Chapter 370 Andre's Support

"But we have almost finalized the design of the T-10. Will the military agree if we start over again? Especially the MiG-29 developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau, which has already begun to be equipped to the troops. Our progress has fallen too far behind. Will it cause the military to lose confidence in us?" said a designer.

The Mikoyan Design Bureau and the Sukhoi Design Bureau have always been in a competitive relationship. Although the Ministry of Defense has entrusted the two types of aircraft to the two design bureaus for development this time, if the Sukhoi Design Bureau lags behind too much, it may lead to another result, that is, the project may be cancelled, or the project may be taken away by the Mikoyan Design Bureau, for example, by enlarging the MiG-29 and creating a new model.

"Yes, we have done so much work, and now the fighter is about to be finalized. At this time, we should finalize the fighter instead of questioning the performance of our fighter. The fighter of our Sukhoi Design Bureau is the best."

"Chief Designer, we can no longer deny it. Our fighters are far superior to the MiG-29 in terms of performance. Even if they cannot reach the standards of the F-15, they are still quite good. Even the backward MiG-23 and MiG-25 fighters in the Mikoyan Design Bureau can fight with the F-15, not to mention our advanced fighters now!"

One voice after another, almost all the voices, were against the proposal of Chief Designer Simonov. It would be absolutely inappropriate to start over again at this time, and it might even ruin the fate of the entire Sukhoi Design Bureau!

"No, we can't just care about our own interests!" At this time, designer Simonov spoke: "From our own perspective, perhaps it is the best choice for us to finalize our T-10 and hand it over to the troops now, but this is extremely irresponsible! Our aviation soldiers must have confidence in the fighters in their hands. Our Soviet fighters are the best and most powerful! We can't deliver unqualified fighters to the troops. This is a crime!"

Simonov's words made everyone bow their heads. Don't they want the fighter planes they design to be the most powerful? However, over the years, the Sukhoi Design Bureau has been suppressed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau. Now the Mikoyan Design Bureau's MiG-23 and MiG-25 fighters are in the limelight, while the aircraft of the Sukhoi Design Bureau have always been unknown. The whole system has been holding back a lot of energy to create the best and most powerful fighter planes, but the current results are not good enough!

"I have reported to my superiors. Our Sukhoi Design Bureau will redesign the T-10!" Simonov said.

"Report, the superior is here." Just then, a secretary came in and said.

The superiors are here! As the Soviet Union's future key aircraft model, they were shocked to learn that the Sukhoi Design Bureau was going to start over. Defense Minister Ustinov, Air Defense Commander-in-Chief Marshal Kordunov, Air Force Commander-in-Chief Kutakhov and others drove to the Sukhoi Design Bureau.

Andrei, who happened to be in Moscow, also attended the meeting. After all, Andrei, who came from the Air Defense Force, understood air combat better than anyone else.

"Marshal Ustinov, Air Force Marshal Kordunov...thank you all for your hard work." Seeing these people coming, Simonov stood up and gave them seats.

Sitting down again, Ustinov asked, "Has the Sukhoi Design Bureau decided to start over with the entire T-10 project?"

"Yes," Simonov said, "We have fully understood the parameters of the American F-15 fighter. The level of the American fighter is far beyond our expectations. In order to surpass the Americans in the entire flight envelope, we must start from scratch and develop a new one."

"In that case, can the T-10 catch up? Now, the US F-15 has been mass-produced. If our T-10 project is delayed, this is what we least want to see."

"Yes, Comrade Simonov, is our T-10 much different from the American F-15?" Kutakhov asked, "Didn't we defeat the American F-15 fleet with the MiG-23 in the previous battles? Now, can't our newly developed fighter jets be better than the MiG-23?"

Comparing with the Mikoyan Design Bureau again! Simonov said: "Our MiG-23 defeated the F-15 because of the advanced tactics applied under the command of General Andrei. If we were to engage in a one-on-one air-to-air battle, the American F-15 would outperform all our fighters in terms of performance."

"Yes." At this moment, Andrei spoke. As the person with the most say and a person from later generations, Andrei knew what to choose at this time. He must support Simonov and let the most classic Soviet fighter take off!

"We were able to defeat the US F-15 last time because we adopted a combination of MiG-25 and MiG-23 tactics. Moreover, the US F-15 was unable to take off due to engine problems. If the US F-15 could operate normally, we would still be able to win the victory in the Far East, but the cost would be much greater." Andrei said: "The Sukhoi Design Bureau's T-10 project is related to the task of our Soviet front-line aviation to seize air supremacy. The performance of this fighter must be completely superior to the F-15. Now that we already have the actual F-15 and have discovered our own shortcomings, we must have a fighter that is completely superior to the F-15. Personally, I support the Sukhoi Design Bureau to start over."

"If there is no war, no one will know its mediocrity, but our weapons should be at the highest level." Andrei said the last sentence quietly. This classic sentence was said by Simonov in history. It was he who withstood the pressure from all sides and almost overturned the T-10 plan, which led to the Su-27 flying all over the world. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Sukhoi Design Bureau continued to thrive, while the Mikoyan Design Bureau went bankrupt.

Now that I'm here, it's time to help the Sukhoi Design Bureau do something. With my consent, the pressure from the top will be much less.

In fact, before coming here, Ustinov and others did not want to start over, as this was related to the speed of equipment of new fighter planes in the Soviet Union! And now, Andrei actually expressed his opinion first!