Dominate South Asia

"Hunter team, pay attention, the other side has launched a missile!" Just after the Tomcat fighter fired its own missile, the E-2 early warning aircraft also came through the headset.

The Soviets also fired medium-range missiles at this distance! Both sides fired almost at the same time, and due to the number of missiles, the missiles they fired were twice the missiles fired by the Tomcat fleet.

"Immediately real-time full-band interference." Following the order, the accompanying EC-130H electronic jammer began to operate at full power. Due to the backward electronic system of the Soviets, they could easily interfere with the other side.

The Soviets' old R-23 missiles have a maximum power range of only 30 kilometers, and they actually only start to fire within 15 kilometers. Now, the other side has fired missiles at the same distance of 30 kilometers. It must be a new missile of the Soviets!

"R-27 missile, a model that the Soviets just successfully developed last year." Muhammad said in the ground control tower, listening to the report of the early warning aircraft.

This is a new type of medium- and long-range air-to-air missile successfully developed by the Soviet Union. It belongs to the third generation. The four large inverted trapezoidal wings in the middle section of the missile body constitute the main control surface, and the four trapezoidal stabilizing wings in the front section and the four fixed double delta tail wings in the end section of the missile body are equipped. The aerodynamic drag is a bit large, but the missile performance is still very good. In later generations, this missile was exported to China along with the Su-27 fighter, and it also gave Eastern countries the ability to intercept in the middle distance for the first time.

There are completely different opinions about this missile. Some say it was put into service in 1987, and some say it was in 1982. Muhammad knows that the new R-27T and R-27R models were put into service in 1987, and the basic model was already out in 1982. After all, this is an air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

The performance of this missile is comparable to that of the AIM-7F Sparrow missile. Both are semi-active radar guided, so after launch, it is necessary to keep the nose pointing to the target.

This was a courageous battle. Both sides launched medium-range missiles almost at the same time. They had to maintain a stable flight while facing the attack of the opponent's missiles.

"Keep a stable flight." Kimofi, the leader of the MiG-29 four-plane formation, said. They had four missiles flying over, and the opponent had only two missiles flying over, which could hit their two fighters at most, while the missiles flying over could make the two fighters on the opposite side explode in mid-air.

They still had the advantage.

The front NO-193 "Black Slit" pulse Doppler radar was constantly scanning, and the inverted Cassegrain antenna was constantly emitting electromagnetic waves and flying to the opposite sky. This antenna was similar to an inverted pot lid, and its performance was similar to that of the US APG-65 radar. It is a pulse Doppler radar with downward-looking and downward-shooting capabilities. At the same time, it can also track and lock targets together with the onboard Shchel-3UM helmet sight and OEPS29 optoelectronic system. The MiG-29 integrates the wisdom of all engineers of the Mikoyan Company and is the most powerful fighter.

Unfortunately, its electronic system is still backward, and the inverted pot lid is not as good as the flat slot radar, especially the ability to resist electromagnetic interference. In the future, when the Su-27 of the Eastern country performs missions in the territorial waters, it will be interfered by the United States, and the radar cannot work properly. However, the J-8 with a backward body uses a domestically produced new radar, which is not easily interfered.

Now, when the EC-130H jammer begins to interfere in all directions, the NO-193 radar is blinded.

The clear bright spot that appeared on the radar screen suddenly disappeared. The OEPS29 optoelectronic system immediately took over the work very quickly. If you want to continue to provide guidance for the R-27 missile, the middle section of the R-27 missile can continue to be guided by the data link, and only the terminal section must be guided by semi-active radar.

Unfortunately, the maximum tracking distance of the OEPS29 optoelectronic system is only 15 kilometers, and it did not find the target in front of it.

The four interfered missiles turned into four uncontrolled rockets, flying towards Hussein and his wingman.

The radar operator in the rear cabin kept counting down: "Five, four, three, two, one."

A ball of fire appeared in the distant sky, and a MiG-27F Sparrow missile hit it.

The other one escaped by luck.

Hussein pulled the joystick back suddenly. At this time, the distance between the two sides was close to 20 kilometers, and they were about to enter close combat. In this case, they must seize the height advantage so that they can have enough energy.

The four missiles flew past his plane and exploded a few hundred meters behind the fuselage.

The opponent used a new MiG-29 aircraft! Especially with a helmet sight, it is easier to lock yourself! So, if you want to avoid being locked by the opponent, try not to appear in the front hemisphere of the opponent!

The medium-range air battle is over, and both sides can find each other in the field of vision.

Kimofiyi's eyes were full of anger. Just now, one of his wingmen was hit by the opponent's missile. He had already used the latest missiles, but was still interfered! It was all that damn jammer!

However, although he did not gain any advantage in the medium-range air combat, in close-range combat, with the excellent maneuverability of the fighter jet he was driving, coupled with the new missiles and helmet-mounted sights, it was no problem for him to completely defeat them!

He glanced at the racks on the rear wing. There was still one medium-range R-27 missile and four R-73 missiles left. The performance of this missile was definitely better than the American Sidewinder!

This missile was also developed by the "Triangle Flag" Missile Design Bureau last year. It uses a "duck" aerodynamic layout with the rudder in front of the wing, which makes it highly maneuverable. The wing uses a stabilizing aileron, and the front lift winglet is used in front of the wing. The wing and the rudder are in an X-shaped symmetrical structure.

What Kimofi is most satisfied with this missile is the off-axis launch capability, which reaches 40 degrees! It means that as long as the target appears in the sphere of 40 degrees in front of it, the missile can be launched. Moreover, when launching, the carrier can also make a maneuver of no more than 8G, that is, it can be launched at any time in a fierce fight!

Watching the two Tomcats in front of him climbing rapidly, Kimofi turned on the afterburner, and the tail of the engine was emitting thick smoke, and it climbed together.

"They are climbing with us and will appear in our rear hemisphere soon." The radar officer in the rear cabin of Hussein's fighter shouted.

During medium and long-range attacks, the main task of the radar operator is to operate the radar and guide missiles. In close-range combat, the radar officer is equivalent to having an extra pair of eyes, allowing the pilot to better grasp the surrounding situation.

Climb with us? Then climb! Hussein made up his mind. Climbing, heavy fighters have inherent advantages, which are ultimately determined by the thrust-to-weight ratio of the engine. When a fighter with insufficient engine thrust follows the climb, it will definitely stall first and have to fall. Hussein is sure that the opponent will fall first, so that he will flip down and just chase the opponent's butt, and can easily kill the opponent with a Sidewinder missile.

Unfortunately, Hussein's estimate was wrong.

If it was a previous Soviet fighter, it was really like this. None of them could climb with the Tomcat fighter. The Soviets' turbojet engines had amazing fuel consumption and insufficient power.

However, this time it was the MiG-29. Although the MiG-29 was light, it also used two RD33 engines, which was very powerful, especially the low fuel load coefficient of the fuselage. The fuselage was light. In the current air combat state, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the MiG-29 exceeded one.

Hussein's Tomcat fighter was climbing up quickly, while climbing, it was doing scissor maneuvers and spiraling up.

Behind, the MiG-29 was following.

Kimofi looked at the Tomcat fighter in front. As long as the opponent leveled off, he would have the opportunity to launch close-range combat missiles.

The two TF30 engines, spraying heat, pushed the Tomcat fighter to fly high in the sky. In the huge overload, Hussein was still paying attention to the surrounding air situation.

"It's still following behind." The radar officer in the rear cabin continued to report.

Still following! It has climbed from an altitude of 8,000 meters to 18,000 meters! It's almost reaching the ceiling! Hussein had to push the joystick. If he flew up again, he would have stalled.

At the moment of leveling, Hussein suddenly felt a tremor in the tail, and then the red light flashed on the dashboard in front of him.

Oops, both engines failed!

The TF30 engine is not mature. When it was first equipped to the US Navy, there were many accidents due to engine problems. Now, after several years of development, although it has gradually matured, the failure rate is still very high, which depends entirely on the careful maintenance of ground crew.

Unexpectedly, at this most critical moment, the engine failed.

The MiG-29 below had already rushed up. When the opponent climbed vertically and flew over Hussein's plane, Hussein clearly saw a special accessory on the opponent's helmet. It must be the so-called helmet sight!

Quick, restart! Seeing that the opponent's flying altitude exceeded his own, and then a cool tail rush, falling from above, Hussein knew that the opponent was about to launch a fatal attack on him.

At this time, the Tomcat, which had lost its power, was like a big stone, falling rapidly downwards.

Restart the engine, restart the engine! The only thing Hussein was thankful for was that the plane did not fall into a terrible stall and spin. At the same time, the emergency power supply was still working. As long as the engine was restarted, he still had a chance.

Finally, when it fell to an altitude of 3,000 meters, a roar came from the tail, and the engine finally restarted.

Turn on the afterburner, level off, and roll!

At this moment, Kimofey still aimed at the Tomcat fighter with the helmet sight, and then pressed the button easily.

An R-73 missile flew out from under the wing and flew towards the fighter that had just restored power.

In fact, Kimofey had already had a chance to lock it just now. He was just waiting, waiting for the Tomcat fighter's engine to start now. The huge flame at the tail would make it even more difficult to hide in front of the R-73's seeker.