Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 340 Tortuous Confrontation

The fire control radar of the MiG 29K has already completed one-on-one tracking. At this moment, the Chinese fighter plane is still waiting for the speed to rise, and has not made any drastic movements; the Chinese pilots have detected that this MiG 29K is equipped with Beetle-AE type active phased array radar, is not so easy to get rid of.

Seeing that the target did not panic in the passive state, and gradually accelerated to the speed of sound, the fighter plane could no longer delay the opportunity. Lieutenant Colonel La Barras and his wingmen coordinated their steps and launched a medium-range air-to-air missile 15 kilometers away. .

The early warning aircraft in the direction of China immediately noticed the enemy's attack 30 kilometers behind the Su-15, and immediately notified the pilot of the Su-30MKK.The pilot, as well as the rear-seat weapons director, can display it in the vertical direction and see the approaching missile.Obviously, at such a distance, the enemy must have launched a medium-range weapon such as R77 or R27, which means that it must be actively and passively interfered with at the same time in order to work.

The pilot immediately got the most reasonable evasion plan, and decisively made an appropriate disposal - launching chaff for passive interference.At the same time, he used the electronic warfare equipment he carried to launch self-defense electromagnetic interference.

This heavy-duty aircraft has quite powerful electronic warfare capabilities, and can effectively interfere with approaching weapons that require data link support; once the enemy missile approaches an appropriate distance, full-band interference may destroy the correction command between the missile and the fighter plane , fundamentally destroys the mid-course guidance of the missile.The effect of this kind of interference will show advantages that ebb and flow as the missile approaches.Once the packet loss rate of the dedicated data link between the missile and the fighter reaches the limit, the missile will inevitably lose control; in fact, the Chinese Air Force has always been the largest user of Russian-made missiles, and naturally knows how to restrain it. However, the scope of its variation is completely under control. If the interference is released in a targeted manner, it is sure to submerge its wireless point commands in the noise.

The pilot continued to accelerate in a straight line, staring at the screen, reminding himself to hold his breath.He still needs to wait to make a judgment on whether the trailing missile is an R77. Once it is confirmed to be an active radar-guided weapon, he still needs to make a last-ditch effort.

"The enemy lead plane is releasing strong interference?"

The wingman pilot of the MiG 29K was startled. He found that the data link communication between himself and the two R2 missiles launched and the fighter plane was no longer smooth. Fortunately, the active radar of the missile has started to work and captured the target. Now it depends on the missile itself. , but he felt deeply that the situation was not good.

"Don't worry, he will never escape from the trap I set up." La Barras said confidently; in fact, he was also very worried in his heart. Tespur's 2D search radar can only provide extremely limited guidance, and the vastness of the north There are murderous intentions hidden behind the mountains. He knows that there are several J-10 fighter jets at Bangda Airport with a high dispatch rate, and it is difficult to count on the rear ground radar to detect these threats in time. Their detection limit is almost here.Fortunately, his number is temporarily double that of the enemy, so that he can free up a wingman to always irradiate the most dangerous areas.Once trouble is detected, the position information of the enemy aircraft can be notified to the entire formation through the data link instead of inefficient voice transmission.

"Keep tracking and prepare for enemy countermeasures."

"It was discovered that the enemy's J-10 fighter jets taking off from the front-line airport are coming."

The deployment of the lieutenant colonel really worked. A wingman who had been monitoring Bangda Airport noticed that the J-10 fighter was taking off.

"The distance is still too far, and the advantage is still on our side."

At this moment, all the missiles that have been launched have entered the critical moment of terminal guidance. Obviously, the Su-30 will have one last fight.

The Chinese pilot who was at the last moment was fully aware that he was closely followed by 4 missiles.His jamming was specifically aimed at the R77s, although his radar warning device only sensed that the radars of 2 of them were active.

Su 30 began to release the second wave of chaff, supplemented by a strong hover, in order to avoid it at the end.The turning action was clean and neat, and the active radars of the two R2s were fooled in a blink of an eye. The pilot could see that the two missiles exploded one after another about one kilometer away, obviously misidentifying the target.It seems that the training outline is correct. As long as you don't lose your composure, these active radars with limited power are actually not so invulnerable.The pilot comforted himself secretly: "77 missiles, that's all?"

Lieutenant Colonel La Barras, who was 10 kilometers away, had already seen the missile that lost its target and exploded. He also saw the flames of the afterburner chamber of the target.

What the lieutenant colonel launched were not two R2 missiles like the wingman, but two R77T missiles with a lower technical level, which used mid-stage commands and terminal infrared guidance.This peculiar tactic of using two missiles with different guidance modes to conduct medium-range attacks at the same time appeared in the textbooks of the Soviet army, but due to insufficient feedback on actual combat effectiveness, it was only a flash in the pan and was included in another volume.In the current popular medium-range bomb attack theory, air combat must be short and direct; tactical formations guided by such a theory generally do not carry too many different types of weapons.

La Barras is not a person who sticks to the rules. He dares to break through the airspace of a third country from the sea to enter the front line, and naturally he will not be willing to stick to traditional tactics.When he accepted these new aircraft in Russia, he began to explore traditional air combat theories in depth; he knew that Russia's export weapons lacked diversity, so it must be considered that China or Pakistan would inevitably use the MiG-29 If you know your weapons very well, you will also have considerable restraint. How can you defeat the enemy and win?This is a question he often asks himself; of course, on the other hand, he also has a lot of experience in how to deal with the Russian-made air-to-air weapons that the Chinese army may use.

In the end, I found the part that coincided with myself in the dusty old textbooks of the Russian army. The performance of the R27T missile is not so good. It is a "compromise" weapon with a turning overload lower than that of a fighting bomb and a launch range much smaller than that of ordinary medium-range bombs.In fact, except for France, most Western countries have not developed similar weapons.

The lieutenant colonel found that if this missile is fired at the rear hemisphere of the target at the same time as the two R2 missiles, it can hide behind the enemy's attention to the R77 and complete its approach and find the heat source. After all, it uses a Passive seeker head that is imperceptible and undisturbed by chaff.Considering that most opponents will inevitably make mistakes in the midst of harsh warnings, this is obviously a practical tactic, and what is lacking is an actual combat verification;

In the cockpit of the Su-30MKK, the tight and piercing radar warning sound suddenly eased. This 7G turn seems to have passed the phased array radar of the fighter jet?Now the enemy's radar has returned from "tracking" to "scanning"; can 90.00% of the threats be eliminated?On the display, two J-2s are approaching at a speed of 10 kilometers away, and the situation here will become 70 vs. 2 in a blink of an eye.

The weapon guide in the back seat of the Su-30MKk has been turning his head back and forth to observe. He saw nothing in the dark night, but he felt a little ominous. A large number of chaff also interfered with the radar of the command plane. Now the other two missiles are missing. up.

Immediately there was a violent explosion. The first one was near the engine on one side and stopped the engine for an instant. The second one was a little farther away, but still blew up the horizontal tail on one side.

Immediately, the fighter plane began to rotate horizontally. Since the other engine was still working, the overload number on the HUD in front of the pilot's eyes quickly increased to 9G.

It was too late to check the damage, and the plane was obviously dead.

"My plane is under attack and I must parachute!"

The pilot hastily reported the incoming situation, and decisively lowered the ejection handle. Two zero-zero ejection seats were launched into the air in a burst of flames.The fighter jet that was blazing was still in a horizontal circle and fell rapidly. The solid body prevented it from disintegrating quickly. It just hung 2 tons of ammunition and about half of the fuel, and fell in flames.The heavy fighter eventually crashed into a hill.The huge explosion instantly illuminated the entire mountain and the river that snaked along its foot.Immediately, the light of the fire disappeared, and the river was no longer visible.

The pilot, who was suspended in mid-air, realized that he might have fallen on the side of the Indian control line.His communication has been interrupted, and the satellite positioning device is not at hand, and he cannot access it temporarily, and he cannot know the specific situation; but in any case, he knows very well that the lower reaches of the Zayu River are still under the control of the Indians. The air currents surging southward from various mountain passes are engulfing him and moving in the opposite direction.

By the light of the moon, the pilot could see that the pilot in the back seat was hanging not far from his side, gesturing to him to indicate that he was not injured.Then, a roaring fighter flew by from the other side, with bright lights flashing on its vertical tail.That was obviously his wingman.When the wingman turned the corner, he waved his wings deliberately, obviously he saw himself.The pilot thought that he should have a chance to make peace with the J-10 fighter, and he would definitely convey back the information of where he was shot down.What will be the fate in the end?Who knows.

La Barras saw that his attack was successful, and at the same time the fuel warning light came on. Although the current situation is 4 vs. 3, considering the fuel and the opponent also has an early warning aircraft, it is obviously the best choice to accept it when it is good.

"Python formation, let's return." He found Gohathir on the navigation device, and the corresponding navigation information also appeared on the HUD.This airport was not his destination. He didn't like any airport in Assam that the Chinese Air Force might visit, but he got to refuel there first, and then went back.

Xu Jingzhe has been paying attention to the development of the whole situation at the command post, and the air force is not under his control, but the sudden change made him shocked.Where did the enemy come from?Why not Tiger Shark Rafale?Fortunately, he still reacted from the shock and silence before the others present.

"Report the exact location of the crashed plane?"

"Still in contact with the Air Force, but... the situation is not good, the wind direction this month..."

"I know the direction of the wind. Immediately notify the 'Shan Ying' of the direction of the wind so that they can make all possible preparations."

"Possible preparations?"

"Get them ready to rescue the pilot if necessary."

The subordinate's slowness made the major general somewhat displeased, but he immediately realized that his ambiguous instructions really made it difficult for his subordinates to accurately understand the meaning.

"No, don't notify Shanying, and wait for further information from the command plane."

What he was most worried about was not that the Air Force lost a heavy fighter, but that the pilot fell into the hands of the enemy.You must know that these Su-30MKKs have been carrying out strike missions against the enemy's jumping area. The pilots will have a rough judgment on the context and direction of the next mission. They know that it is only a little less than the staff here. A shrewd intelligence officer should be able to guess something from a rough perspective, so he must plan for the bad - the enemy will be aware of the general context of the whole plan within a few days.

"Why hasn't Lin Huaisheng shown himself?" He clenched his fist and slammed it on the table restrainedly, which still alarmed several people nearby. They paused for a few seconds, and then continued to devote themselves to the drawing work.

(End of this chapter)