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From the beginning of the battle to the present, at least six Su-27K fighters have been lost, and the life and death of the pilots are uncertain, and the warriors of the Red Navy are still indomitable, fighting to the death with the overwhelming Yankees.

A fierce battle, neither side retreated, and the battle gradually entered the white heat.

Seeing that the battle situation was critical, according to the order of the fleet command center, a group of Su-27K was urgently released on the 1143.6 "Varyag" heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, but the direction of the fleet's reinforcement was not the Pacific Fleet surface battle group 150 kilometers away, but the airspace further north.

The fierce fighting at sea ahead, the continuous devouring of lives, and the worrying situation were a severe test for the commanders on both sides.

According to the battle situation sent from the front, knowing that the boys of the Red Navy were fighting with the Americans, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Marshal Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov, did not send fighter planes to support, but threw valuable fighters into the Northern Front.

It was a difficult decision, but at the same time, it was extremely rational.

From the beginning of the battle to the present, the staff officers have been working intensively, and intelligence from all sides shows that the American fleet is still far away.

In this way, anyone can think of it. The long-distance US carrier-based aircraft are certainly menacing. But it is unlikely that there will be much oil to support them in a long-term war. In other words, the 279th Regiment, which had suffered heavy losses, had completed its glorious mission, and the rhythm of the first wave of attacks of the US Navy's carrier-based aircraft formation had been disrupted, and it was impossible to temporarily retreat and reorganize a well-coordinated tactical assault.

Not only that, this wave of attack planes will definitely return home soon, then the next battle between the two sides will still fall on the fateful duel between the "bombers and the air defense circle."

You sing it. Our side appeared, the wave of attacks of the Americans was not effective, and the next thing is to look at the bombers of the Red Navy!

The battle in the southern sky tends to be white-hot, and the eyes turn to the northeast, and the 20 Tu-22M3s of the Red Flag 22nd Bomber Aviation Regiment, which is approaching the US aircraft carrier battle group, are divided into two fleets, one left and one right, and are rushing on the two routes that are gradually separating, and the airborne radar warning equipment has not yet sent out a warning signal, but the crew members are very clear that as long as they approach the US fleet, the Americans' "Hawkeye" will definitely command the "Tomcat" to intercept it. Sooner or later, the RWR will sound, in the absence of escort fighters to disperse the F-14. Every step forward means greater danger.

Not only that, the air situation information received by the planes of the formation also showed that just after the group of planes of the group was dispatched, the Americans who had received the information had some other countermeasures.

The decisive battle was about to begin, according to the deployment of the US Pacific Command, the UASF, which was originally a spectator from the sidelines, also came to join in the fun, and the Soviet long-range warning radar in the Far East found a vague target thousands of kilometers away, and the intelligence officers reported back the news, that is, a batch of F-15s from the Aleutian Islands' Erickson Air Force Base, with the support of tankers, went deep into the far sea, preparing to attack the Red Navy's long-range bomber formation from the flank.

Although the navy has always played the leading role in the competition in the northern ocean, the air power of the two sides is not far behind.

After receiving the warning signal, a batch of Su-27Ms and MiG-31 fighters sent from the PVO side of the Kamchatka Peninsula also appeared on the north side of the bomber route in order to protect the airspace on the north side of the theater of operations.

The "Eagle" appeared in the cold sky in the north, and the Far East Theater Command held that the F-15 fighters stationed near the Arctic Circle had a limited range and lacked perfect system support, and even if they carried out an air refueling, it would be difficult to organize an effective air interception in the far sea.

Now the most serious direction is still the Tu-22M3 fleet of long-distance attacks on the American aircraft carrier battle group, and in front of the American interceptors, what is the situation with Lieutenant General Viktor Rezenov?

Faced with a new battlefield environment and so many enemies, can he accomplish this daunting mission?

On this issue, the White 20 still maintained one-way radio silence in the night sky, sending battlefield messages through "Ruslan" without receiving feedback, and the command organization could only guess the movements of the "Reaper" while paying close attention to the battle situation on the front line.

So, what is the white number 20 doing at this time?

As all spectators expected, the time was just past six o'clock in the morning, the first rays of bright sunlight appeared from the junction of water and sky, the Su-27M2 full of missile assault US aircraft carrier battle group defense circle was still attacking, just now successfully evaded the first batch of "immortal bird" missiles, N011 radar turned on, in the chaotic battlefield electromagnetic environment, Long Yun still identified the reflected signal of the F-14 from the echo, he instructed the fire control system to lock the two closest "Tomcats", While entering a serpentine maneuver in front of the eyes of the US fighters who were waiting for the battle, they decisively launched two R-77s to counterattack.

Single-handedly challenging the U.S. Navy's fighter air defense circle, Long Yun did not intend to be a hero and destroy the enemy in person, his goal was very simple, that is, to disrupt the Americans' air defense deployment, and at the same time carefully observe the opponent's movements.

Yes, the purpose of his actions is to "observe".

According to Long Yun's plan, at present, the Red Navy has not yet detected the specific location of the US aircraft carrier formation, and the 22nd Red Flag Bomber Aviation Regiment, which is following behind the assault, does not have a clear goal; in the combat plan formulated by the headquarters, this batch of bomber raids is not the key to deciding whether or not to win or lose, but is a kind of tentative feint, the purpose of which is to spy on the deployment of the US Navy's air defense forces and determine the position of the opponent's ship group as much as possible.

Knowing where the enemy is in order to direct a follow-up bomber raid is a simple reason, but it is often not paid attention to by the average military enthusiast.

Contrary to ordinary people's imagination, a heavy aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 100,000 tons and a total length of more than 330 meters, plus escort ships and carrier-based aircraft, the target characteristics of the aircraft carrier battle group seem to be very obvious, but when it comes to the vast Pacific Ocean, it is as difficult to find as a touch of dust on the surface of a lake.

No matter how large the aircraft carrier formation is, under normal circumstances, the radius of the distribution area of each ship of the fleet is only a dozen nautical miles at most, which is simply not proportional to the high ballistic range of hundreds of kilometers of the Red Navy's KSR-5 anti-ship missiles; If the specific parameters of the target are not known, even if the bomber flies to the combat area, it will not know where to launch the missile at all, or it can only gamble on the same binding parameters as blind firing.

"Blind missiles" are also a strategy when it is roughly clear where the enemy is, but to say that to use 20 Tu-22M3 and 60 heavy missiles to cover hundreds of square kilometers of sea area is of course a dream.

However, since the choice of a big attack, it shows that the command structure is very confident in Victor's plan.

During the discussion at the operational meeting, although the staff officers of the Theater General Command were not clear about what method this "Caucasian Reaper," who was unmatched in flying planes and fighting in war, could locate the American aircraft carrier battle group in one fell swoop on the vast sea -- not to find it, but to accurately locate it, and the former Soviet military reconnaissance satellites, reconnaissance bombers, and even intelligence personnel could do it, but to find out where the frequently maneuvering aircraft carrier was now would be an unattainable target for any reconnaissance platform.

That is, now, the Su-27M2 flying eastward has dodged a wave of "immortal birds" raids, and what Long Yun has to do next is to carry out armed reconnaissance, or rather, to provoke under the nose of the US Navy with a swagger, and then, if convenient, use his superpowers to get the one he wants to know.

In the process of engaging the enemy, accompanied by a series of serpentine maneuvers that were continuously turned sideways and changed, the RWR warning let Long Yun know that there was more than one "Tomcat" staring at him, and he got rid of the radar tracking without much effort.

In the night, no one can see the incoming missiles in the distance, but there is no need at this time, it is estimated that the Americans have already fired another batch of AIM-54, he turned on the radar and continued to fly forward, at this time, the Red Flag 22 bomber aviation regiment behind is also accelerating the sprint, and the distance with the white 20 is shortened to 50 kilometers.

I couldn't see some of the following situations, and Long Yun only knew this through the message relay of "Ruslan".

To the Tu-22M3s who were charging behind him, the Soviet long-range bomber anti-ship combat tactics that he had been supplemented before the war reminded him that it would take a long time for these variable-swept wing monsters with red hammers to accelerate to Mach 1.6, and at the same time use this process to occupy a favorable launch position, and then, if he really found the traces of the American aircraft carrier, he could guide the bomber to project KSR-5 missiles.

With a heavy responsibility on his shoulders and no helper around, Long Yun licked his lips in the shiny cockpit, he felt that it was really difficult to accomplish this.

It is a taboo in air combat to sweep away the "Tomcats" who are blocking the road and to indicate the targets for the bomber formation.

Long Yun immediately understood that under this kind of interceptive firepower, the Red Navy's first wave of missile attacks could not be launched as scheduled, and while he drove the plane to turn and approach the oncoming enemy planes in a roundabout way, he ended the radio silence and called the General Headquarters, asking the 22nd Red Flag Regiment to "terminate the penetration and engage in it cheaply."

If it is impossible to disperse the interceptors, the heavy and clumsy Tu-22M3 should not rush in, and there will be heavy losses if they rush to it, so it is better to entangle with the Americans for a while first! (The novel "Dragon Battles in the Sky" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)