Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 348 India's determination

The radar scan lasted only a few seconds, and then the sharp warning sound began to sound-the enemy plane completed tracking in a short time, obviously that plane was not an ordinary person, and he also had a very superior performance radar.

At the same time, the two J-2 fighter jets were still turning 10 kilometers away. A few minutes ago, they got an extra task from the command plane, approaching the anti-aircraft firepower of Tespur who suddenly turned on, to test its reaction, so they ran quickly. Somewhat far.

The pilot of the reconnaissance plane felt that the situation was not good. There must be some connection between the enemy's diversion of the escort fighter plane and the sudden appearance of the interceptor plane.

"Using two crutches to find the enemy's situation, the bearing is 190 degrees, and the height is unknown. It seems to be in the Nagaland area. It is judged to be an Indian Navy MiG 29. Request to evacuate."

Apparently neither the J-10 nor the AWACS in the distance noticed this situation. Maybe the enemy plane used low-altitude flight to evade for a period of time to avoid the AWACS. .Now the pilot had no choice but to think of his own way. Without waiting for the command plane's instructions, he turned quickly and tried to escape.The turn was so steep that the radar track was not lost during the entire process, and the location of the emitter moved from 3 o'clock to 6 o'clock.

Only then did the two J-10s turn their noses around to outflank them, but at about the same time, the AWACS spotted several Mirage 2000 planes appearing from the airspace of Bangladesh in the southwest. They were obviously fighter jets of the Indian Air Force, and they probably came from far away from Bangladesh. From the airport in Bihar.

Xu Jingzhe continued to sit in the headquarters and became restless. He didn't care about the specific combat command, but as the supreme leader of all intelligence centers collecting and summarizing all information, he had to analyze all aspects of intelligence (including those outside the battlefield) at any time to make judgments and make decisions; Shangshang is a soul figure who can influence the direction of decision-making.He just learned that India is trying to impose an agreement on the exchange of airspace rights to Bangladesh. The meeting time is set at 9:1 Indian time, which is an hour later, but it seems that the Indian navy and air force can't wait to be dispatched. The Mirage fighter jets taking off from the hinterland, and several capital ships of the Indian Navy have gathered outside Chittagong, and it seems that they will not hesitate to launch a second war.

On the huge screen, the J-8II reconnaissance plane he insisted on sending was turning around, but the enemy's location information still did not appear.On the other hand, he also noticed that there were 7 Chinese Air Force aircraft over the entire theater, and this number has not changed much since dawn. The J-10s that took off from XZ's front-line airport, and the Su-30s and J-11 fighters that took off from Yunnan have been taking off continuously, taking turns to put pressure on the enemy in this area, but the enemy is not completely helpless, at least staying in Gauhati Seoul's MiG 29 was dispatched.

"The situation we are facing has changed." The major general said sternly, "In the future, we must calculate the range of combat aircraft at all airports on the subcontinent with straight-line distances. Southern Tibet is no longer an isolated area."

In fact, he has long been prepared for such an ending. It is impossible for India to let go of geographical barriers and tie its hands and feet. They should have had such a plan when they transferred the Su-30MKI fighter jets from Assam.That's not a frontline fighter deployed within range of an adversary's tactical weapons just because the area is isolated, that's no longer an issue.It seems that India is determined to tear its face apart in advance and bring the entire South Asian subcontinent under its control.Of course, things always have a bad side and a good side. One of the side effects of India’s approach is to completely push its main neighbor to China. In fact, the military region is preparing an attack plan for southern Tibet. The part that crosses Myanmar's airspace obviously cannot be notified to the Myanmar government in advance. Now that India has taken this step first, it seems that it is beneficial to China, at least in terms of international public opinion.

"Report, according to the information just obtained, the Mirage 7 fighter plane of the 2000th Squadron took off from Bihar, India."

The major general noticed that a new troop number also appeared on the Indian formation on the screen. This is a new designation, and it is one of the few Indian third-generation aircraft units that has not entered the field of vision.

"So, this is the last card?" Xu Jingzhe said cautiously. In his memory, all the modern Indian air forces had already played in this war, and some of them had already lost more than half.

"According to the information gathered by the Air Force, the Mirage 2000 is not up to the standard third-generation combat capability. India's No. [-] Squadron is acting as a bomber in the west and has suffered a lot of losses. Now it is replenishing the Brilliant fighter jets." A staff officer added.

On the screen, the phantom fleet has begun to confront the J-10 and has a certain numerical advantage.

Lieutenant Colonel La Barras was driving a MiG-29 and was chasing the J-8II combat reconnaissance plane in front of him. The enemy plane was already within his range, but its timely turn allowed it to hide on the edge of the envelope and occupy the enemy plane. The 6 o'clock position of the machine gun is very good, but it also greatly increases the difficulty of grasping the timing of shooting. In fact, the biggest difficulty in shooting in the pursuit state is to grasp the maximum range. This point seems to be the least cautious in the head-on state The opposite is true for range.The lieutenant colonel regretted using the radar prematurely. He should have sneaked closer for a while according to the guidance of the ground.At that time, the reconnaissance plane suddenly lowered its altitude and disappeared from Tespur's warning radar. Maybe it was just to avoid the clouds and take pictures.These reconnaissance planes always slip away immediately, instead of measuring the distance head-on like fighter pilots.

"Continue to pursue, wait for the fire command, and ignore those J-10s." The lieutenant colonel ordered calmly.He wasn't too worried if the enemy plane continued to lower its altitude to evade; unlike those early MiG-29s of the Indian Air Force, the radar of this aircraft had a strong downward-looking interception capability.

"Python 2 has captured the enemy plane, the target is 30 kilometers away, and is ready to launch an attack." The wingman pilot who occupied an excellent shooting position asked the squadron leader for instructions.La Barras can switch the data link mode on the multi-function screen to see the position of the wingman and the target. I am not worried that the reconnaissance plane that does not have the ability to avoid terrain may get close to the ground and escape the radar. I am only worried that the distance is a bit far. 15 to 20 kilometers should be sure.

"Attack freely according to the situation."

On the head-up display, the distance number of the enemy plane no longer decreases rapidly, and only the last 2 digits are still beating continuously. It can be seen that after the hasty turn, the enemy plane has gradually recovered its speed.The power of the MiG 29 is famous for its aggressiveness, and it will never suffer in air combat, but long-distance acceleration is by no means its strong point.Although he pushed the throttle firmly to the afterburner position, the speed of the plane stayed at Mach 1.2 and it was difficult to increase. The lieutenant colonel's index finger was on the firing trigger, hoping to see the next step of the enemy plane. Make judgment on the action, but he did not prevent the wingman from firing.

The J-8II fighter did not make mistakes in a daze. Most young pilots tend to turn left and right and lose speed when they are locked by radar and the enemy situation is unknown, but the Chinese pilot in front is not one of them. He just accelerated all the way. Except for secretly dropping the fuel tank, there is no extra action.Obviously, he had an accurate judgment on the enemy's situation behind him, and he also made the correct disposal.

On the HUD, the distance figures given by the ranging radar finally began to reverse. The target's acceleration was not fast, but she was always accelerating steadily.

"Is there such a thing?"

Seeing the enemy plane slowly speeding up while climbing, the lieutenant colonel was furious. This plane was slipping away from his fingers. It was obvious that it was going to have a showdown in the pursuit of more than 8000 meters.

The wingman couldn't hold back and fired two R2 missiles. The lieutenant colonel knew that unless the opponent made a muddy turn, the chances were slim.The opponent has not changed its state. When the missile accelerates to the highest speed and turns on the active radar, it is still 77 kilometers away from the target.It acted with such a constant strategy, which really puzzled the lieutenant colonel.

When the J-8II fighter jet crossed the defense zone of the 57th Infantry Division of India from a high altitude, the trailing missiles had been exposed to the field of view of the early warning aircraft, and they could not maintain their speed.Seeing that the time had come, the pilot immediately used a huge turn to throw off the missile whose engine had stopped working. The exhausted missile tried to keep up with this turn, but the deceleration made the two missiles unable to continue to maintain lift and climb attitude, and thus lost The opportunity to continue to capture the target.

The early warning aircraft had just entered a better position at this moment, and saw that the MiG-29 formation had turned around and disappeared. They did not land in Ghatir, but disappeared on the sea after passing through Bangladesh.Mirage 2000 fighter jets in the other direction stayed in the sky over Tespur for 2 minutes, and then turned to return through Bangladesh, as if they were in no one's land.This sortie was temporarily decided a few hours ago. The main intention was to conduct a joint naval and air force operation in the Northeast, so the Air Force took off from Bihar with 4 Mirage 7 fighter jets of the 2000th (Tomahawk) Squadron. A feint attack was carried out, while the navy used four MiG-4s to carry out a sneak attack on the Chinese fighter planes that would inevitably appear in the morning.

The 7th Squadron of the Air Force was at Gwalior base throughout the war waiting for an upgrade (enhancement of the Mirage 2000's mid-range air combat capabilities), so like the MiG-29s that stayed on the Gorshkov, these planes never participated fighting.Now New Delhi has noticed that China is likely to take advantage of the stalemate in the war situation to strangle India on the second or even third front.The essence of the emergency mobilization of the Indian armed forces is basically only these few squadrons left.

Long after the battlefield returned to calm, Xu Jingzhe still stood there blankly.Fortunately, the reconnaissance plane came back with information, and the near miss result was acceptable, but it still exposed the air force's command problem.If the enemy is more ambitious and well-planned, it is still possible to attack the AWACS itself. They have proved that they can still gain a numerical advantage over the theater.It's just that Tispur's ground command was not good as always, probably because he didn't see the AWACS.These problems can only be left to the Air Force to solve.From the analysis of the existing intelligence, Bangladesh will definitely lodge a serious protest against India's invasion of airspace, but at this stage, it should not use the air defense system to intercept it. This is a helpless and inevitable choice for a small country.India's bold action, for China, does have a few parts that can be used for reference.And will the decision-makers in India foresee that China may also cross Myanmar's airspace and directly enter southern Tibet?Of course Xu Jingzhe is very clear that it is impossible for the staff to make such a prediction. After all, anyone can see it from the map. This is the shortest line connecting the hinterland of China and southern Tibet.But if there is no intelligence basis, it is obviously impossible to project the main force in this direction.There has never been a man of such courage in the Indian army.Judging from their hastily mobilizing the reserve team in the Imphal region to Arunachal, at least in the mind of Lieutenant General Chaguye, the judgment of the greatest threat still remains 50 years ago.His focus is still on well-defended fortress areas like Dawang or Hualong. If the Chinese army comes back from the same route, he will take advantage of successive defenses and retreats to consume the opponent's offensive momentum. In front of the mountain, he can stay in a more favorable depth area.

"It would be great if I could get in touch with the separation attention forces there." He muttered to himself.It is obviously not a bad thing if there are several pro-China highland countries as buffer areas between China and India, but should we seize the signs of India's loss of control in Assam?

(End of this chapter)