Changkong Fighter

Chapter 71 Spindle
"It should still be F18"

Leng Peiqiang quickly made a judgment based on the target captured by IRST. Although the F35 is a fifth-generation aircraft, it has difficulty in supersonic cruise, and the lift fan is dead weight during the cruise phase.

You can't run away, you can't catch up, and sending them over is just sending meat. Whoever is faster will take the initiative.

After turning on the track lights, the two sides passed each other. The F18 did not launch any omnidirectional missiles. At the moment of passing each other, the F18 pilots obviously did not expect that it was the J15S from Todaiji University that was flying towards them. By the time they reacted completely, the J15S had already crossed and separated.

"Changkong, get rid of it."

Leng Peiqiang carefully observed the rear of the J15S and found that there was no Sentinel following it at six o'clock. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although these Sentinels were not fast, they were very clingy and it was very troublesome to be bitten by them.

"Leave the interference zone first and report to the Shandong."

"clear."

It’s not that they are cruel, but these F18s are not friendly forces, and they are fighting with the enemy. In the absence of IFF recognition, it is better to disengage as soon as possible to avoid being shot down by the Americans.

Liu Jun pulled the stick to climb upwards, made a turn while increasing the altitude, and changed the course by looking at the navigation instrument.

"You fly the plane for a while, I'll have a sip of water."

Leng Peiqiang said in the back seat that pilots are not Superman. It is normal for them to feel thirsty or even lack energy after such a toss. Even those perverted golden helmets would be exhausted after such a toss.

He took out the portable drinking water bag specially provided for pilots, pulled out the straw and took a big sip. His dry throat felt much better, and he ate two chocolate balls with ginseng.

"Junior brother, let me drive. You take a break. What's wrong?"

Leng Peiqiang looked at Liu Jun who was sitting in the front seat. He saw him staring at the radar without saying a word. Leng Peiqiang also looked down and saw that the clutter interference on the radar was still full.

Radar clutter interference is full!

Radio communications are being interfered with!
The data link cannot connect to the Todai combat system!
All these prove one thing, there are still alien spacecraft around!

Leng Peiqiang quickly put away the water and chocolate and put on his oxygen mask.

"Is there an enemy?"

"unclear"

As he spoke, Liu Jun controlled the J15S to perform an S-shaped maneuver at high altitude. The two of them looked outward, searching for possible sentries in blind spots.

After flying the S-type search for a full 10 minutes, the two still did not find any trace of sentinels around. After all, that kind of aircraft emitting a rosy glow would be the brightest star even in the night sky.

"Machine failure?" Leng Peiqiang checked the avionics system.

"No, it's not."

Liu Jun turned his head and looked around. Although he did not see any danger or anything that needed to be alerted during his visual search, his temples were throbbing and he also had a feeling of being spied on, which was something he had never experienced when facing the sentries.

"Be alert!" Liu Jun said in a deep voice. There was something wandering around, beyond his perception!

"understand!"

Out of trust in his comrades and the anomalies in the radar, which proved that they were not completely out of danger, Leng Peiqiang became nervous again.

After searching for several weeks without finding any enemies hidden around, and the IRST also failed to capture any targets, Liu Jun changed his S-shaped flight maneuver, glanced at the moon in the sky, and flew in the general direction of the Shandong through the INS inertial navigation system.

[Altitude 12000] [Heading 030]

【Cruising speed 0.98M】

After flying for another 20 minutes, there was still no change in the surroundings.

"Changkong, we can't find the target, let's take turns to rest."

"it is good."

Liu Jun leveled the plane and handed the control to Leng Peiqiang in the back seat. It was not a problem to be on guard all the time. It is impossible to guard against thieves all the time.

The J15S is a two-seater aircraft, just right for two people to exchange. After this set of operations, even with his strong physique, Liu Jun still felt a little tired. Perhaps after he maxed out his physical and life skills, he could become a man of super energy.

It’s a pity that I don’t have enough flying experience, otherwise Liu Jun would want them all!

Just as Liu Jun was about to release the joystick, take out a sip of water and relax, a flash of electricity suddenly passed through his eyebrows. Liu Jun immediately gripped the joystick tightly and dodged to the side.

Leng Peiqiang, who was in the back seat and had not yet reacted, was almost sprained in the neck by Liu Jun's sudden manipulation. However, at this moment, a scarlet light brushed the J15S's body through the air. One could even see the explosion effect caused by the air being heated by the high-energy laser, and even a trace was swept out in the clouds below.

!!!

This kind of attack is definitely not the Sentinel's pulse laser!
If the Sentinel had this kind of attack capability, the Carl Vinson carrier battle group would have been sunk long ago.

"Enemy attack!"

Leng Peiqiang loudly reminded the front seat, and looking back, he found a spindle-shaped aircraft with the same fuselage material as the Sentinel, which had appeared at the six o'clock position of the J15S.

"Six o'clock! Break!"

Without Leng Peiqiang saying much, Liu Jun immediately pulled the lever to the left and turned his head to look over, trying to lock the opponent with the helmet sight and fire the PL10 off-axis.

Beep beep!

The guidance head power-on prompt sounded, and under the combined action of the canards, movable winglets and elevators, the air was deflected, and it materialized as a white airflow at the wing root in a visible form, providing the J15S with turning force, and the bow quickly pointed to the aircraft that suddenly appeared behind.

However, the unknown spindle-shaped aircraft immediately increased its altitude. The J15S was originally in a disadvantageous position with six points of attack, and it lost a lot of speed after turning. The "spindle" chose to increase its altitude to gain energy advantage. Even if the J15S turned around, it would lose the envelope for launching PL10 due to the angle.

Missiles are not like those in the movies, where they can be launched whenever you want. Although modern missiles have advanced performance, they also have strict launch restrictions, and maneuvers will seriously affect the dynamic envelope of the missile.

Looking at the climbing spindle, Liu Jun glanced at the fuel level and chose not to follow. Halfway through the turn, the J15S broke the S maneuver and dived towards the clouds below to restore energy.

When the aircraft is at a disadvantageous angle, as long as there is height, escaping is the best option, rather than continuing to fight with the opponent in the disadvantageous position.

"Changkong, how did it get behind us?"

The Flying Shark and the Spindle separated after a brief interweaving. Leng Peiqiang asked with some confusion. He had looked over and over again several times, but did not see any enemy approaching.

"Maybe optical camouflage"

After discovering that the radar and communications were interfered with, they almost immediately flew an S-route, using visual and IRST to search for the enemy in all directions, but they did not find any suspicious aircraft at all, especially since the material of the spindle was the same as that of the sentinel, it was impossible to miss it.

(End of this chapter)