Chapter 445 Information Rights, Electromagnetic Rights

When developing the radar, the United States attached great importance to the anti-electronic interference capability of the airborne radar. Moreover, they also knew that with the end of the battle in the island country, the Soviet Union would obtain the American F-15 fighter and would definitely study this fighter. Therefore, the friend-or-foe identification of all active fighters in the United States has been updated, and the parameters of the airborne radar have also been adjusted. Radars using digital technology can easily adjust to new frequency bands.

The radar's side lobes are very low, so this type of radar also has good anti-interference capabilities. However, right now, it has been interfered with by the Soviet electronic jammer!

James was frightened and quickly flipped the switch. Since the automatic mode could not track, he switched to the manual mode! He had full confidence in his skills. Confrontation in a complex electromagnetic environment was the strong point of American fighter pilots.

This Honeywell vertical situation display does not directly display radar echoes, but radar information processed by the IBM CP-1075 central computer, showing a filtered radar image and providing data such as target altitude, IFF response, low speed, etc. Therefore, there is no snowflake-like image of the early radar being interfered with, but without a target display, he cannot lock the target at all!

There was a crackling sound coming from the headset, and the communication with the rear guidance station was intermittent. Only the frequency-hopping data link was still working, sending the target data.

The distance between the two sides has approached thirty kilometers!

At this moment, the sound of the radar warning receiver came from Captain James's headphones. It was obvious that the other party had locked onto him!

Damn it! At this time, the two F-15 fighters had already flown into Iranian airspace, and since the Soviet fighters flying in the opposite direction had already locked onto them, they would definitely dare to open fire!

Are we going to retreat like this? If we go back like this, it will simply bring shame to the US Air Force! With this thought in mind, Captain James pushed the joystick and rolled sideways to get rid of the opponent's lock.

The radar used by the enemy did not seem to be an advanced model. Captain James had already begun to calculate in his mind. Judging from the altitude and speed, it was not the MiG-25 that was the most puzzling to him. It seemed to be the MiG-23! He was still very confident in dealing with this kind of fighter!

Nothing could be seen in the pitch-black night sky, and the flight was completely dependent on instruments. Losing the radar was like losing a pair of eyes. Captain James' best choice at this time was to return home. Unfortunately, his pride prevented him from retreating without a fight.

Major Yuri was sitting in the cockpit. Although his radar was no longer responsive, the early warning aircraft at the rear was constantly updating him on the situation at the front line through the data link. The enemy had escaped the lock of his squadron through the S maneuver and was still approaching them. The distance was less than ten kilometers!

If it were daytime and the sky was clear, they would be able to see each other within this distance. But now, both sides were still in the dark and flying in the sky relying on guidance.

"342, 344, turn to the three o'clock direction, go around the Americans and attack them from behind!" Major Yuri gave the order on the radio. The Americans actually wanted to fly forward, so don't blame us!

"342 received."

"344 received."

The two MiG-23 fighters swept their wings and turned sideways. With the help of the early warning aircraft, they seemed to have bright eyes and outflanked the Americans from behind, leaving them no way to escape!

A distance of ten kilometers is almost a blink of an eye for the fighter planes in the air. Just as James was concentrating on dealing with the two incoming fighter planes in front and trying to lock them head-on with the Sidewinder missile, a huge explosion was heard at the tail.

"boom!"

No matter when, tail-chasing attack is always the most effective. The hot wake of the engine at the tail of the fighter is the most effective guidance heat source for the infrared seeker!

The two MiG-23s that circled behind the American fighter jets each launched an R-60 missile, one of which accurately hit the tail of the F-15 fighter jet. The other missile was shaken off by the infrared decoy missile urgently launched by the F-15 fleet's wingman and the increased maneuverability to get rid of it.

As the sound came from the tail, James felt the fighter plane tremble. At the same time, the red light on the dashboard flashed and the left engine failed!

Trailing thick smoke, the F-15 fighter plane fell downwards. James did not choose to parachute. He was still trying his best to save the fighter plane.

It is a dark night now, and there are undulating mountains below. If you parachute here, your chances of succeeding heroically are very high.

This air confrontation ended quickly. One of the two American fighter planes was damaged and the other escaped across the border. In order to prevent any accidents, the MiG-23 fleet did not choose to pursue rashly.

They cruised along the border to prevent the other side's subsequent fighter jets from taking off to cause trouble and to protect their own airborne operations.

The success of this air battle illustrates a truth: only by mastering information and electromagnetic power can we gain air superiority!

While they were fighting, the airdrops began.

As the red light flashed in the cabin of the Il-76 transport plane, the tail door slowly opened, and suddenly, a cold air blew in the face.

The paratroopers lined up one by one, and after checking their parachutes one last time, they turned on the light sources they carried on their chests.

Nighttime airdrops are extremely dangerous, but as paratroopers, they absolutely cannot avoid risks. It is their mission to be the all-weather paratroopers that the motherland needs!

The hatch at the rear was laid flat and turned downward to form an inclined plane, and the BMD paratrooper vehicle on the internal slide was also being towed and slowly moving toward the rear. The four light sources at the four corners of the paratrooper vehicle were all lit.

"The airdrop begins!" Molenko shouted loudly, watching the BMD paratrooper vehicle being thrown down easily. Then, several parachutes opened, looking very beautiful under the light source.

Three paratrooper vehicles were quickly thrown down, and Molenko was the first to jump out of the cabin.

The cold wind blowing in his face made his nerves stir. He did not open his parachute immediately, but fell towards the light of the paratrooper vehicle. He felt as comfortable in the air as he did in the water.

Finally, they caught up with the paratrooper vehicle. Molenko pulled the parachute rope and felt his whole body tense. The parachute had opened.

Looking up, the umbrella was illuminated by a dark green light, like a sky lantern.