Chapter 407: J-7 VS MiG-21
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Dassault finally came out with news that the development of the Mirage 4000 has entered the final stage, and the initial pre-production type has begun to produce low, because the Mirage 4000 fighter has not received an order from the military so far, so these fighters can be said to be produced for Iraq
Since it was produced for Iraq, then Iraq needed to pay a deposit in advance, and Qusay agreed to the other party's request, and at the same time put forward a request, taking the lead in sending a team to Dassault for preliminary training, so that when the Mirage 4000 was produced, it could also fly
Such a request is exactly the same as that of Northrop in the United States, and Dassault has no reason not to agree, but in fact, the real reason for Dassault is that funds are too tight, and several problems of the Mirage 4000 have not yet been solved, so I want to draw some funds from Iraq first, but anyway, the production cycle of this fighter is at least one year, and during this time, Iraqi pilots will be trained on the ground
Unlike the wealthy American companies, Dassault had the ambition to develop a twin-engine heavy air superiority fighter, and also adopted a large number of technologies, engines, avionics, flight control, and aerodynamic layout, all of which cost a lot of money, and Dassault felt a little powerless
At the beginning, the company was to develop it independently, and did not receive a single franc of investment from the military, which now seems to be a mistake
And Cusai, who has been longing for this fighter for a long time, now heard that it can be produced at a low level anyway, so let's send someone first
Although there is an F20, although it has been modified seven in cooperation with China, however, Qusay knows that if he wants to truly dominate the sky in the future and compete for air supremacy with F14F15, Su-27 and even F22 in the future, heavy air supremacy fighters are indispensable
The Mirage 4000 is a sharp sword in the future sky of Iraq
Any battle will start from the sky, and if air supremacy is lost, then there is almost no possibility of turning the tables
Qusay knows this, and so do the Iranians
J-7 this small fighter in the hands of the tough Iranian Air Force, quickly played its due level, although not as strong as the F14, but, because it is relatively light, the aircraft's maneuverability is very good, some Xing can even be close to the F14 and then cooperate with the Iranian ground crew to install the Sidewinder missile, this kind of fighter, so that the Iranian Air Force, which now lacks fighters, is like a treasure
Moreover, while the pilots are familiar with this kind of fighter, the subsequent batches of fighters will arrive one after another, and there will be no result of one less fighter being shot down, just like the American-made fighters
After mastering the capabilities of this fighter, they began to yearn for another war with the Iraqi Air Force, washing away their shame, not being shot down in the air, but having no chance to rise into the air at all
The order came down quickly
After the Jian-7 fighters trained at the airport were discovered by the MiG-25 of Iraq's high-altitude reconnaissance, Iran suddenly discovered that Iraq had significantly increased the number of aerial reconnaissance of its own side, and the other side's troops in the northern mountains also showed signs of pulling back, and they could no longer hesitate
After careful consideration, Khomeini finally ordered a large-scale counteroffensive to officially begin the northern and southern fronts to fight back the invading Iraqis
Although at the beginning of the war, the Iraqi offensive was fierce, but until now, the Iraqi offensive has weakened, especially after the Kurdish unrest, the troops from the front line have been sent back to China, so that in fact, the strength of the Iraqi army on the front line has been weak
At the same time as the ground forces began to attack, Iran's air force, once again, went out to seize air supremacy over the battlefield
Two MiG-21 reconnaissance planes, which were flying at low altitude in Kangawar, east of Bakhtalam, were fighters of Iraq's Northern Military Region, and received orders from their superiors to closely inspect the outer side of the eastern defense line of Bakhtalam, paying attention to any signs of an Iranian army build-up to prevent a surprise attack by the Iranians
Two MiG-21s, flying very slowly, they kept skimming over the mountains, where the terrain is difficult and there may be people hiding in many places
Although it is a reconnaissance type and carries a reconnaissance pod, however, the two MiG-21s still carry two R60 infrared short-range air-to-air missiles for self-defense
Pilot Hidali glanced at another MiG-21 in the side direction, and seemed to see the head of the pilot Hosney, wearing a white flying helmet, turning, as if he did not trust the plane's reconnaissance equipment, but liked his own eyes
The ground is full of undulating mountains, and they are used to seeing the desert in the west, this kind of terrain is the most uncomfortable for them, who knows where the Iranian planes will appear
Suddenly, in the light of the sun, Hidali noticed two bright spots flashing in the valley in the distance
"Attention, nine o'clock," Hidari shouted over the radio
The two Jian-7s, departing from Tehran Air Base, entered the mountains at low altitudes, and their mission was to ambush the two Iraqi Air Force fighters who were swaggering and scouting
History is such a coincidence, the J-7 and the MiG-21, which are already very related fighters, will meet here in a narrow way
The MiG-21 is a reconnaissance type, but the J-7 is here to take the initiative to challenge, and the four Sidewinder missiles under the wings are their sharp weapons
Thankfully, the Iraqi pilots were lucky enough to spot them in the reflection of the sun
It's just that the distance is already very close at this time
While asking for support from the base in the rear, Hidali greeted him, the distance was too close, and if he turned around and ran away like this, he would just give up the hot tail nozzle to the other party to explode his own chrysanthemum
There were no fighters nearby, so it must have been an Iranian plane
Due to the limitations of the fuselage and the layout of the nose air intake, it is impossible to install a large radar at all, and the MiG-21 has only a small aiming radar installed in the nose, while the J-7 has nothing
"Drop the drop fuel tanks and prepare to take out the Iranian plane," Hidali said over the radio
Until now, the Tomcat of the Iranians has never left the sky over Tehran, and for other F4 and F5 fighters, the MiG-21 still has a great chance to win, at least after the two sides have come into contact, and then escape, and when the other side turns the corner, he has already flown away from the low altitude in the mountains, in short, he can't escape now
He also hoped in his heart that he wouldn't really run into a tomcat
Soon, two warplanes of the Iranians flew out of the mountain on the side
However, at this time, the two sides are already flying head-to-head
Unless there is a good head-on attack missile, the encirclement attack is still the most effective way
It's just that what neither Iraqi pilot expected was that the Iranian pilot was so brave
In addition to the early MiG-21PF, the MiG-21 has two GSH23L machine guns, however, after the Vietnam War, there have been few examples of air combat with machine guns, and the pilots of the Iraqi Air Force are rarely trained to use machine guns for air combat
The J-7 is derived from the MiG-21, except for the 30-mm aircraft gun inherited from the Jian-6 in the basic model, the rest are also 23-mm aerial guns
However, in the era when air-to-air missiles had long since become the dominant force in air combat, and even some fighters had abolished their aerial guns, although there were two aerial guns, there were only 100 rounds of ammunition in reserve, and if you held them down by hand, they would run out in five seconds
After the Iranian pilots flew out of the mountains, they immediately found the target they wanted to attack, but it was very embarrassing that the two sides were flying head-on at this time, and even if their own Sidewinder missiles were advanced, they could not carry out such an attack
You can only fly over, and then, turn around and enter the air battle, then it depends on whose skills are skilled, and can complete this action first and successfully enter the opponent's rear hemisphere
However, there will also be another possibility, a radius of several kilometers to turn, the other party is likely to be gone
Hidali looked at the approaching fighters, because the other party came from a low altitude and was now climbing high, he had already seen clearly, the fighter in the distance was really very similar to his own MiG-21, and the superiors had already reported the news that the Iranian Air Force was equipped with J-7 fighters imported from China, and it seemed that he had encountered it for the first time
Hildaly suddenly had an ominous feeling, after the two sides flew head-on, his own formation still flew away from the mountains quickly, his mission this time was reconnaissance, not air combat
The distance between the two sides is approaching, this situation is a situation that will be encountered in close dogfights, and the two sides are eager to strangle each other to death, but now, except for scolding a few words in their hearts, there is no other way, after flying head-on, it will test the pilot's skills
At this time, suddenly, a Jian-7 in front of him made a move that Hidali would never forget
Just as the distance between the two sides was approaching, one of the Jian-7 suddenly raised the nose of the plane, and then, two fires flashed under the belly of the plane, and the other party actually opened fire, using an aerial gun
The pilots of the Iranian Air Force were very emotional, this was the first confrontation with the Iraqi Air Force this year, and they had to take out the next plane, and they were bold and not subject to all kinds of regulations, so one of the pilots suddenly thought of a trick and quickly adjusted the fire control to the state of the aerial artillery, and when the two sides were about to approach, he pulled up the nose of the aircraft and carried out an aerial artillery attack regardless of his own danger
With the light of fire under the belly of the aircraft, the shells kept flying out and fell under the plane, and one after another 30-mm shells flew towards the hapless MiG-21 in front.
The Iranians are crazy, it's a suicide attack (to be continued)
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