Chapter 147 MiG 31
"We beat the Americans! This is a victory worth celebrating!"
Vladivostok, General Constantine Burman, commander of the Far East Military Region Air Defense Force, said: "Andre, you have made great contributions this time!"
Everyone knows that this revenge plan for the Americans was planned by Andre, including the activation of the Haiyan Base on Iturupou Island, and the use of Tu-22 to conduct a simulated attack on the US Navy aircraft carrier formation. These were all Andre's ideas, and these even caused fierce debates. In the end, Andre convinced everyone with various reasons and allowed the plan to be passed.
Now, this plan has achieved a successful success, shooting down and injured more than a dozen American F-15 fighter jets, and killing American early warning aircraft, making the Americans unable to fight back!
After the air battle ended, the Americans kept silent and honestly stopped the invasion of the airspace of Sakhalin Island. After the situation temporarily eased, Andrei and the commander of the 24th Division Major General Manitsky Dessagoyev and others came to Vladivostok to discuss the next action.
"This is the credit of everyone," Andre said. "Including early warning aircraft and electronic jammers coming from Western Europe, they all provide great support for our actions."
Andrei did not take credit. In this battle, everyone will make meritorious contributions and be commended by superiors. Andrei's honor is absolutely unavoidable. After all, this operation was planned by him. Defense Minister Ustinov trusted Andrei, so he asked him to assist the 24th Division. The main force of the F-15 was also the MiG-25 fighter of the 513th Regiment.
However, Andre said this to everyone, Andre was very satisfied. Among the people present, Andre had the lowest military rank, but no one would look down on Andre, because Andre was only twenty-four years old now and had the rank of colonel! Only during World War II would there be such a young colonel!
Moreover, with the command of this air battle and the contribution of the front-line battle, the generals on their shoulders may be carried on quickly. Even if it doesn't work now, the war that is about to be held will give Andre enough chance!
"Andre, our air defense force fighter jets can completely seize air supremacy over Hokkaido?" Just as everyone was thinking, Lieutenant General Burman suddenly asked.
Seizing air supremacy over Hokkaido? A question suddenly popped up in Andrei's mind, is it really going to decide to start a war in the Far East? Yes, it is the Americans who are taking the initiative to provoke the war now. As a tough red empire, they must have to take advantage!
"We seize air supremacy over Hokkaido, which is to fight the US military in the entire island country." Andre said: "Now, the main force of the US Air Force is still the F-4 fighter. The fuselage is bulky and insufficient performance. Our MiG-23 can fight with such fighter without being at a disadvantage. However, the United States will definitely mobilize new F-15s, and there are also the US Navy's Tomcat fighter. The most threat to our MiG-25 fighter is the Tomcat fighter. The Immortal missiles launched by this fighter can knock us down from a height of 30,000 meters, and the last stage is active radar guidance. If you are not careful and are targeted by this fighter, we will suffer losses. Now, our MiG-25s are relatively small in number and cannot withstand consumption."
Although the Tomcat fighter has not yet escaped the trouble of the engine. However, the combination of awg-9 and Immortals has always been the biggest headache for Andre. In the next air battle, the Americans will definitely warn aircraft, jammers and so on. The advantage of electromagnetic rights is still in the United States.
Although the MiG-25 looks advanced, it is best not to get caught in the fight with the American third-generation aircraft, and to give full play to the advantages of high-altitude and high-speed. The only threat at high altitude is the Immortal!
"The superiors will mobilize a MiG-25 Flying Corps from Europe to supplement our shortcomings in this regard. However, we must be prepared for the American Tomcat fighter jets. Andre, do you have any good solutions?" Lieutenant General Bourman continued to ask.
"If we want to deal with Tomcats, we'd better have the same long-range missile." Andre said: "If our MiG-25 can launch missiles with a range of more than 100 kilometers, we can intercept American Tomcat fighters at long distances and prevent their sneak attacks."
Air-to-air missile with a range of more than 100 kilometers!
Andre knew that in the Soviet arsenal, this missile was under development, codenamed R-33. From the appearance, it is very similar to the American Immortal Missile. It also obtained the nickname of Immortal Ski, with a maximum range of 120 kilometers, and is specially used in conjunction with the MiG-31.
Now, the MiG-31 should be under development. According to later memories, this more powerful interceptor should have entered the Air Defense Force service in 1981. Although it was developed based on the MiG-25, it is more expensive. The titanium alloy composition in the body has increased, and the nose has been replaced with phased array radar. This huge fighter has been in service in the Russian Air Force in later generations.
Without long-range air-to-air missiles, you will face American sneak attacks at any time. Now, the performance of the American Aim-7f Sparrow missile is already advanced than that of its own. Once the F-4 fighter is equipped with a large number of medium-range air defense missiles, it will pose a greater threat to fighter jets such as the MiG-23, and the invulnerable MiG-25 will also lose its advantage in front of the Immortal Bird.
This time, the Tu-22 bomber formation was used to scare the Tomcat fleet, but next time, once it really started fighting over Hokkaido, it was really a war. The Tomcat fighter jets would definitely dare to fire at their own bomber formation.
"Well, this is a serious problem," said Lieutenant General Bourman. "Mikoyan Design Bureau has suggested to us that they can send two prototypes they are developing for actual inspection. I think we can consider letting them help us. I heard that they have launched missiles with a range of more than 100 kilometers and have successfully shot the target."
The new aircraft of Migoyan Design Bureau? Andre immediately felt his eyelids jumping. Be good, it’s not really a MiG-31, right? If two aircraft were brought, the American Tomcat fighter planes would not dare to get close!
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Chapter completed!