Dominate South Asia

All the aircraft groups left the mainland, and the noisy sound in the headset suddenly disappeared. They had left the command range of the land-based radio. The attack operation was entirely under Rick's command.

The E-2 early warning aircraft followed, monitoring the surrounding airspace. Two tankers flew in the front, and the F-14 attack aircraft group was behind.

Below, there was an endless sea. The Pakistan Air Force had been fighting in the northern mountains, and this was the first time to fly over the blue sea.

The entire fleet flew south, which was the depths of the Arabian Sea.

After passing 20 degrees north latitude, you can go directly east and enter the sky above Trombay!

The airflow ejected from the tail even raised two waves, forming two tumbling waves at the tail.

"Prepare for aerial refueling." Rick shouted on the radio.

Aerial refueling! When taking off, the Tomcat was half fuel. Now, an aerial refueling is needed to meet the needs of long-distance flight.

The Tomcat fighters imported by Pakistan originally did not have the ability to refuel in the air. During the last modification, a refueling probe was added under the right end of the nose skin of the Tomcat. This batch of fighters originally exported to Iran cancelled this device.

There are two main types of aerial refueling. The US Air Force, the only one in the world, uses a hard pipe for refueling. A long pipe extends from the rear of the tanker. The refueler will operate the pipe and aim it at the refueling port on the back of the receiving aircraft. After it is aligned and locked, the fuel will flow quickly into the fighter under the pressure pump. In a few minutes, a fighter can be fully refueled.

For this kind of aerial refueling, the pilot does not need to master too many skills, just follow the tanker. Whether the refueling is successful, in addition to the turbulent airflow. It is the skill of the refueler.

The other is hose refueling. From the wing of the tanker, a refueling pipe extends out, more than ten meters long, with a sharp cone at the tail. The pilot needs to carefully bring the fighter closer, closer, and then. The refueling probe of his fighter plane was quickly and decisively connected. After the connection, the hose began to refuel until the refueling was completed and then detached again.

This refueling method has nothing to do with the tanker. It only requires stable flight. The main technology lies in the receiving aircraft. The pilot must have superb driving skills and be decisive to refuel at high speed in the air. It is more dangerous than shaking hands on a motorcycle running on the highway.

However, this refueling method is simple, so in addition to the US Air Force, the US Navy and the air forces of other countries all use this refueling method.

Tomcat is a naval carrier-based fighter, so it naturally uses this refueling method.

Rick turned the button. Watching the pipe on the right extend, he operated the more than 30-ton fighter and approached the refueling cone.

Due to the effect of the airflow, the refueling cone kept shaking left and right. Rick was cautious, his eyes were fixed on the refueling cone, and in the last half meter, he quickly pushed the operator.

"Bang." There was a slight sound. The refueling port successfully covered the refueling probe, and then the fuel began to flow into the fuel tank of the Tomcat fighter.

Two aerial refueling aircraft were flying steadily, with two long refueling pipes dragging on their wings. There was a Tomcat fighter on each side, refueling simultaneously.

They flew steadily for a while. After refueling, Rick freed himself again and put the refueling probe back into the nose of the aircraft.

The last two Tomcat fighters also began to refuel. Although they had only trained more than ten times, they had already mastered the essentials skillfully.

The four Tomcat fighters filled with fuel began to lower their altitude, almost flying close to the sea level. They will enter the Indian waters with their altitude advantage.

Southwest India, near the coastline of Lakhpat.

This is close to the southern border of Pakistan. India has built a large radar station here. From here, the situation in Pakistan's airspace can be seen clearly. It is the most advanced radar station in India and is responsible for guarding the Pakistan Air Force.

After discovering the situation here, the Bhuj and Jamnagar air force bases in the rear can be notified immediately to call fighters for support.

The large air defense radar keeps rotating, scanning the surrounding airspace.

Suddenly, the radar operator found a snowflake on the screen.

What happened? The radar operator had been working in his position for two years and had encountered this situation several times. It must be another cable failure on the radar antenna!

He had to come out of the stuffy operating room and prepare to climb the tall radar antenna to check the line.

Just then, a bright spot came from the distant sky. He looked curiously until the bright spot approached, and he found that it was a missile flying there!

Yes, it was a missile! He could see the tail flame of the missile, and it seemed that he could also see the missile's seeker, which was staring at him.

He ran away quickly, and there was a bang behind him.

After the huge noise behind him, he saw that the radar antenna had completely turned into scrap metal.

The Pakistani Air Force had long been dissatisfied with the radar station here. This time, they just had the opportunity to interfere first, and then use the Shrike anti-radiation missile to kill the radar station here.

The electronic jammer was fully powered, and the communication between this radar station and the rear had been completely interfered.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the F-14 fleet in the open sea successfully left the warning airspace range of the land-based radar and flew towards Trombay.

The E-2 Hawkeye early warning aircraft began patrolling at an altitude of 5,000 meters at a distance of 200 kilometers to the west of Mumbai. The radar of the early warning aircraft scanned the airspace around Mumbai and the situation on the sea surface clearly.

The Indians put their nuclear base on the seashore instead of inland, which was the biggest mistake!

At the same time, the electronic jammer also began full-power interference. Mumbai is the largest port on the west coast of the Indians. In addition to civilian use, there is also a military port. The largest fleet on the west coast of India is stationed here, including the aircraft carrier formation that the Indians are proud of.

With the help of the electronic jammer, the advantage of ultra-low-altitude flight, and the data of the early warning aircraft that was continuously transmitted through the data link, the attack formation continued to fly at ultra-low altitude.

The inertial navigation system worked steadily, providing sufficient navigation information for the fighter, and the radar operator behind was already busy.

The first thing to be launched was the Harpoon anti-ship missile!

The Harpoon missile is an anti-ship missile developed by the American McDonnell Douglas Company. It was mass-produced and equipped with the US military in 1975. Until later generations, it has always been the main anti-ship weapon of the US Navy and Air Force. Compared with the French Exocet missile of the same period, this missile is equipped with a turbojet engine, so the power range has been greatly improved. The air-launched type has a range of 120 kilometers.

And just last year, on the other side of the ocean, in the conflict between Britain and Argentina, the Exocet missile was in the limelight.

"80 kilometers away from Trombay." The radar operator in the rear cabin said.

"Attention, the attack begins!" Rick shouted, and at the same time, he turned on the afterburner, pulled the control stick back, and the fighter took off from the sea.

The wings were retracted to the end, which was a quick sprint. The Tomcat fighter kept climbing. When it reached a height of one thousand meters, he pushed the nose again, and the fighter went down and began to dive.

And at this moment, the APG-71 radar at the front of the nose had quickly scanned the land in front, in synthetic aperture mode!

With the help of the high-speed computer, the radar had scanned the clear images of the land to the radar officer in the rear cabin in just a few seconds. Those targets were very clear.

Only Rick's fighter was pulled up. When the radar scan was completed, it was synchronously transmitted to other fighters through the AN/ASW27C data link.

"Launch the Harpoon missile!" Rick shouted.

The radar finally confirmed the target. The two Harpoon missiles had already been set with the final launch data. When the Harpoon was being developed, in addition to attacking warships, it could also attack land targets.

"Launch!" After entering all the data, the missile-borne gyroscope was activated, and the Harpoon missile was separated from the Tomcat fighter's rack. Then, a tongue of fire suddenly spurted out from the tail, and the turbojet engine started smoothly with the initial speed of the carrier.

The missile flew quickly forward and quickly accelerated to a speed of 0.8 Mach. Its flight altitude was even lower, only five meters.

Four Tomcat fighters and eight Harpoon missiles were all launched. Their targets were two nuclear reactors, a plutonium separation plant, an office area, and a dormitory area, but the Indians knew nothing about them.

In the 1980s, India was ambitious to develop an early warning aircraft. As a result, the early warning aircraft fell down and all the valuable scientific researchers died. As a result, India's early warning aircraft project was forced to be discontinued. Now they have to pay the price for not having advanced early warning aircraft. The attack formation led by Rick roamed as easily as entering their own back garden!

In addition to those factories, this attack also focused on attacking Indian scientific researchers. The brains of those people are the biggest weapons. Killing them, even if the Indians want to start over, they lack the necessary talents!

Eight Harpoon anti-ship missiles flew in front, and Tomcat fighters followed behind, all at a speed of 0.8 Mach. Rick could almost see the anti-ship missiles in front flying on the sea.

"Prepare laser-guided bombs." Rick continued.

The attack does not need to be too far away. When the Harpoon was just launched, the distance was only 60 kilometers. In this way, the remaining fuel in the Harpoon missile will also expand the attack effect. The more important weapon for the attack is the Paveway laser-guided bomb mounted under the belly of the aircraft.

This is a heavy laser-guided bomb, the Paveway II GBU-10 907 kg bomb, which is improved on the 2000-pound MK84 low-drag bomb. Without anything else, this nearly one-ton weight falling from the sky can also smash the ground into a several-meter-deep hole. (To be continued ~^~)