Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 144 [Great Deterrence Benefits]

If the "Shenlong" fighter is deployed in the westernmost part, takes off from the mainland, and does not carry auxiliary battery boxes, its combat radius can directly cover the Red Sea, the central Indian Ocean, the entire Middle East and the entire East Europe.

If an auxiliary battery box is hung, taking off from the westernmost land airport in the mainland can directly reach the middle of the North Atlantic, completely covering the entire European continent. At the same time, it can reach South Africa, which means that the entire African continent is basically covered.

If deployed on island and reef airports in the southern waters, the combat radius of the "Shenlong" fighter can cover the entire Australian area, and can directly reach the land within more than 1,000 kilometers of Antarctica to the south.

In other words, if the "Shenlong" fighter jets are deployed in the southeast, northwest, and northeast corners of their own country, their strike range will basically cover more than two-thirds of the entire earth.

It can’t even reach South America, which is 1.6 kilometers away.

But there are no strong countries in South America. We can only say that there are big countries. The area of Brazil is there, but Brazil is only a big country in terms of area, not a strong country.

In a word, the capability of the "Shenlong" fighter can only be achieved by a strategic-level intercontinental ballistic missile, which is equivalent to a fighter jet having the strike capability of a strategic intercontinental missile, which means that the "Shenlong" fighter jet can sit at the same table with the "three great truths".

Once this plane takes off and just takes a stroll, it will definitely look scary in the eyes of foreigners.

Because this is equivalent to the same level of deterrence as an intercontinental ballistic missile. If it can do things that only intercontinental ballistic missiles can do, then of course it has the same level of deterrence. Once this plane takes off, in the eyes of other countries it is equivalent to you launching an intercontinental missile. How can it not be scary?

The key point is that once an intercontinental missile is launched, it is a one-way ticket and a disposable consumable, but the "Shenlong" fighter can take a stroll outside and come back.

This is the most amazing thing, which means that the deterrent effect of the "Shenlong" fighter is huge.

It is true that intercontinental missiles have great deterrent power, but they are expensive. The price is charged in billions, so it is impossible to launch one whenever there is nothing going on.

But the "Shenlong" fighter is different.

The electricity bill for taking off and performing a mission for one hour is only tens of thousands of yuan. Even if the battery is fully charged, the electricity bill will not exceed 100 million yuan.

It has the same level of strategic deterrence as strategic intercontinental missiles, but the cost-effectiveness of a single flight of the Shenlong fighter is maximized.

据说一枚DF-41的造价要25亿元，发射成本达到了35亿元，如果按照35亿来算，发射一枚DF-41的钱都够“神龙”战机出动3500架次。

Comparing the two, there is no need to say more about the cost-effectiveness of the "Shenlong" fighter.

In a sense, the "Shenlong" fighter is an intercontinental strategic missile that can be used repeatedly, and its natural deterrent effect is huge.

At this moment, consultant Sun Boda looked at Xiao Yu and others and said: "Since we have made similar tactical assumptions, we might as well boldly imagine such a scenario. When the "Shenlong" fighter joins our military's combat sequence, how will the sea-air integrated warfare in the Western Pacific unfold?"

"On a certain day, at a certain time and minute, a hotspot conflict broke out between us and the United States in the Western Pacific. At N o'clock at night, we first used multiple types of medium-range missiles as the vanguard, and multiple medium-range missile brigades fired at the same time, launching conventional missile firepower strikes against the enemy's key combat facilities in the second island chain."

"At the same time, we also used hypersonic missiles and supersonic cruise missiles to coordinate and break through the defense. Hundreds of intermediate-range missiles streaked across the night sky, and the rocket tail flames illuminated half of the Asian sky."

"After the first round of strikes, the enemy's anti-missile systems, airport facilities, ammunition depots, hangars in the second island chain, as well as the docks, loading and unloading areas, and oil depots of the Apra Naval Base were either severely damaged or directly destroyed." "The enemy immediately launched emergency repairs to the airport and mobilized troops to urgently repair the runway. At the same time, a field airport was established in the second island chain, and aircraft carriers were deployed based on the second island chain. Various types of transport aircraft and early warning aircraft frequently shuttled between the second and third island chains, transporting a large number of troops forward, preparing to launch a campaign and launch a counterattack against our homeland."

"At this time, our fighter-bomber 'Shenlong' fighters began to move intensively towards the second island chain, flying at a speed of Mach 8 straight to the military base of the island chain, and quickly launched airborne hypersonic missiles for supplementary strikes."

"The enemy tried to build field airfields on the islands, and this action was quickly detected by us, who then deployed 'Shenlong' fighters carrying long-range cruise missiles to attack. These new airfields were poorly defended, making it impossible for the enemy to gain a foothold on the island and send troops forward."

"Our 'Shenlong' fighters not only have strike capabilities, but their powerful situational awareness and electronic support capabilities make them the sensing node for advancing to the second island chain. The enemy's aircraft carriers' attempts to retreat to the deep sea were quickly discovered. Our Rocket Force's long-range anti-ship ballistic missiles and hypersonic anti-ship missiles on 10,000-ton heavy destroyers arrived immediately and began to hunt down these aircraft carriers hidden outside the chain in an orderly manner."

"The enemy released MQ-25A unmanned tankers and some F-35C fighter jets to respond, but they were powerless in front of our new generation combat platform, the Shenlong fighter. They were destroyed by the beyond-visual-range strike and no trace of the Shenlong was seen."

"Even if the enemy has a small number of B-21 Raider bombers taking off from the third island chain, it cannot change the situation. The closer they fly to our homeland, the higher the probability of encountering the Shenlong fighter. Once discovered, they will be destroyed immediately without any possibility of survival. The Shenlong fighter can launch long-range air-to-air missiles from 400 kilometers away."

"At the same time, several other 'Shenlong' fighter squadrons have taken off from the northeast with auxiliary battery boxes mounted on them. They are flying at full speed at a hypersonic speed of Mach 20 in near-space at an altitude of 80 to 8.33 kilometers and are approaching Alaska. One squadron is attacking the area."

"The rest of the squadrons continued to fly at high speed in near-space, passing through Cana and heading straight for the enemy's home base to launch a counterattack. The integrated fighter-bomber 'Shenlong' fighters destroyed the enemy's air control forces along the way while strategically bombing their important ground strategic military facilities."

"At this point in the war, the enemy is unable to fight any more. Precious combat resources have been destroyed in large numbers by the Shenlong fighters and cannot be replenished in the short term. The homeland has already been hit, and the counterattacks from the several island chains ahead have also come to nothing. The strongholds in the area continue to be under pressure until all the enemy's drones and manned aircraft are destroyed. I have no choice but to admit defeat."

Finally, Sun Boda's fictional deduction was completed.

He looked at Xiao Yu and the others and added: "With the terrifying performance indicators of the 'Shenlong' fighter, it is a true strategic-level killer weapon that can fundamentally change and reshape the existing strategic landscape."

Sun Boda went on to say, "It can be said that I am not belittling North Mexico. If this weapon is really used, it will basically crush all of its conventional forces unilaterally. Except for nuclear counterattacks, conventional forces have no ability to counterattack. Even if there is a nuclear counterattack, as long as the 'Shenlong' fighter can appear over North Mexico, it will destroy most of their nuclear counterattack forces before their nuclear forces are launched."

The whole world knows that the easiest stage to intercept an intercontinental missile is the initial launch stage. The reason why it cannot be intercepted is that the launch takes place in the homeland, and the opponent is unlikely to be in the homeland, so it cannot be intercepted. At the end, it is impossible to intercept when the speed exceeds 30 times the speed of sound.

But the situation is completely different if the "Shenlong" fighter can directly reach the opponent's homeland.

The enemy's nuclear bombs are still in launch vehicles and silos, and may be bombed by "Shenlong" fighter jets before they take off. Even if they are not completely destroyed, the enemy's land-based nuclear counterattack capability can be greatly weakened.

Moreover, the enemy's air-based nuclear counterattack no longer exists, because in front of the "Shenlong" fighter, the enemy can no longer have air superiority, and the only option left is the nuclear counterattack from sea-based nuclear submarines.

The sea-based nuclear strike force can only be handed over to one's own anti-submarine forces. No matter how powerful the "Shenlong" fighter is, it cannot defeat everything.

But there is no doubt that being able to achieve this level is a height that no current fighter jets can reach, and it is basically an invincible and unique air force on the earth.

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(End of this chapter)