Chapter 219: The Battle Begins

There is no doubt about the advanced nature of science and technology in the United States, which already belongs to the backward engine overhaul line in the United States, and for Pakistan, it is absolutely advanced.

For the sake of Pakistan's development, Mhammad is considered to have good intentions, and this man-made accident has exaggerated the tense atmosphere, coupled with the upcoming air war with the Soviets, the US Congress will also support Pakistan one-sidedly, and will not deliberately make things difficult when exporting this overhaul line.

Needless to say, quietly cooperate with the Iranian side to transport the engines of Iran's Tomcat fighters to Pakistan for overhaul, and you can earn back the initial investment in the overhaul line.

With his own efforts, the Pakistani Air Force has begun to take off and will become one of the best air forces in the whole of South Asia and even in the world.

In modern warfare, without air supremacy, there is no qiē!

Mhammad guessed correctly, and a few hours later, John came over to report that the news had been sent back, and Grumman agreed, but it was just necessary to communicate with Pratt-Whitney again to determine the price, and Congress also needed to meet to discuss, but with Grumman's operation, there should be no problem.

Now, the only thing waiting is the reply of the Pakistani side, if there is not enough money, and then plan to take credit, then this deal, can no longer be done, Grumman provided another set of plans, the company mothballed part of the TF-30 engine, to the end of the life of Pakistan's Tomcat fighter to replace, first to solve the urgent need, and then shipped back to the United States for overhaul.

Mhammad immediately called the president. Get the president's approval, smash the pot and sell iron, and also have to raise enough funds for Grumman!

After the agreement was reached on the exit of the overhaul line, the only problem for Mhammad was to defeat the Soviets' air force.

It's going to be a tough battle.

The Peshawar Military Region is intensively preparing because of its proximity to Afghanistan. Once there is a situation, this will be the most cutting-edge defense point.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and there was tension in the calm atmosphere, and everyone knew that this was the Soviets who were accumulating strength and preparing for a large-scale battle.

The Jian-6 repair plant in Pakistan is also intensively preparing. American experts had already arrived in advance to inspect the place and found that the equipment inside was too old, so according to the previous plan, the new equipment was urgently airlifted over to renovate the place so that the TF-30 engine could be overhauled.

Every day. At the Peshawar base, two Tomcat fighters will take off to patrol along the national border. Using the powerful AWG-9 radar, the airspace over Afghanistan on the other side of the border is scanned.

As soon as there is a situation, the E-3 AWACS aircraft will take off to thoroughly monitor the airspace over the northern part of Afghanistan.

Tajikistan, near the capital Dushanbe, Aini airbase.

This airbase. It was built for the Soviet Union to better control the airspace of Afghanistan, and now, a large number of warplanes are stationed in this base.

Almost all of them are MiG-29s, with a twin-engine, double-tail layout. The maneuverability of these fighters surpasses that of any other type of fighter, and even in dogfight with the American F-15.

The insignia on the tail fin has not been painted, and it can be seen that this is the JG-3 wing of the East German Air Force and the Soviet Union's MiG-29 fighter, after being finalized, it was first sent to Germany on the front line, and this flying wing has the most proficient skills in operating MiG-29 fighters.

In addition to the MiG-29, there are several Tu-22 Backfire bombers, which are full of bombs, and they will use their actual actions to express their opposition to the new Afghan people's government.

On the other side of the runway, a large plane with a mushroom plate on its head stayed quietly, just from the special T-shaped vertical tail at the tail, it can be judged that this is a Soviet Il-76 transport plane, and with a mushroom disk, it is a new early warning aircraft transformed from the Guò Il-76 transport aircraft, the A-50 early warning aircraft.

Four engines were hoisted under the wings, and at this time, the crew members were all in place.

Through the guò tractor, the AWACS aircraft was towed to the runway, and after many days of preparation, now, they can finally start the first strike.

Aiming at the runway ahead, the captain, Major Serebrov, began to start the four engines in turn.

Violent noises came into the cabin, and the early warning personnel in the cabin, the seats were rotated ninety degrees, all facing forward, which was the standard posture during take-off and landing.

With the four engines increasing the throttle, the AWACS aircraft began to glide on the runway, and the people in the cabin, enduring the ever-increasing noise, were helpless.

AWACS aircraft were converted from ordinary transport aircraft, where they were located, which was originally a cargo hold, and the sound insulation was not very good at all, and they had no other choice than to stuff cotton in their ears.

In addition to the sound insulation, the most unbearable thing for them is that in the next few hours, they have to hold back, there is no bathroom on the plane, and the most they can do is to pad a diaper.

The bulky A-50 AWACS aircraft began to take off, almost sliding to the end of the runway, before the captain pulled up the plane, a huge plane, and took off.

Climb high, keep climbing! Just after the A-50 AWACS aircraft took off, behind, the MiG-29 group, followed by a rapid takeoff.

Climbing to an altitude of nine thousand meters, the A-50 AWACS aircraft leveled, the radar on the top turned on, warmed up, and at the same time, the early warning personnel turned ninety degrees and sat down on the dashboard in front of them.

The screen on the console, very clearly a bright line appeared, began to rotate, which is the table where the radar works normally.

"Engineer, quick, Box 3." At that moment, an early warning officer shouted, and the screen in front of him was blurred.

Due to the defects of the equipment, the parts in the AWACS aircraft often fail, so spare parts are prepared on the plane, and the faulty parts are removed at any time and replaced with intact parts, and then the engineers strive to repair them in their own narrow maintenance room.

The engineer took a screwdriver, quickly dismantled a box under the console, replaced it with a new one, and then connected it again, and the radar screen was immediately clear.

"43 squadron, AWACS calls, please answer if you receive it." The early warning officers turned on the radio.

"43 Squadron received, please indicate the direction." Four MiG-43 fighters of the 29 squadron, which took off first, began to make contact with AWACS.

There are 12 early warning personnel on the AWACS aircraft, each of whom can command four to six fighters to fight, while the Soviet Union has four fighters in one squadron, so they can guide more than a dozen squadrons to fight at the same time.

Fighters from the Aini airbase took off non-stop, communicating with AWACS aircraft, and at the same time, two MiG-31 groups from Turkmenistan also flew over.

When there is no AWACS aircraft, the MiG-31 is a powerful AWACS aircraft, and after there is an AWACS aircraft, the MiG-31 will be the first wave of killers with the cooperation of the AWACS aircraft.

With the non-stop formation of the aircraft group, it began to enter the mountains of northern Afghanistan from the skies over Tajikistan.

Alert! Alert! With the radar of the Tomcat fighters, the situation in the sky over Tajikistan in the north was scanned, and after reporting to the rear, the two Tomcat fighters did not hesitate to enter the airspace of northern Afghanistan and began the first volley.

Peshawar Air Base.

Sharp sirens sounded throughout the base, and all the pilots on standby were hurriedly running towards their fighters.

The E-3 AWACS aircraft stayed at one end of the runway, and when the order was received, the AWACS aircraft slid onto the runway.

Four CFM56 turbofan engines burst out with maximum thrust, and the AWACS aircraft slid down the runway, and then, rushing into the sky.

This kind of early warning aircraft is modified from the fuselage of the Boeing 707 passenger aircraft, the cabin is relatively quiet, and more than a dozen early warning personnel are also preparing quickly.

The radome on the back of the plane began to rotate, and countless bright spots appeared on their screen.

Big Fleet! At least forty or more enemy aircraft!

Following behind the E-3 AWACS, the EC-130H electronic jammer also began to take off. Behind, the Tomcat fighters formed in two planes, kept sliding off the runway, and rushed into the sky at maximum speed.

The wings were all swept back, and the Tomcat fighter flew towards the war zone at a sprinting speed.

The first head-on contact with the Soviet Air Force has finally begun, and it must be met head-on! Completely beat the Soviets back and let them know that their fighters cannot compete with Pakistani fighters! Let them choose to accept the status quo!

The two Tomcat fighters in the front, the radar operator was constantly operating, and under the belly, two AIM-54C immortal bird missiles began to be injected into the pre-launch count.

At the same time, the radar warning receiver sounded, and they were locked at the same time by the opposing fighters.

MiG-31!

The only one who can lock them at a distance of a hundred kilometers and launch missiles is a perverted MiG-31 fighter with phased array radar like the Soviets!

However, they already have experience in dealing with missiles launched by such fighters, and the opponent's radar is not easy to be jammed, but the missiles use radio command guidance, which is easy to be interfered with.

As long as the electronic jammers in the rear can follow in time, they can safely shoot down each other.

"Young eagles, pay attention, the MiG-31 four-plane formation has already fired missiles at you!" A message from the AWACS aircraft came from the headset.

"Roger." Rick said calmly, his eyes glinting with a cold light obscured by wide goggles.

"Launch!"

With the sound, the two immortal bird missiles broke away from the pylons in turn and flew towards the sky in the distance. (To be continued......)