Affected by this, even the "Yun-7" project was shelved.
Fortunately, the "Xun-4", which started ahead and was the most valued in the early stages, progressed rapidly. It completed acceptance test flights before the "Yun-7" project was terminated and received orders from the Imperial Navy, successfully joining the combat sequence of the Navy Air Force.
In the third round of naval reforms planned by Zhou Yongtao, the "Xun-4" is the most important shipborne aircraft.
The reason is simple, this anti-submarine patrol aircraft is key to removing the "attack" title from the carrier.
In the carrier strike group, attack carriers do not take on anti-submarine missions, accurately speaking, fleet anti-submarine missions. Therefore, in the shipborne air force wing carried by attack carriers, there are usually no anti-submarine patrol aircraft, at most, equipped with several anti-submarine helicopters. The fleet anti-submarine missions are undertaken by the anti-submarine carriers.
