Dominate South Asia

After the Falklands War, many experts began to analyze that the Sea Harrier fighter had vector thrust capability, which enabled the Harrier aircraft to switch from high speed to hovering in a few seconds during the Falklands air battle. At this time, the enemy aircraft being tracked would fly over the target, so that the Harrier aircraft could easily occupy a favorable position to chase and shoot down the enemy aircraft.

The theories of these experts are very popular in the military community, and seem to fundamentally explain the huge advantages of vertical take-off and landing fighters. Unfortunately, they are all experts in the office, and they will never go to the battlefield of blood and fire, and they don’t know what the real battle is.

The Indian Naval Aviation paid a heavy price for this. What a cruel battle it was!

Rick’s fighter flew over the hovering Sea Harrier fighter at high speed. When the Tomcat had not arrived yet, the nose of the aircraft pierced the air, forming an air cone, and the airflow had already affected the Sea Harrier.

When the Sea Harrier was hovering, it was very difficult to control. In the later generations, the V-22 Osprey has been working on it for so many years, and the change between vertical and level flight is full of dangers.

The Sea Harrier uses so many nozzles just to control the course, and now, this huge airflow hits, and the Sea Harrier's flight is unstable.

The pilot tried hard to operate the Sea Harrier, waiting for the other party to fly over, he was confident.

However, just when the Tomcat almost flew over with its belly close to its vertical tail, suddenly, the Tomcat fighter pulled up.

The vortex at the root of the wing, the lifting airflow of the wing, and the hot airflow ejected by the two engines all fell near the Sea Harrier. This complex turbulence made it impossible for the Sea Harrier to maintain balance.

Suddenly, the nose of the Sea Harrier tilted, and the whole plane fell towards the sea. The engine suddenly stopped at this critical moment.

"Boom!" This Sea Harrier crashed without being shot down by a missile.

In the Falklands War, the Sea Harrier lost six fighters due to mechanical failures, most of which were in the vertical landing stage. It is simply suicide for such a fighter to implement such a paper-based tactic in air combat!

It was landing. Even a sideways airflow would cause great trouble, not to mention the airflow deliberately stirred by the Tomcat fighter.

The Tomcat fleet was engaged in an air battle with the Sea Harrier fighter, and the Sea Harriers were shot down one after another.

"Azazel, pay attention, eight targets are flying over the sea, suspected to be the Mirage 4000 of the Indian Air Force." The sound of the early warning aircraft came from the headset.

Indian Air Force!

Because the news was received too late, when Muhammad began to obstruct the Indians from continuing to obtain the Mirage 4000, the Indians had already obtained eight Mirage 4000s and formed two squadrons. This is a heavy air superiority fighter!

"Received." Rick replied calmly: "Three squadrons. Four squadrons, disengage from the battle, Tomcat Wall!"

"Received!" Two squadrons. Four fighters, the swept wings retracted in unison, turned on the afterburner, and accelerated.

It's too easy to get rid of the fight with the Sea Harrier, just turn on the afterburner! The Sea Harrier simply couldn't catch up with the Tomcat's speed, and when the Sea Harrier was ready to guide the magic missile, the Tomcat had already flown out of the range of the magic missile.

In the future. When the F-22 fighter was fighting with other fighters and was cruising at supersonic speed, it meant the end of the fight, and they could come and go freely!

Rick and his wingman also began to pull up. The six Tomcat fighters climbed to an altitude of 10,000 meters and accelerated to Mach 1.8.

"Attention. The enemy aircraft is at 90 kilometers." The early warning aircraft continued to command.

"Understood, prepare the Phoenix!" Rick ordered his squadron on the radio.

No matter what kind of fighter it is, just bear the first round of attack first!

The APG-71 radar at the front of the nose began to lock the opponent's flying fighter in a tracking and scanning manner. Then, the flames flashed under the belly of the aircraft. A Phoenix missile flew out.

The six intercepting Tomcat fighters fired eight missiles, each at a target. Rick and his wingman fired two Phoenix missiles successively, attacking two targets at the same time.

Ninety kilometers away, eight heavy fighters were flying on the sea.

Mirage 4000! After the Indians spent a lot of money to equip these fighters, they finally had the same equipment as their opponents for the first time.

The two M53 engines at the tail spewed out hot flames, and the wings of the delta wing were full of missiles.

Four medium-range Matra Super 530Fs and four close-range Magic missiles. They came here to take revenge!

The Pakistani Air Force launched anti-ship missiles and sank many of their warships. After learning the news, the Indian Air Force finally used their magic weapon!

In the spacious cockpit, Indian pilot Naya calmly drove his fighter. He was the commander of this team.

The RDM multi-function Doppler radar at the front of the nose continuously scanned the airspace ahead. The six targets that climbed rapidly were the Pakistani Tomcat fighters! Then, six small spots of light appeared among the six fighters. The other side had already launched missiles!

The other side launched missiles without the radar warning receiver ringing! Naya knew that at this distance, it must be the huge Phoenix missile!

How to deal with the Phoenix missile? The Indian Air Force has been studying it for several years, and the only conclusion it has reached now is to fly towards the opposite side!

The overload of the Phoenix missile is not high. When the missile attacks, fly against it and pull the control stick at the last moment to avoid it!

"Attention, the other side has launched the Phoenix, sprint to the maximum speed!" Naya gave orders on the radio.

The intake cone began to adjust automatically, adapting to the changing air flow speed, forming a suitable shock wave, and the air flow entering the air inlet reached the inlet duct at a speed reduced to subsonic. At the same time, the air pressure began to increase, and the air flow was pre-compressed to meet the engine's intake requirements.

Relying on the powerful engine and delta wing layout, the speed of the Mirage 4000 quickly broke through the speed of sound, and continued to increase, sprinting to Mach 2.3.

At the same time, the bright spots scanned by the radar were also approaching rapidly. With each scan, the bright spots were much closer.

Naya looked ahead, and from the vast blue sky, he had already seen the flying missile!

The radar warning receiver finally rang. This was the result of the Phoenix missile's seeker, which had begun active guidance.

A sharp female voice, a number that kept counting down, ten, nine... This was the time when it was about to be shot down.

Just when the time counted to 2, Naya suddenly pulled the control stick back. The fly-by-wire control stick was very light, and he received it in his arms. At the same time, the nose of the aircraft was sharply raised, and the entire fighter plane climbed up almost vertically.

The huge overload made Naya almost black in front of his eyes. It took a second to ease up. He had successfully shaken off the Phoenix!

The Mirage 4000 with a canard layout has outstanding instantaneous nose pointing ability. Although it is a fixed canard, it can also make the nose rise faster.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

A Phoenix missile successfully shot down a Mirage 4000, and another was injured. The rest of the fighters successfully avoided the incoming missiles.

Relying on outstanding maneuverability and fearless spirit, the Indian Air Force broke the myth of the Phoenix. Eight missiles only hit two!

The Phoenix missile is very large, weighing half a ton. Even if it consumes fuel continuously during flight, its mass is still huge, resulting in poor maneuverability. It is most suitable for hunting quietly, when the enemy is still unaware, to carry out the attack.

Six Mirage 4000 fighters are still flying fast, and the distance between the two sides is gradually approaching.

Almost immediately after the Phoenix missile switched to active guidance, the radar officer in the back seat of the Tomcat fighter began to redirect the Sparrow missile.

AIM-7M has a maximum range of 45 kilometers. At a distance of 40 kilometers, the opponent's fighter was locked through radar, and the Sparrow missile was launched.

Perhaps the opponent can avoid the incoming Phoenix by flying head-on. The maximum overload of the Phoenix does not exceed 10g, but it is not so easy to avoid the Sparrow missile. The Sparrow has an overload of 30G, which far exceeds the overload of the opponent's fighter!

Six Sparrow missiles flew towards the opposite side. At this distance, the Mirage 4000 was still in a situation where it could only be beaten and not fight back.

The overall performance of the Mirage 4000 is still advanced, especially the advantages of the canard layout, which are fully utilized by the Gallic rooster, and the introduction of fly-by-wire operation makes it easier to drive this fighter.

However, its weapons are too backward. The French can produce various weapons. In addition to the high price, the performance is not very advanced. For example, the most advanced air-to-air missiles of the French are now the Matra Super 530F. At this time, the more advanced Super 530D has not been developed.

The maximum range of the Matra Super 530F is only 25 kilometers! This is only the maximum range. In actual combat, in order to ensure that the opponent can be hit, the distance when launching missiles will not exceed 20 kilometers.

During the period from 100 kilometers to 20 kilometers, the Mirage 4000 is in a situation of being beaten. This is like two soldiers, one holding an AK rifle, can fire at 300 meters away, and the other person, only holding a pistol, must constantly roll, dodge, and approach within 50 meters before shooting the opponent.

The French have tried their best. The older R530 missile has a range of only 12 kilometers, which is not as far as a close-range Sidewinder.

Six small bright spots appeared on the radar again. Facing the missiles fired by the opponent again, Naya continued to give orders on the radio: "Turn sideways, release the lock!" (To be continued ~^~)