One south and one north hedged head-on, and the Russian fighter plane attacking at high speed was soon discovered by the AN/APG-63 in VS mode, and the on-board computer immediately determined that the target coincided with the number of information in the chain under the "watchtower", and a "ding" prompt sounded in the cockpit, and Major George Kenny, who controlled the No. 260 F-15C, was immediately smart, and pressed the call button:

"'Rainbow_Two', I just intercepted the target, the number jù has been sent, ignore the IFF identification information, prepare to engage the enemy, repeat, the target has been intercepted, ignore the IFF information and prepare to engage the enemy, over!"

"'Rainbow_Two' received!

- Chief, I have also found the target, at a distance of thirty-seven (miles) and an altitude of twenty-three thousand (feet), can I engage in battle? ”

"Negaitve (no), negative, the Russians may be playing tricks, 'Rainbow_Two', you immediately climb up to occupy the position, ready to intercept head-on, I take care of the area on both sides; Remember, immediately after a wave of BVR attacks, this lone 'Flanker' is likely to be ...... 'Scythe' and is not allowed to enter the WVR confrontation, this is the order! ”

"Understood...... Boss, over. ”

The major's reminder, although well-intentioned, made the lieutenant pilot, who was a novice, dissatisfied.

This young man, who has not been in the "Rainbow" squadron for a long time and has only participated in a few actual battles, does not have much concept of "Death" and "Scythe", he only knows that the eye-catching painted red star "Flanker" on a white background has slaughtered a lot of JASDF fighters, but the level of the little devil is just like that, what can it say?

With such a suspicion. Fly the "Eagle" in a dark gray to the target. Lieutenant's light enemy. The lagging Major George Kenny was not unaware, but he was sure that the lad was a very well-behaved rookie, and as long as he followed his orders, launched over-the-horizon attacks at medium and long ranges, and avoided entering the dogfight, even in the face of "Death" would not have much of a problem.

In contrast, the task of sweeping the battle undertaken by him, an old bird, was even more dangerous, if it was really the crazy Russian who rushed over. That......

If you really run into the "Grim Reaper", the rookie can't count on it, but what about the fighter interception line?

Will he, and his "Eagle", be able to stop the "Flanker", George Kenny gasped at the thought of this.

As a veteran of air combat who was born and died and survived in the Far Eastern battlefield to this day, the major certainly knows his own catties, and when he really encounters that situation, as the backbone of the "Rainbow Squadron", it is also an unwritten duty to cover the rookie out of battle, but in the face of the "Grim Reaper". And who can guarantee this, isn't this a joke with life!

Tell the rookie to rush up and release the gun. He pressed the button, switched the radar to RWS mode, and beware of the Russians' usual "one machine fishing, machine sea follow-up" tactic, while also trying to track the lone target at high altitude, the "allow firing" prompt given by the fire control computer flashed on the heads-up display, but soon disappeared.

Damn, the Russians actually got rid of it, can that guy from Partridge still catch him?

The Major's No. 260 had just lost its target, and at this moment, Lieutenant Partridge, who was approaching the Russian "Flanker", was also confused.

He had just locked onto the Flanker and fired two AIM-120Bs from a distance of thirty miles to attack, but the Russians who entered the flank were as cunning as a loach, and the unlocked AN/APG-63 was rescanning the general bearing, but there was no interception prompt.

The lieutenant, who was staring at the vast sky, hesitated for a moment, but immediately pulled the lever into the circle, and quickly left the battle according to the instructions of the major.

In the face of the cunning Russians, resolutely carrying out the orders of their superiors, the lieutenant's actions did save him and his landline.

At this moment, the white twenty, which had escaped the tracking with a set of continuous side turns, was approaching, and as usual, two R-27EPs were rushing in front of the flying fighters, and if the lieutenant's F-15C was a little more reckless and turned on the radar to find the "flanker" who was nowhere to go, I am afraid that it would be hit first.

The two sides approached head-on, and a wave of missiles fought each other to no avail, and the head-on interception tactics were so ineffective in the contest between fighters.

Realizing that the target was missing, the Americans who were calling by radio were still coordinating with each other, and the 267 "Eagle" that was flying around and the No. 260 piloted by Major George Kenny were far staggered, and the major immediately instructed the rookie to contact the "flare", regain air guidance, and come back in a big circle to try to intercept the attack.

Damn, since you rushed over with "Slammer" like this, there is no doubt that the Eight Achievements are "Scythe"!

After how many aerial battles, the major completely trusted his instincts, and when he flew forward, the hand holding the joystick trembled a little, but the quality of the soldier still made him insist on moving forward, and at the same time called the "flare" patrolling in the rear:

"Call 'Flare', call 'Flare', request support, immediately enter the airspace 255X to maintain the interception line, the target is suspected to be 'Scythe'!"

"'Scythe'—?!"

Obviously, they had a premonition, or "enlightenment", but when they heard this codename, the battlefield control personnel sitting on the "watchtower" early warning plane still felt a chill in their hearts, and they shouted out the orders repeatedly emphasized above without thinking about it:

"If it is confirmed to be 'scythe', 'Rainbow_Six', immediately break away after launching a BVR attack!

Repeat, no visual contact, - over! ”

"'Rainbow_Six' received!

But—"

At the same time as the call, he flew the plane to meet the enemy, cold sweat was already pouring out of his forehead, George Kenny, who was bent on covering the rookie to withdraw from the battle, but gave the "second interception" instructions in the chaos, did not want to engage in the battle, but he knew better that in the face of the enemy plane turning and fleeing, this kind of thing was a complete battlefield dereliction of duty.

It's just that when you attack, what you are carrying out now is an air defense interception mission, and you have to go to court if you escape from the battle!

Just a few dozen kilometers away, a group of Russian attack planes are trying to cross the interception line of friendly forces, and there are "fencers" and MiGs flying everywhere, if the "sickle" breaks through this place again......

Ah, how can I think of anything else now, the major who is staring into the distance can almost see a dark shadow in the clear sky, and that should be-

No, it can't be, why so close!

It was because of the extreme nervousness of encountering the "Grim Reaper", seeing a black shadow in the sky quickly approaching, and then rushing past not far away, Major Kenny, who had just misjudged the target type, exclaimed, he "whooped" a few times, almost thought that the Russian madman had flown over, and then suddenly reacted, it was an air-to-air missile from Ivan!

But, damn it, at such a close distance......

Is this bad luck or luck, should he just disengage from it?

Before the major could figure out what to do, the RWR alarm sounded "beep", and the mixed radar interception prompt sounded in the cockpit, and George Kenny, who was single-handedly facing the "Grim Reaper", stabilized the position of the plane and recovered from the serpentine maneuver that had just entered.

Once the AN/APG-63 radar in melee mode intercepts the target, the button is pressed heavily, and the two "Slammers" immediately break away from the fuselage, ignite and fly quickly, and the roaring "Eagle" then makes a sharp leap to change course, and the R-77 missile coming from the clear sky is approaching, and the radar alarm reminds the major that the Russians' "flankers" are continuing to track themselves, and now is the time for the two sides to compete in maneuver evasion techniques!

Approaching head-on and throwing over-the-horizon missiles at each other, even the ARHM needs to be watched by the carrier aircraft for a period of time, but the two heavy fighters at an altitude of several thousand meters are changing positions, which virtually increases the difficulty for the radar to keep an eye on the target.

After the missile was launched, the No. 260 F-15C immediately jumped and turned sideways, this action was quite standard for the major, the gray fighter in the clear blue sky drew a winding upward curved track, the nose radar antenna was constantly adjusted under the drive of the servo mechanism, always aiming at the target direction, the pilot who endured centrifugal overload struggled to look up, and the enemy plane in the direction of ten o'clock was faintly visible, and the two sides had already entered visual contact, and the next ......

So, what is that?

In the high-speed flying and sideways "Eagle" fighter, George Kenny's vision was slightly blurred, and only a black shadow with changing directions could be seen in the shadows, and the hollow triangles superimposed on the flat display were flickering, telling him that it was the oncoming Russian "flanker", but at this moment, something suddenly appeared around him.

Without waiting for the major to react, the sharp sound of the radar warning made his heart chill, and he hurriedly looked down at the RWR warning instrument, the W-band signal, the active radar-guided missile of the Russians!

The AA-12 "Viper", a new threat to the Far East battlefield, George Kenny had encountered it once before, and he immediately pulled the rod back to the right without thinking about it, and then pushed the rod and pedaled the rudder, and the F-15C with a speed of 450 knots rolled headlong into the sea; Rushing from the edge of the sky to the front, the menacing missile passed by the "eagle" that was maneuvering violently to evade it in a few seconds, but the next moment, another missile flying in the direction of 11 o'clock against the trend blew up the No. 260 plane.

After the thruster burned out, the R-77 missile, which had no sign of tracking, suddenly moved when it sensed the echo of the fuselage, and the continuous rod of the flight suddenly split off half of the wings of the "eagle"! (To be continued......)