In the case of limited engine performance, if you want to achieve the purpose of high speed, you must use the scheme of slender fuselage, by reducing flight resistance to achieve a faster flight speed, although it is not as good as the MiG-25 Mach 3, it can also soar to Mach 2.5, compared to the maximum speed of most aircraft Mach 2, it is already very fast, and it is also a necessary indicator of the interceptor.

Huaxia's J-8 is almost the same idea, taking care of speed, but the fighting ability is very poor, of course, its combat target is the invading bomber, and being able to quickly take off and intercept is the most important thing.

Under the wings, two R-98 missiles and two R-60 missiles are mounted, standard interceptor mounts.

Behind Captain Osipovich, another wingman took off almost simultaneously, and the two interceptors burst out of their tails with blazing tail flames and disappeared into the dark night sky under the gaze of the ground crew.

In an automated anti-aircraft interception system, the two interceptors were on their way to their intended route.

This scene looks somewhat familiar, Captain Osipovich remembered an incident that happened in Murmansk, a Su-15 fighter plane of his own side, identified a reconnaissance plane of the US Air Force as the target of the invasion, and then attacked, launched several missiles, but was actually dodged by the other side!

Later, it was finally confirmed that it was actually a Korean Air passenger plane that was intercepted that day.

On the one hand, because Korean Air was afraid of affecting its reputation, if it knew that their passenger plane actually flew the wrong way, flew to the strategic point of the Soviets, and was almost shot down, who would dare to take Korean Air's plane in the future?

On the other hand, it was the Soviets who actually opened fire on the airliner, and in order to avoid being condemned internationally, the Soviets chose to remain silent, even if some of the parties involved disclosed it, and the matter quickly passed.

And now, this time the side went to intercept it, will it be the reconnaissance plane of the Americans? Will it be a Trek airliner?

These thoughts suddenly appeared in the mind of Captain Osipovich, and he shook his head vigorously, no, during the mission, desertion was extremely wrong.

He is a soldier of the Soviets, he guards the airspace of the Soviets, he only needs to listen to the orders of his superiors, and if the other side harms the interests of the Soviets, even if it is a passenger plane, shoot it down!

Stabilizing his thoughts, Captain Osipovich looked to his right, the wingman was on his side, at this time, both of them were flying at night with their navigation lights on, and if they didn't turn on their navigation lights, they would either collide or might fly away.

Flipping the switch in front of him and warming up the radar, Captain Osipovich methodically made preparations before the interception.

If the Americans want to scout, they should send the Blackbird over, right? If it's that kind of plane, your own fighter doesn't have the ability to intercept at all, and now, the slow speed of the target is very similar to that of a passenger plane?

For some reason, he remembered it again.

It's strange, what's going on today?

Captain Osipovich tried his best to retract his thoughts and looked at the radar in front of him, although the ground guidance was reliable, but it would be better to be able to detect the target from his own radar.

Despite the fact that the Soviet electronic systems looked backward, thanks to their strong integration capabilities, the Soviets were able to equip the interceptors with sufficient equipment, for example, the Su-15 had a Vozdukh-1M data link and SAU-58 (sistema automaticheskogo upravleniya) in addition to its own radar.

What can be achieved with this system? Pilots only need to fly their own planes, and all interception operations are carried out by automated systems! The pilot is a driver who delivers the missile to a designated location for a fully automatic "hands-free" interception.

Soon, a shadow appeared on the radar screen of Captain Osipovich, and he had already intercepted the target!

At this time, the night is pitch dark, and with the help of the night, it is easy to see the display on the narrow radar screen, but it is not easy to see the aircraft flying from the opposite side from the night sky.

Calling his wingman, Captain Osipovich flew up.

At this time, with a distance of fifty kilometers, Captain Osipovich corrected the course and flew towards the target.

If it is the enemy's fighter plane, then at this distance, it can already attack him, but there is no other way, for the sake of safety, it is necessary to carry out visual confirmation, this is already a tradition in the Cold War, therefore, those medium-range bombs do not have much effect, and there is not much point in attacking head-on, because when flying head-on, the speed of both sides is too fast, and it is not clear to see clearly!

At this time, it was head-on, and soon Captain Osipovich saw a bright light in the sky like a star, moving rapidly towards his side.

The other party actually turned on the navigation lights?

If it was a reconnaissance aircraft, then it would be quite stupid suicide to fly with the navigation lights on, and all of a sudden, Captain Osipovich was even more strange.

At this time, the two sides were still flying head-on, getting closer and closer, and when they got closer, Captain Osipovich could already clearly see it.

The bright light just now, not one, in one piece, this is a big guy, and the light is on from beginning to end.

When both sides quickly missed, you could see the side of the plane, all the windows, shining lights.

There is no doubt that this should be a civilian Boeing airliner.

After a quick handover, Captain Osipovich pulled the lever and spun around the airspace ahead, slowly chasing after the target when the target reappeared in his field of vision.

The automated system can control the attack, but it will definitely not replace the role of people, and now, the fate of the other party is in the hands of Captain Osipovich and his wingman.

They have to visually identify the target and provide reference to the commander in the rear, and they have the life and death of the other party in their hands.

Two Su-15s, with pointed heads piercing the sky, chased forward.

At this time, Captain Osipovich was wondering in his heart, what is going on?

The other party turned on the navigation lights and flew swaggeringly, harmless to people and animals, could this be another lost passenger plane?

However, once is a coincidence, and the second time, will it still be a coincidence? How does this plane have to get lost in order to fly to its own side? Could it be intentional?

As it gradually approached, the two Su-15s, one left and one right, flew to the left and right of the target, at this time, the outline of the aircraft could be clearly seen, and two rows of windows could be seen, all of which were lit up.

A passenger plane with two rows of windows, it should be an American Boeing 747, right?