Israel's proactive counterattack came a little earlier than the Somali side had anticipated.

The Somali 1st Air Division, which was in the Red Sea, encountered the Israeli Air Force group, and each side dispatched two AWACS aircraft to take charge of the air battle.

The Israeli Air Force, which is fully defending the Gulf of Aqaba, is very determined to lay a network of interceptors in the Gulf.

The bay, which connects Israel to the southeast to the Red Sea, is a necessary route for Somali warplanes to enter Israel, because neither Egypt, Jordan nor Saudi Arabia will allow warplanes from the warring sides to pass through their sovereign airspace.

Since it is impossible for the Somali Air Force to bypass it, this bay has become a necessary route, and it has naturally become the target of the Israeli Air Force's key protection.

Geographically speaking, the Israeli Air Force occupies the most advantageous position, because the defensive line is very narrow, which is conducive to defense, and there is almost a situation in which one man is in charge of everything.

Of course, this is for the Somali attackers, and the bay would not be as strategically located as it is now if it were not for the geographical location of Somalia and Israel.

For this reason, nearly half of the main force of the Israeli air force is placed in this place, and there are even patches of air defense weapons on the ground, and the combat capability of the Israeli air defense missiles should not be underestimated.

Therefore, the Somali side has also taken out the greatest strength, the bay is only more than 20 kilometers across, and the airspace for the battle can only be narrow and long, so it is impossible to invest too many troops at one time, and one aviation division is already the limit of the battlefield.

If you have more, you won't be able to do it.

However, the Somali attack was somewhat unexpected by the Israeli side, and the attack was not very strong, and there was no intention of attacking it at all. More often than not, they just make contact with their fighters and immediately retreat.

This allowed the Israeli Air Force fighters to chase for a while, and then had to retreat back to secure the Dìng line. But once they retreated. Somali warplanes will turn around again, a guerrilla warfare-like tactic in the air. The Israeli Air Force pilots were all annoyed, but helpless.

Although the F-16 fighter is very good, it is not as fast as the Somali fighter, even if it is the F-35 Blitzer, it is not a high-speed fighter in the true sense.

So each time they could only watch as the other party gradually left their radar line of sight and was forced to return to the group.

However, the real catastrophe did not come, when the first Israeli fighters had to return for refueling. The long-awaited cannon struck again. The F-16 fighters that landed at the airfield were all covered by the huge artillery hit, along with the airfield.

Those expensive ones did not play their value in air combat, but under asymmetric weapons, they became debris all over the ground.

Even those bases that are deeply hidden cannot escape the blows of the giant cannons.

As a result, the planes that had been dropped to replenish fuel and ammunition were ultimately unable to take off, and the air force, which the Israelis were most proud of, ended up in a very tragic end.

Perhaps the Israelis also thought about what would happen when this war broke out. But it is not unthinkable that from the very beginning, its own air force has lost most of its combat effectiveness, if it were not for the fact that there are still a few bases blocked by the mountains to avoid being attacked by giant artillery, all the air forces in the southeast of Israel. It's really worthless.

As a last resort, Israel has no choice but to show its own special skill -- electromagnetic interference.

If at the beginning of the 21 st century, if someone can compete with the United States in controlling electromagnetic warfare. That is Israel, and Israel is also the second country in the world after the United States to develop a weapon that produces electromagnetic pulses after the explosion of gunpowder.

Almost two decades have passed. Israel has always been in the process of making progress in the concept of new warfare, whether it is the Merkava V. main battle tank equipped with lasers and electromagnetic pulses. It is also a professional weapon that is actually used to control electromagnetic warfare, and there is no small progress.

The frustration of the air force before the battle left the Israeli military with an immediate way to turn the tide, and electromagnetic control became the obvious choice.

Soon, a large electronic warfare aircraft converted from a Boeing 747 took off from a surviving base in central Israel and headed for the Kapa Gulf in Southeast Asia.

At this time, it happened that Israel's few remaining warplanes were resisting the all-out attack of Somali warplanes, and after Somalia had all the right to control information, the Israeli side had deeply felt the passivity of this war.

In the environment around the Middle East, Fercom is already competent for general electromagnetic interference, but in the face of an opponent whose information and electronic technology is not weaker than its own, Israel is not lucky to think that Fercom can do it, and they need a professional electromagnetic suppression weapon that exercises a single function.

With the arrival of this electronic warfare aircraft, invisible pulse bombs began to carpet bomb the entire spectrum, Israel adopted the most power-consuming but most practical suppressive jamming, the advantage of this jamming method is to disperse the energy over a wide frequency band, simply put, it is like a "carpet bombing" of the electromagnetic spectrum, but the disadvantage is that the cost of power is too great.

For a time, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, which were close to the Gulf of Aqaba, all suffered at the same time, and the comprehensive electromagnetic suppression did not distinguish between neutral countries at all, except for themselves, all interference. As a result, all electrical appliances in the homes of civilians in the three countries near this area were almost paralyzed, and even blue electric arcs could be seen on the signal towers.

The strong electromagnetic interference has almost collapsed all communications, and intermittent noises are filling the radio, among which the most influential is the Somali fighters that are at war, except for those fifth-generation fighters who are very good at electromagnetic interference, the fourth-generation Black Hawk fighters participating in the war, not only can not communicate normally, but all the systems on the aircraft cannot operate normally.

For a time, the Israeli Air Force, which was originally somewhat inferior, quickly took advantage of this to turn the situation back.

However, before the Israelis could be complacent, the Somali counterattack soon came, and unlike the Israelis' comprehensive suppression, the Red Alert electromagnetic warfare adopted an anti-jamming system with frequency hopping capabilities, making it impossible for traditional jamming methods to effectively deal with radio stations and radars that had to jump several times per second. This will also greatly reduce the jamming effect, but the electronic countermeasures forces of various units will be concentrated at one time. As a result, a large-scale electronic countermeasures cluster was formed, with dozens of electronic jamming systems directly covering the entire battlefield. Thus a huge invisible electromagnetic coverage zone is formed in the air and on the sea surface.

In this coverage area, all communications are isolated, and electromagnetic waves are capable of automatically locking on the frequencies of various radars and giving microwave attacks, completely destroying sensitive electronic instruments.

Soon it was the turn of the Israelis to be unlucky.

Somalia did not expect this, they originally expected that the Somali side would immediately carry out counter-electronic suppression, but Somalia took an unusual path, they successfully suppressed electromagnetic communications, and they were quickly suppressed. Now both sides are blind and deaf.

This is not good news for the warplanes of the warring parties.

However, compared with the Israeli Air Force, the Somali Air Force is much better at this time, the First Air Division is a fifth-generation fighter except for two squadrons of fourth-generation fighters, and in a complex electromagnetic environment, in addition to communications, other airborne systems can still be used, although they have an impact.

And on the Israeli side. Almost except for those F-35s, the other fighters had difficulty even ensuring their course, and there was no way to immediately withdraw from the battle.

The comparison of the AWACS aircraft of the two sides is much fairer, although both have carried out anti-electromagnetic suppression. However, it is still difficult to contact the respective fourth-generation fighters, and only some simple orders can be issued to the fifth-generation fighters.

Modern air combat, which has long bid farewell to knight duels, has emerged from avionics systems such as airborne radar and air-to-air missiles. Air combat has bid farewell to the elegant duel of World War I and the technical competition of World War II, but is guided by airborne radar and even long-range radar systems on early warning aircraft. Intercept enemy aircraft directly with medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles.

Before the fighters of the two sides could see each other, the over-the-horizon air battle had already begun. The long-range radar of the early warning command platform finds the target, which means the beginning of the battle.

And this really belonged to the first air battle between Somalia and Israel, which broke out after the first dense pulse signal appeared on the Fercom early warning plane.

Even if electromagnetic interference still exists, as one of the most advanced countries in electronic technology, neither Somalia nor Israel's early warning command platforms and fighter jets themselves will not be paralyzed.

Naturally, there is no need to question the anti-jamming capability of the electrically scanning active phased array radar on the AWACS aircraft, and although there are still difficulties in fleet scheduling, there are still ways to provide the necessary early warning and command for the fighters.

And the fighter itself, which can continue to fight in a complex electromagnetic environment, must be the best top fighter, after all, neither side as an opponent is vegetarian.

On the Lookout II early warning plane, which was more than 500 kilometers away from Ferkang, all the crew members of the AWACS aircraft were staring at the electromagnetic pulse and did not dare to be careless, especially the radar surveillance personnel, who were engrossed in looking for targets in the radar images in the interference.

Almost in the blink of an eye, several sets of pulsed signals were detected by radar surveillance personnel, and under the intelligence verification of the captain on duty, the battle horn sounded again. Immediately, the four Apollo fighters of the 113th Combat Aviation Group of the 1st Air Division were ordered by the third-party dispatch commander through the Guò tactical command system, and the number chain system of the Guò base quickly sent the enemy situation to the four Apollo fighters, and helped the fighters plan the most reasonable interception distance and the best airspace.

The 113th Combat Aviation Regiment is a melee air force in the Golden Knight Brigade under the command of the 11th Air Wing of the 1st Air Division, and although there are only four Apollo fighters in the entire formation, it is the top three melee air teams in the entire 1st Air Division.

The four Apollo fighters who received the order immediately turned on the afterburner, and on the sea of the Gulf of Aqaba reflected in the moonlight, the four fighters flew through the sky like meteors with a faint blue tail flame and pounced on the interception airspace.

At this time, other combat aviation units also received orders and began to assemble in various airspace.

At the same time, the nine squadrons of fighters on the Israeli side, which were still in the sky, also began to arrange defensive lines, and the entire defense altitude ranged from 10,000 meters to 2,000 meters, and nine aircraft groups were deployed in echelons, in order to facilitate multi-level and multi-echelon interception of the enemy.

At this moment, whether it is a Red Alert pilot or an Israeli pilot, the blood has begun to boil, although the boundless darkness is for every pilot. The danger will be much higher, but this has not dampened their inner fighting spirit.

During the day, it can bring vision aid in close combat. It will not be blind to the eyes because of the launch of missiles, and there is no need to rely entirely on instruments for air combat. It is possible to visually recuperate the actual situation of the target, and it is also easier to detect incoming missiles.

But for both sides, the night is fair, and no matter how many adverse issues it brings, it is something that both sides need to face.

In their eyes, there is only one thought now, to shoot down more enemy planes, to inlay a few more gold stars on their record table, and to paint more downed records on their cars.

Everybody wants to be an ace. Red Alert pilots are also applicable, after all, the trump card honor formulated from World War II has become much more difficult to become an ace in the modern air combat mode, but it has never hit everyone's ambitions.

And this air battle, many of them are the contest between the ace pilots of the Red Alert and the ace pilots of Israel, the number of ace pilots of the Israeli Air Force is 42 is already an extremely high number, and the Somali side is not bad, after many years of war. Dozens of aces were also born.

In addition to the navy, almost all of these aces are concentrated in the 1st Air Division, of which two of the 113th Combat Aviation Corps are aces, both of which are the best in the original Golden Knight Brigade.

In order to meet the fight of hundreds of fighters. Both Somali and Israeli pilots are now doing the same thing, powering out the missiles. Carry out warm-up of missile launches.

The eyes are constantly looking at the radar screen under the black curtain, looking for the pulse signal spot on the screen. And the appearance of each signal is equivalent to an enemy aircraft being detected by radar.

But. No matter which side is in a hurry to attack, in a complex electromagnetic environment, under over-the-horizon air combat, it is necessary to rely on early warning aircraft to guide missiles at medium range, so as to ensure the hit rate.

Otherwise, relying on missiles to find targets, even if the target is within the axis of the missile guidance head, it is easy for the missile to lose its target by itself. If an early warning aircraft is used for medium-range guidance, the flight elements of the missile are set, and the missile self-guidance is carried out after approaching the target, so that the missile can lock onto the target at close range, so as to ensure the best hit rate of the missile in a complex electromagnetic environment.

The fighters of the two sides were resting on the route, and as time passed, the war competition officially began.

The first to attack was the leader of the 113th Combat Aviation Wing, the ace car numbered Golden Knight VIII, the missile bay of the Apollo fighter was larger than that of the Black Hawk fighter or even the Raptor or T-50 and J-20, and the adjusted position of the Golden Knight VIII opened with the concealment magazine under the belly of the aircraft, and the built-in missile pylons of a V-2KK missile broke away in the dark night, and when it left the fuselage about 20 meters, the missile ignited itself, and the missile that was originally left behind at the speed of the fighter, In less than a blink of an eye after ignition, the fighter plane quickly disappeared into the night sky.

When the missile ignited, the Golden Knight 8 also retracted the hatch of the stealth magazine for the first time, but in the distant sky, the F-35 Lightning fighter also locked on this brief moment, and the Derby air-to-air missile hanging in the F-35 was also launched in the concealment missile compartment.

After both sides have launched missiles, their heads make evasive maneuvers at the same time, in order to avoid the opponent's medium-range missiles.

This air war in the true sense of the word has officially kicked off, and before the electromagnetic warfare is controlled, it is just a simple fight, and this air battle can truly lay the victory or defeat.

The V-2KK missile can be said to be an upgraded version of the V-1 series of missiles, although it does not belong to the original product of the base V-2 missile series, but it is also a series that scientists carefully upgraded from the V-1, and it has also been recognized by the base, officially entering the production range of the base missile list.

Although the V-2 missile is the same as the V-1, when the V-2 missile is launched, the dynamics of the target and the position of the missile launch are input into the missile, and the rest is completed by the missile itself, in the middle of the flight state, the missile can rely on the number provided by the airborne radar or early warning aircraft to guide, and at the end, the missile itself can change the target rate and direction to correct the interception route, so that the target can successfully enter the detection distance of the missile's active radar and carry out self-homing guidance. That is, to start the active radar on its own to look for the target.

However, compared with V-1, V-2 is faster and more flexible, and at the same time, it has a very obvious improvement in anti-electromagnetic interference.

in the sky. A microcomputer chip inside the warhead of the V-2KK medium-range air-to-air missile, long after the pilot uninsured the missile. then entered the irreversible launch mode, and the missile in such a mode. Unless it hits the target, it will self-destruct when it is about to run out of fuel.

Hundreds of staggered missile tails in the sky tore through the darkness of the night and pounced on the fighters of both sides, and at this moment, no matter which side it was, the ears of every pilot were echoing the intermittent sound of the early warning plane, and of course, the sound of crackling caused by static electricity.

Now many Israeli Air Force pilots are already running with their tongues full of tongues, looking at the snowflakes on the onboard screen. Cursing incessantly.

Even the ace pilot of Israel, Fidel, who has been in service for ten years, is one of Israel's 42 ace pilots, and the average flight time is more than 250 hours per year, which exceeds the standard of flight time for ace pilots in other countries. (180 hours per year in Russia)

But such an ace pilot, who has flown for more than 2,000 hours, can't help but scold at this moment: "Bastard." ”

"Watch out for evasion, missiles!" There was a cacophony of intermittent sounds in his ears, and Fidel was the first to evade his sight. The two F-15 fighters, which were preparing to return home, turned into a large burning fireball in the air, and the fragments of the fuselage flew in the firelight.

"Africans who are dogs deceive people too much."

Fidel, in the midst of the abuse, did not have time to pay attention to the intermittent dispatch instructions of the AWACS aircraft from the radio. His car, a brand-new F-35 Lightning fighter, made several dives in succession before finally escaping the missile's end.

If it weren't for the high-power engine of the F-35, it provided good performance to the aircraft. It's not that easy for him right now.

The other three F-35s in his formation had already been chased by missiles to other airspace, and the explosion and fire came from a distance. made his eyes a little more glad, and the sweat behind his back had even soaked through the flight suit.

"Stupid command. Bullshit electromagnetic rights. Fidel endured the physical load of the high-overload maneuver and cursed again, only this time he was the commander who was aiming at his head.

At this moment, he really wanted to put down his air fleet and choose to return home, because he knew very well that in the case of neither side being able to give full play to the best performance of the fighters, a large number of fighters equaled an advantage, and it was obvious that now they were at a disadvantage.

The Somalis had blown up most of the airfields with their artillery and scrapped a large number of warplanes before they could take off, and it would be extremely unwise to fight in such a situation that they were losing to Somalia in numbers.

But he can't just leave, because this air battle is not just about his honor, but about the whole country.

If they are unable to continue to defend the bay, it will be tantamount to letting the Somali Navy go straight in, and there are already two Somali fleets in the Mediterranean, and this side of the Israeli coast, although it is very short, is a very good breakthrough.

The Israelis have so many reasons to stay here that no difficulty can make the Israelis choose to abandon it, otherwise the results will be catastrophic.

Being forced to the coastline on either side of itself by the fleet of a naval power, for a country that does not have much strategic depth, has already lost half of the war.

So, as much as Fidel wanted to return, he knew better that he would never be able to do so. The same is true for every Israeli pilot.

They only need to hold out for a day, and by this time tomorrow, reinforcements of at least 300 fighters will arrive, and those retired pilots who have received the mobilization order will immediately come to support. That's one of the reasons they have to hold on.

At night, the entire airspace was full of killing planes, and with the on-board radar jammed, both sides were stealth fighters, and no one could be sure when the enemy would rush towards them in the night.

At this time, even if both sides are equipped with active phased array radars, they are not more valuable than their own actual combat experience. And no one dares to hold it up, even if they fly the best fighters in the world.

The dark night sky seems to be an endless abyss at this time, although there are stars in the sky, although the bright moon seems to be very close to themselves, but no one feels the beauty of the night sky, every time through the wide bubble-shaped cockpit canopy of the drop-shaped cockpit, it is not beautiful, but thrilling.

The staggered missiles, which have already buried dozens of pilots on both sides, are the best portrayal.

At this moment, as the group approached, an even more tragic battle in the dark night was about to begin.

At the same time, in the eastern Mediterranean, the air supremacy between the carrier-based aircraft of the Somali Navy and the Israeli Air Force is also in full swing. (To be continued......)