Great Power Fighting Falcon

Time went back to when Li Zhan was preparing to land at Dachang Station again. This time he and Niu Jun were just resting and waiting in the flight briefing room. It was time to solve personal problems, and it was time to replenish energy. After the maintenance and ground crew had finished supporting the fighter planes, he returned again. Take off to support the eastern front of the no-fly zone.

In the second half of the night, the surface detachment and the air assault detachment will conduct nighttime live ammunition shooting, and the scale of ammunition used will be larger than that during the day, so the security pressure in the no-navigation zone will be greater.

There are not many examples of naval aviation troops dispatching continuously day and night, which is a great test for fighter planes, support units, and air service units. Especially for pilots, flying is inherently demanding mental work. Ten consecutive hours of flying places high demands on the pilot's physical fitness.

Fortunately for Li Zhan, he could at least land at the main station to rest every few hours. Because the Flying Shark Team had the ability to refuel in the air, their role was maximized.

When the PR-44 crashed into the sea, Li Zhan took off for the third time. In view of the more arrogant attitude shown by the simulated Blue Army aerial reconnaissance force than before, the command post ordered half of the fighter planes responsible for guarding the no-fly zone to carry air-to-air missiles to prevent accidents. The Flying Shark Squadron received the order at short notice, so they took off half an hour later than planned. Each fighter plane was equipped with two PL-9 short-range air-to-air missiles.

The No. 81198 JH-7 driven by Li Zhan also carried two PL-9 short-range air-to-air missiles. In addition, the integrated tactical pod is still retained and can serve as a relay guidance aircraft at any time in the worst case scenario. Provide precise guidance for anti-ship missiles launched by surface squadron ships.

This response does not mean that the atmosphere is tense, but it just shows that the confrontation drill between the two sides has entered a new level and is more practical.

Li Zhan was in good spirits and always maintained a calm and calm mood and a stable mentality. Niu Jun's situation is a little different. After all, she is not a professional air crew. She only slept for two hours in the afternoon from four o'clock yesterday morning to now. Her face was flushed and she was excited. It was certain that once her nerves relaxed, she might not even have the strength to speak.

But Niu Jun insisted on continuing to follow the dispatch. This was her task as a rear cabin operator.

Li Zhan did not refuse. He knew that Niu Jun's physical potential had been stimulated and he could carry it until dawn.

More than a dozen fighter planes coming from two directions gathered on the eastern front of the no-fly zone, and even a certain division of China Eastern Airlines sent out J-8Ds, even if they could only stay in the eastern airspace of the no-fly zone for more than ten minutes. It can be seen that the exercise headquarters is determined to control the eastern front of the no-navigation zone and will not give in during this confrontation exercise with simulated blue forces.

Li Zhan waited with great hope for the fighter jet formation simulating the Blue Army to appear. If they did not have the fighter jet formation appear, they would not be able to get close to the east line of the no-fly zone with just reconnaissance planes.

As a result, after more than ten minutes of air patrol, the airborne early warning aircraft discovered an unknown target due east.

"Two batches of four in the 60-degree direction. You are the closest. Go up and check." This was the instruction given to Li Zhan from the command post.

Without saying a word, Li Zhan turned around and turned on the afterburner and rushed toward the southeast.

He vaguely guessed that since they were coming from the east, it was unlikely that they were the simulated blue army that opened the island. Two batches of four aircraft indicate that they are fighter jets, and it is unlikely that electronic reconnaissance aircraft will form such a formation. Since it is a fighter jet, it is most likely a West Pacific pirate!

There is a distance of 2,500 kilometers from the island. No fighter aircraft can fly over to perform missions without aerial refueling, such as strategic reconnaissance aircraft like PR-44, long-range tactical reconnaissance aircraft such as EP-2 and P-8A. Anti-submarine aircraft have a combat radius of more than 2,000 kilometers.

The West Pacific Pirates control a relatively large island, which is a semi-military place less than 500 kilometers away from the exercise sea area. Basically, aircraft there will be caught by airborne early warning aircraft soon after taking off, but it is necessary to identify the specific The model is still relatively difficult.

Li Zhan is a little worried about meeting the West Pacific pirates. Those beasts will not talk to you about international principles and will definitely use the most despicable means to deal with you. However, he only has two PL-9s and more than a hundred aircraft cannon shells in his hand. . When the Blue Army came over, it was a confrontation exercise between each other. Everyone had formed a certain tacit understanding, and no one would really say hello to them. Pirates are different, especially the West Pacific pirates who have strong armed forces.

The most important thing is that at the western end of the Qingqing Strait, in order to rescue the Great Wall boat, the Hainan Airlines and the Air Force carried out a devastating blow to the West Pacific pirates entrenched there. With the vengeful character of the West Pacific pirates, they will never let go of the slightest revenge. Chance. According to incomplete statistics, in the past few months, many merchant ships passing through the Western Pacific waters have been hijacked, and ransoms paid were as high as 200 million yuan.

The exercise headquarters is deployed at the Xiahai base to uniformly command the live-fire exercises of all combat units through the naval communication system, while the early warning aircraft in the air are mainly responsible for the command of the air detachment. The inseparability of the Air Force and Naval Aviation is reflected here - the Hainan Aviation Force is not equipped with large AWACS aircraft, so it is reinforced by the Air Force AWACS Air Force. The command team on the AWACS Air Force is Hainan Airlines personnel but they wear Air Force air service uniforms.

Frontline commander Wang Jiaqi sat on the command chair and smoked, looking expressionlessly at the search results synchronized from the early warning aircraft. Two batches of four air targets in the airspace due east of the exercise area were rapidly approaching. In fact, he has a situation report passed through the naval intelligence department - the unowned island Bawang Island to the east of the exercise area has gathered a number of illegally armed ships and a large number of fighter planes with strong attack power. The analysis of the intelligence department is that The main force of pirates in the West Pacific is moving from north to south. It is recommended that the troops maintain a high degree of vigilance to the east during the exercise.

Another piece of information was more detailed, listing all the details of the pirates in the West Pacific, including several hijackings in recent months.

Wang Jiaqi had a complete idea in her mind. After putting out the cigarette butt, she decisively issued an order: "The Operations Department will immediately come up with a combat plan to combat the pirates in the West Pacific!"

"Yes!" Chief of Staff Peng Hongbing frowned a few times and immediately turned around to organize the staff to formulate a battle plan.

It is not up to them to decide whether to fight or not, but when superiors decide to fight, they must have multiple sets of combat plans and complete combat scenarios.

Wang Jiaqi was not in a hurry to report it. He had to wait for the verification results from the air security team.

He asked Peng Hongbing, "How long does it take for the troops to move from exercises to operations?"

"It will take at least three hours. The surface and underwater detachments can be transferred directly to combat. The ammunition base they carry is sufficient. The main thing is that the air detachment must return to replenish fuel and ammunition." Peng Hongbing knew these situations well.

Wang Jiaqi pondered as he thought about the strength of the bases along the coast, especially the aviation units. He said in a deep voice, "Order the frontline troops to mobilize their combat readiness and let them take over from the participating air units. The participating air units will return immediately." Replenish fuel and ammunition and wait for orders!"

"Yes!" Peng Hongbing said without any nonsense, "The Flying Shark Squadron has been flying for more than ten hours. Should we replace them?"

"No, it's just to deal with a group of pirates. Besides, Deputy Leader Zhang has instructions to take this opportunity to beat the flying shark troops' combat capabilities. Let them all be diverted to Dachang Station to receive supply support." Wang Jiaqi waved her hand gently and said.

"Okay!" Peng Hongbing immediately gave the order.

Wang Jiaqi's face was as cold as ice, and she slammed her fist on the command table and said, "This group of pirates is too rampant, I will deal with it!"

Peng Hongbing said with a smile, "They can't stand it if we just move our fingers. It's just that they are entrenched in international waters, and some of our operations are not easy to operate."

With the current strength of the navy, only one fleet and one task force are needed to wipe out pirates in the West Pacific. However, combating pirates in international waters usually has to be carried out within the framework of the United Nations, and the contact work in this area is relatively cumbersome.

Of course, as military commanders, they do not consider these issues. They only consider how to conduct operations after the order is issued.

More than a hundred kilometers east of the no-navigation zone, there were only a few stars in the dark night sky. The clouds are very high, covering an airspace layer of about 8,000 to 7,000 meters and stretching for hundreds of kilometers. A marine storm may form in the future.

Li Zhan turned on the airborne radar to search the front hemisphere. He had no intention of hiding his whereabouts. On the contrary, he had to let the other party know his whereabouts because it was a means of warning.

Unfortunately, the combat performance of Lao Feibao's airborne radar is really limited, and he has not been able to detect any air targets. However, the early warning aircraft had already maneuvered eastward. The huge phased array radar of the Kongjing-2000 had been tracking the target, and the target's position changes were constantly reported to Li Zhan.

During this short period of time, only Li Zhan's fighter plane came up. Li Zhan also heard the order from the exercise headquarters for all air units to be diverted to Dachang Station for supply support. As long as the superiors give orders, the participating troops will switch from exercises to operations.

"Angry Old Leopard, the target formation has opened the battle line. One batch of two aircraft is heading 270, and one batch of two aircraft is heading 210. The distance is 80 kilometers!" The air command post on the large early warning aircraft reminded Li Zhan.

The formation displayed by the opponent is a two-wing assault with extremely offensive meaning. Will they launch the attack first? Li Zhan did not dare to take it lightly. He slowed down his airspeed slightly, allowing the airborne radar enough time to repeatedly scan the situation in the front hemisphere.

At the same time, he decisively selected the targets heading 270 degrees and quickly turned to meet them. With the support of early warning aircraft at the rear, Li Zhan felt much more at ease.

Niu Jun also realized something was wrong and whispered, "Is there going to be a war?"

"It may be the fighter planes of the West Pacific pirates. They have done many evil things. This time they dare to provoke my training troops. The higher-ups are probably going to deal with them." Li Zhan said, "Don't be afraid, the pilots who can shoot me down have not been born yet."

Niu Jun was not afraid at all, only excited.

At this time, the command post suddenly announced: "Attention everyone, all the electronic reconnaissance aircraft simulating the Blue Army have withdrawn, and the superiors have instructed to let them go!"

"Withdrawn?" Li Zhan was shocked. The simulated blue army, which always liked to join in the fun, actually withdrew. This is not in line with common sense! Even if they don't come over to fight pirates together, they won't let go of the opportunity for reconnaissance and confrontation!

Li Zhan and others still didn't know about the air crash of PR-44. At this time, even the simulated Blue Army troops had not yet figured out what happened to PR-44 that caused it to crash into the sea. Such heavy losses occurred, so of course the simulated Blue Army troops stopped all air activities. How could they bother to engage in confrontation with the Red Army troops? Besides, there would be plenty of opportunities for Japan in the future.

With no time to think about this, Li Zhan caught up with the group of unknown targets on the left wing. He rushed over with swift movements, rushing over from the target's flank and directly closing the distance to visual distance. The target's navigation lights, indicator lights, and engine exhaust flames are very eye-catching.

The target didn't seem to have reacted yet. Li Zhan took the opportunity to speed up and get closer, and finally saw the target's appearance clearly. They are two F-15J heavy-duty fighter jets armed to the teeth. The auxiliary fuel tanks under the wings are the most obvious configuration. The biggest shortcoming of this heavy fighter is its short legs. Whenever it is dispatched, it will definitely carry an auxiliary fuel tank, which is exactly the opposite of the long-legged Su-27. However, countries generally equipped with this fighter have strong aerial refueling capabilities, and the shortcomings of this fighter are well compensated.

How did the West Pacific Pirates obtain the F-15J heavy fighter jet?

Li Zhan, who has very good eyesight, even saw four air-to-air missiles hanging on the semi-buried pylons on both sides of the air intake of the F-15J heavy fighter. Both fighters are equipped with standard air combat configurations!

Last time, their F-5 fighter was shot down in the waters of Qingqing Strait. This time, they probably got an advanced third-generation fighter like the Eagle through some unknown means, and came here to take revenge.

The skull and crossbones pirate flag logo on the vertical tail is the best proof.

Li Zhan immediately reported: "Command post command post! Angry Old Leopard reports! The target is found to be a pirate fighter plane, fully equipped for air combat! Repeat, it is a West Pacific pirate!"

After making the report, he immediately occupied a favorable attacking position and was very energetic. He is not afraid of one against two, but the problem is that he is currently driving an old Flying Leopard with limited air combat capabilities, and his opponent is one of the two most advanced third-generation aircraft in the world today, the infamous F-15 "Eagle" heavy-duty air force. Excellent fighter.

The pilot who had just boasted that he could shoot him down had not yet been born, but he met a huge slap at the corner.

He attached great importance to it and quickly carried out fire control locking, but the opponent was not in vain. After discovering that Li Zhan occupied a favorable attack position in the rear hemisphere, he immediately disbanded the formation, quickly separated and accelerated the turn in an attempt to bite Li Zhan.

Li Zhan tried his best to deal with it.

The order from the command post came immediately: "Angry Old Leopard, withdraw immediately! Our reinforcements are still on the way!"

However, Li Zhan strongly felt that the opponent would really open fire. His keen sense of crisis prevented him from having the idea of ​​turning around and returning. He immediately reported to the command post: "Command post, I can no longer retreat. The target has opened fire." Control the radar!”

Already entangled, withdrawing at this time will expose the back hemisphere to the opponent.

At this time, in the exercise headquarters, Commander-in-Chief Wang Jiaqi received an order from his superiors. The troops switched from the exercise to combating pirates. He immediately issued an order: "Bring the fighters in front back! Lead them over!"

After receiving the order, Li Zhan was full of question marks.