Thunder Strikes Back

Chapter 7 Counterattack
Lieutenant Goya walked outside the squadron headquarters. It was already very late. He saw several Su-30MKIs starting up on the runway, and he could recognize them as planes from the 102nd Squadron.Goya often fought with the pilots of the 102nd Squadron in the military cafeteria, and he always gained the upper hand. The 102 Squadron used to be just a reconnaissance aircraft unit. When the last batch of MiG 2000 airframes ended around 25, they were disbanded for a while, so their people were always short in front of the 24 Squadron. 30, but within the 13th Squadron, they are still second-tier. A few years ago, a unit of the 102nd Squadron was dispatched to the Jabwa Air Force Base in Assam. It was a front-line base with poor facilities and no shit , it is said that it is only 75 kilometers away from the Chinese border, and the pilots who are still flying in the 102 Squadron in Bareilly are in danger, for fear of being sent to that lonely and remote area. .

"They have a mission?" asked a technical sergeant next to Goyala.

"That's right, the jaguars covering the 7th Regiment discovered a hidden anti-aircraft artillery position in Pakistan in the new enemy report. By the way, it is the anti-aircraft artillery position you discovered." The sergeant said with a smile, which made Goya A little embarrassed, he remembered that he was almost shot down by the anti-aircraft guns in that position.

"Lieutenant, we all know your achievements in the afternoon. You killed two enemy planes at once, and they all said that you will be awarded the Warrior Wheel Medal. Now the guys in the 2 Squadron are all eager to try, and they all say that our military technology superiority surpasses that of Pakistan 102 Everyone wanted to kill more Pakistani planes in 10, so maybe they wouldn't have to go to the desolate Sam state." The sergeant said with a grin.

"I hope everyone should not take it too lightly." The lieutenant said, his words were completely selfless. Thinking of the Pakistani pilot he had fought with six hours ago, he felt a chill all over his body.

"I'm afraid there won't be any air battles at all. They're all terrified, and they probably don't dare to take off." After the sergeant finished speaking, he shook hands with Goya vigorously, turned and left.

"They must be reminded not to underestimate the enemy," Goya thought to himself, watching the two planes taxi forward one after the other, and then left the runway.These two planes will have the opportunity to attack with the MiG-21 and Jaguar of the [-]th Wing in the air of Chandirga, to unplug the anti-aircraft artillery position ambush at the front.Captain Goya thought that they might have made a mistake. At night, most of the planes could not fly at low altitudes to avoid radar. Such a large fleet could easily be spotted by Pakistani mines.

The Pakistan Air Force did not fall asleep. A Saab 13 of the 2000th Squadron found a small group of Indian aircraft moving northward at a distance of 250 kilometers from the border. He passed the news to the ground command, and the most powerful No. The F5 fighter jets of the 16th Squadron took off to counterattack.

Major Ahmed Hassan drove his F16 fighter jet off the runway at Shoalcot base, heading towards the direction guided by the early warning aircraft.The altitude between him and his wingman was kept at about 4000 meters, which is slightly higher than the altitude of the Indian Air Force formation.The data link of the Saab 2000, which had been watching the target, was transmitting to his vertical display data on the air targets on the Indian side, which were still outside the search range of his airborne radar.

"Rashid, listen, one volley, only attack the last two lower-speed targets." The second lieutenant said to his wingman, and they communicated a little while they were not within the range of the missiles. one time.

"Understood!" the wingman responded.On their vertical display, a cluster of photoelectric lights is moving. This is a group of MiG 21s surrounded by two Jaguars moving north. They are still close to the border, but they may cross the border at any time.

"This afternoon, they almost killed the old Sami. A Su-30 that took off from the deep airfield attacked the old guy. This shows that their tactics have improved. In short, I think the era of Colonel Sami is over. "

"If the colonel Zhiqu quit the combat unit, he would have been a major general. You know, a major general in the air will cause a lot of trouble for the command. He may be really old. However, when he was young, he was on the Afghan border. The attack is really enviable."

"He was in 14 Squadron then?" Rasheed asked.

"No, I remember the 9th Squadron."

The voice from the distant early warning aircraft on the radio interrupted the pilot's conversation: "Captain Falcon, at 11 kilometers at 90 o'clock, two Su-2MKIs are approaching."

Major Hassan adjusted the magnification of the vertical monitor, and saw the two Su-30s on the screen, moving on the Indian side of the fleet, obviously doing some kind of nondescript cover.

"They always keep those pimples well hidden," Hassan said with a laugh.

"Do you want to modify the order of attack, we may hit them." The wingman asked. .

"No, don't attack long-range hypermobile targets. Besides, they haven't crossed the border, and continue to monitor Jaguar IS."

After a few minutes of tracking, the double-click formation of F16, which is close to the speed of sound, is getting closer and closer to the last Jaguar.

"Major, they've crossed the border, and they don't seem to have noticed us."

"Only with those MiG-21s?" the major said contemptuously.

The two Jaguars that fell behind the formation had entered a distance of 16 kilometers in front of the F36 formation. This is the best attack position for the AIM120C missile. After the missile is launched, it can almost immediately find the target with its own active radar.

"Turn on the radar and start scanning and tracking." The major ordered.

The two aircrafts turned on the radar at the same time. In the ASE circle on the head-up display, several targets appeared at the same time. The radar began to track and measure the distance. track.The captain pressed a few buttons next to the programmable weapons control system, which activated two medium-range air-to-air missiles on pylons.The two aircraft then each locked on to a Jaguar in single-target tracking mode.

"Falcon requests fire," Hassan said over the radio.

After a short wait, the AWACS allowed them to fire.Colonel Hassan pressed the fire button.

"Fox 3, launch."

"Already launched."

Two missiles ignited and flew away from the pylons of the lead plane, and then the wingman also fired two missiles. The radar power-on countdown on the HUD started immediately. After a few seconds, the major watched the missile radar power on, and then successfully captured the target.At the same time, the two Jaguars began to panic and lower their altitude, they obviously knew they were under attack.The two Su-2s in the far northeast began to turn, and then accelerated to rush towards this side.

"Major, their Su-30 has spotted us, it's 75 kilometers away, and it's still speeding up."

"Leave them alone, let's retreat." Hassan said, making a downward circling motion, turning to the west.

"I really want to see the results of the attack," Rasheed said.

"Leave it to the AWACS."

The voice from the early warning aircraft: "Falcon team, the enemy plane launched the R77 missile, at 5 o'clock, 65 kilometers away, and the arrival time is estimated to be 2 minutes."

"Are you kidding, they thought they could hit us this way?" Hassan turned on the afterburner to accelerate away, he knew very well that the opponent's attack regardless of range was beyond doubt.

"Falcon Squad, Target No. 1 was hit and disappeared in the Hajira Valley." The early warning aircraft reported the first results.

"Hit?"

"This should be."

"Falcon team, target No. 2 has also disappeared, and it is crashing." The air surveillance personnel in the early warning aircraft continued.

"Great, my results seem to have surpassed Colonel Sammy's, if you don't count the drones."

"Hehe, Major, you can definitely surpass him." Rasheed said.

"It's a pity that Colonel Sami's victory 24 years ago is irreplaceable," Rashid said.

The two F16s flew directly towards Shoalcot's base at a speed of Mach 1, and the two R77s that followed them chased for a while, and crashed in the desert after running out of fuel.

(End of this chapter)