With a maximum range of 4,000 kilometers, the Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft can cover the South China Sea, but the technology is quite backward.

The development of high-tech series aircraft is very fast, constantly innovating, and new models are successively equipped with troops, but the old aircraft that are still in service have been in service, and even have been used with high intensity because they have been more comfortable after a long period of running-in.

The Gaoxin No. 33 maritime patrol aircraft is one of the main models responsible for patrolling the airspace of the South China Sea, and it is an old face of the HNA unit. Moreover, the veteran pilots who flew planes like Gaoxin 33 often dared to provoke the Blue Army's task force, which can be described as a master of art and boldness. This time, the captain is Gao Feiyou, who is a typical pilot.

Gao Feiyou is almost 40 years old, and he used to fly a fighter plane, but after being injured in a near accident, he modified the Y-8 maritime patrol plane, and his flying style still maintains the style of flying a fighter jet.

As soon as they entered the airspace of the 13th, they received an order to prepare for a confrontation drill with the Air Force, and they cooperated with several ships that simulated the blue army, one of which simulated a large surface aircraft-carrying ship, and the background of the confrontation exercise was not very different from the past, but this time Gao Feiyou felt like playing for real.

It's not that it's really fighting, it's that it's closer to actual combat.

To put it mildly, I used to raise my feet and gesture, but this time it really came at a glance. According to the previous routine, Gaoxin 33 wants to simulate being surrounded by the Blue Army, in fact, there is no need for surface ships to really come out to simulate the Blue Army, it is enough to set up such a front-facing enemy situation, focusing on friendly support.

But this time it's amazing.

Several ships of the Third Fleet that had just completed their long-distance combat training happened to be in the No. 13 sea area, so they simply joined the confrontation exercise as a simulated blue army task force, and the large surface aircraft ship that simulated the blue army really took off two batches of four simulated Hornet fighters to encircle Gaoxin 33!

Gao Feiyou descended to an altitude of several hundred meters for the first time, but the low-altitude and low-speed performance of the simulated Hornet fighter is not bad, and the carrier-based fighter should be a combat attack aircraft to be exact, and after adding a side strip, it has obtained excellent low-altitude performance. Four simulated Hornet fighters pinned down the Gaoxin 33, forcing the Gao Feiyou to continue descending altitude and slow down the airspeed to avoid a collision.

I didn't expect the simulated Blue Army task force to be so serious, and after a short period of panic, the Gao Feiyou crew fought back, using all their skills and simulating the Hornet fighter jet to launch a thrilling battle of wits and courage at low altitude. The bottom line of Gaoxin 33 is that it will never allow the simulated blue army task force to enter within 12 nautical miles of our islands and reefs, but the situation is very critical, you must know that the high-tech 33 is facing the entire simulated blue army task force.

Gaoxin No. 33 is just an old medium-sized turboprop aircraft that does not have any air combat capabilities, the kind that is reviewed twice a year.

Since the simulated Blue Army task force is real, of course the Gao Feiyou crew will not be polite to them. When a blue destroyer was about to enter the 12-nautical-mile line, Gao Feiyou swooped down on the destroyer, like a seabird pounced, the speed did not decrease, the course remained unchanged, and when the destroyer was about to withstand the pressure at a distance of five kilometers, he hurriedly turned to the left full rudder to avoid, and Gao Xin No. 33 flew over the top of the destroyer's mast.

This hand scared the simulated Blue Army task force enough, and they didn't dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool, but it didn't mean that they would let go of Gaoxin 33. They didn't dare to fire the first shot, and Gaoxin 33 couldn't fire a single shot, so they took off four simulated Hornet fighters, and used non-contact flanking tactics to force Gaoxin 33's flight altitude and airspeed to drop to a very dangerous level.

This is an aerial contest with a huge disparity in power, and from the perspective of flight alone, it is even more demanding than air combat. Air combat may seem complicated, but it's actually simple - you knock the target down and you win. However, such a non-contact confrontation required the pilots of both sides to defeat each other without the use of weapons.

If a real air fight is a boxing match, then such a non-contact confrontation is hip-hop. You want to slash your opponent with a knife but can't make contact, so you can only vent your anger on yourself and show your movement skills in the hope of scaring them away.

Gaoxin 33 has been pressed to a height of 50 meters above the sea surface, which is an extremely dangerous flight altitude, and the slightest mistake will fall into the sea. Gaoxin No. 33 is like a big truck driving on the edge of a cliff, and the situation is very critical.

If Gaoxin 33 crashes into the sea, then the simulated blue army task force will say that you are not professional enough, and then send a search and rescue team to rescue the pilot, it will be a big shame.

Gao Feiyou had no way to move, and above him was a simulated Hornet fighter, crushed to death, one on the left and one in the rear, which looked like Gongwei Gaoxin No. 33, but it was actually hijacked. Compared with the Y-8, which is much heavier than the fighter plane, the space that the Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft can move around is slowly compressed. Of course, Gao Feiyou can use the big size of Gaoxin 33 to squeeze the simulated Hornet fighter away, but in the airspace of No. 13, which has no wingman and is far away from the mainland, it must be cautious when using such tactics!

They are all flying planes, who are afraid of death, afraid of being embarrassed, and even more afraid of not being able to complete the task.

What did the Gao Feiyou crew do when they came out, wasn't it to protect the sovereign airspace from being violated? If the simulated Blue Army task force had been allowed to sail within 12 nautical miles of the islands and reefs, the simulated confrontation exercise would have failed.

"Captain! Here it comes! The co-pilot suddenly pointed to the sky ahead and shouted.

Gao Feiyou looked up sharply, a light gray Eagle fighter with low visibility livery was swooping towards him, no, when he saw the location of the air intake, he realized that it was a friendly force - the Su-30MKK of the Air Force!

He still guessed wrong, it was the J-16 that came.

"Test sixth, is it you, I saw you, identify the enemy and me, it's over!" Gao Feiyou's confidence suddenly doubled, and the timely arrival of friendly troops allowed him to get out of the situation of fighting alone.

Li Zhan quickly confirmed the identification signal of friend and foe, and said, "Gao Xin Sansan, it's me, I've identified it, you keep the course high, I'll solve the rest, it's over!" ”

"Gaoxin Sansan understands, it's over!" Gao Feiyou breathed a sigh of relief, driving a "truck" and fighting wits and courage with other people's sports cars is a tiring thing.

Li Zhan had already seen Gaoxin 33, the four turboprop engines and the straight upper wing and the windshield of the nose navigator cabin were so outstanding, and the radar signals of the four simulated Hornet fighters sandwiched between Gaoxin 33 also appeared on the display screen, and the four small red dots were bright enough.

The corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, did he finally have a chance to after holding it for so long?