Chapter 156 Close-quarters fighting is very simple
When formulating the Middle East policy, everyone did not mention the issue of freezing large amounts of funds from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and other countries in the United States from beginning to end, because they all have a premonition that if their struggles also expand into the financial field, even the United States will not be able to withstand the harm caused. Those guys in the desert, God knows when will they take out the oil weapon to reduce production, embargo, and disrupt the global oil market.
Oil, if there is no oil there, why should the United States make a big fuss there! The resources there are only when the United States controls it!
"So, now we are watching our fighter planes be shot down and then withdrawing like this?" Secretary of Defense Cheney asked unwillingly. No matter how well it is said, in short, they still need to endure it now.
As the most powerful America in the world, when did you ever endure it?
While the U.S. senior executives are still formulating strategies, the air battle on the front has temporarily come to an end.
Two Tomcat fighters soaring in the sky. In front of them are four Phantom 4,000 fighters, but they have no fear because they are the masters of the sky!
The weapon operator in the rear cabin is mainly responsible for operating fire control radars to launch powerful Immortal missiles, and is responsible for guiding the sparrow missiles in medium-range air combat. However, in close air combat, he does not need to operate weapons, and all of them are controlled by the pilots in the front cabin. The personnel in the rear cabin mainly use their own vision to sense the surrounding situation and help the pilots search the surrounding airspace.
When avoiding the first round of medium-range missile strikes, the weapon operator in the rear cabin pressed a button in time, and several Immortal missiles on the abdomen had been thrown away. Because Immortal is too heavy, throwing away this missile during close combat can reduce the weight of the aircraft and facilitate fighting.
According to the news from the early warning plane, they soon discovered the enemy plane approaching quickly in the distance at seven o'clock, which was the Iraqi fighter plane!
What is coming, finally here!
Under the wings of the Tomcat fighter, two AIM-9M missiles are mounted. This missile is more advanced than the AIM-9L missiles exported by the United States and has omnidirectional attack capabilities. Therefore, as long as you change the angle of your nose, the opponent's target can be launched within the 30-degree angle range of your missile seeker.
Alex made sufficient preparations. During the flight, he had already let the carrier power supply power to the missile through the launch device, started the cooling switch in the cockpit, and continuously cooled the infrared detector within the optimal temperature range. He was ready to start the hot battery pack on the bullet at any time. As long as the voltage of the hot battery pack is added to the rocket engine ignition and the fuze circuit is turned on, the missile can be launched.
Through the data of the fire control radar and the computer's solution, the seeker can attack after waiting for the angle of the carrier's head to change. This only takes one or two seconds.
However, at this moment, white smoke had already arrived in the distance, and the other party had launched a missile!
This is the second time Alex has felt so surprised today. Iraq's equipment performance is far better than the United States?
At this time, both sides are flying opposite directions and wanting to perform various maneuvers to get rid of them is futile. The most appropriate method is to fly towards the other party's missile, and then change the course of the plane at the moment when it is about to collide.
This is more exciting and thrilling than avoiding the medium-range missile just now. However, he has no choice.
Alex was fully focused. He operated the huge Tomcat fighter jet and flew towards the missile, like a moth that was flying into the fire. Yes, the Tomcat is a moth, and that missile is a fire!
There was no other thought in his mind, and he just thought about avoiding the missile!
This kind of action is very dangerous. If you dodge too early, the missile will follow you. Moreover, it just exposes its biggest side to the other party. It is certain that you are hit. If you dodge too late, you will go up directly.
In the field of vision, the missile became bigger and bigger. Alex seemed to be able to feel that the missile's infrared seeker was aiming at him. Finally, when intimate contact was about to occur, Alex suddenly pressed the operating rod downward and stomped the rudder at the same time.
The tomcat turned around quickly and passed by the missile flying towards him.
Alex was no longer as calm as the first time. In such a short time, he was aimed at two missiles and got rid of them. I don’t know if he was lucky or unfortunate.
After the breath of death flew over, Alex finally started to fight back. He made a high overload flip, ready to point the nose at the other side and fire his own fighting missile.
He didn't know that the pilot opposite, Omar, did not give him any chance.
From the perspective of development, F-14, F-15, and F-16 are all products of energy surplus theory. In air combat, fighter jets with high energy always have greater activity and better maneuverability than fighter jets with low energy. Because any maneuver action in air combat will consume energy, and the more energy remaining, the many complex maneuver actions can be made.
The Phantom 4000 and J-10 fighter jets are the products of instantaneous pointing capabilities. With the gradual advancement of missile technology, the most important thing is to point the nose at the other side as soon as possible and launch missiles.
With the structure of the triangular wing and front canard, Phantom 4000 can directly obtain positive lift, so its turning ability is very excellent.
Moreover, he doesn't need to turn too much. He can launch missiles as long as the opponent's plane is within sixty degrees ahead of him.
Omar raised his head, and the sight on his helmet had already locked the target. Then, a flash of flames flashed under the wings, and another R-73 missile flew out.
Alex watched his fighter plane fall from his side, but he still couldn't figure out how he was shot down.
Just now, Alex skillfully made a large overload maneuver and was preparing to include the other party within the seeker guidance range of an AIM-9M Rattlesnake missile mounted under his wings. However, at this time, the other party had already launched the missile.
The opponent's missile launching was very fast, so fast that it was almost a two-seat structure like Tomcat fighter, and he was also surprised that not only the weapon operator in the back seat, he also saw that when the launch was launched, the angle between the opponent's missile and his plane was about fifty degrees. In this case, the launch conditions were absolutely not met.
However, time will no longer flow back, and he cannot repeat the process just now. In short, the F-14 Tomcat fighter with the best maneuverability did not gain any advantage in close combat with the opponent!
The weapon operator's umbrella flower in the rear cabin slowly fell from a distance, and both of them were parachuting safely, which was a blessing.
In Baghdad, the command hall in the rear has already achieved results.
The data gathered from all sides show that they are very optimistic. Iraq has controlled the situation and turned passive into activeness to resolve the crisis.
The situation in Saudi Arabia has been temporarily controlled, and the 35th Armored Division is temporarily stationed outside Riyadh. With such a powerful armored force, any conspiracy and rebellion will be strangled in the bud.
If Iraqi troops were present at the beginning, the Saudi royal family would not have been tragically ravaged. Kusai expressed his sympathy for the experience of the Saudi royal family. This rebellion, many innocent people who remained in the royal family in the city of Riyadh were killed.
Of course, Prince Sultan showed no mercy to this rebellion. All the militants involved in the rebellion in the city were killed or arrested. Those who waited for them would spend their lives in prison, even if they were not the death penalty.
The armored division outside Riyadh was also thoroughly investigated, and the middle-level officers were almost replaced. Although Prince Sultan usually smiled, he was absolutely unambiguous when controlling the army.
Although Kusai deeply sympathized with the experience of the Saudi royal family, he also knew that after experiencing this incident, Saudi Arabia finally gave up its fantasy about the United States and began to form an alliance with Iraq.
This seems to be a good thing for Iraq.
Taking care of the situation in Riyadh, and at the same time, the exchange of fire with the Americans on the front line also made Kusai even more worried.
Iraq will face the Americans head-on one day, but Kusai did not expect that the Americans would come so early and that the Americans would arrive before he was ready.
Iraq could not retreat, but could only rush forward bravely.
Up to now, everything has been favorable to Iraq, especially after the Americans first opened fire and launched the Immortal Bird missile, the Iraqi Air Force's counterattack was extraordinary.
First, the active sky flash missile was used to give the Americans a warning, and then, helmet sights and large off-axis fighting missiles, the American Tomcat fighter jet was wiped out. Only one aircraft on Iraq was injured, and this record can be said to have never been seen before.
There are many reasons for this, and one important aspect is that Iraq has already figured out the performance of such fighter jets of the US Navy.
In the Iraq-Iraq War, the Tomcat fighter was invincible, but the Iraqis still found a way to deal with it. Since the Iranian Tomcat and the American Tomcat are all the same except for the different enemy-to-me recognition machines, this powerful fighter has been stripped naked in the eyes of the Iraqis, and you can directly see all the advantages and disadvantages. Iraqis are familiar with this aircraft as if they are familiar with a fighter in their own air force sequence. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Piaotian Literature Registered Members to recommend this work. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter completed!