Great Power Fighting Falcon

Chapter 372 Intercepting high-altitude and high-speed targets

No. 01 J-11B is on standby at an altitude of 10,000 meters, guarding the north gate of the motherland like a goalkeeper.

The second shooting subject is to intercept high-altitude and high-speed targets. The training is when high-altitude and high-speed targets invade our airspace. Our combat-ready fighter jets scramble to intercept and intercept.

The requirement of this subject is to guide the pilot on the ground to visually attack, so the use of short-range air bombs is appropriate. This subject also requires pilots to be able to use aircraft guns to shoot down high-altitude and high-speed targets. We have fired a lot of aircraft cannons, but this is the first time we have used missiles to intercept high-altitude and high-speed targets.

The remaining four fighters of the aerial target team stayed in the original airspace and continued to perform live-fire training missions. They were shooting standard drone targets, which cost tens of thousands of dollars each. It was initially estimated that the pilots pressed Pressing the launch button is equivalent to burning hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Since I have to be taken seriously by the flight attendant, I can't justify spending so much money without explaining why.

Li Zhan glanced at the fuel gauge. Even when taking off with half fuel, there was still enough fuel left to fly more than a thousand kilometers. This is the advantage of driving the J-11. You don’t need to worry about the aviation fuel surplus. If the distance exceeds one thousand kilometers, the J-10 must mount an auxiliary fuel tank.

After he climbed steadily to 12,000 meters as planned, the tower's instructions arrived.

"Dongyao, the target heading is 60, the altitude is 13,000, the speed is 1,500, the distance is 30, repeat, it is a high-altitude and high-speed target. You have to shoot down the target before it flies over the Beiku Mountains. Over." Fang Chenghe's tone Very serious.

Li Zhan replied, "The target course is 60, the altitude is 13,000, the speed is 1,500, and the distance is 30. Shoot it down before flying over the Beiku Mountains. Dong Yao understands."

He turned on the afterburner and accelerated towards the north. At the same time, he climbed to an altitude of 14,000 meters and turned on the airborne radar to search. This time it went extremely smoothly. A target with very obvious radar signal characteristics appeared twenty-five kilometers due north. The bright and large signal characteristics were almost as big as those of commercial airliners.

But Li Zhan failed to identify what kind of aircraft it was through the radar signal characteristics, and it was a model of target drone that he had never come into contact with before.

"No, it's only a speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour. It can't be a high-speed target drone when it moves so slowly. Oh, I understand, that is the carrier aircraft of the high-speed target drone. It is the H-6, and only the H-6 can fly on the high-speed The target drone has climbed to this height for ejection..."

Li Zhan quickly figured out the current situation.

Sure enough, after narrowing the distance, the radar searched for a much smaller target, and its moving speed was consistent with the data reported by the ground tower.

Make a small radius turn to the left and enter from the right wing of the high-speed drone. When Li Zhan approached at high speed and could clearly see the appearance of the high-speed target drone, he almost bit his tongue. It turned out to be an unmanned high-speed target drone modified from a J-6 non-Plas fighter jet. The cockpit is sealed, the wind resistance is even smaller, and other unnecessary equipment parts must have been removed, such as the landing gear, otherwise it would be impossible to fly at a speed of 1,500 kilometers per hour.

It seems that it is not unfounded that a large number of J-6s were retired and then stored and modified for use as unmanned target drones.

After confirming that the H-6 carrier aircraft had dropped to a high altitude and out of the threat range, Li Zhan increased the throttle to pursue the J-6 non-Plus high-speed target drone until he could clearly see the number "RP-141" on the vertical tail, and he began to shout and simulate Interception and expulsion procedure: "RP-141, I am the Chinese Air Force. You are about to enter my airspace. Leave immediately! Leave immediately!"

"RP-141, This is PLA Air Force speaking. You are about to enter the Chinese airspace. Leave immediately! Leave immediately!"

The English with a Cantonese accent mixed with the slight squeaking noise of the radio sounded full of war. The resolute, powerful and threatening tone revealed the determination of the Chinese Air Force pilots to resolutely safeguard the territorial integrity of the motherland. Everyone even imagined that under the goggles Li Zhan should have a fierce look on his face, determined to win if he dares to fight.

Li Zhan raised the airspeed to the same 1,500 kilometers as the high-speed target drone, flew levelly to the right side of the high-speed target drone, turned to stare at the unmanned high-speed target drone, mistook it for an invading enemy aircraft, and shouted three times in a row, Just wait three seconds in between.

"Tower, I'm going in to attack the program, it's over."

While reporting, Li Zhan slowed down slightly and raised the nose of the aircraft to some altitude. The airborne radar switched to fire control mode to lock the high-speed target drone, and then powered on the missile. This process has a certain buffer as required, waiting for the tower's order to allow shooting.

"Preparations for Dongyao shooting are complete, over!" Li Zhan reported.

There is absolutely no problem this time. The infrared signal characteristics of the J-6 high-speed target drone are too obvious. The PL-5C can definitely accurately find the position of the engine nozzle and chase it.

Almost thirty seconds later, the tower issued the attack order according to standard procedures.

Li Zhan launched the already impatient PL-5C. This PL-5C was much more cheerful. After breaking away from the carrier aircraft, it dropped about ten meters and then the engine ignited and quickly ran towards the target a few kilometers away. The seeker detected the engine nozzle of the high-speed target aircraft in a very short period of time. The obvious heat energy characteristics suddenly rushed forward like a shot of chicken blood.

In an instant, the J-6 high-speed target drone was shot into the air and exploded, turning into a fireball that fell downwards with inertia in front of Li Zhan.

Li Zhan followed the wreckage of the high-speed drone down to the deserted wasteland and immediately shared it with the ground after confirming the location. The ground sent a recovery team to the place where the drone fell for recovery and processing.

After descending, Li Zhan did not come up again, but flew quickly westward at a low altitude of 300 meters. Below is the edge of the boreal forest, and to the west is the boreal wasteland. In winter, most of the area there will freeze and become an ice sheet world. It is an area with a very harsh natural environment. This area is numbered No. 13 in the training area division of the 101st Brigade.

The local meteorological department reported that an ice sheet on the west side of Area 13 has not melted, blocking the source of the Beiku Seasonal River, resulting in much less water in the seasonal river than in previous years. After coordination, the 101st Brigade decided to set up one of the target areas at the source of the ice, and use aerial rockets and ordinary aerial bombs to blast away the huge piece of ice.

The irregular ice blocks were about seven stories high and more than 100 meters long. They blocked the joints where the flowing water from the source flows to the river bed, causing the flowing water to disperse to both sides and detour down. A lot of water was lost for no reason. According to local reports, this piece of ice has existed for a long time, and it has accumulated to its current scale over time.

The air defense base coordinated the Army Aviation Corps' use of helicopters to airlift the target units and geological survey personnel who had spent a lot of time defining the target points in the past. They first used precision-guided munitions to accurately shoot key points, and then used ordinary aerial bombs and aerial fire. For area bombing, the entire huge piece of solid ice was divided into several target points with seven colors of paint, each with its own shooting point. In this way, it can meet the army's requirement to increase the difficulty of live-fire training, and it can also help the local area clear this stubborn ice at once, bringing more water to the people in the middle and lower reaches, which does not have much annual precipitation. The Beikku area is very important, especially for the people living around the Beikku Mountains.

When Li Zhan flew over, he saw that less than half of the ice had collapsed. It was obvious that the Second Brigade had bombed it indiscriminately before, and the effect seemed to be very good. A large piece of the mountain-like solid ice on the west side has collapsed, and fragments of ice are floating on the river. The water from the source flows toward the looming gap, constantly washing away more fragments.

If we work harder, the gap will become large.

Li Zhan observed the actual situation of the ice. The camera on the flight helmet continued to take pictures. The tower also saw the scene he saw. The leaders quickly discussed whether it was necessary to adjust the subsequent live-fire shooting plan...