Chapter 222 Killer turns into an archer?
Without real target aircraft training, it is enough for Long Yun to be familiar with the battle process.
As training, today they set the combat target to approach NATO fighter, with an altitude of about 5,000 meters and a flight speed of Mach 0.85; at such an altitude, speed difference and enemy-received conditions, the theoretical maximum range of the r-27r missile is close to 60 kilometers.
The range of 60 kilometers does sound very powerful, but it is quite scary, right?
It's just a pity that this so-called maximum range only has a certain theoretical reference value, which is basically impossible in actual combat. If the Longyun dual-plane really launches missiles when they are 60 kilometers away from the target, it can be said that it is guaranteed to fail to hit the target.
Considering the timing of missile launch, track deviation and possible maneuverability of the target, electronic countermeasures, even if the speed and height advantage are occupied, the combat discussion in the regiment recommends launching missiles within 50 kilometers, so as to ensure a minimum hit probability. If further improvement of strike efficiency is required, it is best to control the launch distance of the R-27 missile within 30 kilometers, but in this case, it is difficult for the carrier to escape unscathed after launching the missile; so at which distance it takes depends on the pilot's consideration of the battle.
Not only that, after simulating the launch of the missile, Long Yun immediately turned off the engine and increased the force, controlled the fighter to slow down and dive into a small angle; the movements of the two fighters were quite synchronized, and seeing the Red No. 17 Su-27s in front of him were very skillful in his movements, Korolev couldn't help but nod in secret.
It seems that this ace has a clear understanding of their combat mode, so he doesn't need to point fingers anymore.
Previously, in the 309 frontline fighter regiment, Long Yun and his comrades' over-visual range attacks were launched in high-speed sprints, and they would not slow down easily after launching the missile: in this way, they could enter the battle group when their opponents dodge over-visual range attacks and often gain something.
However, in the current attack mode of the 237th Regiment, if you do not intend to enter combat air combat after an over-visual range attack, the fighter should try to slow down after launching the missile and exit from the high-speed flight that provided the initial speed for the missile.
Only in this way can the approaching enemy aircraft be slowed down as much as possible during the head-on flight that provides illumination for missiles; when the missile accelerates and finally encounters a target, the fighter aircraft will be as far away from the enemy aircraft as possible to avoid falling into difficult combat air combat.
Not only that, if you speculate or find that the opponent also launches an over-visual range attack at the same time, then you must also combine maneuvering during deceleration and dive, which will be much more complicated to control the flight.
Simulating such an attack process, after the missile is "launched", the difficult battle has just begun; while reducing the speed and altitude, maintaining the irradiation of the target and implementing a certain limit of turning maneuvering avoidance, the missile attack process in just a few dozen seconds is a tense showdown that determines the life and death of the opponent and his own.
In modern over-visual air combat, missiles can reach dozens of kilometers at a distance of 100,000 meters; it is estimated that the missile has encountered the "target", and the two aircraft of Longyun have separated from the battle process.
After changing the simulated missile attack process, the direction of the direction was adjusted and the direction was accelerated. Long Yuncai greeted Korolev. He knew that the pilot had no intention of communicating during the intense battle. Since he wanted to train, it would be better to simulate it.
"It's done well, Cross Axe! - Have you often used this strategy before?"
"Uh, no. If you were driving a MiG, you should have rushed straight to the enemy now and twisted it together!"
Long Yun's statement is not only himself, but also the combat experience of many MiG pilots.
Unlike interceptor troops who can calmly hide in the distance, accelerate climbing up and then repeatedly attack with over-visual-range missiles, the mission of the frontline fighter troops is to lick blood from the knife and fight to the death; in Long Yun's previous tactics, the r-27 missiles are often just taken as a gun to intimidate the enemy.
To really make NATO fighter jets splatter on the spot, he still relies more on his excellent performance and sharp r-73.
However, now, after these two days of tactical control and flight training, Long Yun has a more understanding of the tactical use of the 237th Regiment and the Su-27; unlike the frontline fighter jets that mainly participate in combat, the Su-27 carrying up to six R-27s may not necessarily regard these huge and expensive over-visual range missiles as air fireworks to intimidate the opponent.
How to control such a huge and flexible fighter jet to intensively attack NATO fighter jets in the distance?
This combat method made Long Yun very interested, and he began to think about how to exert his strong strength in this combat mode.
This combat method is both novel and indeed a challenge for Long Yun.
In the previous large number of air combat, Long Yun's combat capabilities were fully utilized, and his own strength became increasingly powerful through the alternating training of the two worlds; for the MiG-29, the understanding and control of this Soviet best frontline fighter so far has reached an unprecedented level.
Yes, this is the real driving.
With Longyun's control over MiG, it may be said that he has reached the level of human-machine integration; this is not something that can be achieved by fighting simulators or making up for flight theory courses, but the result of bizarre time travel and countless battles.
Today, Long Yun is familiar with the mechanical stabilization system of G-29 and is skilled in controlling the fire control system with the n019 radar as the core. Without memorizing any technical parameters, he can also accurately judge in the ever-changing air combat where he is now in the flight envelope and what maneuver strategy should be adopted.
Not only that, after several months of baptism of blood and fire, coupled with the knowledge and experience he gained in the real world, Long Yun is already quite familiar with these opponents he has to face every day.
Now in the sky, no matter what kind of opponent he encounters under any circumstances, he can choose a more appropriate way to fight from the vast battle mode, and then it is often a textbook-like shooting down process replay; not only a rookie who panicked in front of the whistling missile, but even a veteran with some record can hardly escape the death summons issued by Long Yun.
And...that's not just that.
Long Yun, or Victor Rezenov's outstanding record, had a huge impact on the East and West, which he had never expected and was not sure about now.
With the help of the ever-increasing dazzling record, Long Yun's brave combat not only made him the undisputed number one ace of the Soviet Air Force, but also led a large number of fighter pilots who were particularly obsessed with air combat. On the long East-West front, they also drove a large number of migrant G-29s equipped with the Warsaw Pact Air Force and achieved outstanding results repeatedly, which even changed the overall evaluation of this fighter in the Western world to a certain extent.
If before the war began, many Western military observers regarded the MiG-29 as a low-end third-generation aircraft like the American F-16, and always made a fuss about its simulated Doppler radar, mechanical control system and engines that did not meet the standards; then now they began to realize that unlike previous MiG aircraft, the MiG-29 is an all-around fighter jet that can truly compete with advanced Western fighters.
However, for Long Yun, as the battle progressed, he found that he was not completely suitable for using this frontline fighter; or in other words, although the MiG-29 was good, he could not fully exert his combat strength.
During his previous trip to Moscow, his complaints about members of the MiG Design Bureau were actually his true thoughts.
To talk about the problem of MiG-29, the first thing is that the fuel in the machine is insufficient: for the needs of design indicators, MiG-29, which requires good maneuverability, is designed to have a medium-sized and slim figure, which makes it unable to carry too much fuel in order to control weight.
If the fuel is used in the aircraft, the range of the MiG-29 in cruising state is only about 1,500 kilometers. If air combat is conducted, the fuel consumption will be greater. If the two rd-33s are activated together, the fuel volume indicator will be illuminated soon.
Even though Longyun sometimes carries a secondary fuel tank on the midline of the machine, he still feels that the fuel is not enough.
Secondly, as a medium-sized fighter jet that is expected to be consumed in large quantities in large-scale wars, the designers of the MiG Design Bureau have combined various considerations and have not set up many deadlines for it, so that the MiG-29 can only carry six air-to-air missiles when performing air combat missions, of which the R-27 series medium-range missiles can generally only carry two.
The number of six missiles may be cumbersome for the rookie. However, in terms of Long Yun's combat style, it is too short of a problem.
Looking back on the previous battle between China and Europe, when Long Yun attacked and encountered a strong enemy, he would have to leave contact and go home after the six missiles were fired. Although sometimes he could use a cannon, the effective attack distance of the cannon was very short, so he could not use it just by wanting to use it.
One attack was six missiles for Long Yun, and the sustainability of such firepower naturally made him not very satisfied.
It is precisely because of this consideration that after obtaining the newly allocated Su-27s, Long Yun initially thought that he could calmly mount a large number of R-27s and R-73s, and continued to unscrupulously massacre NATO fighter jets in the war-ridden Caucasus sky.
However, compared with the tactical arrangements of the 237th Regiment, he knew that this idea might be difficult to achieve.
Whether from the combat mode of the aviation regiment or the combat characteristics of the su-27s, it can be imagined that the battle behind him was to fly a huge war fuselage in a formation, and fire a distant target in a decisive battle like a battleship, and then turn neatly and leave contact.
The target distance of this kind of battle is generally tens of kilometers away. Even if you encounter visual fighting, it is probably a rare situation.
So in other words, in the future, will he turn from a brave big sword hand to a archer hiding behind the front line?
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