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In the history of aviation, the mode of modern air warfare is also actively changing after aviation technology has become more and more advanced. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

During the First and Second World Wars, the mode of air combat was mainly close-quarters combat, which was often within a few hundred meters, and the main weapons were also airborne machine guns or aerial guns. After the end of World War II, with the development of air-to-air missile technology, the role of aircraft artillery has been gradually replaced by various primary air-to-air missiles.

In the 80s, the air battle between the Falklands War broke out between Britain and Argentina, and all the combat losses of the fighters of the two sides were shot down with combat missiles in close combat, that is, the fighters of the two sides fought in a dogfight air combat within a distance of 8 kilometers to solve the opponent. During the Gulf War, however, in the air battles that broke out between the two warring sides, there were for the first instances of medium-range air-to-air missiles shooting down enemy planes, and throughout the war, the number of planes shot down with medium-range missiles exceeded the number of planes shot down by combat bombs. It was also during this period that modern air warfare entered a period of over-the-horizon strikes.

Over-the-horizon strikes, as the name suggests, are aimed at launching medium-range air-to-air missiles out of the pilot's line of sight through radar and infrared guidance, shooting down local aircraft. Generally speaking, the limit of people's line of sight is 8 kilometers, and people can no longer see clearly with the naked eye at a distance of 8 kilometers, so they rely on the support of various technologies for combat.

However, at this time period, the main aircraft of the air forces of all countries in the world are still third-generation aircraft, and over-the-horizon strikes are still only a less mature combat mode. Even if we take the many modern 'over-the-horizon missiles' as examples, it is not difficult to find that in actual combat, many missiles are far from being satisfied with attacking local aircraft within the range of any missile.

Colonel Yazdani, the commander of operations of the Joint Air Force, clearly realized that the hit rate of the 'over-the-horizon strike' boasted by the US Air Force was not that high at all, and he immediately told every pilot about this discovery through wireless communications, cheering up the pilots who had just experienced the downing of their comrades and were depressed.

"Brothers, let's stick it up for close combat, the main wingmen pay attention to tactical coordination, and Allah will definitely bless us." After seeing that the first wave of medium-range missiles launched by the Su-27SS fighter was all evaded or evaded by the other side, Yazdani was a little disappointed, but he was not discouraged, and continued to speak loudly in wireless communication.

At this time, the first wave of the Joint Air Force's attack formation was closer to the US Air Force's 'decoy' formation to 30 kilometers. And 11 kilometers away in front of the right, it is the US Air Force reinforcement group, which can also be said to be an ambush group.

Colonel Yazdani noticed that the US Air Force 'decoy' was turning left and converging with the ambush group, and without any hesitation, he led his team in pursuit.

Once the U.S. Air Force's 'decoy' formation and ambush group converged, it exceeded 20 F-15 fighters, which was much weaker with the strength of the 26 Su-27 and MiG-29 mixed formations of the first wave of the United Air Force's attack formation, but their reinforcement formation was also about to arrive, including 9 Su-27 and 18 MiG-29, which was the same number as the first wave of attack formations, and in addition, they also had the assistance of the 'Cobra' group.

Udeid Air Base, where planes take off and land from time to time, is as busy as the Persian Gulf shipping lane, which is known as the longest runway in the Middle East.

Two KC-10 air tankers crossed the runway and flew into the sky, where they will travel 60 kilometers to refuel the formation of F-16 fighters that are carrying out AWACS escort.

At a command center at the base, the commander of the base, General Burton, who is also the commander of the Persian Gulf operation, is listening to a report on the detailed information of the front-line air battle.

This time, the plan drawn up by the General Staff was called the 'Snake Catcher', using six fighter planes as bait to lure the Third OECD Combined Air Force to take the bait, but sending an ambush group to surround it...... However, the real link in this plan is not the ambush group, but the squadron of F-22 fighters that are rushing to the airspace of engagement.

"Haven't you spotted the Somali Phantom fighter fleet yet?" Although the US Air Force had gained a certain advantage in the current decisive battle for air supremacy in the Persian Gulf, shooting down one enemy plane, General Bolton did not show the slightest expression of joy, and he understood that the real decisive battle was to come. In a large-scale air battle of almost a hundred fighters on both sides, the loss of one aircraft was too slight. Burton was worried about the legendary Somali mythical Condor fighter jet.

So far, the US intelligence services have not figured out how many Condor fighters Somalia is equipped with, but General Bolton judged from the information gathered by various parties and intelligence from other aspects of the Star Group that Somalia is equipped with a small number of Condor fighters, at most one squadron. However, he did not dare to despise this kind of fighter jet, which Somalia called 'six and a half generations'.

After the Somali Air Force's "Condor" fighters cleanly eliminated two Mirage 2000-5 fighters at midnight on 14 July, the US Air Force has regarded the "Condor" fighters as an opponent that must be taken seriously.

Intelligence Officer Paulson's face was as serious as ever, he shook his head and said, "At the moment we have no news about the 'Ghost' group, but what we can confirm is that they are no longer Somalia, but are hiding somewhere near the Persian Gulf. By now, we have reason to believe that the power system of the 'Phantom' fighters is not conventional power, they stay in the air for a longer time, the combat radius is larger, they do not need to take off when they need to, they can take off a few hours in advance and rush to the conflict site to hide, and suddenly attack at a critical time. ”

General Bolton listened to the intelligence officer's slightly helpless words, and his mood was also a little irritable. He did not believe that a Somali could develop a more technologically advanced aircraft than the United States, but the facts told him that it was true. From the information they have about the 'Condor' fighters, they have already stunned the US aviation experts.

It has a speed of more than Mach 4, an altitude of more than 30 kilometers, and a range of more than 15,000 kilometers...... However, this is not a strategic reconnaissance aircraft, but a real fighter capable of conducting combat operations at medium and low altitudes.

It is foreseeable that no matter what the outcome of the current Persian Gulf War is, Somalia with such fighters will certainly be the world's 'sweets'; as far as he knows, there are many national forces secretly in contact with Somalia, and the purpose is self-evident.

This intelligence information outside the battlefield also interfered with Washington's decision-making to a certain extent, and brought great pressure to the US military in the Persian Gulf.

"Paulson, do you think the 'Raptor' can defeat the 'Ghost'?" General Bolton suddenly asked a very sensitive question.

This question has been lingering in his mind for the past two days. The killer weapon of the United States in this war is the 'Raptor' squadron, and the 'fourth-generation aircraft' participation in the war for the first time can be regarded as the importance attached to the Third OECD Joint Air Force. If the outcome is bad, they will surely be scapegoated by the politicians in Washington and Capitol Hill.

Paulson is just an intelligence officer, he is not an expert in air combat, and of course he cannot answer this question. No one in this world can answer this question.

One is participating in actual combat for the first time, and the other is not even clear about the basic surname energy parameters. No data were available for analysis and comparison.

…… Outside the airspace where the two sides are fighting, countries around the world have dispatched countless observers and intelligence officers, and every movement and change in the air battle cannot escape the eyes of the dark.

The United Air Force has just lost a MiG-29 fighter, and the whole world knows immediately. This has made Western public opinion advocating for the US Air Force even more crazy.

And it is precisely this kind of agitation that puts great pressure on the warring parties. Of course, the third OECD side is not willing to fail, and if it fails, it will not only indicate the failure of the 'Operation Peace Blitz' plan, but also indicate that the third OECD will have to give up many interests to stop the war, and the Libyan Gaddafi regime will definitely collapse with the defeat of the war.

And what about the United States? Once it fails, it will certainly greatly increase the strength and morale of the global 'anti-US front,' and the United States' global hegemony will be forcefully provoked and leveraged. What will follow will be a series of domino effects, and many voices of resistance that have been temporarily suppressed by the United States' military power will resurface, effectively impacting the world system dominated by the United States and the West.

"Fire!" Yazdani gave the order, he and the wingman pilot pressed the launch button at the same time, and the two AA-10 air-to-air missiles broke away from the pylons, the engines ignited, and the white tail flame erupted, and the powerful thrust made the missiles shoot out like a sharp arrow.

The on-board radar beam shines on an F-15 fighter jet that is performing a fierce evasive maneuver, guiding the missile target that the semi-active radar knows is attacking.

Due to the relatively close proximity of the planes of the two sides, the missiles approached the planes in a very short period of time, and as the distance got closer, the missiles received the aircraft launch signals stronger and stronger, and the planes became more and more difficult to get rid of the missile's tracking.

The missile launched by the wingman was rescued by the F-15's wingman after an emergency launch, causing the missile to lose the guidance of the on-board radar, and soon lost its target and flew under the aircraft. The other missile was also caused by the F-15 fighter pilot in an emergency, made a sharp upward turn and released a chaff jamming bomb, which caused the missile to be seriously interfered with, and finally fell to the surface of the sea.

Yazdani couldn't help but curse when he saw that the attack opportunity he had finally found failed. At this time, the missile launched by the F-15 wingman also flew at high speed, and he had to start maneuvering to evade it like the wingman.

The 26 fighters of the first attack formation of the United Air Force bit the enemy's 'bait' formation that was about to join the ambush group, and the two sides came into contact with each other in a short period of time, and the United Air Force lost one MiG-29 again, and the other side also lost one F-18 'Hornet' fighter.

The current record of the two sides is 2:1. The US Air Force temporarily achieved a certain advantage.

Fifteen minutes have passed since the two sides began to make contact, and 15 F-15 fighters from the US Air Force's ambush group have entered the battlefield, while 27 fighters from the United Air Force reinforcement group have also approached the battlefield.

(To be continued)