Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 126 Tight Defense
Lieutenant Colonel Dabrini turned around and climbed up the boarding ladder, and got into the cabin amidst the cheers of the crowd.The ground crew helped to adjust the seat cushions.The lieutenant colonel himself began to adjust the VHF communication.Soon the voice of the wingman appeared in the headset.

"Well said, sir. I think we'll all be proud of you."

"Hmph, I just want to tell everyone a fact that the enemy is far less powerful than they thought. Now let's prove it to them."

"clear."

"Pay attention to the movement of following me. Yesterday's flight made me sweat. Adjusting the variable-sweep wing is the key to low altitude. Don't always lock the wing in the middle position like a novice, it will make you Loss of maneuverability and acceleration at the same time. Experienced opponents can anticipate your turns."

"Understood, squadron leader. I'm just worried about being in a hurry."

In this attack plan, the wingman Rajesh is also very heavy. After Dabrini’s handheld launches the anti-radiation missile, the wingman also needs to launch a TV-guided missile to ensure the destruction. For a single-seat aircraft It was a dangerous time, as the head had to be aimed from above to the lower right cathode ray tube, which would take away the ability to see the surroundings and partly control the aircraft.It is known that during the battle of the Jhelum Dam in the direction of Pakistan, many MiG-27s were shot down by fighter jets or Stinger missiles when launching TV-guided missiles or bombs.

"Actually, there's nothing to worry about. I promise it's no different from a drill. Surprise is our greatest chance. Well, check your equipment."

The two pilots began to check the status of their respective aircraft. This aircraft was not easy to operate because the various instruments were too complicated.

"Squad Shark, check the navigation control panel." A voice came from the tower, it was the voice of the captain, and today he will personally sit in the tower to conduct ground command.

"Sharks understand."

Surrounded by hundreds of people, two heavily armed fighter jets taxied to the take-off position and stopped.

After adjusting the fuel pump, the lieutenant colonel suddenly remembered something.He struggled to find a photo from his pocket, and hung it on the repeat approach switch on the right side. Hanging the photo of his son in this position is his long-standing flying habit.

"Soon the other children in the school will know that this boy's father is a combat hero." Thinking of this, the lieutenant colonel couldn't help but take a deep breath, then turned his face and waved to the regimental captain on the tower, who stood there , nodded solemnly.During this period, the fighter jet vibrated more and more, and the engine speed quickly increased to 60.00%.

"It's time to go out and do something big."

He released the brakes, and the heavy plane began to accelerate.Immediately behind him was wingman Rajesh.

Crowds waving on both sides passed by outside the cockpit. The lieutenant colonel was not in a hurry to pull up the plane, because today the load was heavy, and he had to taxi as much as possible.

The plane slowly raised its head, and he started to retract the flaps and throttle step by step. At the same time, he looked back at Rajesh's plane to make sure that he had also followed.

"Fine, fly according to the navigation point and maintain the altitude. Just got the information, Tespur's plane has taken off, and they will act as planned."

"clear."

"By the way, there is another latest news. They transferred a Su-27 squadron from the inland to LS yesterday. It may appear today."

"Oh? We can still find their transition now?" The lieutenant colonel was puzzled. He knew that since the last A50I early warning aircraft in Agra was transferred to the Western Front, the Air Force's transfer of the Chinese Air Force has been very effective and difficult to monitor.Even the LS airport, which is very close to the control line, cannot spy on one or two.

"If you don't believe it, someone sent a photo with a mobile phone and posted it on the Internet. Sometimes information is as simple as that."

"Hope Triple Sonic Squadron will distract them."

XZ, China, a highland airport in Qamdo, the team leader Zheng Hui is sitting in the cabin flipping through newspapers, patiently waiting for tasks that may not appear.The airport was deserted, and as far as the eye could see, there were only a few people walking back and forth.The power cart next to the plane was making a monotonous humming sound. A crow suddenly landed on the power cart, pecked at the air vent a few times, and then turned its head to look at the pilot blankly.

"Xiao Liu, I never thought that there are crows on the 4000-meter plateau. It's so interesting." Zheng Hui said to his wingman.

"I hope there won't be too many in the air, so as not to cause trouble when taking off." On the radio, wingman Liu Cheng said, it sounded like he was not interested in the regiment leader, and he was quite disgusted with this kind of ominous bird.

"They told me that there is no need to drive birds at such an altitude airport, because there are no birds, but now it seems..."

"Take three turns, this is the control tower." A familiar voice suddenly appeared on the radio, which alarmed the crow on the power supply vehicle, and the big bird flew away with a flutter.

"You can hear me, Comrade Deputy Commander, it's over."

"They just dispatched Tespur's fighter jets, er... they have crossed the Borori River and flew towards Tawang. There are four of them."

"Su-30MKI?" Zheng Hui asked, he was surprised that the Indian Air Force dispatched so many fighters at once.

"It's not clear, but judging from the RCS and speed, it should be right. Now the 33rd Air Division has taken off and stared at it,"

"Division 33? Why isn't it our division?"

"They're closer. They just came up yesterday."

"Block the Su-30, can they do it?"

"Hehe... I don't know. The equipment of the 98th Regiment is a bit old, but I can only say that the level of training is obvious to all." The deputy commander said, he seemed a little unnatural when he praised the brother troops.

"It turned out to be the 98th regiment. That is much better than our regiment's second-generation aircraft."

"...Who told you that our regiment is the second generation, and we are the second and a half generations. You still continue to wait according to the plan. We are studying strategies, and maybe you can be dispatched today."

"clear."

Zheng Hui didn't know what research strategy meant. If the enemy really made a feint, the main attacking formation should be on the way by now.But he had no choice but to wait.

At the same time, in the deep mountain ravine south of Luketang, Lieutenant Colonel Dabrini is carefully controlling the altitude and flying due east. From time to time, he needs some information from the radio.

"Shark, Tespur's plane has already taken off. We decided to take off 4 fighter jets on the spur of the moment, hoping to fully attract their attention."

"Understood, I have heard their conversation on the radio just now. Has the other party responded?"

"Not yet. There should be further action. However, the radar has not responded yet, and we can detect that its main lobe is still emitting pulses."

"Very well, in half an hour, give them a little bit of bitterness."

Dabrini raised his head while speaking, and four Su-4s were flying neatly above him.They can be seen carrying a large number of air-to-air missiles under their wings.

Two stealthy MiG-2s dropped the auxiliary fuel tanks in the ravine of Lower Subansiri (the name of the administrative district at the junction of CN County and MT County in my country that India illegally occupied).With the reduction of the empty weight of the aircraft, the flexibility of the MiG 27 began to emerge.They dexterously flew and moved in the mountains, completely avoiding radar surveillance.

Lin Huaisheng and Wang Tiechuan trekked hard in the deep mountains. They had just avoided the stalking of a black bear and were about to rest for a while, when a huge roar followed from far to near. Just like the day before, two planes roared past them However, Lin Huaisheng watched one of them throw the fuel tank into the deep stream, startling a group of flying birds.

Obviously these are the two fighter jets seen yesterday, but this time the ammunition they carry is real.Lin Huai found that his judgment was correct. The plan to use the Su-30 to cover the low-altitude sneak attack was real. Now he has no means to contact the headquarters, so he can only hope that the headquarters can take precautions.

In the cockpit of the J-8II fighter jet, Zheng Hui had been waiting impatiently. He didn't know what his superiors were thinking. Even if he was allowed to take off and patrol for a while, it would be better than waiting here. He had studied it before he came. Terrain, if the enemy is really approaching at an ultra-low altitude, the radar warning time is only one and a half to two minutes, so it would be very difficult to intercept it at this time.Another thing that makes him dissatisfied is that he has never been given a specific interception plan. He thought that the plan was being formulated, but until this morning when he sat in the cabin, there was no specific mission and no specific route in the computer. .You must know that the J-2II is an aircraft that relies heavily on predetermined routes and ground command. Without these, this aircraft can hardly perform interception tasks alone.He was somewhat skeptical that his superiors lacked experience in formulating effective interception plans.However, if he is allowed to do it, it will be difficult to formulate a complete plan, and there is a lack of similar complex subjects in previous training.

"Make three crutches, the task has been issued, you take off immediately, and then circle the southeast snow mountain, understand."

"Understood." Although it was difficult for Zheng Hui to understand why he had to make a detour to the southeast after takeoff instead of flying directly to the border patrol, but at least the order to take off was issued.

The plane began to roll slowly, and Zheng Hui would occupy a very favorable altitude immediately after takeoff, which was determined by the innate advantage of this 4300-meter runway, but he still didn't know where the target was.On the multi-function display, only a provisional course appeared, but the data link sent no further target information to it.

"I have one last question, how did we find the target?" Zheng Hui asked after taking off.

"Uh...it's like this, if they are coming towards Linzhi's radar station, you should be able to find it after turning on the radar." The deputy division commander said uncertainly on the radio.

"Is it all about guesswork?"

"That's a good question. It's a guess. Our warning radar can't look down in the mountains, so we have to let your radar scan the most dangerous blind spots."

"I have a suggestion. If we go straight to the southwest of Medog, we may be able to occupy the 6 o'clock direction of the enemy plane."

"Remember that old man? You rescued the one. It was he who suggested flying like this, and the division decided to adopt this suggestion."

"His suggestion?"

"He thinks we should take the east in the morning and wait for the enemy to hit us head-on, instead of looking into the valley with the glare of the sun and just relying on radar down sight. There are so many mountains in this area, it's hard to determine where they will come out of .”

"It sounds unreasonable. His air combat theory seems to be a hodgepodge of empiricism. I think it should take the advantage first."

"Execute the order, comrade. It is not easy for the superior to make a decision. After all, this old man has shot down more enemy planes... than our division." The deputy commander said tactfully.In fact, what he said is a little bit off the truth. That old man has shot down more enemy planes than the entire Chinese Air Force has shot down in the last 40 years.

(End of this chapter)