Dominate South Asia

The semicircular fixed air intake on the abdomen can achieve better air intake efficiency during pitch maneuvers and prevent engine surging. This is the best air intake method other than the nose intake, but there is a risk of inhaling debris during takeoff and landing. Starting from the front end of the nose, the wingtip appears and extends all the way to the wing. In addition, the leading edge flaps on the leading edge of the wing can automatically deflect with the change of the angle of attack and Mach number to change the wing curvature. It can improve the lift-to-drag ratio in continuous high-overload turns, so that the aircraft can still maintain effective lift at high angles of attack. There are full-span flaps and ailerons on the trailing edge of the wing. These aerodynamic layouts are the latest scientific and technological achievements, and the main use is a special airflow called vortex. When the variable swept wing brought a heavy burden on the fuselage structure, the wingtip finally became popular.

Single engine and single vertical tail, a typical layout of a light fighter, in front of the nose is a bubble-type cockpit.

The spacious cockpit makes the whole person feel like riding on a fighter plane, with a 360-degree all-round view. At the same time, in order to resist the load, a side stick is used for operation. In the previous fighter planes, the main control stick was in the middle of the legs and the throttle stick was on the left hand side. Now, the main control stick has been moved to the right. This is because the seat is tilted back 30 degrees. If it is still in the middle of the legs, the main control stick cannot be reached.

At this time, the pilots in the two fighter planes are flying along the scheduled route according to the instructions on the ground.

Kadri and Khattak are both pilots of the 11th Squadron who have just finished modifying the F-16 fighter. According to the order of their superiors, they entered the Peshawar Air Force Base. At this time, the 15th Squadron has begun to prepare to replace the F-14 fighter, so they will be responsible for taking over the sky of Peshawar.

Transferred from the east, they caught up with the rampage of the Soviet MiG-25. They were all very angry. Under the planning of the military chief of staff Muhammad and the air force base commander Arslan, this interception that exceeded the fighter's limit performance began.

If you want to intercept the enemy plane, you can only take advantage of the enemy's carelessness, plus your own specific tactics, and power jump!

Power jump is a tactic created by ancient Eastern countries. When facing the constant enemy planes relying on the height advantage to detect, Eastern countries can only rely on the old J-6 to protect their own sky. They have only one choice. It is not advanced weapons that determine the outcome of the battle, but people! Under the conditions of backward equipment, we must give full play to people's subjective initiative!

The J-6 can only fly to an altitude of 16,000 meters. They first enter a certain glide path, then turn on the afterburner, and rely on the thrust and inertia of the engine to jump to a higher altitude! Using this tactic, they successfully reached an altitude of 18,000 meters. When everything was precisely calculated, the highest point of the jump was at the same altitude as the enemy aircraft. At this altitude, they could only maintain it for a few seconds. They used this limited time to fire!

18,000 is the limit of the J-6 jump, and the more advanced F-16 can jump to 20,000 meters using the same tactics! Although the ceiling of the MiG-25 is 24,000, in fact, they usually fly at an altitude of 20,000 meters, because the laser-guided bombs they throw will increase in altitude, which will bring more difficulties to the ground guidance personnel.

At this time, the invading MiG-25 was flying at an altitude of 21,000 meters, and the F-16 fighter began to jump according to the predetermined route.

Khalid was the main attacker. Once Khalid failed, Khatak behind him would have another chance to attack.

After receiving the order from the ground, Khalid pushed the joystick forward. At this moment, he was very calm.

The F-16 lowered its nose lightly and slid down. Then, Khalid turned on the afterburner and pulled the control stick back.

His whole body seemed to be pressed tightly against the seat. The blood began to flow faster and his limbs seemed weak. Khalid stared at the altimeter in front of him. 19,000, 20,000, 20,500!

He could not rise any more. He had reached the highest point of the trajectory.

Khalid's eyes had already seen the light spot on the opposite side, five kilometers away! Speed ​​2.5 Mach!

"Attention, the Pakistani fighter is right in front of you, five kilometers away!" The anxious warning of the radar guide behind came from Berilovich's headset.

"Understood." Berilovich was not in a hurry. He had already started counting down. When the countdown reached ten, he could drop the bomb and complete the bombing mission.

As for the fighter in front, what Pakistani aircraft could fly to such an altitude? Even if it came up, there was no maneuverability at all. The opponent could not think of any other way except to hit his fighter.

The opponent had no means. The air-to-air missiles in Pakistan's arsenal were tail-chasing missiles. The speed of the missiles could not catch up with the speed of his fighter planes. If they were fired from behind, it would be in vain. Now that the opponent had jumped right in front of him, he was just a clown.

Although the MiG-25 was made of steel and was relatively strong, its maneuverability would be very poor at this speed. He did not take any countermeasures and continued to count down.

"Eight, seven, six, five..."

After taking off, Kadri began to power the AIM-9L missiles on both sides of the wing, and at the same time activated the cooling switch in the cockpit to cool the missile's seeker, which would allow the seeker to see more clearly. When he began to rise, he started the missile launch program. The thermal battery pack on the missile began to power the seeker, and the servo assembly worked. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

If it was still the previous AIM-9P, it would not even be able to distinguish the sun, and this interception would not be possible. Now, along with the F-16 fighter, there is also this AIM-9L combat missile. Its seeker uses an argon-cooled indium antimonide detector with a high detection sensitivity. The missile has an omnidirectional attack capability, including attacking from the front hemisphere! It belongs to the third-generation Sidewinder missile.

When it jumped to the highest point, the F-16 fighter leveled off, and in just one second, the seeker had successfully locked onto the target.

When flying at 2.5 times the speed of sound, the MiG-25 itself is already a very huge heat source. The temperature of its nose exceeds 200 degrees, far exceeding the surrounding air. When the AIM-9L missile's seeker searches ahead, it is immediately attracted by it.

Launch!

The voltage of the thermal battery is added to the ignition circuit of the rocket engine. Suddenly, the two Sidewinder missiles on both sides emit light smoke from their tails, and then they lightly break away from the racks and fly forward.

At the same time, Kadri felt that his F-16 fighter suddenly lost speed, like a big stone, falling down.

The two Sidewinder missiles, unaware that their carriers have fallen, are still firmly carrying out their mission, flying towards the opposite fighter, and then explode!

Berilovich has counted to two, and his gloved hand has been placed on the bomb release button. The laser indicator on the ground has started working, and the bomb has also received the laser signal.

Just as Berilovich habitually looked out of the cabin, he saw the two missiles flying from the opposite side, arriving in an instant.

Head-on attack, the relative speed of the two was as high as Mach 5, and the distance of five kilometers was only three seconds.

What is that? Missiles! How is it possible! When did Pakistan have a fighter plane that can fight at an altitude of 20,000 meters and can also launch missiles!

Berilovich was panicked. The only thing he could do now was to pull the control stick back. The higher sky was safe.

Unfortunately, just when he pulled the control stick, the two missiles had already flown.

The hottest place in the entire MiG-29 is the nose. When the missile flew to the nose, the fragment warhead exploded, and countless fragments flew around the nose.

When the speed is fast enough, anything will have great lethality. The fragments flew to the skin of the nose, and the stainless steel skin was also cracked. Then, many fragments were sucked into the huge rectangular air intake at the back.

Head-on attack! Pakistan already has missiles that can attack head-on! Berilovich panicked. He looked at the dashboard in front of him. Countless warning lights flashed, and the huge roar of the tail had disappeared. Both engines had malfunctioned.

The fighter plane that lost power was like a piece of iron, and began to drop continuously. He knew that this MiG-25 could not fly back. Now, he had only one choice.

Berilovich pulled the ejection ring. With a bang, the top hatch broke, and a flame came out from below. The rocket of the ejection seat ignited, pushing the entire seat out of the cockpit.

He was still sweating from the heat just now, and when he came out, he immediately felt a chill. At an altitude of 20,000 meters, the temperature could drop to minus 100 degrees.

After the seat fell off, the parachute on Bielovich's back opened. This was the most difficult process. Watching the MiG-25 sliding past from a distance, it would soon crash. Bielovich still didn't know how he was shot down, but he knew that when his legs touched the ground, his escape career began. It would be okay if he was caught by the Pakistanis, but if he was caught by the Afghans, his biggest wish would be to die a minute earlier.

In the sky, Kadri, who had just completed the interception, was also in trouble at this time. The nose of the F-16 fighter was facing down, and the fuselage was constantly turning, like a big gyroscope. Kadri was dizzy. Khatak on another fighter flew around Kadri's fighter and shouted anxiously on the radio: "067, 067, you have entered a stall spin, get out! Get out!"