Chapter 182: Sabre Rattling

Peshawar.

The atmosphere of the war was very strong, the Soviet Union had already sent a stern protest to Pakistan through the diplomatic department, and the Pakistani Air Force crossed the border to attack the Soviet fighter planes located in the airspace of Afghanistan, which was a naked provocation, and the Soviet Union would take the necessary measures to show that the airspace of Afghanistan was inviolable!

In the face of the protests of the Soviets, the Pakistani side is very rational, Pakistan has cited many examples, in the past two years, the Soviets have been invading Pakistan's airspace, and the Pakistani side is also very angry, please reduce this kind of airspace violation in the future!

Pakistan had to do this, although privately, even the president scratched his head, this time the Peshawar military district caused itself a lot of trouble and gave the Soviets an excuse, but, after receiving the report at that time, Zia-ul-Haq did not mean to blame, after all, if he did not fight back, three planes would have been shot down.

And now, the smell of gunpowder on both sides is full, and the battle will start at any moment.

It was under these circumstances that the new US delegation flew to the Peshawar Military Region, and this time it was not only Grumman but also several pilots of a carrier-based aircraft wing of the US Navy.

The leader of the team is still John.

Mhammad didn't even have time to come up to the airport to greet them, and when John stepped off the plane, he immediately felt the strangeness of the atmosphere here, is the big battle really about to start?

Only a junior officer greeted them, but fortunately they were familiar with the road, and after getting off the plane, they went straight to the war room.

"Our intelligence officers in Bagram discovered that the Soviets had new warplanes flying." "This is the same twin-engine, double-tail fighter, with wing-body fusion and no variable sweep wings," said Mhammad calmly. The belly of the plane was inhaled, and our personnel only took this blurry photo, from which we can judge that this is the latest MiG-29 fighter of the Soviets. ”

MiG-29! The Soviets actually sent the MiG-29 to the battlefield in Afghanistan!

At present, when the United States and the Soviet Union are vying for hegemony, the competition between the two sides is constantly going on. In the sixties, the second-generation fighter had just begun to fly test, and the pre-research of the third-generation fighter had already begun, and in response to the American FX program, the USSR proposed the corresponding PFI program, that is, the "Advanced Tactical Fighter". Later, the derived LPFI program led to the creation of the MiG-29 fighter. In 1972, the Soviet Army proposed to the MiG Design Bureau the need to develop a new fighter to replace the MiG-21 and MiG-23 in the Soviet Army. Development officially began in '74, and test flights took place in '77. After several years of flights, it was finalized in 81 and mass production began at the same time.

According to the progress of history, in 83 years, such aircraft began to equip troops, and the first to enter Eastern Europe. And now, these planes were first sent to Afghanistan.

The Soviets were in Afghanistan. In the face of Pakistan's air power, in the afterlife. Pakistan's F-16 fighters only began to patrol the border in 84, and there were not many battles with the Afghan Air Force, so the conflict between them was not serious, and the Pakistani Air Force simply did not have the ability to protect the airspace in those mountains. And now. With the arrival of powerful Tomcat fighters, with the arrival of E-2 AWACS aircraft, EC-130H electronic jammers, the air superiority of the Pakistani side increased significantly, and the Soviets had to send more advanced aircraft into Afghanistan. It became a bridgehead for the United States and the Soviet Union to compete for hegemony.

After speaking, Mhammad looked up and saw John and the others standing at the door, and immediately said: "It is our American ally who is coming, let us welcome them with warm applause." ”

With applause, Mhammad walked up to John and said, "I'm very sorry, there is a new situation, the battle may happen at any time, and I didn't go to the airport to meet you." ”

"It's okay." John said: "The Soviets are now aggressive, there is a tendency to invade Pakistan, we in the United States will never tolerate such an incident, all the missiles ordered by your country will arrive one after another in these few days, our government has decided to provide you with an additional 50 immortal bird missiles and 100 AIM-9L combat missiles free of charge, and the current air battle, the missiles are consumed very quickly." A-7 attack aircraft, will also arrive soon. ”

If it is not the good intentions of the United States, a fierce air battle is about to take place, and the consumption of missiles will be very large, and at this time, the United States will no longer play any tricks, after all, now the intention of the Soviets is obvious, that is, to expand the situation.

Negotiations on the A-7 attack aircraft have ended, but the Americans have been procrastinating and unwilling to deliver them quickly, and in the face of the current situation of the Soviets, the United States immediately and quickly carried out the export of the A-7.

"Thank you for your support, you are our loyal ally." Mhammad said.

"This is Admiral Gretel, the 67th Carrier-based Aircraft Wing, this time, we have sixteen naval officers to follow, if you need to, they can also change into your military uniforms and fly Tomcat fighters into the air." John continued.

"A very welcome and a genuine welcome to our friends." Mhammad said.

The last time the United States came to the personnel, mixed with naval personnel, but they were all maintenance personnel, and this time, it was completely Tomcat pilots, Mhammad knew what they meant, they did have the desire to drive fighters into the air, the US Navy has been equipped with Tomcat fighters for so many years, and a decent battle has not been fought.

The direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union will have a terrible ending, such as the cold war turning into a hot war and a nuclear war, but the competition in the secret has always existed, and in the Korean War, how many Soviet pilots changed into military uniforms and fought with the Americans in the air, and both sides tacitly agreed.

Now, the Americans have the same mentality, no matter what the purpose is, in short, the Americans are now willing to fly into the air to fight when needed, and this is indeed helpful for Pakistan.

"Colonel Glitter, welcome to you." "You are here in this most tense time, our closest friend in Pakistan, let us fight together," said Mhammad. ”

"It's a great honor." "Now, let's move on to the MiG-29 and we'll have a meeting with us," Glitter said. ”

The American carrier-based pilots sat still, looking at the pictures on the slide projectors.

"In Afghanistan, the Soviets deployed two advanced aircraft, the MiG-29 and the MiG-31, and the next time they come to provoke, these two aircraft will definitely be dispatched at the same time." "The MiG-31 has a powerful radar system and a number chain, and it is likely that they will be in the rear this time, acting as an AWACS aircraft, directing the fighters in front of them to engage and using long-range missiles to attack our fighters at a critical time," Mhammad said. The MiG-29, on the other hand, has excellent maneuverability, and will break into our visual range under the command of the MiG-31 and fight with us. ”

This is an original way of being created by the Soviets, the MiG-31 can act as an AWACS aircraft in addition to long-range volleys, and the phased array radar is too good.

And the MiG-29, maneuverability is very powerful.

"It should also be noted that the maneuverability of the MiG-29 far exceeds that of previous Soviet fighters, and their targeting system is also very powerful, in addition to relying on radar, their nose also has an optoelectronic sighting device, and they are also equipped with helmet sights, linked with missiles, as long as the head is twisted towards our fighters, it means that the missiles have also tracked our fighters at the same time, and they can be launched at any time." Mhammad continued.

The MiG-29 is a fairly agile fighter, but it can roll at an angular speed of 250 degrees per second. The pitch angular speed reached thirty degrees per second, which was already more than the heavy air superiority fighter F-15, and in particular, it could also use a helmet-mounted sight to quickly aim at the target and attack, which was a unique advantage of the Soviets.

Although the R-73 large off-axis close-range bomb with a helmet-mounted sight was only equipped with troops in 87 years ago, the trial production work had already begun, and Mhammad was worried that if they brought this kind of test missile to the battlefield in Afghanistan to test the actual combat performance, it would bring a great threat to his troops.

"Mr. Mhammad, you say they have helmet sights?" Colonel Glitter asked Mhammad.

"Yes." Mhammad said that he knew that these Americans were going to ask this, if it were not for the sake of reminding his pilots, Mhammad would not have said all this, although the current helmet sight is still in its infancy, the volume and weight are not small, but it is still a new and effective way of aiming, in a sense, even a revolution.

"How do you know?" Colonel Glitter continued.

"We have our own eyeliner in Bagram." Mhammad said he had already thought of these words. "You should also have your own channels to know about this new fighter of the Soviets, right?"

Although many photos have been taken by satellite, and the things on the other side's flight helmets have been photographed, the United States does not know what it is, and now when it hears what Mhammad said, it suddenly dawns on me, but in this case, we must not disgrace our country.

"Yes, we do." Colonel Glitter said.

"We try to solve it with medium-range shells, even if it's a cross-border attack!" "Let's try not to get caught up in a fight with this kind of fighter, and if we do, then use the power of our fighter to let them know how good we are!" (To be continued......)