Dominate South Asia

There were only ten MiG-29s left, and Yevgeny was almost going crazy. He had just used all his strength to dodge the Phoenix missile. Seeing his wingman being hit by the Phoenix and exploded in the air, Yevgeny was angry.

"27th Wing, 27th Wing." Yevgeny shouted: "Raise the altitude and prepare for battle!"

Where did the cannon fodder MiG-21 go at this time? They were supposed to consume the Phoenix missiles, but now, the enemy was attacking their own fleet!

A MiG-21 is not as valuable as a Phoenix missile, so it doesn't matter if it is consumed. The MiG-29 is the latest Soviet fighter!

Unfortunately, there was no echo in the headset, and the radio interference still existed.

"Attention, use the Sparrow missile to shoot down the last MiG-29 fighter!" Anwar, the deputy captain of the 18th Squadron, gave the order calmly.

After being jammed by radio, the MiG-29 fleet became deaf and blind. They did not need to engage in close combat with the enemy, and relied entirely on long-range missiles.

Each fighter only carried two Phoenix missiles, which had now been fully launched. The next battle should be solved by Sparrow missiles.

Although the radar of the MiG-29 was already the highest level in the Soviet Union, except for the phased array radar of the MiG-31, the rest of the radars could be easily jammed by the EC-130H electronic jammer.

With the radar jammed, the MiG-29 could only rely on the OEPS29 optoelectronic system for detection. Since it had not yet matured, this 8-kilogram optoelectronic system had a search range of no more than 20 kilometers and could only be used to guide the R-73 missile.

At a distance of 30 kilometers, the Tomcat fighter launched medium-range Sparrow missiles at the opposite MiG fleet. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the attack, two missiles were fired at once.

Twenty missiles flew towards the other side. At this time, the pilots of the MiG fleet were still adjusting the radar constantly, trying to switch to a frequency without interference.

"Attention, there are missiles coming!" Colonel Yevgeny shouted loudly on the radio. The sound of the warning receiver was always meowing in his ears. Coupled with the radio interference, they were all a little dazed and didn't know anything.

Yevgeny almost discovered the incoming missile by sight. He knew that dodging would definitely not work, so he just tried his best!

The OEPS29 optoelectronic system, in conjunction with the helmet sight, all stared at the incoming medium-range missile. Yevgeny kept shouting anxiously, lock, lock quickly!

The R-73 missile under the wing, the seeker turned rapidly, and finally found the target that guided it, the insignificant infrared heat source!

Lock, lock!

Finally, the missile successfully locked the target and then flew out.

It was the first time in the history of world air combat that a close-range infrared combat missile intercepted a medium-range radar-guided missile. Yevgeny had no choice but to bite the bullet and launch the missile.

After launching the R-73 missile, Yevgeny immediately turned on the afterburner, ascended, and turned sideways.

The R-73 missile flew towards the opposite Sparrow missile. It seemed to know its heavy mission and did not lose its target. It flew within five meters of the Sparrow missile. Then, it passed by and exploded behind the Sparrow missile.

The radio proximity fuse of the R-73 misjudged the Sparrow missile, and the Sparrow missile flew too fast. So, before it could react, it flew past and exploded.

The Sparrow missile followed its target and continued to fly towards Yevgeny.

The world was spinning, and Yevgeny didn't even know how he avoided the missile. When he found that he was still alive, it felt so good.

But then, all he could see was the second missile flying.

The Pakistanis were not afraid of wasting and fired two missiles at once! Yevgeny was finally speechless.

The performance of AIM-7F has stabilized. The hit rate of a single shot is less than 50%, while two missiles are more than 80%!

At the moment when the missile flew over, Yevgeny was ashamed, and his back was full of sweat. Without waiting for the missile to fly over, he pulled the ejection handle under the seat.

"Bang." With a crisp sound, the canopy above his head broke, and the rocket ignited, pushing him away from the fighter.

Looking at his own plane, which was accurately hit by the missile, Yevgeny was very glad that he was still alive, but the ending of the battle was something he could not tolerate.

All the squadrons that attacked this time were shot down, and none returned! The only record of our side was that we damaged one of the enemy's planes!

After cleaning up the MiG-29 fleet, the Tomcat fighters began to dive down from mid-air, following the command of the AWACS to destroy the remaining MiG-21s.

The air battle was carried out quickly, and in less than half an hour, the Indian conspiracy was crushed again.

The battle in northern Afghanistan was particularly fierce.

The Soviets also had AWACS command, and the MiG-31 carried the same long-range missiles, and the phased array radar could not be interfered with, only the missiles fired by the opponent.

The concentration of a large number of fighters in a small airspace was a test of the early warning capabilities of both sides. Both sides would quickly miss each other, and sometimes even mistakenly track their own fighters.

The four-plane formation quickly became a two-plane formation, and some even became a single plane.

At this time, the pilots of the Pakistani Air Force, who use the Western training model, originally valued their personal abilities, and now they performed even better.

The two sides have inevitably fallen into a fight. How to avoid being bitten by the MiG-29 and get a chance to launch is an important issue facing Pakistani pilots.

The MiG-29 has many advantages. It is equipped with the R73 "Archer" omnidirectional infrared short-range missile, which can attack enemy aircraft at an angle of 45 degrees off axis; the R27 "Poplar" semi-active radar-guided missile can attack enemy aircraft at a distance of 40 kilometers, with beyond-visual-range attack capability; excellent flight quality, flight angle of attack can reach 25 degrees, and can perform multiple high angle of attack flight actions in a short period of time; can withstand 9G overload. These are typical characteristics of third-generation fighters. However, due to the imperfections of the Soviet electronics industry, these advantages will be greatly discounted in practice.

For example, its fuel load factor is small, the flight range is short, and the load is small; the avionics equipment is backward and there is no fly-by-wire flight control system; the radar detection distance is small, and the electronic equipment is bulky and obstructive; the MiG-29 relies too much on ground command and guidance.

Now, with the continuous release of interference from electronic jammers, the communication between the MiG-29 and the AWACS behind is intermittent, and in the rapidly changing air situation, the A-50 AWACS cannot notify each fighter in time, and its data link has not been developed yet.

Rick the Eagle is driving the Tomcat fighter, and a Soviet MiG-29 behind is tightly biting. The opponent has begun to open various complex buttons in front to prepare for launch.

Although the R-73 has excellent performance, far surpassing the American Sidewinder of the same era, the launch of this missile is very cumbersome and requires opening multiple buttons. Pilots have to follow the order in complex air combat situations and cannot make mistakes. Moreover, these buttons are not arranged together, but are scattered.

Following Rick was a skilled East German pilot. Although the MiG-29 had not been equipped for a long time, he had more than 200 hours of flying experience. He was also very skilled in training and quickly turned on buttons one by one.

At this moment, the Tomcat fighter in front of him had begun to climb at an accelerated speed.

So the pilot also climbed up, otherwise the opponent would exceed the off-axis launch angle of his missile.

His arms had become a little sore and he could hardly hold the joystick. He had performed several large overload maneuvers in succession. Because it was at low altitude, he had to do his best every time.

Now, doing this large overload maneuver again, he almost used all his strength to keep up. His arms were shaking a little, and his fingers turned on the next switch of the missile, and then pressed the launch button.

The missile did not launch as he expected. He looked down and found that he had just turned the wrong switch!

Just as he looked down, Rick's fighter had turned to the other side of him with agile rolling. Looking at the hot line on the HUD, Rick pressed the joystick and then pressed the button.

The 20mm six-barreled machine gun spit out a tongue of fire, and countless bullets covered the MiG-29.

Rick had already used up all his missiles in the previous air battle. Now, his only weapon was this machine gun, with 675 rounds of ammunition, which was only enough for him to fire a few bursts.

Several holes suddenly appeared on the fuselage of the MiG-29, and then a bullet went through the canopy and hit the cockpit. Suddenly, blood splattered and dyed the entire cockpit red.

Rick pulled up, and his machine gun shells were also used up, and it was time to return.

The MiG-29 fleet also began to return, and their fuel was almost consumed.

The last F-16 fighter jets to enter the battlefield, according to the command of the early warning aircraft, intercepted the low-flying fleets. When they visually discovered the target, they were shocked, the Backfire bomber!

At this time, the first Backfire had entered the bombing route and was ready to drop bombs. The F-16 fighter swooped down from mid-air and launched a Sidewinder missile like a dragonfly touching the water.

A bomber was hit by a missile and its engine was damaged. Because it was at a low altitude, the pilot did not pull up and fell to the ground.

"Boom!" The bomber burned violently. It was the bomb it carried that burned. The Soviets used napalm this time!

The remaining bombers immediately threw away their bombs and wanted to return to Tajikistan's airspace. At this time, they were surrounded by the F-16 fleet.