Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 673 Rolle's Revenge

Immediately, one SD10 was shaken by the chaff and missed the target. Another missile exploded near the MiG-29, knocking off one of the vertical and horizontal tails of the MiG-29. The aircraft lost its stability and spiraled down.The pilot ejected in time, and the parachute opened as the plane hit the snowy mountain.

During this period, a MiG-29 in front of Song Ning launched a missile 8 kilometers away. The flash of the missile flying off the pylon was captured by Song Ning's naked eyes. The early warning aircraft also saw it when the missile turned and issued a warning.

Song Ning didn't realize that the opponent used the radar for a short time. In fact, the MiG 29 was already in the state of climbing and disengaging at this moment. He obviously used the helmet to guide the two infrared guided missiles to fly to Own.To be on the safe side, he could only turn around and give up the attack. At such a long distance, the R2's seeker had no possibility of intercepting him, unless he was really stupid and flew straight over and hit his seeker's detection range.

He expected that his opponent would make a feint and then run away. Sure enough, after the two MiG-2s sensed the Northern AWACS, they turned downwards and fled. It is enough, 29 kilometers away, there is another tanker that can be easily found.

This time, the J-10 formation is no longer secretive, but uses radar to constantly scan the valley, exerting invisible pressure on the enemy. Song Ning knows that the enemy's cabin will keep alerting, and if the enemy panics, they will make mistakes. , the possibility of directly hitting the mountain is also very high; and the front——he knew from the data link information that there is a gap between the two mountains, which is a chance for the anti-aircraft firepower near Leh to see and hit the opponent. The early warning aircraft reminded him not to get too close, just keep scanning.Of course he didn't want to give up the opportunity to the army, but right now he'd better obey and keep a distance. Once in chaos, accidental damage from missiles flying all over the sky may exist at any time.

A Hongqi 17 short-range missile launch vehicle with a tracked chassis has fully grasped the positions of two MiG-2s. It does not need to search for targets through the battlefield surveillance radar on its top, but uses the data instructions of the command plane to grasp the enemy plane. The direction of the attack, of course, the update of the target position of the early warning aircraft is actually obtained through the continuous scanning of Song Ning's airborne radar.

The data link connects all the nodes on the entire battlefield to maximize their effectiveness. All systems are methodically targeting the Indian pilots with black eyes.Relatively speaking, Luo Er and his comrades can only rely on intuition and immediate reaction. Of course, he can see the terrain from the navigation map, and can roughly judge that there may be some firepower aimed at him there.

According to the always inaccurate intelligence of the Northern Army Group, the Chinese deployed a set of Red Flag 16 or Red Flag 9 systems near Leh. To deal with these systems, he must fly as low as possible. The launching positions of these weapons can only be deployed in In flat areas, this will greatly limit the effectiveness of their radars in searching for low-altitude targets. As for whether there are other near-anti-missiles in this area?Obviously there are, but Luo Er can't care about it.Now that he has chosen this route, he can only bite the bullet and rush over. If he knows that the 4 MiG-21s and 2 Jaguars that broke out from Punjab have all been shot down by surface-to-air missiles, he should be glad that he chose this route. A route through the mountains that would at least give him no chance of escape.

"Watch out for the radar in Aksai Chin, and the Leh Valley."

Roll reminded his last wingman pilot that according to the information 10 days ago, Aksai Chin had a radar deployed at an altitude of 4500 meters. He didn’t know if those radars were still there. An early warning aircraft, it should not be idle, and will definitely attract more fighter jets to surround itself from the south or north. The Chinese have many escort fighter jets that can pounce on them at any time near this transportation line.

"Squadron leader, we can't get rid of the Chinese fighter behind us. He has been scanning at 6 o'clock and will immediately seize an opportunity to fire."

"Keep the flight stable, the enemy can't lock us, just leave him alone."

The two planes flew one after the other among the snow-capped mountains, no longer responding violently to Song Ning and Zhao Lin's radar scans, and seemed determined to resign themselves to fate.

The MiG-29 formation flew in the opposite direction to the direction that Goya's Eagle Squadron broke through a few days ago. At that time, Goya was chased by a Chinese stealth plane. In desperation, he chose to flee to the Indian air defense position in Srinagar, but the enemy Still took the first step to shoot it down. From the beginning to the end, Srinagar’s Aster position only saw Goya’s Su-30MKI fighter and 2 missiles that suddenly appeared and shot down the Goya fighter. At the end of the war, The fact that the Chinese show their hand has indeed greatly shaken the determination of some Indian quasi-allies who pretend to be neutral but are actually ready to participate at any time.

Inside the Red Flag 17 launch vehicle, the positions of the two MiG-2s were updated intermittently, but the information was enough for the commander to aim the guidance radar at the place where they were about to emerge. For him, it was only once in less than 29 seconds If there is an opportunity, launch 10 to 2 missiles to attack these two targets. For the missiles with a very short ignition time launched by this short-range defense system, they attack the targets that pass by in front of them.The Hongqi 4 is not used to deal with such high-mobility targets that pass by from the side. The range of the attack results in a short attack window, which is not easy to grasp.

The missile will fly to the target according to the command, and then explode within a range as close as possible. Whether it can hit or not depends on the luck of the Indian pilots. If they find out in advance and make maneuvers, it is easy to avoid the missile.

A clearly visible target on the display suddenly appeared, followed by a second, the radar tracked immediately, the first step was perfect, the commander put his hand on the launch button, he decided to wait another 2 seconds for the target to continue to approach .

Roll noticed the new alarm sound. It immediately raised from the reminder of being scanned to the highest level of locked-on threat. There was no periodic scanning warning radar, but a guidance radar firmly fixed on the target appeared all of a sudden.He looked to the north, it was quiet there, and he didn't see any movement of missiles taking off. He knew it was not the time to act rashly, but the No. 500 aircraft 2 meters behind couldn't hold back anymore, and began to make rollers to try to get rid of the radar. , but no matter whether it is maneuvering or chaff, it cannot get rid of the phased array radar, and its distance must be very close.

"Calm down and keep the speed."

Luo Er reminded that they don't have any altitude at present. If they lose their speed by maneuvering blindly, then once the enemy really launches an attack, they won't even have the capital to fight for the last time.Of course, he knew that radar locking did not necessarily mean that the conditions for firing had been met, especially in such a vast area, where the enemy's launch position might be as far as 50 kilometers away.

After they flew to this gap, several voices kept ringing in their ears, reminding the terrain to avoid the beeping sound. This voice told him that the ups and downs on the flight path needed to turn, and a soft female voice kept telling him that there was a A fighter jet was scanning at the 6 o'clock position, and the same female voice told him that another ground-based air defense system had locked on to him.

Since the Soviet era, these aircraft have always used female voices to remind pilots of various deadly threats. This is one of the few humanized designs of Russian-made weapons (at least the designers think so). Pilots will feel that this warning The system is at least a little cuter than the MiG-23's complicated and confusing instrumentation, but it is also limited.Actually, no one likes the presence of this cold, emotionless voice, whether it's in Russian or Hindi, because she sounds like a desperate widow trying to keep reminding you that you're going to be fucked .

"Watch out for surface-to-air missiles... watch out for surface-to-air missiles, 9 o'clock...."

Rolle had to temporarily release his left hand from the throttle to turn off the sound.During this period, he saw faint smoke rising from the dazzling northern snow slopes under the setting sun. This is obviously not a Hongqi-9 missile, because the propelling flames do not seem strong enough, and he has no way of judging the distance, but it must not be. too far.

"Here they come, get rid of them immediately."

He yelled to pull up the fighter jet and watched the two black dots rushing towards him, but he didn't see the tail flare of the missile, obviously their brief ignition was over.He knows that if he stays calm, he can cleanly solve the problem in 2 or 3 seconds.He dropped the last underbelly fuel tank and the remaining 4 liters of fuel, rolled down, and then pulled harder. The two missiles followed suit and sank; then, as expected, they could not be lifted up.

A missile exploded 29 meters below the MiG-50. Some fragments may have hit the aircraft, but the fighter was largely unharmed. Another hit the falling drop fuel tank.

Luo Er knew that he had passed the level again, but when he turned around, he didn't see Unit 2.

"Call Trident No. 2," he turned around, looking for No. 2, but he didn't see it, and he didn't get a reply. "Call No. [-]."

Risking the enemy's second attack, he made a roller to check the ground, and saw a beach of exploding wreckage. That's right, it was a MiG-29, and he didn't see any falling parachutes near the wreckage.

Roll felt a pain in his heart. His squadron was completely finished. If he had a few bombs or rockets, he would fly to that launch system without hesitation, but the short-range system ignored the mood of the angry captain. , launched an attack again, this time more reluctantly in terms of range, Roller pushed the power, watched the two black dots fall from 2 o'clock to 9 o'clock, and then the kinetic energy was exhausted and fell down. .

Those missiles accelerate for a short time and have a limited attack range. It is always easy to get rid of them, but the premise is not to panic. If you make a wrong move, it is more useful to keep the original route and accelerate directly. They are always approaching in an instant, and it is easy The pilot made a mistake; number 2 probably just made a mistake.

In fact, from the moment the No. 2 aircraft lost its fuel tank hundreds of kilometers away, Rolle vaguely realized that it would be difficult for him to complete this mission, at least the range was not enough.

At this moment, Song Ning easily captured the target. He quickly launched two medium-range bombs to attack, but the missile's active radar had not yet had time to turn on, and the guidance radar lost its target.The enemy plane reacted very well. Without any other source of information, it clearly judged the situation and used the terrain to temporarily avoid the tracking of the J-2. When it appeared again, the missile had missed the target and flew forward.

"Captain Song, follow the original plan and turn to the south to protect the route," a major general in the early warning aircraft instructed, "Let other units come to this target."

Song Ning immediately turned around and gave up the attack. He is not a competitive person like Sammy, and obedience to orders always comes first.From the display, it can be seen that several J-11s are coming over the ALD area, ready to intercept the MiG-29, but the MiG-29 disappeared again.Obviously letting Song Ning turn ahead was a small mistake, because most of the time the early warning aircraft's own radar could not see this enemy aircraft, which is very good at drilling ravines, but this MiG-29 can not take many routes. Seems like meat on the chopping block already, hard to escape.

Lieutenant Colonel Roll realized that his fuel was not enough to return to an airport in Uttar Pradesh by following the original route around a few bends south of Leh. Of course, it was even more impossible to fly directly to New Delhi. He knew that once he entered the plains , there is an S400 waiting for me.All the routes he had planned were no longer feasible, and of course he could not get any guidance from the ground. Ten minutes after lift-off, he had lost all communication with the ground. Now that he was alone, he could only make a last-ditch effort. .He flew directly to Aksai Chin in the due east. Even in the most powerful period of the Indian Air Force, no aircraft could break through Aksai Chin's air defense firepower, whether it was the Su-10 or the MiG in the triple-sonic speed. 30 is the same, but there is also a shortcut.If he can go directly from Ali through China's airspace, at least in theory, there is still the possibility of flying back.

Lieutenant Colonel Rolle once seriously considered a problem. The Chinese have been using their information advantage to play tricks and make Indians make wrong judgments based on their common sense. He has seen too many such things, but how to solve them?This question has never been answered.

Now, he has an answer.He decided to abandon common sense and go directly through Aksai Chin to challenge the legendary airtight Chinese air defense network. Half of what he did was because of insufficient fuel, and the other half was for the destruction of the Trident, or the entire Indian Air Force. A personal revenge; the Lieutenant Colonel never thought that the war initiated by India was a just war as Dr. Rani preached, but if China was not involved, how could the Indian Air Force be completely wiped out?Of course, in his subconscious mind, he felt that it was the most reasonable and the least foolable to use an irrational plan to counter the Chinese army's suspicion of using information superiority.

The major general on the early warning plane waited for the enemy to appear from a certain direction south of Leh, and then was blocked by the S400 in Chandigarh or the J-11 on the road. He did not expect that the enemy plane did not break through to the south, but flew directly to the east. In fact, there is indeed a gap there. In order to defend the transportation line over Leh, the air defense forces in the ALD area have made necessary adjustments, and most of the weapons have been moved to the area closer to the front line. At present, there are only a few left to deal with the US military. The false positions of the satellites, and some other old-fashioned red flag 2 anti-aircraft firepower that are inconvenient to maneuver.

The MiG-29 jumped into China's airspace all of a sudden, turning the entire air defense from active to passive. Roller's fighter was spotted by a radar deployed on the plateau. This MiG-29 climbed all the way and flew to an altitude of 6700 meters. He got rid of all the interceptions and wanted to fly directly over the ALD area to open up a new route. This is an area that none of the MiG-2.5s flying at Mach 25 have ever crossed.

(End of this chapter)