Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 713

The four engines of the B1B entered the afterburner state, and the wings quickly closed back. This is a sign that it is going to speed up. Maybe Hassan is right. If the action is not fast, the target can quickly escape by simply accelerating. .

The falling cluster bombs are concentrated in a very small area, they are close together, and they open their parachutes in the air.However, because the bombs were dropped about 20 seconds in advance, these ammunition deviated from the main battlefield by as much as 4 kilometers, and there were still some reconnaissance/air defense forces from both China and India below, but this attack identification could not have any major results.

Hassan pursued it almost without strategy. Sammy was in the west position, waiting for the plane to turn. He expected that the strategic bomber would turn and leave, but it didn't work out. It almost flew straight towards the city of New Delhi.Obviously, it is hoped to get the cover of F15C and anti-aircraft missiles, but this choice still does not solve the problem, because it will come out sooner or later. .

Hassan's radar locked on the target firmly, he pushed the afterburner, and the speed of the plane increased rapidly, but the enemy plane also began to accelerate decisively after dropping the bomb, obviously the afterburner would last much longer than his light fighter.Hassan found that the distance between him and the target stopped shrinking, and then the number began to increase.

"03 Don't be reckless, give up the attack immediately, you are not high enough to catch up with it."

Sammy had already given up the attack, and he reminded Hassan not to rush to the New Delhi defense zone with a fever.

Hassan didn't hold back, and fired a PL8 missile anyway.He watched the missile chase after it, and it was very close at one point. However, the target was not only accelerating, it was still climbing. In the end, the combat missile showed fatigue and gradually fell down.

When Hassan turned the corner, at least one ground-guided radar had locked onto his Thunderbolt, and perhaps the Indian commander on the ground had already put his hand on the launch button.But Hassan was still in a high state of adrenaline, unaware of the danger he was in. He felt that if the squadron leader didn't stop him, maybe he still had a chance.

"Squadron leader, I almost caught up with it, you should let me chase it for a few more seconds."

"Don't worry, they won't come just one."

"You are confused, how could they come to seek death again?"

"Boy, let's wait and see." Sammy looked at the rolling iron stream that was still advancing below, and he dared to bet that his judgment was absolutely correct.

Colonel Campbell was turning the gigantic Lancer over New Delhi, where it was safe for the time being, but the Colonel knew he was completely exposed, and the clearance zone in New Delhi was still too small for this type of aircraft to maneuver, He had to climb immediately above 8000 meters and try to escape.Instead of sneaking up, he had to use a new method to return from the enemy's eyes.

But before escaping, he had to perform another duty. As the first bomber to arrive, he had to make an assessment of the battlefield. Obviously, as the command expected, the bomber arrived at the right time, and the enemy group had already spread out. , is the perfect opportunity to launch an attack.The colonel reported to the commander on the Hawkeye at the rear. According to his judgment, as long as any bomber succeeds, the bombing area can cover the enemy group, thereby paralyzing the enemy's entire ground operation.

But the colonel also warned his superiors that the enemy was well prepared, and there were undiscovered fighter jets lurking above these tanks, and it would be unwise to fly close rashly.In addition, the enemy's short-range air defense system is not a decoration. When his bomber broke through, it was hit several times, so he himself suggested that the attack be terminated.

After the call was over, the Colonel continued to worry about his fate.He had to project the isolated island from a certain direction, and at the moment it had been seen by most of the battlefield radars, and the enemy would not fail to take action.

Zheng Hui on the J-16 just tested each other with the F15C on the New Delhi urban area, but neither shot.He gave up the plan to break into the urban area and attack the bomber. He observed that the climbing ability of the F15C is not the strongest on this battlefield, but it is higher than the two-seater fighter he is driving. If he is entangled , the opponent's JHMCS and aim9X are definitely a big problem.

For the time being, he can only try to grab the height advantage, so that the mid-range bullets will surely be able to hit farther. Of course, the most important thing is to try to give full play to the advantage in numbers.

For him, if he can contain a few F15Cs, the brother troops will have the opportunity to clean up the B1 bomber. From the data link, he can already see two formations located in the west of New Delhi, and they are abandoning the original route at the moment. Leaning towards the target, there are two Su-2 fighter jets among them.

He seized the hesitating opportunity of the F50 15 kilometers away, and gradually climbed to a height of 9000 meters, occupying an altitude advantage of about 1500 meters.At this moment, the newly arrived J-10C formation is confronting its opponents, and they may have locked each other.

This is a good opportunity for a sneak attack, and the cockpits of those F15Cs should be alarming.For a single-seat fighter pilot, he has to deal with everything from airborne radar to data link display, and various passive warning systems at the same time. It is difficult to take into account too many secondary threats from other directions.A highly nervous pilot always pays attention to the target on the HUD first. Although he will mechanically look down to check the information of the early warning aircraft, there will inevitably be mistakes and omissions.

He only needs half a minute of high-speed impact, and then one blow away.Of course, the S300 position near the Red Fort was a serious concern, and he had to wait for a while.A JH-7 is coming quickly, and will soon launch two high-speed anti-radiation missiles, which can at least make the S2's radar go away.

Three J-3 multi-purpose aircraft suddenly turned to two F16Cs, and then began to accelerate. Everything was as planned, and the ground S2 radar illumination suddenly disappeared.Judging from the electronic threat display, there is still a set of Sam 15 systems left in the distance. Its limited range is of course not a problem.

It may take some time for the 2 American pilots to realize that their time to be a fake tiger is over. They can maintain a confrontation with as many as 2 batches of 6 Chinese aircraft. It is not because they are naturally invincible and can be one-on-one. , It's just that Chinese aircraft are afraid of surface-to-air missiles.

The J-16 and J-10C approached the target at the same time, one team from the front and the other from the side.

Also as multi-purpose fighters, they are not afraid of the opponent's air superiority fighters.According to intelligence, the first F15 unit to be stationed in India is the 32nd Squadron stationed in Sosterburg, the Netherlands. This unit has been undergoing modernization since last year, including the integrated helmet indication system (JHMCS) and active phased radar. The former has been completed, which has not yet been fully completed.This means that these hawks are difficult to shoot against a large number of targets.

The J-10C flew head-on towards the target, and both sides approached ferociously without giving in. Of course, they both grasped the measure in the end, fired at an appropriate distance and left.

But this time the scene will be a little different. Zheng Hui's J-16 is rapidly approaching from the target at 3 o'clock.He counted the time in his mind. It was pointless to fire at 40 kilometers away. He only needed 20 to 30 seconds to shorten the distance.The fighter keeps scanning without locking on to the target, this is to prevent the enemy from being prematurely alerted.

The Sam 6 position on the ground began to irradiate all three J-3 fighters, and the risk is still under control for the time being. Sometimes the Indians also use the guidance station of the Sam 16 to guide the Akash missile with a slightly longer range, but in any case, the battlefield Adventures in the world are always inevitable.

The J-10C and F15C separate from each other to avoid active missiles. Such an action will inevitably consume more energy. This is the opportunity Zheng Hui is waiting for.The radar focused its main energy on tracking the target, and in view of the complexity of the air defense positions on the ground, he ordered to fire from 27 kilometers away.

This is a distance that is not easy to hit from the rear hemisphere. It is a bit too far, but his fighter has accelerated to Mach 1.7 and has an advantage of 2200 meters, and the enemy plane has consumed too much speed after making a sharp turn. And altitude, even in beyond-visual-range air combat, these are still very important factors in determining superiority.

The 3 missiles launched by the 6 aircraft quickly flew towards the weak target.The enemy plane was forced to dive and accelerate. They knew the threat behind them, but they may not know whether the Chinese fighter plane fired or not. The eagle eye is too far away, and it is very likely that they cannot see the whole situation clearly.

Hawkeye, 250 kilometers away, did not see the J-16 firing clearly. What it saw was a large number of Chinese aircraft, which almost blocked the surrounding area of ​​New Delhi, leaving only a few passages.

Indian ground radars have seen a new threat coming from the west, but these Indian radars are not integrated into the US data link, and the eagle eye will see the 2 SU35 approaching the fleeing plane at a later time B1B, and the commander on this early warning aircraft, has to direct the follow-up B1B attack.

In principle, he should have terminated the subsequent air strikes of the three Lancers immediately after Campbell's landline was attacked, but his superiors forbade him to do so.

If the fate of the world requires a gamble, now is the time.Frings' tank striker joined forces with an Indian reconnaissance force from New Delhi 15 minutes ago, which means that the Chinese may usher in a major defeat.If we can make good use of this trend and expand the Chinese people's defeat, it will of course be the best outcome.

As a strategic bomber that can perform deep penetration missions, the original intention of B1B was designed to allow them to carry out some missions that never return at a critical moment when the fate of mankind is in a major turning point.

Ordinary people may not be able to understand this reality, but politicians are well aware of the value of these sacrifices. Of course, Sammy is not a politician, but he can almost guess the result, so he stays in the air, rather than relying on general judgment. refueling area.In fact, if Campbell's sneak attack was successful, the U.S. Air Force might still have the opportunity to cancel the follow-up attack and reduce the risk. From the moment he threw the bombs indiscriminately and ran away with the shit, there is no such possibility.

Due to the inability to integrate into the Chinese Air Force's data link system, Liu Zhaolin's Su-35 can only do some simple interception missions. Once his formation is dispatched, an additional early warning aircraft must be dispatched for complex command and early warning. In addition, most of the Indian Air Force Eliminated, there was little to no air combat over New Delhi, so his troops remained in Pakistan, on the lookout for F35s that might emerge from the coast.

But as the war progressed, it became clear that southern Pakistan was no longer the focal point.A few days ago, they were transferred to Lahore Airport on the India-Pakistan border to deal with the emerging F15C threat.According to the analysis of the Air Force, in terms of air control capability, only the Su 35 can form a certain advantage over the F15C. Regardless of the pilot factor, the comprehensive air combat capability of the F15C equipped with an active phased array radar is 30 times that of the Su 1.5MKi.

As soon as Liu Zhaolin took off, he found that today was a big battle. After losing the F22 and being silent for a while, they started to make moves again.According to the instructions, he detoured from the west and carefully kept the distance from the eagle eye. There are some mountainous areas in the west of New Delhi that can be used, and keep an altitude of 1000 to 1500 meters, so that it is not easy to be detected by the enemy's air and ground radars.He waited for the opportunity to make a quick assault, trying to take advantage of acceleration, compress the enemy's reaction time, and retreat after destroying one F15C.

In the end, it turned out to be a B1B.Since there was no data link, he didn't know that he could still hit such a big luck until someone in the AWACS told him that a B1 might escape from him.

He quickly judged that the enemy would not retreat in the same way, it was a self-inflicted trap, so this enemy plane would probably come from his side, thinking that the enemy sent a wild weasel to attack the south bank of the canal 30 minutes ago It is very likely that the missile position has already been prepared for the retreat.

He never thought about dealing with an aircraft like this, but when the B1B started to accelerate and maintain speeds above Mach, there was really no interceptor capable enough to take it in this airspace, so he had to do his part. take responsibility.

Without pre-flight briefings and tactical analysis, he acted on common sense and instinct.The two-aircraft formation quickly climbed up, nothing too difficult, it was nothing more than a speed comparison with the enemy planes that were about to turn around and break through.

He doesn't care if the enemy sees him.The enemy's retreat must rely on high altitude and high speed, and there is no other way.He is not in a hurry to align the nose of the plane on the target, although he needs the airborne radar to see the opponent to make up for the lack of speed in voice communication, but the most urgent thing is to seize the possible escape route of the enemy plane.He quickly judged that the enemy plane could neither return from the south, nor run from the west. It would have to cross Pakistani territory, so it could only run from the narrow corridor area in the southwest.

Colonel Campbell saw the new enemy situation at about the same time. Judging from the size of the early warning aircraft, it was two Sukhoi aircraft or a Chinese J-2 fighter. Of course, it may also be the latest Su-11 obtained from Russia. If it is Su-35, the situation will be very bad. wonderful.He noticed that the enemy plane was trying to cut off his escape route instead of pointing directly at him. This was indeed an insidious move, and he was not afraid of the enemy who was chasing directly.

This B1B has dropped all the bombs, and there are still 52 tons of fuel left in the aircraft (about half fuel state), which is suitable for high-speed flight. He adjusted the route and flew directly to the west. This must be beyond the enemy's expectations, of course. It was impossible to directly cross Pakistani airspace, he just expected to quickly shake off the enemy plane and turn south. 2 F15s tried to escort for a distance and were quickly thrown off by it.

The early warning aircraft reminded Liu Zhaolin that the enemy was not coming towards him, so he turned 270 and passed.Liu Zhaolin quickly made a turn, and the IRST captured the heat source signal of the target at a distance of 70 kilometers. This is almost an unprecedented experience. This passive infrared system finds that the distance of ordinary fighter jets rarely exceeds 15 kilometers, and only occupies the rear hemisphere position. Still using the afterburner, it is possible to find the target at a longer distance. The four huge engines of B1B accelerate at the same time, which is indeed an astonishingly huge heat source.

"Damn you, want to slip away from my eyes?"

He spared no fuel and turned west, but he still didn't chase the enemy plane at 2 o'clock.He knew that the enemy couldn't give in so easily. He just wanted to use his speed to get rid of it, and then turn and slip away in the border area. He couldn't be too impatient. The best solution was to seal off the route and prevent him from making the desired turn, rather than chasing him without a plan.

(End of this chapter)