From 20 tons to 11 tons, the weight was reduced by almost half. This is the first time this radar-named Doppler was used. The aircraft modified based on radar could no longer be used. The second aircraft was under intense modification, and the previous one was not discarded, but was switched to flight tests.

The aerial performance of radar is originally two completely different concepts from the ground. The main purpose of the previous purpose was weight loss. Now, after the procedural and theoretical weight loss has reached a certain level, it is to use different materials to replace it. This can be done on the ground. Experiments in the sky are naturally turned to some tests of the radar itself, such as where the performance is the best, in which direction, and how to design the position of the radar antenna to achieve the best performance.

In aerial projects, the most important thing is to determine the detection range of the radar. There is an accurate and furthest distinction here. Anyone who can transmit radios is a radio transmitter. The world's research on radios can be traced back to decades ago, but only one of China has truly made reliable radios. Other countries have just found out that radar is the case as a higher-end application of radios. This is true. The determination of a range, especially the precise range, is very critical to the use of radar.

Fortunately, the previously modified aircraft can still fly, so he used it to conduct continuous testing, especially the precise range, and finally decided to set the radar at an altitude of about 10,000 meters and the detection range was determined to 85 kilometers, which is enough for the aircraft. Even if the aircraft is at a speed of 600 kilometers and 80 kilometers, it will take minutes. This is enough for aircraft of this era to react and make corresponding treatment.

The altitude of 10,000 meters is the main detection altitude of future radars. For aircraft with a take-off weight of more than 50 tons that can only be loaded on, this aircraft equipped with radar is not suitable for combat, so the choice of flight altitude is very important. At present, 10,000 meters is still an impossible data for other countries in the world. In the future, with the leadership of opponent technology, the flight altitude will be finally determined to be 13,000 meters or even more than 15,000 meters.

Aerial projects are proceeding in an orderly manner, with many aerial projects, which is also very important. However, the center of gravity of the entire radar research naturally shifted, and the ground became the focus. At present, the range of air-based radar has been reduced to less than 85 kilometers. This is still in the range of air-based radars. The ground may be less than 30 kilometers. Under the premise that the radar measurement distance does not undergo huge changes, the radar components determined previously cannot cause huge changes unless there is a large-scale change in the entire design concept.

With the overall design unchanged, to reduce the total amount, you must take other paths and use some other materials to replace existing materials. To put it bluntly, it is to use materials with relatively light specific gravity instead of existing materials. As long as the specific gravity of the radar is reduced by half, this is enough. It is still heavier than expected from 11 tons to about 5 tons. It is basically enough. Some relatively powerful medium-sized transport aircraft can be equipped with radar.

Yang Yuanzhao almost promoted the radar project, from project establishment to today. Although, in his heart, he also hoped that radar could make breakthrough progress and create radars that are not very heavy but powerful in later generations, which are almost impossible. From hundreds to dozens of tons to less than ten tons, all the paths that can be imagined have been completed. Replacing them with materials is the last path, because the core materials cannot be replaced. When using plastic materials and some other light metals, the final weight may be able to reach 5 tons, but it is almost impossible to go further.

This basically eliminates the possibility of installing radar on fighter jets. Most fighter jets are single-wing single-engine aircraft in order to pursue performance. Such aircraft cannot take off weight too high. It is already good to have two or three tons. The weight of five tons also crushes the fighter jets.

However, as long as the radar can be installed on medium-sized transport aircraft and bombers, it has reached Yang Yuanzhao's expectation. These two aircraft can take off on aircraft carriers and do not need land-based aircraft as support. Radar, especially the prototype air radar, has a huge effect on the entire aircraft carrier. Even in the moment of World War II, the confrontation between aircraft carrier combat groups cannot be used to detect the sneak attack of carrier-based aircraft. A single reconnaissance aircraft will not be able to detect some situations.

However, to detect the opponent's ship, reconnaissance aircraft must be dispatched. In most cases, it is to look at it with the naked eye. During World War II, during the showdown between the United States and Japan, there were countless battles in which carrier-based aircraft passed by aircraft carrier formations. Sometimes, if this reconnaissance aircraft arrives a little earlier or a little later, or if it deviates slightly from the channel, the situation of the entire war will be completely different.

For aircraft carriers, carrier-based aircraft is life, but for aircraft carrier operations, discovering the opponent first is the key. As long as you discover the opponent first, the chance of winning will be greatly increased. If the carrier-based aircraft can be guaranteed to take off and approach the opponent's aircraft carrier formation, the opponent will not find himself, then the possibility of victory in this naval battle is more than 90%. The only 10% is that the opponent has been lucky. Perhaps after an air strike, the remaining carrier-based aircraft, or the carrier-based aircraft that have taken off, will make a desperate attack, and ultimately unexpected possibility of victory.

During World War II, reconnaissance aircraft must fly to the vicinity of the aircraft carrier, and the nearest ones will even fly overhead. Even if he discovers his opponent first, as long as the opponent sees these sea-based reconnaissance aircraft, he will know that there are aircraft carriers nearby and the combat range of the aircraft carrier is limited. If you make a little speculation, you can infer the general range. On the one hand, you can take good protection, and on the other hand, you can also send aircraft to attack targetedly.

However, if the carrier-based aircraft solves the problem of radar, even if it can only search within a range of 50 kilometers, it can greatly save the difficulty of discovering the enemy. The sea is vast, and once it enters the sea, it cannot be said to be a needle in a haystack, but it can only be considered a certain amount of luck. If the opponent is discovered, the opponent may not necessarily find this side. This greatly strengthens the combat effectiveness of the aircraft carrier. Not to mention 85 kilometers or 50 kilometers, it is not an optically observable range, and it is easily blocked by clouds and background in the air.

In any case, as long as the radar can be installed on the carrier-based aircraft, it greatly saves time to discover aircraft carriers. When aircraft carriers fight, they can detect opponents faster. Even if they are not as strong as the opponent, they can gain huge advantages. Unless the generation difference between the two sides has reached an irreparable level, discovering the opponent first is enough to lay a chance. Of course, China's carrier-based aircraft cannot have a huge generation difference with the enemy, but this also needs to be achieved. China needs comprehensive advantages.

It is powerful, especially when aircraft carriers have the advantage, and they are unwilling to give their opponents a slight chance. China and the United States are going to war in the Pacific. Any omission will cause devastating consequences. The Pacific is too great. If the United States makes a big deal and sends an elite fleet to sneak into China's maritime borders, even if it is just harassing Taiwan and remote places in Southeast Asia, it can cause huge damage. China has a larger industrial volume than the United States and spares no effort to build the entire country.

Yang Yuanzhao developed radar in order to improve the combat capability of the aircraft carrier. The weight of the radar cannot be reduced, so he settled on strategic bombers. Strategic bombers are not the first choice, but the biggest choice after a last resort.

China's strategic bomber has a combat radius of 5,500 kilometers. As long as the number of aircraft is sufficient, it can cover all aircraft carrier combat groups. As long as it is within a range of 3,000 kilometers of land-based aircraft, it can get support from land-based aircraft. This is too inconvenient. The combat radius of the aircraft carrier combat group is the entire ocean. If China and the United States compete in the Pacific, at the beginning, the Americans will definitely not realize how terrible the islands that can build airports will become. They may think that the feasibility here is higher, and first attack the southwest Pacific. In this way, the Americans will definitely suffer a great loss at the beginning, but what if they suffer? Even the United States in this era will not be defeated by a war in China.

How much did China do to the United States before? Its financial responses have taken the risk of sending fantasy levels, turning the east coast of the United States upside down, destroying the Statue of Liberty in the United States, completely destroying the entire Wall Street, and attacking along the way, destroying the confidence of Americans, causing panic, forming an abnormal economic crisis, and even the Panama Canal was destroyed and unpassable. Such an attack looks terrible and should cause the United States to suffer a great loss.

Not to mention anything else, Wall Street's direct losses exceeded billions, and indirect losses exceeded 10 billion. The United States' GDP in one year was only 40 to 50 billion in 1916. This time, it destroyed more than one-third of it, which is a huge amount.

The United States suffered a great loss, but unfortunately the Americans who suffered a great loss did not surrender. They not only supported the Allies' battle in Europe, but also gradually saved the situation under the most difficult environment, regained confidence and performed better. This also made people in the country understand that the battle against the United States will not be completed in one or two battles. This will be a protracted war. If an industrialized country wants to decide the outcome, it must be a long-term battle. Like the Allies and allies in Europe, it will take two or three years, or even four years. Only by completely destroying the other side from the economy can victory be possible.
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