E-3 AWACS.

This is the most valuable strategic AWACS aircraft, and at this time, it also played a powerful role, without which the actions of the Soviets would not have been seen in a real way.

At this time, it is still in the northern part of Honshu Island, cruising in an east-west direction, and when it turns in a circle, the northernmost part is the edge of Honshu Island, in which case it should be very safe.

At the same time, there are four F-4 fighters accompanying the flight to protect the safety of this AWACS aircraft at any time.

At this time, in the spacious interior of the early warning aircraft, in front of a row of operating consoles, one early warning officer after another was constantly directing.

The Soviets took off a large number of fighters and flew over Hokkaido, and at the same time, their own fighters were constantly taking off in batches.

The pressure on AWACS aircraft is heavy, and they have to guide their fighters to approach their targets in batches and direct their battles.

The planes of the Air Self-Defense Force of the island nation took off from Hokkaido, so after the battle began, they were first guided to fight and fought with the Soviets flying from the opposite side.

Anyway, it's also about protecting their own territory and letting them fight bravely, there's nothing wrong with that.

The U.S. air force stationed here, as a second-line reinforcement, is ready to take off to meet the enemy at any time, and Hokkaido has such a large airspace, and there are many planes going there, so it is not suitable.

However, because they were all concentrated in the north, Nemuro in the east could only rely on naval aviation, hoping that they would be able to block the landing of the Soviets.

The root chamber is too far away, so the AWACS aircraft can only show the situation there when they fly to the east of the middle line, and the rest of the time, they rely on the Navy's own E-2 AWACS aircraft to give them early warnings.

This is more convenient, because the systems of the Navy and the Air Force are not connected, and if the early warning aircraft of the Air Force are relied on to command the Navy's aircraft, it can only be voice command, and there is no data link, so the command is too inefficient.

In fact, even in the Gulf War in the later generations, the navy and air force did not integrate the data link, and neither side looked down on the other, and it was a joke to work together.

Now, the fighters that have taken off from their own side and the fighters flying from the other side are about to come into contact.

Over Hokkaido, the weather is clear and cloudless.

F-4 fighters are lined up in a horizontal line, and more than 20 F-4 ghosts form a wall in the sky.

"Attention to the Chitose flight team, I am captain Yamada, throw the auxiliary fuel tank, start to accelerate, the AWACS aircraft reports, the target is still a hundred kilometers."

The current ghosts are from the 2nd Flying Team of the 201st Air Force of the Chitose Base, and Yamada, as the captain, gave the order to fight to his subordinates.

With his order, a famous pilot pressed the button, and the auxiliary fuel tanks on both sides of the wing swayed downward, and at the same time, the tail engine burst out of a blazing tail flame, and the J79 turbojet engine accelerated, pushing the fighter plane, and soon entered supersonic speed.

Until now, the main force of the island nation is still this F4EJ fighter, which has become outdated.

The U.S. Air Force has begun to equip F-15, and according to the friendly relations between the two sides, the Air Self-Defense Force of the island country has also purchased a batch of F-15 fighters, but it will not be able to join the Air Self-Defense Force until two years at the earliest.

Although their fighters are a little old, and they are second-generation aircraft like the Soviets, but fortunately, the missiles they are equipped with are the latest Sparrow, AIM-7F, and the performance of this missile has gradually stabilized.

Now, they are following the tactics of the US Air Force, lining up in a row of steel walls in the sky, ready to carry out the first wave of interceptions.

Each F-4 fighter is emitting strong electromagnetic waves, illuminating the airspace ahead, and at the same time, the fighter continues to accelerate to Mach 1.5, providing a good launch opportunity for the missile.

How far the missile can shoot has a lot to do with the speed of the carrier aircraft, so when intercepting head-on at medium distances, they will accelerate.

The turbojet engine consumes fuel, but its efficiency at high altitude is quite good, and when they accelerate to Mach 1.5, the distance between them and the other party is no more than 50 kilometers, and it has entered the effective range of head-on interception!

"Attention, lock on to the target, prepare to launch missiles, two salvos!" Yamada continued to give orders to his subordinates.

The two-seater fighter greatly reduces the burden on the pilot, and the radar officer in the back seat is quickly operating the radar, ready to lock on to the target.

At the same time, the fighters on the opposite side are also flying in the same way.

Territorial Defense Army of the Far Eastern Military District of the USSR, 592 regiment.

This is a regiment of Su-15 interceptors, so after takeoff, they flew at a high speed, from Sakhalin, all the way south, into the airspace of Hokkaido.

"Attention to the 592nd regiment, it is about to enter the skies over Hokkaido and fight for our honor!" The regiment commander, Yuri Mozgov, shouted over the radio.

After taking off, the 20 Su-15 interceptors of the regiment, guided by ground radars, rushed toward the south, and now they are about to enter the airspace over Hokkaido.

Originally, they were territorial air defense forces, and the combat mode was to conduct air defense operations under the guidance of ground-based radars, but now, although it has become an offensive operation, it is actually no different.

In the southern part of Sakhalin, there is their large radar, which is enough to illuminate the sky over Hokkaido and detect various aircraft over Hokkaido, at this time, they have also been guided by the ground radar, confirming that there is a group of interceptor planes, flying towards them!

The collision of the two sides is about to begin!

"Activate the radar, find the target, lock on to them!" Mozgov continued to shout.

As an interceptor, the most advanced is of course the radar.

At this time, in the nose of the Su-15 fighter, the Typhoon-M airborne radar has completed the warm-up, and this radar has used an inverted Cassegrain antenna, although it is a relatively advanced airborne radar in the Soviets, but the target the size of the fighter will not exceed 60 kilometers.

It doesn't matter if the distance is closer, after all, the range of the R98 missiles mounted on both sides is also limited, and the disadvantage of radar search distance will not bring too much problem to the interception.

Although it was an offensive operation, they were also conducted under the guidance of ground-based radars, the tactics of the standard air defense forces.

Twenty Su-15 interceptors, lined up in two rows, separated by two kilometers, are ready for a showdown between the warhawks!

"Discover the target." Mozgov's radar screen was already displayed, and at this moment, the sound of being locked in the headphones was also heard.

The other party moves faster!