Great Power Fighting Falcon

The weak signal flashed by, and then flashed by again. This time Li Zhan saw clearly that it was a target with very weak radar signal characteristics.

The distance was about ten kilometers, which made Li Zhan grit his teeth in anger.

It was agreed that the detection distance would be 30 kilometers, but the result would be 10 kilometers. This is not a problem with the radar performance but with the target drone. He was sure that the small drones released by the target drone team must be much smaller than planned. Li Zhan can be considered a veteran, and he has some knowledge of the radar signal characteristics of various targets, including his own aircraft in service, foreign military aircraft in service, etc. The faint radar signal that flashed past was definitely not any known active aircraft.

The target drone brigade obviously set a trap for Captain Li.

He accelerated and rushed over. The airborne radar worked frantically to scan the front hemisphere. Soon the weak and intermittent signals became continuous. Li Zhan began to search visually, but could not see anything. If you are someone who can't hold your breath, you should be anxious at this time, but Li Zhan, who has experienced hundreds of battles, is very steady. There are thick clouds at low altitude ahead, and 80% of the target is hidden inside.

Li Zhan could even imagine the operators of the target drone team smiling in the cabin on the ground, waiting to see the joke.

A small drone with a wingspan of just over two meters cruised leisurely in the clouds. The blades on the nose of the aircraft rotated slowly, driving the aircraft to fly at a speed of more than 120 kilometers per hour. The infrared signature emitted by the fully electric-driven engine is extremely weak, and its petite size makes it easily ignored by the not-so-sensitive PL-5C seeker.

When Li Zhan entered the clouds and saw this little thing, his first thought was to use aerial cannon to kill the target drone group. Air cannons are obviously the most suitable for dealing with low-altitude and slow-moving targets, but they cannot use air cannons and can only fire air-to-air missiles. This is obviously a deliberate attempt to create a problem.

A simple live-fire shooting training turned into a practical application shooting that tests tactical abilities.

"Dongyao report, target found, small low-altitude, low-speed target, completed." Li Zhan flew three kilometers to the right of the target drone and observed the small drone sideways.

The all-red small drone reminded Li Zhan of HNA's electronic reconnaissance aircraft that simulated the Blue Army. That kind of aircraft was modified from a tactical transport aircraft and could fly at a very slow speed and at a very low altitude, making it good at high-speed and high-altitude performance. It is difficult for the J-8 series fighters to deal with it. Even if it is later equipped with Su-27 and J-11 series fighters, it is not easy to drive away these air targets using propeller engines.

"Dongyao attacks on his own, pay attention to the live fire shooting arrangement of the formation, target several drones, attack continuously, complete." Fang Chenghe gave Li Zhan new instructions.

"Dongyao understands."

Li Zhan was secretly surprised. He dared to love more than one target.

He did not dare to underestimate the enemy, and issued several orders in succession to instruct the fleet to rush over and launch a combat formation to conduct an all-round search and attack. They had practiced this tactic many times, and the effect was very significant, and the cooperation was very tacit.

Within a few minutes, all the targets appeared on the radar screen of the air target team. This information was then shared in real time to the platform of the Beiku Tactical Intelligence Interaction Center through the airborne intelligence interaction terminal, and was also displayed on the command terminal of the tower. on the display.

The combat capabilities of the Beiku Tactical Intelligence Interaction Center have been gradually discovered. It can not only transmit real-time tactical intelligence information from the command terminal to the airborne terminal, but also share the target intelligence information obtained by the airborne terminal back to the command terminal, achieving Information is shared both ways.

This capability turns all fighters involved in the system into reconnaissance terminals, greatly expanding the reach and scope of battlefield intelligence reconnaissance, and is a powerful measure to achieve one-way transparency on the battlefield. It is a pity that these current combat capabilities no longer exist outside the North Kurdistan region, and there is still a long march of thousands of miles to go to achieve the ultimate tri-service alliance.

Liang Pengfei couldn't help but smile, "Well, this guy has a lot of tricks up his sleeve."

From the decisive decision to hide the aircraft fleet in the mountains to the crisp and fast forward search and reconnaissance to the current combat formations to catch and fight, the entire combat command is very crisp and clear. It seems simple, but if you are in such an environment, you can stay calm and composed. people will not be the majority.

Li Zhan's command decision-making was almost the most appropriate under the requirements framework, and Liang Pengfei praised him for it.

Fang Chenghe said, "He was very calm. When Sanhe was fighting the flood, his canopy flew off. Anyone who encountered such a special danger would not be nervous for a moment, but he didn't. He was very calm from the beginning to the end. I was in the control tower at the time, To be honest, I was also nervous and out of control.”

"Calmness and composure are very important qualities for a commander, so Li Zhan will be fine," Liang Pengfei said.

Fang Chenghe hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice, "Commander Liang, he will participate in the Flying Shark training camp at the end of the year. It will only take two or three months to complete the training. No matter how good he is, he is still someone else's soldier."

"Flying Shark Training Selection? That's a very high standard. Can he be selected?" Liang Pengfei frowned.

Fang Chenghe smiled and asked, "Do you think he can be selected?"

Liang Pengfei opened his mouth, paused, and said, "Yes, if he can't be selected, not many people can be selected. This matter is really difficult to handle. In the middle of the year, the aviation department held a meeting, and the head of the aviation department made a clear request The troops will unconditionally cooperate with HNA’s Flying Shark training selection.”

At this time, it was obvious what Fang Chenghe meant when he mentioned this matter. He hoped that the air defense base would come forward to retain Li Zhan. The key was not Li Zhan himself but HNA. HNA is becoming more and more powerful, and the 101st Brigade, as a division and brigade-level unit, can no longer withstand it, so Fang Chenghe hopes that the air defense base will come forward.

But the fact is that the air defense base has no way to prevent this from happening.

"Brigadier Fang, please stop hiding this part of the Flying Shark training. The carrier-based fighter force is a key unit for the entire army to build in the future. All levels must cooperate unconditionally. There are no conditions or conditions. ." Liang Pengfei reminded.

Fang Chenghe felt helpless and said, "Yes, I understand. Our brigade will fully cooperate with the Feisha training selection."

He suddenly changed the subject, "However, if Li Zhan himself is unwilling to participate in the selection, can the base explain it to HNA?"

Liang Pengfei raised his brows, then smiled and said, "If you don't apply to participate, then of course there will be no problem. There is no question of cooperating or not cooperating with HNA's work."

The two old foxes looked at each other and smiled.

Li Zhan, who was hovering at low altitude over the primeval boreal forest on the north side of the Beiku Mountains, looking for opportunities to conduct live ammunition shooting, had no idea that he was being plotted by his two superiors. What he was worried about was how to shoot down the target.

The infrared signal characteristics of that thing were really too weak, especially when Li Zhan scanned it with the onboard infrared detector and found that there was not much heat energy coming out, and he instantly concluded that the thing must be electrically propelled. With low power, electric propulsion, propellers, and a small body, Li Zhan even doubted whether the PL-5C using infrared guidance could see the target.

It doesn't work if the pilot sees it, and it doesn't work if the airborne radar sees it. The seeker of the PL-5C fighting missile must see it, otherwise it will be a headless fly.

Li Zhan encountered an embarrassment for the first time, like facing a hedgehog - he had no way of starting!