Chapter 725: Please explain to me, what is a surprise?
A little far away from the two Pakistan Air Force J-7Fs, a four-jet Mirage 2000H formation from the 7th Squadron was pursuing a high-speed pursuit almost along the border.
Therefore, among a total of 4 groups of 16 aircraft on the Indian side, it was the first to sense radar illumination in the forward direction.
The 1472A is a "new" radar that has only been in service for three years. Although its performance is not new, its lifespan is very new. The reason why it can be recognized by the RWR on the J-7F is that it is also an electronic radar. The products of the 14th Institute were naturally known to my family, and they were sold to quasi-allies who were unlikely to pose a threat in the short term, so they were not deleted.
But for other similar types of equipment on the market, the most they can detect is that it is an X-band radar, but they are definitely not familiar with the signal characteristics.
Therefore, for the Indian aircraft that are accelerating in pursuit, they can only perceive two sets of unknown signals from the side.
"Squadron Commander, he should be sent here by China to observe the situation."
The pilot of Wingman No. 4 said on the radio.
The Siachen Glacier originally belongs to the handover zone of the three countries. Now two of them have become a pot of porridge. Although the third one has not been affected yet, it is normal to come and take a look.
“Of course I know this, but why did they come so fast this time?”
The voice of the squadron leader, Colonel Sumit Prajan, was still a little sullen and unwilling:
The two Mirage 2000Hs that were shot down just now were from the 7th Squadron.
Therefore, eager for revenge, he originally planned to take a shortcut from China, but the timely appearance of several Chinese fighter jets forced him to change his plan.
"Maybe... it's because of their radar station?"
The wingman pilot who was obviously a novice just now guessed:
"I remember when I was in flight school, the teacher told us that the radar above the snow line could capture the reflected signal almost as soon as we took off and climbed."
This is obvious. The scripted answer almost made Prayan laugh:
“Your teacher is right, but that radar has been there thirty years ago. However, until this time, their aircraft The response speed has never been more than two hours. "
"So, either they received the tip in advance and were waiting for us, or they have deployed a new airport nearby and can immediately take off. The kind that rushes to the nearby area"
The colonel speculated.
In fact, his guess was very accurate.
Prior to this, although China had built several military airports on the plateau, it had almost never deployed fighter jets on a regular basis. Only in a few cases, individual models and ground crews were dispatched for adaptive training.
Although the aircraft can operate normally at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, the impact on the surrounding environment is relatively high when it is started.
For the Chinese Air Force, which in the past mainly relied on imported and imitation aircraft as its main force, this problem is difficult to overcome.
After all, few other countries have this demand.
However, one of Chang Haonan's important tasks when improving the design of the turbojet 14A is to improve the engine's starting success rate in low-oxygen environments.
Even during the bat hunting operation two years ago, two J-8Cs from the 1st Air Division tried to make a transition at a high-altitude airport, verifying the ability of the new fighter jets to operate at a high-altitude airport. possibility.
Then, after more than a year of preparation, the Chinese side began to try to deploy fighter jets for a long time at an airport in Geji, ALD District a few months ago to make up for the long-term air defense in the southwest. loopholes.
The ones that took off today to respond to this emergency situation were four of the first batch of eight J-8Cs dispatched for testing.
In fact, according to the wishes of the aviation leader, it would be best to take off as a group to test the training results during this period.
However, the plateau environment tested not only the equipment but also the human body. It was difficult for the ground crews who had just been transferred from the mainland to work continuously. Therefore, we still adopted the method of pairing two groups of ground crews with one aircraft to ensure the dispatch speed.
It is also thanks to this that although the number dispatched is only a quarter of the total number of Indian aircraft, it now occupies an excellent launching position.
"Then... what should we do now?"
The voice of the pilot of Unit 4 was slightly timid.
Although the RWR has not yet issued a locking prompt, the feeling of being illuminated by several airborne radars is obviously not good.
"We will fly along the national border first. This time we did not receive permission to cross the border to the north. If we are shot down there, no one will be responsible for us."
Although the plan was blocked, Pu was very annoyed. La Yang couldn't think of any better way for the time being, so he then half speculated and half comforted himself by saying:
"And based on past experience, there will be no survivors left after their fighter jets fly near the border. How much fuel will be needed? We should be able to return after a while. We will tell you then.”
According to the previous plan, the attack aircraft that were lured over by the fake position should be quickly eliminated through an ambush, and then if the Pakistani side took off, it would be more effective. Large-scale fighter planes sought revenge, and their 16 aircraft were responsible for forcing the opponent's large forces back.
The outcome was calculated, but I never expected that in the end, our two third-generation aircraft were defeated 2:1 by the opponent and suffered a huge loss. Now it is the Indian army seeking revenge.
And if it applies to others, then Pakistan may also take off a large number of planes in an attempt to force them back.
In short, the situation has undergone a 180° reversal.
And there are two menacing groups of Chinese Air Force fighter jets watching from the side.
At this time, a call tone suddenly sounded on the radio.
“This is the Black Archer’s lead aircraft, and we found 4 targets appearing from the opponent’s direction from 250 degrees, with an altitude of 8500 and a speed of 1100!”
The Black Arrow squadron was the MiG-29 squadron that was at the front. At this time, it had already caught up to the MiG-29 squadron, which was about 30 kilometers away from the two J-7Fs.
Currently they are the only ones with their radar on, while the other 12 aircraft are silent. This can disrupt the opponent's judgment about the size of the intruder to a certain extent. (The Indian Army obviously has no channel to know that the other two companies have been blended together)
“To the southwest, it should be the Mirage 3 of the Fifth Squadron, or the F16A of the Ninth Squadron. None of them have medium-range bombs and can continue to pursue. "
Although Prayan is also a squadron leader, his military rank is a senior colonel, so he will assume certain frontline command tasks in the air.
For countries that do not have early warning aircraft, it is also a relatively common arrangement for an experienced veteran pilot in a fighter jet to take command.
“Roger it!”
The tone of the Black Archer’s squadron leader became obviously excited.
Although it is generally believed that the MiG 29 is not as technologically advanced as the F16 of the same era, but if we look specifically at the early A models of the two, then the former, which can launch R27 and R73, will have a certain advantage.
Today may be an opportunity to clear your name.
"Black Archer, pay attention to your due north. There are two groups of Chinese aircraft flying radars to collide with each other."
If he didn't go in a straight line, Prayan felt that he might not have participated in the war today. opportunity, so I just reminded the other party on the radio.
"My RWR has also reminded me, but don't worry, I will avenge your two men."
The captain of the Black Arrow obviously did not listen to this reminder.
Prayan originally wanted to say a few more words.
Because the biggest trouble caused by those Chinese aircraft is the restriction of combat airspace -
The boundary between mountains is indeed very clear on the ground, but in the sky, especially when avoiding each other's missiles or entering into fights At the critical moment, it only takes one careless step to cross the line.
Given the relationship between the three countries, if the Pakistan Air Force planes fly in, there should be no serious consequences.
But if our own plane goes in, it will be hard to say.
However, after hesitating for a few seconds, he still did not speak again on the radio.
The main reason is that I don't want to be regarded as cowardly by my subordinates or some people in the base.
And if the opponent really only takes off a few F16s or Mirage 3s, then it is not expected that there will be any fierce air battles.
Fire a salvo of R27 and Super 530 on your side, which should solve the problem.
Thinking of this, Prayan calculated the time and felt that the two escaping targets should have almost entered the range of his missiles.
“Activate the radar and prepare to launch medium-range bombs!”
As he spoke, he turned on the working switch of the RDI radar, and at the same time said to himself:
"Come on, I'll give you a surprise..."
In a short period of time, After the thermal and self-check, the radar search information is displayed on the HUD.
Similar to what he had just guessed, two targets slightly lower than him appeared at about 10 o'clock of the aircraft.
But...
The expected surprise was not given.
Because the opposite side came back with a bigger surprise——
At 1 o'clock and about 60 kilometers away from the local machine, another two groups, a total of 8, were displayed. Approaching its target at high speed...
Fighter radar can only search a cone-shaped area directly ahead, and these eight aircraft are obviously outside the detection range of the Black Archer.
"Black Archers, pay attention to your three o'clock direction, there are 8 enemy planes!"
He shouted loudly on the radio:
"Everyone, lift the radar silence!"
Obviously, India and Pakistan, as equally matched opponents in South Asia, are almost synchronized in their moves.
We also prepared a huge fleet behind to suppress the opponent, we also adopted the formation form of multiple batches, and we also thought of using radar silence to delay the time when our own side is discovered...
< br>However, Pakistan, which took the upper hand in the end, was better and surrounded the Indian aircraft fleet from its posture.
If Prayan hadn't turned on the radar at that moment, the situation might have been worse.
In this case, there is no point in continuing to remain silent. It is more realistic to quickly see what is happening in the sky.
At the same time, the eight J-7Fs that found themselves scanned by radar also lifted their radar silence.
Although the locking distance of the specially designed small radar is very short, if you just want to search for the target, it can still be done at this distance.
For an instant, the sky across Kashmir seemed to be lit up by a variety of radar beams.
(End of this chapter)