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The F-15 fighter jets of the Saudi Air Force are divided into three squadrons, searching the airspace from three directions, hoping to find the opponent in advance, and at the same time guide the medium-range air-to-air missiles to complete operations outside the visual range.

Subsequently, in the intended direction, they did not find the target.

There was only one large target, a passenger plane flying from Riyadh to Europe. They carefully stayed away from the airspace of the exercise and flew by the edge of the airspace.

"No target was found, the second squadron and the third squadron turned to the direction of 0-3-1." said the captain of the Saudi F-15 brigade.

The third squadron on the right side of the formation took the lead in making a right turn, and then found a bright spot flying from the south. The Iraqi pilots were so cunning that they made a big circle!

They crossed half of Saudi Arabia at ultra-low altitude, and finally headed north from the Red Sea, which was a direction they hadn't expected.

However, the Saudi pilots are also very fickle. After turning south, they found the target on the radar and began to prepare for the battle. They turned on the fire control system of the Sparrow air-to-air missile and prepared to lock the opponent with the radar. Launching is unnecessary, as long as you lock on to the opponent step by step, you will be considered victorious. Although the performance of air-to-air missiles is not very good in air combat, the principle of the game is like this!

Although the performance of the Phantom 4000 is relatively powerful, the performance of the French radar is still not comparable to that of the American radar in the medium range, especially the F-15C. Its radar is the latest improved type developed by the United States. The APG-63 radar can still easily lock the opponent.

What makes the Saudi pilots strange is that there is only one bright spot, does it mean that the opponent has only one fighter?In the pre-arrangement, they had an air battle with the opponent's two squadrons of Mirage 4000. Now, the opponent only has one.

While the pilots of the two Saudi squadrons were thinking about it easily, they suddenly heard the voice from the earphones, and they were locked on!

On the radar, the opponent is still 30 kilometers away from him, how can he lock himself?Is it possible that the radar performance of the opponent is more advanced than that of our own?Besides, even if they locked themselves at such a long distance, what method could they use to hit themselves?The opponent's missile has a range of only more than [-] kilometers!

However, at this time, the voice of the commander of the pre-warning aircraft came from the earphones: "Second Squadron and Third Squadron, two fighter planes were shot down each, please withdraw from the exercise airspace."

Got shot down?How did the pre-warning machine judge it?The Saudi pilots were dissatisfied.

Only Prince Fahd, who was sitting on the pre-warning plane, understood that the Iraqi Air Force did not play cards according to common sense at all!

Just after the fighter plane of the Saudi Air Force turned south, the airliner, which seemed to have no difference, suddenly changed from one bright spot to five bright spots!

An Iraqi Mirage 4000 fleet used a large dense formation to get under the belly of the passenger plane. In this way, they entered the vicinity of the combat airspace under the cover of the passenger plane.

They managed to hide it from the eyes of the Saudi Air Force.Just after entering the airspace of the exercise, they suddenly got out from under the belly of the passenger plane, turned left, accelerated, and at the same time turned on their own radars, and quickly locked on to the Saudi air force fighters that had turned south.

If it is a fighter plane, it is acceptable to get under the belly of the passenger plane, but now there are four!Flying four fighter planes in a dense formation is already a very dangerous subject. If you get under a large plane again, due to the influence of the air flow, a little carelessness will lead to disastrous consequences, not to mention, This is an airliner!

Although the world is safe, if you forget the battle, you will be in danger. Iraq has experienced a long period of war and has trained a strong air force. Although the Saudi pilots are also the best of the best, they will not fly in a dense formation, and they will not be particularly dense. Not to mention flying under the big plane.

After they flew out, they pounced on the unsuspecting Saudi fighter planes and "killed" four of them directly.

The fighter pilots of the Saudi Air Force who were "shot down" and withdrew were very remorseful. They were shot down before seeing the enemy!

In the sky now, there are eight F-15s in Saudi Arabia and eight Mirage 4000s in Iraq.

The remaining pilots of the Saudi Air Force were enraged, and their two squadrons separated and flew towards the Iraqi fighters to the east and south.

The fighter plane of the Saudi Air Force, which was continuing to the south, suddenly found the light spot in front and divided it into four.

Still a dense formation!

The two sides faced each other and started the second operation to lock each other.

The two sides were approaching at high speed, each with two aircraft, and successfully locked on to each other.

In the sky, there were six fighter planes left on both sides, and they entered close combat.

The F-15 is a conventional aerodynamic layout, but the United States has the top level in various fields, so the F-15 is quite satisfactory, but its air combat performance is very good, especially the two Pratt-Whitneys at the rear The developed F100-PW-100 engine has a bypass ratio of 0.7, a twin-shaft 3-stage fan + 10-stage high-pressure compressor + 2-stage turbine, a thrust-to-weight ratio of 7.8, and an afterburner thrust of up to 11,340 kg, which is the superior performance of the F-15. Provides a solid foundation.

However, the Phantom 4000 adopts the unconventional layout of the large delta wing and the front full-motion canard, which directly provides positive lift. There are winners and losers.

However, the pilots of the Saudi Air Force have one of the biggest disadvantages, that is, they have no actual combat experience!Therefore, in the end, the two sides fought from high altitude to low altitude, from a two-aircraft formation to a single aircraft. In the end, there were still four Iraqi Mirage 4000s, and only one Saudi F-15.

6 Thirty Chapters Figure-22M Join the Fun

The fierce fighting in the sky cannot be seen on the ground. The exercise observers sent by various countries can only feel the tension in the sky from the reports they keep receiving.

William Taft, the Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States, was very dissatisfied with Iraq's behavior, but for this air confrontation, he had some admiration for the performance of the Iraqi Air Force.With bold tactics and skilled combat skills, this is an air force that is gradually becoming stronger!

Observers from other countries, especially the air force personnel sent, also opened their eyes to the air battle between the two sides.

Especially the big eastern countries have been implementing the strategy of homeland air defense for a long time, using interceptors to intercept the opponent's aircraft, only focusing on high altitude and high speed. The early warning machine was an eye-opener for them.

After the air confrontation was completed, the exercise began the second phase: air-to-ground attack and surprise attack by ground forces.

The air attack is mainly carried out by the F-20 fleet of the Iraqi Air Force and the A-4 attack aircraft of the Kuwaiti Air Force.

At this time, Prince Sultan, the person in charge of planning and directing the exercise, suddenly announced that the exercise plan would be changed, and the target would be the Gaelandel area in Jordan!

As soon as Prince Sultan finished speaking, all the military officers who watched the exercise changed their faces.

This is not as simple as just expanding the area of ​​the exercise to Jordan. That area is the area next to Jordan and Israel. What do the Arabs want to do this time?

"Your Excellency, how can you change the exercise area without permission? This will lead to chaos among the participating troops!" The Deputy Minister of Defense from the United States said first.

"On the battlefield, there is no plan. We just change the target now to test their ability to adapt. I hope that our troops can show their actual level and complete the tasks given by the headquarters. I believe our The Arab army!" Prince Sultan said calmly.

"Your Excellency, I mean, this will lead to friction with Israel and aggravate the situation in the Middle East. It is very inappropriate for the stability of this region. I hope you will cancel this exercise." William's attitude Started a little tough.

"We are conducting exercises on our own land, how could there be friction with Israel? How could it lead to the deterioration of the situation here? We have not done anything to hinder Israel! We are conducting exercises now! Of course, if we find out that there are Airplanes from other countries have invaded our airspace, and we will shoot them down mercilessly!" Prince Sultan has never spoken to the Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States in such a tone, and he felt very cold when he pushed William back. Fun!

Observers from other countries began to turn pale. They have already asked in their hearts, this time, are the Arab countries really determined to go to war with Israel?Is it because of the Israeli nuclear program?Thinking of the Soviet navy in the Mediterranean Sea, could it be that all of these Arab countries are in contact with the Soviet Union?This time it was a joint operation of them.

Even sadder people think that it will not be the fuse of the Third World War, right?The Arabs took the initiative to attack Israel, the Soviet Union got involved, and the Americans were also arriving. The world is going to be chaotic!

There was the roar of the plane overhead. They picked up the binoculars in their hands and looked at the sky. It was an Iraqi F-20 fighter jet that took off from an air force base near Saudi Arabia. There was a bomb hanging under each wing. It looks very similar to an ordinary low-drag aerial bomb, but they know that it is a Paveway laser-guided bomb, and its attack precision is an order of magnitude higher.

"Our air force is about to be dispatched. What you see now is the F-20 fighter planes of the Iraqi Air Force and the A-4 attack planes of the Kuwaiti Air Force. They will first attack the predetermined target. I hope they can reach the new target on time. Over the exercise area, and at the same time complete the task of precise bombing." The person in charge of explaining to these observers said.

William's face was ashen. Their new target was so far away that they couldn't see it at all. Who knew where they were going to bomb?Who can guarantee whether they have crossed the border of Israel or whether they will fly to Dimona in a trek?

"Report," William's secretary in charge of domestic liaison came over and whispered to him: "Just an hour ago, the Soviet Naval Air Force took off four Tu-22M bombers. They were passing through the Black Sea and preparing to enter the Mediterranean Sea. above."

Tu-22M, the supersonic bomber of the Soviet Union!

Tu-22M is a variable-sweep wing supersonic bomber developed by the Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau, and the NATO code name is "Backfire".

Although the name of Tu-22 is also hung, as if it was improved from Tu-22, in fact, it is completely different from Tu-22.

The Tu-22 is also equipped in Iraq. As the first supersonic bomber of the Soviet Union, this aircraft is not very reliable in performance, and its range is not satisfactory. In theory, although it can penetrate defense at supersonic speed, after the aircraft is filled with fuel and missiles , It is impossible to fly supersonic at all, even if its speed reaches Mach 1.5 when it reaches the target, it cannot effectively avoid the interception of NATO fighter planes and anti-aircraft missiles.

Therefore, the Soviet Union carried out the development of a new bomber plan. After the contest between the two design bureaus of Tupolev and Sukhoi, the current version finally appeared.

图-22M外形最大的特sè无疑是与F-111类似的变后掠翼设计。低单翼外段的后掠角可在20到55度内变化，垂尾前方有长长的脊面。采用两台HK-25涡扇发动机，单台加力推力为245.15千牛，大于F-111的推重比。机腹弹舱中可挂12吨常规炸弹或半埋式携带一枚AS-4“厨房”空对地导弹，或在翼下外挂2枚AS-4或AS-6“王鱼”空对地导弹，图-22M“逆火”只有前起落架与弹舱门与Tu-22“眼罩”相同，其余的，都是全新的设计。

The Tu-22M is powerful and can carry out both strategic nuclear bombing and tactical bombing, especially carrying powerful anti-ship missiles, which can quickly attack long-distance and attack the US aircraft carrier formation. Its low-altitude supersonic penetration capability is a must. NATO has always been a nightmare! AS-4 anti-ship missiles can even use nuclear warheads!

Now, this kind of plane has flown into the Mediterranean Sea, what are they doing here?

"Our Turkish air force base has scrambled to take off four F-15 fighter jets, ready to follow up, but the situation on both sides is unclear now."