In some countries, fighter navigators are made up of people who are called "weapon operators"

In the attack stage, Di Boqing's main task is to control the airborne radar and other electronic equipment, provide guidance information for the missile, and guide the missile to attack the target

"The fire control radar locks onto the target, and after 20 seconds it enters the terminal attack phase"

"Attention to all planes, prepare for terminal attack guidance, and break away after 20 seconds" Without having to deal with enemy fighters and evade enemy air defense missiles, Liang Guoxiang undertook part of the work belonging to Di Boqing

Although similar tactics were simulated many times in training and confrontation drills, Di Boqing was still a little nervous in actual combat

Staring at the weapon status display on the right side, Di Boqing entered the target information intercepted by the fire control radar into the fire control computer at the fastest speed With the help of the fire control computer, the tactical information required to attack the target will be automatically transmitted to the anti-ship missile in front through the fire control data link on the fighter What Di Poqing has to do is to choose the best attack mode before the missile enters the terminal autonomous attack stage

Although the C-604 anti-ship missile can automatically select the most effective attack method, the computer is far less intelligent than an experienced pilot, and even a cockroach is not comparable to it

Limited by the speed of the fire control computer and the speed of information transmission in the fire control data link, it would take even the most skilled "weapon operator" 15 seconds to complete all the work

As the minutes passed, beads of sweat appeared on Di Boqing's forehead

The fleet is getting closer to the Japanese Fourth Fleet, and the danger is getting closer and closer

The Military Intelligence Agency has already confirmed that Japan reached an agreement with the United States at the end of last year to cancel the third batch of 96 "Standard-3" sea-based tactical anti-missile missiles and purchase 256 "Standard-6" "extended-range area-based air defense missiles" for eight "Aegis" air defense destroyers, so as to enhance the "90 Fleet's" regional air defense capability

The "Standard-6" missile has a ground range of 400 meters against large high-altitude targets and a range of more than 200 meters for medium-altitude targets of fighter aircraft

The aircraft group has long been in the interception range of the "Standard-6", and the Japanese Fourth Fleet will not sit idly by

Di Boqingdi's fears soon became a reality, and when the attack method for the fourth anti-ship missile was set up, an alarm signal appeared on the tactical situation screen on the left, and the radar warning plane sounded

"We were locked by fire control radars, and the Japanese warship was firing anti-aircraft missiles"

"Hold your breath and complete the guidance work as soon as possible"

Hearing Liang Guoxiang's words, Di Bo Qingchang took a long breath and switched the guidance mode to manual operation

"Bootstrap work done, can be detached"

"Aircraft report the situation, prepare to evade anti-aircraft missiles"

At this time, the navigators of other fighters also issued warnings to the pilots, and the guidance of the missiles was completed one after another

"Follow the long plane!"

Under the leadership of Liang Guoxiang, 12 J-13B fighters quickly dived and turned

The best way to evade shipborne area air defense missiles is to leave the detection area of the battleship's air defense radar before the missile enters the terminal self-guidance, and leave the battlefield from an ultra-low altitude under the cover of the curvature of the earth

Like all long-range anti-aircraft missiles, the "Standard-6" has a composite guidance mode

Before entering the terminal self-guidance, the "Standard-6" can only rely on its own inertial navigation system or the guidance commands provided by the air defense radar to fly to the target in the airspace where the target is located and is 2,040 kilometers away from the target, and the fire control radar on the missile will be activated according to the preset instructions or the instructions provided by the warship, automatically search for and track the target, and guide the missile to hit the target

Because the speed of the missile is much faster than that of the fighter, the maximum overload it can bear is more than 3 of the fighter, and the "Standard-6" adopts the "high-trajectory dive attack mode", that is, after launch, it first rises to an altitude of more than 10,000 meters, reduces flight resistance, increases the range, and finally attacks air targets in a dive mode, so in order to avoid the "Standard-6", it must be detached before the missile enters the terminal self-guidance

In previous training, the test flight unit conducted similar confrontation drills with air defense units on many occasions

Liang Guoxiang knew that Japan's Fourth Fleet was not a US aircraft carrier battle group, and the dozens of "Standard-6" planes that had just been launched had all been lost

If they were attacking the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group, Liang Guoxiang would not be so optimistic

As the most advanced "area anti-aircraft missile" of the US Navy, the most outstanding performance of the "Standard-6" is not the range of up to 400 meters, but the advanced guidance mode built on the "cyber tactical platform".

When developing the "Standard-6," the US military took into account the performance limitations of the warship's air defense radar in detecting low-altitude targets

In order to improve the interception capability of low-altitude targets, especially cruise missiles, including anti-ship missiles, the "Standard-6" can be guided not only by the launch ship, but also by other warships equipped with relevant equipment, and even early warning aircraft, so that it has the combat capability of intercepting ultra-low-altitude targets beyond visual range

A few years ago, the US military successfully intercepted an ultra-low-altitude target at a distance of 120 meters with the "Standard-6" in a test

Subsequently, the US Navy modernized all air defense cruisers and air defense destroyers in accordance with the standards of the "cyber tactical platform", equipped with "Standard-6" missiles

Japan's air defense destroyers, which have just completed the upgrade of their "theater missile defense capability," do not yet possess the capability of network cooperative operations

Grabbing the violently shaking lever, Liang Guoxiang couldn't help but feel happy

When the altimeter reading turned to 550, the buzzing radar warning machine went silent

Twenty-four pilots breathed a sigh of relief at the same time

"Brother Liang, the second echelon is about to arrive" Di Boqing also received tactical information from the AWACS aircraft at this time

The 24 FBC-1 fighters responsible for the second round of attacks have already reached the skies over the battlefield and are on their way to the missile launch point

"Understood, pay attention to the aircraft" Liang Guoxiang quickly glanced at the data on the screen, "Altitude 250 speed 1050 course turn to 75, air combat formation, ready to cover the second echelon"

The 12 J-13Bs were scattered into four "Pin" squads and turned to fly in a north-easterly direction

Di Boqing also quickly changed the working mode of the airborne radar, and now there is no need to "care" about the Japanese Fourth Fleet, the anti-ship missiles will complete the attack operation independently, and the Japanese fighters must be found as soon as possible, so that the 24 FBC-1s of the second echelon can complete the attack operation without threat

As soon as the course was reversed, dozens of bright spots appeared on the radar screen

Di Po was secretly startled, and before he could react, the radar warning machine screamed again

"Missile attack, Brother Liang, quickly evade it!"

Liang Guoxiang reacted violently, quickly pushed down the throttle, and at the same time pressed the joystick to "interfere with the preparation of the bomb, deceive the deception bait preparation"

Without the command of his partner, Di Boqing turned on the switch between the jamming bomb and the deception decoy, and prepared to launch

The pilots of the other 11 J-13Bs made the same choice, preparing to release jamming bombs and deception decoys while diving

It was not anti-aircraft missiles that attacked the aircraft group, but medium-range air-to-air missiles launched by Japanese fighters

Japanese fighters must have approached the J-13B group under the guidance of AWACS aircraft and launched an attack in a "launch first and then guide" approach

The rapid increase in the frequency of the sirens indicates that the missile has entered the stage of self-guided attack, and the fire control radar on the missile has locked on the target

There are only a dozen seconds left for Liang Guoxiang and the others

"Brother Liang, one o'clock direction"

In front of the right side of the group, dozens of missiles smashed into the air

Liang Guoxiang did not speak, quickly pulled up the joystick, and at the same time stepped on the rudder on the right side of the J-13B fighter jumped up, flipped 180 degrees in the air, and when the fighter was about to reach the highest point, pressed the launch switch of jamming bombs and deception decoys

With dozens of radar jamming shells exploded behind the fighter fuselage, hanging on the J-13B