Warship of Great Power

  Chapter 45 Aviation Base Taobao

"General Nikolai, it's a pleasure to meet you." Zubayev, the person in charge of the aviation base, greeted him from afar. His face was full of smiles. When seeing two unfamiliar faces, there was a little surprise on his face: "Who are these two?"

   "Zubayev, they are my friends." Nicholas said generously, "This is Qin, and this is Qin's beautiful secretary."

   "Nice to meet you. Tonight, we're going to have a few drinks." Qin Tao stretched out his hand to Zubayev: "We're here to see what you don't want, and help you clean it up."

   Zubayev reacted instantly, if the junk is taken from him, then he can also get a share of it! Moreover, when Qin Tao mentioned drinking, Zubayev's eyes lit up even more.

   "Of course we have many good things here, for example..."

   "Is that a large MiG-25? It is said that it is made of stainless steel, and it is very valuable to buy scrap iron. If this kind of aircraft is eliminated..." Qin Tao pointed to the aircraft beside him.

  Large MiG-25? The MiG-25 is equipped by the Homeland Defense Air Force. What does the big one mean? When Zubayev looked over, he couldn't help but laugh.

   "Qin, that is our Tu-22M bomber, not the large MiG-25. Look at the vertical tail. Our bomber has a single vertical tail." Zubayev suppressed a smile and explained to Qin Tao.

   What a military blind!

  Of course we knew it was Tu-22M, but we just pretended not to understand it.

  Qin Tao looked at Tu-22M, his mind fluttering. This is the big killer of the aircraft carrier!

  The products under the Tupolev Design Bureau all start with a picture. They are engaged in large aircraft, and all kinds of big guys that make the West fearful come from their subordinates.

  Tu-22M is one of the outstanding representatives.

Speaking of this model, there are actually two types. The early Tu-22 is a model that replaces the Tu-16. It adopts a conventional layout, except that two cylindrical engines are installed above the tail. It is similar to the early airliner. The layout of the aircraft is similar. Although it has the ability to fly at supersonic speed in theory, it has many restrictions in practice, which is just a chicken rib.

  Originally, Tupolev relied on the status of their design bureau, thinking that whatever they produced, the aviation force of the Red Empire had to be equipped. As a result, the military was very angry and the consequences were serious. Sukhoi's T4 bomber stood out.

   Seeing that his cake was going to be shared by others, Tupolev was in a hurry, so he simply overthrew it and started again, and came up with a bomber with variable swept wings, which is the Tu-22M.

From the appearance point of view, this bomber has nothing to do with the Tu-22. It is more like an enlarged version of the MiG-25 with a single vertical tail, the huge rectangular inlet, the huge wings, and the ability to Standing in the engine of a person, it shows that this aircraft is against the sky.

  The Tu-22M will soon be ready for service, not only for the Air Force and Homeland Defense Air Force, but also for the Naval Air Force.

The type of naval equipment, of course, is to perform anti-ship missions. It can mount three Kh-22 anti-ship ballistics designed by Rainbow Bureau (NATO codenamed AS-4 Kitchen), and fly supersonic towards the American aircraft carrier formation. Launched outside the opponent's anti-aircraft firepower circle, that is, 600 kilometers away, and then spread its wings and leave.

   If the Tu-22M of several aviation regiments attack together, it will definitely be a nightmare for the US Navy.

  Many military fans are sighing. After Lao Maozi disintegrated, why didn’t we buy back the Tu-22M? If we could buy it back, we would not be at a loss when facing the old American aircraft carrier.

  But, do you think that the Tu-22M is a good buy?

   Now is Qin Tao's first attempt.

   "Then is it made of stainless steel? If we take it back and dismantle it, we can make a stainless steel washbasin..."

   "Qin, it is made of aluminum alloy, and this type of aircraft is in service. If you want to see it, you can. If you want one, I'm sorry, no." Zubayev's answer was very straightforward.

  Qin Tao glanced at the sky. The sun had already set. If he wanted to find a suitable piece of junk to complete the deal before dark, he had to act quickly.

   "Forget it if you don't have one, let's see. By the way, what exactly do you have here?"

  Qin Tao is going to make a quick decision. If he drags on, his old friend Nicholas may become suspicious, and it will be troublesome.

"Please come here with me." Zubayev led the crowd through the Tu-22M fleet, through the Yak-38 fleet, through the helicopter fleet, and arrived at Qin Tao last time. At the foot of the mountain you visited, a group of large planes appeared in front of Qin Tao's eyes.

  The fuselage is very large, with a row of portholes from front to back, indicating that it is a passenger aircraft. However, there are no engines under its wings and tail, and the cylindrical engine compartment is arranged at the root of the wing.

   This is the layout plan of the early bomber. Since the engine is close to the fuselage, even if one of the unreliable engines is turned off, the aircraft can still keep flying.

  As for the airliner in front of me, of course it is the Tu-104 airliner modified on the basis of the Tu-16 bomber. In the early days of the Cold War, passenger planes in many countries were refitted on the basis of bombers, and Lao Maozi knew this very well.

  The Tu-16 bomber has a descendant in China, the H-6, which has been used until the 21st century after tinkering.

"Since the accident of the Tu-104 passenger plane a few years ago, we have eliminated all of this passenger plane. Because there is no suitable airport for civil aviation, we put all the eight Tu-104 passenger planes on the open space here." Zubayev said: "These passenger planes should have been thrown away a long time ago. Qin, if you want, all eight of these planes will be given to you."

  Speaking of this air crash, the expression on Nicholas' face became serious.

  In February 1981, the Soviet Navy's joint combat command exercise was held at the Leningrad Naval Base, and the Pacific Fleet, one of the four major fleets, received an "excellent" rating from the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. This made them very happy. After the exercise, these bumpkins from the Far East purchased a large number of TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and other furniture from the big shopping malls in Leningrad.

   It is said that it is safest for them to put these things on the warship and transport them back. However, it takes several months for the warship to return to the Pacific Fleet in a large circle. In order to send gifts to their relatives before Women's Day, the generals asked for the Tu-104 passenger plane to be taken back.

  On the morning of the 7th, a heavy snowfall fell at the Pushkin Military Airport, but the always rough old Maozi didn't care at all, and continued to take the plane back. As a result, the plane fell down just eight seconds after takeoff, and the plane didn't even leave the runway.

  The 16 veterans, including Admiral Andurt Spilidnov, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Vice Admiral Georgy Pavlov, Commander of the Fleet Aviation, were all thrown to death and burned to death. The top management of the Pacific Fleet was almost taken over in one pot.

  Of course, without the departure of these people, people like Nikolai and Zubayev might not have the chance to climb to high positions.

   The culprit, the Tu 104 airliner, has all been decommissioned, and eight of them have stayed at the base here.

  Qin Tao looked at the obsolete passenger planes, swallowed a mouthful of spit, and said, "Can these planes still fly?"

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