Chapter 572 Mad Dog Attack in the Whole Airspace

"Damn! What kind of missile is this!" There was panic inside the early warning aircraft.

As an early warning aircraft of the 962nd Airborne Command Squadron of the 3rd Wing of the U.S. Air Force, they have been commanding on the early warning aircraft since the E-3 entered service. They have conducted hundreds of training and combat deployments, but nothing like today.

The experience over Hokkaido told them that the Soviet Union had missiles with a range of 200 kilometers, which were specifically designed to deal with early warning aircraft. Therefore, after discovering the approach of the MiG-25, they immediately sent out escort fighters. Although the combat effectiveness of the Saudi F-15s on the escort fighters was not very good, the improved AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on them could reach targets at 30,000 meters, which was also an optimization of the MiG-25.

But now, when our escort fighters had just rushed to a distance of more than 100 kilometers from our early warning aircraft and were still more than 100 kilometers away from the MiG-25, the other side launched missiles and the distance had exceeded 250 kilometers!

At this moment, the personnel on the early warning aircraft panicked. What should they do?

The early warning aircraft was a modified passenger plane, so it was impossible to eject the crew members. And now, it was at a cruising altitude of 8,000 meters. It was also impossible to land before the other party arrived!

"Turn off the radar, turn off the radar!" the commander on the scene shouted loudly: "Lower altitude! Prepare for an emergency landing in the desert!"

There is no other way. At such a long distance, the missile fired by the enemy is likely to be a missile with an anti-radiation seeker, just like last time. To deal with this kind of missile, we need to turn off our radar and make the radiation disappear, so that the enemy will not be able to capture the target!

At the same time, lower the altitude! If it really doesn't work and you can't fly back to the airport, make an emergency landing in the desert below! Landing is much better than being destroyed!

Before turning off the radar, a radar operator took a final glance at the screen. The eight targets were flying towards him at an extremely fast speed, so fast that it was unbelievable!

Mach 5! It's definitely not a rocket engine! The speed of a missile driven by a rocket engine is getting slower and slower, while the speed of the opponent's missile is getting faster and faster!

Lower the altitude! For an early warning aircraft with a large plate on its back, everything must be done smoothly, even smoother than a passenger plane!

So, gently pushing the control panel, the pilot in front was carefully driving the early warning aircraft. The chaotic sounds in the headphones had disappeared. In order to reduce electromagnetic radiation, they even turned off the radio communications.

Forced landing in the desert is also quite dangerous!

The huge E-3 early warning aircraft was slowly lowering its altitude, and every delay was a long wait for them. Perhaps there would be an explosion, and then they would turn into fireballs, or perhaps they would be safe and sound.

They didn't know that in the sky, the eight missiles that had sprinted to a speed of Mach 4 had entered their final combat state. They were flying madly, and in more than two minutes, they had covered a distance of 200 kilometers!

Then, they descended from the sky, swooped down, and began searching in the predetermined direction.

When the two missiles reached an altitude of six thousand meters, they leveled off and searched at an angle of sixty degrees.

At an altitude of four thousand meters, three missiles spread out, covering almost the entire 180-degree front for search.

At an altitude of two thousand meters, there were also three missiles searching.

What is this called? A full-airspace coverage attack! These eight missiles almost suppressed all the airspace where the opponent's early warning aircraft might appear! As long as one missile finds the target, victory can be won! Eight missiles to hit one early warning aircraft, that's worth it!

Mad Dog Mode! Every missile has its radar antenna fully powered up, and huge electromagnetic radiation fills the airspace. Although they are just missiles, their 380mm diameter far exceeds that of ordinary air-to-air missiles, giving them a longer detection range! For large targets like early warning aircraft, the detection range can reach 30 kilometers!

The missile's radar antenna rotated, searching the airspace it controlled, just like a mad dog, looking for something to bite!

Soon, the seeker of an R-33M missile at low altitude captured a suspicious target.

Found the target! It was almost below the angle of the missile's seeker! But it was still captured!

According to the predetermined procedure, the ramjet engine is fully powered. Although the air density is high at low altitude, resulting in high resistance, it also allows the ramjet engine to absorb more air and increase the engine power.

Go ahead and kill it!

Lower the altitude, lower the altitude! At this time, the E-3 early warning aircraft has descended to an altitude of about one thousand meters. From here, you can see the undulating sand dunes. The pilot is very nervous, and his hand holding the joystick is shaking.

Do I have to land in the desert? If so, then I will face the greatest danger! This place is not flat. After landing, I will definitely crash into the sand dunes. The back may be fine, but the front of the plane may be smashed!

It’s dangerous. It’s really too dangerous!

The pilot didn't want to do this, but as a soldier, he knew that obeying orders was his only choice.

He continued to climb the slope and lower the altitude. Just when he was feeling extremely nervous, he heard a loud bang from behind.

At an altitude of 800 meters, a brilliant firework bloomed in the sky. When the R-33M warhead exploded, 47 kilograms of explosives exploded, and the E-3 early warning aircraft broke directly from the middle into two parts! Then, flames broke out.

Target destroyed!

"Tian Falcon, return immediately!" The order from the early warning aircraft came into Reyer's headset.

"Sky Falcon received." Reyer pressed the joystick, preparing to return.

Although they had just launched the R-33M missile, they did not know the attack effect of this missile. To be on the safe side, Reyer's formation did not change direction. If the R-33 attack did not work, they would continue to move forward at full speed, rushing to the American early warning aircraft and killing them with their own short-range missiles! No matter how dangerous it is, this is a task that must be completed!

However, just as I pulled the lever and rudder, preparing to make a turn with a radius of several thousand meters, the sound of the radar warning receiver suddenly came from the headset.

Damn, it’s locked?

"Tianxuan, attention, the F-15 fighter has launched a missile at a distance of thirty!" The voice of the early warning aircraft came quickly.

F-15 fighter! The missiles carried by this fighter are no threat to the MiG-25, which is over 25,000 meters high! Therefore, neither the Falcon Squadron nor the early warning aircraft considered this a threat.

But now, the other party has locked onto the target and launched a missile!