Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 638 The Doomsday of the Squadron Leader
In order to rescue the transport plane, the stealth fighter launched a new type of long-range missile at an extreme distance. Compared with it, the range of R77 or PL12 can only be called "medium-range bomb". This kind of missile has a certain route planning The ability is not to fly directly to the target. In addition, there are flexible radar start-up settings. In theory, these new concepts can prevent early exposure and help compress the opponent's reaction time. Whether it is beneficial to actual combat is also the focus of investigation.

To deal with fighter jets like the Su-30, the timing of starting the active missile radar is about the distance from the missile that the enemy pilot can see with the naked eye. The accuracy of the command correction can make the missile start to capture the target within a very short distance.At the speed of a missile using a ramjet engine, the pilot's final countermeasure time is compressed to within 3 to 5 seconds.In such a short period of time, the countermeasures that can be made must be quite limited.

In the local actual combat test, the level of performance of this missile is not stable, the hit rate is only 50%, and the whereabouts of some of the missiles launched are unknown in the middle guidance stage, but the missiles that enter the terminal guidance basically live up to expectations.

Right now, the three stealth planes are flying at 3 times the speed of sound at an altitude of 15000 meters. The time they can last is much longer than that of the Su-1.5MKM fleeing at low altitude. Concerned about IR exposure from afterburner as it was certain that there were no other Indian aircraft in the air.

Goya still didn't know his own fate. He flew with afterburner for 1 minute in the approaching snow-capped mountains, convinced himself that the enemy plane should stop as soon as it was clear, and then released the throttle valve.

Most of the Ladakh area below fell into the enemy's hands. He didn't have enough information to formulate a safe route. Of course, he couldn't follow the simplest route and fly directly over the enemy's head, so he could be easily caught by the surface-to-air missile position from the track. law.

Usually, those cunning opponents will deliberately lurk, and then suddenly use the guidance radar to launch an attack in a very short time at a certain moment when they are closest to the launch position.Therefore, he must constantly change the route so that the opponent can't understand the rules.

The siren flickered again, and it was of an unrecognizable type, as well as a radar whose position could not be determined. He suddenly became alert. It was not time to worry about how to fight the surface-to-air missiles, and the greedy opponents in the air were not over yet.

He has almost come to a conclusion that as long as those stealth planes are still tracking, the Chinese surface-to-air missiles will not get involved.It is still far away from Srinagar, but he can already detect the warning radar of the Aster missile, so he simply speeds up and rushes there, hoping to attract the phased array guidance radar, although he is not sure whether Meneam's people will skip it Identify friend or foe, and shoot directly at yourself, but if you can guide the 60° search field of view of the guidance radar to yourself, even if you may not be able to see the enemy plane, but at least you can prevent the enemy plane from opening the magazine and firing rashly, maybe so. , the opponent behind retreated when he knew it was difficult, this was the best strategy he could think of right now.He is very clear that the so-called two evils are the lesser of two evils. He would rather choose to face the attack of the Aster missile than to be followed by an invisible opponent. After all, he will know the surface-to-air missile as soon as it takes off.

Xu Jingzhe sat quietly behind the commander, watching the pursuit. On the display, the enemy plane began to accelerate again, as if he had noticed the radar irradiation of the stealth plane.

从他掌握的苏35对抗猛禽对抗的战例信息中，刘兆林的战机全程被对手雷达照射了7至8次，其中有1、2次形成了跟踪，但是苏35机舱内的告警设备一次也没有起作用。

The warning equipment of Su 30MKM or Su 30MKI is not in the same line as that of Su 35. According to the needs of the ordering party, these aircraft use a considerable part of Western equipment that is prohibited from being exported to China. This may lead to the ability of these aircraft to identify suspicious radar exposure. Unlike the Su-35 that China can get.If the Chinese stealth aircraft cannot come and go completely without a trace in terms of radar power control, it is obviously necessary to use Western equipment for inspection.

The electronic equipment of the Su-35 driven by Liu Zhaolin was written by the Russians. It was necessary to obtain the complex electromagnetic signal records at that time through the records before and after the air battle, and to analyze the radar characteristics of the opponent's hidden head and tail. The Russians who provided the weapons came in and shared information; therefore, the above still hope to find out the problems in this aspect through the actual combat of their own stealth aircraft. If they can't capture an enemy plane, they can capture a few Indians participating in air combat. Pilots, maybe some help.

Wang Tiechuan's men had already gone to catch the two Indian pilots who parachuted, hoping to obtain some information about the cabin at that time. Xu Jingzhe was most worried that his men would not be able to find the pilots in such terrain in time. Within a few hours, those flying swallows might Will freeze to death in the mountains.For Wang Tiechuan, this operation may be the last appearance of his troops in this war. The next battle around New Delhi, without them, will inevitably rely more on the Pakistani intelligence agency that can penetrate into the city. of people.

Goya's crazy plan really surprised the command staff. Aster's irradiation radar was indeed pointed at the opponent, which made the stealth aircraft that had quietly circled to the opponent's rear vantage point have to evade or it would not be able to fire, although even if it was exposed for a few seconds , the risk is not great, but it is not allowed for the new type of flight for the first time in the war; the powerful ground-based phased array radar is always a scourge, and this mission does not include the part of detecting the enemy's radar response.

The commander consulted with the pilot, hoping that he could return, but was rejected by the pilot.Xu Jingzhe, who had been expressionless all the time, could not help showing a smirk. He knew that the commander in the cabin of the formation leader could overrule other people in the command post. Obviously, he hadn't enjoyed fighting yet. ,

Originally, it was an honor to be a member of this top-notch force, but seeing that the war was coming to an end, they had no chance to show their faces, and the pilots were inevitably a little psychologically unbalanced. Doing this job requires a sense of honor and a sense of honor People always hope to leave a mark in history; maybe a few years later, their grandchildren will ask them: What were you doing during the Second Sino-Indian War? You can’t just smile and say: Sitting in the lounge of the base Watch TV news.

The two stealth planes received orders from the lead plane, resolutely gave up chasing, flew south, and put themselves into route protection. The two terrified Y-2s could only temporarily land at Leh Airport due to lack of fuel. However, they were just pioneers in exploring the route, and their transport capacity did not play a decisive role. The real main transport plane behind them was taking off. This route still needs a long time Ranged stealth fighters for protection.

Only the division commander's landline remained behind, and continued to chase Captain Eagle. The fighter quickly circled to one side, avoiding the ground radar. The advantage in speed and altitude allowed him to quickly circle to the opponent's side, almost keeping pace with the target. , Of course, such a position will inevitably make the aircraft lose the radar scanning angle. The ground suggested that the pilot use passive equipment to track the target, and he followed the advice.

The pilot turns off the radar lock. Unlike ordinary fighters that only have the search capability in the front hemisphere, the infrared search and tracking system of this aircraft can almost provide a 300° scanning field of view (more than one set of infrared tracking equipment). Although this system cannot be used for distance measurement, it can He can obtain this information through the ground.

The Su-30 turned on the afterburner for too long, which made it easy for him to expose the temperature difference against the background of clean snow-capped mountains at the foot of the Himalayas.In fact, the target has never escaped the stealth aircraft's field of vision. After switching to passive search, the target is still displayed as a bright spot on the pilot's helmet.The ground told him to enter a more confident range in 20 seconds.

He waited 10 seconds, then opened the front magazine, and the fighting rounds hanging on the launcher, the launcher on the cantilever, were flipped out of the body, and then the magazine was closed, and the missile remained outside.

This launch method avoids various aerodynamic problems, allows the aircraft to maintain speed and stability as much as possible, and also enables the missile to be launched under wider conditions without rolling.

The muzzle velocity of Mach 1.5 and the altitude advantage of 4500 meters allow the missile's range to be maximized.However, from the clever dodging action of the Indian pilot just now, the pilot can see that it is definitely not an ordinary person, and the position of the opponent determines that this is an attack at a large off-axis angle, so it cannot be too hasty, and the missile must stay behind. Redundancy in range.However, he actually knew the performance of this fighting missile. It was a fighting missile that pushed the attack distance beyond the visual range, and it was also a weapon that could make manned fighter jets quit fighting forever.

In principle, at the moment of its launch, no experienced pilot is destined to be able to play any tricks. Turns that can avoid this kind of missile attack will definitely cause the aircraft to disintegrate first.This missile has not even been finalized. If the Indians can continue to postpone the war for half a year, maybe their air force can really see this hopeless weapon. Fortunately, the war will not last that long .

The pilot continued to wait, waiting for the ground to update the distance between the two sides and the ground radar position. He gave up the opportunity to use surface-to-air missiles to attack, and specifically helped him and provided some information.

His electronic threat system can detect at least 10 Indian search radars near Srinagar, and they are all just periodic scans. On the electronic tactical threat display, enemy radar threats will be identified and displayed in red circles. The distance at which the stealth aircraft may be seen is taken as the radius of the red circle; when he opened the front magazine and released the missiles, the radius of these red circles suddenly increased by an order of magnitude, but they were still outside the distance of the stealth aircraft, while the S300 or The irradiation radar of the Aster missile never came to the door.

The pilot pulled the launch trigger, and the two missiles flew off the pylons, turned sharply in front of the aircraft, and rushed towards the target.The division commander drove the fighter plane to turn around calmly, and the exposed launch rails retracted into the body by itself. Unlike the radars deployed by China in southern Pakistan, these radars in Meneam have not been optimized for detecting invisible targets. India even refused. Acknowledging the possibility that China will obtain stealth aircraft before itself, of course, the final result is that these radars cannot even seize a fleeting little opportunity in wartime.

With the help of the height conversion speed, the two missiles penetrated into the straight clouds below. When Goyagali escaped, the steam trail left by the side of the snow mountain quickly condensed, forming a huge cloud that was enough to block his own sight.Before the fighter plane's infrared warning system works, it is difficult for the pilot to observe the wake of the missile itself with the naked eye.

Goya has been staring at the front, and the cockpit is already buzzing. The Aster missile in Srinagar is really unambiguous. As soon as the Su-30MKM entered the range, it launched 2 missiles to intercept its own fighter jet.

In order to avoid electronic deception by opponents, most of the Indian surface-to-air missile forces do not conduct strict identification of friend or foe on high-speed fighter jets. In fact, after the fall of Leh, the ground forces have not seen their own air force for a long time. They have reason to believe that, Any fighter jet approaching at high speed is a Chinese plane with bad intentions.

Relying on the speed he maintained, Goya plunged down the mountain. He was not too nervous when dealing with missiles launched from such extreme distances.His backseat weapons operator kept calling on the spare communication channel, but there was no answer. VHF communication is no longer effective at such a long distance. The preparations for this mission were very hasty. Rear reconnaissance and electronic support Not enough, no one even informed Srinagar's air defense force, all on their own.

The Aster missile climbed a high parabola at a very high speed, and Goya knew that he had to hide somewhere before he plunged down, avoiding the sight of the ground radar.Although the heavy overload oppressed his whole body and he couldn't move, he still raised his head vigorously and looked at the pale flames of the two missiles, just like the Venus that can be seen during the day.Then he saw a third incredible bright spot, crashing an aster in an instant.

Before he could figure out what was going on, he immediately started firing chaff and tracer shells, obviously not on the right track, and while the pilot behind shouted, Goya saw a missile that was getting bigger and bigger in the reflector.

He subconsciously turned in the opposite direction at the speed of Mach 1, which was an action beyond the manual. From the instantaneous G value on the HUD, he saw a number approaching 10.5, and then kept it above 9G for a while.The strong power of this aircraft guarantees an excellent continuous turning ability, but such a turn in front of the pursuing missile is just a child's play. The infrared imaging technology of the seeker may still have some flaws, and it is impossible to recognize the Aster missile and the Su-30 aircraft. There is a huge difference in shape between them, but with tracer bullets alone, it will definitely not be able to dazzle its eyes.

(End of this chapter)