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Chapter 1256 Issues exposed

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    This is indeed the case. This time, the Air Force dispatched such a large group of transport aircraft to carry out strategic airlift missions for army battalion-level units. In addition to brightening the front line of the military struggle on the southeast coast, the most important purpose is to pass this strategic airlift.  Let¡¯s explore how the Air Force transportation force cooperates with other services, especially the Army, in emergencies.

    After all, equipment is one thing, how to use it is another.

    It is true that if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools, but if you have a sharp tool but don't know how to use it, it's all in vain.

    Because of this, the headquarters did not set up any special plan for this. It just selected the battalion commanded by Xiao Man among the army troops. After all, as a motorized infantry battalion in name, it was actually a genuine battalion.  The ace unit of the light mechanized battalion is still very suitable for organic airlift.

    Whether it is the Type 92 infantry fighting vehicle, the PTL-97 100mm assault gun, or the 120mm howitzer of the same platform, the total combat weight does not exceed 20 tons. The Lian Yun-17 can easily carry a Type 92 infantryman.  In addition to combat vehicles, an eq140 military truck can also be installed.

    If it is replaced by a heavy mechanized battalion, the overall material quantity will be doubled, and 40 large and medium-sized military transport aircraft are simply not enough; and the pure light infantry is too thin and cannot reflect the air force's strategic air transport capabilities.

    Only the battalion commanded by Xiao Man was neither big nor small, just right.

    However, the battalion under Xiaoman's command was suitable. However, when the headquarters did not have a plan and deliberately "laissez-faire", many problems were exposed as soon as the Air Force and Army came into contact.

    Large and medium-sized transport aircraft and more than a hundred sets of army equipment were lined up in a row on the runway of the airport. Whether it was the air force dispatcher or the army's logistics director, they were all so busy that they didn't even take up space.  They were all shouting hoarsely, but they were still in disarray.

    No one can help it. Whether it is the Air Force or the Army, no one has ever experienced such a large-scale airlift. Even these large transport aircraft of the Air Force can only load the Army's main battle equipment a very limited number of times.

    Which model of aircraft should be equipped with which type of vehicle? Which model is suitable for mixing different vehicles? Which model is suitable for mixing equipment and personnel? Is it appropriate to reverse into the cabin or drive directly in? The driver's skill in driving the vehicle cannot be exceeded.  Guan, how to command and coordinate

    It can be said that the moment the battalion commanded by Xiaoman arrived at the airport, problems came one after another. Even the chief officers of the two military services would slap the table and scold each other for the dispatch of a vehicle.

    Fortunately, both the air force and the army have a tenacity in their hearts that refuses to admit defeat. If it doesn't work once, try it twice. If it doesn't work twice, try it three times. In short, try to find the most suitable loading plan.

    The two military services were busy at the base until midnight before they found a practical and fast loading solution.

    For example, the imported Russian-made Il-76md cabin is more than 20 meters long and can carry three Type 92 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles.

    The length of the cabin of the Yun-18nb is more than 17 meters. It can carry two PTL-97 100mm assault guns or 120mm howitzers of the same platform. It can also be mixed with one PTL-97 100mm assault gun and two 212 jeeps.

    As for the Y-17, since the cabin length is only 12.7 meters, it can only carry two Type 92 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles.

    As for the new large transport aircraft called the Yun-19 by the Air Force, although its take-off weight reaches 138 tons, its basic indicators are not much different from the Yun-18nb. To be more precise, the Yun-19 is based on the Yun-18nb.  An improved version of the wd-64plus high bypass ratio turbofan engine with greater thrust is installed.

    Except for the engine, other aspects are almost the same as the Yun-18nb. The only difference is that the thrust of the engine is greater, achieving miraculous performance. As a result, the maximum takeoff weight of the Yun-19 is 125 tons more than that of the Yun-18nb.  13 tons.

    So the loading situation of Yun-19 is exactly the same as that of Yun-18nb.

    After such testing and exploration, 40 large and medium-sized transport aircraft loaded the 700 officers and soldiers of the battalion commanded by Xiaoman and 128 sets of equipment, as well as a basic amount of ammunition, in a mixed manner.

    Of course, many problems were exposed during this process. The first was coordination. It was obvious that the Air Force and Army were too optimistic about this strategic airlift. As a result, countless troubles ensued during the actual operation, resulting in the original three-hour loading time.  The time dragged on for 10 hours.

    That¡¯s all. The key is that the large-scale transportation secrets in the base are all secret. More than a hundred sets of equipment from the battalion commanded by Xiaoman also swarmed up, causing the scene to be very chaotic for a time.

    So much so that the head of the coordination team at the scene said angrily more than once: "This is peacetime. If it's wartime, with this method, everyone inside and outside the base will be taken advantage of."?

    The second issue is the adaptability of equipment.

    Before carrying out a similar large-scale comprehensive strategic airlift, the Air Force transport aviation units that had the Y-18nb and Y-19 in their hands honestly looked down upon the Ilyushin-76md strategic transport aircraft imported from Russia.

    Not to mention the airborne equipment, the aircraft is just like a tractor, and you can't feel the enjoyment of flying at all. The key is that it is all second-hand goods. How can brand-new aircraft such as Yun-18nb and Yun-19 be comfortable?

    But when it comes to actual transportation tasks, the Air Force has just discovered that among all aircraft models, only the Il-76md strategic transport aircraft has the highest loading capacity, and can carry three Type 92 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. Not to mention, the tail hatch of the aircraft can be raised and lowered.  A 212 Jeep can also be fixed on the board.

    The load capacity of Yun-18nb and Yun-19 is not weak. However, due to the size of the cabin, they cannot be as efficient as the IL-76md. Instead, the loading efficiency is extremely low due to various reasons.

    For example, the tail lift hatches of the two transport aircraft were not optimized during the design, resulting in an extremely low height. Not to mention military trucks like the eq-140, even the 212 jeep cannot carry them, and can only be used as hybrid vehicles.  Pack some guns, ammunition or small logistics items.

    After such a comparison, the Air Force discovered that although Lao Maozi's stuff is a bit rough, all applications are based on actual combat. Compared with this, similar domestic products are still a bit immature.

    Because of this, after this strategic transportation exercise, the Air Force issued more than 100 improvement suggestions, large and small, to China Takeoff, a manufacturer of several domestic transport aircraft.

    This is true for the Air Force, not to mention the Army. In the past, the option of air transport was not considered in equipment design and development, so it doesn¡¯t matter whether the equipment is big or small, long or short, as long as it can be placed on the train.

    However, after this strategic airlift exercise, the Army found that the previous equipment design ideas were simply unable to adapt to the realistic needs of rapid response in the future. Not to mention other things, the barrel of the PTL-97 100mm assault gun was too long, making it so large  The Yun-18nb and Yun-19 can only load two vehicles at full capacity, and the efficiency is extremely low.

    Therefore, before the strategic airlift exercise was over, the Army proposed to the design unit the idea of ??improving the PTL-97 100mm assault gun, and simply stopped all subsequent PTL-97 100mm assault guns, causing the production of this equipment to be disrupted.  The development unit almost went crazy.

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