Babylonian Empire

The annoying locking sound in the earphones finally disappeared.

Although the ultra-long-range Phoenix missile is actively radar-guided, it only has this capability at the end. The initial stage adopts the preset program and flies to high altitude and fast flight. In the medium range, it also needs to rely on AWG-9 radar to shoot. Therefore, getting rid of the radar of the Tomcat carrier-based aircraft is equivalent to getting rid of this missile.

Omar was very calm, he remembered what Reyel told him, on the battlefield, you must be calm!

The speed of the two sides was very fast, and they entered within [-] kilometers.

Lock on the opponent's plane and shoot them down!Omar calmly gave orders to his formation.

The four Mirage 4000 fighters are quickly turning on their radars, locking on to the targets assigned to them on the data link.

The distance between the two sides is still getting closer, reaching a distance of forty kilometers.

"Launch missiles!" Omar said calmly over the radio.

Under the wings, flames flickered, and they each launched an active sky flash missile.

At the same time, the opposite Tomcat fighter jets almost each fired a sparrow missile.

After the launch, the fighter planes of both sides began to maintain a fixed course and speed to provide single-pulse electromagnetic waves for their own semi-active radar.

Alex has already started to panic, because this is simply two people slashing at each other, and they can only die together in the end. This style of play is not what they hoped for.

However, why did the Iraqis on the opposite side not move?

The early warning machines are nervously providing information to them all the time, and their own radar warning receivers are also ringing non-stop.

what to do?keep flying?

Alex frowned. Their fighter planes have powerful maneuverability, and they have also practiced maneuvering to get rid of missiles. If you lose your target because of the loss of guidance, then you will be completely beaten.

Persist, whoever withdraws first will lose his missiles in vain.

Alex made a decision.

The missiles in the sky left behind beautiful traces.

Omar is also persisting, and at the same time, he is ready to take the initiative to get rid of it at any time.

As for the missiles flying from the opposite side, as long as the opponent's carrier plane is forced to maneuver at that time, they will be safe.

Omar is very confident that if the Americans can't hold on and maneuver to get rid of it, those sparrow missiles will be shot in vain, and their missiles can still have some achievements, even if the Americans have been insisting , then, after the missiles of one's own side enter the range of active guidance, one's own side can still get rid of it with a large overload maneuver first. In this way, if the American planes continue to guide their missiles, they will be living targets in the sky and will become active targets. A record for the sky flash missile, if they get rid of it, the sparrow missile will be out of control.

This is an advantage of active radar-guided missiles. For passive radar-guided missiles, the seeker only receives radar waves and does not emit signals. It must rely on the carrier aircraft to continuously provide single-pulse guidance signals. At this time, the carrier The aircraft cannot perform maneuvers, otherwise, the missile will miss the target.As for the active radar seeker, since it can emit electromagnetic waves by itself, it can complete the task by itself without the illumination of the carrier aircraft. The carrier aircraft behind can perform various maneuvers, although it is limited by the guidance of the missile. The size of the seeker, the stage of this kind of active guidance, generally does not exceed [-] kilometers, but this is already a great improvement.

Time passed nervously, and the missiles fired by both sides were flying towards each other. They were all insisting on it. Could it be that they were going to perish at the same time?

Absolutely not!When the missile flew within [-] kilometers of the opponent, Osama ordered in the radio: "Perform maneuver flight immediately and get rid of the opponent's missile!"

Following Osama's order, four Mirage 4000 fighters turned on the afterburner at the same time to carry out vertical climbing. The two F404 engines provided strong thrust. The air combat thrust-to-weight ratio has exceeded [-]. It can perform this action effortlessly. , in the process of climbing up, the speed does not decrease but increases.

Then, they will dive down from the sky at high speed.

When the medium-range air-to-air missile is flying, it will follow the maneuvering flight of the opponent at any time and change its course. In this way, the missile flying from the opponent must also climb. You must know that their missiles have already passed the powered flight. In this stage, if they climb again, they will consume precious energy.Moreover, after diving down again, the speed of the fighter will increase greatly, and there will be enough energy to use it when performing various maneuvers. This is a tactic that the Iraqi Air Force is proficient in.

good!The Iraqis finally couldn't support it anymore!Alex was overjoyed. Now, they just need to leisurely continue to use their radar to illuminate each other and provide data for the missile to continue to guide.The missiles launched by the opponent have become uncontrolled rockets.

However, Alex's self-confidence was shattered in the next second. The emergency aircraft sent an emergency message. Although the Iraqi planes were performing heavy overload maneuvers, those missiles did not miss the target at all and chose to self-destruct. They are still flying according to the intended target, and they are still flying smoothly. The Tomcat fighters that provide radar photos are their live targets.

How is this going?In the flash of lightning, Alex suddenly remembered that during the last training, the beautiful female commentator from Raytheon Company once mentioned their own advanced medium-range missile project, and now In the sequence of the Iraqi Air Force, an active radar-guided air-to-air missile has been equipped, and the active sky flashes!

However, this is not the same as the intelligence of their military. The military has always believed that this missile is still in the final testing stage.Because the UK has already withdrew its investment in this joint project between Sweden and the UK, and after Sweden dropped the Gripen fighter, Saab has devoted all its efforts to solving the problem of the main fighter. The development and service of this missile will definitely not It is strong to have our own advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles!

The advanced medium-range air-to-air missile developed by Raytheon Company has been delaying the progress of the plan. They just want to increase funds by saying so.

Sweden is a big country with weapons. They have a variety of self-developed weapons. However, Sweden has insufficient scientific research technology and funds. The United States did not expect that they have successfully developed a medium-range active radar-guided missile. Moreover, It also completed the matching with the carrier aircraft and exported it to Iraq.

In any case, whether the intelligence of the U.S. government is wrong, or the U.S. is overconfident, in short, the Tomcat fighter jets of the U.S. Navy are now being killed by active radar missiles. At this time, they are very dangerous.

In the first round, the Tomcat fighter plane used a Phoenix missile, which was just a test shot, hoping to force the Iraqi plane away. However, the Iraqi dodged the missile, and the Iraqi was still approaching quickly. In the second round, each fired medium-range missiles.

Although the aircraft in the Tomcat Fighter Squadron are all equipped with Phoenix missiles, this missile was originally designed to intercept bombers, and it is not very effective against fast and maneuverable fighter jets. This made them doubt the effectiveness of this missile, so they used the Sparrow missile with better maneuverability.

Although the U.S. Navy has Tomcat fighter jets and Phoenix missiles, this combination has not had any outstanding records.

If it's Phoenix, the last stage is an active process, and Phoenix's cruising speed is very fast, so they won't be in such a mess, but now, they have no choice.

If they continue to carry it like this, it is not clear whether their missiles can hit the opponent's plane, but they will definitely be shot down by the opponent.Their current flight is even smoother than that of a target drone.

"Maneuver and evade immediately." Alex shouted helplessly over the radio. At the same time, this meant that all the missiles they launched missed their targets, and they had to bear the impact of the opponent's missiles.

It's better to shoot down two of the opponent's planes, and then get shot down all by yourself, than to not shoot down the opponent, and then you can get rid of it yourself?Facing the current situation, Alex made a correct judgment at the first time. They can only destroy the enemy after protecting themselves first.

This is the first time that the U.S. military has not taken advantage of technology. This is still a backward country!

Pilots are elites among ordinary people, and carrier-based aircraft pilots are elites among elites. Only the best pilots can become carrier-based aircraft pilots, and only the best carrier-based aircraft pilots, To be able to fly a Tomcat fighter jet.

Facing the incoming missiles, they were not afraid.According to the original training, the large overload maneuver flight was started.

However, at this time, the flying missile has already flown to the no-escape zone. In this case, it is very difficult to escape from the missile.

They adopted the same tactics as the Iraqis. They were also twin-engine heavy-duty air superiority fighters with plenty of power.

Chapter 54

Alex was a little out of breath. The high-government maneuver just now made him feel that his internal organs were almost pulled out. This kind of thrilling action, it turned out that every time he did it, he would feel very enjoyable. But now, he had just brushed shoulders with death. He recalled that he had almost seen the missile flying past the top of his cockpit, and they were unscathed.

However, not everyone is as lucky as him. The weapon operator in the back cabin just reported to him that one of his own was shot down in the encounter just now, and the pilot had parachuted and was injured again. One engine was damaged, but it can continue to fly. It has already turned around and returned, preparing to temporarily land at an Israeli air force base.

Zero to two, this is a humiliating record for them. Now, they have two left, and the opponent's four Mirage 4000s are already approaching quickly, and they are about to enter the line of sight.

what to do?Alex was not afraid. Although the Iraqi side took advantage of the medium-range missiles in this round of medium-range air combat, the close-range air combat was completely their world.

With its excellent aerodynamic layout and computer-operated variable-sweep wings, the maneuverability of the F-14 is unmatched, and it can outshine all fighters, even the F-15 of the Air Force, in close combat with it. It's all stupid suicide.

In later generations, after the U.S. Navy retired the Tomcat fighter jet, the main air defense mission of the U.S. fleet was handed over to the Super Hornet. Invincible, they no longer need such a murderous fighter Tomcat.

Therefore, even though it was a one-on-two, Alex did not have any fear of this close-range air combat. He did not know that the Mirage 4000 fighters equipped by Iraq not only have excellent medium-range air combat capabilities, but also have close-range air combat capabilities. Very outstanding, especially the instantaneous turning ability, and excellent fighting missiles! The R-73 missile is not inferior to the Sidewinder missile currently used by the US Navy.

Moreover, behind them, the fighter planes supporting them had also arrived.

... "This time, Iraq actually dared to shoot down our fighter plane. We just took advantage of this opportunity to expand the conflict and let our power truly take root in the Middle East!" Cheney said.

The latest news was reported just now, the Iraqi Air Force dared to take the initiative to attack them, and even shot down a Tomcat fighter jet of the US Navy!

The development of the situation has completely exceeded their expectations. Bush wants to completely resolve the Middle East issue, and wants to allow American forces to station there. However, he absolutely does not want to send troops just like this, because his reasons are not sufficient!

Damn Prince Sultan is still alive. He is the elder of the Saudi royal family. With both the king and the crown prince killed, it can be said that he will definitely take the throne of Saudi Arabia without a doubt. This is very natural. natural thing.With the occurrence of this incident, Saudi Arabia's defense policy has been completely divorced from the United States, and it is no longer superficial, but almost torn off the camouflage and naked hostility.