Chapter 359: Electronic Warfare
At this time, at the junction of Arizona and California, a US Air Force E-3 "Watchtower" airborne early warning aircraft was hovering at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters at low speed, and the huge mechanical scanning pulse Doppler radar on the back of the fuselage slowly rotated, transmitting the information of the enemy fighter it had searched to the F22 Raptor fighter formation codenamed "Flamingo" in front.
"Flamingos please note, flamingos please note that there are thirty enemy interceptor fighters in front of you, at a distance of 300 and at a height of 5000, be careful to engage the enemy. ”
"Flamingo One understands!"
"Flamingo Two understands!"
"Flamingo III understands!"
The F119 engine instantly spews strong power, bringing the F22 into a supersonic cruise state.
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"Immediately open the number number jù chain, the serial number EK85GH456TB, and confirm the authorization. ”
"Flamingo No. 1 confirmed, serial number EK85GH456TB, number jù authorization completed!Fire control radar on, target azimuth 0320, altitude 5000, speed 920, locked!"
"Flamingo 2 confirmed, serial number EK85GH456TB, number jù authorization completed!fire control radar on, target azimuth 0310, altitude 5000, speed 920, locked!"
"Flamingo III confirmed, serial number ......"
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The Raptor fighter, which had been silent on the radio, suddenly opened its sharp claws like an eagle that had spotted its prey.
The 12 Raptor fighters at the front slowly opened the main bomb bay in the middle of the fuselage, and each of the four AIM-120 advanced medium-range interceptor missiles, a total of 48 AIM-120 advanced medium-range interception missiles, quickly ejected from the bomb bay.
The Raptor in a supersonic cruising state gives the AIM-120 an unmatched take-off speed. It can increase its range by more than half, which is also one of the F22's specialties, if it is against an ordinary third-generation aircraft, the enemy's radar can not see as far as it, and the range of missiles is far from comparable, and it is natural to be passively beaten.
"The first wave of air-to-air missiles was launched, and they immediately maneuvered out of the battle. ”
As soon as the 12 fighters of the lead formation turned over their fuselages, they quickly slowed down and spread out to both sides, providing launch space for the fighters behind.
Then, the ten Raptor fighters that followed behind also fired missiles one after another.
The AIM-120C7 uses mid-course radar semi-active/digital jù chain guidance plus terminal radar active guidance. It can receive target dynamic information provided by airborne radar and early warning aircraft in real time through the guò number chain. It is very difficult for an average fighter to escape its tracking.
Eighty-eight advanced medium-range interceptor-launched air-to-air missiles against 30 F14s, with an average of three missiles per fighter, are dead or alive no matter how you look at them.
Unfortunately, this time, they didn't meet your average opponent.
At the moment when the missile is out of the capsule. 30 F-14s turned on the jamming mode of the on-board phased array radar at full power.
Instantaneous bursts of interference swept across the battlefield like a storm. Even the electronic systems of the F22 driven by Chen Xin hundreds of kilometers behind were interfered with. Not to mention the US fighter planes facing the target.
At this moment, all the radar displays of the 41st Fighter Squadron suddenly turned into a blurry screen, and the built-in headphones of the flight helmet completely became an ornament. Even the internal communications of the formation were affected by Yanzhòng, and the contact with the E-3 AWACS aircraft was completely lost.
The formation channel burst into exclamations.
"Oh my God, what's going on? There's a problem with my radar!"
"Flamingos call the Eagle's Nest, flamingos call the Eagle's Nest, we are suffering from strong electromagnetic interference, we are suffering from strong electromagnetic interference. ”
"Call One, Call One, request to reorganize the formation, request to reorganize the formation. ”
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Unfortunately, this kind of call is basically in vain, and the only thing that responds to them is the rustling sound of the headphones.
What is even more striking is that the 88 missiles, more than a dozen of which were directly detonated in the air due to static electricity caused by strong interference radio waves, and most of the rest were also scurrying in the air like headless flies, and only less than 20 missiles that had lost their guidance function finally reached the target, which were evaded by the F14 fleet.
"Well done, steel hammer!"
Chen Xin, who was in the rear, breathed a sigh of relief, how could he not have expected that the upgraded version of the F14 would have such an anti-heaven combat effectiveness.
The steel hammer said triumphantly: "Of course, the steel hammer is produced, and it must be a high-quality product." ”
Chen Xin pursed his lips, although he recognized the words of the steel hammer in his heart, he was still a little speechless about its villainous appearance.
Anyway, it's an old monster that has lived for tens of millions of years, so it's a little more reserved!
Chen Xin sighed: "Steel, I can now understand why it was rumored that the EF-18G Growler electronic warfare machine could deal with the F22, it turns out that the power of electronic warfare is so powerful." ”
In fact, the upgraded F14 can have such a strong power, and its powerful on-board power supply is also inseparable.
Under normal circumstances, the power supply system of the fighter is composed of a generator and an on-board battery, the generator is driven by the engine, and the battery is mainly used to start the engine and provide emergency power supply.
Different types of fighters have different needs, and this is also directly related to the comprehensive power consumption capacity of the avionics used by the fighter.
Here are a few simple examples:
J-8B fighter with a power supply of about 35 kilowatts; FF-16C/D fighter with a power supply of about 60 kW, Mirage 2000-5 fighter with a power supply of about 50 kW, MiG-29SMT fighter with a power supply of about 60 kW, Tornado fighter-bomber with a power of about 80 kW; F-15C/D fighter with a power supply of about 100 kilowatts; The F-15E fighter-bomber has a power supply of about 150 kilowatts, and the J-8II.M foreign trade fighter uses two 15-kilowatt DC generators of Russian production.
As for the F22, Chen Xin estimates that its power supply should be more than 200 kilowatts, and the EF-18G is even more.
However, compared with the upgraded version of the F14, all of them have become slag, the F14 uses a DC power supply system, replacing the original bulky generator with a metal battery of several hundred kilograms, if converted into electrical power, at least more than 1,000 kilowatts, which is almost the level of a professional large electronic warfare aircraft like RC-135.
Thirty aircraft of this class are jamming at the same time, which is terrifying to think about. (To be continued......)