Don't talk about martial arts, I'm a war contractor

Chapter 577: All shot down

If we have to point out something wrong with the Big Cat, one of the downsides is its high RCS value. In 12 square meters, it loses to the Fighting Falcon and the Hornet, and is in the same boat as the F-15 Eagle.

At such a close distance, they discovered the "incoming aircraft group", and the other side obviously also discovered them.

The Mirage 2000-5's RDY radar has some difficulty detecting targets with an RCS value of less than 5 square meters, but it can still see such a large mass clearly.

But the problem is that the old French air-to-air missiles cannot reach Melnichenko.

"The first echelon of targets has been locked, 3, 4, 5, 6 racks are all ready, launch authority has been pre-placed, please launch!"

100 kilometers away, the back-seat pilot reported to Boss Mei after completing the lock.

The mounting schemes of the lead and wingman crews are different. Their Archangel Blue Cat crew chose the most classic configuration of 4 long-range, 2 medium and 2 short-range.

The four horizontal and two vertical racks on the center line of the fuselage are all equipped with AIM-4 Phoenix.

After the renovation of the Fire Defense, this batch of Cold War relics looks really good, and the most important performance is:

"咻~咻~咻~~"

Melnichenko pressed the launch button four times in a row, firing all the long-range air-to-air missiles in the belly of the aircraft.

"咻~咻~~"

Prokhorov, who had purchased three unmanned target drones, only had two AIM-3s. He locked onto the one assigned to him and fired all of them.

A total of 6 Phoenix missiles accelerated towards their respective targets, quickly reaching a maximum speed of Mach 3.8, and after completing the semi-active radar mid-course guidance, they switched to active radar guidance.

"Du~du~du~~"

The radar warning receivers of the several unmanned target drones that were locked on were beeping frantically until:
“Puff~puff~puff~puff~~”

In order to consume the enemy's medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles and create opportunities for the second echelon to "drop nuclear bombs", the first echelon frantically launched chaff jammers at this moment.

It is difficult for jamming chaff to fool the latest missiles, but it is difficult for old predecessors like the Phoenix to fool them!

"Boom~Boom~~"

The first AIM-54 was detonated, but the second one that followed hit the target right away, and the first Mirage 2000-5 unmanned target aircraft exploded into a fireball in the sky.

In today's extremely good visibility weather, the horseshoe bats, which were more than ten kilometers behind the first echelon, clearly saw the exploding fireball.

It is not easy to earn 50 dollars, but when I think about my hometown in a village without water, electricity or roads, I can do a lot of things in Pallas with 50 dollars.

With firm belief, he pulled back on the throttle, slowed down, and landed at the end of the formation.

"咻~咻~咻~~"

The remaining Mirage 2000s were not to be outdone and fired several Matra Super 14D medium-range missiles at the two F-530Ds that finally came within range.

The missiles that are about to expire can be refurbished and replaced with a warhead that reduces its lethality by 90% and only retains the sound and light effects, and then the performance is already poor.

"Boom~Boom~~"

The two crews didn't even fire chaff bombs, but simply maneuvered to get rid of the missiles, leaving only fireworks behind them.

"咻~咻~~"

After the nose of the plane returned to normal, they also launched AIM-530P, which was not much better than the Matra Super 7D, and each of them killed one.

After all, it is an unmanned target drone and cannot compare to the maneuverability of a human operator.

These four old Sparrows successfully replaced two Mirage 4s, and now there are only three left out of the eight aircraft in the two echelons.

The two F-14Ds only had AIM-9Ls left, with two from Meisel and four from Prokhorov.

Of course, the fighter's final bayonet, the M61 Vulcan Gatling gun, still has 675 20mm shells left!
In the movie, this gun can take down two Su-57s with a sneak attack or a chase, but the two veteran Tomcat pilots were not confident that they could take down two Mirage 2000s in actual combat.

Good looks and a sci-fi feel are the advantages of variable sweep wings, but maneuverability is not the case.

If you don't use scene-limited cheats or the protagonist's halo, a large number of fixed-wing fighter jets can pin the big cat to the ground.

But the distinguished super VIP customers of the Afika War Museum are all the protagonists.

"咻~咻~咻~~"

The two F-14Ds directly fired four Super Sidewinders at the close range, and the Magic II on the opposite side also fired at them crazily as if they were free.

But most people have a wrong perception. They always think that in visual range combat, combat bullets are stronger than medium-range bullets. In fact, medium-range bullets are stronger. After all, the endurance of a thin dog cannot compare to that of a strong man.

It's just that the wingtip light pylons and the side bomb bays of stealth fighters can't carry medium-range missiles, so they have to make this choice in order to carry more missiles. However, he is small and agile, and has developed the assassin attribute of high overload, and he can shoot accurately at targets with poor mobility.

But if you encounter a more maneuverable enemy, you will need better combat missiles, such as the current fourth-generation Sidewinder - AIM-9X.

Even if Jihuo Defense can sell AIM-9X publicly, there will not be many customers who can afford it. After all, it costs 50 for self-use, 100 million for export, and 200 million for display on museum shelves.

The money is enough to buy a second-generation unmanned target aircraft, but it is really expensive to replace a combat missile. The previous generation AIM-9L is more cost-effective.

"咻~咻~~"

After maneuvering to shake off the Magic IIs, the two F-14Ds that re-entered the attack position responded with a round of Super Sidewinders.

"Boom~Boom~~"

One of the last three Mirage 2000s was hit again, and one of the remaining two was far away, and the other was a manned target drone controlled by a Horseshoe Bat.

This target aircraft had been maintained by Xia Yu and was in the best condition. Coupled with the pilot's skills, it directly shook off two AIM-9Ls.

"Om~~"

Temporarily giving up this most difficult target, the lead plane successfully caught up with the unmanned target aircraft that was the farthest away. The Gatling cannon spun wildly and fired countless 20mm shells.

"Boom~~"

The target aircraft disintegrated directly in the air, and the "tactical nuclear bomb" mounted on its belly also crashed into the sea.

"Damn it, we only have one AIM-9L and 400+ rounds left."

At the moment, Boss Mei, with adrenaline secreting like crazy, may not be able to do anything else, but he still knows how to check the ammunition parameters.

"I still have two shots left and will soon enter the attack position. I will help you consume his energy."

Prokhorov said on the radio.

This is also the job of the wingman. The manned target plane is Lao Mei's prey. The two extra combat bullets will not cost much money to bring back, so it is better to help a friend and take his target for a walk.

"咻~咻~~"

Being chased and bitten by two Super Sidewinders is only possible at the Afica War Museum. No realistic exercise can compare to this. The horseshoe bats performed several consecutive maneuvers and consumed the energy of the missiles:

"Puff~puff~puff~~"

Not a single chaff strip was used, but at this moment he had used up all the heat decoy bombs.

"Boom~Boom~~"

Two AIM-9Ls exploded into fireworks, and then the third Super Sidewinder silently passed through the flames of the explosion and bit towards the butt of his plane.

“Dingdu~Dingdu~Puff~~”

Amid the rapid alarm, the horseshoe bat pulled the ejection lever without hesitation.

"Bang~~"

A Martin-Baker Mk10 F10QA ejection seat propelled him from the cockpit using rocket power.

As fighter jets are the most dangerous war vehicles for their operators, ejection seats have been used quite frequently since their development.

Ejection seats provided by Martin-Baker contractor alone have saved the lives of more than 7000 pilots, and that number will be added today.

"Boom~~"

The Mirage 2000-5, without a canopy or seats, was accurately hit by the last AIM-9L and exploded into a fireball in the sky.

Melnichenko released the joystick with trembling hands. After becoming the ace pilot of the second-generation aircraft, he successfully achieved the milestone achievement of the ace pilot of the third-generation aircraft.

I hope he can still win the ace of the fourth-generation aircraft before he is too old to fly a fighter jet!

The childhood dream can be realized by spending money when you grow up. All this is thanks to Director Xia. After all, even if he joined the Aerospace Force, he could not fly less than 15 aircraft from the time he joined the army to the time he retired.

If I were assigned to fly the Su-25 and went to Eastern Europe, I would probably be shot down by anti-aircraft missiles. It would be very difficult to realize my dream without getting hurt.

The good news is that they have Sherlock, a business genius, and all they have to do is pay the money.

After watching the pilot of the manned target plane he shot down open a parachute in the air, Boss Mei unzipped the pocket of his anti-gravity suit, took out his checkbook and signed a check for $50.

There is no tradition of tipping in Ross, but he is a wealthy man.

(End of this chapter)