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Three more MiG-25s! In order to intercept accurately, the second Tomcat fighter must be dispatched! This is a conspiracy of the Soviets. They must have known that they only have two Tomcat fighters, so as long as there is a saturation attack, they will not have enough ability to intercept them, so they will adopt such tactics.

"Height, speed?" Mhammad asked.

"Height 24,000, speed 0.8." said the radar soldier.

From the altitude point of view, it is exactly the height of the MiG-25, and the speed is less than Mach 1. This is because the MiG-25 cannot fly at supersonic speeds for a long time, otherwise the engine will be damaged. It has not yet entered Pakistani airspace. The speed of Mach 0.8 is completely normal.

But Hamad's eyes were sharp: "No, there is something weird in this!"

Even if the Soviets want to use saturation tactics, they will never use these MiG-25s as bait. After all, the MiG-25s are so valuable, and it would be extremely stupid to use them all to consume Phoenix missiles.

Definitely not a MiG-25! Then there is only one possibility! This is the Soviet high-altitude target drone!

"Take off an F-16 and fly behind the Hunter, maintaining the same height and speed." Mhamad said: "We want to see what tricks the Soviets want to play."

Taking off an F-16? The F-16 can only carry Sidewinder missiles and has no ability to intercept the MiG-25. Especially now, they have flown to an altitude of more than 20,000 meters. This is completely in vain. This thought flashed through Arslan's mind, and he suddenly reacted.

"Chief of Staff, do you think this is a Soviet high-altitude target drone?" Old Arslan asked.

"Yes," said Mhamad, "we will use it to our advantage."

The radar couldn't tell the appearance of the aircraft at all. What was displayed on the screen was just a bright spot. If it weren't for an altitude of 24,000 meters, it would never have been judged to be a MiG-25. This was already a radar unit of Pakistan. However, the MiG-25 is not the only aircraft that can fly at such high altitudes. Those high-altitude target drones are definitely also capable.

Phoenix missiles are expensive to build. It is definitely not cost-effective to use this kind of missile for target shooting. At the same time, once the Phoenix missiles mounted on these two Tomcat fighters are used up, it will be a waste to come back and mount the bombs again and take off again. Lose valuable time. During this period, your own sky will be undefended, allowing the opponent's aircraft to fly.

The Soviets must have had this idea.

Then our own side will also fool the other side, take off an F-16, pretend to be an F-14 to intercept, and let the other side be fooled.

Turkmenistan Air Force Base.

Commander Khosnetsov stood in the command center, watching the radar soldiers in front of him busy. For this attack, they also mobilized a Tu-126 early warning aircraft, flying back and forth over Afghanistan, monitoring Pakistan's Air Force Base in Peshawar Military District.

The Indians crashed a MiG-25. Although they claimed that it was a mechanical failure, the Soviet Union would never be fooled. Relying on the hidden lines arranged within the Indian military, they soon learned that it was caused by the Pakistanis. Intercepted.

Unlike last time, the Soviet MiG-25 did not fly high enough. As a result, the F-16 of the Pakistan Air Force used a power jump method to jump up to 20,000 meters, and then killed it with combat bombs. This time, the Indian Air Force was intercepted abruptly.

The Pakistan Air Force has been equipped with F-14 fighters and the combination of Phoenix missiles can easily hunt down MiG-25s. This makes even Khosnetsov fearful. If his own MiG-25s are sent to conduct reconnaissance, Another one will definitely be lost.

The Soviet Air Force will never be afraid of Tomcat fighters and Phoenix missiles. The Soviet Air Force is the bravest and will not be afraid of any enemy!

However, tactics still need to be paid attention to. After careful investigation, including news from KGB spies in the United States, the Pakistan Air Force now only has two Tomcat fighters.

In this case, let’s go fishing first!

"The early warning aircraft reported that the other party took off a fighter plane to intercept."

"Report, the other side has taken off a second fighter plane."

Although I don't know the type of the opponent's fighter planes, when I found my own MiG-25 fleet flying in, they must have taken off Tomcat fighters. Moreover, they only took off one at a time, obviously because they were afraid of their own follow-up moves.

They still fell for the trick and used expensive Phoenix missiles to shoot down high-altitude drones worth just 50,000 rubles each. How stupid!

"Order, the attack fleet takes off. This time we must successfully bomb the Afghan resistance!"

Outside the base, a large bomber taxied onto the runway.

The pointed nose, the huge rectangular air intake, the main landing gear are equipped with three rows of wheels, the huge vertical tail gradually rises from the center of the back of the machine, and at the tail are two large engines , and a turret.

This is a large bomber with the logo of the Soviet Red Army painted on the tail. The long fuselage is more than forty meters, and the wings are relatively narrow. You can see that it can rotate around the roots of the wings. This is also a variable-speed bomber. Swept-wing fighter.

This is the pride of the Soviet Air Force, the supersonic variable-sweep wing bomber that can bomb the United States, the Tu-22M!

This is a legendary bomber, which was developed in 1962 and equipped in 1974. NATO gave it the code name of Backfire. Although the Soviet Union claimed that this was a tactical bomber, it actually had strategic bombing capabilities.

It can cruise at high altitudes at supersonic speeds or penetrate at low altitudes, which gives it a terrifying attack capability and is the magic weapon for the Soviet Union to threaten NATO. The Soviet Navy Air Force is equipped with 160 aircraft.

And now, in order to help stabilize the situation in Afghanistan, the Fourth Army's aviation regiment has ushered in such a big guy to bomb the Afghan resistance forces.

And its first mission is to cross the border and bomb the bases of the Afghan resistance organization in Pakistan, including refugee camps and weapons transportation sites.

Although the appearance looks very smooth and does not carry any weapons, in fact, there are 15 500 kg bombs hung in its internal bomb bay.

In order to operate it, four crew members are needed. At this time, in the front cockpit, the pilot is operating such a big guy and taxiing on the runway.

When they arrived, the Tomcat fighter had just completed the interception mission and returned. It would take time to go out again. This time difference was enough for them to penetrate at low altitude, complete the bombing, and then retreat easily.

At the same time, in order to protect the bomber, four MiG-25 fighters also followed behind and took off in a four-plane formation, ready to escort the bomber.

Four R-40 missiles were mounted under the wings. These were medium-range combat missiles specially used for the MiG-25. Facing the Tomcat fighter, the MiG-25 would not always be passive and it also had the means to fight back!

The five fighters flew into the sky, climbed to one thousand meters in the air, and then leveled off. The wings of the Tu-22M2 bomber were adjusted to a 65-degree sweep angle and entered a low-altitude cruising state.

"Scanning while tracking, three target aircraft." Oaks was still operating the radar. The distance was getting closer and closer, and it had entered the effective range of the Phoenix missile. As long as it flew another 20 kilometers, it would be more certain to shoot down the target.

"Okay, the data has been set and can be launched at any time."

"Peshawar, the target has been locked, requesting attack." Hussein reported in the radio.

"Give up the attack and keep tracking." Arslan's voice came from the headset.

Give up the attack? Hussein was stunned, but he immediately executed the order: "Oxs, give up the attack and switch to tracking mode."

"Understood." Oaks replied in the rear cabin. Attacking three targets at the same time is in actual combat. If it misses, it will damage the reputation of Grumman. Since it is required to give up this multi-target attack opportunity, Oaks did not object.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. Due to the height difference, the elevation angle of the antenna began to increase, and finally, it could not be tracked.

New bright spots appeared on the radar screen. They were the three high-altitude targets behind, exactly the same as before.

"The target is confirmed, the course and speed remain unchanged, and it is suspected to be a high-altitude target aircraft." Oaks said calmly. When he found the second batch of targets, Oaks also used his brain. If it was really a MiG-25, it would definitely not be so simple to fly over his head.

"Turn to the twelve o'clock direction and track again." The voice from the ground came from the radio.

Track again? What are you tracking these target aircraft for? Oaks was puzzled. Hussein in front had faithfully executed the order, turned the course, and caught up with the three target aircraft again.

Behind, the F-16 fighter also turned around and caught up.

Turkmenistan.

"The early warning aircraft sent a message that our six target aircraft were not attacked by the Pakistanis. They just continued to track."

The two Tomcat fighters did not shoot down their own target aircraft, but just tracked? When he heard this news, Hosnetsov was also a little puzzled. What happened?

"Our attack aircraft group will arrive over the target in twenty minutes." The adjutant continued.

Now, the situation has changed. The other side did not shoot down the target aircraft. So, should we change our tactics and let the attack aircraft group return?

"The target aircraft continues to fly eastward, taking the two Tomcat fighters with it, all the way to the eastern border." Hosnetsov said: "The attack aircraft group, continue to fly."

Since the other side is following the target aircraft, then continue to fly. The target aircraft will lead the two Tomcat fighters away, and our attack aircraft group can launch an attack.

Except for the Tomcat fighters, those F-16s are no match for our attack aircraft group. Hosnetsov insisted on continuing the bombing. Afghanistan needs their support.