In recent times, the U.S. Navy has frequently made provocations in the South China Sea and the East China Sea. It has been sending aircraft carriers and to our doorsteps all day long to show off their power, which has made the situation in the region continue to heat up. Although the epidemic in the United States has become so serious that it is not going away, However, the United States still attempts to send aircraft carriers to disrupt the situation in the South China Sea and undermine regional peace and stability.
Some people can’t help but wonder, what should we do if the Liaoning cruising in the South China Sea encounters a US aircraft carrier? Can the Liaoning's J-15 fighter cope with the F/A-18E/F fighter jets of the US aircraft carrier? The editor of
will share with you the advantages and disadvantages of , the fighter of the two countries. After reading it, everyone will understand.
The J-15 Flying Shark carrier-based fighter is China's first 30-ton heavy-duty fourth-generation carrier-based fighter. Its prototype is the Soviet heavy-duty carrier-based aircraft Su-33 prototype T-10K that our country obtained based on Ukraine as a reference. It is completed through independent research and development and is manufactured by Shenyang Aircraft Industry Group based on the production of the previously produced J-11B.
The J-15 heavily refers to the technology of the J-11B. It is the first-generation heavy-duty carrier-based fighter of the Chinese Navy. The J-15 was first established in June 2005, and made its first flight four years later. In 2012, the Liaoning entered service one month later. , officially completed the first flight on board the ship, and the design was finalized in 2014.
In 2016, the new and improved J-15B was put into production and equipped with new avionics equipment. It will be deployed on my country's active aircraft carriers in 2019. The J-15 is almost identical in appearance to Su-33, but avionics radar and other equipment have completely surpassed it. Compared with the old Su-33 fighter, the J-15 is actually a fourth and a half generation fighter.
F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" carrier-based heavy fighter is a new fighter model of the United States based on the previous Hornet medium-sized F/A-18C/D carrier-based fighter and led by the United States Boeing Company .
The U.S. Navy felt that the F/A-18C/D Hornet carrier-based fighter at the time could not meet the needs of modern combat, so it proposed a new heavy-duty carrier-based fighter, the F/A-18E/F "Super Large Wasp" application was born.
F/A-18E/F has greatly improved the fuselage area of F/A-18C/D. The length and width are 10% larger than that of F/A-18C/D, and the range is far longer than that of F/A-18C/ There are many D, and a pylon is added to the wings on both sides to increase the bomb load and combat capability. The shape of the
duct was changed from the original circular shape to an oblique rectangle to reduce the radar area. It also adopted a stealth design, RCS (radar reflection area) is only 1.1 square meters. The EF in F/A-18E/F represents respectively, one is a single-seat model and the other is a two-seat model. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet first flew in 1995. The United States began production of this fighter aircraft that year and officially entered service in 1999.
Let’s take a look at the comparison of the specific performance of the two aircraft:
The first is the comparison of weapons. The air-to-air missiles equipped by my country’s J-15 are mainly PL-8 short-range air-to-air missiles and PL-12 medium-range air-to-air missiles. The United States The F/A-18E/F is equipped with AIM-9X short-range air-to-air missiles and AIM-120C medium-range air-to-air missiles.
The PL-8 short-range air-to-air missile is a product of the 1980s. Its performance is not as good as the PL-10 of the new missile, let alone the Bug-level existence of the AIM-9X, which is far stronger than the PL-10. The AIM-9X short-range missile The air-to-air missile can intercept and launch at large off-axis angles in severe clutter and infrared interference environments. It is the next generation air-to-air missile that can truly change the rules of air combat.
Pl-12 medium-range air-to-air missile and AIM-120C missile are evenly matched, with similar range and guidance, about 100 kilometers. In terms of bomb load, the F/A-18E/F can carry up to 12 rounds of AIM-120C and two rounds of AIM-9X air-to-air missiles at one time. The J-15 can carry up to 6 PL-12 and 4 PL-8 air-to-air missiles. In terms of weapons, the F/A-18E/F is a little ahead.
The second is the maneuver comparison. So in terms of close combat, the improved J-15 is equipped with a new domestic WS-10B engine. This engine is better than the F404 engine carried by the J-15. The J-15 is also faster than the F -18 is much faster, and there is no doubt that the F/A-18E/F is completely superior to the F/A-18E/F in maneuverability.
In terms of range, the F/A-18E/F has a full fuel capacity of more than 2,000 kilometers, and the J-15 has a full fuel capacity of 3,000 kilometers. Judging from the paper data, there is no doubt that the J-15 fighter has the absolute advantage. of.
Then there is the avionics radar system. The radar avionics system of the F/A-18E/F is the APG-79 AESA (active phased array) radar. , the avionics system is a new modification, while the early J-15 fighter jets used traditional Doppler radars, and the avionics system is also an old system. However, after the mass production of the J-15B in 2016, it is said that it has been replaced with the new A The performance of the ESA radar and avionics system slightly exceeds that of the F/A-18E/F, while the radar system is on par with the F/A-18E/F. Generally speaking, the performance of the avionics and radar systems is better than that of the F/A-18E/F. Fighters are equally matched.
The above are the basic data of the two fighter jets. We can imagine what would happen if the F/A-18E/F encountered the J-15.
F/A-18E/F is a catapult take-off method currently unique to the United States, so it can be fully fueled and loaded with ammunition. None of the J-15 aircraft carriers currently in service have catapults , so they can only take off by ski jump, so considering the J-15 The -15 cannot take off with full ammunition and fuel, so the endurance and combat radius will be reduced, but the combat radius is better than the F/A-18E/F with full ammunition and fuel.
If the air force aircraft of the two countries meet in the sky, the AESA radars of the two countries can ensure that they can see each other at the same time. The fighter planes of the two countries can launch air-to-air long-range missiles head-on. The two medium-range missiles with similar performance can ensure mutual damage. It can be seen that these two aircraft are evenly matched. The exchange ratio between the J-15 and F/A-18E/F can basically ensure a ratio of 1:1, and there is no one who is absolutely ahead.
From this simulated confrontation, we can see that although we can tie with the United States in terms of fighter jets, in terms of the number of aircraft carriers, the number of F/A-18E/F is basically about three times that of the Liaoning. Even if We will also suffer from maintaining an exchange ratio of 1:1, so we need to develop larger and stronger aircraft carriers and more advanced carrier-based aircraft to defend the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of the motherland.
