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What to do? The other side has completed the lock and launched a missile, but there is no radar warning on our side, which means that the other side is using a new type of radar!

At this time, it is too late to explore what kind of fighter plane is coming this time. Rick needs to face a new problem. Should he dodge or continue to intercept?

The other side has multi-target attack capabilities. The three missiles are obviously fired at the three aircraft on our side. One of them is aimed at himself. If he does not dodge, he will definitely be hit by one of the missiles. However, if he dodges, he cannot guarantee that he can dodge it. Moreover, the EC-130H electronic jammer that he wants to protect may not be able to dodge this missile.

Can't escape! Rick made a choice in an instant and said calmly: "Launch the Phoenix!"

"Phoenix launch!" The radar officer in the rear cabin shouted. He had just made all the preparations. Now, listening to Rick's order, he immediately pressed the launch button.

A Phoenix missile flew out from the belly of the aircraft, dragging flames, moving quickly, and leaping into the sky.

In terms of timing, Rick launched a missile five seconds later than the other party. At Mach 5, these five seconds would be several kilometers away. So, if the speed of the missiles of both sides was the same, Rick would have been shot down by the missile of the other party before he shot down the other party.

However, Rick had no choice, he had to do this. Since the electronic jammer was further back, when he was hit by the incoming missile, his Phoenix had already entered the final active flight stage. In this way, he sacrificed himself and could also save the jammer.

Moreover, Rick would not necessarily die. He is the young eagle Rick, the best among young pilots, and the eagle in the sky!

After the semi-active guided missile was launched, the carrier aircraft could not perform large overload maneuvers, but had to fly steadily, aim the radar at the other party, and continuously provide guidance signals to the missile.

"They launched a missile! A Phoenix is ​​flying towards us." In the cockpit of the MiG-31, when the radar officer Anatoly found the echo on the screen, he immediately reported to the pilot in front.

It is said that Pakistani pilots are crazy. I didn't believe it before, but now Anatoly finally believes it. The other side did not maneuver to avoid the missiles launched by the other side, but launched missiles at the other side.

"The Pakistanis are looking for death. Our missiles will shoot down their planes first." Gerhardt said: "Don't worry about that missile, continue to guide our three missiles."

The radio device is turned off because the electromagnetic interference above the battlefield is too strong. If the external radio is turned on, the headphones will be full of noise.

We must shoot down that electronic jammer! Gerhardt is not worried at all. The first to launch has the advantage. His missiles will shoot down the opponent's carrier first!

Phased array radar is different from mechanical radar. Its antenna does not need to rotate, and it works through the phase shifter of each unit. In this way, the refresh rate, integrity rate and other indicators are far higher than ordinary airborne PD radar. However, this radar is relatively bulky and was originally used only for long-range radar early warning. Now, the passive phased array radar carried by MiG-31 is the only aspect in which the Soviet Union surpasses the United States, but the price is high.

This radar has 3,000 ferrite phase shifters, a band of 9 to 9.5GHz, and frequency hopping to resist interference. When the interference source is found, it will automatically jump to another frequency band.

EC-130H jammer.

"Quick, the interference power is the largest, the opponent's radar band." The jammer commander shouted.

The SPASM jammer system is mainly used to interfere with the enemy's communication and navigation systems. Now, to interfere with the opponent's radar, it is necessary to adjust the interference frequency to the frequency of the opponent's radar.

The jammer is running at full power, and the interference signal is concentrated on the radar band.

No matter how far the enemy's missile range is, the initial stage must be semi-active radar guidance, and jamming their radar is the most appropriate way.

Unfortunately, the performance of the phased array radar is too good. Although the jammer is running at full power, those missiles are still flying.

Another F-14 fighter has already accompanied the jammer on one side. At the critical moment, this Tomcat will use its body to block the missiles for the jammer. This is their mission.

The early warning aircraft in the distance is nervously watching those light spots, watching the missiles launched by both sides almost pass by, and then, the three missiles continue to fly towards their own aircraft.

"MiG-31, R-33 long-range missile." In the Peshawar Air Force Base, listening to the report of the radar soldier, Muhammad had a calm expression on his face.

This interceptor is the latest interceptor of the Soviets. It has just been developed and is now sent to the battlefield in Afghanistan. It can be seen that its appearance has already changed history. The Tomcat fighter is equipped with the Pakistan Air Force, which seriously stimulates the Soviets.

The two sides launched the first long-range interception confrontation in history.

Air combat is very fast, even at a long distance, it only takes less than two minutes. Rick the Eagle was the last to launch the missile, and his situation was the most dangerous.

Arslan was also paying attention to the situation on the battlefield. Arslan was more accepting of the Western air combat thinking and gave the pilots the greatest autonomy. Rick was completely right to do this, but he would face the most dangerous situation. Seeing his son experiencing danger in the air, Arslan was very calm, but he was also full of worries in his heart.

"Continue to interfere with the full-band, with the highest power." Muhammad said: "The opponent's missiles use radio command guidance."

The jammer made a mistake. It is very difficult to interfere with the phased array radar. Even if it is not a phased array radar, it mainly uses electron tubes. The Soviet radar with super power is also difficult to be interfered. It is better to interfere with its radio command.

Hearing Muhammad's order, the jammer immediately adjusted the interference method.

Those missiles have already flown very close. The first one is only 20 kilometers away from Rick's Tomcat fighter, and there are only a dozen seconds.

Rick's Tomcat fighter is still holding on. As long as it holds on for another two seconds, the Phoenix will have entered the active radar guidance stage, and he can maneuver to get rid of it.

Rick was ready. As long as the radar officer in the rear cabin gave a signal, Rick would start to turn on the afterburner and fly towards the missile. When the collision was about to happen in the last two seconds, Rick would immediately pull up and climb.

The radar officer in the rear cabin was in a state of high tension. In order to allow the Phoenix to hit the target more accurately, he set the distance to 15 kilometers before switching to the active radar stage.

"Three, two, one." The radar officer counted down: "OK, done!"

Hearing the signal from the radar officer, Rick immediately turned on the afterburner and flew forward. He was fearless in this flight.

The wings were swept back and accelerated. This was a meeting with the god of death.

The AWG-9 radar was still running, capturing the signal of the missile flying from the opposite side.

Suddenly, a light spot flashed, and then it fell down.

"The incoming missile fell automatically, judging that it was out of control." The radar officer said.

Fell down? Rick's back was pressed tightly against the seat under the huge acceleration. He turned off the afterburner. A thrilling maneuver to avoid the missile ended just like that?

"The missile is out of control." Anatoly shouted in the cockpit of the MiG-31: "The radio command cannot be transmitted. It is strongly interfered with. Switch to passive radar mode immediately."

The initial and middle stages of the R-33 missile adopt inertial guidance plus radio command guidance, and at the end, the airborne radar provides continuous wave guidance signals to guide the missile to hit the target. Now, when Anatoly found that the missile fell, he knew that it was caused by serious interference. If he had known earlier, he would have adjusted the missile to enter the passive guidance mode earlier. His advanced radar would not be interfered with.

Just as he adjusted the knob, his eyes suddenly noticed another bright spot on the radar screen.

The opponent has another missile flying over! What's going on? The carrier aircraft has already made a maneuvering flight, but this missile is not affected! Is it active guidance?

There was no time to think about anything else. He shouted: "Missiles are coming, and they will arrive in three seconds!"

He didn't need to count down. Gerhardt in the front cabin pushed the joystick to the right.

Just when launching the missile, he accelerated to the maximum speed, and after launching, he turned off the afterburner, and the speed of the fighter plane had dropped.

Avoid that missile!

American fighter planes have long entered the era of pulse Doppler radar. To avoid the opponent's missiles, they mainly avoid pulse Doppler radar and turn to the opponent's lateral flight. In this way, the opponent will filter out his fighter plane as clutter. This tactic was mastered by Gerhardt when he was still flying the MiG-25.

Although this will cause the other two missiles to lose their targets, he has no other choice now and must try it!

Unfortunately, his action was too late.

The weight of the MiG-31 exceeds that of the MiG-25. The thrust of the engine is the key to making this high-maneuvering action. When he turned on the afterburner and turned quickly, he forgot that he was at high altitude.

When the fighter plane turned left quickly, the airflow at the front of the left engine air intake was blocked. This is an inevitable shortcoming of fighter planes with air intake on both sides. The air is dense at low altitudes, and there is enough air to supply the engine. However, at this high altitude, too little oxygen is inhaled, and the afterburner is turned on, which requires more oxygen. In an instant, the engine exceeds the allowable limit and surges.

The left engine loses power! The Phoenix missile is already flying!