The Xiaolong series has always been considered a light machine, and even from the beginning it was considered a 2nd generation change, and Dingtian is also a second and a half generation. But neither of these two basic perceptions is correct. The Xiaolong is a lighter medium-sized machine in terms of size, because it has developed into the Xiaolong 3, which is almost as heavy as the early F16. The F16 is an internationally recognized single-engine medium-sized aircraft, and finally developed to have a type-retaining fuel tank, the maximum take-off weight has long exceeded 23 tons, and it has begun to approach the lower limit of the heavy aircraft. So what counts as a light machine?The light plate MiG-21 of the past and the brilliance of today are the most standard light machines. Because its standard empty weight is often in the 5-ton class or even lower, the maximum take-off weight is only 10 tonsAnd then the maximum combat radius is very anxious. If it does not carry any auxiliary fuel tanks, then the actual combat radius of the MiG-21 and the Tejas will not exceed 300 kilometers, which is closer than the hit range of today's super-first-class air-to-air missiles. And the actual combat radius of the small dragon even if it is not mounted,
Auxiliary fuel tanks, then also above 600 km;If two auxiliary fuel tanks are mounted, then a combat radius of 800 kilometers can be achieved, which is more than the early F16 and becomes a direct embodiment of the standard medium aircraft. As for the top 2The 5th generation is even more nonsense!Who's 2The 5th generation is equipped with DSI inlet duct as standardAt present, many medium-sized powers have just launched the so-called 5th generation aircraft, and none of them has DSI air intakes. Because this technique is not ordinarily difficult. And starting with the Dragon-3, it is already equipped with an active phased array radar as standard, as well as super air-to-air missiles. The combination of these two alone is enough to bring together all the rest of the globe today, including the superpowers5 generations are all over the ground looking for teeth. The number of radar components and comprehensive performance are comparable to that of the F35, and it can throw off the latest version of the Rafale a few streets!Is there a second such second and a half generations in the world?Someone may want to say here: Xiaolong is so strong, is there any actual combat case so far?Don't tell me about the 227 air battles of a few years ago, which turned out to be no matter how actually shot down the MiG-21 Bison,
It is still suspected of shooting down the Su-30MKI, aren't they all the original F16Block50 or 52, and the launch is also achieved by the original AIM120C5 missile?That's about the truth;But as the timeline has been extended, more key details of the original 227 air battle have been gradually declassified. This is the air battle that day, whether it was the MiG-21 that was the first to lock on from the air and was about to cross the line, or the multiple Su-30MKIs that were immediately found to be ambushed 80 kilometers behind the MiG-21 in advance, they were actually all Xiaolong-2 aircraft groups. Because the Xiaolong 2 squadron has a large number of units in service and is not subject to any restrictions in use, it mainly carries out ground strike missions at the forefront of confrontation. Naturally, all of them were ground bombs, and only 2 combat missiles were carried at the same time. However, the radar of the Xiaolong 2 is advanced, the actual combat operation ability is strong, and it also has a strong data link. Therefore, the opponent's multi-plane formation immediately crossed the border, and at the same time, there was an ambush in the rear, and the AWACS aircraft in the rear were seamlessly notified by the data link. The AWACS aircraft immediately guided the F16 group of aircraft lying in ambush behind and began a dense salvo of AIM120C5 medium-range shells!
All F16s are actually blind shots because of the long distance. In fact, the inertial guidance section of the missile is jointly carried out by the Xiaolong-2 with the powerful AWACS aircraft. This is not simply a shot and B guide;Rather, it is an extremely complex C-shot A and B co-guidance. There is only one such example in the world. And the MiG-21 and Su-30MKI on the opposite side were confused until they were shot down, and they didn't understand who discovered them and who launched the missiles. The Xiaolong 2 series is not so capable of fighting in phased array mode, as for the Xiaolong 3, in the recent exercises, the F15 of the prince's family and the F16 of the turkey family were defeated. What will happen if a stealth version of the Little Dragon 4 is launched again?