Chapter 133 Support

Generation gap is a very scary term.

In the future, facing the fourth-generation aircraft of the Americans, China has studied various ways to fight against them. However, the final result is only one. If you want to fight against the fourth-generation aircraft, the only choice is to have the same fourth-generation aircraft! In front of the fourth-generation aircraft, the third-generation aircraft can only be slaughtered, even if they rely on numbers!

The gap between the third and fourth generations is fatal, while the gap between the second and third generations can be made up by avionics. However, avionics is precisely the Soviet Union’s weakness!

Now, the American third-generation aircraft has formed an absolute advantage over the Soviet second-generation aircraft. The third-generation aircraft is the product of the energy maneuverability theory. Through the high-thrust turbofan engine and advanced avionics, it has formed a generational advantage over the high-altitude and high-speed second-generation aircraft. Now, the air battle that has broken out is the close-range combat in the high subsonic range that the third-generation aircraft is best at!

Advanced high-thrust engines can quickly make up for the loss of speed. For fighters, speed is the key to maneuverability. After a few moves, the Su-15 began to slow down. However, the F-15 fighter was still alive and kicking. The total of ten missiles carried also allowed the American fighter to continue the fight.

Fortunately, the time was short, only two minutes, and the MiG-21 fighter jets of the 308th Regiment, which took off from the base in the north of Sakhalin Island, had already flown to the war zone.

If the MiG-21 were to engage in a head-on battle with the American F-15 fighter jets beyond visual range, the outcome would be very miserable. The MiG-21 does not even have a large radar in its nose and has no beyond visual range combat capability at all. If it were to be attacked by the F-15's Sparrow missiles, the battle would be one-sided.

And now, the F-15s have begun to strangle the Su-15 fighters. The airspace of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk east of the La Perouse Strait is full of fighter planes. Although the EC-121 early warning aircraft in the rear has notified the 14th Squadron in advance, the American pilots who are in the mood to kill did not pay much attention to it.

The MiG-21 is useless beyond visual range, but it can still fight with American fighters in close combat. Relying on its light weight and turbojet engine that sacrifices range, the later improved versions of the MiG-21 can even compete with the early models of the F-16.

Unfortunately, this is only compared with low-end aircraft such as the F-16. Compared with the F-15 which is specially used for air combat, the performance of the MiG-21 is inferior in all aspects.

However, the brave Soviet pilots will not be afraid because of their backward equipment. Now they have rushed into the American F-15 fleet, and the melee continues!

The MiG-21 is like a stick with wings and tail fins inserted. NATO even gave it the nickname "Pencil" based on its appearance. The open mouth in the front looks like a fish nest.

A pilot successfully flew behind an F-15. As long as he could track it stably, he would be able to provide a lock opportunity for the air-to-air missile he was carrying. However, the F-15 in front of him turned sideways and left his sight. The pilot of the MiG-21 followed the turn and wanted to catch up, but the instantaneous circling gap made the pilot watch the opponent leave his launch axis, and the missile could not lock the opponent!

At this moment, in the F-15 fighter jet that was instantly circling at a speed of up to 25 degrees per second, American pilot George was using the anti-gravity suit to get rid of the attack from the tail. At the same time, he adjusted his weapon to the machine gun.

The F-15 has excellent hovering capabilities, and because of the high thrust of its engine, it does not lose speed during the hovering process!

In this way, George shook off the MiG-21 behind him. Then, George reversed and saw the MiG-21 circling and trying to catch up with him.

The hot wire on the HUD has already locked onto the MiG-21. With the help of advanced electronic technology, the cannon shooting is no longer a cumbersome task. George pressed the button, and the M61 cannon shell flew towards the MiG-21.

The machine gun hit the spinal fuel tank. Seeing the MiG-21 on fire, George couldn't help but feel happy. This was the second victory!

The two sides were engaged in a melee. Most of the pilots of the 14th Squadron had participated in the Vietnam War and had rich combat experience. The new fighter planes made them even more powerful. The following F-4 fleet was not so good. Once they were bitten by the MiG-21, it was difficult to get rid of it.

"Fox Hunting Squadron, Chitose Flight Team, attention, 030 direction, altitude 26,000, speed 2.4, ten fighters, distance 80. Suspected to be MiG-25, please leave the battlefield, please leave the battlefield quickly!"

MiG-25, the only one that can fly to such a height and speed is the Soviet MiG-25!

There was no MiG-25 flying regiment deployed on Sakhalin Island. These MiG-25s flew from the Sokolovka base, led by none other than the Soviet hero Andrei!

Since the passenger plane was shot down, the entire Far East has been on high alert. All fighter planes at the Sokolovka base are on standby at any time. Since Andrei rectified the atmosphere of the base, the efficiency of logistics maintenance is quite high, and the dispatch rate of fighter planes can be maintained at more than 90% at any time.

However, when the situation arose in the sky over Hokkaido, the 513th Regiment of the Sokolovka Base did not immediately take action.

The reason is very simple, because the Air Defense Forces are responsible for different areas.

The 11th Khabarovsk Air Defense Army is stationed in the Far East, of which the 8th Air Defense Army is responsible for the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Air Defense Division. The troops are stationed in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk, Sovetskaya Port, Magadan and other places.

The 23rd Air Defense Force was stationed in Vladivostok. It was established as the Primorsky Air Defense Force in 1956 and was renamed the 23rd Air Defense Force in April 1960. The 513th Regiment to which Andrei belonged was a subordinate of the 23rd Air Defense Force.

The 24th Air Defense Division is stationed on Sakhalin Island. In addition to being responsible for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, it is also responsible for Kunashir Island, Zezhu Island and other places.

In addition to these, there are the 25th Air Defense Division stationed in the Chukotka Autonomous Region, the 29th Air Defense Division stationed in the Amur Region, the 6th Air Defense Division of the Petropavlovsk Air Defense Division, and so on.

Each unit is responsible for a different area. The Soviet Union had a typical zone system. The last time Andrei borrowed the Sakhalin Island base, he needed the approval of the military region.

Now that the Americans have launched an attack on Sakhalin Island, the air defense forces on Sakhalin Island will naturally be responsible. In addition to the 592nd and 308th Regiments of the Air Defense Force, there are also air forces of the 3rd Far Eastern Air Force on Sakhalin Island, which should be able to deal with the American attack.

However, when it was discovered that the Americans were not using the familiar F-4 fighter jets, but the newly developed F-15 fighter jets, the military district immediately ordered the MiG-25 fighter jets from the Sokolovka base to attack and support the Sakhalin Air Defense Force!