Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 251 Technical Disadvantage

On the side of Doxion La Mountain, a silver-white fighter plane numbered 40047 is flying close to the mountain peak. The head of the plane, Zheng Hui, is conducting routine patrols and taking pictures along the side of the control line.Not long ago, he shot down a MiG-27UPG of the Indian Air Force that attacked the Nyingchi radar station over this control line, but this airspace has seemed very calm recently.Before departure, the superior just reminded that in the past few days, the Indian side may invest in new combat units, and as the strength of the troops increases, it may become restless, so the task of patrolling should be very careful.If the enemy plane is in the air, it is better to be able to collect the characteristics of the radar activation.

The deployment of Indian ground forces has not changed much. The new radar positions are occasionally turned on and tested, which seem to be part of the new air defense network, but no new missile positions have been found.The camera pod under the belly of the aircraft may be able to capture some clues, which will only be known after the return flight.

"Move three crutches, is there anything wrong?"

"Yangtze River, haven't found it yet."

"It's very strange. The forward observation station just said that they saw their helicopter transfer."

"Maybe they're flying low."

Zheng Hui replied.He has been using Doppler radar to scout the ground, but the performance of this radar is mediocre. If the enemy's helicopter is close to the mountain or moving slowly, the airborne radar may not be able to detect it.

On the radar warning device, the secondary threat in the southwest direction has been flashing. It is a fixed radar of the enemy. It is located about 70 kilometers south of the control line. During Zheng Hui's recent patrol, the starting position of that radar seems to be Nothing has changed. If the war starts, the radar will obviously be cleaned up immediately.

"Move three crutches, you can return."

"clear."

Zheng Hui was about to turn around and return.His reconnaissance track ended at the Bhutan border, then turned around and headed back.This tortuous return voyage is basically the same as the route when he came, but he no longer monitors the ground, but scans the air to prevent the Indian fighter jets with superior performance from suddenly taking off.Of course, if there is a battle, it probably won't be his turn to make a move. There is always a J-11 or J-10A formation to the north of him to cover.If Tespur's Indian Su-30MKI fighters approach rashly, these third-generation fighters will take over.But the strange thing is that these evasive escort planes are always tens of kilometers apart, and the radar is never turned on, and there is no escort at all.

Zheng Hui usually communicates directly with the command post and never talks with the escort formation, but he can also hear their conversations through the radio when he changes the channel.The content of the conversation of the escort fleet is often to discuss whether the Indian Su-30 will appear; it seems that they do not regard Zheng Hui as a reconnaissance plane that needs to be protected, but as a bait that can be transferred to the Su-30.Zheng Hui couldn't guarantee whether the superior's intention also meant fishing, but judging from the fact that these escort fighter jets always hid in their 7 o'clock direction and never used radar, it was indeed more like preparing to ambush the opponent.

Unlike when Zheng Hui first started patrolling in this area, it is inevitable that there are few snow-covered hills. You can see the overflowing rivers and lush forests below. These scenes form a completely different world from the bare hills in the north.

The radar sirens flashed one after another, and another target appeared in the secondary threat. The target's 2-digit code was not a common type, and it showed an unknown target.Zheng Hui looked down, and the radiation source disappeared.From the angle it looks like an airborne radar on the north shore of Brahmaputra.

"Yangtze River, I found that the opponent's short-term radar was turned on, at the 180 azimuth."

"Is it a fighter jet?"

"Maybe, but it shouldn't be the second squadron's Su-30MKI radar. The signal characteristics are different. L-band."

"Understood. We have been monitoring Tespur's communication. Five minutes ago, a Su-5 did take off."

Due to the urgency of the situation, the temporary command post in Qamdo has been fully integrated into the command network, and information from other intelligence units can now be shared.It’s just that Nyingchi’s snow mountain radar is said to have not been repaired. This is indeed a big deficiency. The early warning aircraft that take off from Shenshen Airport can only appear for a short time every day. The Indians have already grasped the law of time. , all carried out after the early warning aircraft left.

"Yangtze River, in a few minutes, that plane may fly to my 6 o'clock. Should we speed up the evacuation?"

"Don't be too nervous, fly on the original route, and the two fighter jets from the 98th Regiment are rushing over."

"I'm worried they won't be able to stop them." Zheng Hui said coldly.He said this sentence on purpose, because he knew that the two pilots of the escort formation could hear it on the radio.Of course, on the other hand, the Su-98SK of the 27th Regiment is indeed quite old, and it cannot compete with the Su-30MKI of the Second Tispur Squadron in all aspects.

"Move three crutches, we will keep an eye on the enemy plane."

Soon Zheng Hui heard an order from the command post on the radio to request the escort formation to use radar to search the airspace.But Zheng Hui still felt something was wrong. He had flown this reconnaissance route for more than ten days. If the enemy wanted to sneak attack, they should have come prepared.Judging from the radar signal that disappeared immediately, it was not the type of Su-30 airborne radar he was familiar with, so there was reason to suspect that the Indians would make some unexpected moves.

A Su-1 began to turn on the radar search.Sure enough, an Indian Su-27MKI hiding on one side was exposed. It was approaching from the side of the J-30 secretly, and it had already driven 82 kilometers away. It can be seen that there was really a sneak attack.

"Use three crutches and speed up to cross Duoxiongla Mountain. The rest will be handed over to the 98th Regiment."

"Remind them to be careful, I don't think it's that simple."

As soon as he finished speaking, the high-frequency warning sound from the siren sounded again, but this time the threat signature became the "main threat". Zheng Hui found himself bitten by the enemy plane, who almost turned on the radar The tracking is completed, and it can be seen that the comer is not good.

"Watch out for enemy missiles. 27 kilometers."

The command post immediately reminded.This opponent is by no means mediocre, from starting up to tracking and firing in one go.

Zheng Hui immediately turned on the afterburner and flew south. At a distance of 30 kilometers, he could easily shake off the enemy's missiles by accelerating.

The acceleration continued for 10 seconds, and Zheng Hui's radar warning device never noticed that the enemy's missile radar was turned on. Obviously, it was a semi-active radar-guided missile that followed.He turned his head and could see a small gray dot to the west moving south, which should be an aircraft in the escort formation.

With the movement of the Su-27, the radar mode of the enemy plane biting the J-1 changed from one-on-one to tracking and scanning, and the peak value of the pulse energy suddenly became smaller. The Indian pilot should know It made him at an absolute disadvantage of 3 to 27.But why didn't he turn around and run away immediately?Do you really feel sorry for this R[-] missile that is destined to miss?

"Yangtze River, there are more than one enemy, be careful at low altitudes." Zheng Hui reminded, and kept looking back, the missile obviously hadn't arrived yet.

"Okay, I'll remind them."

The enemy plane's radar has completely changed to a scanning state. Obviously, he has panicked and lost the courage to continue tracking the J-82, so the target position update that the R27 missile can get will be significantly reduced.However, Zheng Hui reminded himself that he should not be careless. The R27 missile can attack with a very low hit rate only by tracking the echo of the target without relying on radio commands.As long as you haven't run out of the 120-degree scanning range of the opponent's radar, this kind of attack is possible.

"Yangtze River, I have to turn back. I'm afraid they will suffer."

"Be careful yourself."

Zheng Hui pressed the slope and turned to the snow-capped mountain. He was about to redirect the nose of the plane to the south. Without the support of the data link, he had to use his eyes to search for the missile to ensure his safety. At the same time, he was looking forward to returning to the battlefield.Out of some kind of worry in his heart, he always felt that this sneak attack by the Indians would definitely not be so hasty.The Indians rarely send a single plane into the air, just as the Chinese Air Force rarely sends a single plane to patrol the control line. If the three crutches are a bait, then the role of this Indian fighter plane is equally suspicious.

At the same time, a Su-27 also began to fire on the Indian fighter plane, and it also fired an R27 missile. This blow forced the enemy to turn and flee.

The situation on the battlefield suddenly changed. Two Su-2s separated by one kilometer suddenly found that they were being tracked by a radar from below.Both Su-27s began to turn tangentially to the enemy's radar pulse, which is one of the conventional measures to avoid radar, but this action also made Su-1 miss the opportunity to find the enemy plane; after the turn was completed, the enemy's radar was not thrown off, Apparently not too far away.

"Yangtze River, 3cm radar, I don't know what kind of plane it is. It really doesn't look like Su-30," a hurried voice shouted on the radio.

"Two moves, complete the turn, pay attention to increase the speed." The command post replied.It can be heard that the command post is also a little at a loss. The latest report only said that a new air unit has joined the Northeast Military Region, but no one has told them that it will be a squadron that has been replaced with a gust.

On one side of the battlefield, Zheng Hui turned his head close to the snow-capped mountains. He was sure that all the enemy's radars had lost his track, so he immediately turned to the general direction and used Doppler radar to search the airspace ahead.A looming enemy plane appeared on the head-up display.The radar quickly completed one-to-one tracking, and there was indeed an enemy plane climbing quickly 17 kilometers away.

The enemy plane did not dodge Zheng Hui's radar tracking. It continued to track the turning Su-27. At the same time, the phased array radar began to scan Zheng Hui at an incredible switching speed. Zheng Hui was almost As soon as he returned to the battlefield, he was immediately discovered.The J-27's PD radar cannot be compared with it in terms of search speed or targeting efficiency; this is obviously a real multi-target tracking and shooting capability, and none of the three Chinese fighters on the battlefield has such a capability ( Su-[-]SK may have a theoretical multi-target shooting capability, but the actual data update capability of the mechanical radar is not enough to support this capability).

Zheng Hui didn't want to delay, he launched two PL2 missiles first, hoping to disrupt the enemy's pace.He has been very worried that the Su-11 may return to the battlefield again, so that an opponent with two phased array radars will have a great advantage in this over-the-horizon battle.

(End of this chapter)