The "Lance" squadron was not encountered by a rabble, but by the elite division of the Indian Air Force.

Being able to become pilots of the Su-30MKI shows that they are all the best and best pilots of the Indian Air Force. The average annual training time of Su-30MKI pilots is 260 hours, which is much higher than the average of the Indian Air Force. It's just that they fought the wrong battle at the wrong time, in the wrong place, with the wrong opponent!

Because there are three times more than the adversary, in the first round of interception, the Su-30MKI fleet used only half of the medium-range air-to-air missiles. According to the experience they gained the other day, that batch of "Pakistani fighters" will turn away after launching medium-range interceptor missiles. The first batch of R-30 launched by the Su-77MKI fleet used the mode of mid-course inertial guidance, and the group also turned after the launch of missiles. By the time the two sides turn back and engage in a second round of exchanges, the "Pakistani fighters" will have no medium-range air-to-air missiles available, and the Su-30MKI fleet will still have enough medium-range air-to-air missiles.

Air battles are ever-changing, and if you take one wrong step, you will lose everything.

Finding that the "Lance" group not only did not turn, but accelerated its approach, the air commander of the Indian AWACS aircraft immediately ordered the Su-30MKI group to divide into two groups, one to block the attack, and the other to prepare for a supplementary attack. If the interception is successful and the supplementary attack is in place, the "Lance" group will be attacked by two batches of R-77 missiles in succession, and there will be no way to avoid it.

The result was quite different from the air commander's expectations: in order to block the "Lance" group, after the 24 Su-30MKI missiles were launched, 11 of them were shot down by the "Thunderbolt-12" before they could evade it, and the remaining 13 were finally evaded by the missiles, but they were scattered in all directions and altitudes, and the formation was completely disrupted.

When the J-10 began to dive, the group of twelve Su-30MKI aircraft that flew away immediately turned.

By the time they were ready to launch missiles, the J-10 group was already entangled with the Su-30MKI blocking the "Lance" group, and the air combat entered the melee phase. Under these circumstances, not only was it difficult for the fire control radar to aim at the target, but it was also impossible to attack enemy planes entangled with friendly planes with medium-range air-to-air missiles under the forced action of friend-or-foe identifiers, and all the R-30 on the Su-77 MKI became ornaments.

Before the start of the dogfight, the "Spear" group had the upper hand.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the Indian aircraft group, the long plane was looking for the wingman, and the wingman was looking for the long plane, and there was no chance of forming effective coordination and cover, the J-10 was like a tiger descending from the mountain, and with its excellent dive performance, seven fighters used six combat missiles and more than 30 machine gun shells to kill six Su-30MKIs, and severely damaged one Su-30MKI.

Liang Guoxiang did not use machine guns, but chose the "Thunderbolt-11" combat missile.

He saw with his own eyes that the "Thunderbolt-11" caught up with the Su-30MKI. The fuse did not have a proximity mode selected. Instead, I chose the bumper mode. The missile drilled directly into the Su-30MKI ground ridge. Detonated in the fuselage about a meter behind the cockpit. The pilot didn't even have a chance to eject from the escape ground.

In the midst of Di Boqing's screams. J-10B pulled up almost against the ridge below.

Although the absolute altitude of the air combat ground is about 3,500 meters. However, the relative altitude of the plateau is only 500 meters above sea level.

The huge overload suddenly made Liang Guoxiang's eyes pop with gold stars. Rushed too hard.

Wait until he pulls the fighter up. The two wingmen approached from the left rear and the right rear, respectively. Scared off a Su-10MKI that was preparing for a sneak attack on the J-30B.

"Liangzi. Well done. It's time for us to show our hands. The pilot of the first wingman was red-eyed.

"Dream, before Lao Tzu's missiles are used up, you are all watching the excitement from the sidelines." As he spoke, Liang Guoxiang laughed. After more than ten years in the army and more than ten years of flying, he finally reaped the first definite results.

"You kid knows how to eat alone, and I won't partner with you next time."

"Next time is next time, take care of my ass, don't give Ah San a chance." Liang Guoxiang said as he searched the airspace around him.

All four squads reaped the results of the battle, and all changed their dives and were looking for enemy aircraft.

"Brother Liang, left, eleven o'clock." Di Boqing is more active than anyone else, and the results belong to the crew, and he also has a share.

"See!" Liang Guoxiang's movements are faster than words, he has to "harvest" the second result in time, otherwise he will let others pick it up if it is cheap.

When the J-10B turned to catch up, the lone Su-30MKI seemed to see the enemy behind.

The Indian pilot did not have an eye on the back of his head, but the Su-30MKI had an "eye" in the ass. A small radar mounted inside the tail boom between the nozzles of the two engines gives the Su-30MKI rear sight capability, which, if equipped with the right missiles, is even capable of attacking enemy aircraft in the rear with an over-the-shoulder attack. However, the R-73 "Archer" combat missiles provided by Russia to India do not have the ability to attack over the shoulder.

Seeing that it was about to be bitten by the J-10, the Su-30MKI began to climb at full speed.

"Want to run away? Think beautifully! ”

The "Taihang" turbofan jet engine let out a deafening roar, propelling the J-10B into the blue sky.

The J-10B has only three combat missiles and less than two-thirds of the fuel left, while the Su-30MKI carries seven missiles and the internal fuel tanks are full. The vertical maneuverability of the two was originally between the two, and the J-10B relied on the advantage of "lightness" to get the most on the Su-30MKI at an altitude of nearly 8,000 meters.

Finding out that it was impossible to get rid of the J-10B by climbing, the Su-30MKI immediately began to change to a dive.

Liang Guoxiang still did not give his opponent a chance, and the Dive performance of the J-10 was much better than that of the Su-30MKI.

Looking at the oncoming ground, the pilots of the two sides began to compete for courage.

It was still the Indian pilots who were defeated, and when they were still seven hundred meters above the ground, the Su-30MKI pulled up. The J-10B also immediately changed to a dive, still closely following the Su-30MKI.

The air battle went from 8,000 meters to 3,300 meters, and the Su-30MKI used all the tricks of vertical maneuvering, and still did not manage to get rid of the J-10B.

In desperation, the Indian pilot used the Su-27 family's specialty.

"Cobra maneuver, Brother Liang, Ah San can actually do cobra maneuver."

"Doing a cobra maneuver at this time is simply looking for death!" Liang Guoxiang quickly put down all the speed brakes of the J-10B and pulled up the nose of the plane.

He did not follow with the same maneuver, but took the opportunity to lock on to the Su-30MKI.

Before the nose of the Su-30MKI crossed the zenith, the Thunderbolt-10 missile on the left wingtip of the J-11B was shot out with smoke in tow.

"Brother Liang, you are too unkind!"

"Kind? Lao Tzu was not kind, haha......" In the explosion and fire of the Su-30MKI, Liang Guoxiang laughed loudly.

The Cobra maneuver is indeed very difficult, and the American F-22 cannot complete it.

The main tactical significance of this maneuver is to reduce the flight speed in a very short time, so that the enemy planes following behind will not have time to slow down and rush to the front, so that the offensive and defensive forces will be reversed. The disadvantage is that when performing a Cobra maneuver, the fighter loses energy, and the whole process lasts for several seconds.

Liang Guoxiang's reaction speed is very fast, and the reaction speed of the J-10B fire control system is also very fast.

Before it could rush overhead, the Thunderbolt-11 missile was launched. The Su-30MKI, which has lost a lot of energy, not only cannot immediately change its maneuver and evade missiles, but even the pilot does not have a chance to eject and escape.

When the burning wreckage of the fighter plane fell to the ground, the air battle was over.

In the face of twelve J-10s, none of the six Su-30MKIs were spared, all were shot down, and only two Indian pilots ejected in time to escape.

By this time, another dozen Su-30MKIs had already received an order to withdraw from the battlefield.

The air commanders of the Indian Air Force have realized that it is not the Pakistani Air Force that is engaged with them, but the Chinese Air Force.

"Hawkeye calls for spears, and hawkeyes call for spears."

"Spear received, please tell me something." Di Boqing's voice trembled a little, and he was overly excited.

"Well done, you guys did so beautifully." The commander of the Pakistan Air Force on the AWACS plane was even more excited than Di Boqing, "The enemy plane has retreated, the threat has been lifted, and you can return home." ”

"The spear understands, and immediately returns home." Di Boqing said as he took off his oxygen mask. "Brother Liang, call it a day."

"Attention all planes, the battle is over, call it a day and return home." Liang Guoxiang finally managed to control his excitement. At least two results, if there are gains in previous interceptions, it is three results.

Before this, Liang Guoxiang never thought that there would be such a huge gain in the first battle.

When Liang Guoxiang led the "Lance" group to return home, the other four air battles had already ended, or were about to end.

The first three squadrons of the Chinese Air Force to fight in Pakistan participated in three air battles and achieved an impressive record of 3 to 47. In the other two air battles, the Pakistani pilots who flew the "Thunderbolt" fighters they had just received also achieved an 11-12 record in the air battles, and the Indian Air Force was tied.

In the air battle on the morning of 7 July, the ratio of air combat exchanges between India and Pakistan was 59 to 14.

This day became the "disaster day" of the Indian Air Force, and even the commander of the Indian Air Force had to admit that on 7 July, the Indian Air Force suffered its worst defeat since the start of the war.

Of all the squadrons that went to fight in Pakistan, the "Lance" squadron performed the best.

Shot down twenty-four Su-30MKI without any damage to their own side.

The fact that the squadron has six pilots from the test unit and is supported by AWACS aircraft throughout the process is inextricably linked.

In this air battle, two fighters of the "Lance" squadron shot down three enemy aircraft, three fighters shot down two enemy aircraft, five fighters shot down one enemy aircraft, and seven other squadrons fought together.

Also on this day, the first pilot of the Chinese Air Force died on the battlefield defending Pakistan.

Mr. Liang learned the news only after returning to the airport, where the pilot's fighter plane had been shot down over Pakistan and whose body had been recovered by nearby militiamen. Subsequently, the Pakistani government paid 2.5 million yuan in compensation to the Chinese Air Force and 1 million in compensation for the families of the flights.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Indian Air Force, which had been broken, did not dare to come to challenge, and Liang Guoxiang did not receive a new mission.

In the evening, the chief of staff of the Pakistan Air Force personally came to present the "Medal of Honor of Friendship" to Liang Guoxiang and other three pilots.

In order to boost morale, the chief of staff of the Pakistan Air Force issued bonuses of 10,000 to 30,000 yuan to Liang Guoxiang and 11 other pilots who had achieved battle results.

Liang Guoxiang gave the money to Di Boqing. He didn't go to war for money, and Di Boqing needed money even more