Old Zhao was indeed a professional soldier. His military accomplishments were also first-class.
Although Old Zhao was only the commander of the armored reconnaissance battalion, he was very clear about the other equipment in the division.
For example, the Dragon Might 30 that he had just thought of.
This type of assault helicopter was China's latest assault helicopter. Its design principle was based on the original beautiful CH-47 military helicopter.
Many military enthusiasts probably knew about the CH-47. It was the famous Chinook twin-spiral all-weather transport helicopter.
It was the kind of helicopter with two sets of propellers.
The reason why the Longwei 30 assault helicopter used this model as a reference.
In fact, the main consideration was the combat and transportation needs of the reconnaissance team. The original large drift CH-47 transport helicopter's effective load was about ten tons.
On the other hand, the Longwei 30 series assault helicopters had further expanded their payloads to 15 tons.
At the same time, on top of the simple transportation of the Chinook, a rapid reaction ground-to-air attack weapon system was added, which was also a cannon.
Therefore, in terms of professional military use, the Longwei 30 series assault helicopters could be considered an excellent embodiment of modern Chinese military equipment.
Of course, it was not only because of its large payloads and advanced attack weapons.
The biggest feature of the Longwei 30 series was its fast speed and long range.
Under normal circumstances, there was a certain ratio between the speed and range of an armed helicopter.
The faster the speed of the assault helicopters, the shorter the range.
For example, the beautiful HH-53C helicopter could reach an exaggerated speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
However, its range was only about 970 kilometers.
As for the beautiful model of the MH53E, its speed was only 240 kilometers per hour, but its range could reach an exaggerated 1800 kilometers.
Another example was the most famous Apache helicopter.
Its maximum speed was 365 kilometers per hour, and its range was only 960 kilometers.
Even if the return trip was not taken into account, just the one-way transfer flight was only 960 kilometers multiplied by two.
Therefore, from this point of view, the Longwei 30 series helicopter had already surpassed many beautiful predecessors.
This was also the reason why Old Zhao thought of using the Longwei 30 helicopter to intercept and pursue them.
The Longwei 30 helicopter could reach a maximum speed of 380 kilometers per hour, and its range could reach a terrifying 2000 kilometers.
Imagine, what does a speed of 380 kilometers per hour and a 15-ton effective load mean?
This meant that if the five helicopters were deployed together, they could quickly catch up with the modified TN-34 tank that was running on the highway and lift it up from the ground.
After all, a prototype TN-34 tank was only about 32 tons. Even if some functions were added after modification, the actual weight could not exceed 40 tons.
Therefore, Old Zhao was very confident that he could completely solve the strange journey of Zhan Lan's tank all the way to the north through the helicopter lifting method.
However, as the saying goes, ideals are perfect, but reality is very harsh.
When the five Longwei-30 helicopters set off from the base at their fastest speed and flew towards the highway heading north, something finally went wrong.
The first person to notice the problem was the pilot of the Longwei 30 helicopter.
When he confirmed the tank through the satellite positioning, he immediately started the pursuit at maximum speed.
However, the more he chased, the more he realized that the situation was a little serious.
When he pushed the helicopter's horsepower to the fastest speed of 380 kilometers per hour, he was shocked.
He picked up the communication microphone in disbelief and began to shout at Old Zhao.
"Report, report, the tanks on the highway ahead are too fast, we can't catch up!”
"What? The helicopter couldn't catch up to the tank? Say that again?"
"Report, our helicopter has already activated its maximum horsepower and is chasing at 380 kilometers per hour, but we still can't catch up. The speed of the tank could reach 400 kilometers per hour! And it seemed that it was still accelerating.”
"400 kilometers per hour? Are you sure you're chasing a tank?"
"Yes!"
"Pa da!"
After hearing the real-time communication from the helicopter pilot, Old Zhao's walkie-talkie fell directly to the operating platform of the armored vehicle.
Speechless, he was really speechless.
The helicopter actually couldn't catch up with the tank. How could Old Zhao justify this?
He could already imagine what that unimaginable scene was like.
A tank traveling at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour was traveling on the highway with sparks and lightning.
The other five assault helicopters were chasing after them.
However, he still couldn't catch up!
Heavens, earth, such a fast speed. Was this the tank that Liu Jun had mentioned?
Wasn't this a missile? He dashed forward!
Previously, he had been dreaming. He had wanted to directly lift the tank from the highway and let the helicopter lift it up at a relatively stationary speed.
This was great. At this speed, even a helicopter could not catch up. Forget about lifting, it was unknown whether they could even keep up with that tank.
"Old Liu, can you confirm with me that the tank you asked me to intercept is not a new secret weapon developed by your Equipment Research Institute?”
"That doesn't make sense. How can a helicopter not outrun a tank? And it's a modified tank. Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?”
"You still have the cheek to ask me what to do now? I've come into contact with more than 30 types of tanks, but I've never heard of such a tank.”
"If I knew what to do, why would I have to call you back? Hurry up and ask the tank driver how to stop the tank!”
Old Zhao really had no other choice.
The helicopter chasing the tank was already beyond the scope of his armored reconnaissance battalion.
After all, he was in charge of the armored forces. It was his first time commanding a helicopter.
However, he did not expect the helicopter to be unable to catch up with a modified tank. How was he supposed to intercept it?
If they wanted to intercept it, it was probably not something that their armored forces could do.
Unless the air force or missile forces were mobilized to intercept, no country in the world could stop this speed.
How fast was a Formula 1 car? The average speed was only around 200 kilometers per hour, less than 300 kilometers per hour.
This tank had already reached a speed of 400 kilometers per hour. Who would believe it if word got out?
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