Climbing to an altitude of 15,000 meters, just after leveling the fighter, an order from the tower came from the headset: "The confrontation begins." ”

"The ground radar is turned on, it scans the other party's location, and it's done."

Without any hesitation, Yang Luo directly used the first-mover advantage.

"Two planes, altitude 17000, location east longitude XXX, north latitude XXX, heading ......"

Bai Chaoqun looked at the radar screen and reported the location information of the two fighters of the 3rd Air Division one by one.

"18,000 meters, is there any mistake?"

This was Yang Luo's first reaction.

He was surprised, because 18,000 meters is already the practical ceiling of the J-11B, and of course it is also the practical ceiling of the J-10C.

When the aircraft reaches a certain altitude, due to insufficient thrust, it has no ability to climb and can only maintain level flight, which is the practical ceiling of the aircraft.

The world's fighter jets are almost the same in terms of practical ceilings, most of which are around 18,000 meters.

This is because when the flight altitude of the fighter gradually increases, the density of the air decreases with the increase in altitude, which affects the air intake of the engine, and the air intake into the engine decreases, and its thrust will generally decrease.

If you want to increase the practical ceiling of the fighter, it is necessary to modify the engine to achieve the purpose of increasing the thrust, but it will also make the weight of the fighter increase significantly, and the other maneuverability will be significantly reduced, and the increased thrust is very limited, which is not worth the loss.

Of course, there are exceptions to the practical ceiling of more than 18,000 meters, but this kind of fighter is generally used to intercept high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, and its own maneuverability can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

Lao Maozi's MiG-25 and MiG-31 are such exceptions, and the practical ceiling has reached an astonishing 24,000 meters, which is a high-altitude interceptor specially designed to intercept the SR-71 "Blackbird" supersonic reconnaissance aircraft with a practical ceiling of 25,900 meters.

At present, the world's mainstream third-generation fighters are all 18,000 meters, and even fourth-generation aircraft are no exception.

"Tower, is the ground radar broken? Did they really run to such a high place? Yang Luo asked the tower with a suspicious tone.

However, there was not a single sound in the communication channel, not even the sound of current interference, and it was clear that the tower had turned off the communication.

"It seems that the other party is paying the same attention as us, but they are more ruthless than us, and they run directly to the height of the practical ceiling." Ye Jianlong opened his mouth and said, "Fortunately, we have the advantage of being the first mover, otherwise we will be passive." ”

"Climb, we have to climb, and we have to climb to the height of the practical ceiling." Yang Luo said, pulling the rod and lifting the nose of the plane to climb.

Without a high level advantage, it is extremely unwise to feint to attack an opponent who is ready to fight.

"The on-board radar is activated, keeping an eye on the other side's movements at all times, and we climb and bypass from the right side." Yang Luo exercised the right to take the long plane and gave instructions to Ye Jianlong.

"Understood."

"I hope they keep flying on this route and don't change direction, or we're going to be discovered."

The two J-10C fighters made a turn during the climb, ready to make a big circle, and quietly approached the two J-11Bs of the 3rd Air Division from behind.

The dynamics of the four warplanes in the air were clearly reflected through the radar data on the big screen, and everyone in the auditorium was watching their response.

In everyone's opinion, so far everything is normal, a very regular start, which is considered decent, and there is nothing unexpected for them.

The beginning of the air confrontation, especially the beginning of this competitive air battle, is carried out in a limited airspace, just like playing Go, with a fixed chessboard, and there are basically no tricks at the beginning.

However, the process and outcome in the middle are not necessarily, no one can predict that everyone will see the tricks and different ways of coping with them, which will change the evolution of the entire confrontation.

There are many things in the world that are exactly the same, such as leaves, fingerprints, etc., and in the same way, you can't find two identical air battles.

"Hey, why didn't my master play the routine today?" Zhen Ziyang leaned on the back of the seat and looked at the big screen strangely.

"But, didn't play the routine? Do you think Yang Luo would be so kind? Xue Fei scoffed at Zhen Ziyang's words and retorted: "It's just that we are stupid and can't see it." ”

Zhen Ziyang said disapprehantly: "Maybe Master, they just want to compete with their opponents this time, and they didn't think about playing routines at all." ”

"I won't fight with you, just watch it and you'll know, in short, I don't believe that Yang Luo doesn't play routines." Xue Fei said lightly, and continued this meaningless dispute.

At this moment, the course of the two J-11Bs displayed on the big screen changed.

Perhaps the two J-10Cs have not been found, and the two J-11Bs have changed course to continue the search, but it is precisely this turn that makes the 301 J-10C and 302 J-10C enter the scanning range of the on-board active phased array radar of the long aircraft.

This also made Yang Luo and Ye Jianlong's plan frustrated, and they had to enter a frontal fight, and they were still on the inferior side.

Battles on the practical ceiling are on the verge of breaking out.

"We've been spotted, they're accelerating and diving, and it looks like they're trying to get into supersonics." Ye Jianlong was the first to discover the other party's abnormality from the radar.

It's just that at present, the distance between the two sides is too far, far beyond the strike range of the medium-range interception training missile, so the pair has not launched missiles.

"We accelerated our climb to gain an altitude advantage before they got closer." Yang Luo pull rod to increase the elevation angle of the nose.

Ye Jianlong said: "According to the speed of their swoop, I'm afraid that we will be too late." ”

In fact, it's too late.

The speed of the opponent's dive was very fast, and in a short time the distance between the two sides was brought closer to the range of the medium-range interception projectile, and it was illuminated with the on-board active phased array radar in an attempt to lock on.

The airborne radar warning devices of the 301 J-10C and 302 J-10C intercepted the high-energy electromagnetic wave signal that shot out at the speed of light, and immediately issued a warning to Yang Luo and Ye Jianlong.

"Drop!"

Rapid sirens sounded in the cockpits of the two J-10Cs almost simultaneously.

At this time, Yang Luo and Ye Jianlong drove the fighter plane to cross the altitude of 17,000 meters, and the alarm locked by the radar forced the two to give up the idea of continuing to climb, and had to maneuver to avoid the lock of the other party's radar.

Rudder, lever.

The two J-10Cs changed their attitude of continuing to climb, and turned to maneuver with their heads down to avoid locking from each other.

Looking at the radar screen, the other party was slowing down, but had not yet returned to the subsonic range, Yang Luo said: "While they are still in supersonic speed and can't maneuver, let's go around behind them, you left and I right, start." ”

After speaking, Yang Luo quickly pulled the lever to the right, kicked it hard with his right foot, and controlled the 302 J-10C fighter to tilt sharply to the right.

"Hearts 8 tactics, huh? Got it. ”

Ye Jianlong instantly understood, and immediately pressed the left lever, kicked the left rudder, and turned to the left.

In a short moment, two J-10C fighters flying in formation broke away from the formation and began to move separately in opposite directions.

The so-called Hearts 8 tactic is that after being attacked, the two planes move separately and sweep half a circle from each direction, trying to bite each other's tails.

The tail bite became, naturally the offense and defense were reversed, and they had an advantage, and at this time, the flight trajectory of the two fighters in the air was a red heart.

Of course, this tactic also has shortcomings, if this tactic has no shortcomings, it is not called "heart 8", but "heart " tactic, and its shortcomings come from this "8".

If you can't bite the tail, then you will be the object of the bitten tail, and to get rid of the disadvantage of the bitten tail, you must rely on the cover of your teammates to swap positions, and this process may require multiple attempts, at this time the flight trajectory is like an Arabic numeral "8".

Therefore, all taken together, this tactic has earned the name "Hearts 8".

This is a classic tactic of defending and counterattacking, a very practical tactic.

Therefore, when one side uses the "Heart 8" tactic, the other side must also immediately follow the change of direction to avoid being bitten by its tail.

The simplest method, and the earliest method used, is that one's side is also separated immediately, and one person bites a target and follows the maneuver.

However, this method is not a perfect method, and it also has its drawbacks, because once the opponent finds out that he has been bitten by the tail, he will immediately seek the help of his teammates and make a maneuver to turn, and at a certain point in the future, the opponent's two fighters will have a moment of crossing and changing positions.

And it is in this crossover process that there is the possibility of being locked by the opponent to attack, and the opponent can attack each other's targets behind their teammates, covering each other to get rid of the situation of being bitten tail.

Once the other side completes the liberation, then the own side will lose the initiative, and will directly let the two sides fall into a state of chaos, fighting in the air, there is no tactics at all, and it will rely purely on its own technology to achieve victory.

Is there a better way to deal with it?

Of course there is.

One is to respond to change with the same.

I don't pay attention to you at all, but wait for the moment when you bite my tail and end you at this moment.

This method requires a high degree of flight skills from the pilot, and it must be quite tacit to cooperate, otherwise, it is to deliver food to the other party.

Second, the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao.

Our two fighters do not separate, and at the same time bite one fighter to attack, not to destroy him, the real purpose is to lure the opponent's teammates to the rescue, and then attack the rescue fighter.

This is the most commonly used tactic to deal with after the "Hearts 8" tactic is cracked.

Of course, there is a third method, the last of the thirty-six strategies - to go to the top.

You play yours, just be happy, I won't play with you, let's go first.

"According to the countermeasures we have discussed, keep up with their long plane, and prepare to intercept the opponent's wingman."

As soon as the airspeed returned to subsonic speed and could maneuver the flight, Lieutenant Colonel Shi Yuan, the pilot of the 3rd Air Division, gave his own order, and with his wingman, they turned right and turned course together, chasing and killing the 302 J-10C.

They used the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao.

This is also a tactic they discussed on the ground, first find a way to kill Yang Luo who flew the wingman, even if it is one for one.

"302, they're all following you, be careful, don't capsize in the gutter." Ye Jianlong reminded.

After finding that the fighter had no signs of being attacked, Ye Jianlong kicked the rudder and deviated slightly from the course, just in time to see two J-11Bs chasing the 302 J-10C.

"Rest assured, their temporary target is not me, but you." Yang Luo opened his mouth and said, his voice was very calm and calm.

As soon as the tactics were used, Yang Luo knew what the other party would choose, the other party must have bitten the long plane, ready to intercept the wingman who was supposed to be flying for him but was actually flying for Ye Jianlong.

This is a great opportunity for them, and if they can't catch it, he will have to wonder how these two men became pilots.

If the other party adopts a one-to-one tactic, Yang Luo has a headache, because the other party is not good at stubble.

Even if they cover each other and get rid of tail biting, it is very likely that they will fall into a chaotic and chaotic battle situation, making the battle situation stalemate, and the result is difficult to say.

It is precisely for this reason that the other side will give up this choice, and the other side now has the initiative, so why use tactics that may enter the melee and give up the advantage.

Therefore, all this was what Yang Luo expected, and this was exactly the result Yang Luo wanted.

"Leave me alone, if you want to attack them, it's best to be able to kill one of them, even if you can't, you have to interfere, and you can't give the other party a chance to attack me at the same time."

Yang Luo said while maneuvering to avoid being locked by the other party's radar.

At this time, Yang Luo finally felt the pressure that Ye Jianlong had experienced when he fought against the 2nd Division before, and the pressure from the two top masters was encircled and intercepted, and the pressure could be imagined.

Although the other party's ultimate goal is not Yang Luo, it does not mean that Yang Luo has nothing to do, if there is a chance, the other party will not hesitate to launch a missile to kill Yang Luo.

The continuous large overload maneuver, the rapid consumption of physical strength and energy, Yang Luo's forehead had begun to appear dense beads of sweat, and even his breathing became rapid.

"Good. If you hold on a little longer, I'm going to have a hard altitude attack right now, and I'll have to climb down first. Ye Jianlong pulled the lever and lifted the nose of the plane to climb.

Since the altitude has reached 17,000 meters, the air is already very thin, and the thrust of the engine is attenuated very much.

Therefore, the rate of climb of the 301 J-10C is not very high.

However, Ye Jianlong had to raise the altitude again, because the two J-11Bs have always been in a higher place to occupy the altitude advantage.

Of course, it is also possible to attack from the back, but the attack from the back does not conform to the theory of energy mobility, and it is easy to be counterattacked and fall into an extremely passive situation.

In air combat, no one will generally attack from the back, and it is generally necessary to take advantage of altitude and speed before attacking.

The abnormal behavior of the 301 J-10C naturally could not hide from the eyes of Shi Yuan and his wingman, but by the time they found out, it was too late.

Although the rate of climb at an altitude of 17,000 meters is not very high, it is actually quite fast compared to the medium and low altitudes.

However, in just a few seconds, Ye Jianlong drove the 301 J-10C to a practical ceiling altitude of 18,000 meters, and he was also ready to attack.