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Chapter 1285 The Sky of Kings (Third update, please subscribe)

The first shot of "Operation Restore Freedom" was fired from the air. When the F2B fighter on the "Friendship" roared into the sky under the propulsion of the catapult, the battle had actually begun in the air.

What is the most important step after a war breaks out?
Of course it’s air supremacy!
Based on previous war experience, Nanyang attached great importance to the control of the power of formulation. Before the landing operation began, in addition to using missiles and bombs to bomb airports and other facilities, air cruising and the struggle for air supremacy were the most important tasks on "A Day".

Although no enemy targets could be seen on the radar screen of the early warning aircraft, Alex To still appeared extremely cautious. While cruising at an altitude of 8000 meters, he would always look around the surrounding airspace from time to time.

Compared with the F1 fighter, the cockpit of the F2 fighter has been optimized and the bubble-shaped cockpit canopy is wider. When flying the plane, people will have the illusion of "riding" on the plane, which further optimizes the pilot's field of vision and allows him to search for aerial targets more easily.

"Black Tiger, the Iraqi Air Force seems to have disappeared."

Listening to the voice coming from the headphones, Alex To said:

"Mountain Eagle, keep an eye on them. They not only have MiG-19s, but also MiG-21s. They are both very tough opponents."

Alex To didn't know how difficult they were, but one thing was certain: those MiGs were definitely not easy opponents to deal with.

Although their airport has been bombed, who knows?
What if someone takes off?
"understand!"

Sometimes, people always have a hunch.

Suddenly, a strange feeling of uneasiness entered Du Dewei's mind. His intuition told him that the enemy was approaching. He stood up from the cockpit and searched around for suspicious targets while calling out:
"Hawkeye, Hawkeye, I'm Black Tiger, are there any unusual targets?"

"Hawkeye" is the code name for the early warning aircraft. Over the Persian Gulf, a G2 early warning aircraft was providing them with aerial monitoring.

"Black Tiger, no abnormalities have been detected so far, but please be aware that you are close to the edge of the cruise. The signal is not clear, so please pay attention to the low altitude."

Although the radar search distance of the G2 early warning aircraft is said to be 800 kilometers, when searching over land, the effective search distance will be reduced exponentially due to factors such as interference from ground clutter, and this is even more true for low-altitude targets.

At this time, you have to rely on yourself, not only your eyes, but also the F2's airborne radar. As early as the early stages of development, engineers determined that the F2 fighter would be a single-seat aircraft, and advanced avionics equipment would be needed to reduce the pilot's workload. The core of the aircraft's avionics is the world's first integrated circuit airborne computer, the Boya CK17, which is responsible for processing navigation, weapon aiming, fuel monitoring information, and displaying various airborne system information to the pilot through the HUD.

This computer further reduces the pilot's workload, allowing the pilot to concentrate on the mission. A powerful General Electronics PS-37/A monopulse X-band radar is installed in the nose. This is a multi-function radar that can operate in air-to-air, air-to-ground and map surveying modes.

Although it looks small, its performance is even better than the AN/APQ-4 fire control radar of the F72 fighter. It not only has a certain downward vision capability, but also has a maximum detection distance of 45km for small targets.

However, despite this, as the first generation of Doppler fire control radar, it only has a certain downward-looking capability, and ground clutter will still have a certain impact on the resolution of the effective range. Not only will the effective range be reduced exponentially, but the target signal will also not be clear.

Therefore, while observing the radar screen, he would still conduct a visual search of the surrounding airspace.

The sky was still a tranquil blue, the earth was yellow, and there was almost no green. This was a unique landscape in the Middle East. Apart from the yellow earth, nothing else could be seen.

After thinking for a while, Alex To decided to lower the altitude.

"Mountain Eagle, Mountain Eagle, I'm going to descend to 6000 meters. You stay alert and search at high altitude."

"Understood! Be careful!"

Alex To planned to lower the altitude, search the low altitude with radar, fly for a while and then turn back, so that the radar can be used more effectively.

After lowering the altitude, before he could react, the radar's friend-or-foe identification alarm sounded, and the radar showed that a low-altitude target was approaching.

Looking at the signal emerging from the clutter, Alex To frowned and thought:
"Is it clutter, or is it an enemy aircraft?"

The distance was only a dozen kilometers, which was almost within visual range. He stood up and looked forward. Soon, Alex To saw two white spots of light approaching rapidly above the yellow ground.

"Mountain Eagle, there are two MiGs at 11 o'clock!" More than ten kilometers away, Jabeur, who was flying a MiG-19 fighter, suddenly smelled danger. He immediately looked up at the sky. The black spots against the blue sky were extremely eye-catching. Staring at the target in the sky, he couldn't help but get excited.

It's him!

Unlike other Iraqi pilots trained by the British and Southeast Asians, Jabbar had been trained in the Soviet Union. Under the training of Soviet instructors, he not only mastered the combat skills of flying jets, but also had a certain understanding of Western tactics.

"They have a large number of radars and even airborne early warning aircraft. At this time, flying at low altitude can protect ourselves to the greatest extent..."

After the airport was raided and the runway was destroyed, unlike other pilots who used this as an excuse not to go into battle, Jabbar took off using the area between two bomb craters.

"A bunch of slaves of a feudal dynasty!"

Staring at the target in the air, Jabbar's eyes revealed a bloodthirsty look. While turning on the missile launch safety, his finger pressed on the launch button.

The effective range of the infrared-guided AA2 air-to-air missile is 8 kilometers, while the head-on range is only... less than 3 kilometers, so the distance is still far away.

Almost at the same time, Alex To, who was in the air, opened the fire control safety and directly locked the target with radar. Because airborne radar warning equipment had not yet been invented, Jabeur had no reaction at all when locking the opponent.

Just as Jabbar was sharpening his knife and was about to rush towards the enemy, two flashes of fire came out from under the wings of the F2, accompanied by white smoke, and two "Sky Lightning" missiles had already flown towards the target. This medium-range missile, its core technology mainly comes from the US "AIM-7E Sparrow" missile, is the result of the technology exchange between Nanyang and the United States using Sidewinder. Although the core technology originated from the United States, after its introduction, it has undergone research and development and improvements. It not only uses a more advanced engine, but also the guidance system with integrated circuits as the core has better performance and better reliability.

This is the first time that the "Sky Lightning" missile has been put into actual combat. Although the distance of 15 kilometers is basically equal to the visual distance, compared with the head-on range of the Sidewinder, which is only a few kilometers, it still gives the F2 fighter the ability to fight at medium distances.

The enemy plane flashed artillery and smoke, which made Jabbar's heart tighten. He immediately broke the radio silence and shouted to his wingman:
"076, 076, they found us..."

When Jabeur was discovered, he felt a chill on his back and immediately pressed the joystick, trying to maneuver at a large angle to get rid of the missile, but out of instinct, he still climbed upwards, which happened to make him lose protection.

Without the influence of ground clutter, Jabbar and his wingman were suddenly exposed like flashlights in the dark. Not only were they clearly visible on the airborne radar, but they were also discovered by the early warning aircraft behind them.

But all of this happened in just a moment, but that was enough. When Jabbar tried to get rid of the missile, under the guidance of the fire control radar, although one missile missed, the other missile hit the target and directly cut off the left wing of the enemy plane - this was the "air cutting" unique to the continuous rod warhead.

The so-called continuous rod warhead is a group of metal rods connected end to end to form a metal ring. They are compressed together at ordinary times. When the explosion occurs, the metal ring instantly expands to its maximum due to the shock wave generated by the explosives. This warhead has great power when it explodes. The mechanical force generated when the metal ring expands can even cut the neighboring enemy aircraft in half. The killing effect is not comparable to that of traditional warheads.

At the moment the wing was cut off, the MiG-19 turned into a fireball like a block of iron, spinning towards the ground. Even the pilot had no chance to parachute to escape.

It was an aerial encounter, the outcome of which was doomed from the beginning. The two MiG-19 fighters were shot down one after another before they even had time to open fire. This air battle was also one of only a few during the entire "Operation Restore Freedom". Only a few pilots chose to fight, while most Iraqi pilots basically chose to remain neutral, and even looked forward to the return of the king.

Although there are some pan-Arabists among them, in the past few years, Qasim's brutal and unscrupulous rule has long made everyone disgusted, which is also the fundamental reason why they choose to wait and see.

But the most fundamental reason is the absolute suppression of strength. These pilots who have been trained in Southeast Asia and other Western countries know better than anyone else the powerful combat effectiveness of the Southeast Asian air force.

For this reason, remaining neutral is the best option at this time.

Otherwise you will pay the price.

Like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he vowed to defend Iraq at all costs, and then became the cost.

After a decisive air battle, the air supremacy over the entire Iraq was undoubtedly grasped by the naval aviation forces - if the opponent's non-resistance could be considered as a conquest.

On the return flight, they deliberately flew over Fao, where the landing troops were landing!

(End of this chapter)