Facing everyone's expectant gaze, Long Yun considered his words.

"Yes, that's right."

After a brief summary of his thoughts, he began his own narrative.

"When it comes to combat, my idea is actually quite simple. First of all, the current record is not ideal for mid-range interceptions after engaging the enemy. Let's talk about yesterday's incident, the formation launched twelve R-27s, but only one result was achieved. This is also the same as the result of the pre-war exercises in the regiment: a lot of missiles were used, but the effect was very poor.

Of course, this has to do with the way the R-27 is guided: when intercepting head-on, not only will the Yankees maneuver to dodge, but we also have to maneuver to avoid being hit by the 'sparrows'. In this way, unless it is a raid war, the radar will inevitably be unlocked. My guess is that the only result was also achieved by the infrared-guided R-27T. ”

Victor was right. Fortunately, our focus is still on close-quarters combat; In the case of the R-27, each plane can only carry two, and the poor effectiveness of fighting fighters is also expected. ”

The head of the regiment present interjected.

Long Yun nodded in agreement. In fact, he has always had such considerations: semi-active radar-guided missiles such as R-27, AIM-7 and R530 require carrier aircraft radar to provide irradiation to the target, and their own maneuverability is not so strong, and they are quite energetic to fight bulky bombers. It's a bit hard.

"Before moving into close-range combat, the idea is to try to maximize the range advantage of medium-range missiles and prepare for melee combat. Therefore, my advice is: When there is ground guidance and the air situation is clear, we can consider using formations to conduct operations.

The specific situation is as follows: the fighters are divided into two groups, one in front and one behind: those with a lower altitude and carrying an R-27T in the front, and those with a higher altitude and carrying an R-27R in the rear. When engaging the enemy, the front team attracts the enemy's attention and lures him to launch medium-range missiles; The rear team used this time to increase the afterburner and create better launch conditions before launching the R-27R salvo. The front team then confronts the enemy medium-range missiles with continuous maneuvering, and the rear team maintains illumination under the cover of the front team until visual contact. At this time, the flight speed of the front team has been reduced after maneuvering, and it can directly enter the dogfight, and the rear team uses the speed advantage to repeatedly plunder support. ”

Hearing such a theory, everyone was excited for a while, and there was a lot of discussion in the conference room for a while. It's not that this tactic is new - they have considered every strategy in normal training, but now that it has been proposed by the successful Rezenov, people have begun to consider the practical feasibility of such a strategy again.

Because such tactics can be said to run counter to the strategy of seizing the superiority in altitude and speed in over-the-horizon combat, and striving for the first launch; The rear team responsible for "sniping" is of course easy to handle, but the front team responsible for attracting fire is in a very dangerous situation. The AIM-7F is significantly smaller than the R-27, but the warhead is also 39 kilograms, and it is basically impossible to survive if hit at close range.

Seeing everyone's doubts, Long Yun further explained.

Such tactics do deviate from the general rules of mid-range confrontation. In our previous operations, we tried to occupy the advantage of altitude and speed, plus the range of the R-27R was slightly longer, and we tried to launch at supersonic speed to achieve contact with the enemy first. To put it bluntly, if we can shoot down enemy aircraft, then there is no need to worry about the enemy's medium-range missiles: without the irradiation of the carrier aircraft, the missiles will naturally not hit us.

But what if you can't grab the height and speed advantage? In other words, who dares to make a bold bet that the missile will hit, so concentrate on irradiation and not make a violent maneuver to avoid the attack of the enemy missile?

Of course, with the tactics of front and rear formation, the planes of the front group were under great pressure to counter a considerable number of enemy aircraft irradiation and a large number of missiles. Therefore, we will talk about how to use the MiG-29's advantageous flight range to effectively evade the attack of AIM-7F based on previous training. ……”

After dinner, many of the pilots returned to the conference room.

In the afternoon discussion, the tactics proposed by Victor can be said to be very exciting and should be very effective, and have aroused the interest of many people. The commander of the aviation regiment specially instructed Long Yun to seize the time to talk to his comrades-in-arms about the use of tactics and maneuvers, because there were never too many things to master in a tragic war.

"Actually, for the American F-16 and F-15, their use and tactical characteristics are very similar. To sum up, it is the theory of energy mobile air combat that we all know. ”

The people present nodded one after another, and they basically had a certain understanding of the theory of energy maneuver air combat.

The so-called "energy maneuver", this theory of analysis of fighter aircraft air combat initiated by US Air Force Major John Boyd in the sixties, although itself is only a description of the flight conditions of fighter planes using physical theory, has influenced a considerable number of Western pilots. With the support of such a mysterious organization as the "fighter mafia," the F-15 and F-16 of the US Air Force are quite different from the F-14 of the Navy in terms of design, and they attach more importance to the thrust-to-weight ratio and maneuverability of fighter aircraft, and they are also quite formidable opponents in air combat.

Ironically, however, the success of the fighter sought after by the "fighter mafia" is precisely the result of the full use of on-board electronics and missile weapon systems in several large and small conflicts. The third-generation US fighter planes, which boast of maneuverability and fighter thrust-to-weight ratio, are often loaded with missiles, auxiliary fuel tanks, electronic countermeasures pods, and other loads, and take off to shoot enemy planes far beyond the line of sight under the command of early warning aircraft. At this time, they did not possess and did not need to have any excellent maneuverability, and their combat mode was not much different from that of a large and clumsy missile interceptor like the Soviet Tu-128.

In such a situation where there are causes and effects, but there is no dramatic logical connection between cause and effect, Western fighter pilots are full of confidence in their tactics and fighters.

However, they have to face reality eventually.

Unlike the sixties, modern air combat is increasingly moving in the direction of missile confrontation outside the visual range. This has led to the emergence of two phenomena: the over-the-horizon of air combat, and the range of short-range missiles. In short, it's no longer the era of hover-and-chase, space-taking gunfights, and the typical pattern of combat has evolved to start with a mid-range confrontation followed by a missile kill at close range.

The theory of energy maneuver was quite practical in the era of machine guns, or in the era when the range of missiles was similar to that of machine guns; But in modern air combat, "having an energy advantage" can no longer be equated with "achieving victory".

Long Yun probably understood that the era he had traveled back to had already experienced the sixties and seventies when the theory of energy maneuver was popular, and was evolving from the theory of over-stall maneuver to the theory of instantaneous maneuver, and fighters with good agility and capable of performing over-stall maneuver already existed. However, because when there is not much difference in the performance of weapons, it is not the weapon but the person who determines the victory; Whether or not they can give full play to the flying ability of fighters to win confrontations is still a new topic unknown to many pilots.

Seeing his comrades-in-arms discussing passionately, Long Yun's heart felt a little relaxed.

Although he knew clearly that not everyone had the talent to fight in the air; As for judging the shape on the battlefield and adopting the best response strategy, it is far from being something that ordinary pilots can do lightly. The improvement of technology requires the continuous accumulation of experience, but the cruel thing is that this road often leads not to trump cards, but to death.

But even so, it is quite good to be able to give these ambitious young people a few more chances of winning on the battlefield.

Sitting at the venue with such thoughts, Long Yun didn't realize at all that although he still regarded the world in front of him as his dream, he had already been keenly aware of the truth subconsciously.

This is the ...... of the world It's real.