Chapter 358: A Thousand Shots
In many sources, this confrontation is said to be Mirage 5, in fact, Mirage 5 is a modified design on the basis of the "Phantom" IIIE, however, they are not the same.
In terms of positioning, the Phantom 5 is a fighter-bomber, mainly used for ground attack, lengthening the nose, simplifying the electronics, and increasing the fuel tank.
In fact, in Pakistan's air force equipment, the Mirage 3 is also often used as a ground attack aircraft, which is also in later generations, a large number of J-7 began to retire, but the Mirage 3 is still in service, after all, the Pakistan Air Force often conducts air combat and interception training, and even combat missions, the frequency of use of this kind of fighter is very high, and the frequency of use of the Mirage 3 and Mirage 5 is very low, and it can withstand consumption.
At the same time, Pakistan also has a Mirage 3 overhaul plant in the country, which is also incomparable to the J-7, the original J-6 overhaul plant, after being improved, the production of the Thunder went to the Dragon, so it lacks the maintenance capacity of the J-7.
Pakistan not only uses it for its own use, but also buys second-hand Mirage 3 from other countries, so it can maintain the scale of nearly 300 Mirage machines, which is also a model of thrift.
However, although the performance of the aircraft is not good, the pilots of Pakistan have always been tenacious. Moreover, in the Israeli army, such fighters also play a large role, which fully illustrates the crucial role of man.
Now, at the same time as Qin Feng took off, the Phantom 3 also took off, and inside was Lieutenant Colonel Tanville, who had been flying on the Phantom 3 for more than 500 hours.
When he received the order to confront the J-7M, he was also quite surprised, and after that, he carefully studied the repeated achievements of the J-7M fighter, so he knew that this confrontation was difficult, but it was not without a chance, his fighter, compared with the advantage of the J-7M fighter, that is, radar!
After all, his fighter uses a two-sided air intake, the nose is free, and a Thomson-CSF "Celano" radar is installed, which is a 200 kilowatt I/J-band single-pulse radar with a detection range of 45 kilometers.
Although it is a single-pulse radar, it is also lethal compared to the J-7M, which only has a radar rangefinder. That's his winning formula.
Just like the last flight, the two fighters flew away from the base in two directions, and then, turning in the predetermined airspace, flying towards the base, the combat took place over the base, which made it look more intuitive and enjoyable.
And just after completing the turn, Lieutenant Colonel Tanville couldn't wait to turn on the radar in front of him, and the entire air combat area would not exceed a hundred kilometers, and he used his radar to determine his victory as long as he locked on to the target and completed the operation of launching missiles.
After all, under his wing, not only the close-range Matra R.550 "Magic" infrared missile is mounted, but also the medium-range Matra R.530E air-to-air missile, although in actual combat, the hit rate of this missile is not high, it is only suitable for hitting low-maneuverability targets such as high-altitude and high-speed bombers, not suitable for striking fighters, but now it is a confrontation exercise, as long as it is locked onto the target, he is considered to have won.
At this time, on the radar screen, a bright line is turning, which means that the radar with the lid in front of the nose is rotating around the universal joint.
The most advanced radar antenna in this era is the flat slit radar antenna, and the first level is the inverted card antenna, which turns the lid upside down and reflects it twice, so that the lid does not need to rotate, as long as the feed rotates, after all, the radar antenna is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not easy to rotate.
Now this kind of device, which is like the satellite dish used in later generations of television, commonly known as the small pot, is the first generation, that is, the original radar antenna style, which is radiating electromagnetic waves outward with extremely low efficiency, filling the airspace in front.
Nothing, the opposite side is clean.
Isn't the other party in this airspace?
Lieutenant Colonel Tanville didn't care, in his eyes, he thought that the other party hadn't come over yet, after all, the maximum search range of this radar was only more than forty kilometers, and this airspace was too vast.
However, the other side must not do anything, such as using any passenger plane as cover and the like, which is not allowed in the confrontation, and besides, there can be no passenger plane in this airspace at all.
Lieutenant Colonel Tanville continued to fly forward, and when he had already flown over the base, he felt that something was wrong, he had already flown half of the airspace, if the other party was still not discovered by himself, what did it mean?
The other party can't be lost, then there is only one point left, the other party is in an area that he can't search, that is, the other party is at a low altitude!
This is the simplest single-pulse radar, and it is impossible to find targets under complex ground clutter, even if the ground is plain.
This is a plain, but just on the ground, countless echoes can be reflected, and his radar can't see the low-altitude aircraft, the other party must be in the low-altitude!
I can't find the other party, but when the other party raises his head, even if he looks at it, he can easily find himself, so what?
Thinking of this, he immediately gave up his chicken-like radar, pushed the lever, kicked the rudder, and made a rapid rolling motion.
It was this action that saved him, and when he tried to go backwards, he saw the J-7M fighter with special paint!
Qin Feng couldn't help but sigh, such a good opportunity, it was only a second.
Just after making a U-turn in the specified airspace, Qin Feng continued to fly at a low altitude, and at the same time, looked up at the sky until he saw the Mirage 3 flying over his head, and then, Qin Feng turned on the afterburner, climbed up, and went around the back of the opponent, ready to end the battle with missiles neatly.
However, at this moment, the other party seemed to have a sixth sense, and avoided it at the last moment.
The people on the ground also pinched a cold sweat, watching the Phantom 3 fly over steadily, and then looking at the Jian-7M that climbed from the ultra-low-altitude afterburner, as if they had seen the ending of the Phantom 3.
And when the J-7M just flew to the back, the Phantom 3 urgently dodged! Now, there is a good show to watch, and the wonderful air-to-air fighting has just begun.
Lieutenant Colonel Tanville in the air was also secretly glad that if he hadn't reacted by himself, he would have been judged to have been shot down by now, and now, the other party is behind him, and he will definitely catch up and fire again, so what should I do?
Of course there is a way! After all, the fighting confrontation of flying Phantom 3 by himself has accumulated countless experience!