Chapter 1099: Pierce the Iron Curtain (Third update, please subscribe)
As time enters October, the space race, the first true space race in human history, is in full swing. In progress.
From Wanhujiao to Cape Canaveral, from Cape Canaveral to Baikonur, tens of thousands of engineers, skilled workers and soldiers are working towards a common goal Working hard - to send humans into space.
Of course, they will all say - this is for all mankind!
But in fact, everyone knows that this is related to the honor of their country!
On October 30, in the early morning of this day, the Gulf of Aden, Nanyang, the Bliss Island Territory, namely Socotra Island - its island name comes from Sanskrit, meaning "Bliss Island". After becoming the Nanyang Territory, it was renamed "Bliss Island" ".
On the large airport on Paradise Island, a ghost reconnaissance aircraft stood quietly. Different from the dark gray and black paint of ordinary ghost reconnaissance aircraft, its paint was blue sky camouflage.
The blue-white body flashes with a cold and mysterious light in the light. Ground crews nearby were conducting final inspections of the aircraft.
Soon, Nobuo Fujita, who was dressed like an astronaut, was carried onto the plane by the ground crew. After sitting in the familiar cabin, he first skillfully checked the instruments and then started the engine. The calmness of the airport was noticed Broken by the roar of the turbofan engine.
“How is it? Is the plane normal?”
A question came from the earphones.
"Everything is normal on the plane,"
After that, Nobuo Fujita said to the ground crew,
"Bring the parachute and get it off!"
As A hired pilot of the Black Knight Company, he knew very well what would happen if the plane was shot down and he did not commit suicide?
Therefore, in order to avoid falling into the hands of the Russians, not bringing a parachute is the best option. At least it can guarantee that if an accident occurs, even if you don't have the courage to commit suicide, you will definitely not survive.
“What?”
Di Qin said in surprise.
“You know, you are not allowed to take off without a parachute!”
“You don’t need it for this mission!”
Nobuo Fujita said directly. Facing his determined gaze, the ground crew nodded. He knew that this mission was completely different from the past. Indeed... no parachute was needed.
On the contrary, if you survive after being shot down, you are likely to suffer all kinds of torture. In that case, it would be better to be more straightforward.
"Request to take off!"
Nobuo Fujita said calmly.
"Allow takeoff!"
Following an order from the control tower, the turbofan engine of the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft began with a low hum, and gradually gathered into an irresistible force, shaking the air and shaking the hearts of everyone at the airport.
This is not just the takeoff of a plane, but also a flight into an unknown territory, another challenge to the limit - it will pierce the Iron Curtain!
The tires under the fuselage rotated slowly, making a piercing scream as they rubbed against the runway. As the speed continued to increase, the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft seemed to break free from the constraints of gravity and soared into the air in an almost elegant manner. Rise up and soar into the sky.
In the cabin, pilot Nobuo Fujita held the control stick tightly, his eyes firm and deep, staring ahead.
"Nightbird, nightbird, all the best!"
"Bird's Nest, if you can't return, please tell me..."
When the words came to his lips, Nobuo Fujita changed his words.
“I must have fulfilled my duty!”
Duty?
What are the responsibilities?
It's death!
When accepting this mission, Nobuo Fujita knew this very well. When he performed missions in the past, he still carried a parachute, but now... he doesn't need it anymore!
Soon Nobuo Fujita quickly put all this behind him. He knew that the mission of this trip was arduous and the responsibility was heavy, but it was this sense of mission that made him fly the ghost reconnaissance plane toward the northeast.
Ghost!
In the past two years, the ghost high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in Nanyang has been a mystery - for the whole world. People only know that there is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in Nanyang that can fly to an altitude of 25,000 meters. Machine, no one knows how it performs.
It was not until last year that pilots of the US Air Force tested the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft for the first time and found that it was a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with better performance than the U2 reconnaissance aircraft. They even recommended that the US military purchase it.
However, the US military did not purchase it. After all, they have U2, which is also an extremely excellent high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. As early as July last year, the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft flew through Soviet airspace for the first time. Conduct reconnaissance on Moscow, and for it, the Soviet air defense air force has no way to intercept it. It was an interception that was like entering an uninhabited land!
The Phantom has not yet performed this mission, not because it doesn’t want to, but because... without a suitable take-off base, the United States can send U2 into the Soviet Union from Turkey and other countries, Scouting Soviet strategic targets and obtaining strategic intelligence, but there was no suitable take-off base in Nanyang. Everything changed until the acquisition of Paradise Island - Nanyang finally obtained an advance base that could enter Soviet airspace.
The reason why it has been delayed until now is because the airport on Paradise Island was built during World War II. The runway length was too short and was not suitable for the ghost reconnaissance aircraft to take off. Until a month ago, after the reconstruction of the airport was completed, the ghost reconnaissance aircraft Only then did they enter Paradise Island.
Despite this, it is impossible for the Secret Intelligence Service to send it to perform reconnaissance missions against the Soviet Union without your approval. After all, the relationship between Nanyang and the Soviet Union is very delicate now, but now the operation has been approved!
This time, Nobuo Fujita's mission was to target the Baikonur Space Launch Site in Central Asia - even though the Soviet Union had launched the world's first artificial earth satellite here two years ago .
But the outside world knows nothing about it. After all, no one knows everything behind the Iron Curtain!
Although its name is "Baikonur", it was originally a mining town in Karaganda Oblast. The Soviet Government used this name to mislead outsiders about the correct location of the base, and the original Baikonur was Nuer Village also has a replica space launch center. Precisely because of its high level of confidentiality, it was not discovered by reconnaissance satellites until the mid-1960s. It must be said that the Soviets' confidentiality work is indeed first-rate.
No one knows that the Baikonur Cosmodrome is located on the grasslands of northwest Kazakhstan - except Li Yi'an. He even searched around on the map to determine its approximate location - Kazakhstan Kyzylorda Oblast in southwestern Stan.
Although the specific location is not known, the launch site covers an area of more than 6,700 square kilometers. It is not difficult to find it from the air. Moreover, the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft can photograph an area of thousands of square kilometers at a time.
After flying for 4 hours, the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft at an altitude of 25,000 meters finally flew over Iran and entered the Soviet Union. Before entering the Soviet Union, Nobuo Fujita pressed the radio switch to indicate that there was no problem.
He has maintained strict radio silence ever since.
From this moment on, he is a real ghost, a ghost in the sky - he can be seen and found, but he may not be able to be beaten down.
At the same time, in the distant Soviet Union, an unprecedented pursuit was brewing. While the ghost was still over Iran, the Soviet border radar station discovered this high-altitude target, and then the Air Defense Force Commander The Ministry immediately determined that this was an American high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
"It must be an American high-altitude spy plane."
"Their target is most likely our rocket base in Kazakhstan!"
After U2 visited the Soviet Union for the first time last year, it It often appeared in the Soviet Union. In order to shoot it down, the Soviet Air Defense Force racked their brains. Although the aircraft was modified, some aircraft still crashed during interception.
“We must shoot down this American spy plane!”
The order from the Supreme Command was quickly transmitted through the telecommunications system.
The entire Soviet Union has entered a state of martial law, a large area of Central Asia's airspace has entered a state of air traffic control, all civil aviation aircraft have stopped taking off or landing nearby, and the Homeland Defense Air Force has fully entered the first and first level of combat readiness.
From the border to the city, frantic manhunts were launched in every corner.
Turkmenistan's MiG fighter jets entered the air one after another, and the sky was filled with white smoke pulled out by the fighter jets.
“Their reaction is so fast!”
Looking down from an altitude of 25,000 meters, looking at the white smoke pulled out by the fighter jet, Nobuo Fujita said to himself.
"Fortunately, they can't fly to this height."
Soviet planes really can't fly to this height, 25,000 meters - far higher than any kind of fighter jet. In this way, the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance plane enters the Soviet Union After the airspace, it was completely deserted. As his heading became clearer and clearer, the air defense headquarters in Moscow was extremely nervous.
“The American spy plane is flying towards Baikonur!”
Almost subconsciously, the hearts of the marshals and generals of the Air Defense Force squeezed into a ball. Under the orders of , fighter jets continued to join along the way, from MiG 17 to Su 7, and even the most advanced MiG 19 also joined in the interception, but they were still unable to reach the high-altitude reconnaissance of 25,000 meters.
All the Soviet pilots could only watch it flying at an altitude of 25,000 meters. Although its speed was less than 800 kilometers, it was flying slowly like this, completely ignoring the threat of the Soviet Air Force. .
After it flew into the sky over Kazakhstan, the air defense force stationed at the Konur Space Launch Site received the order. This time, they were not sending fighter jets, but air defense missile units - as the most important space center of the Soviet Union , in order to protect this place, a few months ago, two S75 air defense missile battalions were stationed here, which is the famous "Sam-2" air defense missile.
Although this missile is difficult to maneuver, in this era, it is undoubtedly still extremely advanced. Air defense missiles are ready to intercept any target at any time.
At the same time, Nobuo Fujita is searching for the target with the help of a reconnaissance telescope. After all, the intelligence only provides an approximate location. He also needs to search for the target on his own. In the vast grassland, he wants to hide the huge rocket launcher... ...There is absolutely no possibility.
Furthermore, a broken-off railway will also expose the target. Soon, Nobuo Fujita discovered a broken-off railway, and then followed the guidance of the railway and saw a building.
“That’s it!”
After Nobuo Fujita determined the position, he immediately adjusted his course slightly and flew towards the target. At the same time, he turned on the high-altitude reconnaissance camera - the high-altitude reconnaissance camera provided by Zeiss. The camera has very high definition. At an altitude of 25,000 meters, The activities of people on the ground can be clearly displayed.
At this moment, the radar warning device turned on the red light. Before Nobuo Fujita knew what was going on, six flames flew up from the ground, and six "Sam-2" anti-aircraft missiles headed towards Flying high into the sky, four more were launched.
"Missiles! The Russians launched anti-aircraft missiles!"
Nobuo Fujita's heart tightened, but he did not forget his responsibilities - the target is ahead!
Under the aerial photography of the high-altitude camera, the rocket launcher was photographed... At this time, missiles were already flying below it! Almost at the same time, suddenly a violent flash of light came from below...
(End of this chapter)