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The results obtained by the "Thunderstorm" operation fully prove the technical solutions proposed by 6 Wen, and also fully prove the tactical planning capabilities of the mother Qi Tie University.

Although this counterattack did not achieve many commendable results, it was able to win when its combat capabilities were at the bottom, and defeating the US military last time on the air battlefield was extraordinary, and the long-term impact it had was enough to change the direction of the war.

Military-wise, this is the greatest victory achieved by the Volunteer Army at the minimum cost since the war began.

Eliminating those J-7 and J-6 fighters that are almost worthless and are not consumed on the battlefield will be retired within a few years, as well as the SA-2 missiles provided by the People's Army, the Volunteer Army suffered only twenty-nine fighters, but the results achieved are twenty-six enemy aircraft.

If the number is compared alone, the volunteers will not suffer any losses.

Including the value of enemy aircraft, the volunteers not only did not suffer any losses, but also made a lot of money.

A single e-3c is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and the purchase price of 135 is not much lower than that of e-3c, and the unit price of f-22a is as high as 200 million US dollars. Even when the US military expanded its procurement scale, after the outbreak of the war, it purchased 324 more from Lockheed Martin in two batches, and the unit price of bulk purchases was as high as 120 million US dollars. In comparison, China's j-11b and j-1o are not only cheap, but also very cheap. Judging from the price of fighter jets alone, the ten j-11bs can match one f-22a, and j-1o will not be mentioned.

In addition to tangible value, there is also intangible value.

Although the Volunteer Army had achieved a record of shooting down f-22a before this, whether it was Jing Shanping, who had the result of the battle, or other pilots, being able to shoot down f-22a in air combat, there were only two situations: one was that they had particularly good luck, and the other was that they had an absolute numerical advantage.

Under normal circumstances, the ratio of the air battle between j-1o and f-22a is around twenty.

In other words, twenty j-1o need to be lost to have the opportunity to shoot down one f-22a.

Such a huge gap not only did not break the myth of f-22a, but also encouraged the arrogance of the US-based fire merchants, making more people believe that f-22a is something that no fighter can defeat now. Lockheed Martin even claimed that as long as f-22a flies in the air, there will be no real opponent.

It is undeniable that Lockheed Martin is bragging.

Whether it is Russia's T-5O or China's J-2O, they have the capital to fight F-22a, but they have not yet been mass-produced and put into service.

The problem is that it is also undeniable that the advantages of the f-22a are indeed obvious enough compared to the third-generation fighter.

To some extent, Lockheed Martin’s publicity has achieved results.

Just before the "Thunderstorm" campaign, Japan abolished the bill banning the sale of f-22a, allowing allies that were potentially threatened and urgently needed to replace old fighter jets with new fighters to cope with a brand new international situation to get real security guarantees. Because Japan's strategic value is fully reflected, without Japan's military base, the US military would not be able to show its strength on the Korean battlefield, so some heavyweight members of Congress have been shaken and prepared to thaw the sale of f-22a. If everything goes well, Japan will again request the United States to purchase f-22a by the end of September, and also propose to purchase f-22a production line and production patents, as well as the source code of fire control software.

Unfortunately, an air battle that lasted less than ten minutes completely broke the myth of f-22a.

Although the Pentagon announced the J-war situation two hours after the end of the air battle, admitting that the F-22a of two squadrons had been lost in the battle, and also emphasized that the main reason for the heavy losses was not that the F-22a encountered a strong enemy, but that after the early warning aircraft was shot down, the US military's combat command system was destroyed and the F-22a did not receive effective combat support. However, as the only fourth-generation fighter in service in the world, if a complete combat support system must be relied on to defeat the enemy, what is the difference between it and the third-generation fighter?

With the support of early warning aircraft, the F-15c can also effectively fight against the Volunteer Army fighter jets.

The Pentagon is expelling Lockheed Martin, but it has not achieved the expected results.

The next day, Lockheed Martin held a press conference and released more details, especially the details of the F-22a in combat use, which clearly mentioned that the F-22a is compatible with the US military and the combat command system of the allies, and has independent combat capabilities far beyond the third-generation fighter jets.

Obviously, Lockheed Mart's explanation is not enough to cover up the fact that the F-22a is defeated by its opponent in the air.

From another perspective, this is not necessarily a bad thing for Los Angeles.

If the F-22a cannot ensure that the US military has air supremacy in a large-scale war, then the US military has only two options: one is to modernize the F-22a and improve its combat capabilities, and the other is to start developing the fifth-generation fighter jets and strive to replace the F-22a in the next war.

The reality is that the US military did do this, and it was a two-pronged approach.

At the end of September, the Air Force Equipment Office of the US Department of Defense proposed to Lockheed Martin to improve the F-22a, that is, to make full use of the technical accumulation over the years, especially the new technologies applied when opening the F-35, to make comprehensive and significant improvements to the F-22a.

To this end, the Pentagon also gave a new number: f-22b.

After the Second Korean War, the US Congress approved the first grant to launch the fifth-generation fighter jet, and the US Air Force began to open tenders. Because after the end of the Cold War, the US **North Korea Enterprises carried out large-scale integration and many fighter jet manufacturers were merged, so there were only three companies that could launch fighter jets, namely Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop. With the development experience accumulated on the F-22a and F-35 and the many new technologies it has opened, Lockheed Martin will have a great chance of winning in the Air Force bidding.

This is not a bad thing for countries that want to buy F-22a.

Since the US military has begun to improve the F-5th-generation fighter, in a few years, the F-22a will not be the most advanced fighter. Instead of waiting until then to sell it, it is better to sell it at a good price when the F-4th-generation heavy fighter is sold.

Of course, these are all later stories.

Given the circumstances at that time, the biggest impact of this air battle was that the coalition forces lost confidence in air supremacy and no longer believed in the challenge of easily defeating the Volunteer Army.

For the Volunteer Army, this must be a very important victory.

If air control can be seized, the volunteers will have the opportunity to take the initiative and even defeat the US and South Korea coalition in a short period of time.

Some over-minded volunteer officers and soldiers even believed that victory was approaching.

Fortunately, Huang Zhibo was not overwhelmed by victory.

If more than 20 F-22a are shot down, will it still be considered a victory? Will it still need to mobilize hundreds of thousands of ground troops with great fanfare?

When Huang Zhibo was invited, Yang Yufang was discussing the just-concluded combat operation with Zhou Yusheng and Mu Haoyang. Because he did not participate in combat command and was only responsible for arranging HNA's feint attack, Yang Yufang was a little depressed, which made Zhou Yusheng and Mu Haoyang not very happy.

"Commander-in-Chief..."

When they saw Huang Zhibo, the three of them were shocked and quickly stood up to salute.

Logically speaking, Huang Zhibo should be with Liao Wengang at this time to commend the Air Force staff with good command, and maybe he should also make a promise to his mother Qi Tie.

"No need to pay too much attention, please sit down." Huang Zhibo smiled, sat down very naturally, and picked up the cigarette that Zhou Yusheng placed on the coffee table. "It's not bad, Bai Zhonghua, this is a special cigarette for the 6th Army."

Zhou Yusheng was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "I know a few staff officers from the 6th Army and ask them to bring them to me."

"Your number, don't you have any objection?"

Zhou Yusheng dared not have any objection, so he quickly picked up the lighter and lit a cigarette for Huang Zhibo.

"Before coming here, Commander Liao called me and said that he was awarding a commendation order to the officers and soldiers." Huang Zhibo smiled, sipped a few cigarettes and said, "I will definitely be commended by the meritorious personnel in the war, and I will also have to pay the families of the fallen soldiers. But I think it's too early to say this now."

Yang Yufang heard Huang Zhibo’s implication and immediately frowned.

"This counterattack has received good results, but it is still very far from victory. Some phenomena reflected by the troops make me very worried. I am not afraid of you to joke. Before the battle is over, I received dozens of calls, all of which were requests from the commanders of the ground troops to fight." Huang Zhibo sighed and said, "As the saying goes, the authorities are mi, and the bystanders are clear. I am a general of the 6th Army and I am very clear about the 6th Army's idea of ​​seeking war. The Air Force is the protagonist of this counterattack. Those staff members were so happy that they couldn't stop thinking about things other than victory. So I want to talk to you and let you analyze the current situation from the perspective of the bystander and point out the potential dangers."

"Commander-in-Chief, you are so proud of us. We are just naval staff..."

"It is because you are the naval staff that I came to ask for your opinions." Huang Zhibo looked at Zhou Yusheng, "The Navy did not make military achievements in this operation. You are all bystanders. You can see more clearly the problems we have and give more objective suggestions."

Zhou Yusheng smiled but did not respond.

Yang Yufang also smiled, feeling that he should not say bad things about other military branches in front of the commander-in-chief.

Huang Zhibo glanced at the two of them and knew that they were both experienced staff officers and were very clear about the rules in the army. Finally, he turned his attention to Mu Haoyang.

"Commander-in-Chief, I..."

"Are you Major Mu Haoyang from Wu Jianjun?"

Mu Haoyang nodded, looking a little nervous.

"Old Wu and I are old friends. Before going to Team 6, he almost robbed my job." Huang Zhibo smiled, "You have not been in the headquarters for a long time, and have performed combat missions on the front line. They are more familiar with the situation on the battlefield than other staff members. Tell me, what should we pay attention to now?"

"This..." Mu Haoyang's head suddenly became bigger.

"We are here. What you dare not say is either afraid of me or worry that they will spread your words."

"Commander-in-Chief, we are all people who keep our mouths tight, and we will never say a word." Yang Yufang immediately expressed his attitude.

Huang Zhibo smiled and said to Mu Haoyang: "So, are you afraid of me?"
Chapter completed!