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Chapter 360 Flood (800 monthly votes in May)

[Gnatant Fighter]
It is 8.74m long and has a wingspan of 6.75m.

Empty weight 2330kg, combat takeoff weight 2835kg, maximum takeoff weight 4100kg, combat radius 800km;

It is equipped with a Bristol Orpheus engine, producing 21 kN of thrust, and has a maximum speed of Mach 0.95.
When Tang Wendu returned to the Greater Bay Area and found the basic data on "flies", he couldn't help but marvel.

The "Gnat" was an early aircraft that entered service in 59. It had an all-metal fuselage and managed to achieve near-supersonic flight with a weight of just over 2 tons, as well as a combat radius of 800 km.

Clearly, this small aircraft perfectly met his requirements, as it could be easily launched by a hydraulic catapult.

If we remove the life support system, landing gear, and protective armor, and drill some holes in the main beam, we might be able to significantly reduce the empty weight to around 2 tons.

Although the nose of the Gnat is small, it is actually large enough to accommodate a small ranging radar. Then, with an AMI-9 Sidewinder infrared air-to-air missile mounted under each wing, it is simply a perfect raider.

The only problem is that this small plane needs to be seen in person before it can be copied, and right now we can only look for it at my third brother's house.

To avoid future trouble, Tang Wen did not plan to hire someone else to handle it, but instead used his own manpower.

Towing away a mosquito repellent aircraft deep into Indian territory is obviously no small matter... He walked out the door, patted the dusty, disguised 740, got in, and drove into the shipyard on autopilot.

The car door popped open automatically, and the extremely bored Bumblebee "click-click" transformed back into his Autobot form, stretching his limbs as if he had been holding back for a long time.

Tang Wen: "There is a very important stealth mission that you need to carry out. You will take a submarine into Indian territory and then steal a Gnat from their base, or the main wreckage, but it is best not to be discovered."

"Yes, Commander!"

Upon hearing that it was a special agent mission, the Autobot emitted a synthesized electronic voice, its glowing eyes brimming with emotion.

As a scout, Bumblebee clearly liked this arrangement.

Tang Wen had great faith in the wisdom and capabilities of the Autobots. If he obtained the "Gnat," it would be roughly equivalent to giving the Second Fleet top-tier combat capabilities from the 60s.

What else can be done?
While the Imperial Navy possessed many advantages, its most significant strength lay in its overwhelming electronic technology, which enabled it to achieve a complete and superior weaponry.

Is there any way to overcome this electronic advantage?
……

Magic City.

Off the coast of Hudong Shipyard, the aircraft carrier Guang Sheng is reluctantly conducting its first sea trial.

Who would have thought that the model would steal the spotlight from the main character?

Although state media widely refuted the claim that the product in the advertisement was counterfeit, the public's enthusiasm had already been stirred up once.

When the actual aircraft carrier releases videos of its sea trials, they seem so bland and uninteresting:

The empty deck was completely bare, a far cry from the imposing sight of the "models" crammed full of fighter jets and bombers.

Apart from one or two tugboats, there were no other auxiliary warships around, and the aircraft carrier was conducting sea trials all by itself.

Logically, every new picture or image should have sparked a media frenzy, but compared to the counterfeit, it was far inferior, leaving the shipyard and navy extremely frustrated.

Lao Zhang and Yan Hai stood on the deck of the 31-section racetrack, staring at the SA321 "Wasp" helicopter approaching from the sky.

The helicopter landed on the empty deck, and Tang Wen felt the strong airflow from the rotor blades before jumping out.

"Hey, busy people don't often get the chance to reach out to us."

Old Zhang pushed up his sunglasses, just as he was about to make a joke, when Tang Wen snatched them away and put them on his own head, then struck a pose:

"Do I look like Tom Cruise, the ace pilot?"

"No matter what, it can't hide your true nature as a heartless businessman."

He was clearly still upset about spending 20 billion to buy a Frankenstein's monster. Tang Wen comforted him, saying, "Buying an aircraft carrier requires the cost of another aircraft carrier to equip auxiliary ships, and you also need to spend the equivalent of one-third of the cost of an aircraft carrier every year to maintain it."
Buying an aircraft carrier battleship makes you a complete system on your own, and I even got two cruisers as a bonus, so you have a fully-fledged combat-ready fleet right away. It's a much better deal."

"Alright, alright, what are you trying to sell this time?"

"What sales pitch? I'm here to buy something, specifically military equipment. I'm not going to let you rip me off."

"Oh?"

Both of them became interested; this was a rare opportunity.

Especially since Lao Zhang knew that Gaijin had nuclear submarines and most likely still had a few nuclear warheads, he still came to China to buy military equipment.

Tang Wenxian asked a strange question:

"Have you two read my book, 'Full-band jamming'?"

"Seen."

"more or less."

Yan Jian and Lao Zhang both nodded; that book actually had a significant impact in China.

Tang Wen: "You should all have a deep impression of the 'flood' in the book, but I want a real 'flood'."

'Flood' is the code name for the interference plan in the book, which is a brute-force method to directly suppress the electronic capabilities of both sides, forcibly dragging the technology down to the level of the last war.

If this can be achieved, it will undoubtedly be great news for the Second Fleet, or rather, a huge boon for its big guns and battleships.

"That's not easy; there are many difficulties in achieving it."

Old Zhang also became interested. The reason why this book became popular so quickly was largely because its comprehensive interference approach was in line with the current trend of thought in China. After the military learned about it, they also invested some research in it.

However, the answer was disheartening:
The principle of 'flood' electromagnetic suppression jamming is to suppress the target transmitter by releasing extremely high power. However, in reality, radio waves attenuate very quickly, and it is impossible to completely suppress them in areas that are often hundreds of kilometers apart in modern warfare. It is also impossible to provide infinitely high power.

Only if the intensity of solar activity can basically meet the standard, but that is too difficult, so it is better to think of other methods.

The 'flood' in the novel is only theoretically feasible; in reality, there are too many variables and difficulties. To summarize in three words...

unnecessary.

The resources required for such a large-scale 'flood' are too low in cost-effectiveness, and the technical difficulty is much higher than imagined.

After explaining the findings of the military research, Old Zhang even cracked a little joke:
“‘Flood’ is actually a kind of continuous EMP. If you detonate a mushroom bomb above the desired airspace, it can also produce an EMP effect for at least ten minutes, and it will only be better.”

"If you're going to do that, you might as well just smash a mushroom egg in the face."

"So that's the problem, that's why the military isn't interested. Of course, if you invest, we can definitely do research."

Old Zhang was quite willing to squeeze some money out of the arms dealers, which was a rare opportunity.

But Yan Jian suddenly interjected:
"This is also electronic technology. If you don't buy a few chip factories, why don't you let them make it?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Old Zhang shot him a deadpan glare.

"Um... if you want to counter military applications, it would be better to entrust the task to us, right?"

Realizing he had said the wrong thing, Yan Jian tried to make amends, but Tang Wen had already figured it out:
"That's right, military electronics technology is still inferior to that of private enterprises. I almost forgot that I have several chip factories. Thanks, Brother Jian, I'll send you one when my car is finished!"

Tang Wen quickly boarded a helicopter and left, leaving behind the timid Yan Jian and the frustrated Lao Zhang.

The hard-won opportunity to unleash a powerful strike has slipped away!
(End of this chapter)