Although there are reconnaissance satellites in the sky, and joint commands such as "Finger-10A" can operate hundreds of kilometers away, when it comes to tactical reconnaissance, they still have to look at reconnaissance aircraft. The reason is very simple. Reconnaissance satellites cannot provide real-time intelligence, while the number of joint command aircraft is small, and it is difficult to identify the specific model of equipment in synthetic aperture radar. Only tactical reconnaissance aircraft can obtain and provide accurate battlefield intelligence.

Otherwise, the Imperial Air Force would not retain hundreds of tactical reconnaissance aircraft.

In large-scale wars, the mission of these reconnaissance aircraft is to rush to the battlefield in front of the attacking troops and understand the battlefield situation such as the enemy's troops invested and the direction of the attack.

Unlike in the past, the digital camera used by "War-8FC" can use high-speed intelligence data links specially developed for reconnaissance aircraft to send the captured photos to the combat platform behind them in the form of digital signals, so there is no problem of returning and flushing the negatives.

What to say is also a big improvement!

Simply put, the timeliness of tactical reconnaissance has been increased from the past few hours to the present few dozens of minutes, or even a few minutes.

Never underestimate it.

If you need to wait for several hours to obtain tactical intelligence, then the commander must make predictions when making defensive deployments.

Shorten to a few minutes, allowing the commander to adjust the deployment in real time according to changes in the battlefield situation.

In fact, the command art of modern warfare is developing towards "real-time".

The core of the third military revolution launched by the Imperial Army is to strengthen reconnaissance, communication and command systems to achieve the ultimate goal of "discovery is destruction".

The digital camera used on reconnaissance aircraft is one of the products of this theory.

That is, digital cameras have brought tactical reconnaissance aircraft back to attention.

However, there must be an early warning command aircraft behind the front line, or a full-time communication transfer aircraft, responsible for receiving and forwarding battlefield information sent by tactical reconnaissance aircraft.

More likely it is a dedicated intelligence support aircraft.

As expected, in about half an hour, this information will be sent to the armed helicopter driven by Lian Mingyang through the data link.

By then, we will know if there is a "Tunguska" ahead.

It can be seen that this is a brand new way of fighting.

In the era of mechanized warfare, firepower plays a decisive role. For example, during the last war, powerful firepower can often eliminate all opponents. In many cases, commanders are willing to choose to use firepower to achieve combat goals instead of thinking about other solutions.

After entering the electronic era, intelligence played a decisive role.

The value of intelligence has been proved on the side of Poshawan. Accurate battlefield intelligence can not only greatly improve the efficiency of firepower strikes, but also reduce the demand for firepower. When the strike efficiency is sufficiently guaranteed, excess firepower becomes a burden.

If it continues to develop, battlefield information will also play a decisive role.

In the joint exercises in previous years and the unfinished Posa Bay War, the Imperial Army has verified new tactics.

Officers and soldiers like Lian Mingyang who participated in combat operations have personally understood the power of the electronic age.

The key is combat efficiency.

In the era of mechanization, even the most powerful attack aircraft can destroy several tanks at one time. Nowadays, armed helicopters can destroy more than ten tanks at one time. The special attack aircraft such as the "Attack-9" has even more amazing anti-armor combat capabilities.

To put it bluntly, the military power of the electronic age is a powerful existence that can crush the mechanization era.
Chapter completed!