"What did a speed of Mach 3 actually represent?"
"I knew that many netizens were focused on what had just happened at the Pearl Airshow. What did this new stealth fighter capable of flying at Mach 3 actually mean?!"
"I can analyze it for everyone now. The United States had previously studied high-speed fighters, most famously the XB-70. But the various accidents involving the XB-70 made the United States abandon the idea. They believed high-speed fighters had been left behind by the times."
"Many readers would be asking at this point, Director, did we research something outdated?!"
"No! Quite the opposite. What the United States meant was high-altitude, high-speed fighters, not stealth fighters possessing high speed! Those are two different concepts!"
"First, everyone should note that this fighter used a stealth design. In other words, it was first a stealth fighter, and only then did it possess high speed. When a stealth fighter conducted stealth penetration or low-altitude penetration, the radars of certain countries would often be unable to detect it."
"And once the attack was complete, even if it was detected by enemy radar, was speed important during withdrawal? I believed everyone already knew the answer."
"High speed meant we had more options. Let me give an example. Air-to-Air Combat Missiles like America's AIM-120 and Russia's R-77 could reach maximum speeds of Mach 4, but Mach 4 could only be achieved at high altitude."
"Their normal speed was roughly Mach 3."
"What did that speed mean? I believed some netizens had already thought of it. Missiles could not possibly be launched only after they got close to you. These Air-to-Air Combat Missiles had originally needed to be launched from at least twenty or thirty kilometers away. But what would happen if they faced this stealth fighter now and launched