Chapter 668 Shooting Down the Enemy Plane

It was a head-on collision between armor-piercing bullets, but this time, the bullet head of the armor-piercing bullet was a little confused. During the collision, it was sometimes light and sometimes heavy.

In later generations, with the continuous improvement of the Merkava tank, the space between the spaced armor was filled with a stacked structure of fiberboard and rubber. But now, there is nothing between the spaced armor of the Merkava tank, just ordinary air. There can be a fuel tank on the body, but it is impossible to install a fuel tank on the turret.

And now, the armor-piercing projectile is penetrating the spaced armor layer by layer, and finally, as the warhead loosens, it finally enters the interior of the turret!

"Boom!" A chain reaction occurred quickly in the turret. Before Nako could give an order, he felt a heat wave that completely surrounded him.

If it was just a 105mm tank gun, it might not be able to penetrate the thick spaced armor of the Merkava, but the 125mm advanced armor-piercing projectile could even penetrate the Chobham armor, let alone the Merkava!

Merkava tanks were hit and caught fire! The 401st Armored Brigade suffered heavy losses!

Brigade Commander Nako's tank was destroyed and Nako did not come out alive. Deputy Brigade Commander Alexander took over power and ordered an emergency retreat!

Retreat! The AVDS-1790A 12-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine roared, and the driver stepped on the accelerator to make the engine run at the highest speed. At the same time, turning was not allowed in this situation. They all engaged the reverse gear, and the Merkava tank drove backwards directly!

The Merkava tank is a masterpiece of the Israeli defense industry! It was originally intended to become famous through this war, but after encountering the T-72 tank, it was defeated. Not only was it unable to destroy the opponent, but it was also destroyed by the opponent! This is also understandable. After all, even the American M1 tank cannot get any advantage from the T-72 tank, let alone this kind of stuff from Israel!

If the air support had not arrived urgently, the 401 Tank Brigade would probably have been wiped out!

The Syrian tank soldiers were once again proud and avenged their compatriots who died in the Golan Heights! After defeating Israel's armored forces attacking from the center, they continued to advance westward, preparing to intercept Israel's most fierce attacking western army!

While the ground forces were attacking, the quiet Bekaa Valley was also on high alert.

In every Middle East war, Israel relied on its air force advantage to save its fate of defeat. However, the air forces of Arab countries were not as advanced in equipment as the Israeli Air Force, and they were defeated every time.

In this Lebanon War, Israeli ground forces have been fighting hard, but the response of the Israeli Air Force is quite unexpected.

In the first few days, the Israeli Air Force did almost nothing!

"023, 024, attention, the target is eighty kilometers away, prepare to turn on the radar." In the sky, two MiG-23s were flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters. Just after flying over the Bekaa Valley, the voice of the ground guidance station was heard.

Two Israeli fighter jets are flying in the sky, probably to cover the four A4 attack aircraft at low altitude. And now, these two fighter jets took off from the airport in Syria and are rushing to intercept!

After receiving the voice from the ground controller, the lead pilot Anas turned on his airborne radar. A bright line was rotating on the screen, and then two obvious targets appeared at a distance of 70 kilometers!

"Prepare the medium-range missiles." Anas said, flipping various switches on the panel. Under the wing, an R-27 missile powered on and performed self-checks, quickly preparing.

At the same time, Anas was also on high alert. Judging from the radar echo, it should be a light aircraft such as the F-16. This type of fighter does not have the ability to carry medium-range missiles. However, if the judgment is wrong, what comes is an F-15, or a heavy aircraft such as the F-4, which carries medium-range Sparrow missiles.

In this way, the two sides may engage in medium-range missile exchanges. If it is the old model, the MiG-23 can only guide the R-23 missile with a range of less than 20 kilometers, which is very dangerous. Now, with the rapid development of Soviet electronic technology and the substantial improvement of the MiG-23, the MiG-23 fighters introduced by Syria also have the ability to carry R-27 missiles, which allows them to have a certain ability to give it a try even when facing Sparrow missiles.

Syria is a traditional ally of the Soviet Union. Since the Soviet Union can export advanced fighter jets to Iraq, China can also export them to Syria! Syria obtained this improved MiG-23 fighter jet almost at the same time as Iraq.

Israeli Air Force, come on!

The engine afterburner was turned on, flames spurted out of the tail of the fighter, and the wings were swept back. The MiG-23 fighter accelerated at high altitude to prepare more energy for the upcoming missile launch.

The two sides were still approaching each other rapidly, flying head-on, and soon they were within thirty kilometers.

Fire! Under the wing of the MiG-23, a R-27 missile flew out!

The flat slot radar antenna continuously radiated electromagnetic waves, illuminating the target. Anas' radar screen clearly showed his missile coming into close contact with the enemy's fighter plane, and then the target disappeared!

Successfully destroyed!

"Missile 024 missed the target, request to launch again." At this moment, the voice of the wingman came from Anas' headset.

"024, stop attacking and return." Anas said.

The radar switched back to TWS mode, and Anas discovered that another target had begun to escape and entered Israeli airspace. At this time, if the team continued to track it, it would likely fall into an ambush. This time, the team had already shot down an enemy plane, and it could be considered a victorious return, so there was no need to fight.

Return! Although the wingman still wanted to pursue, even if he entered into close combat with the Israeli fighter, he would not be afraid due to the performance of his own fighter. However, obeying orders and listening to commands is a basic quality of a soldier, so he still pushed the control stick, turned the nose of the plane, and returned with the leader.

The fighter plane landed briskly at the Dumar Air Force Base and slid towards the hangar. After it came to a stop, Anas had just stepped out of the cabin when he heard the messenger's report: "Second Lieutenant Anas, please go to the control tower. The commander is waiting for you."

"Okay, I'll be there right away." Anas replied, taking off his flight helmet. Holding the helmet, he walked towards the tower with his wingman pilot.

The Israeli Air Force did not launch a large-scale attack like before. There must be a conspiracy! Anas also knew that the commander was eager to find him because he couldn't wait for him to write a report and asked him to dictate it. However, he didn't know that there was someone waiting for him in the tower.