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On the Korean Peninsula in winter, night comes very early. [Full text reading]

The U.S. pilots in the cockpit of fighter jets could not feel the bitter cold outside, but they could feel the killing planes in the night sky.

After World War II, the U.S. Air Force actually encountered opponents in only two wars, one in the Korean War in the 5th generation of the 20th century, and the other in the Korean War at this time. Ironically, the main opponent of both wars was the republic.

The tragic air battles of the past few days not only shattered the myth of the US Air Force's invincibility, but also broke its position as the supremacy of the sky.

The adversary not only has a fourth-generation heavy air supremacy fighter that rivals the F-22, but also has a combat system capable of competing with the U.S. Air Force.

The struggle for air supremacy is not only a battle of fighters, but a battle of the entire combat system.

From the moment the Republic Air Force entered the war, US fighter pilots who were good at carrying out ground strike missions had to abandon their commonly used guided bombs and ground-to-ground missiles and replace them with medium- and long-range air-to-air missiles and combat missiles that were not commonly used, and took to the air to carry out air combat missions.

In the past few days, not only the expensive fighters have been consumed, but also the more valuable morale and fighting spirit.

In the eyes of all US pilots, the kind of fighter with canard wings and cut delta wings, BUMP air intakes (fuselage appendospheric air intakes), and the fuselage and wings are integrated is the "evil dragon" that silently hovers in the night sky and suddenly spews fireballs to kill its prey.

Because the J-14 is nicknamed "Wyvern", the U.S. military calls it the "Night Sky Dragon".

The U.S. military had to shrink its line of defense after heavy losses. The AWACS patrol area was withdrawn from Chuncheon, south of the 38th parallel, to Suwon, south of Seoul, then to Cheongju, south of Suwon, and finally to Daejeon, south of Cheongju. In total, almost 200 kilometers were retreated. The danger has not been eliminated. For fighters. 2C0 km is not even a garden fence.

Protection of AWACS. It seems to have become the number one mission of the US Air Force.

By the evening of the 25th. The US Air Force has already lost seven E-111A (the US Navy lost 18E2D). If not for the world's largest fleet of AWACS aircraft. I am afraid that the US Air Force has long since "withdrawn".

The brutal fighting allowed the US military to learn the tactics of protecting AWACS aircraft.

The number of escort fighters has been increased from 2 to 8 as usual. It can also add at least 8 escort fighters in 5 minutes. When on combat patrols. In addition to the phased array radar on AWACS aircraft. All escort fighters have passive detection systems on the ground in working condition. 8 fighters are divided into formations, 2 formations form 1 squad. They are fixed points along both ends of the route patrolled by AWACS aircraft. Fixed route cross patrol at an inclique inclination in the direction of the battlefield. At all times, escort fighters monitor the most dangerous directions with passive detection systems. At F-22A ground speed. As long as enemy aircraft enter from a frontal direction of 180 degrees. 8 escort fighters will be able to divide into 2 batches. Make 2 long-range interceptions. Because the fighter patrol route is 5 degrees intersecting with the AWACS ground flight route. As a result, the escort fighters are able to maintain constant surveillance within a range of 270 degrees above the horizon.

The J-14 family of fighter ground-based active electromagnetic interference devices can only shield electromagnetic waves. It cannot shield from visible light and thermal radiation.

The new escort tactics have withstood the test of actual combat. 2 In an air battle at night, the 24J-14 of the Chinese Air Force sneaked into the E-111A in the air over Cheongju, first fought with 2 batches of 8F-22, and then fought with the third batch of F-22, although finally killed the E-11A who did not have time to escape far, but 18 J-14A were shot down by F-22 in the battle, which was more than worth the loss.

There is only one loophole in the new tactics of the U.S. military: it cannot maintain continuous monitoring of the patrol area at 90 degrees to the south.

In general, the problem is not serious.

The J-14 family fighters are equipped with active electromagnetic interference devices that do not work all the way and can only be used in combat. Because of the flaws in the design, the J-11's passive stealth capability is an order of magnitude worse than that of the F-22, and barely better than the F-35 series fighters, so without the use of active electromagnetic interference devices, the J-14 can be discovered by the E-111A at a distance of C0 kilometers (the KJ-22 can only detect the F-22A at most at a distance of C kilometers). If J-1 goes around to the south of E-111A, it will need to go around 350 kilometers to the west or east and enter from 35 meters to the south. Even if range is not taken into account, when it reaches the southern turning point, the J-14 will enter Japanese airspace!

This is the main reason why the U.S. military chose Daejeon as the airspace for patrol.

Unless China wants to go to war with Japan, it will not allow fighter jets to "invade" Japanese airspace.

It's just that this time the US military encountered a "special situation".

Although Liang Guoxiang and Di Boqing lost the crown of "number one trump card", in terms of combat capability, the two are still the top fighter crews in the Republic Air Force.

Because of the influence of the curvature of the earth, the detection distance of low-altitude targets by the most advanced AWACS aircraft is much closer.

Taking the E-111A as an example, at a flight altitude of 11 meters, the detection range of the J-1 at a flight altitude of 5000 meters (the normal cruising altitude of the J4 is 5500) can reach 300 kilometers, while the detection range of the J-14 at a flight altitude of 500 meters is only 220 kilometers, and the detection distance of the J-14 at a flight altitude of less than 50 meters is less than 150 kilometers!

Although ultra-low-altitude entry puts the fighter at a very disadvantage when intercepted by the enemy (the principle of energy maneuvering still applies in over-the-horizon air combat, especially when evading interceptor missiles, the kinetic energy of the fighter is the same).

The ability to evade missiles is determined), but for sneak attacks, super is the only choice.

"Brother Liang, get into the range of the missile."

"Don't worry, get closer, I don't want to use missiles yet!"

Because the 2 fighters in the squad followed the long plane, Liang Guoxiang did not need to give additional combat orders.

Di Po was stunned for a moment. "No missiles, no artillery?"

"Yes, with an aerial cannon!"

"Brother Liang, are you crazy?"

Liang Guoxiang smiled coldly and said, "You think I'm crazy? ”

Di Boqing nodded honestly, but his partner sitting in front couldn't see his movements.

"Recalculate the route, try to minimize the error, we play the role of Sun Monkey this time, and make a big fuss in the belly of the enemy."

"Brother Liang, don't mess around."

"I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

Di Boqing smiled wryly and operated the on-board computer to recalculate the navigation data.

has cooperated with Liang Guoxiang for more than 0 years, Di Boqing can not believe in his wife, nor will he not believe in the ability of his partner.

Led by the J-14B fighter numbered C0101011, 3 fighters rushed to the "prey" at a speed of 1,300 kilometers per hour at an altitude that only a helicopter could fly.

Unlike the Air Force, the HNA has just participated in the Peninsular War, and there is no problem of reduced quality of pilots.

He participated in the "Central South Storm" in 20199 with the captain of the brigade and participated in the "Central South Storm" in 2019, and he also performed well. Although the ultra-low-altitude flight could give any pilot the feeling that death was imminent at any time, they did not have the slightest fear and followed closely behind the group leader.

As the minutes passed, the three "flying dragons" got closer and closer to their prey.

"Brother Liang, the infrared detection system intercepted the target."

"See, search the surrounding airspace, determine the location of the escort fighters." Liang Guoxiang glanced at the tactical screen on the left side, turned on the weapon switch, and the fire control system automatically checked the status of the onboard weapon.

"Two ...... Four escort fighters, to the northwest, less than twenty kilometers from the 'Eagle's Nest'. ”

"Lock on to the target in advance and input fire control information to the missile." Liang Guoxiang was a little late, "Keep an eye on the northeast direction, there should be four more escort fighters over there." ”

"Searching."

"Activate the tactical data link and pass the information to the wingman." Liang Guoxiang activated the formation communication system, "Wingman attention, first attack the escort fighters in the northwest direction, focus on searching the airspace in the northeast, and cover the long plane's attack on the 'Eagle's Nest'." ”

"Understood!" Wingman No. 1 Wen Xiao was the first to answer.

"Clear, cover the long plane!" Captain Luo Jingpeng, the No. 2 wingman, also immediately replied.

"The fire control system locks onto the target, and the missiles are ready." During the ultra-low-altitude flight, Liang Guoxiang was originally responsible for the ground fire control work, but Di Boqing was in charge, because Liang Guoxiang had to concentrate on flying the fighters.

"Attention to the group, activate the agile system after 5, ready to start the fire control radar!"

"Ready!"

"Ready!"

Hearing the report of the 2 wingman pilots, Liang Guoxiang took a deep breath and said: "Start the agile system, start the fire control radar!" ”

Di Boqing completed the operation without hesitation, this is his job.

Electromagnetic waves emitted by 3 airborne fire control radars "illuminated" the F-11A in the northwest direction of the E-22A by the active electromagnetic interference device from the gap in the ground where the ionized air mass was generated.

"Missile preparation...... Launch! ”

In less than 5 minutes, the long plane launched the SD-166, and the two wingmen each fired 2 SD-16.

The J-14B followed the missiles and rushed into the night sky together.

The huge overload generated during the sharp climb gave Liang Guoxiang a feeling that he had not felt for a long time.

Because the whereabouts of the group have been revealed after the missile launch, there is no need to worry about anything. What is needed now is not stealth action, but a race against the enemy for time!

In the event of a missile attack, the F-22A was in a very awkward position.

2The F-22, which was flying southwest in a timely manner, had no time to turn around, so it could only activate the fire control radar, hoping to detect the attacking fighter in time and launch an attack before it was shot down by a missile. 2 The F-22 flying northwest turned left at full speed and distanced itself from the E-111A to avoid the missed missile from taking the E-111A as an attack.

E-111A is in the most dangerous situation.

Although the radar and missile warning planes did not raise the alarm, the enemy was nearby. While calling for reinforcements from the F-22 to the east, the E-11A turned to evacuate the dangerous airspace. For the E-111A, which uses the B787 airliner fuselage as a radar carrier platform and has a maximum flight speed of only 950 kilometers per hour, it is impossible to escape the "five finger mountains" of the J-14B.

The most incomprehensible thing for the US pilots on the E-111A was that the other side did not attack the AWACS aircraft with more obvious characteristics with missiles!

This confusion did not last long, and when the J-14B appeared under the belly of the E-111A, all the missile decoys and jamming devices on the AWACS aircraft became decorations.

Two quick short bursts and two piercing the night sky ended the E-111A.

To deal with early warning aircraft, Liang Guoxiang was reluctant to even use more artillery shells.

When the E-111A turned into Christmas fireworks, eight "lightnings" appeared in the night sky to the east, and the counterattack of the US escort fighters reached the idian