Chapter 321: Modern pilots are more than just pilots who can fly and shoot planes
"You are now considered a member of the 'Team', so I have to give you a briefing."

Liang Zhenghong walked to the desk.

Open the drawer.

Took a document from it.

Walked over and handed it to Jiang Chen.

Then he sat opposite Jiang Chen and continued, "'Eagle Training-xx' is an air skills competition hosted by the Air Force Headquarters and co-organized by various air force schools. Since the first session in 2008, it has been successfully held for six sessions this year."

"The first three sessions of Kongda achieved very good results, especially the first and second sessions, where they almost crushed their opponents throughout the entire process and stepped on their opponents to climb to the championship throne."

"But starting from the fourth session, the organization of the Air Force University has been on a downward trend."

"In the fourth and fifth sessions, Kongda lost to its opponents by a narrow margin and finished second."

"In 2013, this year, we lost even more miserably."

“Not only did we only take third place, but we also lost by a large margin to the champion team, Shijiazhuang Feiyuan.”

"So both the Air Force and the school leaders are very dissatisfied with the Aviation College. If the Aviation College loses the game in such a humiliating way again next year, we will all be the sinners of the Air Force University."

"The hundred-year reputation of Kongda University is about to be destroyed in our hands."

Jiang Chen's face was slightly red and felt a little hot.

It’s not that I was touched by Liang Zhenghong’s words.

But Liang Zhenghong's words reminded him of an unpleasant past event.

An incident in the past that nearly got him killed on the spot.

huh~~~
Jiang Chen exhaled lightly.

Damn!

The memory of the dead suddenly began to attack me.

Liang Zhenghong saw him like this.

I thought I was touched by my own words.
So his tone changed from the low and heavy tone just now to an impassioned one, "But the reason why I told you so much is not to add any pressure to you, but to let you know our current situation."

"Also, don't underestimate yourself. Just because the 10th class was rubbish doesn't mean our 11th class is rubbish too."

"The shame of the 10th class may not be washed away by us, the 11th class."

"Now the Air Force University has fallen to the bottom, but we have the confidence, ability, willingness and obligation to help it return to the top."
huh~~~
Jiang Chen exhaled another breath of foul air.

Then he raised his head and looked at Liang Zhenghong, who was so passionate as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

He said angrily, "Teacher Liang, can we get down to business? First you gave me a mouthful of poisonous chicken soup, and now you're pumping me up with chicken blood. You've got the art of speaking down to a tee!"

"Uh-huh-huh!"

Liang Zhenghong was obviously choked.

There were many more impassioned words on the tip of my tongue.

But he swallowed it back.

He looked at Jiang Chen helplessly.

I thought to myself: This kid is really a spoiler.

"Ahem." Liang Zhenghong coughed again, then said, "Why is what I said not a serious matter?"

But he saw Jiang Chen looking at him with a smile.

The old man blushed.

Then he said, "Okay, okay, let's get down to business. I'll first tell you about the competition system of 'Eagle Breeding Elite', and then I'll hear your opinion."

"The competition system of 'Eagle Breeding' is actually very similar to that of 'Eagle Cup', which is mainly divided into team competition and individual competition, among which the team competition is the most important."

"As for the competition events, there are two major events and several minor events."

"The two major events are air and ground, and the minor events are the subdivisions of air and ground."

"For example, aerial combat is a sub-event within the air-to-air event, and ground target shooting is a sub-event within the ground-to-air event."

Jiang Chen nodded as he listened.

It was established as an independent army from the Air Force and participated in actual combat.

The functions of air forces of various countries have never changed.

That is to seize air superiority while assisting the army/navy in striking the enemy.

So how do we gain air superiority?

Fight fiercely with the enemy's air force and air defense forces. Then how to assist the army/navy to complete the attack on the enemy?
Of course it is air-to-ground/sea strikes.

Since the air force undertakes these two important tasks at the same time, but the military aircraft in service in the air forces of various countries cannot take into account both air defense combat and ground/sea attacks at the same time, various types of military aircraft suitable for various battlefields have been developed one after another.

For example, fighter planes specially used for air combat, bombers specially used for bombing, and torpedo planes specially used for attacking surface ships, etc.
Wait until after World War II.

Fighter jets, which were originally designed for air combat, have gradually gained more functions.

Or in other words, military aircraft that can take into account several functions at the same time have been developed one after another.

For example, fighter-bombers (Flying Leopard, Su-24), although their main function is still ground/sea strikes, they can also be equipped with air combat bombs for air combat.

Therefore, many of the previous segmented models have been eliminated one after another.

Wait until the 21st century.

As the fourth-generation multi-purpose heavy fighter jets enter service one after another.

The multi-purpose heavy fighter is almost all-round.

The air combat performance is extremely strong.

Moreover, its bomb load capacity is astonishing, and its ground/sea strike effect is not much worse than that of ordinary bombers.

In other words.

The multi-purpose heavy fighter can attack and defend, with both offensive and defensive capabilities.

Now that we have fourth-generation aircraft, what’s the point of having other messy military aircraft?

However, the comprehensive performance of the fourth-generation aircraft does not mean that pilots can control it.

In the past, when air forces of various countries trained pilots, they would let them choose one of the two options for systematic training.

But times have changed now.

The requirements for pilots have also changed.

Pilots no longer just need to fly the plane well and perform some combat operations.

Rather, it needs to be more comprehensive.

He can fly a plane, shoot down a plane, drop bombs, and evade air defense radar.
In a word.

That's the new era fighter pilot.

You have to be an all-rounder.

Since times have changed.

The competition items of 'Eagle Breeding Vanguard' will also be adjusted with the changes of the times.

Of course.

The functions of the air forces of various countries are all there.

Therefore, changing the competition items will not change the substance.

But the requirements for the contestants are even higher.

Liang Zhenghong explained the competition system to Jiang Chen in great detail, and then asked, "This is the competition system of 'Eagle Cultivation'. If you don't understand anything, please ask me now."

Jiang Chen thought about it.

Then he tilted his head and looked at Liang Zhenghong and asked, "In other words, no matter how well you perform in the individual competition, it's not as good as winning the team championship?"

Liang Zhenghong nodded, "Yes, after all, the army emphasizes teamwork. No matter how outstanding an individual is, he will not be able to make any progress on the battlefield. Therefore, only when the team performs well can it be considered an honor."

"Of course, I don't underestimate the individual competition. Winning the championship in the individual competition is also worthy of praise."

Jiang Chen nodded.

Then he asked, "So everyone in the school, from top to bottom, wants to win the team championship."

"Correct."

"I do have an immature idea for the team competition, but I'm afraid you won't agree."

"You speak first."

"Then what I said?"

"Tell me, did I block your mouth?"

"My meaning is very simple, that is to make me the core of the 'team' and build a tactical play around me. In this way, I can't guarantee that we will definitely win the championship next year, but we will definitely be a strong contender for the championship. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)