"I specially found a video and watched the flight show of this aircraft at the Xiangzhou Air Show."

Islam, who retracted his body, rubbed his cheeks, which were a little stiff from the cold wind, and said:

"I thought that video had special effects, it was ...... Unforgettable. ”

This somewhat abrupt compliment made the two Huaxia pilots sitting in the third row of seats not know how to answer for a while.

This trip abroad was very urgent, and the superiors did not specifically emphasize the discipline of secrecy, so they did not know if they could talk to friendly pilots about the detailed performance of the aircraft.

Or Chen Jialiang gave a somewhat stiff answer:

"It's really good, we just got our first flight training, and I was shocked when I pulled the low-altitude lever."

"So it's really a kind of interceptor, right?"

Perhaps worried about some ambiguity, Islam added after the translation:

"I mean, in general, the range of advantages of aircraft performance is limited, especially when it is difficult to juggle both high and low speed segments."

This sentence gave the two people behind him another problem.

Chen Jialiang's face was almost frozen.

"Uh...... We have very good aircraft designers in Huaxia, and they have optimized the low altitude and low speed under the premise of ensuring the interception performance of the aircraft, so you can rest assured. ”

At the same time, thousands of kilometers away, Chang Haonan, who was already preparing to sleep, suddenly sneezed for no reason.

……

After everything was ready for Operation Bat Hunt, it didn't take too long to wait.

Thursday, February 6, 1997, the 29th day of the lunar month, the Chinese New Year's Eve in China.

The MiG-25 of the tripleonic squadron, here it is again.

The radar station, which is located at an altitude of 5,374 meters, captured the target as soon as the other side took off, and then reported it to the Skadoo base through the newly established exchange mechanism between the two countries.

After all, it was the first time that I was not very proficient, and it still took a little time.

It's not a big problem, though.

Zheng Liangqun and Chen Jialiang, who had already put on a full flight suit and were on standby, climbed into the cockpit as fast as they could after receiving the order.

The pre-flight inspection had already been completed by the staff of the Aviation Industry Group who came with them, and the Chinese ground crew wearing Pakistani military uniforms next to them had also undergone intensive training, and after waiting for the engine to start, the power supply vehicle and the air source vehicle were quickly withdrawn.

Everything went in an orderly manner.

About five minutes later, almost as the ground radar station reported that the MiG-25 was turning in Afghanistan's airspace and preparing to enter Pakistani airspace, two J-8C planes painted in pure white and painted with only 01 and 02 low-visibility numbers on the fuselage surface lifted off the ground lightly.

In order to ensure better flight performance, Zheng Liangqun specifically asked each aircraft to carry only two Thunderbolt 11s when taking off.

According to his idea, the difficulty of shooting down the MiG-25 is mainly to overcome speed and altitude, so if four missiles do not hit the target, then four more will not work either.

It is better to remove some of the payload and let the plane fly higher.

According to the plan drawn up by the Pakistani side, the two planes soon flew into the predetermined interception airspace and waited for the next order.

"Griffin Squad, the target has crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains, and the time of engagement is expected to be 140 seconds later."

A short English passphrase came over the radio.

In this operation, the two J-8Cs will be disguised as Islam's 9th Squadron aircraft, so the code name has also been changed to the "Griffin" of the 9th Squadron.

"Gryphon 01 (02) received."

The two replied almost in unison, turning on their radars at the same time, preparing for an interception operation.

Everything seems to be going according to the original plan.

Twenty seconds later, the fire control radar, which had temporarily changed its location, picked up the target.

In the operation chamber, Captain Arshad Khan switched the radar to tracking mode, and this time he decided to wash away his shame after almost causing a catastrophe last time.

However......

After 5 seconds, the radar, which had already completed the lock, suddenly lost its target.

Shocked into a cold sweat, the captain hurriedly switched back to search mode, found the target and re-locked on.

Another 5 seconds later, the radar again lost its target.

Arshad felt that he was about to faint, so he quickly picked up the phone and reported the situation to the command center.

"Kalambal can't track the target! Repeat, Kalambal could not track the target! ”

The command center, which was originally a relaxed atmosphere, instantly became tense.

The two J-8Cs also received information later, and since the fire control radar could not lock on to the target, the MiG-25 did not change direction, but continued to fly at its original altitude and speed.

This English was not in the predetermined command command, and Zheng Liangqun only understood a few words, but from the eager tone on the radio, he knew that what he was worried about was coming.

"Report the location of the target and prepare for interception."

While speaking, Zheng Liangqun had already pushed the throttle valve directly to the maximum afterburner.

"Those flower jobs are really unreliable, and in the end, we still have to fight for height and speed."

He thought to himself.

Fortunately, the radar station did not panic and quickly reported a new target bearing.

160 seconds after receiving the first order to intercept, two planes finally appeared in front of the MiG-25.

The engagement was 20 seconds later than expected, and the bearing was not directly opposed.

But there's still a chance.

At a distance of 20 kilometers from the target, Zheng Liangqun changed the fire control radar from search mode to tracking.

The reaction speed of the 1472 radar is very fast, and according to the experience of past target shooting, after a few seconds, the words permission to launch will appear on the HUD.

However, the radars of both aircraft also lost their targets a few seconds later.

"Huh?"

Zheng Liangqun, who was almost about to pull the trigger for missile launch, was also a little stunned for a while.

The same situation was reported on the wingman's side, where the target was lost after a few seconds of locking.

“Fxxk……”

Zheng Liangqun subconsciously said the only word he had ever learned to express strong emotions.

At this time, his plane had reached a speed of Mach 2.3 and an altitude of 21,500 meters, which was a little faster than the MiG-25, but if he waited a little longer, he would have missed the most advantageous angle.

"I can try to fly a leap and try it with a cannon."

Chen Jialiang came up with a somewhat crazy plan.

After all, the difference in height is only more than 500 meters, and it is theoretically possible to fight.

The only problem is that the power jump is not a normal way of flying, and the fact that there is a cannon fire during the flight is likely to lead to the destruction of the plane and the death of people.

"No, we have another way."

An unfamiliar voice appeared on the radio, and it took Zheng Liangqun about half a second to identify it as a radar engineer from the 14th Institute of Electrical Engineering.

Since the J-8C is still in the trial stage, in addition to ground handling, it has also brought a lot of technical personnel from the factory.

"Under the multi-function display, it should be the second from the right, there is a button labeled 'anti-drying', press it and try it."

Because it has only been a month since the aircraft was installed, even Zheng Liangqun, who is the backbone of the trial, has not tested all the functions of this aircraft.

But he did it anyway.

Then try to lock on to the target one more time.

At this time, the two J-8Cs were only about 16 kilometers away from the target, but they were about to enter the tail pursuit state.

Fortunately, the radar tracking status is stable.

A few seconds passed, and the target was not lost.

The words "Permission to launch" appeared on the HUD.

As the two pilots pulled the trigger, two Thunderbolt-11s were fired from the launcher with smoke and flames in tow.

The huge muzzle velocity given by the carrier aircraft allowed them to quickly accelerate to Mach 4.7, which was faster than the data on paper.

At the same time, the pilot, Major Parak Chopra, who was sitting in the cabin of the MiG-25, had lost his composure just now.

The pod he carried on this mission was a pod that had been newly improved by the US military, and in addition to the same reconnaissance function as before, it could also carry out adaptive azimuth jamming on the fire control radar.

To put it simply, electromagnetic waves can be deceived by sidelobe jamming, allowing the radar to lock onto a false target in the wrong direction.

Of course, such a target does not have a stable presence like a real aircraft, so the opponent's radar will quickly get out of lock and will not stupidly launch missiles at a false target.

But it's enough.

Just now, he had already used this function to avoid the locks of the two radars.

However, the alarm sounds in the cabin are clearly reminding him that the plane has been locked.

And the source of the signal is at the same height as itself at three o'clock.

Chopra's first thought was:

"Do they have planes that can fly that high?"

The equipment of the Pakistani Air Force is simply a treasure, and it is absolutely impossible for anything to fly to an altitude of 20,000 meters.

The second thought was:

"How did their radar break through the jamming so quickly?"

However, he didn't bother to think about anything more, and hurriedly followed the standard of evading air interception, turned towards 9 o'clock and lowered the altitude.

The MiG-25 had poor visibility from the cockpit, he could not see what was going on behind the plane, but the sirens of the RWR never stopped.

Obviously, the other party not only has enough flight altitude, but even the speed can keep up with him.

And he didn't even know what was following him.

Fear gradually began to overshadow Chopra's sanity.

As a MiG-25 pilot, he has never experienced such a life-and-death situation.

"If you are hit......"

Chopra knew that there was no ejection seat in the world that could save a pilot's life at Mach 2 speeds.

Even the most advanced K36DM has a safe ejection ceiling of only Mach 1.5.

He was scared.

In the final moments before being hit, the MiG-25 reduced its altitude and speed to a relatively safe level.

Zheng Liangqun, who was following closely, saw the fire when the target was hit, and after flying over, he found that the opposing pilot had also parachuted.

"I think we can send a search team to see if the pilot is still alive and ......"

He turned his head to look at the wreckage of the enemy plane, which was spinning and falling:

"And the target finally reduced its altitude and speed, and the wreckage may be relatively intact."

The command hall on the radio station was already full of jubilation.

After calming down a little, the leader of the Huaxia Air Force, Major General, found the engineer from the 14th Electrical Engineering Institute who had just snatched the microphone from him.

"Xiao Guo, why is that button you asked Lao Zheng to press just now so powerful?"

The engineer called Xiao Guo was obviously very excited at this time, and directly sold Guanzi:

"It all started with a cybernetics paper we saw a few months ago......"

Chang Haonan, who was making dumplings with Zhou Li thousands of kilometers away, sneeze again for no reason.

(End of chapter)