As an attacking side in a campaign, since the Red Air Force wants to engage the enemy without a ground guidance network, it is imperative to equip all Soviet and even friendly fighters with more reliable IF modules.

For the IFF system, Long Yun has not paid much attention to the IFF system before, in fact, this is also a suitable way to use real-world knowledge accumulation to cheat. Piloting the fighter plane all the way up, the vast land under him kept retreating, seeing that a straight coastline in front of him was already in sight, Long Yun in the cockpit was trying to figure this out, if he checked more information before, and simply copied the IFF module used by the NATO Air Force, in that case, this protracted war, I'm afraid it will become more interesting, right?

Of course, the effectiveness of the so-called counterfeit IFF is actually the same as that of a "semi-active radar-guided missile jammer", once it is spread out and used in a large area, sooner or later it will be discovered by the adversary and then take countermeasures and become ineffective.

Moreover, in the previous combat operations, the Red Air Force's demand for the identification of friend and foe has not been high, and he has never thought about it because of the complicated affairs, not to mention that as far as he is concerned, such a thing as IFF is useless, and it is a more efficient combat strategy to directly reveal his identity and let the enemy plane come and send him to death.

All in all, cheating on the identification of friend and foe is not feasible at all at present, but fortunately, the Red No. 17 Su-27M2 piloted by himself has been equipped with a relatively advanced "password" response system, and theoretically there is no need to worry about the attack of friendly fighters -- why is it theoretical, it is an electronic device, there will always be a time when it fails, and even if the local IF works normally. Sometimes the IFF of other fighters fails and cannot receive the response signal you are feeding. The same will lead to a misfire accident.

So. For the IFF system, which is indispensable for large-scale warfare, not only has the Red Air Force not valued it for a long time, but it seems to be even more of a burden to a lone ranger like Long Yun who gallops through the sky.

Taken together, in order to participate in the battle smoothly and avoid the accidental attack of friendly fighters as much as possible, this puts forward some requirements for Viktor Rezenov's tactical arrangement, which seems to be a bit troublesome. However, in the sky battlefield of large-scale battles, it is also an important factor that must be considered.

One strategy to avoid mishits as much as possible is to jump right into the battle sequence of friendly forces.

The plane flew away from the forward base hidden in the mountains of Linhai, and flew all the way to the southeast at an altitude of 6,000 meters, and Long Yun quickly spotted the friendly fleet in the clear sky through guò IFF response and N011 radar scanning, and also received a series of guidance path instructions from GCI.

Following the predetermined path given by the ground guidance station, flying all the way forward, with the vast blue sky curtain in the distance, the Red Seventeen Su-27M2 quickly spotted the formation of blue and white fighters lined up in a formation of geese after flying off the coastline, and Long Yun greeted his comrades on the radio. While driving the eye-catching red No. 17 to keep up with the pace of the formation, he appeared in the sight of the pilots of the 237th Regiment.

Receive a call from a strange fighter. The pilots of the 237th Regiment were a little unclear at first, after all, it was impossible for the fleet that was on combat missions to meet anyone nearby.

However, after seeing the familiar "20-9" livery, the familiar voice in the channel made everyone completely sure that Viktor Rezenov, the number one ace of the Red Air Force and their close comrade-in-arms, was flying the plane, and every Su-27 fighter burst into the cockpit with a loud "Ula-!" ”

After taking off the respirator in excitement, everyone greeted each other in the channel:

"Victor, is that you!"

"Haha, good guys! Seventeen is back, is he going to attack with us? ”

"Hey, long time no see! Lads. ”

Although he was still a young man, he drove the red seventeen landline to approach the 237th regiment fighter formation in the sky, and saw the blue and white camouflage war eagles flying in formation, and the wings were full of air-to-air missiles like long guns and short guns.

The plane slowly approached along the side of the wild goose formation, keeping the track distance of more than 200 meters, he controlled the plane to swing its wings left and right, briefly greeted his comrades, and did not say anything else on the radio, just slightly pull the rod, push the throttle valve forward and enter the climb, and soon became a small faintly visible trace in the sight of the pilots of the 237th Regiment, and then flew with the Su-27M fighter formation above the side of the formation.

Keep a sufficient distance so that the comrades-in-arms cannot tell the difference between the Su-27M2 and the prototype, mainly due to the need for secrecy.

This time, in the face of the complicated coastal battle situation in the Far East, Long Yun's plan was indeed the same as his comrades in the regiment, preparing to participate in the combat operations of the 237th Regiment of the old army.

Viktor Rezenov, who appeared in the skies of the Far East for the first time and flew a brand-new M2 Sukhoi fighter to meet the enemy, and the performance of the landplane has been greatly improved, it seems that he should strike bravely and directly knock the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force in front of him on his back. However, for Long Yun, his fearless combat courage is naturally undoubted, but he is not a reckless man who likes to be hot-headed, since he is participating in a large-scale sea and air battle, then he is very wise to decide, the next most important thing is to find out the battlefield situation first, and at the same time further familiarize himself with the combat performance of the Su-27M2.

It has not been many days since the new fighter was received, and the M2 type, which has been deeply improved on the basis of the Su-27, has completely different flight envelope and control response characteristics from the single-seat basic type, and the difference between the M2 and the basic model is greater than that of the previous Su-27P42 and the basic type.

In addition, Long Yun also needs some time to familiarize himself with the N011 radar and the integrated fire control system.

After all, for the Su-27, the simulator experience in the real world is one thing, the M2 type in the parallel world can be followed, it has not appeared in the real world, and the combat characteristics of the Su-27M2 can only be explored by himself.

So, this morning, facing the bright sunshine on the vast sea, piloting a huge fighter plane with a new paint to join the attack queue of comrades-in-arms, the red 17th soon entered the war zone with the 237th regiment formation, and the temporarily established communication number chain sent a message that several F-15J fighters of the Air Self-Defense Force that were coming out to intercept in the southeast direction were approaching, with an altitude of 6,005, an unknown speed, and a course between 40 and 50!

After receiving the air situation alert, the fighters of the 237th Regiment, which was tasked with the task of going forward to intercept, immediately started to speed up.

Relying on the A-50 early warning aircraft patrolling behind the battle line and the long-range warning radar deployed on the east coast of North Korea to determine batches of targets, the command center analyzes and confirms the action command of each combat force according to the real-time battlefield shape. In the USSR in the nineties, such computing power was not readily available, so the command center secretly divided the theater of operations into several zones, so that when scheduling and coordinating, it was possible to pay attention only to the movements in each zone.

This style of command is less flexible and adaptable, but for the Warsaw Pact side that has the initiative on the battlefield, it has not encountered too many difficulties for the time being.

The distance between the Sukhoi fleet, which received the air situation instructions, and the F-15J fighters that came to intercept them, has been shortening, and the blue-and-white Su-27Ms that have accelerated their climb have already discovered targets in the sky; After a short ranging operation and confirming that the target distance information was similar to the refresh value of the number chain, the wild goose array, which had climbed to an altitude of 8,000 meters, was ready for missile launch, and when it was 70 kilometers away from each other, it launched a batch of R-27EP anti-radiation missiles into a predetermined area.

The launch order was given, and the flying giant bird's body moved slightly, and the two stout and slender missiles under the wings immediately detached, dragging the dense white tail smoke to accelerate forward; The BVR attack was launched at supersonic speeds, and the milky javelin bullets flew into the air, quickly accelerated to about Mach 3, and swarmed along the pre-designated high-throw trajectory, preparing to block the large area of the sky that could not be seen in the distance.

Over-the-horizon missiles, and the aspirations of technical experts and designers are not the same, and they are often a means of coercion when they are really used in actual combat, unless there is a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, the hit rate is generally very low, and the R-27P/EP, which specializes in anti-radiation, is even more so.

This time the sky salvo, Long Yun's Red No. 17 also participated, he easily shot two R-27EP at an interval of three seconds, seeing a large number of missiles flying in flames, the grand scene was spectacular, and he couldn't help but think of the scene he participated in the air battle in the Caucasus a long time ago; The vast scene of the formation air battle, launching an over-the-horizon attack with his comrades, and the super ace who is used to being alone may not have many opportunities to experience, now he feels a burst of enthusiasm, and he also feels that war is never a heroic drama of one person, but the common struggle of countless comrades-in-arms who forget to die.

Looking back on the battles over the past few months, no matter how brave Viktor Rezenov is, no matter how strong a person's strength is, it is impossible to defeat the enemy, as a dazzling new star in this majestic war, what should he do most now?

Flying in formation with his comrades, he fired a wave of imposing BVR salvos, and then Long Yun did not continue to stay beside the 237th regiment goose formation, he said hello on the radio, and entered the radio silence with his comrades, and then pushed forward the throttle valve and side-rod rudder, drawing a smooth curved track in the sky, accelerating away from the front of his comrades.

The brief reunion in the sky was just the beginning of an observation operation for Long Yun, but it was a great encouragement and encouragement for all the participants of the 237th Regiment. (To be continued......)