"......" the second wingman did not speak.

It's not that he doesn't want to say. It's because the pilot of the No. 2 wingman, who is already highly concentrated at this moment, really can't spare even half a trace of energy to speak.

But not speaking doesn't mean that this guy doesn't move, with the words of the No. 1 long plane, the No. 2 wingman pulled the nose up violently!

Less than 100 meters above the ground and about to collide with the ground, the two fighters narrowly clinged to the ground to flatten the fuselage from downward to flattened, and then the plane quickly pulled upward, narrowly avoiding a tragic joke of plunging headlong into the Iraqi desert.

Although his eyes were blackened for a while because of the excessively large maneuver, after making this maneuver evasion maneuver with great difficulty, the pilots of the two F-16 fighters still breathed a long sigh of relief in their hearts.

Those three old-fashioned SAM-2 anti-aircraft missiles should not be able to dodge in the face of such maneuvering evasion maneuvers, right? A smile inadvertently flashed across the corners of the lips of the No. 1 commander, and he turned his head to the sides and the rear to see if the two damn Sam-2 air defense missiles had been tricked into plunging headlong into the desert of Iraq.

But then, the smile on the face of the pilot of the long plane suddenly froze: The three outdated SAM-2 air defense missiles were still tightly behind him in a very shameless way.

Judging from the extension of this Mr. Changji, these three SAM-2 air defense missiles were clearly laughing at themselves and grinning at themselves with their teeth bared at each other!

Depend on! What the hell? How is this possible?! In an instant, the No. 1 long machine felt that his heart beat at a speed of 200 in an instant! The hairs on all the bodies were all supported in an instant, and the votes exploded one after another!

Depend on! Hell yes! How is this possible?! Almost at the same time, the thought crossed the mind of the second wingman, for the poor pilot of the second wingman had just finished looking behind him.

With the difficult maneuvering dodge maneuver you just had, even the United States' own AIM-120 air-to-air missile or Standard-2 surface-to-air/ship-to-air missile can get rid of it, right? A lot of words, but this is a dodge maneuver that even the latest active anti-aircraft missile in the United States can perfectly get rid of. Can't even get rid of these three Sam-2s that even Iraq is embarrassed to take out?!

For a moment, the three pilots felt that what they had previously considered to be the golden rule had been overturned: who was the most advanced weapon? Is this still the damned Sam-2 anti-aircraft missile, ridiculed by American GIs as not even a sparrow in the sky?

At this very moment, the mouths of the pilots of the two fighters were filled with endless bitterness.

However, despite a moment of stunnedness, there is no doubt that the psychological quality of the pilot, who is the captain and the captain, must be quite strong and cool-headed, and after a moment of stunnedness, the brain of the No. 1 captain quickly regained its composure and made the most appropriate judgment!

"Ditch the drop tank! Ignite the drop fuel tank as much as possible! ”

Since damn Iraq is nothing but sand and no mountains and mountains provide enough tactical evasion space for its aircraft, there is only one way: abandon the auxiliary fuel tanks, and while reducing the weight of the aircraft, the high temperature emitted by the fire ignited by the detonated auxiliary fuel tanks may also attract the "attention" of these three obviously modified anti-aircraft missile seekers.

"Ditch the drop tank! Number Two understands! In a hurry, in order to shorten the communication time as much as possible, the two planes even omitted the code name that must be used when communicating: although this must be done after returning to the flight, it is ...... Damn, let's make sure I get back alive. …,

The four auxiliary fuel tanks quickly broke away from the pylons on the fighter and fell helplessly towards the ground, gliding at high speed on the surface of the gravel! The intense friction with the ground gravel causes the temperature of the high-quality jet fuel in the drop fuel tank to rise dramatically, when the temperature rises to a certain temperature......

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! "Four violent explosions sounded in quick succession when the drop fuel tank, abandoned by a high-speed fighter jet, hit the ground.

The flames and high temperatures of the violent explosion of hundreds of liters of high-quality aviation fuel are like those young ladies who are scratching their heads and posing at the six SAM-2 air defense missiles that are in hot pursuit behind the two F-16 fighters, scratching their heads and making gestures: Uncle, come on, come on, let the girl come to make you happy.

Of the three anti-aircraft missiles that rushed to the two F-16 fighters, one of them could not resist the temptation of the flaming MM scratching its head and making a gesture, and it forgot its own job. Hurriedly rushed towards the burning flames, and the heat of the adulterer and concubine's adulterer and concubine instantly doubled the burning flame!

"****, what the hell!" Just turned his head back, and found that the incoming missile rushing towards him was only one of the long planes attracted by the explosion of the auxiliary fuel tank, and he couldn't help but scream in frustration and annoyance.

After all, everyone understands that air defense missiles with a high degree of intelligence can automatically make judgments based on the current situation, but they are used by countries with a little bit of money, and the Soviet Union even stopped the production line 30 years ago.

However, it is the air defense missile whose performance indicators are so backward that it has made itself so embarrassed, which makes it impossible for the crews of the two F-16 fighters not to be depressed?

In their view, the fundamental factor that determines the outcome of a war depends only on two factors: which country's soldiers are more well-trained and have a high professional quality; The armament of the army of that country is advanced.

The importance of the second factor is above the importance of the first! A group of soldiers with very poor training can rely on the advanced weapons and equipment in their hands to ruthlessly clean up those who are of higher quality but backward in weapons and medicine, just like their ancestors cleaned up the Indians with muskets. Despite the courage of the Indians, when the stone axes of the Indians faced the muskets of their ancestors, they had to bow their heads sadly - these guys had apparently chosen to forget the Korean War, how the heroic volunteers across the Yalu River had kicked them in the ass with weapons that were at least two generations behind them - this kind of thing to use weapons at least three generations behind them to deal with the most advanced fighters today is not only inconceivable, but also absolutely impossible.

But this kind of unbelievable really appeared under their noses.

"Oops!" The Iraqi soldiers in the radar antenna car couldn't help but scream in frustration when they saw that the two anti-aircraft missiles had fallen into the "tricks" of the Americans, and their fists were hammered heavily on their thighs.

Unlike these frustrated guys, Zhang Lan, who was watching this wonderful air battle through the data link system and satellites, was satisfied: It took a lot of effort to transform the "grandfather's" air defense missile like the Sam-2 to such an extent in a very limited time and without letting people see through his true strength.

With this actual combat test, Zhang Lan has even more confidence in giving the Americans a "big gift" this time. …,

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While the pilots of the two F-16 fighters were still desperately trying to dodge the two remaining anti-aircraft missiles in the sky, as the slowest and worst maneuverable aircraft in the entire fleet, and the only aircraft that used propeller propulsion, the EP-3E "Aries" electronic warfare plane was facing an extremely grim form!

"Radar irradiation of incoming missiles!"

"Understood, irradiated by the radar of incoming missiles!"

The captain's intention was obvious, that is, to use the high-power radar mounted on the EP-3E "Aries" electronic warfare plane to directly irradiate the three Sam-2 air defense missiles, and to use powerful high-energy radar waves to directly burn through the electronic components of the three Sam-2 air defense missiles in order to achieve the purpose of self-defense.

This trick is often used in the combat aircraft of the US military.

Because of the limitation of their own body volume, it is impossible for air defense missiles to carry high-power radars and other electronic components, and this has created favorable conditions for US military planes to use their own high-power radars to burn down air defense missiles, and moreover, ground-to-air missiles such as the Sam-2 use radio command guidance, and their ability to shield electronic signals is very poor, and this has created a huge advantage for the US military's airborne radars to burn their components.

Relying on his own superiority, the captain of the EP-3E "Aries" electronic warfare plane was full of confidence: Even if he could not burn these three damn missiles. At the very least, it can interfere with the communication between the three missiles and the ground target designation radar, so that the three heels lose their targets.

But......

"Sir, the radar irradiation is ineffective!" The driver's voice trembled a little.

"What?!" Looking at the radar on the radar screen that was rapidly approaching him, the captain's eyes instantly widened! How is this possible?

Well, although this may not be possible, the reality is right under my nose, and now I have to do everything I can to avoid the close contact of these three anti-aircraft missiles, as for why this damn missile is not affected by radar irradiation, you can leave it until you return to the base to think about it...... If you can return to the base safely.

"Launch infrared decoy bombs! Turn right 90 degrees! Forcing himself to suppress his heartbeat, the captain and commander tried to make himself give this command in the most steady tone possible.

"Rogered, fire an infrared decoy bomb, turn right 90 degrees!" As the pilot repeated the captain's command, the huge EP-3E "Aries" electronic warfare plane, while turning 90 degrees to the right, quickly threw a high-temperature and high-heat infrared decoy bomb to the left side of its fuselage, luring the three Sam-2 air defense missiles behind.

But then, the voice that the captain least wanted to hear sounded in his headphones again, "Sir, infrared decoy bomb interference is ineffective!" ”

The pilot's voice makes people even wonder if this guy is so scared that he pees his pants!

Needless to say, the poor captain could clearly see the situation he was facing through the radar screen: The three damn Sam-2 air defense missiles were as sharp as eagles in the sky, and they were not moved in the slightest by the decoy they had launched, and they were coming straight at the huge EP-3E "Aries" electronic warfare plane.

The EP-3E "Aries" electronic warfare aircraft has a huge fuselage that is almost the same as that of a Boeing 737 airliner, but this huge fuselage that people are proud of on weekdays. This time has become their most fatal human weakness! : The mobility is so poor!

What to do? What to do? Radar irradiation doesn't work, infrared decoy shells don't work, there are no weapons for self-defense, what should we do next? Almost at the same time, the rest of the 23 crew members all pricked up their ears to hear what kind of orders their boss would give them. …,

Everyone knew that the captain had to make a decision in the shortest possible time, because it was at stake for the lives of the entire 24 crew members on this plane!

"Listen to me!" The captain is also considered a time-tested person, and after a short period of thought, he quickly made the most accurate decision. "Pilot, pull up! Climb! Pugachev Cobra maneuver! When these three damned missiles run ahead of us, suppress and jam them with radar and radio waves of maximum power. ”

The rest is up to God to see if he still cares for us. After giving the order, the captain sighed deeply and prayed to their God: if it was daytime, we could at least fly in the direction of the sun to avoid the damn anti-aircraft missiles.

Can a huge and bulky aircraft such as the EP-3E "Aries" electronic warfare aircraft also perform such a difficult maneuver as the Pugachev Cobra maneuver? The answer is yes.

Of course, this "Pugachev Cobra maneuver" is not the "Pugachev Cobra maneuver" created by the SU-27 fighter, or in other words, unlike the SU-27 fighter flying at high speed, this maneuver is a low-speed "Pugachev Cobra maneuver" unique to propeller-powered aircraft.

This maneuver was a high-maneuver evasion maneuver created by a propeller plane exclusively for a propeller plane after the Americans saw the "Pugachev Cobra maneuver" made by the Soviet SU-27 fighter in the first place, and the difficulty of this maneuver was that the maximum speed of the plane was only 450 kilometers per hour during the entire maneuver maneuver! It can be called "ultra-low-speed Pugachev Cobra maneuver!" ”

It's just that because these two maneuvers are very similar after they are made, this maneuver is also called the "Pugachev Cobra Maneuver".

This action was originally a maneuver of the EP-3E "Aries" electronic warfare plane pressing the bottom of the box, but I did not expect it to be taken out at this time.

"Understood, pull up! Climb! Pugachev Cobra maneuver! The pilot, who understood the meaning of this order, replied loudly.

He also understands that as long as he can successfully make this low-speed "Pugachev Cobra maneuver", his plane will be safe for the time being.

However, as soon as he pulled the nose of the fuselage up, the pilot screamed, gave up the intention of continuing this action, and turned the fuselage to the right side, and three anti-aircraft missiles swept past at high speed on the side not far from the fuselage!

It's dangerous! The main pilot gasped with palpitations and rejoicing: if he continued to insist on completing this action just now, I am afraid that before he could do a third of this action, the damn missile behind him would have already kicked his ass!

"Captain?" The pilot asked the captain what to do: What should we do next?

The captain also understood that if the main pilot had not temporarily changed the scheduled maneuver just now, I was afraid that all 24 crew members on this plane would have gone to see God, and glanced at the cockpit gratefully. However, the captain also understands that he really doesn't have much time left, and what to do, he must make a decision as soon as possible!

"Attention all crew members, immediately begin to destroy classified information and equipment on board the aircraft in accordance with standard procedures," the captain said with difficulty. The first order was announced.

All the crew members were stunned: this order is an order that the plane will only give when it must be destroyed, and the next order is to ask all the crew to carry their own escape with a parachute to escape through the emergency escape exit at the rear of the fuselage immediately after completing the destruction task, right? A lot of words, but I can obviously choose to make a forced landing.

But before the others could speak, the captain immediately announced the second order, "Pilot No. 1, immediately leave your post, and I will take your place." ”

"Captain......" understood that the meaning behind the captain's order was that he insisted on retreating at the end, and his eyes were moist, and he couldn't help but shout.

"Execute the order, thisisorder!" Before these guys could finish speaking, the captain had already sternly interrupted these guys, "I am the supreme commander on this plane, I must be the last to evacuate!" This is not the coast of China, don't forget, where we are! ”

Everyone stopped talking, and during the mission, the highest-ranking personnel in the team were the last to evacuate, which has become a rule in the middle and lower combat units of the American army, especially when "thisisorder! When this sentence comes out of the mouth of the supreme governor, no one can refute it, and this is the final decision!

Of course, if there are senior generals at the level of major general and above involved, it is not easy to say whether they will "let the leader go first", ......