Like every air raid in the past, in order to protect strategic bombers without self-defense, the Fifth Air Force has always arranged fighter jets to escort it. The typical configuration is several F-16c/d to "eliminate Russian invaders who penetrate the interceptor line" - of course, this statement has become a joke now.

There are not a hundred Russian aircraft that penetrate the NATO fighter interceptor line every day, but eighty. How can the F-16, which is only equipped with the Aim-7m "sparrow", face the superior enemy head-on and ensure the safety of the bomber?

There has never been an answer to this question, and it is probably the same today.

First, they fought beyond the visual range, then quickly approached and scored the chase. The two F-15cs were cleanly solved. Long Yun, who was heading east, did not feel much excited. Shooting down enemy planes was normal for him. Besides, it would be too low to spend six R-77s like today to eliminate a target. The efficiency would be too low. Next, if the GCI message was correct, the US bomber that completed the missile launch in front should accelerate back at an altitude of 10,000 meters, and the B-52 with a speed of nearly 1,000 kilometers per hour. It is almost the H-type that should not be difficult to capture, but before that, he must penetrate the US escort fighter interceptor line.

According to the data from the ground guidance station, the young man with the F-15c dual-plane flew all the way to the southeast. He briefly swept the airspace ahead and confirmed that there were indeed "several" large targets about 230 kilometers away.

b-52h, rcs is very impressive, it is not a strange thing to be able to find Su-27m2 at this distance. However, as the pursuit proceeded, the angle between the tracks of both sides changed, n011 quickly lost the target, and also found a batch of head-on enemy aircraft at the 10 o'clock direction. The situation on the display screen became more and more complicated. Longyun adjusted the storage mode and ignored the normal response of the medium and low-altitude targets and iffs, and the eyes became a little clearer.

After setting off, I have been imitating the combat style of PV. The flying altitude of Red 17 is 11,000 meters. The speed of the watch is close to 800, and basically I can ignore the threat of enemy aircraft below 6,000 meters.

He was alone and chased the US bomber according to the information provided by GCI. The air situation in front of him was not completely clear, which was a complete adventure for any pilot. Long Yun didn't want to be arrogant. He quickly decided to approach the target at high altitude and high speed. If he was intercepted by a large number of enemy planes, he would decisively run away with all his strength.

According to the battle situation report browsed before the launch, these days, the Americans escorted bombers such as B-52h and B-1b mainly f-16c/d, and block is unknown. The young people who drove the improved Su-27 did not want to fall into a battle of many enemies and fewer enemies, but the facts proved that the decision of the UAF commander was obviously conservative, or experienced. After discovering the Russian "flanker" close to the high altitude, they immediately issued an order to allow several return "stratigraphic fortresses" to immediately lower the flight altitude and leave the war zone from low altitude.

Because the enemy and us are too far apart, it is impossible for GCI to clarify the US military's movements at once. The guide who provided air situation support for Lieutenant General Victor Rezenov alone could only remind Long Yun that the bomber echoes on the long-range alert radar disappeared and their direction was unknown. In addition, there were a number of targets in the 200 direction.

"'Дpakoh' received, - the target disappeared? Has the drilled low? What's the distance before the echo disappears?"

“Well, the distance is about four hundred (km) and the speed is about nine hundred (km/h)!

Quantity five.”

Long Yun has encountered such a bomber drilling at a low altitude, and it is also very common in combat. As long as there are fighters on the rear screen, it should be said that this strategy can still ensure the safety of the B-52h. It seems that these Americans are quite cautious. Have they guessed their identities?

The first attack after returning to the front line, and it was also the last fierce fight in the sky in recent times. The previous two F-15s were only considered appetizing desserts. After receiving the GCI call, he pushed the throttle further forward to speed up. The roaring gray-white Sukhoi quickly accelerated to Mach 15, and entered the supersonic state with a luxury; if the b-52s really caught a low altitude, the gap between the vacuum speeds of the two sides was more than 800, and it would take only a few minutes to re-intercept the target.

However, on the other hand, "supersonic pursuit" cannot last long after all. Even if the red No. 17 equipped with two al-31f-m2 cannot be activated without limit, and fuel is not allowed.

While driving more force to catch up, Long Yun changed his course from time to time and cooperated with the radar to scan the movement of the fan to try to capture the target. He is under heavy pressure now. On the one hand, he has to use the n011's pretty good clutter filtering function to perform to search for bombers heading to low altitudes, and on the other hand, he has to be wary of threats at ten o'clock. However, according to the guidance, these enemy planes quickly changed from approaching to far away, and should be running to deal with VVS fighters in other directions.

After discovering this situation, Long Yun was not grateful and felt a little relieved at the same time.

These suspected "Eagle" fighters that were approaching would leave him alone and turn to other directions. Does that mean that the Americans' rating of threats to him is not high?

Long Yun's guess seemed to make some sense, but in fact it was far from reality. He could not know how much panic his behavior caused; the n011 radar kept scanning in the following mode. When Long Yun remembered to sweep the air situation ahead, the R2 aircraft had already left the GCI guidance range, and he realized that he was trapped in the net of US fighter jets.

The radar alarm is ringing, and more and more targets are scanned. The light spots on the flat surface represent the proportional projection position, with at least ten enemy aircraft!

If the single PV "flanker" keeps driving more force to chase him, it would not have made the NATO tactical air force feel as if it is facing a great enemy.

Having said that, however...

Victor Rezenov, the terrifying soul of the "Caucasus Death", has been floating in the Far East for many days, and the US military stationed in Japan and the pilots of the Jasdf were trembling in the shadows; after multiple intimidations from VVS and even PV, this fear has shown some signs of dissipation on the surface, but in fact it is even more impressive. If you don't say it now, it's already there. Once a target is suspected to be "White Death", the commander's reaction will naturally be particularly fierce. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!