How many kilometers an air-to-air missile flies depends on the specific situation.

If you talk about fuel consumption without talking about road conditions, you are playing hooligan, and in the same way, if you talk about range without talking about the specific situation, you are also playing hooligan.

When attacking head-on, the missile has the farthest range, after all, the target is flying towards itself, even if the missile power range is only 40 kilometers, but in the process, the target flies 30 kilometers, which means that the missile attacks the target 70 kilometers away.

And the tail chase is miserable, the target is flying forward, the missile has a power range of 40 kilometers, aiming at the target 40 kilometers away and firing, and when the missile flies over, the target flies out another 20 kilometers, and the missile can only look at the machine and sigh, and it can't reach it!

In general, the range of a tail chase will shrink dramatically to half or even a third of the maximum range.

In order to further increase the range, the Immortal Bird missile flies on a high-throw trajectory, and after ignition, it first climbs to an altitude of 24,000 or even 28,000 meters, and the air is thin, so as to reduce the drag and increase the range.

If you snipe a target 100 kilometers away, you have to use this method, if you fly an ordinary ballistic, the range will be reduced to 40 kilometers, and if you chase after it, the range will be reduced to 20 kilometers.

Although it has shrunk somewhat, it is enough, and there is no need to worry about the target maneuvering and evading the consumption of missile kinetic energy, according to the agreement, the missile flies to the target two kilometers away and falls, so that the target is shot down.

It is estimated that only the sturdy old Maozi dares to make such an agreement, of course, he is not afraid! Anyway, you won't be chased by missiles.

Two white clouds of smoke were pulled out of the sky, and two missiles flew away!

The Y-8 alert plane was watching the battle from the side of the exercise ground, and the radar in the nose could easily see the two missiles, but the two MiG-29s that were still flying in the valley in front of them had their noses forward, and it was impossible to detect the two missiles flying from the tail at all.

They did not realize that the danger was coming, their radar warning receiver was not triggered, they flew slowly and leisurely, and the two missiles in the rear were also coming quickly, ten kilometers, five kilometers, three kilometers, two kilometers!

"The Yun-8 alert aircraft judged that all two MiG-29s were shot down!"

When this call came from the headphones, Lieutenant Colonel Basov and Garichev were immediately confused.

Shoot down? Who shot it down? I didn't even find the other party's figure, and I was shot down?

"No, it can't be!"

According to the pre-provisions, since it was shot down, it was time to return, but how could Lao Maozi be willing!

Garichev turned on the afterburner, pulled the lever, and the fighter climbed from an ultra-low altitude, then turned, and in one go!

The only possibility was that the target was behind them, but when he climbed up, the airspace behind them was empty.

The Tomcat fighter, which had completed the attack mission, had already dived rapidly, drilled into the mountains, and broke away in the pre-planned direction!

Lieutenant Colonel Basov's MiG-29 also climbed up, and followed to search the airspace in the rear, they would never know, and at the same time as they quickly searched the rear, behind them, the J-11 fighter No. 029 climbed out, aimed at their tail, locked, and launched missiles!

"No, it's not fair!" On the Yun-8 alert plane, Li Ming spoke: "This kind of exercise confrontation should be a fierce confrontation between the two sides, biting the enemy's tail with various maneuvers, and then launching an attack, not like now, this is not verifying the performance of the fighter, this is just verifying the tactical cooperation!" ”

"Not to verify the performance of the fighter? Can you do this without advanced radar? Lin Lao looked at Li Ming with serious eyes: "What is the emphasis on in air combat?" It's tactics, no matter what means are used, shooting down enemy planes is the most important thing! ”

"But, but ......"

"There's always going to be close-quarters fighting, though." Qin Feng interjected: "Otherwise, our Mikoyan friends won't be reconciled, right?" ”

Belyakov nodded: "That's right, our MiG-29 is a medium fighter, and of course it is insufficient in long-range search capabilities, unless it is a Su-27 ......"

Speaking of which, he felt that he had leaked his mouth again, compared to the two, it must be the Su-27 that is better, but they are here to sell the MiG-29!

Besides, even the Su-27 is not so against the sky, the N001 radar weighs a ton empty, and the farthest search distance is only a hundred kilometers, where can it be compared with the radar of the Tomcat fighter.

"Call our J-11, climb out of the valley, and have a hand-to-hand combat with them." Lin Lao said.

This was originally planned, to sneak out the MiG-29 from a distance, no matter how many times he confronted, Lao Maozi would not admit defeat.

After all, in their eyes, the MiG-29 is highly maneuverable, and although the J-11 fighter is a heavy aircraft, the thrust-to-weight ratio is insufficient, so ......

I have already performed yesterday, and the thrust-to-weight ratio of the J-11 fighter is also very against the sky, this time, let them lose convincingly!

"028 received!"

"029 received!"

The pilots of the two fighters were very excited, they had actually had enough of this sneaky attack, and any good pilot was looking forward to meeting the enemy with bayonets!

For a period of time after entering the nineties, the air force in the East was still very capable of fighting, playing hand-to-hand combat, and not being afraid of anyone! At the critical moment, the shells are finished, and their own plane is the last shell!

Lao Maozi operated the fighter plane and turned back.

"At a distance of ten km, the radar switches to ACM mode!" The J-11 fighter began to adjust.

"Attention, activate the IRST system!" The MiG-29 fighters also began to adjust.

In different situations, the radar has to activate different modes, and for the MiG-29, there is not only the radar, but also the IRST, that is, the infrared tracking and search system, and the helmet sight.

Now at distances, the radar reacts more slowly, and it is easier to use the IRST.

However, when the system was activated, they found that they had made a mistake, and there were not only two fighters on the opposite side, but also the sun!

Although the missiles of this era no longer chase the sun, the IRST still does not have the ability to find targets from the sun's infrared radiation.

"Switch to helmet sights!" Lieutenant Colonel Basov immediately decided to switch the fire control system.

Just as he was hurriedly switching the fire control system, two black shadows had already flown over!

The distance of ten kilometers is almost a matter of moments for air combat, and the two sides pass by, and then, they both begin to turn.

At this time, the comparison is the ability to circle!

The wings of the J-11 fighter spread, tilted, and began to turn, and Zhao Wenge in the rear cabin felt that there was some blackening in front of him, this overload was too great! The thunderbolt in the front cabin is easy, and he can turn his head to look at the airspace on the side.

Ninety degrees, one hundred and eighty degrees, the MiG-29, which had just turned to ninety degrees, appeared in the field of vision, locked, fired!

"The alert aircraft determined that the MiG-29 was shot down!"

Already the third time it has been shot down!

The old Maozi pilot was still unwilling, turned on the afterburner, pulled the operating lever to climb, J-11 followed and chased up, climbing from 500 meters to 2,000 meters, the two sides circled and climbed, and made a beautiful scissor climbing action, and the MiG-29 still couldn't get rid of the opponent! When the MiG-29 finished climbing and diving, it was caught up by J-11 behind and launched missiles......

"There is not much fuel, end the confrontation exercise!" Beryakov could not bear it anymore and made a decision.

Running out of fuel? This is just an excuse made by Belyakov, which once again exposed the weakness of the MiG-29: the low fuel load in the aircraft!

According to Lao Maozi's setting, the MiG-29 belongs to the front-line fighter, which will go to the battlefield a few hundred kilometers after take-off, and come back after the missile, so the short range is acceptable, but if you need to cruise and need to stay on the battlefield, it is not suitable!

Li Ming's face turned pale, he knew that all his plans had failed! The MiG-29 did not shine in yesterday's performance, and today it was defeated in a combat confrontation, and the J-11 fighter comprehensively suppressed the MiG-29, so what else is necessary to introduce it?

Beryakov also seemed to be aware of this, so when he returned to the sea, he did not speak, and after landing on the ground, he entered the conference room, and he finally spoke.

"I didn't expect that you Dongfang can also produce powerful fighters, and the performance of this J-11 fighter is advanced, which surprises us."

At this moment, the introduction of the MiG-29 completely failed!

"In our country, only the Su-27 can compete with it, and some of the missiles equipped on it also make us very interested, do you have the same advanced weapons as the Immortal Bird missile?"

Although Dongfang has always claimed that the J-11 was developed by itself, anyone with a discerning eye will see the similarities between it and the Tomcat fighter and consider them to be the same kind of fighter, and at the same time, the weapons on the Tomcat fighter may also be mounted on the J-11, such as the Immortal Bird missile.

This kind of missile with a range of more than 100 kilometers has always been the most powerful long-range interception weapon of the US Navy, and Lao Maozi is not to be outdone, and has also developed the R33 missile, which is used in the MiG-31 interceptor.

However, these two missiles are also very different, especially the guidance device, Lao Maozi uses a semi-active guidance method, until the missile hits the target, the carrier aircraft has to aim at the target, and the immortal bird is active radar guidance, theoretically speaking, after the launch of the missile, the carrier aircraft can flash people.

When he heard the other party's question, Qin Feng instantly understood: Is this old man planning to get the technology of the Immortal Bird missile back?

"I'm sorry, this is our secret, no comment." Lin Lao spoke.

"If you can let us know about the J-11 fighter, we will also consider selling the Su-27 to you." Beryakov said.

Suddenly, everyone present was shocked.

Su-27! Lao Maozi's advanced fighter for his own use, they finally relented and wanted to sell this kind of aircraft to their own side?

Lin Lao swallowed a mouthful of spit: "Your own fighter plane of the Territorial Air Defense Force is willing to export it to us?" ”

"There is this possibility, if you want, we will help with the work, but you need to hand over the technology on the J-11 to us."

"Then you also have to hand over the technology of the Su-27 to us." Qin Feng spoke: "This is the equivalent exchange. ”

Li Ming's eyes flashed with light.

If they can really get the Su-27, they will definitely fall into their northern institute, and they will have a new project! However, is Lao Mao willing to hand over this powerful fighter technology to himself?

Sure enough, Beryakov shook his head: "I'm sorry, we can only sell you fighters, and this is very difficult, and it is absolutely impossible for you to introduce a full set of technology production like we used to introduce our MiG fighters." ”

"Then I can only say I'm sorry."

Two MiG-29s landed, and the pilot was like a defeated rooster, with his head down, without saying a word, and he looked very depressed.

"I want to see the pilot of J-11!" Lieutenant Colonel Basov said loudly in front of the representatives of the base who greeted him.

"I'm sorry, J-11 landed at other airfields, it takes time to coordinate, if you want to tell him something, we can convey it."

"I'm going to tell him that there is nothing remarkable about heavy fighters, and it won't be long before we in the Mikoyan Design Bureau will have heavy fighters, and at that time, we'll compete again!"

The J-11 with a changed engine has made up for the shortcomings of the Tomcat and has become the strongest variable-sweep wing heavy fighter in this era! The MiG-29 is a medium-sized aircraft, which is understandable.

However, Lao Maozi will not admit defeat, they also have advanced fighters!

"Yes! I'll help you pass it on, can you tell us about the specific model? ”

"I can't say the specific model, I can only tell you that the performance is very strong, and you have never seen it!"

"Okay."

In the afternoon of the same day, the Il-76 flew away with two MiG-29s, and when leaving, the escort fighters were replaced by J-8s. When I left, I didn't even come to see him off!

Lin Lao and the others saw them off and came to Shahe Airport with great interest.

Two J-11 fighters are undergoing routine maintenance in the hangar, and as an imitation of the Tomcat fighter, the maintenance of this aircraft is indeed complicated enough.

"Yes, yes, our J-11 fighter has made a great contribution this time, let Lao Maozi know that it will not work to fool us with low-grade goods like MiG-29, if you want to take it, you can take it at the bottom of the box!" Lin Lao nodded in satisfaction.

"It's better than I don't know, we used to think how powerful Lao Maozi's fighter was, but now when we look at it, it's just like that." Huang Dawei greeted him excitedly: "Old Lin, can we draw the results of the downdown under our cockpit?" ”

This is an old tradition, every time a pilot shoots down a plane, he will draw it on the aircraft skin under the cockpit canopy, which has been around since the era of biplanes in the West, and the J-5 in China.

It's just that the West generally paints specific models, while the domestic ones draw five stars, in which the solid represents the shot down and the hollow represents the damage.

However, in the past, it was only possible to draw this way by achieving results on the battlefield, but now, as the war gradually fades away, it is not easy to continue to obtain real results, so in later generations, the results on the training ground are also counted. Even this tradition was preserved by the time of the J-20.

Of course, it has to be a real confrontation between different troops, and a small fight within one's own troops cannot be counted.

"Yes!" Lin Lao nodded.

"Great!"

"You have won honor for us this time, and you have made great contributions, and you have to wait until you go back, and I will first congratulate you on behalf of the Air Force!"

"Yes, for the people!"

"Against all odds, go for victory!"

This is the spiritual magic weapon of the Air Force, which was most popular in the sixties and seventies, and even had to be added when making radio calls, but now it sounds a little outdated.

Qin Feng frowned: "Old Lin, can I meddle with the mouse once?" ”

"Of course, say!"

"I think it's time to change that slogan."

"Change to what?"

"Use me in the first battle, use me to win!"

Everyone present became serious.

For a long time, the equipment of the air force has been backward, and in order to be able to fight a powerful enemy, it is necessary to attach importance to ideological education.

Now, times have changed, we have advanced fighter jets, and the slogan has to keep pace with the times.

"Use me in the first battle, use me to win, this is a good saying!" Lin Lao chewed it a few times, and then nodded: "That's right, this is the slogan of our Air Force in the future, even if the powerful old Maozi or even the powerful Americans come, we can rush forward, and we can win!" ”

"Mr. Qin, you are so powerful, you are so inspiring to say a slogan." Lei Qi spoke.

"Where, I'm just casually saying, you guys played really beautifully this time, and you usually practice, right?"

"Well, we've done a lot of confrontation exercises with the F-16."

Qin Feng reacted instantly: Lao Maozi lost unjustly!

If you have to pull it hard, the MiG-29 is the benchmark F-16, and many technical data are comparable, and we once had a MiG-29 and sold it quickly, but we still have advanced F-16! This aircraft was purchased by an imaginary enemy, and the Air Force must have played the role of this fighter, and the Tomcat and the F-16 have fought many times.

This time, it's just a matter of taking over the previous confrontation training.

Lao Maozi has never been in contact with Tomcat fighters, but we often fight against medium-sized aircraft similar to the MiG-29, and various tactical uses are perfect!

Looking at the excitement of the big guy, Li Ming finally couldn't help but speak: "Lin Lao, if Lao Maozi decides to sell us the Su-27, will our Air Force want it?" ”