Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 725
Sammy ran after him, ready to fire.From the perspective of the entire battlefield, it is currently 4 vs 2. For him, the biggest difficulty is how to solve the problem before Zhao Lin turns the corner.

He can already see the enemy's tail nozzle with the naked eye. These F16s must be carrying too much burden, and the speed does not increase quickly after turning. Just now he noticed that the target is not very quick to chase Zhao Lin, and there must be some Things like targeting pods and ground-to-ground weapons impede speed.

"Location 100, new enemy situation." The early warning aircraft reminded.

Suddenly there was a new enemy crossing the line, the early warning aircraft couldn't see it clearly, judging from the speed, it came very quickly, it couldn't be good
"Black Spider 02, go and block the new enemy situation."

Sammy ordered Latif to immediately block the enemy plane that was in the way. As a wingman, in addition to making up for gaps during pursuit, he must also resist when various situations arise.

Latif Ben had fallen behind Sammy.Now he has to deal with the new situation alone, which makes him feel uneasy. As a senior pilot, his air combat record is currently close to blank paper. He has only shot down Indian weather balloons and drones before, that's all.

The lieutenant colonel turned around and headed towards the unknown, feeling very nervous. He was about to face an unknown, and Sammy was busy chasing and killing him, so he would not come over in time.

The early warning aircraft has not found this target, which means that the enemy is coming from a low altitude, so that he will have some altitude advantages.But in this battlefield, Xiaolong has undoubtedly become the fighter with the lowest technical level. This light fighter is indeed a good all-rounder, but its power is not strong enough. After one or two rounds in air combat, it will fall into a disadvantage , once in that situation, it is difficult to get out of it with speed.He thought, what if the opponent uses AIM9X?
He used radar to scan the front. The early warning aircraft could not give too many precise instructions. The enemy disappeared in a blink of an eye. It must be an experienced pilot. In fact, only old guys like Sammy would engage the enemy. The altitude was deliberately lowered before, in exchange for a period of concealment time that was not detected by radar to occupy a favorable position.

"Squadron leader, I can't find him, he is an experienced old guy." Latif shouted in fear.

"Remember, you are also an experienced old guy." Sami dropped a sentence, and began to enter the link of cooling warhead hunting. He has chased to a close enough distance, and the missile has also gained enough initial velocity to bring the enemy into The no-escape zone, at this moment, it is impossible for him to rush 50 kilometers away to save people.Having said that, if Hassan can stand alone, why can't Latif, who has served in the Air Force for 20 years, not?
The enemy plane suddenly fell into the radar aperture, and there was only one of them. Latif tried to track it stably for a few seconds, but the enemy plane quickly jumped up, and with a simple unlocking action, it got rid of the continuous tracking of the radar.That is a climb rate that Xiaolong can't match. It seems to be a single-seat F16C. It should not carry any extra bits and pieces other than air combat. If you add an experienced pilot, it is almost as far as Latif can imagine. Yes, the most terrifying opponent, its threat is even greater than F15.

Although it is still outside the visual range, it will soon be within the visual range. If it cannot be locked on as soon as possible, Latif knows that the two medium-range bombs under the wings will miss the shooting window, and it will become a burden on the turn instead.

The enemy plane didn't use standard tactics, he didn't use radar, and he obviously didn't know how to use medium-range bombs. Maybe he was preparing to sneak attack just now, and was forced to be exposed in advance because his companion fell into a passive state.

Latif could already see black dots in the distance.He'd been trying to trap the target with the radar aperture, and the bandit was back on the ground, squandering the energy gained from the climb.Xiaolong's radar locked on the target for a short time, Latif did not hesitate, and decisively fired the medium-range projectile, but his premonition was not good, he had been reducing the accelerator just now in order to stabilize the tracking, so the initial velocity of the medium-range projectile was not enough when it was fired, And the target is too close, maybe it will be swung past.

Under the control of the pilot, the two missiles drew a sharp arc and flew towards the target. Obviously, the energy was insufficient to make a strong turn.

The enemy plane pulled up in the vertical maneuver of 9G, and the 2 missiles had fallen behind.You can see the white trails left by the 2 missiles, and with almost no major turning point, the target is missed.

Latif heard Sami calling Zhao Lin to help him, he looked down at Zhao Lin's position, he was still far behind him.When looking up, the F16 was sideways by the radar again, 7.5 km, he has successfully drilled to a very close range, and now his helmet aiming or AIM9X will take advantage.

Latif began to cool down the warhead. He knew exactly how far the PL8 was head-on. The opponent had a [-]% chance to catch the shooting window in the first few hundred meters.

The sense of fear became stronger and stronger, and finally he lost his composure, and suddenly made a big overload turn, trying to withdraw from the battlefield.This is obviously contrary to the reason and experience he should have. JF17 does not lack the ability to fight, especially he has a certain height advantage, but if he wanted to escape directly, he could have done it earlier.Now he was showing his ass almost in front of the enemy's eyes.For a senior instructor, this embarrassment is too big.

Facing such a miraculous turning point, the opponent was probably also taken aback. When he easily grabbed Xiaolong's rear hemisphere and occupied a favorable position with a very small azimuth angle, he found that the shooting conditions were ready.Regardless, it's always exciting to meet a rookie in the air.

A missile dragged white smoke and flew towards Xiaolong.Turning his head left and right, Latif saw the missile flying towards him.He started to fire tracer bullets in an attempt to evade. The turn just now consumed some speed, and he knew that he couldn't make a maneuver immediately and had to wait for the speed to increase.But the missile seems to be able to drill through the tracer smoke very quickly, and the tracer is not very effective for the latest Sidewinder missiles.He reaches for the ejection handle: Maybe that's the best policy?

"Calm down, you must be calm."

Sammy's voice came.

He couldn't tell whether it was an auditory hallucination or a real voice. Sami was tens of kilometers away, so he probably couldn't tell him what to do.He had to make a choice. As a senior officer, it was unseemly to escape like this, especially since the speed was close to Mach 0.8, and the risk of ejection was not small.

For one long second, as he weighed the various opportunities for escape, perhaps the excess of adrenaline played a role, the lieutenant colonel suddenly figured everything out.He is familiar with the performance of this aircraft, why can't he fight back, but choose to face a death and disability rate of more than 40.00% during high-speed ejection?He asked himself: Isn't he a veteran?

Continuous infrared jamming bombs exploded behind the plane, Xiaolong kept its posture and continued to accumulate energy.To escape from the edge of the field of view of the 30G overloaded fighting round, he must disturb his vision, and at the same time, make desperate moves at the right moment. Such opportunities are short and only a veteran with a clear mind can seize them.

Out of caution, the enemy plane fired only one missile, which is an advantage.He began to roll, then pressed against the slope and slid sideways.By sacrificing some altitude, he can get an extra 0.5 acceleration, trying to throw enemy missiles to the outside.

The Sidewinder was swayed by the jammer and lost its target for a short time. As an angle-tracking missile, it could only set the lead in the turning angle, but could not plan the trajectory well.The missile missed the best time to turn, but the target still did not escape the view.It didn't hesitate to turn around with great overload at any speed, but it almost missed the target. The missile chose to explode 30 meters away, parallel to the fighter plane.

The fragments hit the glass canopy of JF17, leaving only a few white spots.

The pilot on the F16C realized that the rookie in front of him suddenly changed his appearance.He has to decide the next window, because the nearby bandits are approaching.The current air battle is 1-0, one F16 carrying the designation pod and HAMM missile has just been shot down, the other escaped and will not return to the battlefield.

The American pilot kept his eyes on the direction of 11 o'clock. The enemy plane that narrowly escaped was passing there and rushed towards his 9 o'clock. Passing this position means that the enemy has the advantage, and he will not be able to choose to leave opportunity.

The missile seeker under the wing rotates with the helmet, but the infrared signature of the target flying head-on is not obvious enough, so it cannot be locked for a while.The audio prompt in the ear is unhurried, and the enemy plane is circling strongly.

Lieutenant Colonel Latif felt he had been reborn. He put all the fears that hindered his experience behind him. Now he knows exactly where to deal with the enemy, just like he started confrontation training with the F16 of the Falcon Squadron a year ago. .

Sure enough, the enemy couldn't lock him at a distance of 2 to 3 kilometers, and in order to maintain the stability of the helmet's line of sight, he gave up the rolling action, which made Xiaolong quickly approach 3 o'clock. At the last moment, the F16 seized the shooting window and barely shot a rattlesnake.But the lieutenant colonel was close to 3 o'clock and was doomed to miss.Latif made a continuous high-G circle that Sami couldn't do, and bit the target vigorously, without much concern for the rattlesnake that was bound to be lost, and turned a deaf ear to the ground radar warning that resounded in the charging cabin.There was only one thought in his mind, and that was to shoot down the target.

"Black Spider 2, get out of the way, I can't shoot right now."

Zhao Lin shouted on the radio that he had intercepted the target, but if there were fighters of his own fighting in it, he could not fire.

"Give him to me," the lieutenant colonel roared, not knowing how the Chinese would let himself get out of the way at this juncture. .

When Sami heard Latif's voice, he couldn't believe his ears, but it was clearly that coward's voice.

"02, you have to be careful with empty bombs." He reminded coldly.

Latif didn't respond. He was fighting his opponent for the final fight, and he couldn't speak under the pressure of 9 times gravity.

Xiaolong's power is weak, making it unable to perform continuous large overload maneuvers, but the opponent should have sensed Zhao Lin's radar at this moment. It is now a 2v1 situation, and it will be 4v1 in a while.Now it was his turn to be distraught.

The F16 circled all the way down and approached the nearby Hawk missile position. This was the best way the pilot, Colonel Juan Santos, could think of, so that all enemy planes could be forced back.But the JF17 that turned around and fled before bit him like crazy, and it was quite calm, never firing at too long a distance.Such a low-altitude fight has actually fallen into a pace that is beneficial to Xiaolong.

Even if the PL8 missile is on the pylon, it has already firmly bit the target. The opponent keeps launching various interferences and doing various tricks, but the unnecessary actions are not as good as the experienced Latif. Move, take the opportunity to shorten the distance.He shortened the distance to 2 kilometers in 1.5 laps of trailing circles, and then fired, with extremely accurate timing.

At this moment, even the AWACS saw the huge Hawk missile take off, and Latif turned north.After going around too many circles with the opponent, he has already lost the energy to fight the missile, especially the irradiation radar is within a very short distance, and he cannot get rid of it at all.He had to fly as far north as possible, over the head of his own ground troops.

He looked back and saw the opponent's plane being shot down, and also saw two huge missiles turning towards him. The speed of the plane was only a pathetic 2 kilometers per hour. It probably couldn't escape this time, but this speed is more suitable for skydiving.

Zhao Lin, who was carrying an anti-radiation missile, was also forced back by the opponent's new missile and could not get close. He saw the explosion in the air from a distance.An umbrella flower floated away and slowly fell to the ground.

"Kunlun, I saw our fighter plane fall to the ground."

"Possibly in a combat zone, I will notify ground forces to search for pilots."

"Requesting an anti-radiation strike on enemy radar."

"No need, other firepower has been coordinated to solve it."

When Zhao Lin returned to the voyage, he could see the rockets falling from the sky. The enemy’s surface-to-air missiles did not fire and evacuate in time. Maybe it was because of the fight between the two sides in the air. Open fire, which gives the Chinese artillery a chance.

When the planes from all sides fell to the ground one after another, the battle on the ground was in full swing. He Fan's frontal strike force was launching round after round of fierce attacks on the frontal enemy. Each time they rushed to the opponent's favorable terrain, and then released The smoke retreats without giving the opponent's Javelin missile any chance.

The wreckage of the Indian Army’s T72 tanks has been scattered in front of the Foreign Legion’s position. Their plan fell through, and the opponent never got close enough to the Javelin position. However, at this distance, the Chinese tanks can already shoot and destroy the Indian tanks going forward. , while the Indian tank's counterattack was almost inaccurate.

James Wu had just returned to the army. Someone told him that the enemy was far more difficult than he imagined, but he didn't care how many Indian troops were lost. If he could stay through the night, he could organize a few assaults.

The intelligence department told him that tonight is the last quarter moon, and the brightness is more ideal than last night. This does not add to the thermal imager used by the tank. The distance of the tank to detect the infantry will not increase, but the distance of the tank to be observed by the low-light night vision device will shrink.This would make tanks and infantry more equal than ever, perhaps even more advantageous for infantry wearing IR-resistant clothing.

"Major, you came back just in time. The Indian tanks in front were very consumed, and they asked to withdraw to our defense line to assist in the defense." Lieutenant Dylan, who had been in command of the front enemy, said.

"Withdrawing to undulating terrain, will their tank guns still be effective?" Major Wu said contemptuously.He is well aware that these low-profile Russian tanks have a very low firing line and are close to the cockpit, without a few degrees of depression, and can only fight in flat areas.

"Did you see those T72s waiting for repair when you passed by the gate of the school?"

"I see, why are they all bombed?"

"The Chinese were 3 kilometers away, luring them to fire continuously, and then... that's it. Major General Airaby said that their tanks can't fire for too long, and they need to cool down the barrels every once in a while." Dylan shook his head.

(End of this chapter)