Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 672
Rolle glanced back at the burning wreckage on the slope of the snow-capped mountain. He didn't have time to sigh with emotion, and immediately turned his head to control the plane to avoid the approaching mountain.

These MiG-29s were originally ordered by the Navy. The assumed combat environment is the Makran Coastal Mountains area west of Karachi, so they have a certain ability to avoid terrain, but terrain avoidance does not mean avoiding air defense positions, especially those that do not use radar. Using optically aimed fast guns, they fire without warning, and both sides rely on their forces to find the target. Relatively speaking, the aircraft is a roaring and moving large target, so it is naturally easier to be found; these small-caliber weapons may not be able to catch the formation. The first and second planes can usually form a dense fire net near the next few planes. This is not because Rolle is not thinking carefully, it is such a dangerous area that people are hard to guard against.He believes that with the informatization capabilities of the Chinese army, his whereabouts have been roughly grasped by the fighter jets in the air, and new troubles will appear soon. Of course, he cannot fly close to the snow-capped mountains all the way, because the fuel is not enough to maintain the formation to fly to the Indian army. Airport controlled in Uttar Pradesh.In his plan, there are a total of 7 airports to choose from. An airport with complete defenses that can land in a slightly deep area is of course the most ideal, so as to save the Chinese cruise missiles from attacking the plane as soon as it lands. However, at present Judging from the current situation, the room for picking and choosing is decreasing.

Lieutenant Colonel Rolle quickly pressed the navigation button on the monitor, and removed several planned deep airports that were too far away and unsuitable for fuel conditions, so that only Kanpur Airport in Uttar Pradesh and Bareilly could land. , Of course, you can also land at New Delhi International Airport, but it is within the attack range of an S400 system of the Chinese army, and the Chinese army has deployed fighter jets in Chandigarh, which may take off to intercept itself, so it is only a last resort to choose there.

After excluding most of the routes, a new target turning direction was formed on the HUD. This is the winding route to Bareilly that he made before departure, and the information of each turning point appears on the HUD. The key points of the various routes are written on his lapboard, which is no longer needed.

"Boys, follow me closely and watch out for every mountain pass. Before they shoot, there may not be a siren warning."

Rolle realized that if the formation was dragged too long, it would be easy to be attacked by the opponent's small-caliber weapons. Now every mountain pass antiaircraft artillery group may have obtained the information in advance and waited there with a net, but he knew that the response speed of general commanders is limited. If they rushed to the front all at once, they might not have time to measure the range and fire, at least not very accurately.

"Squadron leader, will the enemy's air force come to intercept it?"

"It will definitely come, it is already on the way now. Don't be afraid, as long as we are not seen by the early warning aircraft, it will be difficult for them to find us."

He has good eyesight, and he saw the green anti-aircraft guns on the mountain in front of him turning towards him from a distance. He is very familiar with this kind of 35mm artillery most commonly used by Chinese people. bastion, they supported Pakistan in large quantities of such weapons.He immediately pushed the throttle valve hard, not caring about the fuel consumed by the afterburner. If it can't rush through, the remaining oil is meaningless.

"Gain the throttle and dive. Dodge the enemy's fire net in front."

He has entangled with this kind of gun many times, and he knows that as long as one or two guns are deployed in each important place, it may pose a huge threat. The ammunition they fire has the ability to explode at close range. The dense barrage of 1mm fast guns is even more terrifying.It can be seen that the enemy is turning here. If there is a rocket pod on the plane, it can be launched first to suppress the enemy's spirit, but no, I can only bite the bullet and compare the speed with the enemy commander.

He saw the flames flying towards him, but he was thrown onto it, and there was a burst of dazzling explosions behind him. The distance measurement was quite accurate, but it was a pity that they didn't touch his side.

For some purpose, the enemy deployed the artillery in the higher area, which made them lack the angle of depression, but the lieutenant colonel dared not make a mistake, maybe they would deploy a few similar artillery in the lower area as a supplement.

A month ago, all the mountain passes here were still the chassis of the Indian Army, but after the air strikes and shelling from one side, the Indian army was forced to give up this area due to the lack of fire support. The Chinese army deployed anti-aircraft firepower here probably to protect them. The route to Chandigarh, of course, also cut off his retreat.

The next two MiG 29s followed the squadron leader and escaped the fire net on the mountain. They didn't know how the towed 35mm anti-aircraft guns were deployed on the mountain, maybe they were disassembled and hoisted up by helicopter. The 3 planes flew close to the valley below the mountain, and quickly threw off the fire net behind them, and then pulled up a little. When Rolle looked back, he saw that the No. 2 plane threw away the fuel tank under the belly. The burn time is too long, and the voyage looks tight.

Breaking through from the front of the enemy-occupied Leh is obviously a bad plan. The Chinese army has deployed a large number of anti-aircraft weapons here in order to guard against their air transportation lines; but here is what Rolle values ​​most, which is the two sides Snow mountain, if you pass directly through Punjab, the distance will be much shorter, and it will be difficult for you to use the terrain to deal with the enemy.Before he made the plan, he had a good analysis of the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower deployment. He estimated that the Chinese would deploy the anti-aircraft firepower as high as possible, while ignoring the lower areas, obviously in order to be more conducive to defensive transportation. Wire.Of course, whether you can escape or not depends on your luck. The possibility of hitting the mountain is always there. When the pilot travels through the snow-capped mountains, sometimes he will be dazzled by the white snow and cannot tell the actual distance.

The radar alarm flashed at the right time, which meant that there was a fighter jet scanning at the 29 o'clock position behind the MiG-6, and no one knew whether it was seen or not.

"Squadron leader, it seems that there are enemy planes. We will suffer when they come down."

"Don't be nervous, they may not see us."

Luo Er calmly reminded that it is obviously not the time to jump out of the mountain and fight the enemy desperately. In most cases, the enemy's radar will be interfered by the clutter of complex terrain, and may not be able to identify the target. He can still hide in the mountain and face the east. Moving forward, if the enemy radar locks on yourself, there will be obvious features.Of course, he believes that the enemy may eventually find him, and he hopes to escape at least 100 kilometers around Leh to prevent the Hongqi 9 air defense system there from attacking him.

"Trident 3, you have to pay attention to the rear, don't let them sneak up."

"Understood the squadron leader."

Obviously, what Luo Er is most worried about is the rear, so the task of No. 3 aircraft dragging behind becomes tight. He not only has to pay attention to the enemy firepower that suddenly appears in front, but also has to look back from time to time to guard against enemy attacks. Experienced pilots may not They will completely rely on radar to launch an attack. Although it is easy for the radar to lock the target, it can also transmit the target data to every nearby fighter plane through the data link simultaneously, but the old guys like to follow up secretly. case fire.

No. 3 MiG-29 had to fly higher to avoid the airflow behind No. 2's engine, and at the same time had to keep an eye on the nearby snow-capped mountains. The terrain avoidance warning would prompt danger, but these were not enough to support the squadron leader's order. He has to look back every ten seconds to make sure that the enemy is not approaching secretly from various heights in the direction of 6 o'clock. The vertical tail of the MiG 29 is sometimes a problem. It somewhat blocks some of the field of vision, so it has to be changed when turning back. Posture will do.

The pilot unconsciously raised some altitude, which made him almost level with the snow mountain ridge. If there is an early warning aircraft flying at the usual altitude in the north, it is possible to see fast-moving fighter jets.

The three remaining fighters of the Trident Squadron encountered radar scanning again, which seemed to be in line with the rotation cycle of the mechanical scanning radar antenna. Is this understandable that the enemy did not find itself?Of course, Roll didn't dare to make such a judgment. The enemy might be able to see the formation here, but they just didn't plan to launch missiles by looking down immediately.

Song Ning flew out from the clouds and carefully searched for the traces left by the enemy flying below. He reminded his wingman Zhao Lin to stay at an altitude of 12000 meters and scan with radar. At the same time, he kept in touch with other aircraft and the early warning aircraft. Unhappy, there will always be some telltale signs.

The two planes he and Zhao Lin were ordered to transfer from Baishawai via XJ Airport, and finally landed at Chandigarh Airport, providing some protection for the transport plane along the way. Unexpectedly, after taking off, they caught up with the enemy to break through. Another Su-27 fighter jet in the sky just saw it target, but then the target disappeared in the clutter.Song Ning has been carefully using the clouds to hide himself. He knows that the plane will leave a clear trail in the air and will be seen by the enemies below first. In this way, the positions of the hunter and the hunter may be switched at any time.

"Huang He, has the MiG-29 of the Northern Military Region changed the color of the body?"

He remembered one thing, so he asked about the early warning aircraft. There was no briefing before the battle in this encounter, and he didn't even know the color of the enemy.

"According to reliable information, it is still a navy blue camouflage, which should be very conspicuous on the snow line."

"Okay, thank you for the information."

He saw a strange cloud 27 kilometers east of where Su-80 positioned the enemy just now, like a continuous condensation trail from west to east. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it is a general cloud formed by rising water vapor from the mountain side. He decided to fly over to have a look .

"Zhao Lin, I found some traces. You lower your altitude and follow, and cover 2 kilometers behind me,"

"clear."

Zhao Lin's tone was quite excited. In fact, his injury was just healed. The doctor only agreed for him to participate in a transition flight instead of a fight. But if he catches up, naturally he can't back down, especially since he is now a well-known ace in the entire army. up.

This is the second time he has been wounded in this war, the first time outside the hangar at Makar airport, when he watched with his arms akimbo as Indian cruise missiles hit the runway and were hit by shrapnel from an explosion 350 meters away. his left leg.At that time, he had never seen any war, and China did not participate in the war, so he thought that all harm would be far away from him, otherwise it would be a violation of international law.Of course, this naive, egocentric view was quickly corrected by reality, at the cost of lying in the Peshawar Army Hospital for several weeks.Different from the first injury, his second injury had a high gold content. It was left after he abandoned the plane and parachuted after running out of fuel to chase an F22 fighter jet. This time he injured his right leg.

For Zhao Lin, he is destined to surpass Song Ning and even Sami in some respects. Sami has never shot down a stealth plane, and Song Ning shot down a F35 with low gold content. When this F35 turned to the sea to escape, it For Song Ning, who was chasing at the 5 o'clock position, he was actually invisible; Zhao Lin shot down an F22, although another F1 was shot down a minute later, but that was already the second one. The value is completely different from the first record.

Song Ning quickly smelled the enemy plane. He turned on the photoelectric radar for passive scanning, and soon found an infrared radiation source. The radiation source turned around the hill and disappeared, but it was only a matter of time before they were found.

"Yellow River, how many enemy planes are there?"

"Ground air defense said it saw three and shot down one."

"You mean two?"

"Probably?"

The early warning aircraft said uncertainly that this number was consistent with the number of targets seen by the Su-27 at high altitude.

Song Ning carefully controlled the flight, and with Zhao Lin behind him as cover, he could search ahead carefully without having to be wary of the surroundings all the time.

The fighter plane quickly flew to the area where the enemy plane disappeared just now. With his naked eyes, he saw a gray and white MiG 29 moving quickly above the snow line. It was not navy blue. It seemed that the enemy was not idle in the underground bunker, yes. The color of the plane has been adjusted. These new camouflage colors are very suitable for the mountains in this area. If it is a few hundred meters lower, with the cover of the color of the rocks and gravel, I may not be able to see it immediately.

He used IRST to scan the target quietly, and did not use coaxial laser ranging to avoid alarming the enemy. He estimated visually that the distance was 8 kilometers away, so he must be closer to attack. .

For no reason, the MiG 29UPG suddenly pulled up. When it broke through the height of the ridge, it was spotted by the early warning aircraft in the distance. At the same time, the blinking target position could be seen on the vertical display of Song Ning. Of course, it was the credit of the data link. , but these are superfluous, his sneak attack failed.Maybe the enemy intends to do a somersault 5 to 6 kilometers away, then pull away to counterattack, or perform a maneuver to escape at a higher altitude outside the terrain interference.

"now you."

Song Ning yelled and continued to follow. His infrared combat ammunition was cooling down and he couldn't switch to medium-range ammunition, but Zhao Lin could make an attack.

Zhao Lin's radar immediately locked on to the vertically raised enemy plane, and the distance was less than 10 kilometers, which was a very ideal attack distance for medium-range bombs. In fact, the hit rate of medium-range bombs was still slightly higher within the visual range. These missiles are easy to throw off after a turn or two with moderate G.

Two medium-range bombs were launched one after another, heading straight for the MiG-2. Song Ning gave up the attack and plunged down the valley to prevent the missile from identifying problems after the active radar was turned on and flew towards him. Of course, at the same time, he had to beware of another MiG. 29.

Lieutenant Colonel Rolle heard the call for help from the team members on the radio, and quickly turned around. During the turn, he lost two fuel tanks under the wing and kept the one under the belly. This fuel tank has some negative effects on roll and acceleration, but He weighed it and didn't throw it away and the 2 liters of fuel left in it.

Song Ning immediately noticed the bright spots moving on the snow-capped mountains. This was the flames of the fighter jet after the afterburner was activated. There were not one but two. It is obvious that the command plane has always made mistakes in grasping the information today.He raised his head and saw 2 medium-range bombs flying above, taking an unusually tight turn, flying towards the target that had been covered by tracer bombs all over the sky.From the sharpness of the missile's steering, it can be seen that the target tried its best to get rid of the turn.

(End of this chapter)