Chapter 81: Medium-Range Missile Warfare

Facing Calis, who was driving the F-16, Long Yun did not have any pressure.

Because he not only has many combat experience in parallel worlds, he has already shot down many F-16s, even in reality, against his teammates' simulators, he has shot down an unknown number of them.

When traveling through parallel worlds, Long Yun had only piloted the MiG-29. However, since joining the "May" and repeatedly practicing on the simulator, it can be said that he is already familiar with China's former main fighter -- the J-10 "Raptor."

Skillfully piloting the fighter into the air, today Long Yun chose the typical combination of PL-8 and SD-10 missiles, without carrying auxiliary fuel tanks, and he planned to test it once at a medium distance before decisively entering a visual air battle.

Sure enough, shortly after liftoff, the JL-10A radar prompted that the target had been found, and Lieutenant Colonel Calis's "Fighting Falcon" was coming head-on in the air more than 70 kilometers away at this time, and the height was almost the same as Long Yun's "Raptor".

Looking at the number shown on the radar, Calis has increased the speed to Mach 1.3, which is already a high speed for the F-16, and it seems that he intends to start the engagement directly with medium-range missiles. So Long Yun continued to keep speeding up, and soon the distance between the two planes was shortened to less than 50 kilometers, and the spectators could clearly see that the J-10 and F-16 launched their two medium-range missiles almost at the same time.

In the cockpit of the simulator, with the white smoke and fire from the launch of the missile, the ignition of the missile that broke away from the fuselage accelerated, and accelerated towards the designated target airspace.

SD-10 and AIM-120C, two missiles that can be said to have an inexplicable origin, are not only very similar in appearance, but also quite similar in parameters and internal structure; Now they were all speeding down their tracks, sprinting midway at top speed of Mach 4. As the distance from the target continued to approach, the radar homing head of the missile head started searching, and soon locked the lone enemy aircraft echo in the scanning cone, and a dance of death between an active radar-guided missile and a fighter plane began.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Calis, who was operating the F-16, was still in a good mood.

He is no stranger to medium-range missile attacks, and when he was training in China, he dominated the Saudi Air Force with his unique ability to maneuver and throw off missiles, and very few people were able to hit him in over-the-horizon combat.

Now it is the same, from the analysis of the information on the radar alarm, the Chinese again carried out a standard missile salvo, which should be an active radar bomb; He resolutely maintained his velocity and continued to rush forward, almost flying against the incoming missile, until the alarm sounded more and more sharply, and then suddenly slowed down, and at the same time entered a violent lateral maneuver.

Not only does he have to shake off these two incoming missiles, but he also strives for the highest possible speed of engagement, and then tackles his opponents with a clean and clean combat at close range, so that they know how powerful the "Riyadh Eagles" are!

As expected, after a series of violent side turns at almost constant altitude, Calis managed to shake off the SD-10, which was running low on velocity, but his speed had also dropped below the speed of sound.

If he had rushed forward more aggressively, he would have run within the power range of the SD-10, in which case his "Fighting Falcon" would definitely be more than lucky; Such a lucky result can be said to be both technical excellence and a typical gambler's mentality, as for which situation is it? That only he himself knows.

Without the slightest idleness, Calis quickly used the barrel roll to scan the battlefield, and he found that the Chinese fighter plane had apparently also thrown off the AIM-120C missile that had just been launched, and the radar showed that he was now rushing to kill.

This guy has two more hits!

The radar gave a distance of 14 kilometers, which was not enough to see the enemy aircraft on the simulator, but the two men were now clearly eager to fight, so they began to approach each other with radar contact.

Having just shaken off two threatening AIM-120Cs, Long Yun's movements were very smooth, he barely lost his speed, but his altitude had already been compromised. This result is exactly what he needs: although the F-16's transonic maneuverability is quite good, but the J-10, which has excellent instantaneous maneuverability, Long Yun will not worry about entering transonic air combat, and now he quickly adjusts his course and approaches his opponent at a fairly high velocity.

With the control of the two, the spectators outside the stadium also began to discuss, and they could all see from the game just now that Calis's skills were excellent, but this person named Long Yun was by no means an ordinary person. Both of them are quite easy to shake off their opponents' medium-range missiles, and they seem to be masters of playing simulators, and the most tense and fierce close-range combat is just around the corner!

Yes, at this time, Long Yun already had a plan in his heart.

The J-10 and F-16, both of which are light single-engine fighters, are also quite similar in technical parameters. However, since China and the United States, which are very different in terms of national conditions and operational concepts, there are considerable differences between the two types of fighters in terms of design ideas and tactical use.

Since the starting point of the equipment is to face the heavy threat of a strong neighbor in the north, the J-10 focuses on high-speed interception performance, and the later design closely follows the international trend and strengthens the instantaneous maneuverability; The F-16 focuses on sub- and transonic combat, and the early model does not even have the ability to launch medium-range missiles.

On the basis of design, based on the "energy maneuver theory" advocated by the "fighter mafia", the design idea of the F-16 is nearly two generations behind the instantaneous maneuver theory of the J-10, and this gap can often determine the victory or defeat in an instant in air combat.

However, Long Yun also clearly knows that when the J-10 was finalized, there was still a big gap between China and the United States in aviation technology. Although it was more than two decades later than the finalization of the F-16, the J-10 still did not achieve enough advantages.

In a real aerial battle, the decision to win or lose depends on the pilot's skill.

Approaching Calis's F-16 at high speed, Long Yun's keen observation allowed him to spot the lively black dot in the sky first, and he immediately began to turn sideways into the circle, and entered the traditional circling placeholder confrontation with the menacing Carlos

With a graceful and smooth double helix on the big screen, both men cut inside at high speed, trying to gain the upper hand and enter the dogfight; The role of radar in such visual air combat is no longer very good, and the performance of the PL-8 and AIM-9L missiles is also roughly equal, and now it depends on who has better control.

In the duel between the "Raptor" and the "Fighting Falcon", who will kill the deer?

In the huge viewing hall, at this time, except for the simple number of jรน broadcasts, it was already silent; The mood of the spectators has also become unprecedentedly nervous, and they have been deeply attracted from the fierce mid-range confrontation just now, and many have even forgotten that this is just a simulated match, and even sweated for the players.

Of course, all the domestic enthusiasts present hoped that Long Yun would achieve victory and kill the arrogance of this Calis; But the "Wangjing" twin machine didn't do it before, this guy who is said to be the LSFT champion, can he do it?