Dominate South Asia

The two groups of target planes continued to fly eastward, and the two fighter planes of the party continued to track them. They had already flown over Islamabad and continued to fly eastward to the Kashmir region.

The real target of attack never appeared. Apart from the two groups of targets, there was no other movement from the Soviet side.

The atmosphere in the control tower was highly tense. The targets of the two groups of three sorties must be target planes. So, did the Soviets send out these target planes to tease them, or was there a real conspiracy?

The second Tomcat fighter plane had been waiting on the runway. Rick and Jackson were on standby in the cockpit. As long as the signal appeared, they could fly into the sky at any time.

Muhammad frowned, looking at the flight path of the target plane that was constantly marked, and the situation that it had not appeared in the west. What was going on?

Could it be a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain? If so, now is the best time! Thinking of this, Muhammad glanced at Arslan, who looked at him with the same eyes, and then nodded vigorously.

Can't wait any longer!

"Eagle, take off immediately and search the western border." Arslan said: "066, 067, take off together, the rest of the fighters, stand by at any time."

In the absence of Tomcat fighters, Arslan asked two F-16 fighters to take off together. In case of combat, the long-distance air battle will be over in a few minutes. After the two sides get close, the F-16 will also have a great advantage in close combat.

"Understood." Rick heard the take-off order from the radio, turned on the engine, and took off with afterburner.

The wings spread out to provide maximum lift, and the two TF30 engines at the tail burst out the maximum thrust. The flames were clear, and the fighters slid on the runway and left the ground.

The two F-16s behind took off in a double formation, with four AIM-9L combat bombs mounted under the wings.

Jackson in the rear cabin turned on the radar during takeoff. After pulling up, the fighter turned and aimed at the western sky. The AWG-9 radar had entered the search state.

"Long-range, pulse Doppler mode." Jackson said as he operated. When the radar beam hit the ground, countless echoes returned, causing a snowflake on the radar screen. Although the single pulse detection distance is farther, the pulse Doppler mode can significantly eliminate the radar echoes in the mountains.

When the snow on the screen disappeared, Jackson opened his eyes wide: "Altitude 800, speed 0.8, distance 150, five targets."

The opponent's altitude above the ground was only 800, but the speed reached 0.8 Mach. This is a typical low-altitude high speed penetration. Jackson can even guess that when the opponent enters Pakistan's airspace, the speed will definitely increase again. Because the opponent flies close to the ground, the reaction time left for the team is very short. If the AWG-9 radar did not have a pulse Doppler function, and the detection distance is very long, it can capture fighter-sized targets at a distance of 160 kilometers. They can't find these targets at all.

This is the main force of the opponent's invasion! Jackson can see that the protected aircraft in the middle of the four bright spots has a stronger return echo. This is a large bomber!

After receiving this news, the Peshawar Air Force Base suddenly fell silent.

Five invading enemy planes broke through from low altitude and at high speed, and were 150 kilometers away! They were about to cross the border!

"Order, Eaglet, launch Phoenix missiles immediately and kill these enemy planes!" Arslan said loudly: "Hunter, 068, return home immediately!"

It was no longer worthwhile to continue tracking those target planes. Now we needed to mobilize the other Tomcat immediately to deal with these flying targets.

"Understood." An echo came from the radio.

The Tomcat fighter continued to climb, and with its excellent climb rate, it rose to an altitude of 16,000 meters, which was the most suitable altitude for launching Phoenix missiles.

Jackson in the rear cabin was the most nervous at this time. The AWG-9 had multi-target attack capabilities and could attack up to six targets at the same time. This was still limited by the fact that the Tomcat fighter could only carry six Phoenix missiles. In extreme cases, it could track 24 targets at the same time, but the theoretical situation would definitely be greatly reduced in actual combat.

"Five Phoenix missiles, ready to launch." Even so, Jackson still adopted the most extreme tactics. Since there are five targets, then prepare five Phoenix missiles for them!

The computer of the fire control radar began to calculate quickly. The advantage now is that the opponents are all flying together, which greatly simplifies the calculation of the computer. In a few seconds, the preparations before launching have been completed.

"Shoot, interval of 0.3 seconds." Jackson pressed the button.

"Swish." A Phoenix left the belly rack of the Tomcat with a tongue of fire, followed by the second, the third... In less than two seconds, all five Phoenix missiles were fired. At this time, the distance to the target has been shortened to 100 kilometers.

Rick operated the fighter plane and flew steadily. At the first 80 kilometers, the Phoenix relied on inertia plus passive radar mode, and the carrier aircraft needed to continue radar illumination.

The five Phoenix missiles quickly climbed to an altitude of 24,000 meters and began to enter the cruising phase.

These missiles were accurately captured by the Tu-126 early warning aircraft at the same time. At an altitude of 24,000 kilometers and a speed of Mach 5, these targets were very obvious.

When Hosnetsov found that three more fighters had taken off from the Peshawar Air Force Base, he was not surprised. In short, the two Tomcat fighters had been transferred and flew to the eastern border. By the time they reacted, the bombing here had been completed. These three fighters must be newly transferred F-16 fighters. Unless they approached a distance of ten kilometers, they would not pose a threat to their side.

Who knew that one of the fighters suddenly fired five missiles! All these missiles flew high into the sky. They were definitely Phoenix missiles!

Damn! I fell into a trap! In an instant, Hosnetsov knew that the two fighters in front were not Tomcat fighters at all, or only one was.

Yes, there must be only one, otherwise, the opponent would not use this method to attack five of their targets at the same time with one fighter. This is simply a joke!

"Release electromagnetic interference immediately and order the attack aircraft to disperse!" Hosnetsov said. They had already flown into the border of Pakistan. It only took five minutes to complete the bombing. Hosnetsov would not give up easily.

Hosnetsov would never believe in the so-called multi-target attack capability of the American Tomcat fighter.

After receiving the order, the five fighters flying at low altitudes dispersed immediately.

Two of the MiG-25s turned on the afterburner and quickly rose from below, flying in the north and south directions at the same time. They will fly at the maximum speed in the high altitude.

At the same time, they activated their own radars, and the R-40 missiles they mounted could also kill Pakistani fighters!

The remaining two MiG-25s continued to fly at low altitudes in the north and south directions. They also turned on the afterburner and flew at low altitude supersonic speeds, without worrying about the damage caused by the sonic boom to the ground.

The Tu-22M2 bomber was still flying in the original direction. As soon as it entered Pakistani airspace, it had entered the bombing route. With the four fighters covering it, it was not worried about its own safety. It turned on the afterburner, and this huge bomber also flew at supersonic speed at low altitude.

Next to the Tu-126, a Tu-16 electronic jammer began to radiate chaotic electromagnetic wave signals to the surroundings, performing full-band electromagnetic interference. In order to improve the effect of interference, this electronic jammer also began to fly towards the Afghan border area.

The five targets have been dispersed! On the 25.4 cm diameter cathode ray tube tactical information display, Jackson was nervous when he saw that the five targets had started to maneuver.

Damn it! They would be discovered by the tracking and scanning method! The five targets were flying in different directions, which immediately put the radar's electronic computer into a full-power calculation state.

At the same time, they were affected by electromagnetic interference. Jackson only adjusted a few knobs to minimize the impact of electromagnetic interference.

Persist! As long as he holds on for another minute, the missile will enter the active guidance phase, and he can knock down all the opponents! At the same time, he will become the first person to conduct multi-target attacks in actual combat! Two hundred thousand dollars for one, and one million dollars for five! Thinking of the company's reward, Jackson was excited.

Hold on!

At this moment, the 12.7 cm detailed digital display on the right flashed, and Jackson suddenly became nervous.

Radar failure, box No. 6 has a problem, it must be isolated!

In order to improve the effectiveness of the AWG-9 radar, it uses an in-machine test device to isolate any of the 31 boxes that make up the system, identify the location of the failure, and report it to the pilot.

The average failure-free interval of this radar is only more than 30 hours. Now, just in time for the most intense battle, the radar has failed.

Reassign the guidance method! Jackson continued to operate nervously. He activated the infrared search and tracking device to track the two enemy planes in the sky. At high altitude, the ratio of target to background radiation was large, which was convenient for searching. At the same time, he turned the radar to low altitude to track the three fighters that penetrated at low altitude.

The Phoenix missiles continued to fly. As the electronic jammer gradually approached, they were increasingly interfered.

One of the Phoenix missiles finally couldn't stand the strong interference source. According to the missile's program setting, when it was interfered with by electromagnetic interference and could not continue to track the target, it would turn around and attack the interference source!