There are two basic modes of operation of the Magic II missile, namely the "joint mode" and the "autonomous mode" in conjunction with the Mirage 2000 fighter jet, which are used in interception and combat situations, respectively.

In the "joint mode", the on-board fire control system is also working together to help lock on to the target, and the basic steps are also very simple, the pilot captures the target, and then uses the on-board radar to control the infrared seeker of the Magic II to aim at the target, and when the speed and distance of the target are confirmed to be within the missile launch range, the targeting system gives the launch command.

In this way, because it is guided with the help of the airborne fire control system, it can avoid the seeker from ineffectively observing the entire airspace, greatly saving the search time, and directly pointing the seeker in the direction of the target.

However, in close-quarters combat, this method can become a drag, after all, the reaction of the on-board fire control system takes time, and the target aircraft is also carrying out a large maneuver movement.

At this time, after the missile's seeker is activated, it has been constantly and automatically searching, detecting, locking on, and tracking the target. In this way, the pilot no longer has to calculate the various shooting elements for the missile, once the missile locks onto the target, it will make a sound, and then, the pilot can launch at any time, according to the data given, once the target appears in the field of view of the missile, almost in a second or so, the missile can be launched.

In contrast, the steps required to prepare for launching a Thunderbolt-2 in China are too cumbersome, and it is as cumbersome as firing with a machine gun, so the first thing Qin Feng wants to test launch is this autonomous method.

Now, the target plane in front of him is gradually speeding up, and the Mirage 2000 fighter plane behind is pulling away, and after Qin Feng has completed the preparations for activating the missile, he pilots the fighter plane and prepares to pursue.

If the tail chases and attacks, it will not show the advantages of this missile, so Qin Feng did not catch up immediately, but first turned first, letting go of the interception range of the seeker, and then, when the target machine turned, Qin Feng began to rotate in the opposite direction, and he could directly cross to the inside of the opponent.

Almost as soon as the nose of the aircraft turned, there was already a beep sound of intercepting the target in the headphones!

It's so fast!

Qin Feng couldn't believe it, in the past, because the missile only had a search angle of 2 degrees, it was still effective at the rear, so the opportunity to launch a missile was very rare, but now, the other party is on his side, just to this extent, he has the opportunity to launch a missile!

If it was in actual combat, now he only needed to press the launch button, and the missiles under the wings could be shot out, Qin Feng struggled to control this impulse.

Then, the Mirage F1 continued to steer and disappeared from the missile's field of vision, and the missile once again lost its target.

After the two sides distanced themselves, they began to fly head-on!

When flying head-on, the infrared radiation of the fighter is very weak, so at this time, the help of the onboard fire control system is especially important.

The on-board radar tracks the target, the fire control computer constantly calculates the direction of the target, and then converts the data into angles and transmits it to the missile's seeker, which is always aimed at the direction of the target, and finally, at a distance of 5 kilometers, a beep sound is heard again in the headset.

Although it is only five kilometers, this is also a great improvement, and at the same time, Qin Feng also knows that this kind of head-on interception is caused by many factors.

In the direction of the nose of the aircraft, infrared radiation is minimal, the seeker finds it at a smaller distance, and it is already good to be able to lock on to each other at a distance of five kilometers.

At the same time, in the data given, its maximum head-on launch distance is up to 30 km, what is going on?

Of course, this is an extremely ideal situation, the other side is flying towards this side at the highest speed, and the missiles on this side are also being launched at the maximum speed of the carrier aircraft, and the two sides fly over these 30 kilometers together, so that the launch distance of the missiles is extended in disguise.

The head-on interception distance of ordinary missiles is very high, but in actual combat, no pilot dares to use it in this way. Off-target is almost certain.

At the same time, at this distance, the missile will definitely not be able to intercept the target, so it can only fly by relying on the initial data of the fighter, while flying, while looking for the target, if it finds it, it will attack, and if it can't find it, it will explode.

The various modes of the missile have been used, and then the fighting confrontation between the two sides, at this time, Qin Feng can play freely, and he can choose any mode he wants.

"Let the target machine bite our tail first." Qin Feng shouted.

No matter what time it is, the tail biting attack will not be left behind, and this method, which has existed since the era of air combat, has been running through the entire history of air combat.

As soon as Qin Feng shouted like this, the target plane flew over, biting his tail very easily, and then, Qin Feng turned on the afterburner of the engine, pulled the operating lever back, and the Mirage 2000 fighter roared and began to climb.

In air combat combat, flying in a straight line for three consecutive seconds definitely means death, so Qin Feng climbed upwards while constantly turning at the same time, spiraling up in the air.

And the Phantom F1, which was chasing him behind, naturally did a good job, spiraling up behind, so that the white trail spread out in the sky, like two snakes entangled with each other.

Scissor climb!

This is one of the most common actions in air combat maneuvers, and this action is a competition for the basic performance of the fighter, and if the performance is insufficient, then it is self-defeating.

Back then, on the Korean battlefield, the Americans had excellent F86 horizontal performance, while the Volunteer Army's MiG-15 had excellent vertical maneuverability, so the Americans had nothing to do.

In the confrontation of air combat, the F86 wants to go around in circles, and the MiG-15 will be pulled up, not accompanied by the F86 in circles, and the F86 can only play by himself in the horizontal plane, and if he wants to fight with the MiG-15, he can only climb, and this climb will be successful, and it can't climb the MiG-15.

If it does not climb, the MiG-15, having climbed, will dive down and beat him, and the Americans are annoyed by this.

And once a pilot can't hold his breath and gets into a horizontal struggle with the F86, people turn around quickly, and they can turn behind the MiG-15's ass almost instantly.

This is also the necessity of the existence of the third generation of heavy aircraft, the power of the heavy machine is abundant, and even the thrust-to-weight ratio of the whole machine is more than 1, so once it climbs, it will not lose speed, and it is easy to get rid of the opponent.