Although many fighter jets are nominally twice the maximum speed of sound, but that is not plugged in, and the limit value of flying out at high altitude is only, and when the auxiliary fuel tanks, missiles, etc., the maneuverability will be greatly reduced, such as the two F-15E in the United States now, with so many things on board, and they can't fly at supersonic speed when the afterburner is fully on.

And those capable of surpassing Mach two in normal flight are only the MiG-25 and MiG-31 of the Soviets! Among them, the MiG-31 is an improved version of the MiG-25, using a turbofan engine, which greatly reduces the fuel consumption rate, but due to the poor high-altitude performance of the turbofan engine, the maximum speed of the MiG-31 is not as large as the MiG-25.

And now, such an aircraft taking off from an Iranian air base is, without a doubt, a MiG-25!

The origin of this batch of MiG-25 can be described as ill-fated, during the Iran-Iraq war, in order to fight against the Iranian Tomcat fighters, Iraq introduced a series of advanced weapons from the Soviet Union, including this MiG-25 fighter that can fly to Mach 3, in the battle with the Iranians, the MiG-25 repeatedly penetrated deep into the interior of Iran to carry out bombing missions, and the Iranian Tomcat fighters were simply unable to effectively intercept this high-altitude and high-speed fighter. It was originally introduced as a fighter jet, but then it was used to bomb the ground, which can be regarded as an alternative move by Iraq.

After the Iran-Iraq war, these MiG-25s were still in service in the Iraqi air base, and the maintenance was good, but as a result, when the Americans came over aggressively, some of the Iraqi air force pilots, afraid of war, actually flew the plane and defected to the territory of the old rival Iran!

Saddam Hussein was angry enough, but if he wanted to get these fighters back from Iran's mouth, there was absolutely no way. As a result, these fighters became the fighters of the Iranian Air Force.

Now, in the face of American fighters crossing the border, these two MiG-25s, which are specially designed for interception, can be regarded as coming in handy. After taking off from the airport, they accelerated their climb and flew towards the two F-15 fighters that crossed the border at an altitude of 20,000 meters at a speed of Mach 2.5.

"Attention, two MiG-25s were found, in the direction of three o'clock." The AWACS aircraft urgently informed the two F-15Es in front of them about this situation: "Drop the bomb and prepare to enter the air battle." Note. Don't fire first! ”

The United States is not muddy, having just occupied Iraq, there is a sense of complacency from top to bottom of the US military, believing that it is the most powerful. And now, the Iranian Air Force is clearly covering the two Scud missile launchers below, in this case, let's have a contest with the Iranian Air Force!

"Roger." Captain Lockett replied over the radio: "Let's have a contest with the Iranian Air Force!" ”

The weapon operator behind him pressed the button, four bombs. Three auxiliary fuel tanks fell staggeringly.

The F-15E, having dropped the bomb and the auxiliary fuel tank, was light. As the afterburner turned on and the surging power came, the F-15E began to climb high rapidly, accumulating enough fighting energy.

This fighter-bomber, which was improved from the F-15D fighter, has the same air combat capabilities as the F-15D, and now. Two Sparrow missiles and two Sidewinder missiles are enough to fight the MiG-25.

At the beginning, when the Soviets were just equipped with the MiG-3, which could fly to Mach 25, the Western camp was panicking, and this fighter seemed to be invincible. The West simply cannot find a fighter that can be matched.

It was not until later that the MiG-25, which flew from the Far East of the USSR, and Captain Belenko, who longed for the free world of the West, let the West know everything about this "advanced" fighter, which turned out to be achieved by stainless steel and high-thrust engines! Poor handling, it's just a flying brick.

In particular, the rudimentary fire control system, the radar power is very large, but most of it is radiated in the form of heat, the target processing capability is poor, and the range of the supporting R-40 air-to-air missile is not more than 30 kilometers.

With such a fighter, there is no threat to your side! The current F-15E fighter uses the advanced AN/APG-70 radar, which is specially optimized for fast targets such as the MiG-25, and with the Sparrow missile, at a distance of 40 kilometers, it can be intercepted head-on!

Of course, not to shoot the first shot, this is also a strategic consideration of the United States, and now the game is to lock the heartbeat of the other side, and if the other side dares to launch missiles first, then do not hesitate to return fire! Pull the opponent into the airspace that the F-15 is good at, and even with Sidewinder missiles, you can easily take out the MiG-25!

With this in mind, the two F-15E fighters flew quickly towards each other, and a sharp cone-shaped shock wave formed by white mist appeared in the nose, and with a sound like a light clapp, the plane had exceeded the speed of sound.

A huge fighter like the MiG-25 has a huge radar reflection area, which is similar to that of a bomber, and the AN/APG-70 radar found those two clear target echoes at a distance of 150 kilometers.

"Okay, let's get closer to a distance of eighty kilometers and then launch missiles!" Captain Lockett said, "Prepare a sparrow." ”

In the past, in the Vietnam War, the reliability of the Sparrow missile was as poor as that of an uncontrolled rocket, but now, with the continuous progress of electronic technology, the performance of this missile has begun to become more and more perfect, and it once had a 90 percent hit rate when hitting targets, and it has reached almost 40 percent in actual combat.

"Understood." The weapon operator in the rear compartment said, and began to flick the front button.

The two-seat layout brings about the dispersion of personnel tasks, with the weapon operator in the rear cabin specializing in operating various ground attack weapons and medium-range guided missiles, while the pilot in front is only responsible for flying the plane and dogfighting.

The distance of one hundred and fifty kilometers is measured in seconds between fighters with a relative speed of Mach four, and at a distance of eighty kilometers, Lockett slightly retracted the throttle and said, "Prepare to lock on to the other side." ”

When the radar enters the locked state from the scanning state, the short but strong electromagnetic pulse emitted in the past will stimulate the other party's radar warning receiver, and hearing this sound in flight is a phenomenon that all pilots are unwilling to face.

Lock on to each other and force them to return!

"Okay." The radar operator in the rear compartment flipped the switch on the radar panel, and at that moment, he saw a red light flashing on his control panel, and then a unique cat-like chirping sound came from the headphones.

"AWG-9 radar signal!" The radar operator said: "Damn, we are locked by the AWG-9 radar!" ”

AWG-9, the airborne radar of this Tomcat fighter, once made Iraqi Air Force pilots avoid the battle and return home immediately when they heard the sound of this radar's warning receiver, but now, it is transmitted in the direction of the MiG-25 fighter, what is going on?

No one answered them, at this time, the two MiG-25s on the opposite side had already completed the locking, and the pilot pressed the switch that had just been added on the panel, and under the wings of the MiG-25, a puff of smoke came out, and a huge missile, detached from the launcher and flew forward.

If you look at it from the outside, it seems to be a little similar to the immortal bird, but the huge four triangular tail wings are quite different from the immortal bird.

This kind of missile is Iran's specialty, the Hawk missile adapted from the ground-to-air space!

When the MiG-25 flew to Iran, Iran was relatively satisfied with this kind of aircraft that could fly to Mach 3, and now that the Soviet Union was in chaos, it would not be too difficult to get a considerable amount of spare parts, and Iran also found some experienced ground crew, and after maintenance, at least five were in operational condition.

The MiG-25's backward fire control system was also replaced by the Iranians with the AWG-9 radar system, and in the deal with Pakistan, Iran obtained a large number of AWG-9 radar systems, in addition to leaving a certain amount of backup for its Tomcat fighters, there are a few extra sets, which are installed on the MiG-25.

There is no doubt about the ability of Iranian technicians, in the case of comprehensive sanctions from the United States, and there is no second company in the world equipped with Tomcat fighters except for the US Navy, and there is no way to find parts, Iran's ground crew, Leng is to maintain the operation of more than 30 Tomcats, and many parts are made by their own local methods.

Fighters can make do, but the Iranians can't get more of the complex immortal bird missile system, so the self-reliant Iranians have come up with a new way, which is to replace it with Hawk surface-to-air missiles! Such missiles can be smuggled on the international market.

The Hawk missile weighs about 600 kilograms, which is slightly heavier than the 450 kilograms of the Immortal Bird missile. Both use the semi-active guidance mode of the radar irradiated by the X-band continuous wave radar, and the emission control method is also very similar, which can be completed only after less complex improvements. Moreover, the Hawk surface-to-air missile has an altitude of 10,000 meters and a range of 30 kilometers when launched from the ground, while when launched under the mount of an aircraft, the launch height can exceed 20,000 meters and the range exceeds 100 kilometers, which is very close to the immortal bird.

Since it was possible to successfully modify the Tomcat fighter and transform the MiG-25, which is more backward in electronic technology, did not encounter too many difficulties, the Iranian ground crew successfully transformed these MiG-25s and became a killer weapon for long-range interception!

Now, these two MiG-25 fighters with Hawk missiles have launched super missiles at the two F-15E planes that are still full of confidence!

The Iranians, at some times tendons, are as tough as the USSR! I will never let go of an aircraft that intrudes into my airspace! (To be continued.) )