Chapter Eighty-Six: MiG-25 vs. F-14 (1)
Just when the Iraqi Air Force was beating the Iranian Army, the air formation of the Northern Military District ran into big trouble.
The leader of the MiG-25 fighter squadron, Reyer, led his own four MiG-25s, entered Iranian airspace at high altitudes.
Their biggest threat is the Iranian panda.
And the MiG-23 is at a medium altitude, and the Su-20 is at a low altitude.
They did this, on the one hand, because the MiG-25 is not good at medium and low altitudes, and only at high altitudes can the advantages of the MiG-25 be brought into play, and on the other hand, it is also to attract the attention of the Iranian Air Force and lay the foundation for Abadan's victory.
Of course, it would be a bit too much to say that they came to send them to death, their task is to attract the attention of the Iranian Air Force, but if the Iranian Air Force intercepts them, their task is to retreat immediately.
They are just luring the enemy and attracting the attention of the other party.
However, Reyer doesn't think so, if it is the MiG-21 and MiG-23, in the face of the Iranian Tomcat, I am afraid it will be a dead end, but he is very confident in the MiG-25 he has stepped on.
The MiG-25, so to speak, was the best fighter imported from the Soviet Union, and after he flew it, he never wanted to get down.
Although the cockpit is small and can only show his head, Reel feels extremely satisfied on the MiG-25, wearing a high-altitude compensatory suit and a high-altitude special pressurized helmet, he can see the earth he guards at an altitude of 30,000 meters.
What's more, the MiG-25 also has a powerful volley capability.
Suddenly, a bright spot, or rather, a spot of light, flashed on the radar screen, and it was not clear how many planes there were.
Although the radar of the MiG-25 has a long scanning range, the resolution is very poor, and it is impossible to distinguish several enemy planes, and at this time, the distance between the two sides is still hundreds of kilometers.
"Squadron of vans (Su-20), squadron of Scorpions (MiG-23), we may make contact with the Iranian Air Force, pay attention to maintaining alert, reduce altitude, ready to withdraw from the airspace at any time, Warhawk (MiG-25) squadron, air combat mode, ready to meet the enemy at any time." Reyes said.
On the radar display, the other party gradually became two, and the unique signal that received the other party's radar was two F-14 Tomcats!
With four MiG-25s on his side and two Tomcats, Reyes decided to let it go.
At the airbase, where the MiG-25 was stationed, in addition to the Iraqis, there were also Soviet instructors.
The delivery of this fighter to Iraq, although there was a defection in 76 years, a MiG-25 took off from a Far Eastern airfield and landed in the country, but until the MiG-29 entered service, this fighter was still one of the most advanced fighters in the Soviet Union. So, with the arrival of the MiG-25, there were more than 10,000 Soviet technicians, who were responsible for the maintenance of fighter jets, training Iraqi personnel, and even in the early days, 20 of the 24 MiG-25s introduced were flown by Soviet pilots, but one of the first four Iraqi pilots was piloted by Reyer.
Similar to Arslan, Reyer was born into a prominent family in Iraqi upper class, and his family held a prominent position in Iraqi society and had close ties to Iraq's ruling class, including Saddam. His superior background gave him the opportunity to advance and combat beyond others in the army, and the superior talent of air combat in turn made his promotion faster and more famous.
One of the Soviet pilots who flew the MiG-25 quite well told Reyer a lot of skills in flying the MiG-25, and mixed with his understanding of American-made aircraft, especially the pulse Doppler radar equipped with the latest American aircraft.
Limited by backward electronic technology, the Soviet Union's airborne radar is still a single-pulse system, with a continuous wave irradiation function, which is used to control the launch of medium-range missiles, while the US military's aircraft have pulse Doppler capabilities.
Pulse Doppler radar refers to a pulse radar that uses the signal frequency domain to distinguish and detect targets. This signal processing method can obtain a near-optimal ratio of signal power to clutter to noise power, as well as more accurate target distance and radial velocity data. To put it simply, when the train enters the station, the sound of the whistle comes from far and near, and the people on the platform hear different sounds, which is the frequency of Doppler, and radar is also realized by this principle.
However, this radar has a serious flaw and is unable to detect aircraft in the same direction as the beam in the sidelobes of the radar signal.
Therefore, you can use this surname to temporarily disappear on the other party's radar.
This is the way to deal with the immortal bird, but it all depends on experience, after turning to the side lobe area, it also means that you are far away from the other party, and if you want to get close to the other party, you can only turn one more corner, and after a graceful S maneuver, you can drill into the back of the opponent.
Moreover, since the opponent has two fighters and his own side has four, he has another tactic to use.
Carat Barry piloted his Tomcat fighter, followed closely by wingman Noroz. At this time, the F-14, the wing has received the rear, and it is the way to sprint at full speed, in the high-speed volley at an altitude of 15,000 meters.
F-4 Phantom fighters, already left behind by them.
"There is a radar signal in front, a hundred kilometers away, there are four fighters at high altitude, four at medium altitude, and the low altitude is unknown." Said the weapon cutter in the rear.
"Prepare the immortal birds." Calat Barry said.
"We only have sparrows." The weapon wheather said.
"Okay, then prepare the sparrows." Calat Barry said.
The range of the immortal bird is more than 100 kilometers, which is enough to kill a few opponents at a long distance, wait for 40 kilometers, then use sparrows, and finally use rattlesnakes within visual range to solve the battle one by one.
And now, at once, you have to get within the same range of medium-range missiles as the opponent.
However, the two Tomcats did not hesitate to do so, they were the Condor over the Persian Gulf, and they went forward. When the two sides entered the struggle, it was estimated that the other two pandas in the rear would also be able to fly over.
"Quickly climb high, and after approaching, prepare to launch sparrow bullets." Karathbari directs another fighter on the radio.
The higher you climb, the thinner the air will be, and the less drag you will have when flying, while the Sparrow missile can be used at will at an altitude of 20,000 meters.
So, the two Pandas began to climb high again in preparation for the launch of Sparrow medium-range missiles.
Due to the extremely high speed, the distance between the two sides is rapidly shrinking.
Reyer is very cautious, immortal, can fly at an altitude of 30,000 meters at a speed of Mach 5, the MiG-25 does not have the slightest advantage, so, he did not let the formation climb high.
Now, if you don't see the opponent's missile launch from a long distance, and you don't receive the signal that the radar changes to lock when the opponent wants to launch a missile, then there is only one possibility, the opponent is not equipped with the Immortal Bird missile.
Well, it's easy to do.
"The third machine, the fourth machine, climb high, to 25,000 kilometers, launch the P-40. Unit two, pay attention, follow my movements, and be ready to dodge the incoming missiles of the other side at any time. Reyes said.
Since you don't have the immortal bird equipped, then don't blame me for being rude, a sinister smile appeared on Reyer's face wearing the overall helmet.
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