Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 390 Lost Command
The Lion Squadron has always been known for its clean separation from the battlefield, so that few Pakistani pilots have seen the aircraft of this squadron within the line of sight. It happened that Sammy had fought against this squadron, and he knew that the only way to get close to the Lion was to attack.

After the two Su-2MKIs took part in the battle with the Mirage 30, they fired heavy Brahmos missiles indiscriminately in the area that had not yet reached the designated position, and then turned and flew towards the sea.One BrahMos did not ignite properly and fell into the mountains. The other found its way and went straight to Shamsi Airport. What awaited it would be the anti-aircraft artillery units squatting on the only fixed route of this weapon. Due to the high set height and low speed, the defense penetration capability of this missile is no longer strong; even if it can hit the runway, a mere 2000 kg warhead cannot cause too much damage. , The crater can be repaired within half an hour.

The lions did have a hand in escaping. They deliberately lowered their altitude, hoping to avoid the search of Pakistani ground radars. However, they did not know that there was a ZDK-03 early warning aircraft that had been hovering around the border, and sent target information through the data link. All nodes including the ground.Such an information advantage allows Sami to secretly intercept the front without using radar.

The colonel's No. 101 landline is actually an early production model of Raiden. It does not have medium-range bombs or photoelectric radars. Surprise attacks at long and short distances are not his strong point, but he is confident that he can see the enemy with the naked eye before they escape to the sea. .

Major General Islam reminded the colonel through the radio that he had reached the "dangerous" zone; the "dangerous" zone refers to the mountainous area below, which is the site of the separatist guerrillas. For the pilots of both sides, it is best not to fall in this area The sky was shot down.

For several weeks, these guerrillas with different backgrounds have begun to attack each other.They detained government pilots as well as Indian pilots who were shot down; their behavior is unpredictable; the detainment of Indian pilots is said to be to resist the puppet regime of the Baluchistan Republic supported by India, and every hilltop hopes If he can come to power, he will not hesitate to split into several countries.Of course, most organizations are consistent in their hatred of the Chinese.There have even been rumors that stragglers of the Chinese ground forces were executed by guerrillas.The Chinese pilots in Shamsi have also been instructed by their superiors not to approach these areas without necessity.

Sami is not worried about his own comfort. He has already been shot down twice. If you count the MiG-19 that fell at low altitude due to improper operation in the early years, he has a record of escaping by parachuting three times.Just this record in the air forces of various countries in the world is appalling, so that he sometimes feels that he is invincible.This is probably where he dared to go deep into dangerous places and pursue enemies whose numbers and technical level were higher than his own.

If it wasn't for war, pilots who cannot withstand heavy overload maneuvers should have quit the air force long ago, but Major General Islam finally approved him to go to the sky, because the major general felt that if Sami left, the last soul of the Pakistan Air Force would be scattered. up.

"Fortress, I still can't see the Indian plane." The old man asked the command plane over the radio.

"Black spider leader, the target is there, I suggest you raise it higher."

"understood."

He was a little hesitant to go higher. Generally speaking, a heavy fighter like the Su-30 with two pilots is more difficult to sneak attack at the same altitude, because the guy in the back seat will always look back, not to mention there are two more.

The colonel pushed the throttle valve a little, and risked acceleration in the ravine. He decided to follow the navigation information and make a turn at the end of the ravine before raising the altitude.After turning, he will enter within 10 kilometers behind the enemy plane, within a small azimuth angle, and he will hopefully be able to see the target, and at the same time hide in its blind spot at 6 o'clock.

"Black spider leader, pay attention to the 170 bearing, we are in some trouble."

The old man lowered his head and glanced at the vertical direction display. Behind him, a lone target was flying along the coast, roughly parallel to his own direction, at a distance of about 25 kilometers.The conclusion identified by the early warning aircraft was a Hornet with an unknown model.

"Bumblebee?"

"Yes, they have been active on the coast any time recently, you have to be careful."

"How long have you been following?"

"Ten minutes, from the coast of Iran."

"West to east? Probably a Growler."

"Maybe."

The carrier-based Hornet takes off from the depths of the Arabian Sea, and its route is always elusive, while the route of the Growler taking off from Bahrain is generally relatively fixed, and most of the time it is a single-plane operation, so it will inevitably cause both India and Pakistan to touch it after a long time. A little out of the way, the Growler always went from west to east and then turned south, returning.

Both India and Pakistan are actually very worried about the growler, because as long as it appears, there will be problems with the radio communication of either side. Sometimes, the Indian navy, which has more concentrated electronic equipment, will suffer even more.But something was abnormal today, the plane suspected to be the Growler did not disturb the electromagnetic space, it was extraordinarily quiet, and also extraordinarily abnormal.

"Black Spider, that American plane will find you at any time, I suggest you withdraw from the battle." The major general had a premonition of something bad and asked Sami to withdraw.

"Never mind it, there's no way they and the Indians can communicate by radio."

"You can figure it out, but be careful."

"clear."

The colonel is also very afraid of this American plane that is watching the battlefield closely. First of all, of course, he does not know what the hell it is doing, and secondly, it is also a matter of reality. This plane will undoubtedly attract the attention of the enemy, and he is ready to show up in the direction of interception.Of course, the major general who is far away on the border of Afghanistan is afraid of another thing. He is very afraid that the growler's action of cutting off the communication will make Sami lose his command and mess up. Now that the relationship between Pakistan and the United States is hanging by a thread, there can be no more mistakes. up.

This plane was slowly swaying at 4 o'clock in the Colonel's room. It should not have seen this Thunderbolt. Judging from the route too close to the coast and the lack of signs of using electronic warfare equipment, it is likely that it was attracted by ZDK-03 Yes, the Growler can naturally also serve as a ready-made electronic reconnaissance aircraft.

"Leave it alone."

The old man's heart turned, he suddenly pulled up the thunder and lightning, and rushed to the expected interception point, the timing was a little too early.To the east he saw turbulent clouds, the obvious sign of jet fighters.He refueled and chased after him. Finally, within about 15 kilometers, he saw a black spot. That's right, the lion was there.

"Black spider leader, the American plane is approaching you."

"I see."

The colonel was distracted to check the data link information. The Indian Su-30 in front hadn't noticed it yet, and didn't change its course and speed. Instead, the curious American plane immediately approached, perhaps wanting to confirm its model.

"If this fool gets too close, can I fight back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the radar alarm went into chaos, and the American plane that didn't know what to do actually bit him.From scan to complete tracking, the time is quite fast.

"Fortress, fortress..."

The call was invalid, and he switched channels back and forth. On the formation channel, Song Ning's voice was also lost in the noise.

Obviously, the American plane started to interfere with noise, and the colonel thought that maybe he had frightened it by appearing out of nowhere, and such an overreaction was annoying.

When he looked down again, only the navigation information was left on the display, and all the signs indicating the air unit had disappeared.Interfering with a data link is no easier than interfering with normal communications, unless the distance is very close.Even when he bypassed the periphery of Karachi and attacked the Indian Flying Snake, the enemy's full-band interference did not completely suppress the data link guidance at that time.He turned his head and looked in the direction of the sea, and there was a shallow flight track extending eastward, which was within 15 kilometers. Obviously, the Growler was very close.

The sneak attack tactics were obviously messed up by this bastard who was intruding. Now that he lost the data link support, he was forced to turn on the radar to search in advance. At the same time, he had to keep an eye on the enemy plane behind him. Keeping an eye on himself, if he wanted to fire an AIM-120 missile, he could.

At this moment, Song Ning was searching for the Mirage 2000 fleeing towards the desert at a long distance, and then heard the command plane call the colonel to give up the attack immediately.From the monitor, the old man didn't give up the attack, but Hao completely lost contact; he knew what this situation meant, Sammy had completely lost command, he was not the kind of person who knew when to stop, and had to take a step back step into trouble.

Seeing that the Phantom 2000 could not fly, he really wanted to help the old man, but before taking off, the ground command received the latest order from the country that the Chinese fighter planes could not fly south to the guerrilla-controlled area to avoid accidents. Unable to rescue.

"The fortress calls Captain Lionheart, can you support the colonel? I am worried that he will have difficulties."

"understood."

Song Ning was forced to disband the formation by his wingman, and turned the nose of the plane to fly southeast. In principle, he did not have to fully obey Islam's dispatch, especially since there were new instructions in the country that he was not allowed to enter the coastal area. However, the current situation is indeed Bad for the old man, he convinced himself to give him a hand at a distance.

"Bastion, I can track that Growler with radar and maybe drive it away."

"Try it."

The colonel tried his best to chase the Su-30 in front, and the two Su-2s were like frightened ducks, being chased away by a Thunder fighter that was behind him.In fact, they were frightened for a long time. When they were disturbed by the interference equipment of the growler, the tight line was broken at once.

Leiden's radar caught the accelerating enemy plane in a downward-looking manner. If there is a medium-range bomb, he can use the tracking and scanning method to shoot a salvo, but now he can only give up one target and keep a close eye on it with the vertical scanning method. one.

The enemy plane is 8 kilometers away, which is a bit far away; it is impossible for infrared-guided combat missiles to hit such a distant target in the state of tail pursuit.

He quickly adjusted the fuel line, then threw away the fuel tank, and desperately pushed the throttle back to the afterburner position.However, the two frightened Indian pilots were doing the same thing.The target distance measured by the radar dropped from 8 kilometers to 6 kilometers. The target was already clearly visible on the HUD, but the opportunity slipped through the fingers.

During this period, the Growler has been locking on the Thunderbolt at a large right azimuth, about at the edge of the radar scan, and has never lost its target.

The colonel took a deep breath, and was forced to give up the attack that had a great chance. He plunged into the mountains, and barely escaped the radar.

"Fortress, I was attacked by an unknown enemy plane, and I request to fight back."

Sammy said that he knew that the VHF communication was blocked, so he said something on purpose; now, he is considered to be out of command, which means that he can do whatever he wants.

The J-120 fighter jets 10 kilometers away began to scan the growlers. The intention was to scare away the enemy, because the US plane hadn't penetrated into the land yet; but something was abnormal today, and the American pilots immediately turned their heads to meet them. This is what Song Ning encountered recently. The most combative American warplane.Even in the cover operation outside Gwadar Port, most of the US planes within visual range actively avoided the battle.Now Song Ning realizes that he is in some trouble. Originally, he just wanted to scare the enemy plane to rescue the old man, but now that the enemy plane is approaching him, what should he do?The command plane told him that 100 kilometers away, the other two Hornets were turning around and coming, and it seemed that the visitors were not friendly; did their diplomatic bottom line change?
(End of this chapter)