Chapter 45 Air Force Base Taobao

"General Nikolay, I'm so happy to see you." From a distance, Zubayev, the head of the aviation base, came up to him. His face was full of smiles. When he saw the people beside Nikolai, he came up to him. When he saw two unfamiliar faces, his face was slightly surprised: "Who are these two?"

“Zubaev, they are my friends.” Nicholas said generously: “This is Qin, and this is Qin’s beautiful secretary.”

"Nice to meet you. Let's have a few drinks tonight." Qin Tao extended his hand to Zubayev: "Let's come here to see what junk you have and help you clean it up."

Zubayev reacted instantly. If the rags are taken away from him, then he can also get a share of the pie! Moreover, when Qin Tao mentioned drinking, Zubayev's eyes lit up.

 “Of course we have a lot of good things here, for example...”

"Is that a large MiG-25? I heard it is made of stainless steel. It is also very valuable to buy scrap metal. If this kind of aircraft is eliminated..." Qin Tao pointed to the aircraft on the side.

 Large MiG-25? MiG-25 is equipped by the Homeland Defense Force. What does the large size mean? When Zubayev looked over, he was immediately dumbfounded.

"Qin, that's our Tu-22M bomber, not the large MiG-25. Look at the vertical tail. Our bomber has a single vertical tail." Zubayev suppressed a smile and explained to Qin Tao.

　　What a military blind man!

Of course we know it’s the Tu-22M, we’re just pretending not to understand.

Qin Tao looked at Tu-22M, his heart trembling. This is the big killer weapon of the aircraft carrier!

 The products of the Tupolev Design Bureau all start with pictures. They are engaged in the development of large aircraft, and all kinds of big guys that have made the West flinch are from their hands.

 Tu-22M is an outstanding representative among them.

Speaking of this model, there are actually two types. The early Tu-22 is a model that replaced the Tu-16. It adopts a conventional layout, except that two cylindrical engines are installed above the tail. It is similar to the early passenger aircraft. The layout of the aircraft is similar. Although it theoretically has the ability to fly at supersonic speeds, in fact it has many restrictions and is useless.

  Originally, Tupolev relied on their status as a design bureau and thought that whatever they produced, the Red Empire's aviation force would have to equip it. As a result, the military was very angry, and the consequences were serious. Sukhoi's T4 bomber stood out.

Seeing that his cake was about to be divided by others, Tupolev became anxious and simply started from scratch and created a variable-sweep wing bomber. This is the Tu-22M.

From the appearance point of view, this bomber has nothing to do with the Tu-22. It is more like an enlarged version of the MiG-25 with a single vertical tail, the huge rectangular air inlet, the huge wings, and the ability to The engine of the person standing inside shows the incredible power of this aircraft.

 Tu-22M was quickly put into service. Not only the Air Force and Homeland Defense Air Force equipment, but also the Naval Aviation Force was equipped with a large number of them.

This model of naval equipment is of course designed to perform anti-ship missions. It can carry three Kh-22 anti-ship ballistic missiles designed by the Rainbow Bureau (NATO code-named AS-4 Kitchen) and fly towards the American aircraft carrier formation at supersonic speed. Launch outside the opponent's anti-aircraft fire circle, that is, six hundred kilometers away, then spread its wings and leave.

  If the Tu-22Ms of several aviation regiments attack together, it will definitely be a nightmare for the US Navy.

 Many military fans are lamenting why we didn’t buy back the Tu-22M after the disintegration of Lao Maozi. If we could buy it back, we wouldn’t be at a loss when facing the old US aircraft carrier.

  But, do you think a big killer like the Tu-22M is easy to buy?

 Now is Qin Tao’s first attempt.

"So is it made of stainless steel? If we take it back and dismantle it, we can make a stainless steel basin..."

"Qin, it is made of aluminum alloy, and these aircraft are in service. If you want to see it, you can. If you want one, I'm sorry, no." Zubayev's answer was simple.

 Qin Tao glanced at the sky. The sun had already set. If he wanted to find suitable rags to complete the transaction before dark, he had to act quickly.

“Forget it if you don’t have it, let’s go on and see, by the way, what do you have here?”

Qin Tao wants to make a quick decision. If he delays it any longer, his old friend Nicholas may become suspicious, which will be troublesome.

"Please follow me here." Zubayev led everyone through the Tu-22M fleet, through the Yak-38 fleet, through the helicopter fleet, and came to the place where Qin Tao and the others did not arrive last time. At the foot of the mountains he was visiting, a group of large aircraft appeared in front of Qin Tao.

The body is very large, with a row of portholes from front to back, indicating that it is a passenger aircraft. However, there are no engines under the wings or at the tail. The cylindrical engine nacelle is arranged at the root of the wing.

 This is the layout plan of an early bomber. Since the engine is close to the fuselage, even if one of the unreliable engines stalls, the aircraft can still keep flying.

As for the passenger plane in front of me, of course it is the Tu-104 passenger plane modified based on the Tu-16 bomber. In the early days of the Cold War, many countries' passenger aircraft were modified based on bombers, and Lao Maozi knew this very well.

 The Tu-16 bomber still has a descendant in China, the H-6. After repairs and modifications, it has been used until the 21st century.

"Since the accident of the Tu-104 passenger plane a few years ago, we have eliminated all these passenger planes. Because there is no suitable airport for civil aviation, all eight Tu-104 passenger planes have been placed on our vacant land." Zubayev said: "These passenger planes should have been thrown away long ago. Qin, if you want them, all eight planes will be given to you."

Speaking of this plane crash, the expression on Nikolai’s face became serious.

In February 1981, a joint combat command exercise of the Soviet Navy was held at the Leningrad Naval Base. The Pacific Fleet among the four major fleets received an "excellent" rating from the Navy Commander-in-Chief. This made them very happy. After the exercise, these bumpkins from the Far East purchased a large number of TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and other furniture from the large shopping malls in Leningrad.

Ordinarily, it would be safest for them to put these things on the warships and transport them back. However, it would take several months for the warships to make a large circle and return to the Pacific Fleet. In order to deliver gifts to their relatives before Women's Day, the generals requested that the Tu-104 passenger plane be allowed to take them back.

On the morning of the 7th, it snowed heavily at the Pushkin Military Airport. However, the always rough Lao Maozi didn't care at all and continued to take the plane back. As a result, just eight seconds after takeoff, the plane fell down before it even left the runway.

 16 veteran admirals, including Admiral Andurt Spiridnov, commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Vice Admiral Goorgi Pavlov, commander of the Fleet Aviation Force, were all thrown to death and burned to death. The top brass of the Pacific Fleet were almost thrown into a trap.

Of course, without the departure of these people, people like Nikolai and Zubayev may not have the chance to climb to high positions.

The main culprit, the Tu-104 passenger plane, has all been retired, and eight of them remain at the base here.

Qin Tao looked at those obsolete passenger planes, swallowed, and said, "Can these planes still fly?"

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