Chapter 196: Refueling in the air late at night

Rumble! ”

The turbofan engine roared, and the 301 J-10C, which had completed the attack, changed its dive attitude, and the angle of the canard wings and flaps changed to increase lift, without any memory, like a sharp sword, the nose of the aircraft was raised high, piercing the moonlit and starry night sky.

After dozens of seconds of climbing, the height of the J-10C of the 301 reached 8,000 meters, and Yang Luo immediately changed it.

"Call the command center, 301 request to establish a route to return home." Yang Luo said, his tone was not very good, and he was a little rushed.

"301, what is the result? Failed? ”

Hearing Yang Luo's angry words, the commander asked.

"The training bomb I fired hit the Qianzhou station, but I was also hit." Yang Luo said complainingly, "Command Center, I think there is a problem with the mission you have set, I have too few weapons to fight back." ”

Yang Luo only brought four anti-air and two ground-to-ground training bombs in total, and in the end he was completely passive, and could only be beaten and unable to fight back.

For such a task, Yang Luo believes that it is necessary to carry enough ammunition, and the pylons must be all hung to be possible to win.

All eleven hardpoints, preferably with five anti-aircraft missiles and four surface-to-surface missiles, as well as two seven-barrel rocket launchers, will have enough ammunition.

In other words, it is a continuation of the previous battle mode, and the winner is determined by the fire control radar irradiation for three seconds.

No one has ever questioned the mission issued by the Air Division, which directly caused the commander to be stunned for a moment, and then his face became bad, and he was very disappointed with Yang Luo

"A failure is a failure, and there is no reason to talk about it." The commander said disappointedly, "301, you can go back, the route is being established, wait a minute." ”

Yang Luo didn't like to hear this sentence, and defended, "Command center, I'm not looking for a reason, but it's a fact." Along the way, it was good to say that I could penetrate and evade at low altitudes, but when I approached the target, the airborne radar detected eight ground signals, covering ......"

Before he finished speaking, the commander's surprised voice sounded in the communication channel: "Eight signals? ”

"That's right, it's eight signals, all the airspace is within the detection range, there are no blind spots, and I only have one air-to-ground training missile and two air-to-air missiles left, what can I do? I had no choice but to force my way in, and I finally fired an open-ground training bomb a second before I was hit, and it hit successfully. Yang Luo explained aggrievedly.

"Eight signals, how can there be eight signals? There is only one radar station at the Qianzhou station. The commander was asking Yang Luo, and he was also asking himself.

"How do I know that the other seven signals should be mobile radar and blind radar." Yang Luo guessed, pouting, very dissatisfied with this second stage of the task.

Although he didn't know what the purpose of this assessment was, Yang Luo's interest was actually quite large, and he wanted to complete the assessment successfully, but now it was terminated in the second stage.

If it was his own technology that was not enough, Yang Luo had nothing to say, but it was obviously not a technical problem, but the disparity in the number of weapons between the two sides was too great.

The commander's face improved a lot, and he asked, "301, report the airframe and fuel situation first." ”

"Report to the command center, the body is currently in good condition, and there are still 30 fuels left" Yang Luo swept the fuel gauge and replied.

From the highway in Fujian Province to the Qianzhou military station, the actual flight distance is 500 kilometers.

If it is a normal cruising speed flight, it can be reached in more than half an hour, and the fuel consumption should not exceed 20, but Yang Luo was in a low-altitude penetration state all the way, and he also drove I don't know how many afterburners.

The fuel consumption of the AL-31FN vector aero engine in the afterburner state is quite terrifying, and the maximum afterburner state is more than 5 times higher than the fuel consumption during cruising.

Moreover, the fuel consumption of the low-altitude penetration state is also quite large, after all, the speed of the low-altitude penetration cannot reach the cruising speed.

As a result, the fuel consumption of the 301 J-10C has increased significantly, and it burns more than three times more aviation fuel than cruising speed flight.

"301, please go to 200 kilometers southwest for air refueling, the specific route has been sent." The commander gives instructions.

"301 Roger." Yang Luo replied.

"I will immediately investigate the second phase of the mission and verify the situation." The commander said solemnly, "If it is true as you say, we will re-evaluate the results, please be patient." ”

"Understood."

didn't let himself pack up and return to the ship after refueling directly, Yang Luo was a little relieved, at least there was still a chance.

Through the words of the commander, one thing can be confirmed, and the response of the Qianzhou station was unexpected by the air command center.

After clicking on the route information and checking it, Yang Luo immediately turned the rudder and flew along the course given by the command center.

"Boom!"

After a while, the familiar and loud roar of turbofan aircraft engines came into my ears, and an Il-78 air tanker, which belonged to the southern theater of operations, came into view, hovering and waiting in the predetermined airspace.

The navigation lights on the left and right wings and tail of the aircraft glow tricoloredly, indicating the location, which was particularly eye-catching in the dark night.

"Call KY-06, 301 request convergence, over."

Looking at the Il-78 air tanker flying smoothly in the night in the airspace ahead, Yang Luo kicked the rudder lever, circled behind it, lowered the altitude, switched the confidential communication channel, and issued a request for convergence.

"KY-06 received, allow 301 to converge, the right refueling pod indicator has been turned on."

An unfamiliar voice sounded in the communication channel, and a white light lit up on the belly of the Il-78.

"301 received, converging." Yang Luo replied with a calm face, without a trace of fluctuation because it was refueling in the air at night, his eyes stared at the lights on the fuselage of the Il-78, and he controlled the fighter to approach slowly.

Today, there are many contacts with the Il-78, and there have been several in-flight refuelings, but this is the first time that the refueling in the air at night is carried out.

Compared to daytime refueling, the situation at night is more complicated, and it is more difficult to successfully complete refueling.

"KY-06,301 is already on the convergence route, requesting docking and refueling operations."

"The refueling hose is being released, allowing for docking."

The belly of the Il-78 air tanker is handed over to the pod, and a refueling hose connected to a funnel-shaped cone sleeve is slowly released.

Due to the influence of the air current, the refueling hose fluttered in the air with the wind, moving irregularly, until the refueling hose became longer and longer, releasing the full length of 26 meters, and then gradually stabilized and swayed slightly.

The cone tube is sleeved, and the indicator light is on.

"301 received, ready for docking."

Yang Luo's eyes locked on the indicator light on the refueling hose, gently pushed the throttle valve a little with his left hand, and gently pulled the lever back with his right hand.

The 301 J-10C, which was below the Il-78, slightly increased its speed and altitude and quickly approached.