"Two targets were found, the target behind them, and they were catching up with the targets in front." Lieutenant Guth said. At this time, the powerful AG-9 radar is radiating the most powerful electromagnetic waves, and the target is clearly captured at the longest distance, at more than 200 kilometers.

"Immediately use the radar and lock on to the enemy aircraft behind." Nathan said.

Now that all this has been confirmed, Nathan has calmed down, yes, he has come to this chaotic time and space, it doesn't matter, now he has a chance.

The plane behind the shooting, along with Andre inside, was killed, then, this time and space still belonged to him, and Nathan was still full of confidence in this, since he came here, it would change all this.

"Lone ranger, if we launch a missile, we could cause a miss." Lieutenant Guss's train of thought was still clear.

Now they lock on, and when they get closer, they can launch, a distance of hundreds of kilometers, and only the undead can get it.

However, the Immortal Bird is an active radar-guided missile.

The active radar seeker is talked about by many military fans in later generations, and it is also the favorite of pilots, ordinary seekers, such as sparrows, are semi-active, and the missile only has a receiving device, which cannot emit electromagnetic waves, and relies on the radar wave irradiation of the carrier aircraft to provide signals.

It's as if the carrier radar is a big flashlight that illuminates the target in front, and then the light wave reflected back reaches the shooter's eyes.

Before hitting the target, the carrier aircraft cannot move, and if it cannot continue to provide irradiation, then the missile that is fired will become an uncontrolled rocket. This time, too, is the most dangerous for carrier aircraft, which is vulnerable to attack.

And for active radar missiles, the seeker can both emit electromagnetic waves and receive them, which means that after launching, the carrier aircraft can be detached.

In fact, limited by the seeker's own power, the distance of active guidance is very short, no more than twenty kilometers, but after all, this is already a complete progress, and the AIM-120 of later generations, the advantage over the Sparrow is here.

And most people have forgotten that in the seventies, active radar guidance was already implemented for the Immortal Bird missile.

This is an advantage as well as a disadvantage.

Active radar guidance can allow the carrier aircraft to maneuver and evade after launch, but at the same time, it also means that at the end of the flight, it is no longer controlled by the carrier aircraft, and in the battlefield where the enemy and the enemy interact, it must be launched carefully, so later generations of American fighter pilots sometimes regret that they only carried the AIM-120 and did not carry the Sparrow.

Now, Guss is worried about that risk.

The plane in front is here to take refuge in itself, and ultra-low-altitude flight must have its helplessness, such as not enough fuel, but the plane pursuing in the rear can catch up at the highest speed, in this way, the distance between the two sides will get closer and closer, what if you make a mistake?

"Then let them know we're good." "Only by locking on the aircraft behind you can you give the aircraft in front of you a chance," Nathan said. ”

Since he is here, of course, he will not let Belenko's defection have an accident, and he must protect him.

"Understood, adjust to PDSTT mode." Gus had just asked slightly, but in fact, he had already started when he asked, once he was in the sky, as a radar operator, he had to listen to the orders of the pilots in front of him at all times, after all, the occurrence of air battles was calculated in seconds, and every second of dullness could bring catastrophic consequences.

If you say that the farthest distance is found, it must be the PDS mode, but this mode can only track, can not launch an attack, if you want to launch an attack, the farthest mode is PDSTT, pulse Doppler single target tracking. This mode, against typical bomber targets, is located at a distance of more than 200 kilometers; The tracking range of a target such as a fighter, like the MiG-25, is up to 167 kilometers.

Now, as the radar was adjusted, Gus began to operate the radar, trapping the bright spot of the pursuit behind, and with his operation, the powerful single-pulse radar wave rushed densely towards the MiG-25, instantly triggering the opponent's radar warning receiver.

Different radar waves trigger different sounds, and the Tomcat fighter's AG-9 radar triggers a sound of "meow, meow", well, as if a cat is barking.

Now, hearing the sound inside the headphones, Andrei was stunned for a moment, Tomcat fighter?

That's not right, on the island opposite, there are all F-4 fighters, didn't you fight last time? Now, why did the Tomcat suddenly appear?

Moreover, the other party also locked himself?

It's really hateful, the other party locked on himself, just to help Belenko in front of him defect, and at the same time, there are two fighter planes from the island country approaching at a rapid pace, as long as he hesitates, he won't be able to complete the task!

What to do?

Keep firing!

At this time, he was getting closer and closer to Belenko in front, so he didn't plan to use a special R-40 missile at all, this kind of missile is a missile with a lot of volume and weight, only has the ability to intercept at medium range, and the overload is limited, so it is impossible to engage in close combat.

In particular, Belenko at the front was also familiar with this missile, which he could easily avoid.

In addition to the R-40, Andrey's fighter also carried the latest R-60, a missile newly developed by the Pennant Machine-Building Design Bureau, which was put into production in '73 and entered service in '75, and NATO named AA-8 "Aphid".

Its maneuverability is quite excellent, the whole missile is small, the front of the four rectangular fixed stabilizer wings, and the trapezoidal tail to ensure the flight stability of the missile, the front of the body can move four triangular wings, used to control the flight direction of the missile. Small and flexible, it is here to carry out hunting missions.

Andrei began to methodically enter the pre-launch preparations, and at this time, a voice from the rear came from the headset: "031, pay attention, the other side has launched a missile!" ”

Nathan was quite urgent.

"The other party didn't get rid of it." Lieutenant Gus's voice came from the headset, Nathan looked at the display screen in front of him, which can display the content of the radar screen behind him, and now, the two F-4 fighters of the Air Force are still slowly flying in the direction of the target, and by the time they fly over, Belenko has already hung up.

It has to be as early as possible!

Air combat is measured in seconds.

"Launch the missile now!" Nathan shouted, "Two salvos!" ”

When shooting at the target, it is shot separately, and six shots can even hit six targets, but in real combat, in order to improve the hit rate, two salvos are necessary.

Nathan was also in a hurry, at this time, there was no time to ask the commander behind him, and if he was one step later, he would explode Belenko's chrysanthemum.