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Chapter 1099: Piercing the Iron Curtain (Third update, please subscribe)

As October began, the space race - the first real space race in human history - was in full swing.

From Cape Wanhu to Cape Canaveral, from Cape Canaveral to Baikonur, tens of thousands of engineers, technical workers and servicemen are working towards a common goal - to send humans into space.

Of course, they will all say - this is for all mankind!

But in fact, everyone knows that this is a matter of national honor!

On the early morning of October 10th, in the Gulf of Aden, in the South China Sea, the Paradise Island Territory, namely Socotra Island - the name of the island comes from Sanskrit, meaning "Paradise Island". After becoming a South China Sea territory, it was renamed "Paradise Island".

At the large airport on Paradise Island, a Ghost reconnaissance plane stood quietly. Unlike the ordinary Ghost reconnaissance planes with dark gray and black paint, its paint was blue sky camouflage.

The blue-white body of the aircraft flashed a cold and mysterious light under the lights. The ground crews around were conducting the final inspection of the aircraft.

Soon, Nobuo Fujita, dressed like an astronaut, was carried onto the plane by the ground crew. After sitting in the familiar cabin, he first skillfully checked the instruments and then started the engine. The tranquility of the airport was broken by the roar of the reconnaissance plane's turbofan engine.

"How is it? Is the plane normal?"

A question came from the headset.

"The plane is fine,"

After that, Nobuo Fujita said to the ground staff,
"Bring the parachute down!"

As a hired pilot of the Black Knight Company, he knew very well what would happen if his plane was shot down and he did not commit suicide?
Therefore, in order to avoid falling into the hands of the Russians, not bringing a parachute is the best option. At least it can guarantee that if an accident occurs, even if you don’t have the courage to commit suicide, you will definitely not survive.

"what?"

The ground staff was surprised.

"You know, you're not allowed to take off without a parachute!"

"We don't need it for this mission!"

Fujita Nobuo said directly. Facing his determined gaze, the ground crew nodded. He knew that this mission was completely different from the past. Indeed... no parachute was needed.

On the contrary, if you survive after being shot down, you are likely to suffer all kinds of torture. In that case, it is better to be quick and easy.

"Request takeoff!"

Nobuo Fujita said calmly.

"Permission to take off!"

Following an order from the control tower, the turbofan engine of the Ghost high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft began to hum low, gradually gathering into an irresistible force, shaking the air and the hearts of everyone at the airport.

This is not just the takeoff of an airplane, but also a flight into unknown territory and another challenge to the limit - it will pierce the Iron Curtain!
The tires under the fuselage slowly rotated, making a shrill scream as they rubbed against the runway. As the speed continued to increase, the Ghost high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft seemed to break free from the constraints of gravity and took off into the air in an almost elegant posture, straight into the sky.

Inside the cockpit, pilot Nobuo Fujita gripped the joystick tightly, his eyes firm and deep, staring ahead.

"Nightbird, Nightbird, I wish you all the best!"

"Bird's Nest, if you can't return, please tell me..."

When the words came to his lips, Nobuo Fujita changed his words.

"I must have done my duty!"

Responsibilities?

What kind of responsibilities are they?

Just die!
When accepting this mission, Nobuo Fujita was very clear about this. When he performed missions in the past, he carried a parachute, but now... he didn't need it anymore!

Soon, Fujita Nobuo quickly put all this behind him. He knew that this mission was arduous and the responsibility was heavy, but it was this sense of mission that made him fly the Ghost reconnaissance plane to the northeast.

ghost!

In the past two years, Nanyang’s Ghost high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft has been a mystery - to the whole world. People only know that Nanyang has a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that can fly to an altitude of 25000 meters, but no one knows what its performance is.

It was not until last year that U.S. Air Force pilots flew the Ghost high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft for the first time and found it to be a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with better performance than the U2 reconnaissance aircraft. They even recommended that the U.S. military purchase it.

However, the US military did not purchase it. After all, they already had the U-2, which is also an extremely excellent high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. As early as July last year, the U-7 reconnaissance aircraft flew over Soviet airspace for the first time and then conducted reconnaissance over Moscow. The Soviet Air Defense Force had no way to intercept it. It was completely an interception like entering an unmanned area!

The Ghost has not carried out this mission, not because it does not want to, but because... there is no suitable take-off base. The United States can send U2s from Turkey and other countries into the Soviet Union to scout Soviet strategic targets and obtain strategic intelligence, but there is no suitable take-off base in Nanyang. Everything changed after the acquisition of Paradise Island - Nanyang finally obtained a forward base that can enter Soviet airspace.

The reason why it has been delayed until now is that the airport on Paradise Island was built during World War II, and the runway is too short to be suitable for the Ghost reconnaissance aircraft to take off. It was not until a month ago, after the reconstruction of the airport was completed, that the Ghost reconnaissance aircraft was stationed on Paradise Island.

Nevertheless, without your approval, the Secret Intelligence Service would not be able to send it to carry out reconnaissance missions against the Soviet Union. After all, the relationship between Nanyang and the Soviet Union is very delicate now. However, the operation has now been approved!
This time, Nobuo Fujita's mission was to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Central Asia, even though the Soviet Union had launched the world's first artificial satellite here two years ago.

But the outside world knows nothing about it. After all, no one knows what is behind the Iron Curtain!
Although it is called "Baikonur", it was originally a mining town in Karaganda Oblast. The Soviet government used this name to mislead outsiders about the correct location of the base. The original Baikonur village also built a replica of the space launch center. It was precisely because of its high level of secrecy that it was not discovered by reconnaissance satellites until the mid-60s. It must be said that the Soviets' confidentiality work was indeed first-class.

No one knew that the Baikonur Cosmodrome was located on the grasslands in northwestern Kazakhstan - except Li Yian, who even looked around on the map and determined its approximate location - Kyzylorda Oblast in southwestern Kazakhstan.

Although the exact location is unknown, the launch site covers an area of ​​more than 6700 square kilometers, so it is not difficult to spot it from the air. Moreover, the Ghost high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft can capture an area of ​​thousands of square kilometers at a time.

After flying for 4 hours, the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft at an altitude of 25000 meters finally flew over Iran and entered the Soviet Union. Before entering the Soviet Union, Nobuo Fujita pressed the radio switch to indicate that there was no problem.

He has maintained strict radio silence ever since.

From this moment on, he was a real ghost, a ghost in the sky - he could be seen and found, but not necessarily brought down.

At the same time, in the distant Soviet territory, an unprecedented hunt was brewing. When the Ghost was still over Iran, the Soviet border radar station discovered this high-altitude target, and then the Air Defense Force Command immediately determined that it was a US high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.

"It must be an American high-altitude spy plane."

"Their target is most likely our rocket base in Kazakhstan!"

Since the U2 first visited the Soviet Union last year, it has frequently appeared in Soviet territory. In order to shoot it down, the Soviet Air Defense Forces racked their brains. Although the aircraft were modified, some aircraft still crashed during interception.

"We have to shoot down this American spy plane!"

The Supreme Command's orders were quickly transmitted through the telecommunications system.

The entire Soviet Union was placed under martial law, large tracts of airspace in Central Asia were placed under air traffic control, all civil aviation aircraft were ordered to stop taking off or land nearby, and the National Air Defense Force entered full combat readiness at the first and second levels.

From the border to the city, a frantic manhunt was launched in every corner.

Turkmenistan's MiG fighters entered the air one after another, and the air was filled with white smoke from the fighter jets.

“They reacted really quickly!”

Standing at an altitude of 25000 meters and looking down at the white smoke pulled out by the fighter jets, Nobuo Fujita muttered to himself.

"Fortunately, they can't fly to this height."

Soviet aircraft really could not fly to this altitude, 25000 meters - far exceeding any kind of fighter jet. Just like that, after the Ghost high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft entered the Soviet airspace, it was completely like entering an empty space. As its course became clearer and clearer, the Air Defense Force Headquarters in Moscow had become extremely tense.

"American spy planes are flying towards Baikonur!"

Almost subconsciously, the marshals and generals of the Air Defense Force were in a trance. Under their orders, fighter jets continued to join in along the way, from MiG-17 to Su-7, and even the most advanced MiG-19 joined in the interception, but they still could not reach 25000 meters for high-altitude reconnaissance.

All Soviet pilots could only watch it flying at an altitude of 25000 meters. Although its speed was less than 800 kilometers, it flew slowly, completely ignoring the threat posed by the Soviet Air Force.

After it flew into the airspace of Kazakhstan, the Air Defense Force stationed at the Chakkar-Konur Cosmodrome received an order. This time, they did not send out fighter jets, but air defense missile forces. As the most important aerospace center in the Soviet Union, in order to protect it, two S75 air defense missile battalions, the famous "Sam-2" air defense missiles, were stationed here a few months ago.

Although this missile is difficult to maneuver, it is undoubtedly still extremely advanced in this era, and the air defense missile is ready to intercept any target at any time.

At the same time, Nobuo Fujita was searching for the target with the help of a reconnaissance telescope. After all, the intelligence only provided an approximate location, and he still needed to search for the target by himself. It was impossible to hide a huge rocket launcher on the vast grassland.

Moreover, a broken railway would expose the target. Soon, Nobuo Fujita found a broken railway, and then followed the direction of the railway and saw a building.

"That's it!"

After Nobuo Fujita determined the direction, he immediately adjusted the course slightly and flew towards the target. At the same time, he turned on the high-altitude reconnaissance camera - a high-altitude reconnaissance camera provided by Zeiss. The camera had high clarity and at an altitude of 25000 meters, the activities of ground personnel could be clearly displayed.

At this moment, the radar warning device lit up red. Before Nobuo Fujita could figure out what was going on, six balls of flames rose from the ground. Six "Sam-2" air defense missiles flew into the sky, followed by four more missiles.

"Missiles! The Russians launched anti-aircraft missiles!"

Nobuo Fujita's heart tightened, but he did not forget his duty - the goal was just ahead!
The rocket launcher was photographed by a high-altitude camera... and at this moment, a missile was already flying below it! Almost at the same time, a violent flash of light suddenly came from below...

(End of this chapter)