Chapter 724 The sky in South Asia turned into a mess
After climbing to a high altitude again, Aslam did a little mental calculation of his fuel level.
The Qiang 5 is not an aircraft known for its range. Especially just now, in order to avoid the pursuit of two Mirage 2000Hs and create opportunities for the two J-7Fs, he also used far more afterburners than planned. .
Fortunately, the bombing target is not far from the airport, so the calculation result is that if we maintain a steady flight at economical speed from now on, we can still fly back easily.
This made the captain's extremely tense mood finally relax a little.
So he was going to talk about other topics to divert his attention from the grief of losing his wingman:
"By the way, Captain Tail Blade."
Aslam asked Said:
"Counting these two targets today, have you already obtained 10 results?"
Generally, a pilot who shoots down five targets is considered an ace, 10 It is a double ace.
"No, only 9."
"I think you will definitely have a chance."
At least 9 points of Aslam's words came from the heart. After all, although The other party used him as bait, but saved his life anyway:
"By then, you should be the only double ace in the world."
"Really, I I haven’t thought about it that much, and there are also several good players in the Kingdom of David who have achieved great results, so it’s hard to say.”
Sami sounded like he didn't care much, but he was able to give his number of kills without thinking, and he knew the situation in West Asia very well, so he obviously had some thoughts.
It’s just that this era is no different than World War II, with large melees involving hundreds or even thousands of aircraft occurring frequently.
Whether you can get the 10th result depends largely on luck.
"Haha...the results of your nine battles can all be determined by clear evidence. The ones from the Kingdom of David...are more suspicious."
Aslam He replied in a weird tone:
"And they are much older than you, so the chance of catching up with you is very small..."
"That's true."
Sammy's answer this time was not. polite.
"Lieutenant Colonel."
Just as the two lead pilots were joking with each other, the J-7F wingman who fell a few kilometers behind suddenly reported:
"My RWR shows that there is an X-band signal source at six o'clock."
Although they were close to the control line at this time, they still could not take it lightly.
This wingman was specially placed at the back to act as a rear breaker and radar prompt.
After all, the three light aircraft do not have sufficient fuel, and there is no such thing as in-flight refueling. Therefore, they can only fly at subsonic speeds at an altitude of about 7-8 kilometers.
Whether it is for anti-aircraft missiles or fighter jets, such a target is the most perfect target.
After a few seconds, the wingman added:
"The signal source is very strong. It is speculated that there should be more than one. RWR did not give a judgment on the radar model, but judging from the frequency, it looks like MiG 29. "
The J-7F's RWR performance is average and does not provide particularly precise resolution, so it will identify a group of closely spaced radar signals as one super-strong signal source.
This piece of information immediately made Aslam a little nervous again.
If we have to say what advantages the R27 missile has, it would probably be the barely passable range, and the fact that the infrared guidance model can carry out sneak attacks silently throughout the entire process.
Fortunately, although the radar warning receiver does not have ranging capabilities, considering that the first two aircraft have not detected radar signals yet, it means that the other aircraft should still be on the edge of detection.
According to his experience, about 60-70 kilometers.
"You should speed up and follow us first. I have just notified the base, and they said that the nearest Griffin squadron has been sent to take off to meet us."
Sammy's tone He also became serious again.
“But the F16 of the 9th Squadron does not have beyond visual range combat capability?”
The wingman's voice trembled.
The 14th Squadron was briefly equipped with the F16, so the pilots were very familiar with its performance.
The Pakistan Air Force once sought to upgrade its early models of F16A/B, but soon lost this possibility when the United States broke the contract in the second phase of the Peace Arch Plan.
So in the second half of the 1990s, especially after the J-7F with true beyond visual range combat capabilities entered service, those 40 wonderful-looking aircraft basically took advantage of their range and bomb load. , used to perform ground bombing missions.
"There is no way they are the closest. Other planes in our squadron are also taking off, but it will take some time to get over."
There was not much emotion in the lieutenant colonel's reply: "Looking on the bright side, at least it can scare the other party."
Of course, this statement is just to comfort his subordinates.
If the Pakistan Air Force has both A and C models of F16, then there may be a chance to fake it.
But the Indian army is not a fool after all. Even if the model cannot be distinguished at first, after discovering that your radar signal is APG66, you will realize that you are facing a group of soft persimmons.
Therefore, if you really want to force the Indian army back, you still have to rely on the 5th and 14th squadrons.
Thanks to the high-intensity delivery in the past six months, the Pakistan Air Force has finally assembled two squadrons with a total of 48 J-7Fs. Although the scale is still too small compared to the 48 Mirage 2000s (originally 50, but two were lost just now) and 60 MiG-29s on the opposite side, it does not have to face the west and north sides at the same time like the latter. There are two directions, so it does not suffer in small and medium-sized conflicts.
At this time, a somewhat urgent voice came from the radio of the three people:
"Tail Blade Team, Black Panther Team, there are 4 batches behind you, at least 16 in total. The target is approaching. Speed up and get rid of them. Repeat, speed up and get rid of them. The 5th Squadron has also taken off and headed towards you."
"But we are low on fuel..."
Aslam was still a little confused for a moment. Today's plan was originally just to blow up an artillery position, but in just over half an hour it developed into an aerial confrontation involving dozens of aircraft.
But Sami next to him had already turned on the afterburner in accordance with the requirements of the base, and flew away with a long tail flame:
"Don't worry about the fuel, go to Punjab and find another airport nearby. Land, and if you can’t keep up with us, lower your altitude quickly!”
One of the key points of becoming an ace in air combat is to survive long enough, so at such a time of cowardice, the lieutenant colonel never gets too hot-headed! .
At this time, Aslam's Qiang 5III had already dived to a low altitude, and the wingman who had already started accelerating gradually caught up:
"Squadron Commander, the distance between the base and us is much farther than the radar range. How do you know the specific situation behind us?"
"Maybe a new radar has been deployed near the contact line. I Not too sure.”
Sammy said this, but subconsciously looked back to the northeast, then changed the topic and said with a bit of joy:
"I think our situation is not as bad as we thought..."
Of course he knew something inside, but it was just impossible to tell his wingman on the radio.
After the last cooperation to shoot down the MiG-25, a new liaison mechanism was reached between the two air forces.
At first, this mechanism only existed at the level of the Air Force Staff Headquarters, but was quickly decentralized to the theater air force headquarters level.
This time the emergency air situation obviously came from a plateau radar station in a large northern country.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how powerful the ground radar is, it will be affected by the curvature of the earth in terms of target monitoring. Therefore, those very large ground radars are generally used for anti-missile purposes.
But thanks to the special terrain nearby, the sky-defying radar set at an altitude of 5,374 meters is like an early warning aircraft that will never land. As long as it is turned on, it can control almost half of South Asia. Information on air conditions above medium altitudes in the subcontinent.
Since its completion, this thing has been regarded as a thorn in the side of the Indian army. In the past, the reconnaissance of the MiG-25R was largely to obtain terrain information near the radar station and prepare for possible anti-radiation operations.
Just like today, the Indian army's planes were probably discovered as soon as they took off, but it took some time for the news to be relayed to him several times.
Calculating this way, the response speed of the Chinese Air Force should be much faster than our own...
So he just said that the situation may not be that bad.
As if to confirm the lieutenant colonel's thoughts, not long after he finished speaking, RWR detected two, or two groups of X-band signals coming from the northeast.
The identification result displayed on the multi-function display is type 1472.
Currently, only the J-8C is equipped with this type of radar.
"Squadron Leader, this is..."
The wingman didn't know all the twists and turns behind him, so he was completely confused about the situation in front of him.
If he was attacked from both sides, he could basically begin to summarize his flying career.
But judging from past experience, the opponent's air force has never approached from that direction.
"Don't panic, they are friendly forces."
The lieutenant colonel replied vaguely:
"Slightly reduce the speed and see if the targets behind will take the bait."
While speaking, he had already stepped back on the accelerator a little.
Just now it was a fatal situation where he had to fight more with less, so of course his choice was to jump in directly, but now the water has been completely muddied, and he still has two medium-range bullets in his hand, so he may not be able to steal the opportunity.
(End of this chapter)