Dominate South Asia

Chapter 170 Upgrading E-2

The Yak-38 was a complete cheat. The Soviets deployed it on the Kiev-class aircraft carriers, but they did not solve various problems such as tail flames burning the aircraft carrier deck, insufficient engine performance at high temperatures, and short patrol radius. When the mid-1980s In the 1990s, it left the warships and was used on land. In the early 1990s, it was decommissioned.

This aircraft is not as practical as the Harrier. At least the Harrier can increase its range through short takeoffs, and the Harrier only has one engine, which greatly reduces its complexity.

Of course, Americans today don't know so much. For them, this is an advanced carrier-based fighter equipped by the Soviets, shrouded in mystery.

Now, the arrival of this Yak-38 is mainly used by Mhamad to bargain with the Americans. The Americans definitely want this thing, and the Americans dared to fool Mhamad last time. Mhamad was very angry. At that time, Mhamad had no other way. Protesting was definitely useless, so he endured it. Now, with this Yak-38, Mhamad must get it from the Americans. Here, some more good stuff will come out.

As soon as the Americans left, Mhamad's play was over. Mhammad sat aside and chatted with Osama. In recent times, the Afghan Free Army's battle has been going smoothly, although sometimes it has Unfortunately, generally speaking, except for the big cities, the rural areas in northern Afghanistan are almost dominated by the Afghan Freedom Party.

"It's time for us to establish a base area," Mhamad said. "In the base area, establish our own government and continue to promote our policies. Now is the best time."

The experience of Jinggangshan is spread all over the world, and the same is true for the current battlefield in Afghanistan. The time has come. The cities still belong to the Soviets, but the vast countryside is the territory of the Afghan Freedom Party. A government that complies with public opinion should be established in due course until they are driven away. The Soviet Union, this government will also have a legitimate opportunity to enter the Afghan political stage.

"Yes, Your Excellency Mhamad, I will discuss it with the three captains when I get back." Osama said: "It is most suitable to be in the mountainous area north of Jalalabad. It is our old place and the transportation is convenient. ”

Hamad nodded and continued to discuss with Osama, and before he knew it, it was late at night.

The base was completely silent. Under the personal command of Mhamad, Osama left the base with a load of goods to carry out a new mission.

Hamad returned to the office and continued to deal with some things. When he was about to go home, it was already dawn.

If he continued to ignore the Americans, he might as well not show up. Hamad knew that this hard-to-get trick was very interesting, so he got in his own car and went back to his home in Peshawar.

Lilith is a woman with strong desires. She will definitely ask for it again when she goes back. Fortunately, she has not been very tired recently, otherwise, her manly glory will be gone.

Unexpectedly, when the car stopped, Hamad looked at the vehicles of the US Embassy parked outside. Hamad immediately scratched his head. Are Americans so efficient?

When did these people learn the tricks of the Orientals? Start with your wife first? Hamad entered his home with a smile on his face.

Sure enough, the two US ambassadors, Lord and John, were at Mhamad's home. They were embarrassed when they saw Mhamad come back. In front of them, there were several packages of gifts, all for Lilith. , and Lilith was looking at the gifts at this time, grinning from ear to ear with joy.

Seeing Mhamad come in, Lilith rushed over: "My dear, you came just in time, look at our friend, you brought me so many gifts."

Lord and John were even more embarrassed. This was actually a bit of a bribe.

"Thank you both, my wife likes it very much," said Mhammad.

Originally, the two of them gave Lilith a gift, and first asked Lilith to talk about the friendship between the two countries, and then came to visit Mhamad to discuss the Yak-38. And now that they have bumped into each other, while Lilith is happy and can say some kind words to her, Lord suddenly thought about it and said to Mhammad: "Your Excellency Mhammad, we are here this time. I want to discuss the two E-2 early warning aircraft with you last time."

The Americans are not stupid. They naturally know where Mhamad is competing with the United States. Those two early warning aircraft were almost scrapped, which made Mhamad suffer a heavy loss. Now that the United States still has demand, he can only Make a friendly gesture.

Therefore, Lord did not mention the Yak-38, but first mentioned the early warning aircraft.

"Oh?" Mhammad raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"

"In order to help our friendly Pakistan, especially in the face of the Soviet Union's ultra-low-altitude invasion fighters, our president agreed to upgrade the two E-2 early warning aircraft donated to your country free of charge. This includes the replacement of APS-120 radars, Install a set of Litton's AN/ALR- 59 passive detection system, replaced with the T-56-A-425 engine with improved performance, and reinforced the airframe. After the upgrade, except for the identification friend or foe device that is different from the early warning aircraft currently in service in my country, the rest have reached the level of the E-2C, with "With the ability to detect complex mountainous areas on land, it is the best choice for the Pakistan Air Force," Lord said.

"Thank you very much for the help of our American friends." Muhammad said: "On behalf of the soldiers on the front line, I thank our American friends for their help."

"That Yak-38?" John asked.

"What Yak-38?" Muhammad asked: "Mr. John, have you seen this kind of aircraft?"

John suddenly remembered that Muhammad had told him that this was a secret and could not be leaked casually. In principle, even the US government could not know it.

But... this is clearly an excuse. He is an American. If he sees it, then the Americans will naturally know it. John couldn't help but say: "Mr. Muhammad, we have reported to the president. It is because of this Yak-38 that we decided to upgrade your side..."

"John, we should go." Lord interrupted John: "Chief of Staff Muhammad has just returned. He must have something to say to Ms. Lilith. We are too disturbing."

Lord said goodbye to Muhammad in a friendly manner and came out of the room with John.

"Mr. Ambassador, why don't you let me speak?" John asked him puzzledly, "What if this Muhammad pretends to be confused again..."

"I believe that this Mr. Muhammad is sensible. He is just angry with us because of the E-2 early warning aircraft. As long as we do what we should do, this Mr. Muhammad will agree." Lord said. There is no need to say more. This Muhammad is just lying willfully. It is better to upgrade the early warning aircraft first. With Lilith's mediation, Muhammad should be able to distinguish the importance.

After all, Pakistan needs the support of the United States, and the interests of both sides are the same.

"Mr. Ambassador, you don't know how cunning this Muhammad is. He is like a cunning businessman." John said. He remembered how Muhammad lowered the price to Grumman when he was in the United States. Grumman originally planned to make money in the later maintenance process. Now, every transaction is at a disadvantage on the US side. If this continues, John has no confidence.

After closing the door, Muhammad looked at Lilith, who was still delighted.

"Lilith, are you going to help them lobby?" Muhammad asked Lilith.

"Of course not, I will fool them with you." Lilith said, "Dear, I will always be yours."

Lilith looked at Muhammad with sincere eyes and moved her lips closer.

The cold current swept across Central Asia and South Asia, and the Peshawar Air Force Base was very cold.

The hangar was not tightly sealed, and there were still many gaps leaking air. Even so, it could not resist the enthusiasm of the technicians.

Compared with the Soviet Union's continuous research on new models, the United States often extended the aircraft family through continuous upgrades. After replacing the new engine, the flight performance of the E-2 was greatly improved.

The radar on the back of the aircraft and the electronic system in the fuselage were also removed and replaced. In fact, this is no different from a new early warning aircraft. Except for the fuselage, all the equipment is new.

Because the newly added electronic system caused an increase in heat, the aircraft also opened a hole on the back of the aircraft to increase cooling capacity.

Seeing the E-2 AWACS upgraded to E-2C, Muhammad was extremely happy.

In half a month, the AWACS was upgraded and now it was pulled out of the hangar and parked on the runway.

The personnel on board were all drawn from the Pakistan Air Force. They formed Pakistan's first airborne early warning force.

"Hawkeye One requests to take off." The pilot reported to the tower on the radio. This was the first test flight after the modification.

"You can take off." Arslan said on the radio. He put down the radio and looked at the AWACS parked on the runway through the tower glass.

The mushroom-shaped AWACS is the symbol of a powerful country's air force!

The two T-56-A-425 engines burst out more than 5,000 horsepower, driving the front propeller to taxi quickly on the runway. This type of aircraft has excellent short-distance takeoff and landing capabilities. Now, although there is no catapult, it is still pulled up after a few hundred meters.

Take off! Take off! The crew on KJ-1 were also very excited. According to the training in the United States, they opened the control console in front of them and began to test the performance of the AWACS.

In addition to the two pilots in front, there were three AWACS personnel sitting in the rear cabin, including the radar officer, combat control officer and air traffic control officer. In front of them, there was a large display screen. When the radar was working properly, they stared at the screen in front of them.

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