When you hear this word, you know that the main task of the MiG-25 is to come to the interception airspace at the fastest speed under the condition of ground guidance and intercept the target, and this target is mainly a bomber.

Its maneuverability is not high, although it is a twin engine and a double vertical tail, but its double vertical tail is mainly set to have enough control torque in the case of thin air at high altitude.

In contrast, the Tomcat is different, this aircraft was developed with a focus on maneuverability, which is also a huge advantage of the variable sweep wing.

After both sides flew by, they all began to turn, which is also the most common kind of air confrontation in the Cold War, the two sides bite the tail to attack, see who is more powerful, who can go around the other party's tail, who wins.

In fact, the MiG-25 did not have to turn, because their original task was not to fight with the Tomcat, but to reconnoiter the American aircraft carrier formation and reconnoiter the American aircraft carrier exercise.

But now, they have to turn back.

This Tomcat fighter is so crazy that no one knows what it is coming for, and in particular, is it coming to trouble its own tanker?

If it catches up with the tanker, it may have serious consequences, and its own fighter has not yet refueled!

Now, the two pilots of the MiG-25 have vaguely sensed that something is wrong, but they have no choice.

They had to get rid of the Tomcat first.

Both sides began to turn, but there was no doubt that the Tomcat was able to complete the turn more quickly thanks to the excellent hovering performance of the extended wings.

At this time, the bodies of both Nathan and Gus were suppressed by the huge overload and could not move, Nathan's eyes were almost dark, he tried to support his arm, and felt the blood in his legs pressing up his blood under the effect of the anti-load suit, and at the same time, in front of his blurred eyes, the silver steel fighter appeared.

At this time, the Tomcat fighter had already turned, and the MiG-25 was only halfway around, so Nathan's fighter continued to circle and easily chased behind the opponent's ass.

If it is in a real air battle, he has already obtained an excellent opportunity to fire, at this time, as long as he releases his Sidewinder missile, the hit rate will be as high as 80 percent, and he can even adjust the fire control system to the machine gun, press the hot line, and carry out a blood-pumping air bayonet.

It's a pity that now he can't do anything, he can only follow the other party, and at the same time, this is enough to tease the other party.

"011, Tomcat behind you." Yakov shouted loudly over the radio.

After all, they have a numerical advantage, Nathan can only bite one, the MiG-25 that has just circled in the sky in two directions, one is bitten, and on the other, it can be seen clearly.

The opponent's horizontal hovering ability is simply amazingly high, when the variable sweep wing is deployed, the maneuverability is really good, and the MiG-23 of the other side is also a variable sweep wing, but it is not as strong as the opponent at all.

Yakov couldn't help shouting over the radio, and at the same time, he also knew that Varisiev was not that level, no matter how to get rid of it, the other party would follow closely behind, and there was only one way to get rid of the other party.

"Turn on the afterburner, get rid of it!"

Yakov shouted loudly over the radio, and at the same time, just as he finished shouting, Varisiev made this choice.

In the tail of the MiG-25, two brilliant fireworks burst out, and the afterburner of the engine turned on!

For ordinary aircraft, when the tail is bitten, turning on the afterburner is simply self-defeating, because this brilliant fire will become an excellent target for the opponent's infrared seeker, and the infrared seeker will quickly lock on it, and there will be no possibility of missing the target at all.

However, with the MiG-25, it is no problem, because it flies faster than a missile!

For the MiG-25, as long as it turns on afterburner, it means one thing, I won't play with you anymore, goodbye!

In later generations, until the time of retirement, no missile ever shot down the MiG-25 at top speed, and the results of those MiG-25 shootdown were achieved at subsonic speeds.

Now, when he saw that the other party turned on the afterburner, Nathan also shook his head helplessly, if the other party fluttered back and forth in the sky, and he locked the other party firmly, then after going back this time, it would be enough to brag.

It's a pity that the other party doesn't play with him anymore.

It seems that we have to find another one.

When it comes to close-quarters combat, the Tomcat's powerful AWG-9 radar is almost idle, and the radar officer in the back seat has become the main task of acting as the pilot's eyes, he will constantly search the surrounding airspace to provide early warning to the pilot.

For example, now, his eyes looked at the outside of the cabin and said: "At nine o'clock, a thousand meters away, MiGs." ”

The MiG-25 in front flew away, so continue to play with this MiG-25, at this time, Gus has been completely driven by Nathan, his adrenaline is also secreting rapidly, and his eyes seem to be sharper, almost in the sky can be found at once.

"Okay, let's go say hello." Nathan said, stepping on the rudder and pushing the lever.

At this time, it is almost a repetition of the action just now, the two sides are parallel, the speed direction is opposite, whoever turns fast, who can bite the tail.

The MiG-25 did not stand a chance, and neither did Yakov, he turned on the afterburner.

"Okay, it's all gone." "Enough fun, it's time for us to go back," Nathan said. ”

Go back now? Lieutenant Guth hadn't recovered from the excitement just now: "Why don't we come on?" ”

"We're running out of fuel." "Just enough for us to return to the carrier, there's only one chance to land," Nathan said. ”

The fuel is not enough, just flapping back and forth, it is quite fuel-consuming, and at the same time, Nathan also knows that the other party's fuel consumption must be more than his own.

At this time, Yakov, who was in the air, was calling on the radio: "011, report fuel consumption." ”

"There are less than four tons of fuel left." Varisyev's voice came over the radio: "We have been tricked. ”

They got it.

Originally, it was planned to complete an in-flight refueling in the airspace here, just so that they could fly directly over the opponent's aircraft carrier and return home after reconnaissance, but the interception just now made them consume too much fuel, and now they go back to find a tanker and replenish the fuel, and they can't reconnoiter the aircraft carrier anymore, and their fuel is only enough to return to the base.

Americans, it's so hateful! Just now, the other party frantically pounced on the AWACS plane, and then pounced on the tanker on its side, in fact, in order to consume its own fuel!