Compared with the previous generation of Snake 3, the biggest change of Snake 4 is the aerodynamic layout. In order to surpass the R-73 missile, Snake 4 also chose a complex aerodynamic control duck layout. After adopting various advanced methods, although thrust vectoring technology was not used, this missile achieved a maneuverability of more than 50G. (Although Raphael claimed to have reached an overload of 70G, given the boast of the Israelites, around 50G should be normal data.)

Moreover, its seeker uses a refrigerated indium antimonide seeker scanned by a 4-center eccentric optical machine. With a powerful reprogrammable high-speed digital processor, its target recognition and anti-bait interference capabilities have made a leap forward compared to the Snake 3 missile. Before the missiles with the new generation of infrared imaging system were put into service, the Snake 4's infrared seeker was quite powerful.

The early situation of chasing the sun will never happen again. Even the infrared bait released by the other party will never deceive this seeker.

In other words, as long as it aims, there is only one result: being shot down!

However, they didn't know that Iraq's R-73 missiles had also been upgraded, with off-axis launch capabilities reaching plus or minus 60 degrees, the same as theirs. Moreover, the advantage of the Iraqis is that they also have helmet sights.

Although Israel's Snake 4 missile has been developed, the supporting helmet scope has not been developed yet. Because after Israel studied the future situation, it believed that helmet sights are a development direction. However, the Israeli put forward new insights that helmet sights should also integrate part of the displayed functions, which is undoubtedly the future development direction, but they have not yet achieved technical success. Therefore, this kind of missile can only use fire control radar to provide initial launch data, and does not have the ability to lock after launch that later generations have.

Ramons and Bill flew forward quickly in their own fighter planes.

Three Phantom 4000 fighter jets also came up, and in the narrow airspace over Gaza, both sides entered the visual range.

On this day, all the Palestinians in Gaza stopped their work. They looked up at the sky and shed their tears.

For decades, they have endured the raging of Israeli planes above their heads for decades, and today, finally, they can be proud of the Arab air force, driving away the invaders above their heads.

They were also worried that the idea that the Israeli air force was so powerful that it was irresistible that they had been surrounding their minds during several Middle East wars.

At the beginning, Anders was a little impatient, but the moment he launched the missile, he calmed down completely. It was very important to keep a clear mind in air combat.

An R-73 missile mounted under the wings has been activated, powered up, and the gyro has also begun to rotate, and is ready to be launched at any time.

At this time, the height of Phantom 4000 is five thousand meters, while the height of F-15 is four thousand meters.

The early warning aircraft behind him is constantly conveying information, which is the first head-on confrontation between the two air forces in several years.

When encountering large off-axis fighting missiles, the traditional close-range fighting skills are no longer important, and there is no need to go around the other party's tail anymore. What the pilot needs to do is to aim the nose at the other party and shoot out his own missile within the off-axis launch angle of his missile!

Anders quickly locked a plane in front with his helmet sight, and then a flame appeared under the wings and an R-73 missile flew out.

After flying out, Anders' next move was to turn on the afterburner and let the fighter climb higher quickly.

The two F-15 fighter jets, airborne radars, constantly intercepting each other's data and preparing to process it through the 1553B data bus, provide the missile with initial launch data. Their missile's seeker also saw the aircraft in the distance, and then locked the target and launched the missile!

When the two sides were fifteen kilometers away, the Phantom 4000 first launched the missile, and then the F-15 also launched the missile.

This was a head-on attack in a close air battle. Two missiles were fired at the Phantom 4000 fleet, while three missiles flew towards the F-15 fighter jets.

"Note that the other party fired a missile and got rid of it immediately." The sound of an early warning aircraft came from the headphones.

Hearing the sound inside the headphones, Anders knew that it was time to test them.

According to their tactics, it is best to be medium-range air combat. If the medium-range air combat does not kill the opponent, then turn around and return to the Sinai Peninsula. In this way, the Israelis cannot cross the border to attack. On the Sinai Peninsula, they can also fire medium-range bombs again to kill the opponent.

Using the advantages of their active medium-range missiles to avoid close combat with the opponent is the best tactic. However, their mission this time is to defend the sky in the Gaza region, and we must not let Jewish fighter jets rush around Gaza!

What Israel is most proud of is their air force. Last time it was a sudden attack, destroying their air force's capabilities. They are not very convinced. This time, they have to completely attack the Israeli air force's self-confidence in a regular battle!

The missiles launched by both sides were flying towards each other, and at the same time, they were also trying to get rid of the missiles flying by the other side. Because it was three to two, there was a Phantom 4000 fortunately flying towards him without a missile.

The Phantom 4000 is climbing upwards hard, comparing maneuverability with short-range missiles is basically seeking death. However, there is another advantage, that is, comparing power!

The missiles use solid rocket engines. Generally speaking, the engine will burn completely within a few seconds, and the rest is powerless flight based on inertia.

Although the Snake-4 uses a two-stage rocket engine, its combustion time is only 5 to 7 seconds.

After the Phantom 4000 first launched the missile, it immediately turned on the afterburner to climb. The initial flight altitude of the F-15 was not as high as the Phantom 4000, which led to a result: after the monster snake missile was launched, it had to fly upwards! If you want to fly upwards, you had to consume valuable speed!

Moreover, since Phantom 4000 is still crawling upwards, if the monster snake missile wants to hit the opponent, it has to crawl upwards!

The Snake-4 missile, which adopts a complex duck aerodynamic layout, has a larger missile diameter than the original Snake-3 and has a greater resistance. With the new engine, it has reached a greater range. Now, it has to face a reality: it has to fly to the sky!

The twin-engine heavy air combat fighter has the advantage of this: it can climb up effortlessly. The climb rate of Phantom 4000 is more than 300 meters per second, and it keeps climbing upwards. In the past twenty seconds of the arrival of the missile, it has climbed more than 6,000 meters into the sky and entered a height of 12,000 meters.

Although the Snake-4 missile can be used at an altitude of 20,000 meters when it was designed, it has consumed valuable energy during its climbing process. Due to the decrease in speed, it has greatly reduced the control torque of the rudder surface, and its maneuverability is far from reaching the design overload of more than 40G.

The data from the early warning aircraft kept coming, and Anders knew that the other party was getting closer to him. Just as he approached five hundred meters, he pulled the rod and urged the rudder, and while turning to the right, he dived down.

The seeker of the Snake-4 kept up with Anders' fighter jet, but its rudder effect could not keep up with Anders' movements. The seeker could only watch the target disappear into its field of view and could no longer find the target.

The strange snake-4 was off the target, and it was off the target by the other party in this despicable way.

If the distance between the two sides is closer, for example, launching missiles at a distance of five kilometers, then Anders' actions will be completely meaningless. However, after Iraqi fighters have launched medium-range missiles and shot down their two planes and launched short-range missiles first, if they do not launch short-range missiles in time, they can only be beaten and cannot fight back.

Even if it is the MiG-21, when equipped with high-performance fighting missiles, it is terrible to engage in close air combat with it. The new air-to-air missiles will make close combat very dangerous.

This is also the case when most of the subsequent fighters were equipped with medium-range missiles and only two close-range missiles were used for combat, because close combat was the behavior they tried to avoid, or it would be best to launch medium-range missiles from a distance.

At this time, the two sides had not yet conducted a dazzling aerial battle, but the result of the battle had already come out.

The remaining two F-15s were shot down and the other was injured, while Iraq successfully dodged their missiles.

It’s not that Ramons and Bill are not good enough, but that they are hard to beat four hands with two fists. Ramons was attacked by two missiles. He successfully avoided one missile and the other hit his engine. However, with his excellent body, he barely operated his plane and flew out of the sky over Gaza.

The other Bill was very unlucky. He did not dodge the missile. The missile exploded accurately near his cockpit, and he didn't even have the chance to jump.

The logic part on the R-73 missile can allow it to strike important parts of the target, such as the engine, such as the cockpit.

The Iraqi Air Force did a great job. In the confrontation between both sides under the command of early warning aircraft, the four aircraft of both sides shot down four of the opponent and injured one, while only one of them was injured.

The myth of David Eagle was finally broken!

After killing four Israeli fighters, they began to deal with several invading Israeli armed helicopters. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Piaotian Literature Registered Members to recommend this work. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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