Babylonian Empire

Chapter 988 I'll Be Strong

The F-16 fighter plane was approaching the target quickly, and finally, at a distance of only three to four kilometers away from the opponent, the outline of the plane had been clearly seen.

It was a slow, large aircraft.

"Marklaco, found the target, request to attack." Abdul shouted over the radio, feeling a little excited.

Abdul's Ninth Squadron was the first squadron to switch to F-16, and this was also their first encounter.

"You can attack." Soon, an order was issued from the ground.

At the beginning, Pakistan's air defense interception was very cumbersome. After reporting to the radar station, the radar station had to report to Islamabad. After Islamabad conducted research, it issued an order. At this time, the target had long since disappeared.In 85, the power was finally devolved, and the front-line commanders had more power.

After receiving the order, Abdul and his wingmen began to attack. His attack time was only two seconds. However, according to the operation during the training in the United States, he turned on the fire control switch, and the infrared-guided missile The target was locked, and then, with a flash of fire under the wing, the Sidewinder missile flew out.

Abdul held his breath and saw that the missile hit the target. At the same time, the wingman behind him also fired a missile. This missile hit the target that was already on fire and exploded in the air. The fragments of the plane fell to the ground. Among the snow-capped mountains.

success!After Abdul reported the successful attack to the rear, he began to return.

Unbeknownst to them, the trouble began.

This plane just strayed into Pakistani airspace. The plane was not armed and was just a transport plane. However, there were Afghan military personnel on board, the most important of which was a senior officer at the level of a regimental commander.

After receiving the news, General Gromov, the supreme commander of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan who had returned to Kabul, frowned. Before he came back, he had already been received by Gromyko. handling attitude.

General Gromov's handling method is to do nothing!

North of Kabul, Bagram Air Base.

Colonel Ilyich, the head of the 120th Aviation Regiment stationed here, received the news and immediately ordered to dispatch the latest four MiG-23MLD fighters in the aviation regiment to enter Pakistani airspace from Parachina. Kill the opposing fighters who came to intercept!

This is in retaliation for the Pakistan Air Force taking down the transport plane in Afghanistan.

Since the Soviet Union has always been catching up with the United States in the aviation industry, there is a gap of five to ten years with the United States. Therefore, when the F-15 and F-** batches of the United States are equipped with troops, their MiG-29 and Su-27 , is still under development, and now, although the MiG-29 has entered the army, it has entered East Germany and other places first, and has not been deployed here. Of course, this is also because there is no strong air force opponent in Afghanistan.

For the equipment of the Pakistan Air Force, the most advanced fighter is the F-16 fighter. However, this fighter cannot launch medium-range guided missiles and can only fight at close range, while the MiG-23 can launch R-24R medium-range missiles and R-60M short-range air-to-air missiles completely have an advantage over them.

As for the other type, the so-called Super Seven fighter, it is said that it can launch medium-range bombs, but how advanced can the performance of the improved fighter based on the MiG-21 be?The Soviet Union didn't pay much attention to the fighter planes imported from the big eastern countries.

Major Pochitakin looked at the sky outside the cabin. They have been fighting here for several years. The sky has always been theirs. However, they did not expect that the Pakistani Air Force would dare to shoot down their transport plane. This is simply a provocation, a naked disregard!

Show some color to the Pakistan Air Force!

Even after the MiG-23 fighter entered Pakistan's airspace, four Su-25 attack aircraft also began to dispatch. They were carrying laser-guided bombs, and their target was the radar station in Parachina.

In the past, they also attacked targets in Pakistan across the border, but those were the bases of the Afghan reactionary forces, or their supply delivery points, etc. It was the first time that they directly attacked a military target in Pakistan like this.

When the MiG-23 began to enter, it was immediately spotted by Pakistan's ground radar, and two J-20 fighter jets of the No. [-] Six Squadron, which were cruising nearby, rushed to intercept it.

The J-19 fighter jet is the Soviet MiG-[-] imitated by the Eastern power. This is the first supersonic fighter of the Eastern power. It has played a great role in the history of the equipment of the Eastern power.

The first overseas country to use the J-1965 was Pakistan.In the India-Pakistan war that broke out in September 9, the United States imposed an arms embargo on both parties involved in the war. All the front-line fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force, F-86 and F-104, were imported from the United States, while India imported weapons from the Soviet Union. , Therefore, this move of the United States is purely aimed at Pakistan.At that time, Pakistan turned its attention to the east. In his letter to Prime Minister Bhutto, then Pakistan Air Force Commander Noor Khan clearly stated that it must seek comprehensive strategic cooperation with China.

"Our Western allies have abandoned us, India is rearming as fast as possible with the help of the Soviets, and no country in this world is as capable and willing as China to help Pakistan. Therefore, we Eyes must turn in that direction."

Pakistan's decision was very correct. China exported a large number of J-[-] fighter jets to Pakistan. In the India-Pakistan war, although the total number of Pakistani air force fighter jets was small and their performance was not as good as that of India's fighter jets, they fought successfully. Moreover, Pakistan creatively mounted the Sidewinder missile on the J-[-] fighter jet, and at the same time used the Western model to fight.

Since then, Pakistan and China have established the closest relationship.

It's just that J-[-] is quite old now.

The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Hasmi, was flying the J-[-]. The maximum Mach number of this type of aircraft was only [-]. In many cases, they were unable to arrive at the combat airspace on time. By the time they passed, the opponent had already left.

However, this time, the Soviets came to provoke. After using their own radar to discover the two flying bright spots, the MiG-23 formation went up to meet them.

"Get ready, use medium-range bombs." Major Pochitakin shouted over the radio.

Since it was a head-on attack, at a distance of 23 kilometers, the four fighters in the MiG-40 formation each fired an R-[-]R missile, which is a semi-active radar-guided air-to-air missile.

After the J-[-] entered the Pakistan Air Force, they made improvements. One of the aspects was to equip the J-[-] with an omnidirectional warning receiver.

Lieutenant Colonel Hasmi heard the voice in the radar warning receiver and knew that the opponent had launched a missile, so he immediately ordered to the wingman behind: "Dive, get rid of the lock."

Due to the flaws of the Soviet airborne radar, it was impossible to find themselves under the complex ground clutter. In the sky above the mountains, a common method they used to deal with Soviet aircraft was to dive.

Following Hasmi's order, the two planes dived down together.

Hasmi managed to get rid of the opponent's missile, but unfortunately, the wingman behind was hit by a missile.

Hasmi had no time to worry about his comrades. After continuing to fly in the mountains for tens of seconds, he started to turn on the afterburner and quickly climbed higher.

Although the J-[-] fighter is outdated, it has an advantage that other aircraft cannot match, and that is its excellent climb rate.

As Hasmi climbed, he turned on the fire control system, preparing to guide the Sidewinder missiles under the wings.

The distance between the two sides has entered the line of sight. Although there are four against one, Hasmi has no fear.

At this time, the MiG-23 fleet in the air was still looking for the two targets just now, and the other party had disappeared from its own radar screen, but whether it was shot down by a missile or the flying altitude was too low Can't find it?

Major Pochitakin's MiG-23 squadron formed a diamond-shaped formation, and they were also visually searching the surrounding airspace. However, due to the small size of the MiG-23's cockpit, their vision was greatly limited.

When climbing to 500 meters, Hasmi found the MiG-23 formation, regardless of whether it was the Soviets or the Afghans, shoot them down!

Push the control lever to the right and push the rudder on the right at the same time, and the J-[-] fighter jet will make a sharp turn flexibly and enter the opponent's tail attack position.

This place is facing the area with the most infrared rays on the other side. Under Hasmi's wing, an AIM-9P Sidewinder missile flew out.

At this moment, the MiG-23 formation divided into two two-plane formations and flew to both sides. They wanted to expand the search area.

Immediately, the J-[-] behind was spotted.

"Attention, 003, there is a missile coming from the tail, immediately dive at a high speed, speed up and jump away!" Major Pochitakin shouted on the radio.

The MiG-23 swooped down, and at the same time, the pilot released infrared decoy bombs under the huge overload. The quality of the Soviet pilots is very high, especially the pilots who are conducting combat cruises in Afghanistan.

Finally, after climbing up, the missile hit the top of a mountain on the ground, where a big fire was burning, and the police report was lifted!

Unexpectedly, just after he climbed up, he realized that the situation was even worse.

Hasmi followed the opponent closely, regardless of the fact that there were three fighter planes behind him occupying a favorable position, ready to attack him. He just looked at the plane in front of him. When he cut the radius and chased it, the distance was only 500 meters.

Hasmi adjusted the fire control to the cannon.

Chapter 989 Super Seven Helps

The main weapon of the J-[-], besides the Sidewinder missile, is the cannon.

In this era, although air-to-air missiles have been widely used, machine guns are still a common way of air combat, and the Pakistan Air Force's training in this area is also very good.