Chapter 86 MiG 25 vs F14 (1)
Just when the Iraqi Air Force beat the Iranian Army, the air formations in the Northern Military Region encountered great trouble.
The head aircraft of the MiG-25 fighter squadron, Reyer led his four MiG-25s to enter Iran's airspace at a high altitude.[]
Their biggest threat is the Iranian panda.
And the MiG-23 is in the hollow, and the Su-20 is in the low altitude.
On the one hand, they did this because the MiG-25's low-altitude performance was poor. Only at high altitudes can they play the advantages of the MiG-25. On the other hand, they were also to attract the attention of the Iranian Air Force and lay the foundation for Abadan's victory.
Of course, it would be a bit too much if they came to die. Their mission was to attract the attention of the Iranian Air Force, but if the Iranian Air Force intercepted them, their mission was to retreat immediately.
They just lure the enemy and attract the other party's attention.
However, Reyer doesn't think so. If it were the MiG-21 and MiG-23, it would be a dead end to face the Iranian Tomcat. However, he is very confident in the MiG-25 he crossed.
The MiG-25, which can be said to be the best fighter jet imported by the Soviet Union, never wanted to come down again after he flew over.
Although the cockpit is small and can only reveal his head, Reyer felt extremely satisfied on the MiG-25. He wore a high-altitude compensation suit and a specially made supercharged helmet. He could see the earth he guarded at an altitude of 30,000 meters.
What's more, the MiG-25 also has powerful interception capabilities.
Suddenly, a bright spot flashed on the radar screen, or it should be a light spot. It is not clear how many aircraft there were.
Although the MiG-25's radar has a long scanning distance, its resolution is very poor, and it is impossible to distinguish several enemy aircraft. At this time, the distance between the two sides is still hundreds of kilometers.
"Wire Truck (Su-20) Squadron, Scorpion (Mi-23) Squadron, we may contact the Iranian Air Force, be careful to keep alert, lower the altitude, be ready to withdraw from the airspace at any time, Warhawk (Mi-25) Squadron, air combat mode, be ready to face the enemy at any time." Reyer said.
On the radar display, the opponent gradually became two, and the unique signal of the opponent's radar was received, two F-14 Tomcats!
There are four MiG-25s on our side, and they fight against two Tomcats. Reyer decided to let go.
In the air base, where the MiG-25 is stationed, in addition to the Iraqis, there are also Soviet instructors.
Delivering this fighter to Iraq, although there was a 76-year defection incident, a MiG-25 took off from the Far East Airport and landed in Japan, before the MiG-29 entered service, this fighter was still one of the most advanced fighters in the Soviet Union. Therefore, with the arrival of the MiG-25, there were more than 10,000 Soviet technicians, who were responsible for maintaining the fighter and training Iraqi personnel. In the early days, 20 of the 24 MiG-25s introduced were piloted by Soviet pilots. However, one of the four Iraqi pilots was piloted by Reyer.
Similar to Arslan, Reyer was also from a famous family in the upper class of Iraq. His family had a prominent position in Iraq and was closely related to the Iraqi ruling class, including Saddam. His superior background gave him the opportunity to advance and combat in the army to surpass others, and the outstanding air combat genius in turn made him advance faster and more famous.
Reyer was fascinated by aircraft like MiG-25 and was also in great heated with Soviet instructors. One of the Soviet pilots who flew MiG-25 very well told Reyer that he had many skills in flying MiG-25, and was mixed with his understanding of American aircraft, especially the latest pulse Doppler radar equipped by US military aircraft.
Limited to backward electronic technology, the Soviet airborne radar is still a single-pulse system with continuous wave irradiation function, which is used to control the launch of medium-range missiles, while the US aircraft have pulse Doppler capabilities.
Pulse Doppler radar refers to a pulse radar that uses signal frequency domain characteristics to distinguish and detect targets. This signal processing method can obtain nearly the best ratio of signal power to clutter plus noise power, as well as more accurate target distance and radial velocity data. To put it simply, when a train enters the station, the sound of the horn goes from far to near, and people on the platform hear different sounds. This is the frequency characteristic of Doppler, and radar is also implemented using this principle.
However, this kind of radar has a serious defect, and it is impossible to detect aircraft in the same direction as the beam within the side lobe of the radar signal.
Therefore, you can use this property to temporarily disappear on the opponent's radar.
This is the way to deal with the immortal birds, but it depends entirely on experience. After turning to the side lobe area, it also means that you are away from the other party and want to get close to the other party, you can only turn a corner again. After a graceful S maneuver, you can drill into the other party's back.
Moreover, since the opponent has two fighter jets and four of them, he has another tactic to use.
Karatbari was driving his Tomcat fighter, and the wingman Noroz was followed closely by him. At this time, the wing of the F-14 had already received the last, and it was the method of sprinting at full speed, and was intercepted at a high speed of 15,000 meters.
The f-4 ghost fighter has been left behind by them.
"There is a radar signal in front. A hundred kilometers away, there are four fighter jets at high altitude, four in the air, and unknown at low altitude." said the weapon operator in the rear.
"Prepare the Immortal Birds," said Karatbarri.
"We only have sparrows." said the weapon operator.
"Okay, then prepare the sparrow." Karatbarri said.
The Immortal Bird's range is more than 100 kilometers, which is enough to kill a few opponents at a long distance, wait for the 40 kilometers, then use a sparrow, and finally use a rattlesnake within the visual range to solve the battle one by one.
Now, you have to get close to the same range as the other party's medium-range missile.
However, the two tomcats did not hesitate much. They were condors over the Persian Gulf. They went forward bravely. When the two sides entered the battle, it was estimated that the other two pandas in the rear could fly over.
"Climb up quickly and get close, prepare to launch the sparrow bomb." Karatbari directed another fighter in the radio.
The higher the climb, the thinner the air will be and the smaller the resistance will be when flying. The sparrow missile can be used at any level of 20,000 meters.
So, the two pandas began to climb high again, preparing for launching the Sparrow Medium-range missile.
Due to the extremely fast speed, the distance between the two sides is shrinking rapidly.
Reyer was very cautious. The Immortal Bird could fly at a speed of Mach 5 at an altitude of 30,000 meters. The MiG-25 had no advantage at all, so he did not allow the formation to climb higher.
Now, we have not seen the opponent launching missiles at a long distance, nor have we received the signal when the opponent wants to launch the missiles, and the radar turns into lockdown. Then, there is only one possibility that the opponent does not carry the Immortal Missile.
Then, it's easy to deal with.
"Work 3 and 4, climbed up to 25,000 meters and launched p-40.Work 2, pay attention, follow my actions, and be ready to avoid the other party's incoming missiles at any time." Reyer said.
Since you are not equipped with the Immortal Bird, don't blame me for being rude. Reyer's face wearing the overall helmet showed a grim smile.
Chapter completed!