Chapter 358: The Mavericks Show Their Power
Pull the rudder and turn from the scheduled route, and return!
In order not to expose the target, they had to fly back for fifteen minutes before they could climb to a high altitude that was conducive to reducing fuel consumption. At that time, other attack squadrons began to attack, and then returned to the air base of the northern military region closest to them, and then filled up the fuel before they could return to the southern military region.
The target of a cruise missile is smaller than that of a fighter, and its flight altitude is lower. It is no problem to know the changes in the terrain in advance.
Eight cruise missiles, according to the pre-plan, flew freely on the Iranian plateau, and following them were all F-20 fighter jets.
Although flying at low altitudes is very energy-intensive, Arslan is still full of energy.
The Phantom F1 in front has already thrown away Red Bird 2 and left. It’s time for them to play!
From now on, the attack enters the countdown!
The Iranian pilot stayed in the fighter plane and looked bored at the white clouds in the sky. Although the weather was very cold, the sky on the Iranian plateau was very beautiful, pure and refreshing.
Suddenly, a fearful air defense alarm sounded over the airport.
Enemy attack! An enemy plane is coming!
Where are the enemy planes? No one knows at this time, but, just a dozen seconds ago, the radar station deployed twenty kilometers away from the base was suddenly bombed!
There was no sign of any sign. When the radar soldiers at the radar station were watching the radar screen vigilantly at their posts, suddenly, several highlights appeared on the screen, but it was already very close, with a distance of no more than one thousand meters!
Redbird 2 accurately found the target. It suddenly pulled up from the low altitude and then dived. This attack mode is very effective.
Carrying unused fuel and the warhead's **, the entire radar was paralyzed under the attack of this cruise missile.
Subsequently, the emergency situation of the radar station being attacked was immediately reported to the air force base. The base's reaction was very fast, but it was too late.
"Quick, take off urgently!" The pilot who had been on duty on combat readiness in the Tomcat fighter plane suddenly became nervous.
Close the canopy cover and start the engine. This type of twin-engine fighter must be started separately, first the right and then the left, then the right direction is directed to the center line of the runway and start to increase the force!
The tomcat in front has already started sliding on the track, and at this time, everyone feels like the end of the world is coming.
Two Red Bird II missiles flying from low altitude went around half a circle according to the pre-order route, avoiding the southwest direction with dense air defense firepower on the ground, and entering from the northeast direction. The two Red Bird II missiles did not directly hit the ground, but exploded on the runway.
As the warhead exploded, countless small warheads flew out from it, falling around the runway as if it was raining.
Then there were countless small explosions, and there was a dazzling light everywhere in the runway.
These two Red Bird 2 missiles, specially used to attack the opponent's runway, carry a cluster warhead specially used to counter the runway. There are countless small bombs inside the warhead. When they are spread, the entire runway will be destroyed.
Not just the runway, the Tomcat fighter jet that opened after the force and was about to take off, unfortunately, under the center of a missile explosion, the densest small bomb covered the Tomcat fighter jet. Suddenly, the entire fighter jet turned into a fire and the plane shattered.
The pilot of the Tomcat fighter behind saw the tragic situation ahead. Fortunately, he did not turn on the extra force. He adjusted the throttle rod with his left hand to the smallest and stepped on the two rudders with his feet urgently.
In the sky, the rudder can only be stepped on one side to control the vertical tail wing. On land, the rudder will brake the wheel at the same time.
The pilot's face turned pale, but he would never be afraid!
He operated the plane, slowly slid towards the backup runway on the other side, took off from the backup runway, and faced the enemy!
The first wave of strikes was completely beyond the expectations of the Iranians. Until the explosion sounded, they still did not find the invading enemy.
Where is the enemy? I don’t know at all!
They didn't know that this was an Iraqi cruise missile. After the launch of the carrier, they had already returned.
Several anti-aircraft artillery positions that were not bombed immediately began to shoot aimlessly into the sky. The Hawke air defense missile's radar was turned on and ready to shoot down the invading enemy planes at any time.
Although the entire base was temporarily in panic, they were still preparing to fight back unremittingly!
Flowers bloomed on the ground in the distance, and Arslan knew that it was time to go out by himself.
He switched the multi-function monitor on the right to the mode of guiding the Maverick missile. Suddenly, the flight data that was originally displayed disappeared, and a picture appeared on the monitor.
Under the wings, in the order of pre-mounting, the seeker of a Maverick missile was activated. In the glass cover at the front of the Maverick missile, a precision TV camera lens began to rotate, deflect downward, and began to focus on the ground.
Everything is the same as when training with a simulator! Arslan adjusts the button in front, and the Mavericks seeker looks to the runway in the distance, and soon aims at a fighter plane that is sliding on the backup runway. From the screen, it is a tomcat that is about to take off!
OK, let you be the first target! The Arslan adjust button presses the crosshair on the monitor to the middle of the fighter, and then presses the launch button on the operating lever.
A Maverick missile on the right, with a dual-thrust single-stage solid rocket engine ignited, and a flame appeared from the tail, and the Maverick left the launch rail.
The Iranian plane on the ground was aimed at the center line on the backup runway. The pilot mustered up the courage and turned on the afterburner. It only took more than ten seconds before he could take off the air and reach the sky, which was his stage!
The plane began to slide on the runway. He looked at the instrument in front. As long as the speed reached, he would pull up the nose as soon as possible to get out of the most dangerous takeoff process.
The weapon operator behind suddenly found something with thick smoke flying on the left. His pupils dilated, as if he had seen the TV camera on the front end of the flying missile aimed at them.
Then, a huge explosion sounded, and the Maverick missile penetrated straight from the sky, dived straight in the last second, hitting the target that had long been recognized. The 60-kilogram high-explosion energy-gathering warhead was hitting the fuel tank in the middle of the plane, which immediately caused a terrible fire.
The hope of the final counterattack was shattered.
Arslan saw the fire on the monitor and was very satisfied. Everything was exactly the same as the simulator training, and he started looking for the next target again.
Chapter completed!