Chapter 271 Dream is not a dream

Author: September Sauce

Chapter 271 Dream is not a dream

"Just one test flight and scare them out of level three defense preparations?"

In Chen Nian's office at Institute 603, Chen Nian asked in disbelief while reading the latest information.

Tang Changhong, who was opposite, glared with feigned dissatisfaction and asked:

"What do you mean by 'just one test flight'? Xiao Nian, this is an H-20!"

"Don't you know how exaggerated it is if you create it yourself?"

"The top speed of Mach 2.4, the bomb load of 32 tons, the maximum range of 14,000 kilometers, not to mention the stealth performance, just take these numbers and they are the ceiling of the current strategic bomber!"

"Isn't this scary? If I were them, I would probably have a heart attack."

"You have to know that before this, we were still using the H-6K with a bomb load of 12 tons, and its range was only 8,000 kilometers!"

"If I have to describe it, it's like your enemy was originally charging with a small pistol, but now it's suddenly replaced by a naval gun."

"Speak according to your conscience, if you are a leader, how can you not be afraid?"

"Three-level defense preparations are nothing. If you look back, they have even put strategic nuclear submarines on strategic duty. They scared the allies in Europe so much that they thought Sudan's little trouble would force the United States to use nuclear weapons.

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Hearing Tang Changhong's words, Chen Nian burst into laughter.

Yes, in his own opinion, the American did overreact a bit exaggeratedly this time.

After all, in his previous life, he had only experienced the opponent's level three defense preparations three times.

One was a conflict in Eastern Europe, one was 911, and the other was the Gulf War.

Going further back, we have to go back to the missile crisis of 1962.

It can be seen that there are extremely good reasons for them to enter the third-level defense preparation state every time, and they only issue such orders when they believe that their homeland security has been seriously threatened.

Even when China's aircraft carrier was launched and Dongfeng-41 took off, their level three preparations were not actually triggered.

But now, when the H-20 flew like this, it was not directed at them, but it actually triggered the level three preparation.

It is conceivable that they were really frightened.

Of course, Chen Nian felt that the reasons mentioned by Tang Changhong did represent part of the reason, but more importantly, they had no reasonable expectations for this first flight.

To put it simply, the advanced nature of the H-20 was underestimated.

Their initial thoughts were probably this:

If you cooperate with Russia, you will most likely get a modified White Swan. No matter how fast you fly, there are so many military bases around the world. If any radar shines on you, your whereabouts will be fully exposed.

In other words, if you don't want to be a high-speed bomber, but you can learn to use our B-2 to be stealthy, that doesn't matter.

Anyway, you fly slowly and have poor maneuverability. After entering the airspace with dense radar coverage, if you can't break through quickly, we can always catch you.

But now, the result is before them.

Not only does this thing fly fast, it can also become invisible.

Two problems, solved at once.

With the current radar technology in the United States, it is simply not capable of catching a piece of the H-20.

Those military bases scattered around the world were originally outposts for their global strike strategy, but now they have become living targets.

Under such circumstances, they really have no choice but to be impatient.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian shook his head.

"This can be regarded as an unintentional intervention."

"Originally, we launched the H-20 to strengthen our voice in the African region and protect our homeland security. However, we did not expect that when we launched the H-20, we actually blew them up."

"I estimate that they will be in a state of strategic tension for some time to come, and the challenges we face are not over yet."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Chen Guo, who was sitting nearby, interrupted and continued:

"Entering the third level of defense preparation does not mean that they are definitely going to do something big. It may also be preparing for a comprehensive contraction."

"After all, there is another important message in their military dispatch this time, that is, the security war in Iraq has stopped."

"Logically speaking, no matter how critical the situation is, the public security war should still be fought. It does not consume many resources and does not occupy many troops."

"This is a sign of lack of confidence. The situation they are showing now is completely different from that in 1991 and 1962."

Hearing his words, Chen Nian nodded slightly.

"What you said does make sense. No matter what, you'd better be prepared."

"By the way, what's the reaction from other countries?"

Chen Nian asked curiously.

Chen Guo turned over the information in her hand and replied:

"Needless to say, the official and public attitudes are high-sounding, with congratulations, concern, and condemnation."

"It really depends on their reaction, but also on what they actually did."

"The most obvious one is Russia. On the day of the first flight, the budget of the PAK FA project we cooperated with was increased - United Airlines paid for it."

"In addition, the natural gas and oil pipeline matters that were originally discussed have also made breakthrough progress."

"They can't wait to get on our side, offering preferential terms as if they don't cost money, and they even want to exchange resources for technology."

"However, this is a long-term topic, and we will definitely not consider providing H-20 related technologies."

Chen Nian hummed and agreed:

"It is indeed impossible. How can a newly made sword be handed over to someone else's hands?"

"What about other countries?"

"The response from other countries and Europe is relatively unified. Several groups have exploded. Terez, EADS, and BAE have all expressed their intention to cooperate in technology."

"EADS originally cooperated most closely with General Motors. Their group president reportedly made an appointment for a meeting with General Motors, but it was canceled immediately."

"You know what the funniest part of this is?"

"What is it?"

Chen Nian asked curiously.

"The funniest thing is that the president of EADS himself said the cancellation of the meeting."

"I don't know why he thinks that the wallflower will fall so quickly. Are you really not afraid that the old lady will settle the score in the future?"

Hearing this, Chen Nian's face showed a secretive smile.

In fact, there is another more well-known company among the EADS affiliated companies, and that is Airbus.

Airbus has launched its China strategy since 2003, and its strategic center has gradually begun to shift.

For them, China is the largest market in the aviation field in the future.

It was originally a financial backer, but now this financial backer suddenly pulled out a gun, and their defection was not unexpected.

However, this process was originally supposed to take more than ten years to complete.

At that time, they even ignored the U.S.'s stern warning and directly sold dozens of military helicopters under the civilian banner to China. The U.S. was so angry that it canceled its visit to Europe and changed its visit to China.

Now the president of EADS is letting GM go. In fact, from a fundamental logic point of view, it is not much different from the incident more than ten years later.

It's probably just that the process has been accelerated.

Seeing Chen Nian's expression, Chen Guo vaguely guessed what he was thinking, so he said no more and continued to report on the global ripples caused by this H-20 takeoff.

The three of them chatted until about four o'clock in the afternoon. Tang Changhong looked at the time, then stopped and interrupted:

"It's almost time to eat. The institute has prepared a celebration banquet today. Let's all go to it."

"Xiao Nian, I have arranged a table for you with the internal staff. You can also say a few words then."

Chen Nian was stunned for a moment and asked:

"say what?"

This question made Tang Changhong look blank. After a long pause, he tentatively asked:

"How about I prepare a manuscript for you?"

".Forget it. If you really want to talk about it, I'll just talk about it casually."

"It's okay. You can say whatever you want. As long as you are there, that's enough."

At 6:30 pm, Chen Nian followed the two of them to the auditorium.

The scene had been prepared long ago, and Tang Changhong led Chen Nian into the specially separated banquet hall from the side door.
To be continued...