrary, the lower self-weight of Soviet tanks is a great advantage.

Therefore, using the chassis of Soviet tanks and combining with German engines, artillery and fire control systems was Zhang Feng's preliminary idea. Of course, it would take a lot of effort to achieve it. If it really doesn't work, you can also consider other options.

Self-propelled artillery and various weapons and equipment are all the objects of Zhang Feng's inspection. In addition, there is another very important thing: c3i.

The c3i system is a command automation technology system, which refers to a comprehensive system that uses electronic computers to closely connect command, control, communication and intelligence subsystems. Command (command), control (cont)

ol), the first English letter of communication is the abbreviation of the combination of i.

To build a modern army, the single-line combat method that relies on superiors to convey orders was already outdated. During the Gulf War, the Americans first destroyed Iraq's command system, causing officers and soldiers at all levels to become headless flies and lose command.

On the contrary, looking at the US military, the command system is flattened, and with the help of advanced technology, even the commander-in-chief of the battle can even mobilize a soldier on the battlefield at critical moments.

It is time to build a modern army! Zhang Feng knew that it was time to go out and leave. He had organized an inspection team and prepared to go abroad to take a look at developed countries. The first stop was France.

ps: Thanks to Sigsauer, the four friends who can jump dried fish, fascism, and Hyosung Can Moon for their rewards.

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