Great Power Fighting Falcon

Chapter 369 All Attacks

After the first ray of sunshine appeared in the North Kurdistan Region, the most important live-fire training of the year for the 101st Aviation Brigade of the Air Force officially kicked off.

J-11B, J-11BS, J-7E, J-7B, and J-8FR, all five types of aircraft installed by the 101st Brigade participated in the live-fire training. Shooting subjects include aerial targets. The aerial targets are set up by the drone brigade of the air defense base, while the ground targets are set up by the Tiger brigade, which has been officially assigned to a certain department of the headquarters.

Li Zhan was finally able to taste live-fire shooting training under high-tech conditions. When he thought of the scene of shooting three-leaf targets in the Second Division, it would be no exaggeration to say that he felt like he was a lifetime away.

Air-to-air ammunition and air-to-ground ammunition were two major types of ammunition. Under the leadership of the ammunition director, ammunition transport vehicles were used to deliver the ammunition to the apron. The maintenance staff began to get busy rigorously and quickly to check the ammunition. The ammunition was mounted and started to shine. the sky.

Shooting director Cao Fufei followed Li Zhan to the apron and watched with interest as the officers and soldiers of Li Zhan's crew loaded ammunition for No. 01 J-11B. Two combat air bombs and two twin-mounted 90mm aviation rocket launchers were the ammunition that Li Zhan wanted to hit in the first wave.

As his name suggests, Cao Fufei is slightly fat, tall, and has a bigger head. It is said that his hat needs to be specially customized and cannot be worn in regular sizes. Many people think that he is from the north, but in fact he is a genuine person from Guangdong Province and a fellow countryman of Li Zhan.

"Your aircraft are so domineering, especially the paint. Your body is as domineering as an eagle's head. Oh, you also have five stars. Ah Zhan, don't you have seven first-class merits? You should be painted Turn over seven stars." Cao Fufei pointed at J-11B No. 01 and said to Li Zhan in his unfamiliar hometown dialect.

Li Zhan said with a smile, "I want to help my brother Zhong want to make a meal of good luck. I have a meal with him. I have almost thrown myself into the street several times. I really don't know what to say." ”

"How wonderful it is to have good luck, how proud you are." Cao Fufei laughed.

The officers and soldiers of the maintenance team murmured: What the captain and Director Cao said were chirping birds.

Cao Fufei waved his hand and stopped joking. He came over to check the combat ammunition with Li Zhan and said, "This is the ammunition in stock. You should check it several times before firing. Safety first."

"What do you mean, Director Cao? Has it been there for a long time?" Li Zhan asked with a raised brow.

Cao Fufei pointed to the production nameplate and said, "Look, it's been around for more than ten years, and the model is relatively early, but it's been well maintained, and it's no problem if it can be taken out and beaten. In short, you can't make a big mistake if you're careful."

Li Zhan looked at the PL-5C combat missile under the wing and smiled helplessly. This missile is the first close-range combat missile equipped in batches by the Chinese Air Force. It is also the first combat missile close to the world's level. The latest modification has reached the E-type. , but that was also ten years ago.

This is the first time for Li Zhan to see the PL-5C, which is short and compact but has a heavy bullet load, and today is also the first time to shoot this thing. If you give two PL-8s, it won't be so strange. After all, the technology of PL-8 comes from the strange snake in Israel, and it is much more enjoyable to fight.

Obviously, the after-loading department used this live-fire training to consume old inventory of ammunition.

It's better to knock it out than scrap it.

Li Zhan said, "If there is no problem with the missile, then I have no problem. The target was a propeller-driven UAV of the target drone brigade of the air defense base. Its infrared signature is relatively weak. There is no telling whether an infrared-guided combat missile like the Thunderbolt 5 can hit the target." Yeah. Maybe I'll have to use the cannon."

"That's not possible. If you ask to use fighting bullets, you have to use fighting bullets. Otherwise, what's the point of engaging in live ammunition shooting? You can't just follow your temper in this matter." Cao Fufei turned to Miao Yu, "Team Leader Miao, this time it's The missiles were fired with live ammunition, but there was no ammunition for the cannons. You don’t have live ammunition in your plane, right?"

Cao Fufei knew that Li Zhan's plane was a combat-ready aircraft, and the magazine of the aerial cannon was always full. This can be seen from the location distribution of the apron. Combat-ready aircraft equipped with live ammunition have several separate landing pads, while other aircraft have a strip of landing pads several hundred meters away. This is for safety reasons, so even if an accident occurs, there will be no chain losses.

Miao Yu said, "Report to the commander that all the live ammunition in the magazine has been cleared."

"That's good." Cao Fufei was satisfied.

Despite his fat head and big ears, he looks like a senior chef. Before he was injured, he was an expert shooter in the Air Force. He won the third place in the competition in the 1990s and achieved first-class merit. After being injured, he was transferred to the ground service, mainly engaged in shooting teaching work. After the 101st Regiment was upgraded to a brigade, he was transferred to serve as the shooting director, concurrently as the deputy director of the flight parameter interpretation room, and the colonel's regimental cadre.

Li Zhan asked for instructions, "Director Cao, if there are no other instructions, I will start working."

"You go about your business, I'll look around." Cao Fufei waved his hand and got on the commuter bus and left, checking each tarmac one by one.

Naturally, he, the shooting director, attaches great importance to such a large-scale live-fire shooting training. If he shoots well, he will have his share of results. If he shoots poorly, it means that his ability does not meet the requirements. There is a saying that is true, it is the mule or the horse that comes out to run around.

This live-fire training is highly valued because it is the last large-scale live-fire training of the year. Starting in mid-September, the 101st Brigade will conduct two consecutive confrontation drills and participate in the competition assessment of the entire army's aviation unit. After these military operations are completed, it will be the end of the year, and the year's work will come to an end.

Therefore, everyone from top to bottom regards this live-fire training as an annual training summary, and the assessment has exceeded the original intention of the training.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the tower issued the order.

The morning sun reflects the red sky in the west, and the magnificent clouds spread out like mountains and mountains like the Beiku Mountains. Under the increasingly clear sky as you go east, the City in the Sky is completely clean, as if it has been washed.

Twelve second-hand J-11B and J-11BS from the Second Brigade took off continuously and rushed to the training airspace deep in the desert to launch live fire on the ground. They carry three kinds of ammunition: air-to-surface missiles, ordinary aerial bombs and aerial fire ammunition. They are the brigade with the most complete ammunition elements for ground attack live ammunition in this live-fire shooting training.

The Falcon Brigade usually has the most opportunities for live-fire shooting training. The weight of the live ammunition they destroyed is more than the combined weight of the Second Brigade and the Third Brigade multiplied by two. Therefore, in this live-fire shooting training, the Falcon Brigade very wisely gave up important roles. To the Second and Third Brigades.

The air target squadron led by Li Zhan took off after the second brigade. They flew north, crossed the Beiku Mountains and entered the training airspace, where they shot at the unmanned target drones released by the target drone brigade of the air defense base. The third group will then take off after the second group begins to return, and go to the same training airspace to conduct live ammunition shooting on the ground. At this time, more than half of the Falcon Group's fighter planes were on standby on the apron, some of which were scheduled to shoot in the afternoon, and the other part were required to perform live-fire training missions at night.

Judging from the types of ammunition used in today's live-fire shooting plan, it involves all conventional ammunition equipped. Judging from the types of aircraft dispatched, it involves all the strike forces of the Air Force Aviation Force except bombers. In terms of scale, it can rank among the Air Force Aviation Forces. The first live-fire training of the year for the army.

It's no wonder that the commander of the air defense base, Liang Pengfei, is personally in charge of the tower.

All links were progressing in an orderly manner, and all departments worked closely together to ensure the plan was implemented step by step. The stern faces of the leaders made everyone realize that they could not relax until the moment the gong was sounded and the troops were withdrawn.

Air-to-air missile live-fire training is probably the most precious. The training plan compiled by the brigade shows that one group will be formed every year, starting with the first group. In other words, it will take three years to complete the live-fire training of air-to-air missiles for all pilots in the brigade, with each pilot firing two missiles.

Don't think this is a joke, it's a fact. In the past ten years or so, some troops had never even fired live ammunition from air-to-air missiles. Air-to-air missiles, which cost hundreds of thousands or even millions each, are undoubtedly among the most expensive ammunition. With how many pilots there are in the military, it is impossible for them to become a popular live-fire training subject. Usually only a handful of outstanding pilots have this honor. One thing Nie Jianfeng often mentioned when facing Li Zhan was that he had fired live ammunition from air-to-air missiles, but Li Zhan was blank in this regard. Of course, this situation changed after Li Zhan tested the monster blank bomb.

But it should also be noted that the current situation is changing. At least in the past many years, it was basically impossible for a division and brigade to organize such live-fire training. If you destroy the amount of ammunition that can support a live-fire exercise, is this still called training?

There is no doubt that this live-fire training of the 101st Brigade will be the beginning of all offensive live-fire training for the Air Force aviation units. The days to come will get better and better.

Li Zhan took four fighter planes northward over the Beiku Mountains and entered the training airspace on the north side of the Beiku Mountains. This airspace is still hundreds of kilometers away from the airspace line. The hundreds of kilometers surrounding it are all primitive and inaccessible areas. It is a good live ammunition shooting area.

"Tower, this is Dong Yao. I have arrived in the shooting airspace and requested to conduct live-fire training. It is over." Li Zhan, flying at an altitude of 8,000 meters, looked at the situation in the surrounding airspace and reported to the tower.

Fang Chenghe, who personally commanded, confirmed the position of Li Zhan's unit from the radar and issued the order, "Dongyao can be implemented as planned, heading 360, altitude 5000, completed."

"Understood, heading 360, altitude 5000, over."

As soon as Li Zhan put down, the No. 01 J-11B began to descend in altitude, and at the same time, the airborne radar was turned on to start searching. Search for the target, lock on the target, and attack, a standard three-step shooting sequence.

The remaining four fighters in the formation were hovering at an altitude of 8,000 meters on standby as planned, waiting for instructions to serve as shooting commanders. This is a more common combat method. One or two fighters move forward and turn on the airborne radar to search. After detecting the target, they allocate the target and direct the wingmen to attack. This method can greatly increase the concealment of the combat formation. Once the airborne radar is turned on, even stealth fighters will be invisible.

This batch of J-11Bs is equipped with domestic pulse Doppler fire control radar, which is much more advanced than the N001 radar used by the J-11A Su-27. The latter is huge and bulky and uses the old Cassegrain antenna. The former uses It is a large-aperture planar slot antenna, and the technical gap is not small.

With the support of domestic advanced avionics systems, the J-11B has a maximum air detection range of 160 kilometers and a ground detection range of XX kilometers. It can track 12 air targets at the same time and attack up to 6 air targets.

The highlight is that it has much better ground detection capabilities than the N001 radar. The N001 radar theoretically has a certain ground detection capability, but in fact the effect is very poor. The previous batch of Su-27SKs that received the Second Division were replaced with domestic pulse Doppler radars, otherwise ground attacks could only be carried out with aircraft fire.

For the first time, Li Zhan used the J-11B's airborne radar for air detection. The effect remains to be tested in actual combat.

The radar is displayed on two color displays, the upper-view display and the lower-view display. The upper-view display mainly displays information urgently needed in combat, while the lower-view display displays comprehensive and detailed information. Compared with the tattered cockpits of the Su-27SK and J-11A, human-machine interaction is not a product of the same era.

Li Zhan continued to close the distance, and the target was thirty kilometers ahead. It would be a small propeller drone with a radar beam reflection area of ​​less than one square meter. It would fly at an altitude of two to three thousand meters, with an airspeed of Between 200 kilometers per hour and 300 kilometers per hour.

Typical slow target.

But it's not an ideal target.

Using combat missiles to hit such a slow speed is not a good choice, and it seems a bit wasteful, but the superiors seem to have done it intentionally. High-speed targets are difficult to hit, and slow-speed targets are equally difficult to hit.

Li Zhan was even worried about whether he could search for the target - the radar beam emission area was less than one square meter, and the effective detection range would never exceed thirty kilometers. This was still the most ideal situation.

However, Li Zhan kept approaching until the radar was 20 kilometers away and still found nothing. He was wondering, could it be that the domestic pulse Doppler radar mounted on the J-11B was a parallel import? This is going to be a joke. Why fight if you can't even see the target?

You can't capsize in the gutter, right?

Looking at every live-fire shooting in the past, Li Zhan has fired every shot, and even the J-7E aircraft cannon and ground fire, which is the most difficult to master, has achieved a grand slam. If a high-end combat missile like this misses the target, it will be a big joke.

Li Zhan was muttering in his mind when the tower called, "Dongyao, correct the target. It is a small target at low altitude and low speed. The radar reflection area is much smaller than planned. Pay attention to the search. It is over."

"Dongyao received, low-altitude, low-speed small target, over." Li Zhan couldn't laugh or cry. This must be a deliberate problem created by the air defense base.

In the tower, Liang Pengfei said with a smile, "I don't know how Captain Li can deal with this unexpected situation."

Fang Chenghe said, "There is definitely no problem with him, but as a commander, it is difficult to say how to adjust the combat deployment of the troops under sudden changes."

Everyone understands what he means.

Li Zhan's personal combat effectiveness has been recognized as excellent, so good that it is difficult to evaluate it using current standards. At least there is no evaluation mechanism that can fully reflect Li Zhan's entire combat effectiveness, and the limit of Li Zhan's combat effectiveness cannot be seen.

But as a commander, many people have not yet fully seen Li Zhan's abilities that are as good as his personal combat effectiveness. The arrangement of the air defense base and the brigade is not without the meaning of testing.

Li Zhan's instructions appeared on the radio: "The Good Luck team adjusted its course to 180, descended into the Beiku Mountains and stood by, completed."

The aerial target and live-fire shooting teams led by him were ordered to quickly swoop down, turn due south, and accelerate into the Beiku Mountains to stand by. Mountainous areas are conducive to concealment, and the mountains of the Beiku Mountains are towering into the clouds. The aircraft fleet can hide its traces with a high altitude advantage, and can quickly move forward to attack according to the command of the command aircraft.

While giving the order, Li Zhan quickly lowered his altitude and continued the search. The domestic pulse Doppler radar was constantly scanning. If the target could not be found during normal working hours, the radar would be turned off to prevent overheating and malfunction.

There wasn't much time left for Li Zhan.