Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 310 The Vicious Character

About 20 seconds later, another batch of Indian fighter planes will approach, so the threat is only lifted very briefly.

At this moment, the irritable Zarrick looked down at the radar display. The height of the Chinese early warning aircraft had dropped to 4000 meters, which was lower than the pieces of chaff she sprinkled. Much bigger.Now that the chaff was still obscuring the target, he had to focus all the radar energy to see the plane.

"When they are on the line of life and death, they can always play some tricks." He thought in his heart, "The move just now was really dazzling." Although he was a little disappointed, he still affirmed his opponent's countermeasure.

The ground fire control radar in the southwest is still staring at the Su-30MKI, but now Captain Zarrick no longer regards it as the main threat, and he has realized a truth: it is not a system like Hongqi 9 or S300 , that was just a bluff boot.As one of the few flight captains in the Indian Air Force who has studied the integrated theory of air combat, he is naturally familiar with the key points of air-ground confrontation.The truly deadly surface-to-air missile positions will not turn on the irradiation radar for tracking outside the range, and only the most amateur commanders will do that.Judging from the recent battle situation, China's surface-to-air missile units are all veterans. They shot down so many Indian fighters, relying on the ground commander's precise grasp of the timing of the start-up.They acted so amateurishly that he would rather believe that they were bluffing.

For a moment, he almost realized the intention behind the enemy's every move, at least their tri-service data link is not fake.Previously, he believed that India and China were in a similar stage, still in the stage of exploring air-ground integration, that is to say, the new battlefield command mode proposed by the US military was still at the level of doubt and limited research.Now it seems that the command ability of the Chinese army has jumped to a higher level, which allows them to use such a thin force to fight against the entire Indian war machine. Only NATO, not India, can see this.

The captain suppressed his irritability, and now he had to put all his eggs in one basket to destroy this early warning aircraft, even though this air police was not the main force on the battlefield, and the well-defended Type 2000 command aircraft was almost certain to have a high-ranking general sitting in command, But shooting down this Type 200 can break the compact Chinese duty system.They are now relying on an Air Police 2000 and several balance beam systems to maintain 24-hour battlefield surveillance. Shooting down any one of them will destroy the entire system and have a positive impact on the outcome of the war.

The target was within the range of the R77 missiles. The captain activated all 4 missiles, but did not rush to attack. He knew that he had broken through to the weakly defended border area. There were only a few short-range air defense systems guarding the airfield nearby.

The radar warning issued a new threat warning. The Chinese J-11 fighter jet that was thrown tens of kilometers scanned itself from the direction of 5 o'clock. He remembered that the plane had already fired 4 medium-range bombs, but he still couldn't take it lightly.He immediately ordered his wingman "Baya" to withdraw from the pursuit and instead intercept the J-11 to ensure his full blow.The wingman turned quickly and flew head-on towards the exposed Chinese plane.Now, it's just a one-on-one battle between the captain and the target.

The Chinese lieutenant on the early warning aircraft can see the entire air situation, and the threat of 2 batches becomes 1 batch, which in turn becomes 1 plane.The last enemy plane did not fire for a long time, which was precisely the most dangerous moment, which showed that the veteran he had been worried about was on this plane.

The stalemate between the two planes was going on in the countdown, and time seemed to be frozen. The ground command in Peshawar has updated new information, confirming that these are three fighter jets of the Triple Sonic Squadron that took off from Punjab.

Triple Sonic Squadron is a squadron that has been confronting the Chinese Air Force in the north all year round, but the intelligence department has never understood its tactics because it was once disbanded.In fact, this is an old-fashioned reconnaissance/intercept force. In the era when the Chinese Air Force was still flying the J-6 and J-7, this squadron was already equipped with the MiG-25, which was difficult for the Chinese Air Force to intercept, and its tactical soul came from that era.It was a tactic that was neither fancy nor overpowering, it was just a deadly move.

Zarrick has been paying attention to the emergence of new electronic threats on the battlefield. All he can see behind enemy lines is the limited field of view of the radar, and a display that passively senses/analyzes electronic information on the battlefield. The location and general nature of the threat's presence, but the distance is difficult to know.

"Squadron leader, can we fire now?" The pilot in the back seat reminded, he thought the squadron leader was a little confused, now all 4 R77 missiles can be launched, and the enemy in front is just a slow and clumsy plane 4-engine turboprop aircraft.

"Wait a little longer, we have to wait for the best opportunity to completely destroy her."

The captain knows that his attack window is very long, but it is not easy to destroy a four-engine and low-speed aircraft. At least two rounds need to be effectively hit. If the wing can be broken, it is obviously the most ideal ending.

He has studied the case of a Raiden MKII in Pakistan attacking the A50I not long ago. The medium-range bombs fired by that fighter plane failed to destroy the AWACS aircraft, and finally it was shot down by fighting bombs within the visual range. Most of the people on the AWACS survived, and most of these people were added to the ground command center later, and some of them boarded the EMB145 AWACS.What Captain Zarick hoped in his heart was a real wipe-out, that is to say, he would wipe out the veterans on the plane who had gradually grown up.He knew that the Chinese could replenish an early warning aircraft very quickly, but it would definitely not be so easy to replenish skilled personnel.

On the AWACS plane that was slowly fleeing, the Chinese lieutenant has been assessing the worst possibility. The enemy plane has approached 40 kilometers away and is still approaching. This is a fierce character, obviously not the kind that will turn around if hit goods.

The lieutenant took a closer look at the digital map. This area is all mountainous, but there are also gentle parts to the west.He told the pilot to turn a few degrees and head for an area of ​​flat terrain.He didn't know if he could make a forced landing in the darkness, but it was better than being shot in the middle of a high mountain.

"The enemy plane fired a missile," someone yelled.As soon as the plane completed its turn, the enemy planes behind it opened fire.

"quantity?"

"A total of two...now, the third...the fourth."

The enemy plane fired 6 missiles in a row within 4 seconds, which is probably all the medium-range weapons it carried.There was silence in the cabin, waiting for further verification of the type of missiles. It will take a while, waiting for the radars of these missiles to start working.

Sure enough, the Su-30MKi did not turn around with one blow, and it was still in hot pursuit. The radar had been tightly locked on the Air Police 200 early warning aircraft for fear that it would slip away again.

"Lower the altitude. Release the interference." The lieutenant said calmly. He knew that being hit by the missile could be avoided. What needs to be done now is to try to save the lives of dozens of soldiers on the plane.

A large number of chaffs were released from the rear again, hiding the aircraft inside, but this time it was not as simple as last time. The high-power radar on the enemy aircraft has been shooting at the target with maximum power. In this state, it Able to burn through chaff and see targets clearly.

"Continue to maintain level flight," said the lieutenant.The J-11 fighter plane in the distance is still dealing with the enemy plane, and has entered the most critical moment. We must do our best to let him see the battlefield clearly.

"Do you want to lower the landing gear?" The pilot in the cockpit reminded through the intercom.The pilot was a little worried that being hit by a missile might cause various unforeseen problems, such as not being able to put down the landing gear, so it is better to prepare early, anyway, it will have little effect on the already low speed.

The lieutenant considered for a second and agreed to the suggestion.He then proceeded to remind the pilot to maintain level flight.

20 kilometers away, four R4 missiles turned on the active radar one after another, and the countdown sign on the display was beating slowly. At most 77 seconds, this round of strikes would arrive sequentially.

150 kilometers away, the J-11 fighter decisively avoided the enemy's radar by using the last information from the data link. He sneaked across the enemy's three o'clock direction from the enemy's blind spot. This is the key position for the conversion of air combat advantages. Aircraft beyond 3/9 o'clock have a good chance of taking advantage of the turn.Relying on a calm turn, the pilot slowly approached the enemy's side. From the huge tactical display, the enemy was still as unresponsive as a headless chicken.The update of the target position on the display was suddenly interrupted, but the communication was still open, and the AWACS was obviously making an evasive maneuver.The pilot was inevitably distracted and sweated for the AWACS, but he had already done everything he could do.

"The azimuth angle is very small, you're almost seeing him." The final voice guidance from the AWACS came from the radio.

"clear."

In the process of making a quick turn, the J-11 successfully captured the target with radar, and it was always on the original route.The pilot reminded himself that now is not the time to worry about the safety of the AWACS. What he should do now is to use all his strength to kill the enemy in front of him.

The weak turn of the Air Police 200 actually caused the first high-speed approaching missile to fly over the head in the chaff. It exploded 100 meters away from the aircraft, causing little damage.Immediately afterwards, the second missile also failed to make a direct hit, and the missile exploded next to the huge balance beam antenna, destroying it.The fallen antenna opened a hole in the roof of the cabin, but it did not pose a fatal threat to the aircraft at a speed of only 180 kilometers per hour.

The air police pilots carefully controlled the aircraft. So far these attacks have not damaged the aircraft's rudder surfaces and power, and the aircraft has even maintained good longitudinal stability.The pilot couldn't help but think, maybe that's all.He lowered the nose of the plane and rushed to the ground, waiting for the subsequent blow, but the explosion did not occur in the same rhythm as before. He did not know that the trailing third missile accidentally hit the falling radar antenna. As for not posing a threat at all.

At this moment, the damaged plane was only 300 meters above the ground, and the ground was pitch black, except for the jumping data on the altimeter, it was completely darkened.The pilot thought that it would be far more dangerous than being hit by a missile.

Just as the pilot hesitated, the fourth missile fell from above, and the ground reflection caused some interference to its active radar, but it still caught the moving target at the last moment and exploded on the side of the wing. An engine on the left side of the early warning aircraft stopped, and the co-pilot quickly cut off the oil circuit and tried his best to stabilize the aircraft's course.

The huge aircraft never lost control, the problem was just constantly yaw to one side, but it was still under control.Several monitors in the cabin are even working.It is still possible to see part of the situation on the battlefield (no longer using its own damaged radar, but through other sensors around the battlefield).

It can be seen that the tenacious Su-30MKI finally turned around. He probably saw the last rapid dive of the Air Police 200 and thought it had been shot down.

(End of this chapter)