Of course, it is impossible to come up with an answer to the question of the motive of war.

In the final analysis, Long Yun himself is not a strategist, but he thought about it vaguely, and he also knew that the combat mode and strategic intent of modern warfare were different from those in the past.

Let's just say that the battlefield he is facing now is in shape, and if NATO is really allowed to fight along the Caucasus and the Black Sea, it will of course be a serious threat to the hinterland of the Soviet Union; Moreover, the Caucasus, where a large number of shipbuilding, chemical and crude oil and ore mining industries are concentrated, if they are attacked or even fall into the hands of the enemy, the impact on the war potential of the Soviet Union will also be extremely severe.

But - to say a thousand things and ten thousand, why is it that the 237th Regiment now has only nineteen single-seat fighters left to fight?

Is it because the battle damage was not replenished in time?

Long Yun cautiously raised this question, in fact, he also felt that in this case, he should not have a plane available.

"That's what it was, I don't know what IAPO (Irkutsk Aviation Industry Complex), KnAAPO (Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Industry Complex) are doing, doesn't it mean that the Chinese's production line has been debugged and can be put into production, and the Su-27 no longer needs to be exported? But recently the new planes have not come down, and it seems that even the aviation regiment that was originally stationed in the rear has been transferred up.

- Oh, but now that you're here, of course it's different! New fighters will fly in the above two days, and now others can fly the two-seater Su-27UB in the regiment for the time being; When this kind of war is tight, we also go into battle with two seats and one seat. Squeeze out a plane to familiarize you with the piloting or totally fine, our trump card! Hehe. ”

"Okay, then I'll immediately take over the plane and strive to take it into the air as soon as possible."

From the words of the regiment commander, Long Yun could hear the obvious expectation, and of course he also hoped to participate in the battle as much as possible.

After completing the brief formalities, the regiment commander immediately asked the adjutant to take Long Yun to take over the fighter, and he hoped that the number one ace of the Red Air Force would complete the change, become the new main force and benchmark in the regiment, and give full play to his powerful combat power.

Leaving the regimental headquarters, they got into the UAZ-469 jeep piloted by the adjutant and walked through the huge aviation base, and the two of them soon came to the maintenance hangar where the fighters were parked; The adjutant told Long Yun that his new fighter had been inspected and maintained here and was ready to take off.

He followed the adjutant to the side of the round-arched reinforced hangar, walked into the hangar from the small door, and the scene in front of him immediately attracted Long Yun's attention.

——Su－27。

A huge fighter with a blue and white gradient paint and a dark green nose is quietly dormant in the brightly lit hangar with the main entrance ajar ajar ajar; Looking at it head-on, the long figure and capable appearance exude the unique domineering and beauty of the fighter plane.

From the direction of the nose, the graceful streamlines diverging from the end of the airspeed tube outline a concise and bright outline; The raised blister-shaped cockpit is located at the highest point of the entire body structure, providing excellent visibility at a glance.

Under Long Yun's delicate scrutiny, there is no superfluous structure on the smooth body except for the joints and sensor probes.

Under the wide side strip with trapezoidal wings, the wedge-shaped air intakes extend backwards at wide intervals, and the sharp double vertical tail is framed on the outer side strip of the tail; The sharp, sleek tail vertebrae protrude between the tail spouts, and on the outside are the broad, sharply cut trapezoidal tail fins. Viewed from the rear of the fuselage, the front fuselage sits slightly downward, revealing a smooth arch-shaped curve on the full back, full of mechanical beauty and the remarkable charm of fluid design.

The wing-body lift body structure of the Central Research Institute of Aerofluid Power, the AL-31F turbofan engine of the Rurika Design Bureau, and the N001 pulse Doppler radar of the Khmilov Instrument Building Research Institute have successfully integrated all these advanced products of Soviet military science and technology into a war weapon with a fuel volume of more than 10,000 liters, abundant bomb load, and maneuverability, but comparable to that of contemporaneous light fighters!

This is the pinnacle of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the strongest guardian of the red sky - Сухой-27.

Standing quietly on the concrete floor of the hangar, Long Yun stared at the fighter plane in front of him for a long time.

Compared with the MiG-29 that he had piloted before, it can be said that the Su-27 in front of him is quite similar, but it is obviously more powerful.

If the medium-sized MiG-29 is still a young girl in his eyes; Then the stunning Su-27 in front of you can be said to be a mature stunner with curves and all kinds of style.

Experiencing this irresistible temptation, Long Yun reached out and touched the slightly sagging front fuselage of the fighter, and for the first time truly felt the huge fighter he had been longing for for a long time; He finally began to understand why so many Soviet fighter pilots would apply to be transferred to aviation regiments in remote areas, just to be able to fly the Su-27 into the blue sky.

The Su-27, which is nearly 22 meters long, was designed in the 1970s, and has undergone the rebirth of the T-10 prototype and a complete redesign.

Since entering batch production in 1986, it has been ten years now; However, among all the third-generation fighters in the world, the Su-27, whose electronic equipment is not advanced, is still the most powerful air combat weapon, and its comprehensive performance is not inferior to any Western fighter.

Getting up close and personal with this classic fighter, Long Yun could fully imagine the excitement of the Soviet Air Force when it received the Su-27.

After more than ten years of waiting, the elite of the Red Empire's air finally looked forward to the ideal mount; Gone are the days of operating in the shadow of the mighty F-15, and it's not exciting.

Even now, Long Yun, who is about to control the Su-27, seems to realize that his fighters will be more difficult and the confrontation will be more intense.

In fact, isn't this exactly what I am eagerly looking forward to?

Seeing the red seventeenth tactical number on the side of the nose, Long Yun seemed to have thought of something, and he looked up and stared for a moment. When the adjutant on one side saw his appearance, he thought that this ace had his own hobbies, so he hurriedly accosted:

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, if necessary, change it to your tactical number right away; I remember that you used the number thirteen in the 309th regiment before, right? ”

"Ah, yes. - But it doesn't matter! I don't have a preference for numbers, hehe. Red Seventeen is also good, so be it! ”

Red Seventeen, that sounds pretty good, doesn't it?

New troops, new heavy fighters, Long Yun certainly hopes that his journey to battle will have a fresh start, and this number can be said to make him very satisfied.

Of course...... To say that it happened to be the girl's birthday, he only subconsciously thought of this.

That night, after a tiring day of battle, the pilots who returned from the flight were still unsatisfied, and held a brief and warm welcome party for Long Yun in the canteen of the aviation regiment; I don't know if it's because of this number one ace, although their sortie today only killed two results, but not a single fighter was lost, so that the battle that achieved the combat intention without casualties was of course the best, and everyone's mood was very happy.

After a simple drink of gin, everyone began to talk freely while having a big meal, except for those on duty, almost the whole group came here, and the welcome party soon turned into a dinner party, and then further evolved into a special discussion and exchange session on air combat technology and strange things.

As Long Yun, who is not an extrovert, after drinking a little wine, he also became more talkative, and mingled with these heroic and straightforward new comrades-in-arms in a few words.

“…… At that time, I didn't think it was a big problem, and then I decisively 'dropped the bomb', but I didn't expect it to really hit! ”

"Yes! Ha ha! - That German is enough to carry it, I don't know if he was so scared that he peed his pants! ”

"- Also, I heard that the 'infantry Ivan' of the 309th regiment, is there really such a thing? Three MiGs were dropped in a month after the war,—— but that guy was really shit lucky, and he ran back safe and sound every time! ”

"Oh! I can't say that. I'm not going to tell you that he's my wingman, so no one will dare to take me off!" ”

"Haha! Really, otherwise you fly a two-seater and stuff the wingman pilot into the back seat, which is absolutely safe! ”

"yes, yes! - I said Korolev, how are you? Didn't Victor, who had always admired us before, let you be his wingman, haha! ”

"What's wrong?" The little man named Korolev clapped his hands happily, "If nothing else, I won't trouble our trump card." - Victor, I know you like to fight alone, and I'm sure I'll be able to cooperate with you! ”

In this way, after a burst of laughter and scolding, Long Yun's wingman candidate was decided.

For Long Yun, it doesn't matter who is chosen; On the contrary, it is indeed too dangerous to be his wingman, and it seems that he will have to talk to this Korolev later and study the tactics of war.

After raising his glass and taking two sips of light beer, Long Yun tilted his head inadvertently, but saw the mustachioed pilot sitting not far away, the dark-skinned Kamenev he saw at noon, was also looking at him, and the expression on his face seemed to be faintly affectionate; While the wine was hot, he didn't pay much attention to it for a while.

In this way, after a busy day and finally came to his newly assigned barracks, Long Yun put down his things and took a shower, before returning to his room and lying on the simple bed of the iron pipe frame.

In fact, what he wants to do most now is to try his best to drive the Red No. 17 that he has just taken over for air training, and to familiarize himself with the control characteristics and combat mode of the Su-27S as soon as possible; But now that the night is dark, and I'm quite tired, it seems that I can only wait for the next day.

The first day I was exposed to a new combat team, and it felt pretty good; I don't know if the battle in the future will be smooth, and what kind of new experience will his aerial adventure have?

With such a reverie, Long Yun entered a comfortable dreamland.

———— Dividing Line————

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