Chapter 1783: Sortie Interception
With a roar from the tail, Ted pushed the throttle stick to the maximum, the tail flame turned orange, released the brakes, and the fighter plane slid quickly on the already icy runway, the tail flame melted the ice, revealing the snow-white special concrete below.
The two Storm Bird fighters quickly pulled up, and after taking off in formation, they turned to the southwest during the climb, and under the guidance of the ground radar, they pounced on the target.
Ted's mood was calm.
Normally, soldiers who experience a battle for the first time have an inexplicable excitement, but Ted is not, his heart is calm, just like all previous flight training.
In contrast, Karl, the pilot of the long plane in front, was a little excited, coming, finally coming, the last air battle was not enough, this time, he can finally fight happily!
Kill their reconnaissance plane, three guns in unison, one hit, this is the goal that Karl set for himself.
In the past, Karl was Novotny's wingman, and almost a lot of the time, he flew behind Novotny's ass to protect his rear hemisphere, and there were very few opportunities to fire, but now it's different, he has been promoted to a long plane.
This time there must be a result!
The two planes climbed to a cruising altitude of 14,000 meters, began their normal cruising state, and swooped down on the target.
They flew out of Greenland and into the southern part of Davis Strait, the northwest corner of the Atlantic.
Below was the blue sea, two silver-white warplanes, flying lightly, getting closer and closer to the target.
At this point, Ted looked at the distant sky with his piercing gaze, hoping to find his target in the clear sky.
Supposedly, in a clear sky, he should be able to see the planes in the airspace thirty kilometers away.
At this time, in the radar station in the rear, the radar soldiers were also staring at the screen tightly, and they didn't dare to blink their eyes, and the bright spot on the screen suddenly began to turn around.
"Attention, attention, the subject is starting to turn and flee, and the target is fleeing in a southwesterly direction." The words of Novotny came over the radio: "Catch up and kill it!" ”
No aircraft can escape the interception of jets, the fastest propeller aircraft, which can fly to 700 kilometers per hour, is already very rebellious, but jets can easily fly to 1000 kilometers per hour.
As long as you want it, the other party will never be able to escape!
"Be careful, you are about to fly out of the radar monitoring area, so be careful." Just then, Novotny's voice continued.
The ground warning radar has an air search distance of about 300 kilometers, so it is easy for them to fly out of this range, after all, with the speed and range of the jet, about 500 kilometers around it is the most common.
This is not too dangerous, radar is a new thing, there was no radar before, and there was no need to take off for combat?
Radar is just an auxiliary, that's everyone's opinion.
"Roger." Carl shouted over the radio, "We're going to catch up!" ”
At this time, Karl was already able to visually see a clear bright spot in the distant sky, it was the fleeing enemy plane!
Still want to run?
"Gummies, keep up." Carl shouted over the radio to his wingman.
Ted could only smile at this radio nickname, and in the past few days of flight training, those so-called flying old birds found that no matter what they did, Ted, a rookie, could actually keep up, just like gummies, sticking to the back, so they gave Ted the nickname of gummies.
Ted doesn't like it, and he doesn't resist it, what is called secondary, as long as he can fight.
Ted had already seen a bright spot in the distance, and for some reason, when he saw this bright spot, he always had a strange feeling, as if something was wrong!
The speed of the other party is not fast, only about 400 kilometers per hour, and the jet flying at about 1,000 kilometers per hour is as slow as a snail in its eyes.
Soon, the goal gradually became clear, and what appeared in front of him was no longer a bright spot, but already had an outline, and suddenly, Ted shouted on the radio: "They are not one plane, they are four!" ”
The resolution of the radar is not high, and when flying in dense formations, a bright spot will appear on the radar, even in later generations, this is one of the most common tactics.
I felt that the other party was one, and I dispatched two, which should be more than enough, but as a result, when I got to the front, it became four, and the advantage became a disadvantage.
This is like a luxury car, and the Wuling van scraped, the luxury car got down two bodyguards, trying to get back face, but more than 20 people got off the Wuling van, this scene, how spectacular it looks.
Although he saw that the other party was four, Carl was not afraid, but was even more excited, what are you afraid of, the more the number of opponents, the more your own record!
"Visually inspected as the P-51 Mustang, the main fighter of the United States." Ted continued to shout over the radio.
As soon as he saw that it was a Mustang, Karl was even less afraid, this kind of aircraft is not good at anything, it is not as good as the inverted seagull of the US Navy, at least the inverted seagull climbs very quickly, and this kind of aircraft, all the performance is not good, and the climb is not even comparable to the F190, let alone compared with the jet.
At this moment, the four target Mustang fighters suddenly separated, became two groups, and then began to dive downward.
"Gummies, we'll fight two each!" Carl shouted over the radio.
Now they only have two fighters, and the other party clearly discovered them and wanted to escape separately, if it was still a long plane and wingman formation, it would definitely let go of the two, Karl was unwilling.
At the same time, it is also to give Ted a chance, generally speaking, wingmen rarely have the opportunity to fight directly, and now throw two planes to Ted at once, just to let Ted win the first time, and Carl is very satisfied with his wingman.
Hearing that it was going to be dealt with separately, Ted froze for a moment, and the long wingman flew in formation, which was emphasized by the captain every day, and now Carl actually said that he wanted to be separated?
However, in the air, the wingman must listen to the orders of the long plane, and in the current situation, it seems that separation is also the most appropriate.
So, Ted didn't hesitate anymore and swooped down.
Carl to the left, Ted to the right, they swooped down towards the formation of two twins.
What can be wrong with running as soon as you hit and not fighting them in the horizontal plane? Depending on the situation, the other party must want to dive to the surface of the sea and use their good horizontal maneuverability to get rid of it, Ted remembered the fighting skills of the past few days, and he was prepared in his heart, and then dived down.