Chapter 752 The silent javelin
Major Kamenev's voice rang through the headphones, and the pilots' fingers paused on the button for a moment.
As the thumb exerted, the circuit was instantly connected, and the accelerated fighter jets trembled up and down in waves. The off-white R-27ep missiles with a length of more than four meters and a weight of 350 kilograms were thrown away one by one, ignited, and the sky was suddenly filled with dense missile launch smoke traces.
One after another, the r-27ep missiles thrown away from the body dragged thick smoke and flames to accelerate away. The passive self-conductor began to intermittently scan the predetermined airspace to identify and track any trace of radiation.
The eight full-hanging su-27s were completely a big deal this time. In just a dozen seconds, the weapons hangers used to carry the r-27r/t missiles became empty. Except for some missiles that were launched that failed, there were 46 R-27ers in the sky in a total of trajectory. From the front, they looked like an astonishing formation like a net.
With the technological improvements brought by the time traveler, these R-27eps that have broken through the air can automatically fly towards the target without any cargo.
Although the r-27ep that accelerates forward flight only sets the approximate target direction by the carrier, the self-conductor heads have been powered up and have begun intermittent monitoring work in the early stage of launch; although even a specially designed anti-radiation seeker cannot accurately measure the target's orientation at a distance of tens of kilometers, it is sufficient for the missile's route planning.
One by one, like the firefighter passing by the light in the night sky, dragging the anti-radiation missile with long tracks flying in the invisible electromagnetic radiation signal guidance; however, it is different from the self-destruction of moths and fires. Wherever these huge guns weighing 350 kilograms go, an unprecedentedly brilliant fireworks of death will burst out. It will also turn the sky into the end of life of those fighter jets that emit radiation signals.
Seize the opportunity and fire decisively; after completing the intensive BVR volley, the Sukhoi fighter of the 237th Regiment quickly entered the side and turned around and broke into contact with the US fighter jets from the radar.
As the commander of the brigade of fighter jets, Major Kamenev, who has undergone many simulation trainings, is also the first time that he has carried out such an out-of-visual range combat. The so-called "missile disengages immediately after launching", this is completely impossible for the semi-active radar-guided R-27r, even the legendary R-77 is about to be put into actual combat. However, recalling the secret training courses before. Thinking of the working principle of the anti-radiation seeker explained by Victor, the major still confidently led his comrades to fly north and reported to the ground command station that "missile launches, and contact is expected to occur in one minute."
Any advanced weapon requires appropriate tactics to play a role; and in the face of the US fighter jets that are unknown in the southern sky, the r-27p/ep can be maximized.
After secret training, Kamenev is already very clear about the mechanism of enemy-seeking of anti-radiation air-to-air missiles. He knows that the biggest advantage of this missile is "no warning": unless the pilot of the target aircraft can detect the incoming missile with his naked eyes, there will be no clue before the hit.
In this regard, the capabilities of the r-27p/ep missile seem to be very similar to infrared-guided missiles such as the r-27t. However, for the head-on target at the beginning of the air combat, the infrared seeker is difficult to lock at a close distance of nearly a thousand meters. It can be said that it does not have the head-on interception capability in the actual combat sense; and in large-scale air combat, head-on interception is the most typical way of combat. You can't wait until the enemy plane completes the attack and disengages before launching the missile, which is equivalent to putting yourself in a completely unfavorable back-up situation.
Of course, for air-to-air missiles with limited energy and only powered by batteries, it is difficult to maintain the seeker throughout the missile flight.
To this end, the r-27p/ep self-conductor adopts an intermittent power-up operation method. In the early stage of launch, it only starts the power at a certain time to refresh the target position. Only when it is approached and the radiation signal is strong will it be turned on and guided until it hits. With this guidance method, once the target is maneuvered, the probability of hitting will become very poor. The missile will waste a lot of energy during frequent maneuvering and follow-up, and the attack envelope will shrink significantly; however, as mentioned above, in the face of the anti-radiation missile that is silently attacking in the sky, how can the enemy know that they are being hunted?
Since we cannot detect the arrival of missiles, how can we say "mobile avoidance"?
The distance of 60 kilometers is only one minute for the r-27ep, which has increased the propeller and greatly increased its weight. Following the x-band radar radiation signal from the horizon, chasing the beam side lobes of the an/apg-70 radar on the f-15e fighter, thick gray spears flew across the sky, showing their sharp fangs of the "attack eagles" who were still unaware of it.
A missile attack without any defense would be a complete disaster for the 42nd Squadron.
Just a minute ago, Ivans' "flankers" turned around and ran away. Although Harris made many speculations with his sophisticated battlefield tempering, he never guessed the threat of the attack in the sky.
Next, the 42nd squadrons were disengaged from left to right, busy dealing with a large number of MiG aircraft attacking at low altitudes. The "attack eagles" who completed the target locking fired the aim-120b one after another. At this time, the "slammers" that were huddled forward and behind were still flying halfway to the enemy aircraft.
While maintaining their flying posture, they provide target correction information for the "slammer" missiles that are stuck in the air. The dark gray thick fighter jets are still flying freely in the sky; however, opposite them, gray blurred dark spots in the sky are vaguely visible, and the breath of death is spreading. From 60 kilometers away, all the way to near, the anti-radiation seeker is already in continuous working state. The missiles that each seize the strongest radiation source are rushing all the way with high speed, and the encounter is right in front of you!
The silent threat in the sky could not be detected by the on-board equipment, but Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher Harris, who had been through the battle for a long time, had a hint of intuition. Perhaps it was the veteran's inexplicable sixth sense that made him feel a chill in the cockpit.
With both eyes staring at the multi-function display, there was no unexpected change in the target trajectory. The "Slime" missile has already been on the road, but this feeling...
Because the an/apg-70 radar continues to illuminate the target, while obtaining the target parameters and solving the middle-range correction command, the lieutenant colonel could only fly the fighter plane smoothly on the side of the live line. He cannot maneuver at will now. After all, the deflection angle of the flat-slit array antenna in the head cone of the fighter plane is limited; just when the fighter plane is slowly turning and keeping pace with his subordinates, a glance at the sky inadvertently gave him an ominous premonition.
That is...those gray and black traces, could they be-
Yes, is it a missile?!
It was completely instinctive speculation, and I felt cold all over in an instant. The remaining reason of the lieutenant colonel was still working hard, telling him that even missiles were not afraid. The Russian infrared missile could not hit so far, and the radar-guided missile was not exposed to the carrier-
But what happened to this feeling, as if it was being kicked by a beast?
Suddenly, he saw an incomprehensible aerial scene, and Fletcher Harris' brain circuit fell into a brief stagnation; although in just a moment, his hand had already exerted force on the joystick, but the short time had been lost. The three-mach missile was flying from the horizon to the front of him, and it was only a matter of seconds.
"Guideline, missiles are coming! Avoid now-"
Subconsciously screamed loudly, the lieutenant colonel struggled to pull the rod and rudder. The dark gray "attack eagle" nose was raised high, and a vortex-like white mist burst out from the spine; however, everything was too late. The f-15e, which had just increased the angle of attack, was so slow and clumsy in front of the missiles that rushed towards him. The terrifying gray-black figures were getting bigger and bigger, getting closer and closer. Thick death javelins suddenly approached and soon came into contact with the fighter jets in the sky!
The near-explosion fuse action, the warhead exploded instantly, and splashed fragments and ferocious continuous poles rage in the air. The clear and clean sky just before suddenly turned into a terrifying purgatory of steel and fire.
One after another, the nearly straight missiles on the rudder surface were constantly firing. The US pilots, who had no defense, only heard the lieutenant colonel's roar before being shot on the plane. They were panicked and noticed the terrifying shadows in the air, but it was too late.
At a distance of 60 kilometers, the "attack eagle" that had been redirected left and right before has actually left the airspace position when the missile was launched. Faced with the intensive attacks of dozens of anti-radiation missiles, most of the missiles were unable to follow because the target was too far away. Only less than one-third of the number was killed through the Cangkong.
However, if you know the pros and cons of r-27p/ep, this is the strategy of "anti-radiation station making" formulated by Victor Rezenov, that is, use unprecedented number of anti-radiation missiles to carry out intensive barrage shooting like a storm, and use complete ballistic planning to completely block the airspace that opponents may appear.
This violent tactic, which is like "striking a net to catch fish", obviously played a huge role today.
The Americans who had just turned sideways to avoid active radar-guided missiles were already quite lucky; however, they were still one step away from escaping the clutches of the god of death. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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