For a time, the two F4EJs were in an embarrassing dilemma.

With such an absolute numerical disadvantage, it takes courage to continue the confrontation.

But just now, after all, they took the initiative to make trouble, and rushed towards this side with a fierce momentum, and if they turned around and ran away without even seeing each other now, it seemed too embarrassing......

Hikaru Kato initially wondered if he should request reinforcements from the 302nd Flying Team at the Naha base.

However, the current deployment of the air force still follows the habits of the Cold War, and the aviation units located in the southwest are not elite, and the level of combat readiness is relatively low.

Considering that the base is still about 400 kilometers away from this airspace, even if reinforcements are sent, I am afraid it will take about half an hour to arrive.

If you want the F15J with better take-off performance, I'm afraid it will take longer.

At the current speed at which the two sides are flying in opposite directions, they will enter visual contact after a maximum of three minutes, and even if everyone exercises restraint at that time, they will be 2 to 8......

After all, you can't take advantage of it.

Moreover, the fuel consumption of the fighters during the vigorous maneuver is much higher than that of normal level flight, and I am afraid that both sides have already withdrawn their troops before reinforcements rush over.

Kato Sosa, who was in the cockpit, secretly cursed in his heart that the ground radar station that had just provided him with target information was unreliable.

What "there are only three large planes", really believe their nonsense.

At this moment of confusion, the wingman pilot's voice came over his radio:

"Could this have been their trap from the beginning?"

"What trap?"

One sentence made Koichi Kato, who was already in a state of being in a state of fewer enemies and more enemies, even more nervous.

"This ...... I can't say, maybe it's trying to get us into line-of-sight and then relying on the numerical superiority to keep us from flying back, or taking a couple of pictures of us being bitten with a camera gun or something, you know, it's hard to avoid in a dogfight. ”

If Kato had calmed down a bit, he would have been able to tell that the wingman didn't have a clue about it, and it was just a guess now.

But the content of the other party's blind guess happened to hit the former what he was most worried about.

"The Self-Defense Forces are essentially ZF agencies, while the Self-Defense Officers are essentially public officers."

This sentence is not only describing their level of training, but also how they are organized and how they operate.

Do more and make more mistakes, and don't do well.

If what the wingman just said really happened, it would have to be Kato himself.

Thinking of this, he instantly felt as if it was not very embarrassing to turn around and go back......

But before that, the posture and the preparation for throwing the pot still have to be sufficient.

"The other side has a large numerical advantage, and your worries are indeed justified."

Kato pulled the throttle valve slightly with his left hand to allow the plane to continue to slow down, and at the same time changed the direction of flight slightly to avoid actually colliding head-on with the opposing group of planes shown on the radar:

"We can't fight them now, call for reinforcements, and delay for a while."

He knew that all conversations would be recorded by the on-board device, and if something really went wrong, it could be a tool for him to explain his actions.

After saying this, Kato adjusted the on-board radio to the satellite communication channel, preparing to talk to the Naha base in the rear.

"Base, this is COSMO356, the situation you reported just now is wrong, we found 8 more Huaxia fighters near that large plane, presumably J-8, request support!"

However, after a few seconds, no reply was received on the radio.

Realizing that the situation was getting more and more out of control, Kato endured the uneasiness in his heart and called again.

Still nothing happens.

At this time, the voice of Satoru Yamamoto came behind him:

"Our satellite communications seem to be ...... Disrupted? ”

"How is it possible, this is a communication equipment that was just upgraded last year, and even the frequency band has been specially switched compared to before."

Hikaru Kato consciously denied this statement.

But there doesn't seem to be any other explanation.

After a few seconds of hesitation, he asked the wingman to try to call again.

Again, no response was received.

"What the hell ......"

Before Kato Koichi was able to persist in the disadvantage of 2 to 8, mainly relying on the support of two flight teams behind him, the range and comprehensive performance of F4EJ are more than the main models J-6 and J-7 in Huaxia, not to mention the Nittawara base that is a little farther away and the world's most advanced F15J, both in terms of quantity and performance.

But now, for whatever reason, this advantage is gone.

On the radar, the Huaxia aircraft group was only less than 30 kilometers away from its own two-plane formation......

"It's over the high seas, and we're all training normally, just by chance."

"As long as you fly back safely, no one will know what's going on here."

“……”

As the saying goes, there is nothing difficult in the world, as long as you are willing to give up, after several psychological constructions, Koichi Kato persuaded himself to forget the thoughts when he took the initiative to find trouble about twenty minutes ago, and then took a deep breath:

"We're back."

The two planes made a 90° roll in sync, then made a rapid turn and departed from their original course.

……

At the same time, dozens of kilometers away, the Soshui 2000 radar on the Y-8J immediately captured the opponent's movements.

"They retreated."

Shen Tao also heard the report coming from the rear cabin.

"Really scared away?"

This was a rather surprising result, and in fact, he was even ready for visual contact with two F4EJs.

As a result, the other party suddenly coaxed.

As a veteran HNA pilot, Shen Tao naturally had contact with the Air Self-Defense Force.

Although the level of training is far inferior to that of the US military, so much so that experienced radar soldiers can distinguish whether the target is an F15J or an F15C just by the trajectory, no matter what, relying on more advanced weapons and equipment and the old father behind him as a backing, the air force has still brought a lot of trouble to the Chinese air force in the past few years.

This kind of situation where the two sides turned around and ran away without even seeing each other, and it was indeed the first time he had seen him.

I hadn't even heard of it before.

As a result, today, an accidental encounter that was an accident for both parties directly made the other party appear in its original form.

This difference made Shen Tao start to think about whether the passive defense strategy in the past was a little too conservative.

Although the performance of the electronic warfare aircraft was indeed excellent, and the radar on the Y-8J was rendered useless in the previous confrontation exercises, it is presumably that the other two planes were similarly interfered with.

However, this is definitely not a reason to flee from the enemy.

It seems slightly more reasonable to attribute the reason to the lack of courage of the pilots on the other side, and it is also more in line with the writing habits of our army's post-war summary.

But Shen Tao has a deeper idea about this-

A well-known high-ranking general of our army once said that if the commander does not understand the environment in which he is located and is not prepared for the enemy attack when the enemy suddenly attacks, then even if he is very brave in peacetime, he will behave helplessly.

In his view, this is the core of the problem.

There is no plan or preparation for an emergency like today's.

They have better radars and more AWACS aircraft to provide better air surveillance capabilities, but in essence, their resilience is quite mediocre.

In the final analysis, the other party has always been fully prepared to take the initiative to provoke, and Huaxia is in a relatively passive situation.

And this time, the offense and defense are different.

So, if we can take the initiative a few more times like today (in fact, it can only be regarded as normal sea training), will we be able to disrupt air self-sufficiency and reduce the sea and air pressure in the eastern direction?

Shen Tao gritted his teeth and decided to start writing as soon as he went back.

This kind of thing, of course, cannot be decided by him alone as a flight regiment commander.

But a report by a flight commander can make more people start thinking about this issue.

(End of chapter)