The J-16, which has an earthy yellow color and only the manufacturer's production number, is on standby at the take-off line.

At 7:55 a.m., the sky was overcast, and the sky was slightly brighter far to the west, and it was still dark in the Beiku area until the sun was seen.

The instrument panel composed of a multi-faceted color large-size display screen is very friendly, not dazzling or blurry, and the pilot can clearly obtain the data information he wants in the first time. When the J-11B production was intervened and modified with the tactical intelligence interaction system, it was determined through consultation that the manufacturer had made the same improvements to the avionics system of the 1616 J-16, which was allocated to the 101st Brigade for test flights, so that the aircraft could be integrated into the combat system network of the North Kukong Air Defense Medium and Air Defense.

The orders from the tower kept coming, and Li Zhan of the Han Red Army in the front cabin and Li Zhan in the rear cabin checked and reported the situation to him in an orderly manner.

As far as the eye can see, the Beiku combat training base is pitch black, and the support work before the take-off and dispatch under the control of lights has come to an end. The aircraft maintenance detachment had already entered the outfield three hours ago and started the support work, and the pilots were the hardest.

"Check the power system, check the fire control system, check the communication system, check the tactical intelligence system, check the flight control system......"

After each check, the pilots in the front and rear cabins check each other.

"The flight control system has been checked, and everything is normal." Han Hongjun finished the last check, "The pre-flight check is complete." ”

Li Zhan looked at the time, seven fifty-eight o'clock, "Command platform, the eagle head is ready, it's over." ”

On the taxiway on one side, ten J-11Bs crouched there like ten fierce beasts waiting for an opportunity, and they would decisively attack and pounce on the enemy at the first order.

At 8 o'clock, the command platform issued the order to dispatch, and the fourth confrontation drill officially began.

Han Hongjun's throttle stick pushed to the end, and the two Taihang modified aero engines of the 1616 J-16 emitted a low and powerful roar, the two tail nozzles closed one by one, and the scorching tail flame jetted out, and the fighter suddenly accelerated forward and ran, holding its head high and piercing the sky like a pole vaulter.

An electronic pod was mounted under the belly of the aircraft, and six air-to-air missiles were mounted under the wings, and the J-16 simulated air command aircraft No. 1616 took off first. The J-16's maximum bomb load is said to have reached a staggering 12 tons, which is more than most bombers in the world.

In order to better command the operation, Li Zhan changed from the front cabin to the rear cabin, and handed over the flight work to Han Hongjun, so that he could concentrate on commanding the aircraft group to fight.

"Go deeper." Li Zhan reminded Han Hongjun.

"Understood." Han Hongjun locked the throttle stick and pushed it to the end, and he was in a half-throttle state just after the level flight.

The eagle-headed command plane took off from south to north, then turned at a large angle to the right, adjusted its course to due east, and after flying more than 300 kilometers, its course was adjusted to due south.

After confirming that he had arrived in the designated airspace through the tactical intelligence system in both directions, Li Zhan called the command platform, "Command platform, the eagle head is ready to take over the command, over." ”

"The command station is received, the tactical unit takes off, and it's over."

Ten J-11Bs took off in a two-plane formation within a minute, and then flew at low altitude in a smaller radius in the same course as the Eagle Head command aircraft. The flickering lights of the planes swept past towns and towns, past crops ready for the sun, over mountains and Lake Ulun, and marched towards the triumphant distance.

"Vulcan Invincible Team reports that I've arrived at the first adjustment point, over."

"The Super Breakdancers Squad has confirmed their arrival at the seventh adjustment point, over."

"The Late Night Bar Goddess Squad arrives at the third adjustment point in three minutes, over."

"The Northeast old man team has arrived at the designated airspace, over."

Thirty minutes later, the five squads of the ten fighters all reported their positions, and the radio call sign of the mission they took really made the corners of the mouth of Liang Pengfei and other base chiefs twitching in the tower that served as the command platform, and the chief couldn't help but say, "What's going on with this late-night bar, what about the squad going out to drink?" Is it because the confinement room has been abandoned for a long time? ”

Fang Chenggong explained with a smile, "Simulate the Blue Army, the pilot of a certain Blue Army is this virtue." According to the construction of the indiscriminate analog direction, such radio call signs will not be less in the future. Of course, if the chief thinks it is inappropriate, I will ask them to change it. ”

Waving his hand, Liang Pengfei said, "No need to change, young people, let them be, as long as they can win the battle, it doesn't matter what the code name is." ”

"The chief is wise."

After Li Zhan confirmed that all four squads were in place from the display interface of the tactical intelligence system, he ordered Han Hongjun, "Open, drive to Area No. 4!" ”

"Understood!"

The Han Red Army was full of spirits, and he rode the fighter plane to climb and climb again until it reached an altitude of 10,000 meters, and at the same time adjusted the course to due west, and the nose of the plane pointed directly at the No. 4 combat readiness station in the No. 4 area. At this time, the distance is six hundred kilometers, and it is already outside the prescribed airspace for drills.

Judging from the flight situation map of the Eagle Falcon Brigade, all their fighters are hovering outside the exercise airspace, except for the command aircraft No. 1616 J-16 at high altitude, the rest of the fighters are all hiding their tracks at low altitude. For the J-11B fleet that took off with full fuel, this airspace is a land of projectiles, and there is really no need to worry about the lack of time in the air.

As if no one was next to the eagle-headed command plane, it quickly moved out of the No. 4 airspace at an airspeed of 908 per hour, and the distance between it and the No. 4 combat readiness station was rapidly narrowing. The Big Red Hawk simulates the attacker, who does not have a ground-based long-range air-to-air warning radar and can only rely on airborne radar for air-to-air search. In other words, the Eagle Head command aircraft is safe at a distance of 200 kilometers.

Early warning command and electronic warfare are the tasks of the Eagle Head command aircraft, which simulates an air command aircraft, and its carrying of six air-to-air missiles means that it can be transformed into a fighter at any time to join the battle. In other words, the J-16 No. 1616 actually simulated an air command aircraft, an electronic warfare aircraft and an escort fighter.

At a position 300 kilometers away from the No. 4 combat readiness station, Li Zhan turned on the airborne radar to search the airspace in the front hemisphere. After a few minutes, nothing was found, and Li Zhan was not discouraged. The air intake of the J-10B has been optimized, the angular square air intake and those stiffeners are gone, replaced by a rounded opening integrated with the fuselage, and the radar reflection area is smaller than that of the J-10A.

The J-16 is equipped with an automatic electronically scanning active phased array radar (AESA) with very powerful performance, which can provide a detection range of up to 300 kilometers for fighters and automatic tracking and identification capabilities, and this radar can even identify specific aircraft types according to the characteristics of the target's transmitted signal and display relevant data information to the pilot, and the pilot only needs to start the radar combat mode during the whole process.

It is impossible to achieve the theoretical performance value in actual combat, but despite this, the J-16 has been able to detect it first. The J-10's nose is small and a single-engine fighter, and its radar performance is far inferior to that of the J-16, which is roughly equivalent to the J-11B's Doppler pulse radar. Before the two sides met, the Big Red Eagle unit lost part of the initiative on the battlefield because of the J-16's sideways killing.

The most terrible thing is that they do not yet know that they have lost part of the initiative.

"Radar detects, slow down and slow down."

Suddenly, more than a dozen small dots appeared on the display screen, and Li Zhan quickly ordered Han Hongjun to slow down. Li Zhan could see that Han Hongjun could also see that the radar quickly gave the relevant data of the target and even the performance parameters of the model, and he immediately controlled the distance between him and the target, and began to wander at high altitude to be a good early warning command aircraft.

Li Zhan skillfully operated the interface, and synchronously transmitted the target information to the ten J-11Bs of the tactical formation through the tactical intelligence interactive system.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh softly when they saw the neat tactical formation of the big red eagle flying north at an altitude of six thousand meters. The current situation is very interesting. After taking off, the Falcon Brigade first flew north, then turned eastward to widen the distance, and then made a big circle to the south, and actually practiced flying outside the airspace.

When the nose of the Eagle Falcon Brigade was facing west, that is, towards the No. 4 Combat Readiness Station, their position was already on the flank of the Great Red Hawk.

Taking advantage of the J-11B's long range, it made a beautiful left hook. Whether it is an air, ground or sea battle, the flank attack is one of the most commonly used tactics among the most threatening tactics against the enemy. Throughout the history of warfare, the losing side has mostly begun to rout when the flanks were lost.

Hence the saying: to hold the flanks is to hold the victory.

In other words, if the flank attack works, victory is not far away.

The Eagle Brigade ran to the right flank of the Great Red Hawk, and the latter was completely unaware of the latter's defeat.

Is that all Big Red Eagle can do?

Apparently not.

Li Zhan found that there were only nine targets searched by the radar, and there were three fighters in the Big Red Eagle that did not appear in the radar search range or were hidden somewhere. The domestic AESA radar system has a very powerful ground-to-sea search capability, but it is not absolute.

Li Zhan drove the J-7 into the Beiku Mountains, and he could also avoid the search of most ground radars, not to mention the J-10B, which has better performance and smaller RCS.

The three J-10Bs that have not yet appeared are a big and small hidden danger.

Not long after, the nine J-10Bs disbanded the formation, divided into three three-plane formations, opened a zigzag combat formation, and flew to the Beiku combat training base. Judging by their distance, it is clear that a search network covering the entire airspace of the exercise is formed. Li Zhan even suspected that only one fighter in each of their squads turned on the radar to search and guide the other two fighters to fight.

The goal of both sides is to completely annihilate each other, and there is no base to defend and no need to defend this exercise, and whoever can win the air and space will be the final king.

Li Zhan was still waiting for the opportunity, waiting for that signal to appear.

The distance continues to pull in, and in three minutes it will enter the radar search range of the J-10B.

Suddenly, nine J-10Bs did evasive maneuvers at the same time, and they were able to move in unison when they were dozens of kilometers away from each other, and they turned and dived to the left in unison.

Han Hongjun couldn't hold his breath anymore and said, "Eagle Head, did they find us?" ”

The standard detachment and evasion maneuver opened up a distance of more than 10 kilometers in a few seconds, and it was about to run out of the radar detection range of the eagle-headed command plane.

"Not necessarily, Chengda is not easy to deal with, he must have noticed something abnormal." Li Zhan said in a deep voice.

He guessed correctly, Cheng Da did detect the abnormality.