A subsonic bomber flying 350 kilometers takes no more than 25 minutes!
Of course, deploying fighters in advance can shorten interception time, but the incoming threat might also be the faster supersonic bomber.
In short, the "War-9" was designed for interception from the outset.
As the Navy Air Force puts it, the "War-11" is the interceptor among fighters, while the "War-9" is the fighter among interceptors.
This shows that every effort was made during design to meet the Navy's performance criteria.
The most representative feature is the use of a variable-sweep wing.
Of course, given the technological conditions of the time, this was the only solution capable of providing both low-altitude, low-speed, and high-altitude, high-speed performance.
This is key to the Empire Navy's active procurement of the "War-9B" and engine upgrades for the "War-9A."
Moreover, it utilizes a unique fire control system.
