Chapter 119: Air Supremacy in South Asia
The voyeurs of New Delhi are really coming.
And it's not just one or two, it's a whole bunch of them.
In addition to the "Jalalad" electronic intelligence reconnaissance ship, which is 220 nautical miles away from the port of Karachi, two German-made Dornier-228 maritime patrol planes belonging to the Navy and one "Canberra" electronic reconnaissance plane belonging to the Air Force are flying back and forth along the 120-nautical-mile border subzone of the exclusive economic zone outside the port of Karachi in Pakistan.
Not only that, 400 nautical miles away from the port of Karachi, an Il-78 air tanker that New Delhi has just leased from Russia is cruising at high altitude.
"This is the air defense identification zone off the coast of Pakistan, you threaten my flight safety, please leave as soon as possible. ”
Suddenly, the international communication broadcasts of various ships and planes in New Delhi heard the Pakistani pilot's departure warning, and New Delhi Air Force Major General Monohan Anthony, who was sitting in the IL-78 air tanker, listened to Pakistan's angry and hurried voice on the radio, pursed his lips with disdain, and immediately looked at the communications officer on the side: "Tell the two Su-30s to come over and tell them that we are conducting a live-fire exercise in the air, and according to international practice, if you don't want to be shot down, get out of here quickly." ”
Of course, the communications officer understood this and assigned two Su-30MKIs to pick up people through the air command and communication system temporarily installed on the Il-78 air tanker.
Of course, the ferocious Su-30MKI will not miss this opportunity to show itself, and immediately separated two planes from the formation and went straight to the direction of the Pakistan Air Force, and soon the two Su-30MKI returned triumphantly, and reported through the radio: "It's just two Chinese-made J-7 fighters, they just ran away when they saw our face, and they didn't even have the courage to compete with us, so we also sent a fire control radar irradiation when they fled, which directly frightened them into afterburner, according to the J-7 fighter. With a combat radius of 7, it is estimated that even if it lands smoothly, the engine will be greatly damaged. ”
Anthony couldn't help laughing when he heard this, as the commander of the New Delhi Air Force, of course he knew that the J-7 in Pakistan's hands was not much different from the MiG-21 they were equipped with, and they were both famous for their short range.
This time, Pakistan's Jian-7 fighter jets went 400 nautical miles forward to drive them away, but they were illuminated by the Su-30 fire control radar and directly turned on the afterburner, resulting in a greatly reduced range that was already stretched.
"Two more Pakistan Air Force planes were put on their stomachs. Anthony, who was sitting in the conductor's seat, said proudly.
The adjutant on the side hurriedly unfolded the documents in his hand and read them carefully, and then responded one by one: "General, from last month to now, the attendance rate of the Pakistani coastal air force has dropped from 83% to 32% now, and the Air Force Staff is worried that the Pakistani Air Force will send F-16s from the northern region to the south to support the increasingly tired coastal air force units. ”
"If the F-16 can really come, then I can't ask for it. ”
Hearing this, Anthony was not worried, but turned his head to look at the Su-30MKI fleet, which was constantly changing formations and flying extremely handsomely, and said confidently: "As the commander of the world's most advanced and most combat-effective third-generation heavy fighter unit, even if the American F-22 comes, I can command the boys outside to beat it down, as for the F-16...... Hehe, forget it. ”
As he spoke, Anthony turned his face and instructed several New Delhi media reporters accompanying him: "Gentlemen, we will conduct an air refueling drill later, please polish the camera a little brighter, this is the first time in the history of the New Delhi Air Force that the whole process of the Air Force air force air refueling exercise has been disclosed by the media!"
"Don't worry, General, we've been looking forward to this moment for a long time!"
On the other side of the command seat, the location where the aviation kerosene storage tank was originally installed has been transformed into a media seat, and reporters from more than a dozen media outlets, large and small, from New Delhi, wearing flight suits and holding single-lens reflex cameras and video cameras in their hands, took pictures of the so-called "training pictures" of the eight Su-30MKI fighters outside with relish through the portholes.
When they heard that the "in-flight refueling training" was about to be launched, many media reporters immediately became excited, and although they were not willing to accept the proud posture of the Su-30MKI fighter outside, they still pressed down on their greedy thoughts and checked one after another whether the film of the camera was enough, and whether the video tape stock of the camera was sufficient.
Seeing this, Anthony smiled slightly, retracted his gaze, and then said the most critical words to the adjutant: "The question is, can Pakistan's F-16 really be transferred?"
Hearing this, the adjutant was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses.
It is indeed difficult for the F-16s, deployed on the northern land border, to move south.
The reason is simple: the number of Russian-made Su-30MKI fighters and French-made Mirage 2000 fighters in the North Air Force of New Delhi has reached 55.
If we include the MiG-21, MiG-23, Su-22, "Jaguar" and other types of combat aircraft, the total number is as high as 150.
How many F-16s does the Pakistan Air Force have? It's only 40.
Even according to the 80% attendance rate, Pakistan can take off at any time F-16 is only 30, as for the rest of the J-7, Mirage, J-6, no matter the quantity or quality can compete with the New Delhi aircraft.
So it's already good that Pakistan can hold the land border without losing dozens of F-16s, where is the energy to take care of the sea?
However, Pakistan did not, but New Delhi was at ease, the reason is very simple, New Delhi signed an agreement with Russia to introduce Su-30MKI fighters at the same time, and at the same time, it is also in the production line purchased by the way, and in the future, New Delhi will be able to produce Su-30MKI fighters by itself, without being controlled by others.
Now New Delhi's foresight has finally paid off, and the second batch of "domestic" Su-30MKI fighters was not deployed in the elite air force near the border with Pakistan, as is traditional, but delivered to Anthony's partial division in the coastal area.
In this regard, New Delhi's thinking is very simple: since the main force of the Pakistani Air Force has been dragged on the land border, it will use Antonide's troops to put pressure on Pakistan at sea, which will eventually make Pakistan unbearable and exhausted.
When the time comes, New Delhi will have no trouble taking the disputed Kashmir, and if it doesn't have the chance, it will cost Pakistan's warplanes a lot of life.
In any case, New Delhi can produce its own products and can replenish the loss of its fleet at any time, and Pakistan needs to import from the United States, and the United States has a very unreliable supply mechanism like a pump.
Under the trade-off, New Delhi may fully control air supremacy in South Asia in the next few years, and then it will not abuse Pakistan as much as it wants.