The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1037: Fierce Air Battle
"Including the commander, just now, the Indians used MiG-25 fighters to bomb our targets, and an ammunition storage point was destroyed!"

Nepal, a communicator reports.

MiG-25!

Tapa frowned.

He has received systematic military training, fought in wars, studied abroad at the Shijiazhuang Military Command College, and fought against the Indian army many times, so he naturally has an understanding of the Indian army's weapons and equipment.

When the U.S. SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft began to soar in the sky, the Soviets suddenly discovered that there was no fighter in their arsenal that could intercept this aircraft with a speed exceeding Mach .

Therefore, under the leadership of Mikoyan, the MiG-25 fighter was quickly developed. In order to overcome the huge heat generated during high-speed flight, a large amount of stainless steel was used in the entire fighter.

After the MiG-25 was manufactured, it was found that in addition to its advantages of high altitude and high speed, the aircraft was not suitable for air combat due to the heavy fuselage made of bulky stainless steel. Therefore, most of the MiG-25s were MiG-R, which is the reconnaissance type, and MiG-25P, which is the interceptor type. Later, the reconnaissance/bombing type MiG-25RB was derived based on the MiG-25R. When flying from high altitude and high speed, no weapon can stop the flight of this aircraft, it is like entering an empty space.

"Why didn't they use the 'Aegis' air defense missile to shoot down the MiG-25?!" Tapa frowned.

A staff officer said helplessly: "Commander, we only have 6 sets of 'Aegis' air defense missile systems, and there are many things that the 'Aegis' air defense missile system cannot defend against!"

6 sets of "Aegis" air defense missile systems may seem like a lot, but Nepal's territory is so large, how can they possibly cover it?

"Order the air force to attack and bomb the Indian army!" Tapa said in a deep voice.

The army was unable to cross the natural barrier of the Ganges River, so both sides resorted to artillery bombardment and air combat.

This is a brutal war of attrition.

Consume artillery shells and consume planes.

Since the start of the war, Nepal has fired more than 10 artillery shells, and each of these shells costs money.

Nepal's military industry has limited production capacity, with a maximum monthly output of less than 1 artillery shells.

And there are planes. So far, Nepal has lost hundreds of aircraft.

But Nepal is not afraid because there is a steady supply of weapons and ammunition transported to Nepal by train.

Although the train only goes to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and needs to be transferred afterwards, it also greatly gives Nepal the courage to continue the war.

Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, naturally became the primary target of the Indian Air Force.

From the front line to Kathmandu, it is only about three or four hundred kilometers, which is completely within the combat range of military aircraft.

这一天，印军派出了空中编队，有3架苏27战斗机、5架米格29、5架苏25、5架米格25、1架图22轰炸机，目标便是尼泊尔的加德满都。

Kathmandu has been the political and cultural center of Nepal since ancient times. It is located at the confluence of the Bagmati River and the Vishnumati River, tributaries of the Ganges River, in the Kathmandu Valley at the southern foot of the Himalayas, with an altitude of 1370 meters. Surrounded by mountains, it is not cold and windy in winter, hot and rainy in summer, and the trees are evergreen, so it is known as the "Mountain Country Spring City".

加德满都拥有超过130处文化遗址，包括多处印度教和佛教圣地。这座城市以精美的建筑艺术、木石雕刻而成为尼泊尔古代文化的象征。在面积不到7平方公里的市中心有佛塔、庙宇250多座，全市有大小寺庙2700多座，素有寺庙之城之称。1980年联合国教科文组织将它列为亚洲重点保护的18座古城之列。

The Indian Air Force formation flew over the Ganges with murderous intent, and was soon captured by a large radar position and tracked throughout the journey. The radar position then informed the Nepalese military of the news.

The Nepali Air Force was dispatched immediately, and at the same time, the air defense positions in Kathmandu sounded the air defense alarm.

Nepal has 6 sets of "Aegis" air defense missile systems, 2 of which are placed in Kathmandu to protect Kathmandu. Kathmandu is not the most economically developed place in Nepal, but because of its uniqueness, even if Nepal occupies the plain area on one side of the Ganges, it has not moved the capital to the plain.

With the information shared by the radar positions, two sets of "Aegis" air defense missile systems quickly locked onto the formation.

The first to start was the "Aegis" air defense missile.

One after another, Aegis anti-aircraft missiles were launched and flew towards the locked aircraft.

In the air, the Indian military formation also discovered the missile and began to intercept it.

But there are too many Aegis air defense missiles. Even if we can intercept one or two, how can we possibly intercept all of them?

"Boom~~" A MiG-25 failed to dodge and was hit by the "Aegis" air defense missile on its fuel tank and engine. It exploded in the air and turned into a ball of fire.

"Boom~~" An anti-aircraft missile was intercepted by an air-to-air missile and exploded 27 kilometers away from the Su-15.

The Su-27 is very maneuverable and releases jamming bombs to escape the lock of the Aegis air defense missiles.

However, the Su-27, MiG-29 and MiG-25 can dodge. The Su-25 attack aircraft and Tu-22 bomber are bulky when fully loaded with ammunition, especially the Tu-22 bomber, which was produced in the 60s and was the first supersonic bomber equipped by the Soviet Union. It has been in service for more than years.

Even though the Tu-22 bomber could fly at supersonic speed, it was currently locked by four Aegis air defense missiles.

"Boom~~" An anti-aircraft missile hit the wing, and the Tu-22 bomber lost its balance in an instant.

Then in the next wave, another anti-aircraft missile hit the Tu-22 bomber, hitting the tail of the plane.

At this time, the Tu-22 bomber was constantly spinning, and the Indian pilots were not very skilled, so they were unable to control the Tu-22 bomber at all.

"Boom~~"

The Tu-22 bomber crashed into a mountain below, causing a violent explosion and blowing the entire mountain apart.

You know, this Tu-22 bomber carries 24 tons of weapons.

Dozens of Nepalese aircraft engaged in combat with an Indian aircraft formation. The Indian aircraft had better performance, but the Nepalese pilots inherited the characteristics of Nepal and were fearless of death.

They even dared to fly their planes into Indian aircraft.

The MiG-25 quickly pulled up, broke away from the enemy at high altitude and speed, and then hunted down the Nepalese aircraft with air-to-air missiles.

The Su-27 aircraft demonstrates excellent performance. After all, it is a classic among the third-generation aircraft. Except for its inferior avionics system, the Su-27 is excellent in other aspects.

Similarly, in the international arms market, the MiG-29, which has been criticized to pieces, has also demonstrated excellent combat capabilities.

These planes are still flown by Indian pilots. If they were flown by Soviet pilots, their combat effectiveness would probably be much stronger.

After all, the combat effectiveness of an aircraft depends on the level of the pilot!

(End of this chapter)