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For now, as long as you can use STT to irradiate him to feel pressure, and then give up the place, it will be considered a goal.

On the plane of the deputy captain of the "Free Lancers" squadron, the radar officer could clearly see that just behind this Russian fighter with a range of less than 200 kilometers, the number of "backfire" bombers scanned by the VS mode was increasing, and it was clear that it was the rhythm of intensive assault.

These big guys that threaten the security of the fleet are still about 280 kilometers away from the squadron's aircraft, and even the "Super Cats" mounted on AIM-54C will not be able to attack.

In this way, the "flanker" who led the charge may be here to stir up the situation or act as a bait?

At present, the enemy has no time to think more, the VF-21 squadron leader's instructions are conveyed to each group of "super cats" in the air, and after the unified dispatch of the command system, the six F-14A+ of the "Free Laners" have been in place in the 400-kilometer interception circle; The remaining six "Tomcats" of the squadron, except for one that temporarily failed, are now on the way to the battle position, in addition to the "Flying Angels" squadron of the inner defensive circle as backup, the deputy captain Major Jimmy Carter took a deep breath in his seat and roared to give the order to engage the battle:

"Brothers, do you see that 'scissors'?

Leave it alone for now, keep an eye on the 'Backfire' rushing up from behind, and keep track of it and pay attention to the blocking sector you've been assigned. Wait for my orders! ――‘Lance_Three’。 You are in charge of air alert. The rest of the fighters are ready, the radar mode is switched to 'Option 2', and all missiles are pre-powered on!

Over――！ ”

"'Lance_Three' received, over!"

"'Lance_Four' received!"

"'Lance_Eleven' received, -- one missile power failure, over!"

……

With Major Carter's shout, the pilots of the United States, both the pilot and the radar officer, were enthusiastic about the nervous charge. The four F-14 Tomcat fighters of the "Free Laners" squadron were all ready to intercept, and the nearby airspace was empty and there was no threat, they only had to keep an eye on the roaring Russians, and as for the lone enemy plane, the "Lance_Two" and "Lance_Nine" were to deal with it.

Speaking of Russian fighters, each of them launched an "immortal bird" just now, and then kept the radar illumination, and the two F-14A+s, which climbed first and then dived, unsurprisingly lost their targets.

There is no way, at such a long combat distance, the scanning conditions of the "Tomcat" airborne radar are already very harsh. Ivan's "Sea Guard" only needs to do a little evasive maneuver and add a little interference, and AN/AWG-9 can't do anything. Next, as long as the guy doesn't keep flying in a straight line stupidly - of course it can't be, the two "immortal birds" that shoot out can't be caught, and it's going to be wasted.

Shooting first at a long distance seems to be the killer feature of the "Tomcat" + "Immortal Bird" combination, but it is really a lot of constraints on the battlefield, and this is the case at dawn today.

In the face of a Russian "flanker" leading the way in front and a large number of "backfires" following behind, although the US Navy's fighter planes were already in position, they were unwilling to open fire early and launch missiles as soon as the Russians entered the far range of the "immortal birds," because the cooperation of the AN/AWG-9 and AIM-54C could only "hit one" at the limit range of more than 200 kilometers. It is also necessary to ensure continuous tracking, allow enough time for the fire control system to deal with it, and then launch a salvo of "immortal birds" with an interval of six seconds at a distance of about 130 kilometers.

On the other hand, the U.S. Navy boys who were nervous about facing the enemy also knew that, just like today, the six "Tomcats" in front of the VF-21 only had four AIM-54Cs on each of them, but the number of Russian bombers coming in was not at all, and the missiles were even a little insufficient.

So what is this "one dozen six", it is easy to talk about it, and this head-on interception battle may be a vicious battle!

The remaining six F-14A that followed up from the CV-67 were full of six rounds, but they had not yet reached the outer defense line, and the main task was not the first round of interception, but the Russian fleet encountered a "dead bird" baptism and rushed up to replenish the guns, and even intercepted Ivan's heavy air-to-ship missiles.

It was close to six o'clock in the morning, and the first rays of dawn of the distant water antenna were already faintly discernible in the vast Pacific Ocean, and in the increasingly gloomy sky, a contest between attackers and interceptors had just begun.

For example, the sky is full of dangers, in the far south sky, a battle is in full swing, the VF-103 "Skeleton" squadron that went out to sweep is fighting with the 279th carrier-based aircraft aviation regiment of the Red Navy, and the F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" of the surface battle group is attacking in a large way, and several fighters as an action unit, with the help of the melee at medium and high altitudes, are trying their best to coordinate with each other, and want to attack together under the guidance of the VFA-154 fleet that takes the lead. However, it failed to do so because of the strong resistance of the carrier-based aircraft of the Red Navy.

Armed with AGM-84 Harpoons, ready to send their opponents to the bottom of the sea with a wave of air strikes, the ambitious pilots of the United States were not spared.

However, in the face of the enemy's air offensive, shouldering the heavy responsibility of the air screen of the Red Navy's surface battle group, the sea and air warriors of the Red Empire were even more red-eyed, and one after another gray-blue Su-27K painted with red five-star took advantage of the cover of night to rush and kill under the vast sky, and there was no fear in the face of a strong enemy, while giving full play to the advantage of the landline's large internal oil to the limit.

One side rushed to attack with all its might, the other side desperately intercepted, and the vast sea was full of fighter planes roaring and missiles flying fast, and the scene was simply chaotic for a while.

In the sky, dozens of heavy fighters, each doing their best for different tactical intentions, the Red Navy carrier-based aircraft, which had been divided into airspace in advance and did not rely much on IFF, could give it a go, as long as they were careful not to fly into the anti-aircraft fire kill zone of the surface ship formation; In contrast, the United States' attack planes and fighter planes were in a dangerous situation, and they had to try to attack with two minds, risking their adversaries to hunt them down.

In the melee, several VF-27 squadrons of the "Super Hornet" saw the opportunity and approached the Red Navy surface warship formation in the air defense operation at an ultra-low altitude, but they were immediately irradiated by the guidance radar of the Type 1164 cruiser, and they knew that the Russian ship-to-air missiles would arrive in an instant, and the "Hornets" hurriedly jumped and launched the "Harpoons" and immediately broke away, and they could no longer participate in the brawl in the sky.

Yes, even if the VF-103 squadron is still fighting the Russians, as carrier-based fighter-attack aircraft, the pilots of the VF-27 know very well what their duties are.

Since it has been decided to fight to the death with the Russians, such a large-scale sea and air contest cannot be finalized, and there must be more air raids behind, so for VF-27, instead of fighting the Russian "flanker" here, there are still many "Harpoons" in the aircraft carrier's ammunition depot.

For a time, the Americans' AGM-84 missiles flew around on the sea, and there were not 50 but 30 of them rushing to the surface battle group. In the face of these "harpoons" that were densely packed and there was always a little deviation between the direction and time of the attack, the Red Navy's multi-layered air defense system was operating at full strength, and one after another 9M38 missiles meandered sideways, and the missiles flew closer, and the AK-630s on each ship began to spit out tongues of fire, and the 9K33 missiles also dragged white smoke trails to counterattack.

After several rounds of missile salvos, the main warships of the Red Navy were in good condition, and only one Type 1155 anti-submarine ship on the north side of the formation suffered heavy damage.

When the air defense battle began, this large anti-submarine ship, whose stern equipment had failed, had no time to retract the towed sonar, and as a result, it was attacked by a wave of US anti-ship missiles, and the anti-submarine ship facing the enemy amidship was unlucky, and the AK630 ate two "harpoons" in a row due to the limited firing range, and almost completely lost its combat effectiveness.

In addition, a 956E in the forward position of the formation was also hit by a "Harpoon" missile, which caused a fire in the bow of the ship, the superstructure made of aluminum alloy was damaged, and the anti-ship combat capability was completely wiped out, but the 9M38 single-arm launcher in the stern of the ship and the remaining four irradiation radars on the ship can still operate, and the impact on air defense operations is not great for the time being.

In just over 10 minutes, dozens of anti-ship missiles have been attacked, and the Red Navy fleet, which relied on a fully automatic air defense command system to engage the enemy, has not yet suffered heavy losses.

However, the battle is still going on for this result, but the commanders of the Pacific Fleet, who are sitting in the rear, are not optimistic, because this "luck" is actually based on the full support of the Su-27K carrier-based aircraft of the Red Navy, and the losses of surface ships are not large at all, but the 279 carrier-based aircraft aviation regiment in the night sky has lost a lot of manpower. (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......)