Chapter 337

Command of Yangang Air Base in southern Annam.

The silver-haired Pokryshkin frowned deeply and looked at the airspace combat map on the table.

All the celestial regions north of the 17th parallel are now marked with a blue aircraft icon representing the Huaxia Air Force.

On the radio station on the side, the urgent call for air support from Annan Defense Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Annan People's Army, Wu Yuanjia, was constantly heard.

Throughout the battlefield of Nam Dinh, from the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the western Tsangnu Mountains to the frontal battlefield north of Vinh City, south of Nam Dinh, there were calls for help from air fire support everywhere.

As the supreme commander of the Soviet Air Force Volunteer to aid Vietnam, Marshal Pokryshkin, who had just arrived at Yan Harbor less than three hours ago, had already realized that the struggle for air supremacy in the northern part of Annam was far more severe than he imagined.

The Chinese army, which completely controls air supremacy on the battlefield, has given full play to the powerful assault combat power of its armored units, and the air-ground coordinated operations are quite perfect.

If this situation is not curbed in time, once the Chinese mechanized troops break through the layers of defense lines of the Annan army in the northern area of Ronghua, within three days at most, all areas north of the 17th parallel will become the fruits of victory for the Chinese people.

The reason why he came to Annan this time was that Pokryshkin's main job was to help the Annan Air Force take back air supremacy from the Huaxia Air Force.

The 32 MiG-23s of the Annan Air Force were beaten by 24 F14s of the Huaxia Air Force in an air battle, but the Huaxia Air Force did not damage a single one. If such a thing had not come out of the mouth of Wu Yuanjia, the commander-in-chief of the Annam army, Pokryshkin would have been hard to believe.

Pokryshkin knew very well that the Annan Air Force had fought fierce air battles with the US Air Force. The Huaxia Air Force, which he knew, only flew the Soviet-aided MiG-15 on the Korean battlefield for more than 20 years, and had a small combat record with the US Air Force.

In his eyes. The Huaxia Air Force is as fragile as a baby.

But why did the Chinese Air Force suddenly become stronger? Could it be that the American-made F-14 really has the magic power to turn weaker into stronger?

As the father of Soviet air combat tactics and the second ace in the history of the Soviet Air Force, Pokryshkin had a glorious history of personally piloting fighter jets to shoot down 59 enemy fighters. He is well aware of an advanced fighter. How important it is for a good pilot.

In order to prove with his own eyes how powerful the American F14 really is, and also for the future of the Soviet Air Force, Pokeley took the initiative to ask for battle, and the Supreme Military Council of the USSR approved his request. He was in charge of the Soviet Air Force.

"Which formation is on standby in the air?" Pokeley asked in a deep voice as he stared at the airspace combat map on the table.

"It's Vasilyev's polar bear formation, marshal. "A commander in the uniform of a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Force, who was standing next to Pokryshkin, replied without hesitation.

"Immediately order the polar bear formation. Go to the airspace where Hongtong Canyon is located, disperse the bombers of the Huaxia Air Force, and rescue the commander-in-chief of the Annan People's Army, General Wu Yuanjia, and the troops led by him!" Pokryshkin made a decision with an extremely serious expression on his face.

"Marshal, our aid volunteers have no knowledge of the climate, clouds, and wind speed in the airspace north of Annan, and so far, they have only had a three-hour flight time in the airspace south of Annan, and now they are sending a polar bear formation to fight. I'm just afraid ......"

"What are you afraid of! The Soviet Air Force can take on any challenge of any difficulty at any time in any unfamiliar airspace!" Pokryshkin said in a deep voice: "The call for help personally issued by General Wu Yuanjia, commander-in-chief of the Annam People's Army, must be given timely rescue!"

"Yes! The lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Force saluted, then picked up the wireless telephone and notified the polar bear formation to carry out a fire line rescue operation according to the marshal's request.

On the runway of the 1st Division Base of the Annam Air Force in Yangang. A silver-gray MiG-29 was slowly towed by a tractor to the runway take-off position.

As the commander of the 1st Fighter Squadron of the Soviet Air Force Volunteers, Vasilyev's mood at this time was particularly excited.

The long-awaited challenge of the F14, the U.S. Navy's No. 1 main fighter, was about to become a reality, and Vasilyev, a major of the Soviet Air Forces, felt more comfortable than the petite Annan girl in bed.

Despite flying the MiG-29, the most advanced fourth-generation fighter in the Soviet Union (the Soviet Union used to call it the fourth-generation), flew in the skies of Annam for less than three hours, Vasilyev had great confidence in his piloting skills and in this most beloved fighter.

Even if the Soviet Air Force has not yet completed the final finalization of the MiG-29, if this batch of experimental models with verification properties and small batch production can be tested in actual combat, it will be possible to complete the finalization and mass production. (The real history of the MiG-29 did not begin mass production until 1983, and the next assumption was that it was influenced by the Sukhoi Design Bureau to produce a little butterfly effect, please be more serious)

Although the fighters of the Annan Air Force have not dared to fly to the airspace in the north, Vasilyev knows that the Annanites are preparing a large-scale counterattack. In particular, the Soviet Air Marshal Pokryshkin, whom he admired the most, made a special trip to Yangang to command their group of security aid volunteers, which made Vasilyev feel an inexplicable excitement.

In the mission briefing just sent out in the morning, the intelligence officer reminded all the Soviet Air Force volunteers who came to fight in Annam that the Huaxia Air Force is now equipped with nearly 100 of the most advanced F14A Tomcat heavy carrier-based fighters of the US Navy. But Vasilyev did not feel that the Chinese Air Force was the slightest bit fearful. Because he knows that an advanced fighter can only bring out its maximum overall performance in the hands of the best pilots.

The intelligence officer reminded them that the Huaxia Air Force had a record of 24 F14s shooting down 32 MiG-23s, but Vasilyev felt that it was not that the Huaxia Air Force was strong, but that the Annan Air Force was too weak. Besides, the MiG-23, how can it be compared to the MiG-29 he is driving now!

The MiG-29 is the best fighter in the world! Watch Uncle Ben beat the F14 of the Chinese people into a turkey in the air!

The signal from the flight pilot in the yellow vest interrupted Vasilyev's thoughts.

He took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. Vasilyev adjusted his apparently somewhat excited mood. Then he pulled on the oxygen mask, released the brake lever, pressed the engine ignition, and with the faint blue flame of the MiG-29's tail nozzle, Vasilyev began to carry out the most sinister examination of his beloved fighter.

"The radar head-up projection is stable, the flight control system is normal, the radar is working normally, the fire control system is normal, the engine is working normally, ......"

"Polar Bear One, ready to take off!" The radio of the flight helmet equipped with the ZSh-3UM helmet sight came from the command tower to take off.

Vasilyev raised his right hand and gave a thumbs up to the usher on the side of the runway, then slowly pushed the refueling lever.

Two Klimov RD-33 turbojet engines, set up separately, gave a deafening roar. With an easy thrust of 50.0 kNt each, the MiG-29 quickly reached take-off speed.

At high speed to about 240 meters, Vasilyev jerked up the joystick, and the MiG-29 dragged a blue-red tail flame and rushed straight into the sky.

"The take-off distance is normal, the climb speed is normal, the landing gear is retracted normally, the afterburner is normal...... "Vasilyev reported the flight control at each stage in strict accordance with the flight regulations of the Soviet Air Force.

In the sky 10 kilometers away from the Yangang Air Base, Major Vasilyev, who was the last to take off, completed the formation with the other fighters of the 1st Fighter Squadron of the Soviet Air Force Aid Volunteers, turned around and flew in an arc of 10 kilometers around the Yangang Air Base, and then flew at high speed to the northwest.

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In the sky 30 kilometers south of Nanding, an E2 Eagle Eye YJ02 early warning plane painted with the August 1 military emblem of the Chinese Air Force was cruising alone at a low altitude of 3,500 meters.

Of the five E2 Hawkeye early warning aircraft imported from the United States, three are now assigned to the DA Division's electronic early warning brigade. Since our air force has completely obtained air supremacy in the sky of Annan, the early warning aircraft has not been as cautious as before when carrying out duty patrols, and it is necessary to send additional F14A fighters to escort them before taking off for patrol.

This airspace is currently safe airspace, and all the 37 anti-aircraft artillery anti-aircraft positions of the Annam army on the ground have been knocked out.

Higher in the air, a U2 high-altitude reconnaissance plane, which also belongs to the DA division, slowly floated in the air at an altitude of 15,000 meters.

The U2 is equipped with eight all-weather high-definition and fully automatic cameras, which are constantly sending flashing signals for work, and the four radar signal receivers for electronic reconnaissance, radio communication reconnaissance machines, direction finders for radiation sources, and magnetic tape recorders for electromagnetic radiation sources are also in normal working condition. The constantly adjusting defensive deployment of the Annan army on the ground south of Nanding and north of Ronghua was photographed and recorded, and then sent back by radio signal.

"Tianyan No. 2, there is a target approaching you at high speed, the target azimuth is 243, the distance is 23000, the height is 15000, the speed is 2.3, God, it's too fast, pay attention!"

The flight dispatch officer in the YJ02 early warning aircraft just felt quite bored, and remembered that there was a high-altitude reconnaissance plane of his own side in the sky, so he adjusted the search angle of the early warning radar.

"Cat-26, azimuth 239, Annan elite fighter, judging from its high-altitude and high-speed, it is likely to be the MiG-25 assisted by the Soviet Union! The number of targets is 4, and it is approaching Tianyan 2 at high speed, damn! Tianyan 2 will definitely not be able to get rid of it, and it will be intercepted quickly! Repeat again, Cat-26, Annan elite fighter, number 4, damn! 6 more planes, distance 24300, altitude 9000, rapid interception!" (To be continued.) (To be continued.) )