Back in 1978, I was admitted to Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Chapter 259 Perry's Plan? Who gave you that confidence?

Finally, Harry Chiracler finished speaking.

He should have returned it originally, but after thinking about it, he added a sentence.

"I know that our F-16s weren't selected by Pakistan in the initial bidding process, but that was simply because Pakistan was short of funds and wanted a cheaper aircraft. Also, our aircraft at the time did lack medium-range interception capabilities, but now, all those shortcomings have been overcome..."

"Is it just because of a severe shortage of funds? Back then, it was military aid from the United States."

Upon hearing Elder Lin's words, Hillack instantly regretted his actions. He wondered why he had continued speaking if he had known this would happen. However, now that he had spoken, he was no longer intimidated.

“Military aid is money too. In Pakistan’s eyes, that money from military aid is theirs. They want to use that money to do more. Of course, there are other reasons as well, such as Pakistan’s small land area…”

Old Lin nodded, which was considered an acceptance of the answer.

William Perry also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Gentlemen, we have already introduced the performance of these equipment. I wonder what you all think of them? Although your air force is large, it is far behind the world's advanced level. Your side needs a strong air force to deal with the threat from the north. Your side needs at least ten early warning aircraft and at least five hundred F-16 fighter jets."

"As good friends, we will offer you the same prices as we offer to our own air force: $300 million per E-3 early warning aircraft and $22 million per F-16 fighter jet."

To be fair, the prices the Americans charge for exporting fighter jets aren't particularly outrageous. The F-35, for example, was only around 70 million dollars when exported. Compared to the Rafale, which costs two or three hundred million dollars per aircraft, you can see how reasonable the Americans are.

Of course, if the price is reasonable, other aspects have to make up for it. For example, political factors. Even though India knows that the Rafale's performance is not very good, they still have to buy it because they have no choice. They cannot accept the American one no matter how cheap it is, otherwise they will become America's little brother in the future.

The price isn't expensive, but for the East, it's extremely high. Even if they earned a lot of foreign exchange in recent years, it wouldn't be enough to buy even a tenth of this equipment.

Seeing the conflicted expressions on the faces of the people opposite him, William Perry continued, "Of course, there is another way. We can also give you these equipment for free."

Later, Qin Liang, who was sleeping with his eyes half-closed, opened his eyes, glanced at the other person, and then lowered his head to sleep again.

"We can give you E-2 early warning aircraft and F-16 fighter jets, and even other equipment, such as the most advanced M1 tanks, which can be sent to your side. They will be stored in the war reserve warehouse in peacetime. When needed, we will carry the great spirit of internationalism and transport the troops here by transport plane. Once the weapons and equipment are unsealed, they can be put into combat immediately!"

The United States has a unique advantage: war never breaks out on its own soil. However, it is not easy for its troops on its own soil to be urgently deployed to other battlefields. Transport planes have too little carrying capacity, and heavy troops can only be transported by ship, which takes at least ten days to half a month to cross the sea!
Therefore, equipment can be stored in the designated war zone in advance, so that when war breaks out, the equipment can be unsealed immediately, personnel can be transported by plane, and they can quickly join the battle.

It sounds like it's for the sake of the East, but...

A cold smile appeared on Old Lin's face.

"At that time, soldiers from the United States and Europe will fight alongside soldiers from the East, and the entire command can be integrated into the Pacific command center..."

The Perry Plan was an arson plan from beginning to end!
In Europe, the Soviet Union was aggressive. The large-scale military exercise in 1981 made Europeans tremble with fear, lest the Soviets turn the exercise into a real one at any time, and Europe could easily be flattened!
Looking at the Far East, the Americans' ground forces couldn't intervene directly. The island nations were separated by the sea, and South Korea was separated by North Korea. So they set their sights on the East, thinking that as long as they sent equipment, the East would gladly accept it and even relinquish command.

Sending equipment now probably also indicates an intention to undermine China's independent military industry!

In recent years, the development of China's military industry has been too fast! Originally, it could only produce aircraft like the MiG-21, but after some improvements, it can now compete with third-generation aircraft and perform well on the battlefield. Now it is showing strong competitiveness, to the point that Western products are not selling well.

If this continues, will Western military industries still want to sell?

In the years since the country opened its doors, some people in the East have been dazzled by the advanced technology of the West. In their eyes, everything in the West is advanced and everything in the East is backward. They are willing to buy, and even want to buy in large quantities!

Now, instead of buying, we're giving it away as a gift, and people from the East certainly won't refuse!

William Perry is very confident about this.

When the introduction began, the Easterner in front of him showed anticipation, but when he mentioned joint operations and command, the other person's expression suddenly changed, especially the soldier with Slavic features, whose eyes radiated anger!
"Everyone, do you have any opinions? Please feel free to voice them." William Perry was somewhat puzzled; he genuinely didn't understand why the attitudes of the Easterners had changed so quickly.

"Who is issuing these orders for this so-called joint command?" Old Lin asked.

"Well, of course it's the Pacific Command headquarters. Of course, your side can send a few staff officers there..."

"Staff officer? Are you sure it's a staff officer, and not a commander?"

"Well... your operational system is outdated, and your tactical and strategic thinking is also outdated, so... moreover, it's not just about commanding your side, but also South Korea, the island nation, and so on. They all need to be included in the integrated command system. You Easterners also say that there is strength in numbers. To achieve unified command, there needs to be someone that everyone can trust to take command..."

William Perry knew what the man in front of him was struggling with, but he was confident. So many of Europe's former powerful nations now listened to the United States' orders, didn't they? Bringing the East into the command system of the entire Pacific region would be very beneficial to the overall situation.

Of course, this overall situation refers to the overall situation of the United States.

Old Lin rolled his eyes at these people: "Mr. Perry, do you know how our East broke with Big Brother back then?"

"Well... back then the Soviets proposed..."

William Perry didn't finish his sentence, but suddenly realized that he hadn't overlooked something like this!
The falling out back then was over the longwave radio station and the Combined Fleet!

The so-called longwave radio station is not like those old movies where underground party members take out a small, suitcase-sized radio from their wardrobe, connect it to a wire clothes rack outside, and then send telegrams with a beeping sound.

Those are all shortwave radio stations. The size of the radio antenna varies depending on the requirements, ranging from about a quarter to half a wavelength. Longwave, on the other hand, has a wavelength of over one kilometer, or even ten thousand meters or longer.

Moreover, a single antenna is not enough for long waves; a set of antennas is needed, often dozens of towering power transmission towers like those in later times. Maintaining a long wave radio station requires several thousand people, plus their families, which amounts to tens of thousands.

Setting up a long-wave radio station is tantamount to setting up a military base! As for the joint fleet... needless to say.

Back then, the East would rather tighten its belt and repay its elder brother's money than let the elder brother build these things. Now that the East has opened its doors, its economy is developing rapidly, and its military technology is constantly leaping forward, how could it possibly agree to such a request at this time!
Miscalculation!
William Perry thought to himself.

Of course, he still wanted to salvage the situation.

"Gentlemen, the equipment we're providing is all essential, such as early warning aircraft..."

"Your early warning aircraft sounds quite capable, and it's about the same as our export-type early warning aircraft from the East," Elder Lin said.

Lin Lao certainly couldn't reveal the performance characteristics of the aircraft used internally, as that was top secret. However... the export version of the early warning aircraft was something he could certainly boast about.

"Where did you get this early warning aircraft from?!" William Perry exclaimed in astonishment.

"Liangzi, introduce our export-type early warning aircraft to our American friends!" Old Lin shouted.

Qin Liang was taken aback. "Old Lin, why did you call me? Wouldn't it have been better for me to just sit back and watch the show? This is a matter between you important people!"

However, they certainly couldn't expose their own contradictions in front of foreigners! Qin Liang had to give Old Lin face.

"Ok."

When Qin Liang stood up from the corner of the conference room, many Americans across from him widened their eyes. Why was this person here? If he was here, then their boasting just now... Qin Liang hadn't prepared anything, and he didn't have any slides, so he could only give a verbal account from his original seat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are currently developing an export-oriented early warning aircraft. It uses our Y-8 airframe platform, with an 8.5-meter diameter radar radome installed on top. It employs a rotating mechanical scanning method, a sidelobe cancellation system, and a terrain filtering algorithm..."

Terrain filtering is implemented using algorithms, not delay lines! Even just saying this is enough to shock many people.

“Such technology requires high-performance computers. Your Y-8 is just a copy of the An-12, with limited platform capabilities. How could you possibly install an advanced computer system?” Dick Taylor found it unbelievable: “What kind of computers are you using?”

"Well, I can't disclose the specifics, but with a computing power of 20 million operations per second, it's more than enough to process the data."

Twenty million times!

Their E-3 only has ten million data processing capabilities, while the Eastern AWACS has double that. So even though the airframe platform is smaller, it still has a powerful early warning capability!

On the other side, all the Americans were out of commission.

Their high-performance products, which they just boasted about, are actually inferior to products from the East?
William Perry's face was terribly grim.

Politically, they were already doomed. Their next plan was to attract Easterners through technological superiority. Little did they expect that the clown would be their own side! Especially since the other side had just clearly stated that the data they presented was all export-oriented! What about the Easterners' domestic needs?
"Hmph, you're just bragging. You couldn't possibly have such advanced equipment!"

Following the sound, Qin Liang saw a resentful face.

Harry Chirac, this guy lost the bid in Pakistan and has been holding a grudge ever since. Now, he's trying to get revenge.
"Why can't we have it? Our airborne radar, produced in the East, has already been installed on the Super-7 and sold all over the world. You should know how powerful our Super-7 is. It can lock onto F-16s and launch an attack in advance."

"That was before! Now, our F-16s have medium-range interception capabilities! Our F-16s have been upgraded, and they are your best choice!" Chiracler was still unwilling to give up and continued to shout.

"Really? Can this F-16 shoot down targets a hundred kilometers away?"

I don't know if the other side knows about the twin-engine Q-6, but the J-8 has already shown its prowess on the battlefield, easily shooting down a MiG-25!

F-16?

Even with medium-range interception capability, the radar is still the same radar. For a target with a radar cross-section of 5 square meters, the detection range is less than 70 kilometers! The lock-on range is 30 to 40 kilometers, which is a good combination with the Sparrow missile, but unfortunately, it is not enough in front of the J-8.

If the East really wants to intercept the North's bombers, can't it use its own J-8? The reason it doesn't use it is because there is a better twin-engine Q-6!

The F-16 is a useless weapon. It's not far enough for interception, and for dogfighting, we have plenty in the East. So, who gave you the courage to come to the East to sell it? Fish Leong is only 3 years old this year.

Qin Liang continued, "Mr. Chirac, as you should know, we have a collaborative project with Lockheed Martin. We designed a stealth aircraft for them. We believe that stealth aircraft are the future, and you still have a long way to go! By the way, I've also heard that your F-16 is just the low-end model in a high-low mix. Would you like to take it a step further? If so, you can come to us for help."

Chirac almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

General Dynamics, you're outdated! All your energy maneuvering theories are no match for stealth aircraft!

General Motors, stop acting all high and mighty, as if you're doing us Easterners a favor. We really don't care about your paltry sums. But we can give you some pointers!

"You need our help? We don't need it!"

"Oh, well then, forget it. Anyway, we don't have high hopes for you. I think you should just sell the F-16 production line to Lockheed and focus on shipbuilding from now on."

"you!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Old Lin spoke up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what we are introducing now are all export-oriented. As for equipment for domestic use, it is classified and we cannot disclose that. In short, the equipment produced in the East has already satisfied our air force. We have no need to purchase equipment from the United States. As for gifts, there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. What is given away may be the most expensive, and the price is something we are unwilling to bear. So... let's end this meeting here."

As he spoke, Old Lin stood up.

"Liangzi, let's go get some drinks!"

"Yes."

This time, Qin Liang did not refuse.

Old Lin was in a good mood because he had spoken with great confidence!
Our equipment has reached world-class level, so why would we need to buy it from abroad and pay various costs?
Americans, put away your shady schemes!

In the cafeteria.

The Americans sat at a separate table, accompanied by leaders from the foreign affairs department, while Lin Lao, Qin Liang, and others were drinking and chatting.

"Come on, let's drink to having advanced equipment!"

"Come on, let's drink to our freedom from being controlled by others!"

Old Lin had a loud voice, and he probably said this on purpose so that those people could hear. Qin Liang chuckled inwardly. There were indeed a few people from the foreign affairs department at the table, but none of them dared to stop Old Lin. Otherwise, being scolded by Old Lin would be the least of their worries; they might even get splashed in his face.

It would be such a waste to spill Moutai.

Just as they were enjoying their drinks, Dick Taylor came over with a glass of wine.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our Boeing company has a close relationship with the East, and we even have cooperative projects. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to toast you all!"

"Mr. Taylor, you're too kind. Here, on behalf of Northwestern Polytechnical University, I'd like to toast you!"

After a drink, the relationship improved, and Dick Taylor continued, "Qin, why didn't you use the Y-10 as a platform for the early warning aircraft you just mentioned?"

"Well... Mr. Taylor, if I may be frank, using passenger planes as a platform is only for domestic use and cannot be exported."

"why?"

"Because it's for our own use, and our policy is for homeland defense, we won't fly it overseas. That way, we won't cause any misunderstandings. After all, our Y-10 is a passenger plane that we're going to sell all over the world. If it were converted for military use, there might be incidents on the battlefield where civilian airliners are mistaken for military aircraft and mistakenly shot down. Boeing, you'd better be careful!"

Dick Taylor's eyelids twitched a few times for no reason. What did this guy mean? There was something hidden in his words!
Many American military aircraft are converted from passenger planes. After all, passenger planes are comfortable platforms, and the crew can maintain their physical strength while working. However, this also leads to many problems. In 83, a South Korean Boeing 747 was shot down as a spy plane. The mystery surrounding the incident is shrouded in mystery. Whether it was a genuine spy flight or a mistaken attack remains unknown. Why was it shot down when the passenger plane's window was clearly visible? Because many American military aircraft are indeed converted passenger planes!
"However, our supersonic cruiser is not very suitable for conversion into an early warning aircraft. After all, with a larger plate, the drag increases and the speed decreases, which is different from the design concept of the supersonic cruiser. It's a real pity."

“Yes.” Dick Taylor nodded, exchanged a few pleasantries, then, finding it rather pointless, went back.

"Come on, let's keep drinking!"

　PS: The antenna for a longwave radio station.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)