Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 35 Eagle vs. Falcon

"Maybe. They're waiting for the Army's surface-to-air missile sites to start up so they can measure where they are."

"You think the fire should be turned on?" asked the major general.He has no pretensions and is always happy to hear advice from others.
This question made Colonel Sami a little embarrassed. He didn't want to see Hassan's record continue to rise, but this matter obviously should not be mixed with personal will.He saw on the radar screen that the formation of 5 aircraft of the 4th Falcon Squadron was approaching the formation of 21 aircraft of the MiG-4 in India from the side. It is indeed an irresistible temptation to shoot down most of the MiG-2s with 16 AIM6 missiles.

"Since there is an opportunity, don't hesitate. Maybe it's not a trap, it's just that the radar wave of their 2-coordinate warning radar was blocked near the Siachen Mountains."

"Falcon reports that the enemy plane has not dropped any bombs and is turning around."

"Continue to follow and prepare to attack."

The F16 four-aircraft formation secretly followed the enemy plane, gradually left the border area of ​​Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and began to turn to the deep area of ​​Kashmir. From the perspective of movement, this was just following the turn of the bewildered enemy plane, but Sami was An old fox on the battlefield, he suddenly sniffed out a hidden murderous intent.

"Major General, please tell Hassan that he must watch for radio pings in the horizontal direction. Always be on the lookout."

"Are you concerned that the Indians have deployed an air-to-air surveillance radar near the glacier?"

"No, I just don't think that's the way it should be."

The major general hesitated to pick up the communicator. In the end, he followed Sammy's request to keep the F16 and the AWACS in the rear on alert, but he did not further request to cancel the attack.

"What are you worried about my old friend?"

"I think there's something weird about it, whatever mission these MiG-21s were performing, but obviously they returned without completing anything."

"Maybe it's just a matter of fuel," said the major general curtly.

"If that's the case, the staff of the Indian Air Force should be shot. Based on my experience in dealing with them for many years, although their efficiency is not high, they rarely make such low-level mistakes."

"Falcon calling base, no radio beam tracking detected. But intermittent radio scan southeast."

"Maybe your falcons are exposed, and it's better to let them back." Sammy said, he didn't know if his suggestion was mixed with selfishness, he couldn't really understand the actual situation without being in the air, in fact, the plane was in the air It is impossible not to receive radio scans in all directions in the air. As long as there is no continuous scan, it does not mean that you have been detected, but the colonel is really disturbed if he can rush there, because the southeast direction is the most dangerous direction; of course, having said that, if at this time If he was sitting in the cabin of Hassan's plane, then he would definitely choose to pursue, there is no doubt about it.

"Falcon, I suggest you and your team give up the attack." Major General Islam said.

"Falcon formation, the ground command requires you to give up the attack and return."

The AWACS repeated the major general's words, and Radio Hassand paused for a moment.

"Base, give me another minute, I can take down at least two more." Hassan begged.What he said was not an exaggeration. At this time, the four enemy planes had completely entered the range of the weapons. As long as they were a little closer, a few of them could be killed with certainty.

"Okay, approach at high speed, open fire, and then return through the mountains of western Kashmir." Major General Islam, who lacked his own opinion, was immediately persuaded by Hassan.

In fact, as Sammy expected, the danger was approaching from the southeast.

In the southeast of the Siachen Glacier, Captain Rahsinagoya is leading his Su-30MKI team, flying close to the snow-capped mountains. For 20 minutes, he has always known the location of the F16 formation, because there is a plane flying from Agra over Leh. The A50EI early warning aircraft of the Ares Squadron that took off was guiding, and this Su-30MKI formation sneaked close to Hassan's team.Due to the huge advantage of the Phalcon system in terms of search distance over the Pakistani Airisan, the Indian Air Force was able to carry out this combat plan of mantis catching cicadas.

Captain Goya's formation did not use its own radar, which was completely unnecessary. They completely used the data link to observe the situation of the entire battlefield. All pilots can now concentrate on traveling through the terrifying snow-capped mountains on both sides.On the HDD of the Su-30, not only four F16s can be seen, but even the Saab early warning aircraft hiding in the sky 150 kilometers behind Skardu is also displayed.This advanced data-link-based tactic, due to compatibility issues, can only be used in conjunction with the A50 and a few fighters such as the Su-30 or Mirage 2000 within the Indian Air Force; in view of the destruction of the Tiger Squad 24 hours ago, The Ministry of Defense finally made up its mind to put the most expensive A50 early warning aircraft and Su-30 into the battlefield at the same time, in an attempt to overwhelm Pakistan with technological advantages.

"Guys, I'm pretty sure this is Pakistan's 5th Falcon Squadron, the most elite unit in Pakistan. They've always been good at sneak attacks, but today is an exception," said Captain Goya, who became a captain in a matter of days. Now is the time for him to show his ambition.

"Do you know how many Indian Air Force planes this squadron has shot down over the past 30 years? 27. It's true. I personally checked this issue with Minister Singh's supervisor when I was in the Ministry of Defence, and that's what His Excellency told me. And Their losses are still zero so far." Goya said slowly through the radio, he knows how to boost morale at the moment, and he is much better at this point than the overly cautious squadron leader Mo Xin.

His words worked quickly.

"We can catch them off guard. 4 vs. 4, eagle vs. falcon." A pilot in the formation said excitedly.

"Very well, a just punishment. That's all I want. The eagle slaughters the falcon."

"Eagle Squad, this is God of War. The enemy plane is speeding up and crossing the Kashmir Line of Control. The course has not changed." Someone in the A50 AWACS said.Everything seemed to be going well and the 4 advanced F16 Burke 52s were fully hooked.

50 kilometers away, Hassan's team is still in a state of obliviousness. He and his team are not familiar with fighting deep into the enemy's territory. Their tactics are always long-distance attacks rather than deep-dive into dangerous situations. These strange-looking F5s have a long range and precise attacks, but their fighting performance at medium and low altitudes is only equivalent to F16A or MiG-16C.

Hassan always has L-band pulse scans on his RWS, generally in the southeast direction, highly ominous, electronic analysis system is difficult to give a comprehensive conclusion, he thinks it is probably a phased array radar, he does not remember India having such The air radar seems to be very far away, which makes him very uncomfortable; but the MiG-21 formation is 40 kilometers ahead, and it is impossible for him to give up the opportunity at his fingertips with his greedy character.

"Falcon team, accelerate to Mach 1.5, ready to turn on the radar power."

After the Falcon accelerated, the MiG-21 in front also began to accelerate, which made Hassan's idea of ​​shortening the distance unrealistic. With all the signs put together, Hassan finally convinced himself that he knew the team's position had been exposed.

"Falcon 2, prepare to fire." Hassan said and turned on the radar.Immediately, the radar locked on the MiG-38 fleeing at Mach 1.1 21 kilometers away. This situation is not very ideal, the distance is a bit far, but it seems unwise to continue chasing.

"May God bless. Fox 3, launch."

Hassan and the wingman each fired two missiles. To be honest, at this distance, it is very satisfying to be able to hit a Major Hassan.Now he has to continue to guide the missile to fly for a period of time until the active radar of the missile is turned on and intercepts the target by itself. Since the MiG 2 is simply accelerating and fleeing, this time is correspondingly longer.

The RWS began to flicker, and when he lowered his head, he found a radar beam at 9 o'clock trying to track his plane.Since the Falcon was flying perpendicular to the opponent, this kind of tracking became a bit difficult for the opponent, and the major was sure that there were some fighter jets rushing there, maybe a few difficult MiG-29s, maybe worse.

"There is a radar beam in the northeast direction, the distance seems to be very close."

"Falcon leader, I didn't see it." The early warning aircraft responded.This shows that the enemy is hiding behind the snow mountain.

(End of this chapter)