Chapter 561: The Battle of the Sky Falcon

The F-16 was flying, and the Pitot air inlet sucked in large gulps of air and stuffed it into the engine. After that, high-temperature and high-pressure gas was ejected, pushing the fighter forward.

Wearing an oxygen mask, pilot Cruise turned his head and glanced to the side. Thanks to the good bubble cockpit and the wide field of vision, he saw his wingman flying on the side. Their four planes would carry out the same bombing mission.

At this moment, the voice of the E-3 early warning aircraft in the rear suddenly came through the headset: "Red Fruit Tree Squadron, Red Fruit Tree Squadron, pay attention, four MiG-25 fighters are flying in your direction!"

MiG-25! This damn fighter has always been an indelible shadow in the minds of American pilots! With its huge speed and unmatched height, it seems to be the king of the sky.

I never thought that we would encounter a MiG-25 fighter!

Of course they would encounter them! Because their goal was to bomb the base where the MiG-25 was located, so they would naturally be the first to come into contact!

What to do? Their F-16 fighters are all on attack missions, with several tons of bombs hanging under their wings, and only the Sidewinder missiles on the wingtips for self-defense! If you want to avoid these high-altitude kings, you can only throw away the bombs and run away!

Dropping the bomb before reaching the battlefield is a cowardly act, and you will be ridiculed by countless people when you return!

"Red Fruit Tree Squadron, continue to maintain course. The Paladin Squadron is providing rapid support." Later, the voice in the headset finally calmed Cruz down.

The Paladin Squadron, all F-15 fighters, will definitely help us intercept those damn MiG-25 fighters! The heart disease problem of the current F-15 fighter has been completely solved. Although this fighter does not have the excellent performance of high altitude and high speed, its combat ability is quite good and it can also shake off the missiles launched by the Soviet fighters!

Although ultra-long-range missiles sound very powerful, these large missiles do not have strong maneuverability and overload capabilities. Our Phoenix missiles only have an overload of 17G. As long as we choose the right method, it is easy to avoid this giant missile that looks like the god of death.

Cruise was recalling his original training. The key to dodging missiles was to fly head-on into each other, and then suddenly separate when they were about to reach each other. This way, even a missile with a 50G overload would not be able to catch up and would lose the target!

At this moment, suddenly, the sound of the omnidirectional radar warning receiver came from the headset, it has been locked!

Damn the Soviets! At this moment, Cruz's heart trembled. Damn, the Soviet MiG-25 fighter was still 80 kilometers away from him, how could it lock on to him under such circumstances?

Before he could think about it, the sound of the warning receiver in the earphone became sharp, and the other party had launched a missile!

"Attention, drop the bomb and maneuver to escape!" Although losing a bomb is embarrassing, it is better than losing your life!

Bombs fell one after another under the wings, and the fuselage became lighter. Cruise then turned on the engine afterburner and began to climb desperately.

The theory of energy maneuvering presupposes energy! For a single-engine light fighter, to accumulate energy, it must climb upwards! The air at high altitudes is thinner and has greater resistance!

At this moment, a warning came from the early warning aircraft in the rear, saying that the Paladin Squadron was still 60 kilometers away and could not launch an effective attack on the Soviet fighter planes. They had to get rid of it immediately!

Although the Sparrow missile carried by the F-15 has a maximum range of 40 kilometers, when it is actually launched, it will have to be launched at 30 kilometers or even 20 kilometers to have a hit rate.

And the Soviets were greeting us with missiles from eighty kilometers away!

Cruz was climbing rapidly, listening to the sound of the radar warning receiver in his earphone getting louder and louder. The radar was also rapidly refreshing the signal in front. When the missile appeared in his field of vision, Cruz gritted his teeth, pulled the stick, and pushed the rudder to the bottom. The huge overload made his eyes go dark, but he was absolutely sure that he had avoided the incoming missile!

The training level of the US Air Force is not comparable to that of the backward Iranian Air Force. It has first-class technology!

"Boom!" At this moment, a huge explosion shattered Cruise's fantasy. He couldn't help but curse countless times in his heart. The Soviets were too shameless. They actually greeted him with two missiles at a time!

Cruise dodged the first missile, but the violent maneuvering caused him to lose energy quickly. In the sight of the second missile, Cruise's plane was just a slow target!

The most important thing is that Cruz had no warning! If he knew that there were two missiles, he would have continued to maneuver even if it meant a high-G dive and then a sudden pull-up!

The early warning aircraft in the rear is not omnipotent. In such a large-scale air raid, the early warning aircraft also operates at full power.

I can only blame my bad luck! All this was just Cruz's brief thought, and then the entire fireball surrounded him!

The 47-kilogram high-explosive warhead was extremely powerful. The entire F-16 fighter was directly destroyed in the air and turned into a ball of fire!

The target disappeared! Reyer quickly adjusted the onboard radar and used the scanning mode to refresh the situation in the surrounding airspace.

The R-33 is a semi-active radar-guided missile. When using this type of missile, the carrier radar must keep shining on the target at all times, otherwise the target will be lost. The MiG-31 uses a phased array radar, which can gather part of the beam to guide the missile and separate other beams to scan the airspace. However, the current MiG-25 uses a flat-plate slot radar, which is not so advanced.

As soon as he refreshed the situation in the surrounding airspace, Reyer secretly said in his heart, "Oh no!" Four new targets have appeared in front of him on the left, at a distance of 30 kilometers!

"Tian Falcon calling the first squadron, four targets, direction 330, distance thirty." Reyer shouted to the other pilots in his squadron on the radio, then pushed the joystick and went forward!

The MiG-25 has only four pylons. Two R-33 missiles occupy the two inner pylons, while two R-60 missiles are hung on each of the outer composite pylons!

Although the MiG-25 is a high-altitude, high-speed fighter, its high-thrust engine gives it an unrivaled energy advantage! Especially now that more than half of the fuel has been burned, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the MiG-25 has exceeded 1. General Andre can use the MiG-25 to achieve great military exploits, so can I!

Following Andre's example, Reyer drove the iron fighter and charged forward fearlessly!