Babylonian Empire

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It's just that they didn't expect that the opponent would fire so many medium-range bombs!

Two squadrons of F-20 fighter planes followed from behind, and each of them fired a mid-range Sparrow air-to-air missile. Four missed the target and four hit four targets.

In addition to the death of three J-5s, one of the F-[-] fighters behind was destroyed.

However, they finally entered the line of sight, and the lead plane of the J-[-] Squadron had already seen the two Iraqi planes flying over.

Come on, Iraqis!Now, it's finally time to give it a go!Although several were shot down, the Iranian pilots were still fighting high.

They turned on the afterburner, pulled back the control lever, and the lightweight J-[-] began to climb upwards, grabbing high places and gaining more energy.

In analyzing the air battles of the Korean War, Boyd, an American flying veteran, discovered that in order to win air battles, the so-called altitude and speed are not simple data. Pilots can win, not just technology.The reason why fighter jets seize the superior position in air combat is not speed and thrust, but the energy level of fighter jets.Speed ​​corresponds to kinetic energy, height corresponds to potential energy, and climbing and diving are conversions between kinetic energy and potential energy. Whoever can convert energy levels faster will win.

After many studies, he invented the energy maneuver theory, which has the most profound influence on air combat in later generations.

energy!In fighting, the most important thing is to gain energy!

Like the J-20, the F404 fighter is also a light fighter. However, the F20 with the F1.1 engine has a thrust-to-weight ratio of more than [-]. In air combat, there will be a greater chance of victory.

However, most of the Iranian pilots are experienced pilots with a strong style, and they can fly the small J-[-] fighters like ducks in water.

In close combat, a four-aircraft formation is redundant. At this time, both sides formed a two-aircraft formation and began a battle in the sky.

Since the Yom Kippur war with Israel, this kind of large-scale battle has been rare.

Arslan felt that the sky and the ground were spinning, which was the rolling of the plane. Since he was a child, he never knew the concept of dizziness. This kind of fighting in the sky is his favorite, and it makes his blood boil.

The opponent's J-[-] is very difficult to deal with. Although Arslan has successfully bit the opponent's tail, for close combat, the infrared-guided Sidewinder missile needs to be launched from the rear hemisphere.

However, the opponent has been flying maneuvers, up and down, left and right, and his fighter plane has always had an axis angle of more than [-] degrees with Arslan's fighter plane. In this case, the Sidewinder missile cannot be locked and fired. .

Because Iran also has a large number of such missiles, they naturally know how to deal with the opponent's missiles.If it is locked, it will be difficult to get rid of it. However, the most important thing to prevent the opponent from locking is to maneuver continuously. If the rotation angle of the seeker head is exceeded, naturally it cannot be locked.

The pilots on both sides are each using their own abilities, and in the narrow airspace, a large group of fighters is engaged in a dogfight.

Looks like you need to get a new one!Arslan chased for a full minute, but he still didn't get a chance to launch. The wingman behind him had to work even harder.

Arslan had lost his patience. Instead of maneuvering with the opponent, he re-adjusted the fire control to the method of medium-range missiles.

Since you won't allow yourself to launch Sidewinder missiles, then change something and greet you with Sparrow missiles!

As an improved version, AIM-7F adopts the method of pulse Doppler plus continuous wave semi-active radar guidance. Compared with the previous generation AIM-7E, it has better low-altitude performance, strong mid-range and melee combat capabilities, and anti-jamming capabilities. good.

The plane driven by Iraq in the back no longer chased him. The Iranian pilot let out a sigh of relief. The continuous maneuvering flight just now had exhausted his energy. If the other party continued to chase him, he might insist Can't come down.

Fortunately, the other party gave up.

Suddenly, he heard the alarm sound in the earphones, it was the sound of the radar alarm receiver, and he had been locked by the other party's radar!

The Iranian pilot suddenly became nervous. He knew that short-range infrared air-to-air missiles do not need fire control radar to lock on, only medium-range radar-guided air-to-air missiles are needed. At this time, the distance between them is also More than 1000 meters, the Iraqi pilots are really willing!

The minimum range of AIM-7E is 1500 meters, while the minimum range of AIM-7F is only 600 meters!Therefore, this kind of medium-range air-to-air missile can be used as a short-range missile, but it is a bit reckless!

However, Arslan can't take care of that much, the most important thing is being able to shoot down the Iranian plane.

The second Sparrow air-to-air missile flew away from his launch pad.

J-Qi still wanted to struggle, but being locked on by the opponent's radar at such a short distance and launching a missile was absolutely fatal.

A few seconds later, a big fireball appeared in the sky ahead, and after that, the J-[-], which was thrashing happily just now, fell unwillingly.

The Air Force of the Iraqi Southern Military Region showed its prestige in this battle!However, they were also damaged. The Iranian J-[-] fighter jets also used Sidewinder missiles to destroy several Iraqi fighter jets.

Just as the J-[-] fighters were fighting heroically with the Iraqi fleet, the bombing formation of the second echelon in the rear also began to attack.

They split into two formations, one to continue forward to bomb Abadan, and the other to fly across the border to bomb Zubayr base west of Basra.

They lowered their altitude again, dodging the Iraqi radar defense grid.

After the C3I system discovers that several targets have disappeared, it immediately performs calculations to speculate on the possible attack direction of the opponent.

Izzat was in the command center, closely watching the situation on the frontline battlefield.

The battle in the air was going on fiercely, and Izzart was a little bit pained. Those fighter planes were all Qusay's treasures. If there were too many losses, Qusay would definitely be unhappy.

After the emergency take-off of the F-20 and Mirage F1, the MiG-23 and MiG-21 of the second batch of two squadrons have also taken off. Because they did not enter the C3I system, they were guided by the voice of the ground personnel. of.

After the two Phantom F1 squadrons arrived in the theater, they found the bombing formation of the Iranian Air Force flying in the direction of Abadan, and they immediately intercepted it.

The F-4 fighters loaded with bombs had very poor maneuverability. After they were locked by the Phantom F1 radar, they could rarely escape the attack of the Matra 530 missiles. Soon, two were shot down.

However, despite the loss, the rest of the F-4 fighters finally reached the sky above the target, and their most magnificent moment is coming soon.

At this time, Abadan's last line of defense, the anti-aircraft firepower on the ground, finally started the final counterattack.

Sam 6 missiles, the most powerful air defense force on the ground in Iraq, are waiting on the periphery of Abadan, with a total size of a missile company.

On the missile launching vehicle on the tracked platform, a row of three missiles had been lifted obliquely, rotated, and pointed at the target. Then, a signal was sent from the launching vehicle, and the missiles ignited and pierced straight into the sky.

Although the electronic equipment of the Sam 6 missile is backward and easy to be jammed, Iran does not have powerful electronic jamming equipment, nor does it have the American-made Morasse missile. The threat of the Sam 6 missile is also great.

Soon, two fireballs appeared in the sky, an F-4 and an F-5, and were destroyed again.

The two F-4s successfully reached the sky above the oil refinery, and the bombs under the wings left the pylons.

Chapter 4 Thirteen Super Seven, take off to meet the enemy!

On the ground, the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns and the Sam-7 missiles carried on the shoulders drew traces in the sky. In this dense firepower network, two F-4 fighter jets still dropped bombs.

Suddenly, the ground became a sea of ​​flames, and one of the bombs hit an oil storage tank, causing a violent explosion.

On the ground, fire trucks were dispatched urgently to carry out emergency rescue under the cover of artillery fire.

Abadan is an important oil refining base in the southern region. It was taken from the blood of the Iraqis under the command of His Excellency Qusay. There must be no mistakes!

However, being successfully bombed by an enemy plane this time still illustrates a truth. Under the enemy's saturated attack that is not afraid of casualties, it is useless to blindly defend. An offensive force!

And several other F-4 and F-5 fighters were also sneaking towards Basra.

At this time, the news that Abadan was bombed by the Iranians had been sent back to the headquarters. At the same time, the C3I system discovered the positions of several Iranian fighter planes that had disappeared. They had crossed the Shatt al-Arab River and would soon reach Basra!

Basra is an important base of the Southern Military Region. More importantly, in the west of Basra, Zubayr, is the current military industrial base in Iraq. To be able to fight the war and become stronger, there must be no mistakes!

The MiG-23 and MiG-21 fighters of the two squadrons that took off in an emergency were ordered to return to the airspace in an emergency when they were about to reach the airspace of Abadan to protect the skies of Basra and Zubayr. At the same time, the emergency air defense order will soon be subject to News of the air strike also reached the Zubayr base.

"Air defense police report, Iranian fighter jets are expected to arrive within 10 minutes." In Zubayer, the voice on the radio was a little messy.

Hearing this voice, Saif finally couldn't bear it any longer. He strode towards the fighter plane. At this time, the fighter plane was being pulled by a tractor, ready to be towed back to the hangar.