Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 519
Zheng Hui didn't want to get entangled with the MiG-29. He and his wingman selected the big one with the target designation frame. At the limit distance, each fired two missiles, and then kept flying head-on with three MiG-2s for a short period of time. , in the form of confrontation, the phased array radar irradiates several targets at the same time, making it impossible for the enemy planes to distinguish the intention of the J-3 formation to fire at such a distance. Under the command correction, the missile did not turn, and went straight to the large target.

Zheng Hui's plan is very simple, that is, to seize the upper hand and launch an attack.Theoretically, the MiG-29 can also use the R77's head-on attack limit range to launch, but Indian pilots are not used to firing within the limit range, and the concentration of four missiles to attack low-speed large targets is for the purpose of ensuring destruction.The target is a relatively tough 4-engine tanker. 4 missiles may not be able to shoot down. There is really no need to waste power and range for those high-mobility targets that cannot be hit. In fact, when the missile intersects with the fleeing MiG-2, it has already lost The thrust of the engine has been reduced, but it still maintains a very high speed and flies to the target.

On the HUD, the countdown of the active radar power-on ends, and the sparrow formation turns back and leaves the battle. At this moment, the MiG-29 has seen through the opponent's intentions, but it still has not entered the sure range of the R27 missile to deal with the maneuvering target. The J-16 is at 25 After turning around at a kilometer away, the possibility of any counterattack was completely cut off. The three MiG-3s with insufficient fuel (which had not had time to refuel) could only continue to pursue for a while, and then returned.

The Il-78 crew, unable to escape, always knew that there was a missile chasing behind, but watched the airspeed indicator change slowly.In a hurry, the captain began to lower the altitude to increase the speed. This action was obviously wrong; the SD10, which was catching up with the same kinetic energy, was losing its chance. Range, if the tanker chooses to climb, it will pose a problem for these missiles.

The exhausting pursuit finally had a meeting point. During this period, 2 missiles lost energy early and fell down. The other 2 caught up with the target at a critical range and at a speed not much faster than the target. One exploded on the left wing, causing an explosion. It is still not fatal to the huge tanker.The second missile exploded near the tail of the aircraft. At first, it only destroyed part of the control surface, causing the aircraft to shake. The flight control quickly activated and resumed a level flight attitude; Fuel pipe in the rear.After the MiG-29 escaped in an emergency, everyone on board did not have time to remember that the hose was still in a state of oil leakage, and the fire quickly burned along the hose to the inside of the aircraft; at the moment when the crew began to rejoice in escaping danger, the cabin fire alarm suddenly sounded , it is too late to deal with it at this moment.

The fuel tank loaded with more than 30 tons of fuel was ignited within ten seconds, and the plane started to fall like a huge fireball. One part fell in a mountainous area to the north.

Major Rolle on the other side of the battlefield turned off the audio notification that the fuel was running out, and then another annoying female voice in the cabin began to remind him that he was being tracked by radar.He kept turning his head and looking upwards to judge the distance of the enemy plane. At the same time, he had to pay attention to the nearby high mountains in case the enemy plane suddenly looked down and launched missiles.He was roughly equally at risk of being hit and hit by a mountain, followed by whether he could land at the nearest airport in time.

Song Ning launched the chase cautiously, not daring to be careless at all. He knew that the enemy had arranged many hidden air defense facilities on this backup line of defense, and the aerial reconnaissance had not had time to detect them. Flying over this area was not a small risk.He always kept room for the newly identified S300 position in the southeast direction, and controlled himself not to enter a more dangerous area, that is, it was closer to the core area and the missile power range was sufficient for maneuvering.However, the MiG-29 did not go straight there, apparently with other plans.He ordered Zhao Lin to speed up and overtake the enemy plane at high altitude, trying to stop it in front, while he continued to maintain an altitude advantage of about 150 meters, forcing the opponent, waiting for him to make even a small mistake.

This is the first time that the Chinese Air Force fighter planes have broken through to such a deep area, and you can see the Sutlej River and Govind Lake in the south from a distance.Taking risks was not Song Ning's style, but he always felt that the MiG-29 was definitely not a good thing and should be removed as soon as possible.At this moment, he is close to the mountain ridge, and the light-colored MiG-29 is turning to escape to the northwest. Sometimes it temporarily hides in the shadow of the huge mountain range, but sometimes its shadow will fall on the bare hillside and pass by. , to expose it, the radar downsight sometimes catches the target, and sometimes loses it. After several confrontations, the situation becomes extremely delicate.

Song Ning was planning to approach and launch a fighting missile, but when the radar warning device did not work, the ground firepower hidden in the valley suddenly started shooting. Song Ning's attention was completely on the target until he saw a thick land nearby, threatening It was only when the dark cloud with flames approached that it realized that it was the fire net formed by the proximity fuze ammunition approaching him.

Indian anti-aircraft fire uses 40mm anti-aircraft fire electro-optical targeting fire, they do not use any prohibited active equipment that may reveal the location, including radar and identification friend or foe.So the positions deployed by the two horns launched an attack on the two targets (including their own fighter planes) that broke into the top of the head at the same time.

Each shell of these Swedish Bofors artillery has real-time programming to control the timing of the explosion. However, in the absence of radar ranging, the commander formed a rapid fire network according to a simple low-altitude blockade mode.The shells exploded at the preset height difference, forming a billowing fragment net in the air in an instant.

The taller J-10 pulled up quickly, relying on vertical maneuvering to avoid approaching firepower, while the MiG-29 could only accelerate through the entire valley. The Indian shooter did not have actual combat experience and could not catch up with the accelerated target. Roll escaped the corridor made of fragments.The ground commander originally estimated that the probability of shooting a low-altitude target was as high as 9%, but now he was completely awakened by a basin of cold water.

After Major Rolle got rid of the pursuit, he quickly called the nearest Kanger Airport and prepared to make an emergency landing. His fuel would run out in 90 seconds, which would not be enough to reach any other airports.This airport was originally just a deserted small civilian airport. Small regional aircraft such as ATR42 usually take off and land. Due to the undulating terrain, there is only one 1400-meter-long runway; The frontline battlefield directory, but it is still in the process of extending the runway, and the real station is only the army's aviation unit, which is used to transfer some helicopters.

The major saw from a distance that the airport behind the mountains was undergoing an emergency evacuation for him. The engineering vehicles parked at the end of the runway occupied a long section of the runway, which was an unexpected trouble.He estimated that crossing these obstacles would shorten the runway distance by one-third, but he had no choice but to control the accelerator to the minimum and approach there by gliding.Just as the landing gear was lowered and aimed at the runway, a missile fell from the clouds and blew up the towering surveillance radar on the side of the airport.This is obviously an anti-radiation missile launched by a trailing enemy plane. They haven't left yet?Rolle couldn't believe that the enemy planes dared to do whatever they wanted at a distance of 170 kilometers from the control line, which was far beyond Srinagar, and they also rarely attacked civilian targets.

Zhao Lin launched a self-defense anti-radiation missile at high altitude to destroy the airport radar.He knew that this remote airport was for civilian use, and the detected air traffic control radar was naturally part of the civilian air situation radar network. However, he had just discovered a Mi-171 helicopter taking off from the airport. In terms of regulations, the definition of this airport has changed.

He fought all the way down from high altitude. Since the target was already close to the ground, the radar of the fighter plane could no longer filter it out from the large amount of clutter. He temporarily chose to use the machine gun to send the man away.He can only use the crosshair on the HUD to hunt according to the ground mode.

Roll dived onto the runway with a hasty landing. The audio signaled that he needed a go-around, but he ignored it.The plane hit the ground at a depression angle exceeding the manual and wobbled a few times before stabilizing.He hurriedly turned his head and saw that the Chinese fighter plane was drilling out of the clouds and adjusting its course in the rear, which was an ominous sign.

The major immediately gave up the idea of ​​opening the parachute, and continued to control the fighter plane to rush forward, so as to increase the difficulty of the enemy plane's aiming. He planned to open the parachute to slow down after the enemy plane missed the target for a moment. to the back.

The J-10 fighter jets plunged down and lowered their altitude as if there was no one else around. Indian soldiers and workers began to flee in all directions. Only a 7.62mm machine gun in the simple rock body on the terminal building was weakly fighting back.

The altitude number on the HUD has been decreasing suddenly, and the red warning light reminding the pilot that the altitude is too low keeps flashing. Zhao Lin pulled the trigger and watched the ammunition stir up a wall of smoke and dust to chase the enemy plane. At this moment, the enemy plane evaded with a turn that almost caused overturning, and the fighter jet rushed out of the runway directly, and then the drogue parachute opened.Zhao Lin pulled up only tens of meters from the ground, and looked back to observe the enemy's movement. After he circled around, the MiG 29 had stumbled to a stop on the high slope beside the runway. It seemed to be seriously damaged. You can see One side of the wing touched the ground, and the nose seemed to be stuck in the mud.Song Ning asked him to kill this enemy on the radio, so Zhao Lin fired again, but the timing was too impatient, and all the cannonballs fired hastily flew over the fighter plane, and he was forced to pull up. , the ammunition is almost exhausted.After he reported the extent of damage to the enemy plane, the lead plane Song Ning asked him to return.

Major Roll originally thought he was going to die today, because his glass canopy was stuck and he couldn't move, and he couldn't jump out of the cabin to escape.If the enemy plane enters the third round of shooting and killing, he has already prepared for the worst - using zero-zero ejection to avoid shooting and killing; he has already seen that the enemy's purpose is to kill himself, and it seems that the Chinese are not No more chivalrous than a Pakistani pilot.

Since the first time he shot down an enemy plane half a year ago, Rolle never felt that this war would be won easily, and of course he never thought that India would lose the war, but at this moment, he suddenly realized this, and he was afraid Get up; he doesn't know when this bad feeling started to germinate, maybe from the chaotic air command, or the enemy's provocation, in short, after the enemy exerted pressure, the Indian Air Force has fallen into a stretched situation. Situation, I wish someone would come and tow the plane away, maybe their satellite-guided bombs would be here soon.

In this operation aimed at destroying the communication equipment of the Indian army, the Chinese Air Force lost a J-16 fighter jet, but the two pilots landed in a shallow area south of the line of control. They indicated the location to the headquarters, and then stopped according to the instructions of their superiors. Call, lurk.India lost a fighter jet and a precious tanker. The latter crashed in an area 300 kilometers behind the front line, and all crew members died.

Ten days after the Assam campaign ended, the east and west command lines were merged to form the central command command that decided the final offensive. Of course, the merger was only a formality. Due to the networked command system, Xu Jingzhe still stayed thousands of miles away to monitor the new The situation, even the office has not been replaced.

His authority was further expanded, taking over some new monitoring units, and the war was destined to not last long.

As for Project T, he could of course tell from the meaning of the letters that it was Project "Thunder".But just knowing these things is not enough.

When there is a lack of intelligence, the superior will naturally focus on the deployment of the imaginary enemy team.Intelligence analysts have been methodically planning to speculate on imaginary enemies (Indian Army Staff).

From the perspective of the enemy, this plan should be divided into two parts: the retreat phase and the counterattack phase.

Judging from the intercepted summary of the Assam campaign written by the Eastern Military Region Command, the Indian Army is particularly dissatisfied with the chaos in the first phase of the Assam area. The entire defensive zone was split.However, the later battles have been given a certain degree of affirmation, and the Indians have also observed that as the ground supply lines continue to extend, the Chinese army's combat effectiveness will weaken accordingly.

Xu Jingzhe has noticed that Spanga's armored forces are slowly withdrawing from Pakistan, and the western front may only leave an empty shelf.Although it cannot be ruled out that it is a false impression, Pakistani intelligence personnel photographed the tanks on the train covered with cloth and the people getting off the train at a small transfer station called Lukai near New Delhi.

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