"Behind Pakistan is the entire Western world, and if we deter, or even really use it, it will be the beginning of World War III." Andropov said: "We have to use the conventional method. ”

"Then we can only transfer more MiG-29 fleets from Eastern Europe." "Moreover, our new AWACS aircraft is about to enter service, and even if we are in the skies over Tajikistan, we can monitor the take-off of fighters from the Peshawar base, and as long as they dare to take off, we can shoot them down!" ”

The Soviet Union, just unwilling to really confront Pakistan on a large scale, does not mean that the powerful Soviet Air Force will be afraid of the Pakistani Tomcat fighters.

"Pakistan has only a few E-2 early warning aircraft, which cannot provide all-weather early warning capabilities at all, and it is okay to fly over Pakistan, if you dare to come over Afghanistan, you will be shot down by us immediately!" Ustinov continued: "Without AWACS, they are blind, and when the time comes, they will watch us and scorch the north of Afghanistan. ”

"We could be under international pressure." This was stated by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai Alexandrovich Tikhonov.

"Now, the whole West is supporting Afghanistan, and if we don't give them some color, their hands will come to us." Ustinov said: "We just want Westerners to see that this is our Soviet territory!" ”

"Hasn't the Iron Lady been asking for the import of MiG-29 all the time? How about we give them a batch of fighters and contain them from the east? Ogarkov said.

"Do Indians dare? An aircraft carrier in the United States will let them. ”

"They're not going to give up this opportunity." "Let's have a complete battle plan for the Ministry of Defense and let the Afghans know who is really in charge," Andropov said. ”

Andropov's face remained calm. He knew he had to.

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Peshawar.

A large plane, parked on the runway, this plane is the same size as the Boeing 707, because it was rebuilt from the Boeing 707, but. Unlike this airliner, on its back, a large disc is raised.

This large disc, which is more than nine meters in diameter, is the main functional part of this aircraft, and there is a flat slot radar antenna in it for early warning.

This is the American E-3 AWACS aircraft, codenamed Watchtower, which is a large AWACS aircraft, just look at its size. It will be known that the early warning capability far exceeds that of the E-2.

This early warning plane was transferred by the United States from the Kadena base of the Pacific Air Force, and when the early warning plane arrived, the government established by the Afghan Liberal Party began to announce it to the public.

Along with this AWACS plane, there was also a large number of new missiles.

Immortal Bird missiles, after several battles in Pakistan. Consumed quite a bit, this time. In order to counter the possible attack of the Soviets, the United States military aided a new batch of immortal bird missiles, these are the latest models of AIM-54C, compared with the AIM-54A equipped by Pakistan, the signal reception and conversion unit composed of all-solid-state electronic components, digital electronic signal processing unit and inertial navigation system are used. These improvements reduce the inherent oscillator drift phenomenon during the missile's flight, increase the target recognition range, improve reliability, and, moreover, due to the reduced heat generation. There is no need for carrier aircraft to refrigerate the missile, which makes it easier to prepare the missile for launch.

The AIM-7 Sparrow missile, which is also the latest model of the AIM-7M model, is equipped with a new type of reverse single-pulse seeker, radio proximity fuse, and digital control circuit, which is a very stable Sparrow missile, which has been in service for more than ten years.

The AIM-9M Sidewinder missile, which is more advanced than the AIM-9L, has a shorter preparation time and can be quickly launched in close air combat.

Almost all of these missiles are the latest models in the US arsenal, and the fact that the Americans have come to Pakistan free of charge represents more than friendship.

This is a big battle, and destroying the prestige of the Soviets and supporting the newly established Afghan government will have far-reaching significance for the United States, and if it succeeds, it will even increase the probability of President Reagan's re-election.

"Thank you to our American friends for sending us these things." Standing on Peshawar Airport and watching the equipment being carried off a C-130 transport plane, Mhammad was very satisfied, and the Americans were also adding strength to their upcoming air war.

"In order to help the Afghan people's government, just hold their skies." Admiral Glitter said: "We have finally waited for this day. ”

Admiral Gretel had not left, and now, a new battle was about to begin, and he began to get agitated, as if he himself were about to go to battle again.

"Yes, we must work for freedom in Afghanistan." Mhammad said that this sentence is completely empty and false, Pakistan is because of vital interests, if the Soviets rule Afghanistan, the next target will definitely be Pakistan, and the United States is purely to add to the Soviets' blockage and stumbling blocks.

Although Mhammad was instructed by Zia-ul-Haq to go to Europe to negotiate the introduction of industrial equipment, when the war was about to break out, Mhammad could only send an advance representative to go first, and wait until the battle here was over, and Mhammad would go over.

Although he was going to fight with the Soviets, Mhammad didn't worry too much, the MiG-29 was the most advanced fighter of the Soviets, and the Su-27 had not yet been finalized, and the MiG-29 was an aircraft that relied on large off-axis combat bullets and helmet sights to fight with the MiG-29, once it broke into the opponent's flight envelope, it was looking for death, and at a long distance, the MiG-29 was nothing.

In particular, the birth defect of the MiG-29 is that the legs are short, this is a front-line air superiority fighter, as long as you take them around a few circles, the fuel is gone, and it becomes an object to be slaughtered.

Relying on long-range missiles, shoot down a few opponents first, and after getting closer, start running, wait until the fuel is almost up, and then turn around and go back, this is the tactic formulated by the Peshawar Air Base.

Looking at Colonel Gretel, Mhammad suddenly thought of something again: "This time, the MiGs plane that can definitely shoot down the Soviets and land in the area controlled by the Afghan people's government, it is that the mountain road is too rugged, otherwise, those wreckage can be easily found." ”

Hearing Hammad's words, Colonel Glitter suddenly became excited: "Well, we in the United States can help with these, we can transfer a few MH-53s over to search for these wreckage, and leave it to us." ”

The MH-53 Pave Hawk helicopter is a heavy helicopter designed by the American company Sikorsky. It can carry 16 tons of cargo, and it is the main helicopter of the US Marine Corps, and it is also the helicopter with the heaviest weight and power equipped by the US military.

At present, the United States is very interested in the latest MiG-29 fighter equipped by the Soviets, and even if it is a wreckage, it must be carefully studied.

Mhammad shook his head: "Only using helicopters to search is not as fast as searching for people on the ground, in the mountains of Afghanistan, the performance of helicopters has decreased a lot, but if there are only ground personnel searching, some places, such as cliffs and the like, are not passable, it is better to combine the two." Simply, you will support the Afghan People's Government with a few helicopters and equip the Free Afghan Army, so that they can search anytime and anywhere, which is much better than deploying them in Peshawar. ”

Supporting the Afghan People's Government? Colonel Glitter was stunned, isn't this appropriate?

"The Afghan people's government has no qualified pilots." Colonel Glitter said.

"You can help cultivate it." "Otherwise, if your personnel show up there, if the helicopter misses and is caught by the Soviets, it will lead to a very troublesome diplomatic conflict," Mhammad said. ”

Colonel Glitter nodded, indeed.

Mhammad was secretly happy in his heart, he helped the Afghan government so easily, and obtained several helicopters, especially the MH-53, which is a heavy helicopter!

On another runway in the distance, a Tomcat fighter slid onto the runway.

It was a routine flight, with two sparrows and two rattlesnakes hanging under the wings and two immortal birds under the belly, and it was an air patrol mission.

The guide was guided on the ground, and the fighter plane was accurately aligned with the centerline on the runway.

Then, the two engines began to spit out tongues of fire, spewing a large amount of gas to the back, and the hot air current, propelled the fighters and began to accelerate on the runway.

The pilot calmly pulls the throttle stick back, feeling the feeling of pushing back, and then slides forward for a while, he can pull the lever back, and the Tomcat will take off.

However, suddenly, he felt a sharp decrease in the feeling of pushing back, and on the dashboard in front of him, the red light flashed.

"045, engine failure, stop takeoff immediately, stop takeoff immediately." The sound of the tower came from the headphones.

The pilot turned his head and could see that the engine on one side was emitting black smoke, and he immediately turned on the fire-fighting equipment on board, and at the same time operated the fighter plane steadily, and stopped.

A fire engine, with its siren blaring, rushed towards the fighter.

The high-pressure water cannon was aimed at the engine that was still smoking at the tail and sprayed it quickly.

"Oops!" Seeing the scene in the distance, Mhammad couldn't help but feel shocked, as if his child had been bullied, and immediately ran there.

"Oh God, the engine is on fire!" Colonel Glitter also shouted, and ran with Mhammad to the other side of the runway.

When the plane came to a standstill, the pilot opened the canopy, stepped on the upper end of the air intake from the high cockpit, jumped down, and immediately participated in the firefighting. (To be continued......)