Chapter 270 F-15 Is Abused

If this kind of fault occurs during training, there is a standard set of handling procedures: shut down the engine, let the engine slow down, and immediately ignite and restart when the turbine temperature drops below the red line.

Moreover, the F-15 has twin engines and a titanium firewall between the two engines. If one engine stalls, or even catches fire, it will not result in the destruction of the aircraft or loss of life, and the aircraft can be driven back.

However, it was a fierce air battle! If we stalled at this time, we would be digging our own grave.

Although only the left engine failed, the F-15 still showed insufficient thrust for a moment. Therefore, Yuji Ikeda could only watch the MiG-23 fighter in front of him. After passing behind him, its wings suddenly stretched forward quickly, reducing the sweep angle, and then turned around with incredible agility!

Damn, the Soviet MiG-23 has become an automatic swept wing! Ikeda Yuji has fought with the MiG-23 before. Although this aircraft has variable swept wings, in the fierce battle, Soviet pilots rarely change the sweep angle, and they always keep the same angle. They are actually still flying like ordinary fighters.

But now, their swept wings have been retracted freely! When the swept wings are fully extended, the maneuverability of the MiG-23 will be quite outstanding. The small-angle hovering made Ikeda Yuji feel that it was difficult to do it. No wonder the other party had been following behind him just now and he didn't get rid of him!

MiG-23 will be a big trouble in the future!

Yuji Ikeda was thinking while flying level and waiting. Now, he had no choice but to wait for the turbine of the left engine to cool down before he could restart the engine.

But now, the other party will not give Ikeda Yuji a chance!

When he found that the opponent had cunningly slowed down and allowed him to fly in front of the opponent, Kovacevic immediately turned the fighter plane and completed a 180-degree turn in the smallest and fastest way. Although the altitude was slightly reduced, the opponent still appeared in his front hemisphere of vision.

The plane was not as agile as before and was flying levelly. This was a good opportunity!

Aiming at the enemy aircraft, Kovacevic quickly fired a second R-60 missile.

The opponent twisted and turned, trying to dodge, and released a large number of flares at the same time. Unfortunately, it was useless. The second R-60 missile exploded accurately at the nose of the opponent. Countless fragments flew across the sky and entered the engine along the air intake.

Yuji Ikeda was ejected from the blazing booster rockets, and as his right engine stalled, he had no way to escape.

The battle in the air was still going on. Kovacevic received an order in his headset: "Three o'clock, distance ten, altitude six thousand."

The fight just now had taken him away from the airspace of other comrades. Now, after receiving the order, he immediately caught sight of the targets that were fighting in the mid-air, turned on the afterburner, and chased after them.

In the sky, two MiG-31s ​​were circling, their powerful phased array radars illuminating the entire airspace and providing guidance to their own fighters. Unfortunately, the data link system was not perfect yet, so they could only use voice warnings. Otherwise, one MiG-31 could command two squadrons without any problem!

With the MiG-31's early warning, he could command the air battle and be alert to more enemy aircraft coming to attack. Andre listened to the voice of the radar operator in the rear cabin and knew that the battle would be over soon.

This time, we are facing the F-15! The most powerful third-generation aircraft of the Americans! In later generations, this type of fighter has always been the main force of China's confrontation. Unfortunately, it is now being beaten by the second-generation MiG-23!

Three of the eight F-15s were shot down by R-33 missiles fired by MiG-31s ​​at long range. Three more were shot down in close combat. Two F-15s fled in a panic. On this side, only one MiG-31 was damaged and returned home with injuries!

The tactics of MiG-31 and MiG-23 have been proven to be completely feasible in practice!

The MiG-31 has a powerful radar and long-range missiles, but its close-range combat capability is its weakness. Only in Andre's hands can it engage in close combat with the enemy. For ordinary pilots, long-range interception is still their main task.

The MiG-23 has undergone a complete transformation in its close-range combat capability after this modernization, but its medium and long-range combat is still a shortcoming. The R-23 missile is better than nothing!

The combination of the two complements each other's advantages. The MiG-31 can command the MiG-23 to engage in combat, and at the same time launch R-33 missiles at a long distance to give the enemy the first wave of fierce attack. Just like today, the F-15 fighters originally planned to launch Sparrow missiles at a long distance, but they were attacked by the R-33 and had to protect themselves. Their attack was disrupted, which gave the MiG-23 fleet a chance. The MiG-23 fleet arrived almost at the same time as the R-33 missiles arrived, catching the Americans off guard.

Unfortunately, the R-73 missile has not yet been put into service, so the only alternative is the R-60 missile. Eight R-60 missiles can be mounted on the four racks of the MiG-23, and the firepower has been greatly enhanced, giving full play to the maneuverability advantage of close combat and the advantages of the helmet sight.

The combination of the two has defeated the F-15 fighter this time. Although it was only driven by the Plaster Flag, it is also of great significance! Before the MiG-29 and Su-27 enter service, we no longer have to fear the threat of the F-15. Even if the F-14 comes, we can still compete with it!

Although dazzling, the air battle only lasted for a few minutes. Both sides returned and the sky over the eastern waters returned to tranquility again.

But the island nation is in an uproar.

Why is there no good news? Every piece of news is so depressing!

Inside the Yokota base, even Lieutenant General Paul had a gloomy face. This failure was something he could not tolerate!

"The Soviets' technological development has exceeded our imagination. We can now confirm that the Soviets' MiG-25, or possibly an improved version of the MiG-25, is equipped with a newer long-range missile. The effective range of this missile is probably up to 100 kilometers." Colonel Russfield, director of the Pacific Command's Intelligence Department, had just returned from Chitose Base. He analyzed the entire combat process and reported to Lieutenant General Paul: "The Soviets' MiG-23 has also undergone large-scale improvements. Their swept wings can now be automatically controlled. Moreover, we suspect that they have a new way to aim their melee missiles. Their shooting speed is much faster than ours."