Chapter 291 Shadow of the Tomcat
When talking to Kirilenko about interfering with the pod, Long Yun was indeed grateful for the results they brought.
Just talk about this chaotic air battle, I rushed into the enemy formation as if I had entered a no-man's realm, and suddenly I took at least three enemy planes (I don't know if the smoked "super cat" can support back to the base, otherwise it might be four?), thanks to the miraculous effect of the interference pod; Long Yun knew that most people like Kirilenko who were addicted to scientific research were like this, so he didn't care, but patted his slightly thin shoulders intimately: "Ah, Igor, this thing really works! The 'Sparrow' missile now goes around when it sees the fighter plane, just like a mouse sees a cat!"
"Is that so good? - but I don't have time to chat with you now, so I have to go to the test equipment quickly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kirilianko let go of the hand holding Long Yun's arm and turned around and took a step, which made Long Yun a little stunned. Didn't he grab him and say something just now? He just subconsciously raised his hand to greet him, but saw Kirilianko pausing, as if he remembered something and turned around:
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please come to the hangar if you have time at night. We need to carefully record your battle."
"Okay... I understand!"
Watching Kirilenko disappear at the corner of the barracks, Long Yun slowly walked to the restaurant with his slightly tired body to plan for dinner. The battle in the air for most of the day did make him feel a little tired, so he should have a good rest and go to the hangar to work overtime in the evening.
I took a short sleep in the dormitory. When it was almost evening, Long Yun was woken up by someone knocking on the door and informed him that the group would have a meeting.
After dinner, at a tactical seminar held in the conference room of the regiment headquarters, pilots such as Long Yun heard the temporary report on the battle situation. During this large-scale attack, the 237th Regiment lost two su-27s and injured two in the direction of the Black Sea, which shows the fierce battle process.
As for their shot down numbers, they are not completely certain yet, but generally speaking, with Victor Rezenov's existence, the exchange ratio is definitely obvious.
That is at the meeting, Long Yun learned that he not only used R-73 to kill three F-15cs in the daytime battle, but also injured another F-15 with the over-visual range attack at the beginning; plus the "Super Cat" that he deceived and crippled later, the Red Navy also sent a confirmation message. According to the principle of "two for one" damage record calculation implemented by the Soviet Air Force during the war, his shot down number has now officially been refreshed to thirty-seven; the number of thirty-seven is almost equivalent to the total number of fighters on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Americans. This terrible record naturally attracted everyone's admiration, and Long Yun was still a little uncomfortable with this.
However, no matter how embarrassed he was, Long Yun still put forward the threats that the regiment must pay attention to according to his previous ideas: the F-14 that appeared over the Black Sea and the Aim-54 missile they carried.
"In today's operations, we should have encountered the U.S. Navy's F-14D later, and we also suffered from the long-range missiles they launched. For the Aim-54, there are some introductions to the materials sent in the regiment..."
Standing in front of everyone, Long Yun made a detailed analysis based on the short materials he had read before, as well as background knowledge in the real world, and even thinking and cheating, the world's first practical active radar-guided missile, specifically pointed out the radar guidance signal characteristics of the "Immortal Bird" and the confrontation strategy for missile flight characteristics.
The missile like the aim-54 is even more terrifying than most missiles in service in parallel worlds, not only because of its active radar seeker, but also its amazing long-range and high flight speed.
But just as everything has its advantages and disadvantages, the high-power radiation guided by early active radars and infrared signals caused by high-speed flight can help fighters detect incoming missiles in advance while preparing, and then use large overload maneuvers to carry out confrontation. At this time, the overload of the Aim-54 with a maximum of only 17g is not so terrifying in front of a flexible fighter.
"—Victor, then according to you, aim-54 is not scary either?"
"Now, only the F-14 can hang this kind of missile in the American plane, so we don't have to be afraid of these guys, right?"
After listening to Long Yun's explanation, the young men in the regiment recovered from the fierce battle during the day. Of course, they had 100% trust in the Red Air Force's number one ace in front of them: if Victor said that the combination of aim-54 and f-14 is not scary, but has his own weaknesses, then that must be true.
Hearing his comrades’ questions, Long Yun thought for a moment, and he felt that he should be cautious when speaking at this time. The confrontation with the “Super Cat” dual aircraft during the day is still vivid in his mind. He cannot make the pilots in front of him feel that they underestimate the enemy:
"This is the case with missiles. Many of us have also gotten rid of them today. It is not terrible. However," he paused, expressing a strong emphasis: "The US Navy has a high combat readiness and is quite skillful in technology, so it is not an easy opponent to deal with. Just talk about today's battle, when I was the formation forward, I encountered a set of F-14 dual-machines after driving away the American F-15..."
While describing his combat experience during the day in detail, Long Yun recalled the battle with the F-14D dual-plane. He once again confirmed that he should be the elite among the US Navy pilots, or that the pilots in the two two-seater heavy fighters must be experts who have fought many battles.
Such guys also appeared in the sky of the Caucasus. Will their battle be more difficult next?
There are also the eleven su-27s that were just added in the regiment. Two more were reimbursed in one battle today and two were injured. I don’t know whether Kamenev’s forced landing was successful. The cruel battle is really a bottomless pit that devours personnel and equipment.
Of course, such a heavy sacrifice is worth it: in the battle today at noon, the Americans were beaten up by at least seven or eight heavy fighter jets by their 237 fighter jet aviation regiment, and those who were killed and injured were probably unable to breathe for a while. It is possible that the originally tense Black Sea would be temporarily idle for two days.
After the tactical seminar, although Long Yun had a little bit of a desire to go to bed, he remembered that he had to go to the hangar to see the progress of Kirilenko and the others' work; but physical fatigue still prevailed. He dialed the inside line of the hangar at the regiment headquarters and told Igor, the straightforward circuit madman, that he was already sleepy and tired, and his head was covered in mud and could not communicate, so he walked back to the dormitory to sleep.
There is no way, there are still some battles in the future. How can I bear it if I always keep going like this?
Besides, in the future, if there is an interference pod that kills the "Sparrow" missile, this kind of adventure that takes the lead and attracts all the enemy's firepower will become a common occurrence in his battle; so now it is better to hurry up and sleep more and don't make you too nervous.
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The next morning, Long Yun, who had already returned to reality, woke up and found that he was still sleeping in the barracks dormitory. The sunlight outside the window had already shone brightly into the room, and it felt warm when it was sprinkled on his body.
Why are you still staying in a parallel world? Is it a subconscious thought-provoking jammer?
With this idea and no news of the air, Long Yun had breakfast leisurely and then went to the maintenance hangar parked at Red No. 17.
I don't know if it was continuous attacks and the combat intensity was too high, as soon as Long Yun entered the hangar, he saw the pilots busy repairing the Red No. 17 Su-27s on the site. Both engines were dragged out from the installation position for overhaul, and the other two seemingly tidy and very clean Al-31f engines have been pushed to the predetermined position to be replaced.
"Good morning, Victor! Today, the fighter will have to change the engine and be routinely maintained, so it cannot be launched for the time being."
When he saw Long Yun approaching, the familiar pilots, including the new KGB agents who came to intervene, greeted him warmly; because Long Yun is top-notch and speaks very casually, the people in the group are now calling him by his name affectionately.
"Ah, it's okay! The Americans were beaten and hurt yesterday. Today, I guess they didn't have any courage and provoke me again. How about it, is the engine in good condition?"
Having a little understanding of the fighter engine, Long Yun knows that the first renovation of the al-31 is very important. How long can the engine last depends on the results of the first renovation inspection.
Of course, during the war when fighter jets were frequently deployed, the Soviet Air Force directly returned the engines that needed overhaul when conditions permit, and the fighter jets installed new engines to maintain continuous dispatching capabilities. This is even more so for him, the number one ace. Seeing that the two new Al-31fs next to him were in place, Long Yun knew that he didn't have to worry about no fighter jets available.
The large bypass of the al-31f is larger than that of the turbofan engine, with a large thrust and stable operation. All indicators are not good, but the performance of high altitude and high speed is not ideal. To be honest, it is not the best choice for intercepting two suitable aircraft models like Su-27s.
After chatting with the pilots for a while, when he saw Kirilenko coming to the hangar, Long Yun took the initiative to find the circuit madman. The two of them exchanged their eyes knowingly, then walked through the partition door to the space opened up as a test laboratory.
Be careful in the electronic equipment piled up in the temporary laboratory. Long Yun saw that the missile interference pod that had made great contributions yesterday was quietly supporting the large bench in the laboratory. The pod mask had been removed and the busy KGB electronic technician next to him was inspecting the equipment inside.
I saw a glimpse of the laboratory bench placed next to the pod mount. At this time, many discrete components of all sizes were already thrown away. Long Yun guessed that they were all replaced from the interference pod. This idea was confirmed by Kirilenko:
Chapter completed!