Preface
In the past few decades, in order to improve the mainland's military strength, the mainland has actually introduced a lot of advanced military equipment and technology, such as France's "Dolphin" helicopter, the United States' heavy gas turbine, Russia's Su-27, and so on.
However, in the selection of many advanced weapons and equipment at that time, the mainland was actually very passive, and many of the advanced equipment and technologies that we really looked at were not sold to the mainland for various reasons.
Like the American F-4 "Phantom", F-14 "Panda" heavy fighter, the French Mirage-2000 multi-role aircraft, the Soviet Union's MiG-29 and so on.
However, Russia is very strange; Russia has several types of weapons and equipment that Russia is chasing after the mainland to buy, but the mainland is resolutely refusing to buy them. What kind of military equipment does Russia want to sell to the mainland?
"Cheetah" frigate
The continental navy has faced a serious shortage of ships in the development process, so it has been looking for suitable import options.
In this context, the Soviet Union became an important partner of the mainland, which in turn introduced a series of advanced weapons and equipment from the Soviet Union, including Su-27 fighter jets and Kilo-class submarines.
On the issue of introducing surface warships, the mainland has sent several groups of military delegations to Russia for on-the-spot inspections.
After two field visits, the mainland decided not to import the MiG-29 fighter jet, which was once considered the best choice, but to re-examine some products that were more suitable for the mainland's needs, including the famous Project 11661 "Cheetah" frigate.
For this frigate, Russia enthusiastically recommended it to us after knowing the needs of the mainland, saying that it can solve the most urgent needs of the Chinese Navy and be able to bring advanced technology and equipment.
However, the final result was that after careful assessment, the mainland made it clear that it would not accept this frigate.
So what exactly caused China to abandon this seemingly excellent surface warship?
The tonnage is too small for the creation of a full-fledged battle group:
The Cheetah frigate weighs about 2,000 tons and is equipped with a large amount of advanced equipment, but despite this, it is still on the small side, and it is difficult to assume the ability to independently carry out ocean-going combat missions.
At the same time, it is difficult for a single frigate to form a coordinated battle formation with other types of warships. In contrast, heavy ships that are more suitable for building an entire fleet system are more valuable.
Lack of capacity to effectively respond to air threats:
The Cheetah frigate has powerful shipborne missiles and can carry out a variety of attacks.
However, given the increasingly complex dynamics of the maritime battlefield, traditional coastal protection measures may not be sufficient to counter new stealth fighters and other air strikes in the future.
Moreover, the lack of the necessary regional air defense capability has always been the biggest shortcoming of the continental navy, so such a frigate obviously cannot meet our needs.
Poor performance of ship-to-air missiles:
In the early stages of its exposure to modern weapons, the mainland realized that the choice of the Cheetah frigate meant sacrificing some of the existing technological advantages.
For example, the Russian-made SA-N-4 anti-aircraft missile is far from achieving the expected high accuracy and firing effectiveness.
Taking into account the above considerations, the mainland is no longer obsessed with pursuing the "Cheetah" frigate.
Instead, the mainland opted for a larger-scale "modern-class" destroyer, which has stronger anti-ship and anti-aircraft capabilities and is equipped with a range of advanced radar equipment and communications systems.
After a comprehensive assessment, the "Modern-class" destroyers are more cost-effective and more in line with the actual needs of the country's armed forces.
Ka-50 heavy gunship
In terms of the equipment of modern armed helicopters in various countries, the Ka-50 "Black Shark" is definitely one of the best, and since its inception, it has created three world firsts.
They are the world's first armed helicopter with a coaxial rotor layout, the world's first single-seat model of armed helicopter and the world's first armed helicopter with a catapult life-saving system.
Take the single-seat model as an example, because for this kind of helicopter, it is usually designed as a tandem two-seater, one is the pilot, who is responsible for operating the aircraft, and the other is the shooter, mainly aiming at the target.
When the Ka-50 was designed, they felt that it could be replaced by a sufficiently advanced system, so that one less position could be arranged and the system could take on this part of the function, so that the weight of the entire helicopter could be reduced, and the weight savings could be left for more needed places.
But all of this is premised on the systems being advanced enough, but it turns out that they overestimate them.
Not only is this design flawed, but other world-leading designs are also more or less flawed.
For example, it adopted a unique coaxial rotor layout, but was not equipped with the necessary stabilizing tail mechanism.
This design allows all the power generated to be fed into the main rotor, thus improving the overall power efficiency.
But this also introduces slower hovering speeds, and flipping in the air is difficult.
In addition, its forward-looking camera may not be able to effectively cope with complex weather conditions, such as at night or in rain or snow, making it difficult to find an accurate target location.
At the same time, the Ka-50 is not as light and flexible as advertised.
In fact, the overall size of this heavy gunship is huge, clumsy and extremely fuel-guzzling, requiring a lot of energy to achieve optimal results.
These problems, combined with the high price, have led many to question the balance between value and efficiency.
In contrast, the Mainland-made Wuzhi-10 helicopter, although it also has some shortcomings of its own, has shown better adaptability and stability in the face of similar challenges.
Taking these factors into consideration, Continental chose to independently develop the more practical Wuzhi-10 helicopter and gave up the idea of buying the Ka-50.
MiG-29 "Fulcrum"
In the early 90s of the last century, the mainland was facing tremendous pressure on the issue of air defense, and judging from the technology that the mainland had mastered at that time, it would take some time to develop a new fighter suitable for us.
In such a situation, the best way is to import an advanced fighter from abroad, and the Soviet Union at that time, knowing our needs, suggested to the mainland to import their latest third-generation fighter, the MiG-29.
This advanced fighter has won wide recognition in the international market for its superior technical indicators, including strong maneuverability and advanced radar systems.
However, in the face of pressure and practical needs, the mainland chose a different path, and eventually succeeded in introducing the more powerful Su-27 fighter from Russia.
Although the MiG-29 was once hailed as a fighter capable of challenging the American-made F-16, in the eyes of experts on the mainland, the aircraft was not fully suited to the needs of the mainland.
After all, as a large country with a vast territory, the mainland needs a fighter with a long range and good ground strike capability in order to be able to patrol and deter over a wide geographical area.
And this is exactly what the MiG-29 cannot provide, since the MiG-29 has a short range, which means that it can only play in a relatively small area.
In addition, the MiG-29 lacks effective ground strike capabilities and cannot meet the deterrent effect of the mainland against other countries, as well as enemy aircraft.
On top of that, the design concept of the MiG-29 focused too much on increasing the speed and maneuverability of the fighter, while innovations in some key areas were relatively weak and difficult to meet future military requirements.
In contrast, the Su-27, which is more flexible and has an advanced fire control system, has become a better choice, and the Su-27 has a higher production capacity to better meet China's needs.
Against this background, although the sale of the MiG-29 became a hot topic for a time, it has never been able to succeed in the Chinese market.
Tu-95 strategic bomber
The Tu-95 bomber is a strategic heavy bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the sixties of the last century.
As a bomber, his main goal is to be able to complete long-range strikes on the battlefield, and in this regard, the Tu-95 is undoubtedly excellent.
And it can carry bombs weighing up to 25 tons, and various types, like conventional missiles, cruise missiles, etc., the Tu-95 can carry. to make it a stronger deterrent.
Even compared with the H-6K strategic bombers currently in service on the mainland, the Tu-95 still has many significant advantages.
This means that it can strike from the ground and gain a large enough combat radius even without in-flight refueling.
However, it is important to note that the Tu-95 bombers are not the best choice, as they use traditional propeller propulsion, which is slower and easier to be tracked by the enemy.
Especially in today's complex high-tech environment of modern air defense networks, its survival rate is relatively low.
Therefore, our army does not have much demand for the actual use of this old-fashioned Tu-95 strategic bomber, and it is more suitable to find other new-generation strategic bomber opportunities with more modern characteristics.
epilogue
Therefore, from the above, we can see that the ideal military design needs to take into account the actual needs and market prospects.
If you only pursue novelty and uniqueness without the functions and uses required for real combat, it can be costly.
And when buying large military equipment, we need to think more about how to achieve maximum utility within limited funds.
After all, real war is not a game to show muscles, but an important guarantee for survival and development.
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