The fighter returned from high altitude, and when the fuel in the plane was about to run out, the white No. 20 Su-27P42 that had returned from killing the enemy fell lightly on the runway of the Stavropol base.

In order to reduce weight, the parachute was canceled, and the Longyun landline taxied on the runway for more than 800 meters before gradually stopping its figure.

After the fighter plane came to a stop, he jumped out of the cockpit and took off a heavy and bloated anti-load suit in the lounge, Long Yun briefly explained the flight to the ground crew while relaxing his body, and the first day of his counteroffensive was over.

For the rest of the day, although he himself is in good condition and has high morale, he can continue to attack, but the white No. 20 landline aircraft that has been temporarily modified is not ready to fly quickly: this special edition of the lightweight Su-27P42, the test work of some subsystems has not been perfected, and the structural strength loss is also different from the general Su-27S, so the ground crew pilot must conduct a series of more complete inspections and tests to ensure the safety of each lift-off flight. Anyway, it's impossible for him to fly a landline today.

Of course, the original landline was not ready for a while, and Major General Viktor Rezenov, who was the number one ace of VVS, also had his privilege to temporarily requisition any fighter of the 237th Regiment to fight.

However, thinking about today's fierce fighting in the Caucasus, almost all of the fighter regiments of the Soviet Air Force in the Southern Theater are close to the limit of high-intensity sorties, including the fighter personnel of the 237th Regiment, which is also very nervous, of course Long Yun will not make any requests at this time; Besides, as the proposer of the package plan for "anti-radiation warfare," he now has more important tasks to do.

Temporarily ended a pilot's expedition for the rest of the time. Long Yun needs to fulfill the duties of a senior commander of the Red Air Force. He soon got to Rostov on a Mi-17 helicopter from the base. Prepare to attend a secret meeting that night at the Southern Theater Command station.

Looking at the situation in the Caucasus today, the results of this secret meeting that can be discussed will surely be extremely fruitful.

In the evening of that day, arriving at the secret base near Rostov by helicopter, Long Yun, who was attending the meeting room in the underground as usual, got a report on the latest battle situation in the southern theater.

As one of the initiators of this offensive, although he was very confident in the raid value of the R-27P/EP missile, when he really looked through the report, the contents listed in it still surprised Long Yun; He never thought of it. The strategic counteroffensive of the huge Red Empire would have been carried out so quickly that in less than twenty-four hours after the start of the war, it had already surrounded and annihilated the unprepared NATO coalition forces in several areas.

Although the progress of the ground battlefield is gratifying, when it comes to the battle situation of VVS, it can only be described as "devastating and overwhelming".

From the early hours of the morning to the time of the submission of the report, in just one day, the Soviet Air Force, which had launched a major attack, had completely suppressed the actions of NATO's tactical air force.

Although due to the tactical characteristics of "anti-radiation operations," it is not possible to count for the time being how many enemy planes have been shot down in a single day, the outcome of the battle has already been explained. On the first day of the strategic counteroffensive, after only a few hours of fierce aerial fighting. After inexplicably losing a large number of fighters and then suffering intolerable damage to attack aircraft, NATO's tactical air force simply ate a hard blow out of thin air. Hit by an incoming missile without warning, it soon almost completely terminated its combat flights, or rather, ceded air supremacy over the line from Transcaucasia to the western Black Sea.

Since a few months ago, the skies of the Caucasus were ablaze, and the two major military blocs had been fighting each other for so long, but neither side could really seize control of the skies; But today, the R-27P/EP anti-radiation missile has worked in one fell swoop.

In this air-ground coordinated strategic counteroffensive, the suddenness of air-to-air missile weapons has indeed played a very tremendous role.

At the secret meeting that began in the evening, the commander of the Air Force, Colonel-General Sergeyev, who had specially arrived from Moscow, spoke eloquently, and this point was also specifically pointed out in his impromptu speech; At the end of the long table, the general who was talking freely and talked endlessly looked very pleasant, apparently very satisfied with the battle form of the Caucasus.

However, in the following statement, the senior commanders, including Sergeyev, also pointed out that these servicemen attending the meeting have some understanding of the surprise victory of the R-27P/EP, and now they are particularly worried about the possibility of secret leakage of weapons: if the situation of the new anti-radiation missile is obtained by Western intelligence agencies, then the Americans can rely on strong electronic technology to find a countermeasure, then the suddenness of the "anti-radiation operation" will be completely lost. The technical superiority of the missile will also be significantly discounted.

Thinking a little further, if the Americans had found the wreckage of the R-27P/EP missile or even the seeker of an unexploded missile on the battlefield, would they have also developed an anti-radiation missile-for-tat and put it on the battlefield?

If this is the case, it is not clear to those present at the moment what will happen to the situation of air warfare in the war.

In the meeting, the short ten-minute free discussion ended quickly; After exchanging views with each other, in the face of the inquiring glances of the participants, Long Yun, who was sitting at the head of the long table, took a few sips of water from his teacup, cleared his throat, and then considered some of his own considerations.

As a front-line pilot and a technical expert, he was sure to say something on such occasions, and it became an unwritten practice in command meetings.

But what kind of "consideration" to say, the topic of anti-radiation air-to-air missiles has been analyzed countless times by experts in the real world, and he now infringes on a little intellectual property rights, analyzes and sorts out his memories with his own ideas, and then gives some explanations and guidance to the Soviet military commanders present:

"First of all, with regard to the medium- and long-term prospects of 'anti-radiation warfare,' my personal views are basically the same as those of my colleagues: It is impossible for the R-27P/EP series of anti-radiation missiles to remain unknown to the enemy all the time, and it is impossible for the technology of the missile homing head to be kept secret for a long time -- in this regard, the committee's preliminary counter-espionage work has achieved good results, but it can be said that it is completely unrealistic to really strictly guard against and shield any Western spies from such a broad front.

So then, I think your question is probably the same as mine: the war will continue, and when the sudden attack effect of the 'anti-radiation missiles' has passed, how will we fight the NATO Air Force?

Yes, I have some understanding of the level of the electronics industry in Western countries, and I personally fully believe that after obtaining information on the anti-radiation seeker, the adversary will soon be able to work out evasive countermeasures against the R-27P/EP missile, and even develop a special missile jammer, which will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of this type of missile. Therefore, in principle, relying on technically surprising and winning weapons to fight a war for a long time is not the fighting style of our army in the first place; Taken together, the most suitable missile weapon for striking enemy aircraft under various conditions is still an active radar-guided missile, and in this regard, the work of the 'pennant' design bureau will soon bear fruit, and it is optimistically estimated that it will be enough to connect with the short limitation period of the 'anti-radiation missile'. ”

"Yes, what Comrade Rezenov said is the actual situation!"

As soon as Long Yun's words fell, the commander of the Air Force at the head of the long table picked up the conversation, "I also went to inspect the 'pennant' once recently; now there is nothing to keep secret, the model R-77 will soon be put into use, so we will not lag behind the Americans in weapon technology, which can be regarded as good news." ”

"Uh, having said that,"

Unlike the bold Admiral Sergeyev, a lieutenant general sitting not far from him raised his hand hesitantly at this time; Probably because he felt that the topic he was discussing now was not what he was good at, the middle-aged general's expression was also a little restrained, "There may be no problem with missiles, but I personally have some doubts: if the Americans get a sample of the missile that fell to the ground -- well, they will get this sooner or later, then will they also develop the same anti-radiation missile and use it against us?" ”

“……”

It seemed to be a layman's question, but it caused a whisper of those present, and he could still keep a cool head under the good shape of the first day of the counterattack, and the middle-aged general's question hit the nail on the head, which also made many people present suspicious.

When it comes to the possibility of the Americans developing anti-radiation missiles, after all, it is different from the propaganda of "strategic contempt" in the media, and these generals who have served for many years are very clear about the strength of the United States, and the opponent that the Red Empire is facing this time is simply unprecedentedly powerful, and they can't help but fight with all their spirits.

The so-called "strategic contempt" naturally must be premised on "attaching importance to tactics," otherwise it will become self-deception, and in that case it will be impossible to win a war.

Different from ordinary operational planning meetings, this secret meeting, which was attended only by the high-level commanders of the Southern Theater, did not involve specific operational arrangements and action plans, but mainly brought together the commanders of various armies and arms to discuss the battle situation freely. If it is described in a slightly fashionable word, it is probably a kind of "brainstorming" of the Soviet military, and many problems will be exposed on such occasions, and then brainstorming to discuss and solve them one by one.

Even now, in the venue with a rather warm atmosphere, all the people sitting around were senior military commanders, and only he, Long Yun, was present as a front-line combatant, which was of course also because of his special identity and military rank.

Although the rank of "Major General of the Air Force" is still a little unranked in this spacious conference room where generals gather, it is clear that he seems to have attracted special attention as one of the formulators and actual participants of the "anti-radiation operation" plan at this meeting with a relaxed atmosphere and no deliberate distinction between ranks. (To be continued......)