Chapter 271 Mercenary Air Combat
As the President of South Africa, Peter is under great pressure, both domestic and international. He needs to use victory to prove that South Africa is correct. There is no justice or injustice in this world. The winning side is the justice side!
For Rick, the South African president is no different from ordinary people in his eyes. He came here to fight.
Saying goodbye to the welcome president, Rick came to the front of the fighter jet. These ten fighters were all flew directly from the aircraft carrier by the US Navy, which is the active fighter jet of the US Navy. From the outside, it was no different from the improved Tomcat fighter jet equipped by Iraq. I don’t know the actual flight performance.
Rick did not choose a front-line airport because Tomcats have a range advantage, and the airport is the safest here. After all, South Africa does not have early warning aircraft, and their operations will rely entirely on the fighter's own radar.
The ground crew was quickly inspecting, refueling the plane and hanging bullets. After two hours, the fighter reached combat state.
"The four aircraft formation, let's fly around Angola first." Rick said.
Rick was full of fighting spirit. He looked at the two auxiliary fuel tanks, Sparrow missiles, and Rattlesnake missiles under the belly of the Tomcat. All of them were loaded. Such a fighter could abuse the MiG21 fighter jets. The only thing that needed to be guarded against was ground artillery attacks.
Four Tomcat fighter jets opened up their afterburners and slid on the runway, and soon rushed into the sky.
After just two hours of coming here, they completed their combat preparations and started fighting. The Pakistan Air Force's strong combat effectiveness and strong style completely opened the South African Air Force. Needless to say, they were at a disadvantage in equipment. Even if they had advantages, they did not have such a fighting atmosphere.
Four Tomcat fighters rushed to the altitude and spread their wings. They entered the cruise flight in the most fuel-efficient way, crossed over Botswana in the north and entered Angola.
The secondary fuel tank was thrown away, and the inside of the machine was almost fully oiled. They had strong battery life.
When they first entered Angola, four Cuban Air Force MiG21 fighter jets came up.
Their ground radar network discovered a target, which was judging from the direction of the flight. It should be from the South African Air Force, so they immediately took off and intercepted it.
One target! Four Tomcat fighters are conducting intensive formation flights with very small distances, so it is just a target on the screen of the ground radar!
At the same time, there is only the long aircraft, and Rick's radar is on. The other three fighters all receive the signals scanned by Rick's radar through data links. This function is obtained through the an/asw27c two-way data link.
Now, when the radar discovered four targets on the other side, Rick's eyes were firm: "Each fighter, allocate one target, use the Sparrow missile, and shoot down the opponent thirty kilometers!"
The Tomcat fighter jets from the United States are also equipped with the latest Aim-7m missile and are equipped with a new reverse single-pulse seeker. The probability of hitting a single shot is already quite high. It is too simple to shoot down several lagging MiG21 fighters.
The distance between the two sides is constantly approaching. On the MiG-21 fighter jet, Colonel Henry Martinez, a Cuban pilot, was scanning the airspace ahead with his sharp eyes.
The sound of the ground guide came from the headphones. The sky here has always been guarded by them. South African fighter jets can only be beaten!
Under the guidance of the ground, they flew quickly to the combat zone. Now, only more than thirty kilometers away from the target. Colonel Henry, who has good eyesight, can even see a shining spot of light in the airspace in front!
Excellent pilots can see a distance of 30 kilometers in the clear sky! Moreover, the MiG21 fighter can only discover this method with vision under the guidance of ground radar.
At this moment, the highlight suddenly changed and became four highlights. Even at such a long distance, he could tell that the area of the highlights expanded rapidly.
"Four enemy aircraft, meter aircraft formation!" The voice of the radar guide on the ground suddenly became rapid.
"Fight!" Colonel Henry was not afraid. There were only four of them. What were you afraid of? He also had four of them! He had already turned the switch and was ready to launch aphid air-to-air missiles under the wings.
"They fired missiles and dodged immediately, and dodged immediately!" The sound in the headphones became even more rapid.
What a joke, the other party launched a missile at a distance of 30 kilometers? What does this mean? They are using medium-range air-to-air missiles!
When did the South African Air Force have medium-range missiles?
There is no means of coping, they do not have platinum bars or hot flame bombs, and the only thing they rely on is their own flight skills.
However, no matter what maneuvering action they make at this time, they will commit suicide without any effect in front of the improved APG-71 radar.
Three MiG21 fighter jets were beaten to the point of explosion, only Colonel Henry had just made up his mind to fly towards the opponent's missile. At the moment the missile flew in, Colonel Henry pressed the operating rod hard and passed by the opponent's missile.
Before he met, he lost three fighter jets! This made Colonel Henry very angry. Even if the other party had four fighter jets, he was not afraid. He wanted to avenge his teammates!
At this time, both sides had reached a range of ten kilometers. Colonel Henry looked at the four fighter planes flying in front, his eyes full of hatred. The Cuban Air Force had a strong fighting style. This close-range fighting was the special hand movement they practiced. No matter how powerful the other party was, Colonel Henry could fly behind their butts, lock and launch!
He used the early R60 close-range bullets and had no head-on attack ability. However, just as both sides flew head-on, the opponent had already fired close-range fighting bullets.
aim-9l flew out from under Rick's wings, and there were actually fish that slipped through the net! However, three of the four hits, compared with the Vietnam battlefield, the hit rate of the sparrow bomb was already very high.
The seeker of aim-9l accurately captured the MiG21 opposite. Colonel Henry saw that the situation was not good, immediately pulled the operating lever and flew towards the sun.
Unfortunately, this often practiced movement did not save his life. Aim-9l hit his tail accurately. The moment a sound came from behind, he pulled the ejection device of the seat.
The MiG 21's ejection device is extremely complex. The forward-turned canopy cover makes the preparatory work for the ejection. Even so, Colonel Henry still ejected it.
The white umbrella flowers bloomed in the air, watching their fighter planes burning and falling, Colonel Henry felt particularly complicated.
You can’t blame yourself, the opponent’s fighter jet is too powerful!
Just as he was falling, he saw the fighter plane unfolding its wings and flying towards him slowly.
Rick had a sneer on his face: "Cubans, get out of the sky of Africa!"
The hotline of the flat-screen was already aimed at the umbrella flower, and Rick pressed the red button on the driving rod without hesitation.
"Buzz." The Vulcan machine cannon was activated instantly, and countless bullets flew towards the umbrella flower.
"No!" Colonel Henry shouted, looking at his parachute, countless holes were punched, and he accelerated to fall to the ground.
"They took off eight fighter jets again!" said the radar operator in the rear cabin.
"Okay, let's shoot them down again!" Henry said.
As a mercenary, if you shoot down an opponent's fighter plane, you will get a reward of 10 million US dollars. Anyway, South Africa has gold and diamonds, and they can afford this amount of money.
Now, in this air battle, if you shoot down more than a dozen fighter jets, you will have to get hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation.
Rick knew that industrial reforms were underway in the country, and new equipment was constantly being introduced in military construction. The country was short of money. When he came here, he could not only attack the Cubans supported by the Soviets, but also obtain large amounts of funds. When he fought, he was even more motivated.
Although there are no Immortal missiles, it is enough to deal with the backward MiG21, leaning against the sparrow and rattlesnake.
Four Tomcat fighter jets continued to fly forward.
At a distance of 30 kilometers, we continued to intercept and lock the target, launched missiles, and the MiG21 flew in. This time, two of them were shot down, and the remaining six fighter jets rushed up frantically.
"Retreat." Rick shouted inside the radio.
The four Tomcat fighters, with their wings folded back with a chic look, and reached the smallest sweep angle. The entire fighter flew south quickly and separated from the opponent's fighter.
This group of damn South Africans actually escaped! Listening to the voice of the ground radar guide, the fighter pilots of the MiG21 formation couldn't help but be angry but helpless.
They then wanted to accelerate, but they did not run faster than the other party, and the other party's acceleration performance was very excellent.
Just now, they had been flying to the war zone after more force and consumed a lot of fuel. At this time, they had no choice but to return.
"All of the time, please enter at a very low altitude, let's sneak attack these Cuban planes." Rick shouted in the radio.
Cuban aircraft rely on backward ground guidance. Their radars are very close to the search distance for targets flying at ultra-low altitudes, and now they have returned, so their vigilance should be the lowest. At this time, returning to sneak attack is a very suitable method for them.
The Pakistan Air Force has been very skilled in this tactic. After hearing Rick's order, all the fighter planes opened their wings again, pushed the operating rod, flew towards the low altitude, and turned at the same time.
This place belongs to the Wira Plateau, with flat terrain and weeds on the ground, mainly for animal husbandry. Four tomcat fighters stick to the ground, making them extremely easy to fly. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!