Chapter 701: Second Sortie
Hearing Lu Chunjiang's instructions, Du Feng, who was resting for a while, quickly got up.
Although he had just fought a simulated confrontation with Long Yun and defeated the opponent cleanly, the calm major did not show any intention of underestimating the enemy, and after looking here for a while, he boarded the SFM7560 in standby state without saying a word.
Seeing that the major was ready for the drill so quickly, Long Yun, who was standing next to the simulator, was still moving his sore wrist and trying to recover as much as possible: in the battle just now, he somehow used extra force in his hands, even if he knew that this kind of strength could not be transmitted to the control system and was useless for controlling the fighter.
But why, is it because I'm too nervous?
If it was a few months ago, this would probably be a very reasonable explanation, at that time, Long Yun was still burying the dream of the sky deep in his heart, and he had not yet had the opportunity to fly even a real fighter. But now, having experienced countless thrilling and fierce aerial battles in two worlds, it would be a bit ridiculous to say that there was anything else that could make him feel nervous and overwhelmed.
Standing next to the simulator for a moment, meeting Lu Chunjiang's slightly inquiring gaze, Long Yun's throat moved slightly, nodded to the Air Force Colonel in front of him, and turned around and got into the simulator.
Now that you've got a second chance to fight, let's do your best to win!
As for other thoughts, in the face of this rare assault machine confrontation simulation in front of you, it is best not to think too much about it first, and it is only right to concentrate on dealing with Major Du Feng's fierce attack.
With such an expectation, enter the simulator to prepare for battle, and pilot the long "Yanlong" to accelerate off the runway and take off to attack. Long Yun reluctantly suppressed the lingering abnormal feeling in his heart and focused his attention on the upcoming second battle in front of him. The conditions are exactly the same as the last competition. The battle environment and fighter status have been refreshed by the system. Recalling the whole process of the defeat just now, Long Yun quickly decided to change his tactics, no longer using long-range batch missile attacks, but rushing up to fight the opponent in close combat.
As a seasoned and top-notch air combat expert, Long Yun's tactical intuition is still very keen.
Recalling the previous air confrontation, after launching the missile, he found that the opponent did not act according to his expectations, and he realized that the confrontation situation between the fighters was different from that of the attack aircraft in the face of over-the-horizon missile attacks. Perhaps overly cautious evasion tactics are not necessary.
To put it bluntly, things are very easy to understand, since the missile warhead is not a big threat to the attack aircraft, in the face of a large number of missiles attacking in the sky, why bother to dodge left and right? Although the so-called "everything is possible", Long Yun also believes that the assault aircraft is not an invulnerable immortal soldier, and the possibility of an air-to-air missile crashing is not impossible; But this kind of thing must be like a sniper rifle paralyzing a tank, which is just an extreme event with explosive character.
Thinking about this, he felt that he seemed to have grasped one of the keys to winning the confrontation, and Long Yun's thinking became very concise. He decided to ignore the opponent's maneuvering and possible over-the-horizon missile threat for the time being, and accelerated all the way. Until you enter a visual air battle with the Major to duel it out!
With such thoughts, Long Yun's combat operations at the beginning were quite smooth.
After taking off, he quickly discovered the opponent's position, drove the roaring "Yan Dragon" to speed up, and while paying attention to the movement of the warning system, Long Yun's intention to engage the enemy was very resolute.
Just as he approached his opponent straight forward, he saw that the small red triangle representing the opponent on the display screen was also constantly changing positions, judging from the image display, Long Yun felt that Major Du Feng's tactics should be the same as before, that is, to disrupt his position-occupying rhythm with continuous missile attacks, and then wait for the opportunity to launch a rapid close-range attack.
Faced with a situation similar to the previous battle, the warning sound of the approaching missile gradually sounded, but Long Yun, who had been prepared for a long time, made a completely different response, he continued to push the throttle valve forward almost all the time, keeping the flight speed above Mach 2, and rushed forward in the face of the incoming missiles.
In the face of a head-on attack by missiles, this way of fighting can be said to be very brave or extremely reckless, and before that, he had only done this several times with the assistance of the "Kirilenko oven" against a large field of "Sparrow" missiles. However, after experiencing an aerial confrontation and having high expectations for the "Yan Dragon"'s body defense ability, Long Yun's actions at this time were swift and decisive; He knew that as long as he maintained a high-speed engagement posture and did not lose speed and position in order to evade missiles, the opponent would not be able to easily occupy a favorable position to launch an attack, even if it was a pilot of an active aviation regiment.
Closer, closer!
With the high-speed advance of the fighters, there were more and more black spots representing the incoming missiles in the field of vision, and they became more and more clear, feeling the fierce murderous aura of these people flying from all directions, and Long Yun in the cockpit also became extremely nervous.
Even if I tell myself over and over again that this is just a simulated confrontation without danger, but really being in the virtual scene of the sky battlefield will still give people the illusion that they are no longer fighting in the simulator at this time, but in a life-and-death heavyweight duel in the completely real high sky.
How long will it be before the missile that can be clearly seen in the field of vision encounters the fighter?
Many pilots may not be able to answer this question accurately, because seeing missiles often means facing death, and well-trained combat personnel will inevitably be overly nervous and forgetful.
But this seemingly sharp question is easy for Long Yun to answer; How many times he has survived the vicious battle, he has seen countless times that the missile dragged white smoke past the landline, or suddenly exploded in the nearby sky; With an almost uncanny accumulation of experience, he knew what it was like for a fighter plane with a relative speed of more than Mach 5 to encounter a missile -- these death guns that roared through the air only took four or five seconds to fly from the horizon to the front of them, and their speed was even beyond the reaction ability of many people, which is why many pilots were directly hit even though they had seen the missile.
In the face of a swarming stream of missiles, just leave it completely unevasive?
- Just kidding, of course it's not going to work!
The howling of the air flow filled his ears with the simulator and the "beep" sound prompted by the system in the cockpit made Long Yun, who urged the "Yan Dragon" to move forward like a sharp arrow, was not reckless.
He knew that if he really flew flat all the time, then a large number of missiles flying from the opposite side would be tantamount to hitting a straight line towing target with no difficulty, and with the guidance accuracy of the PL-15, it was entirely possible to directly collide head-on with his own landline; The hundred-kilogram throwing gun flying over at Mach 5 is a terrible encounter if it collides with it, even if it is not equipped with any warhead.
Thinking of this, seeing that the missile was already close at hand, Long Yun immediately stepped on the rudder and cooperated with the control of the joystick, allowing the "Yanlong" that was speeding up and flying into a series of barrels in a large radius.
As the fighter enters the spiral flight trajectory in the sky, the missiles that enter the terminal self-guidance also continue to correct their direction, and then there is a tracking deviation that is contrary to the established trajectory. For traditional fighters, this way of evading missiles may not be smart at all, but for a thick-skinned attack aircraft, as long as it is not directly pierced by the missile and exploded, it will not be fatally threatened.
Piloting the "Yanlong" in the rain of incoming missiles, one after another missiles were detonated by the proximity fuse, the surrounding sky was covered with fire and fragments from the warhead for a while, and the continuous rod warhead spread at an alarming speed, the slender tungsten alloy chain touched the broad back of the "Yanlong", and then suddenly broke and scattered; The X-8A, which had been detached from the baptism of gunsmoke and fragments, was still flying at a high speed with the air intake automatically masked, and the shock cone in the center of the nose was still moving further forward.
Now that the missile raid is over, it's time for a hand-to-hand combat that will decide the winner in an instant!
Between the two confrontations, he hurriedly reworked the fire control system control and explained that at this time, Long Yun already knew how to switch the display to the three-dimensional mode, and he did not look left and right in the cockpit of the "Yanlong", but firmly grasped the opponent's position and movement with the help of the multi-function display screen of the three-dimensional display mode.
Seeing that Major Du Feng's landline appeared above and above him, and the position was still extremely tricky, Long Yun, who had a temporary advantage in speed, couldn't help but wonder, if he knew how to use this display mode in the last duel, wouldn't he be lightly surrounded by his opponent? This kind of problem, of course, is not allowed to think about it at the moment, and without a moment of hesitation, the lever entered the circling position, and Long Yun, who had not fired a missile so far, was ready to use the aircraft artillery to solve the battle.
Yes, even at such a close distance, Long Yun didn't think that Major Du Feng would be lightly hit by the PL-15; He still doesn't know much about the way to use missiles, but his intuition is already telling him that in this kind of engagement situation, he should use aviation artillery as the main weapon, and I am afraid that it is a more correct combat idea.
Yes, the target is less than six kilometers away, and it has become clearly visible in the field of vision, and this is when the 35-mm electromagnetic gun can make a big difference!
Long Yun, who was directly hit by an aerial cannon last time, was also deeply impressed by the power of the two electromagnetic cannons on the "Yanlong", and repeatedly used aerial artillery to kill opponents in fighter air combat; He felt that with his ability to control the fighter plane, combined with the long-range and powerful electromagnetic gun, he should still be able to confront the front-line aviation pilots like Du Feng head-on.
Even if the "Yanlong" used is still very handy, how do you know if it will work without giving it a try? (To be continued......)