When it comes to the su-27, flying this kind of fighter jet is probably what all Red Air Force pilots are very eager for.

To understand this desire, we need to start with the development history of su-27.

Recalling the history in the real world, many people believe that the Soviet Union's Su-27 R&D program began with the heavy threat of the third-generation air superiority fighter F-15 in the United States.

Under the shadow of the Americans' unprecedentedly powerful F-14, 15, 16, and 16, the three musketeers, endured for a long time. When the defenders of the Red Empire waited for more than ten years, they finally saw Su-27 coming out for a long time, but the once powerful Soviet Union was already in turmoil, and then collapsed in the long river of history in 1991.

Due to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, as an important equipment model, it is likely that it would have never been approved for export like its predecessors Su-11 and Su-15. The Su-27 that went abroad not only derived a wide range of foreign trade models, but then spread widely around the world. When people finally got close to this pinnacle of the Soviet military aviation field, they found that this large and refined fighter, both in size and firepower, was similar to the American F-15, and the comprehensive combat capabilities of the two can be said to be comparable; even in some performance, the late-launched Su-27 has a slight advantage over the F-15 that was set first (the release time of the two is more than ten years behind).

These similarities seem to further support the statement that "su-27 was born to fight f-15". However...

This statement is only half true.

Open the aviation equipment development plan formulated by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and find a list of fighter development projects responsible for the Sukhoi Design Bureau. On the model description of the R&D code t-10, that is, the Su-27 prototype, the most likely marked is "This is a heavy-duty long-range interceptor."

Unlike many people who follow the same steps and follow the United States, the military researchers of the Red Empire are not a group of short-sighted and inefficient bureaucrats who do things in a difficult position. Faced with the objective reality that the Soviet Union's comprehensive national strength and scientific and technological level lag behind the developed Western countries, aviation researchers and senior military and political leaders have been thinking about a question, which is how to comprehensively consider the current level of the Soviet Union's R&D, manufacturing and equipment, and use a systematic and confrontational idea of ​​learning from the strengths and weaknesses and making choices to fight against the threats from the West.

Guided by such ideas, in the 70-year history of the Soviet Union, countless war machines that were appropriate and not advanced but were truly powerful: from the early KV series heavy tanks to the later Katyusha rocket launchers; from the triple-speed interceptor of stainless steel fuselages to the "Tbilisi"-class heavy-carrier cruisers equipped with missiles and fixed-wing carrier-based aircraft; these powerful Kongwu, rough and line-like weapons, faced the questioning and disdain that the West had never stopped, on the battlefield, proved the value of its existence and the terrible power of the Soviet Union's huge military confrontation system.

Then bring your perspective back to the Air Force and back to the years before and after the birth of Su-27.

Looking back at the new generation of fighter jet development plan that the Soviet Union began to implement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, although it has the intention to fight against advanced Western fighters and ensure that the main combat equipment does not have modern problems, it is entirely based on the actual situation of the Soviet Union. From the perspective of strategic, tactical needs and armed forces' combat mode, Duli thinks about the general outline of the development of air force equipment formulated.

Among this huge and detailed roadmap, the two most familiar and important models are probably the mystery g-29 and su-27.

In fact, just like the position of the MiG-29 in the Soviet weapon planning is by no means the position of the F-16 in the US Air Force, the initial R&D positioning of the Su-27 fighter was not a large air-optimal fighter like the F-15, but a long-range interceptor with outstanding flight performance, long-range voyage and complex electronic equipment, just like the Su-11 and Su-15, the first two generations of the Sukhoi Design Bureau.

The combat mode of this large long-range interceptor is of course not a fight with Western air-optimal fighter to compete for air supremacy over the war zone (in fact, this is exactly the task that Mi G-29 needs to complete), but rather defends against the long border of the Soviet Union and uses its own flight performance and supporting weapon systems to quickly and effectively strike any invading air targets.

Under the guidance of such a R&D plan, the progress of the T-10 project was smooth, and the first prototype was built in 1976.

If we continue to follow this established route, the process of T-10 evolution into Su-27 may be very fast, and the equipment time will be advanced to 1980, or even earlier; however, after Soviet spies managed to obtain some of the information on F-15 and provided it to the Sukhoi Bureau for comparison and analysis, the situation changed greatly.

After a comparison between T-10 and F-15, according to the summary of Simonov, the chief designer of the Sukhoi Bureau, the existing T-10 design is not enough to compete with F-15. So he decided to push the T-1 plan back and start over, so the improved T-10s, that is, the prototype of the Su-27, first flew in 1980. Finally, the Su-27 began to enter mass production in 1985, and equipped the Soviet Air Force and the National Defense Force, becoming the strongest weapon of the Soviet Air Force to fight against the third-generation Western fighter jets.

Yes, this series of real history is what Long Yun saw and heard; it was not designed because of f-15, but was stimulated by f-15 performance and started over again. The birth process of su-27 is indeed inseparable from f-15, but what he thought in his mind at this time was another matter.

The view of su-27, Long Yun is complicated.

This large fighter jet led by Simonov, chief designer of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, redesigned on the basis of the T-10, has certainly improved its performance compared to the T-10. It is precisely because of this performance improvement that it can compete with the F-15. It now occupies the most important equipment position in the Soviet Air Force and the National Air Defense Force, and is more popular among all pilots.

But... Is this kind of practice of pushing back and turning it over for ten years really necessary?

The Su-27, which was originally named T-10, was about to grow into a new generation of heavy interceptors. After experiencing such a rebirth, it appeared in the equipment sequence of the Soviet Air Force and the National Air Defense Force as a heavy fighter. Is there really no problem with this approach?

Thinking of the Su-27 in the real world, it was only a small batch of test flight aviation regiment equipped in Moscow in 1985; thinking of the parallel world that was traveling through, there were few traces of such powerful fighter jets in the European sky with tragic battles, Long Yun didn't know what it felt like.

Regarding the Soviet Union's actual scientific and technological level and manufacturing capabilities, after major modifications to the plan, the weight reduction has been reduced to affect the overload capacity, and the physique is a small circle larger than the F-15, and two Al-31F engines are needed to drive. Is it really suitable to act as the main combat force of the Soviet Red Air Force in such a war?

Now, in the 237th Fighter Aviation Regiment, which is under the establishment of insufficient fighter jets, faces the reality that the huge and sophisticated Su-27 production squeezes out the production capacity of the Soviet military aviation industry; Long Yun couldn't help but fall into deep thinking because the Su-27 production capacity was squeezed out by the Su-27.

This kind of thinking made Long Yun a little distressed for a moment, and he also felt a little confused.

When thinking about weapons, Long Yun agreed with this sentence: The best weapon that suits you is.

For the Soviet Union, which has reached its peak and is difficult to revive, is the powerful but complex Su-27 really a sword of competence?

but--!

In such distress and confusion, it seemed as if a flash of lightning had broken through the sky, and his thoughts changed instantly.

In any case, since you are already here, for yourself, at least for Long Yun, the powerful Su-27 heavy fighter can be said to be a tailor-made weapon to kill enemies.

No, not only that; it can be said that in the past two days, Long Yun has clearly felt that every pilot of the aviation regiment was making such a silent cry in his heart. He controls the most powerful air combat killing weapon in the Red Empire, and faces the fierce attack with the fierce fangs in the West, as an elite member of the Red Air Force, how should he use it and control it; how to restrain himself and how to kill the enemy?

Those who are born as soldiers will be defeated if they look forward to the front and back!

——Since you are already here, you can only draw your sword and move forward!

Really in the empty hangar, facing the huge body that is ready to go, Long Yun and Long Yun suddenly understand what kind of mood Simonov, as the chief designer, would face the severe reality that T-10 is inferior to F-15.

Perhaps, the person who led the Design Bureau to cooperate and create such a weapon of war also has this belief?

But I don’t know if he is still fighting at the forefront of the design bureau’s work in this world.

Close the manual and sit on the concrete floor at the foot of the fighter. Looking up at the Red No. 17 body full of streamlined and mechanical beauty, Long Yun couldn't help but guess what everyone in the Sukhoi Design Bureau team was thinking when redesigning it on the T-10 plan. Is it the enterprising spirit of not wanting to fall behind the enemy? Is it the persistent belief in pursuing perfect design? Is it the lifelong dream of building the strongest fighter and defending the sky of the motherland? Or the deepest love for this country and nation that bursts out from the depths of the soul.

Will she give Long Yun the most sincere answer to the guardian of the red sky in front of her?

————Separation line———
Chapter completed!