CHAPTER 1480: CHAPTER 1397: ONE WARRIOR VERSUS A THOUSAND

Wang Hai piloted his fighter jet, soaring through the azure sky, and for the first time, he felt that a fighter jet could be so "smart".

The brand new fly-by-wire system allowed the J-11 fighter jet to react swiftly and sensitively, with the computer providing stable calculations, making a series of operations fixed, freeing the pilots so that they no longer needed to worry too much about flight posture.

Pilots could control the aircraft at all times through minor adjustments of the control stick, allowing them to focus more on aerial combat, keeping themselves in more advantageous positions.

And this fighter jet, which looked almost like a bomber, was so agile that it greatly exceeded Wang Hai’s expectations.

It was incredibly easy to pilot, and Wang Hai even managed to fly it into a "falling leaf" state that previous pilots considered a forbidden zone and dared not attempt.

In the past, this flight state signified that the pilot had completely lost control of the aircraft, which was a precursor to a crash. However, now, it was a flashy aerial display used to demonstrate the pilot’s outstanding skill and extraordinary courage.

Although the number of these aircraft equipped by troops was still too few, it was already capable of dominating the entire sky.

The ultra-long-range air-to-air missiles it carried could accurately hit targets from dozens of kilometers away. The opponent wouldn’t even have the time to take evasive action before being easily shot down.

This terrifying missile was radar-guided, nearly flawless except for its high cost. Within its normal operational range, even the Great Tang Empire’s J-7 jet fighters could not evade this missile’s attack.

For it was too sensitive; the entire missile could endure over 10G of overload, and pilots could not perform maneuvers exceeding 9G, hence there was no way to shake off this missile.

The new fighter jet even had a radar warning device. If an enemy radar locked onto it, the radar warning device would alert the pilot that they had been targeted.

Of course, for the pilots of the Great Tang Empire, this was actually a useless feature because most radars of other countries in the world did not have locking functions.

These countries didn’t have air defense missiles at all, so there was no need for radar to lock onto targets. Moreover, the ordinary detection beams on the radar would not trigger the alarm.

Otherwise, once the aircraft was in the sky, the alarm would keep sounding because the Great Tang Empire itself had countless radars scanning the entire combat area.

Another advanced piece of equipment was called the Identification Friend or Foe system. This device could send signals to allied aircraft to indicate its identity.

This system could prevent friendly fire, but due to confidentiality requirements, only the air force and navy had limited equipment, and even most of the army were unaware that this system had started mass production and was being equipped to troops.

Furthermore, the Great Tang Empire had already begun equipping the J-11 with a cockpit resembling a glass cockpit: many displays were still in the testing phase, making the entire new fighter jet full of technological sense.

Unlike the various instrument panels of the past, this setup allowed the pilots of the Great Tang Empire to more intuitively grasp the aircraft’s status and understand the battlefield situation, including the movements of both allied and enemy troops.

Though it hadn’t achieved complete informatization and intelligence, it already possessed similar prototype functions, showcasing formidable capabilities as soon as the Great Tang Empire’s version of the J-11 fighter jet was born.

In tests, Wang Hai piloted this fighter jet and achieved a terrifying exchange ratio of 0 to 4 against the J-7 troops.

This data wasn’t the most exaggerated; the most exaggerated part was that the J-7 troops had only launched 4 aircraft in total! They couldn’t even find where the J-11 was before all being shot down.

Wang Hai’s super strong battlefield experience prevented him from blindly relying on the fighter jet’s long-range attack capabilities. Instead, he adeptly maneuvered into the center of the enemy planes, exploiting the large radar blind spot and poor downward viewing performance of the J-7, closing the distance with ease and firing combat missiles to take down the opponent.

The conical nose of the J-11 provided ample radar space, greatly improving the radar performance, while the limited radar performance due to the aerodynamic layout of the J-7 disappeared, replaced by a large diameter space that engineers were satisfied with.

"Control tower calling test pilot, control tower calling test pilot, please respond." From the headset, the voice of ground command came through.

"New Sword 1, signal is very clear," Wang Hai replied calmly. He now felt that everything about the new aircraft was good, even the helmet considered user-friendly.

The brand new pilot helmet was more scientific than the old style, made with new materials, which, although increased in weight significantly, also brought numerous functions.

"How is the condition of the aircraft?" the ground commander routinely inquired.

"Everything is fine, I feel better than ever," Wang Hai replied with a laugh.

"It seems you really like this new toy." The commander in the control tower also laughed as he held the communicator. They too liked the new aircraft very much; compared to the old model, it was incredibly powerful and formidable.

"Indeed! If I could take it into battle, I believe I could shoot down another 100 enemy planes," Wang Hai replied confidently.

Through the dark visor, Wang Hai could see the sea of clouds and his own wingtip. He could feel the power this aircraft provided, along with a profound sense of security.

"I think you are understating it. If the other side dares to take off, destroying their air force will just be a matter of time," the ground commander, believing even more in Wang Hai’s abilities and the terrifying combat power of the new aircraft, gave an even more exaggerated answer.

In his view, even if the enemy had 1,000 aircraft, as long as they had one J-11 fighter jet, they could fight and win.

Shooting down a few at a time, within a month, the opponent could lose over half, and within two months a medium-sized country’s air force could be wiped out by a single J-11—where a medium country was merely one with 1,000 piston aircraft, which were pretty much worthless.

Thinking of those worthless propeller aircraft, Wang Hai felt like he was using a blade to kill a chicken: "Using missiles against those piston aircraft feels like a waste."

"You’re right, which is why we’ve decided to sell them aircraft like the J-6," the commander said, proud as he spoke of this matter.

Great Tang Group was reaching out to countries across the Eastern Continent, selling some outdated fighter jet technologies to those eager to have new jet fighters. The process was smooth, with many countries trying to catch up with the military technological advances of the Great Tang Empire.