Chapter 726 41’s victory

Chapter 726 A 4:1 victory

Due to the lack of a unit that could have an overview of the overall situation, it took the Indian army a full minute and a half to roughly understand the current situation through the chaotic radio——

On our own side, there are a total of 8 MiG-29A and 8 Mirage 2000H, divided into 4 formations, generally flying westward in a fan pattern.

The other party took off a total of 4 F16s and 16 unknown aircraft that were suspected to be the latest improved J-7, divided into three formations, showing a tendency to be flanked by two sides.

Of course, there are also 2 or 4 unknown model Chinese fighter jets located on the side, which do not seem to have any intention of joining the battle, but can still put some pressure on them.

On the other hand, although it is also impossible for Pakistan to have real-time linkage with the Chinese military command, it is already a huge advantage to know the number, formation and general heading of its opponents before taking off.

In fact, from the perspective of hindsight, at the moment when both sides turned on their radars, although the Indian army did not have an advantage, it still had a chance to fight.

The four F4s without beyond-visual-range combat capabilities can be ignored, and what is left is nothing more than a 16-on-16 mid-range bombardment.

In this kind of combat environment with a clean background and medium altitude, the MiG-29A's radar is powerful enough after all, so it won't suffer much.

Even considering the range advantage of the R27 compared to the Thunderbolt 11, it may still take advantage of it.

However, due to chaotic frontline command and poor situational awareness, they missed the most golden 90 seconds of response time.

Therefore, when the two squadrons of the Indian Army completed communication, the eight J-5Fs of the 7th Squadron, which came from the southwest, had already fired a round of medium-range bombs at the Black Archers squadron charging at the front.

The entire flight process of the semi-active radar bomb requires the carrier aircraft to maintain radar tracking, so once the initiative is lost, the impact on the situation will be fatal.

Because if the party that launches missiles from behind does not maneuver to avoid it, it will inevitably be shot down earlier, and the ammunition they fire will also lose its target and will not pose a threat at all.

This is completely different from the logic of active radar missile firing.

As a result, the eight MiG-8s that bore the brunt had to disperse and turn to avoid.

Colonel Prayan also thought about rescuing some of his teammates, but his squadron was targeted one-on-one by the eight aircraft in front of him, and for a while he was completely unable to take action.

A round of mid-range projectiles fired at the extreme distance all missed the target as expected, but this round of evasion caused the Black Archers squadron to fall into a disadvantage in both energy and position, making it impossible to organize an effective counterattack.

Only two aircraft barely fired two R27s in a low-to-high attack, but the more numerous opponents at high altitudes fired back almost at the same time.

If this situation continues, the two sides will soon enter a visual range battle within 10 kilometers.

At that time, the MiG-29 fleet, which had neither height nor speed, would be difficult to deal with these opponents.

So after holding on for a while, the Black Arrow Squadron, who had just announced that they wanted to avenge Prayan, knelt down at the speed of light, turned around and headed east, preparing to take advantage of their acceleration performance to escape.

At this time, the 7th Squadron had just completed a round of evenly matched shooting, and it was unclear what was happening on the other side.

It wasn't until a few minutes later that the frightened voice of the Black Arrow captain came from the radio that they realized that they had been betrayed by their teammates...

Fortunately, the 16 aircraft on both sides had all fired up their medium-range bombs at this time, and had not yet entered a visual range fight that was difficult to escape.

So I can still run.

But at this time, the role of those few Chinese Air Force fighter jets became apparent.

"Warning, you are approaching Chinese airspace, please turn away immediately, otherwise you will be responsible for all consequences..."

Slightly stilted English sounded on the public radio channel.

Both sides had already disbanded their formations in order to avoid medium-range bombs. However, in order not to enter the Chinese airspace, the aircraft closest to the border could only make a 270° turn in a very awkward posture.

Wasting time is secondary, the key is that such a turn will shorten the distance with the opponent.

But there was no choice.

If they insist on rushing to the other side, the situation will most likely turn into a mixed doubles match.

There is no way to survive.

In the end, the plane that fell at the very back was shot down by two Thunderbolt 11s fired from the other direction by the Fifth Squadron.

The Pakistan Air Force was also worried that the MiG-29s that had just escaped would suddenly come back, so they only conducted a very restrained pursuit.

A melee that left countless trails in the air ended with 1:0.

There is no way. When both sides have neither reliable air command capabilities nor active radar bombs, nor are they prepared to enter combat, the efficiency of beyond visual range shooting is very low.

However, considering the previous 2:1 result and the fact that this was a calculated and unintentional ambush by the Indian army.

Obviously, Pakistan still made a lot of money.

However, all this is not completely over yet.

The pilots of the Tail Blade Squadron who returned victorious soon discovered a problem.

"Has any of you seen the squadron leader?"

During the return flight in a joyous atmosphere, someone suddenly asked on the radio.

The channel instantly became quiet.

The melee just now had turned into a mess, and naturally no one had time to pay attention to the three lonely planes.

"Perhaps they have landed in Punjab?"

Someone speculated.

But soon, the base commander gave a negative answer:

"No, we didn't see Lieutenant Colonel Sami and his wingman from the 9th Squadron. However, the attack aircraft from the Panther Squadron has landed."

"..."

At this time, Sami and his wingmen had returned to the battlefield and quietly walked around to both sides of another Mirage 2000 that had dispersed and returned before it could regroup.

He did not chase the MiG-29s that he had left before, because the opponent still had more than a dozen medium-range rounds in his hand that had not been fired.

These are not available on the Phantom 2000.

She is completely a soft persimmon at his disposal.

According to the plan, the wingman approaching from the other direction turned on the radar first.

Although the two missiles on the wingman had already been fired in the initial 2-on-2 air battle, the frightened Mirage 2000 obviously did not know this, and was still frightened into turning around and coming closer to Sami.

Everything is within the latter's calculation.

And when the RWR of the unlucky Indian aircraft rang for the second time, it was already too late.

The pilot turned around and saw two missiles hitting him one after another, which had not even completed the power phase.

He barely dodged the first shot with the help of a powerful turn, but the second missile launched one second apart adjusted its direction in time and detonated under the left wing of the Mirage 2000.

The rapidly expanding continuous rod warhead ripped apart almost the entire wing, and because the altitude was too low, the pilot did not even have time to parachute...

"Squadron Commander, my fuel is running low, what should I do next?"

After rejoining one place, the wingman pilot asked in a trembling voice.

With the fuel he has left, let alone returning to his base, it is unrealistic to even fly to the Griffin Squadron's base.

However, since Sami dared to catch up, it meant that everything had been planned:

"Turn to direction 290. I know there is a civilian airport in Batilstan with a runway length of 3700 meters. We will land there."

……

On the other side, after the 7th Squadron regrouped, Colonel Sumit Prajan realized that he had just lost more than one of his men.

"***'s Black Archer Squadron..."

Prajan punched the cabin wall in annoyance.

If Black Archer hadn't retreated without giving up, they would have even had a slight advantage in the situation.

however……

He had just witnessed a wingman crashing on a ridge. The pilot ejected from the cabin, but the parachute would most likely not open in time.

Now it is discovered that another four-machine formation is also missing one aircraft.

Just a few minutes ago, they were still thinking about using the stealth mode without turning on the radar to break the opponent's concealment.

However, in the end they themselves became the ones whose concealment was broken.

and lost a quarter of the formation in the dark minutes that followed.

The lieutenant colonel endured the pain and replayed everything that had just happened over and over in his mind.

The failure of the initial two-plane formation sneak attack can also be explained as bad luck or a calculation by the oriole behind.

But the ensuing air battle between the two large formations should be evenly matched or slightly dominant no matter how you think about it.

How come...

The other party acted as if they knew their direction in advance.

But the other party does not have a long-range air defense system or early warning radar near the border... Even if it does, it is impossible to see it so clearly due to the terrain...

"hiss……"

Prayan suddenly figured out something.

He raised his head and looked at the vague snow line on the left side of the cabin.

"Tomahawk Squadron, you transfer to Chandigarh and land. Pay attention to descending altitude in time."

In the pain and anger of losing his teammates, Prajan suddenly heard an elderly voice coming from the radio.

That was Lieutenant General Bhadauriya, chief of staff of the Western Air Command, who was responsible for the front-line command of this mission.

"chief of staff……"

Prayan's voice was a little choked when he heard this voice:

"We lost four planes today, and three of our brothers failed to parachute..."

"I know, Lieutenant Colonel, I know..."

Bhadauliya's tone was also very low:

"The captain of the Black Arrow just told me, he said he was sorry..."

"..."

Prayan has calmed down a little now. He knows that in the final analysis, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on the other party.

In the case of losing the first mover, even if the Black Archer informed him in advance as soon as possible during the retreat, the 7th Squadron, which had already been trapped in a mid-range missile exchange, would not be able to retreat before both sides ran out of ammunition.

This is a technical gap.

"Chief of Staff, we can't go on like this."

The lieutenant colonel suppressed his grief and said on the radio:

"We must have our own early warning aircraft, otherwise we will always be overwhelmed by the radar on the mountain..."