Dominate South Asia

There was no response, and there was still no response under the pylon. The Phoenix, staying firmly on the belly of the aircraft, had become the most unstable factor.

"It seems that we can only fly back with it." Rick said.

"No, this is very dangerous." Jackson said, "Try to do a large overload maneuver and see if you can knock it down."

When the aircraft fails, such as the landing gear cannot be lowered, it is necessary to perform a large overload maneuver to allow the landing gear to be shaken down under severe overload. This is effective.

However, Jackson, who was not wearing an anti-Dutch uniform at this time, was miserable.

Time was very tight at that time, and Rick did not give Jackson time to put on the anti-German suit. In fact, fundamentally, it was because Jackson got into the C-130 for comfort during the long-distance flight. If he had flown all the way here, At that time, Jackson was in the back cabin, and he must be fully equipped at this time.

The large overload maneuver was proposed by Jackson on his own initiative. After all, the safety of the two people and the aircraft was at stake at this time. It would be completely inconsistent with the regulations to eject and escape just because of this Phoenix missile.

Rick turned on the afterburner and pushed the control lever forward. The fighter jet began to dive downwards with a roar. When the speed was almost exceeding the speed of sound, it suddenly pulled up and performed a 5G overload maneuver.

Jackson felt his stomach churn, and all the compressed biscuits he had eaten on the C-130 transport plane were vomited out of his mouth. At that time, his head was facing the sky, and as a result, he vomited a whole cap.

Jackson didn't care about making a fool of himself. He looked at the display screen and saw that the missile was still there!

Peshawar.

There was a moment of silence in the command tower. When the news came that the MiG-25 had been shot down, they were excited and cheered. The combination of Tomcat fighter jets and Phoenix can definitely protect the sky of Pakistan.

However, a mechanical failure occurred later, and the missile that was not launched tortured Rick and Jackson.

Arslan's hand tightly grasped the radio and wanted to give instructions, but in the end he said nothing.

"How about ordering them to parachute." Hamad said. Mhamad also knew the risks of landing with a missile. At this time, the missile could be accidentally launched at any time, causing danger.

"No, it's not time to parachute yet." Old Arslan said. Although the person driving the fighter plane is his son, he is the commander of the base. He must consider the problem from an overall perspective. This risk is still It would not be necessary to parachute to save the pilot's life.

After several large overload maneuvers, the missile was still hanging on the pylon, so Rick knew that he had no choice.

"Peshawar, Eagle requested to land with bombs." Rick said on the radio.

"Received, maintain normal navigation attitude." Old Arslan said on the radio.

The siren sounded again at the base, and the fighter planes on the tarmac were quickly pulled away and entered into the cavern. This was to prevent the Phoenix missile from being accidentally launched when the fighter planes landed, affecting these fighters.

Meanwhile, fire trucks and ambulances were on standby at the end of the runway.

The Tomcat that just killed the MiG-25 had a mechanical failure. We must ensure their safety! The ground crews stood ready and looked up at the sky.

In the sky, the eagle has spread its wings and flew back.

"Jackson, when do you think it will ignite?" Rick said to Jackson in the back cabin.

"I don't know, maybe we can wait until we land." Jackson said. He had just finished vomiting the contents of his stomach and felt much better.

The horizon was rapidly approaching, the runway was in sight, and Rick knew that the time had come to test himself.

In the sky just now, such a huge overload, although it did not shake the missile down, may have already shaken it. When landing, the vibration of the landing gear in contact with the ground was the final opportunity to induce it. If it touches the ground, In an instant, the missile fell down and exploded just under the fuselage. The fighter plane itself turned into a fireball.

It must be light, as light as stroking a pet's hair. Rick slowly pulls the operating lever back, gently downwards, and then downwards in a graceful arc.

"Squeak." The main landing gear made a soft sound, firmly contacted the ground, and continued to slide for dozens of meters before the front landing gear was lowered.

There was still no reaction from the belly of the aircraft, and Rick finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When landing for the first time, the parachute had already been released. However, during the emergency takeoff again, the new parachute was not inserted. Therefore, there is no parachute at the tail of the aircraft, and Rick can only rely on it to glide. At the same time, lightly brake the wheels to slow down.

It was a long time, almost like a century. Finally, the Tomcat fighter jet stopped gently at the end of the runway.

The ground crew quickly came up and put the ladder up.

The hatch opened and Rick nimbly climbed down.

Jackson looked at the mess in the cockpit that he had vomited, and shook his head helplessly. According to the unwritten rules, whoever vomited had to clean it up.

Now, the Phoenix missile had to be dealt with first. Jackson climbed down the ladder and watched several Pakistani ground soldiers coming up.

The fighter plane has landed smoothly, the danger to the pilots has been eliminated, but the risk to the ground crew has just arrived.

Although it is reasonable that Pakistan's ground crew has not received systematic training, and now it should be handled by American experts, but at this dangerous time, the American experts immediately retreated. They are on a business trip, not to die.

The way of mounting missiles is similar. The ground crew needs to take the missile off the belly of the aircraft first. They approached carefully, avoiding the front and tail of the missile, and studied it from the side. It turned out that a hook was faulty.

A ground crew swung a sledgehammer and smashed the hook down, and then several people lifted and put the Phoenix down. In order to mount the Phoenix, there is a special cart, the height is just the same as the belly of the aircraft, and it only needs to be loosened and placed on the cart.

Down, just push this damn missile away, the farther away from the aircraft, the better.

Several ground crews continued to push the cart and left the aircraft. Just after walking more than 20 meters, suddenly, the ground crew squad leader found a thick smoke coming out of the tail.

"Leave!" the ground crew leader shouted loudly.

Several soldiers dodged one after another, and saw the Phoenix missile, with thick smoke coming out of the tail, followed by a hot flame. The missile slid more than a hundred meters with the cart below, and then the missile broke away from the cart and began to climb.

The flying missile shocked everyone and opened their eyes wide. If it had been ignited a little earlier, it might have been a terrible accident.

The Phoenix missile followed the pre-planned procedure, climbed high, and began to search for the target, but it could not find it, so it could only choose to self-destruct at the end of the flight.

Except for two ground crew soldiers who were closer and were burned, no additional casualties were caused.

Rick was also sighing, watching those Americans come forward, open the side cover at the front of the fighter, and start testing. He couldn't help but look at them with contempt. What did they do just now?

"Report to the Chief of Staff, Report to the Commander, Eagle Rick has successfully shot down a MiG-25 fighter!" Rick saw Muhammad and his father Arslan and others coming, and immediately saluted, although the salute was not very standard.

"Eagle Rick." Arslan said: "This time, you took off and bravely shot down a MiG-25 fighter that invaded Pakistan's airspace, and you won a second-class merit."

According to the rules, shooting down an enemy plane is a second-class merit. Old Arslan said this and it was not a backdoor for his son.

"However, this time you violated the base regulations and let the ground crew mount missiles and take off forcibly without completing the inspection, which almost caused a major flight accident. Therefore, you will be punished again!"

This sentence was very severe. A serious demerit would carry a black spot on your resume for the rest of your life. Suddenly, Rick was stunned.

"Commander, the situation was special. If we hadn't mounted the bomb quickly, we wouldn't have been able to intercept the invading fighter and would have had to let it escape. Look, isn't this a bit heavy?" Muhammad said beside him.

"No." Old Arslan said seriously: "These regulations of the Air Force are all exchanged for bloody lessons. They must be strictly followed, otherwise, it may be the price of sacrifice."

Pre-takeoff inspection is essential, especially for weapon systems. Old Arslan recalled that when his wingman was using 127mm rockets on the battlefield, the ground crew hurriedly mounted them and did not check the integrity of the rockets. As a result, a rocket exploded in the rocket launch nest, directly blowing off half of the F-86's wing, and the fragments flew into the F-86's cockpit, and the wingman pilot was killed on the spot.

It's not that these steps can be ignored just because the situation is urgent. When flying into the sky with an untested Phoenix missile, it is equivalent to carrying a time bomb.

At that time, old Arslan thought that the ground crew had already hung up the missile, but it turned out that it had not been tested, which was completely against the safety regulations.

"Now go back to the operations room and ask American friends to explain to us the application of the Phoenix missile this time." Old Arslan said. He gave his son a serious warning, but the Americans must not be offended, especially this time, the main people who controlled the Phoenix missile were Americans, and the other party must pass on these experiences to their side without reservation.

Hussein patted Rick's shoulder. Just now, Hussein did not force take off because the missile test wasted time. Unlike Rick, Hussein is now old enough to bear the weight, but he appreciates Rick's courage just now.

"Rick, come on, you will soon surpass me." Hussein said.