Chapter 223: Victory in Air Battle

There were only ten MiG-29s left, and Yevgeny was almost going crazy, just using all his strength to dodge the immortal bird, and Yevgeny was annoyed to see his wingman exploded in the air by the immortal bird.

"27 Wing, 27 Wing." Yevgeny shouted: "Raise the heights and prepare for battle!" ”

Where did the group of cannon fodder MiG-21 go at this time? Originally, they were asked to consume the Immortal Bird missiles, but now, the opponent is fighting their own fleet!

The MiG-21 is not as valuable as an immortal bird missile, and it doesn't matter if it is consumed, the MiG-29 is the latest Soviet fighter!

Unfortunately, there was no echo in the headphones, and radio interference still existed.

"Attention, with Sparrow missiles, shoot down the last MiG-29 fighter!" Anwar, the deputy leader of the 18th squadron, calmly gave the order.

After being jammed by radio, the MiG-29 group became deaf and blind, and its own side did not have to fight at close range with the opponent at all, and completely relied on long-range missiles to solve the problem.

Each fighter only brought two undead birds, and now it has been fully launched, and the battle below should be solved by Sparrow missiles.

Although the MiG-29 radar is already the highest level in the Soviet Union, except for the MiG-31 phased array radar, which cannot be interfered with, the rest of the radars can be easily jammed by the EC-130H electronic jammer.

Jamming the radar, the MiG-29 can only be detected by the OEPS29 optoelectronic system, which has not yet developed to maturity, and this optoelectronic system weighing 8 kilograms, with a search range of no more than 20 kilometers, can only be used to guide the R-73 missile.

At a distance of thirty kilometers, Tomcat fighters fired medium-range Sparrow missiles at the opposite MiG group, and in order to ensure the effectiveness of the attack, two salvos were used.

Twenty missiles flew towards each other. At this time, the pilots of the MiG group were still adjusting the radar, wanting to switch to an undisturbed frequency.

"Attention, there's a missile coming!" Colonel Yevgeny shouted loudly over the radio, and the sound of a meow alarm receiver was always in his ears. Coupled with radio interference, they were all a little dazed and didn't know anything.

Yevgeny discovered the flying missile almost by sight, and he knew that it would definitely not work to dodge, so he just fought once!

The OEPS29 optoelectronic system, with helmet-mounted sights, all stared at the incoming medium-range missile. Yevgeny's mouth kept crying anxiously, lock, lock!

The R-73 missile under the wing, the seeker turned rapidly, and finally found the target for its guidance, the insignificant infrared heat source!

Lock, lock!

Finally, the missile managed to lock onto the target. Then, flew out.

An infrared combat bullet close to Cheng. Intercepting medium-range radar-guided missiles was the first time in the history of world air warfare, and Yevgeny had no choice but to bite the bullet and launch the missile.

After the launch of the R-73 missile. Evgeny immediately turned on the afterburner, ascended, turned sideways.

The R-73 missile flew towards the Sparrow missile on the opposite side, as if it knew its heavy mission, and actually did not lose its target. It flew all the way to within five meters of the Sparrow missile, and then, passing by, behind the Sparrow missile, there was an explosion.

The R-73's radio proximity fuse misjudged, and the Sparrow missile flew too fast again, so before it could react, it flew over and exploded.

The Sparrow missile, following its target, continued to fly towards Yevgeny.

The world was spinning, and Yevgeny didn't even know how he managed to dodge the missile, and it was a great feeling when he found out that he was still alive.

Then, however, all of his vision was the second missile that flew in.

The Pakistanis are not afraid to waste a salvo of two missiles! Yevgeny was finally speechless.

AIM-7F, the performance has stabilized, the hit rate of a single shot is less than 50 percent, and two shots, it is more than 80 percent!

The moment the missile flew, Yevgeny's heart was like ashes, his back was covered with sweat, and before the missile could fly, he pulled the ejection handle under the seat.

"Bang." With a crisp sound, the hatch above his head shattered, and the rocket ignited, propelling him away from the fighter.

Looking at his landline, which was accurately hit by a missile, Yevgeny was glad that he was still alive, but the outcome of the battle was intolerable to him.

All the squadrons that attacked this time were shot down, and none of them returned! Your only record is that you have damaged one of your opponent's planes!

After cleaning up those MiG-29 fleets, the Tomcat fighters began to dive down from mid-air, and according to the command of the AWACS, they eliminated the remnants of the MiG-21.

The air battle went on very quickly, and in less than half an hour before and after, the Indians' conspiracy was again crushed.

And the fighting in northern Afghanistan is particularly fierce.

The Soviets also had AWACS commands, and the MiG-31 carried the same long-range missiles, and the phased array radar could not be jammed, but could only interfere with the missiles fired by the opponent.

The concentration of a large number of fighters in the small airspace is a test of the early warning capabilities of both sides, and both sides will quickly miss and sometimes even mistakenly track their own fighters.

The four-plane formation soon became a two-plane formation, and some even became single-planes.

At this time, the pilots of the Pakistan Air Force, who had already valued their individual abilities due to the use of Western training models, are now performing even better.

The two sides have inevitably fallen into a fight, and how not to be bitten by the MiG-29 and get the opportunity to launch is an important question for Pakistani pilots.

The MiG-29 has many advantages, it is equipped with the R73 "Sharpshooter" omnidirectional infrared short-range missile, which is capable of attacking enemy aircraft at an off-axis angle of 45 degrees; Equipped with the R27 "Poplar" semi-active radar-guided missile, it can attack enemy aircraft at a distance of 40 kilometers and has an over-the-horizon attack capability; Excellent flight quality, flight angle of attack up to 25 degrees, and can make multiple high-angle of attack flight maneuvers in a short time; It can withstand 9G overload. These are the characteristics of a typical third-generation fighter. However, because of the imperfection of the Soviet electronics industry, these advantages will be greatly reduced in practice.

For example, it has a small fuel load factor, a short range and a small load; The avionics equipment is backward, and there is no fly-by-wire flight control system; The radar detection range is small, and the electronic equipment is cumbersome and obstructive; The MiG-29 relied too much on ground command and guidance.

At present, with the continuous release of interference from electronic jamming aircraft, the communication between the MiG-29 and the early warning aircraft in the rear is intermittent, and in the rapidly changing air situation, the A-50 early warning aircraft cannot notify every fighter in time, and its digital chain has not yet been developed.

Rick the Eagle was piloting the Tomcat fighter, and a Soviet MiG-29 behind it was biting tightly, and the other party had already begun to open various complex buttons in front of it to prepare for launch.

Although the R-73 has excellent performance, far surpassing the American Sidewinder of the same era, however, the launch of this missile is very cumbersome, requiring the opening of multiple buttons, and the pilot in a complex air combat situation has to follow the order, can not be wrong, moreover, these buttons are not arranged together, are scattered and arranged.

Rick was followed by a skilled East German pilot, and although the MiG-29 had not been equipped for a long time, he already had more than 200 hours of flying experience, and his training was extremely skillful, quickly flipping buttons one by one.

At this moment, the Tomcat fighter in front of it had begun to accelerate its climb.

As a result, the pilot also climbed, otherwise, the opponent would have exceeded the off-axis launch angle of his missile.

His arm had become a little sore, he could barely hold the lever, and he had already performed several large overload maneuvers in succession, and since it was at a low altitude, each time he needed to exert all his strength.

Now, to make this big overload maneuver again, he used almost all his strength to keep up, his arms trembled a little, his fingers went to turn on the next switch of the missile, and then, pressed the launch button.

The missile didn't go out as he expected, and when he looked down, he just snapped a switch!

Just when he looked down, Rick's fighter plane, already relying on agile rolling, turned to his other side, looking at the hot line on the head-up display, Rick pressed the lever, and then, pressed the button.

The 20-mm six-barreled cannon spat out a tongue of fire forward, and countless bullets shrouded the MiG-29.

Rick had already exhausted all the missiles in the air battle just now, and now, his only weapon was this cannon, with 675 rounds of ammunition in reserve, which was only enough for him to fire a few shots.

On the fuselage of the MiG-29, several holes suddenly appeared, and then, a bullet passed through the cockpit canopy and hit the cockpit, and suddenly, blood splattered, staining the entire cockpit red.

Rykra got up, his cannon shells were gone, and it was time to turn back.

The MiG-29 fleet has also begun to return home, and they have run out of fuel.

The F-16 fighters who finally entered the battlefield, according to the command of the AWACS aircraft, intercepted the group of aircraft flying at low altitude, and when they visually found the target, they were immediately shocked, backfire bombers!

At this time, the first backfire had already entered the bombing route and was ready to start dropping bombs, and the F-16 fighter swooped down from mid-air and launched the Sidewinder missile like a dragonfly.

One of the bombers was hit by a missile, the engine was damaged, and due to the low altitude, the pilot did not pull up, and already fell to the ground.

"Boom!" The bomber burned violently, and it was the bomb it carried that burned, and the Soviets used napalm this time!

The remaining bombers, immediately throwing away their bombs, wanted to return to the airspace of Tajikistan, and by this time, they were already surrounded by F-16 groups. (To be continued......)