At a glance, the yellow-green camouflage fighter that was empty was the MiG-29, and Long Yun's mood at this time was complicated.

He was not a little mentally prepared for a narrow encounter with the MiG.

In the war-torn Middle East, the Liberal regime in Iraq, or FIAF, is equipped with MiG-29 fighters, and there are quite a few of them, which is a confirmed news for Long Yun; However, compared with the cold figures on the webpage, he really encountered this type of aircraft in the clear sky in the Su-27SKM, and he really had mixed feelings for a while.

MiG-29, the first model piloted by Long Yun in his bizarre journey, is also the enlightenment car for him to embark on the road of sky conquest and become a super ace in the parallel world step by step; Although the weapon itself has no life and its fate lies entirely with the person who controls it, Long Yun still has a little nostalgia for the Red No. 13 MiG that he once piloted and unfortunately crashed in the suburbs of France.

If, just if, he could choose by himself, I am afraid that he would be extremely reluctant to put this kind of sleek medium fighter into the field of view of the heads-up display, and even more unwilling to press the button with his own hands and turn it into a meteor in the sky.

However, just as a fighter has no control over his own destiny, a fighter born as a weapon in the sky cannot avoid a fate of fighting in the sky and breaking the sky: the MiG-29 encountered by FIAF in the sky of the Middle East, no matter how deep the relationship with this type of aircraft was, the current Long Yun has no choice, he must do his best to defeat the opponent, complete the tragic nirvana of these MiG Eagles with missiles and aerial guns, and use this way to make the enemy pay an unbearable price. in order to accomplish their own tasks and missions.

Come on. Mikoyan's defense of the eagle!

It is a twin-engine central lifting body model with the same door. Under this sky, let's have a heroic duel between life and death.

Piloting the fighter plane all the way up, Long Yun in battle never liked to be sentimental, even if countless thoughts turned in his heart at this moment, the manipulation in his hands was still precise and sharp.

Piloting the Su-27SKM, which is huge and heavy, with nearly 4.3 tons of oil in it, against the MiG-29, he did not rush to take up a position with the two MiGs that alternately covered the MiGs, but dodged and moved while recovering his speed. Calmly patrol outside the attack envelope of enemy aircraft R-73 missiles.

Although he had already decided to fight to the death with the two MiG-29s in front of him, Long Yun's emotions were high, but he was not too excited, and he knew very well what the weakness of his Red 15 was, that is, it was completely inferior in the thrust-to-weight ratio and SEP, two indicators that determine the strength of the fighter's ability to maneuver continuously; If you want to take advantage of this mobility contest, you have to think of a way to win by surprise.

There are two kinds of fighters that look like gods, and when you dig deeper, who will have better combat power?

The Su-27 and MiG-29, the two main fighters of the vast Soviet Union in the 1980s, although very different in design and tactical application, have many similarities with each other: the same central lift-body layout. The same missile and artillery weapon system, the same standard radar and fire control system. Finally, the cockpit layout is also highly similar - some of them are deliberate by the weapons developers, some are reasonable arrangements borrowed from existing achievements, and some are compromises made due to technical limitations.

But in any case, as the defenders of the last generation of the Red Empire, both fighters can be said to be able to fulfill their mission duties; As for the difficult export after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and even the military encounter, that is an alternative tragedy led by an era.

The two fighters with similar technical characteristics have also had a little confrontation record in the past few decades, and people are familiar with the armed conflict between the African country Ethiopia and Eritrea: with the direct participation of the former Soviet pilots, the Su-27 of the Ethiopian Air Force shot down the Eritrean MiG-29 It also seems to have found a solid fulcrum.

However, completely contrary to the subconscious imagination of many people, the battle that really takes place at visual distance, it can be said that the Su-27 is a little under pressure in front of the MiG-29.

Although they all adopt a similar aerodynamic configuration, the smaller MiG-29 is relatively more flexible, has a great advantage in thrust-to-weight ratio, and has fewer G-value restrictions on the airframe structure. Although the MiG is behind the Su-27 in terms of flight control, the difference between the two is not big, and the conclusion obtained from the comprehensive evaluation can be said to be the opposite, that is, the performance of the MiG-29 is better than the Su-27 in combat - this, the average military enthusiast may be skeptical, but Long Yun, who is sitting in the cockpit of the red fifteenth, knows that as a super ace who has driven the Su-27 to the peak state, he has no favoritism for his beloved mount, Or unrealistic fantasies.

As a long-range heavy fighter, the fighting performance of the Su-27 fighter is not at the forefront of the third-generation fighter team, which must be clearly understood by the pilot, because missiles and explosions never accept lies; But in other words, unlike the "paper confrontation" that many people talk about, the contest between fighters has never been a simple competition of performance parameters, but how to make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses and strive for victory, which is the true value of an excellent pilot.

Even now, flying the Red 15 in the face of two yellow-green camouflage MiG-29s, Long Yun's response was with some rare caution, he knew that FIAF pilots were very familiar with this kind of MiG, and they should have a lot of experience in piloting, in other words, the MiG-29 was probably an old bird of the Liberal Air Force, in short, it must not be taken lightly.

After the thrilling confrontation just now, the flight altitude of the pursuer and the pursued person is now quite low, and in this case, the range of the missiles has been greatly reduced, and the threat range between them has also been reduced a lot.

The Liberal pilot, piloting the MiG-29, became a little impatient, but he cautiously reminded his wingman to keep an eye on it, and then the two fighters separated left and right in the air, entering two curved routes that were almost mirror images.

The pilots who flew the two MiG-29s, as Long Yun expected, were from the elite of the "Crimea" squadron, and the A squadron, which was equipped with all MiG-29 fighters, was performing the monotonous task of escorting the bombers for the first time today, but by mistake it turned the situation into bait fishing - I never thought that the Tu-22 bomber was such a big bait, but it was such a tricky red-painted Su-27 that caught such a tricky red paint; After a brief confrontation, it was found that the basic straight-line raid tactics could not take out the opponent, and the two Liberal pilots separated from each other after a brief communication, preparing to outflank the enemy planes left and right.

Flying in the sky, the Iraqis have a good abacus, but unfortunately their opponents are unlikely to be obedient.

After encountering a sneak attack, he hurriedly got rid of it, adjusted the attitude of the landline with the help of the opponent's second engagement in a circle, and was ready to meet the strong enemy, Long Yun's play was as strong and stable as ever; In the face of the two MiG-29s with superior height, he did not make some mistakes that novices often have, such as directly driving afterburner to pull up and escape, or entering a circling air battle with the opponent, but made full use of the huge internal fuel capacity of the Su-27SKM, and frequently used afterburner at low altitudes to make up for the disadvantage of fighter agility and SEP with more powerful engine thrust.

The advantages and disadvantages of the two models are clear, Long Yun seized the weakness of the MiG-29's low internal fuel to make a big fuss, he knew very well that the two FIAF fighters just now came to chase him, so even if he hung up the auxiliary fuel tank, he must have thrown it away.

Now, the two Liberal pilots are probably paying attention to the fuel gauge and calculating how long they can hold up in the sky - this is not a joke at all, the MiG, which has a strong thrust-to-weight ratio, is exceptionally short because of the reduced fuel, and the standard single-seat MiG-29 has a range of only 1,650 kilometers; This number is not small, but it is not even half of the Su-27SKM.

At the beginning of the battle, it was accurately determined that the opponent's model was an early MiG-29, neither a plump MiG-29S, nor a super plump MiG-29SMT, and Long Yun intended to play a game of "cat and mouse" with his opponent at a low altitude in dense air; Of course, this kind of thrilling project cannot be done by ordinary people, so at least you must have the ability to evade missiles.

Piloting the fighter plane to reduce the altitude step by step, each time with just the right maneuver to throw off the tail chasing missile, but always use afterburner to maintain the speed of the fighter, the red No. 15 in the sky is like a navigator with two camouflage MiGs flying around, only in the sky only to see a missile whistling straight away, but always unable to hit the opponent, which makes the FIAF pilot feel deeply irritable, but at the same time unconsciously born a trace of fear.

This guy, he is the "green dragon", this is already dodging several R-73s in a row!

The Iraqi pilots' attack rhythm was quickly disrupted, and they fought fiercely in the skies of the Middle East, but they never encountered such a difficult enemy, even the terrible "Green Dragon" always fought quickly and quickly.

But now, this guy is leading them around like a kite, this man is really skilled and courageous, is he a new hired pilot to join NATA? (To be continued......)