Babylonian Empire

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"Yes, we need a pair of piercing eyes in the sky of Iraq." Qusay said: "Our early warning planes are here, are you still used to it?"

"It's very adaptable. Our test flight today went very smoothly." Joseph said, "Your Majesty Qusay, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Now Joseph has completely regarded himself as an Iraqi. He is working hard for the cause of Iraqi national defense and has also obtained a status that he never dared to imagine. Your Excellency Qusay has hinted that a new country will be established in Iraq. In the research and development department of the government, he will be the leader in charge of electronic equipment, and his status will be on the same level as the ministers in the top management of the zhèngfǔ.

"Well, can I go up and have a look?" Qusay asked.

"Of course, very welcome." John said: "Your Excellency Qusay is welcome to visit.

Qusay boarded the pre-warning machine with great interest. Although the weather is relatively cold now, due to the powerful electronic equipment inside the pre-warning machine, the heat generated is still very large. If it is sold to Saudi Arabia, I am afraid They are not happy, but anyway, they also ordered E-3, I wonder if they will lend it to themselves for research.

Looking at those control consoles and visiting the temporary resting place for the crew, Qusay is quite satisfied with this plane bought at a high price.

Looking at the enthusiastic Iraqi real ruler, John had this question in his heart: Does this young officer understand early warning?

"Your Excellency Qusay, what role do you think our early warning opportunities play in air combat?" John asked. At present, generally according to the thinking of people in the Soviet air defense model, early warning aircraft are to supplement the ground The blind area of ​​the radar provides a longer warning time.

"Early warning aircraft will be the decisive factor for the victory of air combat in the future." Qu Sai said: "An early warning aircraft not only moves the radar to the sky, but also moves the entire air command to the sky. jǐng, and even more so through the data link, to directly command their own fighter jets to fight. The future war will definitely be a high-tech war, and the advantage in numbers is no longer so obvious. Therefore, we are full of enthusiasm for the hunting fan early warning aircraft project. confidence."

Listening to the general's words, John had the feeling of meeting a confidant, especially what the other party said, the early warning will be the decisive factor!

"Your Excellency Qusay, what do you think the future high-tech war will look like?" John continued to ask, still unwilling to give up.

Looking at the technician, Qusay thought, does this British guy want to test himself?Then let him open his eyes!

"In the future, our fighter planes will be stealth planes." Qusay said, "This kind of fighter planes are not completely invisible, but have a very small radar cross-section. In this way, on the radar screen, we can Ordinary fighter planes are found [-] kilometers away, but when this kind of stealth plane is found, the distance will be reduced to [-] kilometers, or even [-] kilometers. If it is turned on, it will passively receive the data provided by the early-warning aircraft through the data link until it reaches the range of the medium-range air-to-air missile, and then the own side’s radar will be turned on, and the opponent will be quickly locked, aimed, and launched. The mission is completed.”

Stealth plane!Everyone was extremely surprised. At this moment, they hadn't heard of any kind of stealth aircraft. Could it be that they were out of date?

"Your Excellency Qusay, will there really be invisible planes?" John asked, as if he was listening to science fiction.

"Yes, there are already stealth planes flying in the world, we just don't know about them," Qusay said.He is very sure that just two years before he traveled here, the American F-117 had already begun to equip troops.

"Your Excellency Qusay, how do you think our early warning machine compares with the American E-3?" John continued to ask, and he regretted it after saying this. ?However, he already felt that the young man in front of him had a strategic vision that ordinary people did not have, and he wanted to hear the other party's opinion.

"Compared with the E-3, there is definitely a gap between our early warning aircraft." Qusay said: "The American early warning aircraft, at present, are still leading the world. However, although our aircraft The all-round detection is achieved by installing two radars at the front and rear, which is not as suitable as the disc on the top. However, if we can improve the radar, the performance may not necessarily lag behind. If we want to achieve surpassing, then we cannot take the conventional route , Chief Engineer John, you must have heard of phased array radar, right?"

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Phased Array Radar!Of course John has heard that general radar beam scanning is achieved by the rotation of the radar antenna, which is called mechanical scanning.For example, the current pre-warning machine is equipped with a mechanical scanning radar antenna at the front and rear, while the phased array radar does not move the antenna, and uses a phase shifter to control the direction of the radar beam to scan and find target, this approach is called electroscanning.

At present, phased array radar has been partially applied, such as the huge American pavement claw radar, which is used to detect intercontinental ballistic missiles, which can have a detection distance of [-] kilometers.

However, phased array radar also has its disadvantages, such as complex equipment and high cost. Moreover, due to the relatively large waveguide, it cannot be equipped on fighter planes.The phased array radar in this period is mainly used for ground remote warning.

"Of course I've heard that our UK's own AR-3D radar uses phased array technology," John said.After finishing speaking, he suddenly thought: "Your Excellency Qusay, you mean, move the phased array radar to our plane?"

"Yes," Kusai replied, "In the future, not all advanced pre-warning aircraft will be placed on top of a large plate. Phased array radar antennas can also be arranged on the nose and sides of the aircraft to achieve all-round monitoring of targets. .”

When John heard this, his eyes lit up. Yes, if that is the case, there is no need to use the American method. It will have a great impact on the aerodynamic layout of the aircraft. However, if you do this, Can the phased array radar antenna be carried on the plane?After all, that kind of antenna is still too bulky.

"With the development of micro-semiconductor technology, small units with a size of a few centimeters and capable of emitting/receiving electromagnetic waves will be developed on gallium arsenide wafers. Each unit is a T/R component, which is enough to realize active phase Miniaturization of control array radar." Qusay said: "If you are interested, we in Iraq can conduct research together."

Tiny launch and receiver components?John didn't believe it, and shook his head: "We are here to finalize the hunting fans. These pre-research projects need to be approved by the company."

Qusai knew that what he said would not become a reality until ten years later. The Falcon pre-warning plane listed above was first flown in 93. It is too early for him to say that now. If he is not Coming from later generations, I am afraid that I will never believe in those near-sci-fi technologies of later generations.

Technology will change the world. Although Iraq has oil under its soil, if it wants to become a giant in the future world, it needs to start now to seize the commanding heights of electronic technology!

"Chief engineer John, I hope our early warning machine can enter service as soon as possible." Qu Sai said.

"Yes, we will finalize this early warning machine as soon as possible." John said, after these few test flights, he knew that all the problems are being solved one by one, this early warning machine will soon Get into the troops thoroughly.

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"Attention, keep your posture, especially the moment you land on the ground." The instructor of the No.60 Seventh Airborne Regiment conducted strict training for the newly joined fighters.

Although the recruits were all Iraqi fighters with rich combat experience, they were strong in physique, tenacious in style, and superb in combat skills, but none of them relaxed about the training in front of them, even though it was only a two-meter-high diving platform.

The paratroopers fall from the sky and look very beautiful, but every paratrooper has to go through rigorous training. For example, now, jumping from a two-meter-high platform has to be performed [-] times a day!This is to train the leg's adaptation to ground impact.

Skydiving is a high-risk activity. If you have not been trained, even if the parachute can be successfully opened and landed on the ground, you will sprain your foot due to incorrect foot posture at the moment of landing, or even Broke my leg.

Repetitive exercise every day is to make the feet have an adaptability.

On the other side, on the huge field, other paratroopers were arranging their parachute gear.

As paratroopers, parachutes are their unique equipment. It is impossible for every paratrooper to jump a parachute only once in his life, and except for the one time in battle, it is impossible for every paratrooper to throw away the used parachute. Therefore, paratroopers have A task that other arms do not have: sorting parachute.

There are nearly a thousand umbrellas neatly arranged in the playground: the unchanging white and blue colors, after the parachutes are laid out on the ground cloth, the comrades-in-arms form the main hand and the deputy to cooperate with each other, Running around, carefully arranging the umbrella ropes, folding the umbrella cover, and the shaken umbrella cover one after another, forming umbrella waves one by one.

They then threaded the folded canopy into the slender canopy cover, threaded the 10-meter-long 30-strand paracord into the drawstring cover, folded and stabilized the umbrella, and completed the package.

All of this seems to be the work of women, but they are doing it very carefully now, because if something goes wrong and the parachute cannot be opened in the sky, then, for them, it means death.

The paratroopers are the one with the highest casualty rate!Their first casualty was a dangerous skydive.

For other Iraqi army elites who are proficient in ordinary combat skills, their immediate focus now is parachuting.

In addition to practicing platform jumping and parachute folding, they also need to practice how to stand on a bumpy plane with a heavy parachute on their backs, maintain the correct posture for leaving the plane, and also perform ring training to practice landing at high altitudes. Iraqi paratroopers, in growing rapidly.

The paratroopers can still bear these basic training, but memorizing those special situations in the air makes the paratroopers feel a little nervous while having a big head.

"What if the main parachute doesn't open?" Looking at a soldier who just jumped off the two-meter-high skydiving platform, the instructor would suddenly say something special.

"Open the backup umbrella!" The soldier immediately made a vigorous pressing and pulling movement with his right hand holding his abdomen, and then straightened his abdomen, which meant that the backup umbrella had been opened.

"What if it is inserted with other umbrellas in the air?" The instructor then asked the next soldier.

The soldier was stunned and didn't react, "Then land with him."

"Then both of you will fall to your death together!" The instructor yelled, "These are issues related to your lives. Don't implicate your comrades who parachuted with you!"

The soldier blushed immediately. His own death is not terrible, but if he drags his comrades down, they will never forgive him.Even if you don’t sleep when you go back, you must remember all these things!

The special situation in the air is a very scary thing, so many people jump off the plane, all kinds of situations may happen, two umbrellas are entangled together, hung on the branches, the sudden crosswind... only calm and decisive Treatment can eliminate these hidden dangers.

Abed, the head of the No.60 Seventh Airborne Regiment, although he still doesn't know his exact mission, but based on the news from above, Abed also judged that what they are about to face is a difficult test Therefore, he did not dare to relax in the slightest, and has been working hard to make this army qualified as a paratrooper in a short period of time.

In addition to the paratroopers, more than 20 helicopter units assigned to them have already arrived, and some soldiers of the airborne regiment have begun to practice the tactics of airborne landing from Mi-24 helicopters.

Abed still welcomes the armed helicopters that he equips himself. In this way, he does not need to call for support from above, and he can solve the few anti-aircraft firepower on the ground by himself.

The only thing that makes Abed a little dissatisfied is that the large transport plane that can carry his troops has not yet arrived. Now, he only has a small transport plane to let these guys under him feel the feeling of flying into the sky. Paratroopers, if even Let them fight without jumping over the parachute even once, Abed may be able to imagine the ending with his eyes closed.

While the No.60 Seventh Airborne Regiment was training intensely at the station, the front line of the Iran-Iraq battlefield began to mobilize troops quietly.

After taking Hamadan, the main force of the Northern Group originally wanted to continue to completely occupy the Zhōngyāng Province, especially to take the capital of the Zhōngyāng Province, Arak, to the south.But now, the direction of the main attack has changed, and it is necessary to boldly intersperse through the zhōngyāng province and head directly to the small city in the east. Therefore, the two most powerful armored forces in Iraq, the first armored division and the first armored division of the Republican Guard The four armored divisions were assembled in Hamadan.