At present, many people on weapons technology properties of idolatry, seems to be the only technology the perfect weapon is a good weapon equipment. And we especially discuss China need exactly what weapons.
What kind of weapon is a good weapon? I think that as long as the performance to meet the tactical demand and strategic level, and in their financial resources to bear in the context of weapons are good weapons, do not need to complete the blind pursuit of the performance of the advanced nature of. In fact, the real rational national weapon of choice has been to follow this requirement.
More advanced weapons if more than the country's financial structure is good, or even a disaster. In 1985, the United States, the Star Wars Program, high development of anti-missile weapon. The Soviet Union without financial blindly follow, led directly to the Soviet Union 's economic collapse, the Soviet Union collapsed. And finally, the United States is due to their inability to bear in90's to stop the plan.
The United States is the same, just retired F-14" Tomcat" fighter performance compared to now is still in service and continuous improvement of F/A-18" Bumblebee" has overwhelming advantage. Variable sweep wing brought in motor performance and only capable of transmitting AIM-54A" phoenix" far range air-to-air missile performance in aerial ability than F/A-18or even F-15, but far more than F/A-18high maintenance costs and let uncle Sam also bears hard, culminating in a sorry sound dark and retired.
Positioning also is the lack of favor another can not be ignored. The Soviet Union did not before the disintegration, and overseas in the Soviet Union for air supremacy is the United States fighter priority among priorities, F-14and F-15 this 2two air combat capability prominent fighters became the United States Air Force to intercept Soviet fighter / sea star weapon. F/A-18 and F-16 only as in F-14and F-15air supremacy, help maintain air supremacy, and the regional sea surface / ground attack missions.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, to challenge U.S. Marine aerial ability country have disappeared, to seize control of the air is not the United States fighter main requirements. Instead, as American global interference increasing, operational object is backward the weak performance, F/A-18and F-16aerial ability cooperate with us powerful investigative / electronic warfare capability was qualified, no pure air superiority fighter cover. Therefore, both on land and sea attack of low price, convenient maintenance of the multi-purpose fighter to become a U.S. preferred. F/A-18and F-16such performance mean becoming the protagonist of war.
F/A-18 from the letter can be seen is a fighter / attack aircraft than the design, laying emphasis on the air and the performance of F-14 in surface / ground attack on the obvious advantages, although later improved" bomb attack cat" for good, but it is just and draw F/A-18. For this is the high cost of the modification cost, and the cost and maintenance fee itself than F/A-18, makes us losses, not willing to let the bear a ground attack missions, truly become an expensive chicken. In order to achieve the same operational effect, is the choice of modified F-14or F/A-18as long as not everyone can make the correct judgment.
The same tragedy in F-22" Raptor" on stage. F-22 is also against the Soviet air force development air superiority aircraft, the main task is to obtain and maintain the theater air control. Therefore low detectability, supersonic cruise, Gao Min McNair and high mobility becomes F-22in air combat of the mandatory requirements, the blind pursuit of performance beyond the leading to its cost of $412000000, the purchase quantity is greatly reduced. Quantity can not meet the demand, the United States had to extend the service to meet the needs of F-15.
B-52" Stratofortress" as one of50's last century, subsonic long-range bombers, the performance significantly behind the new design of the B-1B and B-2. But its low price and maintenance costs, as a heavy bomber, in the current international environment, perfect to complete most of American bombing missions, and the cost is much higher than that of B-1B and B-2. Lead to the still active in the range of military operations, but they also continue to improve the machine, repeatedly extend its service period.
It is really good for the country's strategic and tactical weapons, to the lowest cost to achieve the objectives established for weapons.
So looking back to china. China is now the core interests is to safeguard national unity and territorial integrity, ensure the economic construction of China 's peaceful environment. But the most urgent goal is Taiwan and the South China sea. The Taiwan issue is the most likely directly and the United States of America conflict. For the unification of Taiwan, China at war.
The United States of America F-22oppression feeling let China have had to develop in China the ground of command guided can compete with F-224 generation machine. The Chinese4 generation machine performance requirements of basic current, because it is at the door, radar system backward by ground command to compensate, and F-22to stealth requires active radar can not boot, the Chinese fighter stealth requirement decreased. And to and F-22the fighter combat, maneuverability and agility to be beyond China, huge territories to defend the supersonic cruise capability and combat radius of certain requirements. Therefore the -20emerge as the times require, need not break through the United States air defense combat, stealth performance was not as F-22 then to improve the production and maintenance costs, the canard that aerodynamic performance, maneuverability and agility than F-22but not bad. F-22large body can carry more fuel to ensure combat radius. No subsequent upgrades provided more space to operate, as technology relative to the west not too mature design budget left more improvement, experimental space.
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