China's three types of strategic equipment may soon make their debut on the 20 th bomber after refueling over 10,000 kilometers
According to a report in the December 2017 issue of the Canadian han and defense review, the Chinese h-20 strategic bomber is still in the final design stage and has not yet produced a prototype. Due to confidentiality and other reasons, any so-called model and pictures of h-20 on the Internet are not true.
Screenshots of the report in the December 2017 issue of han he defense review
Hanhe said the magazine had exclusively reported on China's launch of a new strategic bomber five years ago, after the Chinese air force set out plans to develop the new strategic bomber at a previous air force equipment conference.
Hanghe said its sources said the meeting first established the military strategy of the Chinese air force: the air force is a strategic service, and it should be able to independently complete a series of strategic strike missions planned by the central military commission, including nuclear strategic missions, as well as carry out strategic strike missions jointly with other strategic services. Therefore, the strategic equipment of the Chinese air force must meet the requirements of the air force strategy.
The PLA air force has set up a total of six strategic equipment development goals, including strategic bombers, strategic early-warning aircraft and strategic anti-missile missions, hanhe said, adding that the development of strategic bombers is an important part of the development of strategic equipment. Han said China's h-20 strategic bombers, infrared warning satellites and a new generation of strategic anti-missile systems could soon be seen.
Image of China's future stealth strategic bomber (map: grassroots designer & Oriental sun)
According to the report, the establishment of the air force strategy has made the United States the primary target of strategic weapons of the Chinese air force. The so-called "strategic weapon" refers to a weapon that has the ability to attack strategic targets with both long-range and nuclear capabilities. H&h stressed that the h-20 strategic bomber was identified as a strategic aircraft capable of both nuclear and standby strikes against the United States at the outset of the program.
The approval five years ago led the Chinese air force to set the basic goal of developing a new generation of strategic bombers within 15 years. According to hanhe, the development of the type 055 missile destroyer and the j-20 fighter jet shows that the development speed of the h-20 may be faster than expected due to the sufficient funds of the Chinese military and the development experience of the y-20 large transport plane.
Image of China subsonic stealth bomber (map: grassroots designer & Oriental sun)
Han said that while the h-20 will not adopt the design concept of tu-160, China may still study the aerodynamic shape of the u-160 and the idea of weapon strike in order to better design the h-20. The emergence of the h-20 means that China's strategic air force will soon have the capability to strike the United States from the air with both its nuclear capability and its nuclear capability. It will be able to form a real triad nuclear strike capability against the United States.
Although China will certainly not fully copy the b-2 stealth bomber, it is undoubtedly an important reference model in China's development of strategic bombers
Han he believes that the mission planning of the Chinese air force determines that the h-20, which has been basically designed, must have the following tactical characteristics and requirements:
1. With the capability to carry six kd-20 cruise missiles, the range is over 5,000 km, and the range is over 10,000 km after refueling in the air
2. Equipped with two stealthy bomb pods, capable of accommodating at least 6 kd-20 cruise missiles with a range of close to 2000 km, with a payload of not less than 25~30 tons
3. With supersonic capability and stealth capability, but due to the gap in material technology, it may not resemble American b-2 stealth bombers
4. During the test flight, the h-20 is likely to be Russian d-30-kp2 engine, while the mass-produced h-20 is likely to be made in China
5. The h-20 will be more confidential than the j-20. Even the production prototype will only be parked in the factory as the b-2 did in the previous year. Currently, the various h-20 models and satellite images exposed are not real
H&h also said the h-20 bombers would be difficult to design if they were to have the capability to strike the U.S. mainland.