Chapter 206 J-8C, the first victory!
“I specially found the video tape and watched the flight performance of this kind of aircraft at the Xiangzhou Air Show.”
Islam shrank back and rubbed his hair that was blown by the cold wind. He said with stiff cheeks:
“I once thought that video had special effects added, it was simply... unforgettable.”
This sudden compliment made people sitting in the third row of seats The two Chinese pilots didn't know how to answer the call for a while.
This overseas trip was urgent, and their superiors did not specifically emphasize confidentiality discipline, so they did not know whether they could discuss detailed aircraft performance with friendly pilots.
Chen Jialiang gave a somewhat stiff answer:
"It's indeed very good. We just received the first flight training, and I was shocked when I pulled the stick at low altitude. "
"So it is indeed an interceptor, right?"
Perhaps worried about some ambiguity, Islam added another sentence after the translation:
"I mean, generally speaking, the range of advantages of aircraft performance is relatively limited, especially it is difficult to take into account both high-speed and low-speed sections at the same time."
This sentence came out to the next two people. A difficult problem.
Chen Jialiang's face was almost frozen.
"Well... we have very excellent aircraft designers in China. They have optimized low altitude and low speed while ensuring the interception performance of the aircraft. You can rest assured."
With At the same time, thousands of kilometers away, Chang Haonan, who was about to sleep, suddenly sneezed for no reason.
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After everything was ready for the bat hunting operation, it didn’t take long to wait.
Thursday, February 6, 1997, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Chinese New Year’s Eve.
The MiG-25 of the Triple Sonic Squadron is here again.
The radar station at an altitude of 5,374 meters captured the target as soon as the opponent took off, and then reported it to the Skardu base through the newly established communication mechanism between the two countries.
After all, it was my first time and I wasn’t very proficient, so it still took a little time.
But it’s not a big problem.
Zheng Liangqun and Chen Jialiang, who had already put on full flight suits and were on standby, climbed into the cockpit as quickly as possible after receiving the order.
The pre-flight inspection had already been completed by the Aviation Industry Group staff who came with them. The Chinese ground staff wearing Pakistani military uniforms nearby had also undergone intensive training and quickly evacuated the power supply truck and the power supply truck after waiting for the engine to start. Air supply truck.
Everything went smoothly.
About five minutes later, almost at the ground radar station, it was reported that the MiG-25 was turning in the airspace of Afghanistan and preparing to enter the airspace of Pakistan. At the same time, the two pure white paints were painted with only 01 and 02 low-visibility paint on the fuselage surface. The degree-numbered J-8C aircraft lifted off the ground lightly.
In order to ensure better flight performance, Zheng Liangqun specifically requested that each aircraft carry only two PL-11s when taking off.
According to his opinion, the difficulty of shooting down the MiG-25 mainly lies in overcoming the speed and altitude. Therefore, if four missiles cannot hit the target, then four more missiles will not work.
It is better to remove some loads so that the plane can fly higher.
According to the plan previously formulated by Pakistan, the two aircraft quickly flew into the scheduled interception airspace and waited for the next order.
"Griffin Team, the target has crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains. The estimated time of contact with the enemy is 140 seconds."
A brief English command came from the radio.
In this operation, two J-8Cs will be disguised as Islam's 9th Squadron aircraft, so the code name was also changed to "Griffin" of the 9th Squadron.
"Griffin 01 (02) received."
The two replied almost simultaneously, turning on the radar at the same time, preparing for interception operations.
Everything seems to be going according to the original plan.
20 seconds later, the fire control radar that had temporarily changed its deployment position captured the target.
In the operations cabin, Captain Arshad Khan switched the radar to tracking mode. He almost caused a catastrophe last time and decided to wash away his shame this time.
However...
Five seconds later, the radar that had completed locking suddenly lost its target.
The captain was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat and quickly switched back to the search mode. After discovering the target, he locked it again.
Another five seconds later, the radar lost its target again.
Arshad felt that he was about to faint. He quickly picked up the phone and reported the situation to the command center.
"Calambar cannot track the target! Repeat, Calambar cannot track the target!"
The originally relaxed atmosphere in the command center suddenly became tense.
The two J-8Cs also received the information subsequently. Since the fire control radar could not lock the target, the MiG-25 did not change its direction, but continued to fly at the original altitude and speed.
This piece of English was not among the predetermined command commands. Zheng Liangqun only understood a few words in it, but from the eager tone on the radio, he knew that what he was worried about was coming.
"Report the target position and prepare for interception."
While speaking, Zheng Liangqun had already pushed the throttle valve directly to the maximum afterburner state.
“Those tricks are really unreliable. In the end, we still have to compete for height and speed.”
He thought in his heart.
Fortunately, the radar station did not panic and quickly reported the new target position.
160 seconds after receiving the first interception command, two aircraft finally appeared in front of the MiG-25.
It was 20 seconds later than the expected enemy contact time, and the direction was not directly opposite.
But there is still a chance.
At a distance of 20 kilometers from the target, Zheng Liangqun changed the fire control radar from search mode to tracking.
The response speed of the 1472 radar is very fast. According to past target shooting experience, within a few seconds, the words "approved to launch" will appear on the HUD.
However, the radars of both aircraft also lost their targets after a few seconds. "Huh?"
Zheng Liangqun, who was almost about to pull the trigger of missile launch, was also a little confused for a moment.
The wingman reported the same thing, with the target being lost a few seconds after locking on.
“Fxxk…”
Zheng Liangqun subconsciously said the only word he had ever learned to express strong emotions.
At this time, his plane has reached a speed of Mach 2.3, which is slightly faster than the MiG-25, and a slightly lower altitude of 21,500 meters. But if he waits for a while, he will miss the most important thing. vantage point.
“I can try a jump and try using the cannon.”
Chen Jialiang proposed a somewhat crazy plan.
After all, the height difference is only more than 500 meters, so in theory it is possible to compete.
The only problem is that the power jump is not a normal way of flying. In addition, the cannon must be fired during the flight, which may cause the aircraft to crash and kill people.
"No, we have other ways."
A somewhat unfamiliar voice appeared on the radio, and it took Zheng Liangqun about half a second to identify it as a person from the Electrical Engineering Department 14 radar engineer.
Since the J-8C is still in the trial stage, in addition to ground staff, it also brought many technical personnel from the factory.
"Under the multi-function display, which should be the second from the right, there is a button labeled 'Anti-drying'. Press it and try it."
Because there is only one button for connecting to the aircraft. It took months, so even Zheng Liangqun, who was the backbone of the trial, had not tested all the functions of the aircraft.
But he did it anyway.
Then try locking on the target again.
At this time, the two J-8Cs were only about 16 kilometers away from the target, but they were about to enter a tail pursuit state.
Fortunately, the radar tracking status is stable.
A few seconds passed without losing the target.
The words "Permission to launch" appeared on the HUD.
As the two pilots pulled the triggers, two Thunderbolt 11 rounds were shot from the launcher dragging thick smoke and flames.
The huge initial speed given by the carrier aircraft allowed them to quickly accelerate to Mach 4.7, which was faster than the paper data.
At the same time, the pilot Major Palak Chopra sitting in the cabin of the MiG-25 was no longer as calm as before.
The pod he carried on this mission was the latest improved pod by the US military. In addition to the same reconnaissance function as before, it can also perform adaptive azimuth interference on the fire control radar.
To put it simply, electromagnetic waves can be deceived through side lobe interference, allowing the radar to lock on a false target in the wrong direction.
Of course, this kind of target is not as stable as a real aircraft, so the opponent's radar will soon unlock and will not foolishly launch missiles at false targets.
But it's enough.
Just now he had relied on this function to avoid being locked by two radars.
However, the constant sound of alarms in the cabin now clearly reminded him that the plane had been locked.
And the signal source is located at the three o'clock direction at the same height as myself.
Chopra’s first thought was:
"Do they have a plane that can fly at such a high altitude?"
He knows all the equipment of the Pakistan Air Force very well. There is absolutely no way that there is anything that can fly to an altitude of 20,000 meters.
The second thought was:
"How did their radar get rid of the interference so quickly?"
But he couldn't think about this fatal task. More things, quickly follow the standard operation of avoiding air interception, turn towards 9 o'clock and lower the altitude.
The cockpit visibility of the MiG-25 was very poor, and he could not see what was behind the aircraft, but the RWR siren never stopped.
Obviously the opponent not only has enough flying height, but can also keep up with him at speed.
And he didn’t even know what it was that was following him and urging him to die.
Fear gradually began to overwhelm Chopra's sanity.
As a MiG-25 pilot, he has never experienced such a life and death crisis.
"If hit..."
Chopra knew that no ejection seat in the world could save a pilot's life at Mach 2 speeds.
Even the most advanced K36DM has a safe ejection limit of only Mach 1.5.
He was scared.
In the last moments before being hit, the MiG-25 reduced its altitude and speed to a relatively safe level.
Zheng Liangqun, who was following closely behind, saw the light of fire when the target was hit, and after flying over, he discovered that the opponent's pilot had parachuted.
"I think we can send a search team to see if the opponent's pilot is still alive, and..."
He turned to look at the spinning and falling wreckage of the enemy plane:< br>
“And the target finally reduced its altitude and speed, so the wreckage may be relatively complete.”
The command hall over the radio station was already filled with joy.
After calming down a little, the leading major general of the Chinese Air Force found the engineer from the 14th Institute of Electrical Engineering who had just snatched the microphone from his hand.
"Xiao Guo, why is that button you asked Lao Zheng to press just now so powerful?"
The engineer named Xiao Guo was obviously very excited at this time, and he immediately started selling it. :
"This starts from a cybernetics paper we saw a few months ago..."
Chang Hao, who was making dumplings with Zhou Li thousands of kilometers away Nan sneezed again for no reason.
(End of this chapter)